[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5837-S5864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3928. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this division may be used to grant, deny, 
     or revoke access, or eligibility for access, to classified 
     information except in compliance with the Constitution of the 
     United States and in accordance with the processes and 
     procedures under--
       (1) Executive Orders 12968 and 13467, as such Executive 
     Orders were in effect on August 15, 2018;
       (2) part 147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     such part was in effect on August 15, 2018; and
       (3) applicable department and agency regulations that 
     govern access to classified information and due process 
     requirements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3929. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act, or by any other Act, may be 
     obligated or expended to construct or operate any Family 
     Residential Center or other family detention center or 
     facility for immigrants.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3930. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Murphy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     utilize $5,000,000 of amount appropriated under this title to 
     establish an emergency fund to be available for purchases of 
     the overdose reversal drug, naloxone by States that are at 
     risk for exhausting State resources for such purchases.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3931. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 254, line 5, strike ``funds'' and all that follows 
     through ``specified,'' on line 7, and insert ``$2,000,000,000 
     to the accounts specified under section 4002 of the ACA''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3932. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, and Ms. 
Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 219, line 22, strike ``$334,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$454,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3933. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Udall) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  From amounts appropriated under this title, under 
     the heading ``Maternal and Child Health'', up to $1,000,000 
     shall be used for awarding grants for the purchase and 
     implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and 
     demonstrations for the use of electronic health records or 
     other necessary technology and equipment (including ultra 
     sound machines or other technology and equipment that is 
     useful for caring for pregnant women) to coordinate obstetric 
     care between pregnant women living in rural areas and 
     obstetric care providers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3934. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III of this division for procurement may 
     be used to procure BLU-137 ordnance until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     written certification that--
       (1) the bid contract for procurement of such ordnance has 
     been awarded to the lowest bidders;
       (2) the bid contract for procurement of such ordnance has 
     been awarded to two or more offerors in order to maintain 
     price competition and assured supply for all future task 
     orders under the contract.; and
       (3) no awardee is under the ownership, control, or 
     influence of--
       (A) any foreign person; or
       (B) any individual subject to sanctions by the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3935. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division may be used to procure any oil 
     products from any refinery that currently receives more than 
     20 percent of its crude oil from Russia.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3936. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division may be used for the planning, 
     design, or construction of electric or heat generation, or 
     for obtaining electric or heating services, for medical 
     facilities at military installations in Germany if the fuel 
     used for such generation is only natural gas.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3937. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. HHS STUDY AND REPORT ON REDUCING IMPROPER MEDICAID 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct a study on ways to improve the data sharing 
     between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the 
     Social Security Administration in order to reduce improper 
     payments under the Medicaid program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations 
     for such legislation and administrative action as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       (c) Withhold of Funds Until Study Initiated.--None of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under this division 
     may be obligated or expended until the Secretary initiates 
     the study under subsection (a).
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  SA 3938. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. McCain, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the end, add the following:

    DIVISION C--DEFENDING AMERICAN SECURITY FROM KREMLIN AGGRESSION

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 
     2018''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy on Crimea.

    TITLE I--MATTERS RELATING TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

      Subtitle A--Opposition of the Senate to Withdrawal From NATO

Sec. 101. Opposition of the Senate to withdrawal from North Atlantic 
              Treaty.
Sec. 102. Limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 103. Authorization for Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in 
              opposition to withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty.
Sec. 104. Reporting requirement.

              Subtitle B--Strengthening the NATO Alliance

Sec. 111. Report on NATO alliance resilience and United States 
              diplomatic posture.
Sec. 112. Expedited NATO excess defense articles transfer program.
Sec. 113. Appropriate congressional committees defined.

         TITLE II--MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

               Subtitle A--Public Diplomacy Modernization

Sec. 201. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts.
Sec. 202. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 211. Department of State responsibilities with respect to 
              cyberspace policy.
Sec. 212. Sense of Congress.

              TITLE III--CHEMICAL WEAPONS NONPROLIFERATION

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Statement of policy.
Sec. 304. Report on use of chemical weapons by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 306. Chemical Weapons Convention defined.

           TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Predicate offenses.
Sec. 403. Forfeiture.
Sec. 404. Shutting down botnets.
Sec. 405. Aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure computer.
Sec. 406. Stopping trafficking in botnets; forfeiture.

                TITLE V--COMBATING ELECTION INTERFERENCE

Sec. 501. Prohibition on interference with voting systems.
Sec. 502. Inadmissibility of aliens seeking to interfere in United 
              States elections.

       TITLE VI--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

   Subtitle A--Expansion of Countering America's Adversaries Through 
                             Sanctions Act

Sec. 601. Imposition of additional sanctions with respect to the 
              Russian Federation.
Sec. 602. Congressional review and continued applicability of sanctions 
              under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 
              of 2012.

            Subtitle B--Coordination With the European Union

Sec. 611. Sense of Congress on coordination with allies with respect to 
              sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.
Sec. 612. Office of Sanctions Coordination of the Department of State.
Sec. 613. Report on coordination of sanctions between the United States 
              and European Union.

 Subtitle C--Reports Relating to Sanctions With Respect to the Russian 
                               Federation

Sec. 621. Definitions.
Sec. 622. Updated report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of the 
              Russian Federation.
Sec. 623. Report on the personal net worth and assets of Vladimir 
              Putin.
Sec. 624. Report on section 224 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.
Sec. 625. Report on section 225 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.
Sec. 626. Report on section 226 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.
Sec. 627. Report on section 228 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.
Sec. 628. Report on Section 233 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.
Sec. 629. Report on section 234 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
              Through Sanctions Act.

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

Sec. 631. Exception relating to activities of the National Aeronautics 
              and Space Administration.
Sec. 632. Rule of construction.

      TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Sec. 701. Determination on designation of the Russian Federation as a 
              state sponsor of terrorism.
Sec. 702. Expansion of geographic targeting orders of Financial Crimes 
              Enforcement Network.
Sec. 703. Extension of limitations on importation of uranium from 
              Russian Federation.
Sec. 704. Establishment of a National Fusion Center to respond to 
              threats from the Government of the Russian Federation.
Sec. 705. Countering Russian Influence Fund.
Sec. 706. Coordinating aid and assistance across Europe and Eurasia.
Sec. 707. Addressing abuse and misuse by the Russian Federation of 
              INTERPOL red notices and red diffusions.
Sec. 708. Report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against 
              humanity by the Russian Federation in Syria.
Sec. 709. Report on activities of the Russian Federation in Syria.
Sec. 710. Sense of Congress on responsibility of technology companies 
              for state-sponsored disinformation.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should immediately marshal and support a 
     whole-of-government response by Federal agencies to address 
     the threat posed by the Government of the Russian Federation 
     and to work to prevent interference by that Government and 
     other foreign state actors in United States institutions and 
     democratic processes;
       (2) the President should publicly call for the Government 
     of the Russian Federation to return Crimea to the control of 
     the Government of Ukraine, end its support for separatist 
     violence in eastern Ukraine, end its occupation of and 
     support for separatists on the territory of Georgia and 
     Moldova, and cease enabling the brutal regime of Bashar al-
     Assad in Syria to commit war crimes;
       (3) the President should unequivocally condemn and counter 
     the ongoing interference in United States institutions and 
     democratic processes by the President of the Russian 
     Federation, Vladimir Putin, his government, and affiliates of 
     his government;
       (4) the conclusion of the United States intelligence 
     community and law enforcement agencies and other United 
     States Government officials that the Russian Federation has 
     perpetrated, and continues to perpetrate, such interference, 
     is correct;
       (5) the United States should continue to participate 
     actively as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization by--
       (A) upholding the Organization's core principles of 
     collective defense, democratic rule of law, and peaceful 
     settlement of disputes;
       (B) boosting coordination and deterrence capacity among 
     member countries; and
       (C) supporting accession processes of prospective member 
     countries who meet the obligations of membership.
       (6) Congress reiterates its strong support for the Russia 
     Sanctions Review Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9511), which allows 
     for congressional review of an action to waive the 
     application of sanctions under the provisions of the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 886) relating to the Russian 
     Federation or a licensing action that significantly alters 
     United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian 
     Federation; and
       (7) sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian 
     Federation have been most effective when developed and 
     coordinated in close consultation with the European Union.

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON CRIMEA.

       It is the policy of the Unites States that--
       (1) the United States will never recognize the illegal 
     annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, similar to 
     the 1940 Welles Declaration in which the United States 
     refused to recognized the Soviet annexation of the Baltic 
     States;
       (2) Crimea is part of the sovereign territory of Ukraine;
       (3) Crimea is part of Ukraine and the United States rejects 
     attempts to change the status, demographics, or political 
     nature of Crimea;
       (4) the United States reaffirms its unwavering support for 
     democracy, human rights, and the rule of law for all 
     individuals in Crimea, including non-Russian ethnic groups 
     and religious minorities;
       (5) the United States condemns all human rights violations 
     against individuals in Crimea, and underscores the 
     culpability of the Government of the Russian Federation for 
     such violations while the territory of Crimea is under 
     illegal Russian occupation;
       (6) the United States, in coordination with the European 
     Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and members of 
     the international community, should prioritize efforts to 
     prevent the further consolidation of illegal occupying powers 
     in Crimea, reaffirm unified opposition to the actions of the 
     Russian Federation in Crimea, and secure the human rights of 
     individuals there; and
       (7) the United States welcomes the sanctions that have been 
     imposed and maintained as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act by the United States and the European Union against 
     persons engaged in furthering the illegal occupation of 
     Crimea by the Russian Federation.

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    TITLE I--MATTERS RELATING TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

      Subtitle A--Opposition of the Senate to Withdrawal From NATO

     SEC. 101. OPPOSITION OF THE SENATE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH 
                   ATLANTIC TREATY.

       The Senate opposes any effort to withdraw the United States 
     from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, D.C., 
     April 4, 1949.

     SEC. 102. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used 
     to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on the part 
     of any United States Government official to take steps to 
     withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, 
     done at Washington, D.C., April 4, 1949, until such time as 
     the Senate passes, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of 
     Members, a resolution advising and consenting to the 
     withdrawal of the United States from the treaty.

     SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION FOR SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL TO REPRESENT 
                   SENATE IN OPPOSITION TO WITHDRAWAL FROM THE 
                   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.

       The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent the 
     Senate in initiating or intervening in any judicial 
     proceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction, 
     on behalf of the Senate, in order to oppose any withdrawal of 
     the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in the 
     absence of the passage by the Senate of a resolution 
     described in section 102.

     SEC. 104. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       The Senate Legal Counsel shall report as soon as 
     practicable to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate with respect to any judicial proceedings which the 
     Senate Legal Counsel initiates or in which it intervenes 
     pursuant to this title.

              Subtitle B--Strengthening the NATO Alliance

     SEC. 111. REPORT ON NATO ALLIANCE RESILIENCE AND UNITED 
                   STATES DIPLOMATIC POSTURE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees providing an assessment of the 
     threats and challenges facing the NATO alliance and United 
     States diplomatic posture.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A review of current and emerging United States national 
     security interests in the NATO area of responsibility.
       (2) A review of current United States political and 
     diplomatic engagement and political-military coordination 
     with NATO and NATO member states.
       (3) Options for the realignment of United States engagement 
     with NATO to respond to new threats and challenges presented 
     by the Government of the Russian Federation to the NATO 
     alliance, as well as new opportunities presented by allies 
     and partners.
       (4) The views of counterpart governments, including heads 
     of state, heads of government, political leaders, and 
     military commanders in the region.

     SEC. 112. EXPEDITED NATO EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES TRANSFER 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report with 
     recommendations regarding the need for and suitability of 
     transferring excess defense articles under this section to 
     countries in the NATO alliance, with particular emphasis on 
     the foreign policy benefits as it pertains to those member 
     states currently purchasing defense articles or services from 
     the Russian Federation.
       (b) Period for Review by Congress of Recommendations for 
     EDA Transfer to NATO Members.--During the 30-calendar day 
     period following submission by the Secretary of Defense of 
     the report required under subsection (a), the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives shall, as 
     appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain 
     information in order to fully review the recommendations 
     included in the report.
       (c) Transfer Authority.--The President is authorized to 
     transfer such excess defense articles in a fiscal year as the 
     Secretary of Defense recommends pursuant to this section to 
     countries for which receipt of such articles was justified 
     pursuant to the annual congressional presentation documents 
     for military assistance programs, or for which receipt of 
     such articles was separately justified to Congress, for such 
     fiscal year.
       (d) Limitations on Transfers.--The President may transfer 
     excess defense articles under this section only if--
       (1) such articles are drawn from existing stocks of the 
     Department of Defense;
       (2) funds available to the Department of Defense for the 
     procurement of defense equipment are not expended in 
     connection with the transfer;
       (3) the President determines that the transfer of such 
     articles will not have an adverse impact on the military 
     readiness of the United States;
       (4) with respect to a proposed transfer of such articles on 
     a grant basis, the President determines that the transfer is 
     preferable to a transfer on a sales basis, after taking into 
     account the potential proceeds from, and likelihood of, such 
     sales, and the comparative foreign policy benefits that may 
     accrue to the United States as the result of a transfer on 
     either a grant or sales basis; and
       (5) the President determines that the transfer of such 
     articles will not have an adverse impact on the national 
     technology and industrial base and, particularly, will not 
     reduce the opportunities of entities in the national 
     technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment 
     to the countries to which such articles are transferred.
       (e) Terms of Transfers.--
       (1) No cost to recipient country.--Excess defense articles 
     may be transferred under this section without cost to the 
     recipient country.
       (2) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the delivery of excess defense articles under this section to 
     member countries of NATO that still purchase defense goods 
     and services from the Russian Federation and pledge to 
     decrease such purchases shall be given priority to the 
     maximum extent feasible over the delivery of such excess 
     defense articles to other countries.
       (3) Transportation and related costs.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may not be 
     expended for crating, packing, handling, and transportation 
     of excess defense articles transferred under the authority of 
     this section.
       (B) Exception.--The President may provide for the 
     transportation of excess defense articles without charge to a 
     country for the costs of such transportation if--
       (i) it is determined that it is in the national interest of 
     the United States to do so;
       (ii) the recipient is a NATO member state currently 
     purchasing defense goods and services from the Russian 
     Federation that has pledged to reduce such purchases;
       (iii) the total weight of the transfer does not exceed 
     50,000 pounds; and
       (iv) such transportation is accomplished on a space 
     available basis.

     SEC. 113. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

         TITLE II--MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

               Subtitle A--Public Diplomacy Modernization

     SEC. 201. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS.

       The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
     of the Department of State shall--
       (1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
     operations, including through improved coordination of 
     efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the 
     Department; and
       (2) maximize shared use of resources between, and within, 
     such public diplomacy bureaus and offices in cases in which 
     programs, facilities, or administrative functions are 
     duplicative or substantially overlapping.

     SEC. 202. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) conduct regular research and evaluation of public 
     diplomacy programs and activities of the Department, 
     including through the routine use of audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations, to plan and 
     execute such programs and activities; and
       (2) make the findings of the research and evaluations 
     conducted under paragraph (1) available to Congress.
       (b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a 
     Director of Research and Evaluation in the Office of Policy, 
     Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
       (2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of a 
     Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
     equivalent positions within the Department.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Director of Research and 
     Evaluation shall--
       (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of 
     public diplomacy programs of the Department of State--
       (i) to improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and
       (ii) to ensure that programs are increasing the knowledge, 
     understanding, and trust of the United States amon relevant 
     target audiences;
       (B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning in the 
     Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources under the Under 
     Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the 
     Department;
       (C) routinely organize and oversee audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department;
       (D) support embassy public affairs sections;
       (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
     evaluation information within the Department and with other 
     Federal departments and agencies;

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       (F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research 
     questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that 
     public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy 
     bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign 
     policy objectives; and
       (G) report biannually to the United States Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission's 
     Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant 
     to subsection (f), regarding the research and evaluation of 
     all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department.
       (4) Guidance and training.--Not later than one year after 
     the appointment of the Director of Research and Evaluation 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director shall create guidance 
     and training for all public diplomacy officers regarding the 
     reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program 
     evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and lessons 
     learned are implemented in the planning and evaluation of all 
     public diplomacy programs and activities throughout the 
     Department.
       (c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of Policy, Planning, and 
     Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as 
     coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and 
     Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource 
     allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of 
     the Department.
       (2) Allocation of resources.--Amounts allocated for the 
     purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy 
     programs and activities pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     made available to be disbursed at the direction of the 
     Director of Research and Evaluation among the research and 
     evaluation staff across all public diplomacy bureaus and 
     offices of the Department.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs of the Department of State should coordinate the 
     human and financial resources that support the Department's 
     public diplomacy and public affairs programs and activities;
       (B) proposals or plans related to resource allocations for 
     public diplomacy bureaus and offices should be routed through 
     the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
     Public Affairs for review and clearance; and
       (C) the Department should allocate, for the purposes of 
     research and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and 
     programs pursuant to subsection (a)--
       (i) 3 to 5 percent of program funds made available under 
     the heading ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs''; 
     and
       (ii) 3 to 5 percent of program funds allocated for public 
     diplomacy programs under the heading ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs''.
       (d) Limited Exemption.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction 
     Act'') shall not apply to collections of information directed 
     at foreign individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, the 
     Department of State for the purpose of audience research, 
     monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection with the 
     Department's activities conducted pursuant to the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 
     U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), section 1287 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note), or the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
       (e) Limited Exemption to the Privacy Act.--The Department 
     shall maintain, collect, use, and disseminate records (as 
     such term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, United 
     States Code) for research and data analysis of public 
     diplomacy efforts intended for foreign audiences. Such 
     research and data analysis shall be reasonably tailored to 
     meet the purposes of this subsection and shall be carried out 
     with due regard for privacy and civil liberties guidance and 
     oversight.
       (f) Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.--
       (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
     for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the 
     research and evaluation activities of the Department and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       (2) Report.--The Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit an annual 
     report to Congress in conjunction with the Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy's Comprehensive Annual Report on the 
     performance of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors in carrying out research and evaluations of their 
     respective public diplomacy programming.
       (3) Repeal of sunset.--Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs 
     Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Audience research.--The term ``audience research'' 
     means research conducted at the outset of a public diplomacy 
     program or campaign planning and design on specific audience 
     segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge, 
     and behaviors of such audience segments.
       (2) Digital analytics.--The term ``digital analytics'' 
     means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, 
     accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and 
     outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
       (3) Impact evaluation.--The term ``impact evaluation'' 
     means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted 
     by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be 
     attributed to such program or campaign.
       (4) Public diplomacy bureaus and offices.--The term 
     ``public diplomacy bureaus and offices'' means the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Bureau of Public 
     Affairs, the Bureau of International Information Programs, 
     the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources, the Global 
     Engagement Center, and the public diplomacy functions within 
     the regional and functional bureaus.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 211. DEPARTMENT OF STATE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT 
                   TO CYBERSPACE POLICY.

