[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4880-H5078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Espaillat). Pursuant to clause 1(c) of 
rule XIX, further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4350) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes, will now resume.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.


                  Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Dean

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment 5, printed in part C 
of House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings were postponed 
and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Dean).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, 
nays 204, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 269]

                               YEAS--219

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Axne
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--204

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler

[[Page H4881]]


     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Auchincloss
     Bass
     Gohmert
     LaMalfa
     Leger Fernandez
     Lesko
     Rogers (AL)
     Waters

                              {time}  1311

  Messrs. DIAZ-BALART and McHENRY changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, I was 
unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``Yea'' on 
rollcall vote 269, on agreeing to Amendment No. 5 offered by Rep. Dean 
printed in H. Rept. 117-125.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


                Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Plaskett

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendment No. 6, 
printed in part C of House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings 
were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 235, 
nays 190, not voting 6, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 270]

                               YEAS--235

     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Comer
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Davis, Rodney
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kinzinger
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Malliotakis
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Massie
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (NC)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Salazar
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Upton
     Valadao
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Young

                               NAYS--190

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Mann
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Adams
     Garcia (CA)
     Green (TN)
     Johnson (LA)
     Lesko
     Speier

                              {time}  1333

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would 
have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 270.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


                 Amendment No. 11 Offered by Ms. Tlaib

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 11, printed in 
part C of

[[Page H4882]]

House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings were postponed and 
on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222, 
nays 203, not voting 6, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 271]

                               YEAS--222

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Massie
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--203

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Lesko
     Miller (WV)
     Scalise
     Stauber
     Suozzi
     Titus

                              {time}  1355

  Mr. HARRIS changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. GARAMENDI changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, the vote closed prior to be being able to 
vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 
271.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


                Amendment No. 15 Offered by Ms. Slotkin

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 15, printed in 
part C of House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 236, 
nays 186, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 272]

                               YEAS--236

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jacobs (NY)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Mace
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McKinley
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meijer
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (NC)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Posey
     Pressley

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     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Reed
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Upton
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth
     Young
     Zeldin

                               NAYS--186

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gallagher
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Issa
     Jackson
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Mullin
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schrader
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Burgess
     Davis, Danny K.
     LaMalfa
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Moore (UT)
     Owens
     Smith (NJ)
     Velazquez

                              {time}  1416

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Ms. LETLOW. Madam Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall No. 272.
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I 
been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 272.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


                Amendment No. 16 Offered by Ms. DeGette

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Ross). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, 
the unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 16, printed in 
part C of House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222, 
nays 200, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 273]

                               YEAS--222

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (CA)
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Upton
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)

                               NAYS--200

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Letlow
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg

[[Page H4884]]


     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Brady
     Carter (GA)
     Cheney
     Lesko
     Long
     McKinley
     Mfume
     Speier
     Yarmuth

                              {time}  1438

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had 
I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 273.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


                 Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Neguse

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the 
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 17, printed in 
part C of House Report 117-125, on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse).
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 224, 
nays 204, not voting 3, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 274]

                               YEAS--224

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fitzpatrick
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Upton
     Van Drew
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--204

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunes
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--3

     Burgess
     Cheney
     Lesko

                              {time}  1459

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``nay'' on rollcall No. 269, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 270, ``nay'' on 
rollcall 271, ``nay'' on rollcall no. 272, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 273, 
and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 274.


    MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS

     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Carter (TX) (Calvert)
     DeSaulnier (Matsui)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
     Gonzalez (OH)
     (Reschenthaler)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
     Latta (Walberg)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Jeffries)
     Morelle (Tonko)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
     Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
     Rush (Underwood)
     Ryan (Kildee)
     Stanton (Levin (CA))
     Stefanik
     (Reschenthaler)
     Strickland (Torres (NY))
     Swalwell (Veasey)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
     Young (Mast)


      Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
667, I offer amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. DeGette). The Clerk will designate the 
amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 consisting of amendment Nos. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 
12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 
49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 
67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 
85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 
102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 
117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 
131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, and 141, printed in 
part C of House Report 117-125, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:


          amendment no. 2 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. PROTECTIONS FOR ACTIVE DUTY UNIFORMED CONSUMER.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (q), by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Uniformed consumer.--The term `uniformed consumer' 
     means a consumer who is--

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       ``(A) a member of the--
       ``(i) uniformed services (as such term is defined in 
     section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code); or
       ``(ii) National Guard (as such term is defined in section 
     101(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code); and
       ``(B) in active service (as such term is defined in section 
     101(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code), including full-
     time duty in the commissioned corps of the Public Health 
     Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(bb) Deployed Uniformed Consumer.--The term `deployed 
     uniformed consumer' means an uniformed consumer who--
       ``(1) serves--
       ``(A) in a combat zone (as such term is defined in section 
     112(c)(2) of title 26, United States Code); or
       ``(B) aboard a United States combatant, support, or 
     auxiliary vessel (as such terms are defined in section 231(f) 
     of title 10, United States Code); or
       ``(C) in a deployment (as such term is defined in section 
     991(b) of title 10, United States Code); and
       ``(2) is on active duty (as such term is defined in section 
     101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) for not less than 
     30 days during the type of service described in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (b) Prohibition on Including Certain Adverse Information in 
     Consumer Reports.--Section 605 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Any item of adverse information about a uniformed 
     consumer, if the action or inaction that gave rise to the 
     item occurred while the consumer was a deployed uniformed 
     consumer.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notice of Status as a Uniformed Consumer.--With 
     respect to an item of adverse information about a consumer, 
     if the action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred 
     while the consumer was a uniformed consumer, the consumer may 
     provide appropriate proof, including official orders, to a 
     consumer reporting agency that the consumer was a deployed 
     uniformed consumer at the time such action or inaction 
     occurred. The consumer reporting agency shall promptly delete 
     that item of adverse information from the file of the 
     uniformed consumer and notify the consumer and the furnisher 
     of the information of the deletion.''.
       (c) Communications Between the Consumer and Consumer 
     Reporting Agencies.--Section 605A of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Upon'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Upon'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and moving such redesignated 
     subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Negative information alert.--Any time a consumer 
     reporting agency receives an item of adverse information 
     about a consumer, if the consumer has provided appropriate 
     proof that the consumer is a uniformed consumer, the consumer 
     reporting agency shall promptly notify the consumer--
       ``(A) that the agency has received such item of adverse 
     information, along with a description of the item; and
       ``(B) the method by which the consumer can dispute the 
     validity of the item.
       ``(3) Contact information for uniformed consumers.--With 
     respect to any consumer that has provided appropriate proof 
     to a consumer reporting agency that the consumer is a 
     uniformed consumer, if the consumer provides the consumer 
     reporting agency with separate contact information to be used 
     when communicating with the consumer while the consumer is a 
     uniformed consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall use 
     such contact information for all communications while the 
     consumer is a uniformed consumer.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1), in 
     the case of a referral under subsection (c)(1)(C).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended by striking ``active duty 
     military'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``uniformed consumer''.
       (e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any person making use of a consumer report containing an item 
     of adverse information should, if the action or inaction that 
     gave rise to the item occurred while the consumer was a 
     uniformed consumer, take such fact into account when 
     evaluating the creditworthiness of the consumer.


          amendment no. 3 offered by mrs. torres of california

       At the appropriate place in title LX, add the following:

     SEC. __. REVIEW OF STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 
                   SYSTEM.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, categorize public safety telecommunicators as a 
     protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational 
     Classification System.
       At the appropriate place in the table of contents, insert 
     the following:

Sec. _. Review of Standard Occupational Classification System.


          amendment no. 4 offered by ms. waters of california

       Page 1334, after line 17, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE CATASTROPHE 
                   CONTAINMENT AND RELIEF TRUST AT THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

       (a) Contribution Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     may contribute $200,000,000 on behalf of the United States to 
     the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust of the 
     International Monetary Fund.
       (b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For 
     the contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year 
     limitation, $200,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.


           amendment no. 7 offered by mr. costa of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines served honorably with a 
     special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a 
     base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 
     1961, and ending May 7, 1975; and
       ``(ii) at the time of the individual's death--

       ``(I) was a citizen of the United States or an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
     States; and
       ``(II) resided in the United States.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall have effect as if included in the enactment of section 
     251(a) of title II of the Military Construction, Veterans 
     Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 
     (division J of Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 824).


             amendment no. 8 offered by mr. castro of texas

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE 
                   REPRESENTATION IN CERTAIN MEDIA PROJECTS 
                   INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Limitation on Contract Authority.--Neither the 
     Secretary of Defense, nor any Secretary of a military 
     department, may enter into a covered contract for any film or 
     publishing project for entertainment-oriented media unless 
     the covered contract includes a provision that requires 
     consideration of diversity in carrying out the project, 
     including consideration of the following:
       (1) The composition of the community represented in the 
     project and whether such community is inclusive of 
     historically marginalized communities.
       (2) The depiction of the community represented in the 
     project and whether or not the project advances any 
     inaccurate or harmful stereotypes as a result of such 
     depiction.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
     five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report containing, with respect to the year 
     covered by the report, the following:
       (1) The total number of projects for which the Secretary 
     provided assistance pursuant to a covered contract.
       (2) A summary of the projects specified in paragraph (1).
       (3) A summary of the communities represented in such 
     projects.
       (4) A summary of the involvement of the Department of 
     Defense with respect to such projects.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract or 
     production assistance agreement entered into with a 
     nongovernmental entertainment-oriented media producer or 
     publisher.
       (2) The term ``entertainment-oriented media'' includes 
     books and other forms of print media that are entertainment-
     oriented.
       (3) The term ``marginalized community'' means a community 
     of individuals that is, or historically was, under-
     represented in the industry of film, television, or 
     publishing, including--
       (A) women;
       (B) racial and ethnic minorities;
       (C) individuals with disabilities; and
       (D) members of the LGBTQ communities.
       (4) The term ``military department'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.


          amendment no. 12 offered by mr. higgins of new york

       Page 1226, after line 21, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Support for National Maritime Heritage Grants 
     Program.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     subsection (a)(4), not more than $10,000,000 may be made

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     available to support the National Maritime Heritage Grants 
     Program established under section 308703 of title 54, United 
     States Code.


           amendment no. 13 offered by mr. casten of illinois

       Add at the end of subtitle B of title III the following:

     SEC. 328. ENERGY, WATER, AND WASTE NET ZERO REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS.

       (a) Requirements Described.--For fiscal year 2022 and any 
     subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     improve building efficiency, performance, and management by 
     ensuring that the new construction of any Department of 
     Defense building larger than 5,000 gross square feet that 
     enters the planning process is designed to achieve energy 
     net-zero and water or waste net-zero by fiscal year 2035.
       (b) Waiver for National Security.--The Secretary may waive 
     the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to a building 
     if the Secretary provides the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate with a certification 
     that the application of such requirement would be detrimental 
     to national security.
       (c) Status Report and Briefings on Progress Towards Meeting 
     Current Goal Regarding Use of Renewable Energy to Meet 
     Facility Energy Needs.--Section 2911(g) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, submit a report to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate on the progress the Secretary has made towards 
     meeting the goal described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect 
     to fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(B) during fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year through fiscal year 2025, provide a briefing to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate on the progress the Secretary has made towards 
     meeting the goal described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect 
     to fiscal year 2025.''.


          amendment no. 14 offered by mr. larsen of washington

       Insert after title LIII the following new title:

          TITLE LIV--STRENGTHENING MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION

     SEC. 5401. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.

       In this title, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

     SEC. 5402. VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN MARINE MAMMAL 
                   HABITAT.

       (a) In General.--The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 120 the following:

     ``SEC. 121. VESSEL RESTRICTIONS IN MARINE MAMMAL HABITAT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, in coordination 
     with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard and applying the best available scientific 
     information--
       ``(1) designate areas of importance for marine mammals 
     known to experience vessel strikes and establish for each 
     such area seasonal or year-round mandatory vessel speed 
     restrictions to reduce vessel strikes or other vessel-related 
     impacts, as necessary, for vessels operating in such areas; 
     and
       ``(2) implement for such species, as appropriate, dynamic 
     management area programs incorporating mandatory vessel 
     restrictions to protect marine mammals from vessel strikes or 
     other vessel-related impacts occurring outside designated 
     areas of importance.
       ``(b) Areas of Importance.--In designating areas under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall consider including--
       ``(A) the important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or 
     migratory habitat for priority species of marine mammals, 
     including all areas designated as critical habitat for such 
     species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1533) except any area the Secretary determines 
     does not intersect with areas of vessel traffic such that an 
     elevated risk of mortality or injury caused by vessel strikes 
     exists; and
       ``(B) areas of high marine mammal mortality, injury, or 
     harassment caused by vessel strikes; and
       ``(2) may consider including--
       ``(A) any area designated as a National Marine Sanctuary, 
     Marine National Monument, National Park, or National Wildlife 
     Refuge; and
       ``(B) areas of high marine mammal primary productivity with 
     year-round or seasonal aggregations of marine mammals to 
     which this section applies.
       ``(c) Deadline for Regulations.--Not later than two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall designate areas and vessel restrictions under 
     subsection (a) and issue such regulations as are necessary to 
     carry out this section, consistent with notice and comment 
     requirements under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(d) Modifying or Designating New Areas of Importance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to 
     modify or designate the areas of importance and vessel 
     restrictions under this section within 180 days after the 
     issuance of regulations to establish or to modify critical 
     habitat for marine mammals pursuant to the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
       ``(2) Reexamination.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) reexamine the areas of importance designated and 
     vessel restrictions under this section every 5 years 
     following the initial issuance of the regulations to 
     determine if the best available scientific information 
     warrants modification or designation of areas of importance 
     for vessel restrictions; and
       ``(B) publish any revisions under subparagraph (A) in the 
     Federal Register after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment within 24 months.
       ``(3) Finding.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     petition of an interested person under section 553(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code, to designate, modify, or add an 
     area of importance or vessel restriction under this section, 
     the Secretary shall make a finding as to whether the petition 
     presents substantial scientific information indicating that 
     the petitioned action may be warranted. The Secretary shall 
     promptly publish such finding in the Federal Register for 
     comment. Not later than one year after the close of comments, 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a finding 
     of whether the petitioned action is warranted and, if the 
     Secretary determines that the petitioned action is warranted, 
     shall publish draft regulations designating or modifying and 
     vessel restrictions the area of importance. Not later than 12 
     months after publication of the draft regulations, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations designating or 
     modifying the area of importance and vessel restrictions.
       ``(e) Exceptions for Safe Maneuvering and Using Authorized 
     Technology.--
       ``(1) In general.--The restriction established under 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to a vessel operating at a 
     speed necessary to maintain safe maneuvering speed if such 
     speed is justified because the vessel is in an area where 
     oceanographic, hydrographic, or meteorological conditions 
     severely restrict the maneuverability of the vessel and the 
     need to operate at such speed is confirmed by the pilot on 
     board or, when a vessel is not carrying a pilot, the master 
     of the vessel. If a deviation from the applicable speed limit 
     is necessary pursuant to this subsection, the reasons for the 
     deviation, the speed at which the vessel is operated, the 
     latitude and longitude of the area, and the time and duration 
     of such deviation shall be entered into the logbook of the 
     vessel. The master of the vessel shall attest to the accuracy 
     of the logbook entry by signing and dating the entry.
       ``(2) Authorized technology.--
       ``(A) In general.--The vessel restrictions established 
     under subsection (a) shall not apply to a vessel operating 
     using technology authorized by regulations issued by the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
     authorizing a vessel to operate using technology specified by 
     the Secretary under this subparagraph if the Secretary 
     determines that such operation is at least as effective as 
     the vessel restrictions authorized by regulations under 
     subsection (a) in reducing mortality and injury to marine 
     mammals.
       ``(f) Applicability.--Any speed restriction established 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall apply to all vessels subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the United States, all other vessels entering 
     or departing a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the United States, and all other vessels within the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone of the United States, regardless of flag; and
       ``(2) shall not apply to--
       ``(A) vessels owned, operated, or under contract by the 
     Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, 
     or engaged with such vessels;
       ``(B) law enforcement vessels of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or political subdivision thereof, when such 
     vessels are engaged in law enforcement or search and rescue 
     duties; or
       ``(C) vessels with foreign sovereign immunity, as reflected 
     under international law.
       ``(g) Statutory Construction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted or implemented in a manner that--
       ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), preempts or modifies any 
     obligation of any person subject to the provisions of this 
     title to act in accordance with applicable State laws, except 
     to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any 
     provision of this title, and then only to the extent of the 
     inconsistency;
       ``(B) affects or modifies any obligation under Federal law; 
     or
       ``(C) preempts or supersedes the final rule titled `To 
     Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship 
     Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales', codified at 
     section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     except for actions that are more protective than the Final 
     Rule and further reduce the risk of take to North Atlantic 
     right whales.
       ``(2) Inconsistencies.--The Secretary may determine whether 
     inconsistencies referred to in paragraph (1)(A) exist, but 
     may not determine that any State law is inconsistent with any 
     provision of this title if the Secretary determines that such 
     law gives greater protection to covered marine species and 
     their habitat.
       ``(h) Priority Species.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term `priority species'

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     means, at a minimum, all Mysticeti species and species within 
     the genera Physeter and Trichechus.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       ``(1) to the Secretary to carry out this section, 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and
       ``(2) to the Commandant of the Coast Guard to carry out 
     this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
     through 2026.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of such Act is further amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 120 the following:

``Sec. 121. Vessel speed restrictions in marine mammal habitat.''.

     SEC. 5403. MONITORING OCEAN SOUNDSCAPES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator, and the Director of the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall maintain and expand an Ocean 
     Noise Reference Station Network, utilizing and coordinating 
     with the Integrated Ocean Observing System, the Office of 
     National Marine Sanctuaries, and the Department of Defense, 
     to--
       (1) provide grants to expand the deployment of Federal and 
     non-Federal observing and data management systems capable of 
     collecting measurements of underwater sound in high-priority 
     ocean and coastal locations for purposes of monitoring and 
     analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater soundscape 
     to protect and manage marine life;
       (2) continue to develop and apply standardized forms of 
     measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals, 
     physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and
       (3) after coordinating with the Department of Defense, 
     coordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, 
     modeling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools, 
     resulting from observations of underwater sound funded 
     through grants authorized by this section.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator, to support 
     integrated ocean observations activities carried out under 
     this section, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.

     SEC. 5404. GRANTS FOR SEAPORTS TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS TO 
                   REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF VESSEL TRAFFIC AND PORT 
                   OPERATIONS ON MARINE MAMMALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director 
     of the Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall establish a grant program to 
     provide assistance to up to ten seaports to develop and 
     implement mitigation measures that will lead to a 
     quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals from 
     shipping activities and port operations.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--A grant under this section may be used 
     to develop, assess, and carry out activities that 
     quantifiably reduce threats and enhance the habitats of 
     marine mammals by--
       (1) reducing underwater stressors related to marine 
     traffic;
       (2) reducing vessel strike mortality and other physical 
     disturbances;
       (3) enhancing marine mammal habitat, including the habitat 
     for prey of marine mammals; or
       (4) monitoring sound, vessel interactions with marine 
     mammals, or other types of monitoring that are consistent 
     with reducing the threats to and enhancing the habitats of 
     marine mammals.
       (c) Priority.--The Administrator and the Director of the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall prioritize assistance under 
     this section for projects that--
       (1) assist ports with higher relative threat levels to 
     vulnerable marine mammals from vessel traffic;
       (2) reduce disturbance from vessel presence or mortality 
     risk from vessel strikes, and are in close proximity to 
     National Marine Sanctuaries, Marine National Monuments, 
     National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and other federal, 
     state, and local marine protected areas; and
       (3) allow eligible entities to conduct risk assessments, 
     and track progress toward threat reduction and habitat 
     enhancement; including protecting coral reefs from 
     encroachment by commerce and shipping lanes.
       (d) Outreach.--The Administrator and the Director of the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall conduct outreach to seaports 
     to provide information on how to apply for assistance under 
     this section, the benefits of the program under this section, 
     and facilitation of best practices and lessons learned.
       (e) Eligible Entities.--A person shall be eligible for 
     assistance under this section if the person--
       (1) is--
       (A) a port authority for a seaport;
       (B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal agency that has 
     jurisdiction over a maritime port authority or a seaport; or
       (C) a private entity or government entity, applying for a 
     grant awarded under this section in collaboration with 
     another entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B), that 
     owns or operates a maritime terminal; and
       (2) is cleared by the Department of Defense.
       (f) Report.--The Administrator and the Director of the Fish 
     and Wildlife Service shall submit annually to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, a report that includes the following:
       (1) The name and location of each entity receiving a grant.
       (2) Amount of each grant.
       (3) The name and location of the seaport in which the 
     activities took place.
       (4) A description of the activities carried out with the 
     grant funds.
       (5) An estimate of the impact of the project to reduce 
     threats or enhance habitat of marine mammals.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator, for carrying out 
     this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026, to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 5405. NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM 
                   FOR LARGE WHALES.

       (a) Establishment of the Program.--The Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall design 
     and deploy a Near Real-Time Large Whale Monitoring and 
     Mitigation Program in order to curtail the risk to large 
     whales of vessel collisions, entanglement in commercial 
     fishing gear, and to minimize other impacts, including but 
     not limited to underwater noise from development activities. 
     Such program shall be capable of detecting and alerting ocean 
     users and enforcement agencies of the location of large 
     whales on a near real-time basis, informing sector-specific 
     mitigation protocols that can effectively reduce take of 
     large whales, and continually integrating improved 
     technology. The program shall be informed by the 
     technologies, monitoring methods, and mitigation protocols 
     developed pursuant to the pilot program required in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Pilot Project.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall first establish a pilot monitoring and 
     mitigation project for North Atlantic right whales for the 
     purposes of informing a cost-effective, efficient and 
     results-oriented near real-time monitoring and mitigation 
     program for large whales.
       (1) Pilot project requirements.--In designing and deploying 
     the monitoring system, the Administrator, in coordination 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall, using best available scientific information, 
     identify and ensure coverage of--
       (A) core foraging habitats of North Atlantic right whales, 
     including but not limited to--
       (i) the ``South of the Islands'' core foraging habitat;
       (ii) the ``Cape Cod Bay Area'' core foraging habitat;
       (iii) the ``Great South Channel'' core foraging habitat; 
     and
       (iv) the Gulf of Maine; and
       (B) important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or 
     migratory habitats of North Atlantic right whales that co-
     occur with areas of high risk of mortality, injury, or 
     harassment of such whales from vessel strikes, disturbance 
     from development activities, and entanglement in commercial 
     fishing gear.
       (2) Pilot project monitoring components.--
       (A) In general.--Within 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with relevant Federal agencies, Tribal governments, and with 
     input from affected stakeholders, shall design and deploy a 
     real-time monitoring system for North Atlantic right whales 
     that includes near real-time monitoring methods, 
     technologies, and protocols that--
       (i) comprise sufficient detection power, spatial coverage 
     and survey effort to detect and localize North Atlantic right 
     whales within core foraging habitats;
       (ii) are capable of detecting North Atlantic right whales 
     visually, including during periods of poor visibility and 
     darkness, and acoustically;
       (iii) take advantage of dynamic habitat suitability models 
     that help to discern the likelihood of North Atlantic right 
     whale occurrence in core foraging habitat at any given time;
       (iv) coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing System 
     to leverage monitoring assets;
       (v) integrate new near real-time monitoring methods and 
     technologies as they become available;
       (vi) accurately verify and rapidly communicate detection 
     data; and
       (vii) allow for ocean users to contribute data that is 
     verified to be collected using comparable near real-time 
     monitoring methods and technologies.
       (B) National security considerations.--All monitoring 
     methods, technologies, and protocols under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be consistent with national security considerations and 
     interests.
       (3) Pilot program mitigation protocols.--The Secretary 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Transportation, 
     and Secretary of the Interior, and with input from affected 
     stakeholders, develop and deploy mitigation protocols that 
     make use of the near real-time monitoring system to direct 
     sector-specific mitigation measures that avoid and 
     significantly reduce risk of injury and mortality to North 
     Atlantic right whales.
       (4) Pilot program access to data.--The Administrator shall 
     provide access to data generated by the monitoring system for 
     purposes of scientific research and evaluation, and public 
     awareness and education, through

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     the NOAA Right Whale Sighting Advisory System and WhaleMap or 
     other successive public web portals, subject to review for 
     national security considerations.
       (5) Pilot program reporting.--
       (A) Interim report.--Not later than two years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the 
     public, an interim report that assesses the benefits and 
     efficacy of the North Atlantic right whale near real-time 
     monitoring and mitigation pilot program. The report shall 
     include--
       (i) a description of the monitoring methods and technology 
     in use or planned for deployment;
       (ii) analyses of the efficacy of the methods and technology 
     in use or planned for deployment in detecting North Atlantic 
     right whales both individually and in combination;
       (iii) how the monitoring system is directly informing and 
     improving species management and mitigation in near real-time 
     across ocean sectors whose activities pose a risk to North 
     Atlantic right whales;
       (iv) a prioritized identification of gaps in technology or 
     methods requiring future research and development.
       (B) Final report.--Not later than three years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the 
     public, a final report, addressing the components in 
     subparagraph (A) for the subsequent one year following the 
     publication of the interim report, and including the 
     following--
       (i) a strategic plan to expand the pilot program to provide 
     near real-time monitoring and mitigation measures to 
     additional large whale species, including a prioritized plan 
     for acquisition, deployment, and maintenance of monitoring 
     technologies, and the locations or species for which the plan 
     would apply; and
       (ii) a budget and description of appropriations necessary 
     to carry out the strategic plan pursuant to the requirements 
     of clause (i).
       (c) Additional Authority.--In carrying out this section, 
     including, the Administrator may enter into and perform such 
     contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may 
     be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section on 
     such terms as the Administrator considers appropriate, 
     consistent with Federal acquisition regulations.
       (d) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the 
     deployment of the program described in subsection (b) (and 
     after completion of the reporting requirements pursuant to 
     paragraph (5) of such subsection), and annually thereafter 
     through 2029, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the 
     Senate, and make available to the public, a report that 
     assess the benefits and efficacy of the near real-time 
     monitoring and mitigation program.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``core foraging habitats'' means areas with 
     biological and physical oceanographic features that aggregate 
     Calanus finmarchicus and where North Atlantic right whales 
     foraging aggregations have been well documented.
       (2) The term ``near real-time'' means that visual, 
     acoustic, or other detections of North Atlantic right whales 
     are transmitted and reported as soon as technically feasible, 
     and no longer than 24 hours, after they have occurred.
       (3) The term ``large whale'' means all Mysticeti species 
     and species within the genera Physeter and Orcinus.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator, to support 
     development, deployment, application and ongoing maintenance 
     of the monitoring system as required by this section, 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. 5406. GRANTS TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY THAT REDUCES 
                   UNDERWATER NOISE FROM VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Maritime Administration shall establish a grant program, to 
     be administered in consultation with the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal departments and agencies, to provide 
     assistance for the development and implementation of new or 
     improved technologies that quantifiably reduce underwater 
     noise from marine vessels.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--Grants provided under this section may 
     be used to develop, assess and implement new or improved 
     technologies that materially reduce underwater noise from 
     marine vessels.
       (c) Outreach.--The Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration shall conduct outreach to eligible persons to 
     provide information on how to apply for assistance under this 
     section, the benefits of the program under this section, and 
     facilitation of best practices and lessons learned.
       (d) Eligible Entities.--A person shall be eligible for 
     assistance under this section if the person--
       (1) is--
       (A) a corporation established under the laws of the United 
     States;
       (B) an individual, partnership, association, organization 
     or any other combination of individuals, provided, however, 
     that each such individual shall be a citizen of the United 
     States or lawful permanent resident of the United States or a 
     protected individual as such term is defined in section 
     274B(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (9 U.S.C. 
     1324b(a)(3)); or
       (C) an academic or research organization; and
       (2) is cleared through the Department of Defense.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration for carrying out this section, $5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 5407. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT FOR QUIETING UNITED STATES 
                   GOVERNMENT VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 
     States Maritime Administration, in consultation with the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress and publish, a 
     report that includes--
       (1) an identification of existing unclassified technologies 
     that reduce underwater noise; and
       (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness and feasibility of 
     incorporating such technologies in the design, procurement, 
     and construction of non-military vessels of the United States 
     Government.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
     Committee on Natural Resources; and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.


            amendment no. 19 offered by mr. mccaul of texas

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORD 
                   STREAM 2.

       (a) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall--
       (A) impose sanctions under paragraph (2) with respect to--
       (i) any entity responsible for planning, construction, or 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor 
     entity; and
       (ii) any other corporate officer of or principal 
     shareholder with a controlling interest in an entity 
     described in clause (i); and
       (B) impose sanctions under paragraph (3) with respect to 
     any entity responsible for planning, construction, or 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor 
     entity.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole of 
     identified persons and corporate officers.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--

       (I) inadmissible to the United States;
       (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into 
     the United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

       (I) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of 
     an alien described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be revoked, 
     regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is 
     or was issued.
       (II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I) 
     shall--

       (aa) take effect immediately; and
       (bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.
       (3) Blocking of property of identified persons.--The 
     President shall exercise all powers granted to the President 
     by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
     all transactions in all property and interests in property of 
     an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) if such property and 
     interests in property are in the United States, come within 
     the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
     control of a United States person.
       (4) Implementation; penalties.--
       (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     subsection or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
     carry out this subsection shall be subject to the

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     penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
     act described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (5) Exceptions.--
       (A) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and 
     national security activities.--Sanctions under this 
     subsection shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, 
     law enforcement, or national security activities of the 
     United States.
       (B) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply 
     with respect to the admission of an alien to the United 
     States if the admission of the alien is necessary to permit 
     the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
     Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
     June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
     between the United Nations and the United States, the 
     Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
     1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other 
     applicable international obligations.
       (C) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection, the authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions under this subsection shall not include the 
     authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (ii) Good defined.--In this subparagraph, 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.
       (6) Sunset.--The authority to impose sanctions under this 
     subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (B) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (i) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States;
       (ii) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
     including a foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (iii) any person within the United States.
       (b) Repeal of National Interest Waiver Under Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019.--Section 7503 of the 
     Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV 
     of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``subsection (i)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (f);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) as 
     subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
       (4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``subsection (h)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''.


         amendment no. 21 offered by mr. cardenas of california

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Azerbaijan's Illegal Detention of 
     Armenian Prisoners of War.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan, with support from 
     Turkey and foreign militia groups, launched a military 
     assault on Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, resulting 
     in the deaths of thousands and displacing tens of thousands 
     of ethnic Armenian residents.
       (B) On November 9, 2020, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia 
     signed a tripartite statement to end the conflict.
       (C) In signing the November 9 statement, all parties agreed 
     that the ``exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other 
     detainees as well as the remains of the fatalities shall be 
     carried out.''.
       (D) The Third Geneva Convention, of which Azerbaijan is a 
     signatory, and customary international law require the 
     release of prisoners of war and captured civilians upon the 
     cessation of hostilities and require that all detainees be 
     treated humanely.
       (E) Despite Azerbaijan's obligations under the Geneva 
     Conventions and their commitments in signing the November 9 
     statement, long after the end of the conflict, the Government 
     of Azerbaijan continues to detain an estimated 200 Armenian 
     prisoners of war, hostages, and detained persons, 
     misrepresenting their status in an attempt to justify their 
     continued captivity.
       (F) Human Rights Watch reported in December 2020, that 
     Azerbaijani military forces had mistreated ethnic Armenian 
     prisoners of war and subjected them to ``physical abuse and 
     humiliation''.
       (G) Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human 
     Rights issued a report on the conflict that ``document[s] 
     crimes against humanity and other atrocities committed by 
     Azerbaijani armed forces and Turkish-backed Islamist fighters 
     against Armenians'', including beheadings, summary 
     executions, and the desecration of human remains.
       (H) There is limited reliable information about the 
     condition or treatment of prisoners of war and captured 
     civilians, and there is significant concern that female 
     detainees in particular could be subject to sexual assaults 
     and other mistreatment.
       (I) The continued detainment of prisoners of war and 
     captured civilians by Azerbaijan calls into serious question 
     their commitment to human rights and negotiating an 
     equitable, lasting peace settlement.
       (J) Armenia has fulfilled its obligations under the 
     November 9 statement and international law by returning 
     Azerbaijani prisoners of war.
       (K) The United States is a co-chair, along with France and 
     Russia, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in 
     Europe Minsk Group, which was created to seek a durable and 
     peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) Azerbaijan must immediately and unconditionally return 
     all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians; and
       (B) the Biden Administration should engage at all levels 
     with Azerbaijani authorities, including through the 
     Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk 
     Group process, to make clear the importance of adhering to 
     their obligations, under the November 9 statement and 
     international law, to immediately release all prisoners of 
     war and captured civilians.
       (b) Report.--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 
     relevant congressional committees a report on the following:
       (1) United States-origin parts and technology discovered in 
     Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles deployed by 
     Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh between September 27, 
     2020 and November 9, 2020, including an assessment of any 
     potential violations of violations of the Arms Export Control 
     Act or other applicable laws, sanctions policies, or other 
     provisions of United States law related to the discovery of 
     such parts and technology.
       (2) Azerbaijan's use of white phosphorous, cluster bombs, 
     and prohibited munitions deployed by Azerbaijan against 
     civilians and civilian infrastructure in Nagorno Karabakh 
     between September 27, 2020, and November 9, 2020, including 
     an assessment of any potential violations of United States or 
     international law related to the use of such munitions.
       (3) Turkey's and Azerbaijan's recruitment of foreign 
     terrorist fighters to participate in Azerbaijan's offensive 
     military operations against Nagorno Karabakh between 
     September 27, 2020, and November 9, 2020, including an 
     assessment of any related potential violations of United 
     States law, the International Convention against the 
     Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, or 
     other international or multilateral treaties.
       (c) Relevant Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``relevant congressional committees'' means the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Armed Services 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (1) Azerbaijan must immediately and unconditionally return 
     all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians; and
       (2) the Biden Administration should engage at all levels 
     with Azerbaijani authorities, including through the 
     Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk 
     Group process, to make clear the importance of adhering to 
     their obligations, under the November 9 statement and 
     international law, to immediately release all prisoners of 
     war and captured civilians.


          amendment no. 22 offered by mr. cleaver of missouri

       In division E, insert after title LIII the following:

    TITLE LIV--ALCEE L. HASTINGS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE 
                        TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT

     SEC. 5401. ESTABLISHMENT OF ALCEE L. HASTINGS LEADERSHIP 
                   INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE TRANSATLANTIC 
                   ENGAGEMENT AS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established as a pilot program 
     in the Library of Congress the Alcee L. Hastings Leadership 
     Institute for Inclusive Transatlantic Engagement.
       (b) Advisory Board.--The Institute shall be subject to the 
     supervision and direction of an Advisory Board which shall be 
     composed of seven members as follows:
       (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives from among the members of the House of 
     Representatives, one of whom shall be designated by the 
     majority leader of the House of Representatives and one of 
     whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (2) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of 
     the Senate from among the members of the Senate, one of whom 
     shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate and 
     one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) Two members appointed by the President, one of whom 
     shall be an officer or employee of the Department of State 
     and one of whom shall be an officer or employee of the 
     Department of the Treasury.

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       (4) The Executive Director of the Institute, who shall 
     serve as an ex officio member of the Board.
       (c) Term.--Each member of the Board appointed under this 
     section shall serve for a term of three years. Any vacancy 
     shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment and the individual so appointed shall serve for 
     the remainder of the term. A Member of Congress appointed to 
     the Board may not consecutively serve as a member of the 
     Board for more than a total of six years.
       (d) Chair and Vice-Chair.--At the first meeting and at its 
     first regular meeting in each calendar year thereafter the 
     Board shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair from among the 
     members of the Board. The Chair and Vice-Chair may not be 
     members of the same political party.
       (e) Pay Not Authorized; Expenses.--Members of the Board 
     (other than the Executive Director) shall serve without pay, 
     but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, 
     subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the 
     performance of their duties.
       (f) Location of Institute.--The Institute shall be located 
     in Washington, DC.

     SEC. 5402. PURPOSES AND AUTHORITY OF ALCEE L. HASTINGS 
                   LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE 
                   TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of the Institute shall be to 
     develop a diverse community of transatlantic leaders, 
     including emerging leaders, committed to democratic 
     institutions, processes, and values by--
       (1) providing training and professional development 
     opportunities for racially and ethnically diverse leaders on 
     democratic governance and international affairs;
       (2) enabling international exchanges between leaders to 
     increase understanding and knowledge of democratic models of 
     governance; and
       (3) increasing awareness of the importance of international 
     public service careers in racially and ethnically diverse 
     communities.
       (b) Authority.--The Institute is authorized, consistent 
     with this title, to develop such programs, activities, and 
     services as it considers appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 5403. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Executive Director.--The Board shall appoint an 
     Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer 
     and principal executive of the Institute and who shall 
     supervise the affairs of, assist the directions of, and carry 
     out the functions of the Board to administer the Institute. 
     The Executive Director of the Institute shall be compensated 
     at an annual rate specified by the Board.
       (b) Other Duties.--The Executive Director, in consultation 
     with the Board shall appoint and fix the compensation of such 
     personnel as may be necessary to carry out this title.
       (c) Institute Personnel.--
       (1) Staff appointments.--All staff appointments shall be 
     made without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
     classification and general schedule pay rates.
       (2) Treatment as congressional employees.--For purposes of 
     pay and other employment benefits, rights, and privileges and 
     for all other purposes, any employee of the Institute shall 
     be considered to be a Congressional employee under section 
     2107 of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Coverage under congressional accountability act of 
     1995.--
       (A) Treatment of employees as covered employees.--Section 
     101(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
     U.S.C. 1301(3)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (J);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (K) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) the Alcee L. Hastings Leadership Institute for 
     Inclusive Transatlantic Engagement.''.
       (B) Treatment of institute as employing office.--Section 
     101(9)(D) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended by 
     striking ``and the John C. Stennis Center'' and inserting 
     ``the Alcee L. Hastings Leadership Institute for Inclusive 
     Transatlantic Engagement, and the John C. Stennis Center''.

     SEC. 5404. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       In order to carry out this title, the Institute may carry 
     out any of the following:
       (1) Prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary 
     for governing the manner in which its functions shall be 
     carried out.
       (2) Procure temporary and intermittent services of experts 
     and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Request and utilize the assignment of any Federal 
     officer or employee from a department, agency, or 
     Congressional office to the Institute, including on a 
     rotating basis, by entering into an agreement for such 
     assignment.
       (4) Enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or 
     modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this 
     title, including with any office of the Federal government or 
     of any State or any subdivision thereof.
       (5) Make expenditures for any expenses in connection with 
     official training sessions or other authorized programs or 
     activities of the Institute.
       (6) Apply for, receive, and use for the purposes of the 
     Institute grants or other assistance from Federal sources.
       (7) Establish, receive, and use for the purposes of the 
     Institute fees or other charges for goods or services 
     provided in fulfilling the Institute's purposes.
       (8) Respond to the request of offices of Congress and other 
     departments or agencies of the Federal government to examine, 
     study, or report on any issue within the Institute's 
     competence, including the use of classified materials if 
     necessary.
       (9) Work with the appropriate security offices of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate to obtain or retain need-based 
     security clearances for Institute personnel.
       (10) Assign Institute personnel to temporary duty with 
     offices of the Federal government, international 
     organizations, agencies and other entities to fulfill this 
     title.
       (11) Make other necessary expenditures.

     SEC. 5405. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``Institute'' means the ``Alcee L. Hastings 
     Leadership Institute for Inclusive Transatlantic Engagement'' 
     established as a pilot program under section 5401.
       (2) The term ``Board'' means the Advisory Board of the 
     Institute.

     SEC. 5406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; DISBURSEMENTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2022 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.
       (b) Disbursements.--Amounts made available to the Institute 
     shall be disbursed on vouchers approved by the Chair and 
     Vice-Chair of the Board or by a majority vote of the Board.
       (c) Use of Foreign Currencies.--For purposes of section 
     502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 
     1754(b)), the Institute shall be deemed to be a standing 
     committee of the Congress and shall be entitled to use funds 
     in accordance with such section.
       (d) Foreign Travel.--Foreign travel for official purposes 
     by Members of the Institute who are Members of Congress and 
     Institute staff may be authorized by the Chair, Vice-Chair, 
     or Executive Director of the Institute.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.


           amendment no. 27 offered by ms. omar of minnesota

       In section 1080(e)(1), add at the end the following:
       (J) The impact of civilian harm and human rights 
     violations, including civilian casualties from airstrikes, 
     arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and the use of 
     torture, on the security situation in Afghanistan, the 
     ability to equip and train the Afghan National Security 
     Force, and popular perceptions of the Afghan National 
     Government and the Taliban, including an examination of the 
     extent to which such events contributed to the resurgence of 
     the Taliban.


          amendment no. 29 offered by mr. correa of california

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. AFGHANISTAN REFUGE SPECIAL ENVOY.

       (a) In General.--There is established in the Executive 
     Office of the President an Afghanistan Refuge Special Envoy.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Afghanistan Refuge Special Envoy 
     shall--
       (1) coordinate with the Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other relevant Executive agencies (as defined under section 
     105 of title 5, United States Code) to oversee the evacuation 
     of persons from Afghanistan to the United States; and
       (2) coordinate with the Director of the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement to connect individuals evacuated from 
     Afghanistan to the United States with organizations that can 
     facilitate the resettlement of such individuals in the United 
     States.
       (c) Appointment.--The President shall appoint the 
     Afghanistan Refuge Special Envoy.
       (d) Non-competitive Service Position.--The position 
     established under this section shall not be a competitive 
     service position.
       (e) Termination.--The position established under this 
     section shall terminate on the date that is two years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.


