[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3910-S3924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2860. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 729. REPORT ON SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE PREVENTION PRACTICES 
                   AND INITIATIVES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on successful suicide 
     prevention practices and initiatives of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A complete list of all current and planned mental 
     health and suicide prevention programs available to members 
     of the Armed Forces, whether provided by the Department or 
     through community partnerships.
       (2) For each program listed under paragraph (1), the annual 
     funding and number of members of the Armed Forces served.
       (3) The number of members of the Armed Forces receiving 
     treatment in each such program who ultimately commit suicide.
       (4) The metrics used by the Department to track the 
     efficacy of mental health programs of the Department, 
     including an assessment of how those metrics are tracked 
     longitudinally.
       (5) Recommendations for how the Department of Defense can 
     work more cooperatively with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and mental health organizations in the private sector 
     to serve the unique needs of members of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces.
       (6) Recommendations for additional metrics for the 
     Department of Defense to use to better measure the efficacy 
     of each mental health program of the Department.
       (7) Recommendations for how the Department may better 
     partner with local communities to ensure access to mental 
     health and suicide prevention programs in rural areas.
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  SA 2861. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3119. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPORTATION OF URANIUM 
                   FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       Section 3112A(c) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2297h -10a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) in clause (vi), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;

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       (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(viii) in calendar year 2021, 463,620 kilograms;
       ``(ix) in calendar year 2022, 456,930 kilograms;
       ``(x) in calendar year 2023, 449,810 kilograms;
       ``(xi) in calendar year 2024, 435,933 kilograms;
       ``(xii) in calendar year 2025, 421,659 kilograms;
       ``(xiii) in calendar year 2026, 421,659 kilograms;
       ``(xiv) in calendar year 2027, 394,072 kilograms;
       ``(xv) in calendar year 2028, 386,951 kilograms;
       ``(xvi) in calendar year 2029, 386,951 kilograms; and
       ``(xvii) in calendar year 2030, 375,791 kilograms.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; or'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``reference data'' and 
     all that follows through ``2019'' and inserting the 
     following: ``lower scenario data in the document of the World 
     Nuclear Association entitled `Nuclear Fuel Report: Global 
     Scenarios for Demand and Supply Availability 2017-2035'. In 
     each of calendar years 2022, 2025, and 2028''; and
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
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  SA 2862. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. Cortez Masto) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 323. REPORT ON POLICIES TO DEFINE AUTHORITIES OF THE 
                   ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINE ARMY MAINTENANCE 
                   (ATEAM) OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO MEET 
                   REQUIREMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the 
     establishment of policies to clearly define Advanced Turbine 
     Engine Army Maintenance (ATEAM) authorities to meet 
     requirements and obligations to maintain engines, 
     transmissions, and Full Up Power Packs (FUPP) for the Army 
     National Guard, Army Materiel Command (AMC), and foreign 
     military partners. The Secretary shall provide a briefing on 
     the contents of the report not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2863. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROMOTING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF 
                   DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     promoting the commercialization of dual-use technology, with 
     a focus on priority defense technology areas that attract 
     funding from venture capital firms in the United States.
       (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program at one or more leading universities that have 
     expertise in--
       (1) defense missions;
       (2) commercialization of technology; and
       (3) venture capital partnerships.
       (c) Scalability.--The Secretary shall ensure that the pilot 
     program is designed to be scalable.
       (d) Semiannual Reports.--Not less frequently than once 
     every six months for the first two years of the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense 
     committees on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out 
     the pilot program
       (e) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may use the following authorities:
       (1) Section 1599g of title 10 of the United States Code, 
     relating to public-private talent exchanges.
       (2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Centers for 
     Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnerships.
       (3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for 
     advanced technology achievements.
       (4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to Centers of 
     Industrial and Technical Excellence.
       (5) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the 
     Manufacturing Technology Program.
       (6) Section 225 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91).
       (7) Section 1711 of such Act, relating to a pilot program 
     on strengthening manufacturing in the defense industrial 
     base.
       (8) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 50 U.S.C. 2359), 
     relating to the Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot 
     Program.
       (9) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of 
     title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative 
     research and development agreements.
       (f) Funding.--
       (1) Additional funding.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2019 by section 201, National 
     Innovation Activities (PE 8888/line 300), for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation is hereby increased by 
     $5,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for commercialization of dual-use technology.
       (2) Availability.--The amount available under paragraph (1) 
     shall be available to carry out the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a).
       (3) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2019 by this Act for Army Training Information 
     Systems (PE 0605013A) for Army Information Technology 
     Development, as specified in the funding table in section 
     4201, is hereby decreased by $5,000,000.
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  SA 2864. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1037. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE AUTHORITY ON AIRLIFT SERVICE 
                   BY AIRCRAFT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 
                   CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 411 of that title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 41106.
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  SA 2865. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DUAL-USE CERAMICS 
                   CAPABILITIES AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.

       It is the Sense of the Senate that the Department of 
     Defense should continue to leverage advancements in dual-use 
     ceramics capabilities and production technologies, which have 
     demonstrated applicability to critical military uses, 
     including personnel protection and advanced vehicle 
     development.
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  SA 2866. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR AND EXPANSION OF 
                   MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL 
                   TRAINING CENTRE.

       (a) Authority.--Subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 1207, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the follow new section:

     ``Sec. 352. Authority to participate in the International 
       Special Training Centre.

       ``(a) Participation Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     authorize participation in the International Special Training 
     Centre for purposes of--

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       ``(1) conducting additional and advanced training for 
     special operations forces and similar units; and
       ``(2) collecting, processing, and providing information in 
     consideration of multinational military missions that may be 
     useful to nations for further development of operational and 
     tactical principles and doctrines, concepts, training, and 
     equipment for special operations and similar units.
       ``(b) Memorandum of Understanding.--(1) Participation in 
     the International Special Training Centre under subsection 
     (a) shall be in accordance with the terms of one or more 
     memoranda of understanding entered into by the Secretary of 
     Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and 
     the foreign nation or nations concerned.
       ``(2) If Department of Defense facilities, equipment, or 
     funds are used to support the International Special Training 
     Centre under subsection (a), the memoranda of understanding 
     under paragraph (1) shall provide details of any cost-sharing 
     arrangement or other funding arrangement.
       ``(c) Availability of Appropriated Funds.--(1) Funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for operation and 
     maintenance are available as follows:
       ``(A) To pay the United States share of the operating 
     expenses of the International Special Training Centre in 
     which the United States participates under this section.
       ``(B) Except as provided in paragraph (2), to pay the costs 
     of participation in the International Special Training Centre 
     under this section.
       ``(2) No funds may be used under this section to fund the 
     pay or salaries of members of the United States Armed Forces 
     and Department of Defense civilian personnel who participate 
     in the International Special Training Centre under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``352. Authority to participate in the International Special Training 
              Centre.''.
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  SA 2867. Mr. SASSE (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 847, line 2, insert after ``infrastructure.'' the 
     following: ``The Committee shall not consider the social or 
     economic effects of a transaction, except in cases in which 
     such effects pose an identifiable risk to the national 
     security of the United States.''.
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  SA 2868. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 771, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (4) Open source software.--The term ``open source 
     software'' means software for which the human-readable source 
     code is available for use, study, re-use, modification, 
     enhancement, and re-distribution by the users of that 
     software.
       On page 772, line 9, strike ``force protection or''.
       On page 773, lines 11 and 12, strike ``a weapons system, or 
     computer antivirus'' and insert ``or weapons system''.
       On page 773, lines 15 and 16, strike ``product, system, or 
     service custom-developed'' and insert ``noncommercial 
     product, system, or service developed''.
       On page 773, line 19, strike ``product, system, or service 
     custom-developed'' and insert ``noncommercial product, 
     system, or service developed''.
       On page 774, line 18, insert ``noncommercial'' before 
     ``information''.
       On page 774, line 20, strike ``custom-developed'' and 
     insert ``developed specifically''.
       On page 776, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (d) Limitations.--The requirements of this section shall 
     not apply to the following:
       (1) Code that is not part of a National Security System.
       (2) The code of open source software.
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  SA 2869. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``Nothing 
     in this Act shall be construed as an authorization for use of 
     the United States Armed Forces.''.
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  SA 2870. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division E, add the following:

 TITLE LXXXVI--AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE UNDER EXPORT CONTROL 
                                  LAWS

     SEC. 7601. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE UNDER EXPORT 
                   CONTROLS LAWS.

       Notwithstanding section 6702, nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Commerce 
     under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) (as continued in effect pursuant to 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), or the 
     Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of 
     chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
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  SA 2871. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1037. SEMI-ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON THE CONVENTIONAL PROMPT 
                   STRIKE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2018, and on a 
     semi-annual basis thereafter through October 1, 2022, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the Conventional Prompt Strike program.
       (b) Elements.--Each briefing on the Conventional Prompt 
     Strike program under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A current overview of the schedule for the program.
       (2) A current assessment of the status of the program with 
     respect to each of the following:
       (A) Mobility.
       (B) Survivability.
       (C) Lethality,
       (D) Ability to hold high value, time sensitive, highly 
     defended targets at risk.
       (E) Options, with cost estimates, for accelerating delivery 
     of initial capability.
       (3) Any currently proposed change in the service leadership 
     of the program, including a detailed justification of any 
     such change.
       (c) Limitation on Change in Service Leadership.--No funds 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to change 
     the service leadership of the Conventional Prompt Strike 
     program until a briefing on each element in subsection (b), 
     including the element in paragraph (3) of that subsection on 
     a proposed change in the service leadership of the program, 
     has been provided to the congressional defense committees.
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  SA 2872. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1271. MEASURES TO IMPROVE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Delay of Imposition of Certain Sanctions Relating to 
     the Russian Federation for Defense Cooperation With United 
     States.--Section 231(c) of the Countering Russian Influence 
     in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Delay of Imposition of Sanctions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may delay the imposition 
     of sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to a person 
     if, not less frequently than every 180 days while the delay 
     is in effect--
       ``(A) the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the

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     person is substantially reducing the number of significant 
     transactions described in subsection (a) in which that person 
     engages; or
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the government with primary 
     jurisdiction over the person is substantially improving that 
     government's defense cooperation with the United States; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
     jointly certify to the appropriate congressional committees, 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
     that the significant transaction described in subsection (a) 
     for which sanctions would otherwise be imposed does not--

       ``(I) endanger the integrity of any multilateral alliance 
     of which the United States is a part;
       ``(II) adversely affect ongoing operations of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States, including coalition operations 
     in which the Armed Forces of the United States participate; 
     or
       ``(III) significantly reduce the interoperability of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States with the military forces of 
     the country with primary jurisdiction over the person.

