[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H3513-H3584]
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{time} 2015
Amendments En Bloc No. 2 offered by Mr. Smith of Washington
The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider an amendment
en bloc consisting of amendments printed in House Report 116-457.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution
1053, I offer amendments en bloc.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en
bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 2 consisting of amendment Nos. 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184,
185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198,
199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,
213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240,
241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254,
255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268,
269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282,
283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296,
297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310,
311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324,
325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338,
339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352,
353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366,
367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380,
381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394,
395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, and 406 printed
in House Report 116-457, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:
Amendment No. 168 Offered by Mr. Hastings of Florida
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AN INTEGRATED MASTER
PLAN TOWARDS ACHIEVING NET ZERO.
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense
should develop an integrated master plan for pursuing Net
Zero initiatives and reductions in fossil fuels using the
findings of--
(1) the assessment of Department of Defense operational
energy usage required under section 318;
(2) the Comptroller General report on Department of Defnse
installation energy required under section 323; and
(3) the Department of Defense report on emissions required
under section 324.
Amendment No. 169 Offered by Mrs. Hayes of Connecticut
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Air Force, basic research, university research
initiatives (PE 0601103F), line 002 is hereby increased by
$5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Army, admin & servicewide
activities, servicewide communications, line 440 is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.
Amendment No. 170 Offered by Mr. Higgins of New York
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17_. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE GRANTS
PROGRAM.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Defense, the Secretary
of Defense may contribute $5,000,000 to support the National
Maritime Heritage Grants Program established under section
308703 of title 54, United States Code.
Amendment No. 171 Offered by Mr. Hill of Arkansas
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following new section:
SEC. 1762. EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW WORLD WAR I VALOR
MEDALS.
(a) In General.--Section 584(f) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92;
133 Stat. 1281) is amended by striking ``five'' and inserting
``seven''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if enacted on the date of the enactment
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1281).
Amendment No. 172 Offered by Mr. Hill of Arkansas
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 1762. ENSURING CHINESE DEBT TRANSPARENCY.
(a) United States Policy at the International Financial
Institutions.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States Executive Director at each international
financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of
the International Financial Institutions Act) that it
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is the policy of the United States to use the voice and vote
of the United States at the respective institution to seek to
secure greater transparency with respect to the terms and
conditions of financing provided by the government of the
People's Republic of China to any member state of the
respective institution that is a recipient of financing from
the institution, consistent with the rules and principles of
the Paris Club.
(b) Report Required.--The Chairman of the National Advisory
Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies
shall include in the annual report required by section 1701
of the International Financial Institutions Act--
(1) a description of progress made toward advancing the
policy described in subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) a discussion of financing provided by entities owned or
controlled by the government of the People's Republic of
China to the member states of international financial
institutions that receive financing from the international
financial institutions, including any efforts or
recommendations by the Chairman to seek greater transparency
with respect to the former financing.
(c) Sunset.--Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall
have no force or effect after the earlier of--
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) 30 days after the date that the Secretary reports to
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate that the People's Republic of China is in substantial
compliance with the rules and principles of the Paris Club.
Amendment No. 173 Offered by Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma
Page 1432, after line 15, insert the following:
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to carry out this section $64,000,000 for fiscal
year 2021.
Page 1449, after line 4, insert the following:
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation to
carry out this section $868,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Page 1455, after line 25, insert the following:
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department to carry out this
section $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Amendment No. 174 Offered by Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma
At the end of subtitle A of title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3__. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR AIR FORCE RESERVE
CONTRACTOR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide
Operating Forces, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4301, for Special Operations Command
maintenance, Line 70, is hereby increased by $22,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Air Force
Operating Forces, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4301, Administration and Service-Wide
Activities, Line 400, is hereby reduced by $22,000,000.
Amendment No. 175 Offered by Mr. Horsford of Nevada
Strike section 2844 (page 1228, beginning line 4) and
insert the following new section:
SEC. 2844. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING NEVADA TEST AND
TRAINING RANGE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``affected Indian tribe'' means an Indian
tribe that has historical connections to--
(A) the land withdrawn and reserved as the Nevada Test and
Training Range; or
(B) the land included as part of the Desert National
Wildlife Refuge.
(2) The term ``current memorandum of understanding'' means
the memorandum of understanding referred to in section
3011(b)(5)(E) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999
(title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 888) as in effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) The term ``heavy force'' means a military unit with
armored motorized equipment, such as tanks, motorized
artillery, and armored personnel carriers.
(4) The term ``large force'' means a military unit
designated as a battalion or larger organizational unit.
(5) The term ``Nevada Test and Training Range'' means the
land known as the Nevada Test and Training Range withdrawn
and reserved by section 3011(b) of the Military Lands
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113
Stat. 886).
(6) The term ``overlapping lands'' means land withdrawn and
reserved as the Nevada Test and Training Range that also is
included as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. This
land is commonly referred to as the Joint-Use Area.
(7) The term ``revised memorandum of understanding'' means
the current memorandum of understanding revised as required
by subsection (c)(1) and other provisions of this section.
(8) The term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of the Air
Force and the Secretary of the Interior acting jointly.
(9) The term ``small force'' means a military force of
squad, platoon, or equivalent or smaller size.
(b) Improved Coordination and Management of Overlapping
Lands.--The Secretaries shall coordinate the management of
the overlapping lands for military use and wildlife refuge
purposes consistent with their respective jurisdictional
authorities described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section
3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title
XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 887).
(c) Revision and Extension of Current Memorandum of
Understanding.--
(1) Revision required.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall
revise the current memorandum of understanding to facilitate
the management of the overlapping lands--
(A) for the purposes for which the Desert National Wildlife
Refuge was established; and
(B) to support military training needs consistent with the
uses described under section 3011(b)(1) of the Military Lands
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113
Stat. 886), as modified by subsection (f).
(2) Relation to current law.--Upon completion of the
revision process, the revised memorandum of understanding
shall supersede the current memorandum of understanding.
Subject to paragraph (1) and subsection (d), clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 3011(b)(5)(E) of the
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public
Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 888) shall apply to the revised
memorandum of understanding in the same manner as such
clauses applied to the current memorandum of understanding.
(d) Elements of Revised Memorandum of Understanding.--
(1) In general.--The revised memorandum of understanding
shall include, at a minimum, provisions to address the
following:
(A) The proper management and protection of the natural and
cultural resources of the overlapping lands.
(B) The sustainable use by the public of such resources to
the extent consistent with existing laws and regulations,
including applicable environmental laws.
(C) The use of the overlapping lands for the military
training needs for which the lands are withdrawn and reserved
and for wildlife conservation purposes for which the Desert
National Wildlife Refuge was established, consistent with
their respective jurisdictional authorities.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretaries shall prepare the
revised memorandum of understanding in consultation with the
following:
(A) The resource consultative committee.
(B) Affected Indian tribes.
(3) Tribal issues.--The revised memorandum of understanding
shall include provisions to address the manner in which the
Secretary of the Air Force will accomplish the following:
(A) Meet the United States trust responsibilities with
respect to affected Indian tribes, tribal lands, and rights
reserved by treaty or Federal law affected by the withdrawal
and reservation of the overlapping lands.
(B) Guarantee reasonable access to, and use by members of
affected Indian tribes of high priority cultural sites
throughout the Nevada Test and Training Range, including the
overlapping lands, consistent with the reservation of the
lands for military use.
(C) Protect identified cultural and archaeological sites
throughout the Nevada Test and Training Range, including the
overlapping lands, and, in the event of an inadvertent ground
disturbance of such a site, implement appropriate response
activities to once again facilitate historic and subsistence
use of the site by members of affected Indian tribes.
(D) Provide for timely consultation with affected Indian
tribes as required by paragraph (2).
(4) Guaranteeing department of the interior access.--The
revised memorandum of understanding shall guarantee that the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, has access to the overlapping
lands for not less than 54 days during each calendar year to
carry out the management responsibilities of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Desert
National Wildlife Refuge.
(5) Elements of usfws access.--The United States Fish and
Wildlife Service may carry out more than one management
responsibility on the overlapping lands on an access day
guaranteed by paragraph (4). Recognized United States Fish
and Wildlife Service management responsibilities include the
following:
(A) The installation or maintenance of wildlife water
development projects, for which at least 15 access days
guaranteed by paragraph (4) shall be annually allotted during
spring or winter months.
(B) The conduct of annual desert bighorn sheep surveys.
(C) The management of the annual desert bighorn sheep hunt
in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), for which
at least 16 access days guaranteed by paragraph (4) shall be
allotted.
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(D) The conduct of annual biological surveys for the
Agassiz's desert tortoise and other federally protected
species, State-listed and at-risk species, migratory birds,
golden eagle nests and rare plants, for which at least 30
access days guaranteed by paragraph (4) shall be annually
allotted during spring or summer months.
(E) The conduct of annual invasive species surveys and
treatment, for which at least 15 access days guaranteed by
paragraph (4) shall be annually allotted during spring or
summer months.
(F) The conduct of annual contaminant surveys of soil,
springs, groundwater and vegetation, for which at least 10
access days guaranteed by paragraph (4) shall be annually
allotted during spring or summer months.
(G) The regular installation and maintenance of climate
monitoring systems.
(H) Such additional access opportunities, as needed, for
wildlife research, including Global Positioning System
collaring of desert bighorn sheep, bighorn sheep disease
monitoring, investigation of wildlife mortalities, and
deploying, maintaining, and retrieving output from wildlife
camera traps.
(6) Hunting, fishing, and trapping.--The revised memorandum
of understanding shall continue to require that any hunting,
fishing, and trapping on the overlapping lands is conducted
in accordance with section 3020 of the Military Lands
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113
Stat. 896).
(7) Other required matters.--The revised memorandum of
understanding also shall include provisions regarding the
following:
(A) The identification of current test and target impact
areas and related buffer or safety zones, to the extent
consistent with military purposes.
(B) The design and construction of all gates, fences, and
barriers in the overlapping lands, to be constructed after
the date of the enactment of this Act, in a manner to allow
wildlife access, to the extent practicable and consistent
with military security, safety, and sound wildlife management
use.
(C) The incorporation of any existing management plans
pertaining to the overlapping lands to the extent that the
Secretaries, upon review of such plans, determine that
incorporation into the revised memorandum of understanding is
appropriate.
(D) Procedures to ensure periodic reviews of the revised
memorandum of understanding are conducted by the Secretaries,
and that the State of Nevada, affected Indian tribes, and the
public are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment upon
any proposed substantial revisions.
(e) Resource Consultative Committee.--
(1) Establishment required.--Pursuant to the revised
memorandum of understanding, the Secretaries shall establish
a resource consultative committee comprised of members,
designated at the discretion of the Secretaries, from the
following:
(A) Interested Federal agencies.
(B) At least one elected official (or other authorized
representative) from the State of Nevada generally and at
least one representative from the Nevada Department of
Wildlife.
(C) At least one elected official (or other authorized
representative) from each local and tribal government
impacted by the Nevada Test and Training Range.
(D) At least one representative of an interested
conservation organization.
(E) At least one representative of a sportsmen's
organization.
(F) At least one member of the general public familiar with
the overlapping lands and resources thereon.
(2) Purpose.--The resource consultative committee shall be
established solely for the purpose of exchanging views,
information, and advice relating to the management of the
natural and cultural resources of the Nevada Test and
Training Range.
(3) Operational basis.--The resource consultative committee
shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the
revised memorandum of understanding, which shall specify the
Federal agencies and elected officers or representatives of
State, local, and tribal governments to be invited to
participate. The memorandum of understanding shall establish
procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views,
information, and advice relating to the management of natural
and cultural resources on the lands concerned, procedures for
rotating the chair of the committee, and procedures for
scheduling regular meetings.
(4) Coordinator.--The Secretaries shall appoint an
individual to serve as coordinator of the resource
consultative committee. The duties of the coordinator shall
be specified in the revised memorandum of understanding. The
coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
(f) Authorized and Prohibited Activities.--
(1) Additional authorized activities.--Additional military
activities on the overlapping lands are authorized to be
conducted, in a manner consistent with the National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
seq.), as follows:
(A) Emergency response.
(B) Establishment and use of existing or new electronic
tracking and communications sites.
(C) Continued use of roads in existence as of the date of
the enactment of this Act and maintenance of such a road
consistent with the types of purposes for which the road has
been used as of that date.
(D) Small force readiness training by Air Force, Joint, or
Coalition forces.
(2) Prohibited activities.--Military activities on the
overlapping lands are prohibited for the following purposes:
(A) Large force or heavy force activities.
(B) Designation of new weapon impact areas.
(C) Any ground disturbance activity not authorized by
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c).
(3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to preclude the following regarding the
overlapping lands:
(A) Low-level overflights of military aircraft, except that
low-level flights of military aircraft over the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service Corn Creek field station and
visitor center are prohibited.
(B) The designation of new units of special use airspace.
(C) The use or establishment of military flight training
routes.
(g) Tribal Liaison Positions.--
(1) Access coordinator.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall create a tribal liaison position for the Nevada Test
and Training Range, to be held by a member of an affected
Indian tribe, who will help coordinate access to cultural and
archaeological sites throughout the Nevada Test and Training
Range and accompany members of Indian tribes accessing such
sites.
(2) Cultural resources liaison.--The Secretary of the Air
Force shall create a tribal liaison position for the Nevada
Test and Training Range, to be held by a member of an
affected Indian tribe, who will serve as a tribal cultural
resources liaison to ensure that--
(A) appropriate steps are being taken to protect cultural
and archaeological sites throughout the Nevada Test and
Training Range; and
(B) the management plan for the Nevada Test and Training
Range is being followed.
(h) Fish and Wildlife Liaison.--The Secretaries shall
create a Fish and Wildlife Service liaison position for the
Nevada Test and Training Range, to be held by a Fish and
Wildlife Service official designated by the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who will serve as a
liaison to ensure that--
(1) appropriate steps are being taken to protect Fish and
Wildlife Service managed resources throughout the Nevada Test
and Training Range; and
(2) the management plan for the Nevada Test and Training
Range is being followed.
Amendment No. 176 Offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3__. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
STUDY ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS HEALTH
IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER.
Section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is
amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
``$15,000,000''.
Amendment No. 177 Offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XVI the following:
SEC. 16__. DOD CYBER HYGIENE AND CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL
CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees and the
Comptroller General of the United States a report on the
cyber hygiene practices of the Department of Defense and the
extent to which such practices are effective at protecting
Department missions, information, system and networks. The
report shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of each Department component's compliance
with the requirements and levels identified in the Cyber
Maturity Model Certification framework.
(2) For each Department component that does not achieve the
requirements for ``good cyber hygiene'' as defined in CMMC
Model Version 1.02, a plan for how that component will
implement security measures to bring it into compliance with
good cyber hygiene requirements within one year, and a
strategy for mitigating potential vulnerabilities and
consequences until such requirements are implemented.
(b) Comptroller General Report Required.--Not later than
180 days after the submission of the report required under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct an independent review of the report and provide
a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the
findings of the review.
Amendment No. 178 Offered by Mr. Hudson of North Carolina
At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON PRESERVATION OF THE FORCE AND FAMILY
PROGRAM OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMMAND.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the
Commander of United States Special Operations Command shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives a report on the Preservation of the
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Force and Family Program of United States Special Operations
Command (in this section referred to as the ``Program'').
(b) Elements.--The report under this section shall include
the following:
(1) The current structure of professional staff employed by
the Program.
(2) A comparison of the current mission requirements and
the capabilities of existing personnel of the Program.
(3) An analysis of any emergent needs or skill sets of the
Program.
(4) A cost-benefit analysis of hiring, as specialists--
(A) contractors;
(B) civilian personnel of the Department of Defense; or
(C) members of the Armed Forces.
Amendment No. 179 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. STRATEGY TO SECURE EMAIL.
(a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2021, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and submit to
Congress a strategy, including recommendations, to implement
across all United States-based email providers Domain-based
Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance standard
at scale.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A recommendation for the minimum size threshold for
United States-based email providers for applicability of
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and
Conformance.
(2) A description of the security and privacy benefits of
implementing the Domain-based Message Authentication,
Reporting, and Conformance standard at scale, including
recommendations for national security exemptions, as
appropriate, as well as the burdens of such implementation
and an identification of the entities on which such burdens
would most likely fall.
(3) An identification of key United States and
international stakeholders associated with such
implementation.
(4) An identification of any barriers to such implementing,
including a cost-benefit analysis where feasible.
(5) An initial estimate of the total cost to the Federal
Government and implementing entities in the private sector of
such implementing, including recommendations for defraying
such costs, if applicable.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the strategies and
recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Homeland Security may, as appropriate, consult with
representatives from the information technology sector.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Domain-based
Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance'' means an
email authentication, policy, and reporting protocol that
verifies the authenticity of the sender of an email and
blocks and reports to the sender fraudulent accounts.
Amendment No. 180 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Under Secretary of
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and the
Director of National Intelligence (acting through the
National Counterterrorism Center) shall jointly submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes
an evaluation of the nature and extent of the domestic terror
threat and domestic terrorist groups.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
(1) describe the manner in which domestic terror activity
is tracked and reported;
(2) identify all known domestic terror groups, whether
formal in nature or loosely affiliated ideologies;
(3) include a breakdown of the ideology of each group; and
(4) describe the efforts of such groups, if any, to
infiltrate or target domestic constitutionally protected
activity by citizens for cooption or to carry out attacks,
and the number of individuals associated or affiliated with
each group that engages in such efforts.
Amendment No. 181 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. FUNDING FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Funding.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in such
division, is hereby increased by $2,500,000 for post-
traumatic stress disorder.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced
by $2,500,000.
Amendment No. 182 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON RECOGNITION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
SERVICEMEMBERS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NAMING
PRACTICES.
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 containing the
following information:
(1) A description of current Department of Defense naming
conventions for military installations, infrastructure,
vessels, and weapon systems.
(2) A list of all military installations (including reserve
component facilities), infrastructure (including reserve
component infrastructure), vessels, and weapon systems that
are currently named after African Americans who served in the
Armed Forces.
(3) An explanation of the steps being taken to recognize
the service of African Americans who have served in the Armed
Forces with honor, heroism, and distinction by increasing the
number of military installations, infrastructure, vessels,
and weapon systems named after deserving African American
members of the Armed Forces.
Amendment No. 183 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH NIH TO COMBAT TRIPLE
NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER.
(a) In General.--The Office of Health of the Department of
Defense shall work in collaboration with the National
Institutes of Health to--
(1) identify specific genetic and molecular targets and
biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer; and
(2) provide information useful in biomarker selection, drug
discovery, and clinical trials design that will enable both--
(A) triple negative breast cancer patients to be identified
earlier in the progression of their disease; and
(B) the development of multiple targeted therapies for the
disease.
(b) Funding.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program,
as specified in the corresponding funding tables in division
D, is hereby increased by $10,000,000 to carry out subsection
(a).
(c) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced
by $10,000,000.
Amendment No. 184 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS WITH
WILLFUL OR REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE FAIR
LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.
The head of a Federal department or agency (as defined in
section 102 of title 40, United States Code) shall initiate a
debarment proceeding with respect to a person for whom
information regarding four or more willful or repeated
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
201 et seq.) as determined by a disposition described under
subsection (c)(1) of section 2313 of title 41, United States
Code, and issued in the last four years, is included in the
database established under subsection (a) of such section.
The head of the department or agency shall use discretion in
determining whether the debarment is temporary or permanent.
Amendment No. 185 Offered by Mr. Jeffries of New York
Page 60, line 21, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 60, line 24, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 60, after line 24, add the following:
``(4) to build partnerships with minority and woman-owned
Department of Defense contractors to establish work-based
learning experiences such as internships and
apprenticeships.''.
Amendment No. 186 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON GOVERNMENT POLICE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING
PROGRAMS.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress
a report on United States Government police training and
equipping programs outside the United States.
(b) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(1) A list of all United States Government departments and
agencies involved in implementing police training and
equipping programs.
(2) A description of the scope, size, and components of all
police training and equipping programs for fiscal years 2023,
2024, and 2025, including, for each such program--
(A) the name of each country that received assistance under
the program;
(B) for each training activity, the number of foreign
personnel provided training, their
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units of operation, location of the training, cost of the
activity, the United States unit involved, and the
nationality and unit of non-United States training personnel,
if any, involved in each activity;
(C) the purpose and objectives of the program;
(D) the funding and personnel levels for the program in
each such fiscal year;
(E) the authority under which the program is conducted;
(F) the name of the United States Government department or
agency with lead responsibility for the program and the
mechanisms for oversight of the program; and
(G) the metrics for measuring the results of the program.
(3) An assessment of the requirements for police training
and equipping programs, and what changes, if any, are
required to improve the capacity of the United States
Government to meet such requirements.
(4) An evaluation of the appropriate role of United States
Government departments and agencies in coordinating on and
carrying out police training and equipping programs.
(5) An evaluation of the appropriate role of contractors in
carrying out police training and equipping programs, and what
modifications, if any, are needed to improve oversight of
such contractors.
(6) Recommendations for legislative modifications, if any,
to existing authorities relating to police training and
equipping programs.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required under this section
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Public Availability Internet.--All unclassified
portions of the report required under this section shall be
made publicly available on an appropriate internet website.
(e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``police''
includes national police, gendarmerie, counter-narcotics
police, counterterrorism police, formed police units, border
security, and customs.
Amendment No. 187 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON UNITED FRONT WORK DEPARTMENT.
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 on the following:
(1) The extent to which the United Front Work Department of
the People's Republic of China poses a threat to the national
defense and national security of the United States.
(2) An evaluation of which actions, if any, the United
States should take in response to the threat and activities
of the United Front Work Department as described in paragraph
(1).
(3) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
should be included.
Amendment No. 188 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana
At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GAPS OR VULNERABILITIES IN THE
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.
It is the sense of Congress that in preparing the annual
report required by section 2504 of title 10, United States
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of gaps or vulnerabilities in the
national technology and industrial base (as defined in
section 2500 of title 10, United States Code) with respect to
intellectual property theft as related to the development and
long-term sustainability of defense technologies.
(2) The extent to which, if any, foreign adversaries engage
in operations to exploit such gaps or vulnerabilities.
(3) Recommendations to mitigate or address any such gaps or
vulnerabilities identified by the Secretary.
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
should be included.
Amendment No. 189 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana
Page 813, line 25, strike ``and''.
Page 814, line 4, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
(7) the United States and NATO allies should prioritize at
each NATO Summit deterrence against Russian aggression.
Amendment No. 190 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana
Page 891, after line 2, add the following:
(N) The extent to which the Government of Afghanistan has
prioritized the development of relevant processes to combat
gross human rights violation and to promote religious freedom
and peace in Afghanistan.
(O) The extent to which the Afghan National Defense and
Security Forces have been able to promote religious freedom
by increasing pressure on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani
network, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan, and
other terrorist organizations by connecting regional peace
with the practice of freedom of religion or belief.
Amendment No. 191 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense is encouraging the liberal
use of fifth generation (commonly known as ``5G'' )
information and communications technology testbeds to develop
useful, mission-oriented applications for 5G technology.
(2) Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has the ability to
serve as a large-scale test facility to enable rapid
experimentation and dual-use application prototyping.
(3) Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has streamlined
access to spectrum bands, mature fiber and wireless
infrastructure, and prototyping and test area range access,
all of which are ideal characteristics for use as a 5G test
bed location.
(b) Consideration Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
consider using Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, as 5G
test bed installation for purposes of the activities carried
out under section 254(b)(2)(A) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 2223 note).
Amendment No. 192 Offered by Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. CATEGORY MANAGEMENT TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 8 months after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration, in coordination with the
Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and
any other head of a Federal agency as determined by the
Administrator, shall develop a training curriculum on
category management for staff of Federal agencies with
procurement or acquisition responsibilities. Such training
shall include--
(1) best practices for purchasing goods and services from
small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and
(2) information on avoiding conflicts with the requirements
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).
(b) Use of Curriculum.--The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration--
(1) shall ensure that staff for Federal agencies described
in subsection (a) receive the training described in such
subsection; and
(2) may request the assistance of the relevant Director of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as described in
section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)))
to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1).
(c) Submission to Congress.--The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall provide a copy of the training
curriculum developed under subsection (a) to the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the
Senate.
(d) Category Management Defined.--In this Act, the term
``category management'' has the meaning given by the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget.
Amendment No. 193 Offered by Mr. Keating of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. COORDINATION OF STOCKPILES WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION AND OTHER ALLIES.
Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
5411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
``SEC. 109. COORDINATION WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
ORGANIZATION AND OTHER ALLIES.
``(a) Coordination Required.--If the President determines
to use or invoke an authority under this title in the context
of the outbreak of a pandemic that affects other North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries or
affects any country with which the United States has entered
into a mutual defense treaty, the President, acting through
the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall--
``(1) coordinate with appropriate counterparts of NATO
member countries or mutual defense treaty countries to assess
any logistical challenges relating to demand or supply chain
gaps with respect to the United States and such countries;
``(2) work to fill such gaps in order to ensure a necessary
and appropriate level of scarce and critical material
essential to the national defense for the United States and
such countries; and
``(3) promote access to vaccines or other remedies through
Federally funded medical research to respond to the declared
pandemic.
``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should work with its NATO and other allies
and partners to build permanent mechanisms to strengthen
supply chains, fill supply chain gaps, and maintain
commitments made at the June 2020 NATO Defense
Ministerial.''.
Amendment No. 194 Offered by Mr. Keating of Massachusetts
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. STRATEGY FOR POST-CONFLICT ENGAGEMENT BY THE
UNITED STATES IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development and other relevant Federal
departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House
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of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate not later than 120 days after a final Afghan
Reconciliation Agreement is reached, a strategy for post-
conflict engagement by the United States in Afghanistan to
support the implementation of commitments for women and
girls' inclusion and empowerment in the Agreement, as well as
to protect and promote basic human rights in Afghanistan,
especially the human rights of women and girls.
(b) Required Elements.--The Secretary of State shall seek
to ensure that activities carried out under the strategy--
(1) employ rigorous monitoring and evaluation
methodologies, including ex-post evaluation, and gender
analysis as defined by the Women's Entrepreneurship and
Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-428) and
required by the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security;
(2) disaggregate all data collected and reported by age,
gender, marital and motherhood status, disability, and
urbanity, to the extent practicable and appropriate; and
(3) advance the principles and objectives specified in the
Policy Guidance on Promoting Gender Equality of the
Department of State and the Gender Equality and Female
Empowerment Policy of the United States Agency for
International Development.
Amendment No. 195 Offered by Mr. Keating of Massachusetts
Add at the end of subtitle D of title XII the following;
SEC. 12__. COUNTERING RUSSIAN AND OTHER OVERSEAS KLEPTOCRACY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section
(1) Rule of law.--The term ``rule of law'' means the
principle of governance in which all persons, institutions,
and entities, whether public or private, including the state
itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly
promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated,
and which are consistent with international human rights
norms and standards.
(2) Foreign state.--The term ``foreign state'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1603 of title 28, United
States Code.
(3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(4) Public corruption.--The term ``public corruption''
means the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for
private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or
embezzlement.
(5) Foreign assistance.--The term ``foreign assistance''
means foreign assistance authorized under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
(6) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives.
(b) International Standards.--It is the sense of Congress
that the following international standards should be the
foundation for foreign states to combat corruption,
kleptocracy, and illicit finance:
(1) The United Nations Convention against Corruption.
(2) Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) comprising the International Standards on Combating
Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism &
Proliferation.
(3) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public
Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Anti-
Bribery Convention), the 2009 Recommendation of the Council
for Further Combating Bribery, the 2009 Recommendation on the
Tax Deductibility of Bribes to Foreign Public Officials; and
other related instruments.
(4) Legal instruments adopted by the Council of Europe and
monitored by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO),
including the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, the
Civil Law Convention on Corruption, the Additional Protocol
to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, the Twenty
Guiding Principles against Corruption, the Recommendation on
Codes of Conduct for Public Officials, and the Recommendation
on Common Rules against Corruption in the Funding of
Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns.
(5) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) ``Second Dimension'' commitments on good governance,
anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and related issues.
(6) The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption under
the Organization of American States.
(c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to--
(1) leverage United States diplomatic engagement and
foreign assistance to promote the rule of law;
(2) promote the international standards identified in
section 4, as well as other relevant international standards
and best practices as such standards and practices develop,
and to seek the universal adoption and implementation of such
standards and practices by foreign states;
(3) support foreign states in promoting good governance and
combating public corruption;
(4) encourage and assist foreign partner countries to
identify and close loopholes in their legal and financial
architecture, including the misuse of anonymous shell
companies, free trade zones, and other legal structures, that
are enabling illicit finance and authoritarian capital to
penetrate their financial systems;
(5) help foreign partner countries to investigate and
combat the use of corruption by authoritarian governments,
particularly that of Vladimir Putin in Russia, as a tool of
malign influence worldwide;
(6) make use of sanctions authorities, such as the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (enacted as
subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656
note)), to identify and take action against corrupt foreign
actors; and
(7) ensure coordination between the departments and
agencies of the United States Government with jurisdiction
over the advancement of good governance in foreign states.
(d) Anti-corruption Action Fund.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish in
the Department of State a fund to be known as the ``Anti-
Corruption Action Fund'' to aid foreign states to prevent and
fight public corruption and develop rule of law-based
governance structures, including accountable investigative,
prosecutorial, and judicial bodies, and supplement existing
foreign assistance and diplomacy with respect to such
efforts.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund an amount equal to five percent of each civil and
criminal fine and penalty imposed pursuant to actions brought
under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act for each fiscal year. Amounts
appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be
authorized to remain available until expended.
(3) Support.--The Anti-Corruption Action Fund may support
governmental and nongovernmental parties in advancing the
goals specified in paragraph (1) and shall be allocated in a
manner complementary to existing United States foreign
assistance, diplomacy, and the anti-corruption activities of
other international donors.
(4) Preference.--In programing foreign assistance using the
Anti-Corruption Action Fund, the Secretary of State shall
give preference to projects that--
(A) assist countries that are undergoing historic
opportunities for democratic transition, combating
corruption, and the establishment of the rule of law;
(B) are important to United States national interests; and
(C) where United States foreign assistance could
significantly increase the chance of a successful transition
described in subparagraph (A).
(5) Public diplomacy.--The Secretary of State shall
publicize that funds provided to the Anti-Corruption Action
Fund originate from actions brought under the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act so as to demonstrate that monies obtained under
such Act are contributing to international anti-corruption
work under this section, including by reducing the pressure
that United States businesses face to pay bribes overseas,
thereby contributing to greater United States
competitiveness.
(e) Interagency Task Force.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall have primary
responsibility for managing a whole-of-government effort to
improve coordination among United States Government
departments and agencies, as well as with other donor
organizations, that have a role in promoting good governance
in foreign states and enhancing the ability of foreign states
to combat public corruption.
(2) Interagency task force.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall establish and convene an Interagency Task Force
composed of--
(A) representatives appointed by the President from
appropriate departments and agencies, including the
Department of State, the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the Department of Justice,
the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of
Commerce, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the
intelligence community; and
(B) representatives from any other United States Government
departments or agencies, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Additional meetings.--The Interagency Task Force
established in paragraph (2) shall meet not less than twice
per year.
(4) Duties.--The Interagency Task Force established in
paragraph (2) shall--
(A) evaluate, on a general basis, the effectiveness of
existing foreign assistance programs, including programs
funded by the Anti-Corruption Action Fund under section 6,
that have an impact on promoting good governance in foreign
states and enhancing the ability of foreign states to combat
public corruption;
(B) assist the Secretary of State in managing the whole-of-
government effort described in subsection (a);
(C) identify general areas in which such whole-of-
government effort could be enhanced; and
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(D) recommend specific programs for foreign states that may
be used to enhance such whole-of-government effort.
(f) Designation of Embassy Anti-corruption Points of
Contact.--
(1) Embassy anti-corruption point of contact.--The chief of
mission of each United States embassy shall designate an
anti-corruption point of contact for each such embassy.
(2) Duties.--The designated anti-corruption points of
contact under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) with guidance from the Interagency Task Force
established under subsection (e), coordinate an interagency
approach within United States embassies to combat public
corruption in the foreign states in which such embassies are
located that is tailored to the needs of such foreign states,
including all relevant United States Government departments
and agencies with a presence in such foreign states, such as
the Department of State, USAID, the Department of Justice,
the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Defense, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, and the intelligence community;
(B) make recommendations regarding the use of the Anti-
Corruption Action Fund under section 6 and other foreign
assistance related to anti-corruption efforts in their
respective foreign states, aligning such assistance with
United States diplomatic engagement; and
(C) ensure that anti-corruption activities carried out
within their respective foreign states are included in
regular reporting to the Secretary of State and the
Interagency Task Force under subsection (e), including United
States embassy strategic planning documents and foreign
assistance-related reporting, as appropriate.
(3) Training.--The Secretary of State shall develop and
implement appropriate training for designated anti-corruption
points of contact under this subsection.
(g) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Report on promoting international standards in
combating corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the USAID and the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that--
(A) summarizes any progress made by foreign states to adopt
and implement each of the international standards in
combating corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance listed
in subsection (b);
(B) details the efforts of the United States Government to
promote such international standards;
(C) identifies priority countries for outreach regarding
such international standards; and
(D) outlines a plan to encourage the adoption and
implementation of such international standards, including
specific steps to take with the priority countries identified
in accordance with subparagraph (C).
(2) Report on progress toward implementation.--Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Administrator of the USAID, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
summarizing progress in implementing this Act, including--
(A) a description of the bureaucratic structure of the
offices within the Department and USAID that are engaged in
activities to combat corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit
finance, and how such offices coordinate with one another;
(B) information relating to the amount of funds deposited
in the Anti-Corruption Action Fund established under section
6 and the obligation, expenditure, and impact of such funds;
(C) the activities of the Interagency Task Force
established pursuant to subsection (e)(2);
(D) the designation of anti-corruption points of contact
for foreign states pursuant to subsection (f)(1) and any
training provided to such points of contact pursuant to
subsection (f)(3); and
(E) additional resources or personnel needs to better
achieve the goals of this Act to combat corruption,
kleptocracy, and illicit finance overseas.
(3) Online platform.--The Secretary of State, in
conjunction with the Administrator of the USAID, shall
consolidate existing reports and briefings with anti-
corruption components into one online, public platform, that
includes the following:
(A) The Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
(B) The Fiscal Transparency Report.
(C) The Investment Climate Statement reports.
(D) The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
(E) Any other relevant public reports.
(F) Links to third-party indicators and compliance
mechanisms used by the United States Government to inform
policy and programming, such as the following:
(i) The International Finance Corporation's Doing Business
surveys.
(ii) The International Budget Partnership's Open Budget
Index.
(iii) Multilateral peer review anti-corruption compliance
mechanisms, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development's Working Group on Bribery in
International Business Transactions, the Follow-Up Mechanism
for the Inter-American Convention against Corruption
(MESICIC), and the United Nations Convention against
Corruption, done at New York October 31, 2003, to further
highlight expert international views on foreign state
challenges and efforts.
Amendment No. 196 Offered by Mr. Keating of Massachusetts
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--COMBATING RUSSIAN MONEY LAUNDERING
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Combating Russian Money
Laundering Act''.
SEC. 6002. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to--
(1) protect the United States financial sector from abuse
by malign actors; and
(2) use all available financial tools to counter
adversaries.
SEC. 6003. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the efforts of the Government of the Russian
Federation, Russian state-owned enterprises, and Russian
oligarchs to move and disguise the source, ownership,
location, or control of illicit funds or value constitute
money laundering;
(2) money laundering assists in the Russian Government's
political and economic influence and destabilization
operations, which in turn affect the United States and
European democracy, national security, and rule of law;
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury should determine whether
Russia and the financial institutions through which the
Russian Government, political leaders, state-owned
enterprises, and oligarchs launder money are of primary money
laundering concern; and
(4) the Secretary of the Treasury should consider the need
for financial institutions and other obligated entities to
apply enhanced due diligence measures to transactions with
the Russian Government, political leaders, state-owned
enterprises, and financial institutions.
SEC. 6004. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PRIMARY MONEY
LAUNDERING CONCERN OF RUSSIAN ILLICIT FINANCE.
(a) Determination.--If the Secretary of the Treasury
determines that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that
one or more financial or non-financial institutions operating
outside of the United States, or 1 or more classes of
transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of
the United States, or 1 or more types of accounts is of
primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian
illicit finance, the Secretary of the Treasury may require
domestic financial institutions and domestic financial
agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures described
in section 5318A(b) of title 31, United States Code by order,
regulation, or otherwise as permitted by law.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of
the Senate a report on financial and non-financial
institutions operating outside of the United States, classes
of transactions, jurisdictions outside of the United States,
and accounts for which there are reasonable grounds to
conclude are of primary money laundering concern in
connection with Russian illicit finance.
(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall also--
(A) identify any additional regulations, statutory changes,
enhanced due diligence, and reporting requirements that are
necessary to better identify, prevent, and combat money
laundering linked to Russia, including related to--
(i) identifying the beneficial ownership of anonymous
companies;
(ii) strengthening current, or enacting new, reporting
requirements and customer due diligence requirements for the
real estate sector, law firms, and other trust and corporate
service providers;
(iii) enhanced know-your-customer procedures and screening
for transactions involving Russian political leaders, Russian
state-owned enterprises, and known Russian transnational
organized crime figures; and
(iv) establishing a permanent solution to collecting
information nationwide to track ownership of real estate; and
(B) include data and case studies on the use of financial
and non-financial institutions, including limited liability
companies, real estate, law firms, and electronic currencies,
to move and disguise Russian funds.
(3) Format.--The report required under this subsection
shall be made available to the public, including on the
website of the Department of the Treasury, but may contain a
classified annex and be accompanied by a classified briefing.
(c) Use of Report Information to Make Primary Money
Laundering Concern Determinations.--If applicable, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall use the information contained
in the report issued under subsection (b) to support findings
that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that a
jurisdiction outside of the United States, 1 or more
financial institutions operating outside of the United
States, 1 or more classes of transactions within, or
involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, or 1
or more types of accounts is of primary money laundering
concern, in accordance with section 5318A of title 31, United
States Code.
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(d) Sense of Congress on International Cooperation.--It is
the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury
and other relevant cabinet members (such as the Secretary of
State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security,
and Attorney General) should work jointly with European,
E.U., and U.K. financial intelligence units, trade
transparency units, and appropriate law enforcement
authorities to present, both in the report required under
subsection (b) and in future analysis of suspicious
transaction reports, cash transaction reports, currency and
monetary instrument reports, and other relevant data to
identify trends and assess risks in the movement of illicit
funds from Russia through the United States, British, and
European financial systems.
Amendment No. 197 Offered by Mr. Keating of Massachusetts
Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``U.S.
Agency for Global Media Reform Act''.
(b) 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) continue taking 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.
(c) 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)--
(A) in paragraph (20), by inserting ``in accordance with
subsection (c)'' before the period at the end;
(B) in paragraph (21)--
(i) by striking ``including with Federal officials,''; and
(ii) by inserting ``in accordance with subsection (c)''
before the period at the end;
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(23) To--
``(A) require semi-annual content reviews of each language
service of each surrogate network, consisting of a review of
at least 10 percent of available weekly content, by fluent
language speakers and experts without direct affiliation to
the language service being reviewed, who are seeking any
evidence of inappropriate or unprofessional content, which
shall be submitted to the Office of Policy Research, the head
and Board of the respective surrogate service, and the Chief
Executive Officer; and
``(B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
list of anomalous reports, including status updates on
anomalous services during the three-year period commencing on
the date of receipt of the first report of biased,
unprofessional, or otherwise problematic content.'';
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Limitation on Corporate Leadership of Grantees.--
``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer may not
award any grant under subsection (a) to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio
Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Open
Technology Fund, or any other grantee authorized under this
title (collectively referred to as `Agency Grantee Networks')
unless the incorporation documents of any such grantee
require that the corporate leadership and Board of Directors
of such grantee be selected in accordance with this Act.
``(2) Conflicts of interest.--
``(A) Chief executive officer.--The Chief Executive Officer
may not serve on any of the corporate boards of any grantee
under subsection (a).
``(B) Federal employees.--A full-time employee of a Federal
agency may not serve on a corporate board of any grantee
under subsection (a).
``(3) Qualifications of grantee board members.--Individuals
appointed under subsection (a) to the Board of Directors of
any of the Agency Grantee Networks shall have requisite
expertise in journalism, technology, broadcasting, or
diplomacy, or appropriate language or cultural understanding
relevant to the grantee's mission.''.
(d) 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. The Advisory Board
as established shall exist within the executive branch as an
entity described in section 104 of title 5, United States
Code.
``(b) Composition of the Advisory Board.--
``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall consist of
seven members, of whom--
``(A) six shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with
subsection (c); and
``(B) one shall be the Secretary of State.
``(2) Chair.--The President shall designate, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, one of the members
appointed under paragraph (1)(A) as Chair of the Advisory
Board.
``(3) Party limitation.--Not more than three 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 four years, except that, of the first group of members
appointed under paragraph (1)(A)--
``(i) two members who are not affiliated with the same
political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of the
U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act;
``(ii) two members who are not affiliated with the same
political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the
date that is four years after the date of the enactment of
the U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act; and
``(iii) two members who are not affiliated with the same
political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the
date that is six 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 continue 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) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c);
(3) by amending subsection (c), as redesignated--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Advisory''
before ``Board''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``who are'' before
``distinguished''; and
(4) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and inserting the
following new subsections:
``(d) 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 four
times annually, including twice in person as practicable, 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 (c)(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.
``(e) Appointment of Heads of Networks.--
``(1) In general.--The heads of Voice of America, the
Office of Cuba Broadcasting, RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia,
the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Open Technology
Fund, or of any other grantee authorized under this title 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, five 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 four 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.
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``(C) Closed sessions.--The Advisory Board may meet in
closed sessions in accordance with section 552b of title 5,
United States Code.
``(f) 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).
``(g) 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 (d) and (e).''.
(e) 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), in the first sentence, 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) by striking section 312;
(9) in section 313(a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Agency'';
(10) in section 314--
(A) 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 the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency
for Global Media, respectively,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``includes--'' and inserting ``means the
corporation having the corporate title described in section
308''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(11) in section 316--
(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''.
(f) Rulemaking.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the United States Agency for Global Media may not revise
part 531 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, which took
effect on June 11, 2020, without explicit authorization by an
Act of Congress.
(g) Savings Provisions.--Section 310 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(f) Maintenance of Proprietary Information.--No
consolidation of grantees authorized under subsection (a)
involving any grantee shall result in any legal transfer of
ownership of any proprietary information or intellectual
property to the United State Agency for Global Media or any
other Federal entity.
``(g) Rule of Construction.--No consolidation of grantees
authorized under subsection (a) shall result in the
consolidation of the Open Technology Fund or any successor
entity with any other grantee.''.
(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 or any other provision
of law may be construed to make the Open Technology Fund an
entity authorized under such Act until the effective date of
legislation authorizing the establishment of the Open
Technology Fund.
Amendment No. 198 Offered by Mr. Keller of Pennsylvania
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT OF TUNGSTEN AND TUNGSTEN
POWDER.
To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall
prioritize the procurement of tungsten and tungsten powder
from only domestic producers.
Amendment No. 199 Offered by Mr. Khanna of California
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
It is the sense of Congress that the National Science
Foundation is critical to the expansion of the frontiers of
scientific knowledge and advancing American technological
leadership in key technologies, and that in order to continue
to achieve its mission in the face of rising challenges from
strategic competitors, the National Science Foundation should
receive a significant increase in funding, expand its use of
its existing authorities to carry out new and innovative
types of activities, consider new authorities that it may
need, and increase existing activities such as the
convergence accelerators aimed at accelerating the
translation of fundamental research for the economic and
national security benefit of the United States.
Amendment No. 200 Offered by Mr. Kildee of Michigan
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MECHANISM FOR PROVISION OF
DISSENTING VIEWS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
mechanism through which members of the Armed Forces and
civilian employees of the Department of Defense may privately
provide dissenting views regarding the Department of Defense
and United States national security policy without fear of
retribution.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of
the mechanism required by subsection (a).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to alleviate the duty of any individual to follow
the military chain of command or to follow the policies of
the Department of Defense and Federal Government.
Amendment No. 201 Offered by Mr. Kildee of Michigan
At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5__. TRAINING PROGRAM REGARDING FOREIGN DISINFORMATION
CAMPAIGNS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2021, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for training
members of the Armed Forces and employees of the Department
of Defense regarding the threat of foreign disinformation
campaigns specifically targeted at such individuals and the
families of such individuals.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than October 30, 2021, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
congressional defense committees regarding the program under
subsection (a).
Amendment No. 202 Offered by Mr. Kilmer of Washington
At the end of section 2861 (page 1252, after line 2),
relating to the Defense Community Infrastructure Program, add
the following new subsection:
(d) Clarification of Military Family Quality of Life
Criteria.--Section 2391(e)(4) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) For the purposes of determining whether proposed
community infrastructure will enhance quality of life, the
Secretary of Defense shall consider the impact of the
community infrastructure on alleviating installation commuter
workforce issues and the benefit of schools or other local
infrastructure located off of a military installation that
will support members of the armed
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forces and their dependents residing in the community.''.
Amendment No. 203 Offered by Mr. Kilmer of Washington
At the end of subtitle A of title XI, add the following
(and update the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1111. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY AUTHORITY FOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING
WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE
NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD
DEPLOYED IN JAPAN.
Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting
``September 30, 2026''.
Amendment No. 204 Offered by Mr. Kilmer of Washington
Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. DEEPFAKE REPORT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Digital content forgery.--The term ``digital content
forgery'' means the use of emerging technologies, including
artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to
fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with
the intent to mislead.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(b) Reports on Digital Content Forgery Technology.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years,
the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, and
with respect to subparagraphs (F) through (H) of paragraph
(2), in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall research the state of digital content
forgery technology and produce a report on such technology.
(2) Contents.--Each report produced under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the underlying technologies used to
create or propagate digital content forgeries, including the
evolution of such technologies.
(B) A description of the types of digital content
forgeries, including those used to commit fraud, cause harm,
or violate civil rights recognized under Federal law.
(C) An assessment of how foreign governments, and the
proxies and networks thereof, use, or could use, digital
content forgeries to harm national security.
(D) An assessment of how non-governmental entities in the
United States use, or could use, digital content forgeries.
(E) An assessment of the uses, applications, dangers, and
benefits, including the impact on individuals, of deep
learning technologies used to generate high fidelity
artificial content of events that did not occur.
(F) An analysis of the methods used to determine whether
content is genuinely created by a human or through digital
content forgery technology, and an assessment of any
effective heuristics used to make such a determination, as
well as recommendations on how to identify and address
suspect content and elements to provide warnings to users of
such content.
(G) A description of the technological countermeasures that
are, or could be, used to address concerns with digital
content forgery technology.
(H) Proposed research and development activities for the
Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of
Homeland Security to undertake related to the identification
of forged digital content and related countermeasures.
(I) Any additional information the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(3) Consultation and public hearings.--In producing each
report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
(A) consult with any other agency of the Federal Government
that the Secretary considers necessary; and
(B) conduct public hearings to gather, or otherwise allow
interested parties an opportunity to present, information and
advice relevant to the production of the report.
(4) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph
(1) shall be produced in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex.
(5) Applicability of foia.--Nothing in this section, or in
a report produced under this section, may be construed to
allow the disclosure of information or a record that is
exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5,
United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of
Information Act'').
(6) Applicability of the paperwork reduction act.--
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''), shall
not apply to this section.
Amendment No. 205 Offered by Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. DETERMINATION AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH
RESPECT TO TURKEY'S ACQUISITION OF THE S-400
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) Findings and Sense of Congress.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) The Government of Turkey acquired the S-400 air and
missile defense system from the Russian Federation beginning
on July 12, 2019.
(B) Such acquisition was facilitated by Turkey's Presidency
of Defense Industries (SSB).
(2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it
is in the national security interest of the United States--
(A) to deter aggression against North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) allies by the Russian Federation or any
other adversary;
(B) to continue to work with NATO allies to ensure they
meet their alliance defense commitments, including through
adequate and efficient investments in national defense;
(C) to work to maintain and strengthen the democratic
institutions and practices of all NATO allies, in accordance
with the goals of Article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty;
(D) to ensure that Turkey remains a critical NATO ally and
important military partner for the United States,
contributing to key NATO and United States missions and
providing support for United States military operations and
logistics needs;
(E) to assist NATO allies in acquiring and deploying
modern, NATO-interoperable military equipment and reducing
their dependence on Russian or former Soviet-era defense
articles;
(F) to promote opportunities to strengthen the capacity of
NATO member states to counter Russian malign influence; and
(G) to enforce fully the Countering America's Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-44; 22 U.S.C. 9401 et
seq.), including by imposing sanctions with respect to any
person that the President determines knowingly engaged in a
significant transaction with a person that is part of, or
operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence
sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation, as
described in section 231 of that Act.
(b) Determination.--The acquisition by the Government of
Turkey of the S-400 air and missile defense system from the
Russian Federation beginning on July 12, 2019, shall
constitute a significant transaction as described in section
231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions
Act (22 U.S.C. 9525).
(c) Sanctions.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose five or
more of the sanctions described in section 235 of the
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22
U.S.C. 9529) with respect to the Government of Turkey's
acquisition of the S-400 air and missile defense system from
the Russian Federation.
(d) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions under this section shall not include the authority
or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of
goods.
(2) Good defined.--In this subsection, 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.
(e) Termination.--The President may terminate the
imposition of sanctions required under this section with
respect to a person if the President submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a certification that--
(1) the Government of Turkey and any person acting on its
behalf no longer possesses the S-400 air and missile defense
system and no such system or successor system is operated or
maintained by Russian nationals, or persons acting on behalf
of the Government of the Russian Federation, in Turkey; and
(2) the President has received reliable assurances from the
Government of Turkey that the Government of Turkey will not
knowingly engage, or allow any foreign person to engage on
its behalf, in any activity subject to sanctions under
section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act in the future.
Amendment No. 206 Offered by Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois
At the end of subtitle C of title I, insert the following:
SEC. 1_. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RC-26B MANNED INTELLIGENCE,
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Air
Force may be obligated or expended to retire, divest,
realign, or placed in storage or on backup aircraft inventory
status, or prepare to retire, divest, realign, or place in
storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, any RC-26B
aircraft.
(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not
apply to individual RC-26B aircraft that the Secretary of the
Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no
longer mission capable because of mishaps other damage.
(c) Funding for RC-26B Manned Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance Platform.--
(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Air National Guard, the Secretary of the Air
Force may transfer up to $18,500,000 to be used in support of
the RC-26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance platform.
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(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
421 for military personnel, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4401, the Secretary of the Air Force
may transfer up to $13,000,000 from military personnel, Air
National Guard to be used in support of personnel who operate
and maintain the RC-26B manned intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance platform.
(d) Memoranda of Agreement.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may enter into one
or more memoranda of agreement or cost sharing agreements
with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government
under which the RC-26B aircraft may be used to assist with
the missions and activities of such departments and agencies.
Amendment No. 207 Offered by Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 3__. FACILITATING AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENTS.
Section 2684a(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the second sentence of subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``or another Federal agency'' after ``to a State''
both places it appears; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if all or a portion
of the property or interest acquired under the agreement is
initially or subsequently transferred to a State or another
Federal agency, before that State or other Federal agency may
declare the property or interest in excess to its needs or
propose to exchange the property or interest, the State or
other Federal agency shall give the Secretary concerned
reasonable advance notice of its intent. If the Secretary
concerned determines it necessary to preserve the purposes of
this section, the Secretary concerned may request that
administrative jurisdiction over the property be transferred
to the Secretary concerned at no cost, and, upon such a
request being made, the administrative jurisdiction over the
property shall be transferred accordingly. If the Secretary
concerned does not make such a request within a reasonable
time period, all such rights of the Secretary concerned to
request transfer of the property or interest shall remain
available to the Secretary concerned with respect to future
transfers or exchanges of the property or interest and shall
bind all subsequent transferees.''.
Amendment No. 208 Offered by Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona
Page 714, after line 10, insert the following:
(c) Implementation Report.--Not later than 120 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 progress made toward the A-10 re-
wing contracts and the progress made in re-winging some of
the 283 A-10 aircraft that have not received new wings.
Amendment No. 209 Offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi
Page 529, after line 11, add the following:
SEC. 746. STUDY ON READINESS CONTRACTS AND THE PREVENTION OF
DRUG SHORTAGES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
on the effectiveness of readiness contracts managed by the
Customer Pharmacy Operations Center of the Defense Logistics
Agency in meeting the military's drug supply needs. The study
shall include an analysis of how the contractual approach to
manage drug shortages for military health care can be a model
for responding to drug shortages in the civilian health care
market in the United States.