         Amendment No. 31 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California

       At the end of subtitle C of title XIII add the following:

     SEC. 13__. RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRATIC STABILITY IN CENTRAL 
                   AMERICA ACT.

       (a) Sanctions Relating to Acts of Significant Corruption 
     and Anti-democratic Behavior.--
       (1) Extension of visa sanctions against persons engaging in 
     acts of significant corruption.--Each person listed pursuant 
     to the requirements of section 353(b) of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (title III of division FF of Public 
     Law 116-260, relating to targeted sanctions to fight 
     corruption in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) or 
     pursuant to any other provision of law requiring a report 
     identifying foreign persons who the President, acting through 
     the Secretary of State, determines to have knowingly engaged 
     in actions that undermine democratic processes or 
     institutions, or in significant corruption or obstruction of

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     investigations, and all immediate family members of such 
     person, shall be deemed to be ineligible for entry into the 
     United States in the same manner and to the same extent as an 
     official ineligible for such entry pursuant to section 
     7031(c) of division K of such Act.
       (2) International coordination.-- The Secretary of State 
     and Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to engage 
     international partners and international institutions for 
     information sharing and technical assistance for coordinated 
     action, including economic sanctions, visa restrictions, or 
     additional restrictions on security assistance or 
     cooperation, against undemocratic, corrupt actors.
       (b) Limitation on Assistance With Respect to El Salvador, 
     Honduras, or Guatemala.--
       (1) Limitation.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for 
     the Department of Defense or the Department of State may be 
     obligated or expended for assistance, including training and 
     equipment, to a unit or member of the security forces of El 
     Salvador, Honduras, or Guatemala only if such unit--
       (A)(i) has had no credible allegation of significant 
     corruption, including in its leadership, within the five 
     years prior to the date of the enactment of this section;
       (ii) has had no credible allegation of impeding democratic 
     processes within the five years prior to such date of 
     enactment; and
       (iii) has had no credible allegation of threatening 
     personnel of the United States Government or international 
     organizations within the five years prior to such date of 
     enactment; or
       (B) the government of such country has taken effective 
     steps to hold accountable any person or unit of a security 
     force credibly alleged to have engaged in an activity 
     described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       (2) Vetting report required.--Not later than 60 days after 
     providing any assistance described in paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate a report that--
       (A) identifies the unit to which such assistance has been 
     provided;
       (B) describes the vetting process used; and
       (C) describes how such assistance is impacting United 
     States policy and how the relevant country is taking 
     effective steps to prevent any misuse of such assistance.
       (3) Transfer authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State, respectively, may make available amounts 
     withheld from obligation or expenditure pursuant to the 
     limitation under paragraph (1) for programs in El Salvador, 
     Honduras, or Guatemala that do not support the central 
     governments of such countries.
       (4) Report on northern triangle countries.--
       (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, and shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes the following:
       (i) A description of any ongoing or planned activities in 
     cooperation with the security forces of the Northern Triangle 
     countries.
       (ii) An assessment of the adherence of the security forces 
     of the Northern Triangle countries to human rights norms and 
     the rule of law, and a description of any ongoing or planned 
     activities between the United States and the Northern 
     Triangle countries focused on protection of human rights and 
     adherence to the rule of law, as well as the response by the 
     Department to any serious violations of human rights or anti-
     democratic actions by the security forces of such countries.
       (iii) A list of all United States training and equipment 
     provided to the security forces of the Northern Triangle 
     countries within the 2 years prior to the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the number of inspections of the use 
     of such equipment that have occurred during that period, and 
     the nature of those inspections.
       (iv) An evaluation of the current vetting process used to 
     ensure that any such equipment is not provided to a unit or 
     individual that is ineligible to receive such equipment under 
     paragraph (1).
       (v) A list of any such units or individuals that are 
     credibly alleged to have engaged in serious violations of 
     human rights, significant corruption, or anti-democratic 
     activities that have received United States assistance within 
     the two years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (vi) A list of any such units that are known to the 
     Secretary to have used United States equipment for any 
     purpose other than the purpose for which the equipment was 
     provided by the United States.
       (B) Form.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
       (i) the term ``Northern Triangle countries'' means El 
     Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala; and
       (ii) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (c) State Department Fellowships for Rule of Law Activities 
     in Central America.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Department 
     of State a fellowship program, to be known as the ``Central 
     American Network for Democracy'', to support a regional corps 
     of civil society, activists, lawyers (including members of 
     the judiciary and prosecutors' offices), journalists, and 
     investigators to leverage lessons learned in order to 
     contribute to regional democracy and rule of law activities 
     in Central America, including electoral and transition 
     support, institutional reform, anti-corruption 
     investigations, and local engagement.
       (2) Regional and international support.--The Secretary of 
     State shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain 
     support for such fellowships from international foundations, 
     regional and United States governmental and nongovernmental 
     organizations, and regional and United States universities.
       (3) Focus; safety.--Activities carried out under the 
     fellowship--
       (A) should focus on coordination and consultation with key 
     bodies to continue their democracy efforts, including the 
     Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, Department of 
     State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Organization of American States, the Inter-
     American Court for Human Rights, and the United Nations; and
       (B) may include strengthened protection for the physical 
     safety of individuals who must leave their home country to 
     participate in the program, including assistance for 
     temporary relocation, English language learning, and mental 
     health support.
       (d) Reports and Briefing Required.--
       (1) Annual progress report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report entitled 
     ``Rule of Law and Democratic Stability in Central America,'' 
     that includes--
       (i) a description of the efforts of the Department of 
     State, working with the United States Agency for 
     International Development, to address whole-of-government 
     approaches to counter democratic deficiencies or backsliding, 
     endemic corruption, efforts to weaken the rule of law, and 
     attacks against independent media and civil society 
     organizations that threaten political instability and prevent 
     equitable development opportunities in the preceding year; 
     and
       (ii) a description of all economic sanctions, visa 
     restrictions, or other measures taken by the United States to 
     achieve the goals described in paragraph (1), and the impact 
     of such actions.
       (B) Form; publication.--
       (i) Form.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (ii) Publication.--The unclassified portion of each report 
     required by subparagraph (A) shall be made publicly available 
     by the committee or committees of Congress receiving such 
     report.
       (2) Inclusion of corruption concerns in other reporting.--
     The Secretary of State shall include consideration of 
     measures against corruption in the context of all required 
     reporting with respect to human rights, including in the 
     annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted 
     pursuant to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151n).
       (3) International financial institution funding 
     assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     Congress a review of all United States funding made available 
     to international financial institutions in the previous 
     fiscal year that includes a determination whether any such 
     funding has been provided to any individual or any 
     institution led by an individual credibly alleged to have 
     engaged in acts of corruption or the obstruction of 
     democratic processes or institutions. Such review shall also 
     include a description of the actions taken in the instance 
     that funds are misused, abused, or assessed to be misused, 
     abused, or otherwise used for corrupt or undemocratic 
     actions, and how the public procurement process played a role 
     in the matter.
       (4) Central america intelligence assessment.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of 
     National Intelligence and the heads of other applicable 
     Federal departments and agencies shall conduct and submit to 
     Congress an intelligence assessment examining improper 
     influence or interference by persons comprising corrupt power 
     structures and illicit networks, such as organized crime, 
     over the security sector, judicial sector, legislative 
     bodies, and public finance and procurement processes in 
     Central American countries, in order to prioritize 
     investigations of individuals who play a significant role in 
     enabling high level corruption and obstruction of democratic 
     processes, including--
       (A) current or former officials of the security sector or 
     the justice sector, including officials of any sector or 
     ministry involved in the selection of prosecutors or other 
     judicial officers, who have willfully cooperated or colluded 
     with such corrupt structures or illicit networks;
       (B) private citizens, entities, and nongovernmental 
     organizations involved in--
       (i) the bribery of or threats against, personnel of the 
     justice sector, journalists, or activists; or

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       (ii) the misuse of disciplinary proceedings and formal and 
     informal sanctions with respect to the justice sector with 
     the intention of harassing, punishing, or otherwise 
     interfering with the legitimate exercise of a judge's 
     professional activities
       (C) any other persons directly involved in, financing, or 
     otherwise supporting, the activities described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (5) Quarterly briefings.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall provide 
     quarterly briefings, including in classified form as 
     appropriate, to the appropriate congressional committees to 
     discuss the strategy of the Department to leverage all United 
     States tools, including non-public and public visa 
     restrictions or revocations, economic sanctions, asset 
     forfeitures, or criminal charges, to sanction the foreign 
     persons described in subparagraph (B), any actions taken in 
     the preceding quarter against corrupt and undemocratic 
     foreign persons, and the outcome of such actions to date. 
     Such briefings shall also include a discussion of actions 
     proposed to be taken in the forthcoming quarter with respect 
     to such persons.
       (B) Targeted foreign nationals.--The foreign persons 
     described in this subparagraph are the following:
       (i) Foreign persons identified in the intelligence 
     assessment required by paragraph (4), including persons 
     providing material support for acts of significant corruption 
     such as influence peddling, illicit enrichment, abuse of 
     power, or acts that serve to protect and maintain impunity.
       (ii) Foreign persons engaging in a pattern or practice of 
     threatening justice sector personnel, witnesses, victims or 
     their representatives in an official proceeding, including 
     through direct communications, public defamation campaigns, 
     or the intentional misuse of legal process to harass such 
     persons with the purpose or effect of intimidating and 
     obstructing the judicial process, except that speech, 
     including through social media, that would be protected in 
     the United States under the First Amendment to the United 
     States Constitution may not be construed to constitute such a 
     pattern or practice.
       (iii) Foreign persons providing a thing of value in 
     exchange for an official act, including--

       (I) providing campaign funds for the purpose of securing 
     lax enforcement of the law or access to public resources; or
       (II) supporting appointment to an official post in exchange 
     for favorable treatment.

       (iv) Foreign persons obstructing justice in human rights or 
     corruption investigations or prosecutions, including by 
     filing legal claims for an improper purpose such as to 
     harass, delay or increase the cost of litigation.
       (v) Foreign persons repressing free speech, assembly, or 
     organization.
       (vi) Foreign persons threatening or committing violence or 
     intimidation against investigators, activists, journalists, 
     or human rights defenders.
       (vii) Foreign persons committing actions or policies that 
     undermine democratic processes or institutions.
       (viii) Foreign persons attempting to manipulate elections 
     or suppress votes, including through the misuse of 
     administrative resources, corrupt interference in the 
     regulation or administration of elections, intimidation at 
     the polls, or the intentional publication of false 
     information pertaining to elections, candidates, or parties.
       (ix) Foreign persons interfering in any election for public 
     office in Central America or in the United States, including 
     official candidate selection processes or campaign finance.
       (x) Foreign officials or groups providing financial support 
     or indirect support to any other person engaged in one or 
     more of the activities described in this paragraph.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations to Support Rule of Law 
     and Anti-corruption Activities.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, 
     consolidate democratic governance, and protect and defend 
     human rights, including for activities carried out with 
     respect to Central American countries.


        Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SECTION 15__. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT 
                   DETAILS ON NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS.

       Section 1752(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and indenting 
     such subparagraphs two ems to the right;
       (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
     by paragraph (1), by striking ``The Director may'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Director may'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through 
     (I), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) accept officers or employees of the United States or 
     members of the Armed Forces on a detail from an element of 
     the intelligence community (as such term is defined in 
     section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003(4))) or from another element of the Federal Government 
     on a nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads 
     of the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to 
     exceed three years;''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Rules of construction regarding details.--Paragraph 
     (1)(C) shall not be construed to impose any limitation on any 
     other authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details. 
     A nonreimbursable detail made under such paragraph shall not 
     be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the 
     receiving element of the Office of the National Cyber 
     Director.''.


            Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mr. Kahele of Hawaii

       At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 585. RESCISSION OF MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED FOR ACTS AT 
                   WOUNDED KNEE CREEK ON DECEMBER 29, 1890.

       (a) In General.--Each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at 
     Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 
     South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, is rescinded.
       (b) Medal of Honor Roll.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     remove the name of each individual awarded a Medal of Honor 
     for acts described in subsection (a) from the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll maintained under 
     section 1134a of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Return of Medal Not Required.--No person may be 
     required to return to the Federal Government a Medal of Honor 
     rescinded under subsection (a).
       (d) No Denial of Benefits.--This Act shall not be construed 
     to deny any individual any benefit from the Federal 
     Government.


        Amendment No. 37 Offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       Add after title LIII the following new title:

          TITLE LIV--FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE EXPANSION

     SEC. 5401. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the need for qualified cybersecurity personnel is 
     greater than ever, as demonstrated by the recent SolarWinds 
     breach and the growing spate of ransomware attacks on 
     critical infrastructure entities and State and local 
     governments;
       (2) the Federal Government is facing a shortage of 
     qualified cybersecurity personnel, as noted in a March 2019 
     Government Accountability Office report on critical staffing 
     needs in the Federal cybersecurity workforce;
       (3) there is a national shortage of qualified cybersecurity 
     personnel, and according to CyberSeek, a project supported by 
     the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education within 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, there are 
     approximately 500,000 cybersecurity job openings around the 
     United States;
       (4) in May 2021, the Department of Homeland Security 
     announced that the Department was initiating a 60 day sprint 
     to hire 200 cybersecurity personnel across the Department, 
     with 100 of those hires for the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, to address a cybersecurity 
     workforce shortage; and
       (5) the Federal Government needs to--
       (A) expand the cybersecurity workforce pipeline of the 
     Federal Government to sustainably close a Federal 
     cybersecurity workforce shortage; and
       (B) work cooperatively with the private sector and State 
     and local government authorities to expand opportunities for 
     new cybersecurity professionals.

     SEC. 5402. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
                   APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

       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:

     ``SEC. 2202A. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
     `area career and technical education school' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       ``(2) Community college.--The term `community college' 
     means a public institution of higher education at which the 
     highest degree that is predominantly awarded to students is 
     an associate's degree, including--
       ``(A) a 2-year Tribal College or and University, as defined 
     in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c); and
       ``(B) a public 2-year State institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(3) Cybersecurity work roles.--The term `cybersecurity 
     work roles' means the work roles outlined in the National 
     Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity 
     Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181), or 
     any successor framework.
       ``(4) Education and training provider.--The term `education 
     and training provider' means--
       ``(A) an area career and technical education school;
       ``(B) an early college high school;
       ``(C) an educational service agency;
       ``(D) a high school;

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       ``(E) a local educational agency or State educational 
     agency;
       ``(F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally controlled 
     college or university, or Tribally controlled postsecondary 
     career and technical institution;
       ``(G) a postsecondary educational institution;
       ``(H) a minority-serving institution;
       ``(I) a provider of adult education and literacy activities 
     under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3271 et seq.);
       ``(J) a local agency administering plans under title I of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741);
       ``(K) a related instruction provider, including a qualified 
     intermediary acting as a related instruction provider as 
     approved by a registration agency;
       ``(L) a Job Corps center, as defined in section 142 of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192); or
       ``(M) a consortium of entities described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (L).
       ``(5) Eligible entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(i) a program sponsor;
       ``(ii) a State workforce development board or State 
     workforce agency, or a local workforce development board or 
     local workforce development agency;
       ``(iii) an education and training provider;
       ``(iv) if the applicant is in a State with a State 
     apprenticeship agency, such State apprenticeship agency;
       ``(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       ``(vi) an industry or sector partnership, a group of 
     employers, a trade association, or a professional association 
     that sponsors or participates in a program under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(vii) a Governor of a State;
       ``(viii) a labor organization or joint labor-management 
     organization; or
       ``(ix) a qualified intermediary.
       ``(B) Sponsor requirement.--Not fewer than 1 entity 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be the sponsor of a 
     program under the national apprenticeship system.
       ``(6) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(7) Local educational agency; secondary school.--The 
     terms `local educational agency' and `secondary school' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801).
       ``(8) Local workforce development board.--The term `local 
     workforce development board' has the meaning given the term 
     `local board' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(9) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
     organization' means an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
       ``(10) Provider of adult education.--The term `provider of 
     adult education' has the meaning given the term `eligible 
     provider' in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).
       ``(11) Related instruction.--The term `related instruction' 
     means an organized and systematic form of instruction 
     designed to provide an individual in an apprenticeship 
     program with the knowledge of the technical subjects related 
     to the intended occupation of the individual after completion 
     of the program.
       ``(12) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means any person, 
     association, committee, or organization operating an 
     apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is, or 
     is to be, registered or approved.
       ``(13) State apprenticeship agency.--The term `State 
     apprenticeship agency' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 29.2 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     corresponding similar regulation or ruling.
       ``(14) State workforce development board.--The term `State 
     workforce development board' has the meaning given the term 
     `State board' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(15) WIOA terms.--The terms `career planning', 
     `community-based organization', `economic development 
     agency', `industry or sector partnership', `on-the-job 
     training', `recognized postsecondary credential', and 
     `workplace learning advisor' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(16) Qualified intermediary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified intermediary' means 
     an entity that demonstrates expertise in building, 
     connecting, sustaining, and measuring the performance of 
     partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and serves program 
     participants and employers by--
       ``(i) connecting employers to programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(ii) assisting in the design and implementation of such 
     programs, including curriculum development and delivery for 
     related instruction;
       ``(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or program 
     administrators in meeting the registration and reporting 
     requirements of this Act;
       ``(iv) providing professional development activities such 
     as training to mentors;
       ``(v) supporting the recruitment, retention, and completion 
     of potential program participants, including nontraditional 
     apprenticeship populations and individuals with barriers to 
     employment;
       ``(vi) developing and providing personalized program 
     participant supports, including by partnering with 
     organizations to provide access to or referrals for 
     supportive services and financial advising;
       ``(vii) providing services, resources, and supports for 
     development, delivery, expansion, or improvement of programs 
     under the national apprenticeship system; or
       ``(viii) serving as a program sponsor.
       ``(B) Partnerships.--The term `partnerships described in 
     subparagraph (B)' means partnerships among entities involved 
     in, or applying to participate in, programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system, including--
       ``(i) industry or sector partnerships;
       ``(ii) partnerships among employers, joint labor-management 
     organizations, labor organizations, community-based 
     organizations, industry associations, State or local 
     workforce development boards, education and training 
     providers, social service organizations, economic development 
     organizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, one-
     stop operators, one-stop partners, or veterans service 
     organizations in the State workforce development system; or
       ``(iii) partnerships among 1 or more of the entities 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii).
       ``(b) Establishment of Apprenticeship Programs.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Director may establish 1 or more apprenticeship programs as 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Apprenticeship Programs Described.--An apprenticeship 
     program described in this subsection is an apprenticeship 
     program that--
       ``(1) leads directly to employment in--
       ``(A) a cybersecurity work role with the Agency; or
       ``(B) a position with a company or other entity provided 
     that the position is--
       ``(i) certified by the Director as contributing to the 
     national cybersecurity of the United States; and
       ``(ii) funded at least in majority part through a contract, 
     grant, or cooperative agreement with the Agency;
       ``(2) is focused on competencies and related learning 
     necessary, as determined by the Director, to meet the 
     immediate and ongoing needs of cybersecurity work roles at 
     the Agency; and
       ``(3) is registered with and approved by the Office of 
     Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a State 
     apprenticeship agency pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 
     (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 29 
     U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
       ``(d) Coordination.--In the development of an 
     apprenticeships program under this section, the Director 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management to leverage existing resources, research, 
     communities of practice, and frameworks for developing 
     cybersecurity apprenticeship programs.
       ``(e) Optional Use of Grants or Cooperative Agreements.--An 
     apprenticeship program under this section may include 
     entering into a contract or cooperative agreement with or 
     making a grant to an eligible entity if determined 
     appropriate by the Director based on the eligible entity--
       ``(1) demonstrating experience in implementing and 
     providing career planning and career pathways toward 
     apprenticeship programs;
       ``(2) having knowledge of cybersecurity workforce 
     development;
       ``(3) being eligible to enter into a contract or 
     cooperative agreement with or receive grant funds from the 
     Agency as described in this section;
       ``(4) providing students who complete the apprenticeship 
     program with a recognized postsecondary credential;
       ``(5) using related instruction that is specifically 
     aligned with the needs of the Agency and utilizes workplace 
     learning advisors and on-the-job training to the greatest 
     extent possible; and
       ``(6) demonstrating successful outcomes connecting 
     graduates of the apprenticeship program to careers relevant 
     to the program.
       ``(f) Applications.--If the Director enters into an 
     arrangement as described in subsection (e), an eligible 
     entity seeking a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant 
     under the program shall submit to the Director an application 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Director may require.
       ``(g) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under this 
     section, the Director may prioritize an eligible entity 
     that--
       ``(1) is a member of an industry or sector partnership;
       ``(2) provides related instruction for an apprenticeship 
     program through--
       ``(A) a local educational agency, a secondary school, a 
     provider of adult education, an area career and technical 
     education school, or an institution of higher education; or
       ``(B) an apprenticeship program that was registered with 
     the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency 
     before the

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     date on which the eligible entity applies for the grant under 
     subsection (g);
       ``(3) works with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, or veterans organizations to transition 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans to apprenticeship 
     programs in a relevant sector; or
       ``(4) plans to use the grant to carry out the 
     apprenticeship program with an entity that receives State 
     funding or is operated by a State agency.
       ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Director shall provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities to leverage the 
     existing job training and education programs of the Agency 
     and other relevant programs at appropriate Federal agencies.
       ``(i) Excepted Service.--Participants in the program may be 
     entered into cybersecurity-specific excepted service 
     positions as determined appropriate by the Director and 
     authorized by section 2208.
       ``(j) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than once every 2 years after 
     the establishment of an apprenticeship program under this 
     section, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the program, including--
       ``(A) a description of--
       ``(i) any activity carried out by the Agency under this 
     section;
       ``(ii) any entity that enters into a contract or agreement 
     with or receives a grant from the Agency under subsection 
     (e);
       ``(iii) any activity carried out using a contract, 
     agreement, or grant under this section as described in 
     subsection (e); and
       ``(iv) best practices used to leverage the investment of 
     the Federal Government under this section; and
       ``(B) an assessment of the results achieved by the program, 
     including the rate of continued employment at the Agency for 
     participants after completing an apprenticeship program 
     carried out under this section.
       ``(k) Performance Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     establishment of an apprenticeship program under this 
     section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit 
     to Congress and the Secretary of Labor a report on the 
     effectiveness of the program based on the accountability 
     measures described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)).
       ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Agency such sums as necessary to 
     carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 5403. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBER TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TRANSITIONING TO 
                   CIVILIAN LIFE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
     means an individual who is--
       (A) a member of the Armed Forces transitioning from service 
     in the Armed Forces to civilian life; or
       (B) a veteran.
       (2) Portable credential.--The term ``portable 
     credential''--
       (A) means a documented award by a responsible and 
     authorized entity that has determined that an individual has 
     achieved specific learning outcomes relative to a given 
     standard; and
       (B) includes a degree, diploma, license, certificate, 
     badge, and professional or industry certification that--
       (i) has value locally and nationally in labor markets, 
     educational systems, or other contexts;
       (ii) is defined publicly in such a way that allows 
     educators, employers, and other individuals and entities to 
     understand and verify the full set of skills represented by 
     the credential; and
       (iii) enables a holder of the credential to move vertically 
     and horizontally within and across training and education 
     systems for the attainment of other credentials.
       (3) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101 of title 31, United States Code.
       (4) Work-based learning.--The term ``work-based learning'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
     2302).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary 
     shall provide cyber-specific training for eligible 
     individuals.
       (c) Elements.--The pilot program established under 
     subsection (b) shall incorporate--
       (1) virtual platforms for coursework and training;
       (2) hands-on skills labs and assessments;
       (3) Federal work-based learning opportunities and programs; 
     and
       (4) the provision of portable credentials to eligible 
     individuals who graduate from the pilot program.
       (d) Alignment With NICE Workforce Framework for 
     Cybersecurity.--The pilot program established under 
     subsection (b) shall align with the taxonomy, including work 
     roles and associated tasks, knowledge, and skills, from the 
     National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce 
     Framework for Cybersecurity (NIST Special Publication 800-
     181), or any successor framework.
       (e) Coordination.--
       (1) Training, platforms, and frameworks.--In developing the 
     pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Labor, and 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to 
     evaluate and, where possible, leverage existing training, 
     platforms, and frameworks of the Federal Government for 
     providing cyber education and training to prevent duplication 
     of efforts.
       (2) Federal work-based learning opportunities and 
     programs.--In developing the Federal work-based learning 
     opportunities and programs required under subsection (c)(3), 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
     agencies to identify or create interagency opportunities that 
     will enable the pilot program established under subsection 
     (b) to--
       (A) bridge the gap between knowledge acquisition and skills 
     application for participants; and
       (B) give participants the experience necessary to pursue 
     Federal employment.
       (f) Resources.--
       (1) In general.--In any case in which the pilot program 
     established under subsection (b)--
       (A) uses a program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or 
     platforms and frameworks described in subsection (e)(1), the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as may 
     be necessary to ensure that those programs, platforms, and 
     frameworks are expanded and resourced to accommodate usage by 
     eligible individuals participating in the pilot program; or
       (B) does not use a program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs or platforms and frameworks described in subsection 
     (e)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary to develop or procure programs, 
     platforms, and frameworks necessary to carry out the 
     requirements of subsection (c) and accommodate the usage by 
     eligible individuals participating in the pilot program.
       (2) Actions.--Actions described in paragraph (1) may 
     include providing additional funding, staff, or other 
     resources to--
       (A) provide administrative support for basic functions of 
     the pilot program;
       (B) ensure the success and ongoing engagement of eligible 
     individuals participating in the pilot program;
       (C) connect graduates of the pilot program to job 
     opportunities within the Federal Government; and
       (D) allocate dedicated positions for term employment to 
     enable Federal work-based learning opportunities and programs 
     for participants to gain the experience necessary to pursue 
     permanent Federal employment.

     SEC. 5404. FEDERAL WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT EXTENSION.

       Section 304(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2025''.

     SEC. 5405. TITLE XXII TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title 
     XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665; relating to 
     the duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain), 
     by amending the section enumerator and heading to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET 
                   DOMAIN.'';

       (B) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b; relating to 
     the joint cyber planning office), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';

       (C) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c; relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';

       (D) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d; relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';

       (E) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the 
     Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.''; AND

       (F) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to 
     Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by amending 
     the section enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (2) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 
     2002'' after ``Homeland Security Act''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking the items relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and 
     inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.

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``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.
``Sec. 2220A. Apprenticeship program.''.


         Amendment No. 43 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a 
     study and issue a report that includes a description and 
     analysis of any risks to the financial stability of the 
     United States and the global economy emanating from the 
     People's Republic of China, along with any recommendations to 
     the United States representatives at the International 
     Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board to strengthen 
     international cooperation to monitor and mitigate such 
     financial stability risks through the work of the 
     International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability 
     Board.
       (b) Transmission of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall transmit the report required under subsection (a) no 
     later than December 31, 2022, to the Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the United 
     States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund, 
     and any person representing the United States at the 
     Financial Stability Board.
       (c) Publication of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall publish the report required under subsection (a) on the 
     website of the Department of the Treasury no later than 
     December 31, 2022.


        Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer of New Jersey

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. BANKING TRANSPARENCY FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS.

       (a) Report on Financial Services Benefitting State Sponsors 
     of Terrorism, Human Rights Abusers, and Corrupt Officials.--
       (1) 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--
       (A) 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
       (B) 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--
       (i) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf of, the 
     government of a state sponsor of terrorism; or
       (ii) 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.

       (2) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the 
     requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a foreign 
     financial institution described in paragraph (1)(B) of such 
     subsection--
       (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 clause (i) or (ii) of such subparagraph (B); 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.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (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.
       (d) Sunset.--The reporting requirement under this section 
     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. 45 Offered by Ms. Adams of North Carolina

       Page 389, line 12, insert ``status as a nursing mother,'' 
     after ``pregnancy,''.


        Amendment No. 46 Offered by Ms. Adams of North Carolina

       Page 61, line 2, by inserting ``, including physical 
     infrastructure,'' after ``capability''.
       Page 61, line 7, insert ``(including historically black 
     colleges and universities)'' after ``institutions''.
       Page 61, after line 12, insert the following new paragraph 
     and redesignate the succeeding paragraph accordingly:
       (3) Consultation.--In developing the plan under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall consult with the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Education.
       (B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (C) The Secretary of Energy.
       (D) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       (E) The National Science Foundation.
       (F) Such other organizations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       Page 62, line 5, insert ``Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities and'' before ``Minority Institutions''.
       Page 63, line 1, insert ``, including physical 
     infrastructure,'' after ``capabilities''.
       Page 65, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph 
     and redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly:
       (3) The term ``historically black college or university'' 
     means 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))).
       Page 65, strike lines 6 through 8 and insert the following:
       (A) a historically black college or university; or


           Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Arrington of Texas

       At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1__. BRIEFING ON MILITARY TYPE CERTIFICATIONS FOR 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than April 30, 2022, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, or the Secretary's designee, 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the process for evaluating and granting military 
     type certifications for aircraft.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
     include a detailed overview of the process for granting 
     military type certifications for aircraft, including the 
     following:
       (1) The evaluation criteria used for determining the 
     suitability of an aircraft to receive a military type 
     certification, including the threshold requirements for 
     obtaining such a certification.
       (2) Whether commercially available data is used as part of 
     the evaluation process, and if commercially available data is 
     not used, an explanation of the reasons such data is not 
     used.
       (3) The list of aircraft granted military type 
     certifications over the past 10 years.
       (4) The national security implications taken into account 
     when determining the suitability of an aircraft for a 
     military type certification.
       (c) Form.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified format but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Submittal of Materials.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall deliver any materials relevant to the briefing to the 
     congressional defense committees before the date of the 
     briefing.


           Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Arrington of Texas

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

     SEC. 1304. REPORT RELATING TO NORDSTREAM 2 PIPELINE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Defense and State 
     shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes--
       (1) a descriptions of the hard currency and other financial 
     benefits the Russian Federation will obtain through the 
     operation of the Nordstream 2 Pipeline; and
       (2) an analysis of the security risks of a completed 
     pipeline to Ukraine, our European allies and partners, and 
     the NATO alliance.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex. It shall also be publicly available on a website 
     operated by the Federal government.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


      Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Auchincloss of Massachusetts

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

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     SEC. 5106. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PRIMARY MONEY 
                   LAUNDERING CONCERN OF AFGHAN ILLICIT FINANCE.

       (a) Determination.--If the Secretary of the Treasury 
     determines that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that 
     one or more 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 within, or involving, a 
     jurisdiction outside of the United States is of primary money 
     laundering concern in connection with Afghan illicit finance, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may, by order, regulation, or 
     otherwise as permitted by law--
       (1) 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; or
       (2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain 
     transmittals of funds (to be defined by the Secretary) 
     involving any domestic financial institution or domestic 
     financial agency, if such transmittal of funds involves any 
     such institution, class of transaction, or type of account.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year 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 that shall 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 Afghanistan, 
     including related to--
       (A) identifying the beneficial ownership of anonymous 
     companies;
       (B) strengthening current, or enacting new, reporting 
     requirements and customer due diligence requirements for 
     sectors and entities that support illicit financial activity 
     related to Afghanistan; and
       (C) enhanced know-your-customer procedures and screening 
     for transactions involving Afghan political leaders, Afghan 
     state-owned or -controlled enterprises, and known Afghan 
     transnational organized crime figures.
       (2) 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) 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 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 Afghanistan through the United States, 
     British, and European financial systems.
       (d) Classified Information.--In any judicial review of a 
     finding of the existence of a primary money laundering 
     concern, or of the requirement for 1 or more special measures 
     with respect to a primary money laundering concern made under 
     this section, if the designation or imposition, or both, were 
     based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) 
     of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. 
     App.), such information may be submitted by the Secretary to 
     the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection 
     does not confer or imply any right to judicial review of any 
     finding made or any requirement imposed under this section.
       (e) Availability of Information.--The exemptions from, and 
     prohibitions on, search and disclosure provided in section 
     5319 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to any 
     report or record of report filed pursuant to a requirement 
     imposed under subsection (a) of this section. For purposes of 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this subsection 
     shall be considered a statute described in subsection 
     (b)(3)(B) of that section.
       (f) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in sections 5321 
     and 5322 of title 31, United States Code, that apply to 
     violations of special measures imposed under section 5318A of 
     title 31,United States Code, shall apply to violations of any 
     order, regulation, special measure, or other requirement 
     imposed under subsection (a) of this section, in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as described in sections 5321 
     and 5322.
       (g) Injunctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury may bring a 
     civil action to enjoin a violation of any order, regulation, 
     special measure, or other requirement imposed under 
     subsection (a) of this section in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as described in section 5320 of title 31, United 
     States Code.


      Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. auchincloss of Massachusetts

       Page 868, after line 10, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly):
       (e) Obtaining Official Data.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any Federal department or agency information, including, 
     consistent with the obligation to protect intelligence 
     sources and methods, information in the possession of the 
     intelligence community, that is necessary to enable it to 
     carry out its purposes and functions under this section. Upon 
     request of the chair of the Commission, the chair of any 
     subcommittee created by a majority of the Commission, or any 
     member designated by a majority of the Commission, the head 
     of such department or agency shall furnish such information 
     to the Commission.
       (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
     Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and 
     disseminated by members of the Commission and its staff 
     consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 
     Executive orders.


            Amendment No. 51 offered by Mr. Baird of Indiana

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR HYPERSONICS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201 for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding 
     funding table in section 4201, for advanced technology 
     development for the Defense-wide manufacturing science and 
     technology program, line 050 (PE0603680D8Z), $15,000,000 is 
     authorized to be used in support of hypersonics advanced 
     manufacturing.
       (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, 
     Space Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
     in section 4301, for contractor logistics and system support, 
     line 080, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000.


            Amendment No. 52 offered by mr. banks of indiana

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. ____. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO APPOINT SUCCESSORS TO 
                   MEMBERS OF BOARD OF VISITORS OF MILITARY 
                   ACADEMIES WHOSE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7455(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``is 
     appointed'' and inserting ``is appointed by the President''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8468(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``is 
     appointed'' and inserting ``is appointed by the President''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9455(b)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``is 
     designated'' and inserting ``is designated by the 
     President''.
       (d) United States Coast Guard Academy.--Section 
     1903(b)(2)(B) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``is appointed'' and inserting ``is appointed by the 
     President''.


            Amendment No. 53 offered by Mr. Barr of Kentucky

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE MATTERS REGARDING TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--Consistent with section 3(c) of the Taiwan 
     Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), and 
     consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
     methods, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report on any--
       (1) influence operations conducted by China to interfere in 
     or undermine peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the 
     Indo-Pacific region; and
       (2) efforts by the United States to work with Taiwan to 
     disrupt such operations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of any significant efforts by the 
     intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 
     3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003(4))) to coordinate technical and material support for 
     Taiwan to identify, disrupt, and combat influence operations 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1).
       (2) A description of any efforts by the United States 
     Government to build the capacity of Taiwan to disrupt 
     external efforts that degrade its free and democratic 
     society.
       (3) An assessment to achieve measurable progress in 
     enhancing the intelligence community's cooperation with 
     Taiwan, including through--
       (A) development of strategies to engage Taiwan in the 
     discussions of United States-leading intelligence forums or 
     dialogues;
       (B) an evaluation of the feasibility of cooperating with 
     Taiwan in the Mandarin language education and training for 
     the United States' intelligence community through the Foreign 
     Language Incentive Program and programs under the 
     Intelligence Language Institute; and
       (C) implementing steps to increase exchanges and mutual 
     visits between the intelligence communities of the United 
     States and Taiwan at all levels in accordance with the Taiwan 
     Travel Act (Public Law 115-135)

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       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.


            amendment no. 54 offered by mr. barr of kentucky

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

     SEC. 7__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SLEEP APNEA AMONG NEW RECRUITS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Defense Health Agency, shall carry out a pilot 
     program to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea among 
     members of the Armed Forces assigned to initial training.
       (b) Participation.--
       (1) Members.--The Secretary shall ensure that the number of 
     members who participate in the pilot program under subsection 
     (a) is sufficient to collect statistically significant data 
     for each military department.
       (2) Special rule.--The Secretary may not disqualify a 
     member from service in the Armed Forces by reason of the 
     member being diagnosed with sleep apnea pursuant to the pilot 
     program under subsection (a).


         amendment no. 55 offered by ms. barragan of california

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE SURFACE NAVY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States Surface Navy represents the millions 
     of sailors and thousands of ships that sail on oceans around 
     the world to ensure the safety and freedom of Americans and 
     all people.
       (2) The Battleship IOWA is an iconic Surface Navy vessel 
     that--
       (A) served as home to hundreds of thousands of sailors from 
     all 50 States; and
       (B) is recognized as a transformational feat of engineering 
     and innovation.
       (3) In 2012, the Navy donated the Battleship IOWA to the 
     Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit organization pursuant 
     to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     after which the Center established the Battleship IOWA Museum 
     at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.
       (4) The Battleship IOWA Museum is a museum and educational 
     institution that--
       (A) has welcomed millions of visitors from across the 
     United States and receives support from thousands of 
     Americans throughout the United States to preserve the legacy 
     of those who served on the Battleship IOWA and all Surface 
     Navy ships;
       (B) is home to Los Angeles Fleet Week, which has the 
     highest public engagement of any Fleet Week in the United 
     States and raises awareness of the importance of the Navy to 
     defending the United States, maintaining safe sea lanes, and 
     providing humanitarian assistance;
       (C) hosts numerous military activities, including 
     enlistments, re-enlistments, commissionings, promotions, and 
     community service days, with participants from throughout the 
     United States;
       (D) is a leader in museum engagement with innovative 
     exhibits, diverse programming, and use of technology;
       (E) is an on-site training platform for Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement personnel to use for a variety of 
     training exercises, including urban search and rescue and 
     maritime security exercises;
       (F) is a partner with the Navy in carrying out Defense 
     Support of Civil Authorities efforts by supporting training 
     exercises and responses to crises, including the COVID-19 
     pandemic;
       (G) is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     education platform for thousands of students each year;
       (H) is an instrumental partner in the economic development 
     efforts along the Los Angeles waterfront by attracting 
     hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and improving the 
     quality of life for area residents; and
       (I) provides a safe place for--
       (i) veteran engagement and reintegration into the community 
     through programs and activities that provide a sense of 
     belonging to members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and
       (ii) proud Americans to come together in common purpose to 
     highlight the importance of service to community for the 
     future of the United States.
       (5) In January 2019, the Pacific Battleship Center received 
     a license for the rights of the National Museum of the 
     Surface Navy from the Navy for the purpose of building such 
     museum aboard the Battleship IOWA at the Port of Los Angeles.
       (6) The National Museum of the Surface Navy will--
       (A) be the official museum to honor millions of Americans 
     who have proudly served and continue to serve in the Surface 
     Navy since the founding of the Navy on October 13, 1775;
       (B) be a community-based and future-oriented museum that 
     will raise awareness and educate the public on the important 
     role of the Surface Navy in ensuring international relations, 
     maintaining safe sea transit for free trade, preventing 
     piracy, providing humanitarian assistance, and enhancing the 
     role of the United States throughout the world;
       (C) build on successes of the Battleship IOWA Museum by 
     introducing new exhibits and programs with a focus on 
     education, veterans, and community;
       (D) borrow and exhibit artifacts from the Navy and other 
     museums and individuals throughout the United States; and
       (E) work with individuals from the Surface Navy community 
     and the public to ensure that the story of the Surface Navy 
     community is accurately interpreted and represented.
       (b) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The Battleship IOWA Museum, located in Los 
     Angeles, California, and managed by the Pacific Battleship 
     Center, shall be designated as the ``National Museum of the 
     Surface Navy''.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Museum of the 
     Surface Navy shall be to--
       (A) provide and support--
       (i) a museum dedicated to the United States Surface Navy 
     community; and
       (ii) a platform for education, community, and veterans 
     programs;
       (B) preserve, maintain, and interpret artifacts, documents, 
     images, stories, and history collected by the museum; and
       (C) ensure that the American people understand the 
     importance of the Surface Navy in the continued freedom, 
     safety, and security of the United States.


         Amendment No. 56 Offered by Ms. Barragan of California

       Page 429, after line 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 559I. NOTICE PROGRAM RELATING TO OPTIONS FOR 
                   NATURALIZATION.

       (a) Upon Enlistment.--Every military recruiter or officer 
     overseeing an enlistment shall provide to every recruit 
     proper notice of that recruit's options for naturalization 
     under title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and shall inform the recruit of 
     existing programs or services that may aid in the recruit's 
     naturalization process, including directing the recruit to 
     the Judge Advocate General or other designated point-of-
     contact for naturalization.
       (b) Upon Discharge.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     acting through the Director of U.S. Citizenship and 
     Immigration Services, and in coordination with the Secretary 
     of Defense, shall provide to every former member of the Armed 
     Forces, upon separation from the Armed Forces, an adequate 
     notice of that former member's options for naturalization 
     under title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and shall inform the former member of 
     existing programs and services that may aid in the 
     naturalization process. The Secretary shall issue along with 
     this notice a copy of each form required for naturalization. 
     When appropriate, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
     former member, at no expense to the former member, with the 
     certification described in section 329(b)(3) of such Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1440(b)(3)).


            Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mrs. Beatty of Ohio

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF 
                   SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT 
                   RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Survivor of a severe form of trafficking.--The term 
     ``survivor of a severe form of trafficking'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' in 
     section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (2) Survivor of trafficking.--The term ``survivor of 
     trafficking'' has the meaning given the term ``victim of 
     trafficking'' in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness shall conduct a study assessing the availability 
     and accessibility of housing and services for individuals 
     experiencing homelessness or housing instability who are--
       (A) survivors of trafficking, including survivors of severe 
     forms of trafficking; or
       (B) at risk of being trafficked.
       (2) Coordination and consultation.--In conducting the study 
     required under paragraph (1), the United States Interagency 
     Council on Homelessness shall--
       (A) coordinate with--
       (i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking established under section 105 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103);
       (ii) the United States Advisory Council on Human 
     Trafficking;
       (iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
       (iv) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       (v) the Attorney General; and
       (B) consult with--
       (i) the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking 
     of Children and Youth in the United States;
       (ii) survivors of trafficking;
       (iii) direct service providers, including--

       (I) organizations serving runaway and homeless youth;
       (II) organizations serving survivors of trafficking through 
     community-based programs; and
       (III) organizations providing housing services to survivors 
     of trafficking; and

       (iv) housing and homelessness assistance providers, 
     including recipients of grants under--

       (I) the continuum of care program authorized under subtitle 
     C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); and

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       (II) the Emergency Solutions Grants Program authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.).

       (3) Contents.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) with respect to the individuals described in that 
     paragraph--
       (i) an evaluation of formal assessments and outreach 
     methods used to identify and assess the housing and service 
     needs of those individuals, including outreach methods to--

       (I) ensure effective communication with individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       (II) reach individuals with limited English proficiency;

       (ii) a review of the availability and accessibility of 
     homelessness or housing services for those individuals, 
     including the family members of those individuals who are 
     minors involved in foster care systems, that identifies the 
     disability-related needs of those individuals, including the 
     need for housing with accessibility features;
       (iii) the effect of any policies and procedures of 
     mainstream homelessness or housing services that facilitate 
     or limit the availability of those services and accessibility 
     for those individuals, including those individuals who are 
     involved in the legal system, as those services are in effect 
     as of the date on which the study is conducted;
       (iv) an identification of best practices in meeting the 
     housing and service needs of those individuals; and
       (v) an assessment of barriers to fair housing and housing 
     discrimination against survivors of trafficking who are 
     members of a protected class under the Fair Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);
       (B) an assessment of the ability of mainstream homelessness 
     or housing services to meet the specialized needs of 
     survivors of trafficking, including trauma responsive 
     approaches specific to labor and sex trafficking survivors; 
     and
       (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and 
     infrastructure considerations for, housing and service-
     delivery models that are specific to survivors of 
     trafficking, including survivors of severe forms of 
     trafficking, including emergency rental assistance models.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the United States Interagency Council 
     on Homelessness shall--
       (1) submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives a report containing the 
     information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     subsection (b)(3); and
       (2) make the report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly 
     available.


           Amendment No. 58 Offered by Mr. Bera of California

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN 
                   THE COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS 
                   INNOVATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The United States is hereby authorized to 
     participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness 
     Innovations (``Coalition'').
       (b) Designation.--The President is authorized to designate 
     an employee of the relevant Federal department or agency 
     providing the majority of United States contributions to the 
     Coalition, who should demonstrate knowledge and experience in 
     the fields of development and public health, epidemiology, or 
     medicine, to serve--
       (1) on the Investors Council of the Coalition; and
       (2) if nominated by the President, on the Board of 
     Directors of the Coalition, as a representative of the United 
     States.
       (c) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes the following:
       (1) The United States planned contributions to the 
     Coalition and the mechanisms for United States participation 
     in such Coalition.
       (2) The manner and extent to which the United States shall 
     participate in the governance of the Coalition.
       (3) How participation in the Coalition supports relevant 
     United States Government strategies and programs in health 
     security and biodefense, including--
       (A) the Global Health Security Strategy required by section 
     7058(c)(3) of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141);
       (B) the applicable revision of the National Biodefense 
     Strategy required by section 1086 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and
       (C) any other relevant decision-making process for policy, 
     planning, and spending in global health security, biodefense, 
     or vaccine and medical countermeasures research and 
     development.
       (d) United States Contributions.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.) are authorized to be made available for United 
     States contributions to the Coalition.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.


           Amendment No. 59 Offered by Mr. Bera of California

       At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. SUPPORTING TAIWAN'S INVESTMENT IN ASYMMETRIC 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--No later than 180 days following 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 options to support 
     Taiwan's defense budgeting and procurement process in a 
     manner that facilitates sustained investment in capabilities 
     aligned with Taiwan's asymmetric defense strategy. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A review of technical advisory options for enhancing 
     defense budgeting across Taiwan's military services in Taiwan 
     that is aligned with Taiwan's asymmetric defense strategy.
       (2) An evaluation of any administrative, institutional, or 
     personnel barriers in the United States or Taiwan to 
     implementing the options provided in paragraph (1).
       (3) An evaluation of the most appropriate entities within 
     the Department of Defense to lead the options provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       (4) An evaluation of the appropriate entities in Taiwan's 
     Ministry of National Defense and its National Security 
     Council to participate in options provided in paragraph (1).
       (5) A description of additional personnel, resources, and 
     authorities in Taiwan or in the United States that may be 
     required to execute the options provided in paragraph (1).
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified 
     summary, if the Secretary of Defense determines it 
     appropriate.


           Amendment No. 60 Offered by Mr. Bera of California

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

     SEC. 12___. JOINT REPORT ON USING THE SYNCHRONIZED 
                   PREDEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL TRACKER (SPOT) 
                   DATABASE TO VERIFY AFGHAN SIV APPLICANT 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Sate shall submit to appropriate congressional 
     committees a joint report on the use of the Department of 
     Defense Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker 
     database (in this section referred to as the ``SPOT 
     database'') to verify the existence of Department of Defense 
     contracts and Afghan biographic data for Afghan special 
     immigrant visa applicants.
       (b) Elements of Joint Report.--The joint report required 
     under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) evaluate the improvements in the special immigrant visa 
     process following the use of the SPOT database to verify 
     special immigrant visa applications, including the extent to 
     which use of SPOT expedited special immigrant visa 
     processing, reduced the risk of fraudulent documents, and the 
     extent to which the SPOT database could be used for future 
     special immigrant visa programs;
       (2) identify obstacles that persisted in documenting the 
     identity and employment of locally employed staff and 
     contractors after the use of the SPOT database in the special 
     immigrant visa process; and
       (3) recommend best practices from the SPOT database that 
     could be used to implement a centralized interagency database 
     of information related to personnel conducting work on 
     executive agency contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements 
     that can be used to adjudicate special immigrant visas.
       (c) Consultation.--For the purposes of preparing the joint 
     report required under this section, the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development and the Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives.


            Amendment No. 61 Offered by Mr. Biggs of Arizona

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 13__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the strongest 
     friends and allies of the United States;
       (2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a region 
     often marred by turmoil;
       (3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the United 
     States to continue to offer full security assistance and 
     related support to Israel; and
       (4) such assistance and support is especially vital as 
     Israel confronts a number of potential challenges at the 
     present time, including continuing threats from Iran.


          Amendment no. 62 offered by mr. bilirakis of florida

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

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     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN 
                   REDUCING VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA.

       It is the sense of Congress as follows:
       (1) Violence committed by Boko Haram, Islamic State in West 
     Africa Province, and other violent extremist groups is a 
     grave danger to the Nigerian people, to the broader Lake Chad 
     Basin region, and to the continent.
       (2) Frequent terrorist attacks on individuals, churches, 
     and communities in Nigeria based on religious identity, 
     ethnicity, or other affiliation is a serious violation of 
     human rights.
       (3) The United States Government should cooperate with 
     Nigeria to better support the Nigerian security forces 
     capacity to respond more effectively to terrorist attacks and 
     sectarian violence.


          Amendment No. 63 offered by Mr. Blumenauer of oregon

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 31__. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STUDY ON THE W80-4 NUCLEAR 
                   WARHEAD LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) Department of Energy Study.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director for 
     Cost Estimation and Program Evaluation shall conduct a study 
     on the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program.
       (b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An explanation of the unexpected increase in cost of 
     the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program.
       (2) An analysis of--
       (A) the future costs of the program; and
       (B) schedule requirements.
       (3) An analysis of the impacts on other programs as a 
     result of the additional funding for W80-4, including--
       (A) life-extension programs;
       (B) infrastructure programs; and
       (C) research, development, test, and evaluation programs.
       (4) An analysis of the impacts that a delay of the program 
     will have on other programs due to--
       (A) technical or management challenges; and
       (B) changes in requirements for the program.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees the study 
     under subsection (a), without change.
       (d) Form.--The study under subsection (a) shall be in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.


          Amendment No. 64 offered by mr. blumenauer of oregon

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON WORLD WAR I AND KOREAN WAR ERA SUPERFUND 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on active Superfund facilities 
     where a hazardous substance originated from Department of 
     Defense activities occurring between the beginning of World 
     War I and the end of the Korean War. Such report shall 
     include a description of such Superfund facilities as well as 
     any actions, planned actions, communication with communities, 
     and cooperation with relevant agencies, including the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, carried out or planned to be 
     carried out by the Department of Defense.
       (b) Superfund Facility.--In this section, the term 
     ``Superfund facility'' means a facility included on the 
     National Priorities List pursuant to section 105 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605).


      amendment no. 65 offered by ms. blunt rochester of delaware

       Add at the end of subtitle G of title X the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE DOVER AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, DELAWARE, HOME TO THE 436TH AIRLIFT WING, 
                   THE 512TH AIRLIFT WING, AND THE CHARLES C. 
                   CARSON CENTER FOR MORTUARY AFFAIRS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Dover Air Force Base is home to more than 4,000 
     active-duty military and civilian employees tasked with 
     defending the United States of America.
       (2) The Dover Air Force Base supports the mission of the th 
     Airlift Wing, known as ``Eagle Wing'' and the 512th Airlift 
     Wing, known as ``Liberty Wing''.
       (3) The ``Eagle Wing'' serves as a unit of the Eighteenth 
     Air Force headquartered with the Air Mobility Command at 
     Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. (4)
       (4) The ``Eagle Wing'' flies hundreds of missions 
     throughout the world, provides a quarter of the United 
     States' strategic airlift capability, and boasts a global 
     reach to over 100 countries around the world.
       (5) The Dover Air Force Base hosts incredible aircrews and 
     aircraft utilized by the United States Air Force, including 
     the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft.
       (6) The recent Afghanistan airlift is testament to the 
     dedication and readiness of the Dover Air Force Base aircrews 
     and their aircraft.
       (7) The Dover Air Force Base operates the largest and 
     busiest air freight terminal in the Department of Defense, 
     fulfilling an important role in our Nation's military.
       (8) The Air Mobility Command Museum is located on the Dover 
     Air Force base and welcomes thousands of visitors each year 
     to learn more about the United States Air Force.
       (9) The Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs 
     fulfills our Nation's sacred commitment of ensuring dignity, 
     honor, and respect to the fallen and care service and support 
     to their families.
       (10) The recent events in Afghanistan brought to the fore 
     of public awareness the work of the service members and staff 
     of the Center for Mortuary Affairs.
       (11) While the recent tragedy that befell our heroes in 
     Afghanistan was the most recent dignified transfer, it is 
     important to not forget that the Center for Mortuary Affairs 
     has conducted over 8,150 dignified transfers since September 
     11, 2001.
       (12) This sacred mission has been entrusted to Dover Air 
     Force Base since 1955 and the Center is currently the only 
     Department of Defense mortuary in the continental United 
     States.
       (13) Service members who serve at the Center for Mortuary 
     Affairs are often so moved by their work that they 
     voluntarily elect to serve multiple tours because they feel 
     called to serve our fallen heroes.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the people of the United States should--
       (1) honor and express sincerest gratitude to the women and 
     men of the Dover Air Force Base for their distinguished 
     service;
       (2) acknowledge the incredible sacrifice and service of the 
     families of active-duty members of the United States 
     military;
       (3) keep in their thoughts and their prayers the women and 
     men of the United States Armed Forces; and
       (4) recognize the incredibly unique and important work of 
     the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and the role they 
     play in honoring our fallen heroes.


          Amendment no. 66 offered by ms. bourdeaux of georgia

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the status of 
     the implementation of the following three recommendations set 
     forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office 
     titled ``Procurement Technical Assistance Program: 
     Opportunities Exist for DOD to Enhance Training and 
     Collaboration'' (GAO-21-287), dated March 31, 2021, to 
     improve procurement technical assistance programs established 
     under chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code:
       (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment should require procurement technical assistance 
     centers to use the template developed by the Defense 
     Logistics Agency to help track fulfillment of training 
     requirements.
       (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment should reach an agreement with the Association of 
     procurement technical assistance centers to provide the 
     Defense Logistics Agency with the aggregate results of 
     proficiency tests administered to measure the effectiveness 
     of procurement technical assistance centers counselor 
     training.
       (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment should work with Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to formalize a collaborative 
     agreement for procurement technical assistance centers and 
     small business development centers (as defined under section 
     3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) in relation to 
     providing client services on government contracting.


    amendment no. 67 offered by mr. brendan f. boyle of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3__. REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS WITH NON-DEPARTMENT ENTITIES 
                   WITH RESPECT TO PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF 
                   SPILLS OF AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.

       (a) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days of after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall complete a review of mutual support agreements entered 
     into with non-Department of Defense entities (including State 
     and local entities) that involve fire suppression activities 
     in support of missions of the Department.
       (b) Matters.--The review under subsection (a) shall assess, 
     with respect to the agreements specified in such subsection, 
     the following:
       (1) The preventative maintenance guidelines specified in 
     such agreements for fire trucks and fire suppression systems, 
     to mitigate the risk of equipment failure that may result in 
     a spill of aqueous film-forming foam (in this section 
     referred to as ``AFFF'').
       (2) Any requirements specified in such agreements for the 
     use of personal protective equipment by personnel when 
     conducting a material transfer or maintenance activity 
     pursuant to the agreement that may result in a spill of AFFF, 
     or when conducting remediation activities for such a spill, 
     including requirements for side-shield safety glasses, latex 
     gloves, and respiratory protection equipment.

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       (3) The methods by which the Secretary, or the non-
     Department entity with which the Secretary has entered into 
     the agreement, ensures compliance with guidance specified in 
     the agreement with respect to the use of such personal 
     protective equipment.
       (c) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary completes the review under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall issue guidance (based on the results 
     of such review) on requirements to include under the 
     agreements specified in such subsection, to ensure the 
     prevention and mitigation of spills of AFFF. Such guidance 
     shall include, at a minimum, best practices and recommended 
     requirements to ensure the following:
       (1) The supervision by personnel trained in responding to 
     spills of AFFF of each material transfer or maintenance 
     activity carried out pursuant to such an agreement that may 
     result in such a spill.
       (2) The use of containment berms and the covering of storm 
     drains and catch basins by personnel performing maintenance 
     activities pursuant to such an agreement in the vicinity of 
     such drains or basins.
       (3) The storage of materials for the cleanup and 
     containment of AFFF in close proximity to fire suppression 
     systems in buildings of the Department and the presence of 
     such materials during any transfer or activity specified in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary issues the guidance under subsection (c), 
     the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing that summarizes the results of the 
     review conducted under subsection (a) and the guidance issued 
     under subsection (c).


           amendment no. 68 oferred by mr. brown of maryland

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. __. TREATMENT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 
                   FORGIVENESS OF PAYROLL COSTS UNDER HIGHWAY AND 
                   PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECT COST 
                   REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 31.201-5 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), 
     for the purposes of any cost-reimbursement contract for 
     architectural and engineering contracts initially awarded in 
     accordance with section 112 of title 23, United States Code, 
     or section 5325(b) of title 49, United States Code, or any 
     subcontract under such a contract, no cost reduction or cash 
     refund shall be due to the Department of Transportation or to 
     a State transportation department, transit agency, or other 
     recipient of assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
     on the basis of forgiveness of the payroll costs of a covered 
     loan, as defined in section 7A of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636m), pursuant to the provisions of such section.
       (b) Sunset.--This section shall expire on June 30, 2025.


           amendment no. 69 offered by mr. brown of maryland

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Undersecretary for Acquisitions and Sustainment 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on commercial item determinations containing the following:
       (1) An accounting of the training available for the 
     acquisition workforce related to commercial item 
     determinations and price reasonableness determinations under 
     Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 12, including a 
     description of the training, duration, periodicity, whether 
     the training is optional or mandatory, and the date on which 
     the training materials were last substantially revised.
       (2) An assessment of the currency of the acquisition 
     workforce in the training described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Publication.--The Undersecretary for Acquisitions and 
     Sustainment shall publish on an appropriate publicly 
     available website of the Department of Defense the report 
     required by subsection (a).


           amendment no. 70 offered by mr. brown of maryland

       At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR 
                   INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES.

       Section 2679(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and the installation-support services to be 
     provided are not included on the procurement list of section 
     8503 of title 41''.


           amendment no. 71 offered by mr. brown of maryland

       At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF MILITARY POLICE AND 
                   SECURITY FORCES CITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of 
     a military department, shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the demographics of citations 
     issued by the military police and other security forces of 
     each Armed Force.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include each of the following elements:
       (1) The number of security citations issued in each Armed 
     Force in the preceding fiscal year, disaggregated by--
       (A) the offense for which the citation was issued;
       (B) the race, gender, and ethnicity of the individual who 
     was issued the citation; and
       (C) the race, gender, and ethnicity of the individual who 
     issued the citation.
       (2) An assessment of any disparities in race, gender, and 
     ethnicity in citations issued to individuals in the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       (3) An assessment of any disparities in race, gender, and 
     ethnicity in citations issued by individuals in the preceding 
     fiscal year, including consideration of the race, gender, and 
     ethnicity of the individual to whom the citation was issued.
       (4) An assessment of any trends in disparities in race, 
     gender, and ethnicity in citations over the preceding ten 
     fiscal years.
       (5) Actions taken in the preceding fiscal by the Secretary 
     of Defense and each Secretary of a military department to 
     address any disparities in race, gender, or ethnicity in 
     citations issued to individuals.
       (6) A plan to reduce any disparities in race, gender, or 
     ethnicity in citations issued to individuals during the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
       (c) Publication.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) publish on an appropriate publicly available website of 
     the Department of Defense the reports required by subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) ensure that any data included with each such report is 
     made available in a machine-readable format that is 
     downloadable, searchable, and sortable.
       (d) Termination.--The requirement under this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2026.


         amendment no. 72 offered by ms. brownley of california

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. REDUCTION OF GENDER-RELATED INEQUITIES IN COSTS OF 
                   UNIFORMS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Implementation of GAO Recommendations.--Not later than 
     September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall implement 
     the four recommendations of the Government Accountability 
     Office in the report titled ``Military Service Uniforms DOD 
     Could Better Identify and Address Out-of-Pocket Cost 
     Inequities'' (GAO-21-120).
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than September 30, 2022, each 
     Secretary concerned (as that term is defined in section 101 
     of title 10, United States Code) shall prescribe regulations 
     that ensure the following:
       (1) The out-of-pocket cost to an officer or enlisted member 
     of an Armed Force for a uniform (or part of such uniform) may 
     not exceed such cost to another officer or enlisted member of 
     that Armed Force for such uniform (or part, or equivalent 
     part, of such uniform) solely based on gender.
       (2) If a change to a uniform of an Armed Force affects only 
     officers or enlisted members of one gender, an officer or 
     enlisted member of such gender in such Armed Force shall be 
     entitled to an allowance equal to the out-of-pocket cost to 
     the officer or enlisted member relating to such change.
       (c) One-time Allowance.--Not later than September 30, 2022, 
     each Secretary concerned may provide a one-time allowance to 
     each female officer and female enlisted member under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. The amount of such 
     an allowance shall be--
       (1) based on gender disparities in out-of-pocket costs 
     relating to uniforms (including the costs of changes to 
     uniforms that affected only one gender) during the 10 years 
     preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) proportional to the length of service of the officer or 
     enlisted member in the Armed Forces.
       (d) Application.--The allowances described in subsections 
     (b)(2) and (c) may not apply to an individual who has 
     separated or retired, or been discharged or dismissed, from 
     the Armed Forces.


         amendment no. 73 offered by ms. brownley of california

       Page 481, after line 2, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 576. JUSTICE FOR WOMEN VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women's Armed 
     Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized 
     the appointment and enlistment of women in the regular 
     components of the Armed Forces.
       (2) With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include 
     women, the possibility arose for the first time that members 
     of the regular components of the Armed Forces could become 
     pregnant.
       (3) The response to such possibilities and actualities was 
     Executive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in 
     1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to 
     involuntarily separate or discharge a woman if she became 
     pregnant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by 
     adoption or a stepparent.
       (4) The Armed Forces responded to the Executive order by 
     systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces who 
     became pregnant, regardless of whether the pregnancy was 
     planned, unplanned, or the result of sexual abuse.

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       (5) Although the Armed Forces were required to offer women 
     who were involuntarily separated or discharged due to 
     pregnancy the opportunity to request retention in the 
     military, many such women were not offered such opportunity.
       (6) The Armed Forces did not provide required separation 
     benefits, counseling, or assistance to the members of the 
     Armed Forces who were separated or discharged due to 
     pregnancy.
       (7) Thousands of members of the Armed Forces were 
     involuntarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces 
     as a result of pregnancy.
       (8) There are reports that the practice of the Armed Forces 
     to systematically separate or discharge pregnant members 
     caused some such members to seek an unsafe or inaccessible 
     abortion, which was not legal at the time, or to put their 
     children up for adoption, and that, in some cases, some women 
     died by suicide following their involuntary separation or 
     discharge from the Armed Forces.
       (9) Such involuntary separation or discharge from the Armed 
     Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal 
     district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal 
     argument stated that this practice violated her 
     constitutional right to due process of law.
       (10) The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in 
     Stephanie Crawford's favor in 1976 and found that Executive 
     Order 10240 and any regulations relating to the Armed Forces 
     that made separation or discharge mandatory due to pregnancy 
     were unconstitutional.
       (11) By 1976, all regulations that permitted involuntary 
     separation or discharge of a member of the Armed Forces 
     because of pregnancy or any form of parenthood were 
     rescinded.
       (12) Today, women comprise 17 percent of the Armed Forces, 
     and many are parents, including 12 percent of whom are single 
     parents.
       (13) While military parents face many hardships, today's 
     Armed Forces provides various lengths of paid family leave 
     for mothers and fathers. for both birth and adoption of 
     children.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     women who served in the Armed Forces before February 23, 1976 
     should not have been involuntarily separated or discharged 
     due to pregnancy or parenthood.
       (2) Expression of remorse.--Congress hereby expresses deep 
     remorse for the women who patriotically served in the Armed 
     Forces, but were forced, by official United States policy, to 
     endure unnecessary and discriminatory actions, including the 
     violation of their constitutional right to due process of 
     law, simply because they became pregnant or became a parent 
     while a member of the Armed Forces.
       (c) GAO Study of Women Involuntarily Separated or 
     Discharged Due to Pregnancy or Parenthood.--
       (1) Study required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study regarding women involuntarily 
     separated or discharged from the Armed Forces due to 
     pregnancy or parenthood during the period of 1951 through 
     1976. The study shall identify--
       (A) the number of such women, disaggregated by--
       (i) Armed Force;
       (ii) grade;
       (iii) race; and
       (iv) ethnicity;
       (B) the characters of such discharges or separations;
       (C) discrepancies in uniformity of such discharges or 
     separations;
       (D) how such discharges or separations affected access of 
     such women to health care and benefits through the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs; and
       (E) recommendations for improving access of such women to 
     resources through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) Briefing and report.--
       (A) Briefing.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall brief 
     the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on the study.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).


         amendment no. 74 offered by ms. brownley of california

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SEAL OF BILITERACY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The people of the United States celebrate cultural and 
     linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skills 
     to succeed in the 21st century.
       (2) It is fitting to commend the dedication of students who 
     have achieved proficiency in multiple languages and to 
     encourage their peers to follow in their footsteps.
       (3) The congressionally requested Commission on Language 
     Learning, in its 2017 report ``America's Languages: Investing 
     in Language Education for the 21st Century'', notes the 
     pressing national need for more people of the United States 
     who are proficient in two or more languages for national 
     security, economic growth, and the fulfillment of the 
     potential of all people of the United States.
       (4) The Commission on Language Learning also notes the 
     extensive cognitive, educational, and employment benefits 
     deriving from biliteracy.
       (5) Biliteracy in general correlates with higher graduation 
     rates, higher grade point averages, higher rates of 
     matriculation into higher education, and higher earnings for 
     all students, regardless of background.
       (6) The study of America's languages in elementary and 
     secondary schools should be encouraged because it contributes 
     to a student's cognitive development and to the national 
     economy and security.
       (7) Recognition of student achievement in language 
     proficiency will enable institutions of higher education and 
     employers to readily recognize and acknowledge the valuable 
     expertise of bilingual students in academia and the 
     workplace.
       (8) States such as Utah, Arizona, Washington, and New 
     Mexico have developed innovative testing methods for 
     languages, including Native American languages, where no 
     formal proficiency test currently exists.
       (9) The use of proficiency in a government-recognized 
     official Native American language as the base language for a 
     Seal of Biliteracy, with proficiency in any additional 
     partner language demonstrated through tested proficiency, has 
     been successfully demonstrated in Hawaii.
       (10) Students in every State and every school should be 
     able to benefit from a Seal of Biliteracy program.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Esea definitions.--The terms ``English learner'', 
     ``secondary school'', and ``State'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (2) Native american languages.--The term ``Native American 
     languages'' has the meaning given the term in section 103 of 
     the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902).
       (3) Seal of biliteracy program.--The term ``Seal of 
     Biliteracy program'' means any program described in section 
     4(a) that is established or improved, and carried out, with 
     funds received under this section.
       (4) Second language.--The term ``second language'' means 
     any language other than English (or a Native American 
     language, pursuant to section 4(a)(2)), including Braille, 
     American Sign Language, or a Classical language.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (c) Grants for State Seal of Biliteracy Programs.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--
       (A) In general.--From amounts made available under 
     paragraph (6), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to States to enable the States to 
     establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy 
     programs to recognize student proficiency in speaking, 
     reading, and writing in both English and a second language.
       (B) Inclusion of native american languages.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each Seal of Biliteracy 
     program shall contain provisions allowing the use of Native 
     American languages, including allowing speakers of any Native 
     American language recognized as official by any American 
     government, including any Tribal government, to use 
     equivalent proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in 
     the Native American language in lieu of proficiency in 
     speaking, reading, and writing in English.
       (C) Duration.--A grant awarded under this section shall be 
     for a period of 2 years, and may be renewed at the discretion 
     of the Secretary.
       (D) Renewal.--At the end of a grant term, a State that 
     receives a grant under this section may reapply for a grant 
     under this section.
       (E) Limitations.--A State shall not receive more than 1 
     grant under this section at any time.
       (F) Return of unspent grant funds.--Each State that 
     receives a grant under this section shall return any unspent 
     grant funds not later than 6 months after the date on which 
     the term for the grant ends.
       (2) Grant application.--A State that desires a grant under 
     this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     and assurances as the Secretary may require, including--
       (A) a description of the criteria a student must meet to 
     demonstrate the proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing 
     in both languages necessary for the State Seal of Biliteracy 
     program;
       (B) a detailed description of the State's plan--
       (i) to ensure that English learners and former English 
     learners are included in the State Seal of Biliteracy 
     program;
       (ii) to ensure that--

       (I) all languages, including Native American languages, can 
     be tested for the State Seal of Biliteracy program; and
       (II) Native American language speakers and learners are 
     included in the State Seal of Biliteracy program, including 
     students at tribally controlled schools and at schools funded 
     by the Bureau of Indian Education; and

       (iii) to reach students, including eligible students 
     described in paragraph (3)(B) and

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     English learners, their parents, and schools with information 
     regarding the State Seal of Biliteracy program;
       (C) an assurance that a student who meets the requirements 
     under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (3) receives--
       (i) a permanent seal or other marker on the student's 
     secondary school diploma or its equivalent; and
       (ii) documentation of proficiency on the student's official 
     academic transcript; and
       (D) an assurance that a student is not charged a fee for 
     providing information under paragraph (3)(A).
       (3) Student participation in a seal of biliteracy 
     program.--
       (A) In general.--To participate in a Seal of Biliteracy 
     program, a student shall provide information to the State 
     that serves the student at such time, in such manner, and 
     including such information and assurances as the State may 
     require, including an assurance that the student has met the 
     criteria established by the State under paragraph (2)(A).
       (B) Student eligibility for participation.--A student who 
     gained proficiency in a second language outside of school may 
     apply under subparagraph (A) to participate in a Seal of 
     Biliteracy program.
       (4) Use of funds.--Grant funds made available under this 
     section shall be used for--
       (A) the administrative costs of establishing or improving, 
     and carrying out, a Seal of Biliteracy program that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2); and
       (B) public outreach and education about the Seal of 
     Biliteracy program.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 18 months after receiving a 
     grant under this section, a State shall issue a report to the 
     Secretary describing the implementation of the Seal of 
     Biliteracy program for which the State received the grant.
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.


         amendment no. 75 offered by ms. brownley of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 60__ ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN 
                   VETERANS.

       Subsection (c)(1) of section 542 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``even-numbered year'' and 
     inserting ``year''.


          amendment no. 76 offered by mr. buchanan of florida

       Page 191, after line 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 356. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO MITIGATION AND 
                   PREVENTION OF TRAINING ACCIDENTS.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Defense shall take 
     such steps as may be necessary to carry out the following 
     with respect to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force:
       (1) To develop more clearly defined roles for vehicle 
     commanders and establish mechanisms and procedures for 
     tactical vehicle risk management to be used by first-line 
     supervisors, including vehicle commanders.
       (2) To evaluate the number of personnel within operational 
     units who are responsible for tactical vehicle safety and 
     determine if these units are appropriately staffed, or if any 
     adjustments are needed to workloads or resource levels to 
     implement operational unit ground-safety programs.
       (3) To ensure that tactical vehicle driver training 
     programs, including licensing, unit, and follow-on training 
     programs, have a well-defined process with specific 
     performance criteria and measurable standards to identify 
     driver skills and experience under diverse conditions.
       (4) To evaluate--
       (A) the extent to which ranges and training areas are 
     fulfilling responsibilities to identify and communicate 
     hazards to units; and
       (B) to the extent to which such responsibilities are not 
     being carried out, whether existing solutions are adequate or 
     if additional resources should be applied to fulfill such 
     responsibilities.
       (b) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army, 
     the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
     and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall jointly 
     establish a formal collaboration forum among Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps range officials through which such 
     officials shall share methods for identifying and 
     communicating hazards to units.


            amendment no. 77 offered by mr. buck of colorado

       Page 922, line 17, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 922, line 21, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 922, insert after line 21 the following:
       (6) the United States condemns the People's Republic of 
     China's ongoing genocide and violation of fundamental human 
     rights in Xinjiang.


         amendment no. 78 offered by mr. budd of north carolina

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 12_. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE 
                   ACCOUNTINGS OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 
                   THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 2022 may be used to remove from the website of 
     the Department of Defense or any other agency publicly 
     available accountings of military assistance provided to the 
     Afghan security forces that was publicly available online as 
     of July 1, 2021.


         amendment no. 79 offered by mr. burchett of tennessee

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. BRIEFING ON ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS SHUTTLES ON 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of 
     the military departments, shall provide to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a briefing on the current and future plans of the Department 
     of Defense for fielding electric autonomous shuttles on 
     military installations for the purpose of transporting 
     personnel and equipment in a safe, cost-efficient, and 
     sustainable manner.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
     include analysis of the following:
       (1) The effectiveness of current or past demonstration 
     projects of electric autonomous shuttles on military 
     installations.
       (2) The impact that reliable, energy-efficient shuttles 
     could have on quality of life, base operating costs, and 
     traffic patterns.
       (3) How best to leverage existing commercially available 
     shuttles to satisfy this function.
       (4) How and where the Department would best employ the 
     shuttles to maximize fixed route or on-demand autonomous 
     shuttle service for military installations serving the 
     ``first and last mile'' transportation needs of personnel and 
     logistical missions.
       (5) What type of data could be gathered from the shuttles 
     to assist in the expansion of electric autonomous vehicle use 
     in other military contexts.


            amendment no. 80 offered by ms. bush of missouri

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. STUDY ON CONTAMINATION OF COLDWATER CREEK, 
                   MISSOURI.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
     Army, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
       (1) undertake a review of prior and ongoing efforts to 
     remediate radiological contamination in the vicinity of 
     Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County, Missouri, 
     associated with historic radiological waste storage near the 
     St. Louis Airport;
       (2) consult with State and local agencies, and 
     representatives of the Coldwater Creek community;
       (3) take into consideration the Public Health Assessment 
     for the Evaluation of Community Exposure Related to Coldwater 
     Creek, dated April 30, 2019, and prepared by the Agency for 
     Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; and
       (4) within 180 days of the date of enactment of this 
     section, issue a report to Congress on the status of efforts 
     to reduce or eliminate the potential human health impacts 
     from potential exposure to such contamination, including any 
     recommendations for further action.
       (b) Installation of Signage to Prevent Potential Exposure 
     Risks.--In accordance with the recommendations of the Public 
     Health Assessment for the Evaluation of Community Exposure 
     Related to Coldwater Creek, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of the Army, shall install signage to inform 
     residents and visitors of potential exposure risks in areas 
     around Coldwater Creek where remediation efforts have not 
     been undertaken or completed.


          amendment no. 81 offered by mrs. bustos of illinois

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. 60__. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS 
                   WHO SERVED IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS 
                   DURING WORLD WAR II.

       Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1)(A) Service as a member of the United States Cadet 
     Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and 
     ending on December 31, 1948, of any individual who was 
     honorably discharged therefrom pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
     shall be considered active duty for purposes of eligibility 
     and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of this 
     title (including with respect to headstones and markers), 
     other than such benefits relating to the interment of the 
     individual in Arlington National Cemetery provided solely by 
     reason of such service.
       ``(B)(i) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue to each individual who served as a member of the United 
     States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 
     1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, a discharge from 
     such service under honorable conditions if the Secretary 
     determines that the nature and duration of the service of the 
     individual so warrants.
       ``(ii) A discharge under clause (i) shall designate the 
     date of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, 
     as determined by the Secretary, of the termination of service

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     of the individual concerned as described in that clause.
       ``(2) An individual who receives a discharge under 
     paragraph (1)(B) for service as a member of the United States 
     Cadet Nurse Corps shall be honored as a veteran but shall not 
     be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit under a 
     law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, except 
     as provided in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may design and produce a 
     service medal or other commendation, or memorial plaque or 
     grave marker, to honor individuals who receive a discharge 
     under paragraph (1)(B).''.


          amendment no. 82 offered by mrs. bustos of illinois

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. PILOT PROGRAM TO TRANSITION DIGITALLY SECURED 
                   MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Program Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering shall carry out a pilot program to 
     ensure the transition of digitally secured manufacturing 
     technologies developed by a manufacturing innovation 
     institute that is funded by the Department of Defense to 
     covered defense contractors to promote the development of 
     digitally secured manufacturing technologies to--
       (1) enhance and secure the supply chain for such digitally 
     secured manufacturing technologies for use in weapon systems; 
     and
       (2) ensure increased quality and decreased costs of such 
     digitally secured manufacturing technologies.
       (b) Partnership.--Under the pilot program, the Under 
     Secretary shall reimburse related costs to covered defense 
     contractors to facilitate the transition of digitally secured 
     manufacturing technologies from such manufacturing innovation 
     institutes to such covered defense contractors.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the last 
     day of each fiscal year during which the pilot program is 
     operational, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on 
     participation in and the impact of the pilot program.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered defense contractor'' means a 
     contractor in the defense industrial base that--
       (A) manufactures and delivers aircraft, ships, vehicles, 
     weaponry, or electronic systems; or
       (B) provides services, such as logistics or engineering 
     support, to the Department of Defense.
       (2) The term ``digitally secured manufacturing technology'' 
     means an existing or experimental manufacturing technology 
     determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering to meet the needs of the Department of Defense.
       (e) Termination.--The pilot program established under this 
     section shall terminate 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (f) 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 Manufacturing Technology Program, 
     line 051 is hereby increased by $3,000,000.
       (g) 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 Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 540 is hereby 
     reduced by $3,000,000.


          amendment no. 83 offered by mrs. bustos of illinois

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. ROADMAP FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF DISRUPTIVE 
                   MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Roadmap.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering, in consultation with the Department of 
     Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, shall develop a 
     capabilities integration roadmap for disruptive manufacturing 
     technologies including workforce skills needed to support it 
     and proposed pilot-scale demonstration projects proving 
     concepts, models, technologies, and engineering barriers.
       (b) Briefing.--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 Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a briefing on the roadmap developed under subsection (a).


          amendment no. 84 offered by mrs. cammack of florida

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. REPORT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF PRECLEARANCE 
                   FACILITY IN TAIWAN.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report that includes an assessment of establishing a 
     preclearance facility in Taiwan.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment with respect to the feasibility and 
     advisability of establishing a CBP Preclearance facility in 
     Taiwan.
       (B) An assessment of the impacts preclearance operations in 
     Taiwan will have with respect to--
       (i) trade and travel, including impacts on passengers 
     traveling to the United States; and
       (ii) CBP staffing.
       (C) Country-specific information relating to--
       (i) anticipated benefits to the United States; and
       (ii) security vulnerabilities associated with such 
     preclearance operations.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
     Finance, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
     the Committee on Finance, and the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``CBP'' means U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection.


          amendment no. 85 offered by mrs. cammack of florida

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

     SEC. 7__. SURVEY ON EFFECTS OF COVID-19 MANDATE ON MATTERS 
                   RELATING TO RECRUITMENT AND REINLISTMENT.

       (a) Survey.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     an anonymous survey to determine the effects that the COVID-
     19 vaccine mandate issued by the Secretary on August 24, 
     2021, has had on recruitment to and reenlistment in the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Matters.--The survey under subsection (a) shall include 
     an assessment of the following:
       (1) Whether the announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine 
     mandate encouraged the reenlistment, discouraged the 
     reenlistment, or had any effect on the reenlistment, of 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Whether the announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine 
     mandate encouraged individuals to join the Armed Forces, 
     discouraged individuals to join the Armed Forces, or had any 
     other effect on recruitment efforts for the Armed Forces.
       (c) Publication and Submission to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress the results of the survey under subsection (a) and 
     publish such results on an internet website of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (2) Privacy considerations.--In submitting and publishing 
     the results of the survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall ensure that such results do not include any personally 
     identifiable information of Armed Forces recruits, members of 
     the Armed Forces, or any other individual surveyed under this 
     section.


         amendment no. 86 offered by mr. carbajal of california

       Page 1008, line 4, insert ``and the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate'' after ``tees''.
       Page 1008, line 13, insert ``to support government and 
     commercial launch'' after ``Space Force''.
       Page 1008, line 14, insert ``, as well as an identification 
     of any impacts the proposed authorities could have on 
     competition in the commercial launch industry'' after ``are 
     needed''.
       Page 1008, line 17, insert ``and allow for commercial 
     investment for mutually beneficial projects'' after ``Space 
     Force''.
       Page 1008, line 18, insert ``and an identification of any 
     impacts the proposed authorities could have on competition in 
     the commercial launch industry'' after ``such proposals''.


           amendment no. 87 offered by mr. carson of indiana

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 748. FUNDING FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH.

       (a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, 
     as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 
     4501, for R&D Research is hereby increased by $5,000,000 for 
     the purposes of pancreatic cancer research, of which 
     $5,000,000 is for the purposes of a pancreatic cancer early 
     detection initiative (EDI).
       (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 1405 for Defense Health Program, as 
     specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, 
     for Base Operations/Communications is hereby reduced by 
     $5,000,000.


             amendment no. 88 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

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     SEC. 12_. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 
                   SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(32)(A) An assessment of China's military expansion into 
     the Pacific Islands region, including an assessment of 
     China's--
       ``(i) strategic interests in the region;
       ``(ii) exchanges of senior defense officials;
       ``(iii) diplomatic and military engagements;
       ``(iv) offers of military education and training in China;
       ``(v) development of Chinese language and culture centers;
       ``(vi) financial assistance for infrastructure development, 
     including through the Belt and Road Initiative;
       ``(vii) investment in ports or wharfs, including 
     identification of those ports with the capacity to service 
     Chinese naval vessels;
       ``(viii) military assistance, including financial aid, 
     donations of military equipment, and offers of military 
     training; and
       ``(ix) military bases in the region or plans to pursue a 
     more formalized military presence in the region.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `Pacific Island region' 
     includes the Republic of Fiji, the Republic Kiribati, the 
     Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Palau, the Independent 
     State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, 
     Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu.''.


             amendment no. 89 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12_. UNITED STATES MILITARY PRESENCE IN PALAU.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States and the Republic of Palau have a 
     strong relationship based on strengthening regional security, 
     ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, and protecting 
     fisheries from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; 
     and
       (2) Congress is receptive to the Republic of Palau's 
     request to the United States to establish a regular United 
     States military presence in Palau for purposes of Palau's 
     defense and encourages the Department of Defense to review 
     such request.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide a report and briefing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the Department of Defense's plans 
     to review the Republic of Palau's request to the United 
     States to establish a regular United States military presence 
     in Palau and any planned military construction associated 
     with such military presence.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


             amendment no. 90 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12_. REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN 
                   THE UNITED STATES AND INDO-PACIFIC COUNTRIES.

