[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 122 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4234-S4240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2420. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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. 847. REQUIREMENT TO AWARD CONTRACTS UNDER COMMERCIAL E-
                   COMMERCE PORTAL PROGRAM.

       The Administrator of General Services shall afford all 
     commercial e-commerce providers that meet the requirements 
     established under section 846 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 41 
     U.S.C. 1901 note) and the General Service Administration's 
     requirements on data sharing and protection the ability to 
     participate in the commercial e-commerce portal program 
     established under such section.
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  SA 2421. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 752. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE FOR 
                   REGENERATIVE MEDICINE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Armed Forces Institute for Regenerative Medicine 
     (in this section referred to as ``AFIRM'') delivers critical 
     regenerative-based technologies lead to functional and 
     aesthetic recovery from injuries incurred during service in 
     the Armed Forces;
       (2) AFIRM is a highly rated, nationally respected public-
     private consortium leading the development of restorative 
     therapies for battlefield trauma as part of several research 
     and development programs directed to meet defined medical 
     technology gaps for warfighter groups;
       (3) the efforts by AFIRM span from research and development 
     to clinical translation, implementation, and 
     commercialization, with therapies developed for extremity and 
     craniofacial trauma, skin and genitourinary injuries, and 
     transplantation;
       (4) each AFIRM project specifically addresses a key need of 
     the wounded warfighter, which has helped guide research 
     projects toward partnerships with industry that can be 
     reviewed for approval and entered into clinical trials for 
     eventual placement in the marketplace;
       (5) technologies developed by AFIRM include, in part, those 
     that will result in the ability to generate and integrate 
     functional composite tissue, neural pathways, 
     vascularization, aesthetic skin, bone, and muscle;
       (6) despite the technology challenges, the public-private 
     teaming approach to medical research and development used by 
     AFIRM has resulted in more than 24 products reaching clinical 
     trials;
       (7) it is essential that Congress continue to provide the 
     necessary resources to sustain the technology exploration, 
     maturation, and transition in regenerative medicine set forth 
     by AFIRM; and
       (8) the Senate highly encourages allocation of additional 
     funds to AFIRM from the undistributed medical research funds 
     provided in this Act to facilitate the continued 
     implementation of the innovative consortium model used by 
     AFIRM that has a proven track record of success.
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  SA 2422. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Sasse, 
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Burr) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill 
S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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; as follows:

        At the end of title X, add the following:

 Subtitle H--Wireless Supply Chain Innovation and Multilateral Security

     SEC. 1091. DEFINITIONS.

        In this subtitle:
       (1) 3GPP.--The term ``3GPP'' means the Third Generation 
     Partnership Project.
       (2) 5G network.--The term ``5G network'' means a radio 
     network as described by 3GPP Release 15 or higher.
       (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (4) NTIA administrator.--The term ``NTIA Administrator'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
     and Information.
       (5) Open-RAN.--The term ``Open-RAN'' means the Open Radio 
     Access Network approach to standardization adopted by the O-
     RAN Alliance, Telecom Infra Project, or 3GPP, or any similar 
     set of open standards for multi-vendor network equipment 
     interoperability.
       (6) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant 
     committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (H) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (J) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (K) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (L) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1092. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SECURITY FUNDS.

       (a) Use of Digital Television Transition and Public Safety 
     Fund.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Commission shall transfer from the Digital 
     Television Transition and Public Safety Fund established 
     under section 309(j)(8)(E) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(E))--
       (1) $50,000,000 to the Public Wireless Supply Chain 
     Innovation Fund established under subsection (b) of this 
     section; and
       (2) $25,000,000 to the Multilateral Telecommunications 
     Security Fund established under subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       (b) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Public 
     Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund'' (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``R&D Fund'').
       (B) Availability.--
       (i) In general.--Amounts deposited in the R&D Fund shall 
     remain available through the end of the tenth fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (ii) Remainder to treasury.--Any amounts remaining in the 
     R&D Fund after the end of the tenth fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of enactment of this Act shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury.
       (2) Use of fund.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts deposited in the R&D Fund shall be 
     available to the NTIA Administrator to make grants under this 
     subsection in such amounts as the NTIA Administrator 
     determines appropriate, subject to subparagraph (B) of this 
     subparagraph.
       (B) Limitation on grant amounts.--The amount of a grant 
     awarded under this subsection to a recipient for a specific 
     research focus area may not exceed $50,000,000.
       (3) Administration of fund.--The NTIA Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Commission, the Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects 
     Activity of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall establish criteria for grants awarded 
     under this subsection, and administer the R&D Fund, to 
     support research and the commercial application of that 
     research, including in the following areas:
       (A) Promoting the development of technology, including 
     software, hardware, and microprocessing technology, that will 
     enhance competitiveness in the fifth-generation (commonly 
     known as ``5G'') and successor wireless technology supply 
     chains.
       (B) Accelerating development and deployment of open 
     interface standards-based compatible, interoperable 
     equipment, such as equipment developed pursuant to the 
     standards set forth by organizations such as the O-RAN 
     Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, 3GPP, the Open-RAN 
     Software Community, or any successor organizations.
       (C) Promoting compatibility of new 5G equipment with future 
     open standards-based, interoperable equipment.
       (D) Managing integration of multi-vendor network 
     environments.
       (E) Objective criteria to define equipment as compliant 
     with open standards for multi-vendor network equipment 
     interoperability.