(b) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with--
(1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(2) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and
(3) physician organizations, drug manufacturers, pharmacy
benefit management organizations, and such other entities as
the Secretary determines appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report on the results of the study under
subsection (a) and any conclusions and recommendations of the
Secretary relating to such study.
Amendment No. 210 Offered by Mr. Krishnamoorthi of Illinois
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CROSS-BORDER VIOLENCE BETWEEN
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND INDIA AND
THE GROWING TERRITORIAL CLAIMS OF CHINA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since a truce in 1962 ended skirmishes between the
People's Republic of China and India, the countries have been
divided by a 2,100-mile-long Line of Actual Control.
(2) In the decades since the truce, military standoffs
between the People's Republic of China and India have flared;
however, the standoffs have rarely claimed the lives of
soldiers.
(3) In the months leading up to June, 15, 2020, along the
Line of Actual Control, the People's Republic of China's
military--
(A) reportedly amassed 5,000 soldiers; and
(B) is trying to redraw long-standing settled boundaries
through the use of force and aggression.
(4) On June 6, 2020, the People's Republic of China and
India reached an agreement of de-escalate and disengage along
the Line of Actual Control.
(5) On June 15, 2020, at least 20 Indian soldiers and an
unconfirmed number of Chinese soldiers were killed in
skirmishes following a weekslong standoff in Eastern Ladakh,
which is the de facto border between India and the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) there is significant concern about the continued
military aggression by the Government of the People's
Republic of China along its border with India and in other
parts of the world, including with Bhutan, in the South China
Sea, and with the Senkaku Islands, as well as the Government
of the People's Republic of China's aggressive posture toward
Hong Kong and Taiwan; and
(2) the Government of the People's Republic of China should
work toward de-escalating the situation along the Line of
Actual Control with India through existing diplomatic
mechanisms and not through force.
Amendment No. 211 Offered by Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire
Add at the end of subtitle B of title IX the following new
section:
SEC. 9_. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESULTING FROM OFFSHORE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL CENTERS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on vulnerabilities in connection with the provision of
services by offshore technical support call centers to the
Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description and assessment of the location of all
offshore technical support call centers.
(2) A description and assessment of the types of
information shared by the Department with foreign nationals
at offshore technical support call centers.
(3) An assessment of the extent to which access to such
information by foreign nationals creates vulnerabilities to
the information technology network of the Department.
(c) Offshore Technical Support Call Center Defined.--In
this section, the term ``offshore technical support call
center'' means a call center that--
(1) is physically located outside the United States;
(2) employs individuals who are foreign nationals; and
(3) may be contacted by personnel of the Department to
provide technical support relating to technology used by the
Department.
Amendment No. 212 Offered by Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire
Page 1024, after line 6, insert the following new section:
SEC. 1706. STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN VETERANS WHO
SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES AFTER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, shall conduct a study on why Post-9/11
Veterans who are women are at higher risk of unemployment
than all other groups of women veterans and their non-
veteran counterparts.
(2) Conduct of study.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct the study
under paragraph (1) primarily through the Center for Women
Veterans under section 318 of title 38, United States Code.
(B) Consultation.---In carrying out the study conducted
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with--
(i) the Department of Labor;
(ii) other Federal agencies, such as the Department of
Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Small
Business Administration;
(iii) foundations; and
(iv) entities in the private sector.
(3) Elements of study.--The study conducted under paragraph
(1) shall include, with respect to Post-9/11 Veterans who are
women, at a minimum, an analysis of the following:
(A) Rank at time of separation from the Armed Forces.
(B) Geographic location upon such separation.
(C) Educational level upon such separation.
(D) The percentage of such veterans who enrolled in an
education or employment training program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor after such
separation.
(E) Industries that have employed such veterans.
(F) Military occupational specialties available to such
veterans.
(G) Barriers to employment of such veterans.
(H) Causes to fluctuations in employment of such veterans.
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(I) Current employment training programs of the Department
of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor that are
available to such veterans.
(J) Economic indicators that impact unemployment of such
veterans.
(K) Health conditions of such veterans that could impact
employment.
(L) Whether there are differences in the analyses conducted
under subparagraphs (A) through (K) based on the race of such
veteran.
(M) The difference between unemployment rates of Post-9/11
Veterans who are women compared to unemployment rates of
Post-9/11 Veterans who are men, including an analysis of
potential causes of such difference.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after completing
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on such study.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) The analyses conducted under subsection (a)(3).
(B) A description of the methods used to conduct the study
under subsection (a).
(C) Such other matters relating to the unemployment rates
of Post-9/11 Veterans who are women as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(c) Post-9/11 Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term
``Post-9/11 Veteran' '' means a veteran who served on active
duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001.
Amendment No. 213 Offered by Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. REOPENING OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES OF THE ENGINEER
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
The Secretary of the Army shall reopen all child care
facilities of the Engineer Research and Development Center
that were closed during fiscal year 2020.
Amendment No. 214 Offered by Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire
Page 490, line 10, strike the period and insert ``and
prescribing guidelines published by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug
Administration.''.
Page 490, line 23, strike the period and insert ``and, as
appropriate, ensure overdose reversal drugs are co-
prescribed.''.
Page 491, line 6, strike the period and insert ``and
document if an overdose reversal drug was co-prescribed''.
Page 491, line 10, strike the period and insert ``and to
monitor the co-prescribing of overdose reversal drugs as
accessible interventions.''.
Page 491, line 12, strike the period and insert ``and
includes an identification of prevention best practices
established by the Department.''.
Amendment No. 215 Offered by Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee
At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 28__. LAND CONVEYANCE, MILAN ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT,
TENNESSEE.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey to the City of Milan, Tennessee (in this section
referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to parcels of real property,
including any improvements thereon, at Milan Army Ammunition
Plant, Tennessee, consisting of approximately 292 acres and
commonly referred to as Parcels A, B and C.
(b) Consideration.--
(1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the
conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall provide
consideration an amount equivalent to the fair market value
of the property conveyed under such subsection, as determined
by an appraisal approved by the Secretary of the Army. The
consideration may be in the form of cash payment, in-kind
consideration, or a combination thereof, provided at such
time as the Secretary may require.
(2) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration provided
by the City under paragraph (1) may include the acquisition,
construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or
restoration (including environmental restoration), or
combination thereof, of any facility, real property, or
infrastructure under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
(1) Payment required.--The Secretary of the Army shall
require the City to pay costs to be incurred by the
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under
subsection (a), including survey costs, appraisal costs,
costs for environmental documentation related to the
conveyance, and any other administrative costs related to the
conveyance.
(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as
reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the
fund or account that was used to pay the costs incurred by
the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance under subsection
(a) or, if the period of availability of obligations for that
appropriation has expired, to the appropriations of fund that
is currently available to the Secretary for the same purpose.
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund
or account and shall be available for the same purposes, and
subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in
such fund or account.
(d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Army.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in
connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
Amendment No. 216 Offered by Mr. Lamb of Pennsylvania
At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. EXPANSION OF SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE
COAST GUARD.
Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of a military
department'' and inserting ``concerned'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``of the military
department''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``of Defense'' and
inserting ``concerned''.
Amendment No. 217 Offered by Mr. Lamb of Pennsylvania
Page 1400, line 20, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 1400, line 21, redesignate paragraph (19) as paragraph
(20).
Page 1400, after line 20, insert ``(19) The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and''.
Page 1426, beginning line 13, strike ``NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES'' and insert ``DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE''.
Page 1432, after line 15, insert the following new section:
SEC. 5302. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (hereafter referred to as
``the Administrator'') shall establish, a Center for
Artificial Intelligence (hereafter referred to as ``the
Center'').
(b) Center Goals.--The goals of the Center shall be to--
(1) coordinate and facilitate the scientific and
technological efforts across the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) expand external partnerships, and build workforce
proficiency to effectively transition artificial intelligence
applications to operations.
(c) Center Priorities.--Through the Center, the
Administrator shall implement a comprehensive program to
improve the use of artificial intelligence systems across the
agency in support of the mission of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. The priorities of the Center
shall be to--
(1) coordinate and facilitate artificial intelligence
research and innovation, tools, systems, and capabilities
across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(2) establish data standards and develop and maintain a
central repository for agency-wide artificial intelligence
applications;
(3) accelerate the transition of artificial intelligence
research to applications in support of the mission of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(4) develop and conduct training for the workforce of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration related to
artificial intelligence research and application of
artificial intelligence for such agency;
(5) facilitate partnerships between the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and other public sector
organizations, private sector organizations, and institutions
of higher education for research, personnel exchange, and
workforce development with respect to artificial intelligence
systems; and
(6) make data of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration accessible, available, and ready for
artificial intelligence applications.
(d) Stakeholder Engagement.--In carrying out the activities
authorized in this section, the Administrator shall--
(1) collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders
including private sector entities and institutions of higher
education;
(2) leverage the collective body of research on artificial
intelligence and machine learning; and
(3) engage with relevant Federal agencies, research
communities, and potential users of information produced
under this section.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Amendment No. 218 Offered by Mr. Lamborn of Colorado
At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following:
SEC. 16__. SATELLITE GROUND NETWORK FREQUENCY LICENSING.
(a) Report on Department of Defense Satellite Antenna
Frequency Licensing Processes.--
(1) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force
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and the Chief of Space Operations, shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate congressional
committee upon request, a report on the Department's
processes and procedures for identifying and securing
frequency licenses for national security space ground assets.
(2) Matters included.--The report provided under paragraph
(1) shall address the following:
(A) An assessment of current processes, procedures,
requirements, timelines, and entities necessary to coordinate
and secure frequency licensing for Department of Defense
space ground antenna and assets.
(B) A plan to address and streamline procedures regarding
the ingestion and licensing of commercial industry antenna in
support of the augmentation of existing network capacity.
(C) A review of FOUO classification requirements for
information and specifications related to the items addressed
within this report.
(D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Designation of Antenna Specifications.--Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space
Operations (CSO), shall identify and re-designate controlled
unclassified information regarding details and technical
antenna specifications, necessary to complete National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA),
Federal Communication Commission (FCC), and Friendly Nation
frequency licensing processes, so that such information may
be shared in regards to the guidelines of ``Distribution
Statement A'' as defined by DoDI 5230.24.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate.
Amendment No. 219 Offered by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XVI the following:
SEC. 16__. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph:
``(1) the term `cybersecurity purpose' has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity
Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501);'';
(C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking
``and'' at the end;
(D) by redesignating paragraph (7), as so redesignated, as
paragraph (8); and
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph:
``(7) the term `security vulnerability' has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity
Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501); and'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(12) detecting, identifying, and receiving information
for a cybersecurity purpose about security vulnerabilities
relating to critical infrastructure in information systems
and devices.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(o) Subpoena Authority.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `covered
device or system'--
``(A) means a device or system commonly used to perform
industrial, commercial, scientific, or governmental functions
or processes that relate to critical infrastructure,
including operational and industrial control systems,
distributed control systems, and programmable logic
controllers; and
``(B) does not include personal devices and systems, such
as consumer mobile devices, home computers, residential
wireless routers, or residential internet enabled consumer
devices.
``(2) Authority.--
``(A) In general.--If the Director identifies a system
connected to the internet with a specific security
vulnerability and has reason to believe such security
vulnerability relates to critical infrastructure and affects
a covered device or system, and the Director is unable to
identify the entity at risk that owns or operates such
covered device or system, the Director may issue a subpoena
for the production of information necessary to identify and
notify such entity at risk, in order to carry out a function
authorized under subsection (c)(12).
``(B) Limit on information.--A subpoena issued pursuant to
subparagraph (A) may seek information--
``(i) only in the categories set forth in subparagraphs
(A), (B), (D), and (E) of section 2703(c)(2) of title 18,
United States Code; and
``(ii) for not more than 20 covered devices or systems.
``(C) Liability protections for disclosing providers.--The
provisions of section 2703(e) of title 18, United States
Code, shall apply to any subpoena issued pursuant to
subparagraph (A).
``(3) Coordination.--
``(A) In general.--If the Director exercises the subpoena
authority under this subsection, and in the interest of
avoiding interference with ongoing law enforcement
investigations, the Director shall coordinate the issuance of
any such subpoena with the Department of Justice, including
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursuant to interagency
procedures which the Director, in coordination with the
Attorney General, shall develop not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this subsection.
``(B) Contents.--The inter-agency procedures developed
under this paragraph shall provide that a subpoena issued by
the Director under this subsection shall be--
``(i) issued to carry out a function described in
subsection (c)(12); and
``(ii) subject to the limitations specified in this
subsection.
``(4) Noncompliance.--If any person, partnership,
corporation, association, or entity fails to comply with any
duly served subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection, the
Director may request that the Attorney General seek
enforcement of such subpoena in any judicial district in
which such person, partnership, corporation, association, or
entity resides, is found, or transacts business.
``(5) Notice.--Not later than seven days after the date on
which the Director receives information obtained through a
subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection, the Director
shall notify any entity identified by information obtained
pursuant to such subpoena regarding such subpoena and the
identified vulnerability.
``(6) Authentication.--
``(A) In general.--Any subpoena issued pursuant to this
subsection shall be authenticated with a cryptographic
digital signature of an authorized representative of the
Agency, or other comparable successor technology, that allows
the Agency to demonstrate that such subpoena was issued by
the Agency and has not been altered or modified since such
issuance.
``(B) Invalid if not authenticated.--Any subpoena issued
pursuant to this subsection that is not authenticated in
accordance with subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to
be valid by the recipient of such subpoena.
``(7) Procedures.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall
establish internal procedures and associated training,
applicable to employees and operations of the Agency,
regarding subpoenas issued pursuant to this subsection, which
shall address the following:
``(A) The protection of and restriction on dissemination of
nonpublic information obtained through such a subpoena,
including a requirement that the Agency not disseminate
nonpublic information obtained through such a subpoena that
identifies the party that is subject to such subpoena or the
entity at risk identified by information obtained, except
that the Agency may share the nonpublic information with the
Department of Justice for the purpose of enforcing such
subpoena in accordance with paragraph (4), and may share with
a Federal agency the nonpublic information of the entity at
risk if--
``(i) the Agency identifies or is notified of a
cybersecurity incident involving such entity, which relates
to the vulnerability which led to the issuance of such
subpoena;
``(ii) the Director determines that sharing the nonpublic
information with another Federal department or agency is
necessary to allow such department or agency to take a law
enforcement or national security action, consistent with the
interagency procedures under paragraph (3)(A), or actions
related to mitigating or otherwise resolving such incident;
``(iii) the entity to which the information pertains is
notified of the Director's determination, to the extent
practicable consistent with national security or law
enforcement interests, consistent with such interagency
procedures; and
``(iv) the entity consents, except that the entity's
consent shall not be required if another Federal department
or agency identifies the entity to the Agency in connection
with a suspected cybersecurity incident.
``(B) The restriction on the use of information obtained
through such a subpoena for a cybersecurity purpose.
``(C) The retention and destruction of nonpublic
information obtained through such a subpoena, including--
``(i) destruction of such information that the Director
determines is unrelated to critical infrastructure
immediately upon providing notice to the entity pursuant to
paragraph (5); and
``(ii) destruction of any personally identifiable
information not later than six months after the date on which
the Director receives information obtained through such a
subpoena, unless otherwise agreed to by the individual
identified by the subpoena respondent.
``(D) The processes for providing notice to each party that
is subject to such a subpoena and each entity identified by
information obtained under such a subpoena.
``(E) The processes and criteria for conducting critical
infrastructure security risk assessments to determine whether
a subpoena is necessary prior to being issued pursuant to
this subsection.
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``(F) The information to be provided to an entity at risk
at the time of the notice of the vulnerability, which shall
include--
``(i) a discussion or statement that responding to, or
subsequent engagement with, the Agency, is voluntary; and
``(ii) to the extent practicable, information regarding the
process through which the Director identifies security
vulnerabilities.
``(8) Limitation on procedures.--The internal procedures
established pursuant to paragraph (7) may not require an
owner or operator of critical infrastructure to take any
action as a result of a notice of vulnerability made pursuant
to this Act.
``(9) Review of procedures.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Privacy
Officer of the Agency shall--
``(A) review the internal procedures established pursuant
to paragraph (7) to ensure that--
``(i) such procedures are consistent with fair information
practices; and
``(ii) the operations of the Agency comply with such
procedures; and
``(B) notify the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives of the
results of the review under subparagraph (A).
``(10) Publication of information.--Not later than 120 days
after establishing the internal procedures under paragraph
(7), the Director shall publish information on the website of
the Agency regarding the subpoena process under this
subsection, including information regarding the following:
``(A) Such internal procedures.
``(B) The purpose for subpoenas issued pursuant to this
subsection.
``(C) The subpoena process.
``(D) The criteria for the critical infrastructure security
risk assessment conducted prior to issuing a subpoena.
``(E) Policies and procedures on retention and sharing of
data obtained by subpoenas.
``(F) Guidelines on how entities contacted by the Director
may respond to notice of a subpoena.
``(11) Annual reports.--The Director shall annually 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 (which may include a
classified annex but with the presumption of
declassification) on the use of subpoenas issued pursuant to
this subsection, which shall include the following:
``(A) A discussion of the following:
``(i) The effectiveness of the use of such subpoenas to
mitigate critical infrastructure security vulnerabilities.
``(ii) The critical infrastructure security risk assessment
process conducted for subpoenas issued under this subsection.
``(iii) The number of subpoenas so issued during the
preceding year.
``(iv) To the extent practicable, the number of vulnerable
covered devices or systems mitigated under this subsection by
the Agency during the preceding year.
``(v) The number of entities notified by the Director under
this subsection, and their responses, during the preceding
year.
``(B) For each subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection,
the following:
``(i) Information relating to the source of the security
vulnerability detected, identified, or received by the
Director.
``(ii) Information relating to the steps taken to identify
the entity at risk prior to issuing the subpoena.
``(iii) A description of the outcome of the subpoena,
including discussion on the resolution or mitigation of the
critical infrastructure security vulnerability.
``(12) Publication of the annual reports.--The Director
shall publish a version of the annual report required under
paragraph (11) on the website of the Agency, which shall, at
a minimum, include the findings described in clauses (iii),
(iv), and (v) of subparagraph (A) of such paragraph.
``(13) Prohibition on use of information for unauthorized
purposes.--Any information obtained pursuant to a subpoena
issued under this subsection may not be provided to any other
Federal department or agency for any purpose other than a
cybersecurity purpose or for the purpose of enforcing a
subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection.''.
(b) Rules of Construction.--
(1) Prohibition on new regulatory authority.--Nothing in
this section or the amendments made by this section may be
construed to grant the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the
head of any another Federal agency or department, any
authority to promulgate regulations or set standards relating
to the cybersecurity of private sector critical
infrastructure that was not in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Private entities.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section may be construed to require
any private entity to--
(A) to request assistance from the Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the
Department of Homeland Security; or
(B) implement any measure or recommendation suggested by
the Director.
Amendment No. 220 Offered by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Armed Services in
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and Committee on Armed
Services in the Senate.
(2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in section
2(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the
Department.
(5) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The
term ``information sharing and analysis organization'' has
the meaning given that term in section 2222(5) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(7) Sector risk management agency.--The term ``sector risk
management agency'' has the meaning given that term in
section 2201(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
(b) Critical Infrastructure Sector Designation.--
(1) Initial review.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review the
current framework for securing critical infrastructure, as
described in section 2202(c)(4) of the Homeland Security Act
and Presidential Policy Directive 21, and submit a report to
the President containing recommendations for--
(A) any revisions to the current framework for securing
critical infrastructure;
(B) any revisions to the list of critical infrastructure
sectors set forth in Presidential Policy Directive 21 or
previously designated subsectors; and
(C) any revisions to the list of designated Federal
departments or agencies that serve as the Sector Risk
Management Agency for a sector or subsector, necessary to
comply with paragraph (3)(B).
(2) Periodic evaluation by the secretary.--At least once
every five years, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director, shall--
(A) evaluate the current list of critical infrastructure
sectors and subsectors and the appropriateness of Sector Risk
Management Agency designations, as set forth in Presidential
Policy Directive 21, or any successor document or policy; and
(B) recommend to the President--
(i) any revisions to the list of critical infrastructure
sectors or subsectors; and
(ii) any revisions to the designation of any Federal
department or agency designated as the Sector Risk Management
Agency for a sector or subsector.
(3) Review and revision by the president.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after a
recommendation by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2),
the President shall--
(i) review the recommendation and revise, as appropriate,
the designation of a critical infrastructure sector or
subsector or the designation of a Sector Risk Management
Agency; or
(ii) submit a report to appropriate congressional
committees, and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the
Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, explaining the basis for rejecting the
recommendations of the Secretary.
(B) Limitation.--The President may only designate an agency
under this subsection if the agency is referenced in section
205 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
901).
(4) Publication.--Any designation of critical
infrastructure sectors shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(c) Sector Risk Management Agencies.--
(1) References.--Any reference to a sector-specific agency
in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper
of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Sector Risk Management Agency of the relevant critical
infrastructure sector.
(2) Sector risk management agency.--Subtitle A of title
XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2215. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
``(a) In General.--Each Sector Risk Management Agency, as
designated by law or presidential directive, shall--
``(1) provide specialized sector-specific expertise to
critical infrastructure owners and operators within the
relevant sector; and
``(2) support programs and associated activities of its
designated critical infrastructure sector in coordination
with the Director.
``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, Sector
Risk Management Agencies shall--
``(1) coordinate with the Department and other relevant
Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate;
``(2) collaborate with critical infrastructure owners and
operators within the designated critical infrastructure
sector or subsector; and
``(3) coordinate with independent regulatory agencies, and
State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities, as
appropriate.
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``(c) Responsibilities.--Each Sector Risk Management Agency
shall utilize its specialized expertise about its designated
critical infrastructure sector or subsector and authorities
under applicable law to--
``(1) support sector risk management, including--
``(A) establishing and carrying out programs, in
coordination with the Director, to assist critical
infrastructure owners and operators within the designated
sector in identifying, understanding, and mitigating threats,
vulnerabilities, and risks to their systems or assets, or
within a region or sector; and
``(B) recommending security measures to mitigate the
consequences of destruction, compromise, and disruption of
systems and assets;
``(2) assess sector risk, including--
``(A) identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks within
the designated sector, considering physical and cyber
threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences; and
``(B) supporting national risk assessment efforts led by
the Department, through the Director;
``(3) sector coordination, including--
``(A) serving as a day-to-day Federal interface for the
prioritization and coordination of sector-specific activities
and responsibilities under this section;
``(B) serving as the government coordinating council chair
for the designated sector or subsector; and
``(C) participating in cross-sector coordinating councils,
as appropriate;
``(4) facilitating the sharing of information about cyber
and physical threats within the sector to the Department,
including--
``(A) facilitating, in coordination with the Director,
access to, and exchange of, information and intelligence
necessary to strengthen the security of critical
infrastructure, including through information sharing and
analysis organizations and the national cybersecurity and
communications integration center established in section 2209
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002;
``(B) facilitating the identification of intelligence needs
and priorities of critical infrastructure owners and
operators in the sector, in coordination with the Director,
the Office of Director of National Intelligence, and other
Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate;
``(C) providing the Director ongoing, and where possible,
real-time awareness of identified threats, vulnerabilities,
mitigations, and other actions related to the security of the
sector; and
``(D) supporting the reporting requirements of the
Department of Homeland Security under applicable law by
providing, on an annual basis, sector-specific critical
infrastructure information;
``(5) supporting incident management, including--
``(A) supporting, in coordination with the Director,
incident management and restoration efforts during or
following a security incident; and
``(B) supporting the Director, upon request, in conducting
vulnerability assessments and asset response activities for
critical infrastructure; and
``(6) contributing to emergency preparedness efforts,
including--
``(A) coordinating with critical infrastructure owners and
operators within the designated sector, as well as the
Director, in the development of planning documents for
coordinated action in the event of a natural disaster, act of
terrorism, or other man-made disaster or emergency;
``(B) conducting exercises and simulations of potential
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made
disasters or emergencies within the sector; and
``(C) supporting the Department and other Federal
departments or agencies in developing planning documents or
conducting exercises or simulations relevant to their
assigned sector.''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 2214 the
following new item:
``Sec. 2215. Sector risk management agencies.''.
(d) Reporting and Auditing.--Not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act and every four years
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on
the effectiveness of Sector Risk Management Agencies in
carrying out their responsibilities under section 2215 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this section.
Amendment No. 221 Offered by Mr. Latta of Ohio
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
SEC. 560. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE
CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES ON-LINE PROGRAMS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish additional performance measures to evaluate the
effectiveness of the COOL programs of each Armed Force in
connecting members of the Armed Forces with professional
credential programs. Such measures shall include the
following:
(1) The percentage of members of the Armed Force concerned
described in section 1142(a) of title 10, United States Code,
who participate in a professional credential program through
the COOL program of the Armed Force concerned.
(2) The percentage of members of the Armed Force concerned
described in paragraph (1) who have completed a professional
credential program described in that paragraph.
(3) The percentage of members of the Armed Force concerned
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) who are employed not
later than one year after separation or release from the
Armed Forces.
(b) Coordination.--To carry out this section, the Secretary
of Defense may coordinate with the Secretaries of Veterans
Affairs and Labor.
Amendment No. 222 Offered by Mrs. Lawrence of Michigan
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following
new section:
SEC. 17_. INTEGRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE
MINORITIES.
Each Secretary of a military department shall--
(1) share lessons learned and best practices on the
progress of plans to integrate members of the Armed Forces
who identify as belonging to a minority group into the
military department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary;
(2) strategically communicate such progress with other
military departments and the public.
Amendment No. 223 Offered by Mrs. Lawrence of Michigan
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following
new section:
SEC. 17_. POLICY ON CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS GENDER BIAS.
The Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy that
defines conscious and unconscious gender bias and provides
guidance to eliminate conscious and unconscious gender bias.
Amendment No. 224 Offered by Mrs. Lawrence of Michigan
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following
new section:
SEC. 17_. PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
Each Secretary of a military department shall develop and
implement policies to ensure that the career of a member of
the Armed Forces is not negatively affected as a result of
such member becoming pregnant.
Amendment No. 225 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan
At the end of subtitle B of title III:
SEC. 3__. MORATORIUM ON INCINERATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES, AND AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the
incineration of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances or aqueous film forming foam until regulations
have been prescribed by the Secretary that--
(1) implement the requirements of section 330 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92); and
(2) take into consideration the interim guidance published
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
under section 7361 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the publication
of the final regulations described in subsection (a), and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a report
on all incineration by the Department of Defense of materials
containing perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl
substances, or aqueous film forming foam during the year
covered by the report, including--
(1) the total amount of such materials incinerated;
(2) the temperature range at which such materials were
incinerated; and
(3) the locations and facilities where such materials were
incinerated.
Amendment No. 226 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan
Page 238, line 10, before the semicolon insert the
following: ``by not later than seven days after such
information, datasets, and results become available''.
Page 238, line 12, before the semicolon insert the
following: ``by not later than seven days after such
information, datasets, and results become available''.
Page 238, 13, before the period insert the following: ``by
not later than 30 days after such information, datasets, and
results become available''.
Amendment No. 227 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan
Page 480, line 7, strike ``evaluation'' and insert
``evaluation and at no additional cost to that member''.
Amendment No. 228 Offered by Mr. Levin of California
Page 313, after line 8, insert the following:
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SEC. 5__. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE, MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
PROGRAMMING, AND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE
CONTRACTS BY SERVICEMEMBERS WHO ENTER INTO
CONTRACTS AFTER RECEIVING MILITARY ORDERS FOR
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION BUT THEN RECEIVE
STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION.
(a) In General.--Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956) is amended--
(1) by striking ``after the date the servicemember receives
military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90
days to a location that does not support the contract.'' and
inserting ``after--''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(A) the date the servicemember receives military orders
to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a
location that does not support the contract; or
``(B) the date the servicemember, while in military
service, receives military orders for a permanent change of
station, thereafter enters into the contract, and then after
entering into the contract receives a stop movement order
issued by the Secretary of Defense in response to a local,
national, or global emergency, effective for an indefinite
period or for a period of not less than 30 days, which
prevents the servicemember from using the services provided
under the contract.''.
(b) Retroactive Application.--The amendments made by this
section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or
after March 1, 2020.
Amendment No. 229 Offered by Mr. Levin of California
Page 376, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. MEDICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGE AS A PATHWAY
FOR COUNSELING IN THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Disability'' and
inserting ``Potential or confirmed medical discharge of the
member''; and
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Character'' and all
that follows and inserting ``Potential or confirmed
involuntary separation of the member.''
Amendment No. 230 Offered by Mr. Levin of California
Page 376, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. FAMILY DYNAMICS AS PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN THE
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section (a), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
``(M) Child care requirements of the member (including
whether a dependent of the member is enrolled in the
Exceptional Family Member Program).
``(N) The employment status of other adults in the
household of the member.
``(O) The location of the duty station of the member
(including whether the member was separated from family while
on duty).
``(P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on
the member and the household of the member.
``(Q) Whether the member is an Indian or urban Indian, as
those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94-437; 25 U.S.C. 1603).''.
Amendment No. 231 Offered by Mr. Levin of California
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR NAVY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Navy, basic research, university research
initiatives (PE 0601103N), line 001 is hereby increased by
$5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Army, admin & servicewide
activities, servicewide communications, line 440 is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.
Amendment No. 232 Offered by Mr. Lipinski of Illinois
Page 101, line 10, after ``with'' insert ``the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy,''.
Page 101, line 11, after ``departments'' insert a comma.
Page 103, line 17, strike ``and''.
Page 103, line 23, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 103, after line 23, add the following:
``(C) ensuring transition of social science, management
science, and information science research findings into
Department strategic documents.''.
Amendment No. 233 Offered by Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit to Congress
a report containing the following information:
(1) A description of the current status of the Oklahoma
City National Memorial, an affiliated site of the National
Park System.
(2) A summary of non-Federal funding that has been raised
in accordance with section 7(2) of the Oklahoma City National
Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-5(2)).
Amendment No. 234 Offered by Mrs. Luria of Virginia
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES COMMITMENTS TO
PACIFIC ALLIES.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States affirms the strategic importance of
the United States commitments to allies such as the Republic
of Korea and Japan;
(2) the United States remains committed to the mutually-
beneficial relationships with the Republic of Korea and Japan
and welcomes the strong leadership of those countries in the
Indo-Pacific region; and
(3) as the United States seeks to strengthen longstanding
military relationships and encourage the development of a
strong defense network with allies and partners, the United
States reaffirms the United States commitments to maintaining
the presence of the United States Armed Forces in the
Republic of Korea and Japan.
Amendment No. 235 Offered by Mrs. Luria of Virginia
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL
INJURIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Musculoskeletal injuries among members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty result in more than 10,000,000
limited-duty days each year and account for more than 70
percent of the medically non-deployable population.
(2) Extremity injury accounts for 79 percent of reported
trauma cases in theater and members of the Armed Forces
experience anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries at 10
times the rate of the general population.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Congress--
(1) recognizes the important work of the Naval Advanced
Medical Research Unit in Wound Care Research; and
(2) encourages continued development of innovations for the
warfighter, especially regarding tendon and ligament injuries
that prevent return to duty for extended periods of time.
Amendment No. 236 Offered by Mrs. Luria of Virginia
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON DEACTIVATION, UNMANNING, OR SELLING
OF ARMY WATERCRAFT ASSETS PENDING COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS OF MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND
CAPABILITIES.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the
Department of Defense maybe obligated or expended for the
deactivation, unmanning,or selling of any Army watercraft
assets, until the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress
certification that--
(1) the Secretary has received and accepted the federally
funded research and development center Army watercraft study
as directed by section 1058 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92);
(2) the review, analysis, and recommendations of such study
are included in the mobility, capabilities, requirements
study; and
(3) the Secretary will include in such study a review and
analysis of--
(A) doctrine-based roles and missions of the military
services;
(B) current and future investments;
(C) the effects of emerging operational concepts;
(D) demand signals of Department of Defense small vessels
relative to Army watercraft, Navy small ships, and amphibious
connectors; and
(E) readiness risk being assumed across each of the
geographic combatant commands.
Amendment No. 237 Offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME
CONTRACTING.
(a) In General.--There is hereby reestablished in the
legislative branch under section 841 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181;
122 Stat. 230) the Commission on Wartime Contracting.
(b) Amendment to Duties.--Section 841(c)(1) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 122 Stat. 231) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) General duties.--The Commission shall study the
following matters:
``(A) Federal agency contracting funded by overseas
contingency operations funds.
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``(B) Federal agency contracting for the logistical support
of coalition forces operating under the authority of the 2001
or 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
``(C) Federal agency contracting for the performance of
security functions in countries where coalition forces
operate under the authority of the 2001 or 2002 Authorization
for the Use of Military Force''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 841 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 122 Stat. 230) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform'' each place it appears and
inserting ``the Committee on Oversight and Reform'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``of this Act'' and
inserting ``of the Wartime Contracting Commission
Reauthorization Act of 2019''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``was first established''
each place it appears and inserting ``was reestablished by
the Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization Act of
2019''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``On March 1, 2009''
and inserting ``Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of the Wartime Contracting Commission
Reauthorization Act of 2019''.
Amendment No. 238 Offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts
At the end of title XII, add the following:
Subtitle H--Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Transparency Act
SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Afghanistan Security
and Reconstruction Transparency Act''.
SEC. 1282. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA PERTAINING TO MEASURES
OF PERFORMANCE OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE
AND SECURITY FORCES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
make publicly available all data pertaining to measures of
performance of the Afghan National Defense and Security
Forces (hereafter in this section referred to as ``ANDSF'').
(b) Data To Be Included.--The data required to be made
publicly available by subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) The total quarterly ANDSF attrition rate and quarterly
attrition rates for ANDSF components, including the Afghan
National Army, the Afghan National Police, the Afghan Air
Force, and the Afghan Local Police.
(2) The total number of ANDSF personnel dropped from the
rolls for the quarter and the number of personnel dropped
from the rolls by ANDSF component for the quarter.
(3) The total number of ANDSF personnel trained to date,
the number of new ANDSF personnel that entered training for
the quarter, the number of new ANDSF personnel that completed
training for the quarter, the total number of personnel
trained by ANDSF component to date, the number of new
personnel by ANDSF component that entered training for the
quarter, and the number of new personnel by ANDSF component
that completed training for the quarter.
(4) The total number and percentage of unfilled ANDSF
positions and the number and percentage of unfilled positions
by ANDSF component.
(5) The percentage of ANDSF components assessed at full
authorized and assigned strength.
(6) Detailed Afghan Ministry of Defense, Ministry of
Interior, and ANDSF performance assessments.
(7) Information about the operational readiness of Afghan
National Army and Afghan National Police equipment.
(8) Afghanistan Special Mission Wing information, including
the number and type of airframes, the number of pilots and
aircrew, and the operational readiness (and associated
benchmarks) of airframes.
(9) Enemy-initiated attacks and effective enemy-initiated
attacks on the ANDSF.
SEC. 1283. DISTRICT-LEVEL STABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF AFGHAN
GOVERNMENT AND INSURGENT CONTROL AND INFLUENCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall resume the
production of district-level stability assessments of Afghan
government and insurgent control and influence that were
discontinued in 2018, to include district, population, and
territorial control data.
(b) Public Availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall
make publicly available the assessments and all data
pertaining to the assessments produced under subsection (a).
Amendment No. 239 Offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--KLEPTOCRACY ASSET RECOVERY REWARDS ACT
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.
The division may be cited as the ``Kleptocracy Asset
Recovery Rewards Act''.
SEC. 6002. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), a World
Bank and United Nations anti-money-laundering effort,
estimates that between $20 billion to $40 billion has been
lost to developing countries annually through corruption.
(2) In 2014, more than $480 million in corruption proceeds
hidden in bank accounts around the world by former Nigerian
dictator Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators was forfeited
through efforts by the Department of Justice.
(3) In 2010, the Department of Justice established the
Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, to work in partnership
with Federal law enforcement agencies to forfeit the proceeds
of foreign official corruption and, where appropriate, return
those proceeds to benefit the people harmed by these acts of
corruption and abuse of office.
(4) Of the $20 billion to $40 billion lost by developing
countries annually through corruption, only about $5 billion
has been repatriated in the last 15 years.
(5) Governments weakened by corruption and loss of assets
due to corruption have fewer resources to devote to the fight
against terrorism and fewer resources to devote to building
strong financial, law enforcement, and judicial institutions
to aid in the fight against the financing of terrorism.
(6) The United States has a number of effective programs to
reward individuals who provide valuable information that
assist in the identification, arrest, and conviction of
criminal actors and their associates, as well as seizure and
forfeiture of illicitly derived assets and the proceeds of
criminal activity.
(7) The Internal Revenue Service has the Whistleblower
Program, which pays awards to individuals who provide
specific and credible information to the IRS if the
information results in the collection of taxes, penalties,
interest or other amounts from noncompliant taxpayers.
(8) The Department of State administers rewards programs on
international terrorism, illegal narcotics, and transnational
organized crime with the goal of bringing perpetrators to
justice.
(9) None of these existing rewards programs specifically
provide monetary incentives for identifying and recovering
stolen assets linked solely to foreign government corruption,
as opposed to criminal prosecutions or civil or criminal
forfeitures.
(10) The recovery of stolen assets linked to foreign
government corruption and the proceeds of such corruption may
not always involve a BSA violation or lead to a forfeiture
action. In such cases there would be no ability to pay
rewards under existing Treasury Department authorities.
(11) Foreign government corruption can take many forms but
typically entails government officials stealing,
misappropriating, or illegally diverting assets and funds
from their own government treasuries to enrich their personal
wealth directly through embezzlement or bribes to allow
government resources to be expended in ways that are not
transparent and may not either be necessary or be the result
of open competition. Corruption also includes situations
where public officials take bribes to allow government
resources to be expended in ways which are not transparent
and may not be necessary or the result of open competition.
These corrupt officials often use the United States and
international financial system to hide their stolen assets
and the proceeds of corruption.
(12) The individuals who come forward to expose foreign
governmental corruption and kleptocracy often do so at great
risk to their own safety and that of their immediate family
members and face retaliation from persons who exercise
foreign political or governmental power. Monetary rewards can
provide a necessary incentive to expose such corruption and
provide a financial means to provide for their well-being and
avoid retribution.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a
Department of the Treasury stolen asset recovery rewards
program to help identify and recover stolen assets linked to
foreign government corruption and the proceeds of such
corruption hidden behind complex financial structures is
needed in order to--
(1) intensify the global fight against corruption; and
(2) serve United States efforts to identify and recover
such stolen assets, forfeit proceeds of such corruption, and,
where appropriate and feasible, return the stolen assets or
proceeds thereof to the country harmed by the acts of
corruption.
SEC. 6003. IN GENERAL.
(a) Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy Asset Recovery
Rewards Program.--Chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 9706. Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy Asset
Recovery Rewards Program
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in the Department
of the Treasury a program to be known as the `Kleptocracy
Asset Recovery Rewards Program' for the payment of rewards to
carry out the purposes of this section.
``(2) Purpose.--The rewards program shall be designed to
support U.S. Government programs and investigations aimed at
restraining, seizing, forfeiting, or repatriating stolen
assets linked to foreign government corruption and the
proceeds of such corruption.
``(3) Implementation.--The rewards program shall be
administered by, and at the sole discretion of, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation, as appropriate, with the
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the heads of
such other departments and agencies as the Secretary may find
appropriate.
``(b) Rewards Authorized.--In the sole discretion of the
Secretary and in consultation, as appropriate, with the heads
of other
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relevant Federal departments or agencies, the Secretary may
pay a reward to any individual, or to any nonprofit
humanitarian organization designated by such individual, if
that individual furnishes information leading to--
``(1) the restraining or seizure of stolen assets in an
account at a U.S. financial institution (including a U.S.
branch of a foreign financial institution), that come within
the United States, or that come within the possession or
control of any United States person;
``(2) the forfeiture of stolen assets in an account at a
U.S. financial institution (including a U.S. branch of a
foreign financial institution), that come within the United
States, or that come within the possession or control of any
United States person; or
``(3) where appropriate, the repatriation of stolen assets
in an account at a U.S. financial institution (including a
U.S. branch of a foreign financial institution), that come
within the United States, or that come within the possession
or control of any United States person.
``(c) Coordination.--
``(1) Procedures.--To ensure that the payment of rewards
pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with
any other payment authorized by the Department of Justice or
other Federal law enforcement agencies for the obtaining of
information or other evidence, the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, and the heads of such other agencies as the
Secretary may find appropriate, shall establish procedures
for the offering, administration, and payment of rewards
under this section, including procedures for--
``(A) identifying actions with respect to which rewards
will be offered;
``(B) the receipt and analysis of data; and
``(C) the payment of rewards and approval of such payments.
``(2) Prior approval of the attorney general required.--
Before making a reward under this section in a matter over
which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall obtain the written concurrence of the
Attorney General.
``(d) Payment of Rewards.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of
paying rewards pursuant to this section, there is authorized
to be appropriated--
``(A) $450,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
``(B) for each fiscal year, any amount recovered in stolen
assets described under subsection (b) that the Secretary
determines is necessary to carry out this program consistent
with this section.
``(2) Limitation on annual payments.--Except as provided
under paragraph (3), the total amount of rewards paid
pursuant to this section may not exceed $25 million in any
calendar year.
``(3) Presidential authority.--The President may waive the
limitation under paragraph (2) with respect to a calendar
year if the President provides written notice of such waiver
to the appropriate committees of the Congress at least 30
days before any payment in excess of such limitation is made
pursuant to this section.
``(4) Payments to be made first from stolen asset
amounts.--In paying any reward under this section, the
Secretary shall, to the extent possible, make such reward
payment--
``(A) first, from appropriated funds authorized under
paragraph (1)(B); and
``(B) second, from appropriated funds authorized under
paragraph (1)(A).
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) Submission of information.--No award may be made
under this section based on information submitted to the
Secretary unless such information is submitted under penalty
of perjury.
``(2) Maximum amount.--No reward paid under this section
may exceed $5 million, unless the Secretary--
``(A) personally authorizes such greater amount in writing;
``(B) determines that offer or payment of a reward of a
greater amount is necessary due to the exceptional nature of
the case; and
``(C) notifies the appropriate committees of the Congress
of such determination.
``(3) Approval.--
``(A) In general.--No reward amount may be paid under this
section without the written approval of the Secretary.
``(B) Delegation.--The Secretary may not delegate the
approval required under subparagraph (A) to anyone other than
an Under Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
``(4) Protection measures.--If the Secretary determines
that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the
members of the recipient's immediate family must be
protected, the Secretary shall take such measures in
connection with the payment of the reward as the Secretary
considers necessary to effect such protection.
``(5) Forms of reward payment.--The Secretary may make a
reward under this section in the form of a monetary payment.
``(f) Ineligibility, Reduction in, or Denial of Reward.--
``(1) Officer and employees.--An officer or employee of any
entity of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign
government who, while in the performance of official duties,
furnishes information described under subsection (b) shall
not be eligible for a reward under this section.
``(2) Participating individuals.--If the claim for a reward
is brought by an individual who the Secretary has a
reasonable basis to believe knowingly planned, initiated,
directly participated in, or facilitated the actions that led
to assets of a foreign state or governmental entity being
stolen, misappropriated, or illegally diverted or to the
payment of bribes or other foreign governmental corruption,
the Secretary shall appropriately reduce, and may deny, such
award. If such individual is convicted of criminal conduct
arising from the role described in the preceding sentence,
the Secretary shall deny or may seek to recover any reward,
as the case may be.
``(g) Report.--
``(1) In general.--Within 180 days of the enactment of this
section, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary
shall issue a report to the appropriate committees of the
Congress--
``(A) detailing to the greatest extent possible the amount,
location, and ownership or beneficial ownership of any stolen
assets that, on or after the date of the enactment of this
section, come within the United States or that come within
the possession or control of any United States person;
``(B) discussing efforts being undertaken to identify more
such stolen assets and their owners or beneficial owners; and
``(C) including a discussion of the interactions of the
Department of the Treasury with the international financial
institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the
International Financial Institutions Act) to identify the
amount, location, and ownership, or beneficial ownership, of
stolen assets held in financial institutions outside the
United States.
``(2) Exception for ongoing investigations.--The report
issued under paragraph (1) shall not include information
related to ongoing investigations.
``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) Appropriate committees of the congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of the Congress' means the Committee
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
``(2) Financial asset.--The term `financial asset' means
any funds, investments, or ownership interests, as defined by
the Secretary, that on or after the date of the enactment of
this section come within the United States or that come
within the possession or control of any United States person.
``(3) Foreign government corruption.--The term `foreign
government corruption' includes bribery of a foreign public
official, or the misappropriation, theft, or embezzlement of
public funds or property by or for the benefit of a foreign
public official.
``(4) Foreign public official.--The term `foreign public
official' includes any person who occupies a public office by
virtue of having been elected, appointed, or employed,
including any military, civilian, special, honorary,
temporary, or uncompensated official.
``(5) Immediate family member.--The term `immediate family
member', with respect to an individual, has the meaning given
the term `member of the immediate family' under section 36(k)
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2708(k)).
``(6) Rewards program.--The term `rewards program' means
the program established in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
``(7) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
``(8) Stolen assets.--The term `stolen assets' means
financial assets within the jurisdiction of the United
States, constituting, derived from, or traceable to, any
proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from foreign
government corruption.''.
(b) Report on Disposition of Recovered Assets.--Within 360
days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue a report to the appropriate committees
of Congress (as defined under section 9706(h) of title 31,
United States Code) describing policy choices and
recommendations for disposition of stolen assets recovered
pursuant to section 9706 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents for
chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``9706. Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards
Program.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 240 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON INCIDENTS OF ARBITRARY DETENTION, VIOLENCE,
AND STATE-SANCTIONED HARASSMENT BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT AGAINST UNITED STATES
CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT
UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on
incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-
sanctioned harassment by the Government of Egypt against
United States citizens and their family members who are not
United States citizens, in both Egypt and in the United
States.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include the following:
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(1) A detailed description of such incidents in the past
three years.
(2) A certification of whether such incidents constitute a
``pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment'' for
purposes of a Presidential determination in accordance with
section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2756).
(3) A statement of the Secretary of State's intent with
regard to cancelling or suspending any letters of offer,
credits, guarantees, or export licenses accorded to the
Government of Egypt in accordance with the provisions of
section 6 of such Act.
(4) Any other actions taken to meaningfully deter incidents
of intimidation or harassment against Americans and their
families by such government's security agencies.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but the portions of the
report described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of
subsection (b) may contain a classified annex, so long as
such annex is provided separately from the unclassified
report.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
AMENDMENT NO. 241 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES TALKS
WITH TALIBAN OFFICIALS AND AFGHANISTAN'S
COMPREHENSIVE PEACE PROCESS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(2) Government of afghanistan.--The term ``Government of
Afghanistan'' means the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan and its agencies, instrumentalities, and
controlled entities.
(3) The taliban.--The term ``the Taliban''--
(A) refers to the organization that refers to itself as the
``Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan'', that was founded by
Mohammed Omar, and that is currently led by Mawlawi
Hibatullah Akhundzada; and
(B) includes subordinate organizations, such as the Haqqani
Network, and any successor organization.
(4) February 29 agreement.--The term ``February 29
Agreement'' refers to the political arrangement between the
United States and the Taliban titled ``Agreement for Bringing
Peace to Afghanistan Between the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a
state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of
America'' signed at Doha, Qatar February 29, 2020.
(b) Oversight of Peace Process and Other Agreements.--
(1) Transmission to congress of materials relevant to the
february 29 agreement.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall continue to
submit to the appropriate congressional committees materials
relevant to the February 29 Agreement.
(2) Submission to congress of any future deals involving
the taliban.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, within 5 days of
conclusion and on an ongoing basis thereafter, any future
agreement or arrangement involving the Taliban in any manner,
as well as materials relevant to any future agreement or
arrangement involving the Taliban in any manner.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``materials
relevant to the February 29 Agreement'' and ``materials
relevant to any future agreement or arrangement'' include all
annexes, appendices, and instruments for implementation of
the February 29 Agreement or a future agreement or
arrangement, as well as any understandings or expectations
related to the Agreement or a future agreement or
arrangement.
(c) Report and Briefing on Verification and Compliance.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once
every 120 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report verifying
whether the key tenets of the February 29 Agreement, or
future agreements, and accompanying implementing frameworks
are being preserved and honored.
(B) Briefing.--At the time of each report submitted under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State shall direct a
Senate-confirmed Department of State official and other
appropriate officials to brief the appropriate congressional
committees on the contents of the report. The Director of
National Intelligence shall also direct an appropriate
official to participate in the briefing.
(2) Elements.--The report and briefing required under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) an assessment--
(i) of the Taliban's compliance with counterterrorism
guarantees, including guarantees to deny safe haven and
freedom of movement to al-Qaeda and other terrorist threats
from operating on territory under its influence; and
(ii) whether the United States intelligence community has
collected any intelligence indicating the Taliban does not
intend to uphold its commitments;
(B) an assessment of Taliban actions against terrorist
threats to United States national security interests;
(C) an assessment of whether Taliban officials have made a
complete, transparent, public, and verifiable breaking of all
ties with al-Qaeda;
(D) an assessment of the current relationship between the
Taliban and al-Qaeda, including any interactions between
members of the two groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, or other
countries, and any change in Taliban conduct towards al-Qaeda
since February 29, 2020;
(E) an assessment of the relationship between the Taliban
and any other terrorist group that is assessed to threaten
the security of the United States or its allies, including
any change in conduct since February 29, 2020;
(F) an assessment of whether the Haqqani Network has broken
ties with al-Qaeda, and whether the Haqqani Network's leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani remains part of the leadership structure
of the Taliban;
(G) an assessment of threats emanating from Afghanistan
against the United States homeland and United States
partners, and a description of how the United States
Government is responding to those threats;
(H) an assessment of intra-Afghan discussions, political
reconciliation, and progress towards a political roadmap that
seeks to serve all Afghans;
(I) an assessment of the viability of any intra-Afghan
governing agreement;
(J) an assessment as to whether the terms of any reduction
in violence or ceasefire are being met by all sides in the
conflict;
(K) a detailed overview of any United States and NATO
presence remaining in Afghanistan and any planned changes to
such force posture;
(L) an assessment of the status of human rights, including
the rights of women, minorities, and youth;
(M) an assessment of the access of women, minorities, and
youth to education, justice, and economic opportunities in
Afghanistan;
(N) an assessment of the status of the rule of law and
governance structures at the central, provincial, and
district levels of government;
(O) an assessment of the media and of the press and civil
society's operating space in Afghanistan;
(P) an assessment of illicit narcotics production in
Afghanistan, its linkages to terrorism, corruption, and
instability, and policies to counter illicit narcotics flows;
(Q) an assessment of corruption in Government of
Afghanistan institutions at the district, provincial, and
central levels of government;
(R) an assessment of the number of Taliban and Afghan
prisoners and any plans for the release of such prisoners
from either side;
(S) an assessment of any malign Iranian, Chinese, and
Russian influence in Afghanistan;
(T) an assessment of how other regional actors, such as
Pakistan, the countries of Central Asia, and India, are
engaging with Afghanistan;
(U) a detailed overview of national-level efforts to
promote transitional justice, including forensic efforts and
documentation of war crimes, mass killings, or crimes against
humanity, redress to victims, and reconciliation activities;
(V) A detailed overview of United States support for
Government of Afghanistan and civil society efforts to
promote peace and justice at the local level and how these
efforts are informing government-level policies and
negotiations;
(W) an assessment of the progress made by the Afghanistan
Ministry of Interior and the Office of the Attorney General
to address gross violations of human rights (GVHRs) by
civilian security forces, Taliban, and non-government armed
groups, including--
(i) a breakdown of resources provided by the Government of
Afghanistan towards these efforts; and
(ii) a summary of assistance provided by the United States
Government to support these efforts; and
(X) an overview of civilian casualties caused by the
Taliban, non-government armed groups, and Afghan National
Defense and Security Forces, including--
(i) an estimate of the number of destroyed or severely
damaged civilian structures;
(ii) a description of steps taken by the Government of
Afghanistan to minimize civilian casualties and other harm to
civilians and civilian infrastructure;
(iii) an assessment of the Government of Afghanistan's
capacity and mechanisms for investigating reports of civilian
casualties; and
(iv) an assessment of the Government of Afghanistan's
efforts to hold local militias accountable for civilian
casualties.