       (a) 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, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     activities and resources required to enhance security 
     partnerships between the United States and Indo-Pacific 
     countries.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the Department of Defense's approach 
     to conducting security cooperation activities in Indo-Pacific 
     countries, including how the Department identifies and 
     prioritizes its security partnerships in such countries.
       (2) A description of how the Department of Defense's 
     security cooperation activities benefit other Federal 
     departments and agencies that are operating in the Indo-
     Pacific region.
       (3) Recommendations to improve the ability of the 
     Department of Defense to achieve sustainable security 
     benefits from its security cooperation activities in the 
     Indo-Pacific region, which may include--
       (A) the establishment of contingency locations;
       (B) small-scale construction conducted in accordance with 
     existing law; and
       (C) the acquisition of additional training and equipment by 
     Indo-Pacific countries to improve their organizational, 
     operational, mobility, and sustainment capabilities.
       (4) Recommendations to expand and strengthen the capability 
     of Indo-Pacific countries to conduct security activities, 
     including traditional activities of the combatant commands, 
     train and equip opportunities, State partnerships with the 
     National Guard, and through multilateral activities.
       (5) A description of how the following factors may impact 
     the ability of the Department of Defense to strengthen 
     security partnerships in Indo-Pacific countries:
       (A) The economic development and stability of such 
     countries within the Indo-Pacific area of operations.
       (B) The military, intelligence, diplomatic, developmental, 
     and humanitarian efforts of the People's Republic of China 
     and Russia in Indo-Pacific countries.
       (C) The ability of the United States and its allies and 
     partners to combat violent extremist organizations operating 
     in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (D) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
     to be relevant.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) may be 
     submitted in classified form, but shall include an 
     unclassified summary.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.


             amendment no. 91 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle H of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. ANNUAL REPORT ON RENEWAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   EASEMENTS AND LEASES OF LAND IN HAWAI`I.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Lands throughout the State of Hawai`i, which are 
     currently owned and leased by the Department of Defense or in 
     which the Department of Defense otherwise has a real property 
     interest, are critical to maintaining the readiness of the 
     Armed Forces now stationed or to be stationed in Hawai`i and 
     throughout the Indo-Pacific region and elsewhere.
       (2) Securing long-term continued utilization of those lands 
     by the Armed Forces is thus critical to the national defense.
       (3) As a result of various factors, including complex land 
     ownership and utilization issues and competing actual and 
     potential uses, the interdependency of the various military 
     components, and the necessity of maintaining public support 
     for the presence and operations of the Armed Forces in 
     Hawai'i, the realization of the congressional and Department 
     of Defense goals of ensuring the continuity of critical land 
     and facilities infrastructure requires a sustained, 
     dedicated, funded, top-level effort to coordinate realization 
     of these goals across the Armed Forces, between the 
     Department of Defense and other agencies of the Federal 
     Government, and between the Department of Defense and the 
     State of Hawai'i and its civilian sector.
       (4) The end result of this effort must account for military 
     and civilian concerns and for the changing missions and needs 
     of all components of the Armed Forces stationed or otherwise 
     operating out of the State of Hawai`i as the Department of 
     Defense adjusts to meet the objectives outlined in the 
     National Defense Strategy.
       (b) Annual Report.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than February 1 of each 
     year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committee a report describing the 
     progress being made by the Department of Defense to renew 
     each Department of Defense land lease and easement in the 
     State of Hawai`i that--
       (A) encompasses one acre or more; and
       (B) will expire within 10 years after the date of the 
     submission of the report.
       (2) Report elements.-- Each report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The location, size, and expiration date of each lease 
     and easement.
       (B) Major milestones and expected timelines for maintaining 
     access to the land covered by each lease and easement.
       (C) Actions completed over the preceding two years for each 
     lease and easement.
       (D) Department-wide and service-specific authorities 
     governing each lease and easement extension.
       (E) A summary of coordination efforts between the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments.
       (F) The status of efforts to develop an inventory of 
     military land in Hawai`i, including current and possible 
     future uses of the land, that would assist in land 
     negotiations with the State of Hawai`i.
       (G) The risks and potential solutions to ensure the 
     renewability of required and critical leases and easements.


             amendment no. 92 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3__. INSPECTION OF PIPING AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AT 
                   RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY, HAWAI`I.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The continued availability and use of the Red Hill Bulk 
     Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu, Hawai`i is a matter of 
     national security. Persistent fuel availability in quantity, 
     location, and secured siting is a key

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     component in ensuring resilient logistical support for 
     sustained forward operations in the Indo-Pacific region and 
     the execution of the National Defense Strategy, including the 
     objectives of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.
       (2) The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility is constructed in 
     basalt rock that overlays a key aquifer serving as one of the 
     major ground water resources for the fresh water needs of the 
     City of Honolulu, including key military installations and 
     associated facilities. Past leaks from the tanks and other 
     infrastructure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, 
     while not resulting in any appreciable effect to the aquifer, 
     raise significant questions whether the facility is being 
     operated and maintained to the highest standard possible and 
     whether the facility presents a material risk to the aquifer 
     and to Honolulu water resources.
       (3) Safety inspections of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Facility at 10-year intervals, as required by the American 
     Petroleum Institute 570 standards, set the upper boundaries 
     for inspections.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In order to fully effectuate 
     national security, assure the maximum safe utilization of the 
     Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and fully address 
     concerns as to potential impacts of the facility on public 
     health, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
     Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency should--
       (1) operate and maintain the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Facility to the highest standard possible; and
       (2) require safety inspections to be conducted more 
     frequently based on the corrosion rate of the piping and 
     overall condition of the pipeline system and support 
     equipment at the facility.
       (c) Inspection Requirement.--
       (1) Inspection required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     direct the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to conduct an 
     inspection of the pipeline system, supporting infrastructure, 
     and appurtenances, including valves and any other corrosion 
     prone equipment, at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
       (2) Inspection agent; standards.--The inspection required 
     by this subsection shall be performed--
       (A) by an independent American Petroleum Institute 
     certified inspector who will present findings of the 
     inspection and options to the Secretary of the Navy for 
     improving the integrity of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Facility and its appurtenances; and
       (B) in accordance with the Unified Facilities Criteria 
     (UFC-3-460-03) and American Petroleum Institute 570 
     inspection standards.
       (3) Exception.--The inspection required by this subsection 
     excludes the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
     Facility.
       (d) Life-cycle Sustainment Plan.--In conjunction with the 
     inspection required by subsection (c), the Naval Facilities 
     Engineering Command shall prepare a life-cycle sustainment 
     plan for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, which shall 
     consider the current condition and service life of the tanks, 
     pipeline system, and support equipment.
       (e) Submission of Results and Plan.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report containing--
       (1) the results of the inspection conducted under 
     subsection (c);
       (2) the life-cycle sustainment plan prepared under 
     subsection (d); and
       (3) options on improving the security and maintenance of 
     the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.


             amendment no. 93 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle H of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. REPORT ON LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO 
                   SUPPORT MARINE CORPS REALIGNMENT IN UNITED 
                   STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND AREA OF 
                   RESPONSIBILITY.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, 
     of the Marine Corps shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report listing and describing the infrastructure that will be 
     needed to directly support the Marine Corps realignment in 
     the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of 
     Responsibility. The report shall include the known or 
     estimated scope, cost, and schedule for each military 
     construction project, repair project, or other infrastructure 
     project included on the infrastructure list.


             amendment no. 94 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle H of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. FIVE-YEAR UPDATES OF HAWAI`I MILITARY LAND USE 
                   MASTER PLAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The continued presence of the Armed Forces and 
     Department of Defense in the State of Hawai`i supports the 
     United State's objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific 
     region.
       (2) Given the strategic location of Hawai`i in the central 
     Pacific, the State is home to the United States Indo-Pacific 
     Command and all of its subcomponent commanders.
       (3) The Armed Forces and Department of Defense presence in 
     Hawai`i is extensive and significant despite the limited 
     geography of the State.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Given the extent and significance 
     of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense presence in 
     Hawai`i and the limited geography of the State, it is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should--
       (1) synchronize all of the Armed Forces' training 
     activities, land holdings, and operations for the most 
     efficient use and stewardship of land in Hawai`i; and
       (2) ensure that the partnership between the DoD and State 
     of Hawai`i is mutually advantageous and based on the 
     following principles:
       (A) Respect for the land, people, and culture of Hawai`i.
       (B) Commitment to building strong, resilient communities.
       (C) Maximum joint use of Department of Defense land 
     holdings.
       (D) Optimization of existing Armed Forces training, 
     operational, and administrative facilities.
       (E) Synchronized communication from United States Indo-
     Pacific Command across all military components with State 
     government, State agencies, county governments, communities, 
     and Federal agencies on critical land and environmental 
     topics.
       (c) Required Update of Master Plan.--
       (1) Plan update required.--Not later than December 31, 
     2025, and every five years thereafter through December 31, 
     2045, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Real 
     Property shall update the Hawai`i Military Land Use Master 
     Plan, which was first produced by the Department of Defense 
     in 1995 and updated in 2002 and 2021.
       (2) Elements.--In updating the Hawai`i Military Land Use 
     Master Plan, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Real Property shall consider, address, and include the 
     following:
       (A) The priorities of each individual Armed Force and joint 
     priorities within the State of Hawai`i.
       (B) The historical background of Armed Forces and 
     Department of Defense use of lands in Hawai`i and the 
     cultural significance of the historical land holdings.
       (C) A summary of all leases and easements held by the 
     Department.
       (D) An overview of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 
     Space Force, Coast Guard, Hawai`i National Guard, and Hawai`i 
     Air National Guard assets in the State, including the 
     following for each asset:
       (i) The location and size of facilities.
       (ii) Any tenet commands.
       (iii) Training lands.
       (iv) Purpose of the asset.
       (v) Priorities for the asset for the next five years, 
     including any planned divestitures and expansions.
       (E) A summary of encroachment planning efforts.
       (F) A summary of efforts to synchronize the inter-service 
     use of training lands and ranges.
       (3) Cooperation.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Real Property shall carry out this subsection in 
     conjunction with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific 
     Command.
       (d) Submission of Updated Plan.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the completion of an update to the Hawai`i 
     Military Land Use Master Plan under subsection (c), the 
     Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Real Property shall 
     submit the updated master plan to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.


             amendment no. 95 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle F of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSE TO MILITARY LAZING 
                   INCIDENTS.

       (a) Investigation Into Lazing of Military Aircraft.--
       (1) Investigation required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a formal investigation into incidents of military 
     aircraft being lazed by the general population in Hawaii. The 
     Secretary shall carry out such investigation in coordination 
     and collaboration with appropriate non-Department of Defense 
     entities.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than March 31, 2022, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the findings of the investigation 
     conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Information Sharing.-- The Secretary shall seek to 
     increase information sharing between the Department of 
     Defense and the States with respect to incidents of lazing of 
     military aircraft, including by entering into memoranda of 
     understanding with State law enforcement agencies on 
     information sharing in connection with such incidents to 
     provide for procedures for closer cooperation with local law 
     enforcement in responding to such incidents as soon as they 
     are reported.
       (c) Data Collection and Tracking.--The Secretary shall 
     collect such data as may be necessary to track the 
     correlation between noise complaints and incidents of 
     military aircraft lazing.
       (d) Operating Procedures.--The Secretary shall give 
     consideration to adapting local operating procedures in areas 
     with high incidence of military aircraft lazing incidents to 
     reduce potential injury to aircrew.
       (e) Eye Protection.--The Secretary shall examine the 
     availability of commercial off-the-shelf laser eye protection 
     equipment that protects against the most commonly

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     available green light lasers that are available to the 
     public. If the Secretary determines that no such laser eye 
     protection equipment is available, the Secretary shall 
     conduct research and develop such equipment.


             amendment no. 96 offered by mr. case of hawaii

       At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. REPORT REGARDING BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY 
                   ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall 
     jointly submit to Congress a report on best practices for 
     coordinating relations with State and local governmental 
     entities in the State of Hawaii.
       (b) Best Practices.--The best practices referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall address each of the following issues:
       (1) Identify comparable locations with joint base military 
     installations or of other densely populated metropolitan 
     areas with multiple military installations and summarize 
     lessons learns from any similar efforts to engage with the 
     community and public officials.
       (2) Identify all the major community engagement efforts by 
     the services, commands, installations and other military 
     organizations in the State of Hawaii.
       (3) Evaluate the current community outreach efforts to 
     identify any outreach gaps or coordination challenges that 
     undermine the military engagement with the local community 
     and elected official in the State of Hawaii.
       (4) Propose options available to create an enhanced, 
     coordinated community engagement effort in the State of 
     Hawaii based on the department's evaluation.
       (5) Resources to support the coordination described in this 
     subsection, including the creation of joint liaison offices 
     that are easily accessible to public officials to facilitate 
     coordinating relations with State and local governmental 
     agencies.


            amendment no. 97 offered by mr. castro of texas

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII the following:

     SEC. 13__. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EFFORTS REGARDING FIREARMS 
                   TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the 
     Department of State's actions to disrupt firearms trafficking 
     to Mexico that includes--
       (1) the results of the Department's efforts in Mexico on 
     combating firearms trafficking from the United States; and
       (2) the Department's actions to implement the 
     recommendations, including targets with baselines and 
     timeframes for the Department's efforts in Mexico on 
     combating firearms trafficking, contained in the report of 
     the Government Accountability Office entitled ``Firearms 
     Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Disrupt Gun Smuggling into 
     Mexico Would Benefit from Additional Data and Analysis'', 
     dated February 22, 2021 (GAO-21-322).


            amendment no. 98 offered by mr. castro of texas

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. DOCUMENTING AND RESPONDING TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 
                   MIGRANTS ABROAD.

       (a) Information to Include in Annual Country Reports on 
     Human Rights Practices.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))--
       (A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that 
     affects the fundamental freedoms or human rights of migrants 
     located in a foreign country.''; and
       (2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting 
     after the ninth sentence the following: ``Wherever 
     applicable, such report shall also include information 
     regarding violence or discrimination that affects the 
     fundamental freedoms or human rights of migrants permanently 
     or temporarily located in a foreign country.''.
       (b) Review at Diplomatic and Consular Posts.--In preparing 
     the annual country reports on human rights practices required 
     under section 116 or 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n and 2304), as amended by subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of State shall obtain information from 
     each diplomatic and consular post with respect to--
       (1) incidents of violence against migrants located in the 
     country in which such post is located;
       (2) an analysis of the factors enabling or aggravating such 
     incidents, such as government policy, societal pressure, or 
     the actions of external actors; and
       (3) the response, whether public or private, of the 
     personnel of such post with respect to such incidents.
       (c) Migrant.--For the purposes of this section and the 
     amendments made by this section, the term ``migrant'' 
     includes economic migrants, guest workers, refugees, asylum-
     seekers, stateless persons, trafficked persons, undocumented 
     migrants, and unaccompanied children, in addition to other 
     individuals who change their country of usual residence 
     temporarily or permanently.


             amendment no. 99 offered by mr. chabot of ohio

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. GRAY ZONE REVIEW ACT.

       (a) Study Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress a study on the capabilities of the United States 
     to conduct and respond to gray zone campaigns.
       (b) Elements With Respect to the Nature of Gray Zone 
     Operations.--
       (1) An evaluation of the adequacy and utility of the 
     definitions set forth in subsection (h) for understanding 
     gray zone activity and for operationalizing gray zone 
     campaigns.
       (2) Agencies, offices, and units of the Federal Government 
     that are suited to gray zone operations or are at particular 
     risk from gray zone operations that are not covered agencies 
     for purposes of this section.
       (c) Elements With Respect to Covered Agencies.--The study 
     shall examine the following with respect to each covered 
     agency:
       (1) The capabilities, offices, and units that are 
     especially suited to gray zone operations and a description 
     of the roles each can play.
       (2) Recommendations for addressing gaps within covered 
     agencies for effectively conducting gray zone operations 
     including proposed necessary investments to significantly 
     increase these capabilities to mitigate gray zone threats, 
     the rationale for each, and expected cost.
       (d) Subdivisions With Respect to Certain Covered 
     Agencies.--In addition to the elements described in paragraph 
     (2) with respect to the agency as a whole, the report 
     required under paragraph (1) shall also include specifically 
     disaggregated information on the following:
       (1) With respect to the section of the report relating to 
     the Department of Defense, the information described in 
     subsection (c) with respect to each military service and 
     regional combatant command, as appropriate.
       (2) With respect to the section of the study relating to 
     the Department of State--
       (A) an identification of 25 priority countries at the front 
     lines of adversary gray zone aggression; and
       (B) the adequacy of the Department of State's public 
     affairs elements, including the Global Engagement Center, for 
     conducting and responding to information operations conducted 
     as part of a gray zone campaign.
       (e) Elements With Respect to Interagency.--The study shall 
     examine the following with respect to interagency 
     coordination of and capacity to conduct and respond to gray 
     zone campaigns:
       (1) The capacity of the interagency to marshal disparate 
     elements of national power to effectively respond in a 
     coordinated manner to adversary gray zone campaigns against 
     the United States or partner nations.
       (2) The capacity to recognize adversary campaigns from weak 
     signals, including rivals' intent, capability, impact, 
     interactive effects, and impact on United States interests.
       (3) A description of the process for determining the 
     tolerance for adversary gray zone activity, including the 
     methods and mechanisms for--
       (A) determining which adversary gray zone activities are 
     unacceptable;
       (B) communicating these positions to adversaries;
       (C) developing theories of deterrence; and
       (D) establishing and regularly reviewing protocols with 
     allies and partners to respond to such activities.
       (4) Recommendations for addressing gaps between covered 
     agencies as well as inadequacies and inefficiencies in the 
     interagency coordination of covered agencies and their 
     elements including a discussion of how such recommendations 
     will be sufficient to achieve United States gray zone 
     objectives and to counter adversary gray zone campaigns.
       (f) Form.--The report described in this subsection shall be 
     submitted in an unclassified format insofar as possible and 
     shall include a classified annex.
       (g) Covered Agencies Defined.--For purposes of the review 
     and report described in paragraph (1), the term ``covered 
     agencies'' means the following:
       (1) The Department of State.
       (2) The Department of Defense.
       (3) The Department of Justice.
       (4) The Department of Commerce.
       (5) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (6) The Department of the Treasury.
       (7) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       (8) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (9) The National Security Agency.
       (10) The United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.
       (11) The United States Agency for Global Media.
       (12) The United States Trade Representative.
       (h) Definition.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``gray zone operations'' is defined as state-
     directed operations against another state that are not 
     associated with routine statecraft and are meant to advance a 
     country's foreign objectives without crossing a threshold 
     that results in a conventional military response or open 
     hostilities. Such activities include the following:

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       (A) Information warfare, including the spreading of 
     disinformation or propaganda.
       (B) Encouraging internal strife within target countries.
       (C) Coordinated efforts to unduly influence democratic 
     elections or related political activities.
       (D) Economic coercion.
       (E) Cyber operations, below the threshold of conflict, 
     aimed at coercion, espionage, or otherwise undermining a 
     target.
       (F) Support of domestic or foreign proxy forces.
       (G) Coercive investment and bribery for political aims.
       (H) Industrial policy designed to monopolize a strategic 
     industry or to destroy such an industry in other nations, 
     especially when coordinated with other gray zone operations.
       (I) Military, paramilitary, or similar provocations and 
     operations short of war.
       (J) Government financing or sponsorship of activities 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (I).
       (2) The term ``gray zone campaigns'' is the use of gray 
     zone operations, including the coordination of gray zone 
     operations against multiple domains, with the goal of 
     achieving a political or military objective.


           amendment no. 100 offered by ms. cheney of wyoming

       Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 16__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROTOTYPE 
                   PROGRAM FOR MULTIGLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE 
                   SYSTEM RECEIVER DEVELOPMENT.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the Office 
     of the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 80 percent 
     may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense--
       (1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
     the Secretary of the Air Force is carrying out the program 
     required under section 1607 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 
     133 Stat. 1724); and
       (2) provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on how the 
     Secretary is implementing such program, including with 
     respect to addressing each element specified in subsection 
     (b) of such section.


           amendment no. 101 offered by ms. cheney of wyoming

       At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. ENSURING CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   IMPACTS OF URANIUM AS A CRITICAL MINERAL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce, 
     shall conduct an assessment of the effect on national 
     security that would result from uranium ceasing to be 
     designated as a critical mineral by the Secretary of the 
     Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 
     (Public Law 116-260; 30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the findings of 
     the assessment conducted under subsection (a), including--
       (1) the effects of the loss of domestic uranium production 
     on--
       (A) Federal national security programs, including any 
     existing and potential future uses of unobligated uranium 
     originating from domestic sources; and
       (B) the energy security of the United States;
       (2) a description of the extent of the reliance of the 
     United States on imports of uranium from foreign sources, 
     including from state-owned entities, to supply fuel for 
     commercial reactors; and
       (3) the effects of such reliance and other factors on the 
     domestic production, conversion, fabrication, and enrichment 
     of uranium.
       (c) Uranium Critical Mineral Designation Change 
     Restricted.--Notwithstanding section 7002(c) of the Energy 
     Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-260; 30 U.S.C. 1606(c)), until 
     the submission of the report required under subsection (b), 
     the designation of uranium as a critical mineral pursuant to 
     such section may not be altered or eliminated.


           amendment no. 102 offered by ms. chu of california

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION OF AND 
                   RESPONSE TO BULLYING IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and bullying'' 
     after ``hazing'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and anti-bullying'' 
     after ``Anti-hazing'';
       (B) by inserting ``(including formal, informal, and 
     anonymous reports)'' after ``collection of reports''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or bullying'' after ``hazing'' both 
     places it appears;
       (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and bullying'' after 
     ``hazing''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and bullying'' after 
     ``hazing'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``January 31, 2021'' and inserting 
     ``January 31, 2027''; and
       (II) by striking ``each Secretary of a military department, 
     in consultation with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force 
     under the jurisdiction of such Secretary,'' and inserting 
     ``the Secretary of Defense'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or bullying'' 
     after ``hazing'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``formally, 
     informally, and'' before ``anonymously''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and anti-
     bullying'' after ``anti-hazing''; and
       (C) in amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Additional elements.--Each report required by this 
     subsection shall include the following:
       ``(A) A description of comprehensive data-collection 
     systems of each Armed Force described in subsection (b) and 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense for collecting hazing 
     or bullying reports involving a member of the Armed Forces, 
     including formal, informal, and anonymous reports.
       ``(B) A description of processes of each Armed Force 
     described in subsection (b) to identify, document, and report 
     alleged instances of hazing or bullying. Such description 
     shall include the methodology each such Armed Force uses to 
     categorize and count potential instances of hazing or 
     bullying.
       ``(C) An assessment by each Secretary of a military 
     department of the quality and need for training on 
     recognizing and preventing hazing and bullying provided to 
     members under the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
       ``(D) An assessment by the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense of--
       ``(i) the effectiveness of each Armed Force described in 
     subsection (b) in tracking and reporting instances of hazing 
     or bullying;
       ``(ii) whether the performance of each such Armed Force was 
     satisfactory or unsatisfactory in the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(E) Recommendations of the Secretary to improve--
       ``(i) elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       ``(ii) the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual 
     for Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons 
     alleged to have committed hazing or bullying in the Armed 
     Forces.
       ``(F) The status of efforts of the Secretary to evaluate 
     the prevalence of hazing and bullying in the Armed Forces.
       ``(G) Data on allegations of hazing and bullying in the 
     Armed Forces, including--
       ``(i) number of formal, informal, and anonymous reports; 
     and
       ``(ii) final disposition of investigations.
       ``(H) Plans of the Secretary to improve hazing and bullying 
     prevention and response during the next reporting year.''.


           amendment no. 103 offered by ms. chu of california

       Add at the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO KABUL AIR STRIKE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) an investigation by the Commander of United States 
     Central Command, General Kenneth F. McKenzie, found that an 
     August air strike in Kabul resulted in the deaths of as many 
     as ten civilians, including up to seven children;
       (2) Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, expressed 
     condolences to the surviving family members on behalf of the 
     Department of Defense;
       (3) senior defense officials must ensure that there is full 
     accountability for this tragic mistake;
       (4) the Department of Defense must conduct a timely, 
     comprehensive, and transparent investigation into the events 
     that led to the deaths of innocent civilians, including 
     accountability measures to be taken and consideration of the 
     degree to which strike authorities, procedures, and processes 
     need to be altered in the future; and
       (5) while no amount of recompense can make up for the loss 
     or grief of the affected families, the United States must 
     provide appropriate compensation for those families through 
     the form of ex gratia payments or other means of 
     remuneration.


       amendment no. 104 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island

       At the end of subtitle B of title XIV of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 15301(a) of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The Southern New England Regional Commission.''.
       (b) Designation of Region.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 157 of such title 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 15734. Southern New England Regional Commission

       ``The region of the Southern New England Regional 
     Commission shall include the following counties:
       ``(1) Rhode island.--Each county in the State of Rhode 
     Island.
       ``(2) Connecticut.--The counties of Hartford, New Haven, 
     Windham, Tolland, Middlesex, and New London in the State of 
     Connecticut.
       ``(3) Massachusetts.--The counties of Hampden, Plymouth, 
     Barnstable, Essex, Worcester, and Bristol in the State of 
     Massachusetts.''.

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       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The analysis for 
     Subchapter II of chapter 157 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``15734. Southern New England Regional Commission.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--The authorization of 
     appropriations in section 15751 of title 40, United States 
     Code, shall apply with respect to the Southern New England 
     Regional Commission beginning with fiscal year 2022.


        amendment no. 106 offered by ms. clark of massachusetts

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECOGNIZING WOMEN IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES FOR THEIR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II AND 
                   RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF REPRESENTATIVE EDITH 
                   NOURSE ROGERS IN ESTABLISHING THE WOMEN'S ARMY 
                   AUXILIARY CORPS AND THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS.

       It is the sense of Congress that, on the 79th anniversary 
     of the establishment of the Women's Auxiliary Corps by 
     Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, the United States--
       (1) honors the women who served the United States in 
     military capacities during World War II;
       (2) commends those women who, through a sense of duty and 
     willingness to defy stereotypes and social pressures, 
     performed military assignments to aid the war effort, 
     allowing for more combat capacity;
       (3) recognizes that those women, by serving with diligence 
     and merit, not only opened up opportunities for women that 
     had previously been reserved for men, but also contributed 
     vitally to the victory of the United States and the Allies in 
     World War II; and
       (4) honors the contributions of Congresswoman Edith Nourse 
     Rogers and her fellow Members of Congress who supported the 
     establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the 
     Women's Army Corps.


          amendment no. 107 offered by ms. clarke of new york

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. CYBERSENTRY PROGRAM OF THE CYBERSECURITY AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--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. 2220A. CYBERSENTRY PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish and 
     maintain in the Agency a program, to be known as 
     `CyberSentry', to provide continuous monitoring and detection 
     of cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure entities 
     that own or operate industrial control systems that support 
     national critical functions, upon request and subject to the 
     consent of such owner or operator.
       ``(b) Activities.--The Director, through CyberSentry, 
     shall--
       ``(1) enter into strategic partnerships with critical 
     infrastructure owners and operators that, in the 
     determination of the Director and subject to the availability 
     of resources, own or operate regionally or nationally 
     significant industrial control systems that support national 
     critical functions, in order to provide technical assistance 
     in the form of continuous monitoring of industrial control 
     systems and the information systems that support such systems 
     and detection of cybersecurity risks to such industrial 
     control systems and other cybersecurity services, as 
     appropriate, based on and subject to the agreement and 
     consent of such owner or operator;
       ``(2) leverage sensitive or classified intelligence about 
     cybersecurity risks regarding particular sectors, particular 
     adversaries, and trends in tactics, techniques, and 
     procedures to advise critical infrastructure owners and 
     operators regarding mitigation measures and share information 
     as appropriate;
       ``(3) identify cybersecurity risks in the information 
     technology and information systems that support industrial 
     control systems which could be exploited by adversaries 
     attempting to gain access to such industrial control systems, 
     and work with owners and operators to remediate such 
     vulnerabilities;
       ``(4) produce aggregated, anonymized analytic products, 
     based on threat hunting and continuous monitoring and 
     detection activities and partnerships, with findings and 
     recommendations that can be disseminated to critical 
     infrastructure owners and operators; and
       ``(5) support activities authorized in accordance with 
     section 1501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022.
       ``(c) Privacy Review.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Privacy Officer of the 
     Agency under section 2202(h) shall--
       ``(1) review the policies, guidelines, and activities of 
     CyberSentry for compliance with all applicable privacy laws, 
     including such laws governing the acquisition, interception, 
     retention, use, and disclosure of communities; and
       ``(2) 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 
     certifying compliance with all applicable privacy laws as 
     referred to in paragraph (1), or identifying any instances of 
     noncompliance with such privacy laws.
       ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
     provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate a briefing and written 
     report on implementation of this section.
       ``(e) Savings.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
     permit the Federal Government to gain access to information 
     of a remote computing service provider to the public or an 
     electronic service provider to the public, the disclosure of 
     which is not permitted under section 2702 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cybersecurity risk.--The term `cybersecurity risk' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 2209(a).
       ``(2) Industrial control system.--The term `industrial 
     control system' means an information system used to monitor 
     and/or control industrial processes such as manufacturing, 
     product handling, production, and distribution, including 
     supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used 
     to monitor and/or control geographically dispersed assets, 
     distributed control systems (DCSs), Human-Machine Interfaces 
     (HMIs), and programmable logic controllers that control 
     localized processes.
       ``(3) Information system.--The term `information system' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501(9)).''.
       (b) Responsibilities of the CISA Director Relating to 
     Industrial Control Systems That Support National Critical 
     Functions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 2202 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in the first paragraph (12) (relating to appointment of 
     a Cybersecurity State Coordinator) by striking ``as described 
     in section 2215; and'' and inserting ``as described in 
     section 2217;'';
       (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (12) (relating to 
     the .gov internet domain) as paragraph (13);
       (D) in such redesignated paragraph (13), by striking 
     ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (E) by inserting after such redesignated paragraph (13) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(14) maintain voluntary partnerships with critical 
     infrastructure entities that own or operate industrial 
     control systems that support national critical functions, 
     which may include, upon request and subject to the consent of 
     the owner or operator, providing technical assistance in the 
     form of continuous monitoring and detection of cybersecurity 
     risks (as such term is defined in section 2209(a)) in 
     furtherance of section 2220A; and''; and
       (F) by redesignating the third paragraph (12) (relating to 
     carrying out such other duties and responsibilities) as 
     paragraph (15).
       (2) Continuous monitoring and detection.--Section 
     2209(c)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     659) is amended by inserting ``, which may take the form of 
     continuous monitoring and detection of cybersecurity risks to 
     critical infrastructure entities that own or operate 
     industrial control systems that support national critical 
     functions'' after ``mitigation, and remediation''.
       (c) Title XXII Technical and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title 
     XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (i) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665; relating to 
     the duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain), 
     by amending the section enumerator and heading to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET 
                   DOMAIN.'';

       (ii) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b; relating to 
     the joint cyber planning office), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';

       (iii) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c; relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';

       (iv) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d; relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';

       (v) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the 
     Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.''; AND

       (vi) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to 
     Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by amending 
     the section enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (B) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 
     2002'' after ``Homeland Security Act''.

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       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking the items relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and 
     inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.
``Sec. 2220A. CyberSentry program.''.


          Amendment No. 108 offered by Ms. Clarke of New York

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. CYBER INCIDENT REVIEW OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--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. 2220A. CYBER INCIDENT REVIEW OFFICE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cloud service provider.--The term `cloud service 
     provider' means an entity offering products or services 
     related to cloud computing, as defined by the National 
     Institutes of Standards and Technology in NIST Special 
     Publication 800-145 and any amendatory or superseding 
     document relating thereto.
       ``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means an 
     entity that owns or operates critical infrastructure that 
     satisfies the definition established by the Director in the 
     reporting requirements and procedures issued pursuant to 
     subsection (d).
       ``(3) Covered cybsecurity incident.--The term `covered 
     cybersecurity incident' means a cybersecurity incident 
     experienced by a covered entity that satisfies the definition 
     and criteria established by the Director in the reporting 
     requirements and procedures issued pursuant to subsection 
     (d).
       ``(4) Cyber threat indicator.--The term `cyber threat 
     indicator' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(5) Cybersecurity purpose.--The term `cybersecurity 
     purpose' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501).
       ``(6) Cybersecurity threat.--The term `cybersecurity 
     threat' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(7) Defensive measure.--The term `defensive measure' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(8) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The 
     term `Information Sharing and Analysis Organization' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2222(5).
       ``(9) Information system.--The term `information system' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501(9)).
       ``(10) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence 
     community' has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       ``(11) Managed service provider.--The term `managed service 
     provider' means an entity that delivers services, such as 
     network, application, infrastructure, or security services, 
     via ongoing and regular support and active administration on 
     customers' premises, in the managed service provider's data 
     center (such as hosting), or in a third-party data center.
       ``(12) Security control.--The term `security control' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(13) Security vulnerability.--The term `security 
     vulnerability' has the meaning given such term in section 102 
     of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-
     113; 6 U.S.C. 1501)).
       ``(14) Significant cyber incident.--The term `significant 
     cyber incident' means a cyber incident, or a group of related 
     cyber incidents, that the Director determines is likely to 
     result in demonstrable harm to the national security 
     interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States 
     or to the public confidence, civil liberties, or public 
     health and safety of the American people.
       ``(15) Supply chain attack.--The term `supply chain attack' 
     means an attack that allows an adversary to utilize implants 
     or other vulnerabilities inserted into information technology 
     hardware, software, operating systems, peripherals (such as 
     information technology products), or services at any point 
     during the life cycle in order to infiltrate the networks of 
     third parties where such products, services, or technologies 
     are deployed.
       ``(b) Cyber Incident Review Office.--There is established 
     in the Agency a Cyber Incident Review Office (in this section 
     referred to as the `Office') to receive, aggregate, and 
     analyze reports related to covered cybersecurity incidents 
     submitted by covered entities in furtherance of the 
     activities specified in subsection (c) of this section and 
     sections 2202(e), 2209(c), and 2203 to enhance the 
     situational awareness of cybersecurity threats across 
     critical infrastructure sectors.
       ``(c) Activities.--The Office shall, in furtherance of the 
     activities specified in sections 2202(e), 2209(c), and 2203--
       ``(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure reports from 
     covered entities related to a covered cybersecurity incident 
     to assess the effectiveness of security controls and identify 
     tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to 
     overcome such controls;
       ``(2) facilitate the timely sharing between relevant 
     critical infrastructure owners and operators and, as 
     appropriate, the intelligence community of information 
     relating to covered cybersecurity incidents, particularly 
     with respect to an ongoing cybersecurity threat or security 
     vulnerability;
       ``(3) for a covered cybersecurity incident that also 
     satisfies the definition of a significant cyber incident, or 
     are part of a group of related cyber incidents that together 
     satisfy such definition, conduct a review of the details 
     surrounding such covered cybersecurity incident or group of 
     such incidents and identify ways to prevent or mitigate 
     similar incidents in the future;
       ``(4) with respect to covered cybersecurity incident 
     reports under subsection (d) involving an ongoing 
     cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability, immediately 
     review such reports for cyber threat indicators that can be 
     anonymized and disseminated, with defensive measures, to 
     appropriate stakeholders, in coordination with other 
     Divisions within the Agency, as appropriate;
       ``(5) publish quarterly unclassified, public reports that 
     describe aggregated, anonymized observations, findings, and 
     recommendations based on covered cybersecurity incident 
     reports under subsection (d);
       ``(6) leverage information gathered regarding cybersecurity 
     incidents to enhance the quality and effectiveness of bi-
     directional information sharing and coordination efforts with 
     appropriate stakeholders, including sector coordinating 
     councils, information sharing and analysis organizations, 
     technology providers, cybersecurity and incident response 
     firms, and security researchers, including by establishing 
     mechanisms to receive feedback from such stakeholders 
     regarding how the Agency can most effectively support private 
     sector cybersecurity; and
       ``(6) proactively identify opportunities, in accordance 
     with the protections specified in subsections (e) and (f), to 
     leverage and utilize data on cybersecurity incidents in a 
     manner that enables and strengthens cybersecurity research 
     carried out by academic institutions and other private sector 
     organizations, to the greatest extent practicable.
       ``(d) Covered Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements 
     and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Director, in 
     consultation with Sector Risk Management Agencies and the 
     heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as 
     appropriate, shall, after a 60 day consultative period, 
     followed by a 90 day comment period with appropriate 
     stakeholders, including sector coordinating councils, publish 
     in the Federal Register an interim final rule implementing 
     this section. Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, such rule shall be effective, on an interim 
     basis, immediately upon publication, but may be subject to 
     change and revision after public notice and opportunity for 
     comment. The Director shall issue a final rule not later than 
     one year after publication of such interim final rule. Such 
     interim final rule shall--
       ``(A) require covered entities to submit to the Office 
     reports containing information relating to covered 
     cybersecurity incidents; and
       ``(B) establish procedures that clearly describe--
       ``(i) the types of critical infrastructure entities 
     determined to be covered entities;
       ``(ii) the types of cybersecurity incidents determined to 
     be covered cybersecurity incidents;
       ``(iii) the mechanisms by which covered cybersecurity 
     incident reports under subparagraph (A) are to be submitted, 
     including--

       ``(I) the contents, described in paragraph (4), to be 
     included in each such report, including any supplemental 
     reporting requirements;
       ``(II) the timing relating to when each such report should 
     be submitted; and
       ``(III) the format of each such report;

       ``(iv) describe the manner in which the Office will carry 
     out enforcement actions under subsection (g), including with 
     respect to the issuance of subpoenas, conducting 
     examinations, and other aspects relating to noncompliance; 
     and
       ``(v) any other responsibilities to be carried out by 
     covered entities, or other procedures necessary to implement 
     this section.
       ``(2) Covered entities.--In determining which types of 
     critical infrastructure entities are covered entities for 
     purposes of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Director, in consultation with Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies and the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies, as appropriate, shall consider--
       ``(A) the consequences that disruption to or compromise of 
     such an entity could cause to national security, economic 
     security, or public health and safety;

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       ``(B) the likelihood that such an entity may be targeted by 
     a malicious cyber actor, including a foreign country;
       ``(C) the extent to which damage, disruption, or 
     unauthorized access to such and entity will disrupt the 
     reliable operation of other critical infrastructure assets; 
     and
       ``(D) the extent to which an entity or sector is subject to 
     existing regulatory requirements to report cybersecurity 
     incidents, and the possibility of coordination and sharing of 
     reports between the Office and the regulatory authority to 
     which such entity submits such other reports.
       ``(3) Outreach to covered entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director shall conduct an outreach 
     and education campaign to inform covered entities of the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(B) Elements.--The outreach and education campaign under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
       ``(i) Overview of the interim final rule and final rule 
     issued pursuant to this section.
       ``(ii) Overview of reporting requirements and procedures 
     issued pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(iii) Overview of mechanisms to submit to the Office 
     covered cybersecurity incident reports and information 
     relating to the disclosure, retention, and use of incident 
     reports under this section.
       ``(iv) Overview of the protections afforded to covered 
     entities for complying with requirements under subsection 
     (f).
       ``(v) Overview of the steps taken under subsection (g) when 
     a covered entity is not in compliance with the reporting 
     requirements under paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Coordination.--The Director may conduct the outreach 
     and education campaign under subparagraph (A) through 
     coordination with the following:
       ``(i) The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory 
     Council established pursuant to section 871.
       ``(ii) Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.
       ``(iii) Any other means the Director determines to be 
     effective to conduct such campaign.
       ``(4) Covered cybersecurity incidents.--
       ``(A) Considerations.--In accordance with subparagraph (B), 
     in determining which types of incidents are covered 
     cybersecurity incidents for purposes of this section, the 
     Director shall consider--
       ``(i) the sophistication or novelty of the tactics used to 
     perpetrate such an incident, as well as the type, volume, and 
     sensitivity of the data at issue;
       ``(ii) the number of individuals directly or indirectly 
     affected or potentially affected by such an incident; and
       ``(iii) potential impacts on industrial control systems, 
     such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, 
     distributed control systems, and programmable logic 
     controllers.
       ``(B) Minimum thresholds.--For a cybersecurity incident to 
     be considered a covered cybersecurity incident a 
     cybersecurity incident shall, at a minimum, include at least 
     one of the following:
       ``(i) Unauthorized access to an information system or 
     network that leads to loss of confidentiality, integrity, or 
     availability of such information system or network, or has a 
     serious impact on the safety and resiliency of operational 
     systems and processes.
       ``(ii) Disruption of business or industrial operations due 
     to a denial of service attack, a ransomware attack, or 
     exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability, against--

       ``(I) an information system or network; or
       ``(II) an operational technology system or process.