       ``(2) Exceptions for state sponsors of terrorism.--The 
     President may not delay the imposition of sanctions under 
     paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a person if the government 
     with primary jurisdiction over that person has been 
     determined by the Secretary of State to be a government that 
     has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism for purposes of--
       ``(A) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act 
     of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect 
     pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.));
       ``(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
       ``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
       ``(D) any other provision of law.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress on License Exception Strategic Trade 
     Authorization for India.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should expeditiously grant India status 
     under the License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization 
     under section 740.20 of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, commensurate with the status of India as a major 
     defense partner of the United States.
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  SA 2873. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Gardner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1249 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1249. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY FORCES FROM KOREAN PENINSULA.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) On June 25, 1950, the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea (DPRK), under the rule of Kim Il-sung, the grandfather 
     of Kim Jong-un, launched a surprise attack against forces 
     from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and small contingent 
     of United States forces, thus beginning the Korean War.
       (2) In June and July of 1950, the United Nations Security 
     Council adopted Resolutions 82, 83, and 84 calling for the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea to cease hostilities 
     and withdraw, to recommend that United Nations member nations 
     provide forces to repel the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea attack, and stating any forces provided should be 
     unified under the command of the United States, respectively.
       (3) Fighting as part of a 1,000,000-strong, 22-nation 
     United Nations force, 36,574 members of the United States 
     Armed Forces and 137,899 members of the South Korean military 
     lost their lives during the three years of armed hostilities 
     and brutal conflict in the Korean War.
       (4) On July 27, 1953, the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea, Chinese People's Volunteers, and the United Nations 
     signed an armistice agreement ceasing all hostilities in 
     Korea and establishing the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
       (5) Since 1953, lawfully-deployed United States and United 
     Nations forces have remained alongside their South Korean 
     counterparts, continuing to protect and defend South Korea 
     and deter aggression from the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea.
       (6) As a lasting testament the blood and treasure lost 
     during the Korean War and the strong and unwavering alliance 
     built from the ashes of the conflict, the Korean War Memorial 
     in Washington, District of Columbia, and the War Memorial of 
     Korea in Seoul, South Korea, prominently display the 
     following inscription: ``Our Nation honors her Sons and 
     Daughters who answered the call to defend a Country they 
     never knew and a people they never met.''.
       (7) The United States maintains a robust, well-trained, and 
     ready force of approximately 28,500 members of the Armed 
     Forces in South Korea, and the presence of the members of the 
     Armed Forces in South Korea demonstrates the continued 
     resolve and support of the United States for the enduring 
     United States-South Korean Alliance.
       (8) On December 22, 2017, Kim Jong-un stated, ``The rapid 
     development of [North Korea's] nuclear force is now exerting 
     big influence on the world political structure and strategic 
     environment.''.
       (9) On January 1, 2018, Kim Jong-un stated ``The entire 
     United States is within range of our nuclear weapons, and a 
     nuclear button is always on my desk. This is reality, not a 
     threat. This year we should focus on mass producing nuclear 
     warheads and ballistic missiles for operational 
     deployment.''.
       (10) Despite 11 standalone United Nations Security Council 
     resolutions against the nuclear and ballistic missile 
     programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 8 of 
     which passed during the rule of Kim Jong-un, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea has continued to illegally and 
     unlawfully pursue a long-range, nuclear capability meant to 
     hold hostage the United States and threaten the security of 
     the neighbors of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (11) The 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) states--
       (A) ``Our alliance and friendship with South Korea, forged 
     by the trials of history, is stronger than ever.'';
       (B) ``Allies and partners magnify our power . . . [and] 
     together with our allies, partners, and aspiring partners, 
     the United States will pursue cooperation with 
     reciprocity.''; and
       (C) with respect to priority actions in the Indo-Pacific 
     region, ``We will redouble our commitment to established 
     alliances and partnerships, while expanding and deepening 
     relationships with new partners that share respect for 
     sovereignty . . . and the rule of law.''.
       (12) Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated, ``Winston 
     Churchill noted that the only thing harder than fighting with 
     allies is fighting without them. History proves that we are 
     stronger when we stand united with others. Accordingly, our 
     military will be designed, trained, and ready to fight 
     alongside allies.''.
       (13) The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) states, 
     ``Mutually beneficial alliances and partnerships are crucial 
     to our strategy, providing a durable, asymmetric strategic 
     advantage that no competitor or rival can match . . . [and 
     the United States] will strengthen and evolve our alliances 
     and partnerships into an extended network capable of 
     deterring or decisively acting to meet the shared challenges 
     of our time.''.
       (14) The unclassified summary of 2018 NDS, an 11-page 
     document, mentions the term ``allies'' or ``alliances'' over 
     50 times.
       (15) The 2018 NDS states, ``China is a strategic competitor 
     using predatory economics to intimidate its neighbors . . . 
     [and] it is increasingly clear that China. . .want[s] to 
     shape a world consistent with their authoritarian model--
     gaining veto authority over other nations' economic, 
     diplomatic, and security decisions.''.
       (16) Foreign policy experts have long contended that the 
     first priority of the People's Republic of China on the 
     Korean Peninsula is to ensure that the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea remains a buffer between China and the 
     democratic South Korea and the United States forces deployed 
     on the Korean Peninsula.
       (17) China continues to provide the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea with most of its food and energy supplies 
     and, until recently, accounted for approximately 90 percent 
     of the total trade volume of the Democratic People's Republic 
     of Korea.
       (18) On June 30, 2017, President Donald Trump stated, ``Our 
     goal is peace, stability and prosperity for the region. But 
     the United States will defend itself, always will defend 
     itself, always, and we will always defend our allies. As part 
     of that commitment, we are working together to ensure fair 
     burden sharing and support of the United States military 
     presence in Republic of Korea.''.
       (19) South Korea already pays for approximately 50 percent 
     of the total nonpersonal costs of the 28,500 United States 
     members of the Armed Forces on the Korean Peninsula, 
     amounting to $887,500,000 in 2018.
       (20) President Moon Jae-in has committed to increasing the 
     defense spending of South Korea during his term from the 
     current level 2.4 percent of the gross domestic product to 
     2.9 percent of the gross domestic product.
       (21) News reports published in early May 2018 have stated 
     that President Trump asked the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide him with options for removing United States troops 
     from the Korean Peninsula.
       (22) National Security Advisor John Bolton responded, ``The 
     President has not asked the Pentagon to provide options for 
     reducing American forces stationed in South Korea.''.
       (23) A spokesman for the Secretary stated, ``The president 
     has not asked the Pentagon to provide options for reducing 
     American forces stationed in South Korea. The Department of 
     Defense's mission in South Korea remains the same, and our 
     force posture has not changed. The Department of Defense 
     remains committed to supporting the maximum pressure 
     campaign, developing and maintaining military options for the 
     President, and reinforcing our ironclad security commitment 
     with our allies. We all remain