(3) Counterterrorism strategy.--In the event that the
Taliban does not meet its
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counterterrorism obligations under the February 29 Agreement,
the report and briefing required under this subsection shall
include information detailing the United States'
counterterrorism strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
(4) Form.--The report required under subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex, and the briefing required
under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph shall be conducted
at the appropriate classification level.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
prejudice whether a future deal involving the Taliban in any
manner constitutes a treaty for purposes of Article II of the
Constitution of the United States.
(e) Sunset.--Except for subsections (b) and (d), the
provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on the
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
AMENDMENT NO. 242 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT, REEXPORT, AND IN-COUNTRY
TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN ITEMS THAT PROVIDE A
CRITICAL CAPABILITY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO SUPPRESS
INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, FREEDOM, AND OTHER BASIC
HUMAN RIGHTS.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to protect the basic human rights of Uighurs and other
ethnic minorities in the People's Republic of China.
(b) List of Covered Items.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and as appropriate thereafter, the
President--
(A) shall identify those items that provide a critical
capability to the Government of the People's Republic of
China, or any person acting on behalf of such Government, to
suppress individual privacy, freedom of movement, and other
basic human rights, specifically through--
(i) surveillance, interception, and restriction of
communications;
(ii) monitoring of individual location or movement or
restricting individual movement;
(iii) monitoring or restricting access to and use of the
internet;
(iv) monitoring or restricting use of social media;
(v) identification of individuals through facial
recognition, voice recognition, or biometric indicators;
(vi) detention of individuals who are exercising basic
human rights; and
(vii) forced labor in manufacturing; and
(B) shall, pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act of
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), include items identified
pursuant to subparagraph (A) on the Commerce Control List in
a category separate from other items, as appropriate, on the
Commerce Control List.
(2) Support and cooperation.--Upon request, the head of a
Federal agency shall provide full support and cooperation to
the President in carrying out this subsection.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
President shall consult with the relevant technical advisory
committees of the Department of Commerce to ensure that the
composition of items identified under paragraph (1)(A) and
included on the Commerce Control List under paragraph (1)(B)
does not unnecessarily restrict commerce between the United
States and the People's Republic of China, consistent with
the purposes of this section.
(c) Special License or Other Authorization.--
(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall,
pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4801 et seq.), require a license or other authorization for
the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or within the
People's Republic of China of an item identified pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A) and included on the Commerce Control
List pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B).
(2) Presumption of denial.--An application for a license or
other authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be
subject to a presumption of denial.
(3) Public notice and comment.--The President shall provide
for notice and public comment with respect actions necessary
to carry out this subsection.
(d) International Coordination and Multilateral Controls.--
It shall be the policy of the United States to seek to
harmonize United States export control regulations with
international export control regimes with respect to the
items identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A), including
through the Wassenaar Arrangement and other bilateral and
multilateral mechanisms involving countries that export such
items.
(e) Termination of Suspension of Certain Other Programs and
Activities.--Section 902(b)(1) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law
101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``and China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region'' after
``Tibet'';
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon and inserting ``and''; and
(4) by adding the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the ending of the mass internment of ethnic Uighurs
and other Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous
Region, including the intrusive system of high-tech
surveillance and policing in the region; or''.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commerce control list.--The term ``Commerce Control
List'' means the 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.
(2) Export, in-country transfer, item, and reexport.--The
terms ``export'', ``in-country transfer'', ``item'', and
``reexport'' have the meanings given such terms in section
1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
4801).
AMENDMENT NO. 243 Offered by Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York
Page 377, line 14, insert ``cadet, or midshipman'' after
``member''.
Page 377, line 21, insert ``cadet, or midshipman'' after
``member''.
AMENDMENT NO. 244 Offered by Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York
Add at the end of subtitle B of title VII the following new
section:
SEC. 719. MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SERVICES AT MILITARY
MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AT SERVICE
ACADEMIES.
Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Maintenance of Certain Medical Services at Service
Academies.--(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
of Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment
facility located at a Service Academy (as defined in section
347 of this title) provides each covered medical service
unless the Secretary determines that a civilian health care
facility located not fewer than five miles from the Service
Academy provides the covered medical service.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered medical
service' means the following:
``(A) Emergency room services.
``(B) Orthopedic services.
``(C) General surgery services.
``(D) Ear, nose, and throat services.
``(E) Gynecological services.
``(F) Ophthalmology services.
``(G) In-patient services.
``(H) Any other medical services that the relevant
Superintendent of the Service Academy determines necessary to
maintain the readiness and health of the cadets or midshipmen
and members of the armed forces at the Service Academy.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 245 Offered by Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York
Page 444, line 6, insert ``and cadets or midshipmen'' after
``members of the Armed Forces''.
AMENDMENT NO. 246 Offered by Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. REPORTS ON MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the superintendent of each military service academy
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the
congressional defense committees a report that includes, with
respect to the academy overseen by the superintendent, the
following:
(1) Anonymized equal opportunity claims and determinations
involving the academy over the past 20 years.
(2) Results of a climate survey of cadets or midshipmen (as
the case may be) conducted by an external entity.
(3) A review of educational and extracurricular instruction
at the academy, including--
(A) a review of courses to ensure the inclusion of minority
communities in authorship and course content; and
(B) a review of faculty and staff demographics to determine
diversity recruitment practices at the academy.
AMENDMENT NO. 247 Offered by Mr. Marshall of kansas
Page 470, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 626. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``First
Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act'' or the
``FIRST Act''.
(b) Authorization.--The Society of the First Infantry
Division (an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of that code), may make modifications
(including construction of additional plaques and stone
plinths on which to put the plaques) to the First Division
Monument located on Federal land in President's Park in the
District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial purposes
of the First Infantry Division, in order to honor the members
of the First Infantry Division who paid the ultimate
sacrifice during United States operations, including
Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn,
and Operation Enduring Freedom. The First Infantry Division
at the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the
Department of Defense to provide to the Society of the First
Infantry Division the list of names to be added.
(c) Non-application of Commemorative Works Act.--Subsection
(b) of section 8903 of title 40, United States Code (commonly
known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall not apply to
actions taken under subsection (b) of this section.
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(d) Funding.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any
expense of the activities of the Society of the First
Infantry Division which are authorized by this section.
AMENDMENT NO. 248 Offered by Mr. Mast of Florida
At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5__. AUTHORITY TO REINSTATE AND TRANSFER OFFICERS IN
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS
OF THE ARMED FORCES PREVIOUSLY RETIRED
HONORABLY OR UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 14703(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In the case of an officer in a medical specialty
described in subsection (a) who was previously retired
honorably or under honorable conditions beyond the date
described in paragraph (1)--
``(A) if the Secretary concerned determines it necessary,
the Secretary concerned may, with the consent of the officer,
reinstate the officer to an active status for such period as
the Secretary concerned determines appropriate; or
``(B) the officer may be transferred under section 716 of
this title to another armed force and reinstated to an active
status for such period as the Secretary concerned determines
appropriate.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading for section 14703 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 14703. Retention of chaplains and officers in medical
specialties until specified age; retention, reinstatement,
and transfer of officers in medical specialties beyond
specified age''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 1409 of such title is amended by
striking the item relating to section 14703 and inserting the
following new item:
``14703. Retention of chaplains and officers in medical specialties
until specified age; retention, reinstatement, and
transfer of officers in medical specialties beyond
specified age.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 249 Offered by Mr. McAdams
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--STOPPING TRAFFICKING, ILLICIT FLOWS, LAUNDERING, AND
EXPLOITATION
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Stopping Trafficking,
Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020'' or
the ``STIFLE Act of 2020''.
SEC. 6002. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Trafficking is a national-security threat and an
economic drain of our resources.
(2) As the U.S. Department of the Treasury's recently
released ``2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and
Other Illicit Financing'' concludes, ``While money
laundering, terrorism financing, and WMD proliferation
financing differ qualitatively and quantitatively, the
illicit actors engaging in these activities can exploit the
same vulnerabilities and financial channels.''.
(3) Among those are bad actors engaged in trafficking,
whether they trade in drugs, arms, cultural property,
wildlife, natural resources, counterfeit goods, organs, or,
even, other humans.
(4) Their illegal (or ``dark'') markets use similar and
sometimes related or overlapping methods and means to
acquire, move, and profit from their crimes.
(5) In a March 2017, report from Global Financial
Integrity, ``Transnational Crime and the Developing World'',
the global business of transnational crime was valued at $1.6
trillion to $2.2 trillion annually, resulting in crime,
violence, terrorism, instability, corruption, and lost tax
revenues worldwide.
SEC. 6003. GAO STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall carry out a study on--
(1) the major trafficking routes used by transnational
criminal organizations, terrorists, and others, and to what
extent the trafficking routes for people (including
children), drugs, weapons, cash, child sexual exploitation
materials, or other illicit goods are similar, related, or
cooperative;
(2) commonly used methods to launder and move the proceeds
of trafficking;
(3) the types of suspicious financial activity that are
associated with illicit trafficking networks, and how
financial institutions identify and report such activity;
(4) the nexus between the identities and finances of
trafficked persons and fraud;
(5) the tools, guidance, training, partnerships,
supervision, or other mechanisms that Federal agencies,
including the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network, the Federal financial regulators, and
law enforcement, provide to help financial institutions
identify techniques and patterns of transactions that may
involve the proceeds of trafficking;
(6) what steps financial institutions are taking to detect
and prevent bad actors who are laundering the proceeds of
illicit trafficking, including data analysis, policies,
training procedures, rules, and guidance;
(7) what role gatekeepers, such as lawyers, notaries,
accountants, investment advisors, logistics agents, and trust
and company service providers, play in facilitating
trafficking networks and the laundering of illicit proceeds;
and
(8) the role that emerging technologies, including
artificial intelligence, digital identity technologies,
blockchain technologies, virtual assets, and related
exchanges and online marketplaces, and other innovative
technologies, can play in both assisting with and potentially
enabling the laundering of proceeds from trafficking.
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out the study required under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall solicit
feedback and perspectives to the extent practicable from
survivor and victim advocacy organizations, law enforcement,
research organizations, private-sector organizations
(including financial institutions and data and technology
companies), and any other organization or entity that the
Comptroller General determines appropriate.
(c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall issue one or
more reports to the Congress containing the results of the
study required under subsection (a). The first report shall
be issued not later than the end of the 15-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. The
reports shall contain--
(1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out
the study required under subsection (a); and
(2) recommendations for any legislative or regulatory
changes necessary to combat trafficking or the laundering of
proceeds from trafficking.
Amendment No. 250 Offered by Mrs. McBath of Georgia
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR ARMY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Army, basic research, university research
initiatives (PE 0601103A), line 003 is hereby increased by
$5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Army, admin & servicewide
activities, servicewide communications, line 440 is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.
Amendment No. 251 Offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas
Add at the end of title XII the following:
Subtitle H--LIFT Act
SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Leveraging Information
on Foreign Traffickers Act'' or the ``LIFT Act''.
SEC. 1282. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the annual Trafficking In Persons Report prepared by
the Department of State pursuant to the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (the ``TIP Report'') remains one of
the most comprehensive, timely, and important sources of
information on human trafficking in the world, and currently
includes 187 individual country narratives;
(2) in January 2019, the statute mandating the TIP Report
was amended to require that each report must cover efforts
and activities occurring within the period from April 1 of
the prior year through March 31 of the current year, which
necessarily requires the collection and transmission of
information after March 31;
(3) ensuring that the Department of State has adequate time
to receive, analyze, and incorporate trafficking-related
information into its annual Trafficking In Persons Report is
important to the quality and comprehensiveness of that
report;
(4) information regarding prevalence and patterns of human
trafficking is important for understanding the scourge of
modern slavery and making effective decisions about where and
how to combat it; and
(5) United States officials responsible for monitoring and
combating trafficking in persons around the world should
receive available information regarding where and how often
United States diplomatic and consular officials encounter
persons who are responsible for, or who knowingly benefit
from, severe forms of trafficking in persons.
SEC. 1283. ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT.
Section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``June
1'' and inserting ``June 30''.
SEC. 1284. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
(a) Extension.--Section 115(h) of the Justice for Victims
of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 243)
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
(b) Compensation.--Section 115(f) of the Justice for
Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129
Stat. 243) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at end and
inserting ``; and''; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) may each receive compensation for each day such
member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of
the Council.''.
(c) Compensation Report.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall provide to the relevant congressional committees a plan
to implement compensation for members of the United States
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking pursuant to paragraph
(3) of section 115(f) of the Justice for Victims of
Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 243),
as added by subsection (b).
SEC. 1285. TIMELY PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE TO
MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.--Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Information Regarding Human Trafficking-Related Visa
Denials.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and
the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State
receive timely and regular information regarding United
States visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds
related to human trafficking.
``(2) Decisions regarding allocation.--The Secretary of
State shall ensure that decisions regarding the allocation of
resources of the Department of State related to combating
human trafficking and to law enforcement presence at United
States diplomatic and consular posts appropriately take into
account--
``(A) the information described in paragraph (1); and
``(B) the information included in the most recent report
submitted in accordance with section 110(b).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(18) Grounds related to human trafficking.--The term
`grounds related to human trafficking' means grounds related
to the criteria for inadmissibility to the United States
described in subsection (a)(2)(H) of section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182).''.
SEC. 1286. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
provide to the relevant congressional committees a report
that--
(1) describes the actions that have been taken and that are
planned to implement subsection (l) of section 106 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104),
as added by section 1285; and
(2) identifies by country and by United States diplomatic
and consular post the number of visa applications denied
during the previous calendar year with respect to which the
basis for such denial, included grounds related to human
trafficking (as such term is defined in section 103 of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102),
as amended by section 1285(b)).
(b) Annual Report.--Beginning with the first annual anti-
trafficking report required under subsection (b)(1) of
section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107; enacted as division A of the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000) that is
submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act and
concurrent with each such subsequent submission for the
following seven years, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the relevant congressional committees a report that contains
information relating to the number and the locations of
United States visa denials based, in whole or in part, on
grounds related to human trafficking (as such term is defined
in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102), as amended by section 1285(b)) during
the period covered by each such annual anti-trafficking
report.
SEC. 1287. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Locations of united states visa denials.--The term
``location of United States visa denials'' means--
(A) the United States diplomatic or consular post at which
a denied United States visa application was adjudicated; and
(B) the city or locality of residence of the applicant
whose visa application was so denied.
(2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate.
Amendment No. 252 Offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas
At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:
SEC. 12__. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it
is in the interest of the United States to promote global
internet freedom by countering internet censorship and
repressive surveillance and protect the internet as a
platform for the free exchange of ideas, promotion of human
rights and democracy, and advancement of a free press and to
support efforts that prevent the deliberate misuse of the
internet to repress individuals from exercising their rights
to free speech and association, including countering the use
of such technologies by authoritarian regimes.
(b) Establishment.--The United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 309 the following new section:
``SEC. 309A. OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.
``(a) Authority.--
``(1) In general.--Grants authorized under section 305
shall be available to make annual grants for the purpose of
promoting, consistent with United States law, unrestricted
access to uncensored sources of information via the internet
to enable journalists, including journalists employed by or
affiliated with the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting
Networks, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, or any entity
funded by or partnering with the United States Agency for
Global Media, to create and disseminate, and for their
audiences to receive, news and information consistent with
the purposes, standards, and principles specified in sections
302 and 303.
``(2) Establishment.--There is established a grantee entity
to be known as the `Open Technology Fund', which shall carry
out the provisions of this section.
``(b) Functions of the Grantee.--In furtherance of the
mission set forth in subsection (a), the Open Technology Fund
shall seek to advance freedom of the press and unrestricted
access to the internet in repressive environments oversees,
and shall--
``(1) research, develop, implement, and maintain--
``(A) technologies that circumvent techniques used by
authoritarian governments, nonstate actors, and others to
block or censor access to the internet, including
circumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering,
and other censorship techniques used to limit or block
legitimate access to content and information; and
``(B) secure communication tools and other forms of privacy
and security technology that facilitate the creation and
distribution of news and enable audiences to access media
content on censored websites;
``(2) advance internet freedom by supporting private and
public sector research, development, implementation, and
maintenance of technologies that provide secure and
uncensored access to the internet to counter attempts by
authoritarian governments, nonstate actors, and others to
improperly restrict freedom online;
``(3) research and analyze emerging technical threats and
develop innovative solutions through collaboration with the
private and public sectors to maintain the technological
advantage of the United States Government over authoritarian
governments, nonstate actors, and others;
``(4) develop, acquire, and distribute requisite internet
freedom technologies and techniques for the United States
Agency for Global Media, including as set forth in paragraph
(1), and digital security interventions, to fully enable the
creation and distribution of digital content between and to
all users and regional audiences;
``(5) prioritize programs for countries the governments of
which restrict freedom of expression on the internet, and
that are important to the national interest of the United
States, and are consistent with section 7050(b)(2)(C) of the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law
116-94); and
``(6) carry out any other effort consistent with the
purposes of this Act or press freedom overseas if requested
or approved by the United States Agency for Global Media.
``(c) Methodology.--In carrying out subsection (b), the
Open Technology Fund shall--
``(1) support fully open-source tools, code, and
components, to the extent practicable, to ensure such
supported tools and technologies are as secure, transparent,
and accessible as possible, and require that any such tools,
components, code, or technology supported by the Open
Technology Fund remain fully open-source, to the extent
practicable;
``(2) support technologies that undergo comprehensive
security audits to ensure that such technologies are secure
and have not been compromised in a manner detrimental to the
interest of the United States or to individuals and
organizations benefitting from programs supported by the Open
Technology Fund;
``(3) review and update periodically as necessary security
auditing procedures used by the Open Technology Fund to
reflect current industry security standards;
``(4) establish safeguards to mitigate the use of such
supported technologies for illicit purposes;
``(5) solicit project proposals through an open,
transparent, and competitive application process to attract
innovative applications and reduce barriers to entry;
``(6) seek input from technical, regional, and subject
matter experts from a wide range of relevant disciplines, to
review, provide feedback, and evaluate proposals to ensure
the most competitive projects are funded;
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``(7) implement an independent review process, through
which proposals are reviewed by such experts to ensure the
highest degree of technical review and due diligence;
``(8) maximize cooperation with the public and private
sectors, as well as foreign allies and partner countries, to
maximize efficiencies and eliminate duplication of efforts;
and
``(9) utilize any other methodology approved by the United
States Agency for Global Media in furtherance of the mission
of the Open Technology Fund.
``(d) Grant Agreement.--Any grant agreement with or grants
made to the Open Technology Fund under this section shall be
subject to the following limitations and restrictions:
``(1) The headquarters of the Open Technology Fund and its
senior administrative and managerial staff shall be located
in a location which ensures economy, operational
effectiveness, and accountability to the United States Agency
for Global Media.
``(2) Grants awarded under this section shall be made
pursuant to a grant agreement which requires that grant funds
be used only for activities consistent with this section, and
that failure to comply with such requirements shall permit
the grant to be terminated without fiscal obligation to the
United States.
``(3) Any grant agreement under this section shall require
that any contract entered into by the Open Technology Fund
shall specify that all obligations are assumed by the grantee
and not by the United States Government.
``(4) Any grant agreement under this section shall require
that any lease agreements entered into by the Open Technology
Fund shall be, to the maximum extent possible, assignable to
the United States Government.
``(5) Administrative and managerial costs for operation of
the Open Technology Fund should be kept to a minimum and, to
the maximum extent feasible, should not exceed the costs that
would have been incurred if the Open Technology Fund had been
operated as a Federal entity rather than as a grantee.
``(6) Grant funds may not be used for any activity the
purpose of which is influencing the passage or defeat of
legislation considered by Congress.
``(e) Relationship to the United States Agency for Global
Media.--
``(1) In general.--The Open Technology Fund shall be
subject to the same oversight and governance by the United
States Agency for Global Media as other grantees of the
Agency as set forth in section 305.
``(2) Assistance.--The United States Agency for Global
Media, its broadcast entities, and the Open Technology Fund
should render assistance to each other as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section or any other provision
of this Act.
``(3) Not a federal agency or instrumentality.--Nothing in
this section may be construed to make the Open Technology
Fund a Federal agency or instrumentality.
``(4) Detailees.--Under the Intergovernmental Personnel
Act, employees of a grantee of the United States Agency for
Global Media may be detailed to the Agency, and Federal
employees may be detailed to a grantee of the United States
Agency for Global Media.
``(f) Relationship to Other United States Government-funded
Internet Freedom Programs.--The United States Agency for
Global Media shall ensure that internet freedom research and
development projects of the Open Technology Fund are
coordinated with internet freedom programs of the Department
of State and other relevant United States Government
departments, in order to share information and best-practices
relating to the implementation of subsections (b) and (c).
``(g) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Annual report.--The Open Technology Fund shall
highlight, in its annual report, internet freedom activities,
including a comprehensive assessment of the Open Technology
Fund's activities relating to the implementation of
subsections (b) and (c). Each such report shall include the
following:
``(A) An assessment of the current state of global internet
freedom, including trends in censorship and surveillance
technologies and internet shutdowns, and the threats such
pose to journalists, citizens, and human rights and civil-
society organizations.
``(B) A description of the technology projects supported by
the Open Technology Fund and the associated impact of such
projects in the prior year, including the countries and
regions in which such technologies were deployed, and any
associated metrics indicating audience usage of such
technologies, as well as future-year technology project
initiatives.
``(2) Assessment of the effectiveness of the open
technology fund.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the
Department of State and the Foreign Service shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
following:
``(A) Whether the Open Technology Fund is technically sound
and cost effective.
``(B) Whether the Open Technology Fund is satisfying the
requirements of this section.
``(C) The extent to which the interests of the United
States are being served by maintaining the work of the Open
Technology Fund.
``(h) Audit Authorities.--
``(1) In general.--Financial transactions of the Open
Technology Fund, as such relate to functions carried out
under this section, may be audited by the Government
Accountability Office in accordance with such principles and
procedures and under such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Any such audit shall be conducted at the place or places at
which accounts of the Open Technology Fund are normally kept.
``(2) Access by gao.--The Government Accountability Office
shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports,
files, papers, and property belonging to or in use by the
Open Technology Fund pertaining to financial transactions as
may be necessary to facilitate an audit. The Government
Accountability Office shall be afforded full facilities for
verifying transactions with any assets held by depositories,
fiscal agents, and custodians. All such books, accounts,
records, reports, files, papers, and property of the Open
Technology Fund shall remain in the possession and custody of
the Open Technology Fund.
``(3) Exercise of authorities.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Inspector General of the Department of
State and the Foreign Service is authorized to exercise the
authorities of the Inspector General Act of 1978 with respect
to the Open Technology Fund.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--The United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended--
(1) in section 304(d) (22 U.S.C. 6203(d)), by inserting
``the Open Technology Fund,'' before ``the Middle East
Broadcasting Networks'';
(2) in sections 305 and 310 (22 U.S.C. 6204 and 6209), by
inserting ``the Open Technology Fund,'' before ``or the
Middle East Broadcasting Networks'' each place such term
appears; and
(3) in section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209), by inserting ``the
Open Technology Fund,'' before ``and the Middle East
Broadcasting Networks'' each place such term appears.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated for the Open Technology Fund $25,000,000
for fiscal year 2022 to carry out section 309A of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as added by
subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Effective Date.--Section 309A of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (as added by
subsection (b) of this section) and subsections (c) and (d)
of this section shall take effect and apply beginning on July
1, 2021.
Amendment No. 253 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. RELEASE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOCUMENTS ON THE
1981 EL MOZOTE MASSACRE IN EL SALVADOR.
(a) Release of Materials.--Not more than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall direct all Defense Agency bureaus, departments,
agencies, and entities to identify and release to Salvadoran
judicial authorities, including to the Salvadoran presiding
judge investigating and prosecuting the El Mozote massacre
case, all materials that might be relevant to the El Mozote
massacre that occurred in December of 1981.
(b) Materials Described.--The materials required to be
released under subsection (a) include--
(1) all documents, correspondence, reproductions of
Salvadoran documents, and other similar materials dated
during, or originating from, the period beginning on January
1, 1981, and ending on January 30, 1983, that are relevant to
the massacre that occurred at El Mozote, El Salvador, and
surrounding communities, in December of 1981;
(2) all materials dated during, or originating from, the
period referred to in paragraph (1) related to the
establishment, operations, command structure, officers and
troops of the Atlacatl Battalion; and
(3) any other materials the Secretary determines are
relevant to the El Mozote massacre.
(c) Timeline for Completion.--The Secretary shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a specific timeline for the completion of the
release of the materials as required under subsection (a).
Such timeline for completion may not exceed 150 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment No. 254 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED BY
KUWAIT TO UNITED STATES MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) at least 45 medical institutions in the United States
have provided medical services to citizens of Kuwait; and
(2) despite providing care for their citizens, Kuwait has
not paid amounts owed to such United States medical
institutions for such services in over two years.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Kuwait is an important partner of the United States in
the Middle East and both countries should find ways to
address irritants in the bilateral relationship;
(2) the United States should seek a resolution with Kuwait
regarding the outstanding
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amounts Kuwait owes to United States medical institutions for
medical services provided to citizens of Kuwait, especially
during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (``COVID-19'') pandemic;
and
(3) Kuwait should immediately pay such outstanding amounts
owed to such United States medical institutions.
Amendment No. 255 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS DURING THE NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to--
(1) encourage the protection and promotion of
internationally recognized human rights at home and abroad at
all times and especially during the novel coronavirus
pandemic;
(2) support freedom of expression and freedom of the press
in the United States and elsewhere, which are critical to
ensuring public dissemination of, and access to, accurate
information about the novel coronavirus pandemic, including
information authorities need to enact science-based policies
that limit the spread and impact of the virus, while
protecting human rights;
(3) support multilateral efforts to address the novel
coronavirus pandemic; and
(4) oppose the use of the novel coronavirus pandemic as a
justification for the enactment of laws and policies that use
states of emergency to violate or otherwise restrict the
human rights of citizens, inconsistent with the principles of
limitation and derogation, and without clear scientific or
public health justifications, including the coercive,
arbitrary, disproportionate, or unlawful use of surveillance
technology.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should lead the international
community in its efforts to respond to the novel coronavirus
pandemic;
(2) the United States, in implementing emergency policies
at home and through its diplomacy, foreign assistance, and
security cooperation, should promote the protection of
internationally recognized human rights during and after the
novel coronavirus pandemic;
(3) foreign assistance and security cooperation provided by
the Department of State, the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), and the Department of
Defense, whether implemented directly or through
nongovernmental organizations or international organizations,
should--
(A) support democratic institutions, civil society, free
media, and other internationally recognized human rights
during, and in the aftermath of, the novel coronavirus
pandemic;
(B) ensure attention to countries in which the government's
response to the pandemic violated human rights and democratic
norms; and
(C) incentivize foreign military and security force units
to abide by their human rights obligations, and in no way
contribute to human rights violations; and
(4) in implementing emergency policies in response to the
novel coronavirus pandemic--
(A) governments should fully respect and comply with
internationally recognized human rights, including the rights
to life, liberty, and security of the person, the freedoms of
movement, religion, speech, peaceful assembly, association,
freedom of expression and of the press, and the freedom from
arbitrary detention, discrimination, or invasion of privacy;
(B) emergency restrictions or powers that impact
internationally recognized human rights, including the rights
to freedom of assembly, association, and movement should be--
(i) grounded in law, narrowly tailored, proportionate, and
necessary to the government's legitimate goal of ending the
pandemic;
(ii) limited in duration;
(iii) clearly communicated to the population;
(iv) subject to independent government oversight; and
(v) implemented in a nondiscriminatory and fully
transparent manner;
(C) governments--
(i) should not place any limits or other restrictions on,
or criminalize, the free flow of information; and
(ii) should make all efforts to provide and maintain open
access to the internet and other communications platforms;
(D) emergency measures should not discriminate against any
segment of the population, including minorities, vulnerable
individuals, and marginalized groups;
(E) monitoring systems put in place to track and reduce the
impact of the novel coronavirus should, at a minimum--
(i) abide by privacy best practices involving data
anonymization and aggregation;
(ii) be administered in an open and transparent manner;
(iii) be scientifically justified and necessary to limit
the spread of disease;
(iv) be employed for a limited duration of time in
correspondence with the system's public health objective;
(v) be subject to independent oversight;
(vi) incorporate reasonable data security measures; and
(vii) be firewalled from other commercial and governmental
uses, such as law enforcement and the enforcement of
immigration policies; and
(F) governments should take every feasible measure to
protect the administration of free and fair elections.
(c) Report on Countering Disinformation.--Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal departments
and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on all actions taken by the United States
Government to counter disinformation and disseminate accurate
information abroad related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
(d) Report on Human Rights.--Not later than 90 days after
the date on which the World Health Organization declares that
the novel coronavirus pandemic has ended, and having
consulted with the appropriate congressional committees, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that--
(1) identifies the countries in which emergency measures or
other legal actions taken in response to the novel
coronavirus pandemic were inconsistent with the principles
described in subsection (b)(4) or otherwise limited
internationally recognized human rights in a manner
inconsistent with the principles of limitation and derogation
extended beyond the end of the novel coronavirus pandemic;
(2) identifies the countries in which such measures or
actions continued beyond the end of the novel coronavirus
pandemic;
(3) for the countries identified pursuant to paragraph (1),
describes such emergency measures, including--
(A) how such measures violated or seriously undermined
internationally recognized human rights; and
(B) the impact of such measures on--
(i) the government's efforts and ability to control the
pandemic within the country;
(ii) the population's access to health care services;
(iii) the population's access to services for survivors of
violence and abuse;
(iv) women and ethnic, religious, sexual, and other
minority, vulnerable, or marginalized populations; and
(v) military-to-military activities, exercises, or joint
operations, including the number and type of bilateral and
multilateral military events, cancelled or adjusted, the type
of joint Special Security Agreement or Security Cooperation
activity, and the reason for cancellation;
(4) describes--
(A) any surveillance measures implemented or utilized by
the governments of such countries as part of the novel
coronavirus pandemic response;
(B) the extent to which such measures have been, or have
not been, rolled back; and
(C) whether and how such measures impact internationally
recognized human rights;
(5) indicates whether any foreign person or persons within
a country have been determined to have committed gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights during
the novel coronavirus pandemic response, including a
description of any resulting sanctions imposed on such
persons under United States law; and
(6) provides recommendations relating to the steps the
United States Government should take, through diplomacy,
foreign assistance, and security cooperation, to address the
persistent issues related to internationally recognized human
rights in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
(e) Conditioning of Security Sector Assistance.--Section
502B(a)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2304(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) has engaged in the systematic violation of
internationally recognized human rights through the use of
emergency laws, policies, or administrative procedures.''.
(f) Department of Defense Guidance.--Not later 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall issue guidance that the program of assessment,
monitoring, and evaluation in support of the security
cooperation programs and activities maintained by the
Department of Defense in accordance with section 383 of title
10, United States Code, and intelligence collections
requirements of the combatant commands shall include, for the
next five fiscal years, indicators of whether partner
security forces have taken advantage of the novel coronavirus
pandemic and public health control measures to--
(1) control, limit, or profit from the distribution or
supply of medical supplies, food, water, and other essential
goods;
(2) undermine civilian and parliamentary control or
oversight of security forces;
(3) limit ability of civilian government authorities to
execute essential functions, including civilian policing,
justice delivery, detentions, or other forms of essential
community-level government service delivery;
(4) expand solicitation of bribes or compensation for use
of or access to key transportation nodes or networks,
including roadways and ports;
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(5) take control of media distribution or otherwise limit
the exercise of freedom of the press or distribution of
radio, internet, or other broadcast media;
(6) deepen religious or ethnic favoritism in delivery of
security, justice, or other essential government services; or
(7) otherwise undermine or violate internationally
recognized human rights in any way determined of concern by
the Secretary.
(g) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows:
(1) In section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(h) Human Rights Violations Due to Misuse of Emergency
Powers and Surveillance Technology.--The report required by
subsection (d) shall include, wherever applicable, a
description of any misuse by the government of any country of
any emergency powers or measures, or any development or
proliferation of any surveillance technologies, that violated
or seriously undermined internationally recognized human
rights in a manner inconsistent with the principles of
limitation and derogation, including the following
information:
``(1) Any failure by the government of any country to
clearly articulate the purpose of emergency powers or
measures, or to specify the duration of such powers or
measures, or to notify the United Nations regarding the use
of such powers, as required by applicable treaty.
``(2) Any failure by the government of any country to abide
by the stated purposes of emergency powers or measures, or to
cease the use of such powers after any specified term
expires.
``(3) Any violations by the government of any country of
non-derogable rights due to the implementation of emergency
powers or measures.
``(4) Any discriminatory implementation by the government
of any country of emergency powers or measures, the
populations affected, and the impact on such populations.
``(5) Any development or proliferation of surveillance
technologies, including new or emerging technologies used by
the government of a country in the surveillance of civilian
populations, that--
``(A) fail to abide by privacy best practices involving
data anonymization and aggregation;
``(B) are not administered in an open and transparent
manner;
``(C) are not subject to independent oversight; and
``(D) fail to incorporate reasonable data security
measures.''.
(2) In section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by--
(A) redesignating the second subsection (i) (relating to
child marriage) as subsection (j); and
(B) adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Human Rights Violations Due to Misuse of Emergency
Powers and Surveillance Technology.--The report required by
subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, a
description of any misuse by the government of any country of
any emergency powers or measures, or any development or
proliferation of any surveillance technologies, that violated
or seriously undermined internationally recognized human
rights in a manner inconsistent with the principles of
limitation and derogation, including the following
information:
``(1) Any failure by the government of any country to
clearly articulate the purpose of emergency powers or
measures, or to specify the duration of such powers or
measures, or to notify the United Nations regarding the use
of such powers, as required by applicable treaty.
``(2) Any failure by the government of any country to abide
by the stated purposes of emergency powers or measures, or to
cease the use of such powers after any specified term
expires.
``(3) Any violations by the government of any country of
non-derogable rights due to the implementation of emergency
powers or measures.
``(4) Any discriminatory implementation by the government
of any country of emergency powers or measures, the
populations affected, and the impact on such populations.
``(5) Any development or proliferation of surveillance
technologies, including new or emerging technologies used by
the government of a country in the surveillance of civilian
populations, that--
``(A) fail to abide by privacy best practices involving
data anonymization and aggregation;
``(B) are not administered in an open and transparent
manner;
``(C) are not subject to independent oversight; and
``(D) fail to incorporate reasonable data security
measures.''.
(h) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
Amendment No. 256 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPLIANCE WITH
``PRINCIPLES RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF
MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY IMPARTIAL HUMANITARIAN
ORGANIZATIONS DURING ARMED CONFLICTS''.
(a) Statement of Congress.--Congress--
(1) affirms the importance of United States leadership in
ensuring global respect and protection for all health care
workers, vehicles and equipment, and health care facilities,
during times of armed conflict or other situations of
violence;
(2) deeply regrets that health care workers, vehicles and
equipment, health care facilities, and the sick and wounded
are too often attacked, assaulted or subjected to violence in
and outside of situations of armed conflict, and expresses
support for health care workers around the world providing
impartial care in and outside of armed conflict;
(3) affirms support for the right to freedom of assembly
and rejects the targeting, harming, or endangering of health
care workers, vehicles or equipment, health care facilities,
or the sick and wounded during times of civil protest or
unrest; and
(4) urges the United States Government to strengthen its
global leadership role to protect health care in armed
conflict and other situations of violence, in accordance with
the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2286 of May 3, 2016, through--
(A) United States diplomatic channels;
(B) appropriately leveraging United States security
cooperation to ensure that United States military partners
protect health care; and
(C) the development of practical guidance for the United
State Armed Forces on protecting health care in armed
conflict and other situations of violence.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) to ensure that Department of Defense orders and
military guidance are consistent with international
humanitarian law recognized by the United States as binding
by treaty or custom; and
(2) to encourage United States military partners to
integrate similar measures to protect health care into the
planning and conduct of operations.
(c) Review.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
results of the review requested on October 3, 2016, by then
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, of compliance of all
relevant Department of Defense orders, rules of engagement,
directives, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures,
with the ``Principles Related to the Protection of Medical
Care Provided by Impartial Humanitarian Organizations During
Armed Conflicts''.
(2) If review not completed.--If such review has not been
completed, the Secretary of Defense--
(A) shall complete the review in accordance with the
original request; and
(B) shall, not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, provide the results of the review to
the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) Matters to be included.--Such review shall include the
following:
(A) A description of the Department of Defense orders,
rules of engagement, directives, regulations, policies,
practices, and procedures that were reviewed, including
checkpoint practices, hospital searches, precautions
concerning attacks on health care facilities that have lost
legal protection, treatment of the wounded and sick, or any
other guidance, and training or standard operating procedures
relating to the protection of health care during armed
conflict.
(B) An identification of any changes or adjustments to
orders, guidance, policies, or procedures that were made as a
result of such review and a description of such changes or
adjustments.
(4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
Amendment No. 257 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE DOG PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a program, to be known as the ``Wounded Warrior
Service Dog Program'', to award competitive grants to
nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in the
planning, designing, establishing, or operating (or any
combination thereof) of programs to provide assistance dogs
to covered members and veterans. The awarding of such grants
is subject to the availability of appropriations provided for
such purpose.
(b) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under this
section shall use the grant to carry out programs that
provide assistance dogs to covered members and veterans who
have a disability described in paragraph (2).
(2) Disability.--A disability described in this paragraph
is any of the following:
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(A) Blindness or visual impairment.
(B) Loss of use of a limb, paralysis, or other significant
mobility issues.
(C) Loss of hearing.
(D) Traumatic brain injury.
(E) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(F) Any other disability that the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(3) Timing of award.--The Secretary may not award a grant
under this section to reimburse a recipient for costs
previously incurred by the recipient in carrying out a
program to provide assistance dogs to covered members and
veterans unless the recipient elects for the award to be such
a reimbursement.
(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Such application shall include--
(1) a proposal for the evaluation required by subsection
(d); and
(2) a description of--
(A) the training that will be provided by the organization
to covered members and veterans;
(B) the training of dogs that will serve as assistance
dogs;
(C) the aftercare services that the organization will
provide for such dogs and covered members and veterans;
(D) the plan for publicizing the availability of such dogs
through a targeted marketing campaign to covered members and
veterans;
(E) the recognized expertise of the organization in
breeding and training such dogs;
(F) the commitment of the organization to humane standards
for animals; and
(G) the experience of the organization with working with
military medical treatment facilities or medical facilities
of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(3) a statement certifying that the organization--
(A) is accredited by Assistance Dogs International, the
International Guide Dog Federation, or another similar widely
recognized accreditation organization that the Secretary
determines has accreditation standards that meet or exceed
the standards of Assistance Dogs International and the
International Guide Dog Federation; or
(B) is a candidate for such accreditation or otherwise
meets or exceeds such standards, as determined by the
Secretary.
(d) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall require each recipient
of a grant to use a portion of the funds made available
through the grant to conduct an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the activities carried out through the grant
by such recipient.
(e) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in awarding
grants under this section.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Assistance dog.--The term ``assistance dog'' means a
dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to
mitigate the effects of a disability described in subsection
(b)(2), except that the term does not include a dog
specifically trained for comfort or personal defense.
(2) Covered members and veterans.--The term ``covered
members and veterans'' means--
(A) with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, such
member who is--
(i) receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy
under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code;
(ii) in medical hold or medical holdover status; or
(iii) covered under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10,
United States Code; and
(B) with respect to a veteran, a veteran who is enrolled in
the health care system established under section 1705(a) of
title 38, United States Code.
Amendment No. 258 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL EXPORT OF COVERED DEFENSE
ARTICLES AND SERVICES AND COVERED MUNITIONS
ITEMS TO THE HONG KONG POLICE.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
President shall prohibit the issuance of licenses to export
covered defense articles and services and covered munitions
items to the Hong Kong Police.
(b) Waiver.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
apply to the issuance of a license with respect to which the
President submits to the appropriate congressional committees
a written certification that the exports to be covered by
such license are important to the national interests and
foreign policy goals of the United States, including a
description of the manner in which such exports will promote
such interests and goals.
(c) Termination.--The prohibition under subsection (a)
shall terminate on the date on which the President certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the Hong Kong Police have not engaged in gross
violations of human rights during the 1-year period ending on
the date of such certification; and
(2) there has been an independent examination of human
rights concerns related to the crowd control tactics of the
Hong Kong Police and the Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region has adequately addressed those
concerns.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate.
(2) Covered defense articles and services.--The term
``covered defense articles and services'' means defense
articles and defense services designated by the President
under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).
(3) Covered munitions items.--The term ``covered munitions
items'' means--
(A) items controlled under section 742.7 of part 742 of
subtitle B of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (relating
to crime control and detection instruments and equipment and
related technology and software); and
(B) items listed under the ``600 series'' of the Commerce
Control List contained in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of
subtitle B of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Hong kong.--The term ``Hong Kong'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3 of the United States-Hong Kong
Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5702).
(5) Hong kong police.--The term ``Hong Kong Police''
means--
(A) the Hong Kong Police Force; and
(B) the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force.
Amendment No. 259 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States recognizes Colombia as a key regional
partner committed to promoting democracy, human rights, and
security and remains committed to supporting areas of mutual
interest outlined under Plan Colombia;
(2) no military or intelligence equipment or supplies
transferred or sold to the Government of Colombia under
United States security sector assistance programs should be
used for purposes of unlawful surveillance or intelligence
gathering directed at the civilian population, including
human rights defenders, judicial personnel, journalists or
the political opposition;
(3) the United States should encourage accountability
through full and transparent investigation, as appropriate,
and prosecution under applicable law of individuals in
Colombia responsible for conducting unlawful surveillance or
intelligence gathering;
(4) the United States, through its diplomacy, foreign
assistance, and United States security sector assistance
programs, should consistently and at all times promote the
protection of internationally-recognized human rights in
Colombia, including by incentivizing the Colombian
Government, its military, police, security, and intelligence
units, to abide by their human rights obligations.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that assesses allegations
that United States security sector assistance provided to the
Government of Colombia was used by or on behalf of the
Government of Colombia for purposes of unlawful surveillance
or intelligence gathering directed at the civilian
population, including human rights defenders, judicial
personnel, journalists, and the political opposition.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by this
subsection shall include the following:
(A) A detailed summary of findings in regard to any
involvement by Colombian military, police, security, or
intelligence units in unlawful surveillance or intelligence
gathering directed at sectors of the civilian population and
non-combatants from 2002 through 2018.
(B) Any findings in regard to any unlawful surveillance or
intelligence gathering alleged or reported to have been
carried out by Colombian military, police, security, or
intelligence units in 2019 and 2020 and an assessment of the
full extent of such activities, including identification of
units involved, relevant chains of command, and the nature
and objectives of such surveillance or intelligence
gathering.
(C) A detailed description of any use of United States
security sector assistance for such unlawful surveillance or
intelligence gathering.
(D) Full information on the steps taken by the Department
of State, the Department of Defense, or the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence in response to any misuse
or credible allegations of misuse of United States security
sector assistance, including--
(i) any application of section 620M of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) or section 362 of
title 10, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Leahy Laws'');
(ii) any consideration of the implementation of mandatory
``snap-back'' of United States security assistance found to
have been employed by the Colombian Government or any
dependency thereof for such unlawful surveillance or
intelligence gathering;
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(iii) a description of measures taken to ensure that such
misuse does not recur in the future.
(E) Full information on the steps taken by the Colombian
Government and all relevant Colombian authorities in response
to any misuse or credible allegations of misuse of United
States security sector assistance, including a description of
measures taken to ensure that such misuse of military or
intelligence equipment or supplies does not recur in the
future.
(F) An analysis of the adequacy of Colombian military and
security doctrine and training for ensuring that surveillance
and intelligence gathering operations are conducted in
accordance with the Government of Colombia's international
human rights obligations and any additional assistance and
training that the United States can provide to strengthen
adherence by Colombian military and security forces to
international human rights obligations.
(3) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate.
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(3) United states security sector assistance.--The term
``United States security sector assistance'' means a program
authorized under--
(A) section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2304) and administered by the Department of State;
(B) section 301 of title 10, United States Code, or any
national defense authorization Act and administered by the
Department of Defense; or
(C) any law administered by the intelligence community.
(4) Unlawful surveillance or intelligence gathering.--The
term ``unlawful surveillance or intelligence gathering''
means surveillance or intelligence gathering--
(A) prohibited under applicable Colombian law or
international law recognized by Colombia;
(B) undertaken without legally required judicial oversight,
warrant or order; or
(C) undertaken in violation of internationally recognized
human rights.
Amendment No. 260 Offered by Mr. McKinley of West Virginia
At the end subtitle B of title V, add the following:
SEC. 519. REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE
PROGRAM.
Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees
regarding the resources and authorities the Secretary
determines necessary to identify the effects of the National
Guard Youth Challenge Program on graduates of that program
during the five years immediately preceding the date of the
report. Such resources shall include the costs of identifying
such effects beyond the 12-month, post-residential mentoring
period of that program.
Amendment No. 261 Offered by Mr. McKinley of West Virginia
At the end of subtitle C title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR RARE EARTH MATERIAL
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report that--
(1) assesses the ability of the Department of Defense to
facilitate partnerships with institutions of higher education
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that receive grants for the purpose of
enhancing the security and stability of supply chain for
domestic rare earth materials for the National Defense
Stockpile; and
(2) identifies barriers to such partnerships; and
(3) provides recommendations as to how the Secretary of
Defense may improve these partnerships.
Amendment No. 262 Offered by Mr. Meeks of New York
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--IMPROVING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE THROUGH DIVERSITY
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Improving Corporate
Governance Through Diversity Act of 2020''.
SEC. 6002. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY BY
ISSUERS.
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Submission of Data Relating to Diversity.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `executive officer' has the meaning given
the term in section 230.501(f) of title 17, Code of Federal
Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this
subsection; and
``(B) the term `veteran' has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
``(2) Submission of disclosure.--Each issuer required to
file an annual report under subsection (a) shall disclose in
any proxy statement and any information statement relating to
the election of directors filed with the Commission the
following:
``(A) Data, based on voluntary self-identification, on the
racial, ethnic, and gender composition of--
``(i) the board of directors of the issuer;
``(ii) nominees for the board of directors of the issuer;
and
``(iii) the executive officers of the issuer.
``(B) The status of any member of the board of directors of
the issuer, any nominee for the board of directors of the
issuer, or any executive officer of the issuer, based on
voluntary self-identification, as a veteran.
``(C) Whether the board of directors of the issuer, or any
committee of that board of directors, has, as of the date on
which the issuer makes a disclosure under this paragraph,
adopted any policy, plan, or strategy to promote racial,
ethnic, and gender diversity among--
``(i) the board of directors of the issuer;
``(ii) nominees for the board of directors of the issuer;
or
``(iii) the executive officers of the issuer.
``(3) Alternative submission.--In any 1-year period in
which an issuer required to file an annual report under
subsection (a) does not file with the Commission a proxy
statement relating to the election of directors or an
information statement, the issuer shall disclose the
information required under paragraph (2) in the first annual
report of issuer that the issuer submits to the Commission
after the end of that 1-year period.
``(4) Annual report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually
thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate and publish on the website of the Commission a report
that analyzes the information disclosed pursuant to
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and identifies any trends in
such information.
``(5) Best practices.--
``(A) In general.--The Director of the Office of Minority
and Women Inclusion of the Commission shall, not later than
the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this subsection and every three years
thereafter, publish best practices for compliance with this
subsection.
``(B) Comments.--The Director of the Office of Minority and
Women Inclusion of the Commission may, pursuant to subchapter
II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, solicit
public comments related to the best practices published under
subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 6003. DIVERSITY ADVISORY GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--The Securities and Exchange Commission
shall establish a Diversity Advisory Group (the ``Advisory
Group''), which shall be composed of representatives from the
government, academia, and the private sector.
(b) Study and Recommendations.--The Advisory Group shall--
(1) carry out a study that identifies strategies that can
be used to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity
among members of boards of directors of issuers; and
(2) not later than 9 months after the establishment of the
Advisory Group, submit a report to the Commission, the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate that--
(A) describes any findings from the study conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(B) makes recommendations of strategies that issuers could
use to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among
board members.
(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year following the
submission of a report pursuant to subsection (b), and
annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate that describes the status of
gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among members of the
board of directors of issuers.
(d) Public Availability of Reports.--The Commission shall
make all reports of the Advisory Group available to issuers
and the public, including on the website of the Commission.
(e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) Issuer.--The term ``issuer'' has the meaning given the
term in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Amendment No. 263 Offered by Mr. Meeks of New York
In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following:
SEC. __. STUDY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY
SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND RESILIENCE.
(a) Study.--
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(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
study on the creation of a position of Assistant Deputy
Secretary for Environment and Resilience, which would broaden
the responsibilities and authorities of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Environment. The Secretary shall determine the
scope of duties for this position by evaluating which defense
activities outside of sustainment are impacted by the threat
of anticipated or unanticipated changes in environmental
conditions, or extreme weather events. The Secretary shall
also consider whether the position of Assistant Deputy
Secretary for Environment and Resilience should--
(A) update and execute on the Department of Defense's 2014
Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap;
(B) collaborate with other Assistant Deputy Secretaries of
Defense and Assistant Secretaries of Defense to develop
recommendations on how to factor climate risks into
Department of Defense policies; and
(C) undertake such other duties related to environmental
resilience as the Secretary may determine appropriate.
(2) Report to congress.--Not later than the end of the 60-
day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall issue a report to the Congress containing
all findings and determinations made in carrying out the
study required under paragraph (1).
(b) Establishment.--After issuing the report required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish the position of
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Environment and Resilience and
delegate such duties to the position as the Secretary
determines appropriate, taking into account the results of
the study required under subsection (a).
(c) Annual Report.--The Assistant Deputy Secretary for
Environment and Resilience shall issue an annual report to
the Secretary of Defense and the Congress containing a
description of the actions taken by the Assistant Deputy
Secretary during the previous year.
Amendment No. 264 Offered by Ms. Meng of New York
Page 813, after line 21, insert the following:
(5) the United States should work with the Governments of
South Korea and Japan respectively to reach fair and
equitable Special Measures Agreements that reflect the
critical security relationships between both countries and
the United States;
Amendment No. 265 Offered by Ms. Meng of New York
Page 446, line 9, strike ``participation in the'' and
insert ``(including English language learners) participation
in the recruitment,''.
Amendment No. 266 Offered by Ms. Meng of New York
At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. PERMANENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM
FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.
Section 10219 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsection (h).
Amendment No. 267 Offered by Ms. Meng of New York
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 724. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19 IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
(a) Translation of Materials.--The Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) translate any written material of the Department of
Defense prepared in the English language for the general
public relating to the COVID-19 pandemic into the languages
specified in subsection (b) by not later than seven days
after the date on which such material is made available; and
(2) make such translated written material available to the
public.
(b) Languages Specified.--The languages specified in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Arabic.
(2) Cambodian.
(3) Chinese.
(4) French.
(5) Greek.
(6) Haitian Creole.
(7) Hindi.
(8) Italian.
(9) Japanese.
(10) Korean.
(11) Laotian.
(12) Polish.
(13) Portuguese.
(14) Russian.
(15) Spanish.
(16) Tagalog.
(17) Thai.
(18) Urdu.
(19) Vietnamese.
(c) Definition of COVID-19 Pandemic.--In this section, the
term ``COVID-19 pandemic'' means the public health emergency
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act on
January 31, 2020, entitled ``Determination that a Public
Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019
Novel Coronavirus''.
Amendment No. 268 Offered by Mr. Mitchell of Michigan
Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. WAIVER OF PASSPORT FEES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C.
214) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting ``from a
family member of a member of the uniformed services
proceeding abroad whose travel and transportation is provided
under section 481h of title 37, United States Code;'' after
``funeral or memorial service for such member;''.
Amendment No. 269 Offered by Ms. Moore of Wisconsin
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 74_. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MATERNAL MORTALITY
REVIEW.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) maternal Mortality, and the racial disparities in the
rates of pregnancy-related deaths in our country, presents a
challenge to our Nation that requires a strong and uniform
response across all parts of our society, including the
military;
(2) the Defense Department should be acknowledged for the
efforts it has begun to address concerns about maternal
mortality and severe morbidity among service members and
dependents;
(3) State maternal mortality review committees, which
involve a multidisciplinary group of experts including
physicians, epidemiologists, and others, have made
significant advancements in identifying, characterizing, and
providing a deeper understanding of the circumstances
surrounding each maternal death, which can be helpful in
designing effective public health responses to prevent future
such deaths;
(4) key to the work of such review committees is
transparent, consistent, and comprehensive data collection
regarding maternal deaths, the use of effective methods to
ensure confidentiality protections and de-identification of
any information specific to a reviewed case, information
sharing with relevant stakeholders including access to the
CDC's National Death Index data and State death certificate
data;
(5) the Defense Department is encouraged to continue to
work to establish a maternal mortality review committee which
would conduct reviews of each death of a service member or
dependent during pregnancy or childbirth involving a
multidisciplinary group of experts including physicians,
epidemiologists, patient advocates, civilians with experience
with maternal mortality review committees and reviews of
maternal mortality records, and other experts;
(6) the Department should keep Congress regularly updated
and informed, through reports and briefings on its efforts to
set up the committee referenced in paragraph (5), any
barriers to establishing such committee, and its overall
efforts to address maternal mortality among service members
and dependents, including its efforts to participate in the
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal program or similar
maternal health quality improvement initiatives.