       (a) Office of Cyberspace and the Digital Economy.--Section 
     1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Office of Cyberspace and the Digital Economy.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established, within the 
     Department of State, an Office of Cyberspace and the Digital 
     Economy (referred to in this subsection as the `Office'). The 
     head of the Office shall have the rank and status of 
     ambassador and shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of the Office shall perform 
     such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of 
     State shall prescribe, including implementing the United 
     States international cyberspace policy strategy issued by the 
     Department of State in March 2016 pursuant to section 402 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public Law 114-
     113; 129 Stat. 2978).
       ``(B) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
     responsibilities of the head of the Office shall be--
       ``(i) to serve as the principal cyber policy official 
     within the senior management of the Department of State and 
     as the advisor to the Secretary of State for cyber issues;
       ``(ii) to lead the Department of State's diplomatic 
     cyberspace efforts, including efforts relating to 
     international cybersecurity, Internet access, Internet 
     freedom, digital economy, cybercrime, deterrence and 
     international responses to cyber threats, and other issues 
     that the Secretary assigns to the Office;
       ``(iii) to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, 
     unfettered, and secure information and communications 
     technology infrastructure globally;
       ``(iv) to represent the Secretary of State in interagency 
     efforts to develop and advance cyberspace policy described in 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(v) to coordinate cyberspace efforts and other relevant 
     functions, including countering terrorists' use of 
     cyberspace, within the Department of State and with other 
     components of the United States Government;
       ``(vi) to act as a liaison to public and private sector 
     entities on relevant cyberspace issues;
       ``(vii) to lead United States Government efforts to 
     establish a global deterrence framework;
       ``(viii) to develop and execute adversary-specific 
     strategies to influence adversary decisionmaking through the 
     imposition of costs and deterrence strategies;
       ``(ix) to advise the Secretary and coordinate with foreign 
     governments on external responses to national security level 
     cyber incidents, including coordination on diplomatic 
     response efforts to support allies threatened by malicious 
     cyber activity, in conjunction with members of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization and other like-minded countries;
       ``(x) to promote the adoption of national processes and 
     programs that enable threat detection, prevention, and 
     response to malicious cyber activity emanating from the 
     territory of a foreign country, including as such activity 
     relates to the United States' European allies, as 
     appropriate;
       ``(xi) to promote the building of foreign capacity to 
     protect the global network with the goal of enabling like-
     minded participation in deterrence frameworks;
       ``(xii) to promote the maintenance of an open and 
     interoperable Internet governed by the multi-stakeholder 
     model, instead of by centralized government control;
       ``(xiii) to promote an international regulatory environment 
     for technology investments and the Internet that benefits 
     United States economic and national security interests;
       ``(xiv) to promote cross border flow of data and combat 
     international initiatives seeking to impose unreasonable 
     requirements on United States businesses;
       ``(xv) to promote international policies to protect the 
     integrity of United States and international 
     telecommunications infrastructure from foreign-based, cyber-
     enabled threats;
       ``(xvi) to serve as the interagency coordinator for the 
     United States Government on engagement with foreign 
     governments on

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     cyberspace and digital economy issues described in the 
     Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 
     2018;
       ``(xvii) to promote international policies to secure radio 
     frequency spectrum for United States businesses and national 
     security needs;
       ``(xviii) to promote and protect the exercise of human 
     rights, including freedom of speech and religion, through the 
     Internet;
       ``(xix) to build capacity of United States diplomatic 
     officials to engage on cyber issues;
       ``(xx) to encourage the development and adoption by foreign 
     countries of internationally recognized standards, policies, 
     and best practices; and
       ``(xxi) to promote and advance international policies that 
     protect individuals' private data.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--The head of the Office should be an 
     individual of demonstrated competency in the fields of--
       ``(A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyber issues; and
       ``(B) international diplomacy.
       ``(4) Organizational placement.--
       ``(A) Initial placement.--During the 4-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of the Defending 
     American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, the 
     head of the Office shall report to the Under Secretary for 
     Political Affairs or to an official holding a higher position 
     than the Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the 
     Department of State.
       ``(B) Subsequent placement.--After the conclusion of the 4-
     year period referred to in subparagraph (A), the head of the 
     Office shall report to--
       ``(i) an appropriate Under Secretary; or
       ``(ii) an official holding a higher position than Under 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to preclude--
       ``(A) the Office from being elevated to a Bureau within the 
     Department of State; or
       ``(B) the head of the Office from being elevated to an 
     Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary position 
     does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions 
     at the Department above the number authorized under 
     subsection (c)(1).''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Office of Cyberspace and the Digital Economy established 
     under section 1(g) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a)--
       (1) should be a Bureau of the Department of State headed by 
     an Assistant Secretary, subject to the rule of construction 
     specified in paragraph (5)(B) of such section 1(g); and
       (2) should coordinate with other bureaus of the Department 
     of State and use all tools at the disposal of the Office to 
     combat activities taken by the Russian Federation, or on 
     behalf of the Russian Federation, to undermine the 
     cybersecurity and democratic values of the United States and 
     other nations.
       (c) United Nations.--The Permanent Representative of the 
     United States to the United Nations should use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any 
     measure that is inconsistent with the United States 
     international cyberspace policy strategy issued by the 
     Department of State in March 2016 pursuant to section 402 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of Public Law 114-
     113; 129 Stat. 2978).

     SEC. 212. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Broadcasting Board of Governors and its grantee 
     networks have a critical mission to inform, engage, and 
     connect people around the world in support of freedom and 
     democracy; and
       (2) those networks must adhere to professional journalistic 
     standards and integrity and not engage in disinformation 
     activities.

              TITLE III--CHEMICAL WEAPONS NONPROLIFERATION

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Chemical Weapons 
     Nonproliferation Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The international norm against the use of chemical 
     weapons has severely eroded since 2012. At least 4 actors 
     between 2012 and the date of the enactment of this Act have 
     used chemical weapons: Syria, North Korea, the Russian 
     Federation, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 
     Iraq and Syria.
       (2) On March 4, 2018, the Government of the Russian 
     Federation knowingly used novichok, a lethal chemical agent, 
     in an attempt to kill former Russian military intelligence 
     officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, in Salisbury, 
     United Kingdom.
       (3) On June 27, 2018, the Organisation for the Prohibition 
     of Chemical Weapons (in this title referred to as the 
     ``OPCW''), during its Fourth Special Session of the 
     Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention, voted favorably in adopting a decision to ``put 
     in place arrangements to identify the perpetrators of the use 
     of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic by 
     identifying and reporting on all information potentially 
     relevant to the origin of those chemical weapons in those 
     instances in which the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria 
     determines or has determined that use or likely use occurred, 
     and cases for which the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism 
     has not issued a report; and decide[d] also that the 
     Secretariat shall provide regular reports on its 
     investigations to the Council and to the United Nations 
     Secretary-General for their consideration''.
       (4) The Government of the Russian Federation attempted to 
     impede the adoption of the identification mechanism in the 
     Fourth Special Session of the Conference of the States 
     Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, and has 
     repeatedly worked to degrade the OPCW's ability to identify 
     chemical weapons users.
       (5) The Government of the Russian Federation has shown 
     itself to be unwilling or incapable of compelling the 
     President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, an ally of the Russian 
     Federation, to stop using chemical weapons against the 
     civilian population in Syria.
       (6) The United States remains steadfast in its commitment 
     to its key ally the United Kingdom, its commitment to the 
     mutual defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and 
     its commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
       (7) Thirty-four countries, including the United States, 
     have joined the International Partnership against Impunity 
     for the use of Chemical Weapons, which represents a political 
     commitment by participating countries to hold to account 
     persons responsible for the use of chemical weapons.

     SEC. 303. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to protect and defend the interests of the United 
     States, allies of the United States, and the international 
     community at large from the continuing threat of chemical 
     weapons and their proliferation;
       (2) to maintain a steadfast commitment to the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention and the OPCW;
       (3) to promote and strengthen the investigative and 
     identification mechanisms of the OPCW through the provision 
     of additional resources and technical equipment to better 
     allow the OPCW to detect, identify, and attribute chemical 
     weapons attacks;
       (4) to pressure the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     halt its efforts to degrade the international efforts of the 
     United Nations and the OPCW to investigate chemical weapons 
     attacks and to designate perpetrators of such attacks by--
       (A) highlighting within international fora, including the 
     United Nations General Assembly and the OPCW, the repeated 
     efforts of the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     degrade international efforts to investigate chemical weapons 
     attacks; and
       (B) consulting with allies and partners of the United 
     States with respect to methods for strengthening the 
     investigative mechanisms of the OPCW;
       (5) to examine additional avenues for investigating, 
     identifying, and holding accountable chemical weapons users 
     if the Government of the Russian Federation continues in its 
     attempts to block or hinder investigations of the OPCW; and
       (6) to punish the Government of the Russian Federation for, 
     and deter that Government from, any chemical weapons 
     production and use through the imposition of sanctions, 
     diplomatic isolation, and the use of the mechanisms specified 
     in the Chemical Weapons Convention for violations of the 
     Convention.

     SEC. 304. REPORT ON USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS BY THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Legal Adviser of the 
     Department 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 that includes an 
     assessment of--
       (1) whether the certification of the noncompliance of the 
     Russian Federation with the Chemical Weapons Convention in 
     the report of the Department of State entitled ``Adherence to 
     and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and 
     Disarmament Agreements and Commitments'', submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), and dated April 2018, is a 
     legal determination of the use of chemical weapons by the 
     Government of the Russian Federation;
       (2) whether the mandatory sanctions required by the 
     Chemical and Biological Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act 
     of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) have been imposed with 
     respect to the Russian Federation; and
       (3) whether the Government of the Russian Federation has 
     taken any steps to avoid additional sanctions required by 
     that Act within the 3-month period specified in section 
     307(b)(1) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(b)(1)) after a 
     determination of the use of chemical weapons under section 
     306(a)(1) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5604(a)(1)).

     SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of State $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2019 through 2023, to be provided to the OPCW as a voluntary 
     contribution pursuant to section 301(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2221(a)) for the purpose of 
     strengthening the OPCW's investigative and identification 
     mechanisms for chemical weapons attacks.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 306. CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' 
     means the Convention on the

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     Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and 
     Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done at 
     Geneva September 3, 1992, and entered into force April 29, 
     1997.

           TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``International Cybercrime 
     Prevention Act''.

     SEC. 402. PREDICATE OFFENSES.

       Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 1956(c)(7)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``or section 2339D'' and inserting 
     ``section 2339D''; and
       (B) by striking ``of this title, section 46502'' and 
     inserting ``, or section 2512 (relating to the manufacture, 
     distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communication intercepting devices) of this title, 
     section 46502''; and
       (2) in section 1961(1), by inserting ``section 1030 
     (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with 
     computers) if the act indictable under section 1030 is 
     felonious,'' before ``section 1084''.

     SEC. 403. FORFEITURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2513 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2513. Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic 
       communication intercepting devices and other property

       ``(a) Criminal Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) In general.--The court, in imposing a sentence on any 
     person convicted of a violation of section 2511 or 2512, or 
     convicted of conspiracy to violate section 2511 or 2512, 
     shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed and 
     irrespective of any provision of State law, that such person 
     forfeit to the United States--
       ``(A) such person's interest in any property, real or 
     personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or 
     to facilitate the commission of such violation; and
       ``(B) any property, real or personal, constituting or 
     derived from any gross proceeds, or any property traceable to 
     such property, that such person obtained or retained directly 
     or indirectly as a result of such violation.
       ``(2) Forfeiture procedures.--Pursuant to section 2461(c) 
     of title 28, the provisions of section 413 of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), other than subsection (d) 
     thereof, shall apply to criminal forfeitures under this 
     subsection.
       ``(b) Civil Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) In general.--The following shall be subject to 
     forfeiture to the United States in accordance with provisions 
     of chapter 46 and no property right shall exist in them:
       ``(A) Any property, real or personal, used or intended to 
     be used, in any manner, to commit, or facilitate the 
     commission of a violation of section 2511 or 2512, or a 
     conspiracy to violate section 2511 or 2512.
       ``(B) Any property, real or personal, constituting, or 
     traceable to the gross proceeds taken, obtained, or retained 
     in connection with or as a result of a violation of section 
     2511 or 2512, or a conspiracy to violate section 2511 or 
     2512.
       ``(2) Forfeiture procedures.--Seizures and forfeitures 
     under this subsection shall be governed by the provisions of 
     chapter 46, relating to civil forfeitures, except that such 
     duties as are imposed on the Secretary of the Treasury under 
     the customs laws described in section 981(d) shall be 
     performed by such officers, agents, and other persons as may 
     be designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security or the Attorney General.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 119 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 2513 and inserting the following:

``2513. Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication 
              intercepting devices and other property.''.

     SEC. 404. SHUTTING DOWN BOTNETS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 1345 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and abuse'' after 
     ``fraud'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) violating or about to violate section 1030(a)(5) of 
     this title where such conduct has caused or would cause 
     damage (as defined in section 1030) without authorization to 
     100 or more protected computers (as defined in section 1030) 
     during any 1-year period, including by--
       ``(i) impairing the availability or integrity of the 
     protected computers without authorization; or
       ``(ii) installing or maintaining control over malicious 
     software on the protected computers that, without 
     authorization, has caused or would cause damage to the 
     protected computers;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``, a violation described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(D),'' before ``or a Federal''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) A restraining order, prohibition, or other action 
     described in subsection (b), if issued in circumstances 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(D), may, upon application of 
     the Attorney General--
       ``(1) specify that no cause of action shall lie in any 
     court against a person for complying with the restraining 
     order, prohibition, or other action; and
       ``(2) provide that the United States shall pay to such 
     person a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are 
     reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in 
     complying with the restraining order, prohibition, or other 
     action.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1345 and 
     inserting the following:

``1345. Injunctions against fraud and abuse.''.

     SEC. 405. AGGRAVATED DAMAGE TO A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   COMPUTER.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1030 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 1030A. Aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure 
       computer

       ``(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful, during and in 
     relation to a felony violation of section 1030, to knowingly 
     cause or attempt to cause damage to a critical infrastructure 
     computer, if such damage results in (or, in the case of an 
     attempted offense, would, if completed, have resulted in) the 
     substantial impairment--
       ``(1) of the operation of the critical infrastructure 
     computer; or
       ``(2) of the critical infrastructure associated with such 
     computer.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall, in addition to the term of punishment provided for the 
     felony violation of section 1030, be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
       ``(c) Consecutive Sentence.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law--
       ``(1) a court shall not place any person convicted of a 
     violation of this section on probation;
       ``(2) except as provided in paragraph (4), no term of 
     imprisonment imposed on a person under this section shall run 
     concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed on the 
     person under any other provision of law, including any term 
     of imprisonment imposed for the felony violation of section 
     1030;
       ``(3) in determining any term of imprisonment to be imposed 
     for the felony violation of section 1030, a court shall not 
     in any way reduce the term to be imposed for such violation 
     to compensate for, or otherwise take into account, any 
     separate term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a 
     violation of this section; and
       ``(4) a term of imprisonment imposed on a person for a 
     violation of this section may, in the discretion of the 
     court, run concurrently, in whole or in part, only with 
     another term of imprisonment that is imposed by the court at 
     the same time on that person for an additional violation of 
     this section, if such discretion shall be exercised in 
     accordance with any applicable guidelines and policy 
     statements issued by the United States Sentencing Commission 
     pursuant to section 994 of title 28.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the terms `computer' and `damage' have the meanings 
     given the terms in section 1030; and
       ``(2) the term `critical infrastructure' means systems and 
     assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United 
     States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and 
     assets would have catastrophic regional or national effects 
     on public health or safety, economic security, or national 
     security, including voter registration databases, voting 
     machines, and other communications systems that manage the 
     election process or report and display results on behalf of 
     State and local governments.''.
       (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1030 the following:

``1030A. Aggravated damage to a critical infrastructure computer.''.

     SEC. 406. STOPPING TRAFFICKING IN BOTNETS; FORFEITURE.

       Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) intentionally traffics in the means of access to a 
     protected computer, if--
       ``(A) the trafficker knows or has reason to know the 
     protected computer has been damaged in a manner prohibited by 
     this section; and
       ``(B) the promise or agreement to pay for the means of 
     access is made by, or on behalf of, a person the trafficker 
     knows or has reason to know intends to use the means of 
     access to--
       ``(i) damage a protected computer in a manner prohibited by 
     this section; or
       ``(ii) violate section 1037 or 1343;'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(a)(4) or (a)(7)'' 
     and inserting ``(a)(4), (a)(7), or (a)(8)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(a)(4), or (a)(7)'' 
     and inserting ``(a)(4), (a)(7), or (a)(8)''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) the term `traffic', except as provided in subsection 
     (a)(6), means transfer, or otherwise dispose of, to another 
     as consideration for the receipt of, or as consideration for 
     a promise or agreement to pay, anything of pecuniary 
     value.'';
       (4) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``, except for a violation of subsection (a)(8),'' after ``of 
     this section''; and
       (5) by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Criminal Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) The court, in imposing sentence on any person 
     convicted of a violation of this section, or convicted of 
     conspiracy to violate this section, shall order, in addition 
     to any other sentence imposed and irrespective of any 
     provision of State law, that such person forfeit to the 
     United States--
       ``(A) such person's interest in any property, real or 
     personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or 
     to facilitate the commission of such violation; and
       ``(B) any property, real or personal, constituting or 
     derived from any gross proceeds, or any property traceable to 
     such property, that such person obtained, directly or 
     indirectly, as a result of such violation.
       ``(2) The criminal forfeiture of property under this 
     subsection, including any seizure and disposition of the 
     property, and any related judicial or administrative 
     proceeding, shall be governed by the provisions of section 
     413 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), except 
     subsection (d) of that section.
       ``(j) Civil Forfeiture of Property Used in the Commission 
     of an Offense.--
       ``(1) Any personal property, including any Internet domain 
     name or Internet Protocol address, that was used or intended 
     to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of any 
     violation of this section, or a conspiracy to violate this 
     section shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States, 
     and no property right shall exist in such property.
       ``(2) Seizures and forfeitures under this subsection shall 
     be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 relating to civil 
     forfeitures, except that such duties as are imposed on the 
     Secretary of the Treasury under the customs laws described in 
     section 981(d) shall be performed by such officers, agents, 
     and other persons as may be designated for that purpose by 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney 
     General.''.

                TITLE V--COMBATING ELECTION INTERFERENCE

     SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH VOTING SYSTEMS.

       Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) that--
       ``(i) is part of a voting system; and
       ``(ii)(I) is used for the management, support, or 
     administration of a Federal election; or
       ``(II) has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or 
     foreign commerce;'';
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) the term `Federal election' means any election (as 
     defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))) for Federal office (as 
     defined in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(3))); and
       ``(14) the term `voting system' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     (52 U.S.C. 21081(b).''.

     SEC. 502. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS SEEKING TO INTERFERE IN 
                   UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.