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     committed to complete, verifiable, and irreversible 
     denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.''.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) South Korea is a close friend and ally of the United 
     States, and the United States-South Korea alliance is the 
     linchpin of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (2) the presence of United States military forces on the 
     Korean Peninsula and across the Indo-Pacific region continues 
     to play a critical role in safeguarding the peaceful and 
     stable rules-based international order that benefits all 
     countries;
       (3) South Korea has contributed heavily to its own defense 
     and to the defense of the United States Armed Forces in South 
     Korea, including by providing $10,000,000,000 of the 
     $10,800,000,0000 Camp Humphreys project, which is 93 percent 
     of the funding, to build and relocate United States military 
     forces to a new base in South Korea;
       (4) United States military forces, pursuant to 
     international law, are lawfully deployed on the Korean 
     Peninsula;
       (5) the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea are clear and 
     consistent violations of international law;
       (6) the long-stated strategic objective of authoritarian 
     states such as the People's Republic of China, the Russian 
     Federation, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has 
     been the significant removal of United States military forces 
     from the Korean Peninsula;
       (7) the maximum pressure campaign of the Trump 
     Administration, including an increase in economic sanctions 
     and diplomatic measures with United States allies and 
     regional partners, has worked to bring Kim Jong-un to the 
     negotiation table; and
       (8) the significant removal of United States military 
     forces from the Korean Peninsula is a non-negotiable item as 
     it relates to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible 
     denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea.
       (c) Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended during the period beginning on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2019, 
     for any of the following purposes:
       (A) To significantly reduce the size or capability of 
     United States military forces on or around the Korean 
     Peninsula.
       (B) To decrease the overall military balance of force on or 
     around the Korean Peninsula.
       (C) To close or abandon any United States military 
     installation on or around the Korean Peninsula.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the normal 
     and regular flow of United States military forces for 
     deployments in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (3) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive 
     paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification that a waiver is in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (B) Element.--The certification for a waiver under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include a written justification for 
     the waiver.
       (4) Sunset.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate on the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a certification that the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea has carried out 
     complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2874. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2514 submitted by Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Nelson) 
and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 5 of the amendment, between lines 2 and 3, insert 
     the following:
       (f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act or any other provision of law, none of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense 
     may be obligated or expended for the operation, maintenance, 
     sustainment, or procurement of covered telecommunications 
     equipment or services.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2875. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONVERSION OF F-22 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Accelerating the modernization upgrade of F-22A Block 
     20 training and test aircraft would significantly increase 
     the total available inventory of combat-capable F-22A Block 
     35 fighter aircraft.
       (2) Converting 34 F-22A Block 20 aircraft to a Block 35 
     configuration would drastically improve the readiness and 
     health of the entire F-22A fleet and increase flexibility to 
     manage availability of the combat-coded Block 35 fleet, which 
     is accumulating more operational flight hours than initially 
     anticipated.
       (3) Making the conversions described in paragraph (2) would 
     be a cost-effective way to increase the F-22's combat-capable 
     force by 27 percent.
       (4) If the conversion effort is not included in future base 
     budgets, it would be advisable for the Department of Defense 
     to support the effort as an unfunded priority.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Air Force should accelerate 
     modernization of the F-22 Block 20 training and test aircraft 
     as quickly as possible.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2876. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BARRING CITIZENS OF IRAN FROM SEEKING EDUCATION 
                   RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 501(a) of the Iran Threat 
     Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
     8771(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Visa denial.--The Secretary of State shall deny a 
     visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
     from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran if 
     the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     determines that such alien seeks to enter the United States 
     to participate in coursework at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to prepare the 
     alien for a career in--
       ``(A) the energy sector of Iran; or
       ``(B) nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a related 
     field in Iran.
       ``(2) Status termination.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall terminate the lawful immigration status and 
     work authorization, and revoke any petition of, any alien who 
     is a citizen of Iran if the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     determines such alien has changed his or her program or 
     course of study after admission to the United States to a 
     field that would prepare the alien for a career in the energy 
     sector, nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a related 
     field in Iran. Any change, or attempted change, in a course 
     of study prohibited under this paragraph constitutes a 
     failure to maintain nonimmigrant status under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to--
       (1) all visa applications filed on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) the status of any alien who is a citizen of Iran who 
     has been admitted as, or has changed status to, a 
     nonimmigrant academic, vocational, or exchange student under 
     subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)), 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2877. Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
Shelby) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill 
H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1002.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2878. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for

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himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 713, strike line 18 and all that follows 
     through page 717, line 10.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2879. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 722, line 17, insert ``, in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence and the heads of such 
     elements of the intelligence community as the Director 
     determines appropriate,'' after ``may''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2880. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 726, strike line 2 and all that follows 
     through page 729, line 10, and insert the following:
      the United States Cyber Command and in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence and the heads of such 
     elements of the intelligence community as the Director 
     determines appropriate, to take appropriate and proportional 
     action in cyberspace to disrupt, defeat, and deter such 
     attacks under the authority and policy of the Secretary of 
     Defense to conduct cyber operations and information 
     operations as traditional military activities.
       (2) Notification and reporting.--
       (A) Notification of operations.--In exercising the 
     authority provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     provide notices to the congressional defense committees in 
     accordance with section 130(f) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (B) Quarterly reports by commander of the united states 
     cyber command.--
       (i) In general.--In any fiscal year in which the Commander 
     of the United States Cyber Command carries out an action 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall, not less 
     frequently than quarterly, submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the actions of the Commander 
     under such paragraph in such fiscal year.
       (ii) Manner of reporting.--Reports submitted under clause 
     (i) shall be submitted in a manner that is consistent with 
     the recurring quarterly report required by section 484 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Surveillance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of 
     such elements of the intelligence community as the Director 
     determines appropriate and acting through the Commander of 
     the United States Cyber Command and the cyber mission forces 
     of such command, may conduct surveillance in networks outside 
     the United States of personnel and organizations engaged at 
     the behest or in support of the Russian Federation in--
       (A) stealing and releasing confidential information from 
     United States persons or supporting organizations who are 
     campaigning for public office;
       (B) generating and planting information and narratives, 
     including the purchase of advertisements, in social and other 
     media intended to mislead, sharpen social and political 
     conflicts, or otherwise manipulate perceptions and opinions 
     of the people of the United States;
       (C) creating networks of subverted computers and associated 
     false accounts on social media platforms for the purpose of 
     spreading and amplifying the impact of information and 
     narratives intended to mislead, sharpen social and political 
     conflicts, or otherwise manipulate perceptions and opinions 
     of the people of the United States; and
       (D) developing or using cyber capabilities--
       (i) to disable, disrupt, or destroy critical infrastructure 
     of the United States; or
       (ii) to cause--

       (I) casualties among United States persons or persons of 
     allies of the United States;
       (II) significant damage to private or public property;
       (III) significant economic disruption;
       (IV) an effect, whether individually or in aggregate, 
     comparable to that of an armed attack or one that imperils a 
     vital national security interest of the United States; or
       (V) significant disruption of the normal functioning of 
     United States democratic society or government, including 
     attacks against or incidents involving critical 
     infrastructure that could damage systems used to provide key 
     services to the public or government.

       (2) Private sector cooperation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, in coordination with 
     the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of such 
     elements of the intelligence community as the Director 
     determines appropriate,
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2881. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 729. REPORT ON PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report that--
       (1) makes recommendations on the feasibility and 
     advisability of renewing the peer support program of the 
     Department of Defense known as the Vets4Warriors program, 
     including an assessment, through a public process established 
     by the Secretary, of whether members of the Armed Forces will 
     receive adequate mental health care and resources in the 
     absence of such program;
       (2) evaluates the effectiveness of peer-to-peer counseling 
     in assisting members of the Armed Forces and their families;
       (3) assesses the success of current peer support programs 
     of the Department; and
       (4) makes recommendations for serving members of the Armed 
     Forces in need of peer support who are not currently using 
     peer support programs of the Department.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2882. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle A of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 520A. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESSION AS AIR FORCE OFFICERS 
                   OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE OTHER 
                   AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall carry out a pilot program to 
     assess the feasibility and advisability of enrolling 
     individuals who are deaf or have other auditory impairments 
     to access as officers of the Air Force.
       (b) Candidates.--
       (1) Number of candidates.--The total number of individuals 
     who are deaf or have other auditory impairments who may 
     participate in the pilot program shall be not fewer than 20 
     and not more than 24 individuals.
       (2) Mix and range of deafness and auditory impairments.--
     The individuals who participate in the pilot program shall 
     include individuals who are deaf and individuals who have 
     other auditory impairments, including those with cochlear 
     implants.
       (3) Qualifications for accession.--Any individual who is 
     chosen to participate in the pilot program shall meet all 
     essential qualifications for accession as an officer in the 
     Air Force, other than those related to being deaf or having 
     an auditory impairment.
       (c) Selection of Participants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) publicize the pilot program nationally, including to 
     individuals who are deaf or have other auditory impairments 
     and would be otherwise qualified for officer training;
       (B) create a process whereby interested individuals can 
     apply for the pilot program; and
       (C) select the participants for the pilot program, from 
     among a pool of applicants, based on the criteria in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) No prior service as air force officers.--Participants 
     selected for the pilot n program shall be individuals who 
     have not previously served as officers in the Air Force.
       (d) Basic Officer Training.--
       (1) In general.--The participants in the pilot n program 
     shall undergo, at the election of the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, the Basic Officer Training Course or the Commissioned 
     Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

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       (2) Number of participants.--Once individuals begin 
     participating in the pilot program, each Basic Officer 
     Training course or commissioned Officer Training course at 
     Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, shall include not fewer than 
     4 or more than 6, participants in the pilot program until all 
     participants have completed such training.
       (3) Auxiliary aids and services.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that participants in the pilot program have the 
     necessary auxiliary aids and services, as defined by the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act, in order to fully 
     participate in the pilot program.
       (e) Coordination.--
       (1) Special advisor.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     designate a special advisor to the pilot program to act as a 
     resource for participants in the pilot program, as well as a 
     liaison between participants in the pilot program and those 
     providing the office training.
       (2) Qualifications.--The special advisor shall be a member 
     of the Armed Forces on active duty--
       (A) who--
       (i) if a commissioned officer, shall be grade 0-3 or 
     higher; or
       (ii) if an enlisted member, shall be in grade E-5 or 
     higher; and
       (B) who is knowledgeable about issues involving, and 
     accommodations for, individuals who are deaf or have other 
     auditory impairments.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The special advisor shall be 
     responsible for facilitating the officer training for 
     participants in the pilot program, intervening and resolving 
     issues and accommodations during the training, and such 
     duties as the Secretary of the Air Force may assign to 
     facilitate the success of the pilot program and participants.
       (f) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the pilot program. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the pilot program and the participants 
     in the pilot program.
       (2) The outcomes of the pilot program, including--
       (A) the number of participants in the pilot program that 
     successfully completed the Basic Officer Training Course or 
     the Commissioned Officer Training course;
       (B) the number of participants in the pilot program that 
     were recommended for continued military service;
       (C) the number of participants in the pilot program that 
     did not successfully complete the Basic Officer Training 
     Course or the Commissioned Officer Training course, and 
     reasons participants did not successfully complete their 
     training;
       (D) accommodations and adaptations used to promote 
     successful completion of the training;
       (E) the issues that were encountered during the pilot 
     program; and
       (F) such recommendations for modifications to the pilot n 
     program as the Secretary considers appropriate to increase 
     further inclusion of individuals who are deaf or have other 
     auditory disabilities serving as officers in the Air Force or 
     other Armed Forces.
       (3) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the 
     pilot program.
       (g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Education and Workforce, and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2883. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1126. LOCALITY PAY EQUITY.