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       (F) Promoting development and inclusion of security 
     features enhancing the integrity and availability of 
     equipment in multi-vendor networks.
       (G) Promoting the application of network function 
     virtualization to facilitate multi-vendor interoperability 
     and a more diverse vendor market.
       (4) Nonduplication of research.--To the greatest extent 
     practicable, the NTIA Administrator shall ensure that any 
     research funded by a grant awarded under this subsection 
     avoids duplication of other Federal or private sector 
     research.
       (5) Timing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the NTIA Administrator shall begin 
     awarding grants under this subsection.
       (6) Federal advisory body.--
       (A) Establishment.--The NTIA Administrator shall establish 
     a Federal advisory committee, in accordance with the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), composed of 
     government and private sector experts, to advise the NTIA 
     Administrator on the administration of the R&D Fund.
       (B) Composition.--The advisory committee established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be composed of--
       (i) representatives from--

       (I) the Commission;
       (II) the Department of Defense;
       (III) the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity 
     of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       (IV) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (V) the Department of State;
       (VI) the National Science Foundation; and
       (VII) the Department of Homeland Security; and

       (ii) other representatives from the private and public 
     sectors, at the discretion of the NTIA Administrator.
       (C) Duties.--The advisory committee established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall advise the NTIA Administrator on 
     technology developments to help inform--
       (i) the strategic direction of the R&D Fund; and
       (ii) efforts of the Federal Government to promote a more 
     secure, diverse, sustainable, and competitive supply chain.
       (7) Reports to congress.--
       (A) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the NTIA Administrator shall submit 
     to the relevant committees of Congress a report with--
       (i) additional recommendations on promoting the 
     competitiveness and sustainability of trusted suppliers in 
     the wireless supply chain; and
       (ii) any additional authorities needed to facilitate the 
     timely adoption of open standards-based equipment, including 
     authority to provide loans, loan guarantees, and other forms 
     of credit extension that would maximize the use of designated 
     funds.
       (B) Annual report.--For each fiscal year for which amounts 
     in the R&D Fund are available under this subsection, the NTIA 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (i) describes how, and to whom, amounts in the R&D Fund 
     have been deployed;
       (ii) details the progress of the NTIA Administrator in 
     meeting the objectives described in paragraph (3); and
       (iii) includes any additional information that the NTIA 
     Administrator determines appropriate.
       (c) Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund.--
       (1) Establishment of fund.--
       (A) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund''.
       (B) Use of fund.--Amounts deposited in the Multilateral 
     Telecommunications Security Fund shall be available to the 
     Secretary of State to make expenditures under this subsection 
     in such amounts as the Secretary of State determines 
     appropriate.
       (C) Availability.--
       (i) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Multilateral 
     Telecommunications Security Fund--

       (I) shall remain available through the end of the tenth 
     fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (II) may only be allocated upon the Secretary of State 
     reaching an agreement with foreign government partners to 
     participate in the common funding mechanism described in 
     paragraph (2).

