[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4429-S4431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2487. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 3168. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF EXTRACTING AND 
                   PROCESSING URANIUM IN THE UNITED STATES.

       It is the sense of Congress that extracting and processing 
     uranium in the United States increases the resiliency of the 
     United States to counter uranium producers owned or 
     controlled by hostile foreign governments.
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  SA 2488. Ms. McSALLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 708. MANDATORY REFERRAL OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION.

       Section 1090a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Process Applicable to Member Disclosure.--The 
     regulations required by subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) establish a phrase that enables a member of the armed 
     forces to trigger a referral of the member by a commanding 
     officer or supervisor for a mental health evaluation;
       ``(2) require a commanding officer or supervisor to make 
     such referral as soon as practicable following disclosure by 
     the member to the commanding officer or supervisor of the 
     phrase established under paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) ensure that the referral process protects the 
     confidentiality of the member in a manner similar to the 
     confidentiality provided for members making restricted 
     reports under section 1565b(b) of this title.''.
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  SA 2489. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following:

     SEC. 1287. 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; and
       (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 unprofessional content, which shall be submitted 
     to the Office of Policy and Research, the head and Board of 
     the respective 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 3-year period commencing on the 
     date of receipt of the first report of unprofessional 
     content.''; and
       (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 of 
     Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5.
       ``(b) Composition of the Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall consist of 7 
     members, of whom--
       ``(A) 6 shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with 
     subsection (c); and
       ``(B) 1 shall be the Secretary of State.
       ``(2) Chair.--The President shall designate, with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, 1

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     of the members appointed under paragraph (1)(A) as Chair of 
     the Advisory Board.
       ``(3) Party limitation.--Not more than 3 members of the 
     Advisory Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) may be 
     affiliated with the same political party.
       ``(4) Terms of office.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     members of the Advisory Board shall serve for a single term 
     of 4 years, except that, of the first group of members 
     appointed under paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(i) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act;
       ``(ii) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act; and
       ``(iii) 2 members who are not affiliated with the same 
     political party, shall be appointed for terms ending on the 
     date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of the 
     U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act.
       ``(B) Secretary of state.--The Secretary of State shall 
     serve as a member of the Advisory Board for the duration of 
     his or her tenure as Secretary of State.
       ``(5) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President shall appoint, with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, additional members to fill 
     vacancies on the Advisory Board occurring before the 
     expiration of a term.
       ``(B) Term.--Any members appointed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) shall serve for the remainder of such term.
       ``(C) Service beyond term.--Any member whose term has 
     expired shall 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 4 
     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, 5 or more members of the Advisory Board may 
     unilaterally remove any such head of network or grantee 
     network described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Quorum.--
       ``(A) In general.--A quorum shall consist of 4 members of 
     the Advisory Board (excluding the Secretary of State).
       ``(B) Decisions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     decisions of the Advisory Board shall be made by majority 
     vote, a quorum being present.
       ``(C) Closed sessions.--The Advisory Board may meet in 
     closed sessions in accordance with section 552b of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.
       (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.
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  SA 2490. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1242. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON INCREASED ROTATIONAL 
                   DEPLOYMENTS TO GREECE AND ENHANCEMENT OF UNITED 
                   STATES-GREECE DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study on the feasibility of increased rotational deployments 
     of members of the Armed Forces to Greece, including to Souda 
     Bay, Alexandroupoli, Larissa, Volos, and Stefanovikeio.
       (2) Element.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include an evaluation of any infrastructure investment 
     necessary to support such increased rotational deployments.
       (3) Report to congress.--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 results of the study required by paragraph (1) that 
     includes the estimated costs associated with such increased 
     rotational deployments.
       (b) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State is 
     encouraged to pursue persistent United States diplomatic 
     engagement with respect to the Greece-Cyprus-Israel and 
     Greece-Cyprus-Egypt trilateral agreements beyond the 
     occasional participation of United States diplomats in the 
     regular summits of the countries party to such agreements.

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