       (a) Defined Term.--Section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(53) The term `improper interference in a United States 
     election' means conduct by an alien that--
       ``(A)(i) violates Federal criminal, voting rights, or 
     campaign finance law; or
       ``(ii) is under the direction of a foreign government; and
       ``(B) interferes with a general or primary Federal, State, 
     or local election or caucus, including--
       ``(i) the campaign of a candidate; and
       ``(ii) a ballot measure, including--

       ``(I) an amendment;
       ``(II) a bond issue;
       ``(III) an initiative;
       ``(IV) a recall;
       ``(V) a referral; and
       ``(VI) a referendum.''.

       (b) Improper Interference in United States Elections.--
     Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(H) Improper interference in a united states election.--
     Any alien who is seeking admission to the United States to 
     engage in improper interference in a United States election, 
     or who has engaged in improper interference in a United 
     States election, is inadmissible.''.

       TITLE VI--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

   Subtitle A--Expansion of Countering America's Adversaries Through 
                             Sanctions Act

     SEC. 601. IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) In General.--Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 
     U.S.C. 9521 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 235, 236, 237, and 238 as 
     sections 239A, 239B, 239D, and 239E, respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after section 234 the following:

     ``SEC. 235. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH 
                   CERTAIN RUSSIAN POLITICAL FIGURES AND 
                   OLIGARCHS.

       ``On and after that date that is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Defending American Security from Kremlin 
     Aggression Act of 2018, the President shall impose the 
     sanctions described in section 224(b) with respect to--
       ``(1) political figures, oligarchs, and other persons that 
     facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or 
     indirectly, on behalf of the President of the Russian 
     Federation, Vladimir Putin, and persons acting for or on 
     behalf of such political figures, oligarchs, and persons;
       ``(2) Russian parastatal entities that facilitate illicit 
     and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of 
     the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin;
       ``(3) family members of persons described in paragraph (1) 
     or (2) that derive significant benefits from such illicit and 
     corrupt activities; and
       ``(4) persons, including financial institutions, engaging 
     in significant transactions with persons described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

     ``SEC. 236. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO 
                   INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY 
                   RUSSIAN STATE-OWNED OR PARASTATAL ENTITIES 
                   OUTSIDE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       ``On and after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Defending American Security from Kremlin 
     Aggression Act of 2018, the President shall impose five or 
     more of the sanctions described in section 239A with respect 
     to a person if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
     the person knowingly, on or after such date of enactment, 
     invests in an energy project outside of the Russian 
     Federation--
       ``(1) that is supported by a Russian parastatal entity or 
     an entity owned or controlled by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation; and
       ``(2) the total value of which exceeds or is reasonably 
     expected to exceed $250,000,000.

     ``SEC. 237. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR THE 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF CRUDE OIL RESOURCES IN THE 
                   RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The President shall impose five or more 
     of the sanctions described in section 239A with respect to a 
     person if the President determines that the person knowingly, 
     on or after the date of the enactment of the Defending 
     American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, sells, 
     leases, or provides to the Russian Federation goods, 
     services, technology, financing, or support described in 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) any of which has a fair market value of $1,000,000 or 
     more; or
       ``(2) that, during a 12-month period, have an aggregate 
     fair market value of $5,000,000 or more.
       ``(b) Goods, Services, Technology, Financing, or Support 
     Described.--Goods, services, technology, financing, or 
     support described in this subsection are goods, services, 
     technology, financing or support that could directly and 
     significantly contribute to the Russian Federation's--
       ``(1) ability to develop crude oil resources located in the 
     Russian Federation; or
       ``(2) production of crude oil resources in the Russian 
     Federation, including any direct and significant assistance 
     with respect to the construction, modernization, or repair of 
     infrastructure that would facilitate the development of crude 
     oil resources located in the Russian Federation.
       ``(c) Applicability.--The requirement to impose sanctions 
     under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the 
     maintenance of projects that are ongoing as of the date of 
     the enactment of the Defending American Security from Kremlin 
     Aggression Act of 2018.
       ``(d) Requirement to Issue Guidance.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of the Defending American 
     Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, the Secretary 
     of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Secretary of Energy, shall issue regulations--
       ``(1) clarifying how the exception under subsection (c) 
     will be applied; and
       ``(2) listing specific goods, services, technology, 
     financing, and support covered by subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 238. PROHIBITION ON AND SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO NEW SOVEREIGN DEBT OF 
                   THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Defending American Security from Kremlin 
     Aggression Act of 2018, the President shall--
       ``(1) prescribe regulations prohibiting United States 
     persons from engaging in transactions with, providing 
     financing for, or

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     in any other way dealing in Russian sovereign debt issued on 
     or after the date that is 180 days after such date of 
     enactment; and
       ``(2) exercise all powers granted to the President by the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all 
     transactions in all property and interests in property of one 
     or more of the Russian financial institutions specified in 
     subsection (b) if such property and interests in property are 
     in the United States, come within the United States, or are 
     or come within the possession or control of a United States 
     person.
       ``(b) Russian Financial Institutions Specified.--The 
     Russian financial institutions specified in this subsection 
     are the following:
       ``(1) Vnesheconombank.
       ``(2) Sberbank.
       ``(3) VTB Bank.
       ``(4) Gazprombank.
       ``(5) Bank of Moscow.
       ``(6) Rosselkhozbank.
       ``(7) Promsvyazbank.
       ``(8) Vnesheconombank.
       ``(c) Russian Sovereign Debt Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `Russian sovereign debt' means--
       ``(1) bonds issued by the Central Bank, the National Wealth 
     Fund, or the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation, or 
     agents or affiliates of any of those entities, with a 
     maturity of more than 14 days;
       ``(2) foreign exchange swap agreements with the Central 
     Bank, the National Wealth Fund, or the Federal Treasury of 
     the Russian Federation with a duration of more than 14 days; 
     and
       ``(3) any other financial instrument, the duration or 
     maturity of which is more than 14 days, that--
       ``(A) the President determines represents the sovereign 
     debt of the Government of the Russian Federation; or
       ``(B) is issued by a Russian financial institution 
     specified in subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 239. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH THE 
                   CYBER SECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       ``On and after the date that is 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Defending American Security from Kremlin 
     Aggression Act of 2018, the President shall impose five or 
     more of the sanctions described in section 239A with respect 
     to any person, including any financial institution, that the 
     President determines--
       ``(1) engages in significant transactions with any person 
     in the Russian Federation that has the capacity or ability to 
     support or facilitate malicious cyber activities; or
       ``(2) is owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to act 
     for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person that 
     engages in significant transactions described in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--Section 239A(a) of the Countering 
     America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, as redesignated 
     by subsection (a)(1), is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking ``or 233(a)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``233(a), 236, 237, or 239''.
       (c) Termination.--Section 239B(c) of the Countering 
     America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, as redesignated 
     by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``or 234'' and 
     inserting ``234, 235, 236, 237, 238, or 239''.
       (d) Implementation and Penalties.--Part 2 of subtitle A of 
     title II of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 239A, as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), the following:

     ``SEC. 239C. IMPLEMENTATION AND PENALTIES.

       ``(a) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this part.
       ``(b) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     part or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out 
     this part shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
     extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
     subsection (a) of that section.''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is 
     amended by striking the items relating to sections 235 
     through 238 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 235. Sanctions with respect to transactions with certain Russian 
              political figures and oligarchs.
``Sec. 236. Sanctions with respect to transactions related to 
              investments in energy projects supported by Russian 
              state-owned or parastatal entities outside of the Russian 
              Federation.
``Sec. 237. Sanctions with respect to support for the development of 
              crude oil resources in the Russian Federation.
``Sec. 238. Prohibition on and sanctions with respect to transactions 
              relating to new sovereign debt of the Russian Federation.
``Sec. 239. Sanctions with respect to transactions with the cyber 
              sector of the Russian Federation.
``Sec. 239A. Sanctions described.
``Sec. 239B. Exceptions, waiver, and termination.
``Sec. 239C. Implementation and penalties.
``Sec. 239D. Exception relating to activities of the National 
              Aeronautics and Space Administration.
``Sec. 239E. Rule of construction.''.

       (f) Conforming Amendments.--Part 2 of subtitle A of title 
     II of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.), as amended by this section, is 
     further amended--
       (1) in section 231, by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by striking ``section 235'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 239A''.
       (g) Guidance.--The President shall, in a prompt and timely 
     way, publish guidance on the implementation of this subtitle 
     and the amendments made by this subtitle and any regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to this subtitle or any such amendment.

     SEC. 602. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF 
                   SANCTIONS UNDER THE SERGEI MAGNITSKY RULE OF 
                   LAW ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012.

       Section 216(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Russia Sanctions Review Act 
     of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(IV) the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 
     of 2012 (title IV of Public Law 112-208; 22 U.S.C. 5811 
     note); and''.

            Subtitle B--Coordination With the European Union

     SEC. 611. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COORDINATION WITH ALLIES WITH 
                   RESPECT TO SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President should--
       (1) continue to uphold and seek unity with European and 
     other key partners with respect to sanctions implemented with 
     respect to the Russian Federation, which have been effective 
     and instrumental in countering the aggression of the Russian 
     Federation;
       (2) engage to the fullest extent possible with governments 
     that are partners of the United States with regard to closing 
     loopholes, including the allowance of extended prepayment for 
     the delivery of goods and commodities and other loopholes, in 
     multilateral and unilateral restrictive measures against the 
     Russian Federation, with the aim of maximizing alignment of 
     those measures; and
       (3) increase efforts to vigorously enforce compliance with 
     sanctions in place as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act with respect to the Russian Federation in response to the 
     crises in Ukraine and Syria, cyber intrusions and attacks, 
     and human rights violators in the Russian Federation.

     SEC. 612. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF STATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by 
     section 211, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Office of Sanctions Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established, within the 
     Department of State, an Office of Sanctions Coordination 
     (referred to in this subsection as the `Office').
       ``(2) Head.--The head of the Office shall--
       ``(A) have the rank and status of ambassador;
       ``(B) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate; and
       ``(C) report to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
       ``(3) Duties.--The head of the Office shall--
       ``(A) serve as the principal advisor to the senior 
     management of the Department and the Secretary regarding the 
     role of the Department in the development and implementation 
     of sanctions policy, including sanctions with respect to the 
     Russian Federation, Iran, North Korea, and other countries;
       ``(B) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
     multilateral fora on sanctions matters;
       ``(C) consult and closely coordinate with the European 
     Union to ensure the maximum effectiveness of sanctions 
     imposed by the United States and the European Union with 
     respect to the Russian Federation;
       ``(D) advise the Secretary directly and provide input with 
     respect to all activities, policies, and programs of all 
     bureaus and offices of the Department relating to the 
     implementation of sanctions policy; and
       ``(E) serve as the principal liaison of the Department to 
     other Federal agencies involved in the design and 
     implementation of sanctions policy.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to preclude--
       ``(A) the Office from being elevated to a Bureau within the 
     Department; or
       ``(B) the head of the Office from being elevated to level 
     of an Assistant Secretary.''.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     the efforts of the Office of Sanctions Coordination 
     established under the amendments made by subsection (a) to 
     coordinate sanctions policy with the European Union.

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     SEC. 613. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF SANCTIONS BETWEEN THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes the following:
       (1) A description of each instance, during the period 
     specified in subsection (b)--
       (A) in which the United States has imposed sanctions with 
     respect to a person for activity related to the Russian 
     Federation, but in which the European Union has not imposed 
     corresponding sanctions; and
       (B) in which the European Union has imposed sanctions with 
     respect to a person for activity related to the Russian 
     Federation, but in which the United States has not imposed 
     corresponding sanctions.
       (2) An explanation for the reason for each discrepancy 
     between sanctions imposed by the European Union and sanctions 
     imposed by the United States described in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (1).
       (b) Period Specified.--The period specified in this 
     subsection is--
       (1) in the case of the first report submitted under 
     subsection (a), the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending on the date the report is 
     submitted; and
       (2) in the case of a subsequent such report, the 180-day 
     period preceding the submission of the report.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.

 Subtitle C--Reports Relating to Sanctions With Respect to the Russian 
                               Federation

     SEC. 621. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (2) Senior foreign political figure.--The term ``senior 
     foreign political figure'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).

     SEC. 622. UPDATED REPORT ON OLIGARCHS AND PARASTATAL ENTITIES 
                   OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       Section 241 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 922) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Updated Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Defending American Security from 
     Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an updated report on 
     oligarchs and parastatal entities of the Russian Federation 
     that builds on the report submitted under subsection (a) on 
     January 29, 2018, and that includes the matters described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a).''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``The report required under subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``The reports required by subsections (a) and 
     (b)''.

     SEC. 623. REPORT ON THE PERSONAL NET WORTH AND ASSETS OF 
                   VLADIMIR PUTIN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a detailed report on the personal net worth and 
     assets of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir 
     Putin, including--
       (1) the estimated net worth and known sources of income of 
     Vladimir Putin and his family members, including assets, 
     investments, bank accounts, other business interests, and 
     relevant beneficial ownership information; and
       (2) an identification of the most significant senior 
     foreign political figures and oligarchs in the Russian 
     Federation, as determined by their closeness to Vladimir 
     Putin.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may 
     include a classified annex.

     SEC. 624. REPORT ON SECTION 224 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the persons that the President has determined under section 
     224(a)(1)(A) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9524(a)(1)(A)) knowingly engaged, on 
     or after August 2, 2017, and before the date of the report, 
     in significant activities undermining cybersecurity against 
     any person, including a democratic institution or government 
     on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     contain the following:
       (1) A list of the persons described in subsection (a).
       (2) A description of diplomatic efforts to work with 
     governments and democratic institutions in other countries 
     the cybersecurity of which the President determines has been 
     undermined by the Government of the Russian Federation.
       (c) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 625. REPORT ON SECTION 225 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the foreign persons that the President has determined under 
     section 4(b)(1) of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 
     (22 U.S.C. 8923(b)(1)), as amended by section 225 of the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 910), have knowingly, on or 
     after August 2, 2017, and before the date of the report, made 
     a significant investment in a special Russian crude oil 
     project.
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 626. REPORT ON SECTION 226 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the foreign financial institutions that the President has 
     determined under section 5(a) of the Ukraine Freedom Support 
     Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8924(a)), as amended by section 226 of 
     the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 910), have knowingly engaged, 
     on or after August 2, 2017, and before the date of the 
     report, in significant transactions involving significant 
     investments in a special Russian crude oil project described 
     in section 4(b)(1) of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 
     2014.
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 627. REPORT ON SECTION 228 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the foreign persons that the President has determined under 
     subsection (a) of section 10 of the Support for the 
     Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of 
     Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8909), as added by section 228 
     of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 911), have, on or after August 
     2, 2017, and before the date of the report--
       (1) materially violated, attempted to violate, conspired to 
     violate, or caused a violation of any license, order, 
     regulation, or prohibition contained in or issued pursuant to 
     any covered Executive order (as defined in subsection (f) of 
     such section 10), the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, 
     Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 
     U.S.C. 8901 et seq.), or the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 
     2014 (22 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.); or
       (2) facilitated a significant transaction or transactions, 
     including deceptive or structured transactions, for or on 
     behalf of--
       (A) any person subject to sanctions imposed by the United 
     States with respect to the Russian Federation; or
       (B) any child, spouse, parent, or sibling of an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 628. REPORT ON SECTION 233 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the foreign persons that the President has determined under 
     section 233 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9527) have

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     made, on or after August 2, 2017, and before the date of the 
     report, an investment of $10,000,000 or more (or any 
     combination of investments of not less than $1,000,000 each, 
     which in the aggregate equals or exceeds $10,000,000 in any 
     12-month period), or facilitates such an investment, if the 
     investment directly and significantly contributes to the 
     ability of the Russian Federation to privatize state-owned 
     assets in a manner that unjustly benefits--
       (1) officials of the Government of the Russian Federation; 
     or
       (2) close associates or family members of those officials.
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 629. REPORT ON SECTION 234 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA'S 
                   ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the foreign persons that the President has determined under 
     section 234 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9528) have knowingly, on or after 
     August 2, 2017, and before the date of the report, exported, 
     transferred, or otherwise provided to Syria significant 
     financial, material, or technological support that 
     contributes materially to the ability of the Government of 
     Syria to--
       (1) acquire or develop chemical, biological, or nuclear 
     weapons or related technologies;
       (2) acquire or develop ballistic or cruise missile 
     capabilities;
       (3) acquire or develop destabilizing numbers and types of 
     advanced conventional weapons;
       (4) acquire significant defense articles, defense services, 
     or defense information (as such terms are defined under the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)); or
       (5) acquire items designated by the President for purposes 
     of the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update to the report required by subsection 
     (a).

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

     SEC. 631. EXCEPTION RELATING TO ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL 
                   AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--This title and the amendments made by this 
     title shall not apply with respect to activities of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title or the 
     amendments made by this title shall be construed to authorize 
     the imposition of any sanction or other condition, 
     limitation, restriction, or prohibition, that directly or 
     indirectly impedes the supply by any entity of the Russian 
     Federation of any product or service, or the procurement of 
     such product or service by any contractor or subcontractor of 
     the United States or any other entity, relating to or in 
     connection with any space launch conducted for--
       (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or
       (2) any other non-Department of Defense customer.

     SEC. 632. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title 
     shall be construed--
       (1) to supersede the limitations or exceptions on the use 
     of rocket engines for national security purposes under 
     section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
     (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note), as 
     amended by section 1607 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1100) 
     and section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2582); or
       (2) to prohibit a contractor or subcontractor of the 
     Department of Defense from acquiring components referred to 
     in such section 1608.

      TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

     SEC. 701. DETERMINATION ON DESIGNATION OF THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.

       (a) Determination.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     determination of whether the Russian Federation meets the 
     criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
       (2) Form.--The determination required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex, if appropriate.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor 
     of terrorism'' means a country the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined is a government that has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, for purposes of--
       (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018;
       (B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371);
       (C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2780(d)); or
       (D) any other provision of law.

     SEC. 702. EXPANSION OF GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING ORDERS OF 
                   FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK.

       (a) In General.--Section 5326 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Reporting by Title Insurance Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue an order under 
     subsection (a) requiring a domestic title insurance company 
     to obtain, maintain, and report to the Secretary information 
     on the beneficial owners of entities that purchase 
     residential real estate in high-value transactions in which 
     the domestic title insurance company is involved.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Beneficial owner.--The term `beneficial owner', with 
     respect to an entity, means an individual who, directly or 
     indirectly, owns 25 percent or more of the equity interests 
     in the entity.
       ``(B) Domestic title insurance company.--The term `domestic 
     title insurance company' has the meaning given that term in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(C) High-value transaction.--The term `high-value', with 
     respect to a real estate transaction, has the meaning given 
     that term in regulations prescribed by the Secretary based on 
     the real estate market in which the transaction takes 
     place.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendment made 
     by subsection (a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 703. 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;
       (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 ``; or'' 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''.