       (ii) Remainder to treasury.--Any amounts remaining in the 
     Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund after the end 
     of the tenth fiscal year beginning after the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be deposited in the general fund 
     of the Treasury.
       (2) Administration of fund.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the NTIA Administrator, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the 
     Commission, shall establish a common funding mechanism, in 
     coordination with foreign partners, that uses amounts from 
     the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund to support 
     the development and adoption of secure and trusted 
     telecommunications technologies.
       (3) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
     for each fiscal year during which amounts in the Multilateral 
     Telecommunications Security Fund are available, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress 
     a report on the status and progress of the funding mechanism 
     established under paragraph (2), including--
       (A) any funding commitments from foreign partners, 
     including each specific amount committed;
       (B) governing criteria for use of the Multilateral 
     Telecommunications Security Fund;
       (C) an account of--
       (i) how, and to whom, funds have been deployed;
       (ii) amounts remaining in the Multilateral 
     Telecommunications Security Fund; and
       (iii) the progress of the Secretary of State in meeting the 
     objective described in paragraph (2); and
       (D) additional authorities needed to enhance the 
     effectiveness of the Multilateral Telecommunications Security 
     Fund in achieving the security goals of the United States.

     SEC. 1093. PROMOTING UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 
                   STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, and the Chairman of the Commission, or their 
     designees, shall consider how to enhance representation of 
     the United States at international forums that set standards 
     for 5G networks and for future generations of wireless 
     communications networks, including--
       (1) the International Telecommunication Union (commonly 
     known as ``ITU'');
       (2) the International Organization for Standardization 
     (commonly known as ``ISO'');
       (3) the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission 
     (commonly known as ``CITEL''); and
       (4) the voluntary standards organizations that develop 
     protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as 
     the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
     Engineers (commonly known as ``IEEE'').
       (b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary 
     of Commerce, and the Chairman of the Commission shall jointly 
     submit to the relevant committees of Congress an annual 
     report on the progress made under subsection (a).
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  SA 2423. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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. __. ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO DISTRIBUTE FACE 
                   MASKS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the 
     Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary, the 
     Postmaster General, and the heads of any other relevant 
     Federal agencies, and in consultation with Governors, units 
     of local government, and appropriate labor unions, shall 
     establish a program to eliminate all shortages of face masks, 
     surgical masks, and N-95 respirator masks in the United 
     States as soon as practicable.
       (2) Requirements.--The program required to be developed 
     under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following:
       (A) Household deliveries.--A one-time supply of face masks 
     shall be provided and delivered through the United States 
     Postal Service, free of charge, to every individual and 
     household in the United States.
       (B) Additional deliveries.--A one-time supply of face masks 
     shall be provided, free of charge, to individuals who do not 
     receive face masks that are delivered to households by the 
     United States Postal Service, including--
       (i) all individuals who are experiencing homelessness; and
       (ii) all individuals who are living in group quarters, as 
     defined by the Census Bureau for the purposes of the most 
     recent decennial census.
       (C) Health care providers.--Needed surgical masks and N-95 
     respirator masks shall be provided to all health care 
     providers in the United States, free of charge, either 
     directly or to each State for distribution to health care 
     providers.
       (3) Prohibition on identification requirement.--The program 
     developed under paragraph (1) shall not require any 
     individual in the United States to provide identification or 
     proof of citizenship in order to receive face masks.
       (b) Use of Authorities.--
       (1) In general.--To carry out this section, the President 
     shall make use of any and all available authorities at the 
     disposal of the Federal Government to procure, manufacture, 
     and support the domestic manufacturing of face masks, 
     surgical masks, and N-95 respirator masks, including 
     emergency authorities, such as the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).