Amendment No. 270 Offered by Mr. Moulton of Massachusetts
Page 70, line 12, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 70, after line 12, insert the following new paragraph:
``(7) to leverage commercial software platforms and
databases that enable the Department of Defense to--
``(A) source and map user problems to markets and suppliers
across venture capital, government innovation, and technology
portfolios;
``(B) collaboratively identify potential companies and
technologies that can solve unclassified and classified
Department of Defense user problems;
``(C) integrate expertise from the venture capital
community and private sector subject matter experts;
``(D) evaluate companies and solutions against existing
datasets for cyber and foreign ownership risk; and
``(E) access commercial technologies through an accredited
and cloud-based development environment, consistent with
Department standards; and''.
Page 70, line 13, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
Amendment No. 271 Offered by Mr. Moulton of Massachusetts
Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING
THREATS THAT INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY
AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, FINANCIAL SECURITY,
OR BOTH.
(a) Independent Study.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of the
Treasury in the Secretary's capacity as the Chair of the
Financial Stability Oversight Council and the heads of other
relevant departments and agencies, shall seek to enter into a
contract with a federally funded research and development
center under which the center will conduct a study on
identifying and addressing threats that individually or
collectively affect national security, financial security, or
both.
(b) Elements of Study.--In carrying out the study referred
to in subsection (a), the selected Federally funded research
and development center shall be contractually obligated to --
(1) identify threats that individually or collectively
affect national security, financial security, or both,
including--
(A) foreign entities and governments acquiring financial
interests in domestic companies that have access to critical
or sensitive national security materials, technologies, or
information;
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(B) other currencies being used in lieu of the United
States Dollar in international transactions;
(C) foreign influence in companies seeking to access
capital markets by conducting initial public offerings in
other countries;
(D) the use of financial instruments, markets, payment
systems, or digital assets in ways that appear legitimate but
may be part of a foreign malign strategy to weaken or
undermine the economic security of the United States;
(E) the use of entities, such as corporations, companies,
limited liability companies, limited partnerships, business
trusts, business associations, or other similar entities to
obscure or hide the foreign beneficial owner of such
entities; and
(F) any other known or potential threats that individually
or collectively affect national security, financial security,
or both currently or in the foreseeable future.
(2) assess the extent to which the United States Government
is currently able to identify and characterize the threats
identified under paragraph (1);
(3) assess the extent to which the United States Government
is currently able to mitigate the risk posed by the threats
identified under paragraph (1);
(4) assess whether current levels of information sharing
and cooperation between the United States Government and
allies and partners has been helpful or can be improved upon
in order for the United States Government to identify,
characterize, and mitigate the threats identified under
paragraph (1); and
(5) recommend opportunities, and any such authorities or
resources required, to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the United States Government in identifying
the threats identified under paragraph (1) and mitigating the
risk posed by such threats.
(c) Submission to Director of National Intelligence.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the federally funded research and development center
selected to conduct the study under subsection (a) shall
submit to the Director of National Intelligence a report on
the results of the study in both classified and unclassified
form.
(d) Submission to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Director of National Intelligence receives the
report under subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an unaltered copy of the
report in both classified and unclassified form, and such
comments as the Director, in coordination with the Secretary
of Treasury in his capacity as the Chair of the Financial
Stability Oversight Council and the heads of other relevant
departments and agencies, may have with respect to the
report.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee
on Intelligence, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Financial
Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Amendment No. 272 Offered by Mr. Murphy of North Carolina
At the end of title XXVIII, add the following new section:
SEC. 28__. RESPONSIBILITY OF NAVY FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FLEET READINESS
CENTERS.
The Navy shall be responsible for programming, requesting,
and executing any military construction requirements related
to any Fleet Readiness Center that is a tenant command at a
Marine Corps installation.
Amendment No. 273 Offered by Mrs. Murphy of Florida
Page 872, after line 9, add the following new section:
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON VENEZUELA.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report regarding the political,
economic, health, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, and
its implications for United States national security and
regional security and stability.
(b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An assessment of how the multifaceted crisis in
Venezuela and the resulting migration of millions of citizens
from Venezuela to neighboring countries, including Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, affects regional security and
stability.
(2) An assessment of whether, and to what degree, the
situation in Venezuela has affected drug trafficking trends
in the region, including by creating a more permissive
environment in Venezuela for drug trafficking organizations
and other criminal actors to operate.
(3) An assessment of the influence of external actors in
Venezuela, including the Government of the People's Republic
of China, the Government of Cuba, the Government of Iran, and
the Government of the Russian Federation.
(4) An assessment of how, and to what degree, the COVID-19
pandemic in Venezuela has affected, or is likely to affect,
the health and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and
regional security and stability.
(5) Any other matters the Secretary of State or Secretary
of Defense determines should be included.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in both classified and unclassified form.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(3) the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and
(4) the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Subcommittee on Defense
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Amendment No. 274 Offered by Mr. Norman of south Carolina
At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:
SEC. 15__. REPORT ON TRANSITIONING FUNDING.
The Secretary of Defense shall include, in the materials
submitted in support of the budget of the President
(submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code) for fiscal year 2022--
(1) a description of each program funded in fiscal year
2021 using amounts authorized to be appropriated for overseas
contingency operations under this title;
(2) the manner and extent to which the Secretary plans to
shift the funding of each such program in the ensuing fiscal
years to use amounts authorized to be appropriated other than
for overseas contingency operations being carried out by the
Armed Forces, disaggregated by fiscal year; and
(3) a plan to return all overseas contingency operations
funding to the base budget, as appropriate, in accordance
with the future-years defense plan set forth in the budget of
the President for fiscal year 2021.
Amendment No. 275 Offered by Mr. Norman of South Carolina
Page 1455, after line 25, insert the following:
SEC. 5502. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VETERANS' HEALTH INITIATIVE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(2) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to advance
Department of Energy expertise in artificial intelligence and
high-performance computing in order to improve health
outcomes for veteran populations by--
(1) supporting basic research through the application of
artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, modeling
and simulation, machine learning, and large-scale data
analytics to identify and solve outcome-defined challenges in
the health sciences;
(2) maximizing the impact of the Department of Veterans
Affairs' health and genomics data housed at the National
Laboratories, as well as data from other sources, on science,
innovation, and health care outcomes through the use and
advancement of artificial intelligence and high-performance
computing capabilities of the Department of Energy;
(3) promoting collaborative research through the
establishment of partnerships to improve data sharing between
Federal agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of
higher education, and nonprofit institutions;
(4) establishing multiple scientific computing user
facilities to house and provision available data to foster
transformational outcomes; and
(5) driving the development of technology to improve
artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and
networking relevant to mission applications of the Department
of Energy, including modeling, simulation, machine learning,
and advanced data analytics.
(c) Department of Energy Veterans Health Research and
Development.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a research program in artificial intelligence and high-
performance computing, focused on the development of tools to
solve big data challenges associated with veteran's
healthcare, and to support the efforts of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to identify potential health risks and
challenges utilizing data on long-term healthcare, health
risks, and genomic data collected from veteran populations.
The Secretary shall carry out this program through a
competitive, merit-reviewed process, and consider
applications from National Laboratories, institutions of
higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and
other appropriate entities.
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(2) Program components.--In carrying out the program
established under paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
(A) conduct basic research in modeling and simulation,
machine learning, large-scale data analytics, and predictive
analysis in order to develop novel or optimized algorithms
for prediction of disease treatment and recovery;
(B) develop methods to accommodate large data sets with
variable quality and scale, and to provide insight and models
for complex systems;
(C) develop new approaches and maximize the use of
algorithms developed through artificial intelligence, machine
learning, data analytics, natural language processing,
modeling and simulation, and develop new algorithms suitable
for high-performance computing systems and large biomedical
data sets;
(D) advance existing and construct new data enclaves
capable of securely storing data sets provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and
other sources; and
(E) promote collaboration and data sharing between National
Laboratories, research entities, and user facilities of the
Department by providing the necessary access and secure data
transfer capabilities.
(3) Coordination.--In carrying out the program required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to--
(A) enter into memoranda of understanding in order to carry
out reimbursable agreements with the Department of Veterans
Affairs and other entities in order to maximize the
effectiveness of Department of Energy research and
development to improve veterans' healthcare;
(B) consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs and
other Federal agencies as appropriate; and
(C) ensure that data storage meets all privacy and security
requirements established by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and that access to data is provided in accordance
with relevant Department of Veterans Affairs data access
policies, including informed consent.
(4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, a report detailing the
effectiveness of--
(A) the interagency coordination between each Federal
agency involved in the research program carried out under
this subsection;
(B) collaborative research achievements of the program; and
(C) potential opportunities to expand the technical
capabilities of the Department.
(5) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this section
$5,400,000 for fiscal year 2021.
(d) Interagency Collaboration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out
research, development, and demonstration activities to
develop tools to apply to big data that enable Federal
agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit
research organizations, and industry to better leverage the
capabilities of the Department to solve complex, big data
challenges. The Secretary shall carry out these activities
through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and consider
applications from National Laboratories, institutions of
higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and
other appropriate entities.
(2) Activities.--In carrying out the research, development,
and demonstration activities authorized under paragraph (1),
the Secretary may--
(A) utilize all available mechanisms to prevent duplication
and coordinate research efforts across the Department;
(B) establish multiple user facilities to serve as data
enclaves capable of securely storing data sets created by
Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit
organizations, or industry at National Laboratories; and
(C) promote collaboration and data sharing between National
Laboratories, research entities, and user facilities of the
Department by providing the necessary access and secure data
transfer capabilities.
(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness
of the activities authorized under paragraph (1).
(4) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Energy to carry out paragraph (1)
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Amendment No. 276 Offered by Ms. Norton of District of Columbia
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. REPORT ON CERTAIN AWARDS BY THE AIR FORCE UNDER THE
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND
THE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.
The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Technology and Logistics shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a report containing a list of all selections made by the
Assistant Secretary during the preceding five-year period
under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the
Small Business Technology Transfer Program (as defined under
section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e))
that were not followed with funding awards. The report shall
include, for each such selection--
(1) the name and contact information of the company
selected; and
(2) the reason the funding award did not follow the
selection.
Amendment No. 277 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AERIAL FUMIGATION.
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to
directly conduct aerial fumigation in Colombia unless there
are demonstrated actions by the Government of Colombia to
adhere to national and local laws and regulations.
Amendment No. 278 Offered by Mr. Olson of Texas
At the end of subtitle G, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) support the Government of the Republic of Georgia's
continued development of democratic values, path to electoral
reform, commitment to combating corruption, and efforts to
ensure the Georgian private sector upholds internationally
recognized standards, including welcoming and protecting
foreign direct investment; and
(2) continue to work closely with the Government of Georgia
on defense and security cooperation to include increasing
Georgia's defense capabilities, interoperability with partner
nations, adherence to the rules of war, and strengthening of
defense institutions.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that contains--
(1) an analysis of whether or not the Government of Georgia
is taking effective steps to strengthen democratic
institutions in Georgia; and
(2) an analysis of whether or not the Government of Georgia
is--
(A) effectively implementing electoral reform;
(B) respecting the independence of the judiciary, including
independence from legislative or executive interference;
(C) effectively implementing the necessary policies to
ensure accountability and transparency, including unfettered
access to public information;
(D) protecting the rights of civil society, opposition
political parties, and the independence of the media; and
(E) any other matters the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
Amendment No. 279 Offered by Mr. Olson of Texas
Page 1398, line 2, insert ``carried out under the
Initiative'' after ``activities''.
Page 1400, beginning line 20, redesignate paragraphs (18)
and (19) as paragraphs (20) and (21).
Page 1400, after line 19, insert ``(18) the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Oversight Board;''.
Page 1403, line 5, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 1403, line 9, insert ``and'' at the end.
Page 1403, after line 9, insert the following:
(xi) protect the privacy rights and civil liberties of
individuals;
Page 1406, after line 5, insert the following:
(4) the workforce of the United States, including matters
relating to the potential for using artificial intelligence
for rapid retraining of workers, due to the possible effect
of technological displacement and to increase the labor force
participation of traditionally underrepresented populations,
including minorities, low-income populations, and persons
with disabilities;
(5) how to leverage the resources of the initiative to
streamline operations in various areas of government
operations, including health care, cybersecurity,
infrastructure, and disaster recovery;
Page 1406, beginning line 6, redesignate paragraphs (4)
through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively.
Page 1406, line 17, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 1406, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 1406, after line 20, insert the following:
(12) how artificial intelligence can enhance opportunities
for diverse geographic regions of the United States,
including urban and rural communities.
Page 1408, lines 17 through 24, redesignate paragraphs (3)
and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
Page 1408, after line 16, insert the following:
(3) opportunities for artificial intelligence to increase
the labor force participation of traditionally
underrepresented populations, including minorities, low-
income populations, and persons with disabilities;
Page 1408, line 24, strike ``and (3)'' and insert ``(3),
and (4)''.
Amendment No. 280 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota
Page 861, after line 10, insert the following:
(L) An assessment of how the frequency of air strikes could
change as a result of such reduction.
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(M) An assessment of the commitment of partner security
forces in the AFRICOM AOR to address gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights and uphold
international humanitarian law, and the impact such reduction
could have on such commitment.
Amendment No. 281 Offered by Mr. Pallone of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report identifying
units of national security forces of foreign countries that--
(1) have participated in programs under the authority of
section 333 of title 10, United States Code, during any of
fiscal years 2017 through 2020; and
(2) are subject to United States sanctions relating to
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
under any other provision of law, including as described in
the annual Department of State's Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) should include recommendations to improve
human rights training and additional measures that can be
adopted to prevent violations of human rights under any other
provision of law.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
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.
Amendment No. 282 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:
SEC. ___. EXTRAMEDICAL MATERNAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) Demonstration Project Required.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a
demonstration project designed to evaluate the cost, quality
of care, and impact on maternal and fetal outcomes of using
extramedical maternal health providers under the TRICARE
program to determine the appropriateness of making coverage
of such providers under the TRICARE program permanent.
(b) Elements of Demonstration Project.--The demonstration
project under subsection (a) shall include, for participants
in the demonstration project, the following:
(1) Access to doulas.
(2) Access to lactation consultants who are not otherwise
authorized to provide services under the TRICARE program.
(c) Participants.--The Secretary shall establish a process
under which covered beneficiaries may enroll in the
demonstration project in order to receive the services
provided under the demonstration project.
(d) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the
demonstration project for a period of five years beginning on
the date on which notification of the commencement of the
demonstration project is published in the Federal Register.
(e) Survey.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the
duration of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall
administer a survey to determine--
(A) how many members of the Armed Forces or spouses of such
members give birth while their spouse or birthing partner is
unable to be present due to deployment, training, or other
mission requirements;
(B) how many single members of the Armed Forces give birth
alone; and
(C) how many members of the Armed Forces or spouses of such
members use doula support or lactation consultants.
(2) Matters covered by the survey.--The survey administered
under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of the
following:
(A) The race, ethnicity, age, sex, relationship status,
military service, military occupation, and rank, as
applicable, of each individual surveyed.
(B) If individuals surveyed were members of the Armed
Forces or the spouses of such members, or both.
(C) The length of advanced notice received by individuals
surveyed that the member of the Armed Forces would be unable
to be present during the birth, if applicable.
(D) Any resources or support that the individuals surveyed
found useful during the pregnancy and birth process,
including doula or lactation counselor support.
(f) Reports.--
(1) Implementation plan.--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 plan to implement the
demonstration project.
(2) Annual report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the
commencement of the demonstration project, and annually
thereafter for the duration of the demonstration project, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
cost of the demonstration project and the effectiveness of
the demonstration project in improving quality of care and
the maternal and fetal outcomes of covered beneficiaries
enrolled in the demonstration project.
(B) Matters covered.--Each report submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall address, at a minimum, the following:
(i) The number of covered beneficiaries who are enrolled in
the demonstration project.
(ii) The number of enrolled covered beneficiaries who have
participated in the demonstration project.
(iii) The results of the surveys under subsection (f).
(iv) The cost of the demonstration project.
(v) An assessment of the quality of care provided to
participants in the demonstration project.
(vi) An assessment of the impact of the demonstration
project on maternal and fetal outcomes.
(vii) An assessment of the effectiveness of the
demonstration project.
(viii) Recommendations for adjustments to the demonstration
project.
(ix) The estimated costs avoided as a result of improved
maternal and fetal health outcomes due to the demonstration
project.
(x) Recommendations for extending the demonstration project
or implementing permanent coverage under the TRICARE program
of extramedical maternal health providers.
(xi) An identification of legislative or administrative
action necessary to make the demonstration project permanent.
(C) Final report.--The final report under subparagraph (A)
shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the
termination of the demonstration project.
(g) Expansion of Demonstration Project.--
(1) Regulations.--If the Secretary determines that the
demonstration project is successful, the Secretary may
prescribe regulations to include extramedical maternal health
providers as health care providers authorized to provide care
under the TRICARE program.
(2) Credentialing and other requirements.--The Secretary
may establish credentialing and other requirements for doulas
and lactation consultants through public notice and comment
rulemaking for purposes of including doulas and lactation
consultations as health care providers authorized to provide
care under the TRICARE program pursuant to regulations
prescribed under paragraph (1).
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Extramedical maternal health provider.--The term
``extramedical maternal health provider'' means a doula or
lactation consultant.
(2) Covered beneficiary; tricare program.--The terms
``covered beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10,
United States Code.
Amendment No. 283 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. AUTHORITY OF MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO
ACCEPT RESEARCH GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments, shall issue regulations under which faculty of
military educational institutions shall be authorized to
accept research grants from individuals and entities outside
the Department of Defense.
(b) Military Educational Institution Defined.--In this
section, the term ``military educational institution'' means
a postsecondary educational institution established within
the Department of Defense.
Amendment No. 284 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 28__. INCLUSION OF ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS IN
ANNUAL PUBLICATION ON USE OF INCENTIVE FEES FOR
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING PROJECTS.
(a) Required Inclusion of Assessment of Performance
Metrics.--Section 2891c(b)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``, on a publicly accessible
website, information'' and inserting the following: ``the
following on a publicly accessible website:
``(A) For each contract for the provision or management of
housing units:
``(i) An assessment of indicators underlying the
performance metrics under such contract to ensure such
indicators adequately measure the condition and quality of
each housing unit covered by the contract, including the
following:
``(I) Tenant satisfaction.
``(II) Maintenance management.
``(III) Project safety.
``(IV) Financial management.
``(ii) A detailed description of each indicator assessed
under subparagraph (A), including an indication of the
following:
``(I) The limitations of available survey data.
``(II) How tenant satisfaction and maintenance management
is calculated.
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``(III) Whether relevant data is missing.
``(B) Information''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Conforming amendments.--Section 2891c(b)(2) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(B)''; and
(B) by striking ``each contract'' and inserting ``each
contract for the provision or management of housing units''.
(2) Clerical amendments.--
(A) Section heading.--The heading of section 2891c of title
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2891c. Transparency regarding finances and performance
metrics''.
(B) Subsection heading.--Section 2891c(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended in the subsection heading by
striking ``Availability of Information on Use of Incentive
Fees'' and inserting ``Public Availability of Certain
Information''.
(C) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 2891c and inserting the following new item:
``2891c. Transparency regarding finances and performance metrics.''.
Amendment No. 285 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
Page 1274, strike lines 16 through 18 and insert the
following:
(2) To the extent practical, a breakdown of the data under
subparagraph (A) by each position in the Standard
Occupational Classification System by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Page 1275, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 1275, strike lines 13 through 18 and insert the
following:
(2) collected in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs of the Department of Labor, and applicable
provisions of Federal law on privacy; and
(3) obtained from relevant elements of the Federal
Government pursuant to a memorandum of understanding
specifying the terms and conditions for the sharing of such
data, including by identifying--
(A) the statutory authority governing such sharing;
(B) the minimum amount of data needed to be shared;
(C) the exact data to be shared;
(D) the method of securely sharing such data; and
(E) the limitations on the use and disclosure of such data.
Page 1275, after line 23, insert the following new
subsections (and redesignate the subsequent subsection
accordingly):
(e) GAO Review.--Not later than one year after the date on
which the Administrator submits the first report under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review
of--
(1) the diversity of contractor employees with respect to
both the hiring and retention of such employees;
(2) the demographic composition of such employees; and
(3) the issues relating to diversity that such report
identifies and the steps taken by the Administrator to
address such issues.
(f) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) National Nuclear Security Administration is undertaking
the largest and most complex workload since the end of the
Cold War;
(2) ensuring that the nuclear security enterprise hires,
trains, and retains a diverse and highly educated workforce
is a national security priority of the United States;
(3) more than 5,000 employees were hired at the
laboratories, plants, and sites of the National Nuclear
Security Administration during fiscal year 2019; and
(4) the National Nuclear Security Administration has taken
important actions to hire and retain the best and brightest
workforce and is encouraged to continue to build upon these
efforts, particularly as its aging workforce continues to
retire.
Amendment No. 286 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 1706. MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS.
(a) Progress Report on Maritime Security.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the steps
taken since December 20, 2019, to make further use of the
following mechanisms to combat IUU fishing:
(A) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing in existing shiprider
agreements to which the United States is a party.
(B) Entry into shiprider agreements that include counter-
IUU fishing with priority flag states and countries in
priority regions with which the United States does not
already have such agreements.
(C) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing in the mission of the
Combined Maritime Forces.
(D) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing exercises in the
annual at-sea exercises conducted by the Department of
Defense, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard.
(E) Development of partnerships similar to the Oceania
Maritime Security Initiative and the Africa Maritime Law
Enforcement Partnership in other priority regions.
(2) Element.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include a description of specific steps taken by the
Secretary of the Navy with respect to each mechanism
described in paragraph (1), including a detailed description
of any security cooperation engagement undertaken to combat
IUU fishing by such mechanisms and resulting coordination
between the Department of the Navy and the Coast Guard.
(b) Assessment of Service Coordination on Maritime Domain
Awareness.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with
the Secretary of Commerce, to assess the available commercial
solutions for collecting, sharing, and disseminating among
United States maritime services and partner countries
maritime domain awareness information relating to illegal
maritime activities, including IUU fishing.
(2) Elements.--The assessment carried out pursuant to an
agreement under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) build on the ongoing Coast Guard assessment related to
autonomous vehicles;
(B) consider appropriate commercially and academically
available technological solutions; and
(C) consider any limitation related to affordability,
exportability, maintenance, and sustainment requirements and
any other factor that may constrain the suitability of such
solutions for use in a joint and combined environment,
including the potential provision of such solutions to one or
more partner countries.
(3) Submittal to congress.--Not later than one year after
entering into an agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary
of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services,
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Natural
Resources, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
the assessment prepared in accordance with the agreement.
(c) Report on Use of Fishing Fleets by Foreign
Governments.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Naval Intelligence shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a
report on the use by governments of foreign countries of
distant-water fishing fleets as extensions of the official
maritime security forces of such countries.
(2) Element.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An analysis of the manner in which fishing fleets are
leveraged in support of the naval operations and policies of
foreign countries more generally.
(B) A consideration of--
(i) threats posed, on a country-by-country basis, to the
fishing vessels and other vessels of the United States and
partner countries;
(ii) risks to Navy and Coast Guard operations of the United
States, and the naval and coast guard operations of partner
countries; and
(iii) the broader challenge to the interests of the United
States and partner countries.
(3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, any term that is also
used in the Maritime SAFE Act (Public Law 116-92) shall have
the meaning given such term in that Act.
Amendment No. 287 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California
Page 401, strike lines 6 through 12 and insert the
following:
(1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Support
programs: special operations forces personnel; immediate
family members'';
Page 401, strike lines 13 through 15 and insert the
following:
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Consistent'';
(B) by striking ``for the immediate family members of
members of the armed forces assigned to special operations
forces''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Commander may enter into an agreement with a
nonprofit entity to provide family support services.''.
Page 401, strike lines 16 through 21 and insert the
following:
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``the immediate
family members of members of
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the armed forces assigned to special operations forces'' and
inserting ``covered individuals'';
Strike page 401, line 23, through page 402, line 9, and
insert the following:
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``family members of
members of the armed forces assigned to special operations
forces'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``family members of
members of the armed forces assigned to special operations
forces'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; and
Page 402, strike lines 13 through 19 and insert the
following:
(B) by striking ``immediate family members of members of
the armed forces assigned to special operations forces'' and
inserting ``covered personnel''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The term `covered personnel' means--
``(A) members of the Armed Forces (including the reserve
components) assigned to special operations forces;
``(B) support service personnel assigned to special
operations;
``(C) individuals separated or retired from service
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) for not more than three
years; and
``(D) immediate family members of individuals described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).''.
Page 402, strike lines 20 through the end of that page and
insert the following:
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 88 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 1788a and
inserting the following:
``1788a. Support programs: special operations forces personnel;
immediate family members.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 288 OFFERED BY MR. PANETTA OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle C of title IX, add the following new
section:
SEC. 9__. REPORT ON THE ROLE OF THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
IN SPACE EDUCATION.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the future role of the Naval Postgraduate School in space
education.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An overview of the Naval Postgraduate School's existing
space-focused education and research capabilities, programs,
products, and outputs.
(2) An identification and evaluation of additional space-
focused educational requirements that may be fulfilled by the
Naval Postgraduate school, including any requirements
resulting from the establishment of the Space Force or
otherwise necessitated by the evolving space-related needs of
the Department of Defense.
(3) A plan for meeting the requirements identified under
paragraph (2), including a description of the types and
amounts of additional resources that may be needed for the
Naval Postgraduate School to meet such requirements over the
period of five fiscal years following the date of the report.
AMENDMENT NO. 289 OFFERED BY MR. PAPPAS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
At the end of title II, insert the following new section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR BACKPACKABLE COMMUNICATIONS
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Army, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4201, Network C3I Technology, Line
17, for the Backpackable Communications Intelligence System
is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4301, for Admin & Srvwide Activities, Line 360,
Defense Personnel Accounting Agency is hereby reduced by
$5,000,000.
AMENDMENT NO. 290 OFFERED BY MR. PENCE OF INDIANA
Page 196, line 7, strike the ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 196, line 12, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 196, after line 12, insert the following:
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
``(e) Inclusion of Off Road Vehicles.--In this section, the
term `motor vehicle' includes off-road vehicles, including
construction or agricultural equipment.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 291 OFFERED BY MR. PENCE OF INDIANA
At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following
new section:
SEC. 16__. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON REGIONAL
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING CENTER FOR THE ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD.
Section 1651(e) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking ``shall expire on
the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of
this Act'' and inserting ``shall expire on August 31, 2022''.
AMENDMENT NO. 292 OFFERED BY MR. PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO
Subtitle B of title XXXI is amended by adding at the end
the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act (EEOICPA) was enacted as part of the Fiscal Year
2001 Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 106-398) to ensure
fairness and equity to the civilian men and women who, since
the commencement of the Manhattan Project, have performed
duties uniquely related to the nuclear weapons production and
testing programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) and its
predecessor agencies and were made ill from exposure to toxic
substances related to such work;
(2) as part of EEOICPA, Congress provided for a system of
efficient, uniform, and adequate compensation and health care
to assist the defense nuclear workers who were employed by
the DOE, its contractors, and certain private vendors;
(3) as part of reforms to this program enacted as part of
the Fiscal Year 2005 Defense Authorization Act (Public Law
108-375), Congress created the Office of the Ombudsman for
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program (although such Office is within the Department of
Labor, the Office of the Ombudsman is independent of the
other officers and employees of the Department of Labor
engaged in activities related to the administration of the
provisions of EEOICPA);
(4) the Office of the Ombudsman provides guidance and
assistance to claimants navigating the claims application
process and prepares an annual report to Congress with--
(A) the number and types of complaints, grievances, and
requests for assistance received by the Ombudsman during the
preceding year; and
(B) an assessment of the most common difficulties
encountered by claimants and potential claimants during the
preceding year;
(5) claimants rely on the Office of the Ombudsman in the
Department of Labor to provide impartial advice and guidance
in navigating what can be a challenging claims process, and
its operations should be continued;
(6) Congress has reauthorized the Office of the Ombudsman
on a bipartisan basis as part of the National Defense
Authorization Act on multiple occasions, including most
recently in the Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Authorization Act
(Public Law 116-48); and
(7) the Office of the Ombudsman is critical to the
successful implementation of EEOICPA.
AMENDMENT NO. 293 OFFERED BY MR. PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO
On page 240, after line 3, add the following:
SEC. __. GUARANTEEING EQUIPMENT SAFETY FOR FIREFIGHTERS ACT
OF 2020.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of
2020''.
(b) National Institute of Standards and Technology Study on
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Personal Protective
Equipment Worn by Firefighters.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology shall, subject to
availability of appropriations, in consultation with the
Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, complete a study of the contents and composition
of new and unused personal protective equipment worn by
firefighters.
(2) Contents of study.--In carrying out the study required
by paragraph (1), the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology shall examine--
(A) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly known as ``PFAS'') in
the personal protective equipment worn by firefighters;
(B) the conditions and extent to which per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances are released into the environment
over time from the degradation of personal protective
equipment from normal use by firefighters; and
(C) the relative risk of exposure to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances faced by firefighters from--
(i) their use of personal protective equipment; and
(ii) degradation of personal protective equipment from
normal use by firefighters.
(3) Reports.--
(A) Progress reports.--Not less frequently than once each
year for the duration of the study conducted under paragraph
(1), the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the
progress of the Director in conducting such study.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Director completes the study required by paragraph
(1), the Director shall submit to Congress a report
describing--
(i) the findings of the Director with respect to the study;
and
(ii) recommendations on what additional research or
technical improvements to personal protective equipment
materials or
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components should be pursued to avoid unnecessary
occupational exposure among firefighters to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances through personal protective
equipment.
(c) Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in
Personal Protective Equipment Worn by Firefighters.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the submittal of the report required by subsection (b)(3)(B),
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall--
(A) issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry
out the research recommendations identified in the report
submitted under subsection (b)(3); and
(B) award grants to applicants that submit research
proposals to develop safe alternatives to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in personal protective equipment.
(2) Criteria.--The Director shall select research proposals
to receive a grant under paragraph (1) on the basis of merit,
using criteria identified by the Director, including the
likelihood that the research results will address the
findings of the Director with respect to the study conducted
under subsection (b)(1).
(3) Eligible entities.--Any entity or group of 2 or more
entities may submit to the Director a research proposal in
response to the solicitation for research proposals under
paragraph (1), including--
(A) State and local agencies;
(B) public institutions, including public institutions of
higher education;
(C) private corporations; and
(D) nonprofit organizations.
(d) Authority for Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to Consult With Experts on Matters
Relating to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.--In carrying
out this section, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology may consult with Federal agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, State and local governments,
and science and research institutions determined by the
Director to have scientific or material interest in reducing
unnecessary occupational exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances by firefighters.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Director $2,500,000 to carry out this section.
(2) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available to carry
out this section shall supplement and not supplant funds made
available to the Director for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 294 OFFERED BY MR. PERRY OF PENNSYLVANIA
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. __. ASSESSMENT ON MODERNIZATION TARGETS OF THE PEOPLE'S
LIBERATION ARMY.
(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall prepare
an assessment on the People's Liberation Army of the People's
Republic of China 2035 modernization targets that includes--
(1) how such modernization could impact the effectiveness
of Taiwan's self-defense capabilities;
(2) how such modernization could impact United States
interests, including those articulated in the Taiwan
Relations Act (22 U.S.C 3301 et. seq.) to maintain the
capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force
or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the
security, or the social or economic system, of the people on
Taiwan; and
(3) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the
assessment in a classified, written report to--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee
on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
AMENDMENT NO. 295 OFFERED BY PETERS OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD-VASH.
(a) HUD Provisions.--Section 8(o)(19) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Veteran defined.--In this paragraph, the term
`veteran' has the meaning given that term in section 2002(b)
of title 38, United States Code.''.
(b) VHA Case Managers.--Subsection (b) of section 2003 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``In the case of vouchers provided under the
HUD-VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, for
purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `veteran' shall
have the meaning given such term in section 2002(b) of this
title.''.
(c) Annual Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the homelessness services
provided under programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, including services under HUD-VASH program under
section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
(2) Included information.--Each such annual report shall
include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of
the report, a statement of the number of eligible individuals
who were furnished such homelessness services and the number
of individuals furnished such services under each such
program, disaggregated by the number of men who received such
services and the number of women who received such services,
and such other information as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
AMENDMENT NO. 296 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR
STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY
INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.
Subsection (h) of section 1210A of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92;
133 Stat. 1628) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2020''
and inserting ``December 31, 2021''.
AMENDMENT NO. 297 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. MITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES IN HIGH-RISK
COUNTRIES.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States that the Department of State, in coordination with the
Department of Defense and the United States Agency for
International Development, should address global fragility,
as required by the Global Fragility Act of 2019 and, to the
extent practicable, incorporate the prevention of atrocities
and mitigation of fragility into security assistance and
cooperation planning and implementation for covered foreign
countries.
(b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with chiefs of mission and the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, shall ensure
that the Department of State's Atrocity Assessment Framework
is factored into the Integrated Country Strategy and the
Country Development Cooperation Strategy where appropriate
for covered foreign countries.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on its efforts to prevent
atrocities in covered foreign countries.
(d) Stakeholder Consultation.--Consistent with section
504(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C.
9803(b)), the Secretary of State and other relevant agencies
may consult with credible representatives of civil society
with experience in atrocities prevention and national and
local governance entities, as well as relevant international
development organizations with experience implementing
programs in fragile and violence-affected communities,
multilateral organizations and donors, and relevant private,
academic, and philanthropic entities, as appropriate, in
identifying covered foreign countries as defined in this
section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
(2) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign
country'' means a foreign country that is not listed as a
priority country under the Global Fragility Initiative but
remains among the top 30 most at risk countries for new onset
of mass killing, according to the Department of State's
internal assessments, and in consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.
AMENDMENT NO. 298 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON OFFICER TRAINING IN IRREGULAR WARFARE.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the training in irregular warfare, if any, provided
to officers of the Armed Forces as part of the regular course
of instruction for such officers.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the level of instruction in irregular warfare typically
provided to officers;
(2) the number of hours of instruction at each level; and
(3) a description of the subject areas covered by the
instruction.
(c) Exclusion of Specialized Training.--The report under
subsection (a) shall not include information on specialized
or branch-specific training in irregular warfare provided to
certain officers as part of a specialized course of
instruction.
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(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``irregular warfare'' has the meaning given
that term in the Joint Operating Concept of the Department of
Defense titled ``Irregular Warfare: Countering Irregular
Threats'', version 2.0, dated May 17, 2010.
AMENDMENT NO. 299 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle D of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 539A. REPORT ON DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
MODERNIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deliver
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives regarding the efficacy of using
point of collection testing (in this section referred to as
``POCT'') devices to modernize the drug demand reduction
program (in this section referred to as ``DDRP'') random
urinalysis testing.
(b) Evaluation Criteria.--The report shall include the
following:
(1) The extent to which use of POCT devices streamline
current urinalysis testing processes and communications,
while maintaining specimen chain of custody for use in
associated administrative and military justice activities if
needed.
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the POCT devices
for DDRP random urinalysis testing while ensuring specimen
chain of custody.
(3) A 10-year projection and assessment of the cost savings
associated with the use of POCT devices in the DDRP random
urinalysis testing.
(4) The methodology for calculating the 10-year cost
projection.
(5) An assessment of any other suggested changes to
modernize the DDRP program.
(6) A summary of any programmatic or logistical barriers to
effectively carrying out the use of POCT devices in the DDRP
testing.
AMENDMENT NO. 300 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5__. REPORT REGARDING COUNTY, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL VETERANS
SERVICE OFFICERS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives and Senate a report
regarding the effects of the presence of CVSOs at
demobilization centers on members of the Armed Forces making
the transition to civilian life.
(b) Metrics.--In determining the effects described in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall use metrics
including the following:
(1) Feedback from members described in subsection (a) and
from veterans regarding interactions with CVSOs.
(2) Greater use of benefits (including health care,
employment services, education, and home loans) available to
veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of--
(A) Veterans Affairs;
(B) Labor;
(C) Health and Human Services;
(D) Housing and Urban Development; or
(E) Education.
(3) Greater use of benefits available to veterans not
described in paragraph (2).
(4) Frequencies of post-demobilization follow-up meetings
initiated by--
(A) a CVSO; or
(B) a veteran.
(5) Awareness and understanding of local support services
(including CVSOs) available to veterans.
(c) Elements.--The report under this section shall include
the following:
(1) The number of demobilization centers that host CVSOs.
(2) The locations of demobilization centers described in
paragraph (1).
(3) Barriers to expanding the presence of CVSOs at
demobilization centers nationwide.
(4) Recommendations of the Secretary of Defense regarding
the presence of CVSOs at demobilization centers.
(d) CVSO Defined.--In this section, the term ``CVSO''
includes--
(1) a county veterans service officer;
(2) a Tribal veterans service officer;
(3) a Tribal veterans representative; or
(4) another State, Tribal, or local entity that the
Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
AMENDMENT NO. 301 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE PROCESSES FOR RESPONDING TO
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Comptroller General Analysis.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report containing an analysis of Department of Defense
processes for responding to congressional reporting
requirements in the annual National Defense Authorization
Acts, or the accompanying committee reports.
(b) Criteria for Evaluation.--The analysis required under
subsection (a) shall include an evaluation of funding and
changes to policies and business practices by the Department
for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and public
transparency of the Department's compliance with
congressional reporting requirements.
(c) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) A description of--
(A) current laws, guidance, policies for Department of
Defense compliance with congressional oversight reporting
requirements; and
(B) recent direction from the congressional defense
committees for the Department concerning how it designs,
modifies, tracks, delivers, and inventories completed
reports.
(2) A review and evaluation of the cost and effectiveness
of--
(A) the methods the Department of Defense uses to track and
respond to reporting requirements; and
(B) the ways in which the Department of Defense ensures
suitability of content and timeliness.
(3) An analysis of options for modernizing the preparation
and delivery process for reports that includes--
(A) the coordination of Department of Defense business
practices and internal policies with legislative processes;
and
(B) a determination of the feasibility of maintaining a
congressional tracking database that makes unclassified
reports publicly available in a searchable online database
that identifies, for each report included in the database--
(i) the deadline on which the required report was required
to be submitted;
(ii) the date on which the report was received;
(iii) the classification level of the completed report;
(iv) the form in which the report was submitted;
(v) the standard legislative citation and hyperlink to
original legislative language that required the report;
(vi) the total cost associated with the report;
(vii) a brief summary of the report;
(viii) a unique identifier for the report; and
(ix) the subject and sub-subject codes associated with the
report.
AMENDMENT NO. 302 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, insert the following:
SEC. 6__. CHERYL LANKFORD MEMORIAL EXPANSION OF ASSISTANCE
FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES AND OTHER DEPENDENTS.
Section 633(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each Secretary'';
(3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``a
casualty assistance officer who is'' after ``jurisdiction of
such Secretary'';
(4) by striking ``spouses and other dependents of members''
and all that follows through ``services:'' and inserting an
em dash; and
(5) by inserting before subparagraph (A), as redesignated,
the following:
``(A) a spouse and any other dependent of a member of such
Armed Force (including the reserve components thereof) who
dies on active duty; and
``(B) a dependent described in subparagraph (A) if the
spouse of the deceased member dies and the dependent (or the
guardian of such dependent) requests such assistance.
``(2) Casualty assistance officers described in paragraph
(1) shall provide to spouses and dependents described in that
paragraph the following services:''.
AMENDMENT NO. 303 OFFERED BY MR. PHILLIPS OF MINNESOTA
At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:
SEC. 12__. RESUMPTION OF PEACE CORPS OPERATIONS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
a report that describes the efforts of the Peace Corps to--
(1) offer a return to service to each Peace Corps volunteer
and trainee whose service ended on March 15, 2020 (or
earlier, in the case of volunteers who were serving China and
Mongolia), due to the COVID-19 public health emergency;
(2) obtain approval from countries, as is safe and
appropriate, to return volunteers and trainees to countries
of service, predicated on the ability for volunteers and
trainees to return safely and legally;
(3) provide adequate measures necessary for the safety and
health of volunteers and trainees and develop contingency
plans in
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the event overseas operations are disrupted by future COVID-
19 outbreaks;
(4) develop and maintain a robust volunteer cohort; and
(5) identify the need for anticipated additional
appropriations of new statutory authorities and changes in
global conditions that would be necessary to achieve the goal
of safely enrolling 7,300 Peace Corps volunteer during the
one-year period beginning on the date on which Peace Corps
operations resume.
AMENDMENT NO. 304 OFFERED BY MS. PINGREE OF MAINE
Page 375, after line 25, add the following new section:
SEC. 549C. REPORT ON SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARASSMENT OF RECRUITS
DURING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO
THE ARMED FORCES.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report on the prevalence of sexual abuse and harassment of
persons during the medical examination that precedes entry
into the Armed Forces. Such report shall include the
following:
(1) The number of incidents of sexual abuse or harassment
that have been reported since 2000, if available.
(2) A description of the process by which the Department of
Defense tracks the incidents of sexual abuse or harassment,
if applicable.
(3) A plan to establish a process by which the Department
tracks the incidents of sexual abuse or harassment, including
of the medical professionals involved, if such a process does
not exist.
(4) A plan to provide awareness training regarding sexual
abuse and harassment provided to medical professionals who
perform such examinations, if such training does not exist.
(5) A plan to provide recruits with information on their
rights and responsibilities in the event they face sexual
abuse and harassment that is incident to service but prior to
starting service in the Armed Forces, if such information
does not exist.
(6) A description of the legal redress available to persons
who experience such sexual abuse and harassment, including
through the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for those who
enter the Armed Forces.
AMENDMENT NO. 305 OFFERED BY MRS. PLASKETT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17_. WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO INSTITUTIONS
LOCATED IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MARIA.
(a) Waiver Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, unless enacted with specific reference to this
section or section 392 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1068a), for any affected institution that was
receiving assistance under title III of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1051 et seq.) at the time of a covered hurricane disaster,
the Secretary of Education shall, for each of the fiscal
years 2020 through 2022 (and may, for each of the fiscal
years 2023 and 2024)--
(1) waive--
(A) the eligibility data requirements set forth in section
391(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1068(d));
(B) the wait-out period set forth in section 313(d) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059(d));
(C) the allotment requirements under section 324 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063); and
(D) the use of the funding formula developed pursuant to
section 326(f)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1063b(f)(3));
(2) waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision
to ensure that affected institutions that were receiving
assistance under title III of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) at the time of a covered
hurricane disaster are not adversely affected by any formula
calculation for fiscal year 2020 or for any of the four
succeeding fiscal years, as necessary; and
(3) make available to each affected institution an amount
that is not less than the amount made available to such
institution under title III of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) for fiscal year 2017, except
that for any fiscal year for which the funds appropriated for
payments under such title are less than the appropriated
level for fiscal year 2017, the amount made available to such
institutions shall be ratably reduced among the institutions
receiving funds under such title.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Affected institution.--The term ``affected
institution'' means an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001)) that--
(A) is--
(i) a part A institution (which term shall have the meaning
given the term ``eligible institution'' under section 312(b)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b))); or
(ii) a part B institution, as such term is defined in
section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061(2)), or as identified in section 326(e) of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1063b(e));
(B) is located in a covered area affected by a hurricane
disaster; and
(C) is able to demonstrate that, as a result of the impact
of a covered hurricane disaster, the institution--
(i) incurred physical damage;
(ii) has pursued collateral source compensation from
insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the
Small Business Administration, as appropriate; and
(iii) was not able to fully reopen in existing facilities
or to fully reopen to the pre-hurricane enrollment levels
during the 30-day period beginning on September 7, 2017.
(2) Covered area affected by a hurricane disaster.--The
term ``covered area affected by a hurricane disaster'' means
an area for which the President declared a major disaster
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of
Hurricane Maria.
(3) Covered hurricane disaster.--The term ``covered
hurricane disaster'' means a major disaster that the
President declared to exist, in accordance with section 401
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), and that was caused by
Hurricane Maria or Hurricane Irma.
AMENDMENT NO. 306 OFFERED BY MRS. PLASKETT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 835. SMALL BUSINESSES IN TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Definition of Covered Territory Business.--Section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(ff) Covered Territory Business.--In this Act, the term
`covered territory business' means a small business concern
that has its principal office located in one of the
following:
``(1) The United States Virgin Islands.
``(2) American Samoa.
``(3) Guam.
``(4) The Northern Mariana Islands.''.
(b) Priority for Surplus Property Transfers.--Section
7(j)(13)(F)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(j)(13)(F)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in clause (I), by striking ``means'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``means--
``(aa) in the case of a Puerto Rico business, the period
beginning on August 13, 2018, and ending on the date on which
the Oversight Board established under section 2121 of title
48 terminates; and
``(bb) in the case of a covered territory business, the
period beginning on the date of enactment of this item and
ending on the date that is 4 years after such date of
enactment.''; and
(2) in clause (II)--
(A) by inserting ``or a covered territory business'' after
``a Puerto Rico business''; and
(B) by striking ``the Puerto Rico business'' in both places
it appears and inserting ``such business''.
(c) Contracting Incentives for Protege Firms That Are
Covered Territory Businesses.--
(1) Contracting incentives.--Section 45(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Covered territory businesses.--During the period
beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph and
ending on the date that is 4 years after such date of
enactment, the Administrator shall identify potential
incentives to a covered territory mentor that awards a
subcontract to its covered territory protege, including--
``(A) positive consideration in any past performance
evaluation of the covered territory mentor; and
``(B) the application of costs incurred for providing
training to such covered territory protege to the
subcontracting plan (as required under paragraph (4) or (5)
of section 8(d)) of the covered territory mentor.''.
(2) Mentor-protege relationships.--Section 45(b)(3)(A) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)(A)) is amended
by striking ``relationships are'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting the following:
``relationships--
``(i) are between a covered protege and a covered mentor;
or
``(ii) are between a covered territory protege and a
covered territory mentor.''.
(3) Definitions.--Section 45(d) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
``(6) Covered territory mentor.--The term `covered
territory mentor' means a mentor that enters into an
agreement under this Act, or under any mentor-protege program
approved under subsection (b)(1), with a covered territory
protege.
``(7) Covered territory protege.--The term `covered
territory protege' means a protege of a covered territory
mentor that is a covered territory business.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 307 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:
SEC. 1111. VACANCY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3345 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if an Inspector
General position that requires appointment by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to be filled
is vacant, the first assistant of such
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position shall perform the functions and duties of the
Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity subject
to the time limitations of section 3346.
``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if for purposes of
carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, by reason of
absence, disability, or vacancy, the first assistant to the
position of Inspector General is not available to perform the
functions and duties of the Inspector General, an acting
Inspector General shall be appointed by the President from
among individuals serving in an office of any Inspector
General, provided that--
``(A) during the 365-day period preceding the date of
death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the
applicable Inspector General, the individual served in a
position in an office of any Inspector General for not less
than 90 days; and
``(B) the rate of pay for the position of such individual
is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable
for a position at GS-15 of the General Schedule.''.
(b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to any vacancy first occurring with respect to an
Inspector General position on or after the date of enactment
of this Act.
AMENDMENT NO. 308 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR ARMY UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH
CENTERS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Army, basic research, university and industry
research centers (PE 0601104A), line 004 is hereby increased
by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Army, admin & servicewide
activities, servicewide communications, line 440 is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.
AMENDMENT NO. 309 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of title XVII, add the following new section:
SEC. 17__. CREDIT MONITORING.
Section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681c-1(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
AMENDMENT NO. 310 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 17__. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS.
Not later than seven days after the transmission to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate or the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives of any
Department of Defense legislative proposal, the Secretary of
Defense shall make publicly available on a website of the
Department such legislative proposal, including any bill text
and section-by-section analyses associated with the proposal.
AMENDMENT NO. 311 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER OF CALIFORNIA
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON PREDATORY SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MILITARY
COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report on risks facing
service members, military families, and separated veterans on
social media.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include an analysis of the following:
(1) Content related to predatory loans or financial or
educational products.
(2) Content related unproven or unnecessary medical
treatments or procedures.
(3) Content related to ethnic or racial violent extremism.
(4) The risks to readiness, morale, and national security
posed by such content.
(5) The ways in which social media algorithms may amplify
such content.
(6) The steps taken by social media companies and executive
agencies to address the risks posed by the content described
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in an unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term
``executive agency'' means an executive department or
independent establishment in the executive branch of the
Federal Government.
AMENDMENT NO. 312 OFFERED BY MS. POSEY OF FLORIDA
At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. BRIEFING ON PAYLOAD HOSTING ON MODULAR SUPERSONIC
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the
potential use of a modular civil supersonic aircraft to host
multiple mission payloads.
(b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall
include an assessment of the potential of a repurposed civil
supersonic aircraft with a military-engineered front section
as a long-range, high-speed platform for the following uses:
(1) As a multi-payload disaggregated node in the Joint All-
Domain Command & Control architecture.
(2) As a host for a multi-mission directed energy system.
(3) As an embedded or separated electronic warfare escort.
(4) As a quick-response vehicle for missions necessitating
large and diverse payloads that preclude fighter aircraft due
to size, range or altitude.
(c) Limitation.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall
not affect, modify, or address any matter set forth in
section 122 of the Report of the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives that accompanies this Act.
AMENDMENT NO. 313 OFFERED BY MR. RESCHENTHALER OF PENNSYLVANIA
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND
MACHINE LEARNING INITIATIVE OF THE ARMY.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the additive manufacturing and machine learning
initiative of the Army has the potential to accelerate the
ability to deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in
expeditionary settings and strengthen the United States
defense industrial supply chain; and
(2) Congress and the Department of Defense should continue
to support the additive manufacturing and machine learning
initiative of the Army.
AMENDMENT NO. 314 OFFERED BY MR. RESCHENTHALER OF PENNSYLANIA
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINMENT PLAN FOR PROCUREMENT OF
CANNON TUBES.
(a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall
develop a comprehensive, long-term strategy, which shall
include a risk assessment, gap analysis, proposed courses of
action, investment options, and a sustainment plan, for the
development, production, procurement and modernization of
cannon and large caliber weapons tubes that mitigates
identified risks and gaps to the Army and the defense
industrial base.
(b) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the sufficiency of the cannon tube
industrial base to meet near and long-term development and
production requirements, including an analysis of any
capability or capacity gaps that may exist currently or into
the future given current and planned program demands.
(2) An analysis of the resources required and planned for
the cannon tube industrial base across the future years
defense program.
(3) A detailed analysis and explanation of the courses of
action necessary to mitigate any existing or projected future
capability gaps and deficiencies, including the establishment
of a permanent or temporary second source for cannon and
large caliber weapons tubes if advisable, feasible, suitable,
and affordable.
(4) Funding and timelines associated with the
identification, qualification and sustainment of a permanent
or temporary second source for cannon and large caliber
weapons tubes through full and open competition that would be
required to mitigate significant development, production,
procurement, and modernization risk in the cannon tube
industrial base.
(5) Such other information as the Secretary of the Army
determines to be appropriate.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
copy of the strategy developed under subsection (a).
AMENDMENT NO. 315 OFFERED BY MR. RESCHENTHALER OF PENNSYLANIA
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. TRANSFER OF EXCESS NAVAL VESSELS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
EGYPT.
(a) Transfers by Grant.--The President is authorized to
transfer to the Government of Egypt the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY
class guided missile frigates ex-USS CARR (FFG-52) and ex-USS
ELROD (FFG-55) on a grant basis under section 516 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) upon
submitting to the appropriate congressional committees a
certification described in subsection (b).
(b) Certification.--A certification described in this
subsection is a certification of the following:
(1) The President has received reliable assurances that the
Government of Egypt and any Egyptian state-owned enterprise--
(A) are not engaged in activity subject to sanctions under
the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
(Public Law 115-44; 22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.), including
activity related to Russian Su-35 warplanes; and
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(B) will not knowingly engage in activity subject to
sanctions under such Act in the future.
