[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3371-S3449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 253. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 333. LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINMENT BUDGET EXHIBIT FOR MAJOR 
                   WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall update the 
     Financial Management Regulation of the Department of Defense 
     to ensure that a PB-60 or similar life cycle sustainment 
     budget exhibit is prepared for

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     each major weapon system of the Department by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned.
       (b) Elements of Budget Exhibits.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that each budget exhibit described in subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) identifies a goal for material availability, material 
     reliability, and mean down time metrics for each weapons 
     system and includes an explanation of factors that may 
     preclude the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     from meeting that goal; and
       (2) reflects the period covered by the future-years defense 
     program specified by section 221 of title 10, United States 
     Code, with respect to the budget for which the budget exhibit 
     is prepared.
       (c) Inclusion in Budget Submittal.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall include the budget exhibits required under 
     subsection (a) with the budget request submitted by the 
     President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United State Code, for fiscal year 2021 and each year 
     thereafter.
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  SA 254. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
                   THE SECTION 809 PANEL RELATING TO SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered recommendations'' means the 
     recommendations made by the section 809 panel to--
       (A) eliminate existing mandatory small business set-aside 
     requirements for readily available products and services, 
     with or without customization; and
       (B) prioritize the acquisition of commercial products and 
     services described in subparagraph (A) and non-developmental 
     items using a price preference instead of using small 
     business set-aside programs;
       (2) the term ``section 809 panel'' means the advisory panel 
     established under section 809 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 
     129 Stat. 889); and
       (3) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632(a)).
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the section 809 panel--
       (A) has made important contributions through the 
     recommendations submitted by the panel; and
       (B) serves an important role in recommending improvements 
     to the defense acquisition process;
       (2) while well-intentioned, the covered recommendations are 
     contrary to the policy set forth in section 2(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631(a)), which states that the 
     security and economic well-being of the United States 
     ``cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity 
     of small business is encouraged and developed''; and
       (3) to the maximum extent possible, the Federal Government 
     should aid, assist, and protect the interests of small 
     business concerns--
       (A) in order to--
       (i) preserve free enterprise;
       (ii) foster increased competition, which reduces the costs 
     incurred by the Department of Defense; and
       (iii) maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the 
     United States; and
       (B) by ensuring that the Federal Government--
       (i) awards a fair proportion of the total number of 
     contracts and subcontracts for property and services 
     purchased by the Federal Government, including contracts and 
     subcontracts for maintenance, repair, and construction, to 
     small business concerns; and
       (ii) makes a fair proportion of the total sales of property 
     of the Federal Government to small business concerns.
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  SA 255. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. IMMIGRANT VETERANS ELIGIBILITY TRACKING SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--On the application by an alien for an 
     immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an 
     immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall--
       (1) determine whether the alien is serving, or has served, 
     as a member of--
       (A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; or
       (B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
     status; and
       (2) with respect to the immigration and naturalization 
     records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an 
     alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed 
     Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records--
       (A) to reflect that membership; and
       (B) to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each 
     such alien.
       (b) Consideration of Military Service for Expedited 
     Processing.--In determining whether to expedite the 
     processing of an application of an individual for an 
     immigration benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), including naturalization, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider the service of 
     the individual as a member of--
       (1) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; or
       (2) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
     status.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Information for Removal.--
     Information gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for 
     the purpose of removing an alien from the United States.
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  SA 256. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1045. MODERNIZATION OF CERTAIN FORMS AND SURVEYS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     to identify each form and survey of the Department of 
     Defense, in use on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     that contains a term or classification that the Secretary 
     determines may be considered racially or ethnically 
     insensitive.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Interim reports.--On the date that is 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and on the date that is 
     180 days after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report on the status of the 
     study conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study conducted under subsection (a) that includes--
       (A) a list of each form and survey identified under such 
     study; and
       (B) a plan for modernizing the terms and classifications 
     contained in such forms and surveys, including legislative 
     recommendations.
       (c) Modernization Required.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     carry out the plan included in the report submitted under 
     subsection (b).
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  SA 257. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. MICROLOAN PROGRAM.

       Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) by striking ``microloans.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``participants.--Under'' and inserting 
     ``microloans.--Under''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by striking ``In approving'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--In approving''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Annual report.--The Administrator shall, on an annual 
     basis, submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
     Business of the House of Representatives, and make publicly 
     available on the website of the Administration, a report on 
     how the Administration has met the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A).''.
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  SA 258. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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

     SEC. 602. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 402a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 402b. Basic needs allowance for low-income members

       ``(a) Allowance Required.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     pay to each member of the armed forces described in 
     subsection (b), whether with or without dependents, a monthly 
     basic needs allowance in the amount determined for such 
     member under subsection (c).
       ``(b) Members Entitled to Allowance.--
       ``(1) In general.--A member of the armed forces is entitled 
     to receive the allowance described in subsection (a) for a 
     year if--
       ``(A) the gross household income of the member during the 
     year preceding such year did not exceed an amount equal to 
     200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services for the location and 
     number of persons in the member's household for such year; 
     and
       ``(B) the member does not elect under subsection (e) not to 
     receive the allowance for such year.
       ``(2) Exclusion of bah from gross household income.--In 
     determining the gross household income of a member for a year 
     for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) there shall be excluded any 
     basic allowance for housing (BAH) received by the member (and 
     any dependents of the member in the member's household) 
     during such year under section 403 of this title.
       ``(3) Household with more than one eligible member.--In the 
     event a household contains two or more members entitled to 
     receive the allowance under subsection (a) for a year, only 
     one allowance shall be paid under that subsection for such 
     year to such member among such members as such members shall 
     jointly elect.
       ``(c) Amount of Allowance; Months Constituting Year of 
     Payment.--
       ``(1) Amount.--The amount of the monthly allowance payable 
     to a member under subsection (a) for a year shall be--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount equal to--
       ``(i) 200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services for the location and 
     number of persons in the member's household for such year; 
     minus
       ``(ii) the gross household income of the member during the 
     preceding year; divided by
       ``(B) 12.
       ``(2) Months constituting year of payment.--The monthly 
     allowance payable to a member for a year shall be payable for 
     each of the 12 months following March of such year.
       ``(d) Notice of Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Preliminary notice of eligibility.--Not later than 
     December 31 each year, the Director of the Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service shall notify, in writing, each member 
     of the armed forces whose aggregate amount of basic pay and 
     compensation for service in the armed forces during such year 
     is estimated to not exceed the amount equal to 200 percent of 
     the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services for the location and number of persons in 
     the member's household for such year of the member's 
     potential entitlement to the allowance described in 
     subsection for the following year.
       ``(2) Information to determine entitlement.--Not later than 
     January 31 each year, each member seeking to receive the 
     allowance for such year (whether or not subject to a notice 
     for such year under paragraph (1)) shall submit to the 
     Director such information as the Director shall require for 
     purposes of this section in order to determine whether or not 
     such member is entitled to receive the allowance for such 
     year.
       ``(3) Notice of entitlement.--Not later than February 28 
     each year, the Director shall notify, in writing, each member 
     determined by the Director to be entitled to receive the 
     allowance for such year.
       ``(e) Election Not to Receive Allowance.--
       ``(1) In general.--A member otherwise entitled to receive 
     the allowance described in subsection (a) for a year may 
     elect, in writing, not to receive the allowance for such 
     year. Any election under this subsection shall be effective 
     only for the year for which made. Any election for a year 
     under this subsection is irrevocable.
       ``(2) Deemed election.--A member who does not submit 
     information described in subsection (d)(2) for a year as 
     otherwise required by that subsection shall be deemed to have 
     elected not to receive the allowance for such year.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. 
     Such regulations shall specify the income to be included in, 
     and excluded from, the gross household income of members for 
     purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 402a the following new 
     item:

``402b. Basic needs allowance for low-income members.''.
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  SA 259. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. DOCUMENTATION OF MARKET RESEARCH RELATED TO 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2377(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) The head of an agency shall document the results of 
     market research in a manner appropriate to the size and 
     complexity of the acquisition.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Related to Prospective 
     Amendment.--Section 836(d)(3)(C)(ii) of the John S. McCain 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (Public Law 115-232) is amended by striking ``in paragraph 
     (4)'' and inserting ``in paragraph (5)''.
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  SA 260. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. MUNITIONS SUSTAINMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     establish a pilot program at the Joint Munitions Command for 
     the sustainment of munitions, focusing on the overall life-
     cycle management of a munitions program from Milestone C 
     approval (as that term is defined in section 2366(e) of title 
     10, United States Code) through demilitarization of the 
     munitions.
       (b) Scope.--The pilot program established under subsection 
     (a) shall--
       (1) address the Department of Defense recommendations in 
     the interagency report entitled, ``Assessing and 
     Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base 
     and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States'' related to 
     diversifying sources of supply and modernizing the organic 
     industrial base;
       (2) demonstrate any cost savings and operational 
     efficiencies that could be gained by centralizing the 
     sustainment of munitions; and
       (3) begin developing an automated process that will help 
     determine the critical levels of requirements for munitions 
     and the required sources necessary to fulfill them.
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  SA 261. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part I of subtitle F of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 574. EXPANSION OF THE DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Defense Dependents' Education System.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 1414(4) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 
     1978 (20 U.S.C. 932) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) The term `United States', when used in a geographic 
     sense, means the several States and the District of 
     Columbia.''.
       (b) Teacher Pay and Practices.--Paragraph (4) of section 2 
     of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel 
     Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 901) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) The term `United States', when used in a geographic 
     sense, means the several States and the District of 
     Columbia.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and shall apply to academic years of the defense dependents' 
     education system that begin on or after that date.
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  SA 262. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Sullivan, and Ms. 
Harris) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for

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other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Agency;
       (2) the term ``Agency'' means the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency;
       (3) the term ``public alert and warning system'' means the 
     integrated public alert and warning system of the United 
     States described in section 526 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o);
       (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security; and
       (5) the term ``State'' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
     possession of the United States.
       (b) Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop 
     minimum requirements for State, Tribal, and local governments 
     to participate in the public alert and warning system and 
     that are necessary to maintain the integrity of the public 
     alert and warning system, including--
       (A) guidance on the categories of public emergencies and 
     appropriate circumstances that warrant an alert and warning 
     from State, Tribal, and local governments using the public 
     alert and warning system;
       (B) the procedures for State, Tribal, and local government 
     officials to authenticate civil emergencies and initiate, 
     modify, and cancel alerts transmitted through the public 
     alert and warning system, including protocols and technology 
     capabilities for--
       (i) the initiation, or prohibition on the initiation, of 
     alerts by a single authorized or unauthorized individual;
       (ii) testing a State, Tribal, or local government incident 
     management and warning tool without accidentally initiating 
     an alert through the public alert and warning system; and
       (iii) steps a State, Tribal, or local government official 
     should take to mitigate the possibility of the issuance of a 
     false alert through the public alert and warning system;
       (C) the standardization, functionality, and 
     interoperability of incident management and warning tools 
     used by State, Tribal, and local governments to notify the 
     public of an emergency through the public alert and warning 
     system;
       (D) the annual training and recertification of emergency 
     management personnel on requirements for originating and 
     transmitting an alert through the public alert and warning 
     system;
       (E) the procedures, protocols, and guidance concerning the 
     protective action plans that State, Tribal, and local 
     governments shall issue to the public following an alert 
     issued under the public alert and warning system;
       (F) the procedures, protocols, and guidance concerning the 
     communications that State, Tribal, and local governments 
     shall issue to the public following a false alert issued 
     under the public alert and warning system;
       (G) a plan by which State, Tribal, and local government 
     officials may, during an emergency, contact each other as 
     well as Federal officials and participants in the Emergency 
     Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alert System, when 
     appropriate and necessary, by telephone, text message, or 
     other means of communication regarding an alert that has been 
     distributed to the public; and
       (H) any other procedure the Administrator considers 
     appropriate for maintaining the integrity of and providing 
     for public confidence in the public alert and warning system.
       (2) Coordination with national advisory council report.--
     The Administrator shall ensure that the minimum requirements 
     developed under paragraph (1) do not conflict with 
     recommendations made for improving the public alert and 
     warning system provided in the report submitted by the 
     National Advisory Council under section 2(b)(7)(B) of the 
     Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act 
     of 2015 (Public Law 114-143; 130 Stat. 332).
       (3) Public consultation.--In developing the minimum 
     requirements under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
     ensure appropriate public consultation and, to the extent 
     practicable, coordinate the development of the requirements 
     with stakeholders of the public alert and warning system, 
     including--
       (A) appropriate personnel from Federal agencies, including 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
     Agency, and the Federal Communications Commission;
       (B) representatives of State and local governments and 
     emergency services personnel, who shall be selected from 
     among individuals nominated by national organizations 
     representing those governments and personnel;
       (C) representatives of Federally recognized Indian tribes 
     and national Indian organizations;
       (D) communications service providers;
       (E) vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems, 
     facilities, equipment, and capabilities for the provision of 
     communications services;
       (F) third-party service bureaus;
       (G) the national organization representing the licensees 
     and permittees of noncommercial broadcast television 
     stations;
       (H) technical experts from the broadcasting industry;
       (I) educators from the Emergency Management Institute; and
       (J) other individuals with technical expertise as the 
     Administrator determines appropriate.
       (4) Inapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the public 
     consultation with stakeholders under paragraph (3).
       (c) Incident Management and Warning Tool Validation.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     process to ensure that an incident management and warning 
     tool used by a State, Tribal, or local government to 
     originate and transmit an alert through the public alert and 
     warning system meets the requirements developed by the 
     Administrator under subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Requirements.--The process required to be established 
     under paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) the ability to test an incident management and warning 
     tool in the public alert and warning system lab;
       (B) the ability to certify that an incident management and 
     warning tool complies with the applicable cyber frameworks of 
     the Department of Homeland Security and the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (C) a process to certify developers of emergency management 
     software; and
       (D) requiring developers to provide the Administrator with 
     a copy of and rights of use for ongoing testing of each 
     version of incident management and warning tool software 
     before the software is first used by a State, Tribal, or 
     local government.
       (d) Review and Update of Memoranda of Understanding.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall review the 
     memoranda of understanding between the Agency and State, 
     Tribal, and local governments with respect to the public 
     alert and warning system to ensure that all agreements ensure 
     compliance with the requirements developed by the 
     Administrator under subsection (b)(1).
       (e) Future Memoranda.--The Administrator shall ensure that 
     any new memorandum of understanding entered into between the 
     Agency and a State, Tribal, or local government on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the public 
     alert and warning system ensures that the agreement requires 
     compliance with the requirements developed by the 
     Administrator under subsection (b)(1).
       (f) Missile Alert and Warning Authorities.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Authority.--On and after the date that is 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the authority to 
     originate an alert warning the public of a missile launch 
     directed against a State using the public alert and warning 
     system shall reside primarily with the Federal Government.
       (B) Delegation of authority.--The Secretary may delegate 
     the authority described in subparagraph (A) to a State, 
     Tribal, or local entity if, not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary submits a report 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives that--
       (i) it is not feasible for the Federal Government to alert 
     the public of a missile threat against a State; or
       (ii) it is not in the national security interest of the 
     United States for the Federal Government to alert the public 
     of a missile threat against a State.
       (C) Activation of system.--Upon verification of a missile 
     threat, the President, utilizing established authorities, 
     protocols and procedures, may activate the public alert and 
     warning system.
       (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to change the command and control relationship 
     between entities of the Federal Government with respect to 
     the identification, dissemination, notification, or alerting 
     of information of missile threats against the United States 
     that was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Required processes.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator, shall establish a process to promptly notify a 
     State warning point, and any State entities that the 
     Administrator determines appropriate, following the issuance 
     of an alert described in paragraph (1)(A) so the State may 
     take appropriate action to protect the health, safety, and 
     welfare of the residents of the State.
       (3) Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator, shall work with the Governor of a State 
     warning point to develop and implement appropriate protective 
     action plans to respond to an alert described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) for that State.
       (4) Study and report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (A) examine the feasibility of establishing an alert 
     designation under the public alert and warning system that 
     would be used to alert and warn the public of a missile 
     threat while concurrently alerting a State warning point so 
     that a State may activate related protective action plans; 
     and

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       (B) submit a report of the findings under subparagraph (A), 
     including of the costs and timeline for taking action to 
     implement an alert designation described in subparagraph (A), 
     to--
       (i) the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (iii) the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (g) Use of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System 
     Lab.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall--
       (1) develop a program to increase the utilization of the 
     public alert and warning system lab of the Agency by State, 
     Tribal, and local governments to test incident management and 
     warning tools and train emergency management professionals on 
     alert origination protocols and procedures; and
       (2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing--
       (A) the impact on utilization of the public alert and 
     warning system lab by State, Tribal, and local governments 
     resulting from the program developed under paragraph (1); and
       (B) any further recommendations that the Administrator 
     would make for additional statutory or appropriations 
     authority necessary to increase the utilization of the public 
     alert and warning system lab by State, Tribal, and local 
     governments.
       (h) Awareness of Alerts and Warnings.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) conduct a review of the National Watch Center and each 
     Regional Watch Center of the Agency; and
       (2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the review conducted under paragraph (1), which shall 
     include--
       (A) an assessment of the technical capability of the 
     National and Regional Watch Centers described in paragraph 
     (1) to be notified of alerts and warnings issued by a State 
     through the public alert and warning system;
       (B) a determination of which State alerts and warnings the 
     National and Regional Watch Centers described in paragraph 
     (1) should be aware of; and
       (C) recommendations for improving the ability of the 
     National and Regional Watch Centers described in paragraph 
     (1) to receive any State alerts and warnings that the 
     Administrator determines are appropriate.
       (i) Timeline for Compliance.--Each State shall be given a 
     reasonable amount of time to comply with any new rules, 
     regulations, or requirements imposed under this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 263. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF MILITARY 
                   CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT 
                   CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish an initiative on improving the capacity of military 
     criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual 
     exploitation. Under the initiative, the Secretary shall work 
     with an external partner to train military criminal 
     investigative organization officials at Department of Defense 
     installations from all military departments regarding--
       (1) online investigative technology, tools, and techniques;
       (2) computer forensics;
       (3) complex evidentiary issues;
       (4) child victim identification;
       (5) child victim referral for comprehensive investigation 
     and treatment services; and
       (6) related instruction.
       (b) Partnerships and Agreements.--Under the initiative, the 
     Secretary shall develop partnerships and establish 
     collaborative agreements with the following:
       (1) The Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney 
     General, in better coordinating the investigative 
     jurisdictions and law enforcement authorities of the military 
     criminal investigative organizations, and in improving the 
     justice community's understanding of those law enforcement 
     authorities to enforce Federal criminal statutes.
       (2) Federal criminal investigative organizations 
     responsible for enforcement of Federal criminal statutes 
     related to combatting child sexual exploitation, in order to 
     ensure a streamlined process for transferring criminal 
     investigations into child exploitation to other 
     jurisdictions, while maintaining the integrity of the 
     evidence already collected.
       (3) A highly qualified national child protection 
     organization or law enforcement training center with 
     demonstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement 
     training--
       (A) to detect, identify, investigate, and prosecute 
     individuals engaged in the trading or production of child 
     pornography and the online solicitation of children; and
       (B) to train military criminal investigative organization 
     officials at Department of Defense installations from all 
     military departments.
       (4) A highly qualified national child protection 
     organization with demonstrated expertise in the development 
     and delivery of multidisciplinary intervention training 
     including evidence-based forensic interviewing, victim 
     advocacy, trauma-informed mental health services, medical 
     services, and multidisciplinary coordination between the 
     Department of Defense and civilian experts to improve 
     outcomes for victims of child sexual exploitation.
       (5) Children's Advocacy Centers located in the same 
     communities as military installations that coordinate the 
     multidisciplinary team response and child-friendly approach 
     to identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and intervening 
     in child sexual exploitation cases that can partner with 
     military installations on law enforcement, child protection, 
     prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy to 
     investigate sexual exploitation, help children heal from 
     sexual exploitation, and hold offenders accountable.
       (6) State and local authorities to address law enforcement 
     capacity in communities where military installations are 
     located, and to prevent lapses in jurisdiction that would 
     undercut the Department's efforts to prevent child sexual 
     exploitation.
       (7) The National Association to Protect Children and the 
     United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition to 
     replicate successful outcomes of the Human Exploitation 
     Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps, as established by 
     section 890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     473), within military criminal investigative organizations 
     and other Department components to combat child sexual 
     exploitation.
       (c) Locations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     initiative--
       (A) in at least two States where there is a high density of 
     Department network users in comparison to the overall 
     population of the States;
       (B) in at least two States where there is a high population 
     of Department network users;
       (C) in at least two States where there is a large 
     percentage of Indian children, including children who are 
     Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian;
       (D) in at least one State with a population with fewer than 
     2,000,000 people;
       (E) in at least one State with a population with fewer than 
     5,000,000 people, but not fewer than 2,000,000 people;
       (F) in at least one State with a population with fewer than 
     10,000,000 people, but not fewer than 5,000,000; and
       (G) in at least one State with a population with 10,000,000 
     or more people.
       (2) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the locations at which the initiative is carried out are 
     distributed across different regions.
       (d) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out the 
     initiative, the Secretary shall--
       (1) participate in multi-jurisdictional task forces;
       (2) establish cooperative agreements to facilitate co-
     training and collaboration with Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement; and
       (3) develop a streamlined process to refer child sexual 
     abuse cases to other jurisdictions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 264. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO PERFLUOROALKYL 
                   AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Establishment of Registry.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall--
       (A) establish and maintain a registry for eligible 
     individuals who may have been exposed to perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this section referred to as 
     ``PFAS'') due to the environmental release of aqueous film-
     forming foam (in this section referred to as ``AFFF'') on 
     military installations to meet the requirements of military 
     specification MIL-F-24385F;
       (B) include any information in such registry that the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines necessary to 
     ascertain and monitor the health effects of the exposure of 
     members of the Armed Forces to PFAS associated with AFFF;

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       (C) develop a public information campaign to inform 
     eligible individuals about the registry, including how to 
     register and the benefits of registering; and
       (D) periodically notify eligible individuals of significant 
     developments in the study and treatment of conditions 
     associated with exposure to PFAS.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     coordinate with the Secretary of Defense in carrying out 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than two years after the 
     date on which the registry under subsection (a) is 
     established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
     to Congress an initial report containing the following:
       (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of actions taken by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
     Defense to collect and maintain information on the health 
     effects of exposure to PFAS.
       (B) Recommendations to improve the collection and 
     maintenance of such information.
       (C) Using established and previously published 
     epidemiological studies, recommendations regarding the most 
     effective and prudent means of addressing the medical needs 
     of eligible individuals with respect to exposure to PFAS.
       (2) Follow-up report.--Not later than five years after 
     submitting the initial report under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
     follow-up report containing the following:
       (A) An update to the initial report submitted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) An assessment of whether and to what degree the content 
     of the registry established under subsection (a) is current 
     and scientifically up-to-date.
       (3) Independent scientific organization.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with an 
     independent scientific organization to prepare the reports 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (c) Recommendations for Additional Exposures to Be 
     Included.--Not later than five years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every five years thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to Congress 
     recommendations for additional chemicals with respect to 
     which individuals exposed to such chemicals should be 
     included in the registry established under subsection (a).
       (d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``eligible individual'' means any individual who, on or after 
     a date specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs through 
     regulations, served or is serving in the Armed Forces at a 
     military installation where AFFF was used or at another 
     location of the Department of Defense where AFFF was used.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 265. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL 
                   INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.

       (a) SBIR.--Section 9(f) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(f)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``expend'' and inserting ``obligate for expenditure'';
       (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and each fiscal year 
     thereafter,'' and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) for the Department of Defense--
       ``(i) not less than 3.5 percent of the budget for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation of the Department of 
     Defense in each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021;
       ``(ii) not less than 4 percent of such budget in each of 
     fiscal years 2022 and 2023;
       ``(iii) not less than 4.5 percent of such budget in each of 
     fiscal years 2024 and 2025; and
       ``(iv) not less than 5 percent of such budget in each of 
     fiscal years 2026 and 2027,''.
       (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(n)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``expend'' and inserting ``obligate for 
     expenditure''; and
       (B) by striking ``not less than the percentage of that 
     extramural budget specified in subparagraph (B)'' and 
     inserting ``for a Federal agency other than the Department of 
     Defense, not less than the percentage of that extramural 
     budget specified in subparagraph (B) and, for the Department 
     of Defense, not less than the percentage of the budget for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation of the Department 
     of Defense specified in subparagraph (B)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``the 
     extramural budget required to be expended by an agency'' and 
     inserting ``the extramural budget, for a Federal agency other 
     than the Department of Defense, and of the budget for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, for the 
     Department of Defense, required to be obligated for 
     expenditure with small business concerns'';
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in clause (v), by striking ``fiscal year 2016 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter.'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019;''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) 0.55 percent for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021;
       ``(vii) 0.65 percent for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
     2023;
       ``(viii) 0.75 percent for each of fiscal years 2024 and 
     2025; and
       ``(ix) 1 percent for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 266. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. PERMANENT SBIR AND STTR AUTHORITY FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (m), by inserting ``, except with respect 
     to the Department of Defense'' after ``September 30, 2022''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (n)(1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``(or, with respect to the Department of 
     Defense, any fiscal year)'' after ``2022''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(or, with respect to the Department of 
     Defense, for any fiscal year)'' after ``for that fiscal 
     year''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 267. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 12__. EFFORTS TO ENSURE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF 
                   AFGHAN WOMEN IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out activities to 
     ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women in the 
     ongoing peace process in Afghanistan in a manner consistent 
     with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 note; Public Law 115-68), which shall include--
       (1) United States Government advocacy for the inclusion of 
     Afghan women leaders in ongoing and future negotiations to 
     end the conflict in Afghanistan; and
       (2) efforts to ensure that any agreement reached with the 
     Taliban preserves constitutional protections on women's and 
     girls' human rights and ensures their freedom of movement, 
     rights to education and work, political participation, and 
     access to healthcare and justice.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing 
     the steps taken to fulfill the duties of the Secretary of 
     State and the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a).
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 268. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 729. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH CONCERNS RELATING TO 
                   EXPOSURE TO KNOWN CHEMICAL CARCINOGENS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, as part of ongoing efforts to address the cancer and 
     other health concerns raised by members of the Air Force and 
     former members of the Air Force who reported being exposed to 
     known chemical carcinogens while serving at a military 
     installation, should work with Federal and State 
     environmental and health agencies to identify whether higher 
     than expected rates of morbidity and mortality are determined 
     for those members and former members.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 269. Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, 
and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 633. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR 
                   BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY DEPENDENCY 
                   AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
       (B) In section 1451(c)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
     amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450--
       (i) by striking subsection (e);
       (ii) by striking subsection (k); and
       (iii) by striking subsection (m).
       (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C).
       (C) In section 1452--
       (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``does not apply--'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``does not apply in the 
     case of a deduction made through administrative error.''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (g).
       (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 1450(k)(2),''.
       (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may 
     be paid to any person for any period before the effective 
     date provided under subsection (f) by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
     Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has 
     been in receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan 
     under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that is in effect before the effective date provided 
     under subsection (f) and that is adjusted by reason of the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) and who has received a 
     refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall not be required to repay such 
     refund to the United States.
       (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
     Children.--Section 1448(d) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary concerned'' and inserting 
     ``The Secretary concerned''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
     follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
     paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children annuity 
     when no eligible surviving spouse.--In the case of a member 
     described in paragraph (1)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible 
     Spouses.--The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall restore annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving 
     spouse who, in consultation with the Secretary, previously 
     elected to transfer payment of such annuity to a surviving 
     child or children under the provisions of section 
     1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
     on the day before the effective date provided under 
     subsection (f). Such eligibility shall be restored whether or 
     not payment to such child or children subsequently was 
     terminated due to loss of dependent status or death. For the 
     purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse includes a 
     spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
     annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having 
     attained age 55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has 
     been terminated by death, divorce or annulment.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
     calendar year in which this Act is enacted.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 270. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED SERVICES FROM 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   DURING WEEKEND DRILL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
     through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, provide readjustment counseling and 
     related services at Vet Centers (including mobile Vet 
     Centers) and through the use of clinical outreach staff of 
     the Department to members of the reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces during weekend drill.
       (b) Eligibility for Services.--A member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces is eligible for services under 
     subsection (a) regardless of whether the member is eligible 
     for any other care or services under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Vet center.--The term ``Vet Center'' means a center for 
     readjustment counseling and related mental health services 
     for veterans under section 1712A of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Weekend drill.--The term ``weekend drill'' means drill 
     or a period of equivalent instruction required of members of 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including drill 
     and instruction required of members of the National Guard 
     under section 502(a)(1) of title 32, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 271. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

    Subtitle __--Mental Health Care From Department of Defense and 
                     Department of Veterans Affairs

     SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF CLINICAL PRACTICE 
                   GUIDELINES FOR COMORBID MENTAL HEALTH 
                   CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall complete the 
     development of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment 
     of post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma, 
     and traumatic brain injury that is comorbid with substance 
     use disorder or chronic pain.
       (b) Work Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall create a 
     Trauma and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder or Chronic Pain 
     Work Group (in this section referred to as the ``Work 
     Group'').
       (2) Membership.--The Work Group shall be comprised of 
     individuals that represent Federal Government entities and 
     non-Federal Government entities with expertise in the areas 
     covered by the Work Group, including the following:
       (A) Academic institutions that specialize in research for 
     the treatment of conditions described in subsection (a).
       (B) The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (C) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
     and Substance Use of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (3) Relation to other work groups.--The Work Group shall be 
     created and conducted in the same manner as other work groups 
     for the development of clinical practice guidelines for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
       (c) Matters Included.--In developing the clinical practice 
     guidelines under subsection (a), the Work Group, in 
     consultation with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Work 
     Group, Concussion-mTBI Work Group, Opioid Therapy for Chronic 
     Pain Work Group, and Substance Use Work Group, shall ensure 
     that the clinical practice guidelines include the following:
       (1) Guidance with respect to the following:
       (A) The treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress 
     disorder who are also experiencing a substance use disorder 
     or chronic pain.
       (B) The treatment of patients experiencing a mental health 
     condition, including anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic 
     stress

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     disorder as a result of military sexual trauma who are also 
     experiencing a substance use disorder or chronic pain.
       (C) The treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury 
     who are also experiencing a substance use disorder or chronic 
     pain.
       (2) Guidance with respect to the following:
       (A) Appropriate case management for patients experiencing 
     post-traumatic stress disorder that is comorbid with 
     substance use disorder or chronic pain who transition from 
     receiving care while on active duty in the Armed Forces to 
     care from health care networks outside of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (B) Appropriate case management for patients experiencing a 
     mental health condition, including anxiety, depression, or 
     post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of military sexual 
     trauma that is comorbid with substance use disorder or 
     chronic pain who transition from receiving care while on 
     active duty in the Armed Forces to care from health care 
     networks outside of the Department of Defense.
       (C) Appropriate case management for patients experiencing 
     traumatic brain injury that is comorbid with substance use 
     disorder or chronic pain who transition from receiving care 
     while on active duty in the Armed Forces to care from health 
     care networks outside of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Guidance with respect to the treatment of patients who 
     are still members of the Armed Forces and are experiencing a 
     mental health condition, including anxiety, depression, or 
     post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of military sexual 
     trauma that is comorbid with substance use disorder or 
     chronic pain.
       (4) Guidance with respect to the assessment by the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine of the 
     potential overmedication of veterans, as required pursuant to 
     the Senate report accompanying S. 1557, 115th Congress 
     (Senate Report 115-130), under the heading ``Overprescription 
     Prevention Report'' under the heading ``committee 
     recommendation''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Secretary of Defense from considering all relevant 
     evidence, as appropriate, in creating the clinical practice 
     guidelines required under subsection (a) or from ensuring 
     that the final clinical practice guidelines developed under 
     such subsection and subsequently updated, as appropriate, 
     remain applicable to the patient populations of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.

     SEC. ___. UPDATE OF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR 
                   ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS AT RISK 
                   FOR SUICIDE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Secretary of Defense, through the Assessment and 
     Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide Work Group (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Work Group''), shall issue 
     an update to the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for 
     Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide.
       (b) Matters Included.--In carrying out the update under 
     subsection (a), the Work Group shall ensure that the clinical 
     practice guidelines updated under such subsection includes 
     the following:
       (1) Enhanced guidance with respect to the following:
       (A) Gender-specific risk factors for suicide and suicidal 
     ideation.
       (B) Gender-specific treatment efficacy for depression and 
     suicide prevention.
       (C) Gender-specific pharmacotherapy efficacy.
       (D) Gender-specific psychotherapy efficacy.
       (2) Guidance with respect to the following:
       (A) The efficacy of alternative therapies, other than 
     psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, including the following:
       (i) Yoga therapy.
       (ii) Meditation therapy.
       (iii) Equine therapy.
       (iv) Other animal therapy.
       (v) Training and caring for service dogs.
       (vi) Agri-therapy.
       (vii) Art therapy.
       (viii) Outdoor sports therapy.
       (ix) Music therapy.
       (x) Any other alternative therapy that the Work Group 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Guidance with respect to the findings of the Creating 
     Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission (commonly 
     referred to as the ``COVER Commission'') established under 
     section 931 of the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act 
     (title IX of Public Law 114-198; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Secretary of Defense from considering all relevant 
     evidence, as appropriate, in updating the VA/DOD Clinical 
     Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients 
     at Risk for Suicide, as required under subsection (a), or 
     from ensuring that the final clinical practice guidelines 
     updated under such subsection remain applicable to the 
     patient populations of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Department of Defense.

     SEC. ___. JOINT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Report on Mental Health Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on mental 
     health programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Department of Defense and joint programs of the Departments.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of mental health programs operated by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, including the following:
       (i) Transition assistance programs.
       (ii) Clinical mental health initiatives, including--

       (I) the Million Veterans Program; and
       (II) centers of excellence of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress 
     disorder.

       (iii) Programs that may secondarily improve mental health, 
     including employment, housing assistance, and financial 
     literacy programs.
       (iv) Research into mental health issues and conditions.
       (B) A description of mental health programs operated by the 
     Department of Defense, including the following:
       (i) Transition assistance programs.
       (ii) Clinical mental health initiatives, including the 
     National Intrepid Center of Excellence.
       (iii) Programs that may secondarily improve mental health, 
     including employment, housing assistance, and financial 
     literacy programs.
       (iv) Research into mental health issues and conditions.
       (C) A description of mental health programs jointly 
     operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Department of Defense, including the following:
       (i) Transition assistance programs.
       (ii) Clinical mental health initiatives.
       (iii) Programs that may secondarily improve mental health, 
     including employment, housing assistance, and financial 
     literacy programs.
       (iv) Research into mental health issues and conditions.
       (D) Recommendations for coordinating mental health programs 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
     Defense to improve the effectiveness of those programs.
       (E) Recommendations for novel joint programming of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
     to improve the mental health of members of the Armed Forces 
     and veterans.
       (b) Establishment of Joint Center of Excellence.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     establish a center of excellence to be known as the ``Joint 
     DOD/VA National Intrepid Center of Excellence Intrepid Spirit 
     Center'' (in this subsection referred to as the ``Center'').
       (2) Duties.--The Center shall conduct joint mental health 
     programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Department of Defense.
       (3) Location.--The Center shall be established in a 
     location that--
       (A) is geographically distant from already existing and 
     planned Intrepid Spirit Centers of the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (B) is in a rural or highly rural area (as determined 
     through the use of the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas coding 
     system of the Department of Agriculture).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 272. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FROM THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall inform 
     members of the Armed Forces, using mechanisms available to 
     the Secretary, of the eligibility of such members for 
     services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Information From Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinators.--The Secretary shall ensure that Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinators of the Department of Defense advise 
     members of the Armed Forces who report instances of military 
     sexual trauma regarding the eligibility of such members for 
     services at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) Military Sexual Trauma Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``military sexual trauma'' means psychological trauma 
     described in section 1720D(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
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proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1045. REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO CIVILIAN LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 277 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Subject to subsection 
     (c), to the extent otherwise required by section 1535 of 
     title 31 (popularly known as the ``Economy Act'') or other 
     applicable law, the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subject to subsection 
     (c), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2019, and shall apply with 
     respect to support provided to civilian law enforcement 
     agencies on or after that date.
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  SA 274. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 147. INCREASED FUNDING FOR C-130H 8-BLADED PROPELLER 
                   UPGRADE.

       (a) Increased Funding.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force 
     for the C-130H 8-bladed propeller upgrade is hereby increased 
     by $43,700,000.
       (b) Offsets.--(1) The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force for the KC46A 
     MDAP is hereby reduced by $34,800,000.
       (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force for the F-22A is hereby 
     reduced by $8,900,000.
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  SA 275. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FREE CALL-BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY FOR SERVICEMEMBERS 
                   AND THEIR PARENTS AND DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (2) Covered subscriber.--The term ``covered subscriber'' 
     means a subscriber who is--
       (A) a servicemember; or
       (B) a parent or dependent of a servicemember.
       (3) Dependent.--The term ``dependent'' has the meaning 
     given the term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 101(4) 
     of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3911(4)).
       (4) Originating provider.--The term ``originating 
     provider'' means a provider of a voice service or text 
     messaging service that permits a subscriber to originate a 
     call or text message that may be transmitted on the public 
     switched telephone network.
       (5) Parent.--The term ``parent''--
       (A) has the meaning given the term in section 101(5) of 
     title 38, United States Code; and
       (B) includes a legal guardian.
       (6) Receiving provider.--The term ``receiving provider'' 
     means a provider of a voice service or text messaging service 
     that permits a subscriber to receive a call or text message 
     originating, or that may be transmitted, on the public 
     switched telephone network.
       (7) Servicemember.--The term ``servicemember'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101(1) of the 
     Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3911(1)).
       (8) Text message; text messaging service; voice service.--
     The terms ``text message'', ``text messaging service'', and 
     ``voice service'' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 227(e)(8)), except that such section 227(e)(8) shall 
     be applied as if the amendments made by section 503(a)(2) of 
     division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
     (Public Law 115-141) had taken effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Requirement to Offer Technology to Covered 
     Subscribers.--The Commission, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall by regulation establish technical 
     and procedural standards to require a receiving provider to, 
     not later than 72 hours after receiving notice from a 
     subscriber that the subscriber is a covered subscriber--
       (1) offer to the subscriber, for no additional charge, the 
     option to enable technology that--
       (A) identifies an incoming call or text message as 
     originating or probably originating from an automatic 
     telephone dialing system; and
       (B) prevents the subscriber from receiving a call or text 
     message identified as described in subparagraph (A) unless--
       (i) the call or text message is made or sent by a public 
     safety entity, including a public safety answering point (as 
     defined in section 222(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 222(h))), emergency operations center, or law 
     enforcement agency; or
       (ii) the subscriber has provided prior express consent to 
     receive the call or text message and has not revoked that 
     consent; and
       (2) offer to the subscriber, for no additional charge, the 
     ability to request that the receiving provider prevent the 
     subscriber from receiving calls and text messages originating 
     from a particular number.
       (c) Commission Appeals Process Relating to Alleged 
     Autodialers.--The standards established under paragraph (1) 
     of subsection (b) shall provide for an appeals process under 
     which--
       (1) a subscriber of an originating provider (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``originating subscriber'') may notify 
     the Commission that the technology offered under that 
     paragraph by a receiving provider is--
       (A) incorrectly identifying the calls or text messages of 
     the originating subscriber as originating or probably 
     originating from an automatic telephone dialing system; or
       (B) preventing other subscribers from receiving calls or 
     text messages originated by the originating subscriber that 
     are permitted under subparagraph (B) of that paragraph;
       (2) if the Commission finds that the circumstance about 
     which the originating subscriber notified the Commission 
     exists, the Commission shall--
       (A) notify the receiving provider of the finding; and
       (B) take such action as is reasonably necessary to correct 
     the circumstance; and
       (3) if the receiving provider is preventing a subscriber of 
     the receiving provider (referred to in this paragraph as the 
     ``receiving subscriber'') from receiving calls or text 
     messages originated by the originating subscriber because the 
     receiving subscriber has requested that prevention under 
     subsection (b)(1), the Commission--
       (A) may not require the receiving provider to stop 
     preventing the calls or text messages unless the receiving 
     subscriber provides affirmative consent; and
       (B) shall require the receiving provider to notify the 
     receiving subscriber of the existence of the circumstance 
     described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (d) Private Right of Action.--
       (1) In general.--A person aggrieved by a violation of the 
     regulations prescribed under subsection (b) may bring an 
     action in an appropriate district court of the United States, 
     or, if otherwise permitted by the laws or rules of court of a 
     State, in an appropriate court of that State, to--
       (A) enjoin the violation; or
       (B) recover the greater of--
       (i) actual damages; or
       (ii) $500 per violation.
       (2) Enhanced awards.--If the court finds in an action 
     brought under paragraph (1) that the defendant willfully or 
     knowingly violated the regulations described in that 
     paragraph, the court may increase the amount of the award to 
     an amount equal to not more than 3 times the amount available 
     under subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
       (e) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Prevention of calls or text messages.--For purposes of 
     a regulation prescribed under subsection (b), a call made or 
     text message sent to a covered subscriber shall be considered 
     to be prevented if, in accordance with the express consent of 
     the subscriber, the call or text message is recorded or 
     redirected in a manner that allows the subscriber to--
       (A) be notified of the attempt to make the call or send the 
     text message; or
       (B) have access to--
       (i) a message left by the calling party; or
       (ii) the text message.
       (2) Blocking caller identification information.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed to require an originating 
     provider to prevent or restrict any person from blocking the 
     capability of any caller identification service to transmit 
     caller identification information.
       (f) Regulations.--The Commission, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall--
       (1) prescribe the regulations required under subsection (b) 
     not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) require a provider of a voice service or text messaging 
     service to comply with the regulations prescribed under 
     paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the date on which 
     they are prescribed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 276. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   TRANSFER OF UNUSED ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Modification of Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Eligible Individuals.--An individual referred to in 
     subsection (a) is an individual who, at the time of the 
     approval of the individual's request to transfer entitlement 
     to educational assistance under this section--
       ``(1) has completed at least 10 years of service in the 
     uniformed services, not fewer than six of which were service 
     in the Armed Forces;
       ``(2) is a member of the uniformed services who--
       ``(A) is not an individual described in paragraph (1);
       ``(B) has served at least six years in the Armed Forces;
       ``(C) enters into an agreement to serve as a member of the 
     uniformed services for a period that is no less than the 
     difference between--
       ``(i) 10 years; and
       ``(ii) the period the individual has already served in the 
     uniformed services; or
       ``(3) is described in section 3311(b)(10).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)'';
       (B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ``under subsection 
     (b)(1)'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(2)(C)''; and
       (C) in subsection (j)(2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B).
       (b) Modification of Time to Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Time for transfer.--Subject to the time limitation 
     for use of entitlement under section 3321 of this title, and 
     except as provided in subsection (k), an individual approved 
     to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this 
     section may transfer such entitlement at any time.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
       ``(g) Commencement of Use.--If a dependent to whom 
     entitlement to educational assistance is transferred under 
     this section is a child, the dependent may not commence the 
     use of the transferred entitlement until either--
       ``(1) the completion by the child of the requirements of a 
     secondary school diploma (or equivalency certificate); or
       ``(2) the attainment by the child of 18 years of age.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (k); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 277. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1086. GOLD STAR FAMILIES FOREVER STAMP.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Gold Star families are true national heroes, who 
     deserve our deepest gratitude and respect; and
       (2) the extraordinary contribution of Gold Star families is 
     beyond measure, not merely for their loss, but the comfort 
     they selflessly provide others and their model of service and 
     sacrifice.
       (b) In General.--In order to continue to honor the 
     sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a 
     member of the Armed Forces in combat, the Postmaster General 
     shall provide for the issuance of a forever stamp suitable 
     for that purpose.
       (c) Forever Stamp Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``forever stamp'' means a definitive stamp that--
       (1) meets the postage required for first-class mail up to 1 
     ounce in weight; and
       (2) retains full validity for the purpose described in 
     paragraph (1) even if the rate of that postage is later 
     increased.
       (d) Effective Date.--The stamp described in subsection (b) 
     shall be issued beginning as soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and shall not thereafter be 
     discontinued.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 278. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. INAPPLICABILITY OF INSURRECTION ACT WITH RESPECT 
                   TO ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 256. Inapplicability with respect to enforcement of 
       immigration laws

       ``This chapter shall not be applied--
       ``(1) to authorize the execution of the immigration laws 
     (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))), directly or indirectly, 
     by a member of the Armed Forces; or
       ``(2) to otherwise authorize a member of the Armed Forces 
     to aid or assist any official of the Government in the 
     execution of the immigration laws.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 13 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``256. Inapplicability with respect to enforcement of immigration 
              laws.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 279. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORTING REGARDING CANCELLED APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Assessments Required.--
       (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2018.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report that assesses the amount of appropriations cancelled 
     under section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, during 
     each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018.
       (2) Fiscal year 2019.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report that assesses 
     the amount of appropriations cancelled under section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, during fiscal year 2019.
       (b) Elements of Assessment.--Each assessment conducted 
     under subsection (a) shall address the following:
       (1) The amount of appropriations for each agency that were 
     cancelled during each fiscal year covered by the report, 
     including--
       (A) the name of each appropriation account from which 
     amounts were cancelled;
       (B) for each cancelled appropriation, the fiscal year for 
     which the appropriation was made, the period of availability 
     of the appropriation, and the fiscal year during which the 
     appropriation was cancelled;
       (C) for each fiscal year for which appropriations made to 
     the agency were cancelled, the percentage of the 
     appropriations made available to the agency for the fiscal 
     year that were cancelled; and
       (D) whether there was an adjustment made with respect to 
     the cancelled appropriation under section 251(b) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)) or the cancelled appropriation was otherwise 
     excluded from being taken into account for purposes of the 
     discretionary spending limits (as defined in section 250 of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 900)).
       (2) The extent to which canceled appropriations different 
     significantly across agencies or over time.
       (3) The extent to which canceled appropriations are 
     correlated with obligation rates or the length of time.
       (4) The extent to which canceled appropriations are 
     correlated with the length of continuing resolutions in the 
     original year of the appropriation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 280. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1260 and insert the following:

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     SEC. 1260. SENSE OF SENATE ON ENHANCED COOPERATION WITH 
                   PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES TO ESTABLISH OPEN-
                   SOURCE INTELLIGENCE FUSION CENTERS IN THE INDO-
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Pacific Island countries in the Indo-Pacific region 
     are critical partners of the United States;
       (2) the United States should take steps to enhance 
     collaboration with Pacific Island countries;
       (3) United States Indo-Pacific Command should pursue the 
     establishment of one or more open-source intelligence fusion 
     centers in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance cooperation 
     with Pacific Island countries, which may include 
     participation in an existing fusion center of a partner or 
     ally in lieu of establishing an entirely new fusion center; 
     and
       (4) the United States should continue to support the 
     political, economic, and security partnerships among 
     Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Island countries.
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  SA 281. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT OF A HYBRID THREAT CENTER ON 
                   INFLUENCE OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

       (a) Definition of Intelligence Community.--In this section, 
     the term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (b) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall establish a hybrid threat center (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Center'') to assess and track, in a 
     cross-discipline and holistic manner, influence operations of 
     foreign adversaries carried out against the United States.
       (c) Composition.--The Director shall ensure that the Center 
     is composed of individuals from across the intelligence 
     community who are experts in the following:
       (1) Cybersecurity.
       (2) Military communications.
       (3) Finance.
       (4) Economics.
       (5) Disinformation.
       (6) Emerging technology.
       (7) Leadership.
       (8) Regional affairs.
       (d) Functions.--The functions of the Center are as follows:
       (1) To assess and track influence operations of foreign 
     adversaries, including operations of adversaries carried out 
     domestically and operations carried out abroad.
       (2) To make information available to the public regarding 
     trends, threats, and tactics deployed by foreign adversaries 
     to undermine democratic institutions and influence public 
     opinion in the United States.
       (3) To monitor disinformation operations and influence 
     campaigns of foreign adversaries.
       (4) To give the intelligence community and policymakers 
     greater visibility into nebulous, cross-border influence 
     operations of foreign adversaries.
       (5) To monitor open source information, particularly on 
     social media, to analyze disinformation campaigns and the 
     weaponization of information and ensure that open source 
     intelligence is given appropriate weight in analytic products 
     of the intelligence community.
       (6) To monitor technological trends, particularly important 
     in cybersecurity and disinformation operations of foreign 
     adversaries, so policymakers can adapt the responses of the 
     Federal Government accordingly.
       (7) To share information, as appropriate, with allied 
     intelligence partners on foreign influence operations and 
     tactics and in so doing establish a two-way exchange of 
     threat information.
       (e) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each 
     year, the Center shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     activities of the Center and the implications of such 
     activities to the privacy and civil liberties of the people 
     of the United States.
       (f) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Center should supplant existing task forces at 
     individual agencies that have mandates and resources which 
     are limited by their particular mission and budget;
       (2) the intelligence community and Congress should work 
     together to resolve existing legal limitations on elements of 
     the intelligence community to monitor disinformation 
     operations;
       (3) the intelligence community and Congress should ensure 
     that appropriate legal authorities are in place to protect 
     the privacy and civil liberties of United States citizens; 
     and
       (4) lessons learned from post-9/11 counterterrorism 
     experiences should be applied to foreign interference 
     threats.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 282. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                     DIVISION __--ELECTION SECURITY

     SECTION _001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Election Security Act 
     of 2019''.

         TITLE I--FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE

         Subtitle A--Voting System Security Improvement Grants

   PART 1--PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH VOTER-
                    VERIFIED PERMANENT PAPER BALLOT

     SEC. _101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Voter Confidence and 
     Increased Accessibility Act of 2019''.

     SEC. _102. PAPER BALLOT AND MANUAL COUNTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 301(a)(2) of the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(2)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Paper ballot requirement.--
       ``(A) Voter-verified paper ballots.--
       ``(i) Paper ballot requirement.--(I) The voting system 
     shall require the use of an individual, durable, voter-
     verified paper ballot of the voter's vote that shall be 
     marked and made available for inspection and verification by 
     the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted, and 
     which shall be counted by hand or read by an optical 
     character recognition device or other counting device. For 
     purposes of this subclause, the term `individual, durable, 
     voter-verified paper ballot' means a paper ballot marked by 
     the voter by hand or a paper ballot marked through the use of 
     a nontabulating ballot marking device or system, so long as 
     the voter shall have the option to mark his or her ballot by 
     hand.
       ``(II) The voting system shall provide the voter with an 
     opportunity to correct any error on the paper ballot before 
     the permanent voter-verified paper ballot is preserved in 
     accordance with clause (ii).
       ``(III) The voting system shall not preserve the voter-
     verified paper ballots in any manner that makes it possible, 
     at any time after the ballot has been cast, to associate a 
     voter with the record of the voter's vote without the voter's 
     consent.
       ``(ii) Preservation as official record.--The individual, 
     durable, voter-verified paper ballot used in accordance with 
     clause (i) shall constitute the official ballot and shall be 
     preserved and used as the official ballot for purposes of any 
     recount or audit conducted with respect to any election for 
     Federal office in which the voting system is used.
       ``(iii) Manual counting requirements for recounts and 
     audits.--(I) Each paper ballot used pursuant to clause (i) 
     shall be suitable for a manual audit, and shall be counted by 
     hand in any recount or audit conducted with respect to any 
     election for Federal office.
       ``(II) In the event of any inconsistencies or 
     irregularities between any electronic vote tallies and the 
     vote tallies determined by counting by hand the individual, 
     durable, voter-verified paper ballots used pursuant to clause 
     (i), and subject to subparagraph (B), the individual, 
     durable, voter-verified paper ballots shall be the true and 
     correct record of the votes cast.
       ``(iv) Application to all ballots.--The requirements of 
     this subparagraph shall apply to all ballots cast in 
     elections for Federal office, including ballots cast by 
     absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters under 
     the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and 
     other absentee voters.
       ``(B) Special rule for treatment of disputes when paper 
     ballots have been shown to be compromised.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the event that--

       ``(I) there is any inconsistency between any electronic 
     vote tallies and the vote tallies determined by counting by 
     hand the individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots 
     used pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to any 
     election for Federal office; and
       ``(II) it is demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence 
     (as determined in accordance with the applicable standards in 
     the jurisdiction involved) in any recount, audit, or contest 
     of the result of the election that the paper ballots have 
     been compromised (by damage or mischief or otherwise) and 
     that a sufficient number of the ballots have been so 
     compromised that the result of the election could be changed,

     the determination of the appropriate remedy with respect to 
     the election shall be made in accordance with applicable 
     State law, except that the electronic tally shall not be used 
     as the exclusive basis for determining the official certified 
     result.
       ``(ii) Rule for consideration of ballots associated with 
     each voting machine.--For purposes of clause (i), only the 
     paper ballots deemed compromised, if any, shall be considered 
     in the calculation of whether or not the result of the 
     election could be changed due to the compromised paper 
     ballots.''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendment Clarifying Applicability of 
     Alternative Language Accessibility.--Section 301(a)(4) of 
     such Act (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(4)) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including the paper ballots required to be used under 
     paragraph (2))'' after ``voting system''.
       (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--Section 301(a)(1) of such 
     Act (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``counted'' and 
     inserting ``counted, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``counted'' and 
     inserting ``counted, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``counted'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``counted, in accordance with 
     paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``counted'' and 
     inserting ``counted, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and 
     (3)''.

     SEC. _103. ACCESSIBILITY AND BALLOT VERIFICATION FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 301(a)(3)(B) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(3)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) ensure that individuals with disabilities and 
     others are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including 
     with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a 
     voter-verified paper ballot as for other voters;
       ``(ii) satisfy the requirement of subparagraph (A) through 
     the use of at least one voting system equipped for 
     individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual and 
     enhanced visual accessibility for the blind and visually 
     impaired, and nonmanual and enhanced manual accessibility for 
     the mobility and dexterity impaired, at each polling place; 
     and
       ``(iii) meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) and 
     paragraph (2)(A) by using a system that--
       ``(I) allows the voter to privately and independently 
     verify the permanent paper ballot through the presentation, 
     in accessible form, of the printed or marked vote selections 
     from the same printed or marked information that would be 
     used for any vote counting or auditing; and
       ``(II) allows the voter to privately and independently 
     verify and cast the permanent paper ballot without requiring 
     the voter to manually handle the paper ballot;''.
       (b) Specific Requirement of Study, Testing, and Development 
     of Accessible Paper Ballot Verification Mechanisms.--
       (1) Study and reporting.--Subtitle C of title II of such 
     Act (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 247 as section 248; and
       (B) by inserting after section 246 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 247. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESSIBLE PAPER BALLOT 
                   VERIFICATION MECHANISMS.

       ``(a) Study and Report.--The Commission shall make grants 
     to not fewer than 3 eligible entities to study, test, and 
     develop accessible paper ballot voting, verification, and 
     casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance 
     the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification 
     mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters 
     whose primary language is not English, and for voters with 
     difficulties in literacy, including best practices for the 
     mechanisms themselves and the processes through which the 
     mechanisms are used.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--An entity is eligible to receive a 
     grant under this part if it submits to the Commission (at 
     such time and in such form as the Commission may require) an 
     application containing--
       ``(1) certifications that the entity shall specifically 
     investigate enhanced methods or devices, including non-
     electronic devices, that will assist such individuals and 
     voters in marking voter-verified paper ballots and presenting 
     or transmitting the information printed or marked on such 
     ballots back to such individuals and voters, and casting such 
     ballots;
       ``(2) a certification that the entity shall complete the 
     activities carried out with the grant not later than December 
     31, 2020; and
       ``(3) such other information and certifications as the 
     Director may require.
       ``(c) Availability of Technology.--Any technology developed 
     with the grants made under this section shall be treated as 
     non-proprietary and shall be made available to the public, 
     including to manufacturers of voting systems.
       ``(d) Coordination With Grants for Technology 
     Improvements.--The Commission shall carry out this section so 
     that the activities carried out with the grants made under 
     subsection (a) are coordinated with the research conducted 
     under the grant program carried out under section 271, to the 
     extent that the Commission determines necessary to provide 
     for the advancement of accessible voting technology.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) $5,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating the item relating to section 247 as 
     relating to section 248; and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 246 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 247. Study and report on accessible paper ballot verification 
              mechanisms.''.
       (c) Clarification of Accessibility Standards Under 
     Voluntary Voting System Guidance.--In adopting any voluntary 
     guidance under subtitle B of title III of the Help America 
     Vote Act with respect to the accessibility of the paper 
     ballot verification requirements for individuals with 
     disabilities, the Election Assistance Commission shall 
     include and apply the same accessibility standards applicable 
     under the voluntary guidance adopted for accessible voting 
     systems under such subtitle.
       (d) Permitting Use of Funds for Protection and Advocacy 
     Systems to Support Actions to Enforce Election-related 
     Disability Access.--Section 292(a) of the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21062(a)) is amended by striking ``; 
     except that'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

     SEC. _104. DURABILITY AND READABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   BALLOTS.

       Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
     U.S.C. 21081(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Durability and readability requirements for 
     ballots.--
       ``(A) Durability requirements for paper ballots.--
       ``(i) In general.--All voter-verified paper ballots 
     required to be used under this Act shall be marked or printed 
     on durable paper.
       ``(ii) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, paper is 
     `durable' if it is capable of withstanding multiple counts 
     and recounts by hand without compromising the fundamental 
     integrity of the ballots, and capable of retaining the 
     information marked or printed on them for the full duration 
     of a retention and preservation period of 22 months.
       ``(B) Readability requirements for paper ballots marked by 
     ballot marking device.--All voter-verified paper ballots 
     completed by the voter through the use of a ballot marking 
     device shall be clearly readable by the voter without 
     assistance (other than eyeglasses or other personal vision 
     enhancing devices) and by an optical character recognition 
     device or other device equipped for individuals with 
     disabilities.''.

     SEC. _105. PAPER BALLOT PRINTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requiring Paper Ballots to Be Printed on Recycled Paper 
     Manufactured in United States.--Section 301(a) of the Help 
     America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by 
     section _104, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) Printing requirements for ballots.--All paper ballots 
     used in an election for Federal office shall be printed in 
     the United States on recycled paper manufactured in the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after 
     January 1, 2021.

     SEC. _106. STUDY AND REPORT ON OPTIMAL BALLOT DESIGN.

       (a) Study.--The Election Assistance Commission shall 
     conduct a study of the best ways to design ballots used in 
     elections for public office, including paper ballots and 
     electronic or digital ballots, to minimize confusion and user 
     errors.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2020, the Election 
     Assistance Commission shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. _107. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR NEW REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 301(d) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
     U.S.C. 21081(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with 
     the requirements of this section on and after January 1, 
     2006.
       ``(2) Special rule for certain requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in section 105(b) of 
     the Election Security Act of 2019 and subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C), the requirements of this section which are first imposed 
     on a State and jurisdiction pursuant to the amendments made 
     by the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 
     2019 shall apply with respect to voting systems used for any 
     election for Federal office held in 2020 or any succeeding 
     year.
       ``(B) Delay for jurisdictions using certain paper record 
     printers or certain systems using or producing voter-
     verifiable paper records in 2018.--
       ``(i) Delay.--In the case of a jurisdiction described in 
     clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall apply to a voting system 
     in the jurisdiction as if the reference in such subparagraph 
     to `2020' were a reference to `2022', but only with respect 
     to the following requirements of this section:

       ``(I) Paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) of subsection (a) (relating to 
     the use of voter-verified paper ballots).
       ``(II) Paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(I) and (II) of subsection (a) 
     (relating to access to verification from and casting of the 
     durable paper ballot).
       ``(III) Paragraph (7) of subsection (a) (relating to 
     durability and readability requirements for ballots).

       ``(ii) Jurisdictions described.--A jurisdiction described 
     in this clause is a jurisdiction--

       ``(I) which used voter verifiable paper record printers 
     attached to direct recording electronic voting machines, or 
     which used other voting systems that used or produced

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     paper records of the vote verifiable by voters but that are 
     not in compliance with paragraphs (2)(A)(i)(I), 
     (3)(B)(iii)(I) and (II), and (7) of subsection (a) (as 
     amended or added by the Voter Confidence and Increased 
     Accessibility Act of 2019), for the administration of the 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
     in November 2018; and
       ``(II) which will continue to use such printers or systems 
     for the administration of elections for Federal office held 
     in years before 2022.

       ``(iii) Mandatory availability of paper ballots at polling 
     places using grandfathered printers and systems.--

       ``(I) Requiring ballots to be offered and provided.--The 
     appropriate election official at each polling place that uses 
     a printer or system described in clause (ii)(I) for the 
     administration of elections for Federal office shall offer 
     each individual who is eligible to cast a vote in the 
     election at the polling place the opportunity to cast the 
     vote using a blank pre-printed paper ballot which the 
     individual may mark by hand and which is not produced by the 
     direct recording electronic voting machine or other such 
     system. The official shall provide the individual with the 
     ballot and the supplies necessary to mark the ballot, and 
     shall ensure (to the greatest extent practicable) that the 
     waiting period for the individual to cast a vote is the 
     lesser of 30 minutes or the average waiting period for an 
     individual who does not agree to cast the vote using such a 
     paper ballot under this clause.
       ``(II) Treatment of ballot.--Any paper ballot which is cast 
     by an individual under this clause shall be counted and 
     otherwise treated as a regular ballot for all purposes 
     (including by incorporating it into the final unofficial vote 
     count (as defined by the State) for the precinct) and not as 
     a provisional ballot, unless the individual casting the 
     ballot would have otherwise been required to cast a 
     provisional ballot.
       ``(III) Posting of notice.--The appropriate election 
     official shall ensure there is prominently displayed at each 
     polling place a notice that describes the obligation of the 
     official to offer individuals the opportunity to cast votes 
     using a pre-printed blank paper ballot.
       ``(IV) Training of election officials.--The chief State 
     election official shall ensure that election officials at 
     polling places in the State are aware of the requirements of 
     this clause, including the requirement to display a notice 
     under subclause (III), and are aware that it is a violation 
     of the requirements of this title for an election official to 
     fail to offer an individual the opportunity to cast a vote 
     using a blank pre-printed paper ballot.
       ``(V) Period of applicability.--The requirements of this 
     clause apply only during the period in which the delay is in 
     effect under clause (i).

       ``(C) Special rule for jurisdictions using certain 
     nontabulating ballot marking devices.--In the case of a 
     jurisdiction which uses a nontabulating ballot marking device 
     which automatically deposits the ballot into a privacy 
     sleeve, subparagraph (A) shall apply to a voting system in 
     the jurisdiction as if the reference in such subparagraph to 
     `any election for Federal office held in 2020 or any 
     succeeding year' were a reference to `elections for Federal 
     office occurring held in 2022 or each succeeding year', but 
     only with respect to paragraph (3)(B)(iii)(II) of subsection 
     (a) (relating to nonmanual casting of the durable paper 
     ballot).''.

                PART 2--GRANTS TO CARRY OUT IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 111. GRANTS FOR OBTAINING COMPLIANT PAPER BALLOT VOTING 
                   SYSTEMS AND CARRYING OUT VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Availability of Grants.--Subtitle D of title II of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new part:

 ``PART 7--GRANTS FOR OBTAINING COMPLIANT PAPER BALLOT VOTING SYSTEMS 
          AND CARRYING OUT VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS

     ``SEC. 297. GRANTS FOR OBTAINING COMPLIANT PAPER BALLOT 
                   VOTING SYSTEMS AND CARRYING OUT VOTING SYSTEM 
                   SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS.

       ``(a) Availability and Use of Grant.--The Commission shall 
     make a grant to each eligible State--
       ``(1) to replace a voting system--
       ``(A) which does not meet the requirements which are first 
     imposed on the State pursuant to the amendments made by the 
     Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2019 with 
     a voting system which does meet such requirements, for use in 
     the regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office 
     held in November 2020, or
       ``(B) which does meet such requirements but which is not in 
     compliance with the most recent voluntary voting system 
     guidelines issued by the Commission prior to the regularly 
     scheduled general election for Federal office held in 
     November 2020 with another system which does meet such 
     requirements and is in compliance with such guidelines;
       ``(2) to carry out voting system security improvements 
     described in section 297A with respect to the regularly 
     scheduled general elections for Federal office held in 
     November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal 
     office; and
       ``(3) to implement and model best practices for ballot 
     design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant made to a 
     State under this section shall be such amount as the 
     Commission determines to be appropriate, except that such 
     amount may not be less than the product of $1 and the average 
     of the number of individuals who cast votes in any of the two 
     most recent regularly scheduled general elections for Federal 
     office held in the State.
       ``(c) Pro Rata Reductions.--If the amount of funds 
     appropriated for grants under this part is insufficient to 
     ensure that each State receives the amount of the grant 
     calculated under subsection (b), the Commission shall make 
     such pro rata reductions in such amounts as may be necessary 
     to ensure that the entire amount appropriated under this part 
     is distributed to the States.
       ``(d) Surplus Appropriations.--If the amount of funds 
     appropriated for grants authorized under section 297D(a)(2) 
     exceed the amount necessary to meet the requirements of 
     subsection (b), the Commission shall consider the following 
     in making a determination to award remaining funds to a 
     State:
       ``(1) The record of the State in carrying out the following 
     with respect to the administration of elections for Federal 
     office:
       ``(A) Providing voting machines that are less than 10 years 
     old.
       ``(B) Implementing strong chain of custody procedures for 
     the physical security of voting equipment and paper records 
     at all stages of the process.
       ``(C) Conducting pre-election testing on every voting 
     machine and ensuring that paper ballots are available 
     wherever electronic machines are used.
       ``(D) Maintaining offline backups of voter registration 
     lists.
       ``(E) Providing a secure voter registration database that 
     logs requests submitted to the database.
       ``(F) Publishing and enforcing a policy detailing use 
     limitations and security safeguards to protect the personal 
     information of voters in the voter registration process.
       ``(G) Providing secure processes and procedures for 
     reporting vote tallies.
       ``(H) Providing a secure platform for disseminating vote 
     totals.
       ``(2) Evidence of established conditions of innovation and 
     reform in providing voting system security and the proposed 
     plan of the State for implementing additional conditions.
       ``(3) Evidence of collaboration between relevant 
     stakeholders, including local election officials, in 
     developing the grant implementation plan described in section 
     297B.
       ``(4) The plan of the State to conduct a rigorous 
     evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried out 
     with the grant.
       ``(e) Ability of Replacement Systems to Administer Ranked 
     Choice Elections.--To the greatest extent practicable, an 
     eligible State which receives a grant to replace a voting 
     system under this section shall ensure that the replacement 
     system is capable of administering a system of ranked choice 
     voting under which each voter shall rank the candidates for 
     the office in the order of the voter's preference.

     ``SEC. 297A. VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIBED.

       ``(a) Permitted Uses.--A voting system security improvement 
     described in this section is any of the following:
       ``(1) The acquisition of goods and services from qualified 
     election infrastructure vendors by purchase, lease, or such 
     other arrangements as may be appropriate.
       ``(2) Cyber and risk mitigation training.
       ``(3) A security risk and vulnerability assessment of the 
     State's election infrastructure which is carried out by a 
     provider of cybersecurity services under a contract entered 
     into between the chief State election official and the 
     provider.
       ``(4) The maintenance of election infrastructure, including 
     addressing risks and vulnerabilities which are identified 
     under either of the security risk and vulnerability 
     assessments described in paragraph (3), except that none of 
     the funds provided under this part may be used to renovate or 
     replace a building or facility which is used primarily for 
     purposes other than the administration of elections for 
     public office.
       ``(5) Providing increased technical support for any 
     information technology infrastructure that the chief State 
     election official deems to be part of the State's election 
     infrastructure or designates as critical to the operation of 
     the State's election infrastructure.
       ``(6) Enhancing the cybersecurity and operations of the 
     information technology infrastructure described in paragraph 
     (4).
       ``(7) Enhancing the cybersecurity of voter registration 
     systems.
       ``(b) Qualified Election Infrastructure Vendors 
     Described.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, a `qualified 
     election infrastructure vendor' is any person who provides, 
     supports, or maintains, or who seeks to provide, support, or 
     maintain, election infrastructure on behalf of a State, unit 
     of local government, or election agency (as defined in 
     section 801 of the Election Security Act) who meets the 
     criteria described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Criteria.--The criteria described in this paragraph 
     are such criteria as the Chairman, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and publish, 
     and shall include each of the following requirements:

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       ``(A) The vendor must be owned and controlled by a citizen 
     or permanent resident of the United States.
       ``(B) The vendor must disclose to the Chairman and the 
     Secretary, and to the chief State election official of any 
     State to which the vendor provides any goods and services 
     with funds provided under this part, of any sourcing outside 
     the United States for parts of the election infrastructure.
       ``(C) The vendor agrees to ensure that the election 
     infrastructure will be developed and maintained in a manner 
     that is consistent with the cybersecurity best practices 
     issued by the Technical Guidelines Development Committee.
       ``(D) The vendor agrees to maintain its information 
     technology infrastructure in a manner that is consistent with 
     the cybersecurity best practices issued by the Technical 
     Guidelines Development Committee.
       ``(E) The vendor agrees to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (3) with respect to any known or suspected 
     cybersecurity incidents involving any of the goods and 
     services provided by the vendor pursuant to a grant under 
     this part.
       ``(F) The vendor agrees to permit independent security 
     testing by the Commission (in accordance with section 231(a)) 
     and by the Secretary of the goods and services provided by 
     the vendor pursuant to a grant under this part.
       ``(3) Cybersecurity incident reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A vendor meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph if, upon becoming aware of the possibility that an 
     election cybersecurity incident has occurred involving any of 
     the goods and services provided by the vendor pursuant to a 
     grant under this part--
       ``(i) the vendor promptly assesses whether or not such an 
     incident occurred, and submits a notification meeting the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B) to the Secretary and the 
     Chairman of the assessment as soon as practicable (but in no 
     case later than 3 days after the vendor first becomes aware 
     of the possibility that the incident occurred);
       ``(ii) if the incident involves goods or services provided 
     to an election agency, the vendor submits a notification 
     meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B) to the agency as 
     soon as practicable (but in no case later than 3 days after 
     the vendor first becomes aware of the possibility that the 
     incident occurred), and cooperates with the agency in 
     providing any other necessary notifications relating to the 
     incident; and
       ``(iii) the vendor provides all necessary updates to any 
     notification submitted under clause (i) or clause (ii).
       ``(B) Contents of notifications.--Each notification 
     submitted under clause (i) or clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
     shall contain the following information with respect to any 
     election cybersecurity incident covered by the notification:
       ``(i) The date, time, and time zone when the election 
     cybersecurity incident began, if known.
       ``(ii) The date, time, and time zone when the election 
     cybersecurity incident was detected.
       ``(iii) The date, time, and duration of the election 
     cybersecurity incident.
       ``(iv) The circumstances of the election cybersecurity 
     incident, including the specific election infrastructure 
     systems believed to have been accessed and information 
     acquired, if any.
       ``(v) Any planned and implemented technical measures to 
     respond to and recover from the incident.
       ``(vi) In the case of any notification which is an update 
     to a prior notification, any additional material information 
     relating to the incident, including technical data, as it 
     becomes available.

     ``SEC. 297B. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

       ``A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part if 
     the State submits to the Commission, at such time and in such 
     form as the Commission may require, an application 
     containing--
       ``(1) a description of how the State will use the grant to 
     carry out the activities authorized under this part;
       ``(2) a certification and assurance that, not later than 5 
     years after receiving the grant, the State will carry out 
     risk-limiting audits and will carry out voting system 
     security improvements, as described in section 297A; and
       ``(3) such other information and assurances as the 
     Commission may require.

     ``SEC. 297C. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, 
     the Commission shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, including the Committees on 
     Homeland Security, House Administration, and the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate, on the activities carried 
     out with the funds provided under this part.

     ``SEC. 297D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for grants under this part--
       ``(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
       ``(2) $175,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020, 2022, 
     2024, and 2026.
       ``(b) Continuing Availability of Amounts.--Any amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of this section 
     shall remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
     subtitle D of title II the following:

 ``Part 7--Grants for Obtaining Compliant Paper Ballot Voting Systems 
          and Carrying Out Voting System Security Improvements

``Sec. 297. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems 
              and carrying out voting system security improvements.
``Sec. 297A. Voting system security improvements described.
``Sec. 297B. Eligibility of States.
``Sec. 297C. Reports to Congress.
``Sec. 297D. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. _112. COORDINATION OF VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY ACTIVITIES 
                   WITH USE OF REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS AND ELECTION 
                   ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER HELP AMERICA 
                   VOTE ACT OF 2002.

       (a) Duties of Election Assistance Commission.--Section 202 
     of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922) is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``by'' and inserting ``and the security of election 
     infrastructure by''.
       (b) Membership of Secretary of Homeland Security on Board 
     of Advisors of Election Assistance Commission.--Section 
     214(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20944(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``37 members'' and inserting ``38 
     members''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) The Secretary of Homeland Security or the 
     Secretary's designee.''.
       (c) Representative of Department of Homeland Security on 
     Technical Guidelines Development Committee.--Section 
     221(c)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20961(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) A representative of the Department of Homeland 
     Security.''.
       (d) Goals of Periodic Studies of Election Administration 
     Issues; Consultation With Secretary of Homeland Security.--
     Section 241(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20981(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``the Commission shall'' and inserting ``the Commission, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security (as 
     appropriate), shall'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) will be secure against attempts to undermine the 
     integrity of election systems by cyber or other means; and''.
       (e) Requirements Payments.--
       (1) Use of payments for voting system security 
     improvements.--Section 251(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
     21001(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Permitting use of payments for voting system security 
     improvements.--A State may use a requirements payment to 
     carry out any of the following activities:
       ``(A) Cyber and risk mitigation training.
       ``(B) Providing increased technical support for any 
     information technology infrastructure that the chief State 
     election official deems to be part of the State's election 
     infrastructure or designates as critical to the operation of 
     the State's election infrastructure.
       ``(C) Enhancing the cybersecurity and operations of the 
     information technology infrastructure described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Enhancing the security of voter registration 
     databases.''.
       (2) Incorporation of election infrastructure protection in 
     state plans for use of payments.--Section 254(a)(1) of such 
     Act (52 U.S.C. 21004(a)(1)) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``, including the protection of 
     election infrastructure.''.
       (3) Composition of committee responsible for developing 
     state plan for use of payments.--Section 255 of such Act (52 
     U.S.C. 21005) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Geographic Representation.--The members of the 
     committee shall be a representative group of individuals from 
     the State's counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes, and 
     shall represent the needs of rural as well as urban areas of 
     the State, as the case may be.''.
       (f) Ensuring Protection of Computerized Statewide Voter 
     Registration List.--Section 303(a)(3) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
     21083(a)(3)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, as well as other measures to prevent and deter 
     cybersecurity incidents, as identified by the Commission, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Technical Guidelines 
     Development Committee.''.

     SEC. _113. INCORPORATION OF DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 901 of the Help America Vote Act 
     of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141) is amended to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) 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).
       ``(2) The term `election infrastructure' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3501 of the Election Security Act.
       ``(3) The term `State' means each of the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by amending the item relating to section 901 to 
     read as follows:

``Sec. 901. Definitions.''.

  Subtitle B--Grants for Risk-Limiting Audits of Results of Elections

     SEC. _121. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING 
                   AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS.

       (a) Availability of Grants.--Subtitle D of title II of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.), as 
     amended by section _111(a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new part:

  ``PART 8--GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF 
                               ELECTIONS

     ``SEC. 298. GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF 
                   RESULTS OF ELECTIONS.

       ``(a) Availability of Grants.--The Commission shall make a 
     grant to each eligible State to conduct risk-limiting audits 
     as described in subsection (b) with respect to the regularly 
     scheduled general elections for Federal office held in 
     November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal 
     office.
       ``(b) Risk-limiting Audits Described.--In this part, a 
     `risk-limiting audit' is a post-election process--
       ``(1) which is conducted in accordance with rules and 
     procedures established by the chief State election official 
     of the State which meet the requirements of subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(2) under which, if the reported outcome of the election 
     is incorrect, there is at least a predetermined percentage 
     chance that the audit will replace the incorrect outcome with 
     the correct outcome as determined by a full, hand-to-eye 
     tabulation of all votes validly cast in that election that 
     ascertains voter intent manually and directly from voter-
     verifiable paper records.
       ``(c) Requirements for Rules and Procedures.--The rules and 
     procedures established for conducting a risk-limiting audit 
     shall include the following elements:
       ``(1) Rules for ensuring the security of ballots and 
     documenting that prescribed procedures were followed.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures for ensuring the accuracy of 
     ballot manifests produced by election agencies.
       ``(3) Rules and procedures for governing the format of 
     ballot manifests, cast vote records, and other data involved 
     in the audit.
       ``(4) Methods to ensure that any cast vote records used in 
     the audit are those used by the voting system to tally the 
     election results sent to the chief State election official 
     and made public.
       ``(5) Procedures for the random selection of ballots to be 
     inspected manually during each audit.
       ``(6) Rules for the calculations and other methods to be 
     used in the audit and to determine whether and when the audit 
     of an election is complete.
       ``(7) Procedures and requirements for testing any software 
     used to conduct risk-limiting audits.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this part, the following definitions 
     apply:
       ``(1) The term `ballot manifest' means a record maintained 
     by each election agency that meets each of the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) The record is created without reliance on any part of 
     the voting system used to tabulate votes.
       ``(B) The record functions as a sampling frame for 
     conducting a risk-limiting audit.
       ``(C) The record contains the following information with 
     respect to the ballots cast and counted in the election:
       ``(i) The total number of ballots cast and counted by the 
     agency (including undervotes, overvotes, and other invalid 
     votes).
       ``(ii) The total number of ballots cast in each election 
     administered by the agency (including undervotes, overvotes, 
     and other invalid votes).
       ``(iii) A precise description of the manner in which the 
     ballots are physically stored, including the total number of 
     physical groups of ballots, the numbering system for each 
     group, a unique label for each group, and the number of 
     ballots in each such group.
       ``(2) The term `incorrect outcome' means an outcome that 
     differs from the outcome that would be determined by a full 
     tabulation of all votes validly cast in the election, 
     determining voter intent manually, directly from voter-
     verifiable paper records.
       ``(3) The term `outcome' means the winner of an election, 
     whether a candidate or a position.
       ``(4) The term `reported outcome' means the outcome of an 
     election which is determined according to the canvass and 
     which will become the official, certified outcome unless it 
     is revised by an audit, recount, or other legal process.

     ``SEC. 298A. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.

       ``A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part if 
     the State submits to the Commission, at such time and in such 
     form as the Commission may require, an application 
     containing--
       ``(1) a certification that, not later than 5 years after 
     receiving the grant, the State will conduct risk-limiting 
     audits of the results of elections for Federal office held in 
     the State as described in section 298;
       ``(2) a certification that, not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the chief State 
     election official of the State has established or will 
     establish the rules and procedures for conducting the audits 
     which meet the requirements of section 298(c);
       ``(3) a certification that the audit shall be completed not 
     later than the date on which the State certifies the results 
     of the election;
       ``(4) a certification that, after completing the audit, the 
     State shall publish a report on the results of the audit, 
     together with such information as necessary to confirm that 
     the audit was conducted properly;
       ``(5) a certification that, if a risk-limiting audit 
     conducted under this part leads to a full manual tally of an 
     election, State law requires that the State or election 
     agency shall use the results of the full manual tally as the 
     official results of the election; and
       ``(6) such other information and assurances as the 
     Commission may require.

     ``SEC. 298B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under 
     this part $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act, 
     as amended by section _111(b), is further amended by adding 
     at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title II 
     the following:

  ``Part 8--Grants for Conducting Risk-Limiting Audits of Results of 
                               Elections

``Sec. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of 
              elections.
``Sec. 298A. Eligibility of States.
``Sec. 298B. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. _122. GAO ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF AUDITS.

       (a) Analysis.--Not later than 6 months after the first 
     election for Federal office is held after grants are first 
     awarded to States for conducting risk-limiting audits under 
     part 8 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act 
     of 2002 (as added by section _121) for conducting risk-
     limiting audits of elections for Federal office, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an 
     analysis of the extent to which such audits have improved the 
     administration of such elections and the security of election 
     infrastructure in the States receiving such grants.
       (b) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit a report on the analysis conducted under 
     subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional committees.

      Subtitle C--Election Infrastructure Innovation Grant Program

     SEC. _131. ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second section 319 (relating to 
     EMP and GMD mitigation research and development) as section 
     320; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 321. ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Under Secretary for Science and Technology, in coordination 
     with the Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission 
     (established pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002) 
     and in consultation with the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation and the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, shall establish a competitive grant 
     program to award grants to eligible entities, on a 
     competitive basis, for purposes of research and development 
     that are determined to have the potential to significantly 
     improve the security (including cybersecurity), quality, 
     reliability, accuracy, accessibility, and affordability of 
     election infrastructure, and increase voter participation.
       ``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     conclusion of each fiscal year for which grants are awarded 
     under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on House 
     Administration of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate a 
     report describing such grants and analyzing the impact, if 
     any, of such grants on the security and operation of election 
     infrastructure, and on voter participation.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary $20,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2027 for purposes of carrying out 
     this section.
       ``(d) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible entity' means--
       ``(1) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001(a)), including an institution of higher education that 
     is a historically Black college or university

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     (which has the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' 
     in section 322 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061)) or other 
     minority-serving institution listed in section 371(a) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a));
       ``(2) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code; or
       ``(3) an organization, association, or a for-profit 
     company, including a small business concern (as such term is 
     defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632)), including a small business concern owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals as defined under section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (20) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (21), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Election infrastructure.--The term `election 
     infrastructure' means storage facilities, polling places, and 
     centralized vote tabulation locations used to support the 
     administration of elections for public office, as well as 
     related information and communications technology, including 
     voter registration databases, voting machines, electronic 
     mail and other communications systems (including electronic 
     mail and other systems of vendors who have entered into 
     contracts with election agencies to support the 
     administration of elections, manage the election process, and 
     report and display election results), and other systems used 
     to manage the election process and to report and display 
     election results on behalf of an election agency.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking both items relating to section 319 and the item 
     relating to section 318 and inserting the following new 
     items:

``Sec. 318. Social media working group.
``Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development.
``Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development.
``Sec. 321. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.''.

                      TITLE II--SECURITY MEASURES

     SEC. _201. ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNATION.

       Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, including election infrastructure'' before the 
     period at the end.

     SEC. _202. TIMELY THREAT INFORMATION.

       Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(24) To provide timely threat information regarding 
     election infrastructure to the chief State election official 
     of the State with respect to which such information 
     pertains.''.

     SEC. _203. SECURITY CLEARANCE ASSISTANCE FOR ELECTION 
                   OFFICIALS.

       In order to promote the timely sharing of information on 
     threats to election infrastructure, the Secretary may--
       (1) help expedite a security clearance for the chief State 
     election official and other appropriate State personnel 
     involved in the administration of elections, as designated by 
     the chief State election official;
       (2) sponsor a security clearance for the chief State 
     election official and other appropriate State personnel 
     involved in the administration of elections, as designated by 
     the chief State election official; and
       (3) facilitate the issuance of a temporary clearance to the 
     chief State election official and other appropriate State 
     personnel involved in the administration of elections, as 
     designated by the chief State election official, if the 
     Secretary determines classified information to be timely and 
     relevant to the election infrastructure of the State at 
     issue.

     SEC. _204. SECURITY RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 2209(c) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(c)) is amended by 
     inserting ``(including by carrying out a security risk and 
     vulnerability assessment)'' after ``risk management 
     support''.
       (b) Prioritization to Enhance Election Security.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a 
     written request from a chief State election official, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, commence a 
     security risk and vulnerability assessment (pursuant to 
     paragraph (6) of section 2209(c) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002, as amended by subsection (a)) on election 
     infrastructure in the State at issue.
       (2) Notification.--If the Secretary, upon receipt of a 
     request described in paragraph (1), determines that a 
     security risk and vulnerability assessment cannot be 
     commenced within 90 days, the Secretary shall expeditiously 
     notify the chief State election official who submitted such 
     request.

     SEC. _205. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       (a) Reports on Assistance and Assessments.--Not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     annually thereafter through 2026, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) efforts to carry out section 203 during the prior year, 
     including specific information on which States were helped, 
     how many officials have been helped in each State, how many 
     security clearances have been sponsored in each State, and 
     how many temporary clearances have been issued in each State; 
     and
       (2) efforts to carry out section 204 during the prior year, 
     including specific information on which States were helped, 
     the dates on which the Secretary received a request for a 
     security risk and vulnerability assessment pursuant to such 
     section, the dates on which the Secretary commenced each such 
     request, and the dates on which the Secretary transmitted a 
     notification in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section.
       (b) Reports on Foreign Threats.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
     2019), the Secretary and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of appropriate 
     offices of the Federal government, shall submit a joint 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees on foreign 
     threats to elections in the United States, including physical 
     and cybersecurity threats.
       (c) Information From States.--For purposes of preparing the 
     reports required under this section, the Secretary shall 
     solicit and consider information and comments from States and 
     election agencies, except that the provision of such 
     information and comments by a State or election agency shall 
     be voluntary and at the discretion of the State or agency.

     SEC. _206. PRE-ELECTION THREAT ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Submission of Assessment by DNI.--Not later than 180 
     days before the date of each regularly scheduled general 
     election for Federal office, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit an assessment of the full scope of 
     threats to election infrastructure, including cybersecurity 
     threats posed by state actors and terrorist groups, and 
     recommendations to address or mitigate the threats, as 
     developed by the Secretary and Chairman, to--
       (1) the chief State election official of each State;
       (2) the Committees on Homeland Security and House 
     Administration of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate; and
       (3) any other appropriate congressional committees.
       (b) Updates to Initial Assessments.--If, at any time after 
     submitting an assessment with respect to an election under 
     subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence 
     determines that the assessment should be updated to reflect 
     new information regarding the threats involved, the Director 
     shall submit a revised assessment under such subsection.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) The term ``Chairman'' means the chair of the Election 
     Assistance Commission.
       (2) The term ``chief State election official'' means, with 
     respect to a State, the individual designated by the State 
     under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to be responsible for coordination of 
     the State's responsibilities under such Act.
       (3) The term ``election infrastructure'' means storage 
     facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulation 
     locations used to support the administration of elections for 
     public office, as well as related information and 
     communications technology, including voter registration 
     databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other 
     communications systems (including electronic mail and other 
     systems of vendors who have entered into contracts with 
     election agencies to support the administration of elections, 
     manage the election process, and report and display election 
     results), and other systems used to manage the election 
     process and to report and display election results on behalf 
     of an election agency.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (5) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
     21141).
       (d) Effective Date.--This title shall apply with respect to 
     the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
     held in November 2020 and each succeeding regularly scheduled 
     general election for Federal office.

     TITLE III--ENHANCING PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC 
                              INSTITUTIONS

     SEC. _301. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED STATES 
                   DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman, the Secretary 
     of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary of Education, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Chairman of the Federal Election 
     Commission, and the heads of any other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, shall issue a national strategy to protect against 
     cyber attacks, influence operations, disinformation 
     campaigns, and other activities that could undermine the 
     security and integrity of United States democratic 
     institutions.
       (b) Considerations.--The national strategy required under 
     subsection (a) shall include consideration of the following:

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       (1) The threat of a foreign state actor, foreign terrorist 
     organization (as designated pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a 
     domestic actor carrying out a cyber attack, influence 
     operation, disinformation campaign, or other activity aimed 
     at undermining the security and integrity of United States 
     democratic institutions.
       (2) The extent to which United States democratic 
     institutions are vulnerable to a cyber attack, influence 
     operation, disinformation campaign, or other activity aimed 
     at undermining the security and integrity of such democratic 
     institutions.
       (3) Potential consequences, such as an erosion of public 
     trust or an undermining of the rule of law, that could result 
     from a successful cyber attack, influence operation, 
     disinformation campaign, or other activity aimed at 
     undermining the security and integrity of United States 
     democratic institutions.
       (4) Lessons learned from other Western governments the 
     institutions of which were subject to a cyber attack, 
     influence operation, disinformation campaign, or other 
     activity aimed at undermining the security and integrity of 
     such institutions, as well as actions that could be taken by 
     the United States Government to bolster collaboration with 
     foreign partners to detect, deter, prevent, and counter such 
     activities.
       (5) Potential impacts such as an erosion of public trust in 
     democratic institutions as could be associated with a 
     successful cyber breach or other activity negatively-
     affecting election infrastructure.
       (6) Roles and responsibilities of the Secretary, the 
     Chairman, and the heads of other Federal entities and non-
     Federal entities, including chief State election officials 
     and representatives of multi-state information sharing and 
     analysis center.
       (7) Any findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
     strengthen protections for United States democratic 
     institutions that have been agreed to by a majority of 
     Commission members on the National Commission to Protect 
     United States Democratic Institutions, authorized pursuant to 
     section 302.
       (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     issuance of the national strategy required under subsection 
     (a), the President, acting through the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Chairman, shall issue an implementation 
     plan for Federal efforts to implement such strategy that 
     includes the following:
       (1) Strategic objectives and corresponding tasks.
       (2) Projected timelines and costs for the tasks referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       (3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such tasks.
       (d) Classification.--The national strategy required under 
     subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form.
       (e) Civil Rights Review.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     issuance of the national strategy required under subsection 
     (a), and not later than 60 days after the issuance of the 
     implementation plan required under subsection (c), the 
     Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (established 
     under section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee)) shall submit a 
     report to Congress on any potential privacy and civil 
     liberties impacts of such strategy and implementation plan, 
     respectively.

     SEC. _302. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO PROTECT UNITED STATES 
                   DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United 
     States Democratic Institutions (hereafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to counter 
     efforts to undermine democratic institutions within the 
     United States.
       (c) Composition.--
       (1) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 
     members appointed for the life of the Commission as follows:
       (A) One member shall be appointed by the Secretary.
       (B) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman.
       (C) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
     Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Chairman 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       (D) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and the ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
       (E) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman 
     of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on House Administration, and the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       (F) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, the ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and the ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on House Administration.
       (2) Qualifications.--Individuals shall be selected for 
     appointment to the Commission solely on the basis of their 
     professional qualifications, achievements, public stature, 
     experience, and expertise in relevant fields, including, but 
     not limited to cybersecurity, national security, and the 
     Constitution of the United States.
       (3) No compensation for service.--Members shall not receive 
     compensation for service on the Commission, but shall receive 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in accordance with chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the 
     Commission shall be appointed no later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers and shall be filled in the manner in which 
     the original appointment was made. The appointment of the 
     replacement member shall be made not later than 60 days after 
     the date on which the vacancy occurs.
       (d) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Commission shall elect a 
     Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.
       (e) Quorum and Meetings.--
       (1) Quorum.--The Commission shall meet and begin the 
     operations of the Commission not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which all members have been appointed or, if such 
     meeting cannot be mutually agreed upon, on a date designated 
     by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro Tempore of the Senate. Each subsequent meeting 
     shall occur upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its 
     members. A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
       (2) Authority of individuals to act for commission.--Any 
     member of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
     Commission, take any action that the Commission is authorized 
     to take under this section.
       (f) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission (or, on the 
     authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof) may, for the purpose of carrying out this section, 
     hold hearings and sit and act at such times and places, take 
     such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such 
     oaths as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its 
     duties.
       (2) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter 
     into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
     duties under this section.
       (g) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis administrative support and other services 
     for the performance of the Commission's functions.
       (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the 
     assistance provided under paragraph (1), the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Election Assistance Commission, and 
     other appropriate departments and agencies of the United 
     States shall provide to the Commission such services, funds, 
     facilities, and staff as they may determine advisable and as 
     may be authorized by law.
       (h) Public Meetings.--Any public meetings of the Commission 
     shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection 
     of information provided to or developed for or by the 
     Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, 
     or Executive order.
       (i) Security Clearances.--
       (1) In general.--The heads of appropriate departments and 
     agencies of the executive branch shall cooperate with the 
     Commission to expeditiously provide Commission members and 
     staff with appropriate security clearances to the extent 
     possible under applicable procedures and requirements.
       (2) Preferences.--In appointing staff, obtaining detailees, 
     and entering into contracts for the provision of services for 
     the Commission, the Commission shall give preference to 
     individuals otherwise who have active security clearances.
       (j) Reports.--
       (1) Interim reports.--At any time prior to the submission 
     of the final report under paragraph (2), the Commission may 
     submit interim reports to the President and Congress such 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations to strengthen 
     protections for democratic institutions in the United States 
     as have been agreed to by a majority of the members of the 
     Commission.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a final report 
     containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations to 
     strengthen protections for democratic institutions in the 
     United States as have been agreed to by a majority of the 
     members of the Commission.
       (k) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall terminate upon the 
     expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date on 
     which the Commission submits the final report required under 
     subsection (j)(2).
       (2) Administrative activities prior to termination.--During 
     the 60-day period described in paragraph (2), the Commission 
     may carry out such administrative activities as may be 
     required to conclude its work, including providing testimony 
     to committees of Congress concerning the final report and 
     disseminating the final report.

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  TITLE IV--PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN ELECTION 
                             ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. _401. TESTING OF EXISTING VOTING SYSTEMS TO ENSURE 
                   COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTION CYBERSECURITY 
                   GUIDELINES AND OTHER GUIDELINES.

       (a) Requiring Testing of Existing Voting Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Section 231(a) of the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Testing to ensure compliance with guidelines.--
       ``(A) Testing.--Not later than 9 months before the date of 
     each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, 
     the Commission shall provide for the testing by accredited 
     laboratories under this section of the voting system hardware 
     and software which was certified for use in the most recent 
     such election, on the basis of the most recent voting system 
     guidelines applicable to such hardware or software (including 
     election cybersecurity guidelines) issued under this Act.
       ``(B) Decertification of hardware or software failing to 
     meet guidelines.--If, on the basis of the testing described 
     in subparagraph (A), the Commission determines that any 
     voting system hardware or software does not meet the most 
     recent guidelines applicable to such hardware or software 
     issued under this Act, the Commission shall decertify such 
     hardware or software.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general 
     election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each 
     succeeding regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
     office.
       (b) Issuance of Cybersecurity Guidelines by Technical 
     Guidelines Development Committee.--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.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
     Development Committee shall issue election cybersecurity 
     guidelines, including standards and best practices for 
     procuring, maintaining, testing, operating, and updating 
     election systems to prevent and deter cybersecurity 
     incidents.''.

     SEC. _402. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AS PART OF 
                   VOTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Inclusion in Definition of Voting System.--Section 
     301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
     21081(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``this section'' and inserting ``this Act'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) any electronic poll book used with respect to the 
     election; and''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 301 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21081) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Electronic Poll Book Defined.--In this Act, the term 
     `electronic poll book' means the total combination of 
     mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment 
     (including the software, firmware, and documentation required 
     to program, control, and support the equipment) that is 
     used--
       ``(1) to retain the list of registered voters at a polling 
     location, or vote center, or other location at which voters 
     cast votes in an election for Federal office; and
       ``(2) to identify registered voters who are eligible to 
     vote in an election.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 301(e) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
     21081(e)), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``, or, with respect to any requirements relating to 
     electronic poll books, on and after January 1, 2020.''.

     SEC. _403. PRE-ELECTION REPORTS ON VOTING SYSTEM USAGE.

       (a) Requiring States to Submit Reports.--Title III of the 
     Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 301 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 301A. PRE-ELECTION REPORTS ON VOTING SYSTEM USAGE.

       ``(a) Requiring States to Submit Reports.--Not later than 
     120 days before the date of each regularly scheduled general 
     election for Federal office, the chief State election 
     official of a State shall submit a report to the Commission 
     containing a detailed voting system usage plan for each 
     jurisdiction in the State which will administer the election, 
     including a detailed plan for the usage of electronic poll 
     books and other equipment and components of such system.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
     Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 
     401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking 
     ``sections 301, 302, and 303'' and inserting ``subtitle A of 
     title III''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     301 the following new item:

``Sec. 301A. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.''.

     SEC. _404. STREAMLINING COLLECTION OF ELECTION INFORMATION.

       Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
     20922) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Commission'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--The Commission''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Waiver of Certain Requirements.--Subchapter I of 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to the collection of information for purposes of maintaining 
     the clearinghouse described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (a).''.

                  TITLE V--PREVENTING ELECTION HACKING

     SEC. _501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Prevent Election Hacking 
     Act of 2019''.

     SEC. _502. ELECTION SECURITY BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to be known as the ``Election Security Bug Bounty 
     Program'' (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the 
     ``Program'') to improve the cybersecurity of the systems used 
     to administer elections for Federal office by facilitating 
     and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts, 
     in cooperation with State and local election officials and 
     election service providers, to identify and report election 
     cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
       (b) Voluntary Participation by Election Officials and 
     Election Service Providers.--
       (1) No requirement to participate in program.--
     Participation in the Program shall be entirely voluntary for 
     State and local election officials and election service 
     providers.
       (2) Encouraging participation and input from election 
     officials.--In developing the Program, the Secretary shall 
     solicit input from, and encourage participation by, State and 
     local election officials.
       (c) Activities Funded.--In establishing and carrying out 
     the Program, the Secretary shall--
       (1) establish a process for State and local election 
     officials and election service providers to voluntarily 
     participate in the Program;
       (2) designate appropriate information systems to be 
     included in the Program;
       (3) provide compensation to eligible individuals, 
     organizations, and companies for reports of previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities within the information 
     systems designated under subparagraph (A) and establish 
     criteria for individuals, organizations, and companies to be 
     considered eligible for such compensation in compliance with 
     Federal laws;
       (4) consult with the Attorney General on how to ensure that 
     approved individuals, organizations, or companies that comply 
     with the requirements of the Program are protected from 
     prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
     Code, and similar provisions of law, and from liability under 
     civil actions for specific activities authorized under the 
     Program;
       (5) consult with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of 
     other departments and agencies that have implemented programs 
     to provide compensation for reports of previously undisclosed 
     vulnerabilities in information systems, regarding lessons 
     that may be applied from such programs;
       (6) develop an expeditious process by which an individual, 
     organization, or company can register with the Department, 
     submit to a background check as determined by the Department, 
     and receive a determination as to eligibility for 
     participation in the Program; and
       (7) engage qualified interested persons, including 
     representatives of private entities, about the structure of 
     the Program and, to the extent practicable, establish a 
     recurring competition for independent technical experts to 
     assess election systems for the purpose of identifying and 
     reporting election cybersecurity vulnerabilities;
       (d) Use of Service Providers.--The Secretary may award 
     competitive contracts as necessary to manage the Program.

     SEC. _503. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) The terms ``election'' and ``Federal office'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 301 of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).
       (2) 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.
       (3) The term ``election service provider'' means any person 
     providing, supporting, or maintaining an election system on 
     behalf of a State or local election official, such as a 
     contractor or vendor.
       (4) The term ``election system'' means any information 
     system (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
     Code) which is part of an election infrastructure.

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       (5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, or, upon designation by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, or a Senate-confirmed 
     official that reports to the Director.
       (6) The term ``State'' means each of the several 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.
       (7) The term ``voting system'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)).

         TITLE VI--ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

     SEC. _601. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20921 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

         ``PART 4--ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

     ``SEC. 225. ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an 
     advisory committee (hereinafter in this part referred to as 
     the `Committee') to assist the Commission with respect to the 
     award of grants to States under this Act for the purpose of 
     election security.
       ``(b) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall, with respect to an 
     application for a grant received by the Commission--
       ``(A) review such application; and
       ``(B) recommend to the Commission whether to award the 
     grant to the applicant.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In reviewing an application pursuant 
     to paragraph (1)(A), the Committee shall consider--
       ``(A) the record of the applicant with respect to--
       ``(i) compliance of the applicant with the requirements 
     under subtitle A of title III; and
       ``(ii) adoption of voluntary guidelines issued by the 
     Commission under subtitle B of title III; and
       ``(B) the goals and requirements of election security as 
     described in title III of the For the People Act of 2019.
       ``(c) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of 15 
     individuals appointed by the Executive Director of the 
     Commission with experience and expertise in election 
     security.
       ``(d) No Compensation for Service.--Members of the 
     Committee shall not receive any compensation for their 
     service, but shall be paid travel expenses, including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
     employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
     title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Committee.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

  TITLE VII--USE OF VOTING MACHINES MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES

     SEC. _701. USE OF VOTING MACHINES MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
     U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by section _104 and section 
     _105, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Voting machine requirements.--By not later than the 
     date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
     office occurring in November 2022, each State shall seek to 
     ensure that any voting machine used in such election and in 
     any subsequent election for Federal office is manufactured in 
     the United States.''.

                  TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. _801. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as provided in section 503, in this division, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (1) The term ``Chairman'' means the chair of the Election 
     Assistance Commission.
       (2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committees on Homeland Security and House Administration 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate.
       (3) The term ``chief State election official'' means, with 
     respect to a State, the individual designated by the State 
     under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to be responsible for coordination of 
     the State's responsibilities under such Act.
       (4) The term ``Commission'' means the Election Assistance 
     Commission.
       (5) The term ``democratic institutions'' means the diverse 
     range of institutions that are essential to ensuring an 
     independent judiciary, free and fair elections, and rule of 
     law.
       (6) The term ``election agency'' means any component of a 
     State, or any component of a unit of local government in a 
     State, which is responsible for the administration of 
     elections for Federal office in the State.
       (7) The term ``election infrastructure'' means storage 
     facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulation 
     locations used to support the administration of elections for 
     public office, as well as related information and 
     communications technology, including voter registration 
     databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other 
     communications systems (including electronic mail and other 
     systems of vendors who have entered into contracts with 
     election agencies to support the administration of elections, 
     manage the election process, and report and display election 
     results), and other systems used to manage the election 
     process and to report and display election results on behalf 
     of an election agency.
       (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (9) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
     21141).

     SEC. _802. INITIAL REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE 
                   FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

       Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Chairman and the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committees 
     on Homeland Security and House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, analyzing the adequacy of 
     the funding, resources, and personnel available to carry out 
     this division and the amendments made by this division.

                         TITLE IX--SEVERABILITY

     SEC. _901. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this division or amendment made by this 
     division, or the application of a provision or amendment to 
     any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, 
     the remainder of this division and amendments made by this 
     division, and the application of the provisions and amendment 
     to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the 
     holding.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 283. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 589. REVIEW ON AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO CERTAIN 
                   WORLD WAR I VETERANS.

       (a) Review Required.--Each Secretary concerned shall review 
     the service records of each World War I veteran described in 
     subsection (b) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who 
     is recommended for such review by the Valor Medals Review 
     Task Force referred to in subsection (c), or another veterans 
     service organization, in order to determine whether such 
     veteran should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during 
     World War I.
       (b) Covered World War I Veterans.--The World War I veterans 
     whose service records are to be reviewed under subsection (a) 
     are the following:
       (1) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war 
     veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war 
     veteran, or Native American war veteran who was awarded the 
     Distinguished Service Cross or the Navy Cross for an action 
     that occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
       (2) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war 
     veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war 
     veteran, or Native American war veteran who was awarded the 
     Croix de Guerre with Palm (that is, awarded at the Army level 
     or above) by the Government of France for an action that 
     occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
       (3) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war 
     veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war 
     veteran, or Native American war veteran who was recommended 
     for a Medal of Honor for an action that occurred from April 
     6, 1917, to November 11, 1918.
       (c) Consultations.--In carrying out the review under 
     subsection (a), each Secretary concerned shall consult at 
     least once each fiscal year quarter with the Valor Medals 
     Review Task Force, jointly established by the United States 
     Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars (in 
     consultation with the United States World War One Centennial 
     Commission) and the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of 
     the Great War, and with such other veterans service 
     organizations as such Secretary considers appropriate, until 
     the conclusion of the review.
       (d) Recommendation Based on Review.--If a Secretary 
     concerned determines, based upon the review under subsection 
     (a), that the award of the Medal of Honor to a covered World 
     War I veteran is warranted, such Secretary shall submit to 
     the President a recommendation that the President award the 
     Medal of Honor to that veteran.
       (e) Authority To Award Medal of Honor.--The Medal of Honor 
     may be awarded to a World War I veteran in accordance with a 
     recommendation of a Secretary concerned under subsection (d).
       (f) Waiver of Time Limitations.--An award of the Medal of 
     Honor may be made under subsection (e) without regard to--
       (1) section 7274 or 8298 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as applicable; and
       (2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on--

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       (A) the time for awarding the Medal of Honor; or
       (B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for service for 
     which a Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross has been 
     awarded.
       (g) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--In this section:
       (A) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (i) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of members of 
     the Armed Forces who served in the Army between April 6, 
     1917, and November 11, 1918; and
       (ii) the Secretary of the Navy, in the case of members of 
     the Armed Forces who served in the Navy or the Marine Corps 
     between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
       (B) The term ``African American war veteran'' means any 
     person who served in the United States Armed Forces between 
     April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified 
     himself as of African descent on his military personnel 
     records.
       (C) The term ``Asian American war veteran'' means any 
     person who served in the United States Armed Forces between 
     April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified 
     himself racially, nationally, or ethnically as originating 
     from a country in Asia on his military personnel records.
       (D) The term ``Hispanic American war veteran'' means any 
     person who served in the United States Armed Forces between 
     April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified 
     himself racially, nationally, or ethnically as originating 
     from a country where Spanish is an official language on his 
     military personnel records.
       (E) The term ``Jewish American war veteran'' mean any 
     person who served in the United States Armed Forces between 
     April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified 
     himself as Jewish on his military personnel records.
       (F) The term ``Native American war veteran'' means any 
     person who served in the United States Armed Forces between 
     April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified 
     himself as a member of a federally recognized tribe within 
     the modern territory of the United States on his military 
     personnel records.
       (2) Application of definitions of origin.--If the military 
     personnel records of a person do not reflect the person's 
     membership in one of the groups identified in subparagraphs 
     (B) through (F) of paragraph (1) but historical evidence 
     exists that demonstrates the person's Jewish faith held at 
     the time of service, or that the person identified himself as 
     of African, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American descent, the 
     person may be treated as being a member of the applicable 
     group by the Secretary concerned (in consultation with the 
     organizations referred to in subsection (c)) for purposes of 
     this section.
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  SA 284. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 589. HONORARY PROMOTION OF COLONEL CHARLES E. MCGEE TO 
                   BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE AIR FORCE.

       Notwithstanding any time limitation with respect to 
     promotions for persons who served in the Armed Forces, the 
     President is authorized to issue an appropriate honorary 
     commission promoting to brigadier general in the Air Force 
     Colonel Charles E. McGee, United States Air Force (retired), 
     a distinguished Tuskegee Airman whose honorary promotion has 
     the recommendation of the Secretary of the Air Force in 
     accordance with the provisions section 1563 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
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  SA 285. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1290. REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION 
                   AGREEMENTS WITH THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Requirements for Agreement.--Any United States-Saudi 
     Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement under section 
     123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) 
     concluded after the date of the enactment of this Act shall--
       (1) prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching 
     uranium or separating plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory; 
     and
       (2) require the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring into force 
     the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency.
       (b) Required Reporting on Ballistic Missile Program of 
     Saudi Arabia.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, at 
     the time an agreement described under subsection (a) is 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), a report on the 
     ballistic missile program of Saudi Arabia.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A detailed description of the ballistic missile program 
     of Saudi Arabia.
       (B) An assessment of any technical and material foreign 
     assistance Saudi Arabia has received for its ballistic 
     missile program.
       (C) An assessment of the impact of Saudi Arabia's ballistic 
     missile program on longstanding United States policy to 
     combat the proliferation of ballistic missile technology in 
     the Middle East.
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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  SA 286. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 835. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSEL COMPONENTS TO 
                   BE MANUFACTURED IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       Section 2534(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) Auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all 
     shipboard services.
       ``(v) Propulsion system components (engines, reduction 
     gears, and propellers).
       ``(vi) Shipboard cranes.
       ``(vii) Spreaders for shipboard cranes.''.
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  SA 287. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1531. REVIEW OF JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT 
                   ORGANIZATION RESEARCH RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN 
                   DEMINING EFFORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,the 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the research 
     of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization to 
     identify information that may be released to United States 
     humanitarian demining organizations for the purpose of 
     improving the efficiency and effectiveness of humanitarian 
     demining efforts.
       (b) Release of Information to Humanitarian Demining 
     Organizations.--The Secretary shall release to United States 
     humanitarian demining organizations research identified under 
     subsection (a).
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  SA 288. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. EDGE COMPUTING PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of Defense shall develop and submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a plan to implement, manage, 
     coordinate, and field evolving commercial edge computing 
     technologies--
       (1) to improve the performance of C3I, logistics, and 
     warfighting systems of the Department; and
       (2) to ensure the military departments and defense agencies 
     are postured to quickly take advantage of the innovation 
     occurring in the private sector in artificial intelligence 
     and machine learning.
       (b) Contents.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include plans to develop policies, procedures, budgets, 
     and accelerated acquisition and contracting mechanisms for 
     edge computing.