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       (2) Requirement.--Any face masks, surgical masks, and N-95 
     respirator masks procured or manufactured for purposes of 
     carrying out this section shall be purchased in accordance 
     with Federal Acquisition Regulation guidance on fair and 
     reasonable pricing.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, 
     to remain available until the date described in paragraph 
     (4), to the Administrator to carry out this section.
       (2) Limitation.--No funds made available under this 
     subsection shall be provided to--
       (A) any person who is a Federal elected official or serving 
     in a Senior Executive Service position; or
       (B) any entity that is controlled in whole or in part by a 
     Federal elected official or serving in a Senior Executive 
     Service position.
       (3) Emergency designation.--
       (A) In general.--The amounts provided under this section 
     are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
     U.S.C. 933(g)).
       (B) Designation in senate.--In the Senate, this section is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
       (4) Date described.--The date described in this paragraph 
     is the date on which no new cases of COVID-19 are reported in 
     the United States for a period of not less than 14 
     consecutive days.
       (d) Reports to Congress.--Beginning 7 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and every 7 days thereafter until 
     the requirements of this section are met, the Administrator 
     and the Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress a detailed 
     report on the implementation of and activities authorized by 
     this section, including--
       (1) detailed plans to establish and implement the program 
     required under this section, including information on 
     progress made toward eliminating all shortages of face masks, 
     surgical masks, and N-95 respirator masks in the United 
     States as soon as practicable, and a timeline for when such 
     shortage elimination will be achieved;
       (2) information on--
       (A) the use of funds under this section;
       (B) the current and projected supply of face masks, 
     surgical masks, and N-95 respirator masks;
       (C) the sources of face masks, surgical masks, and N-95 
     respirator masks;
       (D) the distribution of face masks, surgical masks, and N-
     95 respirator masks, by State, geographic area, and need;
       (E) the prices paid by the Federal Government and to which 
     suppliers such amounts were paid; and
       (3) any other information requested by Congress.
       (e) Effect on State Requests for PPE.--Any face masks 
     delivered under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) 
     shall not be taken into account for purposes of the Federal 
     Government responding to State or health care provider 
     requests for surgical masks, N-95 respirator masks, personal 
     protective equipment, or other supplies related to COVID-19.
       (f) Required Consultation.--The consultation with 
     appropriate labor unions required under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall include consultation with labor organizations 
     representing employees of the United States Postal Service, 
     including regarding the safety of such employees who carry 
     out the activities authorized under this section.
       (g) Excess Masks.--Any face masks, surgical masks, and N-95 
     respirator masks in the possession of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency or the Department of Health and Human 
     Services for purposes of carrying out this section that have 
     not been distributed as of the date described in subsection 
     (c)(4) shall be added to the strategic national stockpile.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a tight-weave 
     cloth mask.
       (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4(e) of 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).
       (4) One-time supply.--The term ``one-time supply'' means 
     not less than 3 face masks per individual.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (6) Senior executive service position.--The term ``Senior 
     Executive Service position'' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) any State of the United States;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
       (G) the Federated States of Micronesia;
       (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (I) the Republic of Palau;
       (J) the United States Virgin Islands; and
       (K) each Indian Tribe.
       (8) United states.--The term ``United States'' means--
       (A) each of the several States of the United States;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) Guam;
       (E) American Samoa;
       (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
       (G) the Federated States of Micronesia;
       (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
       (I) the Republic of Palau;
       (J) the United States Virgin Islands; and
       (K) each Indian Tribe.
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  SA 2424. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for Mr. Cornyn) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1253, to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of 
cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, 
and for other purposes; as follows:
       At the end of section 2, add the following:
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or an 
     amendment made by this section, may be construed to affect or 
     otherwise alter any provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), including its 
     implementing regulations.
       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF E-CIGARETTE USE BY 
                   ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

       (a) Study.--The National Institutes of Health, in 
     coordination with other appropriate agencies, shall conduct a 
     study on the short-term and long-term health impacts of e-
     cigarette use by youth and young adults under 21 years of 
     age, that includes the following:
       (1) An examination of the health impacts of using liquids 
     obtained from the legal market, including liquids that may 
     not have premarket approval from the Food and Drug 
     Administration, compared to liquids obtained illicitly.
       (2) A determination of the precise relationship between 
     underage vaping and underage smoking, which may include using 
     national survey data, in which the reporting of smoking and 
     vaping usage classifications (such as current users, former 
     users, or never users) shall be integrated and not treated as 
     separate or unrelated categories.
       (3) A determination of the precise relationship between 
     vaping and smoking among young adults, who are 21 to 24 years 
     of age, using national survey data, in which the reporting of 
     smoking and vaping usage classifications (such as current 
     users, former users, or never users) shall be integrated and 
     not treated as separate or unrelated categories.
       (4) An examination of e-cigarette usage data from cities, 
     localities, and States that have adopted e-cigarette product 
     bans to evaluate--
       (A) the proportion of e-cigarette users in those areas who 
     return to smoking combustible cigarettes;
       (B) the proportion of e-cigarette users in those areas who 
     access products from illicit markets; and
       (C) the proportion of e-cigarette users in those areas who 
     stop using all nicotine products or reduce their overall 
     nicotine product use.
       (5) A determination of the frequency of use of each 
     specific and multiple tobacco products among high school 
     students in the United States, including--
       (A) the number of high school students who use each 
     specific and multiple tobacco products less than 20 days per 
     month; and
       (B) the number of high school students who use each 
     specific and multiple tobacco products 20 or more days per 
     month.
       (6) An examination of the rates of underage e-cigarette use 
     in cities, localities, and States that have adopted Tobacco 
     21 laws prior to the date of enactment of the Further 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94).
       (7) An examination of illegal smuggling of tobacco products 
     in cities, localities, and States that have--
       (A) banned such products;
       (B) enacted taxes on such products that are higher than the 
     national median; or
       (C) enacted other legal restrictions on such products.
       (8) A determination of how prevalence estimates of tobacco 
     use in the National Youth Tobacco Survey differ from 
     prevalence estimates of tobacco use in other national 
     surveys, including the Population Assessment of Tobacco and 
     Health and the Knowledge Panel.
       (9) A determination of the prevalence of the following 
     high-risk behaviors among high school students, and their 
     relationship, if any, to vaping and smoking:
       (A) Using marijuana or alcohol.
       (B) Binge drinking.
       (C) Underage sexual activity.
       (D) Using an electronic device while driving.
       (E) Knowingly riding in a motor vehicle with a driver who 
     was recently drinking.
       (F) Seriously considering suicide.
       (10) An examination of the role flavors play in youth 
     initiation and use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco 
     products.
       (11) An examination of the risk of youth addiction to 
     nicotine, including the impact of e-cigarettes that use 
     nicotine salts.
       (12) An examination of risks to youth of nicotine use and 
     exposure to harmful and potentially harmful constituents 
     emitted from some e-cigarettes, including flavorings used in 
     e-cigarettes.

