[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3515-S3516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2041. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 967, strike line 11 and all that follows 
     through page 972, line 9, and insert the following:
       (d) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
     the consent of the Senate, an Ambassador-at-large for Arctic 
     Affairs who shall--
       (1) be responsible for Arctic affairs; and
       (2) report directly to the Secretary of State.
       (e) Duties.--The Ambassador-at-large for Arctic Affairs 
     shall--
       (1) facilitate the development and coordination of United 
     States foreign policy in the Arctic Region relating to--
       (A) strengthening institutions for cooperation among the 
     Arctic nations;
       (B) enhancing scientific monitoring and research on local, 
     regional, and global environmental issues;
       (C) protecting the Arctic environment and conserving its 
     biological resources;
       (D) promoting responsible natural resource management and 
     economic development; and
       (E) involving Arctic indigenous people in decisions that 
     affect them;
       (2) coordinate the diplomatic objectives with respect to 
     the activities described in paragraph (1), and, as 
     appropriate, represent the United States within multilateral 
     fora that address international cooperation and foreign 
     policy matters in the Arctic Region;
       (3) help inform, in coordination with the Bureau of 
     Economic and Business Affairs, transnational commerce and 
     commercial maritime transit in the Arctic Region;
       (4) coordinate the integration of scientific data on the 
     current and projected effects of emerging environmental 
     changes on the Arctic Region and ensure that such data is 
     applied to the development of security strategies for the 
     Arctic Region;
       (5) make available the methods and approaches on the 
     integration of environmental science and data to other 
     regional security planning programs in the Department of 
     State to better ensure that broader decision making processes 
     may more adequately account for the changing environment;
       (6) assist with the development of, and facilitate the 
     implementation of, an Arctic Region Security Policy in 
     accordance with subsection (g);
       (7) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States 
     to encourage other countries and international multilateral 
     organizations to support the principles of the Arctic Region 
     Security Policy implemented pursuant to subsection (g);
       (8) coordinate Arctic policy with the Bureau of Oceans and 
     International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, the 
     Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, and other relevant 
     bureaus;
       (9) subject to the direction of the President and the 
     Secretary of State, represent the United States with respect 
     to matters and cases relevant to Arctic affairs in--
       (A) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental 
     organizations, and specialized agencies of the United 
     Nations, the Arctic Council, and other international 
     organizations of which the United States is a member; and
       (B) multilateral conferences and meetings relating to 
     Arctic affairs;
       (10) serve as the principal advisor to the President and 
     the Secretary of State regarding matters affecting Arctic 
     affairs;
       (11) make recommendations regarding the policies of the 
     United States relating to Arctic affairs;
       (12) assist the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs 
     with the development and implementation of the Arctic Region 
     Security Policy pursuant to subsection (g); and
       (13) perform such other duties and exercise such powers as 
     the Secretary of State shall prescribe.
       (f) Funding.--The Secretary of State shall provide the 
     Ambassador-at-large with such funds as may be necessary to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (e).
       (g) Arctic Region Security Policy.--The Bureau of European 
     and Eurasian Affairs shall be the lead bureau for developing 
     and implementing the United States' Arctic Region Security 
     Policy, in coordination with the Ambassador-at-large for 
     Arctic Affairs, the Bureau of Oceans and International 
     Environmental and Scientific Affairs, the Bureau of 
     Political-Military Affairs, embassies, other regional 
     bureaus, and relevant offices to advance United States 
     national security interests, including through conflict 
     prevention efforts, security assistance, humanitarian 
     disaster response and prevention, and economic and other 
     relevant assistance programs. The Arctic Region Security 
     Policy shall assess, develop, budget for, and implement 
     plans, policies, and actions--
       (1) to bolster the diplomatic presence of the United States 
     in Arctic nations, including through enhancements to 
     diplomatic missions and facilities, participation in regional 
     and bilateral dialogues related to Arctic security, and 
     coordination of United States initiatives and assistance 
     programs across agencies to protect the national security of 
     the United States and its allies and partners;
       (2) to enhance the resilience capacities of Arctic nations 
     to the effects of environmental change and increased civilian 
     and military activity by Arctic nations and other nations 
     that may result from increased accessibility of the Arctic 
     Region;
       (3) to assess specific added risks to the Arctic Region and 
     Arctic nations that--
       (A) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic environment; and
       (B) are strategically significant to the United States;
       (4) to coordinate the integration of environmental change 
     and national security risk

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     and vulnerability assessments into the decision making 
     process on foreign assistance awards to Greenland;
       (5) to advance principles of good governance by encouraging 
     and cooperating with Arctic nations on collaborative 
     approaches--
       (A) to responsibly manage natural resources in the Arctic 
     Region;
       (B) to share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in the 
     Arctic Region;
       (C) to prevent the escalation of security tensions by 
     mitigating against the militarization of the Arctic Region;
       (D) to develop mutually agreed upon multilateral policies 
     among Arctic nations on the management of maritime transit 
     routes through the Arctic Region and work cooperatively on 
     the transit policies for access to and transit in the Arctic 
     Region by non-Arctic nations; and
       (E) to facilitate the development of Arctic Region Security 
     Action Plans to ensure stability and public safety in 
     disaster situations in a humane and responsible fashion; and
       (6) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, survivability, 
     and resiliency of United States interests and non-defense 
     assets in the Arctic Region.
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