[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5182-S5186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2123. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 3237, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
     The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, 
     namely:

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                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $231,000,000, to respond to the events at the United 
     States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for related 
     purposes:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $28,900,000, to respond to the events at the 
     United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for 
     related purposes:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $218,500,000 to respond to the events 
     at the United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and 
     for related purposes:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $42,500,000 to respond to the events at 
     the United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and for 
     related purposes:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For an additional amount for ``Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid'', $500,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2022:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE II

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families

                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for refugee and 
     entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act:  Provided, That such 
     amounts shall be for such activities for Afghan individuals 
     within the United States who have been granted special 
     immigrant status as described in section 602(b)(8) of the 
     Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note):  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               TITLE III

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For an additional amount for ``Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate'', $7,832,856, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, to prevent, prepare for, and 
     respond to coronavirus:  Provided, That of such amount, such 
     sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either 
     directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
     for the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
     of the Senate prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: 
      Provided further, That such amount shall be allocated in 
     accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate:  Provided further, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Susan M. Wright, widow of Ronald Wright, 
     late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000.
       For payment to the heirs at law of Alcee Hastings, late a 
     Representative from the State of Florida, $174,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Allowances and Expenses'', 
     $11,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to 
     prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, which shall 
     be for necessary expenses for business continuity and 
     disaster recovery:  Provided, That of such amount, such sums 
     as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly 
     or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for the 
     same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That such amount shall be allocated 
     in accordance with a spending plan submitted to and approved 
     by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives:  Provided further, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries'', $37,495,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the 
     events at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and 
     for related purposes:  Provided, That of such amount, such 
     sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either 
     directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
     for the same purposes by the Capitol Police prior to the date 
     of the enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That of such 
     amount, $3,600,000 may remain available until expended for 
     retention bonuses:  Provided further, That of such amount, up 
     to $6,900,000 shall be made available for hazard pay for 
     employees of the Capitol Police:  Provided further, That of 
     such amount, $1,361,300 shall be made available for the 
     wellness program for the United States Capitol Police:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                            General Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``General Expenses'', 
     $33,169,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to 
     respond to the events at the United States Capitol on January 
     6, 2021, and for related purposes:  Provided, That of such 
     amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore 
     amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for 
     obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Capitol 
     Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:  
     Provided further, That of such amount, $2,628,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for physical protection 
     barriers and various civil disturbance unit equipment:  
     Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in 
     this Act for physical protection barriers may be transferred 
     to and merged with the Capitol Police Building and Grounds 
     Account of the Architect of the Capitol:  Provided further, 
     That of such amount, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for reimbursable agreements with State and local 
     law enforcement agencies and not less than $4,800,000 shall 
     be available for protective details for Members of Congress, 
     including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress:  Provided further, That of such amount, up to 
     $2,500,000 may be transferred to ``Department of Justice--
     United States Marshals Service--Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     the purpose of reimbursements for providing peer-to-peer and 
     group counseling services to the Capitol Police and training 
     and technical and related assistance necessary to establish a 
     peer-to-peer and group counseling program within the Capitol 
     Police:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       For an additional amount for ``General Expenses'', 
     $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to 
     prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus:  Provided, 
     That of such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to 
     restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 
     for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Capitol 
     Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

         United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements

       For an additional amount for ``United States Capitol Police 
     Mutual Aid Reimbursements'', $35,396,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, for reimbursements for mutual aid 
     and related training, including mutual aid and training 
     provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of 
     Public Law 108-458:  Provided, That of such amount, up to 
     $9,096,000 is available to be used for reimbursement to the 
     United States Capitol Police's primary local law enforcement 
     partners for mutual aid provided in response to the events of 
     January 6, 2021:  Provided further, That obligation of the 
     funds made available under this heading in this Act be 
     subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, 
     and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and 
     purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                       Administrative Provisions

                            wellness program

       Sec. 301. (a) Application of Law.--The wellness program of 
     the United States Capitol Police shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Howard C. Liebengood Center for 
     Wellness''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                  capitol police salary cap adjustment