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       (c) Definition of Edge Computing.--In this section, the 
     term ``edge computing'' means a method of optimizing 
     applications or cloud computing systems by taking some 
     portion of an application, its data, or services away from 
     one or more central nodes (referred to as the ``core'') to 
     the other logical extreme (referred to as the ``edge'') of 
     the Internet which makes contact with the physical world or 
     end users.
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  SA 289. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. AUTHORITY TO PLAN, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCT, OR LEASE, 
                   SHARED MEDICAL FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1104 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1104a. Shared medical facilities with the Department 
       of Veterans Affairs

       ``(a) Agreements.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with 
     each other for the planning, design, and construction, or 
     leasing, of facilities to be operated as shared medical 
     facilities.
       ``(b) Transfer of Amounts by Secretary of Defense.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs amounts as follows:
       ``(A) Amounts, not in excess of the amount authorized by 
     law for an unspecified minor military construction project, 
     for the construction of a shared medical facility if--
       ``(i) the amount of the share of the Department of Defense 
     for the estimated cost of the project does not exceed the 
     amount specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 2805 of this 
     title; and
       ``(ii) the other requirements of such section have been met 
     with respect to amounts identified for transfer.
       ``(B) Amounts appropriated for the Defense Health Program 
     for the purpose of the planning, design, and construction, or 
     the leasing of space, for a shared medical facility.
       ``(2) The authority to transfer amounts under this section 
     is in addition to any other authority to transfer amounts 
     available to the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) Section 2215 of this title does not apply to a 
     transfer of funds under this subsection.
       ``(c) Transfer of Amounts by Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer to 
     the Secretary of Defense amounts as follows:
       ``(1) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for `Construction, minor projects' for use for the 
     planning, design, or construction of a shared medical 
     facility if the amount of the share of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for the estimated cost of the project does 
     not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of 
     title 38.
       ``(2) Amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for `Construction, major projects' for use for the 
     planning, design, or construction of a shared medical 
     facility if--
       ``(A) the amount of the share of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for the estimated cost of the project exceeds the 
     amount specified in subsection (a)(3) of section 8104 of 
     title 38; and
       ``(B) the other requirements of such section have been met 
     with respect to amounts identified for transfer.
       ``(3) Amounts appropriated to the applicable appropriation 
     account of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose 
     of leasing space for a shared medical facility if the amount 
     of the share of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
     estimated cost of the project does not exceed the amount 
     specified in section 8104(a)(3)(B) of title 38.
       ``(d) Receipt of Amounts by Secretary of Defense.--(1) Any 
     amount transferred to the Secretary of Defense by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for necessary expenses for the 
     planning, design, and construction of a shared medical 
     facility, if the amount of the share of the Department of 
     Defense for the cost of such project does not exceed the 
     amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of this title, may be 
     credited to accounts of the Department of Defense available 
     for the construction of a shared medical facility.
       ``(2) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Defense by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the 
     planning and design, or the leasing of space, for a shared 
     medical facility may be credited to accounts of the 
     Department of Defense available for such purposes, and may be 
     used for such purposes.
       ``(3) Using accounts credited with transfers from the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Defense may carry out unspecified minor military 
     construction projects, if the share of the Department of 
     Defense for the cost of such project does not exceed the 
     amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of this title.
       ``(e) Receipt of Amounts by Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.--(1) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for necessary 
     expenses for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     shared medical facility, if the amount of the share of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for the cost of such project 
     does not exceed the amount specified in section 8104(a)(3)(A) 
     of title 38, may be credited to the `Construction, minor 
     projects' account of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     used for the necessary expenses of constructing such shared 
     medical facility.
       ``(2) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for necessary expenses 
     for the planning, design, and construction of a shared 
     medical facility, if the amount of the share of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for the cost of such project 
     exceeds the amount specified in subsection (a)(3)(A) of 
     section 8104 of title 38, may be credited to the 
     `Construction, major projects' account of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and used for the necessary expenses of 
     constructing such shared medical facility if the other 
     requirements of such section have been met with respect to 
     amounts identified for transfer.
       ``(3) Any amount transferred to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs by the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of 
     leasing space for a shared medical facility may be credited 
     to accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs available 
     for such purposes, and may be used for such purposes.
       ``(f) Merger of Amounts Transferred.--Any amount 
     transferred under this section shall be merged with, and be 
     available for the same purposes and the same time period as, 
     the appropriation or fund to which transferred.
       ``(g) Shared Medical Facility Defined.--(1) In this 
     section, the term `shared medical facility' means a building 
     or buildings, or a campus, intended to be used by both the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     for the provision of health care services, whether under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and whether or not located on a military 
     installation or on real property under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(2) Such term includes any necessary building and 
     auxiliary structure, garage, parking facility, mechanical 
     equipment, abutting sidewalks, and accommodations for 
     attending personnel.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1104 the following new 
     item:

``1104a. Shared medical facilities with the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.''.
       (c) Technical Correction.--Paragraph (3) of section 8104(a) 
     of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `major medical facility project' means a 
     project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of a 
     medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than 
     $20,000,000, but such term does not include an acquisition by 
     exchange, nonrecurring maintenance projects of the 
     Department, or the construction, alteration, or acquisition 
     of a shared Federal medical facility for which the 
     Department's estimated share of the project costs does not 
     exceed $20,000,000.
       ``(B) The term `major medical facility lease' means a lease 
     for space for use as a new medical facility at an average 
     annual rent of more than the dollar threshold for leases 
     procured through the General Services Administration under 
     section 3307(a)(2) of title 40, which shall be subject to 
     annual adjustment in accordance with section 3307(h) of such 
     title, but such term does not include a lease for space for 
     use as a shared Federal medical facility for which the 
     Department's estimated share of the lease costs does not 
     exceed that dollar threshold.''.
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  SA 290. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF ARTICLES ON 
                   THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST TO THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.

       (a) Sense of the Senate on Cyprus.--It is the sense of the 
     Senate that--
       (1) allowing for the export, re-export or transfer of arms 
     subject to the United States Munitions List (part 121 of 
     title 22, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Republic of 
     Cyprus would advance United States security interests in 
     Europe by helping to reduce the dependence of the Government 
     of the Republic of Cyprus on other countries, including 
     countries that pose challenges to United States interests 
     around the world, for defense-related materiel; and
       (2) it is in the interest of the United States--
       (A) to continue to support United Nations-facilitated 
     efforts toward a comprehensive solution to the division of 
     Cyprus; and

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       (B) for the Republic of Cyprus to join NATO's Partnership 
     for Peace program.
       (b) Modification of Prohibition.--Section 620C(e) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2373(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Any agreement'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), any 
     agreement''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to any sale or other provision of any defense article or 
     defense service to Cyprus if the end-user of such defense 
     article or defense service is the Government of the Republic 
     of Cyprus.''.
       (c) Exclusion of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus 
     From Certain Related Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (d) and except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall not apply 
     a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, or transfers of 
     defense articles and defense services destined for or 
     originating in the Republic of Cyprus if--
       (A) the request is made by or on behalf of the Government 
     of the Republic of Cyprus; and
       (B) the end-user of such defense articles or defense 
     services is the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
       (2) Exception.--This exclusion shall not apply to any 
     denial based upon credible human rights concerns.
       (d) Limitations on the Transfer of Articles on the United 
     States Munitions List to the Republic of Cyprus.--
       (1) In general.--The policy of denial for exports, re-
     exports, or transfers of defense articles on the United 
     States Munitions List to the Republic of Cyprus shall remain 
     in place unless the President determines and certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees not less than annually 
     that--
       (A) the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is continuing 
     to cooperate with the United States Government in efforts to 
     implement reforms on anti-money laundering regulations and 
     financial regulatory oversight; and
       (B) the Government of the Republic of Cyprus has made and 
     is continuing to take the steps necessary to deny Russian 
     military vessels access to ports for refueling and servicing.
       (2) Waiver.--The President may waive the limitations 
     contained in this subsection for one fiscal year if the 
     President determines that it is essential to the national 
     security interests of the United States to do so.
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 291. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CLIMATE SECURITY ENVOY.

       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) Climate Security Envoy.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020, the President shall appoint, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Climate Security 
     Envoy, who shall serve in the Bureau of Oceans and 
     International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the 
     Department of State.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Climate Security Envoy--
       ``(A) shall develop a climate security policy in accordance 
     with paragraph (3);
       ``(B) shall coordinate the integration of scientific data 
     on the current and anticipated effects of climate change into 
     applied strategies across programmatic and regional bureaus 
     of the Department of State and into the Department's decision 
     making processes;
       ``(C) shall serve as a key point of contact for other 
     Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence 
     Community, on climate security issues;
       ``(D) shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States to encourage other countries and international 
     multilateral organizations to support the principles of the 
     climate security policy developed under paragraph (3);
       ``(E) shall perform such other duties and exercise such 
     powers as the Secretary of State shall prescribe; and
       ``(F) may not--
       ``(i) perform the functions of the Special Envoy for 
     Climate Change to the United Nations; or
       ``(ii) serve as the United States negotiator in any 
     international forum to address climate change.
       ``(3) Climate security policy.--The Climate Security Envoy 
     shall develop and facilitate the implementation of a climate 
     security policy that requires the Bureau of Conflict and 
     Stabilization Operations, the Bureau of Political-Military 
     Affairs, embassies, regional bureaus, and other offices with 
     a role in conflict avoidance, prevention and security 
     assistance, or humanitarian disaster response, prevention, 
     and assistance to assess, develop, budget for, and (upon 
     approval) implement plans, policies, and actions--
       ``(A) to enhance the resilience capacities of foreign 
     countries to the effects of climate change as a means of 
     reducing the risk of conflict and instability;
       ``(B) to evaluate specific added risks to certain regions 
     and countries that are--
       ``(i) vulnerable to the effects of climate change; and
       ``(ii) strategically significant to the United States;
       ``(C) to account for the impacts on human health, safety, 
     stresses, reliability, food production, fresh water and other 
     critical natural resources, and economic activity;
       ``(D) to coordinate the integration of climate change risk 
     and vulnerability assessments into the decision-making 
     process for awarding foreign assistance;
       ``(E) to advance principles of good governance by 
     encouraging foreign governments, particularly nations that 
     are least capable of coping with the effects of climate 
     change--
       ``(i) to conduct climate security evaluations; and
       ``(ii) to facilitate the development of climate security 
     action plans to ensure stability and public safety in 
     disaster situations in a humane and responsible fashion; and
       ``(F) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, 
     susceptibility, and resiliency of United States interests and 
     non-defense assets abroad.
       ``(4) Report.--The Climate Security Envoy shall regularly 
     report to the Secretary of State regarding the activities 
     described in paragraphs (2) and (3) to integrate climate 
     concerns into agendas and program budget requests.
       ``(5) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Climate Security 
     Envoy shall have the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.
       ``(6) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term `climate 
     security' means the effects of climate change on--
       ``(A) United States national security concerns and 
     subnational, national, and regional political stability; and
       ``(B) overseas security and conflict situations that are 
     potentially exacerbated by dynamic environmental factors and 
     events, including--
       ``(i) the intensification and frequency of droughts, 
     floods, wildfires, tropical storms, and other extreme weather 
     events;
       ``(ii) changes in historical severe weather, drought, and 
     wildfire patterns;
       ``(iii) the expansion of geographical ranges of droughts, 
     floods, and wildfires into regions that had not regularly 
     experienced such phenomena;
       ``(iv) global sea level rise patterns and the expansion of 
     geographical ranges affected by drought; and
       ``(v) changes in marine environments that effect critical 
     geostrategic waterways, such as the Arctic Ocean, the South 
     China Sea, the South Pacific Ocean, the Barents Sea, and the 
     Beaufort Sea.''.
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  SA 292. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ARCTIC.

       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; 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Special Representative for the Arctic.--
       ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary of State shall designate 
     a Special Representative for the Arctic--
       ``(A) to coordinate the United States Government response 
     to international disputes and needs in the Arctic;
       ``(B) to represent the United States Government, as 
     appropriate, in multilateral fora in discussions concerning 
     access, cooperation, conservation, cultural relations, and 
     transit in the Arctic; and
       ``(C) to formulate United States policy to assist in the 
     resolution of international conflicts in the Arctic.
       ``(2) Other responsibilities.--The Special Representative 
     for the Arctic may carry out other assigned responsibilities, 
     in addition to the duties described in paragraph (1).''.

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  SA 293. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division A, add following:

         TITLE XVII--SAUDI ARABIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND YEMEN ACT

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia 
     Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019''.

     Subtitle A--Peaceful Resolution of the Civil War in Yemen and 
                        Protection of Civilians

     SEC. 1711. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to support United Nations-led efforts for a 
     comprehensive political settlement that leads to a 
     territorially unified, stable, and independent Yemen;
       (2) to insist on the urgent need for a political solution, 
     consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     2216 (2015), or any successor United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution demanding an end to violence in Yemen and peaceful 
     resolution of the conflict in that country;
       (3) to reject all statements, policies, or actions 
     advocating for a military solution to the civil war in Yemen;
       (4) to encourage long-standing United States security 
     partners, including the Government of Saudi Arabia and the 
     Government of the United Arab Emirates, to take the lead in 
     confidence-building measures that open space for political 
     dialogue to end the war in Yemen and address the humanitarian 
     crisis; and
       (5) to support the implementation of the agreements reached 
     between the parties to the conflict at Stockholm, Sweden on 
     December 13, 2018, consistent with United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 2451 (2018).

     SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) continued direct negotiations between the Government of 
     Saudi Arabia, the internationally-recognized Government of 
     Yemen, and representatives of the Houthi movement (also known 
     as ``Ansar Allah'') are required--
       (A) to reach a political solution;
       (B) to implement the agreements reached between the Saudi-
     led coalition, the internationally recognized Government of 
     Yemen, local Yemeni forces, and Ansar Allah at Stockholm, 
     Sweden on December 13, 2018 (referred to in this subtitle as 
     the ``Stockholm Agreement'');
       (C) to address the suffering of the Yemeni people; and
       (D) to counter efforts by Iran, al Qaeda, and ISIS to 
     exploit instability for their own malign purposes;
       (2) the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government of 
     the United Arab Emirates bear significant responsibility for 
     the economic stabilization and eventual reconstruction of 
     Yemen; and
       (3) the United States and the international community must 
     continue to support the work of United Nations Special Envoy 
     Martin Griffiths to achieve a political solution to the civil 
     war in Yemen, including by supporting the implementation of 
     the Stockholm Agreement and United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 2451 (2018).

     SEC. 1713. UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENDING THE WAR IN 
                   YEMEN.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until a 
     complete cessation of hostilities in the Yemen civil war, the 
     Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the progress of the United States strategy to 
     end the war in Yemen.
       (c) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (b) 
     shall include--
       (1) a summary of the United States national security 
     interests threatened by continued civil war and instability 
     in Yemen;
       (2) a description of the steps necessary to end the civil 
     war in Yemen and achieve a territorially unified, stable, and 
     independent Yemen;
       (3) a description of efforts to implement the Stockholm 
     Agreement;
       (4) a description of whether the Saudi-led coalition, the 
     internationally recognized Government of Yemen, local Yemeni 
     forces, and Ansar Allah are taking the necessary steps 
     referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (5) a description of United States activities to encourage 
     all parties to take the necessary steps referred to in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (6) an assessment of the threat posed by Al Qaeda and the 
     Islamic State in Yemen to United States national security, 
     including--
       (A) a comprehensive list of all sources of support received 
     by these groups; and
       (B) an assessment regarding whether the activities of Al 
     Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State in Yemen 
     have expanded or diminished since the beginning of the war in 
     Yemen;
       (7) an explanation of how the United States has used, and 
     plans to use, its military and diplomatic leverage--
       (A) to end the civil war in Yemen; and
       (B) to move the stakeholders in the war toward a political 
     process to end the war;
       (8) an assessment of Iran's activities in Yemen, 
     including--
       (A) a comprehensive summary of all recipients of illicit 
     Iranian support in Yemen; and
       (B) an assessment regarding whether the scope of Iran's 
     influence and activities in Yemen have increased or decreased 
     since the beginning of the war in Yemen;
       (9) a description of Russia's activities in Yemen and an 
     assessment of Russia's objectives for such activities; and
       (10) any other matters relevant to ending the civil war in 
     Yemen.

     SEC. 1714. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
                   INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING WAR CRIMES, AND 
                   OTHER HARM TO CIVILIANS IN YEMEN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all stakeholders in the conflict in Yemen should end 
     all practices involving arbitrary arrests, enforced 
     disappearances, torture, and other unlawful treatment;
       (2) all stakeholders in the conflict in Yemen should reveal 
     the fate or the location of all persons who have been 
     subjected to enforced disappearance by such stakeholders;
       (3) all persons who remain in custody as a result of the 
     conflict in Yemen should be granted immediate access to their 
     families;
       (4) the locations of all detention facilities run or 
     supervised by members of the Saudi-led coalition should be 
     revealed and brought under the supervision of the Prosecutor 
     General of Yemen;
       (5) independent monitors should be granted access to all 
     places of detention in Yemen;
       (6) all stakeholders to the conflict in Yemen should fully 
     cooperate with the United Nations Panel of Experts on Yemen.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     describes the causes and consequences of civilian harm 
     occurring in the armed conflict in Yemen, including war 
     crimes, and gross violations of human rights as a result of 
     the actions of all parties to the conflict.
       (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of civilian harm occurring in the context 
     of the armed conflict in Yemen, including--
       (A) mass casualty incidents; and
       (B) damage to, and destruction of, civilian infrastructure 
     and services, including--
       (i) hospitals and other medical facilities;
       (ii) electrical grids;
       (iii) water systems;
       (iv) ports and port infrastructure; and
       (v) other critical infrastructure;
       (2) violations of the law of armed conflict committed 
     during the war in Yemen by--
       (A) all forces involved in the Saudi-led coalition and all 
     forces fighting on its behalf;
       (B) members of the Houthi movement and all forces fighting 
     on its behalf;
       (C) members of violent extremist organizations; and
       (D) any other combatants in the conflict;
       (3) as examples of violations referred to in paragraph 
     (2)--
       (A) alleged war crimes;
       (B) specific instances of failure by the parties to the 
     conflict to exercise distinction, proportionality, and 
     precaution in the use force in accordance with the law of 
     armed conflict;
       (C) arbitrary denials of humanitarian access and the 
     resulting impact on the alleviation of human suffering;
       (D) detention-related abuses;
       (E) the use of child soldiers, including members of the 
     Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (previously known 
     as the ``Janjaweed militia''); and
       (F) other acts that may constitute violations of the law of 
     armed conflict; and
       (4) recommendations for establishing accountability 
     mechanisms for the civilian harm, war crimes, other 
     violations of the law of armed conflict, and gross violations 
     of human rights perpetrated by parties to the conflict in 
     Yemen, including--
       (A) the potential for prosecuting individuals perpetrating, 
     organizing, directing, or ordering such violations; and
       (B) establishing condolence payments for the impacted 
     members of the civilian population.
       (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 1715. SUSPENSION OF ARMS TRANSFERS TO SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Restriction.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and ending on September 30, 2020, the United States 
     Government--
       (1) may not sell, transfer, or authorize licenses for 
     export to the Government of Saudi Arabia any item designated 
     under Category

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     III, IV, VII, or VIII on the United States Munitions List 
     pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); and
       (2) shall suspend any licenses or other approvals that were 
     issued before the date of the enactment of this Act for the 
     export to the Government of Saudi Arabia of any item 
     designated under Category IV of the United States Munitions 
     List.
       (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to sales, transfers, or export licenses relating to 
     ground-based missile defense systems.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the restriction under 
     subsection (a) for items designated under Categories III, 
     VII, and VIII of the United States Munitions List not earlier 
     than 30 days after--
       (1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, submits a written, unclassified 
     certification to the appropriate congressional committees 
     stating that--
       (A) such waiver is in the national security interests of 
     the United States;
       (B) the Saudi-led coalition, during the 180-day period 
     immediately preceding the date of such certification, has 
     continuously--
       (i) honored a complete cessation of hostilities in the 
     Yemen civil war, including ending all air strikes and all 
     offensive ground operations that are not associated with al 
     Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or ISIS;
       (ii) fully supported, in statements and actions, the work 
     of United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find a 
     political solution to the conflict in Yemen; and
       (iii) abstained from any actions to restrict, delay, or 
     interfere with the delivery of cargo to or within Yemen 
     unless--

       (I) such action was taken exclusively to carry out 
     inspections based on specific intelligence that a cargo 
     shipment contains weapons prohibited under United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); and
       (II) the Saudi-led coalition timely submitted any reports 
     required under such Resolution after the conclusion of such 
     action; and

       (C) Ansar Allah or associated forces, during the 180-day 
     period immediately preceding the date of such certification--
       (i) launched missile or unmanned aerial vehicle strikes 
     into Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates;
       (ii) conducted ground incursions into the territory of 
     Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates;
       (iii) accepted weapons, weapons components, funding, or 
     military training from the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       (iv) attacked vessels in the Red Sea; or
       (v) prohibited or otherwise restricted, directly or 
     indirectly, the transport or delivery of humanitarian or 
     commercial shipments to and within Yemen; and
       (2) the Comptroller General of the United States, not later 
     than 45 days after the submission of the certification under 
     paragraph (1), submits a written, unclassified report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees assessing the 
     responsiveness, completeness, and accuracy of such 
     certification.
       (d) Classified Briefing.--If the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense determine that Ansar Allah has engaged 
     in any of the actions described in subsection (c)(1)(C), the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees not later than 10 days after submitting the 
     certification under subsection (c)(1) to provide details to 
     support such determination.

     SEC. 1716. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING OF SAUDI 
                   COALITION AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN YEMEN.

       (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be obligated or 
     expended under section 2342 of title 10, United States Code, 
     or under any other applicable statutory authority, to provide 
     in-flight refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition non-
     United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the 
     ongoing civil war in Yemen.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees detailing--
       (1) the expenses incurred by the United States in providing 
     in-flight refueling services for Saudi or Saudi-led coalition 
     non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the 
     civil war in Yemen between March 2015 and November 11, 2018; 
     and
       (2) the extent to which the expenses referred to in 
     paragraph (1) have been reimbursed by members of the Saudi-
     led coalition.
       (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall include--
       (1) the total expenses incurred by the United States in 
     providing in-flight refueling services, including fuel, 
     flight hours, and other applicable expenses, to Saudi or 
     Saudi-led coalition, non-United States aircraft conducting 
     missions as part of the civil war in Yemen;
       (2) the amount of the expenses described in paragraph (1) 
     that have been reimbursed by each member of the Saudi-led 
     coalition; and
       (3) actions taken by the United States to recoup the 
     unreimbursed expenses described in paragraph (1), including 
     any commitments by members of the Saudi-led coalition to 
     reimburse the United States for such expenses.
       (d) Sunset.--The reporting requirement under subsection (b) 
     shall cease to be effective on the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits written certification to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that all of the expenses 
     incurred by the United State in providing in-flight refueling 
     services for Saudi or Saudi-led coalition non-United States 
     aircraft conducting missions as part of the civil war in 
     Yemen have been reimbursed.

     SEC. 1717. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS 
                   HINDERING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND THREATENING 
                   THE PEACE OR STABILITY OF YEMEN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should continue to implement Executive Order 
     13611 (77 Fed. Reg. 29533), relating to blocking property of 
     persons threatening the peace, security, or stability of 
     Yemen.
       (b) Sanctions Authorized.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose 
     the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to 
     each person that the President determines--
       (1)(A) is knowingly blocking access to Yemeni ports, ports 
     of entry, or other facilities used by the United Nations, its 
     specialized agencies and implementing partners, national and 
     international nongovernmental organizations, or any other 
     actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities in Yemen; or
       (B) is otherwise hindering the efforts of such 
     organizations to deliver humanitarian relief, including 
     through diversion of goods and materials intended to provide 
     relief to civilians in Yemen;
       (2)(A) is knowingly threatening the humanitarian actors 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A); or
       (B) is engaging in acts of violence against such actors in 
     Yemen or across conflict lines and borders;
       (3) is responsible for actions or policies that are 
     intended to undermine--
       (A) the United Nations-led political process to end the 
     conflict in Yemen; or
       (B) efforts to promote stabilization and reconstruction in 
     Yemen;
       (4) is a successor entity to a person referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3);
       (5) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, a 
     person referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3);
       (6) is acting for or, on behalf of, a person referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3); or
       (7) has knowingly provided, or attempted to provide, 
     financial, material, technological, or other support for, or 
     goods or services in support of, a person referred to in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (c) Sanctions Described.--
       (1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection 
     are the following:
       (A) Asset blocking.--In accordance with the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the 
     President shall block all transactions in all property and 
     interests in property of a person subject to subsection (a) 
     if such property and interests in property--
       (i) are in the United States;
       (ii) are transported into the United States; or
       (iii) are in, or come into, the possession or control of a 
     United States person.
       (B) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (i) Exclusion from the united states.--The Secretary of 
     State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien 
     subject to subsection (b).
       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

       (I) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or 
     a designee of any such officer or Secretary) shall revoke any 
     visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien subject 
     to subsection (b), regardless of when such visa was issued.
       (II) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subclause 
     (I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically 
     cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in 
     the alien's possession.

       (2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of the imposition of sanctions under this section.
       (3) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation 
     described in subsection (b), or any regulation, license, or 
     order issued to carry out such paragraph, 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 such section.

     SEC. 1718. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS 
                   SUPPORTING THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.

       (a) Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine 
     if the Houthi movement (also known as ``Ansar Allah'') has 
     engaged meaningfully in United Nations-led efforts for a 
     comprehensive political settlement that leads to a 
     territorially unified, stable, and independent Yemen.
       (b) Sanctions.--If the President is unable to make the 
     determination described in subsection (a), the President 
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     sanctions described in subsection (c) on any person that the 
     President determines--
       (1) has knowingly assisted, sponsored, provided, or 
     attempted to provide significant financial, material, or 
     technological support for, or goods or services in support 
     of, the Houthis movement in Yemen, its successor entities, 
     entities that own or control, or are owned or controlled by, 
     the Houthi movement, or entities acting for, or on behalf of, 
     the Houthi movement;
       (2) has knowingly engaged in any activity that materially 
     contributes to the supply, sale, or direct or indirect 
     transfer to or from the Houthi movement in Yemen, its 
     successor entities, entities that own or control, or are 
     owned or controlled by, the Houthi movement, or entities 
     acting for or on behalf of the Houthi movement, of any 
     firearms or ammunition, battle tanks, armored vehicles, 
     artillery or mortar systems, aircraft, attack helicopters, 
     warships, missiles or missile systems, or explosive mines of 
     any type (as such terms are defined for the purpose of the 
     United Nations Register of Conventional Arms), ground-to-air 
     missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, or related materiel, 
     including spare parts;
       (3) has knowingly provided any technical training, 
     financial resources or services, advice, other services or 
     assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, 
     manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel 
     described in paragraph (2) to the Houthi movement in Yemen, 
     its successor entities, entities that own or control, or are 
     owned or controlled by, the Houthi movement, or entities 
     acting for or on behalf of the Houthi movement;
       (4) is a successor entity to a person described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
       (5) is an entity that owns or controls, or is owned or 
     controlled by, a person described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
     (3); or
       (6) is an entity that is acting for, or on behalf of, a 
     person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (c) Sanctions Described.--
       (1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection 
     are the following:
       (A) Asset blocking.--In accordance with the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the 
     President shall block all transactions in property, or 
     interests in property, of a person subject to subsection (b) 
     if such property or interests in property--
       (i) are in the United States;
       (ii) are transported into the United States; or
       (iii) are in, or come into, the possession or control of a 
     United States person.
       (B) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (i) Exclusion from the united states.--The Secretary of 
     State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien 
     subject to subsection (b).
       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

       (I) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or 
     a designee of any such officer or Secretary) shall revoke any 
     visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien subject 
     to subsection (b), regardless of when such visa was issued.
       (II) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subclause 
     (I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically 
     cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in 
     the alien's possession.

       (C) Denial of certain transactions.--Any letter of offer 
     and acceptance, or license to export, any defense article or 
     defense service controlled for export under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), as 
     continued in force by the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), requested by a person 
     described in subsection (b) shall be denied until the date 
     that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
     State certifies to Congress that any action by such person 
     described in subsection (b) has ceased.
       (2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of the imposition of sanctions under this section.
       (3) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or any 
     regulation, license, or order issued to carry out such 
     paragraph, 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 such section.
       (d) Exception.--The sanctions described in subsection 
     (c)(1) shall not apply to any act incidental or necessary to 
     the provision of urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

     SEC. 1719. GAO REVIEW OF UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT TO 
                   SAUDI-LED COALITION.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a review of the United States military support 
     to the Saudi-led coalition that evaluates--
       (1) the manner and extent to which the United States 
     military provides support to the Saudi-led coalition;
       (2) how the Department of Defense prioritizes aerial 
     refueling capabilities in support of the Saudi-led coalition;
       (3) the manner and extent to which the United States has 
     been reimbursed for aerial refueling support of Saudi-led 
     coalition aircraft;
       (4) whether and how the Department of Defense determines 
     the extent to which its advice and assistance has reduced 
     civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, 
     including evaluating a differentiation between dynamic and 
     deliberate targeting by the Saudi-led coalition;
       (5) whether and how the Department of Defense determines 
     the efficacy of defensive advice and assistance to the Saudi-
     led coalition, including with respect to ballistic missiles 
     and other threats to the sovereignty of regional partners; 
     and
       (6) the responsiveness, completeness, and accuracy of any 
     certifications submitted pursuant to section 1290 of the John 
     S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (Public Law 115-232).
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall provide the preliminary results of the 
     review conducted under subsection (a) to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (c) Final Report.--During the briefing required under 
     subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees when a final report 
     summarizing the results of the review conducted under 
     subsection (a) will be submitted to such committees.

     SEC. 1720. EMERGENCY PROTECTION FOR YEMENI CULTURAL PROPERTY.

       Section 3 of the Protect and Preserve International 
     Cultural Property Act (Public Law 114-151; 130 Stat. 369) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and yemeni'' 
     after ``syrian'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or Yemen'' after 
     ``Syria'' each place such term appears;
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``or the 
     Government of Yemen'' after ``Government of Syria'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or Yemen'' after ``Syria'' each of the 
     first 2 places such term appears; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or the United States 
     and Yemen, as applicable,'' after ``United States and 
     Syria'';
       (4) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or Yemen'' after 
     ``Syria'' each place such term appears; and
       (5) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Archaeological or ethnological material of syria or 
     yemen.--The term `archaeological or ethnological material of 
     Syria or Yemen' means cultural property (as defined in 
     section 302 of the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601)) that--
       ``(A) is unlawfully removed from Syria on or after March 
     15, 2011; or
       ``(B) is unlawfully removed from Yemen on or after March 
     15, 2015.''.

                Subtitle B--Saudi Arabia Accountability

     SEC. 1731. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
                   THE DEATH OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.

       (a) In General.--Section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human 
     Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(c)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (j) as 
     subsections (c) through (k), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Jamal Khashoggi.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Saudi Arabia Accountability and 
     Yemen Act of 2019, the President shall impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign 
     person, including any official of the government of Saudi 
     Arabia or member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia that the 
     President determines, based on credible evidence--
       ``(1) was responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, 
     controlling, or otherwise directing an act or acts 
     contributing to or causing the death of Jamal Khashoggi; or
       ``(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services in support of an activity described in paragraph 
     (1).'';
       (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``or (b)'' after 
     ``subsection (a)'';
       (5) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)'';
       (6) in subsection (j), as redesignated, by inserting ``or 
     (b)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
       (7) in subsection (k), as redesignated, by striking 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       ``(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     of the Senate;
       ``(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (b) Briefings.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 45 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
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     appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 
     1263(k) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability 
     Act, as amended by subsection (a)(7)) regarding the 
     implementation of the amendment made by subsection (a)(3).

     SEC. 1732. REPORT ON SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 
     502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2304(c)), shall submit an unclassified, written report to 
     Congress that--
       (1) includes the information required under such section 
     502B(c);
       (2) describes the extent to which officials of the 
     Government of Saudi Arabia, including members of the military 
     or security services, are responsible for or complicit in 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, 
     including violations of the human rights of journalists, 
     bloggers, and those who support women's rights or religious 
     freedom;
       (3) describes the extent to which the Government of Saudi 
     Arabia--
       (A) has knowingly blocked access to Yemeni ports, ports of 
     entry, or other facilities used by the United Nations, its 
     specialized agencies and implementing partners, national and 
     international nongovernmental organizations, or any other 
     actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities in Yemen;
       (B) has hindered the efforts of the organizations referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) to deliver humanitarian relief, 
     including through diversion of goods and materials intended 
     to provide relief to civilians in Yemen;
       (C) has prohibited or directly or indirectly restricted the 
     transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
     assistance to Yemen; and
       (D) complied with the Secretary of State's statement on 
     October 30, 2018, related to ``ending the conflict in 
     Yemen''; and
       (4) identifies the percentage by which civilian casualties 
     and deaths, respectively, increased as a result of Saudi 
     coalition air strikes in Yemen between November 2017 and 
     August 2018.

                     Subtitle C--General Provisions

     SEC. 1741. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title may be construed to limit the 
     authority of the President pursuant to the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

     SEC. 1742. SUNSET.

       This title shall cease to be effective on the date that is 
     5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 294. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SUSPENSION OF ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE 
                   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NOT REVIEWED BY CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Any letter of offer, license, or approval 
     issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2751 et seq.) primarily in relation to Saudi Arabia or the 
     United Arab Emirates is terminated as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act if such letter of offer, license, or 
     approval is related to a determination of the existence of an 
     emergency under section 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)(2)) or subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or 
     (d)(2) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). All 
     exports, re-exports, transfers, and re-transfers pursuant to 
     any such letter of offer, license, or approval are 
     prohibited.
       (b) Resubmission.--Any letter of offer, license, or 
     approval terminated pursuant to subsection (a) may be 
     resubmitted to Congress in accordance with section 3 or 36 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753 and 2776).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 295. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF 
                   ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

       Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Determination of an Emergency.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act related to a determination of an 
     emergency to waive congressional review of proposed letters 
     of offer, licenses, or approvals--
       ``(1) a determination pursuant to subsection (b)(1), 
     (c)(2), or (d)(2) or section 3(d)(2) that an emergency 
     exists--
       ``(A) shall apply only to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, 
     Israel, and New Zealand; and
       ``(B) shall not be valid for any country whose government 
     is negotiating, or has conducted, a significant transaction 
     described in section 231 of the Countering America's 
     Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525);
       ``(2) the President--
       ``(A) shall submit a determination and detailed 
     justification for each letter of offer, license, or approval 
     subject to an emergency determination; and
       ``(B) shall include a specific and detailed description of 
     how such waiver of the congressional review requirements 
     directly responds to or addresses the circumstances of the 
     emergency cited in the determination; and
       ``(3) the determination described in paragraph (2)(A) shall 
     only be available for a certification for a letter of offer, 
     license, or approval for defense articles or defense 
     services--
       ``(A) that directly respond to or counter a physical 
     security threat; and
       ``(B) 75 percent of which will be delivered not later than 
     2 months after the date of such determination.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 296. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SAFE ACT.

       (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the ``Saudi 
     Arabia False Emergencies Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
       (b) Suspension of Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and the United 
     Arab Emirates Not Reviewed by Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Any letter of offer, license, or approval 
     issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2751 et seq.) primarily in relation to Saudi Arabia or the 
     United Arab Emirates is terminated as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act if such letter of offer, license, or 
     approval is related to a determination of the existence of an 
     emergency under section 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)(2)) or subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or 
     (d)(2) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). All 
     exports, re-exports, transfers, and re-transfers pursuant to 
     any such letter of offer, license, or approval are 
     prohibited.
       (2) Resubmission.--Any letter of offer, license, or 
     approval terminated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be 
     resubmitted to Congress in accordance with section 3 or 36 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753 and 2776), as 
     amended by subsection (c).
       (c) Protection of Congressional Review and Oversight of 
     Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and Other Countries.--Section 36 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Determination of an Emergency.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act related to a determination of an 
     emergency to waive congressional review of proposed letters 
     of offer, licenses, or approvals--
       ``(1) a determination pursuant to subsection (b)(1), 
     (c)(2), or (d)(2) or section 3(d)(2) that an emergency 
     exists--
       ``(A) shall apply only to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, 
     Israel, and New Zealand; and
       ``(B) shall not be valid for any country whose government 
     is negotiating, or has conducted, a significant transaction 
     described in section 231 of the Countering America's 
     Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525);
       ``(2) the President--
       ``(A) shall submit a determination and detailed 
     justification for each letter of offer, license, or approval 
     subject to an emergency determination; and
       ``(B) shall include a specific and detailed description of 
     how such waiver of the congressional review requirements 
     directly responds to or addresses the circumstances of the 
     emergency cited in the determination; and
       ``(3) the determination described in paragraph (2)(A) shall 
     only be available for a certification for a letter of offer, 
     license, or approval for defense articles or defense 
     services--
       ``(A) that directly respond to or counter a physical 
     security threat; and
       ``(B) 75 percent of which will be delivered not later than 
     2 months after the date of such determination.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 297. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``climate 
     security'' means the effects of climate change on--
       (1) United States national security concerns and 
     subnational, national, and regional political stability; and
       (2) overseas security and conflict situations that are 
     potentially exacerbated by dynamic environmental factors and 
     events, including--
       (A) the intensification and frequency of droughts, floods, 
     wildfires, tropical storms, and other extreme weather events;
       (B) changes in historical severe weather, drought, and 
     wildfire patterns;
       (C) the expansion of geographical ranges of droughts, 
     floods, and wildfires into regions that had not regularly 
     experienced such phenomena;
       (D) global sea level rise patterns and the expansion of 
     geographical ranges affected by drought; and
       (E) changes in marine environments that effect critical 
     geostrategic waterways, such as the Arctic Ocean, the South 
     China Sea, the South Pacific Ocean, the Barents Sea, and the 
     Beaufort Sea.
       (b) In General.--Any commission, advisory panel, or 
     committee designated by the President to examine or evaluate 
     climate security shall comply with the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (c) Whistleblower Protections.--Section 2302(b)(8)(A) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``, or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) a deliberate manipulation, misjudgment, removal, or 
     obfuscation of, or failure to take into account, data and 
     information critical to fulsome or accurate national security 
     assessment and planning; or''.
       (d) Accessibility of Processes.--The President shall ensure 
     that the draft and final reports, studies, and policy 
     recommendations relating to climate security research that 
     are compiled by entities working under the direction of the 
     Federal Government are made available to the public.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 298. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ENHANCING UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE ON GLOBAL 
                   CLIMATE DISRUPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in cooperation 
     with other relevant agencies, shall conduct periodic 
     comprehensive evaluations of present and ongoing disruptions 
     to the global climate system, including--
       (1) the intensity, frequency, and range of natural 
     disasters;
       (2) the scarcity of global natural resources, including 
     fresh water;
       (3) global food, health, and energy insecurities;
       (4) conditions that contribute to--
       (A) intrastate and interstate conflicts;
       (B) foreign political and economic instability;
       (C) international migration of vulnerable and underserved 
     populations;
       (D) the failure of national governments; and
       (E) gender-based violence; and
       (5) United States and allied military readiness, 
     operations, and strategy.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the evaluations conducted 
     under subsection (a) are--
       (1) to support the practical application of scientific data 
     and research on climate change's dynamic effects around the 
     world to improve resilience, adaptability, security, and 
     stability despite growing global environmental risks and 
     changes;
       (2) to ensure that the strategic planning and mission 
     execution of United States international development and 
     diplomatic missions adequately account for heightened and 
     dynamic risks and challenges associated with the effects of 
     climate change;
       (3) to improve coordination between United States science 
     agencies conducting research and forecasts on the causes and 
     effects of climate change and United States national security 
     agencies; and
       (4) to better understand the disproportionate effects of 
     global climate disruptions on women, girls, indigenous 
     communities, and other historically marginalized populations.
       (c) Scope.--The evaluations conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) examine developing countries' vulnerabilities and risks 
     associated with global, regional, and localized effects of 
     climate change; and
       (2) assess and make recommendations on necessary measures 
     to mitigate risks and reduce vulnerabilities associated with 
     effects, including--
       (A) sea level rise;
       (B) freshwater resource scarcity;
       (C) wildfires; and
       (D) increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather 
     conditions and events, such as flooding, drought, and extreme 
     storm events, including tropical cyclones.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 299. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

               Subtitle __--U.S. Agency for Global Media

     SEC. __1. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``U.S. Agency for Global 
     Media Reform Act''.

     SEC. __2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Office of Cuba 
     Broadcasting should--
       (1) remain an independent entity of the United States 
     Agency for Global Media; and
       (2) take steps to ensure that the Office is fulfilling its 
     core mission of promoting freedom and democracy by providing 
     the people of Cuba with objective news and information 
     programming.

     SEC. __3. AUTHORITIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; 
                   LIMITATION ON CORPORATE LEADERSHIP OF GRANTEES.

       Section 305 of the United States International Broadcasting 
     Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting at the end the 
     following:
       ``(23)(A) To require semi-annual content reviews of each 
     language service of each surrogate network, consisting of a 
     review of at least 10 percent of available material, by 
     fluent language speakers and experts without direct 
     affiliation to the network and language being reviewed, who 
     are seeking any evidence of inappropriate or unprofessional 
     content, which shall be submitted to the Chief Executive 
     Officer; and
       ``(B) to submit a list of anomalous reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, including status 
     updates on anomalous services during the 3-year period 
     commencing on the date of receipt of the first report of 
     biased, unprofessional, or otherwise problematic content.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Limitation on Corporate Leadership of Grantees.--The 
     Chief Executive Officer may not award any grant under 
     subsection (a) to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Middle 
     East Broadcasting Networks, or any other statutorily 
     authorized grantee (collectively referred to as the `Agency 
     Grantee Networks') unless the incorporation documents of the 
     grantee require that the corporate leadership and Board of 
     Directors of the grantee be selected in accordance with this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. __4. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD.

       Section 306 of the United States International Broadcasting 
     Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The International Broadcasting Advisory 
     Board (referred to in this section as the `Advisory Board') 
     shall advise the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     Agency for Global Media, as appropriate.
       ``(b) Retention of Existing Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     Members.--The presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed 
     members of the Board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     who were serving as of December 23, 2016, shall--
       ``(1) constitute the first Advisory Board; and
       ``(2) hold office until replaced without reappointment to 
     the Advisory Board.
       ``(c) Composition of the Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall consist of 7 
     members, of whom--
       ``(A) 6 shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(B) 1 shall be the Secretary of State.
       ``(2) Chair.--The President shall designate, with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate 1 of the members appointed 
     under paragraph (1)(A) as Chair of the Advisory Board.
       ``(3) Party limitation.--Not more than 3 members of the 
     Advisory Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) may be 
     affiliated with the same political party.
       ``(4) Terms of office.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     members of the Advisory Board shall serve for a single term 
     of 4 years, except that, of the first group of members 
     appointed under paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(i) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act;

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       ``(ii) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act; and
       ``(iii) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act.
       ``(B) Secretary of state.--The Secretary of State shall 
     serve as a member of the Advisory Board for the duration of 
     his or her tenure as Secretary of State.
       ``(5) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President shall appoint, with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, additional members to fill 
     vacancies on the Advisory Board occurring before the 
     expiration of a term.
       ``(B) Term.--Any members appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) shall serve for the remainder of such term.
       ``(C) Service beyond term.--Any member whose term has 
     expired shall continual to serve as a member of the Advisory 
     Board until a qualified successor has been appointed and 
     confirmed by the Senate.
       ``(D) Secretary of state.--When there is a vacancy in the 
     office of Secretary of State, the Acting Secretary of State 
     shall serve as a member of the Advisory Board until a new 
     Secretary of State is appointed.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Advisory'' 
     before ``Board''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``who are'' before 
     ``distinguished''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Functions of the Advisory Board.--The members of the 
     Advisory Board shall--
       ``(1) provide the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
     States Agency for Global Media with advice and 
     recommendations for improving the effectiveness and 
     efficiency of the Agency and its programming;
       ``(2) meet with the Chief Executive Officer at least twice 
     annually and at additional meetings at the request of the 
     Chief Executive Officer or the Chair of the Advisory Board;
       ``(3) report periodically, or upon request, to the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (d)(2) 
     regarding its advice and recommendations for improving the 
     effectiveness and efficiency of the United States Agency for 
     Global Media and its programming;
       ``(4) obtain information from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     as needed, for the purposes of fulfilling the functions 
     described in this subsection;
       ``(5) consult with the Chief Executive Officer regarding 
     budget submissions and strategic plans before they are 
     submitted to the Office of Management and Budget or to 
     Congress;
       ``(6) advise the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that--
       ``(A) the Chief Executive Officer fully respects the 
     professional integrity and editorial independence of United 
     States Agency for Global Media broadcasters, networks, and 
     grantees; and
       ``(B) agency networks, broadcasters, and grantees adhere to 
     the highest professional standards and ethics of journalism, 
     including taking necessary actions to uphold professional 
     standards to produce consistently reliable and authoritative, 
     accurate, objective, and comprehensive news and information; 
     and
       ``(7) provide other strategic input to the Chief Executive 
     Officer.
       ``(f) Appointment of Heads of Networks.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of Voice of America, of the 
     Office of Cuba Broadcasting, of RFE/RL, Inc., of Radio Free 
     Asia, of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, or of any 
     other statutorily authorized grantee may only be appointed or 
     removed if such action has been approved by a majority vote 
     of the Advisory Board.
       ``(2) Removal.--After consulting with the Chief Executive 
     Officer, 5 or more members of the Advisory Board may 
     unilaterally remove any such head of network or grantee 
     network described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Quorum.--
       ``(A) In general.--A quorum shall consist of 4 members of 
     the Advisory Board (excluding the Secretary of State).
       ``(B) Decisions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     decisions of the Advisory Board shall be made by majority 
     vote, a quorum being present.
       ``(C) Closed sessions.--The Advisory Board may meet in 
     closed sessions in accordance with section 552b of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(g) Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Members of the Advisory Board, while 
     attending meetings of the Advisory Board or while engaged in 
     duties relating to such meetings or in other activities of 
     the Advisory Board under this section (including travel time) 
     shall be entitled to receive compensation equal to the daily 
     equivalent of the compensation prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business, members of the Board may be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of such title 
     for persons in the Government service employed 
     intermittently.
       ``(3) Secretary of state.--The Secretary of State is not 
     entitled to any compensation under this title, but may be 
     allowed travel expenses in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(h) Support Staff.--The Chief Executive Officer shall, 
     from within existing United States Agency for Global Media 
     personnel, provide the Advisory Board with an Executive 
     Secretary and such administrative staff and support as may be 
     necessary to enable the Advisory Board to carry out 
     subsections (e) and (f).''.

     SEC. __5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 304--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``broadcasting 
     board of governors'' and inserting ``united states agency for 
     global media'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'' and inserting ``United States Agency for Global 
     Media'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors'' and inserting ``United States Agency for 
     Global Media''; and
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency'';
       (2) in section 305--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (iii) in paragraph (20), by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Agency''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (22), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency'';
       (3) in section 308--
       (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Agency'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency'';
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (D) in subsection (g), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency'';
       (E) in subsection (h)(5), by striking ``Board'' and 
     inserting ``Agency''; and
       (F) in subsection (i), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (4) in section 309--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency'';
       (B) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Agency'';
       (C) in subsection (f), by striking ``Board'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``Agency''; and
       (D) in subsection (g), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (5) in section 310(d), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (6) in section 310A(a), by striking ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'' and inserting ``United States Agency for Global 
     Media'';
       (7) in section 310B, by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
     ``Agency'';
       (8) in section 313(a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), strike ``Board'' and insert ``Agency'';
       (9) in section 314, by striking ``(4) the terms `Board and 
     Chief Executive Officer of the Board' means the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) the terms `Agency' and `Chief Executive Officer of 
     the Agency' mean the United States Agency for Global Media''; 
     and
       (10) in section 315--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors'' and inserting ``United States Agency for 
     Global Media''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors'' and inserting ``United States Agency for Global 
     Media''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 300. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Romney) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 589. HONORING THE LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR 
                   RECIPIENT OF WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Use of Rotunda.--The individual who is the last 
     surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed 
     during World War II shall be permitted to lie in state in the 
     rotunda of the Capitol upon death, if the individual (or the 
     next of kin of the individual) so elects.
       (b) Implementation.--The Architect of the Capitol, under 
     the direction of the President pro tempore of the Senate and 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take the 
     necessary steps to implement subsection (a).

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  SA 301. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. AMERICAN MINERS ACT OF 2019.

       (a) Transfers to 1974 UMWA Pension Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 402 of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
     1232) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``$490,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$750,000,000'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Additional amounts.--
       ``(A) Calculation.--If the dollar limitation specified in 
     paragraph (3)(A) exceeds the aggregate amount required to be 
     transferred under paragraphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer an additional 
     amount equal to the difference between such dollar limitation 
     and such aggregate amount to the trustees of the 1974 UMWA 
     Pension Plan to pay benefits required under that plan.
       ``(B) Cessation of transfers.--The transfers described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall cease as of the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the first plan year for which the funded 
     percentage (as defined in section 432(j)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) of the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan is at 
     least 100 percent.
       ``(C) Prohibition on benefit increases, etc.--During a 
     fiscal year in which the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan is receiving 
     transfers under subparagraph (A), no amendment of such plan 
     which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any 
     increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, 
     or any change in the rate at which benefits become 
     nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the 
     amendment is required as a condition of qualification under 
     part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       ``(D) Treatment of transfers for purposes of withdrawal 
     liability under erisa.--The amount of any transfer made under 
     subparagraph (A) (and any earnings attributable thereto) 
     shall be disregarded in determining the unfunded vested 
     benefits of the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan and the allocation of 
     such unfunded vested benefits to an employer for purposes of 
     determining the employer's withdrawal liability under section 
     4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(E) Requirement to maintain contribution rate.--A 
     transfer under subparagraph (A) shall not be made for a 
     fiscal year unless the persons that are obligated to 
     contribute to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan on the date of the 
     transfer are obligated to make the contributions at rates 
     that are no less than those in effect on the date which is 30 
     days before the date of enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
       ``(F) Enhanced annual reporting.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than the 90th day of each plan 
     year beginning after the date of enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, the trustees 
     of the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan shall file with the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate and the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation a report (including appropriate 
     documentation and actuarial certifications from the plan 
     actuary, as required by the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate) that contains--

       ``(I) whether the plan is in endangered or critical status 
     under section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 and section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 as of the first day of such plan year;
       ``(II) the funded percentage (as defined in section 
     432(j)(2) of such Code) as of the first day of such plan 
     year, and the underlying actuarial value of assets and 
     liabilities taken into account in determining such 
     percentage;
       ``(III) the market value of the assets of the plan as of 
     the last day of the plan year preceding such plan year;
       ``(IV) the total value of all contributions made during the 
     plan year preceding such plan year;
       ``(V) the total value of all benefits paid during the plan 
     year preceding such plan year;
       ``(VI) cash flow projections for such plan year and either 
     the 6 or 10 succeeding plan years, at the election of the 
     trustees, and the assumptions relied upon in making such 
     projections;
       ``(VII) funding standard account projections for such plan 
     year and the 9 succeeding plan years, and the assumptions 
     relied upon in making such projections;
       ``(VIII) the total value of all investment gains or losses 
     during the plan year preceding such plan year;
       ``(IX) any significant reduction in the number of active 
     participants during the plan year preceding such plan year, 
     and the reason for such reduction;
       ``(X) a list of employers that withdrew from the plan in 
     the plan year preceding such plan year, and the resulting 
     reduction in contributions;
       ``(XI) a list of employers that paid withdrawal liability 
     to the plan during the plan year preceding such plan year 
     and, for each employer, a total assessment of the withdrawal 
     liability paid, the annual payment amount, and the number of 
     years remaining in the payment schedule with respect to such 
     withdrawal liability;
       ``(XII) any material changes to benefits, accrual rates, or 
     contribution rates during the plan year preceding such plan 
     year;
       ``(XIII) any scheduled benefit increase or decrease in the 
     plan year preceding such plan year having a material effect 
     on liabilities of the plan;
       ``(XIV) details regarding any funding improvement plan or 
     rehabilitation plan and updates to such plan;
       ``(XV) the number of participants and beneficiaries during 
     the plan year preceding such plan year who are active 
     participants, the number of participants and beneficiaries in 
     pay status, and the number of terminated vested participants 
     and beneficiaries;
       ``(XVI) the information contained on the most recent annual 
     funding notice submitted by the plan under section 101(f) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;
       ``(XVII) the information contained on the most recent 
     Department of Labor Form 5500 of the plan; and
       ``(XVIII) copies of the plan document and amendments, other 
     retirement benefit or ancillary benefit plans relating to the 
     plan and contribution obligations under such plans, a 
     breakdown of administrative expenses of the plan, participant 
     census data and distribution of benefits, the most recent 
     actuarial valuation report as of the plan year, copies of 
     collective bargaining agreements, and financial reports, and 
     such other information as the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     the Secretary's delegate, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Labor and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, may require.

       ``(ii) Electronic submission.--The report required under 
     clause (i) shall be submitted electronically.
       ``(iii) Information sharing.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     or the Secretary's delegate shall share the information in 
     the report under clause (i) with the Secretary of Labor.
       ``(iv) Penalty.--Any failure to file the report required 
     under clause (i) on or before the date described in such 
     clause shall be treated as a failure to file a report 
     required to be filed under section 6058(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, except that section 6652(e) of such 
     Code shall be applied with respect to any such failure by 
     substituting `$100' for `$25'. The preceding sentence shall 
     not apply if the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's 
     delegate determines that reasonable diligence has been 
     exercised by the trustees of such plan in attempting to 
     timely file such report.
       ``(G) 1974 umwa pension plan defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `1974 UMWA Pension Plan' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 9701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, but without regard to the limitation on 
     participation to individuals who retired in 1976 and 
     thereafter.''.
       (2) Effective dates.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2016.
       (B) Reporting requirements.--Section 402(i)(4)(F) of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
     1232(i)(4)(F)), as added by this subsection, shall apply to 
     plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Inclusion in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan.--
     Section 402(h)(2)(C) of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Health Benefits for Miners Act of 
     2017'' both places it appears in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020'';
       (2) by striking ``, would be denied or reduced as a result 
     of a bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012 or 2015'' in 
     clause (ii)(II) and inserting ``or a related coal wage 
     agreement, would be denied or reduced as a result of a 
     bankruptcy proceeding commenced in 2012, 2015, or 2018'';
       (3) by striking ``January 1, 2017'' in clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2018''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Related coal wage agreement.--For purposes of clause 
     (ii), the term `related coal wage agreement' means an 
     agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and an 
     employer in the bituminous coal industry that--

       ``(I) is a signatory operator; or
       ``(II) is or was a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding that 
     was consolidated, administratively or otherwise, with the 
     bankruptcy proceeding of a signatory operator or a related 
     person to a signatory operator (as those terms are defined in 
     section 9701(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.

       (c) Reduction in Minimum Age for Allowable In-service 
     Distributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 401(a)(36) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``age 62'' and inserting 
     ``age 59\1/2\''.

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       (2) Application to governmental section 457(b) plans.--
     Clause (i) of section 457(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(in the case of a plan 
     maintained by an employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A), 
     age 59\1/2\)'' before the comma at the end.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2017.
       (d) Black Lung Liability Trust Fund Excise Tax.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4121(e)(2)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2018'' and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to sales after December 31, 2018.
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  SA 302. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 811. MODIFICATION TO BERRY AMENDMENT TO ADD DINNERWARE 
                   TO LIST OF COVERED ITEMS.

       Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Ceramic dinnerware.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 303. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 12__. UPDATED STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE THREAT OF MALIGN 
                   INFLUENCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND OTHER 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of State, in coordination with the appropriate United States 
     Government officials, shall jointly update, with the 
     additional elements described in subsection (b), the 
     comprehensive strategy to counter the threat of malign 
     influence developed pursuant to section 1239A of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
     115-91; 131 Stat. 1667).
       (b) Additional Elements.--The updated strategy required 
     under subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) With respect to each element specified in paragraphs 
     (1) through (7) of subsection (b) of such section 1239A, 
     actions to counter the threat of malign influence operations 
     by the People's Republic of China and any other country 
     engaged in significant malign influence operations.
       (2) A description of the interagency organizational 
     structures and procedures for coordinating the implementation 
     of the comprehensive strategy for countering malign influence 
     by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, 
     and any other country engaged in significant malign influence 
     operations.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report detailing the updated 
     strategy required under subsection (a).
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has 
     the meaning given the term in subsection (e) of such section 
     1239A.
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  SA 304. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1___. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN FEDERAL 
                   PROPERTY IN PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK.