       ``(iii) Unauthorized access or disruption of business or 
     industrial operations due to loss of service facilitated 
     through, or caused by a compromise of, a cloud service 
     provider, managed service provider, other third-party data 
     hosting provider, or supply chain attack.
       ``(5) Reports.--
       ``(A) Timing.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Director, in consultation with 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies and the heads of other 
     Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall 
     establish reporting timelines for covered entities to submit 
     promptly to the Office covered cybersecurity incident 
     reports, as the Director determines reasonable and 
     appropriate based on relevant factors, such as the nature, 
     severity, and complexity of the covered cybersecurity 
     incident at issue and the time required for investigation, 
     but in no case may the Director require reporting by a 
     covered entity earlier than 72 hours after confirmation that 
     a covered cybersecurity incident has occurred.
       ``(ii) Considerations.--In determining reporting timelines 
     under clause (i), the Director shall--

       ``(I) consider any existing regulatory reporting 
     requirements, similar in scope purpose, and timing to the 
     reporting requirements under this section, to which a covered 
     entity may also be subject, and make efforts to harmonize the 
     timing and contents of any such reports to the maximum extent 
     practicable; and
       ``(II) balance the Agency's need for situational awareness 
     with a covered entity's ability to conduct incident response 
     and investigations.

       ``(B) Third party reporting.--
       ``(i) In general.--A covered entity may submit a covered 
     cybersecurity incident report through a third party entity or 
     Information Sharing and Analysis Organization.
       ``(ii) Duty to ensure compliance.--Third party reporting 
     under this subparagraph does not relieve a covered entity of 
     the duty to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(C) Supplemental reporting.--A covered entity shall 
     submit promptly to the Office, until such date that such 
     covered entity notifies the Office that the cybersecurity 
     incident investigation at issue has concluded and the 
     associated covered cybersecurity incident has been fully 
     mitigated and resolved, periodic updates or supplements to a 
     previously submitted covered cybersecurity incident report if 
     new or different information becomes available that would 
     otherwise have been required to have been included in such 
     previously submitted report. In determining reporting 
     timelines, the Director may choose to establish a flexible, 
     phased reporting timeline for covered entities to report 
     information in a manner that aligns with investigative 
     timelines and allows covered entities to prioritize incident 
     response efforts over compliance.
       ``(D) Contents.--Covered cybersecurity incident reports 
     submitted pursuant to this section shall contain such 
     information as the Director prescribes, including the 
     following information, to the extent applicable and 
     available, with respect to a covered cybersecurity incident:
       ``(i) A description of the covered cybersecurity incident, 
     including identification of the affected information systems, 
     networks, or devices that were, or are reasonably believed to 
     have been, affected by such incident, and the estimated date 
     range of such incident.
       ``(ii) Where applicable, a description of the 
     vulnerabilities exploited and the security defenses that were 
     in place, as well as the tactics, techniques, and procedures 
     relevant to such incident.
       ``(iii) Where applicable, any identifying information 
     related to the actor reasonably believed to be responsible 
     for such incident.
       ``(iv) Where applicable, identification of the category or 
     categories of information that was, or is reasonably believed 
     to have been, accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person.
       ``(v) Contact information, such as telephone number or 
     electronic mail address, that the Office may use to contact 
     the covered entity or, where applicable, an authorized agent 
     of such covered entity, or, where applicable, the service 
     provider, acting with the express permission, and at the 
     direction, of such covered entity, to assist with compliance 
     with the requirements of this section.
       ``(6) Responsibilities of covered entities.--Covered 
     entities that experience a covered cybersecurity incident 
     shall coordinate with the Office to the extent necessary to 
     comply with this section, and, to the extent practicable, 
     cooperate with the Office in a manner that supports enhancing 
     the Agency's situational awareness of cybersecurity threats 
     across critical infrastructure sectors.
       ``(7) Harmonizing reporting requirements.--In establishing 
     the reporting requirements and procedures under paragraph 
     (1), the Director shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
       ``(A) review existing regulatory requirements, including 
     the information required in such reports, to report 
     cybersecurity incidents that may apply to covered entities, 
     and ensure that any such reporting requirements and 
     procedures avoid conflicting, duplicative, or burdensome 
     requirements; and
       ``(B) coordinate with other regulatory authorities that 
     receive reports relating to cybersecurity incidents to 
     identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes, and 
     where feasible, enter into agreements with such authorities 
     to permit the sharing of such reports with the Office, 
     consistent with applicable law and policy, without impacting 
     the Office's ability to gain timely situational awareness of 
     a covered cybersecurity incident or significant cyber 
     incident.
       ``(e) Disclosure, Retention, and Use of Incident Reports.--
       ``(1) Authorized activities.--No information provided to 
     the Office in accordance with subsections (d) or (h) may be 
     disclosed to, retained by, or used by any Federal department 
     or agency, or any component, officer, employee, or agent of 
     the Federal Government, except if the Director determines 
     such disclosure, retention, or use is necessary for--
       ``(A) a cybersecurity purpose;
       ``(B) the purpose of identifying--
       ``(i) a cybersecurity threat, including the source of such 
     threat; or
       ``(ii) a security vulnerability;
       ``(C) the purpose of responding to, or otherwise 
     preventing, or mitigating a specific threat of--
       ``(i) death;
       ``(ii) serious bodily harm; or
       ``(iii) serious economic harm, including a terrorist act or 
     a use of a weapon of mass destruction;
       ``(D) the purpose of responding to, investigating, 
     prosecuting, or otherwise preventing or mitigating a serious 
     threat to a minor, including sexual exploitation or threats 
     to physical safety; or
       ``(E) the purpose of preventing, investigating, disrupting, 
     or prosecuting an offense related to a threat--
       ``(i) described in subparagraphs (B) through (D); or
       ``(ii) specified in section 105(d)(5)(A)(v) of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1504(d)(5)(A)(v))).

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       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Rapid, confidential, bi-directional sharing of cyber 
     threat indicators.--Upon receiving a covered cybersecurity 
     incident report submitted pursuant to this section, the 
     Office shall immediately review such report to determine 
     whether the incident that is the subject of such report is 
     connected to an ongoing cybersecurity threat or security 
     vulnerability and where applicable, use such report to 
     identify, develop, and rapidly disseminate to appropriate 
     stakeholders actionable, anonymized cyber threat indicators 
     and defensive measures.
       ``(B) Principles for sharing security vulnerabilities.--
     With respect to information in a covered cybersecurity 
     incident report regarding a security vulnerability referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the Director shall develop 
     principles that govern the timing and manner in which 
     information relating to security vulnerabilities may be 
     shared, consistent with common industry best practices and 
     United States and international standards.
       ``(3) Privacy and civil liberties.--Information contained 
     in reports submitted to the Office pursuant to subsections 
     (d) and (h) shall be retained, used, and disseminated, where 
     permissible and appropriate, by the Federal Government in a 
     manner consistent with processes for the protection of 
     personal information adopted pursuant to section 105 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (enacted as division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 
     U.S.C. 1504)).
       ``(4) Prohibition on use of information in regulatory 
     actions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Information contained in reports 
     submitted to the Office pursuant to subsections (d) and (h) 
     may not be used by any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
     government to regulate, including through an enforcement 
     action, the lawful activities of any non-Federal entity.
       ``(B) Exception.--A report submitted to the Agency pursuant 
     to subsection (d) or (h) may, consistent with Federal or 
     State regulatory authority specifically relating to the 
     prevention and mitigation of cybersecurity threats to 
     information systems, inform the development or implementation 
     of regulations relating to such systems.
       ``(f) Protections for Reporting Entities and Information.--
     Reports describing covered cybersecurity incidents submitted 
     to the Office by covered entities in accordance with 
     subsection (d), as well as voluntarily-submitted 
     cybersecurity incident reports submitted to the Office 
     pursuant to subsection (h), shall be--
       ``(1) entitled to the protections against liability 
     described in section 106 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 
     (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113; 6 U.S.C. 1505));
       ``(2) exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as well as any provision of State, 
     Tribal, or local freedom of information law, open government 
     law, open meetings law, open records law, sunshine law, or 
     similar law requiring disclosure of information or records; 
     and
       ``(3) considered the commercial, financial, and proprietary 
     information of the covered entity when so designated by the 
     covered entity.
       ``(g) Noncompliance With Required Reporting.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--In the event a covered entity experiences a 
     cybersecurity incident but does not comply with the reporting 
     requirements under this section, the Director may obtain 
     information about such incident by engaging directly such 
     covered entity in accordance with paragraph (2) to request 
     information about such incident, or, if the Director is 
     unable to obtain such information through such engagement, by 
     issuing a subpoena to such covered entity, subject to 
     paragraph (3), to gather information sufficient to determine 
     whether such incident is a covered cybersecurity incident, 
     and if so, whether additional action is warranted pursuant to 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Initial request for information.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Director has reason to believe, 
     whether through public reporting, intelligence gathering, or 
     other information in the Federal Government's possession, 
     that a covered entity has experienced a cybersecurity 
     incident that may be a covered cybersecurity incident but did 
     not submit pursuant to subsection (d) to the Office a covered 
     cybersecurity incident report relating thereto, the Director 
     may request information from such covered entity to confirm 
     whether the cybersecurity incident at issue is a covered 
     cybersecurity incident, and determine whether further 
     examination into the details surrounding such incident are 
     warranted pursuant to paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Treatment.--Information provided to the Office in 
     response to a request under subparagraph (A) shall be treated 
     as if such information was submitted pursuant to the 
     reporting procedures established in accordance with 
     subsection (d).
       ``(3) Authority to issue subpoenas.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, after the date that is seven days 
     from the date on which the Director made a request for 
     information in paragraph (2), the Director has received no 
     response from the entity from which such information was 
     requested, or received an inadequate response, the Director 
     may issue to such entity a subpoena to compel disclosure of 
     information the Director considers necessary to determine 
     whether a covered cybersecurity incident has occurred and 
     assess potential impacts to national security, economic 
     security, or public health and safety, determine whether 
     further examination into the details surrounding such 
     incident are warranted pursuant to paragraph (4), and if so, 
     compel disclosure of such information as is necessary to 
     carry out activities described in subsection (c).
       ``(B) Civil action.--If a covered entity does not comply 
     with a subpoena, the Director may bring a civil action in a 
     district court of the United States to enforce such subpoena. 
     An action under this paragraph may be brought in the judicial 
     district in which the entity against which the action is 
     brought resides, is found, or does business. The court may 
     punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with 
     the subpoena as a contempt of court.
       ``(C) Non-applicability of protections.--The protections 
     described in subsection (f) do not apply to a covered entity 
     that is the recipient of a subpoena under this paragraph (3).
       ``(4) Additional actions.--
       ``(A) Examination.--If, based on the information provided 
     in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to paragraph (3), 
     the Director determines that the cybersecurity incident at 
     issue is a significant cyber incident, or is part of a group 
     of related cybersecurity incidents that together satisfy the 
     definition of a significant cyber incident, and a more 
     thorough examination of the details surrounding such incident 
     is warranted in order to carry out activities described in 
     subsection (c), the Director may direct the Office to conduct 
     an examination of such incident in order to enhance the 
     Agency's situational awareness of cybersecurity threats 
     across critical infrastructure sectors, in a manner 
     consistent with privacy and civil liberties protections under 
     applicable law.
       ``(B) Provision of certain information to attorney 
     general.--Notwithstanding subsection (e)(4) and paragraph 
     (2)(B), if the Director determines, based on the information 
     provided in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to 
     paragraph (3) or identified in the course of an examination 
     under subparagraph (A), that the facts relating to the 
     cybersecurity incident at issue may constitute grounds for a 
     regulatory enforcement action or criminal prosecution, the 
     Director may provide such information to the Attorney General 
     or the appropriate regulator, who may use such information 
     for a regulatory enforcement action or criminal prosecution.
       ``(h) Voluntary Reporting of Cyber Incidents.--The Agency 
     shall receive cybersecurity incident reports submitted 
     voluntarily by entities that are not covered entities, or 
     concerning cybersecurity incidents that do not satisfy the 
     definition of covered cybersecurity incidents but may 
     nevertheless enhance the Agency's situational awareness of 
     cybersecurity threats across critical infrastructure sectors. 
     The protections under this section applicable to covered 
     cybersecurity incident reports shall apply in the same manner 
     and to the same extent to voluntarily-submitted cybersecurity 
     incident reports under this subsection.
       ``(i) Notification to Impacted Covered Entities.--If the 
     Director receives information regarding a cybersecurity 
     incident impacting a Federal agency relating to unauthorized 
     access to data provided to such Federal agency by a covered 
     entity, and with respect to which such incident is likely to 
     undermine the security of such covered entity or cause 
     operational or reputational damage to such covered entity, 
     the Director shall, to the extent practicable, notify such 
     covered entity and provide to such covered entity such 
     information regarding such incident as is necessary to enable 
     such covered entity to address any such security risk or 
     operational or reputational damage arising from such 
     incident.
       ``(j) Exemption.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 
     United States Code, does not apply to any action to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(k) Saving Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as modifying, superseding, or otherwise affecting 
     in any manner any regulatory authority held by a Federal 
     department or agency, including Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies, existing on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, or any existing regulatory 
     requirements or obligations that apply to covered 
     entities.''.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) On stakeholder engagement.--Not later than 30 days 
     before the date on which that the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the 
     Department of Homeland Security intends to issue an interim 
     final rule under subsection (d)(1) of section 2220A of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a)), 
     the Director 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 that describes how the Director engaged stakeholders 
     in the development of such interim final rules.
       (2) On opportunities to strengthen cybersecurity 
     research.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department 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 
     describing how the Cyber Incident Review Office of the 
     Department of Homeland Security (established pursuant to 
     section 2220A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
     by

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     subsection (a)) has carried out activities under subsection 
     (c)(6) of such section 2220A by proactively identifying 
     opportunities to use cybersecurity incident data to inform 
     and enable cybersecurity research carried out by academic 
     institutions and other private sector organizations.
       (c) Title XXII Technical and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title 
     XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (i) in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)--

       (I) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (II) in the first paragraph (12) (relating to appointment 
     of a Cybersecurity State Coordinator) by striking ``as 
     described in section 2215; and'' and inserting ``as described 
     in section 2217;'';
       (III) by redesignating the second paragraph (12) (relating 
     to the .gov internet domain) as paragraph (13); and
       (IV) by redesignating the third paragraph (12) (relating to 
     carrying out such other duties and responsibilities) as 
     paragraph (14);

       (ii) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665; relating to 
     the duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain), 
     by amending the section enumerator and heading to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET 
                   DOMAIN.'';

       (iii) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b; relating 
     to the joint cyber planning office), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';

       (iv) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c; relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';

       (v) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d; relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';

       (vi) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the 
     Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.''; AND

       (vii) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to 
     Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by amending 
     the section enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (B) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 
     2002'' after ``Homeland Security Act''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking the items relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and 
     inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.
``Sec. 2220A. Cyber Incident Review Office.''.


          amendment no. 109 offered by mr. cleaver of missouri

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. AML EXAMINATION AUTHORITY DELEGATION STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall carry out a 
     study, in consultation with State bank supervisors (as 
     defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1813)), and other relevant stakeholders, on the 
     Secretary's delegation of examination authority under the 
     Bank Secrecy Act, including--
       (1) an evaluation of the efficacy of the delegation, 
     especially with respect to the mission of the Bank Secrecy 
     Act;
       (2) whether the delegated agencies have appropriate 
     resources to perform their delegated responsibilities; and
       (3) whether the examiners in delegated agencies have 
     sufficient training and support to perform their 
     responsibilities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing--
       (1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out 
     the study required under subsection (a); and
       (2) recommendations to improve the efficacy of delegation 
     authority, including the potential for de-delegation of any 
     or all such authority where it may be appropriate.
       (c) Bank Secrecy Act Defined.--The term ``Bank Secrecy 
     Act'' has the meaning given that term under section 5312 of 
     title 31, United States Code.


          amendment no. 110 offered by mr. cohen of tennessee

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
                   PREVENTION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The International Criminal Police Organization 
     (INTERPOL) works to prevent and fight crime through enhanced 
     cooperation and innovation on police and security matters, 
     including kleptocracy, counterterrorism, cybercrime, 
     counternarcotics, and transnational organized crime.
       (2) United States membership and participation in INTERPOL 
     advances the national security and law enforcement interests 
     of the United States related to combating kleptocracy, 
     terrorism, cybercrime, narcotics, and transnational organized 
     crime.
       (3) Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that the 
     organization aims ``[to] ensure and promote the widest 
     possible mutual assistance between all criminal police 
     authorities . . . in the spirit of the `Universal Declaration 
     of Human Rights' ''.
       (4) Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that ``[i]t 
     is strictly forbidden for the Organization to undertake any 
     intervention or activities of a political, military, 
     religious or racial character''.
       (5) These principles provide INTERPOL with a foundation 
     based on respect for human rights and avoidance of 
     politically motivated actions by the organization and its 
     members.
       (6) According to the Justice Manual of the United States 
     Department of Justice, ``[i]n the United States, national law 
     prohibits the arrest of the subject of a Red Notice issued by 
     another INTERPOL member country, based upon the notice 
     alone''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     some INTERPOL member countries have repeatedly misused 
     INTERPOL's databases and processes, including Notice and 
     Diffusion mechanisms, for activities of an overtly political 
     or other unlawful character and in violation of international 
     human rights standards, including making requests to harass 
     or persecute political opponents, human rights defenders, or 
     journalists.
       (c) Support for Interpol Institutional Reforms.--The 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall--
       (1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
     States, as appropriate, within INTERPOL's General Assembly 
     and Executive Committee to promote reforms aimed at improving 
     the transparency of INTERPOL and ensuring its operation 
     consistent with its Constitution, particularly articles 2 and 
     3, and Rules on the Processing of Data, including--
       (A) supporting INTERPOL's reforms enhancing the screening 
     process for Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL 
     communications to ensure they comply with INTERPOL's 
     Constitution and Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD);
       (B) supporting and strengthening INTERPOL's coordination 
     with the Commission for Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) in 
     cases in which INTERPOL or the CCF has determined that a 
     member country issued a Notice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL 
     communication against an individual in violation of articles 
     2 or 3 of the INTERPOL Constitution, or the RPD, to prohibit 
     such member country from seeking the publication or issuance 
     of any subsequent Notices, Diffusions, or other INTERPOL 
     communication against the same individual based on the same 
     set of claims or facts;
       (C) increasing, to the extent practicable, dedicated 
     funding to the CCF and the Notices and Diffusions Task Force 
     in order to further expand operations related to the review 
     of requests for red notices and red diffusions;
       (D) supporting candidates for positions within INTERPOL's 
     structures, including the Presidency, Executive Committee, 
     General Secretariat, and CCF who have demonstrated experience 
     relating to and respect for the rule of law;
       (E) seeking to require INTERPOL in its annual report to 
     provide a detailed account, disaggregated by member country 
     or entity of--
       (i) the number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color, 
     that it received;
       (ii) the number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color, 
     that it rejected;
       (iii) the category of violation identified in each instance 
     of a rejected Notice;
       (iv) the number of Diffusions that it cancelled without 
     reference to decisions by the CCF; and
       (v) the sources of all INTERPOL income during the reporting 
     period; and
       (F) supporting greater transparency by the CCF in its 
     annual report by providing a detailed account, disaggregated 
     by country, of--
       (i) the number of admissible requests for correction or 
     deletion of data received by the CCF regarding issued 
     Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications; and
       (ii) the category of violation alleged in each such 
     complaint;
       (2) inform the INTERPOL General Secretariat about incidents 
     in which member countries abuse INTERPOL communications for 
     politically motivated or other unlawful purposes so that, as 
     appropriate, action can be taken by INTERPOL; and
       (3) request to censure member countries that repeatedly 
     abuse and misuse INTERPOL's red notice and red diffusion 
     mechanisms, including restricting the access

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     of those countries to INTERPOL's data and information 
     systems.
       (d) Report on Interpol.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter for a period 
     of 4 years, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with the heads of other relevant United 
     States Government departments or agencies, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an 
     assessment of how INTERPOL member countries abuse INTERPOL 
     Red Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications 
     for political motives and other unlawful purposes within the 
     past three years.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A list of countries that the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary determine have repeatedly abused and misused the 
     red notice and red diffusion mechanisms for political 
     purposes.
       (B) A description of the most common tactics employed by 
     member countries in conducting such abuse, including the 
     crimes most commonly alleged and the INTERPOL communications 
     most commonly exploited.
       (C) An assessment of the adequacy of INTERPOL mechanisms 
     for challenging abusive requests, including the Commission 
     for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF), an assessment of 
     the CCF's March 2017 Operating Rules, and any shortcoming the 
     United States believes should be addressed.
       (D) A description of how INTERPOL's General Secretariat 
     identifies requests for red notice or red diffusions that are 
     politically motivated or are otherwise in violation of 
     INTERPOL's rules and how INTERPOL reviews and addresses cases 
     in which a member country has abused or misused the red 
     notice and red diffusion mechanisms for overtly political 
     purposes.
       (E) A description of any incidents in which the Department 
     of Justice assesses that United States courts and executive 
     departments or agencies have relied on INTERPOL 
     communications in contravention of existing law or policy to 
     seek the detention of individuals or render judgments 
     concerning their immigration status or requests for asylum, 
     with holding of removal, or convention against torture claims 
     and any measures the Department of Justice or other executive 
     departments or agencies took in response to these incidents.
       (F) A description of how the United States monitors and 
     responds to likely instances of abuse of INTERPOL 
     communications by member countries that could affect the 
     interests of the United States, including citizens and 
     nationals of the United States, employees of the United 
     States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully 
     present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum, 
     withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims, 
     though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
       (G) A description of what actions the United States takes 
     in response to credible information it receives concerning 
     likely abuse of INTERPOL communications targeting employees 
     of the United States Government for activities they undertook 
     in an official capacity.
       (H) A description of United States advocacy for reform and 
     good governance within INTERPOL.
       (I) A strategy for improving interagency coordination to 
     identify and address instances of INTERPOL abuse that affect 
     the interests of the United States, including international 
     respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, citizens 
     and nationals of the United States, employees of the United 
     States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully 
     present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum, 
     withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims, 
     though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required under this 
     subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex, as appropriate. The unclassified 
     portion of the report shall be posted on a publicly available 
     website of the Department of State and of the Department of 
     Justice.
       (4) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission 
     of each report under paragraph (1), the Department of Justice 
     and the Department of State, in coordination with other 
     relevant United States Government departments and agencies, 
     shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     content of the reports and recent instances of INTERPOL abuse 
     by member countries and United States efforts to identify and 
     challenge such abuse, including efforts to promote reform and 
     good governance within INTERPOL.
       (e) Prohibition Regarding Basis for Extradition.--No United 
     States Government department or agency may extradite an 
     individual based solely on an INTERPOL Red Notice or 
     Diffusion issued by another INTERPOL member country for such 
     individual.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Interpol communications.--The term ``INTERPOL 
     communications'' means any INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion or 
     any entry into any INTERPOL database or other communications 
     system maintained by INTERPOL.
       (g) Interpol Red Notices.--Chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 5337 INTERPOL RED NOTICES.

       ``(b) Termination.--A financial institution may not 
     terminate any service such financial institution offers to a 
     person with respect to whom the International Criminal Police 
     Organization has issued a Red Notice solely on the basis of 
     the issuance of such Red Notice.
       ``(c) Exclusion.--A financial institution may not exclude 
     from any service offered by such financial institution a 
     person with respect to whom the International Criminal Police 
     Organization issued a Red Notice solely on the basis of the 
     issuance of such Red Notice.''.

     SEC. ___. COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Corrupt actor.--The term ``corrupt actor'' means--
       (A) any foreign person or entity that is a government 
     official or government entity responsible for, or complicit 
     in, an act of corruption; and
       (B) any company, in which a person or entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) has a significant stake, which is 
     responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption.
       (2) Corruption.--The term ``corruption'' means the unlawful 
     exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, 
     including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.
       (3) Significant corruption.--The term ``significant 
     corruption'' means corruption committed at a high level of 
     government that has some or all of the following 
     characteristics:
       (A) Illegitimately distorts major decision-making, such as 
     policy or resource determinations, or other fundamental 
     functions of governance.
       (B) Involves economically or socially large-scale 
     government activities.
       (b) Publication of Tiered Ranking List.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     publish, on a publicly accessible website, a tiered ranking 
     of all foreign countries.
       (2) Tier 1 countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     1 country in the ranking published under paragraph (1) if the 
     government of such country is complying with the minimum 
     standards set forth in section 4.
       (3) Tier 2 countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     2 country in the ranking published under paragraph (1) if the 
     government of such country is making efforts to comply with 
     the minimum standards set forth in section 4, but is not 
     achieving the requisite level of compliance to be ranked as a 
     tier 1 country.
       (4) Tier 3 countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     3 country in the ranking published under paragraph (1) if the 
     government of such country is making de minimis or no efforts 
     to comply with the minimum standards set forth in subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Corruption and 
     Assessment of Efforts to Combat Corruption.--
       (1) In general.--The government of a country is complying 
     with the minimum standards for the elimination of corruption 
     if the government--
       (A) has enacted and implemented laws and established 
     government structures, policies, and practices that prohibit 
     corruption, including significant corruption;
       (B) enforces the laws described in subparagraph (A) by 
     punishing any person who is found, through a fair judicial 
     process, to have violated such laws;
       (C) prescribes punishment for significant corruption that 
     is commensurate with the punishment prescribed for serious 
     crimes; and
       (D) is making serious and sustained efforts to address 
     corruption, including through prevention.
       (2) Factors for assessing government efforts to combat 
     corruption.--In determining whether a government is making 
     serious and sustained efforts to address corruption, the 
     Secretary of State shall consider, to the extent relevant or 
     appropriate, factors such as--
       (A) whether the government of the country has criminalized 
     corruption, investigates and prosecutes acts of corruption, 
     and convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts 
     over which it has jurisdiction, including, as appropriate, 
     incarcerating individuals convicted of such acts;
       (B) whether the government of the country vigorously 
     investigates, prosecutes, convicts, and sentences public 
     officials who participate in or facilitate corruption, 
     including nationals of the country who are deployed in 
     foreign military assignments, trade delegations abroad, or 
     other similar missions, who engage in or facilitate 
     significant corruption;
       (C) whether the government of the country has adopted 
     measures to prevent corruption, such as measures to inform 
     and educate the public, including potential victims, about 
     the causes and consequences of corruption;
       (D) what steps the government of the country has taken to 
     prohibit government officials from participating in, 
     facilitating, or

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     condoning corruption, including the investigation, 
     prosecution, and conviction of such officials;
       (E) the extent to which the country provides access, or, as 
     appropriate, makes adequate resources available, to civil 
     society organizations and other institutions to combat 
     corruption, including reporting, investigating, and 
     monitoring;
       (F) whether an independent judiciary or judicial body in 
     the country is responsible for, and effectively capable of, 
     deciding corruption cases impartially, on the basis of facts 
     and in accordance with the law, without any improper 
     restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, threats, or 
     interferences (direct or indirect);
       (G) whether the government of the country is assisting in 
     international investigations of transnational corruption 
     networks and in other cooperative efforts to combat 
     significant corruption, including, as appropriate, 
     cooperating with the governments of other countries to 
     extradite corrupt actors;
       (H) whether the government of the country recognizes the 
     rights of victims of corruption, ensures their access to 
     justice, and takes steps to prevent victims from being 
     further victimized or persecuted by corrupt actors, 
     government officials, or others;
       (I) whether the government of the country protects victims 
     of corruption or whistleblowers from reprisal due to such 
     persons having assisted in exposing corruption, and refrains 
     from other discriminatory treatment of such persons;
       (J) whether the government of the country is willing and 
     able to recover and, as appropriate, return the proceeds of 
     corruption;
       (K) whether the government of the country is taking steps 
     to implement financial transparency measures in line with the 
     Financial Action Task Force recommendations, including due 
     diligence and beneficial ownership transparency requirements;
       (L) whether the government of the country is facilitating 
     corruption in other countries in connection with state-
     directed investment, loans or grants for major 
     infrastructure, or other initiatives; and
       (M) such other information relating to corruption as the 
     Secretary of State considers appropriate.
       (3) Assessing government efforts to combat corruption in 
     relation to relevant international commitments.--In 
     determining whether a government is making serious and 
     sustained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of 
     State shall consider the government of a country's compliance 
     with the following, as relevant:
       (A) The Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the 
     Organization of American States, done at Caracas March 29, 
     1996.
       (B) The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public 
     Officials in International Business Transactions of the 
     Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, done 
     at Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Anti-Bribery Convention'').
       (C) The United Nations Convention against Transnational 
     Organized Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000.
       (D) The United Nations Convention against Corruption, done 
     at New York October 31, 2003.
       (E) Such other treaties, agreements, and international 
     standards as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
       (d) Imposition of Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Human 
     Rights Accountability Act.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, should evaluate whether 
     there are foreign persons engaged in significant corruption 
     for the purposes of potential imposition of sanctions under 
     the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
     (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 
     2656 note)--
       (A) in all countries identified as tier 3 countries under 
     subsection (b); or
       (B) in relation to the planning or construction or any 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
       (2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     publishing the list required by subsection (b)(1) and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the committees specified in paragraph (6) a report that 
     includes--
       (A) a list of foreign persons with respect to which the 
     President imposed sanctions pursuant to the evaluation under 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed;
       (C) the reasons for imposing such sanctions; and
       (D) a list of all foreign persons found to have been 
     engaged in significant corruption in relation to the 
     planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 
     pipeline.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (2) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (4) Briefing in lieu of report.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except 
     with respect to the list required by paragraph (2)(D)) 
     provide a briefing to the committees specified in paragraph 
     (6) instead of submitting a written report required under 
     paragraph (2), if doing so would better serve existing United 
     States anti-corruption efforts or the national interests of 
     the United States.
       (5) Termination of requirements relating to nord stream 
     2.--The requirements under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(D) shall 
     terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (6) Committees specified.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Designation of Embassy Anti-corruption Points of 
     Contact.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United 
     States diplomatic post to each country identified as tier 2 
     or tier 3 under section 3, or which the Secretary otherwise 
     determines is in need of such a point of contact. The point 
     of contact shall be the chief of mission or the chief of 
     mission's designee.
       (2) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of 
     contact designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible 
     for enhancing coordination and promoting the implementation 
     of a whole-of-government approach among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies undertaking efforts to--
       (A) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
       (B) enhance the ability of such countries--
       (i) to combat public corruption; and
       (ii) to develop and implement corruption risk assessment 
     tools and mitigation strategies.
       (3) Training.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
     appropriate training for anti-corruption points of contact 
     designated under paragraph (1).


          amendment no. 111 offered by mr. cohen of tennessee

       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. REQUIREMENT TO ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT.

       The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization under section 1212 to attempt 
     to recover any aircraft that were provided by the United 
     States to the Afghan security forces that have been relocated 
     to other countries, including the 46 aircraft flown to 
     Uzbekistan, during the collapse of the Afghan government.


           amendment no. 112 offered by mr. comer of kentucky

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

     SEC. 1214. ADDITIONAL REPORTS REQUIRED OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
                   SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN 
                   RECONSTRUCTION.

       The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction shall conduct investigations, submit progress 
     reports on such investigations to the appropriate 
     congressional committees through the quarterly reports 
     required to be submitted to such committees under law, and 
     submit to such committees a final report containing summary 
     of all such investigations with respect to the withdrawal of 
     United States and allied forces from Afghanistan, which 
     shall, at a minimum, include the following:
       (1) The types of military equipment provided by the United 
     States to the Afghanistan military or security forces that 
     was left in Afghanistan after withdrawal of United States 
     forces, including equipment provided to the Afghan Air Force, 
     whether the Taliban have control over such equipment, and 
     whether it is being moved or sold to any third parties.
       (2) Whether Afghan government officials fled Afghanistan 
     with United States taxpayer dollars.
       (3) Whether funds made available from the Afghan Security 
     Force Fund were stolen by Afghan government officials or were 
     diverted from their originally intended purposes.
       (4) Whether equipment provided to Afghanistan military or 
     security forces was used to assist Afghan government 
     officials to flee Afghanistan.


         amendment no. 113 offered by mr. connolly of virginia

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF SAUDI DISSIDENTS ACT OF 2021.

       (a) Restrictions on Transfers of Defense Articles and 
     Services, Design and Construction Services, and Major Defense 
     Equipment to Saudi Arabia.--
       (1) Initial period.--During the 120-day period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not 
     sell, authorize a license for the export of, or otherwise 
     transfer any defense articles or defense services, design and 
     construction services, or major defense equipment under the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to an 
     intelligence, internal security, or law enforcement agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any 
     person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such agency or 
     instrumentality.
       (2) Subsequent periods.--
       (A) In general.--During the 120-day period beginning after 
     the end of the 120-day period described in paragraph (1), and 
     each 120-day period thereafter, the President may not sell, 
     authorize a license for the export of, or otherwise transfer 
     any defense articles or services, design and construction 
     services, or

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     major defense equipment under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), regardless of the amount of such 
     articles, services, or equipment, to an intelligence, 
     internal security, or law enforcement agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any 
     person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such agency or 
     instrumentality, unless the President has submitted to the 
     chairman and ranking member of the appropriate congressional 
     committees a certification described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subparagraph is a certification that contains a determination 
     of the President that, during the 120-day period preceding 
     the date of submission of the certification, the United 
     States Government has not determined that the Government of 
     Saudi Arabia has conducted any of the following activities:
       (i) Forced repatriation, intimidation, or killing of 
     dissidents in other countries.
       (ii) The unjust imprisonment in Saudi Arabia of United 
     States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence or the prohibition on these individuals and their 
     family members from exiting Saudi Arabia.
       (iii) Torture of detainees in the custody of the Government 
     of Saudi Arabia.
       (3) Exception.--The restrictions in this section shall not 
     apply with respect to the sale, authorization of a license 
     for export, or transfer of any defense articles or services, 
     design and construction services, or major defense equipment 
     under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
     for use in--
       (A) the defense of the territory of Saudi Arabia from 
     external threats; or
       (B) the defense of United States military or diplomatic 
     personnel or United States facilities located in Saudi 
     Arabia.
       (4) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The President may waive the restrictions 
     in this section if the President submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report not later than 15 days 
     before the granting of such waiver that contains--
       (i) a determination of the President that such a waiver is 
     in the vital national security interests of the United 
     States; and
       (ii) a detailed justification for the use of such waiver 
     and the reasons why the restrictions in this section cannot 
     be met.
       (B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on the date 
     that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (6) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       (b) Report on Consistent Pattern of Acts of Intimidation or 
     Harassment Directed Against Individuals in the United 
     States.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2756) states that ``no transfers or letters of offer may be 
     issued, no credits or guarantees may be extended, and no 
     export licenses may be issued under this Act with respect to 
     any country determined by the President to be engaged in a 
     consistent pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment 
     directed against individuals in the United States''.
       (B) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act further 
     requires the President to report any such determination 
     promptly to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on--
       (A) whether any official of the Government of Saudi Arabia 
     engaged in a consistent pattern of acts of intimidation or 
     harassment directed against Jamal Khashoggi or any individual 
     in the United States; and
       (B) whether any United States-origin defense articles were 
     used in the activities described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (c) Report and Certification With Respect to Saudi 
     Diplomats and Diplomatic Facilities in the United States.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report covering the 
     three-year period preceding such date of enactment regarding 
     whether and to what extent covered persons used diplomatic 
     credentials, visas, or covered facilities to facilitate 
     monitoring, tracking, surveillance, or harassment of, or harm 
     to, other nationals of Saudi Arabia living in the United 
     States.
       (2) Certification.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and each 120-day period 
     thereafter, the President shall, if the President determines 
     that such is the case, submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a certification that the United 
     States Government has not determined covered persons to be 
     using diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities to 
     facilitate serious harassment of, or harm to, other nationals 
     of Saudi Arabia living in the United States during the time 
     period covered by each such certification.
       (B) Failure to submit certification.--If the President does 
     not submit a certification under subparagraph (A), the 
     President shall--
       (i) close one or more covered facilities for such period of 
     time until the President does submit such a certification; 
     and
       (ii) submit to the appropriate congressional committee a 
     report that contains--

       (I) a detailed explanation of why the President is unable 
     to make such a certification;
       (II) a list and summary of engagements of the United States 
     Government with the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding the 
     use of diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (III) a description of actions the United States Government 
     has taken or intends to take in response to the use of 
     diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities 
     described in subparagraph (A).

       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) and the 
     certification and report required by paragraph (2) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (4) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The President may waive the restrictions 
     in this section if the President submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report not later than 15 days 
     before the granting of such waiver that contains--
       (i) a determination of the President that such a waiver is 
     in the vital national security interests of the United 
     States; and
       (ii) a detailed justification for the use of such waiver 
     and the reasons why the restrictions in this section cannot 
     be met.
       (B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on the date 
     that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (B) Covered facility.--The term ``covered facility'' means 
     a diplomatic or consular facility of Saudi Arabia in the 
     United States.
       (C) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means a 
     national of Saudi Arabia credentialed to a covered facility.
       (d) Report on the Duty to Warn Obligation of the Government 
     of the United States.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that Intelligence Community 
     Directive 191 provides that--
       (A) when an element of the intelligence community of the 
     United States collects or acquires credible and specific 
     information indicating an impending threat of intentional 
     killing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping directed at a 
     person, the agency must ``warn the intended victim or those 
     responsible for protecting the intended victim, as 
     appropriate'' unless an applicable waiver of the duty is 
     granted by the appropriate official within the element; and
       (B) when issues arise with respect to whether the threat 
     information rises to the threshold of ``duty to warn'', the 
     directive calls for resolution in favor of warning the 
     intended victim.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     in coordination with the heads of other relevant United 
     States intelligence agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report with respect to--
       (A) whether and how the intelligence community fulfilled 
     its duty to warn Jamal Khashoggi of threats to his life and 
     liberty pursuant to Intelligence Community Directive 191; and
       (B) in the case of the intelligence community not 
     fulfilling its duty to warn as described in paragraph (1), 
     why the intelligence community did not fulfill this duty.
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

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       (B) Duty to warn.--The term ``duty to warn'' has the 
     meaning given that term in Intelligence Community Directive 
     191, as in effect on July 21, 2015.
       (C) 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)).
       (D) Relevant united states intelligence agency.--The term 
     ``relevant United States intelligence agency'' means any 
     element of the intelligence community that may have possessed 
     intelligence reporting regarding threats to Jamal Khashoggi.


         amendment No. 114 offered by Mr. Connolly of virginia

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT OF 2021.

       (a) Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review 
     Council.--
       (1) Establishment.--The President shall establish a Global 
     Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Council'') to perform the 
     general responsibilities described in paragraph (3) and the 
     specific roles and responsibilities described in paragraph 
     (5).
       (2) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than four 
     times per year to advance its mission and fulfill its 
     responsibilities.
       (3) General responsibilities.--The Council shall be 
     responsible for the following activities:
       (A) Provide policy-level recommendations to participating 
     agencies on Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) goals, 
     objectives, and implementation, and other international 
     efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response.
       (B) Facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral engagement to 
     carry out GHSA implementation.
       (C) Provide a forum for raising and working to resolve 
     interagency disagreements concerning the GHSA, and other 
     international efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness and 
     response.
       (D)(i) Review the progress toward and work to resolve 
     challenges in achieving United States commitments under the 
     GHSA, including commitments to assist other countries in 
     achieving the GHSA targets.
       (ii) The Council shall consider, among other issues, the 
     following:

       (I) The status of United States financial commitments to 
     the GHSA in the context of commitments by other donors, and 
     the contributions of partner countries to achieve the GHSA 
     targets.
       (II) The progress toward the milestones outlined in GHSA 
     national plans for those countries where the United States 
     Government has committed to assist in implementing the GHSA 
     and in annual work-plans outlining agency priorities for 
     implementing the GHSA.
       (III) The external evaluations of United States and partner 
     country capabilities to address infectious disease threats, 
     including the ability to achieve the targets outlined within 
     the WHO Joint External Evaluation tool, as well as gaps 
     identified by such external evaluations.