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       (13) A determination of a credible estimate of the 
     difference in health risks between combustible cigarette 
     smoking and vaping, if a valid estimate can be made, to 
     inform tobacco regulation in the United States, taking into 
     account--
       (A) the findings of the British Royal College of Physicians 
     in their 2016 report, ``Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm 
     reduction'';
       (B) the article entitled ``Invalidity of an Oft-Cited 
     Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes'' 
     published in the American Journal of Public Health in 
     February 2020;
       (C) the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine in their 2018 report, ``Public 
     Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes'';
       (D) relevant reports and advisories of the Surgeon General; 
     and
       (E) other peer reviewed research.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the National Institutes of Health 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the findings of the 
     study required to be conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the report required under paragraph (1) is submitted, 
     all data, research products, and reports from the study 
     required to be conducted under subsection (a) shall be made 
     publicly available online.
       (c) No New Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2425. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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. ___. PENALTIES FOR REPRESENTING VETERANS AS AGENTS AND 
                   ATTORNEYS WITHOUT RECOGNITION BY SECRETARY OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5905 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5905. Penalty for certain acts

       ``Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be fined 
     as provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not more than one 
     year, or both:
       ``(1) Acts or attempts to act as an agent (including as a 
     financial planner, benefits claim advisor, or benefits claim 
     prepper) or attorney for the preparation, presentation, or 
     prosecution of a claim under a law administered by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) without recognition by the Secretary as an agent or 
     attorney under section 5904 of this title; or
       ``(B) while suspended or excluded under subsection (b) of 
     such section.
       ``(2) The act of unlawfully withholding from any claimant 
     or beneficiary any part of a benefit or claim under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary that is allowed and due to the 
     claimant or beneficiary.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to acts committed after the date 
     that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Biennial Reviews by General Counsel of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs.--Section 5904 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Biennial Reviews by General Counsel.--(1) Not less 
     frequently than once every two years, the General Counsel of 
     the Department shall submit to Congress a report on 
     activities under this section.
       ``(2) Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
       ``(A) A discussion of the rates generally charged for 
     services covered by this section.
       ``(B) A discussion of the requests made by claimants under 
     subsection (c)(3)(A).
       ``(C) A discussion of the fees reduced under such 
     subsection.
       ``(D) The number of claims for benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary that were prepared, presented, 
     or prosecuted by an individual acting as an agent or attorney 
     who did so while not recognized under this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2426. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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:
       Amend section 144 to read as follows:

     SEC. 144. MINIMUM AIR FORCE BOMBER AIRCRAFT LEVEL.