     SEC. 704. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL FUSION CENTER TO 
                   RESPOND TO THREATS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
                   RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a National Fusion 
     Center to Respond to Hybrid Threats, which shall focus 
     primarily on such threats from the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, and shall be chaired by senior United States 
     Government officials from participating agencies (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Mission.--The primary missions of the Center are as 
     follows:
       (1) To serve as the primary organization in the United 
     States Government to coordinate analysis and policy 
     implementation across the United States Government in 
     responding to hybrid threats posed by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation to the national security, sovereignty, 
     democracy, and economic activity of the United States and 
     United States allies, including the following activities:
       (A) Execution of disinformation, misinformation, and 
     propaganda campaigns through traditional and social media 
     platforms.
       (B) Formation, infiltration, or manipulation of cultural, 
     religious, educational, and political organizations or 
     parties.
       (C) Covert transfer of illicit money through shell 
     corporations and financial institutions to facilitate 
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     and malign influence activities, including through political 
     parties and interest groups.
       (D) Coercive tactics and gray zone activities, including 
     through para-military and para-police and security services 
     and militias.
       (E) Cyber and other non-traditional threats, including 
     against public infrastructure, government institutions, or 
     political organizations or actors.
       (F) Use of energy resources or infrastructure to influence 
     or constrain sovereign states and political actors.
       (2) To synchronize the efforts of the Department of State, 
     the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, 
     the Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence 
     community, other relevant civilian United States Government 
     agencies, and United States military combatant commands with 
     respect to countering efforts by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation to undermine the national security, 
     political sovereignty, democratic institutions, and economic 
     activity of the United States and its United States allies, 
     including by--
       (A) ensuring that each such element is aware of and 
     coordinating on such efforts; and
       (B) overseeing the development and implementation of 
     comprehensive and integrated policy responses to such 
     efforts.
       (3) In coordination with the head of the Global Engagement 
     Center established by section 1287 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 
     22 U.S.C. 2656 note), to examine current and emerging efforts 
     by malign state actors to use propaganda and disinformation 
     operations, including--
       (A) traditional media platforms such as television, radio, 
     and print; and
       (B) social media platforms and other Internet communication 
     tools.
       (4) To identify and close gaps across the departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government with respect to expertise, 
     readiness, and planning to address the threats posed by the 
     Government of the Russian Federation.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Center shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days a 
     report on threats posed by the Russian Federation to the 
     national security, sovereignty, and economic activity of the 
     United States and its allies.
       (2) Matters included.--Each report under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, with respect to the period covered by the 
     report, a discussion of the following:
       (A) The nature, extent, and execution of the threats 
     described in such paragraph.
       (B) The ability of the United States Government to identify 
     and defend against such threats.
       (C) The progress of the Center in achieving its missions, 
     including through coordination with other governments and 
     multilateral organizations.
       (D) Recommendations the Director determines necessary for 
     legislative actions to improve the ability of the Center to 
     achieve its missions.
       (3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' means an element of the 
     intelligence community specified or designated under section 
     3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 705. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Countering Russian Influence Fund 
     described in section 7070(d) of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31; 131 Stat. 706), 
     $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Countering Russian 
     Influence Fund shall be used in countries of Europe and 
     Eurasia the Secretary of State has determined are vulnerable 
     to malign influence by the Russian Federation to effectively 
     implement, subject to the availability of funds, the 
     following goals:
       (1) To assist in protecting critical infrastructure and 
     electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks.
       (2) To combat corruption, improve the rule of law, and 
     otherwise strengthen independent judiciaries and prosecutors 
     general offices.
       (3) To respond to the humanitarian crises and instability 
     caused or aggravated by the invasions and occupations of 
     Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
       (4) To improve participatory legislative processes and 
     legal education, political transparency and competition, and 
     compliance with international obligations.
       (5) To build the capacity of civil society, media, and 
     other nongovernmental organizations countering the influence 
     and propaganda of the Russian Federation to combat 
     corruption, prioritize access to truthful information, and 
     operate freely in all regions.
       (6) To assist the Secretary of State in executing the 
     functions specified in section 1239(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
     115-91; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the purposes of recognizing, 
     understanding, exposing, and countering propaganda and 
     disinformation efforts by foreign governments, in 
     coordination with the relevant regional Assistant Secretary 
     or Assistant Secretaries of the Department of State.
       (c) Revision of Activities for Which Amounts May Be Used.--
     The Secretary of State may modify a goal described in 
     subsection (b) if, not later than 15 days before revising 
     such goal, the Secretary notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees of the revision.
       (d) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, acting 
     through the Coordinator of United States Assistance to Europe 
     and Eurasia (authorized pursuant to section 601 of the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 5461) and section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812)), and in consultation with the 
     Administrator for the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Director of the Global Engagement Center of 
     the Department of State, the Secretary of Defense, EUCOM, the 
     Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the 
     heads of other relevant Federal agencies, coordinate and 
     carry out activities to achieve the goals described in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Method.--Activities to achieve the goals described in 
     subsection (b) shall be carried out through--
       (A) initiatives of the United States Government;
       (B) Federal grant programs such as the Information Access 
     Fund;
       (C) nongovernmental or international organizations; or
       (D) support exchanges with countries facing state-sponsored 
     disinformation and pressure campaigns, particularly in Europe 
     and Eurasia, provided that a portion of the funds are made 
     available through a process whereby the Bureau of Educational 
     and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State solicits 
     proposals from posts located in affected countries to counter 
     state-sponsored disinformation and hybrid threats, promote 
     democracy, and support exchanges with countries facing state-
     sponsored disinformation and pressure campaigns.
       (3) Report on implementation.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of State, acting through the Coordinator of United 
     States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the programs 
     and activities carried out to achieve the goals described in 
     subsection (b) during the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include, with respect to each program or activity 
     described in that subparagraph--
       (i) the amount of funding for the program or activity;
       (ii) the goal described in subsection (b) to which the 
     program or activity relates; and
       (iii) an assessment of whether or not the goal was met.
       (e) Coordination With Global Partners.--
       (1) In general.--In order to maximize impact, eliminate 
     duplication, and speed the achievement of the goals described 
     in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall ensure 
     coordination with--
       (A) the European Union and its institutions;
       (B) the governments of countries that are members of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the European Union; and
       (C) international organizations and quasi-governmental 
     funding entities that carry out programs and activities that 
     seek to accomplish the goals described in subsection (b).
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to apply to or limit United States foreign 
     assistance not provided using amounts available in the 
     Countering Russian Influence Fund.
       (g) Expansion of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall expand the 
     pilot program required under section 254(g) of the Countering 
     America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 
     9543(g)) to hire additional personnel within the Bureau for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to develop and implement 
     programs focused on combating corruption, improving rule of 
     law, and building capacity of civil society, political 
     parties, and independent media.
       (2) Report on ensuring adequate staffing for governance 
     activities.--Not later than 90 days afer the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on implementation of the pilot 
     program required under section 254(g) of the Countering 
     Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 
     U.S.C. 9543(g)).

     SEC. 706. COORDINATING AID AND ASSISTANCE ACROSS EUROPE AND 
                   EURASIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the Russian Federation has applied, 
     and continues to apply traditional uses of force, 
     intelligence operations, cyber attacks, and influence 
     campaigns, including through the use of corruption, 
     disinformation, and cultural and social influence, which 
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     threats to the countries of Europe and Eurasia;
       (2) in response, governments in Europe and Eurasia should 
     redouble efforts to build resilience within their 
     institutions, political systems, and civil societies;
       (3) the United States Government supports the democratic 
     and rule of law-based institutions that the Government of the 
     Russian Federation seeks to undermine, including the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security 
     and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Union;
       (4) the United States Government should continue to work 
     with and strengthen such institutions, including the European 
     Union, as a partner against aggression by the Government of 
     the Russian Federation through the coordination of aid 
     programs, development assistance, and other efforts to 
     counter malign Russian influence;
       (5) the United States Government should continue to work 
     with the individual countries of Europe and Eurasia to 
     bolster efforts to counter malign Russian influence in all 
     its forms; and
       (6) the United States Government should increase assistance 
     and diplomatic efforts in Europe, including in European Union 
     and NATO countries, to address threats to fundamental human 
     rights and backsliding in rule of law protections, operating 
     space for independent media and civil society, and other 
     democratic institutions, whose strength is critical to 
     defending against malign Russian influence over the long 
     term.

     SEC. 707. ADDRESSING ABUSE AND MISUSE BY THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION OF INTERPOL RED NOTICES AND RED 
                   DIFFUSIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The International Criminal Police Organization (in this 
     section referred to as ``INTERPOL'') works to prevent and 
     fight crime through enhanced cooperation and innovation on 
     police and security matters, including counterterrorism, 
     cybercrime, counternarcotics, and transnational organized 
     crime.
       (2) United States membership and participation in INTERPOL 
     advanced the national security and law enforcement interests 
     of the United States related to combatting terrorism, 
     cybercrime, narcotics, and transnational organized crime.
       (3) Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that the 
     organization aims ``[t]o ensure and promote the widest 
     possible mutual assistance between all criminal police 
     authorities [. . .] in the spirit of the `Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights' ''.
       (4) Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that ``[i]t 
     is strictly forbidden for the Organization to undertake any 
     intervention or activities of a political, military, 
     religious or racial character''.
       (5) Some INTERPOL member countries have used the INTERPOL's 
     processes, including the red notice and red diffusions 
     mechanisms, for activities of a political character.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Government of the Russian Federation has abused and 
     misused INTERPOL's red notice and red diffusion mechanisms 
     for overtly political purposes and activities such as 
     intimidating, harassing, and persecuting political opponents.
       (c) Censure of Russian Activity.--The Attorney General, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Secretary, shall 
     use the voice and influence of the United States at INTERPOL 
     to censure and sanction the abuse of INTERPOL mechanisms by 
     the Government of the Russian Federation, including the 
     suspension of the ability of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation to use INTERPOL's red notice and red diffusion 
     mechanisms.
       (d) No Denial of Services.--No United States person or 
     foreign person that is the subject of a red notice or red 
     diffusion requested by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation shall be denied access to any United States 
     Government services or programs because the person is the 
     subject of such red notice or red diffusion, including 
     requesting asylum, requesting a visa, or participating in a 
     visa waiver program or the Transportation Security 
     Administration's Trusted Traveler Program.

     SEC. 708. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES 
                   AGAINST HUMANITY BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 
                   SYRIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In March 2016, Amnesty International issued a report 
     stating, ``Syrian and Russian forces have been deliberately 
     attacking health facilities in flagrant violation of 
     international humanitarian law. But what is truly egregious 
     is that wiping out hospitals appears to have become part of 
     their military strategy.''.
       (2) On September 21, 2017, Department of State Spokesperson 
     Heather Nauert said, ``The United States is concerned by 
     reports of airstrikes in Idlib province and northern Hama 
     province on September 19 and 20 that killed at least three 
     medical personnel and damaged a number of medical facilities, 
     emergency equipment, and civil defense centers. These attacks 
     fit an all-too-familiar pattern in which medical facilities 
     and personnel--and the civilians they serve--are victims of 
     strikes by the Syrian regime and its Russian allies.''.
       (3) In February 2018, Syrian and Russian airstrikes in 
     rebel-held areas killed 230 civilians and hit at least 9 
     medical facilities. In a statement on February 10, 2018, the 
     office of Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Human Rights, said the airstrikes ``may, 
     depending on the circumstances, all constitute war crimes''.
       (4) On March 6, 2018, the United Nations Independent 
     International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab 
     Republic noted, ``[I]n one particularly harmful attack on 13 
     November, the Russian Air Force carried out airstrikes on a 
     densely populated civilian area in Atareb (Aleppo), killing 
     at least 84 people and injuring another 150. Using unguided 
     weapons, the attack struck a market, police station, shops, 
     and a restaurant, and may amount to a war crime.''.
       (b) Report Required.--The Secretary of State shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
     alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity attributable 
     to the Government of the Russian Federation or paramilitary 
     forces or contractors responsive to the direction of that 
     Government during the operations of that Government in 
     Syria--
       (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act; and
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of State determines that the violence in Syria has 
     ceased.
       (c) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (b) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of alleged war crimes and crimes against 
     humanity described in subsection (b), including--
       (A) any such alleged crimes that may violate the principle 
     of medical neutrality and, if possible, an identification of 
     the individual or individuals who engaged in or organized 
     such crimes; and
       (B) if possible, a description of the conventional and 
     unconventional weapons used for such alleged crimes and the 
     origins of such weapons.
       (2) An assessment of whether such alleged crimes constitute 
     war crimes or crimes against humanity, including genocide.
       (3) A description and assessment by the Office of Global 
     Criminal Justice of the Department of State, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, the Department 
     of Justice, and other appropriate Federal agencies, of 
     programs that the United States Government has undertaken to 
     ensure accountability for such alleged crimes, including 
     programs--
       (A) to train investigators within and outside of Syria on 
     how to document, investigate, develop findings with respect 
     to, and identify and locate alleged perpetrators of, such 
     alleged crimes, including--
       (i) the number of United States Government or contractor 
     personnel currently designated to work full-time on such 
     training; and
       (ii) an identification of the authorities and 
     appropriations being used to support such training; and
       (B) to document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence of 
     such alleged crimes, 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 of the 
     United Nations.
       (d) Protection of Witnesses and Evidence.--In preparing the 
     report required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall take 
     due care to ensure that the identities of witnesses and 
     physical evidence are not publicly disclosed in a manner that 
     might place such witnesses at risk of harm or encourage the 
     destruction of such evidence by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation or the Government of Syria, violent extremist 
     groups, anti-government forces, or any other combatants or 
     participants in the conflict in Syria.
       (e) Form.--Each report required by subsection (b) may be 
     submitted in unclassified or classified form, but shall 
     include a publicly available annex.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 709. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 
                   SYRIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees and leadership a report that 
     includes--
       (1) an assessment of the willingness and capacity of the 
     Government of the Russian Federation to ensure the removal of 
     Iranian forces, Iran-aligned and Iran-directed militias and 
     paramilitaries, and other armed group responsive to the 
     direction of Iran, from the territory of Syria;
       (2) a list of policies, actions, or activities that the 
     Government of the Russian Federation would take if that 
     Government were willing to ensure the removal of the forces, 
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     groups described in paragraph (1) from the territory of 
     Syria;
       (3) a list of policies, actions, or activities that the 
     Government of the Russian Federation would take to ensure the 
     removal of the forces, militias, paramilitaries, and other 
     armed groups described in paragraph (1) from the territory of 
     Syria if that Government were capable of doing so;
       (4) an assessment of whether any of the policies, actions, 
     or activities described in paragraph (2) or (3) are being 
     taken by the Government of the Russian Federation;
       (5) an assessment of the specific commitments made by 
     officials of the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     officials of the Government of Israel with respect to the 
     Golan Heights and the presence of the forces, militias, 
     paramilitaries, and other armed groups described in paragraph 
     (1) in the territory of Syria;
       (6) an assessment of weapons, technologies, and knowledge 
     directly or indirectly transferred by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese 
     Hezbollah, Iran, or Iran-aligned forces in Syria that 
     threaten the security and qualitative military edge of 
     Israel; and
       (7) an assessment of whether the presence of Russian forces 
     and Russian contractors in Syria limits the options of the 
     Government of Israel in taking steps to ensure its security 
     from threats emanating from the territory of Syria.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in an unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees and Leadership 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees and leadership'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the majority and 
     minority leaders of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the 
     Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 710. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESPONSIBILITY OF TECHNOLOGY 
                   COMPANIES FOR STATE-SPONSORED DISINFORMATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that technology companies, 
     particularly social media companies, share responsibility for 
     ensuring that their platforms are free of disinformation 
     sponsored by the Government of the Russian Federation and 
     other foreign governments.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3939. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On 148, line 18, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``(and an additional amount of $15,000,000, to be 
     awarded to States for the purposes of providing instruction 
     associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship 
     programs).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3940. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than January 31, 2019, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report--
       (1) comparing the cost expenditures of organic industrial 
     depot maintenance of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target 
     Attack Radar System aircraft fleet versus contracted or non-
     organic maintenance; and
       (2) comparing the cost variance and cost savings of 
     different programmed depot maintenance cycles or procedures 
     for the E-8C, including comparisons to such other platforms 
     as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3941. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense 
     by this Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available to such unis of the Armed Forces as the Secretary 
     of Defense considers appropriate for Marine Corps Special 
     Operations Command (MARSOC) non-traditional suspension/
     resistance performance training in order to improve the 
     overall readiness of such units through innovative 
     intervention to minimize injury and assist with anti-fatigue 
     performance training.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3942. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) The amount appropriated by title IV of this 
     division under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by 
     $133,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for the Missile Defense Agency for Common Kill Vehicle 
     Technology
       (b) The amount appropriated by title IV of this division 
     under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby decreased by 
     $133,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to be applied 
     against amounts otherwise appropriated by the heading for the 
     Missile Defense Agency and available for Technology 
     Maturation Initiatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3943. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) The amount appropriated by title III of this 
     division under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'' is hereby increased by $39,000,000, with the amount 
     of the increase to be available for upgrades of active 
     electronically scanned array (AESA) radars for Aggressor 
     Squadrons of the Air Force.
       (b) The amount appropriated by title III of this division 
     under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'' is 
     hereby decreased by $39,000,000, with the amount of the 
     decrease to be applied against amounts available for Combat 
     Aircraft for C-135B Aircraft.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3944. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 202 of division B, insert ``, except for amounts 
     obligated under section 3084 of the 21st Century Cures Act 
     (Public Law 114-255), including any amendments made by such 
     Act'' before the period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3945. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than March 31, 2019, the Director 
     of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the production of military footwear and the 
     production base for military footwear.
       (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Current and forecasted production requirements for 
     combat and specialty military boots.
       (2) An estimate of the surge production capacity 
     requirements for combat and specialty military boots based 
     upon existing inventory, war reserve materiel, and Defense 
     Planning Guidance.
       (3) An assessment of the costs and capacity of the current 
     production base to meet current, forecasted, and surge 
     requirements for combat and specialty military boots, and an 
     assessment of the impact of any reduction in the size of the 
     current production base on such costs and capacity.
       (4) Such recommendations for actions to address 
     deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the production base that 
     the Director considers appropriate.
       (5) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3946. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ____. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall certify to the