       (a) Limiting the Number of Local Wage Areas Defined Within 
     a General Schedule Pay Locality.--
       (1) Local wage area limitation.--Section 5343(a) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``(but such'' and 
     all that follows through ``are employed)'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period after 
     ``Islands'' and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the Office of Personnel Management shall define not 
     more than 1 local wage area within a pay locality, except 
     that this paragraph shall not apply to the pay locality 
     designated as `Rest of United States'.''.
       (2) General schedule pay locality defined.--Section 5342(a) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period after 
     ``employee'' and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) `pay locality' has the meaning given that term under 
     section 5302.''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry 
     out the purpose of this section, including regulations to 
     ensure that the enactment of this section shall not have the 
     effect of reducing any rate of basic pay payable to any 
     individual who is serving as a prevailing rate employee (as 
     defined under section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States 
     Code).
       (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply on and after the first day of the first full pay 
     period beginning at least 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2884. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2276 submitted by Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Enzi) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       (d) Designation of Strategic Defense Fellows Program as 
     John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program.--The 
     Strategic Defense Fellows Program required by section 937 is 
     hereby designated as the ``John S. McCain Strategic Defense 
     Fellows Program''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2885. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2276 submitted by Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Enzi) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 1254A. INEFFECTIVENESS OF SECTION 937.

       Section 937, relating to a Strategic Defense Fellows 
     Program for the Department of Defense, shall have no force or 
     effect.

     SEC. 1254B. JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE FELLOWS PROGRAM.

       (a) Fellowship Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish within the Department of Defense a civilian 
     fellowship program designed to provide leadership development 
     and the commencement of a career track toward senior 
     leadership in the Department.
       (2) Designation.--The fellowship program shall be known as 
     the ``John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program'' (in 
     this section referred to as the ``fellows program'').
       (b) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible for 
     participation in the fellows program if the individual--
       (1) is a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent 
     resident of the United States in the year in which the 
     individual applies for participation in the fellows program; 
     and
       (2) either--
       (A) possesses a graduate degree from an accredited 
     institution of higher education in the United States that was 
     awarded not later than two years before the date of the 
     acceptance of the individual into the fellows program; or
       (B) will be awarded a graduate degree from an accredited 
     institution of higher education in the United States not 
     later than six months after the date of the acceptance of the 
     individual into the fellows program.
       (c) Application.--
       (1) Application required.--Each individual seeking to 
     participate in the fellows program shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application therefor at such time and in such 
     manner as the Secretary shall specify.
       (2) Elements.--Each application of an individual under this 
     subsection shall include the following:
       (A) Transcripts of educational achievement at the 
     undergraduate and graduate level.
       (B) A resume.
       (C) Proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residence.
       (D) An endorsement from the applicant's graduate 
     institution of higher education.
       (E) An academic writing sample.
       (F) Letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's 
     character, academic ability, and any extracurricular 
     activities.
       (G) A personal statement by the applicant explaining career 
     areas of interest and motivations for service in the 
     Department.

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       (H) Such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Selection.--
       (1) In general.--Each year, the Secretary shall select 
     participants in the fellows program from among applicants for 
     the fellows program for such year who qualify for 
     participation in the fellows program based on character, 
     commitment to public service, academic achievement, 
     extracurricular activities, and such other qualifications for 
     participation in the fellows program as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) Number.--The number of individuals selected to 
     participate in the fellows program in any year may not exceed 
     the numbers as follows:
       (A) Ten individuals from each geographic region of the 
     United States as follows:
       (i) The Northeast.
       (ii) The Southeast.
       (iii) The Midwest.
       (iv) The Southwest.
       (v) The West.
       (B) Ten additional individuals.
       (3) Background investigation.--An individual selected to 
     participate in the fellows program may not participate in the 
     program unless the individual successfully undergoes a 
     background investigation applicable to the position to which 
     the individual will be assigned under the fellows program and 
     otherwise meets such requirements applicable to assignment to 
     a sensitive position within the Department that the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (e) Assignment.--
       (1) In general.--Each individual who participates in the 
     fellows program shall be assigned to a position in the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Position requirements.--Each Under Secretary of Defense 
     and each Director of a Defense Agency who reports directly to 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Secretary each year the 
     qualifications and skills to be demonstrated by participants 
     in the fellows program to qualify for assignment under this 
     subsection for service in a position of the office of such 
     Under Secretary or Director.
       (3) Assignment to positions.--The Secretary shall each year 
     assign participants in the fellows program to positions in 
     the offices of the Under Secretaries and Directors described 
     in paragraph (2). In making such assignments, the Secretary 
     shall seek to best match the qualifications and skills of 
     participants in the fellows program with the requirements of 
     positions available for assignment. Each participant so 
     assigned shall serve as a special assistant to the Under 
     Secretary or Director to whom assigned.
       (4) Term.--The term of each assignment under the fellows 
     program shall be one year.
       (5) Pay and benefits.--An individual assigned to a position 
     under the fellows program shall be compensated at the rate of 
     compensation for employees at level GS-10 of the General 
     Schedule, and shall be treated as an employee of the United 
     States during the term of assignment, including for purposes 
     of eligibility for health care benefits and retirement 
     benefits available to employees of the United States.
       (6) Education loan repayment.--To the extent that funds are 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may 
     repay any loan of a participant in the fellows program if the 
     loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any repayment of 
     loans under this paragraph shall be on a first-come, first-
     served basis.
       (f) Career Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     participants in the fellows program--
       (A) receive opportunities and support appropriate for the 
     commencement of a career track within the Department leading 
     toward a future position of senior leadership within the 
     Department, including ongoing mentorship support through 
     appropriate personnel from entities within the Department 
     such as the Defense Business Board and the Defense Innovation 
     Board; and
       (B) are provided appropriate opportunities for employment 
     and advancement within the Department upon successful 
     completion of the fellows program.
       (2) Reservation of positions.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve for participants who 
     successfully complete the fellows program not fewer than 30 
     positions in the excepted service within the Department that 
     are suitable for the commencement of a career track toward 
     senior leadership within the Department. Any position so 
     reserved shall not be subject to or covered by any reduction 
     in headquarters personnel required under any other provision 
     of law.
       (3) Noncompetitive appointment.--Upon the successful 
     completion of the assignment of a participant in the fellows 
     program in a position pursuant to subsection (e), the 
     Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of subchapter 
     I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, appoint the 
     participant to a position reserved pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     if the Secretary determines that such appointment will 
     contribute to the development of highly qualified future 
     senior leaders for the Department.
       (4) Publication of selection.--The Secretary shall publish 
     on an Internet website of the Department available to the 
     public the names of the individuals selected to participate 
     in the fellows program.
       (g) Outreach.--The Secretary shall undertake appropriate 
     outreach to inform potential participants in the fellows 
     program of the nature and benefits of participation in the 
     fellows program.
       (h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary 
     may prescribe for purposes of this section.
       (i) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for each fiscal year for the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, $10,000,000 may be 
     available to carry out the fellows program in such fiscal 
     year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2886. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Peters, Mr. Burr, 
Mr. Carper, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Hassan) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 316. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES FOR REMOVAL AND 
                   REMEDIAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DRINKING, SURFACE, 
                   AND GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION FROM PFAS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``perfluorinated compound'' means 
     perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are 
     man-made chemicals with at least one fully fluorinated carbon 
     atom.
       (2) The term ``fully fluorinated carbon atom'' means a 
     carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been 
     replaced by fluorine.
       (3) The term ``State'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
       (b) Cooperative Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Upon request from the governor or chief 
     executive of a State, the Department of Defense shall work 
     expeditiously to finalize a cooperative agreement for, or 
     amend an existing cooperative agreement to address, testing, 
     monitoring, removal, and remedial actions to address 
     contamination or suspected contamination of drinking, 
     surface, or ground water from PFAS originating from an active 
     or decommissioned military installation, including a National 
     Guard facility.
       (2) Minimum standards.--A cooperative agreement finalized 
     or amended under paragraph (1) shall meet or exceed the most 
     stringent of the following standards for PFAS in any 
     environmental media:
       (A) An enforceable State standard, in effect in that State, 
     for drinking, surface, or ground water, as required under 
     section 121(d) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 4621(d)).
       (B) Federal Health Advisories issued by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       (C) Any Federal standards, requirements, criteria, or 
     limits, including those issued under the Toxic Substances 
     Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), 
     the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 1447 et seq., 33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., 
     2801 et seq.), or the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6901 et seq.).
       (c) Notification Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--If a cooperative agreement is not reached 
     or amended pursuant to subsection (b) within one year after 
     the request from a State, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees, as well 
     as the Senators from the State with the contamination and the 
     member of Congress representing the district with the PFAS 
     contamination. The report shall provide a detailed 
     explanation for why an agreement has not been reached or 
     amended and a projected timeline for completing or amending 
     the cooperative agreement, as applicable.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2887. Mr. SASSE (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the end of part I of subtitle C of title XVI, add the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON CYBEREXPLOITATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