       (4) Participation.--The Council shall be headed by the 
     Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in 
     coordination with the heads of relevant Federal agencies. The 
     Council shall consist of representatives from the following 
     agencies:
       (A) The Department of State.
       (B) The Department of Defense.
       (C) The Department of Justice.
       (D) The Department of Agriculture.
       (E) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       (F) The Department of the Treasury.
       (G) The Department of Labor.
       (H) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (I) The Office of Management and Budget.
       (J) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       (K) The United States Agency for International Development.
       (L) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       (M) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
       (N) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (O) The National Institutes of Health.
       (P) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 
     Diseases.
       (Q) Such other agencies as the Council determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (5) Specific roles and responsibilities.--
       (A) In general.--The heads of agencies described in 
     paragraph (4) shall--
       (i) make the GHSA and its implementation and global 
     pandemic preparedness a high priority within their respective 
     agencies, and include GHSA- and global pandemic preparedness-
     related activities within their respective agencies' 
     strategic planning and budget processes;
       (ii) designate a senior-level official to be responsible 
     for the implementation of this Act;
       (iii) designate, in accordance with paragraph (4), an 
     appropriate representative at the Assistant Secretary level 
     or higher to participate on the Council;
       (iv) keep the Council apprised of GHSA-related activities 
     undertaken within their respective agencies;
       (v) maintain responsibility for agency-related programmatic 
     functions in coordination with host governments, country 
     teams, and GHSA in-country teams, and in conjunction with 
     other relevant agencies;
       (vi) coordinate with other agencies that are identified in 
     this section to satisfy programmatic goals, and further 
     facilitate coordination of country teams, implementers, and 
     donors in host countries; and
       (vii) coordinate across national health security action 
     plans and with GHSA and other partners, as appropriate, to 
     which the United States is providing assistance.
       (B) Additional roles and responsibilities.--In addition to 
     the roles and responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), 
     the heads of agencies described in paragraph (4) shall carry 
     out their respective roles and responsibilities described in 
     subsections (b) through (i) of section 3 of Executive Order 
     13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Advancing the Global 
     Health Security Agenda to Achieve a World Safe and Secure 
     from Infectious Disease Threats), as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) United States Coordinator for Global Health Security.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall appoint an individual 
     to the position of United States Coordinator for Global 
     Health Security, who shall be responsible for the 
     coordination of the interagency process for responding to 
     global health security emergencies. As appropriate, the 
     designee shall coordinate with the President's Special 
     Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance.
       (2) Congressional briefing.--Not less frequently than twice 
     each year, the employee designated under this section shall 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the responsibilities and activities of the 
     individual under this section.
       (c) Strategy and Reports.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to--
       (A) promote and invest in global health security and 
     pandemic preparedness as a core national security interest;
       (B) advance the aims of the Global Health Security Agenda;
       (C) collaborate with other countries to detect and mitigate 
     outbreaks early to prevent the spread of disease;
       (D) encourage and support other countries to advance 
     pandemic preparedness by investing in basic resilient and 
     sustainable health care systems; and
       (E) strengthen global health security across the 
     intersection of human and animal health to prepare for and 
     prevent infectious disease outbreaks and combat the growing 
     threat of antimicrobial resistance.
       (2) Strategy.--The President shall coordinate the 
     development and implementation of a strategy to implement the 
     policy aims described in paragraph (1), which shall--
       (A) seek to strengthen United States diplomatic leadership 
     and improve the effectiveness of United States foreign 
     assistance for global health security to prevent, detect, and 
     respond to infectious disease threats, including through 
     advancement of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), the 
     International Health Regulations (2005), and other relevant 
     frameworks that contribute to global health security and 
     pandemic preparedness;
       (B) establish specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, 
     timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and 
     evaluation plans for United States foreign assistance for 
     global health security that promote learning and reflect 
     international best practices relating to global health 
     security, transparency, and accountability;
       (C) establish mechanisms to improve coordination and avoid 
     duplication of effort between the United States Government 
     and partner countries, donor countries, the private sector, 
     multilateral organizations, and other key stakeholders;
       (D) prioritize working with partner countries with 
     demonstrated--
       (i) need, as identified through the Joint External 
     Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, national action plans for 
     health security, GHSA Action Packages, and other 
     complementary or successor indicators of global health 
     security and pandemic preparedness; and
       (ii) commitment to transparency, including budget and 
     global health data transparency, complying with the 
     International Health Regulations (2005), investing in 
     domestic health systems, and achieving measurable results;
       (E) reduce long-term reliance upon United States foreign 
     assistance for global health security by promoting partner 
     country ownership, improved domestic resource mobilization, 
     co-financing, and appropriate national budget allocations for 
     global health security and pandemic preparedness and 
     response;
       (F) assist partner countries in building the technical 
     capacity of relevant ministries, systems, and networks to 
     prepare, execute, monitor, and evaluate effective national 
     action plans for health security, including mechanisms to 
     enhance budget and global health data transparency, as 
     necessary and appropriate;
       (G) support and be aligned with country-owned global health 
     security policy and investment plans developed with input 
     from key stakeholders, as appropriate;
       (H) facilitate communication and collaboration, as 
     appropriate, among local stakeholders in support of a multi-
     sectoral approach to global health security;

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       (I) support the long-term success of programs by building 
     the capacity of local organizations and institutions in 
     target countries and communities;
       (J) develop community resilience to infectious disease 
     threats and emergencies;
       (K) support global health budget and workforce planning in 
     partner countries, including training in financial management 
     and budget and global health data transparency;
       (L) align United States foreign assistance for global 
     health security with national action plans for health 
     security in partner countries, developed with input from key 
     stakeholders, including the private sector, to the greatest 
     extent practicable and appropriate;
       (M) strengthen linkages between complementary bilateral and 
     multilateral foreign assistance programs, including efforts 
     of the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global 
     Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the 
     Vaccine Alliance, that contribute to the development of more 
     resilient health systems and supply chains in partner 
     countries with the capacity, resources, and personnel 
     required to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
     disease threats;
       (N) support innovation and public-private partnerships to 
     improve pandemic preparedness and response, including for the 
     development and deployment of effective, accessible, and 
     affordable infectious disease tracking tools, diagnostics, 
     therapeutics, and vaccines;
       (O) support collaboration with and among relevant public 
     and private research entities engaged in global health 
     security; and
       (P) support collaboration between United States 
     universities and public and private institutions in partner 
     countries that promote global health security and innovation.
       (3) Strategy submission.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation 
     with the head of each relevant Federal department and agency, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
     strategy required under paragraph (2) that provides a 
     detailed description of how the United States intends to 
     advance the policy set forth in paragraph (1) and the agency-
     specific plans described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Agency-specific plans.--The strategy required under 
     subsection (a) shall include specific implementation plans 
     from each relevant Federal department and agency that 
     describe--
       (i) the anticipated contributions of the department or 
     agency, including technical, financial, and in-kind 
     contributions, to implement the strategy; and
       (ii) the efforts of the department or agency to ensure that 
     the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the 
     strategy are designed to achieve maximum impact and long-term 
     sustainability.
       (4) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the strategy required under paragraph (2) is submitted 
     to the appropriate congressional committees under paragraph 
     (3), and not later than October 1 of each year thereafter, 
     the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that describes the status of the 
     implementation of the strategy.
       (B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) identify any substantial changes made in the strategy 
     during the preceding calendar year;
       (ii) describe the progress made in implementing the 
     strategy;
       (iii) identify the indicators used to establish benchmarks 
     and measure results over time, as well as the mechanisms for 
     reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;
       (iv) contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting 
     of expenditures by relevant Federal departments and agencies 
     to implement the strategy, including, to the extent 
     practicable, for each Federal department and agency, the 
     statutory source of expenditures, amounts expended, partners, 
     targeted populations, and types of activities supported;
       (v) describe how the strategy leverages other United States 
     global health and development assistance programs and 
     bilateral and multilateral institutions;
       (vi) assess efforts to coordinate United States global 
     health security programs, activities, and initiatives with 
     key stakeholders;
       (vii) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and 
     updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing 
     lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders, including 
     key stakeholders, in an open, transparent manner; and
       (viii) describe the progress achieved and challenges 
     concerning the United States Government's ability to advance 
     GHSA and pandemic preparedness, including data disaggregated 
     by priority country using indicators that are consistent on a 
     year-to-year basis and recommendations to resolve, mitigate, 
     or otherwise address the challenges identified therein.
       (5) Form.--The strategy required under paragraph (2) and 
     the report required under paragraph (4) shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
       (d) Establishment of Fund for Global Health Security and 
     Pandemic Preparedness.--
       (1) Negotiations for establishment of a fund for global 
     health security and pandemic preparedness.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments 
     and agencies as necessary and appropriate, should seek to 
     enter into negotiations with donors, relevant United Nations 
     agencies, including the World Health Organization, and other 
     key multilateral stakeholders, for the establishment of--
       (A) a multilateral, catalytic financing mechanism for 
     global health security and pandemic preparedness, which may 
     be known as the Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic 
     Preparedness (in this title referred to as ``the Fund''), in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section; and
       (B) an Advisory Board to the Fund in accordance with 
     subsection (g).
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Fund should be to close 
     critical gaps in global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness and build capacity in eligible partner countries 
     in the areas of global health security, infectious disease 
     control, and pandemic preparedness, such that it--
       (A) prioritizes capacity building and financing 
     availability in eligible partner countries;
       (B) incentivizes countries to prioritize the use of 
     domestic resources for global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness;
       (C) leverages government, nongovernment, and private sector 
     investments;
       (D) regularly responds to and evaluates progress based on 
     clear metrics and benchmarks, such as the Joint External 
     Evaluation and Global Health Security Index;
       (E) aligns with and complements ongoing bilateral and 
     multilateral efforts and financing, including through the 
     World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to 
     Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine 
     Alliance; and
       (F) accelerates country compliance with the International 
     Health Regulations (2005) and fulfillment of the Global 
     Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework, in coordination with 
     the ongoing Joint External Evaluation national action 
     planning process.
       (3) Executive board.--
       (A) In general.--The Fund should be governed by an 
     Executive Board, which should be composed of not more than 20 
     representatives of donor governments, foundations, academic 
     institutions, civil society, and the private sector that meet 
     a minimum threshold in annual contributions and agree to 
     uphold transparency measures.
       (B) Duties.--The Executive Board should be charged with 
     approving strategies, operations, and grant-making 
     authorities, such that it is able to conduct effective 
     fiduciary, monitoring, and evaluation efforts, and other 
     oversight functions. In addition, the Executive Board 
     should--
       (i) be comprised only of contributors to the Fund at not 
     less than the minimum threshold to be established pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) determine operational procedures such that the Fund is 
     able to effectively fulfill its mission; and
       (iii) provide oversight and accountability for the Fund in 
     collaboration with the Inspector General to be established 
     pursuant to subsection (f)(5)(A).
       (C) Composition.--The Executive Board should include--
       (i) representatives of the governments of founding 
     permanent member countries who, in addition to the 
     requirements in subparagraph (A), qualify based upon meeting 
     an established initial contribution threshold, which should 
     be not less than 10 percent of total initial contributions, 
     and a demonstrated commitment to supporting the International 
     Health Regulations (2005);
       (ii) term members, who are from academic institutions, 
     civil society, and the private sector and are selected by the 
     permanent members on the basis of their experience and 
     commitment to innovation, best practices, and the advancement 
     of global health security objectives; and
       (iii) representatives of the World Health Organization, and 
     the chair of the Global Health Security Steering Group.
       (D) Qualifications.--Individuals appointed to the Executive 
     Board should have demonstrated knowledge and experience 
     across a variety of sectors, including human and animal 
     health, agriculture, development, defense, finance, research, 
     and academia.
       (E) Conflicts of interest.--
       (i) Technical experts.--The Executive Board may include 
     independent technical experts, provided they are not 
     affiliated with or employed by a recipient country or 
     organization.
       (ii) Multilateral bodies and institutions.--Executive Board 
     members appointed under subparagraph (C)(iii) should recuse 
     themselves from matters presenting conflicts of interest, 
     including financing decisions relating to such bodies and 
     institutions.
       (F) United states representation.--
       (i) In general.--

       (I) Founding permanent member.--The Secretary of State 
     shall seek to establish the United States as a founding 
     permanent member of the Fund.
       (II) United states representation.--The United States shall 
     be represented on the Executive Board by an officer or 
     employee of the United States appointed by the President.

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       (I) Effective date.--This paragraph shall take effect upon 
     the date the Secretary of State certifies and transmits to 
     Congress an agreement establishing the Fund.
       (II) Termination date.--The membership established pursuant 
     to clause (i) shall terminate upon the date of termination of 
     the Fund.

       (G) Removal procedures.--The Fund should establish 
     procedures for the removal of members of the Executive Board 
     who engage in a consistent pattern of human rights abuses, 
     fail to uphold global health data transparency requirements, 
     or otherwise violate the established standards of the Fund, 
     including in relation to corruption.
       (H) Enforceability.--Any agreement concluded under the 
     authorities provided by this section shall be legally 
     effective and binding upon the United States, as may be 
     provided in the agreement, upon--
       (i) the enactment of appropriate implementing legislation 
     which provides for the approval of the specific agreement or 
     agreements, including attachments, annexes, and supporting 
     documentation, as appropriate; or
       (ii) if concluded and submitted as a treaty, receiving the 
     necessary consent of the Senate.
       (I) Eligible partner country defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``eligible partner country'' means a country with 
     demonstrated--
       (i) need, as identified through the Joint External 
     Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, national action plans for 
     health security, and other complementary or successor 
     indicators of global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness; and
       (ii) commitment to transparency, including budget and 
     global health data transparency, complying with the 
     International Health Regulations (2005), investing in 
     domestic health systems, and achieving measurable results, 
     and in which the Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic 
     Preparedness established under this section may finance 
     global health security and pandemic preparedness assistance 
     programs under this Act.
       (e) Fund Authorities.--
       (1) Program objectives.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the purpose set forth in 
     subsection (d), the Fund, acting through the Executive Board, 
     should provide grants, including challenge grants, technical 
     assistance, concessional lending, catalytic investment funds, 
     and other innovative funding mechanisms, as appropriate, to--
       (i) help eligible partner countries close critical gaps in 
     health security, as identified through the Joint External 
     Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, and national action plans 
     for health security and other complementary or successor 
     indicators of global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness; and
       (ii) support measures that enable such countries, at both 
     national and sub-national levels, and in partnership with 
     civil society and the private sector, to strengthen and 
     sustain resilient health systems and supply chains with the 
     resources, capacity, and personnel required to prevent, 
     detect, mitigate, and respond to infectious disease threats 
     before they become pandemics.
       (B) Activities supported.--The activities to be supported 
     by the Fund should include efforts to--
       (i) enable eligible partner countries to formulate and 
     implement national health security and pandemic preparedness 
     action plans, advance action packages under the Global Health 
     Security Agenda, and adopt and uphold commitments under the 
     International Health Regulations (2005) and other related 
     international health agreements, as appropriate;
       (ii) support global health security budget planning in 
     eligible partner countries, including training in financial 
     management and budget and global health data transparency;
       (iii) strengthen the health security workforce, including 
     hiring, training, and deploying experts to improve frontline 
     preparedness for emerging epidemic and pandemic threats;
       (iv) improve infection control and the protection of 
     healthcare workers within healthcare settings;
       (v) combat the threat of antimicrobial resistance;
       (vi) strengthen laboratory capacity and promote biosafety 
     and biosecurity through the provision of material and 
     technical assistance;
       (vii) reduce the risk of bioterrorism, zoonotic disease 
     spillover, and accidental biological release;
       (viii) build technical capacity to manage global health 
     security related supply chains, including for personal 
     protective equipment, oxygen, testing reagents, and other 
     lifesaving supplies, through effective forecasting, 
     procurement, warehousing, and delivery from central 
     warehouses to points of service in both the public and 
     private sectors;
       (ix) enable bilateral, regional, and international 
     partnerships and cooperation, including through pandemic 
     early warning systems and emergency operations centers, to 
     identify and address transnational infectious disease threats 
     exacerbated by natural and man-made disasters, human 
     displacement, and zoonotic infection;
       (x) establish partnerships for the sharing of best 
     practices and enabling eligible countries to meet targets and 
     indicators under the Joint External Evaluation process, the 
     Global Health Security Index classification of health 
     systems, and national action plans for health security 
     relating to the detection, treatment, and prevention of 
     neglected tropical diseases;
       (xi) build the technical capacity of eligible partner 
     countries to prepare for and respond to second order 
     development impacts of infectious disease outbreaks, while 
     accounting for the differentiated needs and vulnerabilities 
     of marginalized populations;
       (xii) develop and utilize metrics to monitor and evaluate 
     programmatic performance and identify best practices, 
     including in accordance with Joint External Evaluation 
     benchmarks, Global Health Security Agenda targets, and Global 
     Health Security Index indicators;
       (xiii) develop and deploy mechanisms to enhance the 
     transparency and accountability of global health security and 
     pandemic preparedness programs and data, in compliance with 
     the International Health Regulations (2005), including 
     through the sharing of trends, risks, and lessons learned; 
     and
       (xiv) develop and implement simulation exercises, produce 
     and release after action reports, and address related gaps.
       (C) Implementation of program objectives.--In carrying out 
     the objectives of this paragraph, the Fund should work to 
     eliminate duplication and waste by upholding strict 
     transparency and accountability standards and coordinating 
     its programs and activities with key partners working to 
     advance global health security and pandemic preparedness, 
     including--
       (i) governments, civil society, faith-based, and 
     nongovernmental organizations, research and academic 
     institutions, and private sector entities in eligible partner 
     countries;
       (ii) the pandemic early warning systems and emergency 
     operations centers to be established under subparagraph 
     (B)(ix);
       (iii) the World Health Organization;
       (iv) the Global Health Security Agenda;
       (v) the Global Health Security Initiative;
       (vi) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
     Malaria;
       (vii) the United Nations Office for the Coordination of 
     Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, and other relevant funds, 
     programs, and specialized agencies of the United Nations;
       (viii) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance;
       (ix) the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations;
       (x) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; and
       (xi) the United States Coordinator for Global Health 
     Security and Diplomacy established under subsection (b).
       (2) Priority.--In providing assistance under this section, 
     the Fund should give priority to low-and lower-middle income 
     countries with--
       (A) low scores on the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems;
       (B) measurable gaps in global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness identified under Joint External Evaluations and 
     national action plans for health security;
       (C) demonstrated political and financial commitment to 
     pandemic preparedness; and
       (D) demonstrated commitment to upholding global health 
     budget and data transparency and accountability standards, 
     complying with the International Health Regulations (2005), 
     investing in domestic health systems, and achieving 
     measurable results.
       (3) Eligible grant recipients.--Governments and 
     nongovernmental organizations should be eligible to receive 
     grants as described in this section.
       (f) Fund Administration.--
       (1) Appointment of an administrator.--The Executive Board 
     of the Fund should appoint an Administrator who should be 
     responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the 
     Fund.
       (2) Authority to solicit and accept contributions.--The 
     Fund should be authorized to solicit and accept contributions 
     from governments, the private sector, foundations, 
     individuals, and nongovernmental entities of all kinds.
       (3) Accountability of funds and criteria for programs.--As 
     part of the negotiations described in subsection (d)(1), the 
     Secretary of the State, shall, consistent with paragraph 
     (4)--
       (A) take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the 
     Fund will have in effect adequate procedures and standards to 
     account for and monitor the use of funds contributed to the 
     Fund, including the cost of administering the Fund; and
       (B) seek agreement on the criteria that should be used to 
     determine the programs and activities that should be assisted 
     by the Fund.
       (4) Selection of partner countries, projects, and 
     recipients.--The Executive Board should establish--
       (A) eligible partner country selection criteria, to include 
     transparent metrics to measure and assess global health 
     security and pandemic preparedness strengths and 
     vulnerabilities in countries seeking assistance;
       (B) minimum standards for ensuring eligible partner country 
     ownership and commitment to long-term results, including 
     requirements for domestic budgeting, resource mobilization, 
     and co-investment;
       (C) criteria for the selection of projects to receive 
     support from the Fund;
       (D) standards and criteria regarding qualifications of 
     recipients of such support;

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       (E) such rules and procedures as may be necessary for cost-
     effective management of the Fund; and
       (F) such rules and procedures as may be necessary to ensure 
     transparency and accountability in the grant-making process.
       (5) Additional transparency and accountability 
     requirements.--
       (A) Inspector general.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of State shall seek to 
     ensure that the Fund maintains an independent Office of the 
     Inspector General and ensure that the office has the 
     requisite resources and capacity to regularly conduct and 
     publish, on a publicly accessible website, rigorous 
     financial, programmatic, and reporting audits and 
     investigations of the Fund and its grantees.
       (ii) Sense of congress on corruption.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that--

       (I) corruption within global health programs contribute 
     directly to the loss of human life and cannot be tolerated; 
     and
       (II) in making financial recoveries relating to a corrupt 
     act or criminal conduct under a grant, as determined by the 
     Inspector General, the responsible grant recipient should be 
     assessed at a recovery rate of up to 150 percent of such 
     loss.

       (B) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary of State shall 
     seek to ensure the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes 
     publicly available a system to track the administrative and 
     management costs of the Fund on a quarterly basis.
       (C) Financial tracking systems.--The Secretary of State 
     shall ensure that the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes 
     publicly available a system to track the amount of funds 
     disbursed to each grant recipient and sub-recipient during a 
     grant's fiscal cycle.
       (g) Fund Advisory Board.--
       (1) In general.--There should be an Advisory Board to the 
     Fund.
       (2) Appointments.--The members of the Advisory Board should 
     be composed of--
       (A) individuals with experience and leadership in the 
     fields of development, global health, epidemiology, medicine, 
     biomedical research, and social sciences; and
       (B) representatives of relevant United Nations agencies, 
     including the World Health Organization, and nongovernmental 
     organizations with on-the-ground experience in implementing 
     global health programs in low and lower-middle income 
     countries.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Advisory Board should provide 
     advice and guidance to the Executive Board of the Fund on the 
     development and implementation of programs and projects to be 
     assisted by the Fund and on leveraging donations to the Fund.
       (4) Prohibition on payment of compensation.--
       (A) In general.--Except for travel expenses (including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence), no member of the Advisory Board 
     should receive compensation for services performed as a 
     member of the Board.
       (B) United states representative.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including an international 
     agreement), a representative of the United States on the 
     Advisory Board may not accept compensation for services 
     performed as a member of the Board, except that such 
     representative may accept travel expenses, including per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence, while away from the representative's 
     home or regular place of business in the performance of 
     services for the Board.
       (5) Conflicts of interest.--Members of the Advisory Board 
     should be required to disclose any potential conflicts of 
     interest prior to serving on the Advisory Board.
       (h) Reports to Congress on the Fund.--
       (1) Status report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, and the heads of other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     the progress of international negotiations to establish the 
     Fund.
       (2) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the establishment of the Fund, and annually thereafter for 
     the duration of the Fund, the Secretary of State, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the Fund.
       (B) Report elements.--The report shall include a 
     description of--
       (i) the goals of the Fund;
       (ii) the programs, projects, and activities supported by 
     the Fund;
       (iii) private and governmental contributions to the Fund; 
     and
       (iv) the criteria utilized to determine the programs and 
     activities that should be assisted by the Fund.
       (3) Gao report on effectiveness.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date that the Fund comes into effect, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of the Fund, including--
       (A) the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and 
     activities supported by the Fund; and
       (B) an assessment of the merits of continued United States 
     participation in the Fund.
       (i) United States Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to submission of the certification 
     under this section, the President is authorized to make 
     available for United States contributions to the Fund such 
     funds as may be authorized to be made available for such 
     purpose.
       (2) Notification.--The Secretary of State shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days 
     in advance of making a contribution to the Fund, including--
       (A) the amount of the proposed contribution;
       (B) the total of funds contributed by other donors; and
       (C) the national interests served by United States 
     participation in the Fund.
       (3) Limitation.--At no point during the 5 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act shall a United States 
     contribution to the Fund cause the cumulative total of United 
     States contributions to the Fund to exceed 33 percent of the 
     total contributions to the Fund from all sources.
       (4) Withholdings.--
       (A) Support for acts of international terrorism.--If at any 
     time the Secretary of State determines that the Fund has 
     provided assistance to a country, the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 
     620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) 
     has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, the United States shall withhold from its 
     contribution to the Fund for the next fiscal year an amount 
     equal to the amount expended by the Fund to the government of 
     such country.
       (B) Excessive salaries.--If at any time during the five 
     years after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     determines that the salary of any individual employed by the 
     Fund exceeds the salary of the Vice President of the United 
     States for that fiscal year, then the United States should 
     withhold from its contribution for the next fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the salary of 
     each such individual exceeds the salary of the Vice President 
     of the United States.
       (C) Accountability certification requirement.--The 
     Secretary of State may withhold not more than 20 percent of 
     planned United States contributions to the Fund until the 
     Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Fund has established procedures to 
     provide access by the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of State, as cognizant Inspector General, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Inspector General of the United States Agency 
     for International Development, and the Comptroller General of 
     the United States to the Fund's financial data and other 
     information relevant to United States contributions to the 
     Fund (as determined by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State).
       (j) Compliance With the Foreign Aid Transparency and 
     Accountability Act of 2016.--Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid 
     Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-
     191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) section [__] of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022.''.
       (k) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional Committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (2) Global health security.--The term ``global health 
     security'' means activities supporting epidemic and pandemic 
     preparedness and capabilities at the country and global 
     levels in order to minimize vulnerability to acute public 
     health events that can endanger the health of populations 
     across geographical regions and international boundaries.
       (l) Sunset.--This section, and the amendments made by this 
     section, shall cease to have force or effect on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.


         amendment no. 115 offered by mr. connolly of virginia

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

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON PARTICIPANTS IN SECURITY COOPERATION 
                   TRAINING PROGRAMS AND RECIPIENTS OF SECURITY 
                   ASSISTANCE TRAINING THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED 
                   FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, TERRORIST ACTIVITIES 
                   OR PARTICIPATION IN A MILITARY COUP.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
     individuals and units of security forces of foreign countries 
     that--
       (1) have participated in security cooperation training 
     programs or received security assistance training authorized 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) or title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 
     2010, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) have been subject to United States sanctions relating 
     to violations of human

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     rights under any provision of law, including under--
       (i) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2656 note);
       (ii) section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2378d); or
       (iii) section 362 of title 10, United States Code;
       (B) have been subject to United States sanctions relating 
     to terrorist activities under authorities provided in--
       (i) section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1189);
       (ii) the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
       (iii) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), other than sanctions on the importation 
     of goods provided for under such Act; or
       (iv) any other provision of law; or
       (C) have been subject to United States sanctions relating 
     to involvement in a military coup under any provision of law.
       (b) Update.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate 
     Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an annual update of the 
     report required by subsection (a) on individuals and units of 
     security forces of foreign countries that--
       (1) have participated in security cooperation training 
     programs or received security assistance training authorized 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) or title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) at any time during the preceding year, any of the 
     provisions of subparagraph (A),(B), or (C) of subsection 
     (a)(2) have applied with respect to such individuals or 
     units.
       (c) Requests by Chairperson and Ranking Member of 
     Appropriate Congressional Committees.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receiving a written request from the chairperson and 
     ranking member of the one of the appropriate congressional 
     committees with respect to whether an individual or unit of 
     security forces of foreign countries has received training 
     described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of 
     other appropriate agencies, shall--
       (1) determine if that individual or unit has received such 
     training; and
       (2) submit a report to the chairperson and ranking member 
     of that committee with respect to that determination that 
     includes a detailed description of the training the 
     individual received.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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) Good.--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.


         amendment no. 116 offered by mr. connolly of virginia

       Page 1390, after line 19, add the following new section 
     (and update the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6013. CODIFICATION OF THE FEDRAMP PROGRAM.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 3607. Federal risk and authorization management 
       program

       ``There is established within the General Services 
     Administration the Federal Risk and Authorization Management 
     Program (FedRAMP). The Administrator of General Services, 
     subject to section 3612, shall establish a governmentwide 
     program that provides a standardized, reusable approach to 
     security assessment and authorization for cloud computing 
     products and services that process unclassified information 
     used by agencies.

     ``Sec. 3608. Roles and responsibilities of the general 
       services administration

       ``(a) Roles and Responsibilities.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       ``(1) develop, coordinate, and implement a process to 
     support agency review, reuse, and standardization, where 
     appropriate, of security assessments of cloud computing 
     products and services, including appropriate oversight of 
     continuous monitoring of cloud computing products and 
     services, pursuant to guidance issued by the Director 
     pursuant to section 3612;
       ``(2) establish processes and identify criteria, consistent 
     with guidance issued by the Director in section 3612, which 
     would make a cloud computing product or service eligible for 
     a FedRAMP authorization and validate whether a cloud 
     computing product or service has a FedRAMP authorization;
       ``(3) develop and publish templates, best practices, 
     technical assistance, and other materials to support the 
     authorization of cloud computing products and services and 
     increase the speed, effectiveness, and transparency of the 
     authorization process, consistent with standards defined by 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
     relevant statutes;
       ``(4) grant FedRAMP authorizations to cloud computing 
     products and services, consistent with the guidance and 
     direction of the FedRAMP board established in section 3609;
       ``(5) establish and maintain a public comment process for 
     proposed guidance and other program directives that may have 
     a direct impact on cloud service providers and agencies 
     before the issuance of such guidance or other programmatic 
     directives;
       ``(6) coordinate with the FedRAMP board, the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and 
     other entities identified by the Administrator, with the 
     concurrence of the Director, to establish and regularly 
     update a framework for continuous monitoring under section 
     3553;
       ``(7) provide a secure mechanism for storing and sharing 
     necessary data, including FedRAMP authorization packages, to 
     enable better reuse of such packages across agencies, 
     including making available any information and data necessary 
     for agencies to fulfill the requirements of subsection 3611;
       ``(8) provide regular updates to applicant cloud service 
     providers on the status of any cloud computing product or 
     service during an assessment process;
       ``(9) regularly review, in consultation with the FedRAMP 
     Board, the costs associated with the independent assessment 
     services of third-party organizations referenced in section 
     3610;
       ``(10) support the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee, 
     established pursuant to subsection 3615; and
       ``(11) such other actions as the Administrator may 
     determine necessary to improve the program.
       ``(b) Website.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall maintain a 
     public website to serve as the authoritative repository for 
     the program, including the timely publication and updates for 
     all relevant information, guidance, determinations, and other 
     materials required under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Criteria and process for fedramp authorization 
     priorities.--The Administrator shall develop and make 
     publicly available on the website described in paragraph (1) 
     the criteria and process for prioritizing and selecting cloud 
     computing products and services that will receive a FedRAMP 
     authorization, in consultation with the FedRAMP Board and the 
     Chief Information Officers Council established in section 
     3603.
       ``(c) Evaluation of Automation Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall assess and 
     evaluate available automation capabilities and procedures to 
     improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the issuance of 
     FedRAMP authorizations, including continuous monitoring of 
     cloud computing products and services.
       ``(2) Means for automation.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, and updated 
     regularly thereafter, the Administrator shall establish a 
     means for the automation of security assessments and reviews.
       ``(d) Metrics for Authorization.--The Administrator shall 
     establish annual metrics regarding the time and quality of 
     the assessments necessary for completion of a FedRAMP 
     authorization process in a manner that can be consistently 
     tracked over time in conjunction with the periodic testing 
     and evaluation process pursuant to section 3554 in a manner 
     that minimizes the agency reporting burden.

     ``Sec. 3609. FedRAMP board

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a FedRAMP board 
     to provide input and recommendations to the Administrator 
     regarding the requirements and guidelines for security 
     assessments of cloud computing products and services 
     developed under subsection (d) of this section.
       ``(b) Membership.--The board shall consist of not more than 
     seven senior officials or experts from agencies , appointed 
     by the Director, in consultation with the Administrator, from 
     each of the following:
       ``(1) The Department of Defense.
       ``(2) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(3) The General Services Administration.
       ``(4) Such other agencies as determined by the Director, in 
     consultation with the Administrator.
       ``(c) Qualifications.--Members of the FedRAMP board 
     appointed under subsection (b) shall have technical expertise 
     in domains relevant to the program, such as--
       ``(1) cloud computing;
       ``(2) cybersecurity;
       ``(3) privacy;
       ``(4) risk management; and
       ``(5) other competencies identified by the Director to 
     support the secure authorization of cloud services and 
     products.
       ``(d) Duties.--The FedRAMP board shall--
       ``(1) in consultation with the Administrator, serve as a 
     resource for best practices to accelerate the process for 
     obtaining a FedRAMP authorization;
       ``(2) review and approve requirements and guidelines for 
     security authorizations of cloud computing products and 
     services, consistent with standards defined by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, to be used in the 
     determination of FedRAMP authorizations;
       ``(3) monitor and oversee, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, the processes and procedures by which agencies 
     determine and validate requirements for a FedRAMP 
     authorization, including periodic review of the agency 
     determinations described in section 3611(b),

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     and ensure consistency and transparency between agencies and 
     cloud service providers in a manner that minimizes confusion 
     and engenders trust; and
       ``(4) perform such other roles and responsibilities as the 
     Director may assign, with concurrence from the Administrator.
       ``(e) Determinations of Demand for Cloud Computing Products 
     and Services.--The FedRAMP Board may consult with the Chief 
     Information Officers Council established in section 3603 to 
     establish a process, that may be made available the website 
     referenced in section 3608, for prioritizing and accepting 
     the cloud computing products and services to be granted a 
     FedRAMP authorization.

     ``Sec. 3610. Independent assessment organizations

       ``(a) Requirements for Accreditation.--The Administrator 
     may, consistent with guidance issued by the Director, 
     determine the requirements for accreditation of a third-party 
     organization to perform independent assessments and other 
     activities that will improve the overall performance of the 
     program and reduce the cost of FedRAMP authorizations for 
     cloud service providers. Such requirements may include 
     developing or requiring certification programs for 
     individuals employed by the third-party organization seeking 
     accreditation.
       ``(b) Certification.--The Administrator or their designee 
     may accredit any third-party organization that meets the 
     requirements for accreditation. If accredited pursuant to the 
     requirements defined pursuant to subsection (a), a certified 
     independent assessment organization may assess, validate, and 
     attest to the quality and compliance of security assessment 
     materials provided by cloud service providers.

     ``Sec. 3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies

       ``(a) In General.--In implementing the requirements of the 
     program, the head of each agency shall, consistent with 
     guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 3612--
       ``(1) promote the use of cloud computing products and 
     services which meet FedRAMP security requirements and other 
     risk-based performance requirements as defined by the 
     Director;
       ``(2) confirm whether there is a FedRAMP authorization in 
     the secure mechanism established under section 3608(b)(10) 
     before beginning the process to grant a FedRAMP authorization 
     for a cloud computing product or service;
       ``(3) to the extent practicable, for any cloud computing 
     product or service the agency seeks to authorize that has 
     received a FedRAMP authorization, use the existing 
     assessments of security controls and materials within the 
     FedRAMP authorization package; and
       ``(4) provide data and information required to the Director 
     pursuant to section 3612 to determine how agencies are 
     meeting metrics as defined by the Administrator.
       ``(b) Attestation.--To the extent an agency determines that 
     the information and data they have reviewed pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) is wholly or substantially deficient for 
     the purposes of performing an authorization of cloud 
     computing products or services, the head of the agency shall 
     document as part of the resulting FedRAMP authorization 
     package the reasons for this determination upon completion of 
     any assessment or authorization activities for that 
     particular cloud computing product or service.
       ``(c) Submission of Authorizations to Operate Required.--
     Upon issuance of an agency authorization to operate based on 
     a FedRAMP authorization, the head of the agency shall provide 
     a copy of its authorization to operate letter and any 
     supplementary information required pursuant to section 
     3608(a) to the Administrator.
       ``(d) Submission of Policies Required.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date on which the Director issues guidance 
     in accordance with section 3612, the head of each agency, 
     acting through the agency Chief Information Officer, shall 
     submit to the Director all agency policies created related to 
     the authorization of cloud computing products and services.
       ``(e) Presumption of Adequacy.--
       ``(1) In general.--The assessment of security controls and 
     materials within the authorization package for a FedRAMP 
     authorization shall be presumed adequate for use in an agency 
     authorization to operate cloud computing products and 
     services.
       ``(2) Information security requirements.--The presumption 
     under paragraph (1) does not modify or alter the 
     responsibility of any agency to ensure compliance with 
     subchapter II of chapter 35 for any cloud computing products 
     or services used by the agency.

     ``Sec. 3612. Roles and responsibilities of the office of 
       management and budget

       ``(a) Roles and Responsibilities.--The Director shall:
       ``(1) Issue guidance to specify the categories or 
     characteristics of cloud computing products and services, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, for which agencies must 
     obtain or use a FedRAMP authorization before operating such a 
     product or service as a Federal information system. Such 
     guidance shall encompass, to the greatest extent practicable, 
     all necessary and appropriate cloud computing products and 
     services.
       ``(2) Issue guidance describing additional responsibilities 
     of the FedRAMP program and board to accelerate the adoption 
     of secure cloud computing services in the Federal Government.
       ``(3) Oversee the effectiveness of the FedRAMP program and 
     board, including compliance by the FedRAMP board with its 
     duties as described in section 3609.
       ``(4) To the greatest extent practicable, encourage and 
     promote consistency of guidance on the adoption, security, 
     and use of cloud computing products and services used within 
     agencies.

     ``Sec. 3613. Authorization of appropriations for FedRAMP

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 each 
     year for the FedRAMP Program and Board.

     ``Sec. 3614. Reports to congress; GAO report

       ``(a) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, and annually 
     thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate a report that includes the following:
       ``(1) The status, efficiency, and effectiveness of the 
     General Services Administration, pursuant to section 3608, 
     and agencies, pursuant to section 3611, during the preceding 
     year in supporting the speed, effectiveness, sharing, reuse, 
     and security of authorizations to operate for cloud computing 
     products and services.
       ``(2) Progress towards meeting the metrics required 
     pursuant to section 3608(d).
       ``(3) Data on FedRAMP authorizations.
       ``(4) The average length of time to issue FedRAMP 
     authorizations.
       ``(5) The number of FedRAMP authorizations submitted, 
     issued, and denied for the previous year.
       ``(6) A review of progress made during the preceding year 
     in advancing automation techniques to securely automate 
     FedRAMP processes and to accelerate reporting as described in 
     this section.
       ``(7) The number and characteristics of authorized cloud 
     computing products and services in use at each agency 
     consistent with guidance provided by the Director in section 
     3612.
       ``(b) GAO Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall publish a report that includes an 
     assessment of the cost incurred by agencies and cloud service 
     providers related to the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations.

     ``Sec. 3615. Federal secure cloud advisory committee

       ``(a) Establishment, Purposes, and Duties.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Secure 
     Cloud Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the 
     `Committee') to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of 
     agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, 
     and security of cloud computing products and services to 
     enable agency mission and administrative priorities.
       ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Committee are the 
     following:
       ``(A) To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine 
     ways that authorization processes can continuously be 
     improved, including the following:
       ``(i) Measures to increase agency re-use of FedRAMP 
     authorizations.
       ``(ii) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the 
     burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP 
     authorizations for cloud service providers.
       ``(iii) Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP 
     authorizations for cloud computing services offered by small 
     businesses (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
       ``(iv) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the 
     burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
       ``(B) Collect information and feedback on agency compliance 
     with and implementation of FedRAMP requirements.
       ``(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and 
     collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
       ``(3) Duties.--The duties of the Committee are, at a 
     minimum, to provide advice and recommendations to the 
     Administrator, the FedRAMP Board, and to agencies on 
     technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters 
     regarding secure adoption of cloud computing products and 
     services.
       ``(b) Members.--
       ``(1) Composition.--The Committee shall be comprised of not 
     more than 15 members who are qualified representatives from 
     the public and private sectors, appointed by the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Director, as follows:
       ``(A) The Administrator or the Administrator's designee, 
     who shall be the Chair of the Committee.
       ``(B) At least one representative each from the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       ``(C) At least two officials who serve as the Chief 
     Information Security Officer within an agency, who shall be 
     required to maintain such a position throughout the duration 
     of their service on the Committee.
       ``(D) At least one official serving as Chief Procurement 
     Officer (or equivalent) in an agency, who shall be required 
     to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their 
     service on the Committee.
       ``(E) At least one individual representing an independent 
     assessment organization.

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       ``(F) No fewer than five representatives from unique 
     businesses that primarily provide cloud computing services or 
     products, including at least two representatives from a small 
     business (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))).
       ``(G) At least two other Government representatives as the 
     Administrator determines to be necessary to provide 
     sufficient balance, insights, or expertise to the Committee.
       ``(2) Deadline for appointment.--Each member of the 
     Committee shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each non-Federal member of the Committee 
     shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the 
     initial terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 3-year 
     terms to establish a rotation in which one-third of the 
     members are selected each year. Any such member may be 
     appointed for not more than 2 consecutive terms.
       ``(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Committee shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed 
     to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 
     for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be 
     appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may 
     serve after the expiration of that member's term until a 
     successor has taken office.
       ``(c) Meetings and Rules of Procedures.--
       ``(1) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold not fewer than 
     three meetings in a calendar year, at such time and place as 
     determined by the Chair.
       ``(2) Initial meeting.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Committee shall 
     meet and begin the operations of the Committee.
       ``(3) Rules of procedure.--The Committee may establish 
     rules for the conduct of the business of the Committee, if 
     such rules are not inconsistent with this section or other 
     applicable law.
       ``(d) Employee Status.--
       ``(1) In general.--A member of the Committee (other than a 
     member who is appointed to the Committee in connection with 
     another Federal appointment) shall not be considered an 
     employee of the Federal Government by reason of any service 
     as such a member, except for the purposes of section 5703 of 
     title 5, relating to travel expenses.
       ``(2) Pay not permitted.--A member of the Committee covered 
     by paragraph (1) may not receive pay by reason of service on 
     the Committee.
       ``(e) Applicability to the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.
       ``(f) Detail of Employees.--Any Federal Government employee 
     may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement from 
     the Committee, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
     status, and privileges of his or her regular employment 
     without interruption.
       ``(g) Postal Services.--The Committee may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as agencies.
       ``(h) Reports.--
       ``(1) Interim reports.--The Committee may submit to the 
     Administrator and Congress interim reports containing such 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been 
     agreed to by the Committee.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, and annually 
     thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator 
     and Congress a final report containing such findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by 
     the Committee.