(2) The Egyptian forces that will man the vessels described
in subsection (a) will be subject to the requirements of
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2378d) and section 362 of title 10, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the ``Leahy laws''), and to other
human rights vetting requirements to ensure that United
States-funded assistance is not provided to Egyptian security
forces that have committed gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights.
(3) The President has received reliable assurances that the
vessels described in subsection (a) will not be used in any
military operation in Libya or Libyan territorial waters,
except for those operations conducted in coordination with
the United States.
(c) Violations.--If the President determines after the
transfer of a vessel described in subsection (a) that the
conditions described in subsection (b) are no longer being
met, the President shall apply the provisions of section 3(c)
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(c)) with
respect to Egypt to the same extent and in the same manner as
if Egypt had committed a violation described in paragraph (1)
of such section.
(d) Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred
Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred
to the Government of Egypt on a grant basis pursuant to
authority provided under subsection (a) shall not be counted
against the aggregate value of excess defense articles
transferred in any fiscal year under section 516(g) of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)).
(e) Costs of Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 516(e) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), any expense incurred by the
United States in connection with a transfer authorized under
subsection (a) shall be charged to the Government of Egypt.
(f) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall
require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under
subsection (a), that the Government of Egypt have such repair
or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the
vessel joins the naval forces of Egypt, performed at a
shipyard located in the United States, including a United
States Navy shipyard.
(g) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a
vessel under subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 3-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(h) Report.--Not later than 30 days before the transfer of
a vessel described in subsection (a), the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on how the transfer of the vessel will help to alleviate
United States mission requirements in the Mediterranean Sea,
the Bab el Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea.
(i) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
Amendment No. 316 Offered by Mr. Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. ___. DESIGNATION OF ACADEMIC LIAISON TO PROTECT AGAINST
EMERGING THREATS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, shall do the following:
(1) Designate an official serving within the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to
work with the academic and research communities to protect
academic research funded by the Department of Defense from
undue foreign influences and threats.
(2) Set forth the responsibilities of the official
designated under paragraph (1), including--
(A) serving as the liaison of the Department of Defense
with the academic and research communities;
(B) carrying out initiatives of the Department related to
the protection of academic research funded by the Department
from undue foreign influences and threats, including the
initiatives established under section 1286 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C.
2358 note);
(C) not less frequently than once a year, conducting
outreach and education activities for the academic and
research community about undue foreign influences and threats
to academic research that is funded by the Department;
(D) coordinating and aligning the policies relating to
academic research security of--
(i) the elements of the Department specified in section
111(b) of title 10, United States Code;
(ii) the intelligence community;
(iii) Federal science agencies;
(iv) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
(v) Federal regulatory agencies; and
(E) working with the intelligence community to the maximum
extent practicable to share with the academic and research
communities, at least annually, unclassified information,
including counterintelligence information, on threats from
undue foreign influences.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as authorizing the official designated under
subsection (a)(1) to classify academic research in a manner
that is inconsistent with the policies of the Department of
Defense or the National Security Decision Directive Numbered
189 of September 21, 1985, titled ``National Policy on the
Transfer of Scientific, Technical and Engineering
Information'', or any successor directive.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal regulatory agencies.--The term ``Federal
regulatory agencies'' means the Department of Defense, the
Department of Commerce, the Department of State, the
Department of Justice, the Department of Energy, the
Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland
Security, and the National Archives and Records
Administration.
(2) Federal science agencies.--The term ``Federal science
agencies'' means each agency (as such term is defined in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code) that obligated or
expended not less than $100,000,000 in the previous fiscal
year for research and development.
(3) Intelligence community.--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).
Amendment No. 317 Offered by Miss Rice of New York
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE OF A BORDER WALL.
The Secretary of Defense shall include on a public website
of the Department of Defense a list of any contracts,
including any task order contract (as such term is defined in
section 2304d of title 10, United States Code) and any
modifications to a contract, entered into by the Secretary
relating to the construction or maintenance of a barrier
along the international border between the United States and
Mexico that have an estimated value equal to or greater than
$7,000,000.
Amendment No. 318 Offered by Miss Rice of New York
Page 978, after line 16, add the following new section:
SEC. 1637. CISA CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT TO AGENCIES.
Section 3553(b) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking ``; and'' at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
``(7) upon request by an agency, and at the Secretary's
discretion, with or without reimbursement--
``(A) providing services, functions, or capabilities,
including operation of the agency's information security
program, to assist the agency with meeting the requirements
set forth in section 3554(b); and
``(B) deploying, operating, and maintaining secure
technology platforms and tools, including networks and common
business applications, for use by the agency to perform
agency functions, including collecting, maintaining, storing,
processing, and analyzing information; and''.
Amendment No. 319 Offered by Mr. Richmond of Louisiana
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XVI the following:
SEC. 16__. ESTABLISHMENT IN DHS OF JOINT CYBER PLANNING
OFFICE.
(a) Amendment.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2215. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.
``(a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in the
Agency an office for joint cyber planning (in this section
referred to as the `Office') to develop, for public and
private sector entities, plans for cyber defense operations,
including the development of a set of coordinated actions to
protect, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity
risks or incidents or limit, mitigate, or defend against
coordinated, malicious cyber operations that pose a potential
risk to critical infrastructure or national interests. The
Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Director of
Joint Cyber Planning (in this section referred to as the
`Director') within the Cybersecurity Division.
``(b) Planning and Execution.--In leading the development
of plans for cyber defense operations pursuant to subsection
(a), the Director shall--
``(1) coordinate with relevant Federal departments and
agencies to establish processes and procedures necessary to
develop and maintain ongoing coordinated plans for cyber
defense operations;
``(2) leverage cyber capabilities and authorities of
participating Federal departments and agencies, as
appropriate, in furtherance of plans for cyber defense
operations;
``(3) ensure that plans for cyber defense operations are,
to the greatest extent practicable, developed in
collaboration with relevant private sector entities,
particularly in areas in which such entities have comparative
advantages in limiting, mitigating, or defending against a
cybersecurity risk or incident or coordinated, malicious
cyber operation;
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``(4) ensure that plans for cyber defense operations, as
appropriate, are responsive to potential adversary activity
conducted in response to United States offensive cyber
operations;
``(5) facilitate the exercise of plans for cyber defense
operations, including by developing and modeling scenarios
based on an understanding of adversary threats to,
vulnerability of, and potential consequences of disruption or
compromise of critical infrastructure;
``(6) coordinate with and, as necessary, support relevant
Federal departments and agencies in the establishment of
procedures, development of additional plans, including for
offensive and intelligence activities in support of cyber
defense operations, and creation of agreements necessary for
the rapid execution of plans for cyber defense operations
when a cybersecurity risk or incident or malicious cyber
operation has been identified; and
``(7) support public and private sector entities, as
appropriate, in the execution of plans developed pursuant to
this section.
``(c) Composition.--The Office shall be composed of--
``(1) a central planning staff; and
``(2) appropriate representatives of Federal departments
and agencies, including--
``(A) the Department;
``(B) United States Cyber Command;
``(C) the National Security Agency;
``(D) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
``(E) the Department of Justice; and
``(F) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out its responsibilities
described in subsection (b), the Office shall regularly
consult with appropriate representatives of non-Federal
entities, such as--
``(1) State, local, federally-recognized Tribal, and
territorial governments;
``(2) information sharing and analysis organizations,
including information sharing and analysis centers;
``(3) owners and operators of critical information systems;
and
``(4) private entities; and
``(5) other appropriate representatives or entities, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(e) Interagency Agreements.--The Secretary and the head
of a Federal department or agency referred to in subsection
(c) may enter into agreements for the purpose of detailing
personnel on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Cyber defense operation.--The term `cyber defense
operation' means defensive activities performed for a
cybersecurity purpose.
``(2) Cybersecurity purpose.--The term `cybersecurity
purpose' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of
the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (contained in division N of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6
U.S.C. 1501)).
``(3) Cybersecurity risk; incident.--The terms
`cybersecurity risk' and `incident' have the meanings given
such terms in section 2209.
``(4) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The
term `information sharing and analysis organization' has the
meaning given such term in section 2222(5).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2214 the following new item:
``Sec. 2215. Joint cyber planning office.''.
Amendment No. 320 Offered by Mr. Richmond of Louisiana
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CISA DIRECTOR TERM
LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 2202 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended by--
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) Qualifications.--
``(A) In general.--The Director shall be appointed from
among individuals who have--
``(i) extensive knowledge in at least two of the areas
specified in subparagraph (B); and
``(ii) not fewer than five years of demonstrated experience
in efforts to foster coordination and collaboration between
the Federal Government, the private sector, and other
entities on issues related to cybersecurity, infrastructure
security, or security risk management.
``(B) Specified areas.--The areas specified in this
subparagraph are the following:
``(i) Cybersecurity.
``(ii) Infrastructure security.
``(iii) Security risk management.
``(3) Term.--Effective with respect to an individual
appointed to be the Director by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, after the date of the
enactment of this paragraph, the term of office of such an
individual so appointed shall be five years, and such an
individual may not serve more than two terms. The term of
office of the individual serving as the Director as of such
date of enactment shall be five years beginning on the date
on which the Director began serving.''.
(b) Change of Title of Assistant Director to Executive
Assistant Director.--
(1) Cybersecurity division.--Section 2203 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking
``Assistant director'' and inserting ``Executive assistant
director''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Assistant Director for
Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the `Assistant
Director')'' and inserting ``Executive Assistant Director for
Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the `Executive
Assistant Director')''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Director'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Executive Assistant Director''.
(2) Infrastructure security division.--Section 2204 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking
``Assistant director'' and inserting ``Executive assistant
director''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Assistant Director for
Infrastructure Security (in this section referred to as the
`Assistant Director')'' and inserting ``Executive Assistant
Director for Infrastructure Security (in this section
referred to as the `Executive Assistant Director')''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Director'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Executive Assistant Director''.
(c) Amendment Relating to Qualifications for Certain CISA
Executive Assistant Directors.--The Homeland Security Act of
2002 is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) of section 2203(a)(2) (6 U.S.C.
653(a)(2)), by striking ``President without the advice and
consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) of section 2204(a)(2) (6 U.S.C.
654(a)(2)), by striking ``President without the advice and
consent of the Senate'' and inserting ``Secretary''.
(d) Amendment to Position Level of CISA Director.--
Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in section 5313, by inserting after ``Administrator of
the Transportation Security Administration.'' the following:
``Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency.''; and
(2) in section 5314, by striking ``Director, Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency.''.
Amendment No. 321 Offered by Mr. Riggleman of Virginia
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--BANKING TRANSPARENCY FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS ACT OF 2019
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Banking Transparency
for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2019''.
SEC. 6002. REPORT ON FINANCIAL SERVICES BENEFITTING STATE
SPONSORS OF TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS,
AND CORRUPT OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a report to the
Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the
Senate that includes--
(1) a copy of any license issued by the Secretary in the
preceding 180 days that authorizes a financial institution to
provide financial services benefitting a state sponsor of
terrorism; and
(2) a list of any foreign financial institutions that, in
the preceding 180 days, knowingly conducted a significant
transaction or transactions, directly or indirectly, for a
sanctioned person included on the Department of the
Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons
List who--
(A) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf of, the
government of a state sponsor of terrorism; or
(B) is designated pursuant to any of the following:
(i) Section 404 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik
Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of
2012 (Public Law 112208).
(ii) Subtitle F of title XII of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328,
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act).
(iii) Executive Order No. 13818.
(b) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
SEC. 6003. WAIVER.
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the requirements of
section 6002 with respect to a foreign financial institution
described in paragraph (2) of such section--
(1) upon receiving credible assurances that the foreign
financial institution has ceased, or will imminently cease,
to knowingly conduct any significant transaction or
transactions, directly or indirectly, for a person described
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (2); or
(2) upon certifying to the Committees on Financial Services
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign
Relations of the Senate that the waiver is important to the
national interest of the United States, with an explanation
of the reasons therefor.
SEC. 6004. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this division:
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(1) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution'' means a United States financial institution or
a foreign financial institution.
(2) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
financial institution'' has the meaning given that term under
section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) 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.
(4) United states financial institution.--The term ``United
States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term
``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title
31, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 6005. SUNSET.
The reporting requirement under this division shall
terminate on the date that is the end of the 7-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment No. 322 Offered by Mr. Rose of New York
At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following:
SEC. 6__. SINGLE MILITARY HOUSING AREA FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY
WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN 500,000.
Section 403(b)(2) of title 37, United States Code is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``(A)'' before
``The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) No municipality with a population greater than
500,000 may be covered by more than one military housing
area.''.
Amendment No. 323 Offered by Mr. Rose of New York
At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following:
SEC. 6__. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES
TO INCLUDE FARES AND TOLLS.
Section 452(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``(including fares and tolls, without
regard to distance travelled)'' after ``transportation''.
Amendment No. 324 Offered by Mr. Rouda of California
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 746. REPORT ON LAPSES IN TRICARE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing an analysis of each of the
following:
(1) Any lapses in coverage under the TRICARE program for a
member of a reserve component that occurred during the eight
year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act
and were caused by a change in the duty status of such
member, including an identification of the total number of
such lapses.
(2) The factors contributing to any such lapses,
including--
(A) technological factors, including factors relating to
outdated systems;
(B) human errors in processing changes in duty status; and
(C) shortages in the level of administrative staffing of
the National Guard.
(3) How factors contributing to any such lapses were
identified under paragraph (2) and whether actions have been
taken to address the factors.
(4) The effect of any such lapses on--
(A) the delivery of health care benefits to members of the
reserve components and the eligible dependents of such
members; or
(B) force readiness and force retention.
(5) The parties responsible for identifying and
communicating to a member of a reserve component issues
relating to eligibility under the TRICARE program.
(6) The methods by which a member of a reserve component,
an eligible dependent of such member, or the Secretary of
Defense may verify the status of enrollment in the TRICARE
program regarding the member before, during, and after a
deployment of the member.
(7) The comparative effectiveness, with respect to the
delivery of health care benefits to a member of a reserve
component and eligible dependents of such member, of--
(A) continuing the current process by which a previously
eligible member must transition from coverage under TRICARE
Reserve Select to coverage under TRICARE Prime after a change
to active service in the duty status of such member; and
(B) establishing a new process by which a previously
eligible member may remain covered by TRICARE Reserve Select
after a change to active service in the duty status of such
member (whether by allowing a previously eligible member to
pay a premium for such coverage or by requiring the Federal
Government to provide for such coverage).
(8) Whether the current process referred to in paragraph
(7)(A) negatively affects the delivery of health care
benefits as a result of transitions between network
providers.
(9) The actions necessary to prevent future occurrences of
such lapses, including legislative actions.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``active service'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the congressional defense committees (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code) and the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
(3) The term ``eligible dependent'' means a dependent of a
member of a reserve component--
(A) described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section
1072(2) of title 10, United States Code; and
(B) eligible for coverage under the TRICARE Program.
(4) The term ``previously eligible member'' means a member
of a reserve component who was eligible for coverage under
TRICARE Reserve Select pursuant to section 1076d of title 10,
United States Code, prior to a change to active service in
the duty status of such member.
(5) The terms ``TRICARE Prime'' and ``TRICARE program''
have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title
10, United States Code.
(6) The term ``TRICARE Reserve Select'' has the meaning
given that term in section 1076d(f) of title 10, United
States Code.
Amendment No. 325 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
Add at the end of title VII the following new section:
SEC. 7__. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF
BURN PITS.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed report
on the status, methodology, and culmination timeline of all
the research and studies being conducted to assess the health
effects of burn pits. The report shall include an
identification of any challenges and potential challenges
with respect to completing such research and studies and
recommendations to address such challenges.
Amendment No. 326 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
Add at the end of title VII the following new section:
SEC. 7__. MANDATORY TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF BURN PITS.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each medical
provider of the Department of Defense mandatory training with
respect to the potential health effects of burn pits.
Amendment No. 327 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
At the end of title VII, add the following new section:
SEC. 7__. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN
PITS IN POSTDEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in
postdeployment health reassessments conducted under section
1074f of title 10, United States Code, pursuant to a
Department of Defense Form 2796, or successor form, an
independent and conspicuous question regarding exposure of
members of the Armed Forces to open burn pits.
(b) Inclusion in Assessments by Military Departments.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretary of each
military department includes a question regarding exposure of
members of the Armed Forces to open burn pits in any
electronic postdeployment health assessment conducted by that
military department.
(c) Open Burn Pit Defined.--In this section, 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)
Amendment No. 328 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
At the end of title VII, add the following new section:
SEC. 7__. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY TO INCLUDE OPEN
BURN PITS IN EGYPT AND SYRIA.
Section 201(c)(2) of the Dignified Burial and Other
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended, in the matter before
subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Iraq'' and inserting ``,
Iraq, Egypt, or Syria''.
Amendment No. 329 Offered by Mr. Ruppersberger of Maryland
At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
SEC. __. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY
REVIEW.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland
Security shall conduct a review of the ability of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to carry out
its mission requirements, as well as the recommendations
detailed in the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission's Report
regarding the Agency.
(b) Elements of Review.--The review conducted in accordance
with subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of how additional budget resources could
be used by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency for projects and programs that--
(A) support the national risk management mission;
(B) support public and private-sector cybersecurity;
(C) promote public-private integration; and
(D) provide situational awareness of cybersecurity threats.
(2) A force structure assessment of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, including--
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(A) a determination of the appropriate size and composition
of personnel to carry out the mission requirements of the
Agency, as well as the recommendations detailed in the U.S.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission's Report regarding the Agency;
(B) as assessment of whether existing personnel are
appropriately matched to the prioritization of threats in the
cyber domain and risks to critical infrastructure;
(C) an assessment of whether the Agency has the appropriate
personnel and resources to--
(i) perform risk assessments, threat hunting, and incident
response to support both private and public cybersecurity;
(ii) carry out its responsibilities related to the security
of Federal information and Federal information systems (as
such term is defined in section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code); and
(iii) carry out its critical infrastructure
responsibilities, including national risk management;
(D) an assessment of whether current structure, personnel,
and resources of regional field offices are sufficient to
carry out Agency responsibilities and mission requirements;
and
(E) an assessment of current Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency facilities, including a review
of the suitability of such facilities to fully support
current and projected mission requirements nationally and
regionally, and recommendations regarding future facility
requirements.
(c) Submission of Review.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report detailing the result of the review conducted in
accordance with subsection (a), including recommendations to
address any identified gaps.
(d) General Services Administration Review.--
(1) Submission of assessment.--Upon submission to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate of the report required
under subsection (c), the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland
Security shall submit to the Administrator of the General
Services Administration the results of the assessment
required under subsection (b)(2)(E).
(2) Review.--The Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall--
(A) conduct a review of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency assessment required under subsection
(b)(2)(E); and
(B) make recommendations regarding resources needed to
procure or build a new facility or augment existing
facilities to ensure sufficient size and accommodations to
fully support current and projected mission requirements,
including the integration of personnel from the private
sector and other Federal departments and agencies.
(3) Submission of review.--Not later than 30 days after
receipt of the assessment under paragraph (1), the
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall
submit to the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives the review required under paragraph
(2).
Amendment No. 330 Offered by Mr. Sablan of Northern Mariana Islands
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the follow new
section:
SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN
MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 21(a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before ``The
Administration shall require'' the following: ``The previous
sentence shall not apply to an applicant that has its
principal office located in the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(C)(ix), by striking ``and American
Samoa'' and inserting ``American Samoa, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands''; and
(2) in section 34(a)(9), by striking ``and American Samoa''
and inserting ``American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands''.
Amendment No. 331 Offered by Mr. San Nicolas of Guam
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR MILITARY REALIGNMENTS IN THE
PACIFIC.
Section 6(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A
Joint Resolution to approve the `Covenant To Establish a
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political
Union With the United States of America', and for other
purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C.
1806(b)(1)(B)(i) is amended--
(1) by striking ``contact'' and inserting ``contract'';
(2) by inserting ``supporting,'' after ``connected to,'';
(3) by striking ``or'' before ``associated with'';
(4) by inserting ``or adversely affected by'' after
``associated with,''; and
(5) by inserting ``, with priority given to federally
funded military projects'' after ``and in the Commonwealth''.
Amendment No. 332 Offered by Ms. Schakowsky of Illinois
Page 637, after line 20, add the following:
SEC. 848. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY
CONTRACTOR CONTRACTS.
(a) Report of Certain Contracts and Task Orders.--
(1) Requirement regarding contracts and task orders.--The
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall compile
a report of the work performed or to be performed under a
covered contract during the period beginning on October 1,
2001, and ending on the last day of the month during which
this Act is enacted for work performed or work to be
performed in areas of contingency operations.
(2) Form of submissions.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum
extent possible, but may contain a classified annex, if
necessary.
(b) Reports on Contracts for Work To Be Performed in Areas
of Contingency Operations and Other Significant Military
Operations.--The Inspector General of the Department of
Defense shall submit to each specified congressional
committee a report not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act that contains the following
information:
(1) The number of civilians performing work in areas of
contingency operations under covered contracts.
(2) The total cost of such covered contracts.
(3) The total number of civilians who have been wounded or
killed in performing work under such covered contracts.
(4) A description of the disciplinary actions that have
been taken against persons performing work under such covered
contracts by the contractor, the United States Government, or
the government of any country in which the area of
contingency operations is located.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means
a contract for private security entered into by the Secretary
of Defense in an amount greater than $5,000,000.
(2) Contingency operation.--The term ``contingency
operation'' has the meaning provided by section 101(a)(13) of
title 10, United States Code.
(3) Specified congressional committees.--The term
``specified congressional committees'' means the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Amendment No. 333 Offered by Ms. Schakowsky of illinois
Page 573, after line 11, add the following:
SEC. 819A. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FORMER DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE OFFICIALS AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
(a) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2410t. Defense contractors report: requirements
concerning former Department of Defense officials and
lobbying activities
``(a) In General.--Each contract for the procurement of
goods or services in excess of $10,000,000, other than a
contract for the procurement of commercial products or
commercial services, that is entered into by the Secretary of
Defense shall include a provision under which the contractor
agrees to submit to the Secretary of Defense, not later than
April 1 of each year such contract is in effect, a written
report setting forth the information required by subsection
(b).
``(b) Report Contents.--Except as provided in subsection
(c), a report by a contractor under subsection (a) shall--
``(1) list the name of each person who--
``(A) is a former officer or employee of the Department of
Defense or a former or retired member of the armed forces who
served--
``(i) in an Executive Schedule position under subchapter II
of chapter 53 of title 5;
``(ii) in a position in the Senior Executive Service under
subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5;
``(iii) in a position compensated at a rate of pay for
grade O-6 or above under section 201 of title 37; or
``(iv) as a program manager, deputy program manager,
procuring contracting officer, administrative contracting
officer, source selection authority, member of the source
selection evaluation board, or chief of a financial or
technical evaluation team for such a contract; and
``(B) during the preceding calendar year was provided
compensation by the contractor, if such compensation was
first provided by the contractor not more than four years
after such former officer or employee of the Department of
Defense, or such former or retired member of the armed
forces, left service in the Department of Defense;
``(2) in the case of each person listed under paragraph
(1)(A)--
``(A) identify the department or entity in which such
person was employed or served on active duty during the last
two years of such person's service with the Department of
Defense;
``(B) state such person's job title and identify any
project on which such person performed any work or for which
such person provided any goods pursuant to a contract with
the Department of Defense during the last two years of such
person's service with the Department; and
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``(C) state such person's current job title with the
contractor and identify each project on which such person has
performed any work or for which such person provided any
goods on behalf of the contractor; and
``(3) if the contractor is a client, include--
``(A) a statement that--
``(i) lists each specific issue for which the contractor,
any employee of the contractor, or any lobbyist paid by the
contractor engaged in lobbying activities directed at the
Department of Defense; and
``(ii) specifies the Federal rule or regulation, Executive
order, or other program, policy, contract, or position of the
Department of Defense to which the lobbying activities
described in clause (i) related;
``(iii) lists each lobbying activity directed at the
Department of Defense that the contractor, any employee of
the contractor, or any lobbyist paid by the contractor has
engaged in on behalf of the contractor, including--
``(I) each document prepared by the contractor, any
employee of the contractor, or any lobbyist paid by the
contractor that was submitted to an officer or employee of
the Department of Defense by the lobbyist;
``(II) each meeting that was a lobbying contact with an
officer or employee of the Department of Defense, including
the subject of the meeting, the date of the meeting, and the
name and position of each individual who attended the
meeting;
``(III) each phone call made to an officer or employee of
the Department of Defense that was a lobbying contact,
including the subject of the phone call, the date of the
phone call, and the name and position of each individual who
was on the phone call; and
``(IV) each electronic communication sent to an officer or
employee of the Department of Defense that was a lobbying
contact, including the subject of the electronic
communication, the date of the electronic communication, and
the name and position of each individual who received the
electronic communication;
``(iv) lists the name of each employee of the contractor
who--
``(I) did not participate in a lobbying contact with an
officer or employee of the Department of Defense; and
``(II) engaged in lobbying activities in support of a
lobbying contact with an officer or employee of the
Department of Defense; and
``(v) describes the lobbying activities referred to in
clause (iv)(II); and
``(B) a copy of any document transmitted to an officer or
employee of the Department of Defense in the course of the
lobbying activities described in subparagraph (A)(iv)(II).
``(c) Duplicate Information Not Required.--An annual report
submitted by a contractor pursuant to subsection (b) need not
provide information with respect to any former officer or
employee of the Department of Defense or former or retired
member of the armed forces if such information has already
been provided in a previous annual report filed by such
contractor under this section.
``(d) Public Access to Reports.--The Secretary of Defense
shall make any report described under subsection (a) publicly
available on a website of the Department of Defense not later
than 45 days after the receipt of such report.
``(e) Definitions.--In subsection (b)(3), the terms
`client', `lobbying activities', `lobbying contact', and
`lobbyist' have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
``Sec. 2410t. Defense contractors: requirements concerning former
Department of Defense officials.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act,
and shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or
after that date.
Amendment No. 334 Offered by Mr. Schiff of California
Page 1115, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 1762. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF
THE NAMES OF THE LOST CREW MEMBERS OF THE
U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew
members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
(b) Required Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American
Battlefield Monuments Commission, and other applicable
authorities with respect to any adjustments to the
nomenclature and placement of names pursuant to subsection
(a) to address any space limitations on the placement of
additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
(c) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter
89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Commemorative Works Act''), shall not apply to any
activities carried out under subsection (a) or (b).
Amendment No. 335 Offered by Mr. Schneider of Illinois
Page 615, after line 16, insert the following:
SEC. 835. BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Boots to Business Program.--
``(1) Covered individual defined.--In this subsection, the
term `covered individual' means--
``(A) a member of the Armed Forces, including the National
Guard or Reserves;
``(B) an individual who is participating in the Transition
Assistance Program established under section 1144 of title
10, United States Code;
``(C) an individual who--
``(i) served on active duty in any branch of the Armed
Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; and
``(ii) was discharged or released from such service under
conditions other than dishonorable; and
``(D) a spouse or dependent of an individual described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
``(2) Establishment.--Beginning on the first October 1
after the enactment of this subsection and for the subsequent
4 fiscal years, the Administrator shall carry out a program
to be known as the `Boots to Business Program' to provide
entrepreneurship training to covered individuals.
``(3) Goals.--The goals of the Boots to Business Program
are to--
``(A) provide assistance and in-depth training to covered
individuals interested in business ownership; and
``(B) provide covered individuals with the tools, skills,
and knowledge necessary to identify a business opportunity,
draft a business plan, identify sources of capital, connect
with local resources for small business concerns, and start
up a small business concern.
``(4) Program components.--
``(A) In general.--The Boots to Business Program may
include--
``(i) a presentation providing exposure to the
considerations involved in self-employment and ownership of a
small business concern;
``(ii) an online, self-study course focused on the basic
skills of entrepreneurship, the language of business, and the
considerations involved in self-employment and ownership of a
small business concern;
``(iii) an in-person classroom instruction component
providing an introduction to the foundations of self
employment and ownership of a small business concern; and
``(iv) in-depth training delivered through online
instruction, including an online course that leads to the
creation of a business plan.
``(B) Collaboration.--The Administrator may--
``(i) collaborate with public and private entities to
develop course curricula for the Boots to Business Program;
and
``(ii) modify program components in coordination with
entities participating in a Warriors in Transition program,
as defined in section 738(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
``(C) Use of resource partners.--
``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall--
``(I) ensure that Veteran Business Outreach Centers
regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the Boots to
Business Program; and
``(II) to the maximum extent practicable, use a variety of
other resource partners and entities in administering the
Boots to Business Program.
``(ii) Grant authority.--In carrying out clause (i), the
Administrator may make grants to Veteran Business Outreach
Centers, other resource partners, or other entities to carry
out components of the Boots to Business Program.
``(D) Availability to department of defense.--The
Administrator shall make available to the Secretary of
Defense information regarding the Boots to Business Program,
including all course materials and outreach materials related
to the Boots to Business Program, for inclusion on the
website of the Department of Defense relating to the
Transition Assistance Program, in the Transition Assistance
Program manual, and in other relevant materials available for
distribution from the Secretary of Defense.
``(E) Availability to veterans affairs.--In consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator
shall make available for distribution and display at local
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs outreach
materials regarding the Boots to Business Program which
shall, at a minimum--
``(i) describe the Boots to Business Program and the
services provided; and
``(ii) include eligibility requirements for participating
in the Boots to Business Program.
``(5) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection and every year thereafter,
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on
the performance and effectiveness of the Boots to Business
Program, which may be included as part of another report
submitted to such Committees by the Administrator, and which
shall include--
``(A) information regarding grants awarded under paragraph
(4)(C);
``(B) the total cost of the Boots to Business Program;
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``(C) the number of program participants using each
component of the Boots to Business Program;
``(D) the completion rates for each component of the Boots
to Business Program;
``(E) to the extent possible--
``(i) the demographics of program participants, to include
gender, age, race, relationship to military, military
occupational specialty, and years of service of program
participants;
``(ii) the number of small business concerns formed or
expanded with assistance under the Boots to Business Program;
``(iii) the gross receipts of small business concerns
receiving assistance under the Boots to Business Program;
``(iv) the number of jobs created with assistance under the
Boots to Business Program;
``(v) the number of referrals to other resources and
programs of the Administration;
``(vi) the number of program participants receiving
financial assistance under loan programs of the
Administration;
``(vii) the type and dollar amount of financial assistance
received by program participants under any loan program of
the Administration; and
``(viii) results of participant satisfaction surveys,
including a summary of any comments received from program
participants;
``(F) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Boots to
Business Program in each region of the Administration during
the most recent fiscal year;
``(G) an assessment of additional performance outcome
measures for the Boots to Business Program, as identified by
the Administrator;
``(H) any recommendations of the Administrator for
improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may
include expansion of the types of individuals who are covered
individuals;
``(I) an explanation of how the Boots to Business Program
has been integrated with other transition programs and
related resources of the Administration and other Federal
agencies; and
``(J) any additional information the Administrator
determines necessary.''.
Amendment No. 336 Offered by Mr. Schneider of Illinois
In section 536(c)--
(1) strike ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) redesignate paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) insert after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
(2) the number of individuals discharged from the covered
Armed Forces due to activities prohibited under Department of
Defense Instruction 1325.06 and a description of the
circumstances that led to such discharges; and
Amendment No. 337 Offered by Mr. Schrader of Oregon
Page 476, after line 7, insert the following:
SEC. __. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.
Section 403 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(p) Information on Rights and Protections Under
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--The Secretary of Defense
shall provide to each member of a uniformed service who
receives a basic allowance for housing under this section
information on the rights and protections available to such
member under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
3901 et seq.).''.
Amendment No. 338 Offered by Mr. Schrader of Oregon
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON TRANSFORMING BUSINESS PROCESSES FOR
REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE.
(a) Report Required.--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
on the efforts of the Secretary to implement the
recommendations set forth in the study conducted by the
Defense Business Board titled ``Transforming Department of
Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change''.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a description of the actions carried out by the
Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations set
forth in the study described in subsection (a);
(2) identification of the specific recommendations, if any,
that have been implemented by the Secretary;
(3) the amount of any cost savings achieved as a result of
implementing such recommendations;
(4) identification of any recommendations that have not
been implemented; and
(5) alternative recommendations that may help the
Department of Defense achieve $125,000,000,000 in cost
savings over the period of five fiscal years beginning after
the year in which the report is submitted.
Amendment No. 339 Offered by Ms. Schrier of Washington
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the
following:
SEC. 336. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY
PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO NEED AND WILDFIRE
RISK.
(a) Assessment of Programs.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, jointly with
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the
Forest Service, shall assess the Firefighter Property Program
(FFP) and the Federal Excess Personal Property Program (FEPP)
implementation and best practices, taking into account
community need and risk, including whether a community is an
at-risk community (as defined in section 101(1) of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)).
(2) Collaboration.--In carrying out the assessment required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, and the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the
Forest Service, shall consult with State foresters and
participants in the programs described in such paragraph.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, jointly
with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service, shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition of the
Senate a report on the assessment required under paragraph
(1) of subsection (a) and any findings and recommendations
with respect to the programs described in such paragraph.
Amendment No. 340 Offered by Ms. Schrier of Washington
At the end of subtitle G of title V of the bill, insert the
following:
SEC. 5__. IMPROVEMENTS TO PARTNER CRITERIA OF THE MILITARY
SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Evaluation; Updates.--Not later than 160 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall evaluate the partner criteria set forth in the Military
Spouse Employment Partnership Program and implement updates
that the Secretary determines will improve such criteria
without diminishing the need for partners to exhibit sound
business practices, broad diversity efforts, and relative
financial stability. Such updates shall expand the number of
the following entities that meet such criteria:
(1) Institutions of primary, secondary, and higher
education.
(2) Software and coding companies.
(3) Local small businesses.
(4) Companies that employ telework.
(b) New Partnerships.--Upon completion of the evaluation
under subsection (a), the Secretary, in cooperation with the
Department of Labor, shall seek to enter into agreements with
entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
subsection (a) that are located near military installations
(as that term is defined in section 2687 of title 10, United
States Code).
(c) Review; Report.--Not later than one year after
implementation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
review updates under subsection (a) and publish a report
regarding such review on a publicly-accessible website of the
Department of Defense. Such report shall include the
following:
(1) Military spouse employment rates related to types of
entities described in subsection (a).
(2) Application rates, website clicks, and other basic
metrics that measure the interest level of military spouses
in types of entities described in subsection (a).
(3) Recommendations for increasing military spouse
employment opportunities in the types of entities described
in subsection (a).
Amendment No. 341 Offered by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. __. STUDY AND REPORT ON INCREASING TELEHEALTH SERVICES
ACROSS ARMED FORCES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
that reviews, identifies, and evaluates the technology
approaches, policies, and concepts of operations of
telehealth and telemedicine programs across all military
departments. The study shall include:
(1) Identification and evaluation of limitations and
vulnerabilities of healthcare and medicine capabilities as
they relate to telemedicine.
(2) Identification and evaluation of essential technologies
needed to achieve documented goals and capabilities of
telehealth and associated technologies required to support
sustainability.
(3) Development of a technology maturation roadmap,
including an estimated funding profile over time, needed to
achieve an effective operational telehealth usage that
describes both the critical and associated supporting
technologies, systems integration, prototyping and
experimentation, and test and evaluation.
(4) An analysis of telehealth programs, such as remote
diagnostic testing and evaluation tools that contribute to
the medical readiness of military medical providers.
(b) Report.--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 the study conducted
under subsection (a).
Amendment No. 342 Offered by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 1762. STUDY ON VIABILITY OF SEAWATER MINING FOR CRITICAL
MINERALS.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that--
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(1) extracting minerals from seawater has the potential to
provide a domestic source for minerals that are critical to
the defense industrial base of the United States, which would
reduce the dependence of the United States on imports of the
minerals while strengthening the national security and the
defense industrial base of the United States;
(2) the cost of extracting uranium from seawater has
dropped significantly to nearly $400 per kilogram; and
(3) extracting uranium from seawater is an environmentally
friendly, emerging technology solution that has the potential
to transform how uranium is extracted.
(b) Study.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the head of any other relevant Federal agency and relevant
stakeholders, shall conduct a study of the viability of
extracting minerals, such as uranium, that are critical to
the defense industrial base of the United States, from
seawater.
(c) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a written report which
contains the results of the study required by subsection (b).
Amendment No. 343 Offered by Mr. Schweikert of Arizona
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XVI the following:
SEC. 16__. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CYBERSECURITY
RECOMMENDATIONS; CYBER HYGIENE AND
CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION
FRAMEWORK.
(a) Report on Implementation of Certain Cybersecurity
Recommendations.--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
regarding the plans of the Secretary to implement certain
cybersecurity recommendations to ensure--
(1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense takes appropriate steps to ensure implementation of
DC3I tasks;
(2) Department components develop plans with scheduled
completion dates to implement any remaining CDIP tasks
overseen by the Chief Information Officer;
(3) the Deputy Secretary of Defense identifies a Department
component to oversee the implementation of any CDIP tasks not
overseen by the Chief Information Officer and reports on
progress relating to such implementation;
(4) Department components accurately monitor and report
information on the extent that users have completed Cyber
Awareness Challenge training, as well as the number of users
whose access to the Department network was revoked because
such users have not completed such training;
(5) the Chief Information Officer ensures all Department
components, including DARPA, require their users to take
Cyber Awareness Challenge training;
(6) a Department component is directed to monitor the
extent to which practices are implemented to protect the
Department's network from key cyberattack techniques; and
(7) the Chief Information Officer assesses the extent to
which senior leaders of the Department have more complete
information to make risk-based decisions, and revise the
recurring reports (or develop a new report) accordingly,
including information relating to the Department's progress
on implementing--
(A) cybersecurity practices identified in cyber hygiene
initiatives; and
(B) cyber hygiene practices to protect Department networks
from key cyberattack techniques.
(b) Report on Cyber Hygiene and Cybersecurity Maturity
Model Certification Framework.--
(1) In general.--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 and the
Comptroller General of the United States a report on the
cyber hygiene practices of the Department of Defense and the
extent to which such practices are effective at protecting
Department missions, information, system and networks. The
report shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of each Department component's compliance
with the requirements and levels identified in the
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework.
(B) For each Department component that does not achieve the
requirements for ``good cyber hygiene'' as defined in CMMC
Model Version 1.02, a plan for how that component will
implement security measures to bring it into compliance with
good cyber hygiene requirements within one year, and a
strategy for mitigating potential vulnerabilities and
consequences until such requirements are implemented.
(2) Comptroller general review.--Not later than 180 days
after the submission of the report required under paragraph
(1)), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct an independent review of the report and provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the
findings of the review.
Amendment No. 344 Offered by Ms. Shalala of Florida
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.
(a) Restrictions on Confucius Institutes.--An institution
of higher education or other postsecondary educational
institution (referred to in this section as an
``institution'') shall not be eligible to receive Federal
funds from the Department of Defense, other than educational
assistance funds that are provided directly to students,
unless--
(1) the institution submits any contract or agreement
between the institution and a Confucius Institute to the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine;
and
(2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine issues a written determination that the contract or
agreement includes clear provisions that--
(A) protect academic freedom at the institution;
(B) prohibit the application of any foreign law on any
campus of the institution; and
(C) grant full managerial authority of the Confucius
Institute to the institution, including full control over
what is being taught, the activities carried out, the
research grants that are made, and who is employed at the
Confucius Institute.
(b) Confucius Institute Defined.--In this section, the term
``Confucius Institute'' means a cultural institute directly
or indirectly funded by the Government of the People's
Republic of China.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Defense-wide, basic research, basic research
initiatives (PE 0601110D8Z), line 003 is hereby increased by
$1,000,000 (to be used in support of the National Academies
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assessments under
subsection (a)).
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin &
servicewide activities, Defense Information Systems Agency,
line 280 is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
Amendment No. 345 Offered by Ms. Shalala of Florida
Page 470, after line 6, insert the following new section
(and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 626. EXTENSION OF COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS FOR
SURVIVING REMARRIED SPOUSES WITH DEPENDENT
CHILDREN OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO
DIES WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR CERTAIN RESERVE
DUTY.
(a) Procedures for Access of Surviving Remarried Spouses
Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting jointly with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish procedures by
which an eligible remarried spouse may obtain unescorted
access, as appropriate, to military installations in order to
use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same
extent and on the same basis as an unremarried surviving
spouse of a member of the uniformed services is entitled to
by law or policy.
(b) Considerations.-- Any procedures established under this
section shall--
(1) be applied consistently across the Department of
Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, including
all components of the Departments;
(2) minimize any administrative burden on surviving
remarried spouse or dependent child, including through the
elimination of any requirement for a remarried spouse to
apply as a personal agent for continued access to military
installations in accompaniment of a dependent child;
(3) take into account measures required to ensure the
security of military installations, including purpose and
eligibility for access and renewal periodicity; and
(4) take into account such other factors as the Secretary
of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security considers
appropriate.
(c) Deadline.--The procedures required by subsection (a)
shall be established by the date that is not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this section.
(d) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``eligible remarried spouse'' means an
individual who is a surviving former spouse of a covered
member of the Armed Forces, who has remarried after the death
of the covered member of the Armed Forces and has
guardianship of dependent children of the deceased member;
(2) the term ``covered member of the Armed Forces'' means a
member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving--
(A) on active duty; or
(B) on such reserve duty as the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly specify for
purposes of this section.
Amendment No. 346 Offered by Mr. Sherman of California
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
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SEC. _. LIMITATION ON PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
ASSESSMENT STATEMENTS.
(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of State may not provide to
the President, and the President may not submit to Congress,
a Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement described in
subsection a. of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2153) with respect to a proposed cooperation
agreement with any country that has not signed and
implemented an Additional Protocol with the International
Atomic Energy Agency, other than a country with which, as of
July 1, 2020, there is in effect a civilian nuclear
cooperation agreement pursuant to such section 123.
(b) Waiver.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall be
waived with respect to a particular country if--
(1) the President submits to the appropriate congressional
committees a request to enter into a proposed cooperation
agreement with such country that includes a report describing
the manner in which such agreement would advance the national
security and defense interests of the United States and not
contribute to the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and
(2) there is enacted a joint resolution approving the
waiver of such limitation with respect to such agreement.
(c) Form.--The report described in subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) ) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate.
Amendment No. 347 Offered by Mr. Sherman of California
In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following:
SEC. __. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That
Prevent Inspections.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `covered issuer' means an issuer that is
required to file reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o(d)); and
``(B) the term `non-inspection year' means, with respect to
a covered issuer, a year--
``(i) during which the Commission identifies the covered
issuer under paragraph (2)(A) with respect to every report
described in subparagraph (A) filed by the covered issuer
during that year; and
``(ii) that begins after the date of enactment of this
subsection.
``(2) Disclosure to commission.--The Commission shall--
``(A) identify each covered issuer that, with respect to
the preparation of the audit report on the financial
statement of the covered issuer that is included in a report
described in paragraph (1)(A) filed by the covered issuer,
retains a registered public accounting firm that has a
branch, office, or affiliate that--
``(i) is located in a foreign jurisdiction;
``(ii) performs more than one-third of the audit services
for the audit report of the covered issuer; and
``(iii) the Board is unable to inspect or investigate
completely because of a position taken by an authority in the
foreign jurisdiction described in clause (i), as determined
by the Board; and
``(B) require each covered issuer identified under
subparagraph (A) to, in accordance with rules issued by the
Commission, submit to the Commission documentation to
determine whether the covered issuer is owned or controlled
by a governmental entity in the foreign jurisdiction
described in subparagraph (A)(i).
``(3) Trading prohibition after 3 years of non-
inspections.--
``(A) In general.--If the Commission determines that a
covered issuer has 3 consecutive non-inspection years, the
Commission shall prohibit the securities of the covered
issuer from being traded--
``(i) on a national securities exchange; or
``(ii) through any other method that is within the
jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, including through
the method of trading that is commonly referred to as the
`over-the-counter' trading of securities.
``(B) Removal of initial prohibition.--If, after the
Commission imposes a prohibition on a covered issuer under
subparagraph (A), the covered issuer certifies to the
Commission that the covered issuer has retained a registered
public accounting firm that the Board has inspected under
this section to the satisfaction of the Commission, the
Commission shall end that prohibition.
``(C) Recurrence of non-inspection years.--If, after the
Commission ends a prohibition under subparagraph (B) or (D)
with respect to a covered issuer, the Commission determines
that the covered issuer has a non-inspection year, the
Commission shall prohibit the securities of the covered
issuer from being traded--
``(i) on a national securities exchange; or
``(ii) through any other method that is within the
jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, including through
the method of trading that is commonly referred to as the
`over-the-counter' trading of securities.
``(D) Removal of subsequent prohibition.--If, after the end
of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the
Commission imposes a prohibition on a covered issuer under
subparagraph (C), the covered issuer certifies to the
Commission that the covered issuer will retain a registered
public accounting firm that the Board is able to inspect and
investigate, the Commission shall end that prohibition.''.
(b) Additional Disclosure.--
(1) Definitions.--In this section--
(A) the term ``audit report'' has the meaning given the
term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15
U.S.C. 7201(a));
(B) the term ``Commission'' means the Securities and
Exchange Commission;
(C) the term ``covered form''--
(i) means--
(I) the form described in section 249.310 of title 17, Code
of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and
(II) the form described in section 249.220f of title 17,
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and
(ii) includes a form that--
(I) is the equivalent of, or substantially similar to, the
form described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i); and
(II) a foreign issuer files with the Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or
rules issued under that Act;
(D) the terms ``covered issuer'' and ``non-inspection
year'' have the meanings given the terms in subsection (i)(1)
of section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C.
7214), as added by subsection (a) of this section; and
(E) the term ``foreign issuer'' has the meaning given the
term in section 240.3b-4 of title 17, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(2) Requirement.--Each covered issuer that is a foreign
issuer and for which, during a non-inspection year with
respect to the covered issuer, a registered public accounting
firm described in subsection (i)(2)(A) of section 104 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214), as added by
subsection (a) of this section, has prepared an audit report
shall disclose in each covered form filed by that issuer that
covers such a non-inspection year--
(A) that, during the period covered by the covered form,
such a registered public accounting firm has prepared an
audit report for the issuer;
(B) the percentage of the shares of the issuer owned by
governmental entities in the foreign jurisdiction in which
the issuer is incorporated or otherwise organized;
(C) whether governmental entities in the applicable foreign
jurisdiction with respect to that registered public
accounting firm have a controlling financial interest with
respect to the issuer;
(D) the name of each official of the Chinese Communist
Party who is a member of the board of directors of--
(i) the issuer; or
(ii) the operating entity with respect to the issuer; and
(E) whether the articles of incorporation of the issuer (or
equivalent organizing document) contains any charter of the
Chinese Communist Party, including the text of any such
charter.
(c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue rules to
implement this section, and the amendments made by this
section, consistent with the Commission's mandate,
including--
(1) the protection of investors; and
(2) maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets.
Amendment No. 348 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey
At the appropriate place in title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. TRAINEESHIPS FOR AMERICAN LEADERS TO EXCEL IN
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
shall establish a traineeship program to expand Department of
Defense access to domestic scientific and technological
talent in areas of strategic importance to national security.
(b) Designation.--The traineeship program established under
subsection (a) shall be known as the ``Traineeships for
American Leaders to Excel in National Technology and
Science'' or ``TALENTS program'' (referred to in this section
as the ``traineeship program'').
(c) Program Priorities.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Defense Science Board and the Defense Innovation
Board, shall determine the multidisciplinary fields of study
on which the traineeship program will focus and, in making
such determination, shall consider the core modernization
priorities derived from the most recent national defense
strategy provided under section 113(g) of title 10, United
States Code.
(d) Participating Institutions.--The Secretary shall
establish partnerships with not fewer than ten eligible
institutions selected by the Secretary for the purposes of
the program under subsection (a).
(e) Partnership Activities.--The activities conducted under
the partnerships under subsection (d) between an eligible
institution
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and the Department of Defense shall include--
(1) providing traineeships led by faculty for eligible
students described in subsection (h); and
(2) establishing scientific or technical internship
programs for such students.
(f) Preference in Selection of Institutions.--In
establishing partnerships under subsection (d), the Secretary
shall consider--
(1) the relevance of the eligible institution's proposed
partnership to existing and anticipated strategic national
needs, as determined under subsection (c);
(2) the ability of the eligible institution to effectively
carry out the proposed partnership;
(3) the geographic location of an eligible institution as
it relates to the need of the Department of Defense to
develop specific workforce capacity and skills within a
particular region of the country;
(4) whether the eligible institution is a covered minority
institution;
(5) the extent to which the eligible institution's proposal
would--
(A) include students underrepresented in the fields of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; or
(B) involve partnering with one or more covered minority
institutions; and
(6) the integration of internship opportunities into the
program provided by the eligible institution, including
internships with government laboratories, non-profit research
organizations, and for-profit commercial entities.
(g) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide grants to
individuals who are eligible students described in subsection
(h) to--
(A) participate in activities under subsection (e);
(B) pay tuition, fees, and other costs associated with
participating in such activities;
(C) pay other costs associated with participating in the
traineeship program; and
(D) pay costs associated with other scientific or technical
internship or fellowship programs.
(2) Award totals.--The total amount of grants awarded to
individuals at an eligible institution under this section in
each fiscal year shall not exceed $1,000,000.
(3) Duration.--The duration of each grant under this
section shall not exceed four years.
(h) Eligible Students.--In order to receive any grant under
this section, a student shall--
(1) be a citizen or national of the United States or a
permanent resident of the United States;
(2) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an eligible
institution in a masters or doctoral degree program in a
field of study determined under subsection (c); and
(3) if the student is presently enrolled at an institution,
be maintaining satisfactory progress in the course of study
the student is pursuing in accordance section 484(c) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)).
(i) Preferential Federal Government Hiring.--The Secretary,
in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, shall develop and implement a process by which
traineeship program participants shall receive preferred
consideration in hiring activities conducted by the
Department of Defense and each Department of Defense
Laboratory.
(j) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``eligible institution'' means an institution
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
(2) The term ``covered minority institution'' has the
meaning given the term ``covered institution'' in section
262(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2362 note).
(3) The term ``Department of Defense Laboratory'' means--
(A) a laboratory operated by the Department of Defense or
owned by the Department of Defense and operated by a
contractor; or
(B) a facility of a Defense Agency (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code) at which research and
development activities are conducted.
Amendment No. 349 Offered by Mr. Sires of New Jersey
Page 872, after line 9, insert the following new section
(and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON MEXICAN SECURITY FORCES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in
coordination with other appropriate officials, shall jointly
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
containing a comprehensive assessment of ongoing support and
a strategy for future cooperation between the United States
government and the Mexican security forces including the
Mexican National Guard, federal, state, and municipal law
enforcement.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report under subsection
(a) shall include, at minimum, the following:
(1) Department of Defense and Department of State strategy
and timeline for assistance to Mexican security forces,
including detailed areas of assistance and a plan to align
the strategy with Mexican government priorities; .
(2) Description of the transfer of U.S.-supported equipment
from the Federal Police and armed forces to the National
Guard, if any, and any resources originally provided for the
Federal Police and armed forces that are now in use by the
National Guard.
(3) Dollar amounts of any assistance provided or to be
provided to each of the Mexican security forces, and any
defense articles, training, and other services provided or to
be provided to each of the Mexican security forces.
(4) Department of Defense and Department of State plans for
all U.S. training for Mexican security forces, including
training in human rights, proper use of force, de-escalation,
investigation and evidence-gathering, community relations,
and anti-corruption.
(5) An assessment of the National Guard's adherence to
human rights standards, including the adoption of measures to
ensure accountability for human rights violations and the
development of a human rights training curriculum.
(6) Department of Defense and Department of State plans to
support external monitoring and strengthen internal control
mechanisms within each of the Mexican security forces
including the Mexican National Guard, federal, state, and
municipal law enforcement, including the internal affairs
unit.
(7) Information on Mexico's security budget and
contributions to strengthening security cooperation with the
United States; and (8) Information on security assistance
Mexico may be receiving from other countries.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) may be
submitted in classified form with an unclassified summary.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee
on Foreign Affairs and the Armed Services Committee of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Armed Services Committee of the Senate.
Amendment No. 350 Offered by Ms. Slotkin of Michigan
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on all threats to the
United States Armed Forces and personnel of the United States
from the Russian Federation and associated agents, entities,
and proxies.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of all threats to the United States Armed
Forces and personnel of the United States from Russia and
associated agents, entities, and proxies in all theaters
where United States Armed Forces are engaged.
(2) A description of all actions taken to ensure force
protection of both the United States Armed Forces and
diplomats of the United States.