       (a) Study Required.--Not later than 150 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete a study on the cyberexploitation of the personal 
     information and accounts of members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families.
       (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the vulnerability of members of the 
     Armed Forces and their families to inappropriate access to 
     their personal information and accounts of such members and 
     their families, including identification of particularly 
     vulnerable subpopulations.
       (2) Creation of a catalogue of past and current efforts by 
     foreign governments and non-state actors at the 
     cyberexploitation of the personal information and accounts of 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families, including an 
     assessment of the purposes of such efforts and their degrees 
     of success.
       (3) An assessment of the actions taken by the Department of 
     Defense to educate members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families, including particularly vulnerable subpopulations, 
     about and actions that can be take to otherwise reduce these 
     threats.
       (4) Assessment of the potential for the cyberexploitation 
     of misappropriated images and videos as well as deep fakes.
       (5) Development of recommendations for policy changes to 
     reduce the vulnerability of members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families to cyberexploitation, including 
     recommendations for legislative or administrative action.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the findings of 
     the Secretary with respect to the study required by 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``cyberexploitation'' means the use of digital 
     means to obtain access to an individual's personal 
     information without authorization.
       (2) The term ``deep fake'' means the digital insertion of a 
     person's likeness into or digital alteration of a person's 
     likeness in visual media, such as photographs and videos, 
     without the person's permission and with malicious intent.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2888. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF CITIZENS 
                   AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--No citizen or lawful permanent resident of 
     the United States may be imprisoned or otherwise detained by 
     the United States Department of Defense or Defense Department 
     operated facility unless such imprisonment or detention is 
     consistent with the Constitution and is carried out pursuant 
     to an Act of Congress that expressly authorizes such 
     imprisonment or detention.
       (b)(1) A general authorization to use military force, a 
     declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, may 
     not be construed to authorize the imprisonment or detention 
     without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent 
     resident of the United States apprehended in the United 
     States.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall apply to an authorization to use 
     military force, a declaration of war, or any similar 
     authority enacted before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.
       (3) This section may not be construed to authorize the 
     imprisonment or detention of a citizen of the United States, 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or any 
     other person who is apprehended in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2889. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF CITIZENS 
                   AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--No citizen or lawful permanent resident of 
     the United States may be imprisoned or otherwise detained by 
     the United States Department of Defense or Defense Department 
     operated facility unless such imprisonment or detention is 
     consistent with the Constitution and is carried out pursuant 
     to an Act of Congress that expressly authorizes such 
     imprisonment or detention.
       (b)(1) A general authorization to use military force, a 
     declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, may 
     not be construed to authorize the imprisonment or detention 
     without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent 
     resident of the United States apprehended in the United 
     States.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall apply to an authorization to use 
     military force, a declaration of war, or any similar 
     authority enacted before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.
       (3) This section may not be construed to authorize the 
     imprisonment or detention of a citizen of the United States, 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or any 
     other person who is apprehended in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2890. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 896. ANNUAL LIST OF SBIR AWARDS.

       Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(tt) Annual List of Low Participation States.--Each 
     Federal agency participating in the SBIR program shall 
     include in the report required under subsection (b)(7), for 
     the preceding 12-month period--
       ``(1) a list of the number of SBIR awards provided to small 
     business concerns in each State; and
       ``(2) a plan to increase the number of SBIR awards provided 
     to small business concerns located in the 20 States listed 
     under paragraph (1) with the lowest number of SBIR awards.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2891. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1250. SENSE OF SENATE ON INCORPORATION OF NON-NUCLEAR 
                   NAVAL PROPULSION AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
                   MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES INTO THE 
                   NAVAL VESSELS OF UNITED STATES ALLIES IN THE 
                   INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, consistent with the 
     Conventional Arms Transfer Policy of the United States 
     Government recently updated to promote policies that 
     strengthen our allies and partners around the world and 
     preserve peace while creating American manufacturing jobs--
       (1) it is in the interest of the United States that non-
     nuclear naval propulsion and technology systems manufactured 
     in the United States be incorporated into warships of navies 
     of close allies of the United States, including Australia, 
     Canada, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and other countries 
     pursuing the modernization of their fleets; and
       (2) naval cooperation arising from the incorporation of 
     such systems into such warships will--
       (A) help guarantee interoperability and commonality of 
     warfighting systems between the United States and our allies 
     in the Indo-Pacific region; and
       (B) promote the expansion of the dynamism and innovation of 
     the defense industry manufacturing supply chain in the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2892. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 872, line 5, insert ``or by'' after ``Information 
     to''.

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       On page 876, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 1716. INFORMATION SHARING BY CONGRESS.

       Section 721(g)(2)(A) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     (50 U.S.C. 4565(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2893. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 823. DESIGNATION OF BERYLLIUM AS SPECIALTY METAL.

       Section 2533b(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Beryllium and beryllium base alloys.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2894. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Blumenthal) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part I of subtitle C of title XVI, add the 
     following:

     SECTION 1637. UKRAINE CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States established diplomatic relations with 
     Ukraine in 1992, following Ukraine's independence from the 
     Soviet Union.
       (2) The United States attaches great importance to the 
     success of Ukraine's transition to a modern democratic 
     country with a flourishing market economy.
       (3) In an effort to undermine democracy in Ukraine, hackers 
     targeted the country's voting infrastructure just days before 
     its 2014 presidential election.
       (4) In December 2015, a malicious cyber intrusion into 
     Ukrainian electric utility companies resulted in widespread 
     power outages.
       (5) As a result of the December 2015 cyber incident, the 
     United States sent an interagency team to Ukraine, including 
     representatives from the Department of Energy, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and the North American Electric 
     Reliability Corporation, to help with the investigation and 
     to assess the vulnerability of Ukraine's infrastructure to 
     cyber intrusion. The visit was followed up by another 
     interagency delegation to Ukraine in March 2016 and a May 
     2016 United States-Ukrainian tabletop exercise on mitigating 
     attacks against Ukraine's infrastructure.
       (6) In response to an escalating series of cyber attacks on 
     the country's critical infrastructure--including its national 
     railway system, its major stock exchanges, and its busiest 
     airport--President Petro Poroshenko declared that 
     ``Cyberspace has turned into another battlefield for state 
     independence.''.
       (7) In May 2017, Ukraine cited activities on Russian social 
     media platforms, including pro-Russian propaganda and 
     offensive cyber operations, as threats to Ukrainian national 
     security.
       (8) Following the June 2017 Petya malware event--a global 
     cyber incident that primarily affected Ukraine--the Secretary 
     General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said 
     ``the cyber attacks we have seen. . . very much highlight the 
     importance of the support, the help NATO provides. . . gives. 
     . . or provides to Ukraine to strengthen its cyber defenses, 
     technical and other kinds of support. We will continue to do 
     that and it's an important part of our cooperation with 
     Ukraine.''.
       (9) In September 2017, the United States and Ukraine 
     conducted the first United States-Ukraine Bilateral Cyber 
     Dialogue in Kyiv, during which both sides affirmed their 
     commitment to an internet that is open, interoperable, 
     reliable, and secure, and the United States announced $5 
     million in new cyber assistance to strengthen Ukraine's 
     ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond to cyber attacks.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to--
       (1) reaffirm the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic 
     Partnership, which highlights the importance of the bilateral 
     relationship and outlines enhanced cooperation in the areas 
     of defense, security, economics and trade, energy security, 
     democracy, and cultural exchanges;
       (2) support continued cooperation between NATO and Ukraine;
       (3) support Ukraine's political and economic reforms;
       (4) reaffirm the commitment of the United States to the 
     Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances;
       (5) assist Ukraine's efforts to enhance its cybersecurity 
     capabilities; and
       (6) improve Ukraine's ability to respond to Russian-
     supported disinformation and propaganda efforts in 
     cyberspace, including through social media and other outlets.
       (c) United States Cybersecurity Cooperation With Ukraine.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State should take the following actions, 
     commensurate with United States interests, to assist Ukraine 
     to improve its cybersecurity:
       (A) Provide Ukraine such support as may be necessary to 
     secure government computer networks from malicious cyber 
     intrusions, particularly such networks that defend the 
     critical infrastructure of Ukraine.
       (B) Provide Ukraine support in reducing reliance on Russian 
     information and communications technology.
       (C) Assist Ukraine to build its capacity, expand 
     cybersecurity information sharing, and cooperate on 
     international cyberspace efforts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report on United States cybersecurity cooperation with 
     Ukraine. The report shall also include information relating 
     to the following:
       (A) United States efforts to strengthen Ukraine's ability 
     to prevent, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, 
     including through training, education, technical assistance, 
     capacity building, and cybersecurity risk management 
     strategies.
       (B) The potential for new areas of collaboration and mutual 
     assistance between the United States and Ukraine in 
     addressing shared cyber challenges, including cybercrime, 
     critical infrastructure protection, and resilience against 
     botnets and other automated, distributed threats.
       (C) NATO's efforts to help Ukraine develop technical 
     capabilities to counter cyber threats.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2895. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3119. EXTENDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EEOICPA 
                   OMBUDSMAN.

       Section 3686 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s-15(h)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (h), by striking ``October 28, 2019'' and 
     inserting ``October 28, 2024''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Treatment as discretionary spending.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this 
     section--
       ``(i) shall not be appropriated to the account established 
     under subsection (a) of section 151 of title I of division B 
     of Appendix D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 
     (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-251); and
       ``(ii) shall not be subject to subsection (b) of that 
     section.
       ``(B) Restriction.--No amounts appropriated under section 
     3684 shall be made available to carry out this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2896. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT RELATING TO FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report that examines the 
     feasibility of requiring by 2025 a tour of not less than one 
     year in the Department of Defense, excluding educational 
     opportunities, for any foreign service officer of the 
     Department of State to be considered for the senior foreign 
     service.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:

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       (1) The number of senior foreign service officers who, as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, have done a tour of 
     at least one year in the Department of Defense.
       (2) The total number of senior foreign service officers.
       (3) The average number of senior foreign service officers 
     inducted annually during the 10 years preceding the date of 
     the enactment of this Act;
       (4) The total number of Department of State political 
     advisors stationed in the Department of Defense, including in 
     which commands or offices such political advisors serve;
       (5) The total number of Department of Defense military 
     advisors stationed in the Department of State (excluding 
     defense attaches, senior defense officials, and other 
     Department of Defense personnel stationed in embassies) and 
     the offices in which such military advisors serve.
       (6) A description of the process and an assessment of the 
     resources needed for the tour requirement to begin in 2025.
       (7) Any costs associated with such requirement.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 2897. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. SYRIAN WAR CRIMES ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) March 2017 marks the sixth year of the ongoing conflict 
     in Syria.
       (2) As of February 2017--
       (A) more than 13,000,000 people are in need of humanitarian 
     assistance in Syria;
       (B) approximately 6,600,000 people are displaced from their 
     homes inside Syria; and
       (C) approximately 5,600,000 Syrians have fled to 
     neighboring countries as refugees.
       (3) Since the conflict in Syria began, the United States 
     has provided more than $8,000,000,000 to meet humanitarian 
     needs in Syria, making the United States the world's single 
     largest donor by far to the Syrian humanitarian response.
       (4) In response to growing concerns over systemic human 
     rights violations in Syria, the Independent International 
     Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (referred 
     to in this subsection as ``COI'') was established on August 
     22, 2011. The purpose of COI is to ``investigate all alleged 
     violations of international human rights law since March 2011 
     in the Syrian Arab Republic, to establish the facts and 
     circumstances that may amount to such violations and of the 
     crimes perpetrated and, where possible, to identify those 
     responsible with a view to ensuring that perpetrators of 
     violations, including those that may constitute crimes 
     against humanity, are held accountable''.
       (5) Millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced 
     persons will face enormous difficulties returning to their 
     homes in Syria unless President Bashar al-Assad is no longer 
     in power.
       (6) On December 21, 2016, the United Nations General 
     Assembly adopted a resolution to establish the International, 
     Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the 
     Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the 
     Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the 
     Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011.
       (7) In 2017, then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated 
     ``ISIS is clearly responsible for genocide against Yezidis, 
     Christians, and Shia Muslims in areas it controls or has 
     controlled. ISIS is also responsible for crimes against 
     humanity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups, 
     and in some cases against Sunni Muslims, Kurds, and other 
     minorities . . . . The protection of these groups, and others 
     subject to violent extremism, is a human rights priority for 
     the Trump administration.''.
       (8) On February 7, 2017, Amnesty International reported 
     that between 5,000 and 13,000 people were extrajudicially 
     executed in the Saydnaya Military Prison between September 
     2011 and December 2015.
       (9) In February 2017, COI released a report--
       (A) stating that a joint United Nations-Syrian Arab Red 
     Crescent convoy in Orum al-Kubra, Syria, was attacked by air 
     on September 19, 2016;
       (B) explaining that the attack killed at least 14 civilian 
     aid workers, injured at least 15 others, and destroyed 
     trucks, food, medicine, clothes, and other supplies; and
       (C) concluding that ``the attack was meticulously planned 
     and ruthlessly carried out by the Syrian air force to 
     purposefully hinder the delivery of humanitarian aid and 
     target aid workers, constituting the war crimes of 
     deliberately attacking humanitarian relief personnel, denial 
     of humanitarian aid and targeting civilians.''.
       (10) On October 26, 2017, the Organization for the 
     Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint 
     Investigative Mechanism transmitted its sixth report, which 
     concluded that the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and the Islamic 
     State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have both used chemical 
     weapons against villages in Syria, including the use of sarin 
     by the forces of the Government of Syria in Khan Sheikhoun in 
     April 2017.
       (11) On August 8, 2017, COI released a report stating that 
     certain offenses, including deliberately attacking hospitals, 
     holding back humanitarian aid as a tactic to control civilian 
     populations, and the continued use of chemical weapons 
     against civilians, constitute war crimes and crimes against 
     humanity.
       (12) Physicians for Human Rights reported that, between 
     March 2011 and the end of December 2017, Syrian government 
     and allied forces--
       (A) had committed 446 attacks on 330 separate medical 
     facilities (including through the use of indiscriminate 
     barrel bombs on at least 80 occasions); and
       (B) had killed 847 medical personnel.
       (13) The Department of State's 2017 Country Reports on 
     Human Rights Practices--
       (A) states that President Bashar al-Assad ``engaged in 
     frequent violations and abuses, including massacres, 
     indiscriminate killings, kidnapping of civilians, arbitrary 
     detentions, and rape as a war tactic.'';
       (B) explains that ``these attacks included bombardment with 
     improvised explosive devices, commonly referred to as `barrel 
     bombs' . . .''; and
       (C) reports that ``[t]he government [of Syria] continued 
     the use of torture and rape, including of children''.
       (14) In February 2016, COI reported that--
       (A) ``crimes against humanity continue to be committed by 
     [Syrian] Government forces and by ISIS'';
       (B) the Syrian government has ``committed the crimes 
     against humanity of extermination, murder, rape or other 
     forms of sexual violence, torture, imprisonment, enforce 
     disappearance and other inhuman acts''; and
       (C) ``[a]ccountability for these and other crimes must form 
     part of any political solution''.
       (15) Credible civil society organizations collecting 
     evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
     in Syria report that at least 12 countries in western Europe 
     and North America have requested assistance on investigating 
     such crimes.
       (16) In April 2018, the COI--
       (A) reported at least 34 chemical attacks during the period 
     beginning in 2013 and ending in January 2018, many of which--
       (i) used chlorine or sarin, a nerve agent; and
       (ii) were conducted by the Government of Syria.
       (17) According to the World Health Organization, following 
     the April 7, 2018, chemical weapons attack in Douma, Eastern 
     Ghouta, an estimated 500 people were treated for ``signs and 
     symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals''.
       (18) On April 13, 2018, United States Ambassador to the 
     United States Nikki Haley stated: ``The United States 
     estimates that Assad has used chemical weapons in the Syrian 
     war at least 50 times. Public estimates are as high as 200.''
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) strongly condemns--
       (A) the ongoing violence, use of chemical weapons, 
     targeting of civilian populations with barrel, incendiary, 
     and cluster bombs and SCUD missiles, and systematic gross 
     human rights violations carried out by the Government of 
     Syria and pro-government forces under the direction of 
     President Bashar al-Assad; and
       (B) all abuses committed by violent extremist groups and 
     other combatants involved in the civil war in Syria;
       (2) denounces the roles Iran and Russia have played in 
     perpetuating the conflict in Syria, and their involvement in 
     the commission of crimes against humanity;
       (3) expresses its support for the people of Syria seeking 
     democratic change;
       (4) urges all parties to the conflict--
       (A) to immediately halt indiscriminate attacks on 
     civilians;
       (B) to allow for the delivery of humanitarian and medical 
     assistance; and
       (C) to end sieges of civilian populations;
       (5) calls on the President to support efforts in Syria, and 
     on the part of the international community, to ensure 
     accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
     genocide committed during the conflict;
       (6) affirms--
       (A) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's statement on October 
     26, 2017, that ``the United States wants a whole and unified 
     Syria with no role for Bashar al-Assad in the government''; 
     and
       (B) former Secretary of State John Kerry's January 23, 2014 
     statement on Al Arabiya, that ``this should be about all of 
     the people in Syria and the future of Syria. And Assad right 
     now is the one person who stands in the way of peace and the 
     future of Syria''; and
       (7) supports the request in United Nations Security Council 
     Resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), and 2191 (2014) for the 
     Secretary-General to regularly report to the Security

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     Council on implementation on the resolutions, including of 
     paragraph 2 of Resolution 2139, which ``demands that all 
     parties immediately put an end to all forms of violence [and] 
     cease and desist from all violations of international 
     humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights''.
       (c) Report on Accountability for War Crimes, Crimes Against 
     Humanity, and Genocide in Syria.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
     in Syria to the appropriate congressional committees not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and another such report not later than 180 days after the 
     Secretary of State determines that the violence in Syria has 
     ceased.
       (2) Elements.--The reports required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of alleged war crimes, crimes against 
     humanity, and genocide perpetrated during the civil war in 
     Syria, including--
       (i) incidents that may constitute war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, or genocide committed by the regime of 
     President Bashar al-Assad and all forces fighting on its 
     behalf;
       (ii) incidents that may constitute war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, or genocide committed by violent extremist 
     groups, anti-government forces, and any other combatants in 
     the conflict;
       (iii) any incidents that may violate the principle of 
     medical neutrality and, if possible, the identification of 
     the individual or individuals who engaged in or organized 
     such incidents; and
       (iv) if possible, a description of the conventional and 
     unconventional weapons used for such crimes and the origins 
     of such weapons; and
       (B) a description and assessment by the Department of State 
     Office of Global Criminal Justice, the United States Agency 
     for International Development, the Department of Justice, and 
     other appropriate agencies of programs that the United States 
     Government has undertaken to ensure accountability for war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated 
     against the people of Syria by the regime of President Bashar 
     al-Assad, violent extremist groups, and other combatants 
     involved in the conflict, including programs--
       (i) to train investigators within and outside of Syria on 
     how to document, investigate, develop findings of, and 
     identify and locate alleged perpetrators of war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, or genocide, including--

       (I) the number of United States Government or contract 
     personnel currently designated to work full-time on these 
     issues; and
       (II) the identification of the authorities and 
     appropriations being used to support such training efforts;