       (a) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 110-329.--Section 
     540 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
     Act, 2009 (division D of Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3688) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 112-74.--Section 
     538 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
     Act, 2012 (6 U.S.C. 190 note; division D of Public Law 112-
     74) is repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 305. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON DEATH OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on the death 
     of Jamal Khashoggi. Such report shall include identification 
     of those who carried out, participated in, ordered, or were 
     otherwise complicit in or responsible for the death of Jamal 
     Khashoggi.
       (b) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form.
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  SA 306. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-DISK ENCRYPTION OF NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Committee on National Security 
     Systems shall update Committee on National Security Systems 
     Instruction Number 1253 entitled ``Security Categorization 
     and Control Selection for National Security Systems'' to 
     require that each national security system be configured to 
     protect, with full-disk encryption, all information stored at 
     rest on that system unless the head of the entity responsible 
     for that system obtains a written waiver of such requirement 
     from both the Chief Information Security Officer of the 
     Department of Defense and the Chief Information Security 
     Officer of the National Security Agency.
       (b) Notice.--In any case in which the Chief Information 
     Security Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief 
     Information Security Officer of the National Security Agency 
     both provide waivers for a national security system under 
     subsection (a) for a national security system, such chief 
     information security officers shall, not later than 30 days 
     after both waivers have been issued, jointly submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress copies of such waivers.
       (c) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 307. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1086. PRESERVING AMERICAN JUSTICE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Preserving American Justice Act''.
       (b) Investigation of Certain Foreign Nationals.--
       (1) Investigation.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete 
     an investigation of whether the Government of Saudi Arabia 
     materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of 
     Saudi Arabia, including Abdulrahman Noorah, Abdulaziz Al 
     Duways, Waleed Ali Alharthi, Suliman Ali Algwaiz, and Ali 
     Hussain Alhamoud, in departing from the United States while 
     the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for 
     a criminal offense committed in the United States.
       (2) Report.--If the Attorney General determines that the 
     Government of Saudi Arabia did materially assist or 
     facilitate a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia as described 
     in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit a written 
     report to Congress and the Secretary of State detailing the 
     findings of the investigation.
       (3) Prohibition on issuance and revocation of certain 
     visas.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B), 
     if the Secretary of State

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     receives a report under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State 
     may not issue a visa, and shall revoke any visa issued, to a 
     Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia, an 
     immediate family member of a Member of the Council of 
     Ministers of Saudi Arabia, a descendant of the King of Saudi 
     Arabia, or an immediate family member of such a descendant 
     until the date on which the citizen or national of Saudi 
     Arabia described in the report is extradited to the United 
     States for completion of the trial or sentencing.
       (B) Exception.--The Secretary of State may issue a visa 
     otherwise prohibited under subparagraph (A), or not revoke a 
     visa otherwise required to be revoked under such 
     subparagraph, if the Secretary determines that it is 
     necessary--
       (i) to enable the President to receive an Ambassador or 
     other public Minister under Article II, section 3, of the 
     Constitution in a manner consistent with the Vienna 
     Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations; or
       (ii) to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
     November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
     States, or with any other applicable international 
     obligations.
       (C) Vienna conventions on diplomatic and consular relations 
     defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``Vienna Conventions on 
     Diplomatic and Consular Relations'' means--
       (i) the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at 
     Vienna April 18, 1961; and
       (ii) the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at 
     Vienna April 24, 1963.
       (c) Treatment of Foreign Nationals Fleeing the United 
     States During Criminal Proceedings.--
       (1) Foreign national defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``foreign national'' means an individual in the United States 
     who is not a citizen of the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and once every year thereafter, the 
     Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau 
     of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, shall--
       (A) collect information from State courts and law 
     enforcement agencies on any foreign nationals who have, 
     during the reporting period, departed from the United States 
     while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense 
     committed in the United States; and
       (B) publish a report based on the information collected 
     under subparagraph (A).
       (3) List of countries.--
       (A) In general.--The Attorney General, in coordination with 
     the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish and 
     maintain a list of countries the governments of which have, 
     in the determination of the Attorney General, materially 
     assisted or facilitated the departure of any foreign national 
     included in the report required under paragraph (2).
       (B) Determination.--In establishing and maintaining the 
     list required under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General--
       (i) shall take into account the information in the annual 
     reports published under paragraph (2)(B); and
       (ii) may include or remove any country as the Attorney 
     General determines appropriate.
       (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and once every year 
     thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the procedures used by the Attorney General in 
     determining which countries are on the list maintained under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) Loss of tax exclusion for foreign governments included 
     on list.--Section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any 
     foreign government which is identified on the list maintained 
     by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of the 
     Preserving American Justice Act for any period beginning with 
     the date that is 30 days after the date such foreign 
     government is added to such list and ending with the date 
     such foreign government is removed from such list.''.
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  SA 308. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 718. REQUIREMENT TO USE HUMAN-BASED METHODS FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEDICAL TRAINING.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides 
     in the development and use of methods of medical training and 
     troop protection, such as the use of tourniquets and 
     improvements in body armor, that have led to decreased 
     battlefield fatalities.
       (2) The Department of Defense uses more than 8,500 live 
     animals each year to train physicians, medics, corpsmen, and 
     other personnel methods of responding to severe battlefield 
     injuries.
       (3) The civilian sector has almost exclusively phased in 
     the use of superior human-based training methods for numerous 
     medical procedures currently taught in military courses using 
     animals.
       (4) Human-based medical training methods such as simulators 
     replicate human anatomy and can allow for repetitive practice 
     and data collection.
       (5) According to scientific, peer-reviewed literature, 
     medical simulation increases patient safety and decreases 
     errors by healthcare providers.
       (6) The Army Research, Development and Engineering Command 
     and other entities of the Department of Defense have taken 
     significant steps to develop methods to replace live animal-
     based training.
       (7) According to the report by the Department of Defense 
     titled ``Final Report on the use of Live Animals in Medical 
     Education and Training Joint Analysis Team'', published on 
     July 12, 2009--
       (A) validated, high-fidelity simulators were to have been 
     available for nearly every high-volume or high-value 
     battlefield medical procedure by the end of 2011, and many 
     were available as of 2009; and
       (B) validated, high-fidelity simulators were to have been 
     available to teach all other procedures to respond to common 
     battlefield injuries by 2014.
       (8) The Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness 
     Skills of the Air Force exclusively uses human-based training 
     methods in its courses and does not use animals.
       (9) In 2013, the Army instituted a policy forbidding non-
     medical personnel from participating in training courses 
     involving the use of animals.
       (10) In 2013, the medical school of the Department of 
     Defense, part of the Uniformed Services University of the 
     Health Sciences, replaced animal use within its medical 
     student curriculum.
       (11) The Coast Guard announced in 2014 that it would reduce 
     by half the number of animals it uses for combat trauma 
     training courses but stated that animals would continue to be 
     used in courses designed for Department of Defense personnel.
       (12) Effective January 1, 2015, the Department of Defense 
     replaced animal use in six areas of medical training, 
     including Advanced Trauma Life Support courses and the 
     development and maintenance of surgical and critical care 
     skills for field operational surgery and field assessment and 
     skills tests for international students offered at the 
     Defense Institute of Medical Operations.
       (b) Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2017. Use of human-based methods for certain medical 
       training

       ``(a) Combat Trauma Injuries.--(1) Not later than October 
     1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall develop, test, and 
     validate human-based training methods for the purpose of 
     training members of the armed forces in the treatment of 
     combat trauma injuries with the goal of replacing live 
     animal-based training methods.
       ``(2) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall only use human-based training methods for the 
     purpose of training members of the armed forces in the 
     treatment of combat trauma injuries; and
       ``(B) may not use animals for such purpose.
       ``(b) Exception for Particular Commands and Training 
     Methods.--(1) The Secretary may exempt a particular command, 
     particular training method, or both, from the requirement for 
     human-based training methods under subsection (a)(2) if the 
     Secretary determines that human-based training methods will 
     not provide an educationally equivalent or superior 
     substitute for live animal-based training methods for such 
     command or training method, as the case may be.
       ``(2) Any exemption under this subsection shall be for such 
     period, not more than one year, as the Secretary shall 
     specify in granting the exemption. Any exemption may be 
     renewed (subject to the preceding sentence).
       ``(c) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than October 1, 2018, 
     and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the development 
     and implementation of human-based training methods for the 
     purpose of training members of the armed forces in the 
     treatment of combat trauma injuries under this section.
       ``(2) Each report under this subsection on or after October 
     1, 2022, shall include a description of any exemption under 
     subsection (b) that is in force at the time of such report, 
     and a current justification for such exemption.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `combat trauma injuries' means severe 
     injuries likely to occur during combat, including--
       ``(A) hemorrhage;
       ``(B) tension pneumothorax;
       ``(C) amputation resulting from blast injury;
       ``(D) compromises to the airway; and
       ``(E) other injuries.
       ``(2) The term `human-based training methods' means, with 
     respect to training individuals in medical treatment, the use 
     of systems and devices that do not use animals, including--

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       ``(A) simulators;
       ``(B) partial task trainers;
       ``(C) moulage;
       ``(D) simulated combat environments;
       ``(E) human cadavers; and
       ``(F) rotations in civilian and military trauma centers.
       ``(3) The term `partial task trainers' means training aids 
     that allow individuals to learn or practice specific medical 
     procedures.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 101 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``2017. Use of human-based methods for certain medical training.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 309. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1008. INCLUSION OF PROGRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   IN ACHIEVING AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN 
                   ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND 
                   AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.

       Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) A ranking each of the military departments and 
     Defense Agency in order of its current progress in achieving 
     auditable financial statements as required by law, and for 
     each military department or Defense Agency that is so ranked 
     in the bottom quartile, separate information from the head of 
     such department or Defense Agency on the following:

       ``(I) A description of the material weaknesses of such 
     military department or Defense Agency in achieving auditable 
     financial statements.
       ``(II) The underlying causes of each such weakness.
       ``(III) A plan for remediating each such weakness.''.

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  SA 310. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 718. PRESERVATION OF RESOURCES OF THE ARMY MEDICAL 
                   RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND AND TREATMENT OF 
                   REALIGNMENT OF SUCH COMMAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall preserve 
     the resources of the Army Medical Research and Materiel 
     Command for use by such command, which shall include manpower 
     and funding, as such command realigns with the Army Futures 
     Command in 2019 and the Defense Health Agency in 2020.
       (b) Transfer of Funds.--Upon completion of the realignment 
     described in subsection (a), all amounts available for the 
     Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, at the baseline 
     for such amounts for fiscal year 2019, shall be transferred 
     from accounts for research, development, test, and evaluation 
     for the Army to accounts for the Defense Health Program.
       (c) Continuation as Center of Excellence.--After completion 
     of the realignment described in subsection (a), the Army 
     Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick shall 
     continue to serve as a Center of Excellence for Joint 
     Biomedical Research, Development and Acquisition Management 
     for efforts undertaken under the Defense Health Program.
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  SA 311. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1106. REPORTS ON USE OF DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITIES BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense (with respect to the 
     Department of Defense) and each Secretary of a military 
     department (with respect to such military department) shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the use by the department concerned of direct hiring 
     authority (DHA) for civilian employees of such department. 
     Each report shall set forth the following:
       (1) Citations to each of the direct hiring authorities 
     currently available to the department concerned.
       (2) The current number of civilian employees of the 
     department concerned who were hired using direct hiring 
     authority (whether or not such authority is currently in 
     force), and the grade level and occupational series of such 
     civilian employees.
       (3) A description and assessment of the challenges, if any, 
     faced by the department concerned in hiring civilian 
     employees for critical positions and occupational series, and 
     a description and assessment of the role of current or 
     potential direct hiring authorities in addressing such 
     challenges.
       (4) A proposal for increasing the number of civilian 
     employees of the department concerned who are employed using 
     direct hiring authority.
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  SA 312. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. ENERGETICS PLAN.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall, working with the technical 
     directors at the Naval Surface Warfare Centers, develop an 
     energetics research and development plan to ensure a long-
     term multi-domain research, development, prototyping, and 
     experimentation effort that--
       (1) improves the lethality, range, and speed of energetic 
     weapons;
       (2) advances the development of high yield conventional 
     energetics capabilities; and
       (3) increases the size of the national energetic workforce.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 313. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Cramer, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Risch, Mr. Jones, and Ms. 
McSally) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

             Subtitle ___--Minerals Security and Technology

                   PART I--AMERICAN MINERAL SECURITY

     SEC. __01. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Byproduct.--The term ``byproduct'' means a critical 
     mineral--
       (A) the recovery of which depends on the production of a 
     host mineral that is not designated as a critical mineral; 
     and
       (B) that exists in sufficient quantities to be recovered 
     during processing or refining.
       (2) Critical mineral.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any 
     mineral, element, substance, or material designated as 
     critical by the Secretary under section __03.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``critical mineral'' does not 
     include--
       (i) fuel minerals, including oil, natural gas, or any other 
     fossil fuels; or
       (ii) water, ice, or snow.
       (3) Critical mineral manufacturing.--The term ``critical 
     mineral manufacturing'' means--
       (A) the exploration, development, mining, production, 
     processing, refining, alloying, separation, concentration, 
     magnetic sintering, melting, or beneficiation of critical 
     minerals within the United States;
       (B) the fabrication, assembly, or production, within the 
     United States, of equipment, components, or other goods with 
     energy technology-, defense-, agriculture-, consumer 
     electronics-, or health care-related applications; or
       (C) any other value-added, manufacturing-related use of 
     critical minerals undertaken within the United States.
       (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
       (G) the United States Virgin Islands.

     SEC. __02. POLICY.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1602) is amended in the second sentence--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:

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       ``(3) establish an analytical and forecasting capability 
     for identifying critical mineral demand, supply, and other 
     factors to allow informed actions to be taken to avoid supply 
     shortages, mitigate price volatility, and prepare for demand 
     growth and other market shifts;'';
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) facilitate the availability, development, and 
     environmentally responsible production of domestic resources 
     to meet national material or critical mineral needs;
       ``(8) avoid duplication of effort, prevent unnecessary 
     paperwork, and minimize delays in the administration of 
     applicable laws (including regulations) and the issuance of 
     permits and authorizations necessary to explore for, develop, 
     and produce critical minerals and to construct critical 
     mineral manufacturing facilities in accordance with 
     applicable environmental and land management laws;
       ``(9) strengthen--
       ``(A) educational and research capabilities at not lower 
     than the secondary school level; and
       ``(B) workforce training for exploration and development of 
     critical minerals and critical mineral manufacturing;
       ``(10) bolster international cooperation through technology 
     transfer, information sharing, and other means;
       ``(11) promote the efficient production, use, and recycling 
     of critical minerals;
       ``(12) develop alternatives to critical minerals; and
       ``(13) establish contingencies for the production of, or 
     access to, critical minerals for which viable sources do not 
     exist within the United States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(b) of the National 
     Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act 
     of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601(b)) is amended by striking ``(b) As 
     used in this Act, the term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
       ``(1) Critical mineral.--The term `critical mineral' means 
     any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as 
     critical by the Secretary under section __03 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
       ``(2) Materials.--The term''.

     SEC. __03. CRITICAL MINERAL DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Draft Methodology and List.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Director of the United States Geological Survey 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), shall 
     publish in the Federal Register for public comment--
       (1) a description of the draft methodology used to identify 
     a draft list of critical minerals;
       (2) a draft list of minerals, elements, substances, and 
     materials that qualify as critical minerals; and
       (3) a draft list of critical minerals recovered as 
     byproducts.
       (b) Availability of Data.--If available data is 
     insufficient to provide a quantitative basis for the 
     methodology developed under this section, qualitative 
     evidence may be used to the extent necessary.
       (c) Final Methodology and List.--After reviewing public 
     comments on the draft methodology and the draft list of 
     critical minerals published under subsection (a) and updating 
     the methodology and list as appropriate, not later than 45 
     days after the date on which the public comment period with 
     respect to the draft methodology and draft list closes, the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register--
       (1) a description of the final methodology for determining 
     which minerals, elements, substances, and materials qualify 
     as critical minerals; and
       (2) the final list of critical minerals.
       (d) Designations.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out this section, 
     the Secretary shall maintain a list of minerals, elements, 
     substances, and materials designated as critical, pursuant to 
     the final methodology published under subsection (c), that 
     the Secretary determines--
       (A) are essential to the economic or national security of 
     the United States;
       (B) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption 
     (including restrictions associated with foreign political 
     risk, abrupt demand growth, military conflict, violent 
     unrest, anti-competitive or protectionist behaviors, and 
     other risks throughout the supply chain); and
       (C) serve an essential function in the manufacturing of a 
     product (including energy technology-, defense-, currency-, 
     agriculture-, consumer electronics-, and health care-related 
     applications), the absence of which would have significant 
     consequences for the economic or national security of the 
     United States.
       (2) Inclusions.--Notwithstanding the criteria under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary may designate and include on 
     the list any mineral, element, substance, or material 
     determined by another Federal agency to be strategic and 
     critical to the defense or national security of the United 
     States.
       (3) Required consultation.--The Secretary shall consult 
     with the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, and 
     Energy and the United States Trade Representative in 
     designating minerals, elements, substances, and materials as 
     critical under this subsection.
       (e) Subsequent Review.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy and 
     the United States Trade Representative, shall review the 
     methodology and list under subsection (c) and the 
     designations under subsection (d) at least every 3 years, or 
     more frequently as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
       (2) Revisions.--Subject to subsection (d)(1), the Secretary 
     may--
       (A) revise the methodology described in this section;
       (B) determine that minerals, elements, substances, and 
     materials previously determined to be critical minerals are 
     no longer critical minerals; and
       (C) designate additional minerals, elements, substances, or 
     materials as critical minerals.
       (f) Notice.--On finalization of the methodology and the 
     list under subsection (c), or any revision to the methodology 
     or list under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress written notice of the action.

     SEC. __04. RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, in consultation with applicable State 
     (including geological surveys), local, academic, industry, 
     and other entities, the Secretary shall complete a 
     comprehensive national assessment of each critical mineral 
     that--
       (1) identifies and quantifies known critical mineral 
     resources, using all available public and private information 
     and datasets, including exploration histories; and
       (2) provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of 
     undiscovered critical mineral resources throughout the United 
     States, including probability estimates of tonnage and grade, 
     using all available public and private information and 
     datasets, including exploration histories.
       (b) Supplementary Information.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary may carry out surveys and field work 
     (including drilling, remote sensing, geophysical surveys, 
     topographical and geological mapping, and geochemical 
     sampling and analysis) to supplement existing information and 
     datasets available for determining the existence of critical 
     minerals in the United States.
       (c) Public Access.--Subject to applicable law, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall make all data 
     and metadata collected from the comprehensive national 
     assessment carried out under subsection (a) publically and 
     electronically accessible.
       (d) Technical Assistance.--At the request of the Governor 
     of a State or the head of an Indian tribe, the Secretary may 
     provide technical assistance to State governments and Indian 
     tribes conducting critical mineral resource assessments on 
     non-Federal land.
       (e) Prioritization.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may sequence the completion 
     of resource assessments for each critical mineral such that 
     critical minerals considered to be most critical under the 
     methodology established under section __03 are completed 
     first.
       (2) Reporting.--During the period beginning not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
     the date of completion of all of the assessments required 
     under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress on 
     an annual basis an interim report that--
       (A) identifies the sequence and schedule for completion of 
     the assessments if the Secretary sequences the assessments; 
     or
       (B) describes the progress of the assessments if the 
     Secretary does not sequence the assessments.
       (f) Updates.--The Secretary may periodically update the 
     assessments conducted under this section based on--
       (1) the generation of new information or datasets by the 
     Federal Government; or
       (2) the receipt of new information or datasets from 
     critical mineral producers, State geological surveys, 
     academic institutions, trade associations, or other persons.
       (g) Additional Surveys.--The Secretary shall complete a 
     resource assessment for each additional mineral or element 
     subsequently designated as a critical mineral under section 
     __03(e)(2) not later than 2 years after the designation of 
     the mineral or element.
       (h) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the status of geological surveying of 
     Federal land for any mineral commodity--
       (1) for which the United States was dependent on a foreign 
     country for more than 25 percent of the United States supply, 
     as depicted in the report issued by the United States 
     Geological Survey entitled ``Mineral Commodity Summaries 
     2019''; but
       (2) that is not designated as a critical mineral under 
     section __03.

     SEC. __05. PERMITTING.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) critical minerals are fundamental to the economy, 
     competitiveness, and security of the United States;
       (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the critical mineral 
     needs of the United States should be satisfied by minerals 
     responsibly produced and recycled in the United States; and
       (3) the Federal permitting process has been identified as 
     an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security 
     of the United States.

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       (b) Performance Improvements.--To improve the quality and 
     timeliness of decisions, the Secretary (acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management) and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service) (referred to in this section as the ``Secretaries'') 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, with respect to 
     critical mineral production on Federal land, complete Federal 
     permitting and review processes with maximum efficiency and 
     effectiveness, while supporting vital economic growth, by--
       (1) establishing and adhering to timelines and schedules 
     for the consideration of, and final decisions regarding, 
     applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and 
     other use authorizations for mineral-related activities on 
     Federal land;
       (2) establishing clear, quantifiable, and temporal 
     permitting performance goals and tracking progress against 
     those goals;
       (3) engaging in early collaboration among agencies, project 
     sponsors, and affected stakeholders--
       (A) to incorporate and address the interests of those 
     parties; and
       (B) to minimize delays;
       (4) ensuring transparency and accountability by using cost-
     effective information technology to collect and disseminate 
     information regarding individual projects and agency 
     performance;
       (5) engaging in early and active consultation with State, 
     local, and Indian tribal governments to avoid conflicts or 
     duplication of effort, resolve concerns, and allow for 
     concurrent, rather than sequential, reviews;
       (6) providing demonstrable improvements in the performance 
     of Federal permitting and review processes, including lower 
     costs and more timely decisions;
       (7) expanding and institutionalizing permitting and review 
     process improvements that have proven effective;
       (8) developing mechanisms to better communicate priorities 
     and resolve disputes among agencies at the national, 
     regional, State, and local levels; and
       (9) developing other practices, such as preapplication 
     procedures.
       (c) Review and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit 
     to Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies additional measures (including regulatory 
     and legislative proposals, as appropriate) that would 
     increase the timeliness of permitting activities for the 
     exploration and development of domestic critical minerals;
       (2) identifies options (including cost recovery paid by 
     permit applicants) for ensuring adequate staffing and 
     training of Federal entities and personnel responsible for 
     the consideration of applications, operating plans, leases, 
     licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for critical 
     mineral-related activities on Federal land;
       (3) quantifies the amount of time typically required 
     (including range derived from minimum and maximum durations, 
     mean, median, variance, and other statistical measures or 
     representations) to complete each step (including those 
     aspects outside the control of the executive branch, such as 
     judicial review, applicant decisions, or State and local 
     government involvement) associated with the development and 
     processing of applications, operating plans, leases, 
     licenses, permits, and other use authorizations for critical 
     mineral-related activities on Federal land, which shall serve 
     as a baseline for the performance metric under subsection 
     (d); and
       (4) describes actions carried out pursuant to subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Performance Metric.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of submission of the report under subsection (c), the 
     Secretaries, after providing public notice and an opportunity 
     to comment, shall develop and publish a performance metric 
     for evaluating the progress made by the executive branch to 
     expedite the permitting of activities that will increase 
     exploration for, and development of, domestic critical 
     minerals, while maintaining environmental standards.
       (e) Annual Reports.--Beginning with the first budget 
     submission by the President under section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, after publication of the performance 
     metric required under subsection (d), and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 
     that--
       (1) summarizes the implementation of recommendations, 
     measures, and options identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (c);
       (2) using the performance metric under subsection (d), 
     describes progress made by the executive branch, as compared 
     to the baseline established pursuant to subsection (c)(3), on 
     expediting the permitting of activities that will increase 
     exploration for, and development of, domestic critical 
     minerals; and
       (3) compares the United States to other countries in terms 
     of permitting efficiency and any other criteria relevant to 
     the globally competitive critical minerals industry.
       (f) Individual Projects.--Using data from the Secretaries 
     generated under subsection (e), the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall prioritize inclusion of 
     individual critical mineral projects on the website operated 
     by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with 
     section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.
       (g) Report of Small Business Administration.--Not later 
     than 1 year and 300 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall submit to the applicable committees of Congress a 
     report that assesses the performance of Federal agencies with 
     respect to--
       (1) complying with chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Regulatory Flexibility Act''), in 
     promulgating regulations applicable to the critical minerals 
     industry; and
       (2) performing an analysis of regulations applicable to the 
     critical minerals industry that may be outmoded, inefficient, 
     duplicative, or excessively burdensome.
       (h) Application.--Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 
     U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
     (i) by inserting ``(including critical mineral manufacturing 
     (as defined in section __01 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020))'' after 
     ``manufacturing''.

     SEC. __06. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS.

       (a) Departmental Review.--Absent any extraordinary 
     circumstance, and except as otherwise required by law, the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that 
     each Federal Register notice described in subsection (b) 
     shall be--
       (1) subject to any required reviews within the Department 
     of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and
       (2) published in final form in the Federal Register not 
     later than 45 days after the date of initial preparation of 
     the notice.
       (b) Preparation.--The preparation of Federal Register 
     notices required by law associated with the issuance of a 
     critical mineral exploration or mine permit shall be 
     delegated to the organizational level within the agency 
     responsible for issuing the critical mineral exploration or 
     mine permit.
       (c) Transmission.--All Federal Register notices regarding 
     official document availability, announcements of meetings, or 
     notices of intent to undertake an action shall be originated 
     in, and transmitted to the Federal Register from, the office 
     in which, as applicable--
       (1) the documents or meetings are held; or
       (2) the activity is initiated.

     SEC. __07. RECYCLING, EFFICIENCY, AND ALTERNATIVES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a program of 
     research and development--
       (1) to promote the efficient production, use, and recycling 
     of critical minerals throughout the supply chain; and
       (2) to develop alternatives to critical minerals that do 
     not occur in significant abundance in the United States.
       (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate--
       (1) Federal agencies and National Laboratories;
       (2) critical mineral producers;
       (3) critical mineral processors;
       (4) critical mineral manufacturers;
       (5) trade associations;
       (6) academic institutions;
       (7) small businesses; and
       (8) other relevant entities or individuals.
       (c) Activities.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     carry out activities that include the identification and 
     development of--
       (1) advanced critical mineral extraction, production, 
     separation, alloying, or processing technologies that 
     decrease the energy consumption, environmental impact, and 
     costs of those activities, including--
       (A) efficient water and wastewater management strategies;
       (B) technologies and management strategies to control the 
     environmental impacts of radionuclides in ore tailings;
       (C) technologies for separation and processing; and
       (D) technologies for increasing the recovery rates of 
     byproducts from host metal ores;
       (2) technologies or process improvements that minimize the 
     use, or lead to more efficient use, of critical minerals 
     across the full supply chain;
       (3) technologies, process improvements, or design 
     optimizations that facilitate the recycling of critical 
     minerals, and options for improving the rates of collection 
     of products and scrap containing critical minerals from post-
     consumer, industrial, or other waste streams;
       (4) commercial markets, advanced storage methods, energy 
     applications, and other beneficial uses of critical minerals 
     processing byproducts;
       (5) alternative minerals, metals, and materials, 
     particularly those available in abundance within the United 
     States and not subject to potential supply restrictions, that 
     lessen the need for critical minerals; and
       (6) alternative energy technologies or alternative designs 
     of existing energy technologies, particularly those that use 
     minerals that--
       (A) occur in abundance in the United States; and
       (B) are not subject to potential supply restrictions.
       (d) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the activities, 
     findings, and progress of the program.

     SEC. __08. ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING.

       (a) Capabilities.--In order to evaluate existing critical 
     mineral policies and inform future actions that may be taken 
     to avoid supply shortages, mitigate price volatility,

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     and prepare for demand growth and other market shifts, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Energy Information 
     Administration, academic institutions, and others in order to 
     maximize the application of existing competencies related to 
     developing and maintaining computer-models and similar 
     analytical tools, shall conduct and publish the results of an 
     annual report that includes--
       (1) as part of the annually published Mineral Commodity 
     Summaries from the United States Geological Survey, a 
     comprehensive review of critical mineral production, 
     consumption, and recycling patterns, including--
       (A) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     produced during the preceding year;
       (B) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     consumed during the preceding year;
       (C) market price data or other price data for each critical 
     mineral;
       (D) an assessment of--
       (i) critical mineral requirements to meet the national 
     security, energy, economic, industrial, technological, and 
     other needs of the United States during the preceding year;
       (ii) the reliance of the United States on foreign sources 
     to meet those needs during the preceding year; and
       (iii) the implications of any supply shortages, 
     restrictions, or disruptions during the preceding year;
       (E) the quantity of each critical mineral domestically 
     recycled during the preceding year;
       (F) the market penetration during the preceding year of 
     alternatives to each critical mineral;
       (G) a discussion of international trends associated with 
     the discovery, production, consumption, use, costs of 
     production, prices, and recycling of each critical mineral as 
     well as the development of alternatives to critical minerals; 
     and
       (H) such other data, analyses, and evaluations as the 
     Secretary finds are necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
     section; and
       (2) a comprehensive forecast, entitled the ``Annual 
     Critical Minerals Outlook'', of projected critical mineral 
     production, consumption, and recycling patterns, including--
       (A) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically produced over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (B) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically consumed over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (C) an assessment of--
       (i) critical mineral requirements to meet projected 
     national security, energy, economic, industrial, 
     technological, and other needs of the United States;
       (ii) the projected reliance of the United States on foreign 
     sources to meet those needs; and
       (iii) the projected implications of potential supply 
     shortages, restrictions, or disruptions;
       (D) the quantity of each critical mineral projected to be 
     domestically recycled over the subsequent 1-year, 5-year, and 
     10-year periods;
       (E) the market penetration of alternatives to each critical 
     mineral projected to take place over the subsequent 1-year, 
     5-year, and 10-year periods;
       (F) a discussion of reasonably foreseeable international 
     trends associated with the discovery, production, 
     consumption, use, costs of production, and recycling of each 
     critical mineral as well as the development of alternatives 
     to critical minerals; and
       (G) such other projections relating to each critical 
     mineral as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     achieve the purposes of this section.
       (b) Proprietary Information.--In preparing a report 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure, 
     consistent with section 5(f) of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1604(f)), that--
       (1) no person uses the information and data collected for 
     the report for a purpose other than the development of or 
     reporting of aggregate data in a manner such that the 
     identity of the person or firm who supplied the information 
     is not discernible and is not material to the intended uses 
     of the information;
       (2) no person discloses any information or data collected 
     for the report unless the information or data has been 
     transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does 
     not allow the identification of the person or firm who 
     supplied particular information; and
       (3) procedures are established to require the withholding 
     of any information or data collected for the report if the 
     Secretary determines that withholding is necessary to protect 
     proprietary information, including any trade secrets or other 
     confidential information.

     SEC. __09. EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE.

       (a) Workforce Assessment.--Not later than 1 year and 300 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of Labor (in consultation with the Secretary, the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, institutions of higher 
     education with substantial expertise in mining, institutions 
     of higher education with significant expertise in minerals 
     research, including fundamental research into alternatives, 
     and employers in the critical minerals sector) shall submit 
     to Congress an assessment of the domestic availability of 
     technically trained personnel necessary for critical mineral 
     exploration, development, assessment, production, 
     manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, education, 
     and research, including an analysis of--
       (1) skills that are in the shortest supply as of the date 
     of the assessment;
       (2) skills that are projected to be in short supply in the 
     future;
       (3) the demographics of the critical minerals industry and 
     how the demographics will evolve under the influence of 
     factors such as an aging workforce;
       (4) the effectiveness of training and education programs in 
     addressing skills shortages;
       (5) opportunities to hire locally for new and existing 
     critical mineral activities;
       (6) the sufficiency of personnel within relevant areas of 
     the Federal Government for achieving the policies described 
     in section 3 of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, 
     Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1602); and
       (7) the potential need for new training programs to have a 
     measurable effect on the supply of trained workers in the 
     critical minerals industry.
       (b) Curriculum Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor 
     shall jointly enter into an arrangement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering 
     under which the Academies shall coordinate with the National 
     Science Foundation on conducting a study--
       (A) to design an interdisciplinary program on critical 
     minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain 
     and improve the ability of the United States to increase 
     domestic, critical mineral exploration, development, 
     production, manufacturing, research, including fundamental 
     research into alternatives, and recycling;
       (B) to address undergraduate and graduate education, 
     especially to assist in the development of graduate level 
     programs of research and instruction that lead to advanced 
     degrees with an emphasis on the critical mineral supply chain 
     or other positions that will increase domestic, critical 
     mineral exploration, development, production, manufacturing, 
     research, including fundamental research into alternatives, 
     and recycling;
       (C) to develop guidelines for proposals from institutions 
     of higher education with substantial capabilities in the 
     required disciplines for activities to improve the critical 
     mineral supply chain and advance the capacity of the United 
     States to increase domestic, critical mineral exploration, 
     research, development, production, manufacturing, and 
     recycling; and
       (D) to outline criteria for evaluating performance and 
     recommendations for the amount of funding that will be 
     necessary to establish and carry out the program described in 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a description of the results of the study required under 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Labor shall jointly conduct a competitive grant program under 
     which institutions of higher education may apply for and 
     receive 4-year grants for--
       (A) startup costs for newly designated faculty positions in 
     integrated critical mineral education, research, innovation, 
     training, and workforce development programs consistent with 
     subsection (b);
       (B) internships, scholarships, and fellowships for students 
     enrolled in programs related to critical minerals;
       (C) equipment necessary for integrated critical mineral 
     innovation, training, and workforce development programs; and
       (D) research of critical minerals and their applications, 
     particularly concerning the manufacture of critical 
     components vital to national security.
       (2) Renewal.--A grant under this subsection shall be 
     renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year terms based on 
     performance criteria outlined under subsection (b)(1)(D).

     SEC. __10. NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA 
                   PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

       Section 351(k) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15908(k)) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2010'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029, to remain 
     available until expended''.

     SEC. __11. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The National Critical Materials Act of 
     1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(d) of the National 
     Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     5202(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``, 
     with the assistance of the National Critical Materials 
     Council as specified in the National Critical Materials Act 
     of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),''.
       (c) Savings Clauses.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this part or an amendment made 
     by this part modifies any requirement or authority provided 
     by--
       (A) the matter under the heading ``geological survey'' of 
     the first section of the Act of March 3, 1879 (43 U.S.C. 
     31(a)); or
       (B) the first section of Public Law 87-626 (43 U.S.C. 
     31(b)).
       (2) Effect on department of defense.--Nothing in this part 
     or an amendment made

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     by this part affects the authority of the Secretary of 
     Defense with respect to the work of the Department of Defense 
     on critical material supplies in furtherance of the national 
     defense mission of the Department of Defense.
       (3) Secretarial order not affected.--This part shall not 
     apply to any mineral described in Secretarial Order No. 3324, 
     issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, 2012, 
     in any area to which the order applies.
       (d) Application of Certain Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Sections __05 and __06 shall apply to--
       (A) an exploration project in which the presence of a 
     byproduct is reasonably expected, based on known mineral 
     companionality, geologic formation, mineralogy, or other 
     factors; and
       (B) a project that demonstrates that a byproduct will be 
     recovered in salable quantities, as determined by the 
     applicable Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Requirement.--In making the determination under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the applicable Secretary shall consider the 
     cost effectiveness of the byproducts recovery.

     SEC. __12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.

         PART II--RARE EARTH ELEMENT ADVANCED COAL TECHNOLOGIES

     SEC. __21. PROGRAM FOR EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH 
                   ELEMENTS AND MINERALS FROM COAL AND COAL 
                   BYPRODUCTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (referred to in 
     this part as the ``Secretary''), shall carry out a program 
     under which the Secretary shall develop advanced separation 
     technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
     elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
     described in subsection (a) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2020 through 2027.

     SEC. __22. REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     evaluating the development of advanced separation 
     technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth 
     elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts, 
     including acid mine drainage from coal mines.
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  SA 314. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. 
Duckworth) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGISTRATION FOR 
                   VOTING AND ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT 
                   OVERSEAS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 45 days prior to a general 
     election for Federal office, a member of the Armed Forces 
     shall be provided with the following:
       (1) A Federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed pursuant 
     to section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
     Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20303), together with 
     instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with 
     respect to the State in which the member is registered to 
     vote.
       (2) In the case of a member intending to vote in a State 
     that does not accept the Federal write-in absentee ballot as 
     a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for Federal 
     elections, a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the 
     official post card form for absentee voter registration 
     application and absentee ballot application prescribed under 
     section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
     Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301(b)(2)).
       (b) Personnel Responsible of Discharge.--Ballots and 
     instructions shall be provided pursuant to paragraphs(1) of 
     subsection (a) by Voting Assistance Officers or such other 
     personnel as the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall designate.
       (c) Sense of Congress Relating to the Use of the Federal 
     Write-in Absentee Ballot.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) Servicemembers serving abroad are subject to 
     disproportionate challenges in voting.
       (B) As of May, 2019, only 28 States allow servicemembers to 
     use the Federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous 
     application and acceptable ballot for Federal elections.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) Federal and State governments should remove all 
     obstacles that would inhibit deployed servicemembers from 
     voting; and
       (B) States that do not allow servicemembers to use the 
     Federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous 
     application and acceptable ballot for Federal elections 
     should modify their laws to permit such use.
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  SA 315. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 9905(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Any position in a facility or location that provides 
     work or support for activities referred to in paragraph (1), 
     including a facility or location geographically independent 
     of the location of activities referred to in that 
     paragraph.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 316. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 3116. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON FINANCIAL REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.

       Not more than 90 percent of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 3101 for the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration for fiscal year 2020 for Federal 
     salaries and expenses and available for travel and 
     transportation may be obligated or expended before the date 
     on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security completes 
     implementation of the common financial reporting system for 
     the nuclear security enterprise as required by section 
     3113(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 317. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. FEES ERRONEOUSLY COLLECTED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR HOUSING LOANS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a Department 
     backed home loan for which veterans are generally required to 
     pay fees to defray the cost of administering the home loan.
       (2) Veterans are exempt from paying the fees if they are 
     entitled to receive disability compensation from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (3) Between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, 
     veterans paid fees of more than $286,000,000 in association 
     with Department backed home loans despite being exempt from 
     such fees. Fees paid included $65,800,000 in fees that could 
     have been avoided.
       (4) Of those erroneously paid fees, $189,000,000 in fee 
     refunds are still due to veterans.
       (5) More than 70,000 veterans may have been affected by 
     these erroneously paid fees.
       (b) Plan to Identify Individuals Who Were Erroneously 
     Charged Fees.--
       (1) Erroneous charges january 1, 2012, to december 31, 
     2017.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to Congress a plan to identify individuals 
     described in subsection (c) of section 3729 of title 38, 
     United States Code, from whom a fee was collected under such 
     section

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     during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on 
     December 31, 2017.
       (B) Contents.--The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) The number of refunds that are required to be made.
       (ii) A timeline for the refunding of fees.
       (2) Erroneous charges before january 1, 2012.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to Congress a plan to identify individuals 
     described in subsection (c) of section 3729 of title 38, 
     United States Code, from whom a fee was collected under such 
     section before January 1, 2012.
       (B) Contents.--The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) The number of refunds that are required to be made.
       (ii) A timeline for the refunding of fees.
       (c) Automated Refund Process.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop an automated 
     process for refunding fees collected under section 3729 of 
     title 38, United States Code, from individuals described in 
     subsection (c) of such section.
       (2) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not require any 
     individual described in such subsection from whom a fee was 
     collected under such section to request a refund of such fee 
     in order to receive such refund.
       (d) Plan to Process Refunds.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     develop a plan to process refunds of fees that were collected 
     under section 3729 of title 38, United States Code, from 
     individuals described in subsection (c) of such section.
       (e) Annual Report on Refunds.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on 
     refunds of fees collected under section 3729 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report:
       (A) The number of fees collected under such section that 
     were refunded and applied to a home loan balance.
       (B) The number of such refunds for which the Secretary 
     received documentation of the application of a refund to a 
     home loan balance.
       (f) Real-time Updates on Fee Exemption Status.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a technology 
     and process solution to enable real-time updates to viewing 
     one's status regarding exemption from fee collection 
     requirements under section 3729 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the solution developed under paragraph (1).
       (g) Manner of Refunds.--In the case of a fee that was 
     erroneously collected under section 3729 of title 38, United 
     States Code, from an individual described in subsection (c) 
     of such section, the Secretary may refund the fee directly to 
     the individual, notwithstanding any current loan balance of 
     the individual or the manner in which the fee was originally 
     collected.
       (h) Audit Plan.--
       (1) Plan required.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to 
     audit the Department on an annual basis to determine the rate 
     at which fees are erroneously collected under section 3729 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the completion 
     of any audit conducted pursuant to the plan developed under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
     audit.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 318. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VI, add the following:

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 651. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VETERANS ON TEMPORARY 
                   DISABILITY OR PERMANENT DISABLED RETIREMENT 
                   LISTS IN MILITARY ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Inclusion of Certain Veterans.--Subsection (a)(1) of 
     section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``for members of the armed forces who'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``for--
       ``(A) any member of the armed forces who is eligible to 
     participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, 
     or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; 
     and
       ``(B) any veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38), 
     during the one-year period following the veteran's date of 
     separation, who--
       ``(i) is on the Temporary Disability Retirement List or 
     Permanently Disabled Retirement List;
       ``(ii) is eligible to participate in adaptive sports 
     because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line 
     of duty in the armed forces; and
       ``(iii) was enrolled in the program authorized under this 
     section prior to the veteran's date of separation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by inserting ``and veterans'' after ``members''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports 
       programs: members of the armed forces; certain veterans''.

       (2) Table of section.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 152 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 2564a and inserting the 
     following new item:

``2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs: members 
              of the armed forces; certain veterans.''.
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  SA 319. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 416. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF AIR FORCE 
                   RESERVE SERVING ON FULL-TIME RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   DUTY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVES OR THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) In General.--The table in section 12011(a)(1) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking the matter 
     relating to the Air Force Reserve and inserting the following 
     new matter:


 
                Air Force Reserve
 
1,000                                                166     170     100
1,500                                                245     251     143
2,000                                                322     330     182
2,500                                                396     406     216
3,000                                                467     479     246
3,500                                                536     550     271
4,000                                                602     618     292
4,500                                                665     683     308
5,000                                                726     746     320
5,500                                                784     806     325
6,000                                                840     864     327
7,000                                                962     990     347
8,000                                              1,087   1,110     356
10,000                                             1,322   1,362     395
 

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2019, and shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 320. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
Carper, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Smith, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Hoeven) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. UTILIZING SIGNIFICANT EMISSIONS WITH INNOVATIVE 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative 
     Technologies Act'' or the ``USE IT Act''.
       (b) Research, Investigation, Training, and Other 
     Activities.--Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7403) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(3), in the first sentence of the 
     matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``percursors'' 
     and inserting ``precursors''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (B) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (D) 
     (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     Administrator'' and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Coordination and avoidance of duplication.--The 
     Administrator''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``Nothing'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Effect of subsection.--Nothing'';
       (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated)--
       (i) in the third sentence, by striking ``Such program'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Program inclusions.--The program under this 
     subsection'';
       (ii) in the second sentence--

       (I) by inserting ``States, institutions of higher 
     education,'' after ``scientists,''; and
       (II) by striking ``Such strategies and technologies shall 
     be developed'' and inserting the following:

       ``(2) Participation requirement.--Such strategies and 
     technologies described in paragraph (1) shall be developed''; 
     and

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       (iii) in the first sentence, by striking ``In carrying 
     out'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Certain carbon dioxide activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (3)(A) with 
     respect to carbon dioxide, the Administrator shall carry out 
     the activities described in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), 
     (D), and (E).
       ``(B) Direct air capture research.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Board.--The term `Board' means the Direct Air Capture 
     Technology Advisory Board established by clause (iii)(I).
       ``(II) Dilute.--The term `dilute' means a concentration of 
     less than 1 percent by volume.
       ``(III) Direct air capture.--

       ``(aa) In general.--The term `direct air capture', with 
     respect to a facility, technology, or system, means that the 
     facility, technology, or system uses carbon capture equipment 
     to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
       ``(bb) Exclusion.--The term `direct air capture' does not 
     include any facility, technology, or system that captures 
     carbon dioxide--
       ``(AA) that is deliberately released from a naturally 
     occurring subsurface spring; or
       ``(BB) using natural photosynthesis.

       ``(IV) Intellectual property.--The term `intellectual 
     property' means--

       ``(aa) an invention that is patentable under title 35, 
     United States Code; and
       ``(bb) any patent on an invention described in item (aa).
       ``(ii) Technology prizes.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the USE IT Act, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a 
     program to provide, and shall provide, financial awards on a 
     competitive basis for direct air capture from media in which 
     the concentration of carbon dioxide is dilute.
       ``(II) Duties.--In carrying out this clause, the 
     Administrator shall--

       ``(aa) subject to subclause (III), develop specific 
     requirements for--
       ``(AA) the competition process; and
       ``(BB) the demonstration of performance of approved 
     projects;
       ``(bb) offer financial awards for a project designed--
       ``(AA) to the maximum extent practicable, to capture more 
     than 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year; and
       ``(BB) to operate in a manner that would be commercially 
     viable in the foreseeable future (as determined by the 
     Board); and
       ``(cc) to the maximum extent practicable, make financial 
     awards to geographically diverse projects, including at 
     least--
       ``(AA) 1 project in a coastal State; and
       ``(BB) 1 project in a rural State.

       ``(III) Public participation.--In carrying out subclause 
     (II)(aa), the Administrator shall--

       ``(aa) provide notice of and, for a period of not less than 
     60 days, an opportunity for public comment on, any draft or 
     proposed version of the requirements described in subclause 
     (II)(aa); and
       ``(bb) take into account public comments received in 
     developing the final version of those requirements.
       ``(iii) Direct air capture technology advisory board.--

       ``(I) Establishment.--There is established an advisory 
     board to be known as the `Direct Air Capture Technology 
     Advisory Board'.
       ``(II) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of 9 
     members appointed by the Administrator, who shall provide 
     expertise in--

       ``(aa) climate science;
       ``(bb) physics;
       ``(cc) chemistry;
       ``(dd) biology;
       ``(ee) engineering;
       ``(ff) economics;
       ``(gg) business management; and
       ``(hh) such other disciplines as the Administrator 
     determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
     subparagraph.

       ``(III) Term; vacancies.--

       ``(aa) Term.--A member of the Board shall serve for a term 
     of 6 years.
       ``(bb) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board--
       ``(AA) shall not affect the powers of the Board; and
       ``(BB) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment was made.

       ``(IV) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which all members of the Board have been appointed, 
     the Board shall hold the initial meeting of the Board.
       ``(V) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson or on the request of the Administrator.
       ``(VI) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       ``(VII) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Board shall 
     select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the 
     members of the Board.
       ``(VIII) Compensation.--Each member of the Board may be 
     compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level V 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day during which the member is 
     engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Board.
       ``(IX) Duties.--The Board shall advise the Administrator on 
     carrying out the duties of the Administrator under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(X) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) shall apply to the Board.

       ``(iv) Intellectual property.--

       ``(I) In general.--As a condition of receiving a financial 
     award under this subparagraph, an applicant shall agree to 
     vest the intellectual property of the applicant derived from 
     the technology in 1 or more entities that are incorporated in 
     the United States.
       ``(II) Reservation of license.--The United States--

       ``(aa) may reserve a nonexclusive, nontransferable, 
     irrevocable, paid-up license, to have practiced for or on 
     behalf of the United States, in connection with any 
     intellectual property described in subclause (I); but
       ``(bb) shall not, in the exercise of a license reserved 
     under item (aa), publicly disclose proprietary information 
     relating to the license.

       ``(III) Transfer of title.--Title to any intellectual 
     property described in subclause (I) shall not be transferred 
     or passed, except to an entity that is incorporated in the 
     United States, until the expiration of the first patent 
     obtained in connection with the intellectual property.

       ``(v) Authorization of appropriations.--

       ``(I) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this subparagraph $35,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(II) Requirement.--Research carried out using amounts 
     made available under subclause (I) may not duplicate research 
     funded by the Department of Energy.

       ``(vi) Termination of authority.--The Board and all 
     authority provided under this subparagraph shall terminate 
     not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of the 
     USE IT Act.
       ``(C) Carbon dioxide utilization research.--
       ``(i) Definition of carbon dioxide utilization.--In this 
     subparagraph, the term `carbon dioxide utilization' refers to 
     technologies or approaches that lead to the use of carbon 
     dioxide--

       ``(I) through the fixation of carbon dioxide through 
     photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as through the growing 
     of algae or bacteria;
       ``(II) through the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide to 
     a material or chemical compound in which the carbon dioxide 
     is securely stored; or
       ``(III) through the use of carbon dioxide for any other 
     purpose for which a commercial market exists, as determined 
     by the Administrator.

       ``(ii) Program.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a research and 
     development program for carbon dioxide utilization to promote 
     existing and new technologies that transform carbon dioxide 
     generated by industrial processes into a product of 
     commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial 
     value.
       ``(iii) Technical and financial assistance.--Not later than 
     2 years after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act, in 
     carrying out this subsection, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall support 
     research and infrastructure activities relating to carbon 
     dioxide utilization by providing technical assistance and 
     financial assistance in accordance with clause (iv).
       ``(iv) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive technical 
     assistance and financial assistance under clause (iii), a 
     carbon dioxide utilization project shall--

       ``(I) have access to an emissions stream generated by a 
     stationary source within the United States that is capable of 
     supplying not less than 250 metric tons per day of carbon 
     dioxide for research;
       ``(II) have access to adequate space for a laboratory and 
     equipment for testing small-scale carbon dioxide utilization 
     technologies, with onsite access to larger test bays for 
     scale-up; and
       ``(III) have existing partnerships with institutions of 
     higher education, private companies, States, or other 
     government entities.

       ``(v) Coordination.--In supporting carbon dioxide 
     utilization projects under this paragraph, the Administrator 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy, and, as 
     appropriate, with the head of any other relevant Federal 
     agency, States, the private sector, and institutions of 
     higher education to develop methods and technologies to 
     account for the carbon dioxide emissions avoided by the 
     carbon dioxide utilization projects.
       ``(vi) Authorization of appropriations.--

       ``(I) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this subparagraph $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(II) Requirement.--Research carried out using amounts 
     made available under subclause (I) may not duplicate research 
     funded by the Department of Energy.

       ``(D) Deep saline formation report.--
       ``(i) Definition of deep saline formation.--

       ``(I) In general.--In this subparagraph, the term `deep 
     saline formation' means a formation of subsurface 
     geographically extensive sedimentary rock layers saturated 
     with waters or brines that have a high total dissolved solids 
     content and that are below the depth where carbon dioxide can 
     exist in the formation as a supercritical fluid.
       ``(II) Clarification.--In this subparagraph, the term `deep 
     saline formation' does not include oil and gas reservoirs.

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       ``(ii) Report.--In consultation with the Secretary of 
     Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any other 
     relevant Federal agency and relevant stakeholders, not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act, 
     the Administrator shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make 
     publicly available a report that includes--

       ``(I) a comprehensive identification of potential risks and 
     benefits to project developers associated with increased 
     storage of carbon dioxide captured from stationary sources in 
     deep saline formations, using existing research;
       ``(II) recommendations for managing the potential risks 
     identified under subclause (I), including potential risks 
     unique to public land; and
       ``(III) recommendations for Federal legislation or other 
     policy changes to mitigate any potential risks identified 
     under subclause (I).

       ``(E) Report on carbon dioxide nonregulatory strategies and 
     technologies.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than once every 2 
     years, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report that describes--

       ``(I) the recipients of assistance under subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C); and
       ``(II) a plan for supporting additional nonregulatory 
     strategies and technologies that could significantly prevent 
     carbon dioxide emissions or reduce carbon dioxide levels in 
     the air, in conjunction with other Federal agencies.

       ``(ii) Inclusions.--The plan submitted under clause (i) 
     shall include--

       ``(I) a methodology for evaluating and ranking technologies 
     based on the ability of the technologies to cost effectively 
     reduce carbon dioxide emissions or carbon dioxide levels in 
     the air; and
       ``(II) a description of any nonair-related environmental or 
     energy considerations regarding the technologies.

       ``(F) GAO report.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(i) identifies all Federal grant programs in which a 
     purpose of a grant under the program is to perform research 
     on carbon capture and utilization technologies, including 
     direct air capture technologies; and
       ``(ii) examines the extent to which the Federal grant 
     programs identified pursuant to clause (i) overlap or are 
     duplicative.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing how funds appropriated to the Administrator during 
     the 5 most recent fiscal years have been used to carry out 
     section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403), including 
     a description of--
       (1) the amount of funds used to carry out specific 
     provisions of that section; and
       (2) the practices used by the Administrator to 
     differentiate funding used to carry out that section, as 
     compared to funding used to carry out other provisions of 
     law.
       (d) Inclusion of Carbon Capture Infrastructure Projects.--
     Section 41001(6) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``carbon capture,'' after ``manufacturing,'';
       (B) in clause (i)(III), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (C) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
       (D) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) is covered by a programmatic plan or environmental 
     review developed for the primary purpose of facilitating 
     development of carbon dioxide pipelines; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Inclusion.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     construction of infrastructure for carbon capture includes 
     construction of--
       ``(i) any facility, technology, or system that captures, 
     utilizes, or sequesters carbon dioxide emissions, including 
     projects for direct air capture (as defined in paragraph 
     (6)(B)(i) of section 103(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7403(g)); and
       ``(ii) carbon dioxide pipelines.''.
       (e) Development of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and 
     Sequestration Report, Permitting Guidance, and Regional 
     Permitting Task Force.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
     projects.--The term ``carbon capture, utilization, and 
     sequestration projects'' includes projects for direct air 
     capture (as defined in paragraph (6)(B)(i) of section 103(g) 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g))).
       (B) Efficient, orderly, and responsible.--The term 
     ``efficient, orderly, and responsible'' means, with respect 
     to development or the permitting process for carbon capture, 
     utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide 
     pipelines, a process that is completed in an expeditious 
     manner while maintaining environmental, health, and safety 
     protections.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Council on 
     Environmental Quality (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Chair''), in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Executive Director of the 
     Federal Permitting Improvement Council, and the head of any 
     other relevant Federal agency (as determined by the 
     President), shall prepare a report that--
       (i) compiles all existing relevant Federal permitting and 
     review information and resources for project applicants, 
     agencies, and other stakeholders interested in the deployment 
     of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects 
     and carbon dioxide pipelines, including--

       (I) the appropriate points of interaction with Federal 
     agencies;
       (II) clarification of the permitting responsibilities and 
     authorities among Federal agencies; and
       (III) best practices and templates for permitting;

       (ii) inventories current or emerging activities that 
     transform captured carbon dioxide into a product of 
     commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial 
     value;
       (iii) inventories existing initiatives and recent 
     publications that analyze or identify priority carbon dioxide 
     pipelines needed to enable efficient, orderly, and 
     responsible development of carbon capture, utilization, and 
     sequestration projects at increased scale;
       (iv) identifies gaps in the current Federal regulatory 
     framework for the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, 
     and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; and
       (v) identifies Federal financing mechanisms available to 
     project developers.
       (B) Submission; publication.--The Chair shall--
       (i) submit the report under subparagraph (A) to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) as soon as practicable, make the report publicly 
     available.
       (3) Guidance.--
       (A) In general.--After submission of the report under 
     paragraph (2)(B), but not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Chair shall submit guidance 
     consistent with that report to all relevant Federal agencies 
     that--
       (i) facilitates reviews associated with the deployment of 
     carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and 
     carbon dioxide pipelines; and
       (ii) supports the efficient, orderly, and responsible 
     development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
     projects and carbon dioxide pipelines.
       (B) Requirements.--
       (i) In general.--The guidance under subparagraph (A) shall 
     address requirements under--

       (I) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       (II) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1251 et seq.);
       (III) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       (IV) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
       (V) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (VI) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
     Code (formerly known as the ``National Historic Preservation 
     Act'');
       (VII) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et 
     seq.);
       (VIII) the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.) 
     (commonly known as the ``Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 
     Act''); and
       (IX) any other Federal law that the Chair determines to be 
     appropriate.

       (ii) Environmental reviews.--The guidance under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include direction to States and other 
     interested parties for the development of programmatic 
     environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for carbon capture, 
     utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide 
     pipelines.
       (iii) Public involvement.--The guidance under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be subject to the public notice, comment, and 
     solicitation of information procedures under section 1506.6 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation).
       (C) Submission; publication.--The Chair shall--
       (i) submit the guidance under subparagraph (A) to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) as soon as practicable, make the guidance publicly 
     available.
       (D) Evaluation.--The Chair shall--
       (i) periodically evaluate the reports of the task forces 
     under paragraph (4)(E) and, as necessary, revise the guidance 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) each year, submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, and relevant 
     Federal agencies a report that describes any recommendations 
     for legislation, rules, revisions to rules, or other policies 
     that would address the issues identified by the task forces 
     under paragraph (4)(E).
       (4) Task force.--
       (A) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Chair shall establish not less 
     than 2 task forces, which shall each cover a different 
     geographical area with differing demographic, land use, or 
     geological issues--

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       (i) to identify permitting and other challenges and 
     successes that permitting authorities and project developers 
     and operators face; and
       (ii) to improve the performance of the permitting process 
     and regional coordination for the purpose of promoting the 
     efficient, orderly, and responsible development of carbon 
     capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon 
     dioxide pipelines.
       (B) Members and selection.--
       (i) In general.--The Chair shall--

       (I) develop criteria for the selection of members to each 
     task force; and
       (II) select members for each task force in accordance with 
     subclause (I) and clause (ii).