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     congressional defense committees and the congressional 
     intelligence committees that there are no known devices, 
     components, subcomponents, or software embedded within or 
     with access to any operational or business data or voice 
     network of the Department of Defense, including intranets, 
     that are produced by Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE 
     Corporation, any subsidiary or affiliate of such entity, or 
     any other Chinese telecommunication or technology entity.
       (b)(1) If it is not possible to make a certification under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report detailing all 
     instances of known devices, components, subcomponents, or 
     software embedded within or with access to any operational or 
     business data or voice network of the Department of Defense, 
     including intranets, that are produced by Huawei Technologies 
     Company, ZTE Corporation, any subsidiary or affiliate of such 
     entity, or any other Chinese telecommunication or technology 
     entity, and including a plan to excise such devices, 
     components, subcomponents, or software within 30 days of the 
     report.
       (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
       (c)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
     congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
     following:
       (A) The threat that incorporating devices, components, 
     subcomponents, or software produced by Chinese 
     telecommunication or technology entities into operational or 
     business data and voice networks of the Department of Defense 
     poses to the national security of the United States.
       (B) The extent to which Chinese telecommunications 
     equipment and components are embedded within operational or 
     business data and voice networks of the Department of 
     Defense, and how many Chinese telecommunications technology 
     components have been removed during the two-year period 
     preceding the report.
       (C) The prevalence of Chinese-origin telecommunications 
     equipment available for sale on military installations of the 
     United States.
       (D) The privacy and security threats posed to members of 
     the Armed Forces and their families by the use of Chinese-
     origin telecommunications devices, components, subcomponents, 
     and software, including mobile phones, fitness monitors with 
     tracking capabilities, routers, and other household 
     components.
       (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3947. Mrs. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available by this Act may be used 
     to enforce the limitation under paragraph (1) or (2)(B) of 
     section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3948. Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available by this Act may be used 
     to support the guidance issued by the Department of Health 
     and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury 
     entitled ``Waivers for State Innovation'' (80 Fed. Reg. 78131 
     (December 16, 2015)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3949. Mrs. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  In addition to a location near a United States 
     Army Depot for a mobile small arms repair team under the 
     pilot program on a mobile small arms repair team provided for 
     by Senate Report 115-290 (115th Congress), such a teams may 
     be provided for a location near an Army Arsenal.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3950. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Murray) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Office of the Director'' under the heading ``National 
     Institutes of Health'', $5,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriation for the ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'' for oversight of grant programs and 
     operations of the National Institutes of Health, including 
     agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant 
     application evaluation and selection processes, and shall be 
     in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
     of the National Institutes of Health:  Provided, That funds 
     may be transferred from one specified activity to another 
     with 15 days prior approval of the Committees of 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:  Provided further, That the Inspector General shall 
     consult with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations before submitting to the Committees an audit 
     plan for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 no later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3951. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under paragraph (2) under the heading ``veterans 
     employment and training'' under title I, $2,000,000 may be 
     used to carry out a pilot program for preparing members of 
     the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life to qualify 
     for, and for assisting in placing them in, apprenticeship 
     programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3952. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees an addendum to the 
     30-year shipbuilding plan of the Navy that sets forth in 
     detail the manner in which the Department of the Navy will 
     take into account in such plan each of the following:
       (1) Appropriate diversification among small-sized and 
     medium-sized surface ships.
       (2) Existing programs and designs in production of Armed 
     Forces other than the Navy that could be used to achieve a 
     Navy of 355 surface ships in a more expeditious and cost-
     effective manner than is currently contemplated by the plan.
       (3) Capacity in the shipbuilding industry as of the date of 
     the report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3953. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 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. ___. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Department of Health and Human Services 
     by this Act may be used to approve a new waiver of the 
     Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation requirement 
     pursuant to an application received by the Secretary on or 
     after August 1, 2018, unless a State applying for a waiver of 
     such required services certifies the State will--
       (1) reinstate such services if the rate of or attendance at 
     appointments for Medicaid-approved services declines; and
       (2) provide a sufficient amount of financial resources from 
     non-Federal funds previously used to provide required 
     services to support non-emergency medical transportation 
     under locally developed coordinated transportation plans (as 
     required under section 5310 of title 49, United States Code) 
     at service levels necessary to maintain the rate of and 
     attendance at appointments for Medicaid-approved services.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Health and Human by this Act 
     may be used to renew or continue a waiver issued pursuant to 
     the conditions of subsection (a) if a State fails to maintain 
     compliance with such conditions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3954. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.

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Brown, Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, 
Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, and 
Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of Education may not use any funds 
     provided under this Act to promulgate any regulation to 
     repeal, rewrite, or amend title 34, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (relating to gainful employment) as added or 
     amended by the final regulations published by the Department 
     of Education on October 31, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 64889 et 
     seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3955. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, 
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, 
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, 
Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  The Secretary of Education may not use any funds 
     provided under this Act to promulgate any regulation to 
     repeal, rewrite, or amend title 34, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (relating to borrower defense to repayment) as 
     added or amended by the final regulations published by the 
     Department of Education on November 1, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 
     75926 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3956. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following: ``Provided further, In carrying out drug 
     prevention programs and activities to support safe and 
     healthy schools as instructed in the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), State 
     educational agencies and local educational agencies receiving 
     funds under part A or B of title IV of such Act, may target 
     funding toward efforts aimed at reducing or eliminating the 
     use of e-cigarette or electronic nicotine delivery systems 
     (ENDS) or tobacco, as defined by the Food and Drug 
     Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), among youths in schools.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3957. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Smith, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Education shall--
       (1) work with States to identify and implement a process 
     for increasing awareness of, and simplifying the application 
     and certification process for, TEACH Grants under subpart 9 
     of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070g et seq.);
       (2) review and make appropriate changes to the procedures 
     through which the service obligation of a recipient of a 
     TEACH Grant is converted to a loan and a recipient engages in 
     dispute resolution procedures;
       (3) disseminate to recipients and make publicly available 
     and accessible on the Department's website, clear, consistent 
     information on program service requirements and the 
     procedures related to grant to loan conversions, including--
       (A) an explanation that recipients have an option to appeal 
     a conversion or waiver decision under a TEACH Grant;
       (B) how a recipient can initiate an appeal; and
       (C) the specific criteria in considering the appeal;
       (4) clarify that a teacher in a qualifying teaching 
     position at a qualifying school that meets the TEACH Grant 
     program service obligation requirements for all or part of 
     one of the required 4 years of teaching and for the school 
     year in which the teacher was initially hired, but for which 
     such school fails to meet such requirements in subsequent 
     years, shall be deemed to meet program service requirements 
     for all of the subsequent years during which the teacher 
     remains at such school;
       (5) provide the full biennial report to Congress on the 
     TEACH Grant program, as required under section 420P of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, including copies of all 
     previous reports required since the program's inception;
       (6) make publicly available any analysis, findings, or 
     results of any reviews by the Department of Education 
     regarding erroneous or unfair conversions of TEACH Grants to 
     loans; and
       (7) direct the Commissioner of the National Center for 
     Education Statistics to add a school ID number to the data 
     collected in the Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3958. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Menendez, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Hirono) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:


   report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates

       Sec. __. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to Congress a 
     report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality 
     rates, which shall--
       (1) identify the causes of racial disparities in pregnancy-
     related mortality rates in the United States, and why such 
     rates are higher among African American women, Hispanic 
     women, Asian American women, American Indian women, Alaskan 
     Native women, and Native Hawaiian women; and
       (2) make recommendations for reducing--
       (A) racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates 
     in the United States; and
       (B) the overall pregnancy-related mortality rate in the 
     United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3959. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
Cortez Masto, Ms. Harris, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Reed, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 200, line 14, strike the period and insert ``(and 
     an additional amount of $50,000,000, to be used by the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the purpose of 
     conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 
     violence prevention).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3960. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``Provided 
     further, That a prime contractor for a contract under a 
     program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     shall receive credit toward the subcontracting goals 
     established through a subcontracting plan required under 
     section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) for 
     subcontractors that are small business concerns and qualified 
     State or nonprofit entities with expertise in assisting 
     students and borrowers under programs under such title IV.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3961. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. __. FUNDING MODIFICATION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Appropriation; Total Allotment.--Section 2104(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (23) through (27);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (24); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
       ``(23) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026, such 
     sums as are necessary to fund allotments to States under 
     subsections (c) and (m); and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (m)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``(27)'' and inserting ``(24)'';
       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``, 2023,''; and
       (iii) in clause (ii)(I)--

       (I) by striking ``or 2024''; and
       (II) by striking ``or (10), respectively'';

       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``(10), or (11)'' and inserting ``or 
     (10)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2023,'';
       (C) in paragraph (9)--
       (i) by striking ``(10), or (11)'' and inserting ``or 
     (10)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``2023,'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (10);
       (E) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10); and
       (F) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``(28)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(24)''; and
       (2) in subsection (n)(3)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``fiscal years 2018 through 2022, or fiscal 
     years 2024 through 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2018 
     through 2026''; and
       (B) by striking ``, 2023''.
       (c) Repeal of One-time Appropriation for Fiscal Year 
     2023.--Section 3002(b) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act (Public Law 
     115--120) is amended by striking paragraph (2).
       (d) Child Enrollment Contingency Fund Cap.--Section 
     2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397dd(n)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the semi-
     colon;
       (B) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by inserting ``and'' after ``2016,'';
       (ii) by striking ``through 2022, and 2024 through 2026'' 
     and inserting ``through 2019'';
       (iii) by striking ``, 2023, and 2027'';
       (iv) by striking ``2015,'' and inserting ``2015, and''; and
       (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026 (and for 
     the semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year 2027), only 
     such sums as are necessary to enable the Secretary to make 
     payments from the Fund to eligible States under paragraph (3) 
     for such fiscal year or period.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``2016,'';
       (B) by striking ``through 2022, and 2024 through 2026'' and 
     inserting ``through 2019'';
       (C) by striking ``2015,'' and inserting ``2015, and''; and
       (D) by striking ``, 2023, and 2027''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``before fiscal year 
     2020'' after ``period''.
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  SA 3962. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS 
                   ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER 47A OF TITLE 10, 
                   UNITED STATES CODE, TO PUNISH CONTEMPT.

       (a) Clarification.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter IV of chapter 47A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 949o-1. Contempt

       ``(a) Authority to Punish.--(1) With respect to any 
     proceeding under this chapter, a judicial officer specified 
     in paragraph (2) may punish for contempt any person who--
       ``(A) uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in the 
     presence of the judicial officer during the proceeding;
       ``(B) disturbs the proceeding by any riot or disorder; or
       ``(C) willfully disobeys a lawful writ, process, order, 
     rule, decree, or command issued with respect to the 
     proceeding.
       ``(2) A judicial officer referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     any of the following:
       ``(A) Any judge of the United States Court of Military 
     Commission Review.
       ``(B) Any military judge detailed to a military commission 
     or any other proceeding under this chapter.
       ``(b) Punishment.--The punishment for contempt under 
     subsection (a) may not exceed confinement for 30 days, a fine 
     of $1,000, or both.
       ``(c) Review.--(1) A punishment under this section--
       ``(A) is not reviewable by the convening authority of a 
     military commission under this chapter;
       ``(B) if imposed by a military judge, shall constitute a 
     judgment, subject to review in the first instance only by the 
     United States Court of Military Commission Review and then 
     only by the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
     of Columbia Circuit; and
       ``(C) if imposed by a judge of the United States Court of 
     Military Commission Review, shall constitute a judgment of 
     the court subject to review only by the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
       ``(2) In reviewing a punishment for contempt imposed under 
     this section, the reviewing court shall affirm such 
     punishment unless the court finds that imposing such 
     punishment was an abuse of the discretion of the judicial 
     officer who imposed such punishment.
       ``(3) A petition for review of punishment for contempt 
     imposed under this section shall be filed not later than 60 
     days after the date on which the authenticated record upon 
     which the contempt punishment is based and any contempt 
     proceedings conducted by the judicial officer are served on 
     the person punished for contempt.
       ``(d) Punishment Not Conviction.--Punishment for contempt 
     is not a conviction or sentence within the meaning of section 
     949m of this title. The imposition of punishment for contempt 
     is not governed by other provisions of this chapter 
     applicable to military commissions, except that the Secretary 
     of Defense may prescribe procedures for contempt proceedings 
     and punishments, pursuant to the authority provided in 
     section 949a of this title.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter of IV of such chapter is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``949o-1. Contempt.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 950t of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (31); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (31).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall not be construed to affect the 
     lawfulness of any punishment for contempt adjudged prior to 
     the effective date of such amendments.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and shall apply with respect to conduct by a person 
     that occurs on or after such date.
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  SA 3963. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. REASONABLE PRICE AGREEMENT.

       (a) In General.--If any Federal agency or any non-profit 
     entity using funds appropriated in this Act undertakes 
     Federally funded health care research and development and is 
     to convey or provide a patent for a drug, biologic, or other 
     health care technology developed through such research, such 
     agency or entity shall not make such conveyance or provide 
     such patent until the entity (including a non-profit entity) 
     that will receive such patent first agrees to a reasonable 
     pricing agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') 
     or the Secretary makes a determination that the public 
     interest is served by a waiver of the reasonable pricing 
     agreement provided in accordance with subsection (c).
       (b) Prohibition of Discrimination.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), any 
     reasonable pricing formula that is utilized shall not result 
     in discriminatory pricing for the drug, biologic, or other 
     health care technology involved regardless of the number of 
     bidders involved. In carrying out this subparagraph, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the Federal Government, with 
     respect to the drug, biologic, or other health care 
     technology involved, is charged an amount that is not more 
     than the lowest amount charged to countries in the 
     Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development for 
     the same drug, biologic, or technology, that have the largest 
     gross domestic product with a per capita income that is not 
     less than half the per capita income of the United States.
       (2) Discriminatory pricing.--For the purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a cost based reasonable pricing formula that is utilized 
     shall be considered to result in discriminatory pricing if 
     the contract for sale of the drug, biologic, or other health 
     care technology places a limit on supply, or employs any 
     other measure, that has the effect of--
       (A) providing access to such drug, biologic, or technology 
     on terms or conditions that are less favorable than the terms 
     or conditions provided to a foreign purchaser (other than a 
     charitable or humanitarian organization) of the drug, 
     biologic, or technology; or
       (B) restricting access to the drug, biologic, or technology 
     under this section.
       (c) Waiver.--No waiver shall take effect under subsection 
     (a) before the public is

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     given notice of the proposed waiver and provided a reasonable 
     opportunity to comment on the proposed waiver. A decision to 
     grant a waiver shall set out the Secretary's finding that 
     such a waiver is in the public interest.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3964. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the funds made available under this Act, not 
     more than $1,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to issue a regulation requiring that 
     direct-to-consumer prescription drug and biological product 
     advertisements include an appropriate disclosure of pricing 
     information with respect to such products.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3965. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Murphy) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE USE OF RESTRICTIVE 
                   EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS BY AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE 
                   HOME HEALTH SERVICES TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') 
     shall conduct a study on the use of restrictive employment 
     covenants by agencies that provide home health services to 
     Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Such study shall include 
     an analysis of the following:
       (1) The prevalence (and profile) of home health agencies 
     that receive reimbursement for the provision of home health 
     services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and use 
     restrictive employment covenants.
       (2) The profile of workers at such agencies that are bound 
     by such restrictive employment covenants, including the 
     average wage of such workers and their employment status.
       (3) The profile of the terms of such restrictive employment 
     covenants, including geography and duration.
       (4) Other items determined appropriate by the Comptroller 
     General.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection 
     (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and 
     administrative action as the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3966. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ____.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this division under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for the 
     Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund, $15,000,000 
     shall be used to test and evaluate technologies that achieve 
     operational energy capability improvement to support Naval 
     Special Warfare and Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare Center 
     testing and tactical operations requirements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3967. Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     by this Act may be available directly or through a State 
     (including through managed care contracts with a State) to a 
     prohibited entity.
       (b) Prohibited Entity.--The term ``prohibited entity'' 
     means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
     successors, and clinics--
       (1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of such Code;
       (B) is an essential community provider described in section 
     156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is 
     primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive 
     health, and related medical care; and
       (C) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity 
     that performs abortions, other than an abortion performed--
       (i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of an act 
     of rape or incest; or
       (ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as 
     certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death 
     unless an abortion is performed, including a life endangering 
     physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy 
     itself; and
       (2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such 
     entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or 
     clinics of such entity, under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.
       (c) End of Prohibition.--The definition in subsection (b) 
     shall cease to apply to an entity if such entity certifies 
     that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, 
     and clinics, will not perform, and will not provide any funds 
     to any other entity that performs, an abortion as described 
     in subsection (b)(1)(C).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3968. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in this Act shall go into effect 1 day after 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3969. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in this Act shall go into effect 2 days 
     after enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3970. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in the Act shall go into effect 3 days after 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3971. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CLEAN AIR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Clean 
     Air Refugee Assistance Act of 2018''.
       (b) Assistance.--In carrying out the Transitional 
     Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency under section 403 of Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170b), the President may provide transitional shelter 
     assistance to individuals living in an area where the air 
     quality index is determined to be unhealthy for not less than 
     3 consecutive days as a result of a wildfire declared by the 
     President to be a major disaster under section 401 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or declared to be a major disaster by 
     the Governor of the State in which the individuals are 
     located.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3972. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this title under 
     the heading ``refugee and entrant assistance'' and available 
     for carrying out programs for victims of trafficking, not 
     less than $500,000 shall be made available for carrying out 
     section 702 of the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health 
     Care Act of 2015 (title VII of Public Law 114-22) in a manner 
     that complements and does not duplicate training activities 
     carried out by the SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) to 
     Health and Wellness Program of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services.
       (b) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     submit to Congress a report on how the Department of Health 
     and Human Services is carrying

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     out activities to develop, evaluate, and disseminate 
     evidence-based best practices for training health 
     professionals on identifying victims of human trafficking.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3973. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title VI of this division under the heading 
     ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', 
     up to $1,600,000 may be available for additional activities 
     to counter the threat of fentanyl and its analogues from 
     China through the following:
       (1) Direct support to law enforcement operations in the 
     form of additional analytic and cyber support.
       (2) Expansion of counter-threat finance operations to 
     increase access to financial intelligence for focused 
     analysis of financial streams of fentanyl and its analogues.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3974. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, detailing the circumstances in 
     which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be 
     providing Medicare or Medicaid payments to, or otherwise 
     funding, entities that process genome or exome data in the 
     People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation. The 
     report shall outline the extent to which payments or other 
     funding have been provided to such entities over the past 5 
     years, including amounts paid to each entity, and specific 
     recommendations on steps to avoid payments in the future. In 
     developing the report, the Secretary shall also coordinate 
     with other relevant agencies, as determined by the Secretary, 
     to examine the potential effect of allowing beneficiaries' 
     genome or exome data to be processed in the People's Republic 
     of China or the Russian Federation on United States national 
     security, United States intellectual property protections, 
     HIPPA privacy protections, future biomedical development 
     capabilities and competitiveness, and global competitiveness 
     for United States laboratories.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3975. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available under this Act, there are appropriated $1,000,000 
     for the congenital heart disease program of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``General 
     Departmental Management'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in this title is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3976. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress, not later than September 24, 2018, a report 
     specifying the process used by the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement in granting requests for congressional oversight 
     visits to any facility in the United States in which 
     unaccompanied alien children are housed or detained as a 
     result of the policy described in the memorandum of the 
     Attorney General entitled ``Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 
     8 U.S.C. 1325(a)'' dated April 6, 2018.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3977. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, 
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Manchin) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  The Secretary, prior to July 1, 2019, shall 
     prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the Senate a report that includes--
       (1) a copy of the interagency agreement between the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture relating 
     to the Civilian Conservation Centers;
       (2) a list of all active Civilian Conservation Centers and 
     contractors administering such Centers; and
       (3) a cumulative record of the funding provided to Civilian 
     Conservation Centers during the 10 years preceding the date 
     of the report, including, for each Civilian Conservation 
     Center--
       (A) the funds allocated to the Civilian Conservation 
     Center;
       (B) the number of enrollment slots maintained, 
     disaggregated by gender and by residential or nonresidential 
     training type;
       (C) the career technical training offerings available;
       (D) the staffing levels and staffing patterns at the 
     Civilian Conservation Center; and
       ``(E) the number of Career Technical Skills Training slots 
     available.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3978. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this division may be obligated or expended 
     to provide aid to the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China or a provincial or local government of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (b)(1) Not later than December 31, 2018, and every December 
     31 thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
     report on spending by Federal agencies relating to amounts--
       (A) given by any Federal agency directly to the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China or a provincial or local 
     government of the People's Republic of China;
       (B) spent directly by Federal agencies to fund programs 
     associated with the aid to the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China or a provincial or local government of the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (C) spent by any Federal agency to fund programs that 
     indirectly aid the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China or a provincial or local government of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The amounts spent by each Federal agency by program and 
     funding stream.
       (B) An accounting of the use of funds by the People's 
     Republic of China by program.
       (C) A description of the mechanisms for tracking the use of 
     funds by the People's Republic of China.
       (D) A description of the history of the programs and 
     initiatives funded by such funds.
       (3) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3979. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Rubio) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 199, line 3, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, that of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available 
     through the Telehealth Network grant to fund awards that use 
     evidence-based practices that promote school safety and 
     individual health, mental health, and well-being by providing 
     assessment and referrals for health, mental health, or 
     substance use disorder services to students who may be 
     struggling with behavioral or mental health issues and 
     providing training and support to teachers, school 
     counselors, administrative staff, school resource officers, 
     and other relevant staff to identify, refer, and intervene to 
     help students experiencing mental health needs or who are 
     considering harming themselves or others.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3980. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of