       (ii) to promote and prepare for a transitional justice 
     process or processes for the perpetrators of war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria beginning in 
     March 2011;
       (iii) to document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence 
     of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in 
     Syria, including support for Syrian, foreign, and 
     international nongovernmental organizations, and other 
     entities, including the International, Impartial and 
     Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and 
     Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious 
     Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab 
     Republic since March 2011 and the Independent International 
     Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic; and
       (iv) to assess the influence of accountability measures on 
     efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the Syrian 
     conflict during the reporting period.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in unclassified or classified form, but shall 
     include a publicly available annex.
       (4) Protection of witnesses and evidence.--The Secretary 
     shall take due care to ensure that the identification of 
     witnesses and physical evidence are not publicly disclosed in 
     a manner that might place such persons at risk of harm or 
     encourage the destruction of evidence by the Government of 
     Syria, violent extremist groups, anti-government forces, or 
     any other combatants or participants in the conflict.
       (d) Transitional Justice Study.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State (acting through appropriate officials and offices, 
     which may include the Office of Global Criminal Justice), 
     after consultation with the Department of Justice, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
       (1) complete a study of the feasibility and desirability of 
     potential transitional justice mechanisms for Syria, 
     including a hybrid tribunal, to address war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide perpetrated in Syria beginning 
     in March 2011; and
       (2) submit a detailed report of the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1), including recommendations on 
     which transitional justice mechanisms the United States 
     Government should support, why such mechanisms should be 
     supported, and what type of support should be offered, to--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (e) Report on Accountability for War Crimes, Crimes Against 
     Humanity, and Genocide in Syria.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
     in Syria to the appropriate congressional committees not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and another such report not later than 180 days after the 
     Secretary of State determines that the violence in Syria has 
     ceased.
       (2) Elements.--The reports required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of alleged war crimes, crimes against 
     humanity, and genocide perpetrated during the civil war in 
     Syria, including--
       (i) incidents that may constitute war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, or genocide committed by the regime of 
     President Bashar al-Assad and all forces fighting on its 
     behalf;
       (ii) incidents that may constitute war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, or genocide committed by violent extremist 
     groups, anti-government forces, and any other combatants in 
     the conflict;
       (iii) any incidents that may violate the principle of 
     medical neutrality and, if possible, the identification of 
     the individual or individuals who engaged in or organized 
     such incidents; and
       (iv) if possible, a description of the conventional and 
     unconventional weapons used for such crimes and the origins 
     of such weapons; and
       (B) a description and assessment by the Department of State 
     Office of Global Criminal Justice, the United States Agency 
     for International Development, the Department of Justice, and 
     other appropriate agencies of programs that the United States 
     Government has undertaken to ensure accountability for war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated 
     against the people of Syria by the regime of President Bashar 
     al-Assad, violent extremist groups, and other combatants 
     involved in the conflict, including programs--
       (i) to train investigators within and outside of Syria on 
     how to document, investigate, develop findings of, and 
     identify and locate alleged perpetrators of war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, or genocide, including--

       (I) the number of United States Government or contract 
     personnel currently designated to work full-time on these 
     issues; and
       (II) the identification of the authorities and 
     appropriations being used to support such training efforts;

       (ii) to promote and prepare for a transitional justice 
     process or processes for the perpetrators of war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria beginning in 
     March 2011;
       (iii) to document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence 
     of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in 
     Syria, including support for Syrian, foreign, and 
     international nongovernmental organizations, and other 
     entities, including the International, Impartial and 
     Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and 
     Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious 
     Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab 
     Republic since March 2011 and the Independent International 
     Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic; and
       (iv) to assess the influence of accountability measures on 
     efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the Syrian 
     conflict during the reporting period.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in unclassified or classified form, but shall 
     include a publicly available annex.
       (4) Protection of witnesses and evidence.--The Secretary 
     shall take due care to ensure that the identification of 
     witnesses and physical evidence are not publicly disclosed in 
     a manner that might place such persons at risk of harm or 
     encourage the destruction of evidence by the Government of 
     Syria, violent extremist groups, anti-government forces, or 
     any other combatants or participants in the conflict.
       (f) Transitional Justice Study.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State (acting through appropriate officials and offices, 
     which may include the Office of Global Criminal Justice), 
     after consultation with the Department of Justice, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
       (1) complete a study of the feasibility and desirability of 
     potential transitional justice mechanisms for Syria, 
     including a hybrid tribunal, to address war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide perpetrated in Syria beginning 
     in March 2011; and
       (2) submit a detailed report of the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1), including recommendations on 
     which transitional justice mechanisms the United States

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     Government should support, why such mechanisms should be 
     supported, and what type of support should be offered, to--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House and Senate.
       (g) Technical Assistance Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State (acting through 
     appropriate officials and offices, which may include the 
     Office of Global Criminal Justice), after consultation with 
     the Department of Justice and other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, is authorized to provide appropriate assistance to 
     support entities that, with respect to war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide perpetrated by the regime of 
     President Bashar al-Assad, all forces fighting on its behalf, 
     and all non-state armed groups fighting in the country, 
     including violent extremist groups in Syria beginning in 
     March 2011--
       (A) identify suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide;
       (B) collect, document, and protect evidence of crimes and 
     preserve the chain of custody for such evidence;
       (C) conduct criminal investigations;
       (D) build Syria's investigative and judicial capacities and 
     support prosecutions in the domestic courts of Syria, 
     provided that President Bashar al-Assad is no longer in 
     power;
       (E) support investigations by third-party states, as 
     appropriate; or
       (F) protect witnesses that may be helpful to prosecutions 
     or other transitional justice mechanisms.
       (2) Additional assistance.--The Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the 
     appropriate congressional committees, and taking into account 
     the findings of the transitional justice study required under 
     subsection (f), is authorized to provide assistance to 
     support the creation and operation of transitional justice 
     mechanisms, including a potential hybrid tribunal, to 
     prosecute individuals suspected of committing war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, or genocide in Syria beginning in 
     March 2011.
       (3) Briefing.--The Secretary of State shall provide 
     detailed, biannual briefings to the appropriate congressional 
     committees describing the assistance provided to entities 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (4) Limitation on assistance.--The Secretary of State may 
     not provide any funding authorized under this Act to the 
     Government of Syria led by Bashar al-Assad or to any official 
     representative of such government until after the Secretary 
     rescinds Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
       (h) State Department Rewards for Justice Program.--Section 
     36(b)(10) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)(10)) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide 
     committed in Syria beginning in March 2011)'' after 
     ``genocide''.
       (i) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the 
     Syrian Arab Republic.--The Secretary of State, acting through 
     the United States Permanent Representative to the United 
     Nations, should use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States at the United Nations to advocate that the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council, while the United States 
     remains a member, annually extend the mandate of the 
     Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian 
     Arab Republic until the Commission has completed its 
     investigation of all alleged violations of international 
     human rights laws beginning in March 2011 in the Syrian Arab 
     Republic.
       (j) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to violate the American Servicemembers' Protection 
     Act of 2002 (title II of Public Law 107-206).
       (k) Definitions.--In this section :
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Committee on 
     Armed Services; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Genocide.--The term ``genocide'' means any offense 
     described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.
       (3) Hybrid tribunal.--The term ``hybrid tribunal'' means a 
     temporary criminal tribunal that involves a combination of 
     domestic and international lawyers, judges, and other 
     professionals to prosecute individuals suspected of 
     committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
       (4) Transitional justice.--The term ``transitional 
     justice'' means the range of judicial, nonjudicial, formal, 
     informal, retributive, and restorative measures employed by 
     countries transitioning out of armed conflict or repressive 
     regimes--
       (A) to redress legacies of atrocities; and
       (B) to promote long-term, sustainable peace.
       (5) War crime.--The term ``war crime'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2898. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2838. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES ARMY.

       (a) Notification.--Except as provided under subsection (d) 
     and consistent with notification requirements set forth under 
     section 993(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of the Army shall, as provided under subsection (b), notify 
     the congressional defense committees and congressional 
     members of the affected States of changes in force structure 
     of a battalion-size unit or other units of approximately 500 
     members assigned at a military installation. In determining 
     the change in force structure of a locality, the Secretary 
     shall take into consideration both short-term and long-term 
     cost factors.
       (b) Notice Requirements.--No action may be taken to effect 
     or implement a change in force structure described under 
     subsection (a) until--
       (1) the Secretary of the Army--
       (A) submits to Congress a notice of the proposed change in 
     force structure, including the detailed scoring data analyzed 
     by the Army and a justification for any changes to the 
     methodology, attributes in the Military Value Analysis, and 
     other categories weighed at the direction of the Secretary; 
     and
       (B) includes in the notice a report on the change in force 
     structure as described under subsection (c); and
       (2) a period of 60 days expires following the day on which 
     the notice is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees and congressional members of the affected States 
     as appropriate.
       (c) Report on the Change in Force Structure.--The report 
     referred to under subsection (b)(1)(B) is a report from the 
     Secretary of the Army on the changes in force structure, 
     including updates to the Procedures for Army Stationing 
     related to the changes in force structure, as follows:
       (1)(A) Military Value Analysis training attribute data and 
     scoring for contiguous and non-contiguous training areas, 
     including airspace, according to the associated installation, 
     as separate and distinct training areas measured by average 
     daily use and the cost of use.
       (B) For purposes of determining training areas pursuant to 
     this paragraph, non-contiguous training areas owned by the 
     National Guard or other government agencies with formal 
     agreements with the Army may be considered under the Military 
     Value Analysis training attribute as a separate and distinct 
     training area measured by average daily use and the cost of 
     use.
       (2) A standardized explanatory statement for each 
     associated installation with a non-contiguous training area 
     attribute that includes a justification for its use as it 
     relates to the specific change in force structure under 
     consideration and the cost and benefit to access a non-
     contiguous training area due to geographic separation, as 
     described in Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 5-13.
       (3) Military Value Analysis investment attribute data and 
     scoring for infrastructure surrounding each associated 
     installation, including housing, schools, and transportation, 
     funded by State or local governments and communities measured 
     by the last five fiscal years.
       (4)(A) Programmatic Environmental Assessment data and 
     scoring for the projected cost of military construction and 
     sustainment, restoration, and maintenance requirements, 
     according to each associated installation, as separate and 
     distinct measurements projected by the Future Year Defense 
     Program planning to meet change in force structure mission 
     requirements.
       (B) For purposes of this paragraph, relocatable buildings 
     or structures designated as temporary that are not eligible 
     to receive sustainment, restoration, and maintenance funding, 
     shall be measured as separate and distinct buildings or 
     structures for each associated installation.
       (5) Projected cost savings or cost avoidance to the Army 
     that may impact the long-term total cost of the change in 
     force structure, including total lifecycle cost factors of 
     installation energy and utility costs, installation operating 
     cost, installation renovation and maintenance cost, and the 
     rate of basic allowance for housing.
       (6) Projected cost savings to the Army and force structure 
     unit members and their dependents measured by State and local 
     exemptions in the form of a tax credit, State professional 
     license reciprocity, education, employment, or other benefits 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Army may waive the notice 
     and reporting requirements under this subsection on a case-
     by-case basis if the Secretary determines that