(3) A description of non-military actions taken to
emphasize to Russia that the United States will not tolerate
threats to the armed forces of the United States, the allies
of the United States, and the diplomats and operations of the
United States.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate.
Amendment No. 351 Offered by Ms. Slotkin of Michigan
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XVI the following:
SEC. 16__. BIENNIAL NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than December 31, 2023, and not
less frequently than once every two years thereafter until a
date that is not less than 10 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an exercise to test
the resilience, response, and recovery of the United States
in the case of a significant cyber attack impacting critical
infrastructure.
(b) Planning and Preparation.--Each exercise under
subsection (a) shall be coordinated through the Joint Cyber
Planning Office of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Planning Agency and prepared by expert operational
planners from the Department of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Department of Defense, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, and the appropriate intelligence
community elements, as identified by the Director of National
Intelligence.
(c) Participants.--
(1) Federal government participants.--The following shall
participate in each exercise under subsection (a):
(A) Relevant interagency partners, as determined by the
Secretary, including relevant interagency partners from--
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(i) law enforcement agencies; and
(ii) the intelligence community.
(B) Senior leader representatives from sector-specific
agencies, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) State and local governments.--The Secretary shall
invite representatives from State, local, and Tribal
governments to participate the exercises under subsection (a)
if the Secretary determines such participation to be
appropriate.
(3) Private sector.--Depending on the nature of an exercise
being conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary, in
consultation with the senior leader representative of the
sector-specific agencies participating in such exercise
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)(ii), shall invite the following
individuals to participate:
(A) Representatives from private entities.
(B) Other individuals that the Secretary determines.
(4) International partners.--Depending on the nature of an
exercise being conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary
may, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State, invite allies and partners of the United
States to participate in such exercise.
(d) Observers.--The Secretary shall invite appropriately
cleared representatives from the executive and legislative
branches of the Federal Government to observe an exercise
under subsection (a).
(e) Elements.--Each exercise under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) Exercising the orchestration of cybersecurity response
and the provision of cyber support to Federal, State, local,
and Tribal governments and private entities, including the
exercise of the command and control and deconfliction of
operational responses through the National Security Council,
interagency coordinating processes and response groups, and
each participating department and agency of the Federal
Government.
(2) Testing of the information-sharing needs and
capabilities of exercise participants.
(3) Testing of the relevant policy, guidance, and doctrine,
including the National Cyber Incident Response Plan of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the
Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Test the coordination between Federal, State, local,
and Tribal governments and private entities.
(5) Exercising the integration of operational capabilities
of the Department of Homeland Security, the Cyber National
Mission Force, Federal law enforcement, and the intelligence
community.
(6) Test relevant information sharing and operational
agreements.
(7) Exercising integrated operations, mutual support, and
shared situational awareness of the cybersecurity operations
centers of the Federal Government, including the following:
(A) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
(B) The Cyber Threat Operations Center of the National
Security Agency.
(C) The Joint Operations Center of United States Cyber
Command.
(D) The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(E) The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(F) The Defense Cyber Crime Center of the Department of
Defense.
(G) The Intelligence Community Security Coordination Center
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(f) Briefing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which each exercise under subsection (a) is conducted, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing on the participation of the Federal
Government participants in each such exercise.
(2) Contents.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the decision and response gaps
observed in the national level response.
(B) Proposed recommendations to improve the resilience,
response, and recovery in the case of a significant cyber
attack impacting critical infrastructure.
(C) Plans to implement the recommendations described in
subparagraph (B).
(D) Specific timelines for the implementation of such
plans.
(g) Repeal.--Subsection (b) of section 1648 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law
114-92; 129 Stat. 1119) is repealed.
(h) National Cyber Exercise Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Director, in consultation
with appropriate representatives from sector-specific
agencies, the cybersecurity research community, and Sector
Coordinating Councils, shall carry out the National Cyber
Exercise Program (referred to in this section as the
``Exercise Program'') to evaluate the National Cyber Incident
Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies.
(2) Requirements.--
(A) In general.--The Exercise Program shall be--
(i) as realistic as practicable, based on current risk
assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and
consequences;
(ii) designed, as practicable, to simulate the partial or
complete incapacitation of a State, local, or tribal
government, or related critical infrastructure, resulting
from a cyber incident;
(iii) carried out, as appropriate, with a minimum degree of
notice to involved parties regarding the timing and details
of such exercises, consistent with safety considerations;
(iv) designed to provide for the systematic evaluation of
cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the
cyber incident response system and relevant information
sharing agreements; and
(v) designed to promptly develop after-action reports and
plans that can be quickly incorporating lessons learned into
future operations.
(B) Model exercise selection.--The Exercise Program shall
include a selection of model exercises that State, local, and
Tribal governments can readily adapt for use and aid such
governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation
of exercises that--
(i) conform to the requirements under subparagraph (A);
(ii) are consistent with any applicable State, local, or
Tribal strategy or plan; and
(iii) provide for systematic evaluation of readiness.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(4) Private entity.--The term ``private entity'' has the
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity
Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(6) Sector-specific agency.--The term ``sector-specific
agency'' has the meaning given the term ``Sector-Specific
Agency'' in section 2201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 651).
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory
or possession of the United States.
Amendment No. 352 Offered by Mr. Smith of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. INCREASED REALISM AND TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS FOR
AIRBORNE ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE TRAINING AT
OFFSHORE TRAINING RANGES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for
greater training effectiveness for aircrews by procuring
contract services that will realistically simulate real-
world, manned submersible, diesel-powered vessels that are
very similar to third-world and near-peer adversaries.
(b) Goals and Best Practices.--In carrying out subsection
(a), the Secretary shall apply the following goals and best
practices:
(1) Provide for on-demand services available on training
range scheduling services within 3 days of training
exercises.
(2) Meet the demand for scalable, highly relevant, and
robust training assets for use by fixed and rotary-wing Navy
anti-submarine communities on both coasts.
(3) Minimize the use of foreign naval vessels, reserving
them only for large, joint and allied exercises.
(4) Ensure that such vessels are classed for use on sea-
based ranges and equipped for safe operation with Unite
States naval air, surface, and submarine forces.
Amendment No. 353 Offered by Mr. Smith of New Jersey
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following
new section:
SEC. __. REVIEW AND REPORT OF EXPERIMENTATION WITH TICKS AND
INSECTS.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of whether the Department of Defense
experimented with ticks, other insects, airborne releases of
tick-borne bacteria, viruses, pathogens, or any other tick-
borne agents regarding use as a biological weapon between the
years of 1950 and 1977.
(b) Report.--If the Comptroller General of the United
States finds that any experiment described under subsection
(a) occurred, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report on--
(1) the scope of such experiment; and
(2) whether any ticks, insects, or other vector-borne
agents used in such experiment were released outside of any
laboratory by accident or experiment design.
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Amendment No. 354 Offered by Mr. soto of Florida
Page 157, line 10, insert ``advantaged sensor
manufacturing,'' after ``heterogeneous integration,''.
Amendment No. 355 Offered by Mr. Soto of Florida
Page 144, line 8, strike ``biotechnology,'' and insert
``biotechnology, distributed ledger technology,''.
Amendment No. 356 Offered by Mr. soto of Florida
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON USE OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES.
(a) Briefing Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the potential use of
distributed ledger technology for defense purposes.
(2) Elements.--This briefing under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an explanation of how distributed ledger technology may
be used by the Department of Defense to--
(i) improve cybersecurity, beginning at the hardware level,
of vulnerable assets such as energy, water, and transport
grids through distributed versus centralized computing;
(ii) reduce single points of failure in emergency and
catastrophe decision-making by subjecting decisions to
consensus validation through distributed ledger technologies;
(iii) improve the efficiency of defense logistics and
supply chain operations;
(iv) enhance the transparency of procurement auditing; and
(v) allow innovations to be adapted by the private sector
for ancillary uses; and
(B) any other information that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering determines to be
appropriate.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the research, development, and
use of distributed ledger technologies for defense purposes.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a summary of the key points from the briefing provided
under subsection (a);
(B) an analysis of activities that other countries,
including the People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation, are carrying out with respect to the research and
development of distributed ledger technologies, including
estimates of the types and amounts of resources directed by
such countries to such activities;
(C) recommendations identifying additional research and
development activities relating to distributed ledger
technologies that should be carried out by the Department of
Defense and cost estimates for such activities; and
(D) an analysis of the potential benefits of--
(i) consolidating research on distributed ledger
technologies within the Department; and
(ii) developing within the Department a single hub or
center of excellence for research on distributed ledger
technologies; and
(E) any other information that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering determines to be
appropriate.
Amendment No. 357 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia
Page 204, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 205, beginning on line 5, strike clause (iii) and
insert the following new clause (iii):
(iii) conflicts or disputes, emerging threats, and
instability caused or exacerbated by climate change,
including tensions related to drought, famine, infectious
disease, geoengineering, energy transitions, extreme weather,
migration, and competition for scarce resources;
Page 205, line 21, insert ``health of military personnel,
including'' before ``mitigation of''.
Page 205, line 21, insert ``infectious diseases,'' after
``mitigation of''.
Page 205, line 24, insert ``, air pollution,'' after ``dust
generation''.
Page 207, after line 8, insert the following:
(viii) geoengineering and energy transitions;
Page 207, line 9, strike ``(vii)'' and insert ``(viii)''.
Page 207, line 11, strike ``(viii)'' and insert ``(ix)''.
Page 207, line 14, strike ``(ix)'' and insert ``(x)''.
Page 208, line 19, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 208, after line 19, insert the following:
(3) a list of the ten most concerning existing or emerging
conflicts or threats that pose a risk to the security of the
United States that may be exacerbated by climate change.
Amendment No. 358 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII add the following:
SEC. 1762. REVIEW OF USE OF INNOVATIVE WOOD PRODUCT
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration
with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall review the potential
to incorporate innovative wood product technologies (such as
mass timber and cellulose nanomaterials) in constructing or
renovating facilities owned or managed by the Department of
Defense.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Armed Services and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that--
(1) includes the findings of the review required under
subsection (a); and
(2) identifies any barriers to incorporating innovative
wood product technologies (such as mass timber and cellulose
nanomaterials) in constructing or renovating facilities owned
or managed by the Department of Defense.
Amendment No. 359 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGES AND STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR
COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
(a) Qualifications of Certain Judges.--Section 866(a) of
title 10, United States Code (article 66(a) of the Uniform
Code of Military Justice), is amended--
(1) by striking ``Each Judge'' and inserting:
``(1) In general.--Each Judge''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Additional qualifications.--In addition to any other
qualifications specified in paragraph (1), any commissioned
officer or civilian assigned as an appellate military judge
to a Court of Criminal Appeals shall have not fewer than 12
years of experience in the practice of law before such
assignment.''.
(b) Standard of Review.--Paragraph (1) of section 866(d) of
title 10, United States Code (article 66(d) of the Uniform
Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Cases appealed by accused.--
``(A) In general.--In any case before the Court of Criminal
Appeals under subsection (b), the Court may act only with
respect to the findings and sentence as entered into the
record under section 860c of this title (article 60c). The
Court may affirm only such findings of guilty, and the
sentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as the Court
finds correct in law, and in fact in accordance with
subparagraph (B), and determines, on the basis of the entire
record, should be approved.
``(B) Factual sufficiency review.--
``(i) In an appeal of a finding of guilty or sentence under
paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), or (2) of subsection (b), the
Court may consider whether the finding is correct in fact
upon request of the accused if the accused makes a specific
showing of a deficiency in proof.
``(ii) After an accused has made such a showing, the Court
may weigh the evidence and determine controverted questions
of fact subject to--
``(I) appropriate deference to the fact that the trial
court saw and heard the witnesses and other evidence; and
``(II) appropriate deference to findings of fact entered
into the record by the military judge.
``(iii) If, as a result of the review conducted under
clause (ii), the Court is clearly convinced that the finding
of guilty or sentence was against the weight of the evidence,
the Court may dismiss or set aside the finding, or affirm a
lesser finding.
``(C) Review by full court.--Any determination by the Court
that a finding was clearly against the weight of the evidence
under subparagraph (B) shall be reviewed by the Court sitting
as a whole.''.
(c) Inclusion of Additional Information in Annual
Reports.--Section 946a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code
(article 146a(b)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice),
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) An analysis of each case in which a Court of Criminal
Appeals made a final determination that a finding of a court-
martial was clearly against the weight of the evidence,
including an explanation of the standard of appellate review
applied in such case.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 360 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. GAO STUDY OF MEMBERS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE OR ON
UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE.
(a) Study; Report.--Not later than September 30, 2021, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report containing the results of a study
regarding how the Armed Forces handle cases of members absent
without leave or on unauthorized absence.
(b) Elements.--The study under this section shall include
the following:
(1) The procedures and guidelines established by each Armed
Force for the investigation of such a case.
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(2) The guidelines for distinguishing between--
(A) common cases;
(B) cases that may involve foul play or accident; and
(C) cases wherein the member may be in danger.
(3) The current guidelines for cooperation and coordination
between military investigative agencies and--
(A) local law enforcement agencies; and
(B) Federal law enforcement agencies.
(4) The current guidelines for use of traditional and
social media in conjunction with such cases.
(5) Military resources available for such cases and any
apparent shortfalls in such resources.
(6) How the procedures for such cases vary between Armed
Forces.
(7) How the procedures described in paragraph (6) vary from
procedures used by local and Federal law enforcement.
(8) Best practices for responding to and investigating such
cases.
(9) Any other matter the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
AMENDMENT NO. 361 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1561a the
following new section:
``Sec. 1561b. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment
``(a) Establishment.--Notwithstanding section 1561 of this
title, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations
establishing a process by which a member of an armed force
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military
department may confidentially allege a complaint of sexual
harassment to an individual outside the immediate chain of
command of that member.
``(b) Investigation.--An individual designated to receive
complaints under subsection (a)--
``(1) shall maintain the confidentiality of the member
alleging the complaint;
``(2) shall provide to the member alleging the complaint
the option--
``(A) to file a formal or informal report of sexual
harassment; and
``(B) to include reports related to such complaint in the
Catch a Serial Offender Program; and
``(3) shall provide to the commander of the complainant a
report--
``(A) regarding the complaint; and
``(B) that does not contain any personally identifiable
information regarding the complainant.
``(c) Education; Tracking; Reporting.--The Secretary of
Defense shall--
``(1) educate members under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of a military department regarding the process
established under this section; and
``(2) track complaints alleged pursuant to the process
established under this section; and
``(3) submit annually to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
containing data (that does not contain any personally
identifiable information) relating to such complaints.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1561b the following new item:
``1561b. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.''.
(c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall carry out section
1561b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
AMENDMENT NO. 362 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 12__. STRATEGY TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year 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 congressional committees a plan to increase
the number of foreign female participants receiving training
under the International Military Education and Training
program authorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) and any other
military exchange program offered to foreign participants,
with the goal of doubling such participation over the 10-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Interim Progress Reports.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of the submission of the plan required by subsection
(a), and every 2 years thereafter until the end of the 10-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes the most
recently available data on foreign female participation in
activities conducted under the International Military
Education and Training program and any other military
exchange programs and describes the manner and extent to
which the goal described in subsection (a) has been achieved
as of the date of the submission of the report.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
AMENDMENT NO. 363 Offered by Mr. Stanton of Arizona
Add at the end of subtitle D of title XVI the following new
section:
SEC. 1644. BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE AND
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES OF THE AIR FORCE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the efforts by
the Secretary to harden and modernize the nuclear weapons
storage and maintenance facilities of the Air Force. The
briefing shall include the plans of the Secretary with
respect to the following:
(1) Verifying that the Air Force is deploying tested and
field-proven physical security designs of such facilities,
including with respect to forced entry, blast and ballistic
resistant barrier systems, that incorporate multiple reactive
countermeasures for protection against the dedicated
adversary threat classification level.
(2) Streamlining the procurement of the infrastructure to
protect ground-based strategic deterrent weapons by ensuring
that the physical security designs of such facilities are
appropriately tailored to the threat.
(3) Ensuring that competitive procedures are used in
awarding a contract for the physical security design of such
facilities that include a fair consideration of such designs
that are successfully used at other similar facilities.
(4) Ensuring that the physical security design for which
such contract is awarded--
(A) meets the security requirements of all planned
modernization projects for the nuclear weapons storage and
maintenance facilities of the Air Force; and
(B) do not result in higher and additional costs to shore
up existing infrastructure at such facilities.
AMENDMENT NO. 364 Offered by Ms. Stefanik of New York
After section 265, insert the following new section:
SEC. 2__. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL
EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE NATIONAL
SECURITY INNOVATION BASE.
(a) Special Immigrant Status.--In accordance with the
procedures established under subsection (f)(1), and subject
to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may
provide an alien described in subsection (b) (and the spouse
and children of the alien if accompanying or following to
join the alien) with the status of a special immigrant under
section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the alien--
(1) submits a classification petition under section
204(a)(1)(G)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and
is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent
residence.
(b) Aliens Described.--An alien is described in this
subsection if--
(1) the alien--
(A) is employed by a United States employer and engaged in
work to promote and protect the National Security Innovation
Base;
(B) is engaged in basic or applied research, funded by the
Department of Defense, through a United States institution of
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or
(C) possesses scientific or technical expertise that will
advance the development of critical technologies identified
in the National Defense Strategy or the National Defense
Science and Technology Strategy, required by section 218 of
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679 ); and
(2) the Secretary of Defense issues a written statement to
the Secretary of Homeland Security confirming that the
admission of the alien is essential to advancing the
research, development, testing, or evaluation of critical
technologies described in paragraph (1)(C) or otherwise
serves national security interests.
(c) Numerical Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The total number of principal aliens who
may be provided special immigrant status under this section
may not exceed--
(A) 10 in each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030; and
(B) 100 in fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year thereafter
(2) Exclusion from numerical limitations.--Aliens provided
special immigrant status under this section shall not be
counted against the numerical limitations under sections
201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b(4)).
(d) Defense Competition for Scientists and Technical
Experts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop
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and implement a process to select, on a competitive basis
from among individuals described in section (b), individuals
for recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security for
special immigrant status described in subsection (a).
(e) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary of Defense shall authorize appropriate personnel of
the Department of Defense to use all personnel and management
authorities available to the Department, including the
personnel and management authorities provided to the science
and technology reinvention laboratories, the Major Range and
Test Facility Base (as defined in 196(i) of title 10, United
States Code), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
(f) Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
and Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish policies and
procedures implementing the provisions in this section, which
shall include procedures for--
(1) processing of petitions for classification submitted
under subsection (a)(1) and applications for an immigrant
visa or adjustment of status, as applicable; and
(2) thorough processing of any required security
clearances.
(g) Fees.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish a fee to--
(1) be charged and collected to process an application
filed under this section; and
(2) that is set at a level that will ensure recovery of the
full costs of such processing and any additional costs
associated with the administration of the fees collected.
(h) Implementation Report Required.--Not later than 360
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense shall
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes--
(1) a plan for implementing the authorities provided under
this section; and
(2) identification of any additional authorities that may
be required to assist the Secretaries in fully implementing
section.
(i) Program Evaluation and Report.--
(1) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an evaluation of the competitive program
and special immigrant program described in subsections (a)
through (g).
(2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2025, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the results of the
evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
(j) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate.
(2) The term ``National Security Innovation Base'' means
the network of persons and organizations, including Federal
agencies, institutions of higher education, federally funded
research and development centers, defense industrial base
entities, nonprofit organizations, commercial entities, and
venture capital firms that are engaged in the military and
non-military research, development, funding, and production
of innovative technologies that support the national security
of the United States.
AMENDMENT NO. 635 Offered by Mr. Steil of Wisconsin
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _ REPORT ON THE THREAT POSED BY IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIAS
IN IRAQ.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the short-
and long-term threats posed by Iranian-backed militias in
Iraq to Iraq and to United States persons and interests.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A detailed description of acts of violence and
intimidation that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have
committed against Iraqi civilians during the previous two
years.
(2) A detailed description of the threat that Iranian-
backed militias in Iraq pose to United States persons in Iraq
and in the Middle East, including United States Armed Forces
and diplomats.
(3) A detailed description of the threat Iranian-backed
militias in Iraq pose to United States partners in the
region.
(4) A detailed description of the role that Iranian-backed
militias in Iraq play in Iraq's armed forces and security
services, including Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces; .
(5) An assessment of whether and to what extent any
Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, or member of such militia,
had illicit access to United States-origin defense equipment
provided to Iraq since 2014 and the response from the
Government of Iraq to each incident.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex only if such annex is provided separately from the
unclassified report.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
AMENDMENT NO. 366 Offered by Mr. Suozzi of New York
At the end of subtitle A of title XXXV insert the
following:
SEC. 35__. SEA YEAR CADETS ON CABLE SECURITY FLEET AND TANKER
SECURITY FLEET VESSELS.
Section 51307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Sea Year Cadets on Cable Security Fleet and Tanker
Security Fleet Vessels .--The Secretary shall require an
operator of a vessel participating in the Maritime Security
Program under chapter 531 of this title, the Cable Security
Fleet under chapter 532 of this title, or the Tanker Security
Fleet under chapter 534 of this title to carry on each
Maritime Security Program vessel, Cable Security Fleet
vessel, or Tanker Security Fleet vessel 2 United States
Merchant Marine Academy cadets, if available, on each
voyage.''.
SEC. 35__. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT
MARINE ACADEMY.
Section 51301(c) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
due to the unique mission of the United States Merchant
Marine Academy, it is highly desirable that the
Superintendent of the Academy be a graduate of the Academy in
good standing and have attained an unlimited merchant marine
officer's license.''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting after ``attained''
the following ``the rank of Captain, Chief Mate, or Chief
Engineer in the merchant marine of the United States, or'';
and
(B) in subparagraphs (B)(i)(I) and (C)(i), by inserting
``merchant marine,'' before ``Navy,''.
SEC. 35__. MARITIME ACADEMY INFORMATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title, the Maritime Administrator shall make available on a
public website data, as available, on the following:
(1) The number of graduates from the United States Merchant
Marine Academy and each State Maritime Academy for the
previous 5 years.
(2) The number of graduates from the United States Merchant
Marine Academy and each State Maritime Academy for the
previous 5 years who have become employed in, or whose status
qualifies under, each of the following categories:
(A) Maritime Afloat.
(B) Maritime Ashore.
(C) Armed Forces of the United States.
(D) Non-maritime.
(E) Graduate studies.
(F) Unknown.
(3) The number of students at each State Maritime Academy
class receiving or who have received for the previous 5 years
funds under the student incentive payment program under
section 51509 of title 46, United States Code.
(4) The number of students described under paragraph (3)
who used partial student incentive payments who graduated
without an obligation under the program.
(5) The number of students described under paragraph (3)
who graduated with an obligation under the program.
AMENDMENT NO. 367 Offered by Mr. Takano of California
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CYBER ENGAGEMENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 324. Office of Cyber Engagement
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the
Department an office to be known as the `Office of Cyber
Engagement' (in this section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Head of Office.--(1) The head of the Office shall be
known as the `Director of Cyber Engagement' (in this section
referred to as the `Director').
``(2) The Director shall be responsible for the functions
of the Office and appointed by the Secretary in the Senior
Executive Service.
``(3) The Director shall report to the Deputy Secretary or
Secretary.
``(c) Functions.--The functions of the Office are the
following:
``(1) To address cyber risks (including identity theft) to
veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
``(2) To develop, promote, and disseminate information and
best practices regarding such cyber risks.
``(3) To coordinate with the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Agency of the Department of Homeland Security
and other Federal agencies
``(4) Other functions determined by the Secretary.
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``(d) Resources.--The Secretary shall ensure that
appropriate personnel, funding, and other resources are
provided to the Office to carry out its responsibilities.
``(e) Inclusion of Information on Office in Annual Report
on Department Activities.--The Secretary shall include in
each annual Performance and Accountability report submitted
by the Secretary to Congress a description of the activities
of the Office during the fiscal year covered by such
report.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding the following:
``324. Office of Cyber Engagement.''.
(c) Deadline.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish the Office of Cyber Engagement under section 324 of
such title, as added by subsection (a), not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and thrice semiannually thereafter,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report regarding the progress of the Office
of Cyber Engagement established under section 324 of such
title, as added by subsection (a). Each report shall include
the following:
(1) The number of individuals assisted by the Office of
Cyber Engagement.
(2) The results of any assessments conducted by the Office.
(3) Progress in convening the working group described in
subsection (c)(3) of such section.
(4) Other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.
AMENDMENT NO. 368 Offered by Mr. Takano of California
At the end of subtitle B of title IX, add the following:
SEC. ____. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSITION TO
ALTERNATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY METHODS WITHIN THE
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY.
(a) In General.--No consolidation or transition to
alternative content delivery methods may occur within the
Defense Media Activity until a period of 180 days has elapsed
following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits
to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes a certification, in detail, that such consolidation
or transition to alternative content delivery methods will
not--
(1) compromise the safety and security of members of the
Armed Forces and their families;
(2) compromise the cybersecurity or security of content
delivery to members of the Armed Forces, whether through--
(A) inherent vulnerabilities in the content delivery method
concerned;
(B) vulnerabilities in the personal devices used by
members; or
(C) vulnerabilities in the receivers or streaming devices
necessary to accommodate the alternative content delivery
method;
(3) increase monetary costs or personal financial
liabilities to members of the Armed Forces or their families,
whether through monthly subscription fees or other tolls
required to access digital content; and
(4) impede access to content due to bandwidth or other
technical limitations where members of the Armed Forces
receive content.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``alternative content delivery'' means any
method of the Defense Media Activity for the delivery of
digital content that is different from a method used by the
Activity as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The term ``consolidation'', when used with respect to
the Defense Media Activity, means any action to reduce or
limit the functions, personnel, facilities, or capabilities
of the Activity, including entering into contracts or
developing plans for such reduction or limitation.
AMENDMENT NO. 369 Offered by Mr. Taylor of Texas
In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following:
SEC. __. CERTIFIED NOTICE AT COMPLETION OF AN ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 721(b)(3) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in the heading, by adding ``or assessment'' at the end;
and
(B) by striking ``subsection (b) that concludes action
under this section'' and inserting ``this subsection that
concludes action under this section, or upon the Committee
making a notification under paragraph
(1)(C)(v)(III)(aa)(DD)''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) whether the transaction is described under clause
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of subsection (a)(4)(B).''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--
(1) In general.--Section 1727(a) of the Foreign Investment
Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-232) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(4)(C)(v)'' and
inserting ``(4)(F)''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (C)''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments under paragraph (1)
shall take effect on the date of enactment of the Foreign
Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018.
AMENDMENT NO. 370 Offered by Mr. Tipton of Colorado
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following:
Subtitle F--Employment Fairness for Taiwan
SEC. 1771. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Employment Fairness for
Taiwan Act of 2020''.
SEC. 1772. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) Taiwan is responsible for remarkable achievements in
economic and democratic development, with its per capita
gross domestic product rising in purchasing power parity
terms from $3,470 in 1980 to more than $55,000 in 2018;
(2) the experience of Taiwan in creating a vibrant and
advanced economy under democratic governance and the rule of
law can inform the work of the international financial
institutions, including through the contributions and
insights of Taiwan nationals; and
(3) Taiwan nationals who seek employment at the
international financial institutions should not be held at a
disadvantage in hiring because the economic success of Taiwan
has rendered it ineligible for financial assistance from such
institutions.
SEC. 1773. FAIRNESS FOR TAIWAN NATIONALS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT
AT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director at each
international financial institution to use the voice and vote
of the United States to seek to ensure that Taiwan nationals
are not discriminated against in any employment decision by
the institution, including employment through consulting or
part-time opportunities, on the basis of--
(1) whether they are citizens or nationals of, or holders
of a passport issued by, a member country of, or a state or
other jurisdiction that receives assistance from, the
international financial institution; or
(2) any other consideration that, in the determination of
the Secretary, unfairly disadvantages Taiwan nationals with
respect to employment at the institution.
(b) International Financial Institution Defined.--In this
section, the term ``international financial institution'' has
the meaning given the term in section 1701(c)(2) of the
International Financial Institutions Act.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury may
waive subsection (a) for not more than 1 year at a time after
reporting to the Committee on Financial Services of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate that providing the waiver--
(1) will substantially promote the objective of equitable
treatment for Taiwan nationals at the international financial
institutions; or
(2) is in the national interest of the United States, with
a detailed explanation of the reasons therefor.
(d) Progress Report.--The Chairman of the National Advisory
Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies
shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (c) an
annual report, in writing, that describes the progress made
toward advancing the policy described in subsection (a), and
a summary of employment trends with respect to Taiwan
nationals at the international financial institutions.
(e) Sunset.--The preceding provisions of this section shall
have no force or effect beginning with the earlier of--
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the date that the Secretary of the Treasury reports to
the committees specified in subsection (c) that each
international financial institution has adopted the policy
described in subsection (a).
AMENDMENT NO. 371 Offered by Ms. Titus of Nevada
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. MATTERS RELATING TO COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
PROGRAMS AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
TERRORISM.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to ensure--
(1) to the extent practicable, the agents, precursors, and
materials needed to produce weapons of mass destruction are
placed beyond the reach of terrorist organizations and other
malicious non-state actors;
(2) the number of foreign states that possess weapons of
mass destruction is declining; and
(3) the global quantity of weapons of mass destruction and
related materials is reduced.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) diplomatic outreach, threat reduction and foreign
capacity-building programs, export controls, and the
promotion of international treaties and norms are all
essential elements of accomplishing the core national
security mission of preventing, detecting, countering, and
responding to threats of weapons of mass destruction
terrorism; and
(2) the potentially devastating consequences of weapons of
mass destruction terrorism pose a significant risk to United
States national security.
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(c) Report on Lines of Effort to Implement Policies.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President, acting through the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on each line of effort to
implement the policies described in subsection (a) and the
budgets required to implement each such line of effort
effectively.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by this
subsection should include the following:
(A) An assessment of nuclear, radiological, biological, and
chemical terrorism and foreign state risks and other emerging
risks facing the United States and its allies, including--
(i) the status of foreign state, state-affiliated, and non-
state actors efforts to acquire nuclear, radiological,
biological, and chemical weapons and their intent to misuse
weapons-related materials;
(ii) any actions by foreign state, state-affiliated, and
non-state actors employing weapons of mass destruction;
(iii) an update on--
(I) the risk of biological threats, including the
proliferation of biological weapons, weapons components, and
weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise to non-
state actors;
(II) the risk of accidental release of dangerous pathogens
due to unsafe practices and facilities; and
(III) the risk of uncontrolled naturally occurring disease
outbreaks that may pose a threat to the United States or its
Armed Forces or allies; and
(iv) the status of national efforts to meet obligations to
provide effective security and accounting for nuclear weapons
and for all weapons-useable nuclear materials in foreign
states that possess such weapons and materials.
(B) A strategy to reduce the risk of nuclear, radiological,
biological, and chemical terrorism over the next five years,
including--
(i) ensuring, to the extent practicable--
(I) the agents, precursors, and materials needed to develop
or acquire weapons of mass destruction are placed beyond the
reach of terrorist organizations and other malicious non-
state actors;
(II) the number of foreign states that possess weapons of
mass destruction is declining; and
(III) the global quantity of weapons of mass destruction
and related materials is reduced;
(ii) identifying and responding to technological trends
that may enable terrorist or state development, acquisition,
or use of weapons of mass destruction;
(iii) a plan to prevent the proliferation of biological
weapons, weapons components, and weapons-related materials,
technology, and expertise, which shall include activities
that facilitate detection and reporting of highly pathogenic
diseases or other diseases that are associated with or that
could be used as an early warning mechanism for disease
outbreaks that could affect the United States or its Armed
Forces or allies, regardless of whether such diseases are
caused by biological weapons;
(iv) regional engagement to reduce nuclear, biological, and
chemical risks;
(v) engagement with foreign states, where possible, on
security for nuclear weapons and weapons-useable nuclear and
radioactive material, including protection against insider
threats, strengthening of security culture, and support for
security performance testing; and
(vi) a recommendation to establish a joint Department of
Defense and Department of Energy program--
(I) to assess the verification, security, and
implementation requirements associated with potential future
arms reduction or denuclearization accords,
(II) identify gaps in existing and planned capabilities;
and
(III) provide recommendations for developing needed
capabilities to fill those gaps.
(3) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
(d) Sense of Congress on Revitalizing International
Nuclear Security Programs.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
(1) the United States Government should expand and
revitalize its international nuclear security programs, as
necessary;
(2) such an expanded nuclear security effort should seek to
be comprehensive and close, to the extent possible, any gaps
that exist in United States nuclear security programs; and
(3) the Secretary of State should seek to cooperate with as
many foreign states with nuclear weapons, weapons-usable
nuclear materials, or significant nuclear facilities as
possible to--
(A) ensure protection against the full spectrum of
plausible threats, including support for evaluating nuclear
security threats and measures to protect against such
threats, exchanging unclassified threat information, holding
workshops with experts from each country, and having teams
review the adequacy of security against a range of threats;
(B) establish comprehensive, multilayered protections
against insider threats, including in-depth exchanges on good
practices in insider threat protection, workshops, help with
appropriate vulnerability assessments, and peer review by
expert teams;
(C) establish targeted programs to strengthen nuclear
security culture;
(D) institute effective, regular vulnerability assessments
and performance testing through workshops, peer observation
of such activities in the United States, training, and
description of approaches that have been effective; and
(E) consolidate nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear
materials to the minimum practical number of locations.
(e) Assessment of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy,
shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National
Academy of Sciences--
(A) to conduct an assessment of strategies of the United
States for preventing, countering, and responding to nuclear,
biological, and chemical terrorism assess and make
recommendations to improve such strategies; and
(B) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report that
contains such assessment and recommendations.
(2) Matters to be included.--The assessment and
recommendations required by paragraph (1) shall address the
adequacy of strategies described in such paragraph and
identify technical, policy, and resource gaps with respect
to--
(A) identifying national and international nuclear,
biological, and chemical risks and critical emerging threats;
(B) preventing state-sponsored and non-state actors from
acquiring or misusing the technologies, materials, and
critical expertise needed to carry out nuclear, biological,
and chemical attacks, including dual-use technologies,
materials, and expertise;
(C) countering efforts by state-sponsored and non-state
actors to carry out such attacks;
(D) responding to nuclear, biological, and chemical
terrorism incidents to attribute their origin and help manage
their consequences;
(E) budgets likely to be required to implement effectively
such strategies; and
(F) other important matters that are directly relevant to
such strategies.
(3) Report.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the report
received by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B).
(B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
(4) Funding.--
(A) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4301, for Operations and Maintenance,
Defense-wide, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Line 10, is
hereby increased by $1,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
(B) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Air Force, admin & servicewide
activities, servicewide communications, line 440, is hereby
reduced by $1,000,000.
(f) Report on Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter at the
same time that the President submits the budget to Congress
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on--
(A) the programs of each Federal agency that are intended
to reduce threat of nuclear, radiological, biological, and
chemical weapons to the United States or its Armed Forces or
allies;
(B) a description of the operations of such programs and
how such programs advance the mission of reducing the threat
of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons to
the United States or its Armed Forces or allies; and
(C) recommendations on how to evaluate the success of such
programs, how to identify opportunities for collaboration
between such programs, how to eliminate crucial gaps not
filled by such programs, and how to ensure that such programs
are complementary to other programs across the United States
Government.
(2) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
(g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Armed
Services, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on Armed
Services, and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
AMENDMENT NO. 372 Offered by Ms. Tlaib of Michigan
Page 187, line 11, strike ``and''.
Page 187, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
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Page 187, after line 13, insert the following new
subparagraph:
(C) an examination of--
(i) any long-term effects, including potential long-term
effects, of the episode; and
(ii) any additional care an affected crewmember may need.
AMENDMENT NO. 373 Offered by Ms. Tlaib of Michigan
Page 194, line 17, before ``Not'' insert ``(a) In
General.--''.
Page 195, after line 10, insert the following:
``(6) A description of what actions have been taken to
arrest and clean up the spill.
``(7) A description of coordination with relevant local and
State authorities and environmental protection agencies.
``(b) Action Plan.--Not later than 30 days after submitting
notice of a usage or spill under subsection (a), the Deputy
Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an action
plan for addressing such usage or spill.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 374 Offered by Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico
At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following:
SEC. 6__. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES
FOR MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE
RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) Compensation.--Section 206(a) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) for each of six days for each period during which the
member is on maternity leave.''.
(b) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.--
(1) In general.--The period of maternity leave taken by a
member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in
connection with the birth of a child shall count toward the
member's entitlement to retired pay, and in connection with
the years of service used in computing retired pay, under
chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points.
(2) Separate credit for each period of leave.--Separate
crediting of points shall accrue to a member pursuant to this
subsection for each period of maternity leave taken by the
member in connection with a childbirth event.
(3) When credited.--Points credited a member for a period
of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection shall be
credited in the year in which the period of maternity leave
concerned commences.
(4) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to retired
pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) Points at the rate of 12 per period during which the
member is on maternity leave.''.
(5) Computation of years of service for retired pay.--
Section 12733 of such title is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) One day for each point credited to the person under
subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
periods of maternity leave that commence on or after that
date.
AMENDMENT NO. 375 Offered by Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION
DOCUMENTATION.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 711. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION.
``(a) In General.--For each major acquisition program, the
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management,
shall require the head of a relevant component or office to--
``(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is complete,
accurate, timely, and valid, and that includes, at a
minimum--
``(A) operational requirements that are validated
consistent with departmental policy and changes to such
requirements, as appropriate;
``(B) a complete lifecycle cost estimate with supporting
documentation;
``(C) verification of such lifecycle cost estimate against
independent cost estimates, and reconciliation of any
differences;
``(D) a cost-benefit analysis with supporting
documentation;
``(E) an integrated master schedule with supporting
documentation;
``(F) plans for conducting systems engineering reviews and
test and evaluation activities throughout development to
support production and deployment decisions;
``(G) an acquisition plan that outlines the procurement
approach, including planned contracting vehicles;
``(H) a logistics and support plan for operating and
maintaining deployed capabilities until such capabilities are
disposed of or retired; and
``(I) an acquisition program baseline that is traceable to
the program's operational requirements under subparagraph
(A), life-cycle cost estimate under subparagraph (B), and
integrated master schedule under subparagraph (E).
``(2) prepare cost estimates and schedules for major
acquisition programs, as required under subparagraphs (B) and
(E), in a manner consistent with best practices as identified
by the Comptroller General of the United States;
``(3) ensure any revisions to the acquisition documentation
maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) are reviewed and
approved in accordance with departmental policy; and
``(4) submit certain acquisition documentation to the
Secretary to produce for submission to Congress an annual
comprehensive report on the status of departmental
acquisitions.
``(b) Waiver.--On a case-by-case basis with respect to any
major acquisition program under this section, the Secretary
may waive the requirement under paragraph (3) of subsection
(a) for a fiscal year if either--
``(1) such program has not--
``(A) entered the full rate production phase in the
acquisition lifecycle;
``(B) had a reasonable cost estimate established; and
``(C) had a system configuration defined fully; or
``(2) such program does not meet the definition of capital
asset, as such term is defined by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
``(c) Congressional Oversight.--At the same time the
President's budget is submitted for a fiscal year under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary shall make information available, as applicable, to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the requirement
described in subsection (a) in the prior fiscal year that
includes the following specific information regarding each
major acquisition program for which the Secretary has issued
a waiver under subsection (b):
``(1) The grounds for granting a waiver for such program.
``(2) The projected cost of such program.
``(3) The proportion of a component's or office's annual
acquisition budget attributed to such program, as available.
``(4) Information on the significance of such program with
respect to the component's or office's operations and
execution of its mission.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Acquisition program baseline.--The term `acquisition
program baseline', with respect to an acquisition program,
means a summary of the cost, schedule, and performance
parameters, expressed in standard, measurable, quantitative
terms, which shall be met to accomplish the goals of such
program.
``(2) Major acquisition program.--The term `major
acquisition program' means a Department acquisition program
that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual
total expenditure of at least $300 million (based on fiscal
year 2019 constant dollars) over its lifecycle cost.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et
seq.) is amended by adding after the item related to section
710 the following new item:
``Sec. 711. Acquisition documentation.''.
AMENDMENT NO. 376 Offered by Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico
Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. LARGE-SCALE NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION SCANNING
PLAN.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Large-scale non-intrusive inspection system.--The term
``large-scale, non-intrusive inspection system'' means a
technology, including x-ray, gamma-ray, and passive imaging
systems, capable of producing an image of the contents of a
commercial or passenger vehicle or freight rail car in 1 pass
of such vehicle or car.
(2) Scanning.--The term ``scanning'' means utilizing
nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation detection
equipment, or both, to capture data, including images of a
commercial or passenger vehicle or freight rail car.
(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit a plan to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives for
increasing to 100 percent the rate of high-throughput
scanning of commercial and passenger vehicles and freight
rail traffic entering the United States at land ports of
entry and rail-border crossings along the border using large-
scale non-intrusive inspection systems or similar technology
to enhance border security.
(c) Baseline Information.--The plan under subsection (b)
shall include, at a minimum, the following information
regarding large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems or
similar technology operated by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection at land ports of entry and rail-border crossings
as of the date of the enactment of this Act:
(1) An inventory of large-scale non-intrusive inspection
systems or similar technology in use at each land port of
entry.
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(2) For each system or technology identified in the
inventory under paragraph (1)--
(A) the scanning method of such system or technology;
(B) the location of such system or technology at each land
port of entry that specifies whether in use in pre-primary,
primary, or secondary inspection area, or some combination of
such areas;
(C) the percentage of commercial and passenger vehicles and
freight rail traffic scanned by such system or technology;
(D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned commercial
and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic; and
(E) the number of personnel required to operate each system
or technology.
(3) Information regarding the continued use of other
technology and tactics used for scanning, such as canines and
human intelligence in conjunction with large scale,
nonintrusive inspection systems.
(d) Elements.--The plan under subsection (b) shall include
the following information:
(1) Benchmarks for achieving incremental progress towards
100 percent high-throughput scanning within the next 6 years
of commercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic
entering the United States at land ports of entry and rail-
border crossings along the border with corresponding
projected incremental improvements in scanning rates by
fiscal year and rationales for the specified timeframes for
each land port of entry.
(2) Estimated costs, together with an acquisition plan, for
achieving the 100 percent high-throughput scanning rate
within the timeframes specified in paragraph (1), including
acquisition, operations, and maintenance costs for large-
scale, nonintrusive inspection systems or similar technology,
and associated costs for any necessary infrastructure
enhancements or configuration changes at each port of entry.
Such acquisition plan shall promote, to the extent
practicable, opportunities for entities that qualify as small
business concerns (as defined under section 3(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
(3) Any projected impacts, as identified by the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on the
total number of commercial and passenger vehicles and freight
rail traffic entering at land ports of entry and rail-border
crossings where such systems are in use, and average wait
times at peak and non-peak travel times, by lane type if
applicable, as scanning rates are increased.
(4) Any projected impacts, as identified by the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on land
ports of entry and rail-border crossings border security
operations as a result of implementation actions, including
any changes to the number of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection officers or their duties and assignments.
(e) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the
submission of the plan under subsection (b), and biennially
thereafter for the following 6 years, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit 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 describes the progress implementing the
plan and includes--
(1) an inventory of large-scale, nonintrusive inspection
systems or similar technology operated by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection at each land port of entry;
(2) for each system or technology identified in the
inventory required under paragraph (1)--
(A) the scanning method of such system or technology;
(B) the location of such system or technology at each land
port of entry that specifies whether in use in pre-primary,
primary, or secondary inspection area, or some combination of
such areas;
(C) the percentage of commercial and passenger vehicles and
freight rail traffic scanned by such system or technology;
and
(D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned commercial
and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic;
(3) the total number of commercial and passenger vehicles
and freight rail traffic entering at each land port of entry
at which each system or technology is in use, and information
on average wait times at peak and non-peak travel times, by
lane type if applicable;
(4) a description of the progress towards reaching the
benchmarks referred to in subsection (d)(1), and an
explanation if any of such benchmarks are not achieved as
planned;
(5) a comparison of actual costs (including information on
any awards of associated contracts) to estimated costs set
forth in subsection (d)(2);
(6) any realized impacts, as identified by the Commissioner
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on land ports of entry
and rail-border crossings operations as a result of
implementation actions, including any changes to the number
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers or their
duties and assignments;
(7) any proposed changes to the plan and an explanation for
such changes, including changes made in response to any
Department of Homeland Security research and development
findings or changes in terrorist or transnational criminal
organizations tactics, techniques, or procedures; and
(8) any challenges to implementing the plan or meeting the
benchmarks, and plans to mitigate any such challenges.
AMENDMENT NO. 377 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following new section
(and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1762. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.
(a) Establishment of National Supply Chain Database.--
Subject to the availability of funds as authorized under
subsection (3), the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (referred to in this Act as the
``NIST'') shall establish a National Supply Chain Database
that will assist the Nation in minimizing disruptions in the
supply chain by having an assessment of United States
manufacturers' capabilities.
(b) Connections With State Manufacturing Extension
Partnership.--
(1) In general.--The infrastructure for the National Supply
Chain Database shall be created through the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology by connecting
the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers
through the National Supply Chain Database.
(2) National view.--The connection provided through the
National Supply Chain Database shall provide a national view
of the supply chain and enable the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to understand whether there is a
need for some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to
meet the need of urgent products, such as defense supplies,
food, and medical devices, including personal protective
equipment.
(3) Individual state databases.--Each State's supply chain
database maintained by the NIST-recognized Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Center within the State shall be
complementary in design to the National Supply Chain
Database.
(c) Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database.--The
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or its
designee shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as
an integration of the State level databases from each State's
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be
populated with information from past, current, or potential
Center clients.
(d) Database Content.--
(1) In general.--The National Supply Chain Database may--
(A) provide basic company information;
(B) provide an overview of capabilities, accreditations,
and products;
(C) contain proprietary information; and
(D) include other items determined necessary by the
Director of the NIST.
(2) Searchable database.--The National Supply Chain
Database shall use the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) Codes as follows:
(A) Sector 31-33 - Manufacturing.
(B) Sector 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical
Services.
(C) Sector 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing.
(3) Levels.--The National Supply Chain Database shall be
multi-leveled as follows:
(A) Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall
be available to the public.
(B) Level 2 shall have a deeper overview into capabilities,
products, and accreditations and shall be available to all
companies that contribute to the database and agree to terms
of mutual disclosure.
(C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary information.
(4) Exempt from public disclosure.--The National Supply
Chain Database and any information related to it not publicly
released by the NIST shall be exempt from public disclosure
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and access
to non-public content shall be limited to the contributing
company and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center staff
who sign an appropriate non-disclosure agreement.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There authorized to
be appropriated to the Director of the NIST $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2021 to develop and launch the National Supply
Chain Database.
Amendment No. 378 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California
Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following new section
(and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1762. COORDINATION WITH HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION
PARTNERSHIP CENTERS.
Notwithstanding section 34(d)(2)(A)(iv) of the National
Institute for Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(d)(2)(A)(iv)), each Manufacturing USA Institute
(established under subsection (d) of such Act) shall, as
appropriate, contract with a Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Center (established under section 25 of such Act)
in each State in which such Institute provides services,
either directly or through another such Center, to provide
defense industrial base-related outreach, technical
assistance, workforce development, and technology transfer
assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers. No Center
shall charge in excess of its standard rate for such
services. Funds received by a Center through such a contract
shall not constitute financial assistance under 25(e) of such
Act.
Amendment No. 379 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA.
(a) In General.--Prior to the transfer of any equipment by
the Department of Defense
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to a joint task force of the Guatemalan military or national
civilian police during fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of
Defense shall certify to the appropriate congressional
committees that such ministries have made a credible
commitment to use such equipment only for the uses for which
they were intended.
(b) Issuing Regulations.--Not later than 60 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 and the Secretary of
Defense, as appropriate, shall issue regulations requiring
the inclusion of appropriate clauses for any new foreign
assistance contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements
covering the transfer of equipment to the Guatemalan military
or national civilian police, to ensure that any equipment
provided by the Department of Defense to the Guatemalan
military or national civilian police may be recovered if such
equipment is used for purposes other than those purposes for
which it was provided.
(c) Exceptions and Waiver.--
(1) Exceptions.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to
humanitarian assistance, disaster assistance, or assistance
to combat corruption.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of State or the Secretary of
Defense, on a case by case basis, may waive the requirement
under subsection (b) if the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that such waiver is important to the
national security interests of the United States.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.
Amendment No. 380 Offered by Mrs. Trahan of Massachusetts
At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. PILOT PROGRAM ON TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES IMPACTED BY TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY AND OTHER ASSOCIATED HEALTH FACTORS THAT
INFLUENCE LONG-TERM BRAIN HEALTH AND
PERFORMANCE.
(a) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may
commence the conduct of a pilot program through the award of
grants to carry out a comprehensive brain health and
treatment program that provides coordinated, integrated,
multidisciplinary specialist evaluations, treatment
initiation, and aftercare coordination to members of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force impacted
by traumatic brain injury and other associated health factors
that influence long-term brain health and performance.
(2) Elements.--
(A) Evaluations.--Multidisciplinary specialist evaluations
under paragraph (1) shall include evaluations in the
following specialties:
(i) Brain injury medicine.
(ii) Neuropsychology.
(iii) Clinical psychology.
(iv) Psychiatry.
(v) Neuroendocrinology.
(vi) Sports medicine.
(vii) Muscular skeletal and vestibular physical therapy.
(viii) Neuroimaging.
(ix) Hormonal evaluation.
(x) Metabolic testing.
(xi) Cardiovascular testing.
(xii) Cerebrovascular testing.
(B) Treatment.--Treatment under paragraph (1) shall include
the following:
(i) Headache treatment.
(ii) Sleep interventions and medication.
(iii) Injection-based therapies for musculoskeletal pain.
(iv) Cognitive rehabilitation.
(v) Vestibular physical therapy.
(vi) Exercise programming.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--An individual is eligible to
participate in the pilot program under this section if the
individual--
(1) is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
or Space Force who served on active duty; and
(2) experienced an incident for which treatment may be
sought under the pilot program while performing--
(A) active service; or
(B) active Guard and Reserve duty.
(c) Maximum Amount of Grants.--In accordance with the
services being provided under a grant under this section and
the duration of those services, the Secretary shall establish
a maximum amount to be awarded under the grant that is not
greater than $750,000 per grantee per fiscal year.
(d) Requirements for Receipt of Financial Assistance.--
(1) Notification that services are from department.--Each
entity receiving financial assistance under this section to
provide services to eligible individuals and their family
shall notify the recipients of such services that such
services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the
Department.
(2) Coordination with other services from department.--Each
entity receiving a grant under this section shall coordinate
with the Secretary with respect to the provision of clinical
services to eligible individuals in accordance with any other
provision of law regarding the delivery of healthcare under
the laws administered by the Secretary.
(3) Measurement and monitoring.--Each entity receiving a
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a
description of the tools and assessments the entity uses or
will use to determine the effectiveness of the services
furnished by the entity under this section, including the
effect of those services on--
(A) the financial stability of eligible individuals
receiving those services;
(B) the mental health status, well-being, and suicide risk
of those eligible individuals; and
(C) the social support of those eligible individuals.
(4) Reports.--The Secretary--
(A) shall require each entity receiving financial
assistance under this section to submit to the Secretary an
annual report that describes the projects carried out with
such financial assistance during the year covered by the
report, including the number of eligible individuals served;
(B) shall specify to each such entity the evaluation
criteria and data and information, which shall include a
mental health, well-being, and suicide risk assessment of
each eligible individual served, to be submitted in such
report; and
(C) may require such entities to submit to the Secretary
such additional reports as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Termination.--The Secretary may not conduct the pilot
program under this section after the date that is three years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the pilot program under this section terminates, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
effectiveness of the pilot program.
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``active
duty'', ``active Guard and Reserve duty'', and ``active
service'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101
of title 10, United States Code.
Amendment No. 381 Offered by Mr. Turner of Ohio
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. ___. COMMERCIAL PRODUCT DETERMINATION APPLIES TO
COMPONENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Section 2306a(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsequent
procurements of such product or service'' and inserting:
``subsequent procurements of--
``(i) the commercial product;
``(ii) a component of the commercial product;
``(iii) a service for maintenance or repair of the
commercial product; or
``(iv) the commercial service.''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``request a review'' and inserting the
following: ``provide a detailed explanation for not making
the presumption described in subsection (A) along with a
request for a review''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``When conducting
such review, the head of the contracting activity may
consider evidence of the commercial nature of the product or
service under review that is provided by an offeror.''
Amendment No. 382 Offered by Mr. Turner of Ohio
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5__. RIGHT TO NOTICE OF VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REGARDING
CERTAIN POST-TRIAL MOTIONS, FILINGS, AND
HEARINGS.