       (ii) Members.--Each task force--

       (I) shall include not less than 1 representative of each 
     of--

       (aa) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (bb) the Department of Energy;
       (cc) the Department of the Interior;
       (dd) any other Federal agency the Chair determines to be 
     appropriate;
       (ee) any State that requests participation in the 
     geographical area covered by the task force;
       (ff) developers or operators of carbon capture, 
     utilization, and sequestration projects or carbon dioxide 
     pipelines; and
       (gg) nongovernmental membership organizations, the primary 
     mission of which concerns protection of the environment; and

       (II) at the request of a Tribal or local government, may 
     include a representative of--

       (aa) not less than 1 local government in the geographical 
     area covered by the task force; and
       (bb) not less than 1 Tribal government in the geographical 
     area covered by the task force.
       (C) Meetings.--
       (i) In general.--Each task force shall meet not less than 
     twice each year.
       (ii) Joint meeting.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     task forces shall meet collectively not less than once each 
     year.
       (D) Duties.--Each task force shall--
       (i) inventory existing or potential Federal and State 
     approaches to facilitate reviews associated with the 
     deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
     projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, including best 
     practices that--

       (I) avoid duplicative reviews;
       (II) engage stakeholders early in the permitting process; 
     and
       (III) make the permitting process efficient, orderly, and 
     responsible;

       (ii) develop common models for State-level carbon dioxide 
     pipeline regulation and oversight guidelines that can be 
     shared with States in the geographical area covered by the 
     task force;
       (iii) provide technical assistance to States in the 
     geographical area covered by the task force in implementing 
     regulatory requirements and any models developed under clause 
     (ii);
       (iv) inventory current or emerging activities that 
     transform captured carbon dioxide into a product of 
     commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial 
     value;
       (v) identify any priority carbon dioxide pipelines needed 
     to enable efficient, orderly, and responsible development of 
     carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects at 
     increased scale;
       (vi) identify gaps in the current Federal and State 
     regulatory framework and in existing data for the deployment 
     of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects 
     and carbon dioxide pipelines;
       (vii) identify Federal and State financing mechanisms 
     available to project developers; and
       (viii) develop recommendations for relevant Federal 
     agencies on how to develop and research technologies that--

       (I) can capture carbon dioxide; and
       (II) would be able to be deployed within the region covered 
     by the task force, including any projects that have received 
     technical or financial assistance for research under 
     paragraph (6) of section 103(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7403(g)).

       (E) Report.--Each year, each task force shall prepare and 
     submit to the Chair and to the other task forces a report 
     that includes--
       (i) any recommendations for improvements in efficient, 
     orderly, and responsible issuance or administration of 
     Federal permits and other Federal authorizations required 
     under a law described in paragraph (3)(B)(i); and
       (ii) any other nationally relevant information that the 
     task force has collected in carrying out the duties under 
     subparagraph (D).
       (F) Evaluation.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Chair shall--
       (i) reevaluate the need for the task forces; and
       (ii) submit to Congress a recommendation as to whether the 
     task forces should continue.
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  SA 321. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 333. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING TRAINING FOR EA-
                   18 GROWLERS USING A DECOMMISSIONED AIRCRAFT 
                   CARRIER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a 
     study on the feasibility of conducting training for EA-18 
     Growlers using a decommissioned aircraft carrier as an 
     alternative to training for such aircraft conducted as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 322. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 360. MONITORING OF NOISE FROM FLIGHTS AND TRAINING OF 
                   EA-18G GROWLERS ASSOCIATED WITH NAVAL AIR 
                   STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
     real-time monitoring of noise from all flights and training 
     of EA-18G Growlers associated with Naval Air Station Whidbey 
     Island, including monitoring of noise relating to--
       (1) field carrier landing practice at--
       (A) Naval Outlying Field (OLF) Coupeville; and
       (B) Ault Field; and
       (2) training conducted above or adjacent to public land.
       (b) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall publish the 
     results of any monitoring conducted under subsection (a) on a 
     publicly available Internet website of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the monitoring 
     conducted under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 323. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 12__. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF SENATE ON MUTUAL 
                   DEFENSE TREATY WITH THE REPUBLIC OF THE 
                   PHILIPPINES.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) while the United States has long adopted an approach 
     that takes no position on the ultimate disposition of the 
     disputed sovereignty claims of the Spratly Islands, the use 
     of force is unacceptable;
       (2) respect for and adherence to arbitral decisions issued 
     pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the 
     Sea by all parties is crucial; and
       (3) an attack on the armed forces, public vessels, or 
     aircraft of the Republic of the Philippines within the 
     metropolitan territory of the Republic of the Philippines or 
     on island territories in the Pacific under the jurisdiction 
     of the Republic of the Philippines, including the South China 
     Sea, would compel the United States to act pursuant to 
     Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic 
     of the Philippines and the United States of America, done at 
     Washington August 30, 1951, to meet common dangers in 
     accordance with the constitutional processes of the Republic 
     of the Philippines.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense should--
       (1) affirm the commitment of the United States to the 
     Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the 
     Republic of the Philippines;
       (2) preserve and strengthen the alliance of the United 
     States with the Republic of the Philippines;
       (3) prioritize efforts to develop a shared understanding of 
     alliance commitments and defense planning; and
       (4) provide appropriate support to the Republic of the 
     Philippines to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of 
     the Republic of the Philippines, particularly in the maritime 
     domain.
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  SA 324. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 333. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVERSARY AIR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 
                   THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     implement an adversary air training program through the award 
     of contracts to qualified entities, as determined by the 
     Secretary, through the use of competitive procurement under 
     the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
     enhance competition, maximize savings, and provide a variety 
     of adversary aircraft.
       (b) Elements of Program.--The program under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) leverage commercial adversary air support as a most 
     efficient use of experienced instructors, re-purposed 
     supersonic fighter aircraft, and specialized equipment to 
     restore peer adversary capability in tactical services 
     through threat-representative adversary support;
       (2) promote stability to acquire and retain experienced 
     fighter tactics instructor pilots and aircraft maintainers, 
     along with fighter aircraft and systems, so as to have a 
     safe, effective, and sustainable commercial adversary air 
     program;
       (3) preserve Air Force program flexibility through 
     subsequent task orders for individual location support;
       (4) immediately reduce airframe and engine hours 
     accumulated on front line aircraft currently being used as 
     adversary air training aircraft;
       (5) preserve operational flight hours and aircraft 
     available for mission readiness training; and
       (6) realize immediate front line aircraft operations and 
     maintenance savings by aggressively transitioning to 
     commercial adversary air training programs.
       (c) Types of Contracts.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall carry out the program under subsection (a) through the 
     award of ten-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity 
     contracts.
       (d) Use of Funds.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may use funds authorized for Air 
     Force Operation and Maintenance in--
       (1) this Act; and
       (2) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (Public Law 115-232).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 325. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1061. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND UNITED STATES 
                   NORTHERN COMMAND CAPACITY TO MEET HOMELAND 
                   DEFENSE AND SECURITY INCIDENTS.

       Not later than September 30, 2020, the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau shall, in consultation with the 
     Commander of United States Northern Command, submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     following:
       (1) A clarification of the roles and missions, structure, 
     capabilities, and training of the National Guard and the 
     United States Northern Command, and an identification of 
     emerging gaps and shortfalls in light of current homeland 
     security threats to our country.
       (2) A list of the resources that each State and Territory 
     National Guard has at its disposal that are available to 
     respond to a homeland defense or security incident, with 
     particular focus on a multi-State electromagnetic pulse 
     event.
       (3) The readiness and resourcing status of forces listed 
     pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (4) The current strengths and areas of improvement in 
     working with State and Federal interagency partners.
       (5) The current assessments that address National Guard 
     readiness and resourcing of regular United States Northern 
     Command forces postured to respond to homeland defense and 
     security incidents.
       (6) A roadmap to 2040 that addresses readiness across the 
     spectrum of long-range emerging threats facing the United 
     States.
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  SA 326. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1086. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE AND FOREIGN HOLIDAY 
                   LEAVE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sections:

     ``Sec. 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency'--
       ``(A) means an Executive agency; and
       ``(B) does not include the Government Accountability 
     Office;
       ``(2) the term `combat zone' means--
       ``(A) a geographic area designated by an Executive Order of 
     the President as an area in which the Armed Forces are 
     engaging or have engaged in combat;
       ``(B) an area designated by law to be treated as a combat 
     zone; or
       ``(C) a location the Secretary of Defense has certified for 
     combat zone tax benefits due to its direct support of 
     military operations;
       ``(3) the term `employee' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 6301;
       ``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 104 of the Omnibus 
     Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
     4803); and
       ``(5) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending on the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--
       ``(1) In general.--During a leave year, the head of an 
     agency may grant not more than 20 days of leave without loss 
     of or reduction in pay, leave to which an employee is 
     otherwise entitled under law, or credit for time or service 
     to a civilian employee of the agency serving in a combat zone 
     or other high risk, high threat post for the purposes of rest 
     and recuperation.
       ``(2) Conversion of leave period into hours.--The 20 days 
     of leave referred to in paragraph (1) shall be converted to 
     160 hours of leave for full-time employees and proportionally 
     adjusted for employees with a part-time tour of duty or an 
     uncommon tour of duty in which the hours for which leave may 
     be charged are in excess of 80 hours in a biweekly pay 
     period.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--
       ``(1) In general.--Use of the authority under subsection 
     (b) shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of the head 
     of the agency concerned.
       ``(2) Policies.--The head of an agency may prescribe 
     agency-wide policies to govern the use of the authority under 
     subsection (b) within the agency.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.

     ``Sec. 6329e. Foreign holiday leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency'--
       ``(A) means an Executive agency; and
       ``(B) does not include the Government Accountability 
     Office;
       ``(2) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 6301; and
       ``(3) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending on the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Local Holidays Observed in Foreign Areas.--
     During a leave year, the head of an agency may grant not more 
     than 5 days of leave without loss of or reduction in pay, 
     leave to which an employee is otherwise entitled under law, 
     or credit for time or service to a civilian employee of the 
     agency serving in a foreign area for local holidays observed 
     in the foreign area--
       ``(1) if the head of the agency determines that the conduct 
     of business during the local holidays would be inconsistent 
     with host-country practice or otherwise not in the best 
     interest of the United States; or
       ``(2) for such other reasons as the head of the agency 
     determines necessary to advance the diplomatic interests of 
     the United States.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--
       ``(1) In general.--Use of the authority under subsection 
     (b) shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of the head 
     of the agency concerned.
       ``(2) Policies.--The head of an agency may prescribe 
     agency-wide policies to govern the use of the authority under 
     subsection (b) within the agency.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 6329c the following new items:

``6329d. Rest and recuperation leave.
``6329e. Foreign holiday leave.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 327. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 906. INSTITUTIONALIZATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE 
                   CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

       (a) Manner of Direction of Business-related Activities of 
     Military Departments.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     determine the manner in which the Chief Management Officer 
     directs the business-related activities of the military 
     departments.
       (b) Responsibility for Defense Agencies and Field 
     Activities.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     responsibilities and authorities, if any, of the Chief 
     Management Officer for the Defense Agencies and the 
     Department of Defense Field Activities, including a 
     determination as to the following:
       (1) Whether one or more additional Defense Agencies, 
     Department of Defense Field Activities, or both should 
     provide shared business services.
       (2) Which Defense Agencies, Department of Defense Field 
     Activities, or both should be required to submit their 
     proposed budgets for enterprise business operations to the 
     Chief Management Officer for review.
       (c) Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities.--The 
     Secretary shall, in light of determinations under subsections 
     (a) and (b), assign the responsibilities and authorities of 
     the Chief Management Officer (whether specified in statute or 
     otherwise), and the manner of the discharge of such 
     responsibilities and authorities, applicable Department-wide, 
     as appropriate.
       (d) Plan of Action Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan, 
     including a timeline, for carrying out the requirements of 
     this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 328. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 866. CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP OF CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
       (1) all Cross Functional Teams (CFTs) have civilian 
     leadership;
       (2) all civilian and senior military personnel assigned to 
     leadership positions within defense acquisition organizations 
     and Cross Functional Teams (CFTs) possess the appropriate 
     acquisition certifications as directed by the Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (title XII of Public 
     Law 110-510); and
       (3) the Army Futures Command reports directly to the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Technology, which will have final authority over all 
     acquisition and modernization decisions for the Army.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 329. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Brown, and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle H of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10__. REAFFIRMING THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 
                   OF AGRICULTURE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
                   ECONOMICS.

       Subtitle F of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
     Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 252. REAFFIRMING THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNDER SECRETARY.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the authority specified 
     in Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1953 (67 Stat. 633; 5 
     U.S.C. App.; 7 U.S.C. 2201 note) or any other provision of 
     Federal law relating to the authority of the Secretary, 
     including section 296--
       ``(1) the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic 
     Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
     (and any successor agency to any of those agencies) shall be 
     within the research, education, and economics mission area of 
     the Department;
       ``(2) the authority to administer each of those agencies is 
     vested in the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and 
     Economics; and
       ``(3) the authority to administer those agencies may not be 
     vested in the head of another agency within the Department.
       ``(b) Location of Agencies.--The Secretary shall locate the 
     headquarters of the Economic Research Service and the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the majority 
     of the staff of each of those agencies, within the National 
     Capital Region to ensure maximum coordination and 
     interaction--
       ``(1) between those agencies;
       ``(2) between each of those agencies and the agencies 
     delivering the food and agricultural programs and services of 
     the Department; and
       ``(3) between each of those agencies and other Federal 
     science agencies (including science agencies of the 
     Department).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 330. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 333. SENSE OF SENATE ON PRIORITIZING SURVIVABLE 
                   LOGISTICS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) resilient and agile logistics are necessary to 
     implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy because it 
     enables the United States to project power and sustain the 
     fight against its strategic competitors in peacetime and 
     during war;
       (2) the joint logistics enterprise of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States faces high-end threats from strategic 
     competitors China, Russia, and Iran, all of whom have 
     invested in anti-access area denial capabilities and gray 
     zone tactics;
       (3) there are significant logistics shortfalls, as outlined 
     in the November 2018 final report of the Defense Science 
     Board (DSB) Task Force on Survivable Logistics, which, if 
     left unaddressed, would hamper the readiness and ability of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States to conduct operations 
     globally;
       (4) the military departments have not shown a strong 
     commitment to funding logistics, for example--
       (A) the Army and the Air Force, excluding the reserve 
     components, requested $76,000,000 and $25,000,000 less, 
     respectively, for logistics between fiscal year 2019 and 
     fiscal year 2020;
       (B) since fiscal year 2018, there has been neither a line 
     item request for the National Defense Sealift Fund nor a 
     request to increase more prepositioning or surge ships; and
       (C) the Marine Corps only asked for $5,000,000 more in 
     procurement of commercial cargo vehicles for fiscal year 
     2020; and
       (5) the Secretary of Defense should enact the full list of 
     recommendations listed in the November 2018 final report of 
     the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Survivable 
     Logistics and, particularly, the Secretary should address the 
     chronic underfunding of logistics relative to other 
     priorities of the Department of Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 331. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
                   BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 6387 as section 6388; and
       (2) by inserting after section 6386 the following:

     ``Sec. 6387. Department of Defense family and medical leave 
       banks

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered DOD employee' means an individual 
     described in section 6381(1)(A) who is employed by the 
     Department, without regard to whether the individual meets 
     the requirements of section 6381(1)(B);
       ``(2) the term `Department' means the Department of 
     Defense;
       ``(3) the term `designated unit' means any agency, 
     component, or other administrative unit of the Department 
     designated by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1);
       ``(4) the term `family and medical leave bank' means a 
     family and medical leave bank established under subsection 
     (b)(2);
       ``(5) the term `leave recipient' means a covered DOD 
     employee whose application under subsection (e)(1) to receive 
     leave from a family and medical leave bank is approved; and
       ``(6) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Establishment of Family and Medical Leave Banks.--The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, shall--

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       ``(1) designate the agencies, components, or other 
     administrative units of the Department for which it is 
     appropriate to have a separate family and medical leave bank; 
     and
       ``(2) establish a family and medical leave bank for each 
     designated unit.
       ``(c) Establishment of Family and Medical Leave Bank 
     Boards.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each family and medical leave bank 
     established by the Secretary, the Secretary shall establish a 
     Family and Medical Leave Bank Board consisting of 3 members, 
     at least one of whom shall represent a labor organization or 
     employee group, to administer the family and medical leave 
     bank, in consultation with the Office of Personnel 
     Management.
       ``(2) Duties.--Each Family and Medical Leave Bank Board, in 
     conjunction with the human resource office for the agency, 
     component, or administrative unit for which the applicable 
     family and medical leave bank was established, shall--
       ``(A) review and determine whether to approve applications 
     to the family and medical leave bank under subsection (e)(1);
       ``(B) monitor each case of a leave recipient;
       ``(C) monitor the amount of leave in the family and medical 
     leave bank and the number of applications for use of leave 
     from the family and medical leave bank; and
       ``(D) maintain an adequate amount of leave in the family 
     and medical leave bank to the greatest extent practicable.
       ``(3) Qualifying family and medical events.--To the 
     greatest extent practicable, each Family and Medical Leave 
     Bank Board shall use the certification forms and standards 
     established for purposes of section 6382 in determining 
     whether, for purposes of this section, a circumstance 
     described in section 6382(a)(1) exists.
       ``(d) Crediting of Leave.--
       ``(1) Forfeited leave.--Any annual leave lost by a covered 
     DOD employee by operation of section 6304 shall be credited 
     to the family and medical leave bank of the designated unit 
     in which the covered DOD employee is employed.
       ``(2) Additional annual leave contributions.--This section 
     shall not supersede or modify the ability of a covered DOD 
     employee to donate earned annual leave to a qualified 
     recipient under regulations of the Department.
       ``(3) Contributions of use or lose leave.--
       ``(A) In general.--A covered DOD employee who is projected 
     to have annual leave that otherwise would be subject to 
     forfeiture at the end of the leave year under section 6304 
     may submit an application in writing requesting that a 
     specified number of hours (not to exceed the number of hours 
     projected to be subject to forfeiture) be transferred from 
     the annual leave account of the covered DOD employee to the 
     family and medical leave bank for the designated unit in 
     which the covered DOD employee is employed.
       ``(B) Approval.--If a Family and Medical Leave Bank Board 
     approves an application by a covered DOD employee under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall transfer to the family 
     and medical leave bank of the designated unit in which the 
     covered DOD employee is employed the amount of leave 
     requested to be transferred.
       ``(e) Application for Leave.--
       ``(1) In general.--A covered DOD employee who is or 
     anticipates being absent from regularly scheduled duty 
     because of a circumstance described in section 6382(a)(1) 
     (without regard to whether the covered DOD employee is 
     entitled to leave under section 6382(a)(1)) may submit an 
     application to receive leave from the family and medical 
     leave bank of the designated unit in which the covered DOD 
     employee is employed, which shall contain such information as 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management, shall by regulation 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) Determination.--A Family and Medical Leave Bank Board 
     may--
       ``(A) approve an application submitted under paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) specify the amount of leave that shall be transferred 
     to a covered DOD employee whose application is approved.
       ``(3) Maximum amount of leave.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Family and Medical Leave Bank Board 
     may not specify an amount of leave to be transferred to a 
     covered DOD employee that is more than the amount of leave 
     described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Amount.--The amount described in this subparagraph 
     is--
       ``(i) with respect to a full-time covered DOD employee, 12 
     weeks; and
       ``(ii) with respect to a part-time covered DOD employee, 
     the amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying--

       ``(I) 12 weeks; by
       ``(II) the quotient obtained by dividing--

       ``(aa) the number of hours in the regularly scheduled 
     workweek of the part-time covered DOD employee; by
       ``(bb) the number of hours in the regularly scheduled 
     workweek of a covered DOD employee serving in a comparable 
     position on a full-time basis.
       ``(4) Transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer to a covered 
     DOD employee whose application is approved under paragraph 
     (2)(A) the number of hours of leave specified under paragraph 
     (2)(B) from the family and medical leave bank for the 
     designated unit in which the covered DOD employee is 
     employed.
       ``(f) Use of Leave.--
       ``(1) Coordination with existing fml.--A leave recipient 
     who is entitled to leave under section 6382(a)(1) shall use 
     any leave transferred to the leave recipient from a family 
     and medical leave bank in accordance with section 6382(d)(2).
       ``(2) Failure to use leave.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any leave transferred to a leave 
     recipient from a family and medical leave bank that is not 
     used before the end of the 12-month period beginning on the 
     date described in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) shall be forfeited by the leave recipient; and
       ``(ii) shall be credited to the family and medical leave 
     bank from which the leave was transferred.
       ``(B) Start of period for use.--The date described in this 
     subparagraph is the later of--
       ``(i) the date on which the circumstance described in 
     section 6382(a)(1) arises; or
       ``(ii) the date on which leave is transferred to the 
     covered DOD employee under subsection (e)(4).''.
       (b) Use of Family and Medical Leave.--Section 6382(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An employee may elect'' 
     the first place it appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) In this paragraph, the term `covered DOD employee' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 6387.
       ``(B) A covered DOD employee entitled to leave under 
     subsection (a)(1) to whom leave is transferred from a family 
     and medical leave bank under section 6387--
       ``(i) shall substitute for any leave without pay under 
     subsection (a)(1) the amount of leave transferred to the 
     employee from the family and medical leave bank; and
       ``(ii) may substitute for any leave without pay under 
     subsection (a)(1) any annual or sick leave accrued or 
     accumulated by such employee under subchapter I.
       ``(C) A covered DOD employee to whom leave is transferred 
     from a family and medical leave bank shall first use all of 
     the transferred leave before using leave described in 
     subparagraph (B)(ii).
       ``(D) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this 
     paragraph.''.
       (c) OPM Authority.--If the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management determines expanding the family and 
     medical leave bank program Governmentwide would be 
     appropriate, the Director may prescribe regulations granting 
     Executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code) the authority to establish family and 
     medical leave banks, in the same manner as provided under the 
     amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), to the maximum 
     extent practicable.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 6387 and 
     inserting the following:

``6387. Department of Defense family and medical leave banks.
``6388. Regulations.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 332. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON INTRODUCTION OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES INTO HOSTILITIES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   VENEZUELA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela 
     Resolution of 2019''.
       (b) Prohibition.--Except as consistent with the 
     requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
     seq.), none of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for the Department of Defense, or 
     for any other department or agency of the United States 
     Government, may be used to introduce the Armed Forces of the 
     United States into hostilities with respect to Venezuela, 
     except pursuant to a specific statutory authorization by 
     Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 333. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION 
                   AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARABIA.

       The United States may not enter into a civilian nuclear 
     cooperation agreement under section 123 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), commonly known as a ``123 
     Agreement'', unless the agreement--

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       (1) prohibits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching 
     uranium or separating plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory in 
     keeping with the strongest possible nonproliferation ``gold 
     standard''; and
       (2) requires the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring into 
     force the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 334. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR HOUSING 
                   UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     Act may be used to approve an interagency agreement or a 
     memorandum of understanding between the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the 
     reimbursement of expenses relating to housing or providing 
     shelter for unaccompanied alien children (as defined in 
     section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 335. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1262. UNITED STATES STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THE NUCLEAR 
                   FORCES OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress declares that making 
     long-term strategic competition with the People's Republic of 
     China a principal priority for the United States elevates the 
     importance of strategic stability dialogue aimed at reducing 
     the risk of inadvertent nuclear war.
       (b) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a strategy with respect 
     to the nuclear forces of the People's Republic of China.
       (2) Elements of strategy.--The strategy required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) Updates to the tailored strategy for the People's 
     Republic of China articulated in the 2018 Nuclear Posture 
     Review.
       (B) Objectives of strategic stability and arms control 
     dialogues with the People's Republic of China.
       (C) An assessment of actions that could be interpreted by 
     the United States or the People's Republic of China as 
     provocative or requiring a strategic response.
       (D) Measures to avoid inadvertent escalation of conflict 
     between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
       (E) Consideration of actions the United States anticipates 
     the People's Republic of China seeking in bilateral or 
     multilateral arms control negotiations.
       (F) A description of engagements with the People's Republic 
     of China on issues related to strategic stability.
       (G) An assessment of whether sufficient personnel are 
     currently dedicated to strategic stability and arms control 
     with the People's Republic of China.
       (H) A description of the steps required to negotiate a 
     bilateral or multilateral arms control agreement with the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (3) Form.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (c) Study Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded 
     research and development center to conduct a study on 
     avoiding inadvertent nuclear war with the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (2) Elements of study.--The study required by paragraph (1) 
     shall, at a minimum--
       (A) provide a detailed description of the current 
     composition of the nuclear forces of the People's Republic of 
     China, including the quantity of nuclear warheads and 
     nuclear-capable delivery systems, as well as anticipated 
     changes in its nuclear force structure through fiscal year 
     2029;
       (B) assess the nuclear doctrine of the People's Republic of 
     China; and
       (C) identify potential pathways to inadvertent escalation 
     to nuclear war.
       (3) Submission to department of defense.--Not later than 
     240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     federally funded research and development center described in 
     paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under that 
     paragraph.
       (4) Submission to congress.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report 
     required by paragraph (3), without making any changes.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the following:
       (1) The congressional defense committees.
       (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 336. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE NEW START 
                   TREATY.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to extend the New START Treaty an additional five 
     years until February 2026, as is permitted under Article XIV 
     of the Treaty, unless--
       (1) the President determines that the Russian Federation is 
     in material breach of its obligations under the Treaty; or
       (2) the United States and the Russian Federation enter into 
     a new bilateral agreement that places equal or greater 
     verifiable constraints on the Russian Federation's nuclear 
     forces.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Director of National Intelligence and the 
     Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the implementation of the 
     policy stated in subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A description of anticipated changes to the Russian 
     Federation's nuclear force structure in the event the New 
     START Treaty expires in 2021 and how and at what cost the 
     United States would plan to make corresponding changes to its 
     own nuclear force posture.
       (B) A description of how and at what cost the United States 
     plans to replace the New START Treaty's onsite inspections 
     and other verification measures, which provide insight into 
     the size, movement, and disposition of Russian strategic 
     forces.
       (C) An assessment of when new Russian nuclear weapons 
     systems that the United States has notified the Russian 
     Federation may be accountable under the Treaty are 
     anticipated to enter deployment prior to 2026 and in what 
     number.
       (D) An analysis of how the Treaty's expiration in 2021 is 
     likely to impact the willingness of the People's Republic of 
     China to engage in strategic arms control talks as well as 
     what changes it may make to the current posture and size of 
     Chinese nuclear forces.
       (E) An analysis of how a decision to delay the decision to 
     extend the Treaty until 2020 will impact planning by the 
     Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for United States 
     onsite inspections of the Russian Federation in calendar year 
     2021.
       (F) A description of the views of United States allies in 
     Europe and the Indo-Pacific toward extension of the Treaty, 
     in particular its value in preserving NATO support for the 
     Alliance's nuclear extended deterrence mission.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) New start treaty.--The term ``New START Treaty'' means 
     the Treaty between the United States of America and the 
     Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
     Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed April 8, 2010, 
     and entered into force February 5, 2011.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 337. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 155. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT, FLIGHT 
                   TESTING, OR DEPLOYMENT OF SHORTER- OR 
                   INTERMEDIATE-RANGE GROUND LAUNCHED BALLISTIC OR 
                   CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--None of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 2020 may be made available for the procurement, 
     flight testing, or deployment of any United States shorter- 
     or intermediate-range ground launched ballistic or cruise 
     missile system with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers 
     until the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     submits a report and offers a briefing to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress that--
       (1) includes a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from a 
     NATO or Indo-Pacific ally that commits it to host deployment 
     of any such missile on its own territory, and in the case of 
     deployment on the European continent, has the concurrence of 
     the North Atlantic Council;
       (2) provides a detailed diplomatic proposal for negotiating 
     an agreement to obtain the strategic stability benefits of 
     the INF Treaty;
       (3) assesses the implications, in terms of the military 
     threat to the United States and its allies in Europe and the 
     Indo-Pacific, of a Russian Federation deployment of 
     intermediate-range cruise and ballistic missiles without 
     restriction;
       (4) identifies what types of technologies and programs the 
     United States would need to pursue to offset the additional 
     Russian capabilities, and at what cost;
       (5) identifies what mission requirements with respect to 
     the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China 
     will be met by INF-type systems;
       (6) identifies the degree to which INF-compliant 
     capabilities, such as sea and air-launched cruise missiles, 
     can meet those same mission requirements; and
       (7) identifies the ramifications of a collapse of the INF 
     Treaty on the ability to generate consensus among States 
     Parties to the NPT Treaty ahead of the 2020 NPT Review 
     Conference, and assesses the degree to which the Russian 
     Federation will use the United States unilateral withdrawal 
     to sow discord within the NATO alliance.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall be unclassified with a classified annex.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize the use of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under this Act for the procurement, testing, 
     or deployment of INF-type systems in the United States or its 
     territories.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the 
     congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (2) INF treaty.--The term ``INF Treaty'' means the Treaty 
     between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-
     Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, together with the 
     Memorandum of Understanding and Two Protocols, signed at 
     Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 
     1988.
       (3) NPT treaty.--The term ``NPT Treaty'' means the Treaty 
     on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at 
     Washington July 1, 1968
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 338. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ON ENERGY 
                   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense will invest $1,600,000,000 
     this year in research, development, testing, and evaluation 
     (RDT&E) that is directly related to energy.
       (2) Such investment in energy reflects the Armed Forces' 
     characteristic pursuit of advanced technology as a force 
     multiplier.
       (3) The Department played a major role in the development 
     of at least three of the most important energy innovations of 
     the last 75 years, namely the nuclear reactor, the gas 
     turbine or jet engine, and the solar photovoltaic (PV) cell.
       (4) The Department has been the driver for many major non-
     energy innovations as well, including radar, satellites, the 
     Global Positioning System (GPS), lasers, computers and 
     semiconductors, robotics, artificial intelligence, and the 
     Internet.
       (5) The energy needs of the Department are changing and 
     growing. Most significant, the dramatic increase in 
     electrical systems onboard military platforms is driving 
     electrification of the battlefield. That and the need to 
     reduce the logistics footprint are creating requirements for 
     distributed and portable power generation, smart energy 
     networks, improved energy storage, and wireless power 
     transmission.
       (6) The approach of the Department to innovation is well 
     suited to energy innovation, including vendors' need to both 
     demonstrate their complex technologies at scale, under 
     realistic conditions (Department bases and platforms, 
     combined with the Armed Forces' test-and-evaluation culture 
     are a unique resource), and compete on price with low-cost 
     incumbents (the Department values performance over price, and 
     the military market is large enough to yield economies of 
     scale and learning by doing).
       (b) Study and Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) complete a study on identifying impediments to, and 
     opportunities for, greater collaboration between the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Energy on energy 
     research, development, and potential technology transfer, 
     particularly in the areas of solar photovoltaic, micorgrids, 
     energy storage, and wide bandgap semiconductors; and
       (B) submit to Congress the findings of the Secretary with 
     respect to the study completed under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Identification of authority gaps.--In carrying out the 
     study required by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall 
     identify current areas where the executive branch does not 
     have adequate authority to foster the collaboration described 
     in such paragraph.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 339. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION 
                   WITH OPERATIONS BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than May 1 each 
     year, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
     the congressional intelligence committees a report on 
     civilian casualties caused as a result of United States 
     intelligence operations during the preceding year.
       (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall set 
     forth the following:
       (1) A list of all the United States intelligence 
     operations, including each specific mission, strike, 
     engagement, raid, or incident, during the year covered by 
     such report that were confirmed, or reasonably suspected, to 
     have resulted in civilian casualties.
       (2) For each intelligence operation listed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), each of the following:
       (A) The date.
       (B) The location.
       (C) An identification of whether the operation occurred 
     inside or outside of a declared theater of active armed 
     conflict.
       (D) The type of operation.
       (E) An assessment of the number of civilian and enemy 
     combatant casualties, including a differentiation between 
     those killed and those injured.
       (3) A description of the process by which the intelligence 
     community investigates allegations of civilian casualties 
     resulting from United States intelligence operations, and, 
     when appropriate, makes ex gratia payments to the victims or 
     their families.
       (4) A description of steps taken by the intelligence 
     community to mitigate harm to civilians in conducting such 
     operations.
       (5) Any update or modification to any report under this 
     section during a previous year.
       (6) Any other matters the Director determines are relevant.
       (c) Use of Sources.--In preparing a report under this 
     section, the Director shall take into account relevant and 
     credible all-source reporting, including information from 
     public reports and nongovernmental sources.
       (d) Form.--
       (1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (2) Availability.--The unclassified form of each report 
     shall, at a minimum, be responsive to each element under 
     subsection (b) of a report under subsection (a), and shall be 
     made available to the public at the same time it is submitted 
     to Congress (unless the Director certifies in writing that 
     the publication of such information poses a threat to the 
     national security interests of the United States).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given such term in such section.

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       (f) Sunset.--The requirement to submit a report under 
     subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is five years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 340. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Sinema, Mr. Young, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Markey, Mr. Jones, Ms. Collins, 
and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. JOHN S. MCCAIN III HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.

       (a) Commission Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Senate the 
     John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (2) Duties.--The Commission shall--
       (A) serve as a forum for bipartisan discussion of 
     international human rights issues and promotion of 
     internationally recognized human rights as enshrined in the 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
       (B) raise awareness of international human rights 
     violations through regular briefings and hearings; and
       (C) collaborate with the executive branch, human rights 
     entities, and nongovernmental organizations to promote human 
     rights initiatives within the Senate.
       (3) Membership.--Any Senator may become a member of the 
     Commission by submitting a written statement to that effect 
     to the Commission.
       (4) Co-chairpersons of the commission.--
       (A) In general.--Two members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed to serve as co-chairpersons of the Commission, as 
     follows:
       (i) One co-chairperson shall be appointed, and may be 
     removed, by the majority leader of the Senate.
       (ii) One co-chairperson shall be appointed, and may be 
     removed, by the minority leader of the Senate.
       (B) Term.--The term of a member as a co-chairperson of the 
     Commission shall end on the last day of the Congress during 
     which the member is appointed as a co-chairperson, unless the 
     member ceases being a member of the Senate, leaves the 
     Commission, resigns from the position of co-chairperson, or 
     is removed.
       (C) Publication.--Appointments under this paragraph shall 
     be printed in the Congressional Record.
       (D) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the position of co-
     chairperson of the Commission shall be filled in the same 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (b) Commission Staff.--
       (1) Compensation and expenses.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission is authorized, from funds 
     made available under subsection (c), to--
       (i) employ such staff in the manner and at a rate not to 
     exceed that allowed for employees of a committee of the 
     Senate under section 105(e)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(e)(3)); and
       (ii) incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate 
     to carry out its duties and functions.
       (B) Expenses.--
       (i) In general.--Payments made under this subsection for 
     receptions, meals, and food-related expenses shall be 
     authorized only for actual expenses incurred by the 
     Commission in the course of conducting its official duties 
     and functions.
       (ii) Treatment of payments.--Amounts received as 
     reimbursement for expenses described in clause (i) shall not 
     be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall 
     not be allowed as a deduction under the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       (2) Designation of professional staff.--
       (A) In general.--Each co-chairperson of the Commission may 
     designate 1 professional staff member.
       (B) Compensation of senate employees.--In the case of the 
     compensation of any professional staff member designated 
     under subparagraph (A) who is an employee of a Member of the 
     Senate or of a committee of the Senate and who has been 
     designated to perform services for the Commission, the 
     professional staff member shall continue to be paid by the 
     Member or committee, as the case may be, but the account from 
     which the professional staff member is paid shall be 
     reimbursed for the services of the professional staff member 
     (including agency contributions when appropriate) out of 
     funds made available under subsection (c).
       (C) Duties.--Each professional staff member designated 
     under subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) serve all members of the Commission; and
       (ii) carry out such other functions as the co-chairperson 
     designating the professional staff member may specify.
       (c) Payment of Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--The expenses of the Commission shall be 
     paid from the Contingent Fund of the Senate, out of the 
     account of Miscellaneous Items, upon vouchers approved 
     jointly by the co-chairpersons (except that vouchers shall 
     not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees 
     who are paid at an annual rate of pay).
       (2) Amounts available.--For any fiscal year, not more than 
     $200,000 shall be expended for employees and expenses.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 341. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 718. DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE COMBAT 
                   CASUALTY CARE FOR PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, through 
     the Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate 
     established under section 708 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 
     10 U.S.C. 1071 note), develop partnerships with civilian 
     academic medical centers and large metropolitan teaching 
     hospitals to improve combat casualty care for personnel of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (2) Partnerships with level i trauma centers.--In carrying 
     out partnerships under paragraph (1), trauma surgeons and 
     physicians of the Department of Defense shall partner with 
     level I civilian trauma centers to provide adequate training 
     and readiness for the next generation of medical providers to 
     treat critically injured burn patients.
       (b) Support of Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make every effort to support partnerships under the 
     Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate with academic 
     institutions that have level I civilian trauma centers, 
     specifically those centers with a burn center, that offer 
     burn rotations and clinical experience to provide adequate 
     training and readiness for the next generation of medical 
     providers to treat critically injured burn patients.
       (c) Level I Civilian Trauma Center Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``level I civilian trauma center'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 708 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
     114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     October 1, 2020.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 342. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. CONCURRENT USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION 
                   ASSISTANCE AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED 
                   RESERVE BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k)(1) In the case of an individual entitled to 
     educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing 
     education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of 
     section 2007 of this title on a half-time or more basis, the 
     Secretary concerned shall, at the election of the individual, 
     pay the individual educational assistance allowance under 
     this chapter for pursuit of such education or training as if 
     the individual were not also eligible to receive or in 
     receipt of educational assistance under section 2007 for 
     pursuit of such education or training.
       ``(2)(A) In the case of an individual entitled to 
     educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing 
     education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of 
     section 2007 of this title on a less than half-time basis, 
     the Secretary concerned shall, at the election of the 
     individual, pay the individual an educational assistance 
     allowance to meet all or a portion of the charges of the 
     educational institution for tuition or expenses for the 
     education or training that are not paid by the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned under such subsection.
       ``(B)(i) The amount of the educational assistance allowance 
     payable to an individual under this paragraph for a month 
     shall be the amount of the educational assistance allowance 
     to which the individual would be entitled for the month under 
     subsection (b), (d), (e), or (f).
       ``(ii) The number of months of entitlement charged under 
     this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid 
     an educational assistance allowance under this paragraph 
     shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount of such educational 
     assistance allowance paid the individual by the full-time 
     monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which 
     such individual would otherwise be paid under subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C),

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     or (D) of subsection (b)(1), subsection (d), subsection (e), 
     or subsection (f), as the case may be.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2007(d) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or chapter 1606 of 
     this title'' after ``of title 38''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, in the case of 
     educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, and 
     section 16131(k), in the case of educational assistance under 
     chapter 1606 of this title'' before the period at the end.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 343. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. CONCURRENT USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION 
                   ASSISTANCE AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED 
                   RESERVE BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k)(1) In the case of an individual entitled to 
     educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing 
     education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of 
     section 2007 of this title, the Secretary shall, at the 
     election of the individual, pay the individual an educational 
     assistance allowance to meet all or a portion of the charges 
     of the educational institution for the education or training 
     that are not paid by the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned under such subsection.
       ``(2)(A) The amount of the educational assistance allowance 
     payable to an individual under this subsection for a month 
     shall be the amount of the educational assistance allowance 
     to which the individual would be entitled for the month under 
     subsection (b), (d), (e), or (f).
       ``(B) The number of months of entitlement charged under 
     this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid 
     an educational assistance allowance under this subsection 
     shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) 
     determined by dividing the total amount of such educational 
     assistance allowance paid the individual by the full-time 
     monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which 
     such individual would otherwise be paid under subparagraph 
     (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (b)(1), subsection (d), 
     subsection (e), or subsection (f), as the case may be.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2007(d) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or chapter 1606 of 
     this title'' after ``of title 38''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, in the case of 
     educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, and 
     section 16131(k), in the case of educational assistance under 
     chapter 1606 of this title'' before the period at the end.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 344. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1008. TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TRAINING AND 
                   READINESS OF THE ARMED FORCES DURING A LAPSE IN 
                   APPROPRIATIONS AS VOLUNTARY SERVICES ACCEPTABLE 
                   BY THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``However, the 
     term does include any portion of a fiscal year during which 
     the appropriation bill for the fiscal year for the Department 
     of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, as 
     applicable, has not become law and an Act or joint resolution 
     making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year is not 
     in effect, but only with respect to activities relating to 
     the training and readiness of the Armed Forces (including the 
     National Guard and the Reserves) carried out during such 
     portion of the fiscal year.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 345. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 16__. SENSE OF SENATE ON SUPPORT FOR A ROBUST AND MODERN 
                   ICBM FORCE TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE NUCLEAR 
                   TRIAD OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (in this 
     section referred to as ``ICBMs'') have been a critical part 
     of the strategic deterrent of the United States for 6 decades 
     in conjunction with air and sea-based strategic delivery 
     systems.
       (2) President John F. Kennedy referred to the deployment of 
     the first Minuteman missile during the Cuban Missile Crisis 
     as his ``ace in the hole''.
       (3) The Minuteman III missile entered service in 1970 and 
     is still deployed in 2019, well beyond its originally 
     intended service life.
       (4) The ICBM force of the United States peaked at more than 
     1,200 deployed missiles during the Cold War.
       (5) The ICBM force of the United States currently consists 
     of approximately 400 Minuteman III missiles deployed across 
     450 operational missile silos, each carrying a single 
     warhead.
       (6) The Russian Federation currently deploys at least 300 
     ICBMs with multiple warheads loaded on each missile and has 
     announced plans to replace its Soviet-era systems with 
     modernized ICBMs.
       (7) The People's Republic of China currently deploys at 
     least 75 ICBMs and plans to grow its ICBM force through the 
     deployment of modernized, road-mobile ICBMs that carry 
     multiple warheads.
       (8) The Russian Federation and the People's Republic of 
     China deploy nuclear weapons across a variety of platforms in 
     addition to their ICBM forces.
       (9) Numerous countries possess or are seeking to develop 
     nuclear weapons capabilities that pose challenges to the 
     nuclear deterrence of the United States.
       (10) The nuclear deterrent of the United States is 
     comprised of a triad of delivery systems for nuclear weapons, 
     including submarine-launched ballistic missiles (in this 
     subsection referred to as ``SLBMs''), air-delivered gravity 
     bombs and cruise missiles, and land-based ballistic missiles 
     that provide interlocking and mutually reinforcing attributes 
     that enhance strategic deterrence.
       (11) Weakening one leg of the triad limits the deterrent 
     value of the other legs of the triad.
       (12) In the nuclear deterrent of the United States, ICBMs 
     provide commanders with the most prompt response capability, 
     SLBMs provide stealth and survivability, and aircraft armed 
     with nuclear weapons provide flexibility.
       (13) The ICBM force of the United States forces any would-
     be attacker to confront more than 400 discrete targets, thus 
     creating an effectively insurmountable targeting problem for 
     a potential adversary.
       (14) The size, dispersal, and global reach of the ICBM 
     force of the United States ensures that no adversary can 
     escalate a crisis beyond the ability of the United States to 
     respond.
       (15) A potential attacker would be forced to expend far 
     more warheads to destroy the ICBMs of the United States than 
     the United States would lose in an attack, because of the 
     deployment of a single warhead on each ICBM of the United 
     States.
       (16) The ICBM force provides a persistent deterrent 
     capability that reinforces strategic stability.
       (17) ICBMs are the cheapest delivery system for nuclear 
     weapons for the United States to operate and maintain.
       (18) United States Strategic Command has validated military 
     requirements for the unique capabilities of ICBMs.
       (19) In a 2014 analysis of alternatives, the Air Force 
     concluded that replacing the Minuteman III missile would 
     provide upgraded capabilities at lower cost when compared 
     with extending the service life of the Minuteman III missile.
       (20) The Minuteman III replacement program, known as the 
     ground-based strategic deterrent, is expected to provide a 
     land-based strategic deterrent capability for 5 decades after 
     the program enters service.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) land-based ICBMs have certain characteristics, 
     including responsiveness, persistence, and dispersal, that 
     enhance strategic stability and magnify the deterrent value 
     of the air and sea-based legs of the nuclear triad of the 
     United States;
       (2) ICBMs have played and continue to play a role in 
     deterring attacks on the United States and its allies;
       (3) while arms control agreements have reduced the size of 
     the ICBM force of the United States, adversaries of the 
     United States continue to enhance, enlarge, and modernize 
     their ICBM forces;
       (4) the modernization of the ICBM force of the United 
     States through the ground-based strategic deterrent program 
     should be supported;
       (5) ICBMs have the lowest operation, maintenance, and 
     modernization costs of any part of the nuclear deterrent of 
     the United States; and
       (6) efforts to unilaterally reduce the size of the ICBM 
     force of the United States or delay the implementation of the 
     ground-based strategic deterrent program, which would degrade 
     the deterrent capabilities of a fully operational and 
     modernized nuclear triad, should be opposed.
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  SA 346. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND-BASED 
                   STRATEGIC DETERRENT WEAPON.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2020, and 
     annually thereafter until the date on which the ground-based 
     strategic deterrent weapon receives Milestone C approval (as 
     defined in section 2366 of title 10, United States Code), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Chairman of the 
     Nuclear Weapons Council, shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing the joint development 
     of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon, including the 
     missile developed by the Air Force and the W87-1 warhead 
     modification program conducted by the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the date on which the ground-based 
     strategic deterrent weapon will reach initial operating 
     capability.
       (2) A description of any development milestones for the 
     missile developed by the Air Force or the warhead developed 
     by the National Nuclear Security Administration that depend 
     on corresponding progress at the other agency.
       (3) A description of coordination efforts between the Air 
     Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration during 
     the year preceding submission of the report.
       (4) A description of any schedule delays projected by the 
     Air Force or the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
     including delays related to infrastructure capacity and 
     subcomponent production, and the anticipated effect such 
     delays would have on the schedule of work of the other 
     agency.
       (5) Plans to mitigate the effects of any delays described 
     in paragraph (4).
       (6) A description of any ways, including through the 
     availability of additional funding or authorities, in which 
     the development milestones described in paragraph (2) or the 
     estimated date of initial operating capability referred to in 
     paragraph (1) could be achieved more quickly.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 347. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1531. REVIEW OF JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT 
                   ORGANIZATION RESEARCH RELATING TO HUMANITARIAN 
                   DEMINING EFFORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a review of the research of the Joint Improvised-
     Threat Defeat Organization to identify information that may 
     be released to United States humanitarian demining 
     organizations for the purpose of improving the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of humanitarian demining efforts.
       (b) Release of Information to Humanitarian Demining 
     Organizations.--The Secretary shall release to United States 
     humanitarian demining organizations research identified under 
     subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 348. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1086. EXEMPTION FROM CALCULATION OF MONTHLY INCOME, FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF BANKRUPTCY LAWS, CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
                   FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B)(i) includes any amount paid by any entity other than 
     the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's 
     spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the 
     debtor or the debtor's dependents (and, in a joint case, the 
     debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent); and
       ``(ii) excludes--

       ``(I) benefits received under the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
       ``(II) payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity on account of their status as victims of such 
     crimes;
       ``(III) payments to victims of international terrorism or 
     domestic terrorism, as those terms are defined in section 
     2331 of title 18, on account of their status as victims of 
     such terrorism; and
       ``(IV) any monthly compensation, pension, pay, annuity, or 
     allowance paid under title 10, 37, or 38 in connection with a 
     disability, combat-related injury or disability, or death of 
     a member of the uniformed services, except that any retired 
     pay excluded under this subclause shall include retired pay 
     paid under chapter 61 of title 10 only to the extent that 
     such retired pay exceeds the amount of retired pay to which 
     the debtor would otherwise be entitled if retired under any 
     provision of title 10 other than chapter 61 of that title.''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 349. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Hoeven) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZING USE OF ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSES.

       Section 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (2), by striking ``the individual'' and all that 
     follows through ``training,'' and inserting ``on the day the 
     individual begins a course of flight training, the individual 
     possesses''.

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION FOR LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF POST-9/11 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PURSUIT OF PROGRAMS 
                   OF EDUCATION CONSISTING OF FLIGHT TRAINING.

       Clause (ii) of section 3313(g)(4)(C) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Payment of the amount payable under paragraph (3)(C) 
     for pursuit of a program of education may be made--

       ``(I) for the entire quarter, semester, or term, as 
     applicable, of the program of education; or
       ``(II) in one lump sum at the start of the program of 
     education.''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 350. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 866. REPORT ON CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS AND ENTITIES 
                   AFFILIATED WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report describing all 
     Department of Defense contracts with companies, persons, or 
     business entities that are owned or operated by, or 
     affiliated with, the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China, or with persons holding Chinese citizenship.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 351. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 10____. FUNDING LIMITATION FOR THE ERIE CANALWAY 
                   NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR.

       Section 810(a)(1) of the Erie Canalway National Heritage 
     Corridor Act (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-303; 131 
     Stat. 461) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``$12,000,000'' and inserting ``$14,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 352. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Schatz) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year

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2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division A, add the following:

                  TITLE XVII--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Artificial Intelligence 
     Initiative Act'' or ``AI-IA''.

     SEC. 1702. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) there is a need for a National Artificial Intelligence 
     Initiative, including a comprehensive strategy for and 
     coordination across agencies on research and development on 
     artificial intelligence;
       (2) there are currently several interagency committees 
     working on related tasks with respect to artificial 
     intelligence; and
       (3) the reporting structure of such committees could be 
     simplified to address efficiently the goals of an initiative 
     described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1703. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' includes the following:
       (A) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying 
     and unpredictable circumstances without significant human 
     oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve 
     performance when exposed to data sets.
       (B) An artificial system developed in computer software, 
     physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks 
     requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, 
     learning, communication, or physical action.
       (C) An artificial system designed to think or act like a 
     human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks.
       (D) A set of techniques, including machine learning, that 
     is designed to approximate a cognitive task.
       (E) An artificial system designed to act rationally, 
     including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot 
     that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, 
     learning, communicating, decision making, and acting.
       (2) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory Committee'' 
     means the advisory committee established or designated under 
     section 1714.
       (3) Emerging research institution.--The term ``emerging 
     research institution'' means an institution of higher 
     education that--
       (A) receives less than $20,000,000 in Federal research 
     funding annually; and
       (B) may grant a doctoral degree.
       (4) Industry.--The term ``industry'' means entities in 
     industries relevant to artificial intelligence.
       (5) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the National 
     Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Initiative 
     established under section 1711.
       (6) Institutions of higher education.--The term 
     ``institutions of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001).
       (7) Interagency committee.--The term ``Interagency 
     Committee'' means the interagency committee established or 
     designated under section 1713.
       (8) K-12 education.--The term ``K-12 education'' means 
     elementary school and secondary education, as such terms are 
     defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (9) Machine learning.--The term ``machine learning'' means 
     a subfield of artificial intelligence that is characterized 
     by giving computers the autonomous ability to progressively 
     optimize performance of a specific task based on data without 
     being explicitly programmed.
       (10) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means any of the following:
       (A) A Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 
     502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1101a(a))).
       (B) A Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
     316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c(b))).
       (C) An Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059d(b))).
       (D) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059d(b))).
       (E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 
     section 318(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059e(b))).
       (F) A Native American-serving nontribal institution (as 
     defined in section 319(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b))).
       (G) An Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
     serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))).

 Subtitle A--National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development 
                               Initiative

     SEC. 1711. NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

       The President shall establish and implement an initiative 
     with respect to artificial intelligence to be known as the 
     ``National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development 
     Initiative''. In carrying out the Initiative, the President 
     shall, acting through appropriate Federal entities, including 
     the Networking and Information Technology Research and 
     Development Program--
       (1) establish objectives, priorities, and metrics for 
     strategic plans under section 1713(d) to accelerate 
     development of science and technology applications for 
     artificial intelligence in the United States;
       (2) invest in research, development, demonstration, 
     application to analysis and modeling, and other activities 
     with respect to science and technology in artificial 
     intelligence;
       (3) support the development of a workforce pipeline for 
     science and technology with respect to artificial 
     intelligence by making strategic investments to--
       (A) expand the number of researchers, educators, and 
     students with training in science and technology in 
     artificial intelligence;
       (B) increase the number of skilled and trained workers from 
     underrepresented communities who can contribute to the 
     development of artificial intelligence and artificial 
     intelligence technology, diversify the artificial 
     intelligence workforce, and expand the artificial 
     intelligence workforce pipeline;
       (C) promote the development and inclusion of 
     multidisciplinary curricula and research opportunities for 
     science and engineering with respect to artificial 
     intelligence, including advanced technological education, 
     during the primary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate, 
     postdoctoral, adult learning, and career retraining stages of 
     education; and
       (D) equip workers with the knowledge and skill sets 
     required to operate effectively in occupations and workplaces 
     that will be increasingly influenced by artificial 
     intelligence;
       (4) facilitate coordination of efforts and collaboration 
     with respect to research and development of artificial 
     intelligence among government agencies, Federal and national 
     laboratories, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher 
     education, and industry;
       (5) leverage existing Federal research investments, and 
     partner with industry and institutions of higher education to 
     leverage knowledge and resources, to advance objectives and 
     priorities of the Initiative;
       (6) strengthen research, development, demonstration, and 
     applications in science and technology with respect to 
     artificial intelligence by--
       (A) addressing gaps in basic research knowledge with 
     respect to artificial intelligence through research;
       (B) promoting the further development of facilities and 
     centers available for research, testing, and education in 
     science and technology with respect to artificial 
     intelligence;
       (C) stimulating research on, and promoting more rapid 
     development and commercialization of, artificial 
     intelligence-based technologies;
       (D) promoting research into the effects of artificial 
     intelligence and applications of artificial intelligence on 
     society, the workforce and workplace, and individuals, 
     including those from underrepresented communities;
       (E) promoting data and model sharing among the Federal 
     government, academic researchers, the private sector, and 
     other practitioners of artificial intelligence;
       (F) identifying and minimizing inappropriate bias in data 
     sets, algorithms, and other aspects of artificial 
     intelligence; and
       (G) supporting efforts to create metrics to assess safety, 
     security, and reliability of applications of science and 
     technology with respect to artificial intelligence; and
       (7) ensure that research, development, demonstration, and 
     applications efforts with respect to artificial intelligence 
     create measurable benefits for all individuals in the United 
     States, including members of disadvantaged and 
     underrepresented groups.

     SEC. 1712. NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in consultation with the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall establish or designate, and 
     appoint a director of, an office to be known as the 
     ``National Artificial Intelligence Coordination Office'' (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Office'').
       (b) Duties.--The Office shall--
       (1) provide technical and administrative support to the 
     Advisory Committee;
       (2) serve as the point of contact on Federal artificial 
     intelligence activities for government organizations, 
     academia, industry, professional societies, State artificial 
     intelligence programs, interested citizen groups, and others 
     to exchange technical and programmatic information;
       (3) conduct public outreach, including dissemination of 
     findings and recommendations of the Advisory Committee (as 
     appropriate); and
       (4) promote access to and development of early applications 
     of the technologies, innovations, and expertise that benefit 
     the public derived from Initiative activities to agency 
     missions and systems across the Federal Government, and to 
     United States industry, including startup companies.
       (c) Funding.--The Office shall be funded through 
     interagency funding.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy shall submit to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Science,

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     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a 
     report on funding for the National Artificial Intelligence 
     Coordination Office. The report shall include--
       (1) the amount of funding required to adequately fund the 
     Office;
       (2) the adequacy of existing mechanisms to fund the Office; 
     and
       (3) the actions taken by the director of the Office to 
     ensure stable funding for the Office.