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     such waiver is necessary to rapidly mobilize a unit to meet 
     emerging demands.
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  SA 2899. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. LIMITATION ON INCREASES IN DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF 
                   STEEL AND ALUMINUM ON IMPORTS FROM CANADA, 
                   MEXICO, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the rates of duty applicable to articles specified in 
     subsection (b), and imported from Canada, Mexico, or any 
     country that is a member of the European Union, under the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (in this 
     section referred to as the ``HTS'') on March 22, 2018, shall 
     remain in effect on and after March 23, 2018, without regard 
     to any presidential proclamation issued on May 31, 2018, or 
     any other date, relating to--
       (1) the report of the Secretary of Commerce on the 
     Secretary's investigation into the effect of imports of steel 
     articles on the national security of the United States 
     transmitted to the President on January 11, 2018; or
       (2) the report of the Secretary of Commerce on the 
     Secretary's investigation into the effect of imports of 
     aluminum on the national security of the United States 
     transmitted to the President on January 19, 2018.
       (b) Articles Specified.--The articles specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Articles of steel classifiable under any of subheadings 
     7206.10 through 7216.50, 7216.99 through 7301.10, 7302.10, 
     7302.40 through 7302.90, or 7304.10 through 7306.90 of the 
     HTS.
       (2) Unwrought aluminum classifiable under heading 7601 of 
     the HTS.
       (3) Aluminum bars, rods, and profiles classifiable under 
     heading 7604 of the HTS.
       (4) Aluminum wire classifiable under heading 7605 of the 
     HTS.
       (5) Aluminum plates, sheets, and strips classifiable under 
     heading 7606 of the HTS.
       (6) Aluminum foil classifiable under heading 7607 of the 
     HTS.
       (7) Aluminum tubes and pipes classifiable under heading 
     7608 of the HTS.
       (8) Aluminum tube and pipe fittings classifiable under 
     heading 7609 of the HTS.
       (9) Aluminum castings classifiable under statistical 
     reporting number 7616.99.51.60 of the HTS.
       (10) Aluminum forgings classifiable under statistical 
     reporting number 7616.99.51.70 of the HTS.
       (c) Exception for Technical Corrections.--The limitation 
     under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
     technical corrections to the HTS.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preempt or alter any other provision of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) or the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) related to the enforcement 
     of the customs and trade laws of the United States.

     SEC. 1067. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF TARIFFS IMPOSED TO 
                   PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY.

       Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 
     1862) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) In conducting an investigation under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of State, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence with respect to the effects on the national 
     security of imports of the article that is the subject of the 
     investigation.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``By no later'';
       (ii) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) If the Secretary''; and
       (iii) in clause (i), as designated by clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph, by striking ``a report on'' and all that 
     follows through ``under this section.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``a report that includes--
       ``(I) the findings of such investigation with respect to 
     the effect of the importation of such article in such 
     quantities or under such circumstances upon the national 
     security;
       ``(II) based on such findings, the recommendations of the 
     Secretary for action or inaction under this section; and
       ``(III) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, an assessment of the implications of such 
     recommendations.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) By not later than the date that is 30 days after 
     the date on which the President makes any determination under 
     paragraph (1), the President shall submit to Congress a 
     report that includes--
       ``(i) a description of the reasons why the President has 
     decided to take action, or refused to take action, under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) an assessment of the national security implications 
     of such action or inaction.
       ``(B) Any portion of the report required by subparagraph 
     (A) that does not contain classified information or 
     proprietary information shall be included in the report 
     published under subsection (e).''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Before proclaiming any new or additional duty or 
     quota under this subsection with respect to an article 
     imported into the United States, the President shall--
       ``(A) consult with respect to the duty or quota with the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representative, and, if the duty or 
     quota affects agricultural products, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
       ``(B) consult with the House Advisory Group on Negotiations 
     and the Senate Advisory Group on Negotiations convened under 
     section 104(c) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
     Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4203(c)) 
     regarding the status of discussions regarding any national 
     security issue identified with respect to each country the 
     exports of which would be subject to the duty or quota; and
       ``(C) in addition to the written statement required by 
     paragraph (2), transmit to Congress--
       ``(i) a report by the United States International Trade 
     Commission assessing the probable economic effects of the 
     duty or quota on the economy of the United States; and
       ``(ii) a report by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
     National Intelligence, describing how the national security 
     interests of the United States will be advanced by the duty 
     or quota.''; and
       (3) by redesignating the second subsection (d) as 
     subsection (e).
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  SA 2900. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Van Hollen) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 943. REPORT ON TERMINATION AND TRANSITION OF FUNCTIONS 
                   AND SERVICES OF THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
                   AGENCY AND WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES.

       (a) Report Required Before Termination or Transition.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not terminate or transfer any 
     functions or services of the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency or Washington Headquarters Services to another element 
     of the Department of Defense until the Secretary submits to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     termination or transfer.
       (b) Elements.--The report on the termination or transfer of 
     functions or services of the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency or Washington Headquarters Services under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the functions, services, or both of 
     such Agency or Field Activity to be terminated or 
     transferred.
       (2) If functions, services, or both are to be transferred, 
     a description of the element or elements of the Department to 
     which such functions or services are to be transferred.
       (3) A description of disposition of the remaining functions 
     or services of such Agency or Field Activity, if any, after 
     termination or transfer.
       (4) A comprehensive assessment of the impact of the actions 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (3), including costs.
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  SA 2901. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LOSS OF NATIONALITY DUE TO SUPPORT OF TERRORISM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Expatriate Terrorist Act''.
       (b) In General.--Section 349(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) In General.--A person who is a national of the United 
     States, whether by birth or by naturalization, shall lose his 
     or her nationality by voluntarily performing any of

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     the following acts with the intention of relinquishing United 
     States nationality:
       ``(1) Obtaining naturalization in a foreign state upon his 
     or her own application or upon an application filed by a duly 
     authorized agent, after having attained 18 years of age.
       ``(2) Taking an oath or making an affirmation or other 
     formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign state, a 
     political subdivision thereof, or an organization designated 
     as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219, after 
     having attained 18 years of age.
       ``(3) Entering, or serving in, the armed forces of a 
     foreign state or an organization designated as a foreign 
     terrorist organization under section 219 if--
       ``(A) such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against 
     the United States; or
       ``(B) such person serves as a commissioned or 
     noncommissioned officer.
       ``(4) Accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of 
     any office, post, or employment under the government of a 
     foreign state, a political subdivision thereof, or an 
     organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
     under section 219 if, after having attained 18 years of age--
       ``(A) the person knowingly has or acquires the nationality 
     of such foreign state; or
       ``(B) an oath, affirmation, or declaration of allegiance to 
     the foreign state, a political subdivision thereof, or a 
     designated foreign terrorist organization is required for 
     such office, post, or employment.
       ``(5) Making a formal renunciation of United States 
     nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the 
     United States in a foreign state, in such form as may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary of State.
       ``(6) Making in the United States a formal written 
     renunciation of nationality in such form as may be prescribed 
     by, and before such officer as may be designated by, the 
     Attorney General, while the United States is in a state of 
     war and the Attorney General approves such renunciation as 
     not contrary to the interests of national defense.
       ``(7) Being convicted by a court martial or by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction of any of the following crimes:
       ``(A) Committing any act of treason against, or attempting 
     by force to overthrow, or bearing arms against, the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Violating or conspiring to violate any provision of 
     section 2383 of title 18, United States Code.
       ``(C) Willfully performing any act in violation of section 
     2385 of such title.
       ``(D) Violating section 2384 of such title by engaging in a 
     conspiracy to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the 
     Government of the United States, or to levy war against the 
     United States.
       ``(8) Knowingly providing material support or resources (as 
     described in section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States 
     Code) to any organization designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization under section 219 if such person knows that such 
     organization is engaged in hostilities against the United 
     States.''.
       (c) Revocation or Denial of Passports and Passport Cards to 
     Individuals Who Are Members of Foreign Terrorist 
     Organizations.--The Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the 
     issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes'', 
     approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), which is 
     commonly known as the ``Passport Act of 1926'', is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND PASSPORT 
                   CARD.

       ``(a) Ineligibility.--
       ``(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of State may not issue a 
     passport or passport card to any individual whom the 
     Secretary has determined, by a preponderance of the 
     evidence--
       ``(A) is serving in, or is attempting to serve in, an 
     organization designated by the Secretary as a foreign 
     terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
       ``(B) is a threat to the national security interest of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Revocation.--The Secretary of State shall revoke a 
     passport or passport card previously issued to any individual 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Right of Review.--Any person who, in accordance with 
     this section, is denied issuance of a passport or passport 
     card by the Secretary of State, or whose passport or passport 
     card is revoked or otherwise restricted by the Secretary of 
     State, may request a due process hearing, under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, not later than 60 days after 
     receiving such notice of such nonissuance, revocation, or 
     restriction.
       ``(c) National Security Waiver.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), if the Secretary of State determines that such action is 
     in the national security interest of the United States, the 
     Secretary may--
       ``(1) issue a passport or passport card to an individual 
     described in subsection (a)(1); or
       ``(2) refuse to revoke a passport or passport card of an 
     individual described in subsection (a)(1).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 351(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1483(b)) is amended 
     by striking ``(3) and (5)'' and inserting ``(3), (5), and 
     (8)''.

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