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Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE READINESS OF THE ENLISTED 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 
     frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on readiness of the 
     enlisted members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include, for the one-year period ending on the date of 
     such report, the following (which shall be disaggregated, 
     when applicable, by members of the Armed Forces who have been 
     deployed and by members who have not been deployed):
       (1) The percentage of enlisted members who were diagnosed 
     with a mental health disorder before joining the Armed 
     Forces.
       (2) The percentage of enlisted members who were diagnosed 
     with a mental health disorder during their first year as a 
     member of the Armed Forces.
       (3) The percentage of individuals--
       (A) who were discharged or released from service in the 
     Armed Forces during their first year in such service; and
       (B) whose discharge or release from service in the Armed 
     Forces was under conditions that were dishonorable or other 
     than honorable.
       (4) The percentage of individuals who enlisted in the Armed 
     Forces pursuant to a waiver to enlist, set forth by Armed 
     Force.
       (5) The reasons for the waivers described in paragraph (4), 
     set forth by Armed Force.
       (6) The percentage of enlisted members who committed 
     suicide during their first year of service in the Armed 
     Forces.
       (7) The percentage of enlisted members who committee 
     suicide during their third year of service in the Armed 
     Forces.

     SEC. ___. CENTRALIZED DATABASE ON CANDIDATES NOT ACCEPTED FOR 
                   ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       Commencing not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish and maintain within the Department of Defense a 
     centralized database on candidates who were not accepted for 
     enlistment in the Armed Forces, including the reasons for 
     non-acceptance.
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  SA 3981. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Manchin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Gardner) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
     Force'' and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National 
     Guard'', not more than $45,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force for payments to a local water 
     authority located in the vicinity of an Air Force or Air 
     National Guard base (including a base not Federally-owned), 
     or to a State in which the local water authority is located, 
     for the treatment of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and 
     perfluorooctanoic acid in drinking water from the water 
     source and/or wells owned and operated by the local water 
     authority undertaken to attain the Environmental Protection 
     Agency Lifetime Health Advisory level for such acids: 
     Provided, That the applicable Lifetime Health Advisory shall 
     be the one in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act: Provided further, That the local water authority or 
     State must have requested such a payment from the Air Force 
     or National Guard Bureau not later than the date that is 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That the elevated levels of such acids in the water 
     was the result of activities conducted by or paid for by the 
     Department of the Air Force or the Air National Guard: 
     Provided further, That such funds may be expended without 
     regard to existing contractual provisions in agreements 
     between the Department of the Air Force or the National Guard 
     Bureau, as the case may be, and the State in which the base 
     is located relating to environmental response actions or 
     indemnification: Provided further, That, in order to be 
     eligible for payment under this section, such treatment must 
     have taken place after January 1, 2016, and the local water 
     authority or State, as the case may be, must waive all claims 
     for treatment expenses incurred before such date: Provided 
     further, That any payment under this section may not exceed 
     the actual cost of such treatment resulting from the 
     activities conducted by or paid for by the Department of the 
     Air Force: Provided further, That the Secretary may enter 
     into such agreements with the local water authority or State 
     as may be necessary to implement this section: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may pay, utilizing the Defense 
     State Memorandum of Agreement, costs that would otherwise be 
     eligible for payment under that agreement were those costs 
     paid using funds appropriated to the Environmental 
     Restoration Account, Air Force, established under section 
     2703(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
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  SA 3982. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated under the 
     heading ``Children and Families Services Programs'' under the 
     heading ``Administration for Children and Families'', there 
     is appropriated $10,000,000 for purposes of carrying out 
     title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``children and 
     Families Services Programs'' is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3983. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                    DIVISION C--SECURE ELECTIONS ACT

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Secure Elections Act''.

     SEC. _02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Rules and Administration, the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     majority leader, and the minority leader of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on House Administration, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
     Committee on Appropriations, the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, the Speaker, and the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Appropriate federal entities.--The term ``appropriate 
     Federal entities'' means--
       (A) the Department of Commerce, including the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (B) the Department of Defense;
       (C) the Department, including the component of the 
     Department that reports to the Under Secretary responsible 
     for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, 
     cybersecurity, and other related programs of the Department;
       (D) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation;
       (E) the Commission; and
       (F) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     the National Security Agency, and such other elements of the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) as the 
     Director of National Intelligence determines are appropriate.
       (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Election 
     Assistance Commission.
       (4) Cybersecurity incident.--The term ``cybersecurity 
     incident'' has the meaning given the term ``incident'' in 
     section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     148).
       (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (6) Election agency.--The term ``election agency'' means 
     any component of a State or any component of a county, 
     municipality, or other subdivision of a State that is 
     responsible for administering Federal elections.
       (7) Election cybersecurity incident.--The term ``election 
     cybersecurity incident'' means any cybersecurity incident 
     involving an election system.
       (8) Election cybersecurity threat.--The term ``election 
     cybersecurity threat'' means any cybersecurity threat (as 
     defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
     Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)) to an election system.
       (9) Election cybersecurity vulnerability.--The term 
     ``election cybersecurity vulnerability'' means any security 
     vulnerability (as defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
     Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)) that affects 
     an election system.
       (10) Election service provider.--The term ``election 
     service provider'' means any person providing, supporting, or 
     maintaining an election system on behalf of an election 
     agency, such as a contractor or vendor.
       (11) Election system.--The term ``election system'' means 
     the following:
       (A) Information technology infrastructure and systems used 
     to maintain voter registration databases.

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       (B) Voting systems and associated infrastructure, which are 
     generally held in storage but are located at polling places 
     during early voting and on election day.
       (C) Information technology infrastructure and systems used 
     to manage elections, which may include systems that count, 
     audit, and display election results on election night on 
     behalf of State governments as well as for post-election 
     reporting used to certify and validate election results.
       (D) Such other systems the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Commission, may identify as central to the management, 
     support, or administration of a Federal election.
       (12) Federal election.--The term ``Federal election'' means 
     a general, special, primary, or runoff election for the 
     office of President or Vice President, or of a Senator or 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress that is conducted by an election agency.
       (13) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' means any 
     agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 
     Code).
       (14) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (15) Significant cybersecurity incident.--The term 
     ``significant cybersecurity incident'' is a cybersecurity 
     incident that is, or a group of related cybersecurity 
     incidents that together are, likely to result in demonstrable 
     harm to the national security interests, foreign relations, 
     or economy of the United States or to the public confidence, 
     civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American 
     people.
       (16) Significant election cybersecurity incident.--The term 
     ``significant election cybersecurity incident'' means any 
     significant cybersecurity incident involving an election 
     system.
       (17) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the United 
     States Virgin Islands.
       (18) State election official.--The term ``State election 
     official'' means--
       (A) the chief State election official of a State designated 
     under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509); or
       (B) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
     Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
     United States Virgin Islands, a chief State election official 
     designated by the State for purposes of this division.
       (19) Voting system.--The term ``voting system'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 301(b) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)).

     SEC. _03. INFORMATION SHARING.

       (a) Designation of Responsible Federal Entity.--The 
     Secretary shall have primary responsibility within the 
     Federal Government for sharing information about election 
     cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with 
     Federal entities and with election agencies.
       (b) Presumption of Federal Information Sharing to the 
     Department.--If a Federal entity receives information about 
     an election cybersecurity incident, threat, or vulnerability, 
     the Federal entity shall promptly share that information with 
     the Department, unless the head of the entity (or a Senate-
     confirmed official designated by the head) makes a specific 
     determination in writing that there is good cause to withhold 
     the particular information.
       (c) Establishment of Information Sharing Plans and 
     Protocols.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain 
     a communication plan and protocols to promptly share 
     information related to election cybersecurity incidents, 
     threats, and vulnerabilities.
       (2) Contents.--The communication plan and protocols 
     required to be established under paragraph (1) shall require 
     that the Department promptly share appropriate information 
     with--
       (A) the appropriate Federal entities;
       (B) all State election officials;
       (C) to the maximum extent practicable, all election 
     agencies that have requested ongoing updates on election 
     cybersecurity incidents, threats, or vulnerabilities; and
       (D) to the maximum extent practicable, all election 
     agencies that may be affected by the risks associated with 
     the particular election cybersecurity incident, threat, or 
     vulnerability.
       (d) Development of State Election Cybersecurity Incident 
     Response and Communication Plan Template.--The Secretary 
     shall, in coordination with the Commission and the Election 
     Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council, establish a 
     template that a State may use when establishing a State 
     election cybersecurity incident response and communication 
     plan.
       (e) Technical Resources for Election Agencies.--In sharing 
     information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, 
     and vulnerabilities with election agencies under this 
     section, the Department shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable--
       (1) provide cyber threat indicators and defensive measures 
     (as such terms are defined in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
     1501)), such as recommended technical instructions, that 
     assist with preventing, mitigating, and detecting threats or 
     vulnerabilities;
       (2) identify resources available for protecting against, 
     detecting, responding to, and recovering from associated 
     risks, including technical capabilities of the Department; 
     and
       (3) provide guidance about further sharing of the 
     information.
       (f) Declassification Review.--If the Department receives 
     classified information about an election cybersecurity 
     incident, threat, or vulnerability--
       (1) the Secretary shall promptly submit a request for 
     expedited declassification review to the head of a Federal 
     entity with authority to conduct the review, consistent with 
     Executive Order 13526 or any successor order, unless the 
     Secretary determines that such a request would be harmful to 
     national security; and
       (2) the head of the Federal entity described in paragraph 
     (1) shall promptly conduct the review.
       (g) Role of Non-Federal Entities.--The Department may share 
     information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, 
     and vulnerabilities through a non-Federal entity.
       (h) Protection of Personal and Confidential Information.--
       (1) In general.--If a Federal entity shares or receives 
     information relating to an election cybersecurity incident, 
     threat, or vulnerability, the Federal entity shall, within 
     Federal information systems (as defined in section 3502 of 
     title 44, United States Code) of the entity--
       (A) minimize the acquisition, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of voters, except as necessary to 
     identify, protect against, detect, respond to, or recover 
     from election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and 
     vulnerabilities;
       (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, prohibit 
     the retention of personal information of voters, such as--
       (i) voter registration information, including physical 
     address, email address, and telephone number;
       (ii) political party affiliation or registration 
     information; and
       (iii) voter history, including registration status or 
     election participation; and
       (C) protect confidential Federal and State information from 
     unauthorized disclosure.
       (2) Exemption from disclosure.--Information relating to an 
     election cybersecurity incident, threat, or vulnerability, 
     such as personally identifiable information of reporting 
     persons or individuals affected by such incident, threat, or 
     vulnerability, shared by or with the Federal Government shall 
     be--
       (A) deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt from 
     disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and any State, tribal, or local provision of law requiring 
     disclosure of information or records; and
       (B) withheld, without discretion, from the public under 
     section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and any 
     State, tribal, or local provision of law requiring disclosure 
     of information or records.
       (i) Duty To Assess Possible Cybersecurity Incidents.--
       (1) Election agencies.--If an election agency becomes aware 
     of the possibility of an election cybersecurity incident, the 
     election agency shall promptly--
       (A) assess whether an election cybersecurity incident 
     occurred;
       (B) notify the State election official in accordance with 
     any notification process established by the State election 
     official; and
       (C) notify the Department in accordance with subsection 
     (j).
       (2) Election service providers.--If an election service 
     provider becomes aware of the possibility of an election 
     cybersecurity incident, the election service provider shall 
     promptly--
       (A) assess whether an election cybersecurity incident 
     occurred; and
       (B) notify the relevant election agencies in accordance 
     with subsection (k).
       (j) Information Sharing About Cybersecurity Incidents by 
     Election Agencies.--If an election agency has reason to 
     believe that an election cybersecurity incident has occurred 
     with respect to an election system owned, operated, or 
     maintained by or on behalf of the election agency, the 
     election agency shall, in the most expedient time possible 
     and without unreasonable delay, provide notification of the 
     election cybersecurity incident to the Department in 
     accordance with any notification process established by the 
     Secretary.
       (k) Information Sharing About Cybersecurity Incidents by 
     Election Service Providers.--If an election service provider 
     has reason to believe that an election cybersecurity incident 
     may have occurred, or that an incident related to the role of 
     the provider as an election service provider may have 
     occurred, the election service provider shall--
       (1) notify the relevant election agencies in the most 
     expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay; and
       (2) cooperate with the election agencies in providing the 
     notifications required under subsections (i)(1) and (j).
       (l) Content of Notification by Election Agencies.--The 
     notifications required under subsections (i)(1) and (j)--
       (1) shall include an initial assessment of--
       (A) the date, time, and time zone when the election 
     cybersecurity incident began, if known;
       (B) the date, time, and time zone when the election 
     cybersecurity incident was detected;
       (C) the date, time, and duration of the election 
     cybersecurity incident;
       (D) the circumstances of the election cybersecurity 
     incident, including the specific election systems believed to 
     have been accessed and information acquired; and

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       (E) planned and implemented technical measures to respond 
     to and recover from the incident; and
       (2) shall be updated with additional material information, 
     including technical data, as it becomes available.
       (m) Security Clearance.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary--
       (1) shall establish an expedited process for providing 
     appropriate security clearance to State election officials 
     and designated technical personnel employed by State election 
     agencies;
       (2) shall establish an expedited process for providing 
     appropriate security clearance to members of the Commission 
     and designated technical personnel employed by the 
     Commission; and
       (3) shall establish a process for providing appropriate 
     security clearance to personnel at other election agencies.
       (n) Protection From Liability.--Nothing in this division 
     may be construed to provide a cause of action against a 
     State, unit of local government, or an election service 
     provider.
       (o) Assessment of Inter-state Information Sharing About 
     Election Cybersecurity.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Commission, in 
     coordination with the heads of the appropriate Federal 
     entities and appropriate officials of State and local 
     governments, shall conduct an assessment of--
       (A) the structure and functioning of the Elections 
     Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center for 
     purposes of election cybersecurity; and
       (B) other mechanisms for inter-state information sharing 
     about election cybersecurity.
       (2) Comment from election agencies.--In carrying out the 
     assessment required under paragraph (1), the Secretary and 
     the Commission shall solicit and consider comments from all 
     State election agencies.
       (3) Distribution.--The Secretary and the Commission shall 
     jointly issue the assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     to--
       (A) all election agencies known to the Department and the 
     Commission; and
       (B) the appropriate congressional committees.
       (p) Congressional Notification.--If an appropriate Federal 
     entity has reason to believe that a significant election 
     cybersecurity incident has occurred, the entity shall--
       (1) not later than 7 calendar days after the date on which 
     there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the significant 
     election cybersecurity incident has occurred, provide 
     notification of the significant election cybersecurity 
     incident to the appropriate congressional committees; and
       (2) update the initial notification under paragraph (1) 
     within a reasonable period of time after additional 
     information relating to the significant election 
     cybersecurity incident is discovered.

     SEC. _04. REQUIREMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY 
                   INCIDENT RESPONSE PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title II of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new part:

             ``PART 7--REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 297. ELECTION CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AND 
                   COMMUNICATION PLANS.

       ``No State may receive any grant awarded under this Act 
     after the date of the enactment of this section unless such 
     State has established a response and communication plan with 
     respect to election cybersecurity incidents (as defined in 
     section 2(7) of the Secure Elections Act). Nothing in this 
     section shall prohibit a State from using funds awarded 
     before the date of the enactment of this section for any use 
     otherwise authorized by law.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 296 the 
     following:

             ``PART 7--Requirements for Election Assistance

``Sec. 297. Election cybersecurity incident response and communication 
              plans.''.

     SEC. _05. ELECTION CYBERSECURITY AND ELECTION AUDIT 
                   GUIDELINES.