     SEC. 1713. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall establish or designate an interagency 
     committee to be known as the ``Interagency Committee on 
     Artificial Intelligence''.
       (b) Composition; Chairs.--
       (1) Composition.--The Interagency Committee shall be 
     comprised of representatives from the following, as detailed 
     to the Interagency Committee by the head of the agency 
     concerned:
       (A) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (B) The National Science Foundation.
       (C) The Department of Energy.
       (D) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (E) The Department of Defense.
       (F) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       (G) The Office of Management and Budget.
       (H) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (I) The National Institutes of Health.
       (J) Any other Federal agency the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate.
       (2) Co-chairs.--The Interagency Committee shall be co-
     chaired by the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Energy.
       (B) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy.
       (C) The Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology.
       (D) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       (c) Duties.--The Interagency Committee shall--
       (1) coordinate, and make recommendations for, activities 
     and programs of Federal agencies on research and education 
     with respect to artificial intelligence and artificial 
     intelligence technology;
       (2) establish objectives and priorities for the Initiative, 
     consistent with the objectives and purposes specified in 
     section 1711, based on identified knowledge and workforce 
     gaps and other national needs;
       (3) assess and recommend Federal infrastructure needs to 
     support the Initiative; and
       (4) evaluate opportunities for international cooperation 
     with strategic allies on research and development with 
     respect to artificial intelligence and artificial 
     intelligence technology.
       (d) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Committee shall 
     develop a 5-year strategic plan, and 6 years after enactment 
     of this Act develop an additional 5-year strategic plan, with 
     periodic updates (as appropriate), to guide the activities of 
     the Initiative, meet Initiative goals and priorities, and 
     anticipate outcomes at participating agencies. In carrying 
     out this subsection, the Interagency Committee should take 
     into consideration reports from the Advisory Committee.

     SEC. 1714. NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation (in this section referred to as the ``Director'') 
     shall establish or designate an advisory committee to be 
     known as the ``National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 
     Committee''.
       (b) Qualification of Members.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, shall appoint as members of 
     the Advisory Committee individual who are qualified to 
     provide advice and information on research, development, 
     demonstrations, education, infrastructure, technology 
     transfer, commercial applications, and concerns of a national 
     security, social, or economic nature with respect to 
     artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence 
     technology. The Director shall seek public input, and 
     individuals so appointed shall collectively have expertise on 
     a wide range of defense and non-defense artificial 
     intelligence matters.
       (2) Limitation.--Not more than half of the members of the 
     Advisory Committee may be representatives of the artificial 
     intelligence industry.
       (c) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and 
     the Interagency Committee on Artificial Intelligence under 
     section 1713 on matters relating to the Initiative, including 
     assessing--
       (1) trends and developments in artificial intelligence, 
     including the current and near future state of artificial 
     intelligence systems and forecasting;
       (2) progress made in implementing the Initiative;
       (3) the need to revise the Initiative;
       (4) balance among the components of the Initiative, 
     including funding levels for component areas of the 
     Initiative;
       (5) whether the component areas, priorities, and technical 
     goals of the Initiative are helping to maintain United States 
     leadership in artificial intelligence and artificial 
     intelligence technology;
       (6) the management, coordination, implementation, and 
     activities of the Initiative; and
       (7) whether societal, ethical, legal, environmental, and 
     workforce concerns with respect to artificial intelligence 
     and artificial intelligence technology are adequately 
     addressed by the Initiative.
       (d) Reports.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     most recent assessment under subsection (c), and 
     quadrennially thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall submit 
     to the Director of the National Science Foundation, the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
     of the House of Representatives a report on its assessments 
     under subsection (c) and its recommendations for ways to 
     improve the Initiative.
       (e) Travel Expenses of Non-Federal Members.--Non-Federal 
     members of the Advisory Committee, while attending meetings 
     of the Advisory Committee or while otherwise serving at the 
     request of the head of the Advisory Committee away from their 
     homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for individuals in the government serving without pay. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit 
     members of the Advisory Committee who are officers or 
     employees of the United States from being allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with existing law.
       (f) Exemption From Sunset.--Section 14 of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Advisory Committee.

     SEC. 1715. STUDY ON THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the National Artificial 
     Intelligence Coordination Office shall seek to enter into a 
     contract with a federally funded research and development 
     center for a study on the mechanisms that produce or 
     contribute to the workforce in artificial intelligence 
     (including researchers and specialists in artificial 
     intelligence and users of artificial intelligence) in order 
     to identify and develop actions to ensure an appropriate 
     increase in the size, quality, and diversity of the 
     workforce.
       (b) Collaboration in Study.--The contract referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall require the federally funded research 
     and development center entering into the contract to do the 
     following:
       (1) Collaborate with the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Commissioner of Labor Statistics, and the Director of the 
     Census in developing a comprehensive and detailed 
     understanding of the workforce needs of and employment 
     opportunities in the artificial intelligence field, by State 
     and by region.
       (2) Collaborate in carrying out the study with educational 
     institutions, State and local workforce development boards, 
     nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, apprenticeship 
     programs, industry, and other entities in the artificial 
     intelligence field.
       (3) Collaborate with minority-serving institutions in order 
     to facilitate the sharing of best practices and approaches 
     for increasing and retaining underrepresented populations in 
     the artificial intelligence field.
       (4) Facilitate the sharing of best practices and approaches 
     for the development and sustainment of the workforce in 
     artificial intelligence that are identified or developed 
     through the study among--
       (A) entities in the artificial intelligence field, State 
     and local workforce development boards, nonprofit 
     organizations, labor organizations, and apprenticeship 
     programs that provide training programs for employment in the 
     artificial intelligence field; and
       (B) educational institutions that seek to establish such 
     training programs.
       (c) Department of Labor Annual Report on Job Creation.--Ech 
     year while the contract referred to in subsection (a) is in 
     force, the Secretary of Labor shall, using information 
     derived from the study described in that subsection and other 
     appropriate information, issue to the public a report on job 
     creation in the artificial intelligence field during the 
     preceding year.

 Subtitle B--National Institute of Standards and Technology Artificial 
                        Intelligence Activities

     SEC. 1721. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   ACTIVITIES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--As part of the Initiative, the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Director'') shall--
       (1) support the development of measurements and standards 
     necessary to advance commercial development of artificial 
     intelligence applications, including by--
       (A) developing measurements and standards;
       (B) supporting efforts to develop measurements and 
     consensus standards by standards development organizations; 
     and
       (C) modernizing the infrastructure used for benchmarking 
     artificial intelligence technologies;
       (2) establishing and supporting collaborative ventures or 
     consortia with public or

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     private sector entities, including institutions of higher 
     education, National Laboratories, and industry for the 
     purpose of advancing fundamental and applied research and 
     development on artificial intelligence; and
       (3) use existing authorities to award contracts as 
     necessary to carry out the Initiative, including cooperative 
     agreements and other similar transactions.
       (b) Artificial Intelligence Outreach.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall conduct outreach--
       (A) to receive input from stakeholders on the development 
     of a plan to address future measurements and standards 
     related to artificial intelligence; and
       (B) to provide an opportunity for public comment on any 
     such measurements or standards.
       (2) Meetings.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and a periodic basis thereafter, 
     as the Director determines appropriate, the Director shall 
     convene 1 or more meetings of stakeholders, including 
     technical expert representatives from government 
     organizations, industry, and institutions of higher 
     education, to discuss topics described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Topics.--Meetings under subparagraph (A) may cover 
     topics that the Director determines to be important to the 
     development of standards and measurements with respect to 
     artificial intelligence, including--
       (i) cybersecurity;
       (ii) algorithm accountability;
       (iii) algorithm explainability;
       (iv) algorithm trustworthiness;
       (v) establishment of a common lexicon for artificial 
     intelligence; and
       (vi) resources and methods for benchmarking artificial 
     intelligence technologies.
       (C) Purposes.--The purposes of meetings under this 
     paragraph shall be--
       (i) to assess contemporary research on the topics 
     determined by the Director under subparagraph (B);
       (ii) to evaluate research gaps relating to such topics;
       (iii) to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide 
     recommendations on the research to be addressed by the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology and the 
     Initiative; and
       (iv) to coordinate engagement with international standards 
     bodies in order to ensure United States leadership in the 
     development of global technical standards, including witb 
     respect to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a 
     report summarizing the results of outreach and meetings 
     conducted under this subsection.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
     2024, $40,000,000 to carry out this section.

 Subtitle C--National Science Foundation and Multidisciplinary Centers 
           for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education

     SEC. 1731. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   ENGINEERING.

       (a) In General.--As part of the Initiative, the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Director'') shall establish and implement a research 
     and education program on artificial intelligence and 
     artificial intelligence engineering.
       (b) Program Components.--In carrying out the program 
     required under subsection (a), the Director shall--
       (1) continue to support interdisciplinary research on, and 
     human resources development in, all aspects of science and 
     engineering with respect to artificial intelligence, 
     including--
       (A) algorithm accountability;
       (B) minimization of inappropriate bias in training data 
     sets or algorithmic feature selection;
       (C) qualitative and quantitative forecasting of future 
     capabilities and applications; and
       (D) societal and ethical implications of artificial 
     intelligence;
       (2) use existing authorities and programs and collaborate 
     with other Federal agencies--
       (A) to improve teaching and learning in science and 
     engineering with respect to artificial intelligence during 
     the primary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate, 
     postgraduate, adult learning, and career retraining stages of 
     education;
       (B) to increase participation in artificial intelligence 
     fields, including by individuals identified in sections 33 
     and 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1885a, 1885b);
       (C) to formulate goals for education activities in 
     engineering and research with respect to artificial 
     intelligence to be supported by the National Science 
     Foundation related to topics important to the Initiative, 
     including--
       (i) algorithm accountability;
       (ii) algorithm explainability;
       (iii) consumer data privacy;
       (iv) assessment and minimization of inappropriate bias in 
     training data and output;
       (v) societal and ethical implications of the use of 
     artificial intelligence;
       (vi) algorithm trustworthiness; and
       (vii) algorithmic forecasting;
       (D) to engage with institutions of higher education, 
     research communities, potential users of information produced 
     under this section, entities in the private sector, and non-
     Federal entities--
       (i) to leverage the collective body of knowledge from 
     existing research and education activities with respect to 
     artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence 
     engineering; and
       (ii) to support partnerships among institutions of higher 
     education and industry that facilitate collaborative 
     research, personnel exchanges, and workforce development with 
     respect to artificial intelligence and artificial 
     intelligence engineering;
       (E) to coordinate research efforts with respect to 
     artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence 
     engineering funded through existing programs across the 
     directorates of the National Science Foundation;
       (F) to ensure adequate access to research and education 
     infrastructure with respect to artificial intelligence and 
     artificial intelligence engineering, including through 
     development of hardware and facilitation of the use of 
     computing resources, including cloud-based computing 
     services; and
       (G) to increase participation rates in research and 
     education on artificial intelligence among underrepresented 
     communities by engaging with minority-serving institutions.
       (c) Graduate Traineeships.--In carrying out the program 
     required under subsection (a), the Director may provide 
     traineeships to graduate students at institutions of higher 
     education who--
       (1) are United States nationals or aliens lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence in the United States; and
       (2) who choose to pursue masters or doctoral degrees in 
     artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence 
     engineering.

     SEC. 1732. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS FOR ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation (in this section referred to as the ``Director''), 
     in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, 
     shall award grants to eligible entities to establish up to 5 
     research and education centers (in this section referred to 
     as ``Centers'') to conduct research and education activities 
     in support of the Initiative. Each Center established 
     pursuant to such a grant shall be known as a 
     ``Multidisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence 
     Research and Education''.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this section, an 
     eligible entity is any entity as follows:
       (1) An institution of higher education.
       (2) A relevant nonprofit organization.
       (3) A State or local government.
       (4) A consortium of entities that consists of--
       (A) two or more entities specified in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3); or
       (B) at least one entity specified in such paragraphs and a 
     relevant private sector organization that is not a nonprofit 
     organization.
       (c) Minimum Number of Grants for Certain Purposes.--
       (1) K-12 education.--Not less than 1 grant under this 
     section must be for a Center with the primary purpose of 
     integrating artificial intelligence into K-12 education.
       (2) Minority-serving institution.--Not less than 1 grant 
     under this section must be for a Center located at a 
     minority-serving institution.
       (d) Application.--An eligible entity seeking funding under 
     this section shall submit an application to the Director at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Director may require. The application shall include--
       (1) a plan for the proposed Center--
       (A) to work with other research institutions, emerging 
     research institutions, and industry to leverage expertise in 
     artificial intelligence, education and curricula development, 
     and technology transfer;
       (B) to promote active collaboration among researchers in 
     multiple disciplines and across multiple institutions 
     involved in artificial intelligence research including 
     physics, engineering, mathematical sciences, computer and 
     information science, biological and cognitive sciences, 
     material science, education, and social and behavioral 
     sciences (such as industrial-organizational psychology);
       (C) to integrate into the activities of such Center 
     consideration of the ethics of development, technology usage, 
     and data collection, storage, and sharing (including training 
     data sets) in connection with artificial intelligence;
       (D) to support long-term and short-term workforce 
     development in artificial intelligence, including broadening 
     participation of underrepresented communities; and
       (E) to support an innovation ecosystem to work with 
     industry to translate Center research into applications and 
     products; and
       (2) a description of the anticipated long-term impact of 
     such Center beyond the termination of support under this 
     section.
       (e) Selection and Duration.--
       (1) In general.--A Center established using a grant under 
     this section may receive funding under this section for a 
     period of 5 years.

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       (2) Extension.--Such a Center may apply for, and the 
     Director may grant, an extension of a grant under this 
     section for an additional 5-year period.
       (3) Termination.--The Director may terminate for cause 
     funding under this section for a Center that underperforms.
       (f) Funding.--During each of fiscal years 2020 through 
     2024, the amount provided each fiscal year for a Center 
     established pursuant to this section through a grant under 
     this section shall be $20,000,000.

 Subtitle D--Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Research and 
                          Development Program

     SEC. 1741. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) Program Required.--As a part of the Initiative, the 
     Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall carry out a research and development 
     program on artificial intelligence.
       (b) Components.--In carrying out the program required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) formulate objectives for research on artificial 
     intelligence to be supported by the Department of Energy that 
     are consistent with the Initiative;
       (2) leverage the collective body of knowledge from existing 
     research on artificial intelligence;
       (3) coordinate research efforts on artificial intelligence 
     that are funded through existing programs across the 
     Department;
       (4) engage with other Federal agencies, research 
     communities, and potential users of information produced 
     under this section;
       (5) build, maintain, and, to the extent practicable, make 
     available for use by academic, government, and private sector 
     researchers the computing hardware and software necessary to 
     carry out the program; and
       (6) establish and maintain on an Internet website of the 
     Department available to the public a resource center that--
       (A) provides current information and resources on training 
     programs for employment in artificial intelligence; and
       (B) otherwise serves as a resource for educational 
     institutions, State and local workforce development boards, 
     nonprofit organizations, and apprenticeship programs seeking 
     to develop and implement training programs for employment in 
     artificial intelligence.
       (c) Research Centers.--
       (1) Grants.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
     may award grants to eligible entities to establish and 
     operate up to 5 artificial intelligence research centers (in 
     this subsection referred to as ``Centers'') for the purposes 
     described in paragraph (3).
       (2) Selection.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     grants under this subsection shall be awarded through a 
     competitive, merit-reviewed process.
       (B) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
     eligible entity is any entity as follows:
       (i) An institution of higher education.
       (ii) A relevant nonprofit organization.
       (iii) A State or local government.
       (iv) A National Laboratory or a federally funded research 
     and development center.
       (v) A consortium of entities that consists of--

       (I) two or more entities specified in clauses (i) through 
     (iv); or
       (II) at least one entity specified in such clauses and a 
     relevant private sector organization that is not a nonprofit 
     organization.

       (C) National security laboratory.--At least 1 of the grants 
     under this subsection shall be awarded to a national security 
     laboratory of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (3) Purposes.--The purposes of the Centers established 
     under this subsection are--
       (A) to serve the needs of the Department and such academic, 
     educational, and private sector entities as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate;
       (B) to advance research and education in artificial 
     intelligence and facilitate improvement in the 
     competitiveness of the United States; and
       (C) to provide access to computing resources to promote 
     scientific progress and enable users from institutions of 
     higher education, educational institutions, the National 
     Laboratories, and industry--
       (i) to make scientific discoveries relevant to research in 
     artificial intelligence;
       (ii) to conduct research to accelerate scientific 
     breakthroughs in science and technology with respect to 
     artificial intelligence;
       (iii) to support research conducted under this section; and
       (iv) to increase the distribution of research 
     infrastructure and broaden the spectrum of students exposed 
     to research in artificial intelligence at institutions of 
     higher education (including emerging research institutions).
       (4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
     coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the 
     activities of each Center with the activities of--
       (A) other research entities of the Department, including 
     the Nanoscale Science Research Centers, the Energy Frontier 
     Research Centers, and the Energy Innovation Hubs; and
       (B) industry.
       (5) Duration.--
       (A) In general.--Any center selected and established under 
     this section is authorized to carry out activities for a 
     period of 5 years.
       (B) Extension.--Such a Center may apply for, and the 
     Director may grant, an extension of a grant under this 
     section for an additional 5-year period.
       (C) Termination.--Consistent with existing authorities of 
     the Department, the Secretary may terminate for cause a 
     Center that underperforms during the performance period.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 
     for the Department of Energy, $300,000,000 to be available 
     for the Department to carry out this section.
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  SA 353. Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

           Subtitle __Protecting Unaccompanied Alien Children

     SEC. __1. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Families, Not 
     Facilities Act of 2019''.

     SEC. __2. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On May 13, 2018, a Memorandum of Agreement between U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border 
     Patrol of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office 
     of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services went into effect to allow for intergovernmental 
     sharing of personal information about unaccompanied alien 
     children, their prospective sponsors, and adult members of 
     sponsor households.
       (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using 
     information obtained under the Memorandum of Agreement to 
     conduct civil immigration enforcement actions against 
     individuals residing in the homes of prospective sponsors of 
     unaccompanied alien children.
       (3) These civil immigration enforcement actions have 
     discouraged prospective sponsors of unaccompanied alien 
     children, including family members, from coming forward to 
     resettle children in the community as they pursue lawful 
     claims for humanitarian protection.
       (4) As a result of the lack of qualified sponsors, 
     unprecedented numbers of unaccompanied alien children 
     (approximately 14,600 in December 2018) are being held in 
     shelters overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (5) The Office of Refugee Resettlement is struggling to 
     accommodate the growing number of unaccompanied alien 
     children in its shelter network, resorting to placing 
     children in temporary ``emergency influx'' shelters. The 
     Office contracted with BCFS to care for more than 6,200 
     children between June 2018 and January 2019 in a temporary 
     shelter at the Tornillo-Guadalupe Land Port of Entry in 
     Texas, a facility that the New York Times and other media 
     sources described as a ``tent city'', and announced plans in 
     January 2019 to nearly double the number of children held in 
     a previously closed temporary shelter in Homestead, Florida.
       (6) Temporary shelters are inappropriate locations to hold 
     unaccompanied alien children because such shelters--
       (A) have reduced standards of care, including insufficient 
     educational services;
       (B) offer limited access to clinical and legal services; 
     and
       (C) are not cost-effective, resulting in the expenditure of 
     more than $750 per day in taxpayer funds for each child 
     housed in Tornillo shelter, for example.
       (7) Facilities operated under a contract with the Office of 
     Refugee Resettlement have faced unacceptable allegations of 
     abuse and neglect of unaccompanied alien children that merit 
     additional investigation and oversight.
       (8) The Office of Refugee Resettlement is legally required 
     to place children in the least restrictive setting that is in 
     the best interest of the child.
       (9) Services offered at facilities funded by the Office of 
     Refugee Resettlement are required to include classroom 
     education, mental and medical health services, case 
     management, socialization and recreation activities, and 
     family reunification services that facilitate the safe and 
     timely release of unaccompanied alien children to family 
     members or other sponsors that can care for them.
       (10) Providing legal and case management services to all 
     children while they are housed in a facility funded by the 
     Office of Refugee Resettlement and after their release from 
     such a facility is a cost-effective and humane way of 
     ensuring that the Office of Refugee Resettlement meets its 
     statutory obligation to place children in least restrictive 
     settings.

     SEC. __3. USE OF SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 235(c)(3) of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)) is amended--

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       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``In making such a 
     determination, the Secretary may not consider the immigration 
     status of the proposed custodian.'' after ``well-being.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Prohibiting use of certain information.--The 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may not use information 
     provided by an unaccompanied alien child or information 
     initially obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to make a suitability determination under 
     subparagraph (A), a home study determination under 
     subparagraph (B), or a secure facility determination under 
     paragraph (2)(A) for the purpose of apprehending, detaining, 
     or removing from the United States--
       ``(i) the unaccompanied alien child;
       ``(ii) the proposed custodian or current custodian;
       ``(iii) a resident of the home in which the proposed 
     custodian or current custodian resides;
       ``(iv) the proposed sponsor or current sponsor; or
       ``(v) a resident of the home in which the proposed sponsor 
     or current sponsor resides.''.
       (b) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Flores settlement agreement.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) may not be construed to supersede the terms of 
     the stipulated settlement agreement filed on January 17, 
     1997, in the United States District Court for the Central 
     District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 85-4544-RJK, 
     (commonly known as the ``Flores settlement agreement'').
       (2) Child welfare.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     may not be construed to prevent the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from using information obtained by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to investigate or report to the 
     appropriate law enforcement agency or child welfare agency 
     instances of trafficking, abuse, or neglect.

     SEC. __4. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ENFORCEMENT, 
                   DETENTION, AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

       No Federal funds may be used by U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement for any enforcement, detention, or 
     removal activity that violates section 235(c)(3) of the 
     William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2008, as amended by section __3(a).

     SEC. __5. TRANSFER OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
                   ENFORCEMENT FUNDING.

       Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2019 to U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement for enforcement and 
     removal operations--
       (1) $30,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of 
     Justice to expand the efforts of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation's Violent Crimes Against Children program to 
     investigate criminal networks involved in child trafficking;
       (2) $180,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of 
     Refugee Resettlement to provide the post-release legal, case 
     management, and child advocate services described in section 
     __6; and
       (3) $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Administration 
     for Children and Families to bolster the efforts of the Task 
     Force to Prevent and End Human Trafficking.

     SEC. __6. ENSURING THE SAFETY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
                   CHILDREN.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``post-release 
     case management services'' means services that--
       (1) are provided by a social worker, employed by a 
     nonprofit entity, who meets with the child individually and 
     with the family to develop an individualized service plan; 
     and
       (2) allow children to successfully transition into their 
     communities by--
       (A) assisting with school enrollment and acculturation;
       (B) locating medical and therapeutic services;
       (C) making referrals to area legal services; and
       (D) navigating new family settings and other individual 
     needs.
       (b) Required Services.--The Office of Refugee Resettlement 
     shall--
       (1) provide post-release case management to all children 
     upon release or as the need arises for the duration of their 
     immigration proceedings; and
       (2) facilitate efforts to connect every unaccompanied 
     child, including each child with a sponsor, with legal 
     representation for his or her immigration proceedings.
       (c) The Office of Refugee Resettlement Advisory Committee 
     on Shelters for Unaccompanied Alien Children.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.), shall immediately establish the Advisory 
     Committee on Shelters for Unaccompanied Alien Children 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Advisory 
     Committee'') to advise the Office of Refugee Resettlement on 
     matters regarding shelters and placements for unaccompanied 
     alien children relating to education, immigration law, 
     physical and mental health, trauma-informed social work 
     services, youth shelter management, and immigration detention 
     reform.
       (2) Composition and term.--
       (A) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint 14 
     individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee for 2-year 
     terms.
       (B) Prerequisites.--
       (i) In general.--Each member of the Advisory Committee 
     shall be employed by a nonprofit entities in the field of--

       (I) education;
       (II) immigration law;
       (III) physical and mental health of children and youth;
       (IV) trauma-informed child welfare social work services;
       (V) youth shelter management;
       (VI) cultural competency; or
       (VII) immigration detention reform.

       (ii) Representation.--At least 2 members of the Advisory 
     Committee shall represent each of the fields set forth in 
     clause (i).
       (3) Investigative authority.--
       (A) Inspections.--Members of the Advisory Committee may 
     conduct unannounced inspections of all shelters contracted 
     with the Office of Refugee Resettlement to hold unaccompanied 
     alien children.
       (B) Information sharing.--The Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement shall provide the Advisory Committee with access 
     to such materials as may be necessary to effectively advocate 
     for the best interest of children in the custody of the 
     Office of Refugee Resettlement, subject to applicable 
     statutes and regulations.
       (4) Consultations.--The Advisory Committee shall consult 
     with, and receive recommendations from--
       (A) the American Medical Association;
       (B) the American Academy of Pediatrics;
       (C) the National Association of Social Workers;
       (D) the American Bar Association Center on Children and the 
     Law;
       (E) the American Immigration Lawyers Association; and
       (F) other medical, child welfare, and legal experts.
       (5) Reports.--
       (A) Interim report.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     establishment of the Advisory Committee under paragraph (1), 
     the Advisory Committee shall release to the public an interim 
     report outlining the Advisory Committee's investigations and 
     recommendations regarding Office of Refugee Resettlement 
     shelters for unaccompanied alien children and submit such 
     report to--
       (i) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
       (ii) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       (iii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (v) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (vi) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (vii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     establishment of the Advisory Committee under paragraph (1), 
     the Advisory Committee shall release to the public, and 
     submit to the recipients of the interim report under 
     subparagraph (A), a final report that outlines the Advisory 
     Committee's investigations and recommendations regarding 
     Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters for unaccompanied 
     alien children.
       (6) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to preempt any Federal agency from investigating 
     allegations of mistreatment and abuse of unaccompanied alien 
     children in facilities overseen by the Department of Health 
     and Human Services.
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  SA 354. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 3057. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN CONSTRUCTION 
                   OR RENOVATION OF A PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     any construction or renovation of a privatized military 
     housing unit after the date of the enactment of this Act uses 
     energy efficiency measures described in subsection (b).
       (b) Energy Efficiency Measures Described.--The energy 
     efficiency measures described in this subsection are those 
     developed by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of 
     Energy, for purposes of this section and shall include the 
     following:
       (1) Solar and geothermal power.
       (2) Double-pane windows.
       (3) Adequate insulation.
       (4) Electric fixtures and appliances that reduce energy 
     usage.
       (c) Certification.--Before using any energy efficiency 
     measure under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives that the measure will have the 
     same lifecycle cost or a lower lifecycle cost as compared to 
     traditional measures.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 355. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations

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for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 718. PILOT PROGRAM ON INJURY PREDICTION AND PREVENTION 
                   TO ENHANCE COMBAT READINESS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is--
       (1) to increase deployment readiness and lethality of 
     members of the Armed Forces;
       (2) to create a more deployable, resilient, and sustainable 
     combat force;
       (3) to provide individualized, accurate assessments with 
     actionable metrics regarding the physical condition of each 
     member of the Armed Forces; and
       (4) to determine the feasibility and advisability of 
     developing a customized fitness program for each such member 
     to minimize musculoskeletal injuries in garrison and on 
     deployment.
       (b) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a pilot program to predict and prevent 
     musculoskeletal injuries in members of the Armed Forces.
       (c) Participation.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program under this section at not fewer than five military 
     installations that serve as readiness training platforms in 
     order to evaluate different musculoskeletal injury risk 
     profiles and training interventions based on the particular 
     requirements and tactical personnel needs of the military 
     departments.
       (d) Components.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     this section, the Secretary shall do the following:
       (1) Identify musculoskeletal injury risk for members of the 
     Armed Forces using integrated objective assessments in basic 
     and advanced training for such members.
       (2) Generate automated reports and personalized programs to 
     educate members of the Armed Forces on proper initiatives to 
     minimize injury risk.
       (3) Notify human performance and medical staff of the 
     Department when the musculoskeletal injury risk of a member 
     of the Armed Forces increases.
       (4) Provide monitoring of members of the Armed Forces who 
     are undergoing or have undergone assessments under paragraph 
     (1) to track the progress and readiness of such members.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days before the 
     completion of the pilot program under this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report that describes the conduct of the pilot program.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the pilot program, including outcome 
     measures to determine its effectiveness.
       (B) A description of the ability of the pilot program--
       (i) to identify combat readiness and risk for 
     musculoskeletal injury of members of the Armed Forces; and
       (ii) to address risk reduction via personalized fitness 
     programs.
       (C) A description of the reduction in injuries to members 
     of the Armed Forces and any associated cost savings as a 
     result of the pilot program.
       (D) A description of the reduction in non-deployability or 
     early return from deployment of members of the Armed Forces 
     due to musculoskeletal injury as a result of the pilot 
     program.
       (f) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program under this section for a period of not more than 
     three years.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 356. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPLEMENTING TRANSPORT ACCESS 
                   CONTROL CAPABILITY.

       (a) Additional Funding.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2020 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $3,500,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for the Cyber Operations Technology Development 
     (PE 0306250F).
       (b) Availability.--The amount available under subsection 
     (a) shall be available for the United States Cyber Command to 
     carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of implementing a Transport Access Control 
     capability that uses identity and noninteractive 
     authentication at the first packet of transmission control 
     protocol or Internet Protocol request to validate machine-to-
     machine communications hosted by cloud providers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 357. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 602. REPORT ON EXTENSION TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF SPECIAL AND 
                   INCENTIVE PAYS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   NOT CURRENTLY PAYABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the results of a study, conducted by the 
     Secretary for purposes of the report, on the feasability and 
     advisability of paying eligible members of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces any special or incentive pay 
     for members of the Armed Forces that is not currently payable 
     to members of the reserve components.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     set forth the following:
       (1) An estimate of the yearly cost of paying members of the 
     reserve components risk pay and flight pay under sections 
     351, 334 and 334a of title 37, United States Code, at the 
     same rate as members on active duty, regardless of number of 
     periods of instruction or appropriate duty participated in, 
     so long as there is at least one such period of instruction 
     or appropriate duty in the month.
       (2) A statement of the number of members of the reserve 
     components who qualify or potentially qualify for hazardous 
     duty incentive pay based on current professions or required 
     duties, broken out by hazardous duty categories set forth in 
     section 351 of title 37, United States Code.
       (3) If the Secretary determines that payment to eligible 
     members of the reserve components of any special or incentive 
     pay for members of the Armed Forces that is not currently 
     payable to members of the reserve components is feasable and 
     advisable, such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate for legislative or administrative action to 
     authorize such payment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 358. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1086. SILVER STAR SERVICE BANNER DAY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Congress is committed to honoring the sacrifices of 
     wounded and ill members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) The Silver Star Service Banner recognizes the members 
     of the Armed Forces and veterans who were wounded or became 
     ill while serving in combat for the United States.
       (3) The sacrifices made by members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans on behalf of the United States should never be 
     forgotten.
       (4) May 1 is an appropriate date to designate as ``Silver 
     Star Service Banner Day''.
       (b) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 146. Silver Star Service Banner Day

       ``(a) Designation.--May 1 is Silver Star Service Banner 
     Day.
       ``(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue 
     each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United 
     States to observe Silver Star Service Banner Day with 
     appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 145 the following:

``146. Silver Star Service Banner Day.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 359. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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              TITLE __--EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR VENEZUELA

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLES.

       This title may be cited as the ``Venezuela Emergency 
     Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019'' 
     or the ``VERDAD Act of 2019''.

    Subtitle A--Support for the Interim President of Venezuela and 
            Recognition of the Venezuelan National Assembly

     SEC. __11. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE 
                   INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Venezuela's electoral event on May 20, 2018 was 
     characterized by widespread fraud and did not comply with 
     international standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
     electoral process.
       (2) Given the fraudulent nature of Venezuela's May 20, 2018 
     electoral event, Nicolas Maduro's tenure as President of 
     Venezuela ended on January 10, 2019.
       (3) The National Assembly of Venezuela approved a 
     resolution on January 15, 2019 that terminated Nicolas 
     Maduro's authority as the President of Venezuela.
       (4) On January 23, 2019, the President of the National 
     Assembly of Venezuela was sworn in as the Interim President 
     of Venezuela.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress--
       (1) to support the decisions by the United States 
     Government, more than 50 governments around the world, the 
     Organization of American States, the Inter-American 
     Development Bank, and the European Parliament to recognize 
     National Assembly President Juan Guaido as the Interim 
     President of Venezuela;
       (2) to encourage the Interim President of Venezuela to 
     advance efforts to hold democratic presidential elections in 
     the shortest possible period; and
       (3) that the Organization of American States, with support 
     from the United States Government and partner governments, 
     should provide diplomatic, technical, and financial support 
     for a new presidential election in Venezuela that complies 
     with international standards for a free, fair, and 
     transparent electoral process.

     SEC. __12. RECOGNITION OF VENEZUELA'S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED 
                   NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that Venezuela's unicameral 
     National Assembly convened on January 6, 2016, following 
     democratic elections that were held on December 6, 2015.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Venezuela's democratically elected National Assembly is the 
     only national level democratic institution remaining in the 
     country.
       (c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     recognize the democratically elected National Assembly of 
     Venezuela as the only legitimate national legislative body in 
     Venezuela.
       (d) Assistance to Venezuela's National Assembly.--The 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     prioritize efforts to provide technical assistance to support 
     the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela in 
     accordance with section __44.

     SEC. __13. ADVANCING A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO VENEZUELA'S 
                   CRISIS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) direct, credible negotiations led by the Interim 
     President of Venezuela and members of Venezuela's 
     democratically elected National Assembly--
       (A) are supported by stakeholders in the international 
     community that have recognized the Interim President of 
     Venezuela;
       (B) include the input and interests of Venezuelan civil 
     society; and
       (C) represent the best opportunity to reach a solution to 
     the Venezuelan crisis that includes--
       (i) holding a new presidential election that complies with 
     international standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
     electoral process;
       (ii) ending Nicolas Maduro's usurpation of presidential 
     authorities;
       (iii) restoring democracy and the rule of law;
       (iv) freeing political prisoners; and
       (v) facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid;
       (2) dialogue between the Maduro regime and representatives 
     of the political opposition that commenced in October 2017, 
     and were supported by the Governments of Mexico, of Chile, of 
     Bolivia, and of Nicaragua, did not result in an agreement 
     because the Maduro regime failed to credibly participate in 
     the process; and
       (3) negotiations between the Maduro regime and 
     representatives of the political opposition that commenced in 
     October 2016, and were supported by the Vatican, did not 
     result in an agreement because the Maduro regime failed to 
     credibly participate in the process.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     support diplomatic engagement in order to advance a 
     negotiated and peaceful solution to Venezuela's political, 
     economic, and humanitarian crisis that is described in 
     subsection (a)(1).

             Subtitle B--Humanitarian Relief for Venezuela

     SEC. __21. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States Government should expand efforts to 
     peacefully address Venezuela's humanitarian crisis; and
       (2) humanitarian assistance--
       (A) should be targeted toward those most in need and 
     delivered through partners that uphold internationally 
     recognized humanitarian principles; and
       (B) should not be passed through the control or 
     distribution mechanisms of the Maduro regime.
       (b) Humanitarian Relief.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, shall provide--
       (A) humanitarian assistance to individuals and communities 
     in Venezuela, including--
       (i) public health commodities and services, including 
     medicines and basic medical supplies and equipment;
       (ii) basic food commodities and nutritional supplements 
     needed to address growing malnutrition and improve food 
     security for the people of Venezuela, with a specific 
     emphasis on the most vulnerable populations; and
       (iii) technical assistance to ensure that health and food 
     commodities are appropriately selected, procured, targeted, 
     and distributed; and
       (B) Venezuelans and hosting communities, as appropriate, in 
     neighboring countries with humanitarian aid, such as--
       (i) urgently needed health and nutritional assistance, 
     including logistical and technical assistance to hospitals 
     and health centers in affected communities;
       (ii) food assistance for vulnerable individuals, including 
     assistance to improve food security for affected communities; 
     and
       (iii) hygiene supplies and sanitation services.
       (2) Aid to venezuelans in neighboring countries.--The aid 
     described in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) may be provided--
       (i) directly to Venezuelans in neighboring countries, 
     including countries of the Caribbean; or
       (ii) indirectly through the communities in which the 
     Venezuelans reside; and
       (B) should focus on the most vulnerable Venezuelans in 
     neighboring countries.
       (c) Humanitarian Assistance Strategy Update.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall submit, to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, an update to the Venezuela humanitarian 
     assistance strategy described in the conference report 
     accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 
     116-6), to cover a 2-year period and include--
       (1) a description of the United States humanitarian 
     assistance provided under this section;
       (2) a description of United States diplomatic efforts to 
     ensure support from international donors, including regional 
     partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, for the 
     provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of 
     Venezuela;
       (3) the identification of governments that are willing to 
     provide financial and technical assistance for the provision 
     of such humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela 
     and a description of such assistance; and
       (4) the identification of the financial and technical 
     assistance to be provided by multilateral institutions, 
     including the United Nations humanitarian agencies, the Pan 
     American Health Organization, the Inter-American Development 
     Bank, and the World Bank, and a description of such 
     assistance.
       (d) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall work with 
     relevant foreign governments and multilateral organizations 
     to coordinate a donors summit and carry out diplomatic 
     engagement to advance the strategy required under subsection 
     (c).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to carry 
     out the activities set forth in subsection (b).
       (f) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. __22. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE 
                   HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United Nations humanitarian agencies should conduct and 
     publish independent assessments of the humanitarian situation 
     in Venezuela, including--
       (1) the extent and impact of the shortages of food, 
     medicine, and medical supplies in Venezuela;
       (2) basic health indicators in Venezuela, such as maternal 
     and child mortality rates and the prevalence and treatment of 
     communicable diseases; and
       (3) the efforts needed to resolve the shortages identified 
     in paragraph (1) and to improve the health indicators 
     referred to in paragraph (2).
       (b) United Nations Resident Coordinator.--The President 
     should instruct the

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     Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
     Nations to support the efforts of the Resident Coordinator 
     for Venezuela in a manner that--
       (1) contributes to Venezuela's long-term recovery; and
       (2) advances humanitarian efforts in Venezuela and for 
     Venezuelans residing in neighboring countries.

     SEC. __23. SANCTIONS EXCEPTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
     commodity'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
       (2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
       (3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
       (b) In General.--Any transaction, not otherwise prohibited 
     by under part V of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any Executive order relating to the national emergency 
     declared in Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), for 
     the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or 
     medical devices to Venezuela, or for the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela, and any 
     transaction that is ordinarily incidental or necessary to any 
     such transaction, regardless of whether the transaction or 
     provision of humanitarian assistance originate in, or have a 
     connection to, the United States, shall be exempt from United 
     States sanctions, including sanctions described in--
       (1) sections __63, __65, __66, __68, and __71;
       (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society 
     Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278); or
       (3) Executive Orders 13808 and 13850.

     SEC. __24. COORDINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN 
                   ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 
     2019''.
       (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) Report on the Coordination and Distribution of 
     Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Venezuela Including 
     Strategy on Future Efforts.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall submit a report 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that evaluates 
     the delivery and coordination of humanitarian assistance to 
     the people of Venezuela, whether residing in Venezuela or 
     elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) identify how United States Agency for International 
     Development and Department of State best practices are being 
     utilized in providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela 
     and countries in the region;
       (B) describe the current and anticipated challenges to 
     distributing humanitarian assistance in Venezuela and 
     countries hosting Venezuelan migrants; and
       (C) describe how the distribution of humanitarian 
     assistance is being monitored and evaluated, including--
       (i) the number of beneficiaries receiving such assistance;
       (ii) an assessment of how humanitarian and development 
     assistance is benefitting Venezuelan migrants inside and 
     outside of the country; and
       (iii) what additional staff may be necessary to manage such 
     assistance.

                 Subtitle C--Addressing Regime Cohesion

     SEC. __31. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON DECLINING COHESION INSIDE THE 
                   VENEZUELAN MILITARY AND THE MADURO REGIME.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and 
     Research, and in coordination with the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall submit a classified report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
     declining cohesion inside the Venezuelan military and 
     security forces and the Maduro regime.
       (b) Additional Elements.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify senior members of the Venezuelan military and 
     the Maduro regime, including generals, admirals, cabinet 
     ministers, deputy cabinet ministers, and the heads of 
     intelligence agencies, whose loyalty to Nicolas Maduro is 
     declining;
       (2) describe the factors that would accelerate the decision 
     making of individuals identified in paragraph (1)--
       (A) to break with the Maduro regime; and
       (B) to recognize the Interim President of Venezuela and his 
     government; and
       (3) assess and detail the massive number of desertions and 
     defections that have occurred at the officer and enlisted 
     levels inside the Venezuelan military and security forces.
       (c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
     acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and 
     in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall provide a classified briefing to appropriate 
     congressional committees on the subject matter described in 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. __32. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall impose the 
     visa restrictions described in subsection (c) on any foreign 
     person who the Secretary determines--
       (1) is a current or former senior official of the Maduro 
     regime, or any foreign person acting on behalf of such 
     regime, who is knowingly responsible for, complicit in, 
     responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 
     directing, or participating in (directly or indirectly) any 
     activity in or in relation to Venezuela, on or after January 
     23, 2019, that significantly undermines or threatens the 
     integrity of--
       (A) the democratically-elected National Assembly of 
     Venezuela; or
       (B) the President of such National Assembly, while serving 
     as Interim President of Venezuela, or the senior government 
     officials under the supervision of such President;
       (2) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in 
     paragraph (1); or
       (3) is the spouse or child of Venezuelan person sanctioned 
     under--
       (A) section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights 
     and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as 
     amended by section __63 of this Act;
       (B) section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
     Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b)); or
       (C) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) and 13850.
       (b) Removal From Visa Revocation List.--Pursuant to such 
     procedures as the Secretary of State may establish to 
     implement this section--
       (1) if any person described in subsection (a)(1) recognizes 
     and pledges support for the Interim President of Venezuela or 
     a subsequent democratically elected government of Venezuela, 
     that person and any family members of that person who were 
     subject to visa restrictions pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
     shall no longer be subject to such visa restrictions; and
       (2) if any person described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C) of subsection (a)(3) recognizes and pledges support for 
     the Interim President of Venezuela or a subsequent 
     democratically elected government of Venezuela, any family 
     members of that person who were subject to visa restrictions 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3) shall no longer be subject to 
     such visa restrictions.
       (c) Visa Restrictions Described.--
       (1) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa 
     or other documentation.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (b), an alien described in subsection (a)--
       (A) is inadmissible to the United States;
       (B) is ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation 
     authorizing entry into the United States;
       (C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted into the United 
     States or to receive any benefit under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and
       (D) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i), have his 
     or her visa or other documentation revoked, regardless of 
     when the visa or other documentation was issued.
       (2) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is 
     necessary to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
     November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
     States, or other applicable international obligations.
       (d) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such 
     regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section.

     SEC. __33. WAIVER FOR SANCTIONED OFFICIALS THAT RECOGNIZE THE 
                   INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.

       (a) Removal of Sanctions.--If a person sanctioned under any 
     of the provisions of law described in subsection (b) 
     recognizes and pledges supports for the Interim President of 
     Venezuela or a subsequent democratically elected government, 
     the person shall no longer be subject to such sanctions, 
     pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may establish to implement this 
     section.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
     subsection are set forth in the following provisions of law:
       (1)(A) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 5(a) of the 
     Venezuela Defense of Human Rights

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     and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as 
     amended by section __63 of this Act.
       (B) Paragraph (5) of section 5(a) of such Act, to the 
     extent such paragraph relates to the sanctions described in 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of such subsection.
       (2)(A) Clauses (1) and (4) of section 1(a)(ii)(A) of 
     Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (B) Subparagraph (D)(2) of section 1(a)(ii) of such 
     Executive Order, to the extent such subparagraph relates to 
     the provisions of law cited in subparagraph (A).
       (3)(A) Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13850.
       (B) Paragraph (iii) of section 1(a) of such Executive 
     Order, to the extent such paragraph relates to the provision 
     of law cited in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such 
     regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section.

Subtitle D--Restoring Democracy and Addressing the Political Crisis in 
                               Venezuela

     SEC. __41. SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 
                   AND THE LIMA GROUP.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State should--
       (1) take additional steps to support ongoing efforts by the 
     Secretary General of the Organization of American States to 
     promote diplomatic initiatives to foster the restoration of 
     democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela;
       (2) conduct diplomatic engagement in support of efforts by 
     the Lima Group to restore democracy and the rule of law in 
     Venezuela and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian 
     assistance for the Venezuelan people; and
       (3) engage with the International Contact Group on 
     Venezuela to advance a peaceful and democratic solution to 
     the current crisis.
       (b) Defined Terms.--In this section:
       (1) International contact group on venezuela.--The 
     ``International Contact Group on Venezuela'' refers to a 
     diplomatic bloc--
       (A) whose members include the European Union, France, 
     Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, the 
     United Kingdom, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Uruguay; and
       (B) which was established to advance a peaceful and 
     democratic solution to the current crisis in Venezuela.
       (2) Lima group.--The ``Lima Group'' refers to a diplomatic 
     bloc--
       (A) whose members include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, 
     Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, 
     Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia; and
       (B) which was established to address the political, 
     economic, and humanitarian crises in Venezuela.

     SEC. __42. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State should conduct robust diplomatic 
     engagement in support of efforts in Venezuela, and on the 
     part of the international community, to ensure accountability 
     for possible crimes against humanity and serious violations 
     of human rights.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to Congress that--
       (1) evaluates the degree to which the Maduro regime and its 
     officials, including members of the Venezuelan security 
     forces, have engaged in actions that constitute possible 
     crimes against humanity and serious violations of human 
     rights; and
       (2) provides options for holding accountable the 
     perpetrators identified under paragraph (1).

     SEC. __43. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION AND 
                   DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SOCIETY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development--
       (1) shall work with the Organization of American States to 
     ensure credible international observation of future elections 
     in Venezuela that contributes to free, fair, and transparent 
     democratic electoral processes; and
       (2) shall work with nongovernmental organizations--
       (A) to strengthen democratic governance and institutions, 
     including the democratically elected National Assembly of 
     Venezuela;
       (B) to defend internationally recognized human rights for 
     the people of Venezuela, including support for efforts to 
     document crimes against humanity and violations of human 
     rights;
       (C) to support the efforts of independent media outlets to 
     broadcast, distribute, and share information beyond the 
     limited channels made available by the Maduro regime; and
       (D) to combat corruption and improve the transparency and 
     accountability of institutions that are part of the Maduro 
     regime.
       (b) Engagement at the Organization of American States.--The 
     Secretary of State, acting through the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the Organization of American 
     States, should advocate and build diplomatic support for 
     sending an election observation mission to Venezuela to 
     ensure that democratic electoral processes are organized and 
     carried out in a free, fair, and transparent manner.
       (c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, shall provide a 
     briefing on the strategy to carry out the activities 
     described in subsection (a) to--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2020, $17,500,000 to 
     carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
       (2) Notification requirements.--Amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to the notification 
     requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic 
     Support Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)) and from the Development 
     Assistance Fund under section 653(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), to the extent 
     that such funds are expended.

         Subtitle E--Supporting the Reconstruction of Venezuela

     SEC. __51. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO 
                   ADVANCE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA'S 
                   ECONOMY AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--The President shall engage the 
     International Monetary Fund and the Multilateral Development 
     Banks to support a framework for the economic reconstruction 
     of Venezuela, contingent upon the restoration of democracy 
     and the rule of law in the country.
       (b) Additional Elements.--The framework created under 
     subsection (a) should include policy proposals--
       (1) to provide Venezuelans with humanitarian assistance, 
     poverty alleviation, and a social safety net;
       (2) to advance debt restructuring and debt sustainability 
     measures;
       (3) to restore the production and efficient management of 
     Venezuela's oil industry, including rebuilding energy 
     infrastructure;
       (4) to eliminate price controls and market distorting 
     subsidies in the Venezuelan economy; and
       (5) to address hyperinflation in Venezuela.
       (c) Consultation.--In supporting the framework under 
     subsection (a), the President shall consult with relevant 
     stakeholders in the humanitarian (including international and 
     nongovernmental organizations), financial, and energy 
     sectors.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any effort to conduct debt restructuring should--
       (1) include discussions with China, which is Venezuela's 
     biggest creditor; and
       (2) appropriately account for China's and Russia's high-
     risk lending to Venezuela.
       (e) Certification.--The President may not support lending 
     or financing for Venezuela from the International Monetary 
     Fund and the Multilateral Development Banks until the 
     Secretary of State submits a report to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives certifying that any 
     such lending or financing--
       (1) would be managed by the Interim President of Venezuela 
     or a new, democratically-elected President;
       (2) would not be used to repay external creditors who are 
     not members of the Group of Seven unless such payments are 
     essential to the restoration of economic stability and 
     democracy in Venezuela; and
       (3) would not benefit the Maduro regime.
       (f) Waiver.--The President may waive the certification 
     requirement under subsection (e) if the President--
       (1) determines that such waiver is in the national interest 
     of the United States; and
       (2) not later than 30 days after making a determination 
     under paragraph (1), submits to the congressional committees 
     referred to in subsection (e)--
       (A) an explanation for why such a waiver is in the United 
     States national interest; and
       (B) why the Secretary of State is unable to submit the 
     certification described in subsection (e).

     SEC. __52. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE VENEZUELAN 
                   PEOPLE.

       (a) Recovering Assets.--The Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall 
     advance a coordinated international effort--
       (1) to carry out special financial investigations to 
     identify and track assets taken from the people and 
     institutions of Venezuela through theft, corruption, money 
     laundering, or other illicit means; and
       (2) to work with foreign governments--
       (A) to share financial investigations intelligence, as 
     appropriate;
       (B) to block the assets identified pursuant to paragraph 
     (1); and
       (C) to provide technical assistance to help governments 
     establish the necessary legal framework to carry out asset 
     forfeitures.
       (b) Additional Elements.--The coordinated international 
     effort described in subsection (a) should include input 
     from--
       (1) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
     of the Treasury;
       (2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the 
     Department of the Treasury; and

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       (3) the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the 
     Department of Justice.
       (c) Strategy Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall 
     submit a strategy for carrying out the activities described 
     in subsection (a) to--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Additional elements.--The strategy required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment whether the United States or another 
     member of the international community should establish a 
     managed fund to hold the assets identified pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) that could be returned to a future 
     democratic government in Venezuela.
       (B) Such recommendations as the Secretaries and the 
     Attorney General consider appropriate for legislative or 
     administrative action in the United States that would be 
     needed to establish and manage the fund described in 
     subparagraph (A).

           Subtitle F--Restoring the Rule of Law in Venezuela

     SEC. __61. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COORDINATED 
                   SANCTIONS STRATEGY WITH PARTNERS IN THE WESTERN 
                   HEMISPHERE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION.

       (a) Strengthening Sanctions Capacity in Latin America and 
     the Caribbean.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, shall offer to provide 
     technical assistance to partner governments in Latin America 
     and the Caribbean to assist such governments in establishing 
     the legislative and regulatory frameworks needed to impose 
     targeted sanctions on officials of the Maduro regime who--
       (1) are responsible for human rights abuses;
       (2) have engaged in public corruption; or
       (3) are undermining democratic institutions and processes 
     in Venezuela.
       (b) Coordinating International Sanctions.--The Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     shall engage in diplomatic efforts with partner governments, 
     including the Government of Canada, governments in the 
     European Union, and governments in Latin America and the 
     Caribbean, to impose targeted sanctions on the Maduro regime 
     officials described in subsection (a).
       (c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 
     a strategy for carrying out the activities described in 
     subsection (a) to--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2020, $3,000,000 to 
     carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
       (2) Notification requirements.--Amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to the notification 
     requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic 
     Support Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)) and the International 
     Narcotics and Law Enforcement Fund under section 489 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h) to the 
     extent that such funds are expended.

     SEC. __62. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF 
                   VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS IN CORRUPTION AND ILLICIT 
                   NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
     acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and 
     in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall provide a classified briefing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the involvement of senior 
     officials of the Maduro regime, including members of the 
     National Electoral Council, the judicial system, and the 
     Venezuelan security forces, in illicit narcotics trafficking 
     and significant acts of public corruption in Venezuela.
       (b) Additional Elements.--The briefing provided under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) describe how the significant acts of public corruption 
     pose challenges for United States national security and 
     impact the rule of law and democratic governance in countries 
     of the Western Hemisphere;
       (2) identify individuals for whom there is credible 
     information that they frustrated the ability of the United 
     States to combat illicit narcotics trafficking;
       (3) include an assessment of the relationship between 
     individuals identified under subsection (a) and Nicolas 
     Maduro or members of his cabinet; and
       (4) include input from the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Financial 
     Crimes Enforcement Network.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. __63. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC 
                   CORRUPTION AND UNDERMINING DEMOCRATIC 
                   GOVERNANCE.

       (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
     which was signed on March 8, 2015, provided for sanctions 
     against any person determined to be responsible for actions 
     that undermine democratic processes and institutions or 
     responsible for acts of public corruption by senior officials 
     within the Government of Venezuela that were not included in 
     the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act 
     of 2014 (Public Law 113-278).
       (b) Sanctions.--Section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of 
     Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
     278) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) is responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, 
     controlling, or otherwise directing, significant actions or 
     policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions;
       ``(4) is responsible for, complicit in, ordering, 
     controlling, or otherwise directing, or to have participated 
     in, directly or indirectly, public corruption by senior 
     officials within the Government of Venezuela; or''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), 
     (3), or (4)''.

     SEC. __64. PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT SANCTIONED OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a 
     classified briefing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the total assessed value of blocked assets of 
     Venezuelans designated under sanctions authorized under--
       (1) the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (title 
     VIII of Public Law 106-120; 21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.);
       (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society 
     Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as amended by section __63 
     of this Act; or
       (3) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) and 13850.
       (b) Additional Elements.--The briefing provided under 
     subsection (a) should provide descriptions of specific cases 
     that are most representative of the endemic corruption and 
     illicit financial activities occurring in Venezuela.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. __65. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME DEBT.

       (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13808 (82 Fed. Reg. 41155), 
     which was signed on August 24, 2017, provided for sanctions 
     intended to limit the ability of the Maduro regime to issue 
     public debt.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section and in sections __66 and 
     __68:
       (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
     subgroup, or organization.
       (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means any--
       (A) United States citizen;
       (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the 
     United States;
       (C) entity organized under the laws of the United States or 
     any jurisdiction within the United States (including a 
     foreign branch of any such entity); and
       (D) any person physically located in the United States.
       (c) In General.--The President may prohibit, in the United 
     States or by a United States person--
       (1) any transaction related to, provision of financing for, 
     or other dealing in--
       (A) debt instruments with a maturity of greater than 90 
     days issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) debt instruments with a maturity of greater than 30 
     days or equity issued by the Maduro regime on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, excluding debt instruments 
     issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., that are not covered 
     under subparagraph (A);
       (C) bonds issued by the Maduro regime before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act; or
       (D) dividend payments or other distributions of profits to 
     the Maduro regime from

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     any entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by 
     the Maduro regime;
       (2) the direct or indirect purchase of securities from the 
     Maduro regime, except for--
       (A) securities qualifying as debt instruments issued by 
     Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that are not described in paragraph 
     (1)(A); and
       (B) securities qualifying as debt instruments issued by the 
     Maduro regime on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that are not described in paragraph (1)(B);
       (3) any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose 
     of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to 
     violate a prohibition under paragraph (1) or (2); and
       (4) any conspiracy to violate a prohibition under paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3).
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should waive the prohibitions described in 
     subsection (c) and in Executive Order 13808 if the related 
     debt instruments, bonds, or securities have been approved or 
     ratified by the democratically elected National Assembly of 
     the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

     SEC. __66. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME 
                   DEBT.

       (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13835 (83 Fed. Reg. 24001), 
     which was signed on May 21, 2018, provided for additional 
     sanctions against transactions involving the existing public 
     debt of the Maduro regime.
       (b) Prohibition.--The President may prohibit a United 
     States person or any person within the United States from--
       (1) purchasing any debt owed to the Maduro regime, 
     including accounts receivable;
       (2) entering into any transaction related to any debt owed 
     to the Maduro regime that is pledged as collateral after May 
     21, 2018, including accounts receivable; or
       (3) entering into any transaction involving the selling, 
     transferring, assigning, or pledging as collateral by the 
     Maduro regime of any equity interest in any entity in which 
     the Maduro regime has a 50 percent or greater ownership 
     interest.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should waive the prohibitions described in 
     subsection (a) and in Executive Order 13835 if transactions 
     involving related debt instruments, bonds, or securities have 
     been approved or ratified by the democratically elected 
     National Assembly of Venezuela.