       (a) Minimum.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees recommendations for a 
     minimum number of bomber aircraft, including penetrating 
     bombers in addition to B-52H aircraft, to enable the Air 
     Force to carry out its long-range penetrating strike 
     capability.
       (b) Report on B-1 Aircraft Fleet Sustainment.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the sustainment 
     of the B-1 aircraft fleet. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A cost benefit analysis of bombers compared with the 
     Air Force Arsenal Plane program.
       (2) A description of any structural issues found in full-
     scale fatigue testing or inspections of B-1 aircraft.
       (3) A description of future structural mitigation 
     strategies for B-1 aircraft, including an analysis of the 
     support requirement for each aircraft.
       (4) A potential modernization plan for B-1 aircraft 
     capability, including hypersonic and other advanced weapons, 
     to ensure survivability and combat efficacy of such aircraft 
     until the B-21 aircraft is operational
       (c) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended in support of the Air Force Arsenal 
     Plane program, and the Department may not otherwise implement 
     any such activity, until the report required under subsection 
     (b) is submitted.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2427. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 952. THREATS TO UNITED STATES FORCES FROM SMALL UNMANNED 
                   AERIAL SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) United States military forces face an ever increasing 
     and constantly evolving threat from small unmanned aerial 
     systems in operations worldwide, whether in the United States 
     or abroad.
       (2) The Department of Defense is already doing important 
     work to address the threats from small unmanned aerial 
     systems worldwide, though the need for engagement in that 
     area continues.
       (b) Executive Agent.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army is the executive 
     agent of the Department of Defense for programs, projects, 
     and activities to counter small unmanned aerial systems (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Counter-Small Unmanned 
     Aerial Systems Program'').
       (2) Functions.--The functions of the Secretary as executive 
     agent shall be as follows:
       (A) To develop the strategy required by subsection (c).
       (B) To carry out such other activities to counter threats 
     to United States forces worldwide from small unmanned aerial 
     systems as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the 
     Army consider appropriate.
       (3) Structure.--The Secretary as executive agent shall 
     carry out the functions specified in paragraph (2) through 
     such administrative structures as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Strategy To Counter Threats From Small Unmanned Aerial 
     Systems.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, as 
     executive agent for the Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems 
     Program, shall develop and submit to relevant committees of 
     Congress a strategy for the Armed Forces to effectively 
     counter threats from small unmanned aerial systems worldwide. 
     The report shall be submitted in classified form.
       (d) Report on Executive Agent Activities.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, 
     as executive agent for the Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial 
     Systems Program, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Program.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description and assessment of the structure and 
     activities of the executive agent as established and put in 
     place by the Secretary, including the following:
       (i) Any obstacles hindering the effective discharge of its 
     functions and activities, including limitations in 
     authorities or policy.
       (ii) The changes, if any, to airspace management, rules of 
     engagement, and training plans that are required in order to 
     optimize the use by the Armed Forces of counter-small 
     unmanned aerial systems.
       (B) An assessment of the implementation of the strategy 
     required by subsection (c), and a description of any updates 
     to the strategy that are required in light of evolving 
     threats to the Armed Forces from small unmanned aerial 
     systems.
       (e) Report on Threat From Small Unmanned Aerial Systems.--

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       (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     submittal of the strategy required by subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report that sets forth a direct 
     comparison between the threats United States forces in combat 
     settings face from small unmanned aerial systems and the 
     capabilities of the United States to counter such threats. 
     The report shall be submitted in classified form.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall prepare the report 
     required by paragraph (1) in coordination with the Director 
     of National Intelligence, and with such other appropriate 
     officials of the intelligence community, and such other 
     officials in the United States Government, as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An evaluation and assessment of the current and 
     evolving threat being faced by United States forces from 
     small unmanned aerial systems.
       (B) A description of the counter-small unmanned aerial 
     system systems acquired by the Department of Defense as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and an assessment 
     whether such systems are adequate to meet the current and 
     evolving threat described in subparagraph (A).
       (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (f) Comptroller General of the United States Assessment of 
     Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Program.--
       (1) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     submittal of the strategy required by subsection (c), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     results of an assessment, conducted by the Comptroller 
     General for purposes of the report, of the efficacy of the 
     Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Program.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) An identification of metrics to assess progress in the 
     implementation of the strategy required by subsection (c), 
     which metrics shall take into account the threat assessment 
     required for purposes of subsection (e).
       (B) An assessment of progress, and key challenges, in the 
     implementation of the strategy using such metrics, and 
     recommendations for improvements in the implementation of the 
     strategy.
       (C) An assessment of the extent to which the Department of 
     Defense is coordinating adequately with other departments and 
     agencies of the United States Government, and other 
     appropriate entities, in the development and procurement of 
     counter-small unmanned aerial systems for the Department.
       (D) An assessment of the extent to which the designation of 
     the Secretary of the Army as executive agent for the Counter-
     Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Program has reduced 
     redundancies and increased efficiencies in procurement of 
     counter-small unmanned aerial systems.
       (E) An assessment whether United States technological 
     progress on counter-small unmanned aerial systems is 
     sufficient to maintain a competitive edge over the small 
     unmanned aerial systems technology available to United States 
     adversaries.
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  SA 2428. Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
Sasse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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. ___. DISCLOSURE OF STATUS BY NEWS OUTLETS THAT ARE 
                   AGENTS OF A FOREIGN PRINCIPAL.