       (a) Development by Technical Advisory Board.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Additional duties.--Section 221(b)(1) of the Help 
     America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``in the development of the voluntary voting 
     system guidelines'' and inserting ``in the development of--
       ``(A) the voluntary voting system guidelines;
       ``(B) the voluntary election cybersecurity guidelines 
     (referred to in this part as the `election cybersecurity 
     guidelines') in accordance with paragraph (3); and
       ``(C) the voluntary election audit guidelines (referred to 
     in this part as the `election audit guidelines') in 
     accordance with paragraph (4).''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--Sections 202(1) and 207(3) of 
     the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922(1) and 
     20927(3)) are each amended by striking ``voluntary voting 
     system''.
       (2) Membership and renaming of technical guidelines 
     development committee.--
       (A) Membership.--Section 221(c)(1) of the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961(c)(1)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``14'' and inserting ``19''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) 2 Members of the Standards Board who are not 
     affiliated with the same political party--
       ``(i) 1 of whom is a local election official; and
       ``(ii) 1 of whom is a State election official.
       ``(B) 2 Members of the Board of Advisors who are not 
     affiliated with the same political party.
       ``(C) 2 Members of the Architectural and Transportation 
     Barrier Compliance Board under section 502 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (29 U.S.C. 792).
       ``(D) A representative of the Institute of Electrical and 
     Electronics Engineers.
       ``(E) 2 representatives of the National Association of 
     Secretaries of State selected by such Association who are not 
     members of the Standards Board or Board of Advisors, and who 
     are not of the same political party.
       ``(F) 2 representatives of the National Association of 
     State Election Directors selected by such Association who are 
     not members of the Standards Board or Board of Advisors, and 
     who are not of the same political party.
       ``(G) A representative of the Department of Homeland 
     Security who possesses technical and scientific expertise 
     relating to cybersecurity and the administration of 
     elections.
       ``(H) A representative of the Election Infrastructure 
     Information Sharing and Analysis Center who possesses 
     technical and scientific expertise relating to cybersecurity.
       ``(I) A representative of the National Association of State 
     Chief Information Officers.
       ``(J) A representative of State election information 
     technology directors selected by the National Association of 
     State Election Directors.
       ``(K) A representative of a manufacturer of voting system 
     hardware and software who possesses technical and scientific 
     expertise relating to cybersecurity and the administration of 
     elections.
       ``(L) A representative of a laboratory accredited under 
     section 231(b) who possesses technical and scientific 
     expertise relating to cybersecurity and the administration of 
     elections.
       ``(M) A representative that is an academic or scientific 
     researcher who possesses technical and scientific expertise 
     relating to cybersecurity.
       ``(N) A representative who possesses technical and 
     scientific expertise relating to the accessibility and 
     usability of voting systems.''.
       (B) Renaming of committee.--
       (i) In general.--Section 221(a) of the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``Technical Guidelines Development Committee (hereafter in 
     this part referred to as the `Development Committee')'' and 
     inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.
       (ii) Conforming amendments.--

       (I) Section 201 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20921) is amended by 
     striking ``Technical Guidelines Development Committee'' and 
     inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.
       (II) Section 221 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20921) is amended 
     by striking ``Development Committee'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.
       (III) Section 222(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20962(b)) is 
     amended--

       (aa) by striking ``Technical Guidelines Development 
     Committee'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Technical 
     Advisory Board'',
       (bb) by striking ``Development Committee'' in the heading 
     and inserting ``Technical Advisory Board'', and

       (IV) Section 271(e) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21041(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``Technical Guidelines Development 
     Committee'' and inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.
       (V) Section 281(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21051(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``Technical Guidelines Development 
     Committee'' and inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.
       (VI) The heading for section 221of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
     20961) is amended by striking ``technical guidelines 
     development committee'' and inserting ``technical advisory 
     board''.
       (VII) The heading for part 3 of subtitle A of title II of 
     such Act is amended by striking ``technical guidelines 
     development committee'' and inserting ``technical advisory 
     board''.
       (VIII) The items relating to section 221 and part 3 of 
     title II in the table of contents of such Act are each 
     amended by striking ``Technical Guidelines Development 
     Committee'' and inserting ``Technical Advisory Board''.

       (b) Guidelines.--
       (1) Election cybersecurity guidelines.--Section 221(b) of 
     the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Election cybersecurity guidelines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The election cybersecurity guidelines 
     shall contain guidelines for election cybersecurity, 
     including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, 
     operating, and updating election systems.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In developing the guidelines, the 
     Technical Advisory Board shall--
       ``(i) identify the top risks to election systems;
       ``(ii) describe how specific technology choices can 
     increase or decrease those risks; and

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       ``(iii) provide recommended policies, best practices, and 
     overall security strategies for identifying, protecting 
     against, detecting, responding to, and recovering from the 
     risks identified under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Issues considered.--
       ``(i) In general.--In developing the election cybersecurity 
     guidelines, the Technical Advisory Board shall consider--

       ``(I) applying established cybersecurity best practices to 
     Federal election administration by States and local 
     governments, including appropriate technologies, procedures, 
     and personnel for identifying, protecting against, detecting, 
     responding to, and recovering from election cybersecurity 
     incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities;
       ``(II) providing actionable guidance to election agencies 
     that seek to implement additional cybersecurity protections; 
     and
       ``(III) any other factors that the Technical Advisory Board 
     determines to be relevant.

       ``(D) Relationship to voluntary voting system guidelines 
     and national institute of standards and technology 
     cybersecurity guidance.--In developing the election 
     cybersecurity guidelines, the Technical Advisory Board shall 
     consider--
       ``(i) the voluntary voting system guidelines; and
       ``(ii) cybersecurity standards and best practices developed 
     by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     including frameworks, consistent with section 2(c) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     272(c)).''.
       (2) Audit guidelines.--Section 221(b) of such Act (52 
     U.S.C. 20961(b)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election audit guidelines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The election audit guidelines shall 
     include provisions regarding voting systems and statistical 
     audits for Federal elections, including that--
       ``(i) each vote is cast using a voting system that allows 
     the voter an opportunity to inspect and confirm the marked 
     ballot before casting it (consistent with accessibility 
     requirements); and
       ``(ii) each election result is determined by tabulating 
     marked ballots, and prior to the date on which the winning 
     Federal candidate in the election is sworn into office, 
     election agencies within the State inspect a random sample of 
     the marked ballots and thereby establish high statistical 
     confidence in the election result.
       ``(B) Issues considered.--In developing the election audit 
     guidelines, the Technical Advisory Board shall consider--
       ``(i) specific types of election audits, including 
     procedures and shortcomings for such audits;
       ``(ii) mechanisms to verify that election systems 
     accurately tabulate ballots, report results, and identify a 
     winner for each election for Federal office, even if there is 
     an error or fault in the voting system;
       ``(iii) durational requirements needed to facilitate 
     election audits in a timely manner that allows for confidence 
     in the outcome of the election prior to the swearing-in of a 
     Federal candidate, including variations in the acceptance of 
     postal ballots, time allowed to cure provisional ballots, and 
     election certification deadlines;
       ``(iv) the importance of manual (by hand, not device) 
     inspections of original marked paper ballots to provide 
     audits without serious vulnerabilities; and
       ``(v) any other factors that the Technical Advisory Board 
     considers to be relevant.''.
       (3) Deadlines.--Section 221(b)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
     20961(b)(2)), as amended by this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The Technical'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Voluntary voting system guidelines.--The Technical'';
       (B) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)(A)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Election cybersecurity and election audit 
     guidelines.--
       ``(i) Initial guidelines.--The Technical Advisory Board 
     shall provide its initial set of recommendations under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) to the Executive 
     Director not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Elections Act.
       ``(ii) Periodic review.--Not later than March 31, 2021, and 
     once every 2 years thereafter, the Technical Advisory Board 
     shall review and update the guidelines described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Process for Adoption.--
       (1) Publication of recommendations.--Section 221(f) of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961(f)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``At the time the Commission'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Voluntary voting system guidelines.--At the time the 
     Commission''; and.
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Election cybersecurity and election audit 
     guidelines.--The Technical Advisory Board shall--
       ``(A) provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment, 
     including through Commission publication in the Federal 
     Register, on the guidelines required under subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of subsection (b)(1), including a 45-day opportunity 
     for public comment on a draft of the guidelines before they 
     are submitted to Congress under section 223(a), which shall, 
     to the extent practicable, occur concurrently with the other 
     activities of the Technical Advisory Board under this section 
     with respect to such guidelines; and
       ``(B) consider the public comments in developing the 
     guidelines.''.
       (2) Adoption.--
       (A) In general.--Part 3 of subtitle A of title II of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20961 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (i) by inserting ``of voluntary voting guidelines'' after 
     ``adoption'' in the heading of section 222; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 223. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF ELECTION CYBERSECURITY 
                   AND ELECTION AUDIT GUIDELINES.

       ``(a) Submission to Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 calendar days after 
     the date on which the Commission receives recommendations for 
     the guidelines described in subparagraphs (B) or (C) of 
     section 221(b)(1), the Commission shall consider the 
     guidelines and submit the guidelines to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(2) Modification.--In considering the guidelines, the 
     Commission may modify the guidelines if--
       ``(A) the Commission determines that there is good cause to 
     modify the guidelines, consistent with the considerations 
     established in paragraphs (3) or (4) of section 221(b) (as 
     the case may be) and notwithstanding the recommendation of 
     the Technical Advisory Board; and
       ``(B) the Commission submits a written justification of the 
     modification to the Technical Advisory Board and the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       ``(b) Distribution to Election Agencies.--The Commission 
     shall distribute the guidelines described in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of section 221(b)(1) to all election agencies 
     known to the Commission.
       ``(c) Publication.--The Commission shall make the 
     guidelines described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     221(b)(1) available on the public website of the Commission.
       ``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `appropriate congressional 
     committees' means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration, the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     majority leader, and the minority leader of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on House Administration, the Committee 
     on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
     Committee on Appropriations, the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, the Speaker, and the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to subject the process for developing the 
     guidelines described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     221(b)(1) to subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     `Administrative Procedure Act').''.
       (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     222 the following new item:

``Sec. 223. Process for adoption of election cybersecurity and election 
              audit guidelines.''.

     SEC. _06. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT POST-ELECTION AUDITS.

       (a) Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help 
     America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 
     and 306, respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after section 303 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 304. POST-ELECTION AUDITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each State shall--
       ``(1) conduct a post-election audit of each Federal 
     election (as defined in section 2 of the Secure Elections 
     Act) through the inspection of a random sample of marked 
     ballots of sufficient quantity to establish high statistical 
     confidence in the election result;
       ``(2) provide a description of the planned audit, excluding 
     any information deemed to create a security risk, to be 
     conducted under paragraph (1) on a public website 
     administered by the chief State election official 90 days 
     prior to each such Federal election; and
       ``(3) provide results of the completed audit under 
     paragraph (1) on a public website administered by the chief 
     State election official within 10 days of the completion of 
     the audit.
       ``(b) Time for Completing Audit.--The audit required by 
     subsection (a) shall be completed in a timely manner to 
     ensure confidence in the outcome of the election and before--
       ``(1) in the case of a primary election, the date the 
     candidate is placed on the general election ballot; and
       ``(2) in the case of a general election, the date on which 
     the winning candidate in the election is sworn into office.
       ``(c) Effective Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     each State shall be required to comply with the requirements 
     of this section for the regularly scheduled general election 
     for Federal office held in November 2020, and each subsequent 
     election for Federal office.
       ``(2) Waiver.--If a State certifies to the Commission not 
     later than November 1, 2020,

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     that the State will not meet the deadline described in 
     paragraph (1) for good cause and includes in the 
     certification the reasons for the failure to meet such 
     deadline, paragraph (1) shall apply to the State as if the 
     reference in such subparagraph to `November 2020' were a 
     reference to `November 2022'.''.
       (2) Enforcement.--Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 
     is amended by striking ``and 303'' and inserting ``303, and 
     304''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 
     305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 304. Post-election audits.''.

       (b) Reporting.--The Election Assistance Commission shall--
       (1) collect information regarding audits conducted by 
     States under section 304 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     (as added by subsection (a)); and
       (2) submit reports to Congress on the information provided 
     by the States under section 304(a)(2) and 304(a)(3) of such 
     Act (as so added) and other information collected by the 
     Commission under paragraph (1).
     The reports under paragraph (2) shall be submitted 
     concurrently with the reports required under section 9(a)(3) 
     of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

     SEC. _07. REQUIREMENT FOR PAPER BALLOTS.

       (a) In General.--Part 7 of subtitle D of title II of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 4, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 298. PAPER BALLOTS.

       ``No State or jurisdiction may use any grant awarded under 
     this Act after the date of the enactment of this section to 
     obtain voting equipment unless such voting equipment records 
     each vote on a marked or printed, individualized, readable 
     paper ballot and allows the voter an opportunity to inspect 
     and confirm the marked or printed ballot (consistent with 
     accessibility requirements under Federal law) before the 
     ballot is cast and counted. Nothing in this section shall 
     prohibit a State from using funds awarded before the date of 
     the enactment of this section to obtain such equipment.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 4, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 297 the following:

``Sec. 298. Paper ballots.''.

     SEC. _08. STREAMLINING THE COLLECTION OF ELECTION 
                   INFORMATION.

       Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
     20922) is amended by adding at the end the following flush 
     sentence:
     ``Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to the collection of information for purposes 
     of maintaining any clearinghouse with respect to the 
     administration of Federal elections or the experiences of 
     State and local governments in implementing the guidelines 
     described in paragraph (1) or in operating voting systems in 
     general.''.

     SEC. _09. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON FOREIGN THREATS TO 
                   ELECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and 90 days before the end of each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary and the Director of 
     National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of the 
     appropriate Federal entities, shall submit a joint report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on foreign threats 
     to elections in the United States, including physical and 
     cybersecurity threats.
       (b) Voluntary Participation by States.--The Secretary shall 
     solicit and consider comments from all State election 
     agencies. Participation by an election agency in the report 
     under this subsection shall be voluntary and at the 
     discretion of the State.

     SEC. _10. STATE ELECTION SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY MODERNIZATION 
                   AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
     U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new title:

   ``TITLE X--PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CYBERSECURITY MODERNIZATION AND 
                              MAINTENANCE

     ``SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Cyber navigator program.--The term `cyber navigator 
     program' means a program under which the State election 
     official employs election technology professionals to provide 
     practical cybersecurity knowledge, support, and services to 
     local election officials, including--
       ``(A) assessments of local election offices;
       ``(B) support to local information technology staff or 
     vendors in creating cyber security policies for voting 
     systems (as defined in section 301(b));
       ``(C) services to mitigate vulnerabilities discovered 
     during an assessment and to improve cybersecurity of a local 
     election office;
       ``(D) the establishment of best cyber hygiene practices 
     within an office; and
       ``(E) advice on the purchase of new election systems.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

     ``SEC. 1002. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall award annual grants 
     to States in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--A State receiving a grant under this 
     section shall use the funds received under the grant only 
     to--
       ``(1) upgrade election-related computer systems to address 
     cyber vulnerabilities consistent with best practices 
     recommended by the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 
     Commission;
       ``(2) implement a post-election audit system that provides 
     a high statistical confidence in the election result;
       ``(3) obtain or facilitate cybersecurity training for 
     officials in the office of the State election official and 
     for local election officials; and
       ``(4) establish or maintain a cyber navigator program.
       ``(c) Amount of Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
     funds provided to a State under a grant under this section 
     for any calendar year shall be equal to the product obtained 
     by multiplying--
       ``(A) the total amount appropriated for grants pursuant to 
     the authorization under section 1003(a); by
       ``(B) the State allocation percentage for the State (as 
     determined under paragraph (2)).
       ``(2) State allocation percentage.--The State allocation 
     percentage for a State is the amount (expressed as a 
     percentage) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing--
       ``(A) the total voting age population of all States (as 
     reported in the most recent decennial census); by
       ``(B) the voting age population of the State (as reported 
     in the most recent decennial census).
       ``(3) Minimum and maximum amount of payment.--The amount 
     determined under this subsection--
       ``(A) may not be less than $2,500,000 and
       ``(B) may not be greater than $10,000,000.
       ``(4) Pro rata adjustment.--The Commission shall make such 
     pro rata adjustments to the allocations determined under 
     paragraph (1) as are necessary to comply with the 
     requirements of paragraph (3).

     ``SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Commission $250,000,000 to carry out this title for 
     each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
       ``(b) Availability.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available without fiscal year 
     limitation until expended.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Commission.--In 
     addition to the amounts authorized under subsection (a), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
     such sums as may be necessary to administer the programs 
     under this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
     U.S.C. 20922) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (6) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(7) carrying out the grant program under title X.''.
       (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

   ``TITLE X--PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CYBERSECURITY MODERNIZATION AND 
                              MAINTENANCE

``Sec. 1001. Definitions.
``Sec. 1002. Payments to States.
``Sec. 1003. Authorization of appropriations.''.
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  SA 3984. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended by the 
     Secretary of Defense in positively referencing, citing, or 
     otherwise relying on a majority ruling in Korematsu v. United 
     States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), Hirabayashi v. United States, 
     320 U.S. 81 (1943), or Yasui v. United States, 320 U.S. 115 
     (1943) to justify the constitutionality or legality of any 
     program, policy, guidance, or activity.
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  SA 3985. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Brown) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       ``Sec. __. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the condition of the public school 
     facilities of the United States.
       ``(b) In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General shall study the following factors related 
     to supporting a 21st century education:
       ``(1) Structural integrity.

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       ``(2) Plumbing.
       ``(3) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
       ``(4) Compliance with fire and safety codes.
       ``(5) Compliance with Federal laws, including the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(6) Lighting.
       ``(7) Indoor air quality.
       ``(8) Environmental conditions, such as exposure to 
     asbestos, lead, and mold.
       ``(9) Physical security.
       ``(10) Sufficient space for instruction.
       ``(c) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the 
     findings of the study under this section.''.
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  SA 3986. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, detailing the circumstances in 
     which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be 
     providing Medicare or Medicaid payments to, or otherwise 
     funding, entities that process genome or exome data in the 
     People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation. The 
     report shall outline the extent to which payments or other 
     funding have been provided to such entities over the past 5 
     years, including amounts paid to each entity, the 
     implications of such payments, including vulnerabilities, and 
     specific recommendations on steps to ensure that payments are 
     lawful and appropriate in the future. In developing the 
     report, the Secretary shall also coordinate with other 
     relevant agencies, as determined by the Secretary, to examine 
     the potential effect of allowing beneficiaries' genome or 
     exome data to be processed in the People's Republic of China 
     or the Russian Federation on United States national security, 
     United States intellectual property protections, HIPPA 
     privacy protections, future biomedical development 
     capabilities and competitiveness, and global competitiveness 
     for United States laboratories.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3987. Mr. SASSE (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert 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 ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) The term ``cyberexploitation'' means the use of digital 
     means to obtain access to an individual's personal 
     information without authorization.
       (3) 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.
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  SA 3988. Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  The amount appropriated by title IV of this 
     division under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by $8,000,000, 
     with the amount of the increase to be available for research, 
     development, test and evaluation at Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (in addition to any other 
     amounts available under that heading for such research, 
     development, test and evaluation).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3989. Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, 
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Sanders) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ____. (a) In addition, $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available to provide for the deferment of loans made under 
     part D of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     eligible institutions that are private Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities that applied for, were denied, and 
     were eligible for a deferment in fiscal year 2018 of such a 
     loan under the terms and conditions of the second paragraph 
     under the heading ``Historically Black College and University 
     Capital Financing Program Account'' under the Department of 
     Education Appropriations Act, 2018.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Student 
     Financial Assistance'' under this title is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
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  SA 3990. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3699 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby) to the 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     by this Act may be available directly or through a State 
     (including through managed care contracts with a State) to a 
     prohibited entity.
       (b) Prohibited Entity.--The term ``prohibited entity'' 
     means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
     successors, and clinics--
       (1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of such Code;
       (B) is an essential community provider described in section 
     156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is 
     primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive 
     health, and related medical care; and
       (C) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity 
     that performs abortions, other than an abortion performed--
       (i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of an act 
     of rape or incest; or
       (ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as 
     certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death 
     unless an abortion is performed, including a life endangering 
     physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy 
     itself; and
       (2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such 
     entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or 
     clinics of such entity, under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.
       (c) End of Prohibition.--The definition in subsection (b) 
     shall cease to apply to an entity if such entity certifies 
     that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, 
     and