Section 806b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article
6b(a)(2)) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph (D):
``(D) A post-trial motion, filing, or hearing that may
address the finding or sentence of a court-martial with
respect to the accused, unseal privileged or private
information of the victim, or result in the release of the
accused.''.
Amendment No. 383 Offered by Mr. Vargas of California
In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following:
SEC. __. COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Determination on Emergency Supplies and Relationship to
State and Local Efforts.--
(1) Determination.--For the purposes of section 101 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511), the
following materials shall be deemed to be scarce and critical
materials essential to the national defense and otherwise
meet the requirements of section 101(b) of such Act during
the COVID-19 emergency period:
(A) Diagnostic tests, including serological tests, for
COVID-19 and the reagents and other materials necessary for
producing or conducting such tests.
(B) Personal protective equipment, including face shields,
N-95 respirator masks, and
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any other masks determined by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to be needed to respond to the COVID-19
pandemic, and the materials to produce such equipment.
(C) Medical ventilators, the components necessary to make
such ventilators, and medicines needed to use a ventilator as
a treatment for any individual who is hospitalized for COVID-
19.
(D) Pharmaceuticals and any medicines determined by the
Food and Drug Administration or another Government agency to
be effective in treating COVID-19 (including vaccines for
COVID-19) and any materials necessary to produce or use such
pharmaceuticals or medicines (including self-injection
syringes or other delivery systems).
(E) Any other medical equipment or supplies determined by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary
of Homeland Security to be scarce and critical materials
essential to the national defense for purposes of section 101
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511).
(2) Exercise of title i authorities in relation to
contracts by state and local governments.--In exercising
authorities under title I of the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) during the COVID-19 emergency
period, the President (and any officer or employee of the
United States to which authorities under such title I have
been delegated)--
(A) may exercise the prioritization or allocation authority
provided in such title I to exclude any materials described
in paragraph (1) ordered by a State or local government that
are scheduled to be delivered within 15 days of the time at
which--
(i) the purchase order or contract by the Federal
Government for such materials is made; or
(ii) the materials are otherwise allocated by the Federal
Government under the authorities contained in such Act; and
(B) shall, within 24 hours of any exercise of the
prioritization or allocation authority provided in such title
I--
(i) notify any State or local government if the exercise of
such authorities would delay the receipt of such materials
ordered by such government; and
(ii) take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that
such materials ordered by such government are delivered in
the shortest possible period.
(3) Update to the federal acquisition regulation.--Not
later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to
reflect the requirements of paragraph (2)(A).
(b) Engagement With the Private Sector.--
(1) Sense of congress.--The Congress--
(A) appreciates the willingness of private companies not
traditionally involved in producing items for the health
sector to volunteer to use their expertise and supply chains
to produce essential medical supplies and equipment;
(B) encourages other manufacturers to review their existing
capacity and to develop capacity to produce essential medical
supplies, medical equipment, and medical treatments to
address the COVID-19 emergency; and
(C) commends and expresses deep appreciation to individual
citizens who have been producing personal protective
equipment and other materials for, in particular, use at
hospitals in their community.
(2) Outreach representative.--
(A) Designation.--Consistent with the authorities in title
VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4551 et
seq.), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, shall designate or shall appoint, pursuant to
section 703 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4553), an individual to be
known as the ``Outreach Representative''. Such individual
shall--
(i) be appointed from among individuals with substantial
experience in the private sector in the production of medical
supplies or equipment; and
(ii) act as the Government-wide single point of contact
during the COVID-19 emergency for outreach to manufacturing
companies and their suppliers who may be interested in
producing medical supplies or equipment, including the
materials described under subsection (a).
(B) Encouraging partnerships.--The Outreach Representative
shall seek to develop partnerships between companies, in
coordination with the Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force
or any overall coordinator appointed by the President to
oversee the response to the COVID-19 emergency, including
through the exercise of the authorities under section 708 of
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4558).
(c) Enhancement of Supply Chain Production.--In exercising
authority under title III of the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) with respect to materials
described in subsection (a), the President shall seek to
ensure that support is provided to companies that comprise
the supply chains for reagents, components, raw materials,
and other materials and items necessary to produce or use the
materials described in subsection (a).
(d) Oversight of Current Activity and Needs.--
(1) Response to immediate needs.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 7 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, in coordination
with the National Response Coordination Center of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Defense
Logistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other Federal
agencies (as appropriate), shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report assessing the immediate
needs described in subparagraph (B) to combat the COVID-19
pandemic and the plan for meeting those immediate needs.
(B) Assessment.--The report required by this paragraph
shall include--
(i) an assessment of the needs for medical supplies or
equipment necessary to address the needs of the population of
the United States infected by the virus SARS-CoV-2 that
causes COVID-19 and to prevent an increase in the incidence
of COVID-19 throughout the United States, including
diagnostic tests, serological tests, medicines that have been
approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat COVID-
19, and ventilators and medicines needed to employ
ventilators;
(ii) based on meaningful consultations with relevant
stakeholders, an identification of the target rate of
diagnostic testing for each State and an assessment of the
need for personal protective equipment and other supplies
(including diagnostic tests) required by--
(I) health professionals, health workers, and hospital
staff including supplies needed for worst case scenarios for
surges of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations;
(II) workers in industries and sectors described in the
``Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical
Infrastructure Workers during the COVID-19 Response'' issued
by the Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security on April 17,
2020 (and any expansion of industries and sectors included in
updates to such advisory memorandum);
(III) students, teachers, and administrators at primary and
secondary schools; and
(IV) other workers determined to be essential based on such
consultation;
(iii) an assessment of the quantities of equipment and
supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile (established
under section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service Act ((42
U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)(1))) as of the date of the report, and the
projected gap between the quantities of equipment and
supplies identified as needed in the assessment under clauses
(i) and (ii) and the quantities in the Strategic National
Stockpile;
(iv) an identification of the industry sectors and
manufacturers most ready to fulfill purchase orders for such
equipment and supplies (including manufacturers that may be
incentivized) through the exercise of authority under section
303(e) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4533(e)) to modify, expand, or improve production processes
to manufacture such equipment and supplies to respond
immediately to a need identified in clause (i) or (ii);
(v) an identification of Government-owned and privately-
owned stockpiles of such equipment and supplies not included
in the Strategic National Stockpile that could be repaired or
refurbished;
(vi) an identification of previously distributed critical
supplies that can be redistributed based on current need;
(vii) a description of any exercise of the authorities
described under paragraph (1)(E) or (2)(A) of subsection (a);
and
(viii) an identification of critical areas of need, by
county and by areas identified by the Indian Health Service,
in the United States and the metrics and criteria for
identification as a critical area.
(C) Plan.--The report required by this paragraph shall
include a plan for meeting the immediate needs to combat the
COVID-19 pandemic, including the needs described in
subparagraph (B). Such plan shall include--
(i) each contract the Federal Government has entered into
to meet such needs, including the purpose of each contract,
the type and amount of equipment, supplies, or services to be
provided under the contract, the entity performing such
contract, and the dollar amount of each contract;
(ii) each contract that the Federal Government intends to
enter into within 14 days after submission of such report,
including the information described in subparagraph (B) for
each such contract; and
(iii) whether any of the contracts described in clause (i)
or (ii) have or will have a priority rating under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including
purchase orders pursuant to Department of Defense Directive
4400.1 (or any successor directive), subpart A of part 101 of
title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other
applicable authority.
(D) Additional requirements.--The report required by this
paragraph, and each update required by subparagraph (E),
shall include--
(i) any requests for equipment and supplies from State or
local governments and Indian Tribes, and an accompanying list
of the employers and unions consulted in developing these
requests;
(ii) any modeling or formulas used to determine allocation
of equipment and supplies, and any related chain of command
issues on making final decisions on allocations;
(iii) the amount and destination of equipment and supplies
delivered;
(iv) an explanation of why any portion of any contract
described under subparagraph
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(C), whether to replenish the Strategic National Stockpile or
otherwise, will not be filled;
(v) of products procured under such contract, the
percentage of such products that are used to replenish the
Strategic National Stockpile, that are targeted to COVID-19
hotspots, and that are used for the commercial market;
(vi) a description of the range of prices for goods
described in subsection (a), or other medical supplies and
equipment that are subject to shortages, purchased by the
United States Government, transported by the Government, or
otherwise known to the Government, which shall also identify
all such prices that exceed the prevailing market prices of
such goods prior to March 1, 2020, and any actions taken by
the Government under section 102 of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 or similar provisions of law to prevent hoarding
of such materials and charging of such increased prices
between March 1, 2020, and the date of the submission of the
first report required by this paragraph, and, for all
subsequent reports, within each reporting period;
(vii) metrics, formulas, and criteria used to determine
COVID-19 hotspots or areas of critical need for a State,
county, or an area identified by the Indian Health Service;
(viii) production and procurement benchmarks, where
practicable; and
(ix) results of the consultation with the relevant
stakeholders required by subparagraph (B)(ii).
(E) Updates.--The President, in coordination with the
National Response Coordination Center of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Defense
Logistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other Federal
agencies (as appropriate), shall update such report every 14
days.
(F) Public availability.--The President shall make the
report required by this paragraph and each update required by
subparagraph (E) available to the public, including on a
Government website.
(2) Response to longer-term needs.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President, in coordination with
the National Response Coordination Center of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Defense
Logistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other Federal
agencies (as appropriate), shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report containing an assessment of
the needs described in subparagraph (B) to combat the COVID-
19 pandemic and the plan for meeting such needs during the 6-
month period beginning on the date of submission of the
report.
(B) Assessment.--The report required by this paragraph
shall include--
(i) an assessment of the elements describe in clauses (i)
through (v) and clause (viii) of paragraph (1)(B);
(ii) an assessment of needs related to COVID-19 vaccines;
(iii) an assessment of the manner in which the Defense
Production Act of 1950 could be exercised to increase
services related to health surveillance to ensure that the
appropriate level of contact tracing related to detected
infections is available throughout the United States to
prevent future outbreaks of COVID-19 infections; and
(iv) an assessment of any additional services needed to
address the COVID-19 pandemic.
(C) Plan.--The report required by this paragraph shall
include a plan for meeting the longer-term needs to combat
the COVID-19 pandemic, including the needs described in
subparagraph (B). This plan shall include--
(i) a plan to exercise authorities under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) necessary to
increase the production of the medical equipment, supplies,
and services that are essential to meeting the needs
identified in subparagraph (B), including the number of N-95
respirator masks and other personal protective equipment
needed, based on meaningful consultations with relevant
stakeholders, by the private sector to resume economic
activity and by the public and nonprofit sectors to
significantly increase their activities;
(ii) results of the consultations with the relevant
stakeholders required by clause (i);
(iii) an estimate of the funding and other measures
necessary to rapidly expand manufacturing production capacity
for such equipment and supplies, including--
(I) any efforts to expand, retool, or reconfigure
production lines;
(II) any efforts to establish new production lines through
the purchase and installation of new equipment; or
(III) the issuance of additional contracts, purchase
orders, purchase guarantees, or other similar measures;
(iv) each contract the Federal Government has entered into
to meet such needs or expand such production, the purpose of
each contract, the type and amount of equipment, supplies, or
services to be provided under the contract, the entity
performing such contract, and the dollar amount of each
contract;
(v) each contract that the Federal Government intends to
enter into within 14 days after submission of such report,
including the information described in clause (iv) for each
such contract;
(vi) whether any of the contracts described in clause (iv)
or (v) have or will have a priority rating under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including
purchase orders pursuant to Department of Defense Directive
4400.1 (or any successor directive), subpart A of part 101 of
title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other
applicable authority; and
(vii) the manner in which the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) could be used to increase
services necessary to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including
services described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
(D) Updates.--The President, in coordination with the
National Response Coordination Center of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Defense
Logistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other Federal
agencies (as appropriate), shall update such report every 14
days.
(E) Public availability.--The President shall make the
report required by this subsection and each update required
by subparagraph (D) available to the public, including on a
Government website.
(3) Report on exercising authorities under the defense
production act of 1950.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the exercise of
authorities under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) prior to the
date of such report.
(B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A)
and each update required under subparagraph (C) shall
include, with respect to each exercise of such authority--
(i) an explanation of the purpose of the applicable
contract, purchase order, or other exercise of authority
(including an allocation of materials, services, and
facilities under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511(a)(2));
(ii) the cost of such exercise of authority; and
(iii) if applicable--
(I) the amount of goods that were purchased or allocated;
(II) an identification of the entity awarded a contract or
purchase order or that was the subject of the exercise of
authority; and
(III) an identification of any entity that had shipments
delayed by the exercise of any authority under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
(C) Updates.--The President shall update the report
required under subparagraph (A) every 14 days.
(D) Public availability.--The President shall make the
report required by this subsection and each update required
by subparagraph (C) available to the public, including on a
Government website.
(4) Quarterly reporting.--The President shall submit to
Congress, and make available to the public (including on a
Government website), a quarterly report detailing all
expenditures made pursuant to titles I, III, and VII of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
(5) Exercise of loan authorities.--
(A) In general.--Any loan made pursuant to section 302 or
303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, carried out by the
International Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the
authorities delegated by Executive Order 13922, shall be
subject to the notification requirements contained in section
1446 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9656).
(B) Appropriate congressional committees.--For purposes of
the notifications required by subparagraph (A), the term
``appropriate congressional committees'', as used section
1446 of the BUILD Act of 2018, shall be deemed to include the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and
Urban Development of the Senate.
(6) Sunset.--The requirements of this subsection shall
terminate on the later of--
(A) December 31, 2021; or
(B) the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.
(e) Enhancements to the Defense Production Act of 1950.--
(1) Health emergency authority.--Section 107 of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Health Emergency Authority.--With respect to a public
health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service
Act, or preparations for such a health emergency, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are authorized to
carry out the authorities provided under this section to the
same extent as the President.''.
(2) Emphasis on business concerns owned by women,
minorities, veterans, and native americans.--Section 108 of
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518) is
amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``modernization of small
business suppliers'' and inserting ``small business
participation and fair inclusion'';
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Participation and Inclusion.--
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``(1) In general.--In providing any assistance under this
Act, the President shall accord a strong preference for
subcontractors and suppliers that are--
``(A) small business concerns; or
``(B) businesses of any size owned by women, minorities,
veterans, and the disabled.
``(2) Special consideration.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the President shall accord the preference
described under paragraph (1) to small business concerns and
businesses described in paragraph (1)(B) that are located in
areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a
continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the
Secretary of Labor.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Minority Defined.--In this section, the term
`minority'--
``(1) has the meaning given the term in section 308(b) of
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act of 1989; and
``(2) includes any indigenous person in the United States,
including any territories of the United States.''.
(3) Additional information in annual report.--Section
304(f)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4534(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``year.'' and inserting
``year, including the percentage of contracts awarded using
Fund amounts to each of the groups described in section
108(a)(1)(B) (and, with respect to minorities, disaggregated
by ethnic group), and the percentage of the total amount
expended during such fiscal year on such contracts.''.
(4) Definition of national defense.--Section 702(14) of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by striking ``and
critical infrastructure protection and restoration'' and
inserting ``, critical infrastructure protection and
restoration, and health emergency preparedness and response
activities''.
(f) Securing Essential Medical Materials.--
(1) Statement of policy.--Section 2(b) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4502) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as
paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) authorities under this Act should be used when
appropriate to ensure the availability of medical materials
essential to national defense, including through measures
designed to secure the drug supply chain, and taking into
consideration the importance of United States
competitiveness, scientific leadership and cooperation, and
innovative capacity;''.
(2) Strengthening domestic capability.--Section 107 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(including medical
materials)'' after ``materials''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``(including medical
materials such as drugs to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat,
or prevent disease that essential to national defense)''
after ``essential materials''.
(3) Strategy on securing supply chains for medical
articles.--Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50
U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 109. STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS FOR MEDICAL
MATERIALS.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this section, the President, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Secretary of Defense, shall transmit a
strategy to the appropriate Members of Congress that includes
the following:
``(1) A detailed plan to use the authorities under this
title and title III, or any other provision of law, to ensure
the supply of medical materials (including drugs to diagnose,
cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease) essential to
national defense, to the extent necessary for the purposes of
this Act.
``(2) An analysis of vulnerabilities to existing supply
chains for such medical articles, and recommendations to
address the vulnerabilities.
``(3) Measures to be undertaken by the President to
diversify such supply chains, as appropriate and as required
for national defense; and
``(4) A discussion of--
``(A) any significant effects resulting from the plan and
measures described in this subsection on the production,
cost, or distribution of vaccines or any other drugs (as
defined under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321));
``(B) a timeline to ensure that essential components of the
supply chain for medical materials are not under the
exclusive control of a foreign government in a manner that
the President determines could threaten the national defense
of the United States; and
``(C) efforts to mitigate any risks resulting from the plan
and measures described in this subsection to United States
competitiveness, scientific leadership, and innovative
capacity, including efforts to cooperate and proactively
engage with United States allies.
``(b) Progress Report.--Following submission of the
strategy under subsection (a), the President shall submit to
the appropriate Members of Congress an annual progress report
evaluating the implementation of the strategy, and may
include updates to the strategy as appropriate. The strategy
and progress reports shall be submitted in unclassified form
but may contain a classified annex.
``(c) Appropriate Members of Congress.--The term
`appropriate Members of Congress' means the Speaker, majority
leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives,
the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committees on Armed
Services and Financial Services of the House of
Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
Committees on Armed Services and Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.''.
(g) GAO Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on ensuring
that the United States Government has access to the medical
supplies and equipment necessary to respond to future
pandemics and public health emergencies, including
recommendations with respect to how to ensure that the United
States supply chain for diagnostic tests (including
serological tests), personal protective equipment, vaccines,
and therapies is better equipped to respond to emergencies,
including through the use of funds in the Defense Production
Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534) to address shortages in that supply
chain.
(2) Review of assessment and plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after each of the
submission of the reports described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (d), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an assessment of such reports, including
identifying any gaps and providing any recommendations
regarding the subject matter in such reports.
(B) Monthly review.--Not later than a month after the
submission of the assessment under subparagraph (A), and
monthly thereafter, the Comptroller General shall issue a
report to the appropriate congressional committees with
respect to any updates to the reports described in paragraph
(1) and (2) of subsection (d) that were issued during the
previous 1-month period, containing an assessment of such
updates, including identifying any gaps and providing any
recommendations regarding the subject matter in such updates.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees
on Appropriations, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce,
Financial Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans' Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate.
(2) COVID-19 emergency period.--The term ``COVID-19
emergency period'' means the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending after the end of the
incident period for the emergency declared on March 13, 2020,
by the President under Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121
et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic.
(3) Relevant stakeholder.--The term ``relevant
stakeholder'' means--
(A) representative private sector entities;
(B) representatives of the nonprofit sector;
(C) representatives of primary and secondary school
systems; and
(D) representatives of labor organizations representing
workers, including unions that represent health workers,
manufacturers, teachers, other public sector employees, and
service sector workers.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
Amendment No. 384 Offered by Mr. Veasey of Texas
Page 1115, after line 5, add the following new section:
SEC. 1762. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDS TO
ENTITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES ENTITIES.
(a) Amendment.--Section 47110 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Prohibition on Provision of Grant Funds to Entities
That Have Violated Intellectual Property Rights of United
States Entities.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, amounts
provided as project grants under this subchapter may not be
used to enter into a contract described in paragraph (2) with
any entity on the list required by paragraph (3).
``(2) Contract described.--A contract described in this
paragraph is a contract or other agreement for the
procurement of infrastructure or equipment for a passenger
boarding bridge at an airport.
``(3) List required.--
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``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, and thereafter as required by
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall, based on information provided
by the United States Trade Representative and the Attorney
General, make available to the public a list of entities
that--
``(i)(I) are owned or controlled by, or receive subsidies
from, the government of a country--
``(aa) identified by the Trade Representative under
subsection (a)(1) of section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2242) in the most recent report required by that
section; and
``(bb) subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative
under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416);
and
``(II) have been determined by a Federal court to have
misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets from
an entity organized under the laws of the United States or
any jurisdiction within the United States; or
``(ii) own or control, are owned or controlled by, are
under common ownership or control with, or are successors to,
an entity described in clause (i).
``(B) Updates to list.--The Administrator shall update the
list required by subparagraph (A), based on information
provided by the Trade Representative and the Attorney
General--
``(i) not less frequently than every 90 days during the
180-day period following the initial publication of the list
under subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) not less frequently than annually during the 5-year
period following the 180-day period described in clause (i).
``(C) Continuation of requirement to update list.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than the end of the 5-year
period described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the Administrator
shall make a determination with respect to whether continuing
to update the list required by subparagraph (A) is necessary
to carry out this subsection.
``(ii) Effect of determination that updates are
necessary.--If the Administrator determines under clause (i)
that continuing to update the list required by subparagraph
(A) is necessary, the Administrator shall continue to update
the list, based on information provided by the Trade
Representative and the Attorney General, not less frequently
than annually.
``(iii) Effect of determination that updates are not
necessary.--If the Administrator determines under clause (i)
that continuing to update the list required by subparagraph
(A) is not necessary, the Administrator shall, not later than
90 days after making the determination, submit to Congress a
report on the determination and the reasons for the
determination.''.
(b) Sunset.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
have any force or effect on and after September 30, 2023.
Amendment No. 385 Offered by Mr. Veasey of Texas
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 8_. EMPLOYMENT SIZE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subject to the
requirements specified under subparagraph (C)'' after
``paragraph (1)''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by inserting ``(including the Administration when
acting pursuant to subparagraph (A))'' after ``no Federal
department or agency''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking ``12 months'' and
inserting ``24 months''.
(b) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by
this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Amendment No. 386 Offered by Mr. Vela of Texas
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5_. LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR ATTENDANCE OF ENLISTED
PERSONNEL AT SENIOR LEVEL AND INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
COURSES.
Section 559 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
132 Stat. 1775) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``None of the funds''
and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), none of
the funds'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
``(b) Exception.--Funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended for the purpose of the attendance of
enlisted personnel at senior level and intermediate level
officer professional military education courses if--
``(1) the enlisted personnel attending such courses have
completed professional military education at the appropriate
grade prior to attendance;
``(2) the Secretary concerned (as defined in section
101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code) establishes a
screening and selection process to choose enlisted personnel
to attend such courses;
``(3) with respect to attendees of resident programs--
``(A) the Secretary concerned establishes a utilization
policy for enlisted graduates of such programs; and
``(B) attendees of such programs agree to a 3-year service
obligation after completion of such programs;
``(4) the Secretary concerned authorizes enlisted personnel
to attend only after the Secretary determines all
requirements for attendance of officers at such courses have
been met; and
``(5) an officer is not denied attendance at such courses
for the primary purpose of allowing enlisted personnel to
attend.''.
Amendment No. 387 Offered by Mrs. Wagner of Missouri
Page 845, after line 7, insert the following:
SEC. 1260. SOUTHEAST ASIA STRATEGY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Southeast Asia is the fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific
region, providing both a geographic and maritime link between
East and South Asia.
(2) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a
regional intergovernmental organization, remains central to
the Indo-Pacific region's institutional architecture and to
United States foreign policy toward the region.
(3) The United States has reaffirmed that the security and
sovereignty of its Southeast Asian allies and partners,
including a strong, independent ASEAN, remain vital to the
security, prosperity, and stability of the Indo-Pacific
region.
(4) The United States has committed to continuing to deepen
longstanding alliances and partnerships with a range of
Southeast Asian nations, including by promoting our shared
values, democracy, human rights, and civil society.
(5) Since the end of the Second World War, United States
investments in strengthening alliances and partnerships with
Southeast Asian nations have yielded tremendous returns for
United States interests, as working with and through these
alliances and partnerships have increased the region's
capacity and capability to address common challenges.
(6) ASEAN member states are critical United States security
partners in preventing violent extremism and protecting the
freedom and openness of the maritime domain and in preventing
the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction.
(7) ASEAN member states have contributed significantly to
regional disaster monitoring and management and emergency
response through initiatives such as the ASEAN Coordinating
Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management, an
inter-governmental organization that facilitates coordination
and cooperation among ASEAN member states and international
organizations in times of emergency.
(8) According to the 2018 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey,
ASEAN member states are vital to the prosperity of the United
States economy and exports to ASEAN economies support more
than 500,000 jobs in the United States.
(9) The United States and ASEAN have recently celebrated
the 40th anniversary of their ties and established a new
strategic partnership that will enhance cooperation across
the economic, political-security, and people-to-people
pillars of the relationship.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to--
(1) deepen cooperation with ASEAN and ASEAN member states
in the interest of promoting peace, security, and stability
in the Indo-Pacific region;
(2) affirm the importance of ASEAN centrality and ASEAN-led
mechanisms in the evolving institutional architecture of the
Indo-Pacific region; and
(3) establish and communicate a comprehensive strategy
toward the Indo-Pacific region that articulates--
(A) the role and importance of Southeast Asia to the United
States;
(B) the value of the United States-ASEAN relationship;
(C) the mutual interests of all parties;
(D) the concrete and material benefits all nations derive
from strong United States engagement and leadership in
Southeast Asia; and
(E) efforts to forge and maintain ASEAN consensus,
especially on key issues of political and security concern to
the region, such as the South China Sea.
(c) Strategy for Engagement With Southeast Asia and
ASEAN.--
(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 heads of other Federal departments and
agencies as appropriate, shall develop and submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy
for engagement with Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
(2) Matters to be included.--The strategy required by
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A statement of enduring United States interests in
Southeast Asia and a description of efforts to bolster the
effectiveness of ASEAN.
(B) A description of efforts to--
(i) deepen and expand Southeast Asian alliances,
partnerships, and multilateral engagements, including efforts
to expand broad based and inclusive economic growth, security
ties, security cooperation and interoperability, economic
connectivity, and expand
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opportunities for ASEAN to work with other like-minded
partners in the region; and
(ii) encourage like-minded partners outside of the Indo-
Pacific region to engage with ASEAN.
(C) A summary of initiatives across the whole of the United
States Government to strengthen the United States partnership
with Southeast Asian nations and ASEAN, including to promote
broad based and inclusive economic growth, trade, investment,
energy and efforts to combat climate change, public-private
partnerships, physical and digital infrastructure
development, education, disaster management, public health
and economic and political diplomacy in Southeast Asia.
(D) A summary of initiatives across the whole of the United
States Government to enhance the capacity of Southeast Asian
nations with respect to enforcing international law and
multilateral sanctions, and initiatives to cooperate with
ASEAN as an institution in these areas.
(E) A summary of initiatives across the whole of the United
States Government to promote human rights and democracy, to
strengthen the rule of law, civil society, and transparent
governance, and to protect the integrity of elections from
outside influence.
(F) A summary of initiatives to promote security
cooperation and security assistance within Southeast Asian
nations, including--
(i) maritime security and maritime domain awareness
initiatives for protecting the maritime commons and
supporting international law and freedom of navigation in the
South China Sea; and
(ii) efforts to combat terrorism, human trafficking,
piracy, and illegal fishing, and promote more open, reliable
routes for sea lines of communication.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
Amendment No. 388 Offered by Mrs. Walorski of Indiana
Page 1024, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 1706. REPORT ON AGILE PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a publicly available report on agile program
and project management within the Department of Defense. The
report shall include the following:
(1) A review of all statutory provisions enabling the use
of agile program and project management within the Department
of Defense.
(2) An evaluation of the implementation of statutory
provisions enabling the use of agile program and project
management within the Department of Defense and Armed Forces.
(3) An evaluation of the agile program and project
methodologies used within the Department of Defense and Armed
Forces.
(4) An evaluation of the how agile program and project
methodologies have enabled efforts to prepare the Department
of Defense and Armed Forces for the future of work.
(5) An evaluation of the enterprise scalability of the
agile program and project methodologies used within the
Department of Defense and Armed Forces, including how well
agile methods are integrated into the enterprise when used at
scale.
(6) An analysis of the impediments to the further adoption
and enterprise scalability of agile program and project
management including statutory impediments, as well as
existing policy, guidance, and instruction of the Department
of Defense and Armed Forces.
(7) An analysis of the impact of further adoption and
enterprise scalability of agile program and project
management on the future of work within the Department of
Defense and Armed Forces.
(8) Such other information as the Comptroller General
determines appropriate.
(b) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the
Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a briefing on the topics to be
covered by the report under subsection (a), including and
preliminary data and any issues or concerns of the
Comptroller General relating to the report.
(c) Access to Relevant Data.--For purposes of this section,
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Comptroller
General has access to all relevant data.
Amendment No. 389 Offered by Ms. Waters of California
Page 143, line 16, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 143, after line 16, insert the following new
paragraph:
(5) ensuring emerging technologies procured and used by the
military will be tested for algorithmic bias and
discriminatory outcomes; and
Page 143, line 17, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(6)''.
Amendment No. 390 Offered by Mr. Welch of Vermont
Page 503, after line 3, insert the following new paragraphs
and redesginate the subsequent paragraph accordingly:
(7) Information on any respiratory illness of the
beneficiary recorded prior to the COVID-19 diagnosis of the
beneficiary.
(8) Any information regarding the beneficiary contained in
the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established
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).
Amendment No. 391 Offered by Mr. Welch of Vermont
Page 501, after line 25, insert the following:
(d) Inspector General Report on Response to COVID-19.--Not
later than June 1, 2021, the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees and the Secretary of Defense a report on--
(1) the total dollar amount of waste, fraud, and abuse
uncovered in any Department of Defense spending under the
Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the COVID-19
pandemic; and
(2) any recommendations on how to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse in future spending related to pandemic preparedness and
response.
Amendment No. 392 Offered by Mr. Wenstrup of Ohio
Page 485, after line 2, insert the following new
subparagraphs (and revise the subsequent subparagraphs
accordingly):
(D) an identification of any barriers that exist to
manufacture finished drugs, biological products, vaccines,
and critical medical supplies in the United States, including
with respect to regulatory barriers by the Federal Government
and whether the raw materials may be found in the United
States;
(E) an identification of potential partners of the United
States with whom the United States can work with to realign
the manufacturing capabilities of the United States for such
finished drugs, biological products, vaccines, and critical
medical supplies;
Amendment No. 393 Offered by Mr. Wenstrup of Ohio
At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON JOINT DEPLOYMENT FORMULARY.
(a) Study.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the heads of other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government that the
Secretary of Defense determines appropriate, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report containing
a study on the joint deployment formulary
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a list of the drugs and vaccines on the joint
deployment formulary;
(2) an identification of the active pharmaceutical
ingredients of such drugs and vaccines and the components of
such active pharmaceutical ingredients;
(3) the country of origin of--
(A) the active pharmaceutical ingredients;
(B) the components of such ingredients; and
(C) the source materials of such ingredients and
components;
(4) a list of each manufacturer of such drugs and vaccines
that is owned, in whole or in part, by a foreign entity,
including--
(A) identification of each such foreign entity; and
(B) the percentage of such ownership by each such foreign
entity;
(5) identification of any barriers, limitations, or
constraints that may inhibit the ability of the Department of
Defense to procure and sustain its supply of drugs and
vaccines, including with respect to--
(A) the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
(B) applicable laws and regulations of the Federal
Government; and
(C) whether the raw materials can be found in the United
States;
(6) an identification of military partners and allies of
the United States who could help manufacture such components
and materials;
(7) an assessment of the steps the Secretary of Defense is
currently taking to mitigate any shortages of critical drugs
and vaccines on the joint deployment formulary;
(8) a description of how the Secretary of Defense
coordinates with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and other
applicable heads of departments and agencies of the Federal
Government; and
(9) if the Secretary is unable to provide any of the
information under paragraphs (1) through (8), identification
of any barriers in providing such information.
(c) Form.--
(1) In general.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in classified form and shall include an
unclassified summary.
(2) Protection of information.--The Secretary of Defense--
(A) shall ensure that the unclassified summary described in
paragraph (1) protects proprietary information pursuant to
the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation; and
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(B) may not disclose in such unclassified summary any
information that is a trade secret under section 552(b)(4) of
title 5, United States Code, or confidential information
under section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
(3) any other committee of Congress the Secretary of
Defense determines appropriate.
Amendment No. 394 Offered by Ms. Wexton of Virginia
In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following:
SEC. __. DISCLOSURE OF IMPORTS FROM THE XINJIANG UYGHUR
AUTONOMOUS REGION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue rules
to require each company that produces or imports manufactured
goods sold in the military commissary and exchange systems to
file an annual report with the Secretary to disclose--
(1) whether any of such goods were--
(A) imported, directly or indirectly, from an entity that
manufactures goods, including electronics, food products,
textiles, shoes, and teas, that originated in the XUAR; or
(B) manufactured with materials that originated or are
sourced in the XUAR; and
(2) with respect to any goods or materials described under
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)--
(A) whether the goods or materials originated in forced
labor camps; and
(B) whether the company or any affiliate of the company
intends to continue with such importation.
(b) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall periodically evaluate and report to Congress on
the effectiveness of the disclosures required under
subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Forced labor camp.--The term ``forced labor camp''
means--
(A) any entity engaged in the ``pairing assistance''
program which subsidizes the establishment of manufacturing
facilities in XUAR;
(B) any entity using convict labor, forced labor, or
indentured labor described under section 307 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
(C) any other entity that the Secretary of Defense
determines is appropriate.
(2) XUAR.--The term ``XUAR'' means the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region.
Amendment No. 395 Offered by Ms. Wexton of Virginia
At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON FOREIGN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS TARGETING
UNITED STATES FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than September 1, 2021, and
biennially thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary
of State, and any other relevant Federal agency, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
foreign influence campaigns targeting United States Federal
elections.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the following:
(1) The patterns, tools, and techniques of foreign
influence campaigns across all platforms and the country of
origin of such campaigns.
(2) The extent of inauthentic accounts and ``bot'' networks
across platforms, including the scale to which they exist,
how platforms currently act to remove them, and what
percentage have been removed over the last year.
(3) The reach of intentional or weaponized disinformation
by inauthentic accounts and ``bot'' networks, including
analysis of amplification by users and algorithmic
distribution.
(4) The type of media that is being disseminated by the
foreign influence campaign, including fabricated or falsified
content and manipulated videos and photos, and the intended
targeted groups.
(5) The methods that have been used to mitigate engagement
and remove content.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense should
provide a briefing to congressional committees on the report
required by subsection (a).
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
Amendment No. 396 Offered by Ms. Wexton of Virginia
Page 503, after line 22, insert the following:
SEC. 724. STUDY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS DURING THE COVID-
19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretaries shall conduct a study on
substance use disorders among the relevant population before
and during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The study
shall include the following:
(1) Analysis of data about the relevant population who
overdosed from opioids or other illicit substances during the
public health emergency, using appropriate control samples
and comparing to existing population data.
(2) Analysis of fatal opioid and other illicit substances
overdose deaths among the relevant population during the
public health emergency, using appropriate control samples
and comparing to existing population data.
(3) Analysis of the prevalence of alcohol use disorder
among the relevant population during the public health
emergency, using existing data to identify any new trends.
(4) Analysis of the association between overdose deaths and
suicide among the relevant population.
(5) An overview of the resources from relevant Federal
agencies, including the Department of Defense, the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes
of Health, that were distributed to the relevant population
during the public health emergency, including methods of
dissemination.
(6) An analysis of the utilization of recovery services and
barriers to access the services at the Veterans Health
Administration and the Military Health System by different
modes of delivery, such as telehealth, inpatient, outpatient,
intensive outpatient, and residential services, during the
public health emergency.
(7) Identification of key areas in which relevant Federal
agencies can improve their pandemic response as it relates to
substance use disorders and overdoses among the relevant
population, including steps that can be taken to improve the
preparedness of the agencies for future public health
emergencies declared by the Secretary under section 319 of
the Public Health Service Act.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--Within 120 days after the COVID-19
public health emergency ends, the Secretaries shall submit to
the appropriate committees an interim report that contains an
update on the status of the study required by subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 2 years after the COVID-
19 public health emergency ends, the Secretaries shall submit
to the appropriate committees a final report that contains
the results of the study.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees.--The term ``appropriate
committees'' means the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Covid-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19
public health emergency'' means the public health emergency
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on
January 27, 2020, with respect to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.
(3) Relevant population.--The term ``relevant population''
means members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
(4) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
AMENDMENT NO. 397 Offered by Ms. Wexton of Virginia
Page 321, insert after line 25 the following (and
redesignate the succeeding provision accordingly):
(K) How to improve access to resources for survivors of
domestic violence throughout the stages of military service.
AMENDMENT NO. 398 Offered by Mr. Woodall of Georgia
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. REVISIONS TO THE UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA
REGARDING THE USE OF VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW
SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall publish any proposed
revisions to the Unified Facilities Criteria regarding the
use of variable refrigerant flow systems in the Federal
Register and shall specify a comment period of at least 60
days.
(b) Notice.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a written notice and justification for any proposed
revisions to the Unified Facilities Criteria regarding the
use of variable refrigerant flow systems not later than 30
days after the date of publication in the Federal Register.
AMENDMENT NO. 399 Offered by Mr. Yoho of Florida
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 121_. REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter subject to
subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of
State shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
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and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on civilian
casualties caused by the Afghan National Defense and Security
Forces and Taliban. Such report shall adhere to the existing
reporting framework as the ``Enhancing Security and Stability
in Afghanistan'' semiannual report.
(b) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
(1) A description of the steps the Government of
Afghanistan is taking to minimize civilian casualties and
other harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure limited
to health facilities, schools, and non-governmental
organizations.
(2) An assessment of civilian casualties and other harm to
civilians and civilian infrastructure limited to health
facilities, schools, and non-governmental organizations
caused by the Taliban.
(3) An assessment of the progress of implementation of the
Government of Afghanistan's national civilian casualty and
mitigation policy.
(4) An assessment of the Government of Afghanistan's
capacity and mechanisms for assessing and investigating
reports of civilian casualties, to include a description of
the function and effectiveness of the Afghan Civilian
Casualty Mitigation Team and an assessment of the
availability of channels for civilians to report civilian
harm.
(5) An assessment of the capacity of the Afghan National
Defense and Security Forces and the Taliban to operate in
effective compliance with the laws of armed conflict, to
include its principles of proportion and distinction, and any
gaps or weaknesses in need of addressing.
(6) An assessment of the Afghan National Defense and
Security Forces' capacity for planning and conducting
operations in accordance with the laws of armed conflict and
for employing practices designed specifically to limit harm
to civilians and civilian infrastructure; any plans in place
by the United States Government to enhance the capacity of
the ANDSF to minimize harm to civilians in the conduct of its
operations; and any anticipated changes in support and
oversight by US forces that may have an effect on said
capabilities.
(7) A description of the Government of Afghanistan's
support for non-state localized and regional militias in
Afghanistan, including--
(A) an assessment of whether the Government of Afghanistan
has the necessary oversight mechanisms in place to
effectively restrain adverse impacts on stability and hold
local militias accountable; and
(B) a summary of the efforts by the Government of
Afghanistan including the Ministry of Interior to integrate
local and regionalized militias into the uniformed Afghan
National Defense and Security Forces including efforts to
support accountability and address human rights violations
and abuses.
(8) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
are relevant.
(c) Sunset.--The reporting requirement under this section
shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
AMENDMENT NO. 400 Offered by Mr. Yoho of Florida
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRATEGIC SECURITY
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
MONGOLIA.
Congress--
(1) recognizes the security relationship between the United
States and Mongolia and remains committed to advancing the
comprehensive partnership in the future;
(2) urges the United States Government and the Government
of Mongolia to deepen military cooperation through joint
defense exercises and hosting military officers for training
in the United States;
(3) encourages the Government of Mongolia to continue its
contributions to multinational peacekeeping operations,
including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and
the United Nations;
(4) commends the Mongolian Armed Forces continued
contributions to NATO's Resolute Support Mission in
Afghanistan to help train Afghan Security Forces and provide
security at Kabul International Airport, and continued
enforcement of United Nations Security Council sanctions in
response to North Korea's illicit nuclear and ballistic
missile programs; and
(5) applauds the continued engagement of Mongolia in the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the
Community of Democracies, congressional-parliamentary
partnerships, and other institutions that promote democratic
values, which reinforces the commitment of the people and the
Government of Mongolia to those values and standards.
AMENDMENT NO. 401 Offered by Mr. Yoho of Florida
At the end of subtitle B of title I, insert the following:
SEC. 1__. LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PILOT PROGRAM.
The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out a pilot program
under which the Secretary shall experiment and innovate
within the fleet using liquified natural gas technology to
retrofit, modify, or build vessels capable of dual fueling
(diesel and liquified natural gas) or powered by liquified
natural gas alone.
AMENDMENT NO. 402 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
At the end of subtitle A of title XXXV, insert the
following:
SEC. 35__. MARINER LICENSING AND CREDENTIALING.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and
subject to subsection (c), for purposes of licensing and
credentialing of mariners, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall prescribe a tonnage measurement as a small passenger
vessel, as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States
Code, for the M/V LISERON (United States official number
971339) for purposes of applying the optional regulatory
measurement under section 14305 and under chapter 145 of that
title.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect
to the vessel referred to in such subsection if the length of
the vessel exceeds its length on the date of enactment of
this Act.
(c) Restrictions.--The vessel referred to in subsection (a)
is subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The vessel may not operate outside the inland waters of
the United States, as established under section 151 of title
33, United States Code, when carrying passengers for hire and
operating under subsection (a).
(2) The Secretary may issue a restricted credential as
appropriate for a licensed individual employed to serve on
such vessel under prescribed regulations.
AMENDMENT NO. 403 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following new
section:
SEC. 9__. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ARCTIC REGION
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs shall assign responsibility for the Arctic
region to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the
Western Hemisphere or any other Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
AMENDMENT NO. 404 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
At the end of subtitle A of title XXXV, add the following:
SEC. __. NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--Part B of subtitle IV of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 425--NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
``Sec.
``42501. Definitions.
``42502. National Shipper Advisory Committee.
``42503. Administration.
``Sec. 42501. Definitions
``In this chapter:
``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal
Maritime Commission.
``(2) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the National
Shipper Advisory Committee established by section 42502.
``Sec. 42502. National Shipper Advisory Committee
``(a) Establishment.--There is established a National
Shipper Advisory Committee.
``(b) Function.--The Committee shall advise the Federal
Maritime Commission on policies relating to the
competitiveness, reliability, integrity, and fairness of the
international ocean freight delivery system.
``(c) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 24
members appointed by the Commission in accordance with this
section.
``(2) Expertise.--Each member of the Committee shall have
particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters
relating to the function of the Committee.
``(3) Representation.--Members of the Committee shall be
appointed as follows:
``(A) Twelve members shall represent entities who import
cargo to the United States using ocean common carriers.
``(B) Twelve members shall represent entities who export
cargo from the United States using ocean common carriers.
``Sec. 42503. Administration
``(a) Meetings.--The Committee shall, not less than once
each year, meet at the call of the Commission or a majority
of the members of the Committee.
``(b) Employee Status.--A member of the Committee shall not
be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason
of service on such Committee, except for the purposes of the
following:
``(1) Chapter 81 of title 5.
``(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any other Federal law
relating to tort liability.
``(c) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a member of the Committee may
serve on such committee on a voluntary basis without pay.
``(d) Status of Members.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
with respect to a member of the Committee whom the Commission
appoints to represent an entity or group--
``(A) the member is authorized to represent the interests
of the applicable entity or group; and
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``(B) requirements under Federal law that would interfere
with such representation and that apply to a special
Government employee (as defined in section 202(a) of title
18), including requirements relating to employee conduct,
political activities, ethics, conflicts of interest, and
corruption, do not apply to the member.
``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a member
of the Committee shall be treated as a special Government
employee for purposes of the committee service of the member
if the member, without regard to service on the Committee, is
a special Government employee.
``(e) Service on Committee.--
``(1) Solicitation of nominations.--Before appointing an
individual as a member of the Committee, the Commission shall
publish a timely notice in the Federal Register soliciting
nominations for membership on such Committee.
``(2) Appointments.--
``(A) In general.--After considering nominations received
pursuant to a notice published under paragraph (1), the
Commission may appoint a member to the Committee.
``(B) Prohibition.--The Commission shall not seek,
consider, or otherwise use information concerning the
political affiliation of a nominee in making an appointment
to the Committee.
``(3) Service at pleasure of the commission.--Each member
of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the
Commission.
``(4) Security background examinations.--The Commission may
require an individual to have passed an appropriate security
background examination before appointment to the Committee.
``(5) Prohibition.--A Federal employee may not be appointed
as a member of the Committee.
``(6) Terms.--
``(A) In general.--The term of each member of the Committee
shall expire on December 31 of the third full year after the
effective date of the appointment.
``(B) Continued service after term.--When the term of a
member of the Committee ends, the member, for a period not to
exceed 1 year, may continue to serve as a member until a
successor is appointed.
``(7) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Committee shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
``(8) Special rule for reappointments.--Notwithstanding
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Commission may reappoint a member
of a committee for any term, other than the first term of the
member, without soliciting, receiving, or considering
nominations for such appointment.
``(f) Staff Services.--The Commission shall furnish to the
Committee any staff and services considered by the Commission
to be necessary for the conduct of the Committee's functions.
``(g) Chair; Vice Chair.--
``(1) In general.--The Committee shall elect a Chair and
Vice Chair from among the committee's members.
``(2) Vice chairman acting as chairman.--The Vice Chair
shall act as Chair in the absence or incapacity of, or in the
event of a vacancy in the office of, the Chair.
``(h) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--
``(1) In general.--The Chair of the Committee may establish
and disestablish subcommittees and working groups for any
purpose consistent with the function of the Committee.
``(2) Participants.--Subject to conditions imposed by the
Chair, members of the Committee may be assigned to
subcommittees and working groups established under paragraph
(1).
``(i) Consultation, Advice, Reports, and Recommendations.--
``(1) Consultation.--Before taking any significant action,
the Commission shall consult with, and consider the
information, advice, and recommendations of, the Committee if
the function of the Committee is to advise the Commission on
matters related to the significant action.
``(2) Advice, reports, and recommendations.--The Committee
shall submit, in writing, to the Commission its advice,
reports, and recommendations, in a form and at a frequency
determined appropriate by the Committee.
``(3) Explanation of actions taken.--Not later than 60 days
after the date on which the Commission receives
recommendations from the Committee under paragraph (2), the
Commission shall--
``(A) publish the recommendations on a public website; and
``(B) respond, in writing, to the Committee regarding the
recommendations, including by providing an explanation of
actions taken regarding the recommendations.
``(4) Submission to congress.--The Commission shall submit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate the advice,
reports, and recommendations received from the Committee
under paragraph (2).
``(j) Observers.--The Commission may designate a
representative to--
``(1) attend any meeting of the Committee; and
``(2) participate as an observer at such meeting.
``(k) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on
September 30, 2029.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle IV of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item related to chapter 423 the following:
``425. National Shipper Advisory Committee 42501''.
AMENDMENT NO. 405 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, insert the
following:
SEC. 17__. TED STEVENS CENTER FOR ARCTIC SECURITY STUDIES.
(a) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan to establish a
Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies
for the Arctic.
(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the benefits of establishing such a
center, including the manner in which the establishment of
such a center would benefit United States and Department
interests in the Arctic region.
(B) A description of the mission and purpose of such a
center, including specific policy guidance from the Office of
the Secretary of Defense.
(C) An analysis of suitable reporting relationships with
the applicable combatant commands.
(D) An assessment of suitable locations for such a center
that are--
(i) in proximity to other academic institutions that study
security implications with respect to the Arctic region;
(ii) in proximity to the designated lead for Arctic affairs
of the United States Northern Command;
(iii) in proximity to a central hub of assigned Arctic-
focused Armed Forces so as to suitably advance relevant
professional development of skills unique to the Arctic
region; and
(iv) in a State located outside the contiguous United
States.
(E) A description of the establishment and operational
costs of such a center, including for--
(i) military construction for required facilities;
(ii) facility renovation;
(iii) personnel costs for faculty and staff; and
(iv) other costs the Secretary considers appropriate.
(F) An evaluation of the existing infrastructure,
resources, and personnel available at military installations
and at universities and other academic institutions hat could
reduce the costs described in accordance with subparagraph
(E).
(G) An examination of partnership opportunities with United
States allies and partners for potential collaboration and
burden sharing.
(H) A description of potential courses and programs that
such a center could carry out, including--
(i) core, specialized, and advanced courses;
(ii) potential planning workshops;
(iii) seminars;
(iv) confidence-building initiatives; and
(v) academic research.
(I) A description of any modification to title 10, United
States Code, necessary for the effective operation of such a
center.
(3) Form.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not earlier than 30 days after the
submittal of the plan required by subsection (a), and subject
to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of
Defense may establish and administer a Department of Defense
Regional Center for Security Studies for the Arctic, to be
known as the ``Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security
Studies'', for the purpose described in section 342(a) of
title 10, United States Code.
(2) Location.--The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security
Studies may be located--
(A) in proximity to other academic institutions that study
security implications with respect to the Arctic region;
(B) in proximity to the designated lead for Arctic affairs
of the United States Northern Command; and
(C) in proximity to a central hub of assigned Arctic-
focused Armed Forces so as to suitably advance relevant
professional development of skills unique to the Arctic
region.
AMENDMENT NO. 406 Offered by Mr. Zeldin of New York
Page 1102, after line 16, insert the following:
(3) Report by comptroller general.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress an
unclassified report (which may contain a classified annex) on
the safety and security of United States personnel and
international students assigned to United States military
bases participating in programs authorized under chapter 5 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347
et seq.) (relating to international military education and
training), particularly with respect to whether--
(A) relevant United States diplomatic and consular
personnel properly vet foreign personnel participating in
such programs and entering such bases;
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(B) existing screening protocols with respect to such
vetting include counter-terrorism screening and are
sufficiently effective at ensuring the safety and security of
United States personnel and international students assigned
to such bases; and
(C) whether existing screening protocols with respect to
such vetting are in compliance with applicable requirements
of section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and sections
502B and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2304 and 2378d).
(e) Vetting Procedures Review for Department of State
Regional and Country Strategies.--The Secretary of State
shall ensure that any comprehensive regional strategy, such
as a joint regional strategy or its equivalent, and any
country strategy, such as an integrated country strategy or
its equivalent, that is produced by the Department of State
during the 8-year period beginning on the date that is 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each
successor strategy to such strategy during such 8-year
period, shall integrate a review of vetting procedures for
diplomatic visas that includes--
(1) an evaluation of the vetting procedures of diplomatic
and consular posts for issuing visas to diplomats and
government officials;
(2) an analysis of the frequency and regularity of the
review of such procedures;
(3) a description of the methods and resources used to vet
applications for diplomatic visas;
(4) a description of the methodologies employed for
ensuring any such diplomatic visas issued for purposes of
security assistance (as such term is defined for purposes of
section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) are
vetted in compliance with applicable requirements of section
362 of title 10, United States Code, and sections 502B and
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304
and 2378d); and
(5) a description of the methods and resources used to
conduct recurring reviews of individuals remaining in the
United States for more than one year from the date of the
issuance of a visa, and recurring reviews of individuals
entering the United States on a multi-entry visa over a
period of time longer than one year.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1053, the
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
Thornberry) each will control 15 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding to me.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the amendment that we passed
already, but I wanted to give my strong support for it.
Earlier this year, despite opposition from Congress and our allies,
the administration withdrew from the treaty. I don't think that was the
right thing to do.
When it comes to Putin and when it comes to Russia, we have much
reason to be afraid of moves that Putin is always plotting and
planning. I think the Open Skies Treaty was a good treaty, and I think
it was a big mistake to pull out of it.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from California (Mr. Garcia).
Mr. GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my
amendment, No. 217, which would direct the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to establish a dedicated center for
artificial intelligence.
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July 20, 2020, on page H3576, the following appeared: gentleman
from California (Mr. Garcia). Mr. GARCIA of California. Mr.
Speaker,
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NOAA's AI strategy works to expand the application of AI in every
NOAA mission area by improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and
coordination of AI development and usage across the agency. Passage of
this amendment will enable NOAA to utilize AI for further support of
partners in wildfire detection and movement, which is so critical to my
California 21st District.
Mr. Speaker, last year, my district was devastated by the Woolsey and
Tick fires, and we saw the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
surrounded by flames. Our community remains at significant risk for
wildfires.
Establishing a center for artificial intelligence at NOAA, among
other proactive measures, will be vital in improving the agency's
wildfire detection efforts. This asset will help ensure firefighters
and communities have the tools they need to track and fight wildfires
effectively.
Passage of this amendment is an essential step in the right direction
to protecting California.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for working
across the aisle with me on this important amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Spanberger).
Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of amendment 358,
directing the Secretary of Defense along with the Secretary of
Agriculture to review the potential to incorporate innovative wood
products in constructing or renovating facilities owned or managed by
the Department of Defense.
Earlier this year, I chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on
Conservation and Forestry on the topic of innovative wood products and
their potential contributions. As our witnesses noted, innovative wood
products can offer a range of options for construction that address
mission-readiness, sustainability, carbon sequestration, and provide
high-paying jobs in rural communities across the community, including
in central Virginia.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mr. Austin Scott, for coauthoring
this amendment, as well as the House Committee on Armed Services for
their support.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller).
Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment 198
to the National Defense Authorization Act.
For too long, our supply chain, including critical defense materials,
has been overly reliant on resources located and produced within the
People's Republic of China under the absolute control of the Chinese
Communist Party.
One area of supply crucial to the United States is tungsten. These
materials are used in critical defense products like penetrators,
artillery shells, projectiles, and tank shells.
The fiscal year 2019 NDAA prohibited certain materials from being
acquired from China and other non-allied nations, including some
tungsten materials. While this was a step in the right direction, we
need to do more to support tungsten manufacturing right here at home.
At latest count, China controls over 80 percent of tungsten mining in
the world and remains by far the world's leading producer of tungsten.
As it does with other things, China uses its supply dominance to
manipulate the global market.
Given what has been exposed about China's intentions during COVID-19,
and with China's growing military influence throughout the world, it is
clear that we need to ensure domestic production of this critical
material.
Mr. Speaker, that is why, going forward, the United States and our
allies will no longer have to rely on foreign sources, especially
China, for any of our tungsten supply.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, this amendment would direct the Secretary to
prioritize domestic procurement of this critical material so we can
strengthen our vital industrial base and improve American national
security.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support my amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for
yielding.
Endorsed by the Human Rights First, my amendment No. 182 is an answer
to what has been the opposite of the Confederate statues; that is, to
direct the military to look at outstanding African Americans to
determine the viability and the availability of naming military
installations and covered defense property after historic African
Americans who fought in every war since the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to have Bennie Thompson, William Lacy
Clay, Gregory Meeks, A. Donald McEachin, Marc Veasey, Sanford Bishop,
Andre Carson, and Jahana Hayes joining me on this amendment. Let me
also say there is a long list of those who could be named.
I am offering, as well, Jackson Lee amendment 179 and ask for its
support.
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It takes up the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report to secure our
emails. That is a very endangered species, if you will.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues, Congressmen Langevin, Gallagher,
Katko, and Joyce, for joining me in this bipartisan amendment.
Mr. Speaker, amendment No. 183 is clearly important to women in the
United States military. Triple-negative breast cancer, 10 to 20 percent
of breast cancer tests negative, this amendment provides $10 million
for that.
Also, we know how many of our soldiers are impacted by PTSD. Jackson
Lee amendment No. 181 provides $2.5 million for PTSD research,
something that I have been working on for more than a decade. I
organized a PTSD center in my district outside of the veterans hospital
that was funded by TRICARE.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30
seconds to the gentlewoman from Texas.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for
yielding.
Mr. Speaker, let me also indicate the Jackson Lee amendment No. 180,
which is very important, directs the Secretary of Defense to determine
the national security threat posed by domestic terrorist groups.
We have been working on this with Homeland Security, and we have been
embracing Armed Services. We thank them for their leadership.
This is not about violating someone's civil rights or due process. It
deals with these individuals who have gone into Black Lives Matter and
other peaceful protests to instigate activities that are violent,
including the killing of officers. I ask my colleagues to support them.
Mr. Speaker, finally, I am going to continue the work for National
Guard for COVID-19 in my district because, obviously, Texas is
suffering, with 300,000 cases and thousands of people dead. We need our
National Guard for testing.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support this amendment.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in strong support of the Chairman En
Bloc Amendment No. 2, including all the Jackson Lee Amendments made in
order for consideration of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
I thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry and their staffs
for working with me and my staff and including these Jackson Lee
Amendments.
I offer my appreciation and thanks to Ranking Member Thornberry, for
his service to this body as the Chair of the Armed Services Committee
and now as Ranking Member of that Committee.
His even handed and balanced leadership of the Committee the support
of the current Chair of the Committee Chairman Smith is laudable and
noteworthy.
I offered several amendments to H.R. 6395 to improve the bill.
I thank the Rules Committee under the leadership of Chairman McGovern
for the inclusion of the following Jackson Lee Amendments:
Jackson Lee Amendment 180 in the Rule directs the Secretary of
Defense to report to Congress the extent, if any, of the threat to
national security posed by domestic terrorist groups and organizations
motivated by a belief system of white supremacy, such as the Boogaloo
and Proud Boys extremists.
As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland
Security I have in the past and with increasing alarm, raised concerns
over the role that Boogaloo and Proud Boys have played in bringing an
element of violence into the otherwise peaceful protests following the
death of George Floyd.
The violence seen during the recent national movement to end the
deaths of unarmed black men while in police custody is not the start of
these violent activities associated with Boogaloo movement or Proud
Boys activity.
The threat posed by accelerationists and militia extremists-a range
of violent anti-government actors, movements, and organizations, some
of which spring from discredited but decades-old ideologies and others
which are relatively new has led to violent engagement of law
enforcement.
These varied threats range from decentralized and leaderless
accelerationist networks using social media platforms, such as the
Boogaloo movement, to more structured, far-right militia extremist
groups.
The ideologies undergirding these movements or groups have some
similarities to other anti-government and white supremacist beliefs but
are often not tied to a single, monolithic ideology.
In addition, in many cases, their adherents' decentralized and coded
use of digital tools poses unique challenges for law enforcement and
government officials to identify and track their activity.
These developments in domestic terrorism, as reported in the media
and government intelligence reports--coupled with recent arrests and
successful violent attacks carried out by ``Boogaloo boys'' and militia
extremists--are troubling.
One of my major concerns is that as the nation moves toward a
historic national election, the activity of violence influencers like
Boogaloo Boys or Proud Boys will increase and lead to attacks becoming
more frequent.
Mr. Speaker, a little background in order to place in perspective the
need for the Jackson Lee Amendment No. 180.
As reported in the Washington Post, on May 29, 2020, in Oakland,
California, a white van pulled up outside a federal courthouse while
protestors were gathered peaceably to protest the killing of George
Floyd earlier that month by officers of the Minneapolis Police
Department.
But on that day in Oakland, a door slid open, and a man peppered the
two security officers outside with bullets, killing one and wounding
the other.
For a little over a week, the crime was a mystery.
Was it related to the protests just blocks away?
It was not. The answer came on June 17, 2020, when federal
authorities identified the man, an Air Force Staff Sgt. who was an
adherent of the ``boogaloo boys,'' a growing online extremist movement
that has sought to use peaceful protests against police brutality to
spread fringe views and ignite a race war.
Federal investigators allege that is exactly what the shooter was
trying to do last month, to ignite a race war.
Mr. Speaker, this nation fought a bloody Civil War over 160 years
ago; we surely do not want to go down that path again.
Make no mistake, neither this amendment nor anyone of goodwill has
any purpose, interest, or desire in stifling or limiting the legitimate
First Amendment and other constitutional rights of any person.
I have devoted my entire congressional career to expanding civil and
human rights for all.
But in 2018, we saw too many instances of violent, not peaceful,
extremists searching for opportunities to sow violence and disrupt
democratic processes.
Boogaloo and Proud Boys are targeting constitutionally protected
activity for cooption or to provide cover for attacks.
Jackson Lee Amendment #180 direct the Secretary of Defense to submit
a report to Congress that will provide valuable insight into activities
associated with Boogaloo and Proud Boys.
To be clear, this amendment is concerned only with groups or entities
with a known history of violence or have a history of engaging in
violent activity directed at the United States government; it is not
intended to cover any other group or provide a justification for
investigating groups whose mission, purpose, and activities to date
have been peaceful and non-violent.
And as this legislative measure proceeds, I will be working closely
with my colleagues, administration officials, the ACLU and advocacy and
public policy groups to ensure that the amendment achieves its intended
purpose, including working to include additional refinements other and
conditions if necessary.
Jackson Lee Amendment 182, directs the Secretary of Defense to report
on the number of military bases, installations, and facilities that are
named after African Americans; and directs each Secretary responsible
for a branch of the military to establish a review process to consider
the naming of military installations and covered defense property under
the jurisdiction of that Secretary after African Americans who served
in the Armed Forces with honor, heroism, and distinction and are
deserving of recognition.
I thank my colleagues: Congressmen Bennie Thompson, William Lacy
Clay, Gregory Meeks, A. Donald McEachin, Marc Veasey, Stanford Bishop,
Andre Carson, and Johana Hayes for joining as cosponsors of this
Amendment.
In every war waged from the Battle of Lexington to the Battle for
Fallujah, African Americans have honorably answered the call to duty,
and served with valor and distinction in America's armed forces.
At decisive moments in our nation's history, the United States
military and its citizen warriors, were there and made the difference.
Our thanks to the military for being always ready to answer the call
of duty--whether that call comes in the dead of night or the light of
day--we know that we can count on you.
The fact that military bases have been named after Confederate
military leaders or
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soldiers is hard to imagine given that they were fighting to end the
United States.
The Confederacy was not something that should be held up for honor by
the United States or our nation's military.
There is no shortage of honorable replacement candidates to receive
the honor of having a military base, installation or facility named in
their honor.
General Robinson was a 1951 graduate of West Point who attended the
service academy before the Army was desegregate. Robinson served in
Korea and Vietnam, with valor decorations in both conflicts, and as a
training officer as part of the U.S. military support mission in
Liberia. He went on to become the first black commander of the 82nd
Airborne Division, deputy chief of staff for operations in U.S. Army
Europe, commander of U.S. Forces Japan, the U.S. representative on the
NATO Military Committee, and the first black four-star general in the
Army.
William Carney was the first African American recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor, which he received for his actions on July
18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, SC while a member of the 54th Massachusetts
Regiment in the Civil War--the state's first all-black regiment.
The 54th Massachusetts was the subject of the film, ``Glory,''
starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.
Lieutenant Colonel Charity Edna Adams was appointed to lead the
African-American Women's Army Corps unit designated as the 6888th
Central Postal Directory Battalion, which became known as the ``Six
Triple Eight.''
This unit was instrumental in establishing and maintaining morale
because it assured that mail from the battlefront and the home-front
flowed efficiently and timely.
In 1964, Margaret E. Bailey, Army Nurse Corps, was the first nurse to
be promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Dorie Miller, Messman First Class was Serving in a noncombat role in
the Navy, Dorie Miller responded heroically when the battleship West
Virginia was attacked at Pearl Harbor. He was the first African
American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded
by the US Navy at the time.
Admiral Michelle Howard is a four star Admiral and one of the
highest-ranking African American women ever to serve in any branch of
the military. Admiral Howard is also the first African American woman
to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore.
She is the Navy's second highest ranking officer and is currently
serving as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa, commander of U.S.
Naval Forces Europe and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples.
In 2012, Lieutenant Colonel Kimbrell became the first female African-
American fighter pilot in the Air Force history. Her flights in
Northern Watch marked her as the first female pilot to fly combat
missions for Misawa's 35th Fighter Wing, and the first African-American
woman to employ ordinance in combat. She has more than 1,110 hours in
the F-16, including 176 hours of combat time.
Colonel Lucas was the first African American woman in the Air Force
to be promoted to the rank of colonel. At the time of her retirement in
1970, she was the highest-ranking African American woman in the Air
Force.
In 1959 General Benjamin O. Davis became the first African-American
Major General in the United States Air Force. In 1943, he organized and
commanded the 332nd Fighter Group known as the Tuskegee Airmen. General
Davis received many decorations during his career, including two
Distinguished Service Medals and a Silver Star. On December 9, 1998,
General Davis was awarded his fourth general's star by President Bill
Clinton .
Chief Petty Officer Haley is best known for writing letters for his
shipmates and his short stories and articles, which got him promoted to
Chief Journalist of the Coast Guard in 1959. Haley ultimately received
a number of military honors, including the American Defense Service
Medal, World War II Victory Medal and an honorary degree from the Coast
Guard Academy. And most of you know him also as the author of
``Roots.''
In 1957, Captain Bobby Wilks became the first African American Coast
Guard aviator. He later became the first African American to reach the
rank of Captain and the first to command a Coast Guard air station. He
accumulated over 6,000 flight hours in 18 different types of aircrafts.
Twenty-five percent of the today's military is comprised of persons
of color, of which 17.8% are African American.
In 2017, blacks made up 17% of the DOD active-duty military--somewhat
higher than their share of the U.S. population ages 18 to 44 (13%).
Blacks have consistently been represented in greater shares among
enlisted personnel (19% in 2015) than among the commissioned officers
(9%).
Jackson Lee Amendment 179 implements a recommendation made by the
Cyberspace Solarium Commission to require the Secretary of Homeland
Security to develop a strategy to implement Domain-based Message
Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) standard across
U.S.-based email providers.
I thank my Colleagues Congressmen Langevin, Gallagher, Katko, and
Joyce for joining this bipartisan amendment to the FY 2021 NOAA.
Internet's underlying core email protocol, Simple Mail Transport
Protocol (SMTP), was first adopted in 1982 and is still deployed and
operated today.
However, this protocol is susceptible to a wide range of attacks
including man-in-the-middle content modification and content
surveillance.
The security of email has grown in importance as it has become in
many ways the primary way that businesses, consumers, government
communicate.
This amendment would enact through the NDAA recommendations of the
Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
The Commission's 75 recommendations are organized under six pillars:
(1) Reform the U.S. Government's Structure and Organization for
Cyberspace;
(2) Strengthen Norms and Non-Military Tools;
(3) Promote National Resilience;
(4) Reshape the Cyber Ecosystem toward Greater Security;
(5) Operationalize Cybersecurity Collaboration with the Private
Sector; and
(6) Preserve and Employ the Military Instrument of Power.
This amendment presents an opportunity to take a significant step
forward in establishing a cybersecurity ecosystem that reinforces a
cultural shift in how the Federal government enforces norms that
sustain cybersecurity.
Ransomware, spyware, and botnet exploits use the untraceable nature
of email to wreak havoc and commit crimes.
I firmly believe that there is a means of assuring the privacy, and
security of email communications that are on par with the privacy and
security of physical mail delivery, and that this amendment is an
important first step in that direction.
Jackson Lee Amendment 183, in the Rule provides authorization for a
$10 million increase in funding for increased collaboration with NIH to
combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
As a Member of Congress, a mother, a sister and a spouse, and a
breast cancer survivor, I feel a special responsibility to do all I can
to ensure every American can win in the fight against all types of
breast cancer but especially triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
About 10-20% of breast cancers test negative for both ; hormone
receptors and HER2 in the lab, which means they are triple-negative.
What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?
The term triple negative breast cancer refers to the fact that this
form of breast cancer will test negative, which means that each of the
test will return negative results for the presence of breast cancer for
three types of breast cancer test: Estrogen receptor; Progesterone
receptor; and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 or the HER2 test
will be negative.
To understand triple-negative breast cancer, it's important to
understand receptors, which are proteins found inside and on the
surface of cells.
These receptor proteins are the ``eyes'' and ``ears'' of the cells,
receiving messages from substances in the bloodstream and then telling
the cells what to do.
Hormone receptors inside and on the surface of healthy breast cells
receive messages from the hormone's estrogen and progesterone.
The hormones attach to the receptors and provide instructions that
help the cells continue to grow and function well.
Most, but not all, breast cancer cells also have these hormone
receptors.
Roughly 2 out of 3 women have breast cancer that tests positive for
hormone receptors.
A smaller percentage of breast cancers--about 20-30%--have too many
HER2 receptors. In normal, healthy breast cells, HER2 receptors receive
signals that stimulate their growth.
With too many HER2 receptors, however, breast cancer cells grow and
divide too quickly.
Hormonal therapies and HER2-targeted therapies work to interfere with
the effects of hormones and HER2 on breast cancer, which can help slow
or even stop the growth of breast cancer cells.
Since hormones are not supporting its growth, the cancer is unlikely
to respond to hormonal therapies.
Triple-negative breast cancer also is unlikely to respond to
medications that target HER2.
In addition, triple-negative breast cancer: Tends to be more
aggressive than other types of breast cancer.
Five-year survival rates also tend to be lower for triple-negative
breast cancer.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer tends to be higher grade than other
types of breast cancer.
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Studies have shown that triple-negative breast cancer is more likely
to spread beyond the breast and more likely to recur (come back) after
treatment.
These risks appear to be greatest in the first few years after
treatment.
For example, a study of more than 1,600 women in Canada published in
2007 found that women with triple-negative breast cancer were at higher
risk of having the cancer recur outside the breast--but only for the
first 3 years.
Other studies have reached similar conclusions.
As years go by, the risks of the triple-negative breast cancer
recurring become similar to those risk levels for other types of breast
cancer.
In 2013, the American Cancer Society Surveillance and Health Services
Institute estimated that 27,060 black women would be diagnosed with the
illness.
The rate of breast cancer is 10% lower in African American women than
white women--it is the type of breast cancer (Triple Negative) that
African American women contract that is alarming.
Because African American women are diagnosed in greater numbers with
Triple Negative Breast Cancer, we have a five year survival rate of 78%
after diagnosis as compared to 90% for white women.
The incidence rate of breast cancer among women under 45 is higher
for African American women compared to white women.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Accounts for between 13% and 25% of
all breast cancer in the United States; Onset is at a younger age; Is
more aggressive; and Is more likely to metastasize.
Currently, 70% of women with metastatic triple negative breast cancer
do not live more than five years after being diagnosed.
African American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-
negative breast cancer than White women.
African-American women have prevalence TNBC of 26% vs. 16% in non-
African-Americans women
Five-year Survival Rates
The key to beating this cancer is not just early detection--but
detection period.
A 2007 study of more than 50,000 women with all stages of breast
cancer found that 77% of women with triple-negative breast cancer
survived at least 5 years, versus 93% of women with other types of
breast cancer.
Another study of more than 1,600 women published in 2007 found that
women with triple-negative breast cancer had a higher risk of death
within 5 years of diagnosis, but not after that time period.
The recurrence and survival figures in these and other studies are
averages for all women with triple-negative breast cancer.
Factors such as the grade and stage of the breast cancer will
influence an individual woman's prognosis.
The higher the grade, the less the cancer cells resemble normal,
healthy breast cells in their appearance and growth patterns.
It can feel upsetting and even scary to find out that you have a form
of breast cancer that (1) is often more aggressive than other types and
(2) isn't a good candidate for treatments such as hormonal therapy and
Herceptin.
But triple-negative breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy
and radiation therapy and new treatments--such as PARP inhibitors--are
showing promise.
Researchers are paying a great deal of attention to triple-negative
breast cancer and working to find new and better ways to treat it.
This is an exceptionally hot area of research in the breast cancer
field,'' says George Sledge, M.D., medical oncologist and
Breastcancer.org Professional Advisory Board member.
There is immense interest among drug developers, pharmaceutical
companies, and breast cancer laboratory researchers in finding targeted
therapies for these patients.
About 15-20 percent of breast cancers are triple negative.
Triple Negative tumors tend to occur more often in younger women and
African-American women.
In studies of U.S. and British women, triple negative breast cancer
appears to be more common among black women (especially before
menopause) compared to white women.
Triple negative breast cancer may also be more common among Hispanic
women compared to white women.
Although the reasons for racial/ ethnic differences in rates of
triple negative breast cancer are not clear, lifestyle factors may play
a role.
For example, some findings show African-American women tend to have
lower rates of breastfeeding compared to other women, which may
increase the chances of having triple negative breast cancer.
Certain reproductive and lifestyle factors may protect more against
ER-positive breast cancers than ER-negative breast cancers, including
triple negative breast cancers.
For example, African-American and Hispanic women are more likely than
white women: Have a younger age at first birth; and maybe be overweight
or obese before menopause.
Although these factors lower the risk of breast cancer, this be efit
may be limited to ER-positive breast cancers.
So, even though African-American and Hispanic women may be more
likely than white women to have these protective factors, the factors
may not lower the risk of triple negative breast cancers.
There is even some evidence these factors may increase the risk of
triple negative breast cancers.
For these and the tens of thousands of survivors and their daughters
this amendment is needed.
Jackson Lee Amendment 181 in the Rule provides authorization for $2.5
million increase in funding to combat post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD).
According to the NIH, an estimated 3.6% of U.S. adults had PTSD in
the past year.
PTSD was first brought to public attention in relation to war
veterans, but it can result from a variety of traumatic incidents, such
as torture, being kidnapped or held captive, bombings, or natural
disasters such as floods or earthquakes.
People with PTSD may startle easily, become emotionally numb
(especially in relation to people with whom they used to be close),
lose interest in things they used to enjoy, have trouble feeling
affectionate, be irritable, become more aggressive, or even become
violent.
They avoid situations that remind them of the original incident, and
anniversaries of the incident are often very difficult.
Most people with PTSD repeatedly relive the trauma in their thoughts
during the day and in nightmares when they sleep. These are called
flashbacks. A person having a flashback may lose touch with reality and
believe that the traumatic incident is happening all over again.
My amendment recognizes that these soldiers are first and, foremost,
human. They carry their experiences with them.
Ask a veteran of Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan about the frequency of
nightmares they experience, and one will realize that serving in the
Armed Forces leaves a lasting impression, whether good or bad.
My amendment will help ensure that ``no soldier is left behind'' by
addressing the urgent need for more outreach toward hard to reach
veterans suffering from PTSD, especially those who are homeless or
reside in underserved urban and rural areas of our country.
I urge my colleagues to support of these Jackson Lee Amendments.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I thank Mac
Thornberry for his tremendous and exemplary work in Congress,
especially for all things related to the military. What a tremendous
chairman, now serving as ranking member. I thank him for that service.
Mr. Speaker, last year, I was joined by my friend and colleague,
Collin Peterson of Minnesota, to offer an amendment to the NDAA to task
the Pentagon IG to probe whether ticks were ever weaponized with Lyme
disease or any other dangerous pathogen. Our legislation passed the
House but died in the Senate. I was told that the IG did not have
sufficient capacity or bandwidth to investigate.
So, tonight, the new Smith-Peterson amendment instead tasks the GAO
with that job.
Mr. Speaker, for years, books and articles have been written credibly
asserting that significant research at Fort Detrick, Plum Island, and
elsewhere was conducted to turn ticks into bioweapons.
In her book, ``Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and
Biological Weapons,'' Kris Newby includes interviews with Dr. Willy
Burgdorfer, the researcher who is credited with discovering Lyme
disease. It turns out that Dr. Burgdorfer was a bioweapons specialist.
The interviews, combined with access to Dr. Burgdorfer's files,
reveal that he and other bioweapons specialists stuffed ticks with
pathogens in a quest to cause severe disability, disease, and death.
Mr. Speaker, with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases
exploding in the United States, an estimated 300,000 to 427,000 new
cases each year, and 10 to 20 percent of those people with chronic Lyme
disease, Americans have a right
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to know whether or not any of this is true.
Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of questions that we ask in the
amendment, but the most important question of all: Can any of the
information that might be gleaned from a GAO study help current-day
researchers find a way to mitigate and, hopefully, cure Lyme disease
and other tick-borne diseases?
Mr. Speaker, the amendment tasks GAO to ask the hard questions. I,
again, thank my good friend for his leadership.
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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman).
Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, four amendments, the first delists from
U.S. stock exchanges companies where a substantial portion of the audit
is not subject to normal oversight by the PCAOB. This is not an anti-
China amendment, though it will affect companies in China and Belgium.
As chair of the Investor Protection Subcommittee and co-chair of the
CPA and Accountants Caucus, it is critical that investors on U.S. stock
exchanges have the additional protection that is provided by the PCAOB,
and that should apply to companies in China just as it does to
companies in Britain, the United States, Canada, et cetera.
The second amendment is to prevent a nuclear cooperation agreement
from being entered into with a country that fails to sign the
additional protocol, which is designed to make sure that their nuclear
technology is used only for peaceful purposes. This is aimed at Saudi
Arabia, whose Crown Prince has broadly hinted a desire for nuclear
weapons.
I join with Mr. Pallone in an amendment that is aimed at Azerbaijani
military units that have committed gross human rights violations, and I
join with Mr. Malinowski in an amendment that is language from my
manager's amendment to the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which passed
this House, and that language would prevent U.S. technology from being
used to imprison over a million Uighurs.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), a member of the committee.
Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the en bloc package
and speak in favor of the 11 Cyberspace Solarium Commission-related
floor amendments that my colleagues and I have offered.
Created in the fiscal year 2019 NDAA, the Solarium Commission was
charged with developing a strategic approach to stop cyber incidents of
significant consequence, and we did so through our strategy of layered
cyber deterrence. Importantly, we also put forth recommendations on how
to implement that strategy.
One of our most important recommendations is the establishment of an
Office of the National Cyber Director within the Executive Office of
the President. We need to coordinate across the interagency on a truly
whole-of-nation strategy. This long-overdue policy change will finally
be accomplished in this NDAA.
We also implement a recommendation to clarify the roles and
responsibilities of sector risk management agencies, and, thanks to
Congressman Richmond, we will also create a Joint Cyber Planning Office
at CISA at the Department of Homeland Security to ensure we get ahead
of incidents before they happen.
Taken as a whole, these amendments will materially alter our
cybersecurity posture for the better.
I am incredibly grateful to all the commissioners of the Cyberspace
Solarium Commission, particularly to our co-chairs, Mr. Gallagher and
Senator King, and I look forward to our continuing work.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier).
Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Speaker, two of my amendments were included in this
year's National Defense Authorization Act, and I would like to just
speak for a moment about their importance.
First, the Department of Defense transfers surplus equipment like
hoses, vehicles, and aircraft parts to the U.S. Forest Service to help
States with firefighting. But this equipment right now is distributed
on a first-come, first-serve basis and doesn't take into account
community need or risk.
My district is seeing increasingly extreme fire events. But
Washington State does not receive equitable access to this equipment. I
am asking for an analysis of the program to make sure that equipment
goes to the places where it is most needed, like Washington State.
My second amendment supports military spouses, most of whom are
women, who continue to experience high levels of underemployment and
unemployment. This unfair treatment happens too often because of
frequent moves and impermanence in communities and surrounding bases,
like JBLM in Washington State.
This amendment will expand opportunities for military spouses in
fields of education, software, and coding in companies with high levels
of teleworking to ensure that military spouses are matched with
fulfilling and successful employment.
Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I support en bloc package No. 2, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I also support en bloc package
No. 2, urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of en bloc Amendment No. 2
which includes three of my amendments, all of which are based on bills
I have introduced in the House of Representatives.
The first of these, Amendment No. 237, reauthorizes the Commission on
Wartime Contracting. This Commission has a proven track record of
helping us reduce waste and fraud in our overseas operations
contracting. We are continuing to spend billions of taxpayer dollars in
reconstruction and other support contracts overseas and we must do all
we can to ensure that those funds are being spent wisely.
This en bloc also includes amendment No. 238 which will require the
declassification of previously public information on the performance
and readiness of Afghan forces, as well as maps of Afghan Government-
held areas. This data is vital to ensuring mission success and it is a
disgrace that the Administration is withholding this information from
the American people.
My final amendment No. 239, would authorize the Department of the
Treasury to establish a Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program to
pay rewards that help identify and recover stolen assets linked to
foreign government corruption.
Inclusion of these three amendments will strengthen Congressional
oversight and government transparency, as well as provide vital tools
with which to combat fraud, waste, and corruption.
I would like to thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry
for including these amendments in this en bloc amendment.
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, as the proud representative of
two Navy bases in NJ, I come to the floor today to offer an amendment
that addresses one of the most serious threats to our Navy and sailors:
North Korean & Iranian mini-submarines.
Today, Mr. Speaker, we have no realistic training to defend U.S.
carriers & other ships from this threat.
A Los Angeles-class submarine captain told me how he lost sleep over
the two-man, diesel-electric mini-submarines that can lie on the bottom
of waterways undetected.
Decades ago, North Korea secretly purchased a mini-sub from a German
company, and reproduced copies for itself and Iran, which also began
reproducing copies.
That the same German-designed mini-sub has a twin--today owned by a
small American company in my district, and is available to help train
U.S. sailors to detect such weapons.
My amendment proposes a $15 million investment to use this American-
owned mini-submarine for detection training, a project that has the
support of numerous current and former Navy personnel.
Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support Amendment No. 402, as part
of En Bloc Package 2, to H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This amendment
addresses and corrects a regulatory mismatch of the manner in which a
small passenger vessel that operates in Southeast Alaska is measured.
Specifically, the M/V Liseron (United States official number 971339), a
converted minesweeper that conducts overnight passenger cruises in the
eco-tourism trade in Southeast Alaska, should be classified as the same
regulatory tonnage for licensing its crew as is used for its safety
inspection category, and the other vessels in the same trade.
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By way of background, the motor vessel Liseron was built in a U.S.
shipyard in Tacoma, WA, in the early 1950's as one of a class of seven
minesweepers under the auspices of the U.S. Navy for the French but was
subsequently reacquired by the Navy in 1955. It was constructed to
navigate shallow waters of bays, coastlines, and inlets having a
shallow draft, which is why it makes for the perfect vessel to operate
in Southeast Alaska. Specifically, the M/V Liseron is 145 feet long and
28 feet wide with a draft of 8.5 feet. Later delisted by the Navy, The
Boat Company in Port Orchard, WA, acquired and restored the vessel in
the late 1980's. After an extensive 16-month restoration in the late
1980's in a U.S. shipyard facility in Tarpon Springs, FL, where the
vessel was gutted and refitted, this vessel was placed into service in
the early 1990's as an eco-tourism vessel in Southeast Alaska. The
vessel's operations have a significant economic impact in both
Washington State, where it is homeported in the off season, and Alaska.
Its operations during the cruising season in Southeast Alaska bring
significant job opportunities and needed economic activity in local
businesses by the company and its customers. The vessel enables
tourists from around the world to come and enjoy the fishing and
unparalleled scenic and natural beauty that Alaska has to offer.
Operationally, the M/V Liseron has ten staterooms and is limited to
about 20 passengers. More critically, the vessel is currently inspected
by the Coast Guard as a small passenger vessel in the 100 gross
regulatory tonnage category. Notwithstanding that, the vessel has a
larger tonnage entered on its certificate of inspection. This larger
tonnage is due to the arcane nature of the U.S. vessel admeasurement
laws, rules that govern the volumetric size of vessels. Larger
competitor vessels can be 238 feet in length and carry 100 passengers,
i.e., nearly 100 feet longer and 5 times the number of passengers, yet
they are considered to be in the smaller 100 GT small passenger vessel
category for both licensing and inspection purposes.
Needless to say, the M/V Liseron has an equity disparity as the
vessel must compete with similar or larger vessels in the eco-tourism
trade. While the vessel is inspected and regulated for all safety
purposes in a lower tonnage category, due to the higher tonnage rating
entered on its certificate of inspection, the M/V Liseron must source
crew from seafarers with deep water credentials (i.e., 500 GT) rather
than for the shallower and protected waters of Southeast Alaska.
The inequity is underscored by the fact that the M/V Liseron
physically can fit within the volumetric profile of its competitors.
That is, it is smaller, but the rules say it should be assigned a
measurement of being larger. This is a classic example of the
matryoshka principle. Further, the vessel carries far fewer passengers
than its competitors. This seems to be a regulatory mismatch and
creates the inequitable situation where a physically larger vessel that
carries five times the number of passengers is determined to be smaller
for crew licensing. And this mismatch results in the M/V Liseron to
have its master and chief mate with a license in a much higher tonnage
category. The amendment corrects this inequity and regulatory anomaly.
This legislation prohibits the M/V Liseron from undergoing any
alteration of its size. It also limits the operation while carrying
passengers to inland waters of the United States so it will not go on
deep sea oceangoing cruises. Further the Coast Guard may require a
licensed crew member to have additional credentials in a justifiable
case if the experience and training of the individual warrant it.
Consequently, there is no reason why the smaller M/V Liseron that
carries far fewer passengers must have a crew licensed in a larger
tonnage category.
Under the current situation, a higher turnover for the master and
first mate occurs because these mariners with the larger 500 GT
licenses, which are more appropriate for deep water oceangoing vessels,
leave whenever a deep-water position is available. This is
understandable from their point of view. These 500 GT qualified crew
get a larger tonnage license to work on larger seagoing vessels, not a
smaller vessel operating in the shallow waters of bays, coastlines, and
inlets in the inland waters of Southeast Alaska. This makes attracting
500 GT qualified crew that much more difficult. While the rest of the
crew is stable, these two positions require that new hires undergo
qualifying to operate the vessel each time these positions turn over
for these inland waters. If the master and first mate can hold 100 GT
licenses it will result in less turnover and more appropriately
experienced personnel that will ultimately contribute to even safer and
more consistent operation of the vessel. No alteration of the vessel
itself is proposed nor will the crew size be reduced. Only two
positions are affected by this legislation.
Another aspect of the vessel's operations is the economic impact of
the cancellations due to the COVID-19. The operation of the eco-tourism
trade in Southeast Alaska is seasonal. As a result, the M/V Liseron has
lost an entire season of revenue due to cancellations. Continuing an
artificial barrier such as having to hire crew in a mismatched
licensing category will only add to the vessel's difficulties to
recover from this economic loss when they are able to resume
operations.
The tragic fire that occurred on board the dive vessel Conception on
September 2, 2019, has brought additional scrutiny to small passenger
vessels with overnight accommodations. Almost immediately after that
fire an official marine investigation was commenced. I understand that
in addition a criminal investigation is being conducted and will take a
long time to complete. All of this is appropriate and should be done to
get at the root of what went wrong on that vessel. As part of the
safety concerns, the Coast Guard initiated a special Concentrated
Inspection Campaign (CIC) to review the safety of all small passenger
vessels with overnight accommodations. On October 8, 2019, the M/V
Liseron was fully inspected by the Coast Guard as a vessel with
overnight accommodations as part of this special inspection campaign. I
understand that the CIC program included a job aid worksheet used by
the Coast Guard inspectors to evaluate crew operations and procedures
when inspecting the M/V Liseron and other overnight accommodation small
passenger vessels. As a result of this special inspection, I understand
that the Coast Guard confirmed that the vessel passed every aspect of
its certificate of inspection without exception and for crew
performance. For passenger safety, the vessel has early warning and
fire detection alarm systems, ready evacuation routes from each
passenger cabin onto the main deck, and approved life rafts and vests.
Having passed this rigorous and special inspection, the M/V Liseron is
free of any of the issues that plagued the Conception. The change
brought about by this legislation will not create a vessel construction
or safety issue.
I urge all of my colleagues to join me to enact this statutory
provision permitting the Coast Guard to treat this vessel as less than
100 gross tons for the purpose of applying the operational regulatory
measurement under section 14305 of title 46, United States Code,
provided that nothing is done to change the size of the vessel, the
cruising with passengers is limited to inland waters, and the Coast
Guard has authority to prescribe additional credentials as needed for
the licensed crew. By adjusting the tonnage rating for licensing the M/
V Liseron's crew to be consistent with its safety inspection category,
the M/V Liseron would be able to hire and retain more appropriate
experienced crew familiar with Southeast Alaskan waterways and small
passenger vessel operations, and be regulated the same as other similar
or larger vessels with which the M/V Liseron must compete.
Mr. McGovern. Mr. Speaker. I want to thank Armed Services Committee
Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry for including my
bipartisan amendment in this en bloc amendment.
Mr. Speaker, the whole world is suffering through the terrible
coronavirus pandemic. More than 14.5 million cases of COVID-19 have
been confirmed globally, more than 600,000 people have already died,
and both numbers continue to grow. All of us are witnessing the
devastating consequences in lost livelihoods and increased food
insecurity.
As if that were not enough, some governments are using the pandemic
as a pretext to infringe on the human rights of their people and to
grab political power at their expense.
It's clear that during public health emergencies governments may take
steps to halt the spread of disease, such as restricting the movement
of people, closing businesses, and limiting access to public spaces.
But even during emergencies countries must comply with their human
rights obligations. That means that emergency measures must meet
certain criteria like being narrowly tailored, limited in duration,
non-discriminatory and subject to oversight.
Yet what we're seeing is that many governments are taking measures
that do not meet these criteria. We're seeing unjustified restrictions
on information and freedom of expression that block access to crucial
information. We're seeing emergency measures that shift power to the
executive branch and erode democratic checks and balances. And we're
seeing the use of intrusive surveillance technology without privacy
safeguards, to name only some of the worst trends.
The coronavirus pandemic is a human tragedy of enormous scale. To
allow it to become an excuse for governments to further erode democracy
and human rights would amplify that tragedy many times over. We must
not let that happen. The key to recovery is more democracy and respect
for human rights, not less.
This amendment authorizes actions to push back on those countries
that use the pandemic to justify violating human rights. It includes
reporting on how our government is
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working to counter disinformation about the pandemic, and on the nature
and impact of the emergency measures countries take that result in
rights abuses. It authorizes analyzing a country's response to the
pandemic when determining eligibility for security sector assistance
and requires the Department of Defense to track whether partner
security forces have taken advantage of the pandemic to the detriment
of the civilian population. And it requires the annual Department of
State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include attention to
the misuse of emergency powers or surveillance technology.
I'm very grateful for the strong bipartisan support this amendment
has received from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House
Armed Services Committee. I would like to thank my colleagues who have
joined me as cosponsors: Rep. Ann Wagner (MO), Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-
NJ), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (F-FL), and Rep.
Jamie Raskin (D-MD).
I am also grateful for the support this bipartisan initiative has
received from a number of well-known and highly respected human rights
organizations, including the American Jewish World Service, Amnesty
International USA, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Council
for Global Equality, Freedom House, Human Rights First, Human Rights
Watch, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, PEN America,
Project on Middle East Democracy, Tahrir Institute for Middle East
Policy, the U.S.-Europe Alliance and the Washington Office on Latin
America.
Mr. Speaker, this amendment makes clear that the United States
continues to support the protection of internationally recognized human
rights, including the freedom of speech and a free press, during and
after the coronavirus pandemic, and opposes using the coronavirus
pandemic to justify policies that violate or undermine human rights. I
ask all my colleagues to support this amendment and En Bloc 2 amendment
in which it is included.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of Amendment No.
253 offered by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel
(NY) and myself. I want to thank Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith
(WA) and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (TX) for including this
amendment in En Bloc Amendment No. 2.
Mr. Speaker, 39 years ago, in December 1981, the worst massacre in
modern Latin American history took place in a remote village in El
Salvador and surrounding communities.
Known as the El Mozote massacre, it's estimated that between 800-to-
1200 men, women and children were killed by units of the Salvadoran
military.
I'm sorry to say that some of the units participating in the
massacre, in particular the Atlacatl Battalion, were created, trained
and equipped by the United States.
I've had the privilege to visit the community of El Mozote. I've
talked to survivors of the massacre and to relatives whose family
members were victims of the massacre. I've seen the names of those
killed on the memorial walls of the church and community square.
A garden is planted to remember the over 140 children who were
murdered. The average age is six. But many were so young that their age
is noted as ``zero'' because they were only infants. It is so very
difficult, Mr. Speaker, for any of us to contemplate any soldier being
ordered to murder infants and then being forced to carry out that
order.
Over the past two years, a trial has been underway in El Salvador to
investigate the El Mozote massacre and hold accountable those
responsible. The presiding judge has asked the United States for any
and all relevant documents we might have in various agency files.
Mr. Speaker, this is a very important trial. It is among a handful of
cases deemed by the Salvadoran Attorney General's Office as cases of
historical significance. Holding accountable those who ordered,
commanded and carried out this massacre would be a powerful act in
breaking the dominant culture of impunity in El Salvador that protects
from any consequence, judicial or otherwise, those who perpetrate
violent human rights crimes against Salvadoran civilians.
Last year, Congress charged the State Department with coordinating a
government-wide search among all Federal agencies to identify and
release to Salvadoran judicial authorities, including the presiding
judge in the El Mozote trial, any and all documents and materials
relevant to the period surrounding the time of the massacre.
The McGovern-Engel amendment offered today simply requires the
Defense Department to do its part and provide these documents to the
Salvadoran judicial authorities.
I hope we can count on everyone's support for this amendment. I urge
my colleagues to vote for this amendment and for En Bloc No. 2 in which
it is included.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Armed Services Committee
Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry for including my
bipartisan amendment in this en bloc amendment.
Mr. Speaker, on October 3, 2016, then Secretary of Defense Carter
sent a memo to United States military leaders on the subject of
``Principles Related to the Protection of Medical Care Provided By
Impartial Humanitarian Organizations During Armed Conflict'' and
included a statement of principles that had been drafted by military
and civilian lawyers within the Department of Defense and reflected
relevant legal principles. Where the principles were not already
legally binding as a matter of treaty or custom, the memo conveyed
United States support for recognition of the principles as customary
international law.
The memo also conveyed the Secretary's expectation that Department of
Defense orders and guidance were already consistent with the
principles. But he nonetheless included a request for a ``prompt review
of all relevant orders, rules of engagement, directives, regulations,
policies, practices, and procedures'' to ensure consistency.
This bipartisan amendment, cosponsored by Rep. Chris Smith of New
Jersey, requests the results of that review--or, if the review was not
completed, requires that it be undertaken.
Mr. Speaker, attacks on health care workers and facilities occur all
over the world. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition recently
reported that in 2019 there were at least 1,203 attacks on health care
workers, health facilities and health transports in 20 countries in
conflict around the world. At least 151 health workers died and at
least 502 were injured as a result of these attacks.
We know the Department of Defense has sought to be responsive to the
need to protect health care during conflicts. This amendment affirms
the importance of United States leadership in ensuring global respect
and protection for health care workers, their vehicles and equipment,
and health care facilities. Having the review requested in 2016 will
contribute to the development of practical guidance for U.S. armed
forces on the ground.
I'm very grateful for the bipartisan support this amendment has
received from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Armed
Services Committee. I ask all my colleagues to support this amendment
and En Bloc No. 2 amendment in which it is included.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker. I want to thank Armed Services Committee
Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry for including my
bipartisan amendment in this en bloc amendment.
Mr. Speaker, during the last 20 years journalists, human rights
organizations and courts in Colombia have repeatedly uncovered evidence
of unlawful surveillance and intelligence gathering by units of the
Colombian security forces. This unlawful activity has been directed at
human rights defenders, journalists, judicial authorities and the
political opposition. It violates their rights, and may put them in
mortal danger.
The problem keeps recurring in spite of reforms like the elimination
of the Department of Administrative Security, the presidential
intelligence agency, in 2011, and in spite of major court cases in
which some of the officials responsible for the abuses were convicted.
New allegations have emerged this year, including credible claims that
U.S. security sector assistance may have been misused in the process.
Colombia is an ally of the United States. The U.S. has invested
billions of dollars in the country over the last two decades, including
important investments in security assistance.
We simply cannot afford for this problem to continue. We need a solid
understanding of what has gone wrong in order to figure out how best to
work with the Colombian government to fix it.
That is why this amendment requires a comprehensive report on any
involvement by the Colombian government in unlawful surveillance and
intelligence gathering since 2002. The report incorporates an
assessment of whether any U.S. security sector assistance was involved,
as well as a description of the actions taken by U.S. and Colombian
authorities in response, and recommendations for preventing any
recurrence going forward. The report will also include a review of
Colombian security doctrine and training to ensure that intelligence
operations are conducted consistent with human rights obligations.
I'm very grateful for the bipartisan support this amendment has
received from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Armed
Services Committee. I ask all my colleagues to support this amendment
and En Bloc 2 amendment in which it is included.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Armed Services Committee
Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry for including my
bipartisan amendment in this en bloc amendment.
This amendment, co-sponsored by Representative Jackie Walorski (IN),
would permanently establish the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program--a
lifechanging program which has been a part of the DOD ``Defense Health
Programs'' at the Uniformed Services
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University of the Health Sciences for the last six years, and has
consistently received bipartisan support.
Mr. Speaker, this amendment would ensure the program can continue to
aid our nation's veterans by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations
that stand-up, operate, and provide free assistance dogs to veterans
and service members with physical disabilities, PTSD, or traumatic
brain injuries.
I first became passionate about this issue in 2013 when I visited the
National Education for Assistance Dog Services (NEADS), which is
located in my district in Princeton, Massachusetts. Service dogs often
become an integral part of a veteran or servicemember's treatment team
because they provide both physical and emotional support
NEADS told me amazing stories about how service dogs are helping
veterans with physical disabilities, as well as those suffering from
post-traumatic stress. They are trained to help veterans having a
seizure, to remind them to take medications, and even to create a
protective physical barrier in a crowded space.
Mr. Speaker, this amendment would allow the Wounded Warrior Service
Dog Program to continue to effectively expand treatment options for our
veterans and service members around the country.
I ask all my colleagues to support this amendment and En Bloc 2
amendment in which it is included.
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Armed Services Committee
Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry for including my
bipartisan amendment in this en bloc amendment.
Mr. Speaker, the Government of Kuwait owes $677 million to about 45
U.S. hospitals for care provided to Kuwaiti citizens. These debts are
from 2018, 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.
The hospitals affected include some of the finest medical
institutions in the United States. Six of these are in Massachusetts--
as well as hospitals and medical institutions in California, Texas,
Ohio, Illinois, New York, Minnesota and elsewhere.
Our medical facilities have shown great patience with the Government
of Kuwait, waiting for Kuwait to meet its obligations and make these
payments. As my colleagues in the House can understand, hospitals
across the nation are now operating under significant financial stress
because of the COVID-19 pandemic and these debts are adding to their
hardship.
The Kuwaitis say this matter is pending in their parliament. But
that's what they said last year. And the year before that.
It is my understanding that the State Department has been
respectfully trying to resolve this matter, but Kuwait continues to
drag its feet. This lack of responsiveness and accountability is very
frustrating, Mr. Speaker. And I hope this bipartisan expression of
concern might provide a little push towards resolution.
Let me assure the House that we would not have put forward this
bipartisan measure if we thought it might bring economic hardship on
the people of Kuwait. But if you're concerned that $677 million is a
lot to ask from Kuwait, then you will be relieved to know that the
Kuwait sovereign fund, under the Finance Ministry, is the 5th largest
in the world, with assets exceeding $592 billion.
Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan amendment is very simple: it's a sense
of Congress that says to the Kuwaitis ``pay your bills.'' That's all we
ask: Do the right thing and make these outstanding payments to U.S.
hospitals and medical institutions.
I'm very grateful for the strong bipartisan support this bipartisan
amendment has received from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the
House Armed Services Committee. I would like to thank my colleagues who
have joined me as cosponsors: Representatives Stephen Lynch (MA),
Ayanna Pressley (MA), Bill Keating (MA), Juan Vargas (CA), Lori Trahan
(MA), Joseph P. Kennedy, III (MA), Tim Ryan (OH), Anthony Gonzalez
(OH), David Joyce (OH), John Garamendi (CA) and Jimmy Gomez (CA).
Mr. Speaker, this is a respectful and very measured amendment. We
hope to signal to Kuwait that this matter has been brought to our
attention and we are deeply concerned by the amount and detrimental
impact of these outstanding payments. It is our hope that Kuwait will
resolve this matter promptly and pay its outstanding debts to American
hospitals and medical institutions. Should these debts continue to
linger unresolved, then perhaps next time, Congress will need to
express its concerns in stronger terms.
I ask all my colleagues to support this amendment and the en bloc
amendment in which it is included.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment on the
Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative.
This amendment authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct
collaborative research with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to
solve complex, big data challenges in order to improve veterans' health
care and further basic research in advanced computing and data
analytics.
The VA hosts one of the world's largest and most valuable health data
sets. Through the Million Veterans program (MVP), the VA has collected
detailed health information and genomic data volunteered by over
600,000 veterans.
For this data to enable better health care for our veterans, the VA
needs more advanced computing capabilities, infrastructure, and
expertise than it has in-house.
As a world leader in high performance computing, the Department of
Energy is well suited to meet this need. Through its national
laboratory system, it possesses a unique set of cutting-edge research
capabilities and funds robust research in data analytics, which can be
used to solve complex questions in the physical sciences.
The interagency partnership authorized in my amendment combines the
VA's clinical and population science expertise with DOE's advanced
computing to solve critical health challenges for our veterans, while
creating another path forward for the advancement of data science tools
for American researchers in support of key mission goals for the
Department of Energy.
Our veterans should have access to better health care services, and
our scientists should remain leaders in advanced computing. My
amendment promises to deliver on both fronts.
I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment.
Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank chairman Smith for his
inclusion in En Bloc Amendment No. 2 of my bipartisan amendment
regarding efforts to reduce maternal mortality among servicewomen. I
would like to thank Congressman Steve Stivers for joining me in this
effort.
Our nation's overall maternal mortality rate is terrible, there is no
way to sugar coat it. And we all know, that women of color suffer rates
that are abysmally higher.
This amendment, which has been endorsed by the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, will send a strong signal to the
Defense Department that Congress supports and encourages the work it is
already doing with CDC to establish an Maternal Mortality Review
Committee or MMRC so that we can identify the causes of servicemembers'
and their dependents' pregnancy-related deaths and act to prevent them.
As long as there are any maternal deaths occurring among our
servicemembers and their dependents in the military, there is a
distinct need for a Maternal Mortality Review Committee that will help
dig deep into each maternal death and get the answers that can save
other lives.
I remind my colleagues, that just in the last Congress, we enacted
legislation into law that would strengthen the ability of States to
form these committees comprised of experts in maternal health. Since
then, MMRCs around the country have provided enlightening reports that
are helping us understand the drivers of maternal mortality, racial
inequities, and the most effective interventions to eliminate
preventable maternal deaths.
And now its critical that we put this proven tool to work to help
ensure safe pregnancies for servicemembers and their dependents.
Additionally, as this bill moves to conference, I hope that House and
Senate conferees will including report language directing the Defense
Department to provide a report to Congress on its efforts to establish
a MMRC and whether that committee will meet established criteria that
has proven effective, including being composed of a multidisciplinary
group of experts including physicians, epidemiologists, and patient
advocates, having strong confidentiality protections, and facilitating
comprehensive and effective data sharing with relevant state maternal
mortality review committees as well as federal state death data.
The goal is zero preventable maternal deaths. And it is going to
require all of us working together to get there. An MMRC is just one
more tool to get there. We are standing them and/or strengthening them
in every state and now it's time to take this best practice and
incorporate it in the military.
Every maternal death is a tragedy. If we can prevent them, we need to
act to do so.
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I stand on the House floor today to
demand justice for my constituent, Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who was
brutally murdered at Fort Hood.
I am here for her family and the Houston community who mourn her
tragic loss.
And I am here for every women and man in uniform who has shared their
stories of sexual assault and harassment in the military.
We must put an end to this culture of sexual assault and harassment
in the military.
This is why I urge my colleagues to support this bloc of amendments.
It includes Amendment 293, which will establish a confidential
reporting option for sexual harassment complaints made by military
servicemembers.
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And, it also includes Amendment 282, which will require the GAO to
study the procedures for investigating missing persons by the Armed
Forces.
As members of Congress, we have a responsibility to our women and men
in uniform.
We must honor Vanessa's memory by ensuring this never again happens
to another soldier or her family.
Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, my amendment No. 330, which is included in
the en bloc amendment No. 2, ensures the 1,700 small businesses in my
district can receive assistance through grants from the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) program and through FAST, the Federal and
State Technology program.
My district, the Northern Mariana Islands, is the only place in the
U.S. not included in these Small Business Administration (SBA)
programs, which help small businesses access the knowledge and capital
needed to grow and compete successfully for federal contracting
opportunities.
My bipartisan amendment would correct that by ensuring access on the
same basis as their counterparts across the nation. The amendment is
the text of my bill, H.R. 6021, the Northern Mariana Islands Small
Business Development Act. The Small Business Committee unanimously
reported the bill favorably in March.
Under my legislation, the Marianas can apply to establish a Lead
SBDC, which would make available renewable funding to expand the reach
and capacity of the existing SBDC service center on Saipan. With
additional funding, small businesses on Saipan, Tinian and Rota will
have better access to free or low-cost services such as incubator
workspaces for entrepreneurs, business planning, operations, and other
areas required for small business growth and success.
The amendment would also help our small businesses participate in
federal research and development opportunities. The legislation does
this by including the Marianas in the SBA 's FAST program which funds
outreach and assistance to small businesses interested in competing for
the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology
Transfer programs.
I urge the adoption of my amendment, so we can be sure that all small
businesses in our country can fully benefit from the SBDC and FAST
programs, regardless of where in our nation they happen to operate.
The gentlelady from American Samoa, Mrs. Radewagen, is a cosponsor of
the amendment.
I ask my colleagues to support the en bloc No. 2.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1053, the
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Smith).
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further
consideration of H.R. 6395 is postponed.
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