       Sec. 302.  For the purposes of administering pay during 
     calendar year 2021, the maximum annual payable rate for any 
     member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police whose 
     compensation includes overtime pay under the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) shall be set at 
     Executive Schedule II at $199,300. Excluded from this 
     limitation for calendar year 2021 shall be retention bonuses 
     and hazard bonuses related to the events of January 6th.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                  Capital Construction and Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Capital Construction and 
     Operations'', $21,869,069, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     coronavirus, for necessary expenses of the Architect of the 
     Capitol to supplement the funding made available in Public 
     Law 116-136, as amended by section 159(3) of Public Law 116-
     159, and for the same purposes; and for related purchases for 
     Congressional offices, including in Congressional Districts 
     and State Offices, wherever located:  Provided, That any 
     funds transferred by the Architect to restore amounts, either 
     directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
     for the purposes provided herein prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be merged with and made available 
     for the same purposes, and period of availability, as the 
     appropriations to which the funds are transferred:  Provided 
     further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police Buildings, 
     Grounds and Security'', $300,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2023, to respond to the events at the 
     United States Capitol on January 6, 2021:  Provided, That of 
     such amount $283,000,000 shall be for necessary upgrade or 
     replacement of windows and doors in the Capitol Building and 
     the House of Representatives and Senate office buildings on 
     the Capitol grounds, as well as any related work to harden or 
     enhance physical security of such structures:  Provided 
     further, That of such amount, $17,000,000 shall be for the 
     purchase and installation of cameras at the Senate and House 
     of Representatives office buildings for the purposes of 
     safety and security:  Provided further, That amounts 
     necessary for the purpose in the preceding proviso may be 
     transferred between the Architect of the Capitol and the 
     United States Capitol Police, as needed:  Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 310.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act in prior fiscal years, this fiscal year, or any 
     fiscal year thereafter may be used to install permanent, 
     above-ground fencing around the perimeter, or any portion 
     thereof, of the United States Capitol Grounds, as described 
     in section 5102 of title 40, United States Code.
       Sec. 311.  For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, subject to the 
     approval of the Chairs and Ranking Members of Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may accept contributions 
     of, and may incur obligations and make expenditures out of 
     available appropriations for, supplies, products, and 
     services necessary to respond to an emergency involving the 
     safety of human life or the protection of property, as 
     determined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, which may 
     be provided for the use of any office which is located within 
     any building, grounds, or facility for which the Architect of 
     the Capitol is responsible for the maintenance, care, and 
     operation, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 
     subject to the availability of funds.

                                TITLE IV

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $100,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and to 
     assist Afghan refugees:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       For an additional amount for ``United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', $500,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, notwithstanding section 
     2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, 
     as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)):  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

extension and modification of the afghan special immigrant visa program

       Sec. 401. (a) Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies 
     Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) was or is employed in Afghanistan on or after 
     October 7, 2001, for not less than 1 year--

       ``(I) by, or on behalf of, the United States Government; or
       ``(II) by the International Security Assistance Force (or 
     any successor name for such Force) in a capacity that 
     required the alien--

       ``(aa) while traveling off-base with United States military 
     personnel stationed at the International Security Assistance 
     Force (or any successor name for such Force), to serve as an 
     interpreter or translator for such United States military 
     personnel; or
       ``(bb) to perform activities for the United States military 
     personnel stationed at International Security Assistance 
     Force (or any successor name for such Force);''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(I)(bb)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subitem (AA), by inserting 
     ``per denial or revocation'' after ``written appeal''; and
       (ii) in subitem (AA), by inserting ``or thereafter at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of State'' after ``in writing'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(F)--
       (A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``2021'' and 
     inserting ``2022'';
       (B) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``exhausted,,'' and inserting 
     ``exhausted,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``26,500'' and inserting ``34,500'';
       (C) in clause (i), by striking ``December 31, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2023;''; and
       (D) in clause (ii), by striking ``December 31, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2023;'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``, including Chief 
     of Mission approval,'' after ``so that all steps''; and
       (4) in paragraph (13), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``January 31, 2023'' and inserting ``January 
     31, 2024''.
       (b) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided by this 
     section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