     ``Sec. 3616. Definitions

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
     the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 apply to 
     sections 3607 through this section.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--In sections 3607 through 
     this section:
       ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       ``(2) Cloud computing.--The term `cloud computing' shall 
     have the meaning given by the National Institutes of 
     Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-145.
       ``(3) Cloud service provider.--The term `cloud service 
     provider' means an entity offering cloud computing products 
     or services to agencies.
       ``(4) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(5) Fedramp.--The term `FedRAMP' means the Federal Risk 
     and Authorization Management Program established under 
     section 3607(a).
       ``(6) Fedramp authorization.--The term `FedRAMP 
     authorization' means a certification that a cloud computing 
     product or service has completed a FedRAMP authorization 
     process, as determined by the Administrator or received a 
     FedRAMP provisional authorization to operate as determined by 
     the FedRAMP Board.
       ``(7) Fedramp authorization package.--The term `FedRAMP 
     authorization package' means the essential information that 
     can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize 
     the operation of an information system or the use of a 
     designated set of common controls for all cloud computing 
     products and services authorized by the FedRAMP program.
       ``(8) Independent assessment organization.--The term 
     `independent assessment organization' means a third-party 
     organization accredited by the Administrator to undertake 
     conformity assessments of cloud service providers and their 
     products or services.
       ``(9) Fedramp board.--The term `FedRAMP board' means the 
     board established under section 3609.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new items:

``3607. Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
``3608. Roles and Responsibilities of the General Services 
              Administration
``3609. FedRAMP board
``3610. Independent assessment organizations
``3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies
``3612. Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and 
              Budget
``3613. Authorization of appropriations for FedRAMP
``3614. Reports to Congress
``3615. Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee
``3616. Definitions''.
       (c) Sunset.--This section and any amendment made by this 
     section shall be repealed on the date that is 10 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this section.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or any 
     amendment made by this section shall be construed as altering 
     or impairing the authorities of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code.


         amendment no. 117 offered by mr. correa of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. ANNUAL REPORT ON VETERAN ACCESS TO GENDER SPECIFIC 
                   SERVICES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   COMMUNITY CARE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender 
       specific services under community care contracts

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives an annual report on the access of women 
     veterans to gender specific services under contracts, 
     agreements, or other arrangements with non-Department medical 
     providers entered into by the Secretary for the provision of 
     hospital care or medical services to veterans. Such report 
     shall include data and performance measures for the 
     availability of gender specific services, including--
       ``(1) the average wait time between the veteran's preferred 
     appointment date and the date on which the appointment is 
     completed;
       ``(2) the average driving time required for veterans to 
     attend appointments; and
       ``(3) reasons why appointments could not be scheduled with 
     non-Department medical providers.
       ``(b) Gender Specific Services.--In this section, the term 
     `gender specific services' means mammography, obstetric care, 
     gynecological care, and such other services as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1730C the following new item:

``1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender specific services 
              under community care contracts.''.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS AND 
                   INSPECTIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   MEDICAL CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish a policy under which--
       (1) the environment of care standards and inspections at 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers include--
       (A) an alignment of the requirements for such standards and 
     inspections with the women's health handbook of the Veterans 
     Health Administration;
       (B) a requirement for the frequency of such inspections;
       (C) delineation of the roles and responsibilities of staff 
     at the medical center who are responsible for compliance; and
       (D) the requirement that each medical center submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the compliance of the medical center 
     with the standards; and
       (2) for the purposes of the End of Year Hospital Star 
     Rating, no medical center is eligible for a five star rating 
     as reported under the Strategic Analytics for Improvement and 
     Learning Value Model unless it meets the environment of care 
     standards.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives certification in writing that the policy 
     required by subsection (a) has been finalized and 
     disseminated to Department all medical centers.

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          amendment no. 118 offered by ms. craig of minnesota

       At the end of subtitle A of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. FUNDING FOR ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICES.

       (a) Increase.--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 for 
     Army base operations support, line 100, as specified in the 
     corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Army 
     Community Services, line 110, is hereby increased by 
     $30,000,000.
       (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, 
     Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 
     section 4301, for Army Administration, line 440, is hereby 
     reduced by $15,000,000.
       (c) 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, 
     Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 
     section 4301, for Army Other Service Support, line 480, is 
     hereby reduced by $15,000,000.


         amendment no. 119 offered by mr. crawford of arkansas

       At the end of subtitle B of title IX, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 9__. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COMMAND.

       (a) Transfer of Command and Redesignation.--The 20th 
     Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield 
     Explosives Command of the Army is hereby--
       (1) transferred to the Army Special Operations Command 
     within the United States Special Operations Command; and
       (2) redesignated as the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal 
     Command (referred to in this section as the ``EOD Command'').
       (b) Commander.--There is a Commander of the EOD Command. 
     The Commander shall be selected by the Secretary of the Army 
     from among the general officers of the Army who--
       (1) hold a rank of major general or higher; and
       (2) have professional qualifications relating to explosive 
     ordnance disposal.
       (c) Duties.--The duties of the EOD Command shall be to 
     carry out explosive ordnance disposal activities in support 
     of the Commander of the United States Special Operations 
     Command, combatant commanders, and the heads of such other 
     Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
       (d) Headquarters.--The headquarters of the EOD Command 
     shall be located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
       (e) Additional Transfers.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall transfer from the Army Forces Command to the EOD 
     Command--
       (1) five Explosive Ordnance Disposal Groups; and
       (2) one Sustainment Brigade.
       (f) Timeline for Operational Capability.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall ensure that the EOD Command--
       (1) achieves early operational capability not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) achieves full operational capability not later than one 
     year after such date of enactment.
       (g) Treatment as Special Operations Activity.--Consistent 
     with the transfer made under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
     of the Army shall treat explosive ordnance disposal as a 
     special operations activity.
       (h) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Activities Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``explosive ordnance disposal 
     activities'' means activities relating to the detection, 
     defeat, disposal, and analysis of explosive ordnance, 
     including--
       (1) gaining access to anti-access and area-denial 
     munitions;
       (2) preventing detonation signals via electromagnetic 
     spectrum;
       (3) identifying manufactured and improvised explosive 
     ordnance, including nuclear, biological, and chemical 
     ordnance;
       (4) rendering-safe, recovering, exploiting, transporting, 
     and safely disposing of explosive ordnance; and
       (5) gathering and analyzing technical intelligence with 
     respect to explosive ordnance.


         amendment no. 120 offered by mr. crawford of arkansas

       At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. ADDITION OF ELEMENT TO REPORT REGARDING THE 
                   DESIGNATION OF EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 
                   CORPS AS A BASIC BRANCH OF THE ARMY.

       Section 582(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 3063 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) The Secretary of the Army has designated an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army as the key individual responsible for 
     developing and overseeing policy, plans, programs, and 
     budgets, and issuing guidance and providing direction on the 
     explosive ordnance disposal activities of the Army.''.


         amendment no. 121 offered by mr. crawford of arkansas

       At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3__. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       Section 2284(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Department of 
     Defense'' and all that follows and inserting ``the 
     Program;'';
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) direct the executive agent to designate a joint 
     program executive officer for the Program; and
       ``(D) assign the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction 
     Agency to manage the Defense-wide program element funding for 
     the Program.''.
       (2) by striking paragraph (4);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
       (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) the Secretary of the Navy shall designate a Navy 
     explosive ordnance disposal-qualified admiral officer to 
     serve as the co-chair of the Program; and
       ``(6) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
     Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall designate the 
     Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
     and Combating Terrorism as the co-chair of the Program.''.


           amendment no. 122 offered by mr. crist of florida

       At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3__. REPORT ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT 
                   TURBINE ENGINE ROTORS.

       (a) Report.--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 
     inventory, maintenance, and repair of aircraft turbine engine 
     rotors by the Department of Defense. Such report shall 
     include information (disaggregated by aircraft type and 
     military department) as follows:
       (1) A total inventory of all replacement aircraft turbine 
     engine rotors produced or procured by Department.
       (2) The total production and procurement costs in fiscal 
     year 2021 for such replacement rotors.
       (3) The projected production and procurement costs for such 
     replacement rotors for fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024.
       (4) Any funds invested by the Department to modernize the 
     maintenance and repair of aircraft turbine engine rotors, and 
     to lower associated costs.
       (b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may have a classified 
     annex.


           amendment no. 123 offered by mr. crow of colorado

       Page 897, insert after line 7 the following (and 
     redesignate accordingly):
       (b) Status of Afghans Employed Subject to a Grant or 
     Cooperative Agreement.--Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the 
     Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 
     amended by inserting after ``United States Government'' the 
     following ``, including employment or other work in 
     Afghanistan funded by the United States Government through a 
     cooperative agreement, grant, or nongovernmental 
     organization, if the Secretary of State determines, based on 
     a recommendation from the Federal agency or organization 
     authorizing such funding, that such alien contributed to the 
     United States mission in Afghanistan''.


           amendment no. 124 offered by mr. crow of colorado

       At the end of title LX of division E, insert the following:

     SEC. 6013. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL.

       (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of 
     title 40, United States Code, the Global War on Terrorism 
     Memorial Foundation shall establish a National Global War on 
     Terrorism Memorial within the Reserve.
       (b) Location.--The Memorial may be located at one of the 
     following sites:
       (1) Potential Site 1--Constitution Gardens, Prime Candidate 
     Site 10 in The Memorials and Museums Master Plan.
       (2) Potential Site 2--JFK Hockey Fields, Prime Candidate 
     Site 18 in The Memorials and Museums Master Plan.
       (3) Potential Site 3--West Potomac Park, Candidate Site 70 
     in The Memorials and Museums Master Plan.
       (c) Commemorative Works Act.--Except as otherwise provided 
     by subsections (a) and (b), chapter 89 of title 40, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Act''), shall apply to the Memorial.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the National 
     Global War on Terrorism Memorial authorized under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Reserve.--The term ``Reserve'' has the meaning given 
     that term in 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.


            amendment no. 125 offered by mr. curtis of utah

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

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     SEC. 6013. AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL 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:
       ``(h) Status of Excessive Surveillance and Use of Advanced 
     Technology.--
       ``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (d) 
     shall include, wherever applicable, a description of the 
     status of surveillance and use of advanced technology to 
     impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, or 
     unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedoms of 
     expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other 
     internationally recognized human rights in each country, 
     including--
       ``(A) whether the government of such country has adopted 
     and is enforcing laws, regulations, policies, or practices 
     relating to--
       ``(i) government surveillance or censorship, including 
     through facial recognition, biometric data collection, 
     internet and social media controls, sensors, spyware data 
     analytics, non-cooperative location tracking, recording 
     devices, or other similar advanced technologies, and any 
     allegations or reports that this surveillance or censorship 
     was unreasonable;
       ``(ii) searches or seizures of individual or private 
     institution data without independent judicial authorization 
     or oversight; and
       ``(iii) surveillance of any group based on political views, 
     religious beliefs, ethnicity, or other protected category, in 
     violation of equal protection rights;
       ``(B) whether such country has imported or unlawfully 
     obtained biometric or facial recognition data from other 
     countries or entities and, if applicable, from whom; and
       ``(C) whether the government agency end-user has targeted 
     individuals, including through the use of technology, in 
     retaliation for the exercise of their human rights or on 
     discriminatory grounds prohibited by international law, 
     including targeting journalists or members of minority 
     groups.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `internet 
     and social media controls' means the arbitrary or unlawful 
     imposition of restrictions, by state or service providers, on 
     internet and digital information and communication, such as 
     through the blocking or filtering of websites, social media 
     platforms, and communication applications, the deletion of 
     content and social media posts, or the penalization of online 
     speech, in a manner that violates rights to free expression 
     or assembly.''.
       (2) In section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b))--
       (A) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (as added by 
     section 1207(b)(2) of Public Law 113-4) as subsection (j); 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Status of Excessive Surveillance and Use of Advanced 
     Technology.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     include, wherever applicable, a description of the status of 
     excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology to 
     restrict human rights, including the descriptions of such 
     policies or practices required under section 116(h).''.


       amendment no. 126 offered by mr. rodney davis of illinois

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. FUNDING INCREASE FOR 3D PRINTING OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 201, as specified in the 
     corresponding funding table in section 4201, line 038 (PE 
     0603119A), is hereby increased by $12,500,000.
       (b) Offset.--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, for Integrated Personnel and 
     Pay System - Army (IPPS-A), line 121, is hereby reduced by 
     $12,500,000.


         amendment no. 127 offered by ms. dean of pennsylvania

       Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

 TITLE LXI--SECURING AND ENABLING COMMERCE USING REMOTE AND ELECTRONIC 
                              NOTARIZATION

     SEC. 6101. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Communication technology.--The term ``communication 
     technology'', with respect to a notarization, means an 
     electronic device or process that allows the notary public 
     performing the notarization and a remotely located individual 
     to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and 
     sound during the notarization.
       (2) Electronic; electronic record; electronic signature; 
     information; person; record.--The terms ``electronic'', 
     ``electronic record'', ``electronic signature'', 
     ``information'', ``person'', and ``record'' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 106 of the Electronic Signatures 
     in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7006).
       (3) Law.--The term ``law'' includes any statute, 
     regulation, rule, or rule of law.
       (4) Notarial officer.--The term ``notarial officer'' 
     means--
       (A) a notary public; or
       (B) any other individual authorized to perform a 
     notarization under the laws of a State without a commission 
     or appointment as a notary public.
       (5) Notarial officer's state; notary public's state.--The 
     term ``notarial officer's State'' or ``notary public's 
     State'' means the State in which a notarial officer, or a 
     notary public, as applicable, is authorized to perform a 
     notarization.
       (6) Notarization.--The term ``notarization''--
       (A) means any act that a notarial officer may perform 
     under--
       (i) Federal law, including this title; or
       (ii) the laws of the notarial officer's State; and
       (B) includes any act described in subparagraph (A) and 
     performed by a notarial officer--
       (i) with respect to--

       (I) a tangible record; or
       (II) an electronic record; and

       (ii) for--

       (I) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (II) a remotely located individual.

       (7) Notary public.--The term ``notary public'' means an 
     individual commissioned or appointed as a notary public to 
     perform a notarization under the laws of a State.
       (8) Personal knowledge.--The term ``personal knowledge'', 
     with respect to the identity of an individual, means 
     knowledge of the identity of the individual through dealings 
     sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the 
     individual has the identity claimed.
       (9) Remotely located individual.--The term ``remotely 
     located individual'', with respect to a notarization, means 
     an individual who is not in the physical presence of the 
     notarial officer performing the notarization.
       (10) Requirement.--The term ``requirement'' includes a 
     duty, a standard of care, and a prohibition.
       (11) Signature.--The term ``signature'' means--
       (A) an electronic signature; or
       (B) a tangible symbol executed or adopted by a person and 
     evidencing the present intent to authenticate or adopt a 
     record.
       (12) Simultaneously.--The term ``simultaneously'', with 
     respect to a communication between parties--
       (A) means that each party communicates substantially 
     simultaneously and without unreasonable interruption or 
     disconnection; and
       (B) includes any reasonably short delay that is inherent 
     in, or common with respect to, the method used for the 
     communication.
       (13) State.--The term ``State''--
       (A) means--
       (i) any State of the United States;
       (ii) the District of Columbia;
       (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (iv) any territory or possession of the United States; and
       (v) any federally recognized Indian Tribe; and
       (B) includes any executive, legislative, or judicial 
     agency, court, department, board, office, clerk, recorder, 
     register, registrar, commission, authority, institution, 
     instrumentality, county, municipality, or other political 
     subdivision of an entity described in any of clauses (i) 
     through (v) of subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 6102. AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR 
                   ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION.

       (a) Authorization.--Unless prohibited under section 6109, 
     and subject to subsection (b), a notary public may perform a 
     notarization that occurs in or affects interstate commerce 
     with respect to an electronic record.
       (b) Requirements of Electronic Notarization.--If a notary 
     public performs a notarization under subsection (a), the 
     following requirements shall apply with respect to the 
     notarization:
       (1) The electronic signature of the notary public, and all 
     other information required to be included under other 
     applicable law, shall be attached to or logically associated 
     with the electronic record.
       (2) The electronic signature and other information 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be bound to the electronic 
     record in a manner that renders any subsequent change or 
     modification to the electronic record evident.

     SEC. 6103. AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR 
                   REMOTE NOTARIZATION.

       (a) Authorization.--Unless prohibited under section 6109, 
     and subject to subsection (b), a notary public may perform a 
     notarization that occurs in or affects interstate commerce 
     for a remotely located individual.
       (b) Requirements of Remote Notarization.--If a notary 
     public performs a notarization under subsection (a), the 
     following requirements shall apply with respect to the 
     notarization:
       (1) The remotely located individual shall appear personally 
     before the notary public at the time of the notarization by 
     using communication technology.
       (2) The notary public shall--
       (A) reasonably identify the remotely located individual--
       (i) through personal knowledge of the identity of the 
     remotely located individual; or
       (ii) by obtaining satisfactory evidence of the identity of 
     the remotely located individual by--

       (I) using not fewer than 2 distinct types of processes or 
     services through which a third person provides a means to 
     verify the identity of the remotely located individual 
     through a review of public or private data sources; or
       (II) oath or affirmation of a credible witness who--

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       (aa)(AA) is in the physical presence of the notary public 
     or the remotely located individual; or
       (BB) appears personally before the notary public and the 
     remotely located individual by using communication 
     technology;
       (bb) has personal knowledge of the identity of the remotely 
     located individual; and
       (cc) has been identified by the notary public under clause 
     (i) or subclause (I) of this clause;
       (B) either directly or through an agent--
       (i) create an audio and visual recording of the performance 
     of the notarization; and
       (ii) notwithstanding any resignation from, or revocation, 
     suspension, or termination of, the notary public's commission 
     or appointment, retain the recording created under clause (i) 
     as a notarial record--

       (I) for a period of not less than--

       (aa) if an applicable law of the notary public's State 
     specifies a period of retention, the greater of--
       (AA) that specified period; or
       (BB) 5 years after the date on which the recording is 
     created; or
       (bb) if no applicable law of the notary public's State 
     specifies a period of retention, 10 years after the date on 
     which the recording is created; and

       (II) if any applicable law of the notary public's State 
     govern the content, manner or place of retention, security, 
     use, effect, or disclosure of such recording or any 
     information contained in the recording, in accordance with 
     those laws; and

       (C) if the notarization is performed with respect to a 
     tangible or electronic record, take reasonable steps to 
     confirm that the record before the notary public is the same 
     record with respect to which the remotely located individual 
     made a statement or on which the individual executed a 
     signature.
       (3) If a guardian, conservator, executor, personal 
     representative, administrator, or similar fiduciary or 
     successor is appointed for or on behalf of a notary public or 
     a deceased notary public under applicable law, that person 
     shall retain the recording under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), 
     unless--
       (A) another person is obligated to retain the recording 
     under applicable law of the notary public's State; or
       (B)(i) under applicable law of the notary public's State, 
     that person may transmit the recording to an office, archive, 
     or repository approved or designated by the State; and
       (ii) that person transmits the recording to the office, 
     archive, or repository described in clause (i) in accordance 
     with applicable law of the notary public's State.
       (4) If the remotely located individual is physically 
     located outside the geographic boundaries of a State, or is 
     otherwise physically located in a location that is not 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, at the time 
     of the notarization--
       (A) the record shall--
       (i) be intended for filing with, or relate to a matter 
     before, a court, governmental entity, public official, or 
     other entity that is subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States; or
       (ii) involve property located in the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States or a transaction 
     substantially connected to the United States; and
       (B) the act of making the statement or signing the record 
     may not be prohibited by a law of the jurisdiction in which 
     the individual is physically located.
       (c) Personal Appearance Satisfied.--If a State or Federal 
     law requires an individual to appear personally before or be 
     in the physical presence of a notary public at the time of a 
     notarization, that requirement shall be considered to be 
     satisfied if--
       (1) the individual--
       (A) is a remotely located individual; and
       (B) appears personally before the notary public at the time 
     of the notarization by using communication technology; and
       (2)(A) the notarization was performed under or relates to a 
     public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notary 
     public's State; or
       (B) the notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce.

     SEC. 6104. RECOGNITION OF NOTARIZATIONS IN FEDERAL COURT.

       (a) Recognition of Validity.--Each court of the United 
     States shall recognize as valid under the State or Federal 
     law applicable in a judicial proceeding before the court any 
     notarization performed by a notarial officer of any State if 
     the notarization is valid under the laws of the notarial 
     officer's State or under this title.
       (b) Legal Effect of Recognized Notarization.--A 
     notarization recognized under subsection (a) shall have the 
     same effect under the State or Federal law applicable in the 
     applicable judicial proceeding as if that notarization was 
     validly performed--
       (1)(A) by a notarial officer of the State, the law of which 
     is applicable in the proceeding; or
       (B) under this title or other Federal law; and
       (2) without regard to whether the notarization was 
     performed--
       (A) with respect to--
       (i) a tangible record; or
       (ii) an electronic record; or
       (B) for--
       (i) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (ii) a remotely located individual.
       (c) Presumption of Genuineness.--In a determination of the 
     validity of a notarization for the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the signature and title of an individual performing the 
     notarization shall be prima facie evidence in any court of 
     the United States that the signature of the individual is 
     genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
       (d) Conclusive Evidence of Authority.--In a determination 
     of the validity of a notarization for the purposes of 
     subsection (a), the signature and title of the following 
     notarial officers of a State shall conclusively establish the 
     authority of the officer to perform the notarization:
       (1) A notary public of that State.
       (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that 
     State.

     SEC. 6105. RECOGNITION BY STATE OF NOTARIZATIONS PERFORMED 
                   UNDER AUTHORITY OF ANOTHER STATE.

       (a) Recognition of Validity.--Each State shall recognize as 
     valid under the laws of that State any notarization performed 
     by a notarial officer of any other State if--
       (1) the notarization is valid under the laws of the 
     notarial officer's State or under this title; and
       (2)(A) the notarization was performed under or relates to a 
     public act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notarial 
     officer's State; or
       (B) the notarization occurs in or affects interstate 
     commerce.
       (b) Legal Effect of Recognized Notarization.--A 
     notarization recognized under subsection (a) shall have the 
     same effect under the laws of the recognizing State as if 
     that notarization was validly performed by a notarial officer 
     of the recognizing State, without regard to whether the 
     notarization was performed--
       (1) with respect to--
       (A) a tangible record; or
       (B) an electronic record; or
       (2) for--
       (A) an individual in the physical presence of the notarial 
     officer; or
       (B) a remotely located individual.
       (c) Presumption of Genuineness.--In a determination of the 
     validity of a notarization for the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the signature and title of an individual performing a 
     notarization shall be prima facie evidence in any State court 
     or judicial proceeding that the signature is genuine and that 
     the individual holds the designated title.
       (d) Conclusive Evidence of Authority.--In a determination 
     of the validity of a notarization for the purposes of 
     subsection (a), the signature and title of the following 
     notarial officers of a State conclusively establish the 
     authority of the officer to perform the notarization:
       (1) A notary public of that State.
       (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that 
     State.

     SEC. 6106. ELECTRONIC AND REMOTE NOTARIZATION NOT REQUIRED.

       Nothing in this title may be construed to require a notary 
     public to perform a notarization--
       (1) with respect to an electronic record;
       (2) for a remotely located individual; or
       (3) using a technology that the notary public has not 
     selected.

     SEC. 6107. VALIDITY OF NOTARIZATIONS; RIGHTS OF AGGRIEVED 
                   PERSONS NOT AFFECTED; STATE LAWS ON THE 
                   PRACTICE OF LAW NOT AFFECTED.

       (a) Validity Not Affected.--The failure of a notary public 
     to meet a requirement under section 6102 or 6103 in the 
     performance of a notarization, or the failure of a 
     notarization to conform to a requirement under section 6102 
     or 6103, shall not invalidate or impair the recognition of 
     the notarization.
       (b) Rights of Aggrieved Persons.--The validity and 
     recognition of a notarization under this title may not be 
     construed to prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to 
     invalidate a record or transaction that is the subject of a 
     notarization or from seeking other remedies based on State or 
     Federal law other than this title for any reason not 
     specified in this title, including on the basis--
       (1) that a person did not, with present intent to 
     authenticate or adopt a record, execute a signature on the 
     record;
       (2) that an individual was incompetent, lacked authority or 
     capacity to authenticate or adopt a record, or did not 
     knowingly and voluntarily authenticate or adopt a record; or
       (3) of fraud, forgery, mistake, misrepresentation, 
     impersonation, duress, undue influence, or other invalidating 
     cause.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title may be 
     construed to affect a State law governing, authorizing, or 
     prohibiting the practice of law.

     SEC. 6108. EXCEPTION TO PREEMPTION.

       (a) In General.--A State law may modify, limit, or 
     supersede the provisions of section 6102, or subsections (a) 
     or (b) of section 6103, with respect to State law only if 
     that State law--
       (1) either--
       (A) constitutes an enactment or adoption of the Revised 
     Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, as approved and recommended for 
     enactment in all the States by the National Conference of 
     Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2018 or 2021, except 
     that a modification to such Law enacted or adopted by a State 
     shall be preempted to the extent such modification--
       (i) is inconsistent with a provision of section 6102 or 
     subsections (a) or (b) of section 6103, as applicable; or
       (ii) would not be permitted under subparagraph (B); or
       (B) specifies additional or alternative procedures or 
     requirements for the performance

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     of notarizations with respect to electronic records or for 
     remotely located individuals, if those additional or 
     alternative procedures or requirements--
       (i) are consistent with section 6102 and subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6103; and
       (ii) do not accord greater legal effect to the 
     implementation or application of a specific technology or 
     technical specification for performing those notarizations; 
     and
       (2) requires the retention of an audio and visual recording 
     of the performance of a notarization for a remotely located 
     individual for a period of not less than 5 years after the 
     recording is created.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in section 6104 or 6105 
     may be construed to preclude the recognition of a 
     notarization under applicable State law, regardless of 
     whether such State law is consistent with section 6104 or 
     6105.

     SEC. 6109. STANDARD OF CARE; SPECIAL NOTARIAL COMMISSIONS.

       (a) State Standards of Care; Authority of State Regulatory 
     Officials.--Nothing in this title may be construed to prevent 
     a State, or a notarial regulatory official of a State, from--
       (1) adopting a requirement in this title as a duty or 
     standard of care under the laws of that State or sanctioning 
     a notary public for breach of such a duty or standard of 
     care;
       (2) establishing requirements and qualifications for, or 
     denying, refusing to renew, revoking, suspending, or imposing 
     a condition on, a commission or appointment as a notary 
     public;
       (3) creating or designating a class or type of commission 
     or appointment, or requiring an endorsement or other 
     authorization to be received by a notary public, as a 
     condition on the authority to perform notarizations with 
     respect to electronic records or for remotely located 
     individuals; or
       (4) prohibiting a notary public from performing a 
     notarization under section 6102 or 6103 as a sanction for a 
     breach of duty or standard of care or for official 
     misconduct.
       (b) Special Commissions or Authorizations Created by a 
     State; Sanction for Breach or Official Misconduct.--A notary 
     public may not perform a notarization under section 6102 or 
     6103 if--
       (1)(A) the notary public's State has enacted a law that 
     creates or designates a class or type of commission or 
     appointment, or requires an endorsement or other 
     authorization to be received by a notary public, as a 
     condition on the authority to perform notarizations with 
     respect to electronic records or for remotely located 
     individuals; and
       (B) the commission or appointment of the notary public is 
     not of the class or type or the notary public has not 
     received the endorsement or other authorization; or
       (2) the notarial regulatory official of the notary public's 
     State has prohibited the notary public from performing the 
     notarization as a sanction for a breach of duty or standard 
     of care or for official misconduct.

     SEC. 6110. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title or the application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid 
     or unconstitutional, the remainder of this title and the 
     application of the provisions thereof to other persons or 
     circumstances shall not be affected by that holding.


         Amendment No. 128 Offered by Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. COORDINATOR FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISSUES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and as required under section 312(a)(8) of title 31, 
     United States Code, designate an office within the Office of 
     Terrorism and Financial Intelligence that shall coordinate 
     efforts to combat the illicit financing of human trafficking.
       (b) Coordinator for Human Traffficking Issues.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 3 of subtitle I of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 316. Coordinator for human trafficking issues.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall designate a Coordinator for Human Trafficking 
     Issues within the Department of the Treasury who shall report 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Coordinator for Human Trafficking 
     Issues--
       ``(1) shall--
       ``(A) coordinate activities, policies, and programs of the 
     Department that relate to human trafficking, including 
     activities, policies, and programs intended to--
       ``(i) prevent, detect, and respond to human trafficking;
       ``(ii) help understand the challenges faced by victims and 
     survivors of human trafficking, including any circumstances 
     that may increase the risk of a person becoming a victim or 
     survivor of human trafficking; and
       ``(iii) support victims and survivors of human trafficking;
       ``(B) promote, advance, and support the consideration of 
     human trafficking issues in the programs, structures, 
     processes, and capacities of bureaus and offices of the 
     Department, where appropriate;
       ``(C) regularly consult human trafficking stakeholders;
       ``(D) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary with 
     respect to activities and issues relating to human 
     trafficking, including issues relating to victims and 
     survivors of human trafficking;
       ``(E) advise the Secretary of actions that may be taken to 
     improve information sharing between human trafficking 
     stakeholders and Federal, State, Local, Territory, and Tribal 
     government agencies, including law enforcement agencies, 
     while protecting privacy and, as a result, improve societal 
     responses to issues relating to human trafficking, including 
     issues relating to the victims and survivors of human 
     trafficking;
       ``(F) participate in coordination between Federal, State, 
     Local, Territory, and Tribal government agencies on issues 
     relating to human trafficking; and
       ``(G) consult and work with the office within the office 
     within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence 
     designated by the Secretary under section 312(a)(8) of title 
     31, United States Code, to coordinate efforts to combat the 
     illicit financing of human trafficking with respect to the 
     efforts of such office to combat the illicit financing of 
     human trafficking; and
       ``(2) may design, support, and implement Department 
     activities relating to human trafficking, including 
     activities designed to prevent, detect, and respond to human 
     trafficking, to include money laundering associated with 
     human trafficking, to include money laundering associated 
     with human trafficking.
       ``(c) Term.--Each Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues 
     designated by the Secretary shall serve a term of not more 
     than 5 years.
       ``(d) Human Trafficking Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `human trafficking' means severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons as such term is defined in section 103 of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
       ``(e) Human Trafficking Stakeholder.--The term `human 
     trafficking stakeholder' means--
       ``(1) a non-governmental organization;
       ``(2) a human rights organization;
       ``(3) an anti-human trafficking organization;
       ``(4) a group representing a population vulnerable to human 
     trafficking or victims or survivors of human trafficking, and 
     related issues;
       ``(5) an industry group;
       ``(6) a financial institution;
       ``(7) a technology firm; and
       ``(8) another individual or group that is working to 
     prevent, detect, and respond to human trafficking and to 
     support victims and survivors of human trafficking.''.
       (c) Coordination With Coordinator for Human Trafficking 
     Issues.--Section 312(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Coordination with coordinator for human trafficking 
     issues.--The office within the OTFI designated by the 
     Secretary pursuant to paragraph (8) shall coordinate with the 
     Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues designated by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 316 of title 31, United States 
     Code.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections in chapter 
     3 of subtitle I of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
``316. Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues.''.


          Amendment No. 129 Offered by Mr. Delgado of New York

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

     SEC. 7__. REPORT ON DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN TRICARE PROGRAM AND 
                   CHAMPVA PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COVERAGE STANDARDS.

       (a) Report.--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 details any discrepancies between 
     the TRICARE program and the CHAMPVA program of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, with respect to coverage standards under 
     such programs for nursing home care and in-home care.
       (b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include, with respect to any standard described in such 
     subsection under the TRICARE program that the Secretary 
     determines is lower than the corresponding standard under the 
     CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a 
     description of--
       (1) the anticipated cost of aligning such lower standard to 
     conform with the higher standard; and
       (2) any obstacles (including statutory, regulatory, or 
     other obstacles) to such alignment.


       Amendment No. 130 Offered by Mr. Desaulnier of California

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PORT CHICAGO 50.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the American people should recognize the role of racial 
     bias in the prosecution and convictions of the Port Chicago 
     50 following the deadliest home front disaster in World War 
     II;
       (2) the military records of each of the Port Chicago 50 
     should reflect such exoneration of any and all charges 
     brought against them in the aftermath of the explosion; and
       (3) the Secretary of the Navy should upgrade the general 
     and summary discharges of

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     each of the Port Chicago 50 sailors to honorable discharges.


            Amendment No. 131 Offered by Mr. Dunn of Florida

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

     SEC. 7__. FUNDING FOR RAPID SCREENING UNDER DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST NOVEL ENTITIES 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 4201 for Advanced Component 
     Development & Prototypes, Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide, as specified in the corresponding 
     funding table in section 4201, for the Chemical and 
     Biological Defense Program- DEM/VAL, Line 82, is hereby 
     increased by $4,500,000 for the Development of Medical 
     Countermeasures Against Novel Entities program of the Defense 
     Threat Reduction Agency, to allow for the rapid screening of 
     all compounds approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     and other human-safe compound libraries, to identify optimal 
     drug candidates for repurposing as medical countermeasures 
     for COVID-19 and other novel and emerging biological threats.
       (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 4201 for Operations and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
     in 4301, for Defense Media Activity, Line 370, is hereby 
     reduced by $4,500,000.


           Amendment No. 132 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Further Modification of Department of Defense Form 
     1391.--Section 2805(a)(1) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public 
     Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is amended 
     by striking ``100-year floodplain'' both places it appears 
     and inserting ``500-year floodplain for mission critical 
     facilities or a 100-year floodplain for non-mission critical 
     facilities''.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 2805(a)(3) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 
     2802 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``using hydrologic, hydraulic, and 
     hydrodynamic data, methods, and analysis that integrate 
     current and projected changes in flooding based on climate 
     science over the anticipated service life of the facility and 
     future forecasted land use changes''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting after ``future'' the 
     following: ``flood risk and''.
       (c) Mitigation Plan Assumptions.--Section 2805(a)(4) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
     (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 
     2802 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``buildings'' 
     and inserting ``facilities''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ``future'' the 
     following: ``flood risk and''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment of Unified Facilities Criteria.--
       (1) Amendment required.--Not later than September 1, 2022, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities 
     Criteria relating to military construction planning and 
     design to ensure that building practices and standards of the 
     Department of Defense incorporate the minimum flood 
     mitigation requirements of section 2805(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division 
     B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2802 
     note), as amended by this section.
       (2) Conditional availability of funds.--Not more than 25 
     percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022 for Department of Defense planning and design 
     accounts relating to military construction projects may be 
     obligated until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a certification that the 
     Secretary--
       (A) has initiated the amendment process required by 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) intends to complete such process by September 1, 2022.
       (3) Implementation of unified facilities criteria 
     amendments.--
       (A) Implementation.--Any Department of Defense Form 1391 
     submitted to Congress after September 1, 2022, shall comply 
     with the Unified Facilities Criteria, as amended pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the 
     completion of the amendment process required by paragraph (1) 
     and the full incorporation of the amendments into military 
     construction planning and design.


           Amendment No. 133 Offered by Ms. Escobar of Texas

       In subtitle D of title XXVIII, insert after section 2831 
     the following new section (and redesignate subsequent 
     sections accordingly):

     SEC. 2832. ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   MASTER PLANS FOR MAJOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Maximum Interval Between Master Plan Development.--
     Section 2864(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``five 
     years''.
       (b) Consideration of Military Installation Resilience.--
     Section 2864(a)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and military installation resilience''.
       (c) Coordination Related to Military Installation 
     Resilience Component.--Section 2864(c)(6) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after ``Agreements in 
     effect or planned'' the following: ``and ongoing or planned 
     coordination''.
       (d) Cross Reference to Definition of Military Installation 
     Resilience.--Section 2864(f) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `military installation resilience' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101(e) of this title.''.


           amendment no. 134 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       Page 741, line 4, insert ``resilient and'' before 
     ``resource-efficient goods''.
       Page 741, line 23, insert ``resilient,'' after ``design, 
     build, and fund''.
       Page 741, line 24, strike ``and''.
       Page 742, line 6, insert ``and'' after ``social costs;''.
       Page 742, after line 6, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       (F) designing the technical specifications for assessment 
     and mitigation of risk to supply chains from extreme weather 
     and changes in environmental conditions;
       Page 742, line 8, insert ``resilient and'' before 
     ``resource-efficient goods''.
       Page 742, line 11, strike ``low-carbon'' and insert 
     ``resilience, low-carbon, or''.
       Page 743, line 8, strike ``selectpagion'' and insert 
     ``selection''.


            amendment no. 135 offered by mr. estes of kansas

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. BRIEFING ON EXPANDED SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS CAPABILITY.

       The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than January 30, 
     2022, provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the House of Representatives on the evaluation of 
     commercially available small unmanned aircraft systems 
     (hereinafter referred to as ``sUAS'') with capabilities that 
     align with the Department's priorities, including--
       (1) the timing of the release of the updated list titled 
     ``Blue sUAS 2.0'' of the Defense Innovation Unit that 
     contains available fixed wing and multirotor commercial small 
     unmanned aircraft systems compliant with section 848 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92); and
       (2) the advisability and feasibility of adding end-to-end 
     sUAS solutions to such list, including the sUAS, supporting 
     field management software, technical support, and training, 
     all provided as an integrated collection and analysis 
     capability.


         amendment no. 136 offered by mr. evans of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. WAIVER AUTHORIZATION STREAMLINING.

       Section 8(a)(21) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(21)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (F)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking clause (iii); and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) 
     and (iv), respectively;
       (3) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems to the left; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) In the event either a contract awarded pursuant to 
     this subsection or ownership and control of a concern 
     performing a contact awarded pursuant to this subsection will 
     pass to another small business concern, the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the acquiring small business concern is a program 
     participant; and
       ``(ii) upon a request submitted prior to the passage of the 
     contract or the actual relinquishment of ownership and 
     control, as applicable, the Administrator (or the delegee of 
     the Administrator) determines that the acquiring small 
     business concern would otherwise be eligible to directly 
     receive the award pursuant to this subsection.''.


        amendment no. 137 offered by mr. fitzgerald of wisconsin

       At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report regarding sexual assaults involving 
     members of the Army National Guard and the Air National 
     Guard.

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       (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The number of sexual assaults committed against members 
     of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard that 
     were reported to military officials during the year covered 
     by the report, and the number of cases that were 
     substantiated.
       (2) The number of sexual assaults committed by members of 
     the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard that were 
     reported to military officials during the year covered by the 
     report, and the number of the cases so reported that were 
     substantiated.
       (3) A synopsis of each such substantiated case, organized 
     by offense, and, for each such case, the action taken in the 
     case, including the type of disciplinary or administrative 
     sanction imposed, if any, including courts-martial sentences, 
     nonjudicial punishments administered by commanding officers 
     pursuant to section 815 of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and 
     administrative separations.
       (4) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau during the year 
     covered by the report in response to incidents of sexual 
     assault involving members of the Army National Guard or the 
     Air National Guard.
       (c) Presentation of Certain Information.--The information 
     required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall 
     be set forth separately for each such paragraph and may not 
     be combined.
       (d) Consultation.--In preparing each report under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with--
       (1) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness;
       (2) the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and
       (3) the heads of such other organizations and elements of 
     the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.


        amendment no. 138 offered by mr. fortenberry of nebraska

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII the following:

     SEC. 13__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE GRAND ETHIOPIAN 
                   RENAISSANCE DAM.

       It is the sense of Congress that it is in the best 
     interests of the region for Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to 
     immediately reach a just and equitable agreement regarding 
     the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance 
     Dam.


          amendment no. 139 offered by mr. foster of illinois

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 16__. STUDIES BY PRIVATE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP KNOWN 
                   AS JASON.

       (a) Study on Discrimination Capabilities of the Ballistic 
     Missile Defense System.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) Section 237 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2236) 
     required the Secretary of Defense to enter into an 
     arrangement with the private scientific advisory group known 
     as JASON under which JASON carried out a study on the 
     discrimination capabilities and limitations of the ballistic 
     missile defense system of the United States.
       (B) Since the completion of this study, rogue nation 
     threats have changed and capabilities of the missile defense 
     system have evolved.
       (2) Update.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 
     arrangement with the private scientific advisory group known 
     as JASON under which JASON shall carry out an update to the 
     study conducted pursuant to section 237 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84; 123 Stat. 2236) on the discrimination capabilities 
     and limitations of the missile defense system of the United 
     States, including such discrimination capabilities that exist 
     or are planned as of the date of the study.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing the 
     study.
       (4) Form.--The report under paragraph (2) may be submitted 
     in classified form, but shall contain an unclassified 
     summary.
       (b) Report on JASON.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the private 
     scientific advisory group known as JASON. The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The status of the contract awarded by the Secretary of 
     Defense to JASON.
       (2) Identification of the studies undertaken by JASON 
     during the two fiscal years occurring before the date of the 
     report.
       (3) The level of funding required to ensure the continued 
     ability of JASON to provide high-quality technical, 
     scientifically informed advice to the Department of Defense 
     and the broader United States Government.
       (4) Whether the Under Secretary is committed to ensuring 
     adequate funding and continued departmental support for 
     JASON.
       (5) Any impediments encountered by the Under Secretary in 
     continuing to contract with JASON.


        Amendment No. 140 offered by mr. gallagher of wisconsin

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the executive 
     branch a commission to review advances and develop a 
     consensus on a strategic approach to advance American 
     national security and competitiveness in synthetic biology, 
     related bioengineering and genetics developments, and 
     associated technologies.
       (2) Designation.--The commission established under 
     paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Security 
     Commission on Synthetic Biology'' (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Commission shall be composed of the following members:
       (i) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       (ii) The Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
       (iii) The Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (iv) The Principal Deputy Director of National 
     Intelligence.
       (v) Three members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate and two 
     of whom shall not be.
       (vi) Three members appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate and two 
     of whom shall not be.
       (vii) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the 
     House of Representatives and two of whom shall not be.
       (viii) Three members appointed by the minority leader of 
     the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a member 
     of the House of Representatives and two of whom shall not be.
       (B) Qualifications.--
       (i) The members of the Commission who are not members of 
     Congress and who are appointed under clauses (v) through 
     (viii) of subparagraph (A) shall be individuals who are 
     nationally recognized for expertise, knowledge, or experience 
     in--

       (I) synthetic biology or related bioengineering;
       (II) genetic developments;
       (III) use of life sciences technologies by national 
     policymakers and military leaders; or
       (IV) the implementation, funding, or oversight of the 
     national security policies of the United States.