     SEC. __67. EXPANDING KINGPIN SANCTIONS ON NARCOTICS 
                   TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING.

       (a) Financial Sanctions Expansion.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency should expand investigations, 
     intelligence collection, and analysis pursuant to the Foreign 
     Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to 
     facilitate the identification and support the application of 
     sanctions against--
       (1) significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their 
     organizations and networks; and
       (2) the foreign persons who provide material, financial, or 
     technological support to such traffickers, organizations, and 
     networks.
       (b) Targets.--The efforts described in subsection (a) 
     should specifically target--
       (1) senior members of the Maduro regime, including military 
     officers, involved in narcotics trafficking and money 
     laundering;
       (2) foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations 
     and networks that are operating in Venezuela; and
       (3) the foreign persons who provide material, financial, or 
     technological support to such traffickers, organizations, and 
     networks that are operating in Venezuela.

     SEC. __68. SANCTIONS ON THE MADURO REGIME'S TRADE IN GOLD.

       (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13850, which was signed on 
     November 1, 2018, ordered sanctions against the gold sector 
     of the Venezuelan economy.
       (b) Sanctions Authorized.--The President, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of 
     State, may block and prohibit the transfer, payment, 
     exportation, withdrawal, or other disposition of all property 
     and interests in property of any person that operates in the 
     gold sector of the Venezuelan economy if such property is in 
     the United States, comes into the United States, or is or 
     comes within the possession or control of any United States 
     person.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     (as defined in section 612(b)) that--
       (1) details whether section 5318A of title 31, United 
     States Code, provides the Secretary of the Treasury with 
     sufficient authority to fully address the extent to which 
     transactions related to finished and unfinished precious 
     metals are used to assist in money-laundering transactions, 
     particularly with respect to high-risk jurisdictions, 
     including Venezuela;
       (2) includes recommendations the Secretary of the Treasury 
     considers necessary and appropriate for United States 
     legislative or administrative action that would be needed to 
     address any findings referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (3) includes, in a classified annex, an explanation for how 
     the Department of the Treasury is currently using its 
     authorities under section 5318A of title 31, United States 
     Code, to address transactions related to precious metals that 
     are used to assist in money-laundering transactions.

     SEC. __69. CONCERNS OVER PDVSA TRANSACTIONS WITH ROSNEFT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In late 2016, Venezuelan state-owned oil company 
     Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (referred to in this section as 
     ``PDVSA''), through a no compete transaction, secured a loan 
     from Russian government-controlled oil company Rosneft, using 
     49.9 percent of PDVSA's American subsidiary, CITGO Petroleum 
     Corporation, including its assets in the United States, as 
     collateral. As a result of this transaction, 100 percent of 
     CITGO is held as collateral by PDVSA's creditors.
       (2) CITGO, a wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA, is engaged 
     in interstate commerce and owns and controls critical energy 
     infrastructure in 19 States of the United States, including 
     an extensive network of pipelines, 48 terminals, and 3 
     refineries, with a combined oil refining capacity of 749,000 
     barrels per day. CITGO's refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 
     is the sixth largest refinery in the United States.
       (3) The Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 
     Rosneft, which is controlled by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, and its Executive Chairman, Igor Sechin, 
     following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and its 
     illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.
       (4) The Department of Homeland Security has designated the 
     energy sector as critical to United States infrastructure.
       (5) The growing economic crisis in Venezuela raises the 
     probability that the Maduro regime and PDVSA will default on 
     their international debt obligations, resulting in a scenario 
     in which Rosneft could come into control of CITGO's United 
     States energy infrastructure holdings.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) control of critical United States energy infrastructure 
     by Rosneft, a Russian government-controlled entity currently 
     under United States sanctions that is led by Igor Sechin, who 
     is also under United States sanctions and is a close 
     associate of Vladimir Putin, would pose a significant risk to 
     United States national security and energy security; and
       (2) a default by PDVSA on its loan from Rosneft, resulting 
     in Rosneft coming into possession of PDVSA's United States 
     CITGO assets, would warrant careful consideration by the 
     Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
       (c) Preventing Rosneft From Controlling United States 
     Energy Infrastructure.--The President shall take all 
     necessary steps to prevent Rosneft from gaining control of 
     critical United States energy infrastructure.
       (d) Security Risk Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Energy, shall provide a briefing on the security risks posed 
     by Russian control of CITGO's United States energy 
     infrastructure holdings to--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. __69A. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND ACTORS IN VENEZUELA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting 
     through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the 
     Department of State, and in coordination with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall provide a classified briefing to 
     the appropriate congressional committees on--
       (1) the full extent of cooperation by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation, the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China, the Government of Cuba, and the Government of Iran 
     with the Maduro regime; and
       (2) the activities inside Venezuelan territory of foreign 
     armed groups, including Colombian criminal organizations and 
     defectors from the Colombian guerilla group known as the 
     Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and foreign terrorist 
     organizations, including the Colombian guerilla group known 
     as the National Liberation Army (ELN).
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. __69B. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN VENEZUELA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act''.
       (b) Threat Assessment and Strategy to Counter Russian 
     Influence in Venezuela.--
       (1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

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       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Threat assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding--
       (A) an assessment of Russian-Venezuelan security 
     cooperation; and
       (B) the potential threat such cooperation poses to the 
     United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere.
       (3) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the briefing 
     required under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall 
     brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding a 
     strategy to counter threats identified in such assessment 
     from Russian-Venezuelan cooperation.
       (c) Aliens Ineligible for Visas, Admission, or Parole.--
       (1) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of either 
     Secretary) knows, or has reason to believe, is an alien who 
     is acting or has acted on behalf of the Russian Government in 
     direct support of the security forces of the Maduro regime 
     is--
       (A) inadmissible to the United States;
       (B) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted into the United 
     States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
       (2) Current visas revoked.--
       (A) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or 
     a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance 
     with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation 
     issued to an alien described in paragraph (1) regardless of 
     when the visa or other entry documentation is issued.
       (B) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       (i) take effect immediately; and
       (ii) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.
       (3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement or for national security reasons.--
       (A) International obligations.--This section shall not 
     apply to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 
     United States is necessary to permit the United States to 
     comply with--
       (i) the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United 
     Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 
     into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and 
     the United States; or
       (ii) other applicable international obligations of the 
     United States.
       (B) National security.--The President may waive the 
     application of this section to an alien if the President--
       (i) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     interest of the United States; and
       (ii) submits a notice of, and justification for, such 
     waiver to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (4) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on the date 
     that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __69C. RESTRICTION ON EXPORT OF COVERED ARTICLES AND 
                   SERVICES TO CERTAIN SECURITY FORCES OF 
                   VENEZUELA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Venezuela Arms Restriction Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Covered article or service.--The term ``covered article 
     or service''--
       (A) for purposes of subsection (c), means--
       (i) a defense article or defense service (as such terms are 
     defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2794)); and
       (ii) any article included on the Commerce Control List set 
     forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export 
     Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII 
     of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled for 
     crime control purposes, if the end user is likely to use the 
     article to violate the human rights of the citizens of 
     Venezuela; and
       (B) for purposes of subsection (d), means--
       (i) any defense article or defense service of the type 
     described in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2794); and
       (ii) any article of the type included on the Commerce 
     Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the 
     Export Administration Regulations and controlled for crime 
     control purposes.
       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (5) Security forces of venezuela.--The term ``security 
     forces of Venezuela'' includes--
       (A) the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, including the 
     Bolivarian National Guard;
       (B) the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service;
       (C) the Bolivarian National Police; and
       (D) the Bureau for Scientific, Criminal and Forensic 
     Investigations of the Ministry of Interior, Justice, and 
     Peace.
       (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.
       (c) Restriction on Export of Covered Articles and Services 
     to Certain Security Forces of Venezuela.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, covered articles or services may not be exported from 
     the United States to any element of the security forces of 
     the Maduro regime.
       (2) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of 
     other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall--
       (A) determine, using such information that is available to 
     the Secretary of State, whether any covered article or 
     service has been transferred since July 2017 to the security 
     forces of Venezuela without a license or other authorization 
     as required by law; and
       (B) submit such determination in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (d) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, 
     shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the transfer by foreign persons of covered articles 
     or services to elements of the security forces of Venezuela 
     that are under the authority of the Maduro regime.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The briefing required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) a list of all significant transfers by foreign persons 
     of covered articles or services to such elements of the 
     security forces of Venezuela since July 2017;
       (B) a list of all foreign persons who maintain an existing 
     defense relationship with such elements of the security 
     forces of Venezuela; and
       (C) any known use of covered articles or services by such 
     elements of the security forces of Venezuela or associated 
     forces, including paramilitary groups, that have coordinated 
     with such security forces to assault, intimidate, or murder 
     political activists, protesters, dissidents, and other civil 
     society leaders, including Juan Guaido.
       (e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the date on which the President certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the Government of 
     Venezuela has returned to a democratic form of government 
     with respect for the essential elements of representative 
     democracy as set forth in Article 3 of the Inter-American 
     Democratic Charter, adopted by the Organization of American 
     States in Lima on September 11, 2001.

Subtitle G--Cryptocurrency Sanctions and Ensuring the Effectiveness of 
                        United States Sanctions

     SEC. __71. SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA'S CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE 
                   PROVISION OF RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13827 (83 Fed. Reg. 12469), 
     which was signed on March 19, 2018, provided for sanctions 
     intended to limit the effectiveness of the issuance by the 
     Maduro regime of a digital currency in an effort to 
     circumvent United States sanctions.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
     subgroup, or organization.
       (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means any--
       (A) United States citizen;
       (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the 
     United States;
       (C) entity organized under the laws of the United States or 
     any jurisdiction within the United States (including a 
     foreign branch of any such entity); and
       (D) any person physically located in the United States.
       (c) Prohibition of Certain Transactions.--
       (1) In general.--All transactions by a United States person 
     or within the United States that relate to, provide financing 
     for, or otherwise deal in any digital currency, digital coin, 
     or digital token, that was issued by, for, or on behalf of 
     the Maduro regime are prohibited beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Applicability.--The prohibitions under paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
     regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be 
     issued pursuant to thistitle, and notwithstanding any 
     contract entered into or any license or permit granted before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

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       (3) Prohibitions.--Any transaction that evades or avoids, 
     has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation 
     of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth 
     in this subsection is prohibited. Any conspiracy formed to 
     violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this subsection 
     is prohibited.
       (d) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to 
     take such actions, including promulgating rules and 
     regulations, to implement this section.
       (2) Delegation.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
     redelegate any of the functions described in paragraph (1) to 
     other officers and executive departments and agencies of the 
     United States Government. All agencies of the United States 
     Government shall take all appropriate measures within their 
     authority to carry out the provisions of this section.
       (e) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition under 
     subsection (c)(1) if the President--
       (1) determines that such waiver is in the national interest 
     of the United States; and
       (2) not later than 30 days after making a determination 
     under paragraph (1), submits a written explanation for why 
     such a waiver is in the United States national interest to--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. __72. BRIEFING ON THE IMPACT OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES ON 
                   UNITED STATES SANCTIONS.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Methodology.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the 
     Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shall 
     develop a methodology to assess how any digital currency, 
     digital coin, or digital token, that was issued by, for, or 
     on behalf of the Maduro regime is being utilized to 
     circumvent or undermine United States sanctions.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the methodology developed under 
     subsection (b).

                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. __81. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.

       (a) Humanitarian Assistance; Sanctions Coordination.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any of the 
     congressional committees listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation--
       (A) of section 201, the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall provide such briefing to such committee; 
     and
       (B) of section 601, the Secretary of State shall provide 
     such briefing to such committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The committees listed in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) United Nations; Negotiated Solution; Crimes Against 
     Humanity.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 103, 202, or 
     403, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to 
     such committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) Regime Cohesion.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 301, the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall provide such briefing to such committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (d) International Election Observation; Democratic Civil 
     Society.--Not later than 15 days after a congressional 
     committee listed in subsection (a)(2) requests a briefing 
     regarding the implementation of section 405, the Secretary of 
     State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall provide such briefing to such 
     committee.
       (e) Visa Restrictions; Sanctions Waiver.--Not later than 15 
     days after a congressional committee listed in subsection 
     (b)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of 
     section 302 or 303, the Secretary of State shall provide such 
     briefing to such committee.
       (f) Reconstruction of Venezuela's Energy Infrastructure.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 501, the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall provide such briefing to such 
     committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (g) Recovery of Stolen Assets.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 502, the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Attorney General shall provide such briefing to such 
     committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (h) Financial Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 605, 606, or 
     608, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide such 
     briefing to such committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (i) Kingpin Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in subsection (h)(2) requests 
     a briefing regarding the implementation of section 607, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency shall provide such briefing to such 
     committee.
       (j) PDVSA Transactions With Rosneft.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
     congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
     briefing regarding the implementation of section 609, the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such briefing to 
     such committee.
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     listed in this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (k) Cryptocurrency Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days after 
     a congressional committee listed in subsection (h)(2) 
     requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 
     701 or 702, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall provide such briefing to such committee.

     SEC. __82. SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Implementation.--
       (1) President.--The President may exercise all of the 
     authorities described in sections 203 and 205 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
     and 1704) to carry out sections __63, __65, __66, __67, __68, 
     and __71 of this Act.
       (2) Secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 
     promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
     the provisions set forth in sections __63, __65, __66, __67, 
     __68, and __71 of this Act.
       (b) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any 
     of the sanctions described in sections __63, __65, __66,

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     __67, __68 and __71, or of any regulation, license, or order 
     issued to carry out those sections, 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.

     SEC. __83. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS OF THIS 
                   ACT AS AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY 
                   FORCE.

       Nothing in this title may be construed as an authorization 
     for the use of military force.

     SEC. __84. EXTENSION AND TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST 
                   VENEZUELA.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of 
     Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
     278; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``December 
     31, 2019'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
       (b) Termination.--The requirement to impose sanctions under 
     this title shall terminate on December 31, 2025.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 360. Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1226. EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSETS OF 
                   IRAN TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On October 23, 1983, terrorists sponsored by the 
     Government of Iran bombed the United States Marine barracks 
     in Beirut, Lebanon. The terrorists killed 241 servicemen and 
     injured scores more.
       (2) Those servicemen were killed or injured while on a 
     peacekeeping mission.
       (3) Terrorism sponsored by the Government of Iran threatens 
     the national security of the United States.
       (4) The United States has a vital interest in ensuring that 
     members of the Armed Forces killed or injured by such 
     terrorism, and the family members of such members, are able 
     to seek justice.
       (b) Amendments.--Section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction 
     and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8772) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in the United 
     States'' and inserting ``by or'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or an asset that 
     would be blocked if the asset were located in the United 
     States,'' after ``unblocked)''; and
       (C) in the flush text at the end--
       (i) by inserting after ``in aid of execution'' the 
     following: ``, or to an order directing that the asset be 
     brought to the State in which the court is located and 
     subsequently to execution or attachment in aid of 
     execution,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, without regard to concerns relating 
     to international comity'' after ``resources for such an 
     act'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``that are identified'' and inserting the 
     following: ``that are--
       ``(1) identified'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) identified in and the subject of proceedings in the 
     United States District Court for the Southern District of New 
     York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., 
     Case No. 13 Civ. 9195 (LAP).''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (e).
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  SA 361. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORTING REGARDING CANCELLED APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Assessments Required.--
       (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2018.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the committees 
     of Congress described in paragraph (3) a report that assesses 
     the amount of appropriations cancelled under section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, during each of fiscal years 
     2009 through 2018.
       (2) Fiscal year 2019.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the committees of Congress 
     described in paragraph (3) a report that assesses the amount 
     of appropriations cancelled under section 1552 of title 31, 
     United States Code, during fiscal year 2019.
       (3) Committees.--The committees of Congress described in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Elements of Assessment.--Each assessment conducted 
     under subsection (a) shall address the following:
       (1) The amount of appropriations for each agency that were 
     cancelled during each fiscal year covered by the report, 
     including--
       (A) the name of each appropriation account from which 
     amounts were cancelled;
       (B) for each cancelled appropriation, the fiscal year for 
     which the appropriation was made, the period of availability 
     of the appropriation, and the fiscal year during which the 
     appropriation was cancelled;
       (C) for each fiscal year for which appropriations made to 
     the agency were cancelled, the percentage of the 
     appropriations made available to the agency for the fiscal 
     year that were cancelled; and
       (D) whether there was an adjustment made with respect to 
     the cancelled appropriation under section 251(b) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(b)) or the cancelled appropriation was otherwise 
     excluded from being taken into account for purposes of the 
     discretionary spending limits (as defined in section 250 of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 900)).
       (2) The extent to which canceled appropriations different 
     significantly across agencies or over time.
       (3) The extent to which canceled appropriations are 
     correlated with obligation rates or the length of time.
       (4) The extent to which canceled appropriations are 
     correlated with the length of continuing resolutions in the 
     original year of the appropriation.
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  SA 362. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABELS 
                   UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 1074g of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Labeling.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     drugs made available through the facilities of the uniformed 
     services include labels that--
       ``(1) are printed and physically located on or within the 
     package from which the drug is to be dispensed; and
       ``(2) provide adequate directions for the purposes for 
     which the drug is intended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``under subsection (h)'' and 
     inserting ``under subsection (j)''.
       (c) Implementation.--Beginning not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall implement subsection (h) of section 1074g of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
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  SA 363. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR THE JOINT 
                   HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE.

       Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b), and 
     shall'' and inserting ``subsection (c), and shall'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
     subsections (c) through (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Head of the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020, the Secretary shall designate a senior 
     official in the Department who shall be the head of the 
     Office.
       ``(2) Reporting.--The head of the Office shall report to 
     the Assistant Director for

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     Hypersonics within the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering.'';
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     inserting ``head of the'' before ``Office'';
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting ``head 
     of the'' before ``Office'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, academic,'' after 
     ``private sector''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``under subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``under subsection (f)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``under subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``under subsection (e)'';
       (6) by redesignating subsection (e) through (f), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections (f) through 
     (g), respectively;
       (7) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), the following new subsection (e):
       ``(e) Consortium of Universities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (d)(3)(B), 
     the head of the Office shall designate a consortium of 
     universities to lead foundational hypersonic research in 
     research areas the head considers appropriate for the 
     Department.
       ``(2) Collaboration.--The head of the Office shall 
     encourage the consortium designated under paragraph (1) to 
     collaborate across the Federal Government, the private 
     sector, and academia.'';
       (8) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (6)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (II) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following new clause:

       ``(iii) the activities and resources of the consortium 
     designated under subsection (e) that will be leveraged by the 
     Department to meet such goals.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and 
     infrastructure'' after ``facilities'' each place it appears; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Submittal to congress.--
       ``(A) Initial submittal.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees the roadmap developed under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Revisions.--Each year, concurrent with the submittal 
     to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2021 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the most recent revision to the roadmap developed 
     under paragraph (1).'';
       (9) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (6)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``head of the'' before ``Office'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``Departmentwide'' before ``research'';
       (II) by striking ``within the Department of Defense''; and
       (III) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;

       (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (iv) by striking ``a review of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(A) the funding'' and inserting ``a review of the 
     funding'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``head of the'' before ``Office''; and
       (ii) by striking ``under subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``under subsection (f)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fiscal year 2016'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2024''; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Funding.--The Secretary may make available such funds 
     to the Office for basic research, applied research, advanced 
     technology development, prototyping, studies and analyses, 
     and organizational support as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to support the efficient and effective 
     development of hypersonics technologies and transition of 
     those systems and technologies into acquisition programs or 
     operational use.''.
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  SA 364. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Capito, and Mrs. 
Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Reauthorization of Diesel Emissions Reduction 
     Program.--Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking ``2016'' and 
     inserting ``2024''.
       (b) Recognizing Differences in Diesel Vehicle, Engine, 
     Equipment, and Fleet Use.--
       (1) National grant, rebate, and loan programs.--Section 
     792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16132(c)(4)(D)) is amended by inserting ``, recognizing 
     differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet 
     use throughout the United States'' before the semicolon.
       (2) State grant, rebate, and loan programs.--Section 
     793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16133(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the recognition, for purposes of implementing this 
     section, of differences in typical vehicle, engine, 
     equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States, 
     including expected useful life; and''.
       (c) Reallocation of Unused State Funds.--Section 
     793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16133(c)(2)(C)) is amended beginning in the matter preceding 
     clause (i) by striking ``to each remaining'' and all that 
     follows through ``this paragraph'' in clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``to carry out section 792''.
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  SA 365. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. STUDY ON TWO-WAY MILITARY BALLOT BARCODE TRACKING.

       (a) Study.--The Director of the Federal Voting Assistance 
     Program of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study on 
     the feasibility of a pilot program providing full ballot 
     tracking of overseas military absentee ballots through the 
     mail stream in a manner that is similar to the 2016 Military 
     Ballot Tracking Pilot Program conducted by the Federal Voting 
     Assistance Program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Voting 
     Assistance Program shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (a). Such 
     report shall include--
       (1) an estimate of the costs and requirements needed to 
     conduct the pilot program described in subsection (a);
       (2) a description of organizations that would provide 
     substantial support for such a pilot program; and
       (3) a time line for the phased implementation of the pilot 
     program to all military personnel actively serving overseas.
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  SA 366. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Harris) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2815. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED USES OF CERTAIN 
                   PROPERTY CONVEYED BY THE UNITED STATES IN LOS 
                   ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of Public Law 85-236 (71 Stat. 
     517) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after 
     ``for other military purposes'' the following: ``and for 
     purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless (as that term 
     is defined in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302))''.
       (b) Modification of Use.--
       (1) Application.--The State of California may submit to the 
     Administrator of General Services an application for use of 
     the property conveyed pursuant to section 2 of Public Law 85-
     236 for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless in 
     accordance with the amendment made by subsection (a).
       (2) Review of application.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Administrator and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall jointly determine whether the use of the 
     property described in the application is a use for purposes 
     of meeting the needs of the homeless.
       (3) Modification of instrument of conveyance.--
       (A) In general.--If the Administrator and the Secretary 
     jointly determine that the use of the property described in 
     the application is for purposes of meeting the needs of the 
     homeless, the Administrator shall execute and record in the 
     appropriate office an instrument of modification of the deed 
     of conveyance executed pursuant to Public Law 85-236 in order 
     to authorize such use of the property. The instrument shall 
     include such additional terms and conditions as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests 
     of the United States.

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       (B) Compatibility with military purposes.--Before executing 
     under subparagraph (A) any instrument of modification of the 
     deed of conveyance executed pursuant to Public Law 85-236, 
     the Administrator and the Secretary shall request review by 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Army to ensure that any modification of 
     the use of the property described in the application is 
     compatible with the training of the members of the National 
     Guard.
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  SA 367. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

            PART V--OTHER DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION MATTERS

     SEC. 565. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Restore Honor to Service 
     Members Act''.

     SEC. 565A. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the 
     appropriate discharge boards--
       (1) shall review the discharge characterization of covered 
     members at the request of the covered member; and
       (2) if such characterization is any characterization except 
     honorable, may change such characterization to honorable.
       (b) Criteria.--In changing the discharge characterization 
     of a covered member to honorable under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such changes are 
     carried out consistently and uniformly across the military 
     departments using the following criteria:
       (1) The original discharge must be based on Don't Ask Don't 
     Tell (in this Act referred to as ``DADT'') or a similar 
     policy in place prior to the enactment of DADT.
       (2) Such discharge characterization shall be so changed if, 
     with respect to the original discharge, there were no 
     aggravating circumstances, such as misconduct, that would 
     have independently led to a discharge characterization that 
     was any characterization except honorable. For purposes of 
     this paragraph, such aggravating circumstances may not 
     include--
       (A) an offense under section 925 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     committed by a covered member against a person of the same 
     sex with the consent of such person; or
       (B) statements, consensual sexual conduct, or consensual 
     acts relating to sexual orientation or identity, or the 
     disclosure of such statements, conduct, or acts, that were 
     prohibited at the time of discharge but after the date of 
     such discharge became permitted.
       (3) When requesting a review, a covered member, or the 
     member's representative, shall be required to provide 
     either--
       (A) documents consisting of--
       (i) a copy of the DD-214 form of the member;
       (ii) a personal affidavit of the circumstances surrounding 
     the discharge; and
       (iii) any relevant records pertaining to the discharge; or
       (B) an affidavit certifying that the member, or the 
     member's representative, does not have the documents 
     specified in subparagraph (A).
       (4) If a covered member provides an affidavit described in 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3)--
       (A) the appropriate discharge board shall make every effort 
     to locate the documents specified in subparagraph (A) of such 
     paragraph within the records of the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (B) the absence of such documents may not be considered a 
     reason to deny a change of the discharge characterization 
     under subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Request for Review.--The appropriate discharge board 
     shall ensure the mechanism by which covered members, or their 
     representative, may request to have the discharge 
     characterization of the covered member reviewed under this 
     section is simple and straightforward.
       (d) Review.--
       (1) In general.--After a request has been made under 
     subsection (c), the appropriate discharge board shall review 
     all relevant laws, records of oral testimony previously 
     taken, service records, or any other relevant information 
     regarding the discharge characterization of the covered 
     member.
       (2) Additional materials.--If additional materials are 
     necessary for the review, the appropriate discharge board--
       (A) may request additional information from the covered 
     member or the member's representative, in writing, and 
     specifically detailing what is being requested; and
       (B) shall be responsible for obtaining a copy of the 
     necessary files of the covered member from the member, or 
     when applicable, from the Department of Defense.
       (e) Change of Characterization.--The appropriate discharge 
     board shall change the discharge characterization of a 
     covered member to honorable if such change is determined to 
     be appropriate after a review is conducted under subsection 
     (d) pursuant to the criteria under subsection (b). A covered 
     member, or the member's representative, may appeal a decision 
     by the appropriate discharge board to not change the 
     discharge characterization by using the regular appeals 
     process of the board.
       (f) Change of Records.--For each covered member whose 
     discharge characterization is changed under subsection (e), 
     or for each covered member who was honorably discharged but 
     whose DD-214 form reflects the sexual orientation of the 
     member, the Secretary of Defense shall reissue to the member 
     or the member's representative a revised DD-214 form that 
     reflects the following:
       (1) For each covered member discharged, the Separation 
     Code, Reentry Code, Narrative Code, and Separation Authority 
     shall not reflect the sexual orientation of the member and 
     shall be placed under secretarial authority. Any other 
     similar indication of the sexual orientation or reason for 
     discharge shall be removed or changed accordingly to be 
     consistent with this paragraph.
       (2) For each covered member whose discharge occurred prior 
     to the creation of general secretarial authority, the 
     sections of the DD-214 form referred to paragraph (1) shall 
     be changed to similarly reflect a universal authority with 
     codes, authorities, and language applicable at the time of 
     discharge.
       (g) Status.--
       (1) In general.--Each covered member whose discharge 
     characterization is changed under subsection (e) shall be 
     treated without regard to the original discharge 
     characterization of the member, including for purposes of--
       (A) benefits provided by the Federal Government to an 
     individual by reason of service in the Armed Forces; and
       (B) all recognitions and honors that the Secretary of 
     Defense provides to members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Reinstatement.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the 
     Secretary shall reinstate all recognitions and honors of a 
     covered member whose discharge characterization is changed 
     under subsection (e) that the Secretary withheld because of 
     the original discharge characterization of the member.
       (3) Effective date of change of characterization for 
     veterans benefits.--For purposes of the provision of benefits 
     to which veterans are entitled under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a covered member whose 
     discharge characterization is changed under subsection (e), 
     the date of discharge of the member from the Armed Forces 
     shall be deemed to be the effective date of the change of 
     discharge characterization under that subsection.
       (4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to authorize any benefit to a covered member in 
     connection with the change of discharge characterization of 
     the member under subsection (e) for any period before the 
     effective date of the change of discharge characterization.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate discharge board'' means the 
     boards for correction of military records under section 1552 
     of title 10, United States Code, or the discharge review 
     boards under section 1553 of such title, as the case may be.
       (2) The term ``covered member'' means any former member of 
     the Armed Forces who was discharged from the Armed Forces 
     because of the sexual orientation of the member.
       (3) The term ``discharge characterization'' means the 
     characterization under which a member of the Armed Forces is 
     discharged or released, including ``dishonorable'', 
     ``general'', ``other than honorable'', and ``honorable''.
       (4) The term ``Don't Ask Don't Tell'' means section 654 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as in effect before such 
     section was repealed pursuant to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
     Repeal Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-321).
       (5) The term ``representative'' means the surviving spouse, 
     next of kin, or legal representative of a covered member.

     SEC. 565B TIGER TEAM FOR OUTREACH TO FORMER MEMBERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the mission of the Department of Defense is to provide 
     the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the 
     security of the United States;
       (2) expanding outreach to veterans impacted by DADT or a 
     similar policy prior to the enactment of DADT is important to 
     closing a period of history harmful to the creed of 
     integrity, respect, and honor of the military;
       (3) the Department is responsible for providing for the 
     review of a veteran's military record before the appropriate 
     discharge review board or, when more than 15 years has 
     passed, board of correction for military or naval records; 
     and
       (4) the Secretary of Defense should, wherever possible, 
     coordinate and conduct outreach to impacted veterans through 
     the veterans community and networks, including through the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans service 
     organizations, to ensure that veterans understand the review 
     processes that are available to them for upgrading military 
     records.
       (b) Tiger Team.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a team (commonly known as a ``tiger team'' and 
     referred to in this section as the ``Tiger

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     Team'') responsible for conducting outreach to build 
     awareness among former members of the Armed Forces of the 
     process established pursuant to section 565A for the review 
     of discharge characterizations by appropriate discharge 
     boards. The Tiger Team shall consist of appropriate personnel 
     of the Department of Defense assigned to the Tiger Team by 
     the Secretary for purposes of this section.
       (2) Tiger team leader.--One of the persons assigned to the 
     Tiger Team under paragraph (1) shall be a senior-level 
     officer or employee of the Department who shall serve as the 
     lead official of the Tiger Team (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Tiger Team Leader'') and who shall be accountable 
     for the activities of the Tiger Team under this section,
       (3) Report on composition.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the names of the 
     personnel of the Department assigned to the Tiger Team 
     pursuant to this subsection, including the positions to which 
     assigned. The report shall specify the name of the individual 
     assigned as Tiger Team Leader.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Tiger Team shall conduct outreach to 
     build awareness among veterans of the process established 
     pursuant to section 565A for the review of discharge 
     characterizations by appropriate discharge boards.
       (2) Collaboration.--In conducting activities under this 
     subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall identify appropriate 
     external stakeholders with whom the Tiger Team shall work to 
     carry out such activities. Such stakeholders shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (B) The Archivist of the United States.
       (C) Representatives of veterans service organizations.
       (D) Such other stakeholders as the Tiger Team Leader 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress the following:
       (A) A plan setting forth the following:
       (i) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with 
     external stakeholders described in paragraph (2), shall 
     identify individuals who meet the criteria in section 565A(b) 
     for review of discharge characterization.
       (ii) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with the 
     external stakeholders, shall improve outreach to individuals 
     who meet the criteria in section 565A(b) for review of 
     discharge characterization, including through--

       (I) obtaining contact information on such individuals; and
       (II) contacting such individuals on the process established 
     pursuant to section 565A for the review of discharge 
     characterizations.

       (B) A description of the manner in which the work described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) will be carried 
     out, including an allocation of the work among the Tiger Team 
     and the external stakeholders.
       (C) A schedule for the implementation, carrying out, and 
     completion of the plan required under subparagraph (A).
       (D) A description of the additional funding, personnel, or 
     other resources of the Department required to carry out the 
     plan required under subparagraph (A), including any 
     modification of applicable statutory or administrative 
     authorities.
       (4) Implementation of plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall implement and carry 
     out the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) in accordance with the schedule submitted under 
     subparagraph (C) of that paragraph.
       (B) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 90 days 
     after the submittal of the report under paragraph (3), the 
     Tiger Team shall submit to Congress an update on the carrying 
     out of the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of that 
     paragraph.
       (5) Final report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Tiger Team shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a final report on the 
     activities of the Tiger Team under this subsection. The 
     report shall set forth the following:
       (A) The number of individuals discharged under DADT or a 
     similar policy prior to the enactment of DADT.
       (B) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization (whether through discharge review or 
     correction of military records) through a process established 
     prior to the enactment of this Act.
       (C) The number of individuals contacted through outreach 
     conducted pursuant to this section.
       (D) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization through the process established pursuant to 
     section 565A.
       (E) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (D) 
     whose review of discharge characterization resulted in a 
     change of characterization to honorable discharge.
       (F) The total number of individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A), including individuals also covered by 
     subparagraph (E), whose review of discharge characterization 
     since September 20, 2011 (the date of repeal of DADT), 
     resulted in a change of characterization to honorable 
     discharge.
       (6) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Termination.--On the date that is 60 days after the 
     date on which the final report required by paragraph (5) is 
     submitted, the Secretary shall terminate the Tiger Team.

     SEC. 565C REPORTS.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of the consistency and uniformity of the reviews 
     conducted under section 565A.
       (b) Reports.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for a four-
     year period, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the reviews under subsection (a). Such reports shall 
     include any comments or recommendations for continued 
     actions.

     SEC. 565D. HISTORICAL REVIEW.

       The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that 
     oral historians of the department--
       (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 
     estimated 100,000 members of the Armed Forces discharged from 
     the Armed Forces between World War II and September 2011 
     because of the sexual orientation of the member; and
       (2) receive oral testimony of individuals who personally 
     experienced discrimination and discharge because of the 
     actual or perceived sexual orientation of the individual so 
     that such testimony may serve as an official record of these 
     discriminatory policies and their impact on American lives.
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  SA 368. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION OF 
                   CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       (a) Thresholds on Construction Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     program to carry out minor military construction projects 
     under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, to 
     construct or modify child development centers.
       (2) Expansion of access to child care services.--Projects 
     considered under the program under this section shall 
     emphasize expanding access to and increasing availability of 
     child care from the Department of Defense.
       (b) Increased Maximum Amounts Applicable to Minor 
     Construction Projects.--For the purpose of any military 
     construction project carried out under the program under this 
     section, the amounts specified in section 2805 of title 10, 
     United States Code, are modified as follows:
       (1) The amount specified in subsection (a)(2) of such 
     section is deemed to be $15,000,000.
       (2) The amount specified in subsection (c) of such section 
     is deemed to be $7,500,000.
       (c) Notification and Approval Requirements.--The 
     notification and approval requirements under section 2805(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect for 
     construction projects carried out under the program under 
     this section.
       (d) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the program under this section.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include a list and description of the construction projects 
     carried out under the program under this section, including 
     the location and cost of each project.
       (e) Construction of Authority.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for 
     a military construction project at a child development 
     center.
       (f) Child Development Center Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``child development center'' includes a facility, and 
     the utilities to support such facility, the function of which 
     is to support the daily care of children aged six weeks old 
     through five years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly 
     service.
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  SA 369. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 12__. SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION 
                   STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC 
                   REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

       The Secretary of Defense may use funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act to increase the presence of members 
     of the Armed Forces at the United Nations Organization 
     Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
     (MONUSCO) to provide operational support and expertise for 
     the purpose of combating the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic 
     Republic of Congo.
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  SA 370. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. ___. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS.

       Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Perfluorinated compounds.--
       ``(i) Required regulations.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS 
     Act of 2019, the Administrator shall publish a maximum 
     contaminant level and promulgate a national primary drinking 
     water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances.
       ``(ii) Monitoring.--In establishing monitoring requirements 
     under the national primary drinking water regulation for 
     perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under clause 
     (i), the Administrator shall--

       ``(I) consider options for tailoring monitoring 
     requirements for public water systems that do not detect, or 
     are reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant 
     level for, those substances; and
       ``(II) prioritize the use of existing authorities to 
     provide technical assistance and funding to help small, 
     rural, or disadvantaged public water systems to comply with 
     the national primary drinking water regulation.''.

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  SA 371. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
Murkowski, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
Paul, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Duckworth) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

               PART V--ADDITIONAL MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM

     SEC. 565A. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Military Justice 
     Improvement Act of 2019''.

     SEC. 565B. IMPROVEMENT OF DETERMINATIONS ON DISPOSITION OF 
                   CHARGES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES UNDER UCMJ WITH 
                   AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT OF 
                   MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

       (a) Improvement of Determinations.--
       (1) Military departments.--With respect to charges under 
     chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice), that allege an offense specified in 
     subsection (b) and not excluded under subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretaries of the 
     military departments to provide as described in subsection 
     (d) for the determinations as follows:
       (A) Determinations under section 830 of such chapter 
     (article 30 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on the 
     preferral of charges.
       (B) Determinations under section 830 of such chapter 
     (article 30 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on the 
     disposition of charges.
       (C) Determinations under section 834 of such chapter 
     (article 34 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on the 
     referral of charges.
       (2) Homeland security.--With respect to charges under 
     chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice), that allege an offense specified in 
     subsection (b) and not excluded under subsection (c) against 
     a member of the Coast Guard (when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall provide as described in subsection (d) for the 
     determinations as follows:
       (A) Determinations under section 830 of such chapter 
     (article 30(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on 
     the preferral of charges.
       (B) Determinations under section 830 of such chapter 
     (article 30 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on the 
     disposition of charges.
       (C) Determinations under section 834 of such chapter 
     (article 34 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) on the 
     referral of charges.
       (b) Covered Offenses.--An offense specified in this 
     subsection is an offense as follows:
       (1) An offense under chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
     Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), for which the 
     maximum punishment authorized under that chapter includes 
     confinement for more than one year.
       (2) The offense of obstructing justice under section 931b 
     of title 10, United States Code (article 131b of the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice), regardless of the maximum 
     punishment authorized under that chapter for such offense.
       (3) The offense of retaliation for reporting a crime under 
     section 932 of title 10, United States Code (article 132 of 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice), regardless of the 
     maximum punishment authorized under that chapter for such 
     offense.
       (4) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3) as punishable under section 881 of 
     title 10, United States Code (article 81 of the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice).
       (5) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3) as punishable under section 882 of 
     title 10, United States Code (article 82 of the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice).
       (6) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) as punishable under section 880 of title 10, 
     United States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice).
       (c) Excluded Offenses.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an 
     offense as follows:
       (1) An offense under sections 883 through 917 of title 10, 
     United States Code (articles 83 through 117 of the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice).
       (2) An offense under section 933 or 934 of title 10, United 
     States Code (articles 133 and 134 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice).
       (3) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) as punishable under section 881 of title 
     10, United States Code (article 81 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice).
       (4) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) as punishable under section 882 of title 
     10, United States Code (article 82 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice).
       (5) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 
     (1) or (2) as punishable under section 880 of title 10, 
     United States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice).
       (d) Requirements and Limitations.--The disposition of 
     charges covered by subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
     following:
       (1) The determination whether to prefer such charges or 
     refer such charges to a court-martial for trial, as 
     applicable, shall be made by a commissioned officer of the 
     Armed Forces designated in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed for purposes of this subsection from among 
     commissioned officers of the Armed Forces in grade O-6 or 
     higher who--
       (A) are available for detail as trial counsel under section 
     827 of title 10, United States Code (article 27 of the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice);
       (B) have significant experience in trials by general or 
     special court-martial; and
       (C) are outside the chain of command of the member subject 
     to such charges.
       (2) Upon a determination under paragraph (1) to refer 
     charges to a court-martial for trial, the officer making that 
     determination shall determine whether to refer such charges 
     for trial by a general court-martial convened under section 
     822 of title 10, United States Code (article 22 of the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice), or a special court-martial 
     convened under section 823 of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 23 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
       (3) A determination under paragraph (1) to prefer charges 
     or refer charges to a court-martial for trial, as applicable, 
     shall cover all known offenses, including lesser included 
     offenses.
       (4) The determination to prefer charges or refer charges to 
     a court-martial for trial, as applicable, under paragraph 
     (1), and the type of court-martial to which to refer under 
     subparagraph (B), shall be binding on any applicable 
     convening authority for the referral of such charges.
       (5) The actions of an officer described in paragraph (1) in 
     determining under that paragraph whether or not to prefer 
     charges or refer charges to a court-martial for trial, as 
     applicable, shall be free of unlawful or unauthorized 
     influence or coercion.
       (6) The determination under paragraph (1) not to refer 
     charges to a general or special court-martial for trial shall 
     not operate to terminate or otherwise alter the authority of 
     commanding officers to refer charges for trial by summary 
     court-martial convened under section 824 of title 10, United 
     States

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     Code (article 24 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or 
     to impose non-judicial punishment in connection with the 
     conduct covered by such charges as authorized by section 815 
     of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice).
       (e) Construction With Charges on Other Offenses.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to alter or affect the 
     preferral, disposition, or referral authority of charges 
     under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice), that allege an offense for which 
     the maximum punishment authorized under that chapter includes 
     confinement for one year or less.
       (f) Policies and Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security (with 
     respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy) shall revise policies and procedures as 
     necessary to comply with this section.
       (2) Uniformity.--The General Counsel of the Department of 
     Defense and the General Counsel of the Department of Homeland 
     Security shall jointly review the policies and procedures 
     revised under this subsection in order to ensure that any 
     lack of uniformity in policies and procedures, as so revised, 
     among the military departments and the Department of Homeland 
     Security does not render unconstitutional any policy or 
     procedure, as so revised.
       (g) Manual for Courts-Martial.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall recommend such changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial 
     as are necessary to ensure compliance with this section.

     SEC. 565C. MODIFICATION OF OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO CONVENE 
                   GENERAL AND SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL FOR CERTAIN 
                   OFFENSES UNDER UCMJ WITH AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM 
                   SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 822 of title 10, 
     United States Code (article 22 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
     paragraph (8):
       ``(8) with respect to offenses to which section 565B(a) of 
     the Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019 applies, the 
     officers in the offices established pursuant to section 
     565C(c) of that Act or officers in the grade of O-6 or higher 
     who are assigned such responsibility by the Chief of Staff of 
     the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff 
     of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard;''.
       (b) No Exercise by Officers in Chain of Command of Accused 
     or Victim.--Such section (article) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) An officer specified in subsection (a)(8) may not 
     convene a court-martial under this section if the officer is 
     in the chain of command of the accused or the victim.''.
       (c) Offices of Chiefs of Staff on Courts-Martial.--
       (1) Offices required.--Each Chief of Staff of the Armed 
     Forces or Commandant specified in paragraph (8) of section 
     822(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 22(a) of the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by subsection 
     (a), shall establish an office to do the following:
       (A) To convene general and special courts-martial under 
     sections 822 and 823 of title 10, United States Code 
     (articles 22 and 23 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     pursuant to paragraph (8) of section 822(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code (article 22(a) of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), as so amended, with respect to offenses to 
     which section 565B(a) applies.
       (B) To detail under section 825 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     members of courts-martial convened as described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Personnel.--The personnel of each office established 
     under paragraph (1) shall consist of such members of the 
     Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Department of 
     Defense, or such members of the Coast Guard or civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, as may be 
     detailed or assigned to the office by the Chief of Staff or 
     Commandant concerned. The members and personnel so detailed 
     or assigned, as the case may be, shall be detailed or 
     assigned from personnel billets in existence as of the 
     effective date for this part specified in section 565F.

     SEC. 565D. DISCHARGE USING OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND 
                   RESOURCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security (with 
     respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy) shall carry out sections 565B and 565C 
     using personnel, funds, and resources otherwise authorized by 
     law.
       (b) No Authorization of Additional Personnel or 
     Resources.--Sections 565B and 565C shall not be construed as 
     authorizations for personnel, personnel billets, or funds for 
     the discharge of the requirements in such sections.

     SEC. 565E. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF MODIFICATION OF 
                   AUTHORITIES BY DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
                   INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF 
                   SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 546(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
     McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``on the investigation'' and inserting ``on 
     the following:
       ``(A) The investigation''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The implementation and efficacy of sections 565B 
     through 565D of the Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019 
     and the amendments made by such sections.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)''.

     SEC. 565F. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date and Applicability.--This part and the 
     amendments made by this part shall take effect 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 
     respect to any allegation of charges of an offense specified 
     in subsection (a) of section 565B, and not excluded under 
     subsection (c) of section 565B, which offense occurs on or 
     after such effective date.
       (b) Revisions of Policies and Procedures.--Any revision of 
     policies and procedures required of the military departments 
     or the Department of Homeland Security as a result of this 
     part and the amendments made by this part shall be completed 
     so as to come into effect together with the coming into 
     effect of this part and the amendments made by this part in 
     accordance with subsection (a).
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  SA 372. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Rubio, 
and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle H of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ____. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN VOLUMES OF 
                   NATURAL GAS.

       Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     following shall be deemed to be consistent with the public 
     interest, and applications for such importation or 
     exportation shall be granted without modification or delay:
       ``(A) The importation of the natural gas referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) The exportation of natural gas in a volume up to and 
     including 51,750,000,000 cubic feet per year.
       ``(C) The exportation of natural gas to a nation with which 
     there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national 
     treatment for trade in natural gas.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions 
     imposed by the United States.''.
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  SA 373. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cramer, Mr. King, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Romney, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Jones, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cortez 
Masto, Ms. Smith, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Scott of South 
Carolina, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. Boozman, 
Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Kaine, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK PROCUREMENTS; 
                   CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION FOR RAIL ROLLING 
                   STOCK AND OPERATIONS.

       Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Limitation on Certain Rolling Stock Procurements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), 
     financial assistance made available under this chapter shall 
     not be used in awarding a contract or subcontract to an 
     entity on or after the date of enactment of this subsection 
     for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public 
     transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock--

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       ``(A) is incorporated in or has manufacturing facilities in 
     the United States; and
       ``(B) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is 
     otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation 
     based in a country that--
       ``(i) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this 
     subsection;
       ``(ii) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       ``(iii) is subject to monitoring by the Trade 
     Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2416).
       ``(2) Exception.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `otherwise related legally or financially' does not include a 
     minority relationship or investment.
       ``(3) International agreements.--This subsection shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 
     United States under international agreements.
       ``(4) Certification for rail rolling stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), as 
     a condition of financial assistance made available in a 
     fiscal year under section 5337, a recipient that operates 
     rail fixed guideway service shall certify in that fiscal year 
     that the recipient will not award any contract or subcontract 
     for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public 
     transportation with a rail rolling stock manufacturer 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Separate certification.--The certification required 
     under this paragraph shall be in addition to any 
     certification the Secretary establishes to ensure compliance 
     with the requirements of paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Exception.--This subsection, including the 
     certification requirement under paragraph (4), shall not 
     apply to the award of a contract or subcontract made by a 
     public transportation agency with a rail rolling stock 
     manufacturer described in paragraph (1) if the manufacturer 
     and the public transportation agency have a contract for rail 
     rolling stock that was executed before the date of enactment 
     of this subsection.
       ``(v) Cybersecurity Certification for Rail Rolling Stock 
     and Operations.--
       ``(1) Certification.--As a condition of financial 
     assistance made available under this chapter, a recipient 
     that operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation 
     system shall certify that the recipient has established a 
     process to develop, maintain, and execute a written plan for 
     identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks.
       ``(2) Compliance.--For the process required under paragraph 
     (1), a recipient of assistance under this chapter shall--
       ``(A) utilize the approach described by the voluntary 
     standards and best practices developed under section 2(c)(15) 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 272(c)(15)), as applicable;
       ``(B) identify hardware and software that the recipient 
     determines should undergo third-party testing and analysis to 
     mitigate cybersecurity risks, such as hardware or software 
     for rail rolling stock under proposed procurements; and
       ``(C) utilize the approach described in any voluntary 
     standards and best practices for rail fixed guideway public 
     transportation systems developed under the authority of the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable.
       ``(3) Limitations on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to interfere with the 
     authority of--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish or 
     ensure compliance with requirements or standards concerning 
     cybersecurity for rail fixed guideway public transportation 
     systems; or
       ``(B) the Secretary of Transportation under section 5329 to 
     address cybersecurity issues as those issues relate to the 
     safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation 
     systems.''.
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  SA 374. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
Peters) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part I of subtitle F of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARD.

       Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``on active duty (as defined in section 
     101(d)(5) of such title)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 375. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Moran, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS AND TOXIC AIRBORNE 
                   CHEMICALS AS PART OF PERIODIC HEALTH 
                   ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

       (a) Periodic Health Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to 
     members of the Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether 
     the member has been--
       (1) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit 
     was used; or
       (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of the Airborne Hazards and Open 
     Burn Pit Registry.
       (b) Separation History and Physical Examinations.--Section 
     1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each 
     physical examination of a member under subparagraph (A) 
     includes an assessment of whether the member was--
       ``(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn 
     pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the 
     Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; 
     or
       ``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of the registry established by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.''.
       (c) Deployment Assessments.--Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) An assessment of whether the member was--
       ``(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn 
     pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the 
     Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; 
     or
       ``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of the registry established by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.''.
       (d) Sharing of Information.--
       (1) DOD-VA.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall jointly enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding providing for the sharing by the Department of 
     Defense with the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
     results of covered evaluations regarding the exposure by a 
     member of the Armed Forces to toxic airborne chemicals.
       (2) Registry.--If a covered evaluation of a member of the 
     Armed Forces establishes that the member was based or 
     stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or 
     the member was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, the 
     member shall be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open 
     Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects to not so enroll.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to preclude eligibility for benefits under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason 
     of the open burn pit exposure history of a veteran not being 
     recorded in a covered evaluation.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit 
     Registry'' means the registry established by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial 
     and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public 
     Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
       (2) The term ``covered evaluation'' means--
       (A) a periodic health assessment conducted in accordance 
     with subsection (a);
       (B) a separation history and physical examination conducted 
     under section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by this section; and
       (C) a deployment assessment conducted under section 
     1074f(b)(2) of such title, as amended by this section.
       (3) The term ``open burn pit'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other 
     Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
     260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
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  SA 376. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. __. DOCUMENTATION OF MARKET RESEARCH RELATED TO 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS.

       Section 3307(d) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The head of an executive agency shall document the 
     results of market research in a manner appropriate to the 
     size and complexity of the acquisition.''.
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  SA 377. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

 Subtitle H--Strategy to Enhance Human Rights Protections in Arms Sales

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Enhancing Human Rights 
     Protections in Arms Sales Act of 2019''.

     SEC. 1292. STRATEGY TO ENHANCE HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS IN 
                   UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS 
                   TRANSFERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, 
     the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
     of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a strategy to enhance United States efforts to 
     ensure human rights protections for United States military 
     assistance and arms transfers. The strategy shall include--
       (1) processes and procedures to--
       (A) determine when United States military assistance and 
     arms transfers are used to commit gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights;
       (B) determine when United States military assistance and 
     arms transfers are used to undermine international peace and 
     security or contribute to gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, including acts of gender-based 
     violence and acts of violence against children, violations of 
     international humanitarian law, terrorism, mass atrocities, 
     or transnational organized crime;
       (C) detect other violations of United States law concerning 
     United States military or security assistance, cooperation, 
     and arms transfers, including the diversion of such 
     assistance or the use of such assistance by security force or 
     police units credibly implicated in gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights;
       (D) train partner militaries, security, and police forces 
     on methods for preventing civilian causalities; and
       (E) determine whether individuals or units that have 
     received United States military, security, or police training 
     or have participated or are scheduled to participate in joint 
     exercises with United States forces have later been credibly 
     implicated in gross violations of internationally recognized 
     human rights;
       (2) an implementation plan detailing specific and 
     measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance 
     metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans; and
       (3) a report--
       (A) detailing any United States military assistance and 
     arms transfers which the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Defense determine to have been used, or are at risk of 
     being used, to undermine international peace and security or 
     contribute to gross violations of internationally recognized 
     human rights, including acts of gender-based violence and 
     acts of violence against children, violations of 
     international humanitarian law, terrorism, mass atrocities, 
     or transnational organized crime; and
       (B) describing any measures to be taken by relevant 
     recipient countries or by the United States to ensure 
     accountability for prior misuse and to prevent future misuse.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 378. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Durbin) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

      Subtitle H--Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights in Burma

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Burma Human Rights and 
     Freedom Act of 2019''.

     SEC. 1292. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Crimes against humanity.--The term ``crimes against 
     humanity'' includes, when committed as part of a widespread 
     or systematic attack directed against any civilian 
     population, with knowledge of the attack--
       (A) murder;
       (B) deportation or forcible transfer of population;
       (C) torture;
       (D) rape, sexual slavery, or any other form of sexual 
     violence of comparable severity;
       (E) persecution against any identifiable group or 
     collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, 
     cultural, religious, gender or other grounds that are 
     universally recognized as impermissible under international 
     law; and
       (F) enforced disappearance of persons.
       (3) Genocide.--The term ``genocide'' means any offense 
     described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.
       (4) Transitional justice.--The term ``transitional 
     justice'' means the range of judicial, nonjudicial, formal, 
     informal, retributive, and restorative measures employed by 
     countries transitioning out of armed conflict or repressive 
     regimes--
       (A) to redress legacies of atrocities; and
       (B) to promote long-term, sustainable peace.
       (5) War crime.--The term ``war crime'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 1293. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) the pursuit of a calibrated engagement strategy is 
     essential to support the establishment of a peaceful, 
     prosperous, and democratic Burma that includes respect for 
     the human rights of all its people regardless of ethnicity 
     and religion; and
       (2) the guiding principles of such a strategy include--
       (A) support for meaningful legal and constitutional reforms 
     that remove remaining restrictions on civil and political 
     rights and institute civilian control of the military, 
     civilian control of the government, and the constitutional 
     provision reserving 25 percent of parliamentary seats for the 
     military, which provides the military with veto power over 
     constitutional amendments;
       (B) the establishment of a fully democratic, pluralistic, 
     civilian controlled, and representative political system that 
     includes regularized free and fair elections in which all 
     people of Burma, including the Rohingya, can vote;
       (C) the promotion of genuine national reconciliation and 
     conclusion of a credible and sustainable nationwide ceasefire 
     agreement, political accommodation of the needs of ethnic 
     Shan, Kachin, Chin, Karen, and other ethnic groups, safe and 
     voluntary return of displaced persons to villages of origins, 
     and constitutional change allowing inclusive permanent peace;
       (D) independent and international investigations into 
     credible reports of war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
     including sexual and gender-based violence and genocide, 
     perpetrated against ethnic minorities like the Rohingya by 
     the government, military, and security forces of Burma, 
     violent extremist groups, and other combatants involved in 
     the conflict;
       (E) accountability for determinations of war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, including sexual and gender-based violence 
     and genocide perpetrated against ethnic minorities like the 
     Rohingya by the Government, military, and security forces of 
     Burma, violent extremist groups, and other combatants 
     involved in the conflict;
       (F) strengthening the government's civilian institutions, 
     including support for greater transparency and 
     accountability;
       (G) the establishment of professional and nonpartisan 
     military, security, and police forces that operate under 
     civilian control;
       (H) empowering local communities, civil society, and 
     independent media;
       (I) promoting responsible international and regional 
     engagement;
       (J) strengthening respect for and protection of human 
     rights and religious freedom;
       (K) addressing and ending the humanitarian and human rights 
     crises, including by supporting the return of the displaced 
     Rohingya to their homes and granting or restoring full 
     citizenship for the Rohingya population; and
       (L) promoting broad-based, inclusive economic development 
     and fostering healthy and resilient communities.

     SEC. 1294. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN 
                   ASSISTANCE AND RECONCILIATION.