       Section 4(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
     1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended by inserting 
     after the first sentence the following: ``It shall be 
     unlawful for any news or press service or association, 
     newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication that is 
     an agent of a foreign principal and required to register 
     under the provisions of this Act to fail to include in any 
     transmission in the United States mails or any transmission 
     made by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign 
     commerce (including a transmission by radio, television, or 
     the internet) that is transmitted into the United States a 
     conspicuous statement that the transmission is made by an 
     agent of a foreign principal, and that additional information 
     is on file with the Department of Justice, Washington, 
     District of Columbia.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2429. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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, insert the following:

     SEC. 549. ANNUAL REPORTS ON MILITARY PERSONNEL AND EXTREMIST 
                   IDEOLOGIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 28 each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that sets forth a description and 
     assessment of the interaction between members of the Armed 
     Forces and extremist ideologies during the preceding year.
       (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     include, for the year covered by such report, the following:
       (1) A description of the current policies of the Department 
     of Defense, and each Armed Force, on affiliations between 
     members of the Armed Forces and recruits to the Armed Forces 
     and white supremacist, neo-Nazi, terrorist, gang, and other 
     extremist ideologies.
       (2) A description and assessment of the current procedures 
     used by the Department, and each Armed Force, to identify and 
     mitigate the affiliations described in paragraph (1).
       (3) An assessment of the recruitment tactics and practices 
     used by organizations that propound ideologies referred to in 
     paragraph (1) toward members and potential members of the 
     Armed Forces, including a description of the evolution of 
     such tactics and practices.
       (4) If the disciplinary action authorized for violations of 
     policies against the affiliations described in paragraph (1) 
     included administrative separation from the Armed Forces--
       (A) the number of individuals administratively separated 
     from the Armed Forces in connection with such violations; and
       (B) the number of individuals retained in the Armed Forces 
     notwithstanding a substantiated finding of such a violation.
       (5) An identification and assessment of the extent to which 
     the number of violations described in paragraph (4) is on the 
     increase, and a description and assessment of any trends in 
     the number of such violations.
       (6) A description and assessment of the training provided 
     to members of the Armed Forces in order combat the ideologies 
     referred to in paragraph (1), and an identification of each 
     Armed Force that provides implicit bias training, including a 
     description of such training, the frequency of such training, 
     and the recipients of such training.
       (c) Additional Reports in Connection With Increase in 
     Violations.--If the report under subsection (a) in any of 
     2022 through 2027 identifies an increase in violations 
     described in subsection (b)(4) between the two years 
     preceding the year in which such report is submitted, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an 
     additional report setting forth the results of a study, 
     conducted for purposes of this subsection by an entity 
     outside the Department of Defense selected by the Secretary 
     for purposes of this subsection, on the following:
       (1) The causes of the increase.
       (2) Recommendations for measures to address the increase.
       (d) Additional Elements on Trends in Violations.--Each 
     report under subsection (a) shall also include the following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the trend in violations 
     described in subsection (b)(4) between the year covered by 
     such report and the year preceding the year covered by such 
     report.
       (2) A description and assessment of the work undertaken by 
     the Department of Defense with other departments and agencies 
     of the Federal Government, including the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, to identify the extent and nature of such 
     trend.
       (e) Form.--Each report under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include information 
     in a classified annex only to the extent that submittal of 
     such information in classified form is the sole basis on 
     which such information is submittable to Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2430. Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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, insert the following:

     SEC. 549. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
                   AT SMALL AND REMOTE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of