            waiver of medical examination for afghan allies

       Sec. 402. (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly issue a 
     blanket waiver of the requirement that aliens described in 
     section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101) undergo a medical exam under section 221(d) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(d)), or 
     any other applicable provision of law, prior to issuance of 
     an immigrant visa or admission to the United States.
       (b) Duration.--A waiver under subsection (a) shall be for a 
     period of 1 year, and, subject to subsection (g), may be 
     extended by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for additional periods, each of which shall not 
     exceed 1 year.
       (c) Notification.--Upon exercising the waiver authority 
     under subsection (a), or the authority to extend a waiver 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (d) Requirement for Medical Examination After Admission.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall establish procedures to ensure, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, that any alien who receives a waiver of the 
     medical examination requirement under this section completes 
     such an exam not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the alien is admitted to the United States.
       (2) Conditional basis for status.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an alien who receives a waiver of the medical 
     examination requirement under this section shall be 
     considered, at the time of admission to the United States, as 
     an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a 
     conditional basis.
       (B) Removal of conditions.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall remove the conditional basis of the alien's 
     status upon the Secretary's confirmation that such alien has 
     completed the medical examination and is not inadmissible 
     under section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the waiver authority under subsection (a) is exercised, or 
     such waiver is extended under subsection (b), as applicable, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the status 
     of medical examinations required under paragraph (1), 
     including--

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       (A) the number of pending and completed examinations; and
       (B) the number of aliens who have failed to complete the 
     medical examination within the 30-day period after the date 
     of such aliens' admission.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to prevent the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services from adopting appropriate 
     measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, 
     including COVID-19, to the United States.
       (g) Sunset.--The authority under subsections (a) and (b) 
     expires on the date that is 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (h) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided by this 
     section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

  special immigrant status for certain surviving spouses and children

       Sec. 403. (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 
     101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an immigrant who is an employee'' and 
     inserting ``an immigrant who--
       ``(i) is an employee''; and
       (2) by striking ``grant such status;'' and inserting 
     ``grant such status; or
       ``(ii) is the surviving spouse or child of an employee of 
     the United States Government abroad:  Provided, That the 
     employee performed faithful service for a total of not less 
     than 15 years or was killed in the line of duty;''.
       (b) Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009.--Section 
     602(b)(2)(C) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
     (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving such 
     items 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively, and moving such subclauses 2 ems to 
     the right;
       (3) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as redesignated, 
     by striking ``An alien is described'' and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(I) In general.--An alien is described'';

       (4) in clause (i)(I), as redesignated, by striking ``who 
     had a petition for classification approved'' and inserting 
     ``who had submitted an application to the Chief of Mission''; 
     and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(II) Employment requirements.--An application by a 
     surviving spouse or child of a principal alien shall be 
     subject to employment requirements set forth in subparagraph 
     (A) as of the date of the principal alien's filing of an 
     application for the first time, or if no application has been 
     filed, the employment requirements as of the date of the 
     principal alien's death.''.

       (c) Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007.--Section 1244(b)(3) 
     of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 U.S.C. 1157 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``described in subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``in this subsection'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and 
     (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving 
     such subclauses 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses 2 ems to 
     the right;
       (4) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated, by 
     striking ``An alien is described'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--An alien is described'';
       (5) in subparagraph (A)(i), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``who had a petition for classification approved'' and 
     inserting ``who submitted an application to the Chief of 
     Mission''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Employment requirements.--An application by a 
     surviving spouse or child of a principal alien shall be 
     subject to employment requirements set forth in paragraph (1) 
     as of the date of the principal alien's filing of an 
     application for the first time, or if the principal alien did 
     not file an application, the employment requirements as of 
     the date of the principal alien's death.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective on June 30, 2021, and shall have 
     retroactive effect.
       (e) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided by this 
     section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

conversion of petitions for special immigrant status for certain iraqis

       Sec. 404. (a) Section 2 of Public Law 110-242 (8 U.S.C. 
     1101 note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Duration.--The authority under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on the date on which the numerical limitation 
     specified under section 1244 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 8 
     U.S.C. 1157 note) is reached.''.
       (b) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided by this 
     section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                                TITLE V

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                       Office of Justice Programs