       There is authorized to be appropriated not less than 
     $220,500,000 for fiscal year 2020 for humanitarian assistance 
     and reconciliation activities for ethnic groups and civil 
     society organizations in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the 
     region. The assistance may include--
       (1) assistance for the victims of the Burmese military's 
     crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya and other ethnic 
     minorities in Rakhine State, Kachin, and Shan States, 
     including those displaced in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and 
     the region;

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       (2) support for voluntary resettlement or repatriation in 
     Burma, pending a genuine repatriation agreement that is 
     developed and negotiated with Rohingya involvement and 
     consultation;
       (3) assistance to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, 
     to combat gender-based violence, and to support victims of 
     violence and destruction in Rakhine, Kachin, and Shan States, 
     including victims of gender-based violence and unaccompanied 
     minors;
       (4) support for formal education for children currently 
     living in the camps, and opportunities to access higher 
     education in Bangladesh;
       (5) support for programs to investigate and document 
     allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, 
     including sexual and gender-based violence and genocide 
     committed in Burma;
       (6) assistance to ethnic groups and civil society in Burma 
     to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects 
     for reconciliation and sustainable peace; and
       (7) promotion of ethnic minority inclusion and 
     participation in Burma's political processes.

     SEC. 1295. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
     support projects in Burma that--
       (1) provide for accountability and transparency, including 
     the collection, verification and publication of beneficial 
     ownership information related to extractive industries and 
     on-site monitoring during the life of the project;
       (2) will be developed and carried out in accordance with 
     best practices regarding environmental conservation, cultural 
     protection, and empowerment of local populations, including 
     free, prior, and informed consent of affected indigenous 
     communities;
       (3) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
     displacement; and
       (4) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
     owned or controlled by the armed forces.

     SEC. 1296. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RIGHT OF RETURNEES AND 
                   FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.

       (a) Right of Return.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Government of Burma, in collaboration with the regional and 
     international community, including the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees, should--
       (1) ensure the dignified, safe, sustainable, and voluntary 
     return of all those displaced from their homes, especially 
     from Rakhine State, without an unduly high burden of proof, 
     and the opportunity to obtain appropriate compensation to 
     restart their lives in Burma;
       (2) ensure that those returning are granted or restored 
     full citizenship and all the rights that adhere to 
     citizenship in Burma;
       (3) offer to those who do not want to return meaningful 
     opportunity to obtain appropriate compensation or 
     restitution;
       (4) not place returning Rohingya in internally displaced 
     persons camps or ``model villages'', but instead make efforts 
     to reconstruct Rohingya villages as and where they were;
       (5) facilitate the return of any funds collected by the 
     Government by harvesting the land previously owned and tended 
     by Rohingya farmers for them upon their return;
       (6) fully implement all of the recommendations of the 
     Advisory Commission on Rakhine State; and
       (7) ensure there is proper consultation, buy-in, and 
     confidence building from the Rohingya refugee community on 
     decisions being made on their behalf.
       (b) Freedom of Movement of Refugees and Internally 
     Displaced Persons.--Congress recognizes that the Government 
     of Bangladesh has provided long-standing support and 
     hospitality to people fleeing violence in Burma, and calls on 
     the Government of Bangladesh--
       (1) to ensure all refugees, including Rohingya persons 
     living in camps in Bangladesh and in internally displaced 
     persons camps in Burma, have freedom of movement, including 
     outside of the camps, and under no circumstance are subject 
     to unsafe, involuntary, or uninformed repatriation;
       (2) to ensure the dignified, safe, sustainable, and 
     voluntary return of those displaced from their homes, and 
     offer to those who do not want to return meaningful means to 
     obtain compensation or restitution; and
       (3) to ensure the rights of refugees are protected, 
     including through allowing them to build more permanent 
     shelters, and ensuring equal access to healthcare, basic 
     services, education, and work.

     SEC. 1297. MILITARY COOPERATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
     the President may not furnish any security assistance or 
     engage in any military-to-military programs with the armed 
     forces of Burma, including training or observation or 
     participation in regional exercises, until the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the Burmese military has demonstrated significant progress in 
     abiding by international human rights standards and is 
     undertaking meaningful and significant security sector 
     reform, including transparency and accountability to prevent 
     future abuses, as determined by applying the following 
     criteria:
       (1) The military adheres to international human rights 
     standards and institutes meaningful internal reforms to stop 
     future human rights violations.
       (2) The military supports efforts to carry out meaningful 
     and comprehensive independent and international 
     investigations of credible reports of abuses and is holding 
     accountable those in the Burmese military responsible for 
     human rights violations.
       (3) The military supports efforts to carry out meaningful 
     and comprehensive independent and international 
     investigations of reports of conflict-related sexual and 
     gender-based violence and is holding accountable those in the 
     Burmese military who failed to prevent, respond to, 
     investigate, and prosecute violence against women, sexual 
     violence, or other gender-based violence.
       (4) The Government of Burma, including the military, allows 
     immediate and unfettered humanitarian access to communities 
     in areas affected by conflict, including Rohingya and other 
     minority communities in Rakhine, Kachin, and Shan States, 
     specifically to the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees and other relevant United Nations agencies.
       (5) The Government of Burma, including the military, 
     cooperates with the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees and other relevant United Nations agencies to ensure 
     the protection of displaced persons and the safe and 
     voluntary return of Rohingya and other minority refugees and 
     internally displaced persons.
       (6) The Government of Burma, including the military, takes 
     steps toward the implementation of the recommendations of the 
     Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Certain existing authorities.--The Department of 
     Defense may continue to conduct consultations based on the 
     authorities under section 1253 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).
       (2) Hospitality.--The United States Agency for 
     International Development and the Department of State may 
     provide assistance authorized by part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to support 
     ethnic armed groups and the Burmese military for the purpose 
     of supporting research, dialogues, meetings, and other 
     activities related to the Union Peace Conference, Political 
     Dialogues, and related processes, in furtherance of 
     inclusive, sustainable reconciliation.
       (c) Military Reform.--The certification required under 
     subsection (a) shall include a written justification in 
     classified and unclassified form describing the Burmese 
     military's efforts to implement reforms, end impunity for 
     human rights violations, and increase transparency and 
     accountability.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     be construed to authorize Department of Defense assistance to 
     the Government of Burma except as provided in this section.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both 
     classified and unclassified form, on the strategy and plans 
     for military-to-military engagement between the United States 
     Armed Forces and the military of Burma.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A description and assessment of the Government of 
     Burma's strategy for--
       (i) security sector reform, including as it relates to an 
     end to involvement in the illicit trade in jade, rubies, and 
     other natural resources;
       (ii) reforms to end corruption and illicit drug 
     trafficking; and
       (iii) constitutional reforms to ensure civilian control of 
     the Government.
       (B) A list of ongoing military activities conducted by the 
     United States Government with the Government of Burma, and a 
     description of the United States strategy for future 
     military-to-military engagements between the United States 
     and Burma's military forces, including the military of Burma, 
     the Burma Police Force, and armed ethnic groups.
       (C) An assessment of the progress of the military of Burma 
     towards developing a framework to implement human rights 
     reforms, including--
       (i) cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate 
     and prosecute cases of human rights violations;
       (ii) steps taken to demonstrate respect for 
     internationally-recognized human rights standards and 
     implementation of and adherence to the laws of war; and
       (iii) a description of the elements of the military-to-
     military engagement between the United States and Burma that 
     promote such implementation.
       (D) An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of 
     armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic 
     minority groups, including actions taken by the military of 
     Burma to adhere to ceasefire agreements, allow for safe and 
     voluntary returns of displaced persons to their villages of 
     origin, and withdraw forces from conflict zones.
       (E) An assessment of the Burmese military recruitment and 
     use of children as soldiers.

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       (F) An assessment of the Burmese military's use of violence 
     against women, sexual violence, or other gender-based 
     violence as a tool of terror, war, or crimes against 
     humanity.
       (f) Civilian Channels.--Any program initiated under this 
     section shall use appropriate civilian government channels 
     with the democratically elected Government of Burma.
       (g) Regular Consultations.--Any new program or activity in 
     Burma initiated under this section shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 1298. TRADE RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Reinstatement of Import Restrictions on Jadeite and 
     Rubies From Burma.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3A of the Burmese Freedom and 
     Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-61; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Termination.--Notwithstanding section 9, this section 
     shall remain in effect until the President determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the Government of Burma has taken measures to reform the 
     gemstone industry in Burma, including measures to require--
       ``(1) the disclosure of the ultimate beneficial ownership 
     of entities in that industry; and
       ``(2) the publication of project revenues, payments, and 
     contract terms relating to that industry.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 3A of the Burmese 
     Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``until such time'' and 
     all that follows through ``2008'' and inserting ``beginning 
     on the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment 
     of the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``the date of the 
     enactment of the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 
     2019''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``until such time'' 
     and all that follows through ``2008'' and inserting 
     ``beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 
     2019''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn 
     from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Review of Eligibility for Generalized System of 
     Preferences.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     committees specified in paragraph (2) a report that includes 
     a detailed review of the eligibility of Burma for 
     preferential duty treatment under the Generalized System of 
     Preferences under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.).
       (2) Committees specified.--The committees specified in this 
     paragraph are--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Finance, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1299. VISA BAN AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   MILITARY OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   VIOLATIONS.

       (a) List Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a list of--
       (A) senior officials of the military and security forces of 
     Burma that the President determines have knowingly played a 
     direct and significant role in the commission of gross 
     violations of human rights, war crimes, or crimes against 
     humanity (including sexual or gender-based violence), in 
     Burma, including against the Rohingya minority population; 
     and
       (B) entities owned or controlled by officials described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Inclusions.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) each senior official of the military and security 
     forces of Burma--
       (i) in charge of a unit that was operational during the so-
     called ``clearance operations'' that began during or after 
     October 2016; and
       (ii) who--

       (I) knew, or should have known, that the official's 
     subordinates were committing gross violations of human 
     rights, war crimes, or crimes against humanity (including 
     sexual or gender-based violence); and
       (II) failed to take adequate steps to prevent such 
     violations or crimes or punish the subordinates responsible 
     for such violations or crimes; and

       (B) each entity owned or controlled by an official 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Updates.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180 
     days thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an updated version of 
     the list required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Sanctions.--
       (1) Visa ban.--The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, 
     and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 
     United States, any individual included in the most recent 
     list required by subsection (a).
       (2) Blocking of property.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
     pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions 
     in all property and interests in property of a person 
     included in the most recent list required by subsection (a) 
     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) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       (3) Authority for additional financial sanctions.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury may, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, prohibit or impose strict conditions on 
     the opening or maintaining in the United States of a 
     correspondent account or payable-through account by a foreign 
     financial institution that the President determines has, on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly 
     conducted or facilitated a significant transaction or 
     transactions on behalf of a person included in the most 
     recent list required by subsection (a) or included on the SDN 
     list pursuant to subsection (c).
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to apply with respect to any transaction with a 
     nongovernmental humanitarian organization in Burma.
       (c) Consideration of Inclusions in SDN List.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall--
       (A) determine whether the individuals specified in 
     paragraph (2) should be included on the SDN list; and
       (B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report, in classified form if necessary, on the procedures 
     for including those individuals on the SDN list under 
     existing authorities of the Department of the Treasury.
       (2) Individuals specified.--The individuals specified in 
     this paragraph are--
       (A) the head of a unit of the military or security forces 
     of Burma that was operational during the so-called 
     ``clearance operations'' that began during or after October 
     2016, including--
       (i) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing;
       (ii) Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Vice Senior-General Soe 
     Win;
       (iii) the Commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Division, 
     Brigadier-General Aung Aung; and
       (iv) the Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division, 
     Brigadier-General Than Oo; and
       (B) any senior official of the military or security forces 
     of Burma for which the President determines there are 
     credible reports that the official--
       (i) aided, participated in, or is otherwise implicated in 
     gross violations of human rights, war crimes, or crimes 
     against humanity (including sexual or gender-based violence), 
     in Burma;
       (ii)(I) knew, or should have known, that the official's 
     subordinates were committing such violations or crimes; and
       (II) failed to take adequate steps to prevent such 
     violations or crimes or punish the subordinates responsible 
     for such violations or crimes; or
       (iii) took significant steps to impede the investigation or 
     prosecution of such violations or crimes.
       (d) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate 
     the application of sanctions under this section with respect 
     to an individual placed on the list required by subsection 
     (a) under paragraph (1)(A) of that subsection, or an entity 
     placed on that list because the entity is owned or controlled 
     by such an individual, if the President determines and 
     reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later 
     than 15 days before the termination of the sanctions that--
       (1) the individual has--
       (A) publicly acknowledged the role of the individual in 
     committing past gross violations of human rights, war crimes, 
     or crimes against humanity (including sexual or gender-based 
     violence);
       (B) cooperated with independent efforts to investigate such 
     violations or crimes;
       (C) been held accountable for such violations or crimes; 
     and
       (D) demonstrated substantial progress in reforming the 
     individual's behavior with respect to the protection of human 
     rights in the conduct of civil-military relations; and
       (2) removing the individual or entity from the list is in 
     the national interest of the United States.
       (e) Exceptions.--
       (1) Humanitarian assistance.--A requirement to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to 
     the provision of medicine, medical equipment or supplies, 
     food, or any other form of humanitarian or human rights-
     related assistance provided to Burma in response to a 
     humanitarian crisis.
       (2) United nations headquarters agreement.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) shall not apply to the admission of an individual to 
     the United States if such admission is necessary to comply 
     with United States obligations under the Agreement between 
     the United Nations and the United States of America regarding 
     the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
     Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 
     1947, or under the

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     Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
     1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other 
     international obligations of the United States.
       (3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authority to block and prohibit all 
     transactions in all property and interests in property under 
     this section shall not include the authority to impose 
     sanctions on the importation of goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, 
     supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
     equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (f) Waiver.--The President may waive a requirement of this 
     section if the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the waiver is 
     important to the national security interest of the United 
     States.
       (g) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
     and 1704) to carry out this section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or any regulation, 
     license, or order issued to carry out either such paragraph 
     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.
       (h) Report to Congress on Diplomatic Engagement.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on diplomatic 
     efforts to impose coordinated sanctions with respect to 
     persons sanctioned under--
       (1) section 1299; or
       (2) section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
     114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) for activities described in 
     subsection (a) of that section in or with respect to Burma.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through 
     account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', 
     and ``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to 
     conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has 
     actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
     circumstance, or the result.
       (3) SDN list.--The term ``SDN list'' means the list of 
     specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained 
     by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 
     the Treasury.
       (4) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' has the meaning given that term in section 595.315 
     of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 1299A. STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall 
     jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     strategy to support sustainable, inclusive, and broad-based 
     economic development, in accordance with the priorities of 
     disadvantaged communities in Burma and in consultation with 
     relevant civil society and local stakeholders, and to improve 
     economic conditions and government transparency.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include a roadmap--
       (1) to assess and recommend measures to diversify control 
     over and access to participation in key industries and 
     sectors, including efforts to remove barriers and increase 
     competition, access, and opportunity in sectors dominated by 
     officials of the Burmese military, former military officials, 
     and their families, and businesspeople connected to the 
     military of Burma, with the goal of eliminating the role of 
     the military in the economy of Burma;
       (2) to increase transparency disclosure requirements in key 
     sectors of the economy of Burma to promote responsible 
     investment, including through efforts--
       (A) to provide technical support to develop and implement 
     policy reforms related to public disclosure of the beneficial 
     owners of entities in key sectors identified by the 
     Government of Burma, specifically by--
       (i) working with the Government of Burma to require--

       (I) the disclosure of the ultimate beneficial ownership of 
     entities in the ruby industry; and
       (II) the publication of project revenues, payments, and 
     contract terms relating to that industry; and

       (ii) ensuring that reforms complement disclosures due to be 
     put in place in Burma as a result of its participation in the 
     Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative; and
       (B) to identify the persons seeking or securing access to 
     the most valuable resources of Burma; and
       (3) to promote universal access to reliable, affordable, 
     energy efficient, and sustainable power, including leveraging 
     United States assistance to support reforms in the power 
     sector and electrification projects that increase energy 
     access, in partnership with multilateral organizations and 
     the private sector.

     SEC. 1299B. REPORT ON CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND SERIOUS 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BURMA.

       (a) 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 report 
     detailing the credible reports of crimes against humanity and 
     serious human rights abuses committed against the Rohingya 
     and other ethnic minorities in Burma, including credible 
     reports of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 
     and on potential transnational justice mechanisms in Burma.
       (b) Elements.--The reports required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of credible reports of war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, including sexual and gender-based violence, 
     and genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya and other 
     ethnic minorities in Burma, including--
       (A) incidents that may constitute such crimes committed by 
     the Burmese military, and other actors involved in the 
     violence;
       (B) the role of the civilian government in the commission 
     of such crimes;
       (C) incidents that may constitute such crimes committed by 
     violent extremist groups or antigovernment forces;
       (D) any incidents that may violate the principle of medical 
     neutrality and, if possible, identification of the individual 
     or individuals who engaged in or organized such incidents; 
     and
       (E) to the extent possible, a description of the 
     conventional and unconventional weapons used for such crimes 
     and the origins of such weapons;
       (2) a description and assessment by the Department of 
     State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Department of Justice, and other appropriate 
     Federal departments and agencies of programs that the United 
     States Government has already or is planning to undertake to 
     ensure accountability for credible reports of war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, including sexual and gender-based 
     violence, and genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya and 
     other ethnic minority groups by the Government, security 
     forces, and military of Burma, violent extremist groups, and 
     other combatants involved in the conflict, including 
     programs--
       (A) to train investigators within and outside of Burma and 
     Bangladesh on how to document, investigate, develop findings 
     of, and identify and locate alleged perpetrators of such 
     crimes in Burma;
       (B) to promote and prepare for a transitional justice 
     process or processes for the perpetrators of such crimes in 
     Burma; and
       (C) to document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence of 
     reports of such crimes in Burma, including support for 
     Burmese and Bangladeshi, foreign, and international 
     nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations Human 
     Rights Council's investigative team, and other entities; and
       (3) A detailed study of the feasibility and desirability of 
     potential transitional justice mechanisms for Burma, 
     including a hybrid or ad hoc tribunal as well as other 
     international justice and accountability options. The report 
     should be produced in consultation with Rohingya 
     representatives and those of other ethnic minorities who have 
     suffered grave human rights abuses.
       (c) Protection of Witnesses and Evidence.--The Secretary 
     shall take due care to ensure that the identification of 
     witnesses and physical evidence are not publicly disclosed in 
     a manner that might place such persons at risk of harm or 
     encourage the destruction of evidence by the Government of 
     Burma.

     SEC. 1299C. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Department of Justice and other appropriate Federal 
     departments and agencies, is authorized to provide 
     appropriate assistance to support entities that, with respect 
     to credible reports of war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
     including sexual and gender-based violence, and genocide 
     perpetrated by the military, security forces, and Government 
     of Burma, Buddhist militias, and all other armed groups 
     fighting in Rakhine State--
       (1) identify suspected perpetrators of such crimes;
       (2) collect, document, and protect evidence of crimes and 
     preserve the chain of custody for such evidence;
       (3) conduct criminal investigations; and
       (4) support investigations by third-party states, as 
     appropriate.
       (b) Additional Assistance.--The Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with appropriate Federal departments and 
     agencies and the appropriate congressional committees, and 
     taking into account the findings of the transitional justice 
     study required under section 1299B(b)(3), is authorized to 
     provide assistance to support the creation and operation of 
     transitional justice mechanisms for Burma.

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     SEC. 1299D. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRESS FREEDOM.

       In order to promote freedom of the press in Burma, it is 
     the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo should be 
     immediately released and should have access to lawyers and 
     their families; and
       (2) the Government of Burma should repeal the Official 
     Secrets Act, a colonial-era law that was used to arrest these 
     journalists, as well as other laws that are used to arrest 
     journalists and undermine press freedom around the world.

     SEC. 1299E. MEASURES RELATING TO MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN 
                   BURMA AND NORTH KOREA.

       (a) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--The President may, with respect to any 
     person described in paragraph (2)--
       (A) impose the sanctions described in paragraph (1) or (3) 
     of section 1299(b); or
       (B) include that person on the SDN list (as defined in 
     section 1299(i)).
       (2) Persons described.--A person described in this 
     paragraph is an official of the Government of Burma or an 
     individual or entity acting on behalf of that Government that 
     the President determines purchases or otherwise acquires 
     defense articles from the Government of North Korea or an 
     individual or entity acting on behalf of that Government.
       (b) Restriction on Foreign Assistance.--The President may 
     terminate or reduce the provision of United States foreign 
     assistance to Burma if the President determines that the 
     Government of Burma does not verifiably and irreversibly 
     eliminate all purchases or other acquisitions of defense 
     articles by persons described in subsection (a)(2) from the 
     Government of North Korea or individuals or entities acting 
     on behalf of that Government.
       (c) Defense Article Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``defense article'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).

     SEC. 1299F. NO AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as an 
     authorization for the use of force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 379. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

                 Subtitle C--Inspectors General Matters

     SEC. 1531. ESTABLISHMENT OF LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AN 
                   OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATION BASED ON 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Notification on Commencement of OCO.--Section 113 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Notification of Certain Overseas Contingency 
     Operations for Purposes of Inspector General Act of 1978.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Chair of the 
     Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
     written notification of the commencement or designation of a 
     military operation as an overseas contingency operation upon 
     the earlier of--
       ``(1) a determination by the Secretary that the overseas 
     contingency operation is expected to exceed 60 days; or
       ``(2) the date on which the overseas contingency operation 
     exceeds 60 days.''.
       (b) Establishment of Lead Inspector General Based on 
     Notification.--Section 8L of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Upon the commencement'' and all that 
     follows through ``the Chair'' and inserting ``The Chair''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``upon the earlier of--
       ``(1) the commencement or designation of a military 
     operation as an overseas contingency operation that exceeds 
     60 days; or
       ``(2) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of 
     title 10, United States Code, with respect to an overseas 
     contingency operation''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``the commencement or 
     designation of the military operation concerned as an 
     overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days'' and 
     inserting ``the earlier of--
       ``(A) the commencement or designation of the military 
     operation concerned as an overseas contingency operation that 
     exceeds 60 days; or
       ``(B) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of 
     title 10, United States Code, with respect to an overseas 
     contingency operation''.

     SEC. 1532. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL 
                   FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

       Section 8L(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``to exercise'' and all that 
     follows through ``such matter'' and inserting ``to identify 
     and coordinate with the Inspector General who has principal 
     jurisdiction over the matter to ensure effective oversight''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii)(I) Upon written request by the Inspector General 
     with principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the 
     contingency operation, and with the approval of the lead 
     Inspector General, an Inspector General specified in 
     subsection (c) may provide investigative support or conduct 
     an independent investigation of an allegation of criminal 
     activity by any United States personnel, contractor, 
     subcontractor, grantee, or vendor in the applicable theater 
     of operations.
       ``(II) In the case of a determination by the lead Inspector 
     General that no Inspector General has principal jurisdiction 
     over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, the 
     lead Inspector General may--
       ``(aa) conduct an independent investigation of an 
     allegation described in subclause (I); or
       ``(bb) request that an Inspector General specified in 
     subsection (c) conduct such investigation.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) To enhance cooperation among Inspectors General and 
     encourage comprehensive oversight of the contingency 
     operation, any Inspector General responsible for conducting 
     oversight of any program or operation performed in support of 
     the contingency operation may, to the maximum extent 
     practicable and consistent with the duties, responsibilities, 
     policies, and procedures of such Inspector General--
       ``(i) coordinate such oversight activities with the lead 
     Inspector General; and
       ``(ii) provide information requested by the lead Inspector 
     General relating to the responsibilities of the lead 
     Inspector General described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
     (G).''.

     SEC. 1533. EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF ANNUITANTS FOR INSPECTORS 
                   GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

       Section 8L(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``(without regard to 
     subsection (b)(2) of such section)'' after ``United States 
     Code,'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(C)(i) An annuitant receiving an annuity under the 
     Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the 
     Foreign Service Pension System under chapter 8 of title I of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) who 
     is reemployed under this subsection--
       ``(I) shall continue to receive the annuity; and
       ``(II) shall not be considered a participant for purposes 
     of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an employee for purposes of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(ii) An annuitant described in clause (i) may elect in 
     writing for the reemployment of the annuitant under this 
     subsection to be subject to section 824 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064). A reemployed annuitant 
     shall make an election under this clause not later than 90 
     days after the date of the reemployment of the annuitant.''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) A person employed by a lead Inspector General for 
     an overseas contingency operation under this section shall 
     acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in 
     the competitive service for which the employee possesses the 
     required qualifications upon the completion of 2 years of 
     continuous service as an employee under this section.
       ``(B) No person who is first employed as described in 
     subparagraph (A) more than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 may acquire competitive status under 
     subparagraph (A).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 380. Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Smith) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. LIBERIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     any term used in this Act that is used in the immigration 
     laws shall have the meaning given the term in the immigration 
     laws.
       (2) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(17) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien described in 
     subsection (c) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence if the alien--
       (A) applies for adjustment not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;

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       (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa; and
       (C) subject to paragraph (2), is admissible to the United 
     States for permanent residence.
       (2) Applicability of grounds of inadmissibility.--In 
     determining the admissibility of an alien under paragraph 
     (1)(C), the grounds of inadmissibility specified in 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall 
     not apply.
       (3) Exceptions.--An alien shall not be eligible for 
     adjustment of status under this subsection if the Secretary 
     determines that the alien--
       (A) has been convicted of any aggravated felony;
       (B) has been convicted of 2 or more crimes involving moral 
     turpitude (other than a purely political offense); or
       (C) has ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise 
     participated in the persecution of any person on account of 
     race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion.
       (4) Relationship of application to certain orders.--
       (A) In general.--An alien present in the United States who 
     has been subject to an order of exclusion, deportation, 
     removal, or voluntary departure under any provision of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) may, 
     notwithstanding such order, submit an application for 
     adjustment of status under this subsection if the alien is 
     otherwise eligible for adjustment of status under paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) Separate motion not required.--An alien described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be required, as a condition of 
     submitting or granting an application under this subsection, 
     to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate an 
     order described in subparagraph (A).
       (C) Effect of decision by secretary.--
       (i) Grant.--If the Secretary adjusts the status of an alien 
     pursuant to an application under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall cancel any order described in subparagraph 
     (A) to which the alien has been subject.
       (ii) Denial.--If the Secretary makes a final decision to 
     deny such application, any such order shall be effective and 
     enforceable to the same extent that such order would be 
     effective and enforceable if the application had not been 
     made.
       (c) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--
       (1) In general.--The benefits provided under subsection (b) 
     shall apply to any alien who--
       (A)(i) is a national of Liberia; and
       (ii) has been continuously present in the United States 
     during the period beginning on November 20, 2014, and ending 
     on the date on which the alien submits an application under 
     subsection (b); or
       (B) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of 
     an alien described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Determination of continuous physical presence.--For 
     purposes of establishing the period of continuous physical 
     presence referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), an alien shall 
     not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous 
     physical presence based on 1 or more absences from the United 
     States for 1 or more periods amounting, in the aggregate, to 
     not more than 180 days.
       (d) Stay of Removal.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     establishing procedures by which an alien who is subject to a 
     final order of deportation, removal, or exclusion, may seek a 
     stay of such order based on the filing of an application 
     under subsection (b).
       (2) During certain proceedings.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     notwithstanding any provision of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Secretary may 
     not order an alien to be removed from the United States if 
     the alien--
       (i) is in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings 
     under any provision of such Act; and
       (ii) has submitted an application for adjustment of status 
     under subsection (b).
       (B) Exception.--The Secretary may order an alien described 
     in subparagraph (A) to be removed from the United States if 
     the Secretary has made a final determination to deny the 
     application for adjustment of status under subsection (b) of 
     the alien.
       (3) Work authorization.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may--
       (i) authorize an alien who has applied for adjustment of 
     status under subsection (b) to engage in employment in the 
     United States during the period in which a determination on 
     such application is pending; and
       (ii) provide such alien with an ``employment authorized'' 
     endorsement or other appropriate document signifying 
     authorization of employment.
       (B) Pending applications.--If an application for adjustment 
     of status under subsection (b) is pending for a period 
     exceeding 180 days and has not been denied, the Secretary 
     shall authorize employment for the applicable alien.
       (e) Record of Permanent Residence.--On the approval of an 
     application for adjustment of status under subsection (b) of 
     an alien, the Secretary shall establish a record of admission 
     for permanent residence for the alien as of the date of the 
     arrival of the alien in the United States.
       (f) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Secretary 
     shall provide applicants for adjustment of status under 
     subsection (b) with the same right to, and procedures for, 
     administrative review as are provided to--
       (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255); and
       (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240 
     of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).
       (g) Limitation on Judicial Review.--
       (1) In general.--A determination by the Secretary with 
     respect to the adjustment of status of any alien under this 
     section is final and shall not be subject to review by any 
     court.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
     be construed to preclude the review of a constitutional claim 
     or a question of law under section 704 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to a denial of adjustment of status 
     under this section.
       (h) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--The Secretary 
     of State shall not be required to reduce the number of 
     immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.) to offset the adjustment of status of an alien who has 
     been lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to 
     this section.
       (i) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act 
     Provisions.--
       (1) Savings provision.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to repeal, amend, alter, modify, effect, or 
     restrict the powers, duties, function, or authority of the 
     Secretary in the administration and enforcement of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) or 
     any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or 
     naturalization.
       (2) Effect of eligibility for adjustment of status.--The 
     eligibility of an alien to be lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under this section shall not preclude the alien 
     from seeking any status under any other provision of law for 
     which the alien may otherwise be eligible.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 381. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 569. PARTICIPATION OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES IN THE 
                   SKILLBRIDGE APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP 
                   PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) Any program under this subsection may be carried out 
     at, through, or in consultation with such other departments 
     or agencies of the Federal Government as the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned considers appropriate.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 382. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, 
Mr. Jones, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. CYBERSECURITY TRANSPARENCY.

       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 14B (15 U.S.C. 78n-2) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 14C. CYBERSECURITY TRANSPARENCY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `cybersecurity' means any action, step, or 
     measure to detect, prevent, deter, mitigate, or address any 
     cybersecurity threat or any potential cybersecurity threat;
       ``(2) the term `cybersecurity threat'--
       ``(A) means an action, not protected by the First Amendment 
     to the Constitution of the United States, on or through an 
     information system that may result in an unauthorized effort 
     to adversely impact the security, availability, 
     confidentiality, or integrity of an information system or 
     information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an 
     information system; and
       ``(B) does not include any action that solely involves a 
     violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer 
     licensing agreement;
       ``(3) the term `information system'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of 
     title 44, United States Code; and
       ``(B) includes industrial control systems, such as 
     supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed 
     control systems, and programmable logic controllers;

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       ``(4) the term `NIST' means the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology; and
       ``(5) the term `reporting company' means any company that 
     is an issuer--
       ``(A) the securities of which are registered under section 
     12; or
       ``(B) that is required to file reports under section 15(d).
       ``(b) Requirement To Issue Rules.--Not later than 360 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission 
     shall issue final rules to require each reporting company, in 
     the annual report of the reporting company submitted under 
     section 13 or section 15(d) or in the annual proxy statement 
     of the reporting company submitted under section 14(a)--
       ``(1) to disclose whether any member of the governing body, 
     such as the board of directors or general partner, of the 
     reporting company has expertise or experience in 
     cybersecurity and in such detail as necessary to fully 
     describe the nature of the expertise or experience; and
       ``(2) if no member of the governing body of the reporting 
     company has expertise or experience in cybersecurity, to 
     describe what other aspects of the reporting company's 
     cybersecurity were taken into account by any person, such as 
     an official serving on a nominating committee, that is 
     responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for 
     membership to the governing body.
       ``(c) Cybersecurity Expertise or Experience.--For purposes 
     of subsection (b), the Commission, in consultation with NIST, 
     shall define what constitutes expertise or experience in 
     cybersecurity using commonly defined roles, specialties, 
     knowledge, skills, and abilities, such as those provided in 
     NIST Special Publication 800-181, entitled `National 
     Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity 
     Workforce Framework', or any successor thereto.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 383. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 594. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOR THE JUNIOR 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a pilot program in accordance with this section to 
     assess the feasibility and advisability of activities to 
     enhance the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps for careers in digital engineering.
       (b) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary of Defense may coordinate with the following:
       (1) The Secretary of Education.
       (2) The National Science Foundation.
       (3) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local 
     government entities as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate.
       (4) Such private sector organizations as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers appropriate.
       (c) Activities.--Activities under the pilot program may 
     include the following:
       (1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative 
     research opportunities in digital engineering at defense 
     laboratories, test ranges, and other organizations for 
     students in and instructors of the Junior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps.
       (2) Support for training and other support for instructors 
     to improve digital engineering education activities relevant 
     to Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs and 
     students.
       (3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of 
     digital engineering education, training opportunities, and 
     curricula for students and instructors.
       (4) Development of professional development opportunities, 
     demonstrations, mentoring programs, and informal education 
     for students and instructors.
       (d) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     outcome-based metrics and internal and external assessments 
     to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted 
     under the pilot program with respect to the needs of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (e) Authorities.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under chapter 
     111 and sections 2363, 2605, and 2374a of title 10, United 
     States Code, and such other authorities the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (f) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the activities carried 
     out under the pilot program.
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  SA 384. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 2826. STUDY ON INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS REMOTE OR 
                   ISOLATED.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the designation by the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments of installations of the Department of Defense as 
     ``remote'' or ``isolated''.
       (b) Elements of Study.--The study conducted under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify--
       (A) the various definitions within the Department of 
     Defense of remote and isolated installations;
       (B) who establishes those definitions; and
       (C) the criteria to meet those definitions;
       (2) assess the uses by the Department of the remote or 
     isolated designation for an installation; and
       (3) review--
       (A) the range of services available at remote 
     installations;
       (B) how those services differ between the military 
     departments; and
       (C) the process used to determine whether those services 
     meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces at those 
     installations.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 30, 2020, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress, at a minimum, 
     the initial findings for the study conducted under subsection 
     (a).
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  SA 385. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Sinema, 
Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Fischer) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TERMINATION OF LEASES OF PREMISES AND MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES OF SERVICEMEMBERS WHO INCUR 
                   CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR ILLNESS OR DIE WHILE IN 
                   MILITARY SERVICE.

       (a) Catastrophic Injuries and Illnesses.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 
     3955), as amended by section 301 of the Veterans Benefits and 
     Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-407), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee.--The spouse 
     of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may 
     terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on 
     the date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or 
     illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 
     37, United States Code), if the lessee incurs the 
     catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military 
     service or while performing full-time National Guard duty, 
     active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as 
     such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United 
     States Code).''.
       (b) Deaths.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by 
     striking ``in subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``in 
     subsection (b)''.
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  SA 386. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Daines, 
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS 
                   WHO SERVED IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS 
                   DURING WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Determination of Active Military Service.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall be deemed 
     to have determined under subparagraph (A) of section 
     401(a)(1) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 
     95-202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the 
     organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on 
     December 31, 1948, constitutes active military service.
       (2) Issuance of discharge.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 
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     subparagraph (B) of such section, issue to each member of 
     such organization a discharge from service of such 
     organization under honorable conditions where the nature and 
     duration of the service of such member so warrants.
       (b) Benefits.--
       (1) Status as a veteran.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subsection, an individual who receives a discharge under 
     subsection (a)(2) for service shall be honored as a veteran 
     but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any 
     benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       (2) Burial benefits.--Service for which an individual 
     receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) shall be 
     considered service in the active military, naval, or air 
     service (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 
     Code) for purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits 
     under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) Medals or other commendations.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may design and produce a service medal or other 
     commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge 
     under subsection (a)(2).
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  SA 387. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON PREVENTING, COUNTERING, 
                   AND RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL 
                   TERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission, to be known as the ``Congressional Commission on 
     Preventing, Countering, and Responding to Nuclear and 
     Radiological Terrorism'' (referred to in this Act as the 
     ``Commission''), which shall develop a comprehensive strategy 
     to prevent, counter, and respond to nuclear and radiological 
     terrorism.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 16 
     members, of whom--
       (A) 2 shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) 2 shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) 2 shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
       (D) 2 shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) 2 shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
       (F) 2 shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate;
       (G) 2 shall be appointed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and
       (H) 2 shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Chairman; vice chairman.--
       (A) Chairman.--The chair of the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the chair 
     of the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives shall jointly designate 1 member of the 
     Commission to serve as Chair of the Commission.
       (B) Vice chairman.--The ranking member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     shall jointly designate 1 member of the Commission to serve 
     as Vice Chair of the Commission.
       (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
     Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) Review.--After conducting a review of the United 
     States' current strategy, outlined in the National Strategy 
     for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, to 
     prevent, counter, and respond to nuclear and radiological 
     terrorism, the Commission shall develop a comprehensive 
     strategy that--
       (A) identifies national and international nuclear and 
     radiological terrorism risks and critical emerging threats;
       (B) prevents state and nonstate actors from acquiring the 
     technologies, materials, and critical expertise needed to 
     mount nuclear or radiological attacks;
       (C) counters efforts by state and nonstate actors to mount 
     such attacks;
       (D) responds to nuclear and radiological terrorism 
     incidents to attribute their origin and help manage their 
     consequences;
       (E) provides the projected resources to implement and 
     sustain the strategy;
       (F) delineates indicators for assessing progress toward 
     implementing the strategy;
       (G) identifies potential commercial interim storage and 
     disposal facilities to safely dispose or store sensitive 
     nuclear and radiological materials;
       (H) makes recommendations for improvements to the National 
     Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 
     Terrorism;
       (I) determines whether a Nuclear Nonproliferation Council 
     is needed to oversee and coordinate nuclear nonproliferation, 
     nuclear counterproliferation, nuclear security, and nuclear 
     arms control activities and programs of the United States 
     Government; and
       (J) if the Commission determines that such council is 
     needed, provides recommendations regarding--
       (i) appropriate council membership;
       (ii) frequency of meetings;
       (iii) responsibilities of the council;
       (iv) coordination within the United States Government; and
       (v) congressional reporting requirements.
       (2) Assessment and recommendations.--
       (A) Assessment.--The Commission shall assess the benefits 
     and risks associated with the current United States strategy 
     in relation to nuclear terrorism.
       (B) Recommendations.--The Commission shall develop 
     recommendations regarding the most effective nuclear 
     terrorism strategy.
       (d) Cooperation From Government.--
       (1) Cooperation.--In carrying out its duties, the 
     Commission shall receive the full and timely cooperation of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, the National Security 
     Council, and any other United States Government official in 
     providing the Commission with analyses, briefings, and other 
     information necessary for the fulfillment of its 
     responsibilities.
       (2) Liaison.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     State, and the Director of National Intelligence shall each 
     designate at least 1 officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of State, 
     the National Security Council, and the intelligence 
     community, respectively, to serve as a liaison officer with 
     the Commission.
       (e) Strategic Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2020, the 
     Commission shall submit a strategic report containing the 
     Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations to--
       (A) the President;
       (B) the Secretary of Defense;
       (C) the Secretary of Energy;
       (D) the Secretary of State;
       (E) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
       (F) the Director of National Intelligence;
       (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall outline how the Federal Government will--
       (A) encourage and incentivize other countries and relevant 
     international organizations, such as the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency and INTERPOL, to make nuclear and radiological 
     security a priority;
       (B) improve cooperation, with a focus on developing and 
     deploying technologies to detect and prevent illicit 
     transfers of weapons of mass destruction-related materials, 
     equipment, and technology, and appropriate integration among 
     Federal entities and Federal, State, and tribal governments; 
     and
       (C) improve cooperation, with a focus on developing and 
     deploying technologies to detect and prevent illicit 
     transfers of weapons of mass destruction-related materials, 
     equipment, and technology, between the United States and 
     other countries and international organizations, while 
     focusing on cooperation with China, India, Pakistan, and 
     Russia.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 
     date on which the report is submitted under subsection 
     (e)(1).
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  SA 388. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 243. OFFICE OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SECURITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive 
     Office of the President an Office of Critical Technology and 
     Security (in this section referred to as the ``Office'').
       (b) Director.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be at the head of the Office a 
     Director who shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Reporting.--The Director of the Office shall report 
     directly to the President.
       (3) Additional roles.--In addition to serving as the head 
     of the Office, the Director of the Office shall--
       (A) be a Deputy National Security Advisor for the National 
     Security Council and serve as a member of such council;
       (B) be a Deputy Director for the National Economic Council 
     and serve as a member of such council; and

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       (C) serve as the chairperson of the Council on Critical 
     Technologies and Security established under Section 244.
       (c) Functions.--The functions of the Director of the Office 
     are as follows:
       (1) Coordination.--To carry out coordination functions as 
     follows:
       (A) To serve as a centralized focal point within the 
     Executive Office of the President for coordinating policy and 
     actions of the Federal Government--
       (i) to stop the transfer of critical emerging, 
     foundational, and dual-use technologies to countries that 
     pose a national security risk, including by supporting the 
     interagency process to identify emerging and foundational 
     technologies under section 1758 of the John S. McCain 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (Public Law 115-232); and
       (ii) to maintain United States technological leadership 
     with respect to critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use 
     technologies and ensure supply chain integrity and security 
     for such technologies.
       (B) To coordinate whole-of-government responses, working in 
     partnership with heads of national security and economic 
     agencies and agencies with science and technology hubs, 
     including those described in Section 244(c)(1).
       (C) To facilitate coordination and consultation with--
       (i) Federal and State regulators of telecommunications and 
     technology industries, including the Federal Communications 
     Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy;
       (ii) the private sector, including industry, labor, 
     consumer, and other groups as necessary;
       (iii) other nongovernmental scientific and technical hubs 
     and stakeholders, including academic stakeholders; and
       (iv) key international partners and allies of the United 
     States.
       (2) Messaging and outreach.--To lead messaging and outreach 
     efforts by the Federal Government on the national security 
     threat posed by the improper acquisition and transfer of 
     critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use technologies 
     that the Federal Government determines necessary to protect, 
     by countries of concern including--
       (A) acting as the chief policy spokesperson for the Federal 
     Government on related security and critical technology 
     issues;
       (B) encouraging Federal departments and agencies to work 
     with key stakeholders as described in paragraph (1), as well 
     as States, localities, international partners, and allies, to 
     better analyze and disseminate critical information from the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)); and
       (C) improving overall education of the United States public 
     and business leaders in key sectors about the threat to 
     United States national security posed by--
       (i) the improper acquisition and transfer of critical 
     technologies by countries that pose a national security risk; 
     and
       (ii) reliance on foreign products identified by the Federal 
     government that pose a national security risk in private 
     sector supply chains.
       (3) Long-term strategy.--To lead the development of a 
     comprehensive, long-term strategic plan in coordination with 
     United States allies and other defense partners--
       (A) to enhance the interagency process for identifying 
     emerging and foundational carried out under section 1758 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) and to re-evaluate 
     those identifications on an ongoing basis;
       (B)(i) to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;
       (ii) to reduce reliance on foreign products identified by 
     the Federal Government that pose a national security risk to 
     the United States in critical public sector supply chains;
       (iii) to develop a strategy to inform the private sector 
     about critical supply chain risks; and
       (iv) to address other security concerns related to forced 
     or unfair technology transfer to and from such countries;
       (C) to maintain technological leadership with respect to 
     critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use technologies 
     and to increase public sector funding for research and 
     development that is key to maintaining such technological 
     leadership;
       (D) to develop specific policies and actions to enforce 
     intellectual property and cybersecurity standards to deter 
     and prosecute industrial espionage and other similar 
     measures; and
       (E) to develop specific policies--
       (i) to improve the research and development ecosystem, 
     including academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and 
     private entities; and
       (ii) to reestablish the United States as the world leader 
     in research and development; and
       (F) to develop specific measures and goals that can be 
     tracked and monitored as described in paragraph (4).
       (4) Monitoring and tracking.--
       (A) Measures.--In conjunction with the Council of Economic 
     Advisors, the United States Trade Representative, the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, to use measures developed 
     under paragraph (3)(F) to monitor and track--
       (i) key trends relating to transfer of critical emerging, 
     foundational, and dual-use technologies;
       (ii) key trends relating to United States government 
     investments in innovation and competitiveness compared to 
     governments of other countries;
       (iii) inappropriate influence of international standards 
     setting processes by foreign countries that pose a national 
     security risk; and
       (iv) progress implementing the comprehensive, long-term 
     strategic plan developed under paragraph (3).
       (B) Goals.--To monitor and track progress made towards 
     achieving goals relating to protecting the security of 
     critical technologies of the United States.
       (d) Staff.--The Director of the Office may--
       (1) without regard to the civil service laws, employ, and 
     fix the compensation of, such specialists and other experts 
     as may be necessary for the Director to carry out the 
     functions of the Director; and
       (2) subject to the civil service laws, employ such other 
     officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Director.
       (e) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year, 
     the Director shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (A) the activities of the Office; and
       (B) matters relating to national security and the 
     protection of critical technologies.
       (2) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(c) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021(c)) is amended by 
     inserting ``the Director of the Office of Critical 
     Technologies and Security,'' after ``Treasury,''.

     SEC. 244. COUNCIL ON CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SECURITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is a council known as the Council 
     on Critical Technologies and Security (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Council'').
       (b) Function.--The function of the Council shall be to 
     advise the President on matters relating to challenges posed 
     by foreign powers with respect to technology acquisition and 
     transfer.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of the 
     following:
       (A) The Director of the Office of Critical Technologies and 
     Security appointed under section 2(b)(1).
       (B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (C) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (D) The Secretary of Defense.
       (E) The Secretary of Education.
       (F) The Secretary of Energy.
       (G) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (H) The Secretary of State.
       (I) The Secretary of Transportation.
       (J) The Secretary of the Treasury.
       (K) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (L) The Director of National Intelligence.
       (M) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
       (N) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (O) The United States Trade Representative.
       (P) The Director of the National Economic Council.
       (Q) The National Security Advisor.
       (R) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy.
       (S) A representative of the Committee on Foreign Investment 
     in the United States who shall be selected by the Committee 
     for purposes of this section.
       (T) The Ambassador to the United Nations.
       (U) The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
       (V) The Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
       (W) Such other heads of departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government as the chairperson of the Council 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Council shall be 
     the Director of the Office of Critical Technologies and 
     Security appointed under section 2(b)(1).
       (d) Consultation and Cooperation.--The Council--
       (1) may constitute such advisory committees and may consult 
     with such representatives of industry, agriculture, labor, 
     consumers, State and local governments, and other groups, as 
     the Council considers advisable;
       (2) shall consult with the entities listed under section 
     2(c)(1)(C); and
       (3) shall seek and obtain the cooperation of the various 
     executive and independent agencies of the Federal Government 
     in the development of specialized studies essential to its 
     responsibilities.
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  SA 389. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. 1045. TRAINING OF MIDCAREER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   PERSONNEL ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACHES TO 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     midcareer personnel of the Department of Defense are provided 
     training on whole-of-Government approaches to national 
     security challenges.
       (b) Coordination.--In providing training under this 
     section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of 
     other departments and agencies of the United States 
     Government in order to ensure that such training promotes 
     cross-agency and multi-sector learning, collaboration, and 
     problem-solving for midcareer military and civilian 
     personnel.
       (c) Elements.--The training under this section shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Training on creating integrated and consistent policy 
     across the executive branch.
       (2) Training on the role of Congress, State and local 
     governments, community organizations, academia, foreign 
     governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private 
     sector in influencing and executing whole-of-Government 
     solutions.
       (3) Training on operating collaboratively in an interagency 
     environment.
       (4) Table-top role playing exercises and mentorship 
     programs designed to enable participants to gain a greater 
     understanding of interagency partners and how to leverage the 
     whole-of-Government approach to achieve desired outcomes.
       (d) Provision of Training.--
       (1) Training by cohort.--Training shall be provided under 
     this section to cohorts comprised of a mix of military and 
     civilian personnel--
       (A) from across the Department and the Armed Forces; and
       (B) to the extent practicable, from other departments and 
     agencies.
       (2) Providers of training.--The entities providing training 
     under this section shall include the military staff and war 
     colleges, the National Defense University, and accredited 
     public institutions of higher education that provide whole-
     of-Government curricula and are centrally located in areas of 
     high concentration of military and civilian national security 
     personnel.
       (3) Training at public institutions of higher education.--
     At least 50 percent of the training provided under this 
     section shall be provided at or by accredited public 
     institutions of higher education described in paragraph (2).
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  SA 390. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Feinstein, and 
Mr. Schumer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 108__. WAIVER UNDER SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       Section 412(g)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``An entity'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (C), an entity''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under subparagraph (A) for an entity receiving a grant under 
     this section if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the results of the grant--

       ``(I) will benefit a specific specialty crop; and
       ``(II) are likely to be applicable to agricultural 
     commodities generally, including specialty crops; or

       ``(ii)(I) the grant involves scientifically important 
     research; and

       ``(II) the grant recipient is unable to satisfy the 
     matching funds requirement.''.

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  SA 391. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES AND GEOMAGNETIC 
                   DISTURBANCES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' has 
     the meaning given that term in subsection (d) of section 320 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection 
     (b) of this section; and
       (2) the terms ``critical infrastructure'', ``EMP'', and 
     ``GMD'' have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
       (b) Homeland Security.--Section 320 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195f) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and threat 
     assessment, response, and recovery'' after ``development''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Threat Assessment, Response, and Recovery.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       ``(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(B) the terms `prepare' and `preparedness' mean the 
     actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise 
     to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, 
     protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and 
     recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the 
     security of the homeland, including the prediction and 
     notification of impending EMPs and GMDs; and
       ``(C) the term `Sector-Specific Agency' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2201.
       ``(2) Roles and responsibilities.--
       ``(A) Distribution of information.--
       ``(i) In general.--Beginning not later than June 19, 2020, 
     the Secretary shall provide timely distribution of 
     information on EMPs and GMDs to Federal, State, and local 
     governments, owners and operators of critical infrastructure, 
     and other persons determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(ii) Briefing.--The Secretary shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the effectiveness of the 
     distribution of information under clause (i).
       ``(B) Response and recovery.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--

       ``(I) coordinate the response to and recovery from the 
     effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure, in 
     coordination with the heads of appropriate Sector-Specific 
     Agencies, and on matters related to the bulk power system, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission; and
       ``(II) incorporate events that include EMPs and extreme 
     GMDs as a factor in preparedness scenarios and exercises.

       ``(ii) Implementation.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and on matters 
     related to the bulk power system, the Secretary of Energy and 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall--

       ``(I) not later than June 19, 2020, develop plans and 
     procedures to coordinate the response to and recovery from 
     EMP and GMD events; and
       ``(II) not later than December 21, 2020, conduct a national 
     exercise to test the preparedness and response of the Nation 
     to the effect of an EMP or extreme GMD event.

       ``(C) Research and development.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     heads of relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall--

       ``(I) without duplication of existing or ongoing efforts, 
     conduct research and development to better understand and 
     more effectively model the effects of EMPs and GMDs on 
     critical infrastructure (which shall not include any system 
     or infrastructure of the Department of Defense or any system 
     or infrastructure of the Department of Energy associated with 
     nuclear weapons activities); and
       ``(II) develop technologies to enhance the resilience of 
     and better protect critical infrastructure.

       ``(ii) Plan.--Not later than March 26, 2020, and in 
     coordination with the heads of relevant Sector-Specific 
     Agencies, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a research and development action 
     plan to rapidly address modeling shortfall and technology 
     development.
       ``(D) Emergency information system.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with 
     relevant stakeholders, shall implement a network of systems 
     that are capable of providing appropriate emergency 
     information to the public before (if possible), during, and 
     in the aftermath of an EMP or GMD.
       ``(ii) Briefing.--Not later than December 21, 2020, the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding the system 
     required under clause (i).
       ``(E) Quadrennial risk assessments.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and informed by intelligence-based 
     threat assessments, shall conduct a quadrennial EMP and GMD 
     risk assessment.
       ``(ii) Briefings.--Not later than March 26, 2020, and every 
     4 years thereafter until 2032, the Secretary, the Secretary 
     of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall provide a briefing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding the quadrennial EMP and 
     GMD risk assessment.
       ``(iii) Enhancing resilience.--The Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other 
     relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall use the results of 
     the quadrennial EMP and GMD

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     risk assessments to better understand and to improve 
     resilience to the effects of EMPs and GMDs across all 
     critical infrastructure sectors, including coordinating the 
     prioritization of critical infrastructure at greatest risk to 
     the effects of EMPs and GMDs.
       ``(3) Coordination.--
       ``(A) Report on technological options.--Not later than 
     December 21, 2020, and every 4 years thereafter until 2032, 
     the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Energy, the heads of other appropriate 
     agencies, and, as appropriate, private-sector partners, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees, a report 
     that--
       ``(i) assesses the technological options available to 
     improve the resilience of critical infrastructure to the 
     effects of EMPs and GMDs; and
       ``(ii) identifies gaps in available technologies and 
     opportunities for technological developments to inform 
     research and development activities.
       ``(B) Test data.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than December 20, 2020, the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific 
     Agencies, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Energy, shall--

       ``(I) review test data regarding the effects of EMPs and 
     GMDs on critical infrastructure systems, networks, and assets 
     representative of those throughout the Nation; and
       ``(II) identify any gaps in the test data.

       ``(ii) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after identifying 
     gaps in test data under clause (i), the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific Agencies and 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Energy, shall use the sector partnership 
     structure identified in the National Infrastructure 
     Protection Plan to develop an integrated cross-sector plan to 
     address the identified gaps.
       ``(iii) Implementation.--The heads of each agency 
     identified in the plan developed under clause (ii) shall 
     implement the plan in collaboration with the voluntary 
     efforts of the private sector, as appropriate.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect in any manner the authority, existing on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this subsection, of 
     any other component of the Department or any other Federal 
     department or agency, including the authority provided to the 
     Sector-Specific Agency specified in section 61003(c) of 
     division F of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 
     (6 U.S.C. 121 note), including the authority under section 
     215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o), and including 
     the authority of independent agencies to be independent.''.
       (c) National Essential Functions.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``national 
     essential functions'' means the overarching responsibilities 
     of the Federal Government to lead and sustain the Nation 
     before, during, and in the aftermath of a catastrophic 
     emergency, such as an EMP or GMD that adversely affects the 
     performance of the Federal Government.
       (2) Updated operational plans.--Not later than March 20, 
     2020, each agency that supports a national essential function 
     shall prepare updated operational plans documenting the 
     procedures and responsibilities of the agency relating to 
     preparing for, protecting against, and mitigating the effects 
     of EMPs and GMDs.
       (d) Benchmarks.--Not later than March 26, 2020, and as 
     appropriate thereafter, the Secretary of Energy, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and, as appropriate, the private sector, 
     may develop or update, as necessary, quantitative and 
     voluntary benchmarks that sufficiently describe the physical 
     characteristics of EMPs, including waveform and intensity, in 
     a form that is useful to and can be shared with owners and 
     operators of critical infrastructure. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall affect the authority of the Electric 
     Reliability Organization to develop and enforce, or the 
     authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
     approve, reliability standards.
       (e) Pilot Test by DHS to Evaluate Engineering Approaches.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 22, 2020, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, and in 
     consultation with the private sector, as appropriate, shall 
     develop and implement a pilot test to evaluate available 
     engineering approaches for mitigating the effects of EMPs and 
     GMDs on the most vulnerable critical infrastructure systems, 
     networks, and assets.
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the pilot test described in paragraph (1) is completed, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall 
     jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
     cost and effectiveness of the evaluated approaches.
       (f) Pilot Test by DOD to Evaluate Engineering Approaches.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 22, 2020, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct 
     a pilot test to evaluate engineering approaches for hardening 
     a strategic military installation, including infrastructure 
     that is critical to supporting that installation, against the 
     effects of EMPs and GMDs.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after completing the 
     pilot test described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report regarding the cost and effectiveness of 
     the evaluated approaches.
       (g) Communications Operational Plans.--Not later than 
     December 21, 2020, the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 
     holding a series of joint meetings with the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Federal 
     Communications Commission, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report--
       (1) assessing the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical 
     communications infrastructure; and
       (2) recommending any necessary changes to operational plans 
     to enhance national response and recovery efforts after an 
     EMP or GMD.
       (h) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 320 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development and threat 
              assessment, response, and recovery.''.

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