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     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     a review, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes 
     of the report, on the participation in covered transition 
     assistance programs of members of the Armed Forces assigned 
     to small military installations and remote military 
     installations in the United States.
       (b) Covered Transition Assistance Programs.--For purposes 
     of this section, covered transition assistance programs are 
     the following:
       (1) The Transition Assistance Program.
       (2) The programs under section 1143(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as ``Job Training, 
     Employment Skills, Apprenticeships and Internships (JTEST-
     AI)'' or ``Skill Bridge'').
       (3) Any other program of apprenticeship, on-the-job 
     training, or internship offered at a small military 
     installation or remote installation that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate for inclusion in the review 
     under this section.
       (c) Small Military Installations; Remote Military 
     Installations.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) A small military installation is an installation at 
     which are assigned not more than 10,000 members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (2) A remote military installation is an installation that 
     is located more than 50 miles from any city with a population 
     of 50,000 people or more (as determined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget).
       (d) Scope of Review.--In conducting the review, the 
     Comptroller General shall evaluate participation in covered 
     transition assistance programs at a number of small military 
     installations and remote military installations that is 
     sufficient to provide a complete understanding of the 
     participation in such programs of members of the Armed Forces 
     at such installations throughout the United States.
       (e) Elements.--The review under this section shall include 
     the following:
       (1) Rates of participation of members of the Armed Forces 
     in covered transition assistance programs at small military 
     installations and remote military installations in the United 
     States.
       (2) In the case of the Transition Assistance Program, the 
     following:
       (A) A comparison between rates of participation in person 
     and rates of participation on line.
       (B) The average ratio of permanent, full-time equivalent 
     program staff to participating members at small military 
     installations and at remote military installations.
       (C) The average number of program staff (including full-
     time equivalent staff and contractor staff) physically and 
     permanently located on installation at small military 
     installations and at remote military installations.
       (3) Such other matters with respect to participation in 
     covered transition assistance programs of members assigned to 
     small military installations and remote military 
     installations as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``Transition Assistance Program'' means the 
     program of counseling, information, and services under 
     section 1142 of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2431. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 173.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2432. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and 
Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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. __. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S BUSINESS 
                   ENTERPRISE.

       Title IV of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 402 (15 U.S.C. 7102)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (5);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) monitor the plans, programs, and operations of the 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government to 
     identify barriers to new business formation by women 
     entrepreneurs, or barriers experienced by women-led startups 
     in accessing and participating in the plans, programs, and 
     operations of the departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``, including through the use of research and policy 
     developed by the Council'' after ``Council'';
       (2) in section 403 (15 U.S.C. 7103)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``the executive director of the Council and'' before ``1 
     representative''
       (II) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(K) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(L) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(M) The Deputy Director of Management of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(N) The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(O) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(P) The Department of Veterans Affairs.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Small Business 
     Administration Reauthorization Act of 1997'' and inserting 
     ``Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 
     2020''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) by striking ``Small Business''; and
       (bb) by striking ``National Women's Business Council 
     established under section 405'' and inserting ``Council''; 
     and
       (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Appointment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business 
     Enterprise Act of 2020, the President, in consultation with 
     the Administrator, shall appoint one of the members of the 
     Interagency Committee to serve as chairperson.
       ``(2) Vacancy.--In the event that a chairperson is not 
     appointed within the time frame required under paragraph (1), 
     the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
     shall serve as acting chairperson of the Interagency 
     Committee until a chairperson is appointed under paragraph 
     (1).''; and
       (3) in section 404 (15 U.S.C. 7104)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2020'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (D) by striking paragraph (3).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2433. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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:

        In section 911(a)(1), strike ``not later than'' and insert 
     ``not earlier than''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2434. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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:

       In the funding table in section 4101, in the item relating 
     to MQ-4 TRITON, strike the amount in the Senate Authorized 
     column and insert ``411,570''.
       In the funding table in section 4101, under the heading 
     Other Procurement, Navy, under the heading Generators, in the 
     item relating to Surface Combatant HM&E (line 2), strike the 
     amount in the Senate Authorized column and insert ``8,497''.
       In the funding table in section 4101, under the heading 
     Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, under the heading Other 
     Airlift, in the item relating to MC-130J (line 10), strike 
     the amount in the Senate Authorized column and insert 
     ``291,807''.
       In the funding table in section 4201, under the heading 
     Advanced Component Development & Prototypes, in the item 
     relating to Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors (line 
     111), strike the amount in the Senate Authorized column and 
     insert ``144,138''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2435. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Murphy, Mr. Udall, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, 
Mr. Carper, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment

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SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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. 1287. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEPLOY DEFENSE 
                   ARTICLES, SERVICES, OR TRAINING TO CERTAIN 
                   ANNEXED TERRITORIES IN THE WEST BANK OR TO 
                   FACILITATE ANNEXATION OF SUCH TERRITORIES.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the 
     United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 
     2020, this Act, or any other Act enacted before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, or otherwise made available for 
     the Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to 
     deploy, or support the deployment of, United States defense 
     articles, services, or training to territories in the West 
     Bank unilaterally annexed by Israel after July 1, 2020, or to 
     facilitate the unilateral annexation of such territories.

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