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     clinics, will not perform, and will not provide any funds to 
     any other entity that performs, an abortion as described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(C).
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  SA 3991. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     by this Act may be available directly or through a State 
     (including through managed care contracts with a State) to a 
     prohibited entity.
       (b) Prohibited Entity.--The term ``prohibited entity'' 
     means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
     successors, and clinics--
       (1) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
     under section 501(a) of such Code;
       (B) is an essential community provider described in section 
     156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is 
     primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive 
     health, and related medical care; and
       (C) performs, or provides any funds to any other entity 
     that performs abortions, other than an abortion performed--
       (i) in the case of a pregnancy that is the result of an act 
     of rape or incest; or
       (ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as 
     certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death 
     unless an abortion is performed, including a life endangering 
     physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy 
     itself; and
       (2) for which the total amount of Federal grants to such 
     entity, including grants to any affiliates, subsidiaries, or 
     clinics of such entity, under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act in fiscal year 2016 exceeded $23,000,000.
       (c) End of Prohibition.--The definition in subsection (b) 
     shall cease to apply to an entity if such entity certifies 
     that it, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, 
     and clinics, will not perform, and will not provide any funds 
     to any other entity that performs, an abortion as described 
     in subsection (b)(1)(C).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3992. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than January 1, 2019, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health shall establish a process 
     to effectuate the purpose of section 404K of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m) by transferring to the 
     sanctuary system under such section, by December 31, 2021--
       (1) all chimpanzees categorized as Class I, II, III on the 
     American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Scale, 
     as adapted by the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in 
     Anesthesia and Analgesia; and
       (2) all chimpanzees categorized as Class IV and V on such 
     scale and deemed eligible to transfer to the sanctuary system 
     by one or more veterinarians none of whom are currently, or 
     have recently been, employed by either the sending or 
     receiving facility.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3993. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3699 
proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby) to the amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:
       ``$8,503,001'
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3994. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Hatch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OPIOID LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 305(c) of the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 825(c)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The label of any container or package containing an 
     opioid or opiate listed in schedule II or III shall, when 
     dispensed (other than administered) to or for a patient, 
     contain a clear, concise warning, in a manner specified by 
     the Secretary by regulation, that the opioids or opiates 
     dispensed can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose.''.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe regulations under section 503(b) of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)) 
     to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) and such 
     regulations shall be effective not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Interim rules.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may issue the regulations required under paragraph 
     (1) by interim rule to the extent necessary to comply with 
     the timing requirement in paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3995. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than January 1, 2019, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health shall establish a process 
     to effectuate the purpose of section 404K of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283m) by transferring to the 
     sanctuary system under such section, by December 31, 2021--
       (1) all chimpanzees categorized as Class I, II, III on the 
     American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Scale, 
     as adapted by the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in 
     Anesthesia and Analgesia; and
       (2) all chimpanzees categorized as Class IV and V on such 
     scale and deemed eligible to transfer to the sanctuary system 
     by one or more primate veterinarians or behaviorists, none of 
     whom are currently, or have recently been, employed by either 
     the sending or receiving facility.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3996. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2019, a group health 
     plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or 
     individual health insurance coverage shall provide coverage 
     of a single dispensing of contraceptives for a 12-month 
     period, with no deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or other 
     cost-sharing requirement.
       (b) Congress finds as follows:
       (1) Contraception is basic health care for women, and women 
     need access to all birth control methods so that they can use 
     the specific birth control that is right for them.
       (2) Removing barriers to access to birth control so that 
     women can plan, space, and prevent pregnancies is critically 
     important for women's health and economic security, as well 
     as the health of any children they may decide to have in the 
     future. Access to birth control is linked to women's greater 
     educational and professional opportunities and increased 
     lifetime earnings.
       (3) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
     Law 111-148) has removed cost barriers to birth control for 
     over 62,400,000 women, but other non-cost barriers remain, 
     and some women still do not have insurance coverage of birth 
     control.
       (4) A woman's chances of unintended pregnancy increase 
     considerably when barriers prevent her from using birth 
     control consistently and correctly.
       (5) In recent years, States have taken proactive steps to 
     increase women's access to the birth control method of their 
     choice, as follows:
       (A) Several States, including Delaware, Iowa, and Colorado 
     have implemented successful initiatives that include training 
     of providers and consumer education to improve access to the 
     full range of contraceptive methods, resulting in significant 
     reductions in unplanned pregnancy.
       (B) At least 12 States (including California, the District 
     of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, 
     Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and 
     Washington) have passed laws requiring coverage of all birth 
     control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     without out-of-pocket costs.
       (C) At least 12 States (including California, Colorado, the 
     District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, 
     Massachuettes, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and 
     Ohio) have passed laws requiring coverage of 12 months of 
     birth control dispensed at one time.
       (D) At least 7 States (including California, Delaware, 
     Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Oregon) have 
     passed laws requiring coverage of over-the-counter methods of 
     birth control without requiring a prescription.
       (E) In 2018, the Utah State legislature passed a bill 
     requiring the State to apply for

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     a Medicaid family planning eligibility expansion with the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. When approved, Utah 
     will become the 27th State with such an expansion.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3997. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Of the amounts made available in this Act for 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of 
     the Division of Reproductive Health of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, shall use $25,000,000 to 
     establish a grant program to fund State programs to reduce 
     unplanned pregnancy and improve access to contraception, in 
     accordance with subsections (b) and (c).
       (b) An entity receiving grant funds described in subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) may use such funds for--
       (A) provider contraception training, including for 
     contraceptive method use and insertion, and for pregnancy 
     intention screening;
       (B) consumer education;
       (C) facilitating same-day access to the full range of 
     contraceptive methods;
       (D) reducing out-of-pocket cost barriers to the full range 
     of contraceptive methods where such barriers are not already 
     addressed;
       (E) facilitating collaboration among public and private 
     health systems to ensure that individuals can access 
     contraceptive care in a timely manner; or
       (F) other activities that grant applicants can demonstrate 
     would help to improve contraceptive access in the State or 
     community; and
       (2) shall use such funds to--
       (A) provide contraceptive care that is non-coercive, 
     culturally competent care, and medically accurate;
       (B) provide information and access to the full range of 
     methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, or to fill existing gaps in information and 
     access to such contraception, so as to ensure equitable 
     access to the full range of contraceptive options; and
       (C) evaluate projects funded by such grant, in order to 
     demonstrate outcomes such as reducing gaps in contraceptive 
     use, increasing points of access for the full range of 
     contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and patient satisfaction with provider 
     encounter and method choice.
       (c) To be eligible for a grant described in subsection (a), 
     an entity shall be--
       (1) a State, local, or tribal government;
       (2) a public-private partnership; or
       (3) a nonprofit entity.
       (d) Congress finds as follows:
       (1) Contraception is basic health care for women, and women 
     need access to all birth control methods so that they can use 
     the specific birth control that is right for them.
       (2) Removing barriers to access to birth control so that 
     women can plan, space, and prevent pregnancies is critically 
     important for women's health and economic security, as well 
     as the health of any children they may decide to have in the 
     future. Access to birth control is linked to women's greater 
     educational and professional opportunities and increased 
     lifetime earnings.
       (3) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
     Law 111-148) has removed cost barriers to birth control for 
     over 62,400,000 women, but other non-cost barriers remain, 
     and some women still do not have insurance coverage of birth 
     control.
       (4) A woman's chances of unintended pregnancy increase 
     considerably when barriers prevent her from using birth 
     control consistently and correctly.
       (5) In recent years, States have taken proactive steps to 
     increase women's access to the birth control method of their 
     choice, as follows:
       (A) Several States, including Delaware, Iowa, and Colorado 
     have implemented successful initiatives that include training 
     of providers and consumer education to improve access to the 
     full range of contraceptive methods, resulting in significant 
     reductions in unplanned pregnancy.
       (B) At least 12 States (including California, the District 
     of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, 
     Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and 
     Washington) have passed laws requiring coverage of all birth 
     control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     without out-of-pocket costs.
       (C) At least 12 States (including California, Colorado, the 
     District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, 
     Massachuettes, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and 
     Ohio) have passed laws requiring coverage of 12 months of 
     birth control dispensed at one time.
       (D) At least 7 States (including California, Delaware, 
     Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Oregon) have 
     passed laws requiring coverage of over-the-counter methods of 
     birth control without requiring a prescription.
       (E) In 2018, the Utah State legislature passed a bill 
     requiring the State to apply for a Medicaid family planning 
     eligibility expansion with the Centers for Medicare & 
     Medicaid Services. When approved, Utah will become the 27th 
     State with such an expansion.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3998. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, detailing the circumstances in 
     which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be 
     providing Medicare or Medicaid payments to, or otherwise 
     funding, entities that process genome or exome data in the 
     People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation. The 
     report shall outline the extent to which payments or other 
     funding have been provided to such entities over the past 5 
     years, including amounts paid to each entity, the 
     implications of such payments, including vulnerabilities, and 
     specific recommendations on steps to ensure that payments are 
     lawful and appropriate in the future. In developing the 
     report, the Secretary shall also coordinate with other 
     relevant agencies, as determined by the Secretary, to examine 
     the potential effect of allowing beneficiaries' genome or 
     exome data to be processed in the People's Republic of China 
     or the Russian Federation on United States national security, 
     United States intellectual property protections, HIPAA 
     privacy protections, future biomedical development 
     capabilities and competitiveness, and global competitiveness 
     for United States laboratories.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3999. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  (a) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     any necessary agreements, including agreements with the 
     Internal Revenue Service and the Secretary of Education, to 
     carry out the activities described in this section.
        (b)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that student 
     loan interest does not accrue for eligible Federal Direct 
     Loans of eligible military borrowers, in accordance with the 
     Federal prohibition on interest accrual for eligible military 
     borrowers under section 455(o) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(o)).
       (2) In this section, the term eligible Federal Direct Loan 
     means a loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) for which the 
     first disbursement is made on or after October 1, 2008.
       (c) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an eligible 
     military borrower who qualified for the no accrual of 
     interest benefit under such section 455(o) during any period 
     beginning on or after October 1, 2008, and did not receive 
     the full benefit under such section for which the borrower 
     qualified, is provided compensation in an amount equal to the 
     amount of interest paid by the borrower that would have been 
     subject to that benefit.
       (d) The Secretary of Defense shall obtain or provide any 
     information necessary to implement the activities described 
     in this section without requiring a request from a borrower.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4000. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following: ``Provided further, That in carrying out drug 
     prevention programs and activities to support safe and 
     healthy schools as instructed in the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), State 
     educational agencies and local educational agencies receiving 
     funds under part A of title IV of such Act, may target 
     funding toward efforts aimed at reducing or eliminating the 
     use of e-cigarette or electronic nicotine delivery systems 
     (ENDS) or tobacco, as defined by the Food and Drug 
     Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), among youths in schools.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4001. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. 
Markey)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1322, to establish the 
American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist

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in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``American Fisheries Advisory 
     Committee Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 
     (15 U.S.C. 713c-3), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) American Fisheries Advisory Committee.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the American 
     Fisheries Advisory Committee established under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Fishing community.--The term `fishing community' 
     means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, 
     recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, and persons 
     providing them with goods and services.
       ``(C) Marketing and promotion.--The term `marketing and 
     promotion' means an activity aimed at encouraging the 
     consumption of seafood or expanding or maintaining commercial 
     markets for seafood.
       ``(D) Processor.--The term `processor' means any person in 
     the business of preparing or packaging seafood (including 
     seafood of the processor's own harvesting) for sale.
       ``(E) Seafood.--The term `seafood' means farm-raised and 
     wild-caught fish, shellfish, or marine algae harvested in the 
     United States or by a United States flagged vessel for human 
     consumption.
       ``(2) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee 
     Act, the Secretary shall establish 6 regions within the 
     American Fisheries Advisory Committee as follows:
       ``(A) Region 1 shall consist of Alaska, Hawaii, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
     Territories of Guam and American Samoa.
       ``(B) Region 2 shall consist of Maine, New Hampshire, 
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
       ``(C) Region 3 shall consist of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the 
     Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States.
       ``(D) Region 4 shall consist of California, Washington, 
     Oregon, and Idaho.
       ``(E) Region 5 shall consist of New Jersey, New York, 
     Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 
     and Georgia.
       ``(F) Region 6 shall consist of Michigan, Minnesota, 
     Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
       ``(3) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       ``(A) Regional representation.--Each of the regions listed 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (2) shall be 
     represented on the Committee by 3 members--
       ``(i) who are appointed by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) who reside in a State or territory in the region 
     that the member will represent;
       ``(iii) of which--

       ``(I) one shall have experience as a seafood harvester or 
     processor;
       ``(II) one shall have experience as recreational or 
     commercial fisher or have experience growing seafood; and
       ``(III) one shall be an individual who represents the 
     fisheries science community or the relevant Regional Fishery 
     Management Council; and

       ``(iv) that are selected so that the members of the 
     Committee have experience or expertise with as many seafood 
     species as practicable.
       ``(B) At-large members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
     Committee at-large members as follows:
       ``(i) One individual with experience in food distribution, 
     marketing, retail, or food service.
       ``(ii) One individual with experience in the recreational 
     fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, 
     manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
       ``(iii) One individual with experience in the commercial 
     fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, 
     manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
       ``(iv) One individual who is an employee of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service with expertise in fisheries 
     research.
       ``(C) Balanced representation.--In selecting the members 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall 
     seek to maximize on the Committee, to the extent practicable, 
     a balanced representation of expertise in United States 
     fisheries, seafood production, and science.
       ``(4) Member terms.--The term for a member of the Committee 
     shall be 3 years, except that the Secretary shall designate 
     staggered terms for the members initially appointed to the 
     Committee.
       ``(5) Responsibilities.--The Committee shall be responsible 
     for--
       ``(A) identifying needs of the fishing community that may 
     be addressed by a project funded with a grant under 
     subsection (c);
       ``(B) developing the request for proposals for such grants;
       ``(C) reviewing applications for such grants; and
       ``(D) selecting applications for approval under subsection 
     (c)(2)(B).
       ``(6) Chair.--The Committee shall elect a chair by a 
     majority of those voting, if a quorum is present.
       ``(7) Quorum.--A simple majority of members of the 
     Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
     hold hearings.
       ``(8) Meetings.--
       ``(A) Frequency.--The Committee shall meet not more than 2 
     times each year.
       ``(B) Location.--The meetings of the Committee shall rotate 
     between the geographic regions described under paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Minimizing costs.--The Committee shall seek to 
     minimize the operational costs associated with meetings, 
     hearings, or other business of the Committee, including 
     through the use of video or teleconference.
       ``(9) Designation of staff member.--The Secretary shall 
     designate a staff member to coordinate the activities of the 
     Committee and to assist with administrative and other 
     functions as requested by the Committee.
       ``(10) Per diem and expenses and funding.--
       ``(A) In general.--A member of the Committee shall serve 
     without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance 
     with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for 
     reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing 
     duties as a member of the Committee.
       ``(B) Funding.--The costs of reimbursements under 
     subparagraph (A) and the other costs associated with the 
     Committee shall be paid from funds made available to carry 
     out this section (which may include funds described in 
     subsection (f)(1)(B)), except that no funds allocated for 
     grants under subsection (f)(1)(A) shall be expended for any 
     purpose under this subsection.
       ``(11) Conflict of interest.--The conflict of interest and 
     recusal provisions set out in section 302(j) of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(j)) shall apply to any decision by the Committee and to 
     all members of the Committee as if each member of the 
     Committee is an affected individual within the meaning of 
     such section 302(j), except that in addition to the 
     disclosure requirements of section 302(j)(2)(C) of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)(2)(C)), each member of the Committee shall 
     disclose any financial interest or relationship in an 
     organization or with an individual that is applying for a 
     grant under subsection (c) held by the member of the 
     Committee, including an interest as an officer, director, 
     trustee, partner, employee, contractor, agent, or other 
     representative.
       ``(12) Technical review of applications.--
       ``(A) In general.--Prior to review of an application for a 
     grant under subsection (c) by the Committee, the Secretary 
     shall obtain an independent written technical evaluation from 
     3 or more appropriate Federal, private, or public sector 
     experts (such as industry, academia, or governmental experts) 
     who--
       ``(i) have subject matter expertise to determine the 
     technical merit of the proposal in the application;
       ``(ii) shall independently evaluate each such proposal; and
       ``(iii) shall certify that the expert does not have a 
     conflict of interest concerning the application that the 
     expert is reviewing.
       ``(B) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act, 
     the Secretary shall issue guidance related to carrying out 
     the technical evaluations under subparagraph (A). Such 
     guidance shall include criteria for the elimination by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of 
     applications that fail to meet a minimum level of technical 
     merit as determined by the review described in subparagraph 
     (A).''.
       (b) Role in Approval of Grants.--Section 2(c)(3) of the Act 
     of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(c)(3)), is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) No application for a grant under this subsection 
     may be approved unless the Secretary--
       ``(i) is satisfied that the applicant has the requisite 
     technical and financial capability to carry out the project; 
     and
       ``(ii) based on the recommendations of the American 
     Fisheries Advisory Committee established in subsection (e), 
     evaluates the proposed project as to--
       ``(I) soundness of design;
       ``(II) the possibilities of securing productive results;
       ``(III) minimization of duplication with other fisheries 
     research and development projects;
       ``(IV) the organization and management of the project;
       ``(V) methods proposed for monitoring and evaluating the 
     success or failure of the project; and
       ``(VI) such other criteria as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) If the Secretary fails to provide funds to a grant 
     selected by the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, the 
     Secretary shall provide a written document to the Committee 
     justifying the decision.''.

     SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SPECIFIED PURPOSES OF FISHERIES RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GRANTS PROGRAM TO 
                   INCLUDE FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 2(c)(1) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 
     713c-3(c)(1)) is amended by inserting fisheries science, 
     recreational fishing, before harvesting,.

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     SEC. 4. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS PROPOSALS.

       Section 2(c) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-
     3(c)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Any person awarded a grant under this subsection 
     shall make publicly available a title and abstract of the 
     project to be carried out by the grant funds that serves as 
     the public justification for funding the project that 
     includes a statement describing how the project serves to 
     enhance United States fisheries, including harvesting, 
     processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures, if 
     applicable.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4002. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 1142, to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of certain hydroelectric projects; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``J. Bennett Johnston Waterway 
     Hydropower Extension Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified 
     in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     project numbers 12756, 12757, and 12758, the Commission may, 
     at the request of the licensee for the applicable project, 
     and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good 
     faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of 
     that section and the procedures of the Commission under that 
     section, extend the time period during which the licensee is 
     required to commence the construction of the applicable 
     project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date 
     of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
     Commission.
       (b) Reinstatement of License.--If the time period required 
     for commencement of construction of a project described in 
     subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
     applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration 
     of the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on that expiration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4003. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' under the heading 
     ``Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality'', in addition 
     to any other amounts made available under such heading, 
     $2,000,000 to support grants to address misdiagnosis, which 
     shall include the establishment of Research Centers of 
     Diagnostic Excellence to develop systems and new technology 
     solutions.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Emerging and 
     Zoonotic Infectious Diseases'' under the heading ``Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention'' is hereby reduced by 
     $2,000,000.

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