               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', $1,100,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2022, for the sole purpose of restoring 
     amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for 
     obligations incurred for extraordinary law enforcement and 
     related costs directly associated with protection of the 
     President-elect from November 4, 2020 until the inauguration 
     of the President-elect as President:  Provided, That such 
     reimbursement shall be provided only for costs that a State 
     or local agency can document as being over and above the cost 
     of normal law enforcement operations and as being directly 
     attributable to the provision of protection described herein: 
      Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 601.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
     the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 602.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603.  Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the 
     additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations 
     accounts shall be available under the authorities and 
     conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for 
     fiscal year 2021.
       Sec. 604.  Except for funds used to restore amounts, either 
     directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available in this Act shall only be used for the purposes 
     specifically described herein.
       Sec. 605.  In this Act, the term ``coronavirus'' means 
     SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential.
       Sec. 606.  Each amount designated in this Act by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded 
     or transferred, if applicable) only if the President 
     subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits 
     such designations to the Congress.
       Sec. 607.  Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by 
     the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer 
     authorities provided by this Act shall retain such 
     designation.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Security 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.''
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  SA 2124. Mr. COTTON proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2123 
proposed by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill H.R. 
3237, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 17, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (c) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year 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, including 
     a classified annex, if necessary, on the Afghan special 
     immigrant visa program as described in Section 602(b) of the 
     Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) and 
     Section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 
     2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The total number of visas issued under such program, 
     disaggregated by fiscal year.
       (B) With respect to principal aliens issued special 
     immigrant visas under such program, a description of the 
     types of roles performed for which such aliens earned 
     eligibility for such visas.
       (C) Information regarding the average processing times for 
     visa applicants under such program, disaggregated by the 
     fiscal year in which visa applications under the program were 
     submitted.

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       (D) The number of individuals who have pending applications 
     for visas under such program, including--
        1) The number of individuals approved of the total number 
     of applications processed by the Chief of Mission; and
       (2) The number of successful appeals of the total number of 
     application appeals filed.
       (E) The estimated total number of individuals who have 
     performed the requisite employment to apply for a visa under 
     such program, but who have not yet applied for or received a 
     visa, including a description of the methodology used to 
     create such an estimate.
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
     the House of Representatives.
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  SA 2125. Mr. HEINRICH (for Mr. Peters) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 231, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other 
emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from 
exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the 
environment, and for other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Firefighters from 
     Adverse Substances Act'' or the ``PFAS Act''.

     SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO AND RELEASE OF 
                   PFAS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire 
     Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Director of the National Institute for 
     Occupational Safety and Health, and the heads of any other 
     relevant agencies, shall--
       (1) develop and publish guidance for firefighters and other 
     emergency response personnel on training, education programs, 
     and best practices;
       (2) make available a curriculum designed to--
       (A) reduce and eliminate exposure to per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as ``PFAS'') 
     from firefighting foam and personal protective equipment;
       (B) prevent the release of PFAS from firefighting foam into 
     the environment; and
       (C) educate firefighters and other emergency response 
     personnel on foams and non-foam alternatives, personal 
     protective equipment, and other firefighting tools and 
     equipment that do not contain PFAS; and
       (3) create an online public repository, which shall be 
     updated on a regular basis, on tools and best practices for 
     firefighters and other emergency response personnel to 
     reduce, limit, and prevent the release of and exposure to 
     PFAS.
       (b) Curriculum.--
       (1) In general.--For the purpose of developing the 
     curriculum required under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall 
     make recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security as 
     to the content of the curriculum.
       (2) Consultation.--For the purpose of making 
     recommendations under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration shall consult with 
     interested entities, as appropriate, including--
       (A) firefighters and other emergency response personnel, 
     including national fire service and emergency response 
     organizations;
       (B) impacted communities dealing with PFAS contamination;
       (C) scientists, including public and occupational health 
     and safety experts, who are studying PFAS and PFAS 
     alternatives in firefighting foam;
       (D) voluntary standards organizations engaged in developing 
     standards for firefighter and firefighting equipment;
       (E) State fire training academies;
       (F) State fire marshals;
       (G) manufacturers of firefighting tools and equipment; and
       (H) any other relevant entities, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration.
       (c) Review.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
     the guidance and curriculum required under subsection (a) is 
     issued, and not less frequently than once every 3 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire 
     Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, and the Director of the National Institute 
     for Occupational Safety and Health, shall review the guidance 
     and curriculum and, as appropriate, issue updates to the 
     guidance and curriculum.
       (d) Applicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to this Act.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     promulgate or enforce regulations under subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
     the ``Administrative Procedure Act'').

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