       (ii) An official who appoints members of the Commission may 
     not appoint an individual as a member of the Commission if 
     such individual possesses any personal or financial interest 
     in the discharge of any of the duties of the Commission.
       (iii) All members of the Commission described in clause (i) 
     shall possess an appropriate security clearance in accordance 
     with applicable provisions of law concerning the handling of 
     classified information.
       (2) Co-chairs.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall have two co-chairs, 
     selected from among the members of the Commission.
       (B) Party affiliation.--One co-chair of the Commission 
     shall be a member of the Democratic Party, and one co-chair 
     shall be a member of the Republican Party.
       (C) Selection.--The individuals who serve as the co-chairs 
     of the Commission shall be jointly agreed upon by the 
     President, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
     leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) Appointment; Initial Meeting, Terms.--
       (1) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its initial 
     meeting on or before the date that is 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Commission.
       (d) Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies.--
       (1) In general.--After its initial meeting, the Commission 
     shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the Commission.
       (2) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business, 
     except that two members of the Commission shall constitute a 
     quorum for purposes of receiving testimony.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.
       (4) Quorum with vacancies.--If vacancies in the Commission 
     occur on any day after 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, a quorum shall consist of a majority 
     of the members of the Commission as of such day.
       (5) Effect of lack of appointment.--If one or more 
     appointments under subsection (b) is not made by the 
     appointment date specified in subsection (c), the authority 
     to make such appointment or appointments shall expire, and 
     the number of members of the Commission shall be reduced by 
     the number equal to the number of appointments so not made.
       (e) Actions of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall act by resolution 
     agreed to by a majority of the

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     members of the Commission voting and present.
       (2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed 
     of less than the full membership of the Commission for 
     purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under 
     this title. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to 
     the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
     determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered 
     the findings and determinations of the Commission unless 
     approved by the Commission.
       (3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of the 
     Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take pursuant to this title.
       (f) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out the review 
     described in paragraph (2). In carrying out such review, the 
     Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary to 
     advance the development of synthetic biology, bioengineering, 
     and associated technologies by the United States to 
     comprehensively address the national security and defense 
     needs of the United States.
       (2) Scope of the review.--In conducting the review 
     described in this subsection, the Commission shall consider 
     the following:
       (A) The competitiveness of the United States in synthetic 
     biology, bioengineering, and associated technologies, 
     including matters related to national security, defense, 
     public-private partnerships, and investments.
       (B) Means and methods for the United States to maintain a 
     technological advantage in synthetic biology, bioengineering, 
     and other associated technologies related to national 
     security and defense.
       (C) Developments and trends in international cooperation 
     and competitiveness, including foreign investments in 
     synthetic biology, bioengineering, and genetics fields that 
     are materially related to national security and defense.
       (D) Means by which to foster greater emphasis and 
     investments in basic and advanced research to stimulate 
     private, public, academic, and combined initiatives in 
     synthetic biology, bioengineering, and other associated 
     technologies, to the extent that such efforts have 
     application materially related to national security and 
     defense.
       (E) Workforce and education incentives to attract and 
     recruit leading talent in synthetic biology and 
     bioengineering disciplines, including science, technology, 
     engineering, and biology and genetics programs.
       (F) Risks associated with adversary advances in military 
     employment of synthetic biology and bioengineering, including 
     international law of armed conflict, international 
     humanitarian law, and escalation dynamics.
       (G) Associated ethical considerations related to synthetic 
     biology, bioengineering, and genetics as it will be used for 
     future applications related to national security and defense.
       (H) Means to establish international genomic data standards 
     and incentivize the sharing of open training data within 
     related national security and defense synthetic biology-
     driven industries.
       (I) Consideration of the evolution of synthetic biology and 
     bioengineering and appropriate mechanisms for managing such 
     technology related to national security and defense.
       (J) Any other matters the Commission deems relevant to the 
     common defense of the Nation.
       (g) Powers of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--(A) The Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this section--
       (i) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
     administer such oaths; and
       (ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as 
     the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated 
     member considers necessary.
       (B) Subpoenas may be issued under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     under the signature of the co-chairs of the Commission, and 
     may be served by any person designated by such co-chairs.
       (C) The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) 
     shall apply in the case of any failure of a witness to comply 
     with any subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority 
     of this section.
       (2) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation 
     Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Commission to 
     discharge its duties under this title.
       (3) Information from federal agencies.--(A) The Commission 
     may secure directly from any executive department, agency, 
     bureau, board, commission, office, independent establishment, 
     or instrumentality of the Government information, 
     suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of 
     this title.
       (B) Each such department, agency, bureau, board, 
     commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality shall, 
     to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, 
     suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 
     Commission, upon request of the co-chairs of the Commission.
       (C) The Commission shall handle and protect all classified 
     information provided to it under this section in accordance 
     with applicable statutes and regulations.
       (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--(A) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, such administrative services, funds, staff, 
     facilities, and other support services as are necessary for 
     the performance of the Commission's duties under this title.
       (B) The Director of National Intelligence may provide the 
     Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, with such 
     administrative services, staff, and other support services as 
     the Commission may request.
       (C) In addition to the assistance set forth in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), other departments and agencies of the United 
     States may provide the Commission such services, funds, 
     facilities, staff, and other support as such departments and 
     agencies consider advisable and as may be authorized by law.
       (D) The Commission shall receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of any official, department, or agency of the 
     United States Government whose assistance is necessary, as 
     jointly determined by the co-chairs selected under subsection 
     (b)(2), for the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission, 
     including the provision of full and current briefings and 
     analyses.
       (5) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States postal services in the same manner and under the same 
     conditions as the departments and agencies of the United 
     States.
       (6) Gifts.--No member or staff of the Commission may 
     receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service of such 
     member or staff to the Commission.
       (h) Staff of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--(A) The co-chairs of the Commission, in 
     accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission, shall 
     appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such 
     other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
     to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
     exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a 
     position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.
       (B) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
     Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and 
     such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges 
     of his or her regular employment without interruption.
       (C) All staff of the Commission shall possess a security 
     clearance in accordance with applicable laws and regulations 
     concerning the handling of classified information.
       (2) Consultant services.--(A) The Commission may procure 
     the services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not 
     to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position 
     at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     such title.
       (B) All experts and consultants employed by the Commission 
     shall possess a security clearance in accordance with 
     applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of 
     classified information.
       (i) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
       (1) Compensation.--(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     each member of the Commission may be compensated at not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for each day during which that member is engaged in the 
     actual performance of the duties of the Commission under this 
     title.
       (B) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
     of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no 
     additional pay by reason of their service on the Commission.
       (2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission may be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (j) Treatment of Information Relating to National 
     Security.--
       (1) In general.--(A) The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall assume responsibility for the handling and disposition 
     of any information related to the national security of the 
     United States that is received, considered, or used by the 
     Commission under this title.
       (B) Any information related to the national security of the 
     United States that is provided to the Commission by a 
     congressional intelligence committees or the congressional 
     armed services committees may not be further provided or 
     released without the approval of the chairman of such 
     committees.
       (2) Access after termination of commission.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the 
     termination of the Commission under subsection (k)(2), only 
     the members and designated staff of the congressional 
     intelligence committees, the Director of National 
     Intelligence (and the designees of the Director), and such 
     other officials of the

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     executive branch as the President may designate shall have 
     access to information related to the national security of the 
     United States that is received, considered, or used by the 
     Commission.
       (k) Reports; Termination.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
     the President and Congress an initial report on the findings 
     of the Commission and such recommendations that the 
     Commission may have for action by the executive branch and 
     Congress related to synthetic biology, bioengineering, and 
     associated technologies, including recommendations to more 
     effectively organize the Federal Government.
       (2) Annual comprehensive reports.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of this enactment of this Act, and every year 
     thereafter annually, until the date specified in subsection 
     (e), the Commission shall submit a comprehensive report on 
     the review required under subsection (b).
       (3) Termination.--The Commission, and all the authorities 
     of this section, shall terminate on October 1, 2023.
       (l) Assessments of Annual Comprehensive Reports.--Not later 
     than 60 days after receipt of the annual comprehensive 
     report(s) under subsection (k)(2), the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     each submit to congress an assessment by the Director or the 
     Secretary, as the case may be, of the final report. Each 
     assessment shall include such comments on the findings and 
     recommendations contained in the final report as the Director 
     or Secretary, as the case may be, considers appropriate.
       (m) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
       (1) Federal advisory committee act.--The provisions of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the activities of the Commission under this section.
       (2) Freedom of information act.--The provisions of section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the Freedom of Information Act), shall not apply to the 
     activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission under 
     this section.
       (n) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--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 & servicewide activities, Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense, line 540, is hereby increased by 
     $10,000,000 (to be made available in support of the 
     Commission under this subtitle).
       (2) Availability.--Subject to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall make available to the Commission such 
     amounts as the Commission may require for purposes of the 
     activities of the Commission under this section.
       (3) Duration of availability.--Amounts made available to 
     the Commission under paragraph (2) shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (4) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 1405 for Defense Health Program, for 
     Private Sector Care, as specified in the corresponding 
     funding table in section 4501, is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
       (o) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Synthetic biology.--The term ``synthetic biology'' 
     means the design and construction of new biological parts 
     devices and systems and the re-design of existing, natural 
     biological systems for useful purposes.
       (2) Biomanufacturing.--The term ``biomanufacturing'' means 
     the utilization of biological systems to develop new and 
     advance existing products, tools, and processes at commercial 
     scale.
       (3) Bioengineering.--The term ``bioengineering'' means the 
     application of engineering design principles and practices to 
     biological systems, including molecular and cellular systems, 
     to advance fundamental understanding of complex natural 
     systems and to enable novel or optimize functions and 
     capabilities.


        amendment no. 141 offered by mr. gallagher of wisconsin

       Add at the appropriate place in title LX the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 60__. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees;
       (B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate.
       (2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means an entity included on a list developed and 
     maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council that 
     includes entities in the following categories:
       (A) An entity included on the Consolidated Screening List.
       (B) Any entity that is subject to extrajudicial direction 
     from a foreign government, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a national 
     security risk.
       (D) Any entity domiciled in the People's Republic of China 
     or subject to influence or control by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China or the Communist Party of the 
     People's Republic of China, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (3) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Unmanned aircraft system; uas.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, the terms ``unmanned aircraft system'' and ``UAS'' 
     mean an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (consisting 
     of communication links and the components that control the 
     unmanned aircraft) that are required for the operator to 
     operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace 
     system.
       (b) Prohibition on Procurement of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
     From Covered Foreign Entities.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), the head of an executive agency may not procure any 
     unmanned aircraft system that is manufactured, assembled, 
     designed, or patented by a covered foreign entity that are 
     required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently 
     in the national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition 
     Security Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, shall develop and update a list of associated 
     elements.
       (2) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (i) electronic warfare;
       (ii) information warfare operations;
       (iii) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (iv) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (v) Federal criminal investigations, including forensic 
     examinations; and
       (B) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under paragraph (1)--
       (A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (B) upon notification to Congress.
       (c) Prohibition on Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
     From Covered Foreign Entities.--
       (1) Prohibition.--
       (A) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, an executive 
     agency may not operate an unmanned aircraft system 
     manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a covered 
     foreign entity.
       (B) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition 
     under subparagraph (A) applies to any unmanned aircraft 
     systems that are being used by any executive agency through 
     the method of contracting for the services of unmanned 
     aircraft systems.
       (2) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (i) electronic warfare;
       (ii) information warfare operations;
       (iii) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (iv) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (v) Federal criminal investigations, including forensic 
     examinations; and
       (B) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis--
       (A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (B) upon notification to Congress.
       (4) Regulations and guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations or guidance to 
     implement this section.
       (d) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for Purchases and 
     Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign 
     Entities.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), Federal funds awarded 
     through a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered 
     into on or after such effective date, or otherwise made 
     available, may not be used--

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       (A) to purchase a unmanned aircraft system, or a system to 
     counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is manufactured, 
     assembled, designed, or patented by a covered foreign entity; 
     or
       (B) in connection with the operation of such a drone or 
     unmanned aircraft system.
       (2) Exemption.--An executive agency is exempt from the 
     restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or 
     procurement is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, or 
     the Attorney General, for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities;
       (E) Federal criminal investigations, including forensic 
     examinations; or
       (F) the safe integration of UAS in the national airspace 
     (as determined in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation); and
       (G) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis--
       (A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (B) upon notification to Congress.
       (4) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as 
     necessary, to implement the requirements of this section 
     relating to Federal contracts.
       (e) Prohibition on Use of Government-issued Purchase Cards 
     to Purchase Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign 
     Entities.--Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase 
     Cards may not be used to procure any unmanned aircraft system 
     from a covered foreign entity.
       (f) Management of Existing Inventories of Unmanned Aircraft 
     Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--
       (1) In general.--Effective immediately, all executive 
     agencies must account for existing inventories of unmanned 
     aircraft systems manufactured, assembled, designed, or 
     patented by a covered foreign entity in their personal 
     property accounting systems, regardless of the original 
     procurement cost, or the purpose of procurement due to the 
     special monitoring and accounting measures necessary to track 
     the items' capabilities.
       (2) Classified tracking.--Due to the sensitive nature of 
     missions and operations conducted by the United States 
     Government, inventory data related to unmanned aircraft 
     systems manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a 
     covered foreign entity may be tracked at a classified level.
       (3) Exceptions.--The Department of Defense and Department 
     of Homeland Security may exclude from the full inventory 
     process, unmanned aircraft systems that are deemed expendable 
     due to mission risk such as recovery issues or that are one-
     time-use unmanned aircraft system due to requirements and low 
     cost.
       (g) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 275 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the amount of commercial off-the-shelf drones and 
     unmanned aircraft systems procured by Federal departments and 
     agencies from covered foreign entities.
       (h) Government-wide Policy for Procurement of Unmanned 
     Aircraft Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in coordination with the Department of 
     Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Justice, and other Departments as determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and in 
     consultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a government-wide policy for the 
     procurement of UAS--
       (A) for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence 
     community operations; and
       (B) through grants and cooperative agreements entered into 
     with non-Federal entities.
       (2) Information security.--The policy developed under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following specifications, 
     which to the extent practicable, shall be based on industry 
     standards and technical guidance from the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, to address the risks associated 
     with processing, storing and transmitting Federal information 
     in a UAS:
       (A) Protections to ensure controlled access of UAS.
       (B) Protecting software, firmware, and hardware by ensuring 
     changes to UAS are properly managed, including by ensuring 
     UAS can be updated using a secure, controlled, and 
     configurable mechanism.
       (C) Cryptographically securing sensitive collected, stored, 
     and transmitted data, including proper handling of privacy 
     data and other controlled unclassified information.
       (D) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect sensitive 
     information, including during and after use of UAS.
       (E) Appropriate data security to ensure that data is not 
     transmitted to or stored in non-approved locations.
       (F) The ability to opt out of the uploading, downloading, 
     or transmitting of data that is not required by law or 
     regulation and an ability to choose with whom and where 
     information is shared when it is required.
       (3) Requirement.--The policy developed under paragraph (1) 
     shall reflect an appropriate risk-based approach to 
     information security related to use of UAS.
       (4) Revision of acquisition regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date on which the policy required under 
     paragraph (1) is issued--
       (A) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as necessary, to 
     implement the policy; and
       (B) any executive agency or other Federal entity not 
     subject to, or not subject solely to, the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall revise applicable policy, guidance, or 
     regulations, as necessary, to implement the policy.
       (5) Exemption.--In developing the policy required under 
     paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall incorporate an exemption to the policy for the 
     following reasons:
       (A) In the case of procurement for the purposes of 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (i) electronic warfare; or
       (ii) information warfare operations.
       (B) In the case of researching UAS technology, including 
     testing, evaluation, research, or development of technology 
     to counter UAS.
       (C) In the case of a head of the procuring executive agency 
     determining, in writing, that no product that complies with 
     the information security requirements described in paragraph 
     (2) is capable of fulfilling mission critical performance 
     requirements, and such determination--
       (i) may not be delegated below the level of the Deputy 
     Secretary of the procuring executive agency;
       (ii) shall specify--

       (I) the quantity of end items to which the waiver applies, 
     the procurement value of which may not exceed $50,000 per 
     waiver; and
       (II) the time period over which the waiver applies, which 
     shall not exceed 3 years;

       (iii) shall be reported to the Office of Management and 
     Budget following issuance of such a determination; and
       (iv) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     determination is made, shall be provided to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (i) Study on the Supply Chain for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
     and Components.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with 
     the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the supply chain for 
     covered unmanned aircraft systems, including a discussion of 
     current and projected future demand for covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems.
       (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A description of the current and future global and 
     domestic market for covered unmanned aircraft systems that 
     are not widely commercially available except from a covered 
     foreign entity.
       (B) A description of the sustainability, availability, 
     cost, and quality of secure sources of covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems domestically and from sources in allied and 
     partner countries.
       (C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense to address any 
     gaps or deficiencies identified in subparagraph (B), 
     including through the use of funds available under the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and 
     partnerships with the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration and other interested persons.
       (D) Such other information as the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (3) Covered unmanned aircraft system defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``covered unmanned aircraft system'' 
     means an unmanned aircraft system (as defined in subsection 
     (a)) and any components of such a system.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Alabama 
(Mr. Rogers) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Let me express my deep appreciation to the committee 
and staff for helping us zero in on a couple of things that are 
longstanding interests of mine.
  One is an amendment requiring the Department of Defense to have a 
cost estimate and program evaluation for unexpected cost increases for 
the W80-40 nuclear warhead life extension program. I appreciate this 
giving us a little more information.

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  But I would like to focus on one particular area that has been deeply 
troubling me for years. I have, in the middle of the city of Portland, 
a Superfund site that people have been working on cleaning up the toxic 
residue of years. And one party has not been a part of this effort, the 
Department of Defense.
  The Department of Defense built and decommissioned battleships for 
World War I, World War II, and the Korean war in the heart of the city. 
We have been working on a hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars cleanup 
working with the private sector, working with individuals, with 
utilities, and local governments. The Federal Government has been 
missing in action.
  We found this last summer as we were starting some of the remedial 
cleanup. Over 400 shells were dug up, and still, the Department of 
Defense is missing in action, not taking responsibility for cleaning up 
the toxic legacy of military activities in my community and around the 
country.
  I have worked on this for years. I have been extraordinarily 
frustrated that the Department of Defense pushes this responsibility 
off. It is time to change. I appreciate what the committee has done. I 
hope this is a new era.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, this is an en bloc that was put together in close 
consultation with the minority. I urge all Members to support it, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).
  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member 
Rogers for their hard work on this bill.
  I have two amendments that have been added into this amendment. The 
first puts anticorruption at the core of U.S. foreign policy, 
reflecting the Biden administration's declaration that corruption is a 
national security threat, and indeed it is.
  As the House chair of the bipartisan and bicameral Helsinki 
Commission, bipartisan foreign policy to promote human rights and 
counter corruption is deeply important to our group and to our Nation. 
Corruption is the fuel of human rights abuse, and dictatorship is the 
primary means by which dictators and their cronies influence government 
and society.
  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the large group of bipartisan 
colleagues who supported this amendment, many of whom are members of 
the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus. A special thank-you to Representatives 
Malinowski and Salazar, whose Combating Global Corruption Act is also 
included in the amendment.
  The other amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to attempt 
to recover the Afghan aircraft that the U.S. provided to the Afghan 
Government and were flown out of the country by Afghan pilots fleeing 
the Taliban. These aircraft were purchased with U.S. tax dollars and 
should be returned to us. They are in Uzbekistan and other countries. I 
am sure the Taliban would like to get them back, but they should come 
back to the USA.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot).
  Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, I rise first in support of my amendment, 
the Gray Zone Assessment Act.
  Whether we look at the annexation of Crimea, the militarization of 
the South China Sea, the economic coercion of Australia, or the 
cyberattacks that have stolen our data and crippled our industries, we 
see the same pattern. Our adversaries are using methods of coercion 
that lie somewhere in the so-called gray zone, between war and peace.
  To make matters worse, thus far, we seem incapable of effectively 
responding to this aggression. It is well past time that we have a 
viable response.
  Experts have identified several causes for our failure to deter these 
gray zone campaigns--in particular, our weakness at coordinating all of 
our tools of national power by requiring the GAO to take a hard look at 
these problems. My amendment aims to move forward a process of reform 
that will enable us to effectively counter the shadow war that China, 
Russia, and others are waging against us and against the free world.
  I would also like to voice my support for Mr. Connolly's amendment, 
No. 114, the Global Health Security Act. After 18 months of lockdowns, 
masks, social distancing, school closures, and, worst of all, a 
mounting death toll, COVID-19 has taught us that a disease that starts 
at the other side of the world can pose a direct national security 
threat right here in America.
  Back at the end of 2018, before COVID-19 even existed, Mr. Connolly 
and I recognized this threat and believed that Congress needed to 
support, direct, and provide oversight for our global health security 
work abroad.
  We introduced the bipartisan Global Health Security Act to strengthen 
the U.S. and global capacity to better respond to outbreaks like COVID-
19. Passing this amendment will help us be prepared for the next virus 
so that it does not become a pandemic like this one did.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I 
again thank the ranking member and the chair.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
  Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Smith and his team for 
including several important amendments to this year's National Defense 
Authorization Act, and that includes my amendment that requires a 
report from the Department of Defense addressing instances where U.S. 
security assistance is given to foreign military units known to have 
committed gross human rights violations.
  This amendment specifically focuses on the section 333 Building 
Partner Capacity Program, which has sent enormous sums of American 
taxpayer dollars to authoritarian and human rights-abusing regimes.
  A prime example of the program's problematic nature is the $100 
million given to Azerbaijani President Aliyev's regime in fiscal years 
2018 and 2019. As Azerbaijan was still receiving equipment and training 
from the U.S. military, they began a deadly attack against Nagorno-
Karabakh, or Artsakh, on September 27, that led to the death of 
thousands and the displacement of so many more.
  Passage of this amendment sends a clear signal that the United States 
takes seriously its democratic norms and commitment to peace by 
ensuring oversight of our security assistance. I hope it leads to 
future restraint from aiding and tolerating similar regimes in the 
future, especially when their actions are aimed at destabilizing a 
fellow democracy.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Pfluger), one of our outstanding freshmen.
  Mr. PFLUGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the 2022 
National Defense Authorization Act, and I applaud the efforts of 
Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers to bring this bipartisan bill 
to the floor.
  This bill boosts defense funding in line with the recommended 3 to 5 
percent real growth needed to maintain our competitive edge over China. 
The debacle in Afghanistan has weakened our position on the global 
stage and is a propaganda boon for our adversaries seeking to dismantle 
the democratic world order. There is no doubt that China and Russia are 
eyeing this opportunity to cast doubts on U.S. resolve and our 
commitments. It is imperative that we reassure our allies and partners 
of American strength at every turn.
  China is building its military and technological capabilities, and 
these investments will help achieve the next-generation joint fighting 
force, specifically of air and sea power.
  I am an F-22 pilot and have flown against some of the world's most 
technologically advanced weapons systems. Now is the time that we need 
to take this seriously. Every threat around the world is looking at our 
vulnerabilities, and it is this body's work that will help us maintain 
those competitive advantages.
  To meet these challenges head-on, we must fully embrace the whole-of-
government approach to counter any malign intentions.
  Congress is integral to this concept, and we must recognize these 
challenges and respond with strength at this time. We should not let 
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of good, and we cannot delay this legislation at all. The strength of 
our military is at stake.
  The readiness and lethality that the warfighters so desperately need, 
which this bill includes, is absolutely imperative to making sure the 
United States can meet any challenges and defeat any enemy around the 
world.
  Madam Speaker, I urge passage of the underlying bill, and I look 
forward to ironing out our differences through the conference process.

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  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Correa).
  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Smith for all his hard 
work on the NDAA. I fully support this measure.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of en bloc 1 which includes 
my two amendments, amendment No. 29 that creates an Afghan refugee 
special envoy position and amendment No. 117 that requires the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all women veterans 
receive quality healthcare in a safe and dignified manner and on a 
timely basis.
  The Afghan refugee position assures that our allies who fought 
alongside American soldiers for 20 years receive the support that they 
need to resettle in the United States and are integrated into our great 
Nation.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support amendments en bloc 1 
and to support my amendments, No. 29 and No. 117.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I have some more speakers who 
aren't ready to speak right now, so at this time I reserve the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Auchincloss).
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for including my 
two amendments so that we may learn from the mistakes of the forever 
wars and ensure the Taliban cannot benefit from our financial system.
  I served in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. I saw what began as a 
counterterrorism mission mutate under President Bush into a $1 trillion 
boondoggle of a counterinsurgency.
  My first amendment ensures that Congress' Afghanistan Commission can 
access the classified documents behind the forever war and hold to 
account those decision makers who let the fallacy of sunk costs guide 
their continual investments of time, troops, and treasure into an 
unwinnable war.
  My second amendment directs the Treasury Department to closely 
monitor illicit financing flowing to the Taliban. This safeguards our 
financial system and ensures the Taliban can't use it to finance 
terrorist activities. At the close of this war, we must move forward 
with the assurance that we will learn from history.
  Madam Speaker, to increase transparency and counter the Taliban, I 
urge adoption of this en bloc package.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu).
  Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my two amendments 
to the NDAA to ensure the Pentagon pays attention to the most 
vulnerable, both within the ranks and within the theaters of war, where 
they operate.
  My first amendment is a response to the ongoing but still poorly 
understood problem of hazing in the military. For years, unchecked 
hazing has been eroding unit cohesion and troop morale. Too many, like 
my own nephew, Harry Lew, have died by suicide after having been 
mercilessly hazed by their fellow soldiers.
  Stopping this requires understanding the problem, which is why this 
amendment extends regular reports through 2027 on hazing and what the 
Pentagon is doing to address it.
  My second amendment is a response to the horrific August drone strike 
in Kabul that killed at least 10 civilians. This kind of mistake is 
inexcusable. These families can never get their loved ones back, but 
with just compensation they can begin to rebuild their lives. Accepting 
our responsibility is the bare minimum of what they deserve.
  Madam Speaker, I urge support of this en bloc package.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack), who is another outstanding 
freshman Member.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend, Mr. Rogers, for 
yielding.
  Madam Speaker, my amendment No. 84 would require a report on the 
feasibility of establishing a Customs and Border Protection 
preclearance facility in Taiwan.
  Last year, Taipei International Airport applied to offer customs 
preclearance with strong support and calls for approval of their 
application on both sides of the Pacific.
  Taiwan would be the first country in East Asia to offer preclearance, 
an excellent choice given our close economic ties with the island, our 
shared values, and our ever-more critical security partnership.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to 
enhance travel between the United States and Taiwan.
  Secondarily, I rise in support of my amendment which would require 
the Secretary to conduct an anonymous survey to determine the effects 
of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on both reenlistment and recruitment to 
the Armed Forces.
  I am not anti-vaccine, but I am 100 percent anti-mandate. Individuals 
should be able to choose what is best for them and their families in 
consultation with their doctors. They should not be forced to take a 
vaccine by government at any level.
  I believe my colleagues who are pro-vaccine mandates should support 
this amendment to determine what effects the mandate at DOD will have 
on both reenlistment and recruitment. We need to know what, if any, 
effect this policy will have on our national security and our 
readiness.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close at 
this time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I urge support of the 
amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Madam Speaker, I too urge support of the 
amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of my amendments 
included in En Bloc No. 1. My first amendment, No. 100, would require 
DoD to develop more distributed military and Intelligence Community 
satellite architectures through a limitation of funds until Secretary 
of Defense certifies that the Secretary of Air Force is carrying out 
the program and the appropriate report on implementation is provided. 
His amendment was part of a China Task Force recommendation from last 
year that was dropped from the FY21 NDAA, despite its inclusion in the 
report. Section 1607 of the FY2020 NDAA mandated that the Secretary 
establish a program to prototype an M-code based, multi-global 
navigation satellite system receiver that is capable of receiving 
covered signals with the intent to increase the resilience and 
capability of military position and navigation equipment. This program 
would as a result deter the liklihood of attack on the worldwide Global 
Positioning System by reducing the benefits of such an attack. In last 
year's annual report to congress, the ``Military and Security 
Developments involving the People's Republic of China'' highlighted PRC 
military strategists increasing development of capabilities that 
utilize space-based systems and to deny use of space-based systems to 
adversaries as central to modern warfare. The report further cites 
China's strengthening of its military space capabilities despite its 
public stance against the militarization of space. This program is 
critical to countering the CCP's intent to reduce U.S. competitive 
technological advantage in space. Just this spring, the DNI's annual 
Threat Assessment highlighted the PRC's advancing interests in 
advancements in the space domain, detailing China's intent to continue 
to develop craft to intercept, capture, or destroy US satellites. 
Additionally, this past summer Director of Intelligence for Indo-
Pacific Command, Rear Adm. Studeman repeated similar concerns: ``From 
dazzling to jamming, to kinetic kill-from-the-ground, from space--all 
that, they're on the march. They take a look at our space capability 
and want to equal and exceed those and be able to dominate to guarantee 
themselves the maneuvering they need to be able to secure their 
objectives if they're in a fight.'' It is critical that as we further 
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do so by prioritizing resilience in these systems as our adversaries 
continue to develop technology to not just rival, but dominate our 
efforts in the space domain.
  My second amendment included in this En Bloc, No. 101, would prohibit 
the Secretary of the Interior from altering the designation of uranium 
as a critical mineral until a report assessing the effects of the loss 
of domestic uranium production. The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of Energy and Commerce, are to 
conduct the assessment of the national security impact of removing 
uranium from the list and submit a follow-up report. The U.S. 
Geological Survey, which updates the critical minerals list every three 
years, published its revised methodology published in May noting that 
``Fuel minerals, including uranium, were explicitly excluded from 
consideration in this analysis.'' Removing uranium from this list, as 
the Biden Administration is proposing, is another effort to cave to the 
whims of environmental groups. The impact of this is not exclusive to 
national security. Domestic uranium production has almost completely 
idled and the source of uranium for our reactors has increasingly 
become foreign state-owned entities. Keeping it as a resource on the 
list will go a long way to restoring and securing American uranium 
production.
  Producing less energy at home means that we are forced to rely on our 
adversaries for these critical resources, emboldening them and 
weakening our global standing as they attempt to undermine our 
interests. U.S.-origin uranium is critical to national defense for the 
purpose of nuclear weapons and the naval fleet, providing propulsion 
for 11 aircraft carriers and 70 submarines. Many international nuclear 
cooperation agreements to which the United States is a party, restrict 
the use of nuclear material imported under those agreements to peaceful 
uses. The United States requires U.S.-origin uranium and nuclear 
technologies for use in the production of uranium-based products for 
U.S. defense systems, with no foreign obligations that restrict the 
uses of such nuclear material. At this time, there is only one 
functional enrichment facility in the United States despite employing 
three major defense systems that require highly-enriched uranium. 
Removing uranium from the critical minerals list would be a dangerous 
and misguided decision as it is a vital component to both our national 
security and energy security. We cannot continue to rely on unfriendly 
nations that leverage energy dominance for geopolitical influence. 
These amendments are important additions to the National Defense 
Authorization Act and highlight the diverse challenges to our national 
security. I am encouraged by their inclusion into En Bloc No. 1 and 
urge adoption into the final bill.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to 
Amendment No. 3, which directs the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to reclassify public safety telecommunications officers, also 
called 911 dispatchers, as a protective service occupation in the U.S. 
Government's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. This 
Amendment would have no direct effect on these workers' wages, 
benefits, or other resources; proponents of this reclassification have 
stated that it ``would provide validation.''
  The SOC classification system is a federal statistical standard used 
across agencies in data collection. According to OMB, ``[t]he SOC is 
designed exclusively for statistical purposes.'' Changes to the codes 
affect multiple data sources frequently used by policymakers, 
researchers, and employers, including the American Community Survey, 
the nation's largest household survey; the Current Population Survey 
(CPS), the key source of our monthly employment numbers; and the 
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), the authoritative source of 
employment and wage information by occupation. These changes would 
undermine the intent and legitimacy of the SOC by deviating from the 
long-established process designed to ensure the objectivity and 
integrity statistical data classifications more broadly.
  A standing committee at OMB, the SOC Policy Committee (SOCPC), is 
responsible maintaining the accuracy of these codes using well-defined 
principles. The SOCPC undertakes a routine revision of the codes 
roughly once per decade; the process spans multiple years and 
``involves extensive background research, periods of public comment, 
review of comments, and implementation of revisions.'' During its 
latest revision, which began in early 2012 and was finalized in 2018, 
OMB specifically rejected comments requesting it reclassify 911 
dispatchers as directed in Amendment No. 3. In its response to public 
comments presented in the May 2014 Federal Register, the Obama 
Administration's OMB explained it ``did not accept these 
recommendations based on Classification Principle 2, which states that 
workers are coded according to the work performed. The work performed 
is that of a dispatcher, not a first responder.'' In 2016, OMB declined 
a similar request for reclassification. Based on the principles OMB's 
policy committee applies to determine SOC codes, 911 telephone 
dispatchers are already properly and accurately classified. This point 
was reiterated in communications with the Education and Labor Committee 
in 2021, explaining ``After an extensive technical review of the 
requested reclassification for 911 dispatchers, OMB, consistent with 
the recommendation of the Chief Statistician of the United States, 
decided not to make such an adjustment because it is inconsistent with 
the statistical purposes of the SOC.''
  Furthermore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in a written 
communication with the Education and Labor Committee on September 26, 
2021, reported that the change made by H.R. 1175, a bill identical to 
Amendment No. 3, would ``will introduce costly, unnecessary logistical 
and data interpretation delays and challenges affecting the quality of 
data.'' Moreover, changes outside of the routine revision process would 
undermine the goal of data continuity, limiting data sources' 
usefulness for their key purpose of statistical analysis; create 
precedent for disrupting the standard SOC revision process; and 
undermine the SOCPC's authority as experts to apply the classification 
principles to determine what accuracy requires.
  Public safety telecommunications officers perform critical, 
challenging work. They deserve our honor and gratitude for their 
efforts. However, considering the many alternative ways policymakers 
could confer ``validation,'' as the proponents are seeking, there is 
little policy justification for this Amendment's approach to achieving 
that goal. The SOC is not intended to rank or group occupations by 
education, credentials, earnings, benefits or any other user-defined 
indicator of status.
  In conclusion, mandating a change to a statistical code would not 
affect these workers' wages, benefits, or other resources--but it would 
disrupt data series continuity; require significant additional work for 
government agencies, researchers, employers, and others; and intervene 
in an official, routine government data-collection and statistical 
process.
  Mr. CARSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDDA) and my bipartisan amendment which 
authorizes an increase of five million dollars for a pancreatic cancer 
early detection initiative (EDI) at the Department of Defense (DoD). I 
thank my colleagues, Rep. Eshoo and Rep. McKinley, for their support 
and leadership on this issue. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival 
rate of all major cancers--in large part due to lack of research in 
early detection. I believe we all agree that the patients, families, 
friends and loved ones suffering from this disease deserve greater 
support.
  My amendment will provide critical funding needed for more research 
and an early detection initiative (EDI) under the Congressionally 
Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at DoD. I am pleased that 
the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee has already appropriated 
fifteen million dollars for general pancreatic cancer research funding 
in this year's funding legislation. While encouraging, we need to 
continue doing more.
  This issue has hit painfully close to home recently, as America lost 
giants to pancreatic cancer. Rep. John Lewis, our civil rights hero, 
passed away from pancreatic cancer only seven months after receiving 
his diagnosis. My good friend and colleague, Rep. Alcee Hastings, also 
passed from pancreatic cancer earlier this year. And, Americans lost a 
fighter for voting rights and women's protection, Justice Ruth Bader 
Ginsburg, to this deadly disease. We have lost too many loved ones and 
must do everything we can to save lives. It is unacceptable that, 
despite being the third leading cause of cancer-related death in our 
country, pancreatic cancer still does not have a dedicated early 
detection initiative. In fact, the lack of research in ways to detect 
pancreatic cancer early has led to devastating consequences: sixty-six 
percent of patients live less than one year following their diagnosis.
  If diagnosed early, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer 
patients is above eighty percent. However, if pancreatic cancer is 
detected late, the five-year survival rate drops to less than five 
percent. By failing to support our nation's researchers with the means 
to find new ways to detect pancreatic cancer early, we are leaving 
America's pancreatic cancer patients with few ways to detect this 
disease in time to extend the quality and duration of their lives.
  It's important to note that persistent health care inequities and 
disparities for communities of color compound the devastation of 
pancreatic cancer and the effects of lack of early detection research. 
Unfortunately, Black people are more likely than their fellow Americans 
to get pancreatic cancer. In fact, the incidence rate for pancreatic 
cancer among Black Americans is twenty percent higher than any other 
racial demographic. This disease is more deadly for us: the pancreatic 
cancer death rate is seventeen percent higher for Black men than white 
men. Significant evidence demonstrates that these disproportionate 
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pancreatic cancer are in large part rooted in disparities in health 
care and access to tests and diagnostics. As a result, the lack of 
pancreatic cancer early detection research accelerates the racial 
unfairness in our health care system, with devastating consequences for 
minorities.
  At a time when our country is having a national conversation about 
the deep disparities in access to health care for Black and Brown 
people during a global pandemic, Congress must do everything within our 
power to improve health outcomes through research and treatment. 
Providing dedicated funding for early detection research at DoD will 
help fill a critical gap in our pancreatic cancer research and will 
help address the pancreatic cancer disparities for communities of 
color.
  I urge the House to support this amendment.
  Mr. BIGGS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment 
reaffirming the importance of the U.S. Israel alliance. At a time when 
the Middle East is in constant turmoil, the United States needs strong 
allies like Israel. Allies who are stable, dependent, and a force for 
good in the region. Effective foreign policy in the Middle East begins 
with an acknowledgment of Israel as one of our Nation's strongest 
allies. As Israel continues to confront security challenges, 
particularly with Iran, it is in America's national strategic interest 
to continue to offer security assistance to Israel. For nearly 75 
years, Israel has been a constant and stable ally in a region devoid of 
stability. With the rise of Iran, the Taliban, and China's growing 
influence in the region, the United States and Israel must continue to 
stand together against these monstrous regimes. Since its creation in 
1948, Israel and the United States have been bonded together through 
our common values of freedom, prosperity, and constitutional norms. At 
a time when Israel is facing assaults and threats from tyrannical 
regimes, the United States Congress must send a strong, unflinching 
message that we remain united with our friends and allies just as we 
have for nearly 75 years. My amendment provides a full endorsement from 
the U.S. Congress on the importance of the United States-Israel 
relationship. We unequivocally stand with Israel.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, in February of this year, more than two 
years after the cold-blooded murder of Washington Post journalist, and 
my constituent, Jamal Khashoggi, the Director of National Intelligence 
released a previously classified U.S. intelligence report.
  The report clearly stated: ``We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown 
Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to 
capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.''
  It concluded that ``since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute 
control of the Kingdom's security and intelligence organizations, 
making it highly unlikely that Saudi officials would have carried out 
an operation of this nature without the Crown Prince's authorization.''
  We've always known, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Crown Prince 
Muhammad bin Salman directed the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
  We also know that this operation is part of a broad and ongoing 
effort to use violence to intimidate and silence dissidents abroad.
  Furthermore, we know that some of the killers of Jamal Khashoggi were 
trained in the United States, demonstrating an overwhelming need for 
reforms to our current arms sales processes and increased 
accountability.
  And yet, despite all this, Crown Prince MBS and Saudi Arabia have 
generally been shielded from accountability, especially by the previous 
administration, signaling this kind of abhorrent behavior was somehow 
ok, inviting further atrocities.
  That impunity ends with my amendment, based on the text of my bill, 
H.R. 1392, the Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021, which passed 
the House with overwhelming bipartisan support earlier this year.
  This legislation is targeted and does four things, specifically:
  It limits arms exports to Saudi intelligence, internal security, or 
law enforcement entities if the President finds that Saudi Arabia has 
engaged in the following activities:
  Forced repatriation, intimidation, or killing of dissidents in other 
countries;
  The unjust imprisonment in Saudi Arabia of United States citizens or 
residents or the placing of travel restrictions on them or their family 
members;
  And the torture of detainees in the custody of the Government of 
Saudi Arabia.
  It requires the closure of one or more Saudi diplomatic facilities if 
the President finds that Saudi Arabia is using diplomatic or consular 
personnel to harass or harm Saudi nationals in the United States.
  It requires a report on whether Saudi Arabia has been engaged in a 
consistent pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment directed 
against individuals in the United States.
  And finally, it requires a report on whether the U.S. intelligence 
community fulfilled its duty to warn Jamal Khashoggi of threats to his 
life.
  In the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I worked closely with the 
Chairman and Ranking Member to improve this legislation as introduced, 
ensuring that this effort is bipartisan.
  This legislation has the support of dozens of human rights 
organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, 
Reporters Without Borders, PEN America, Human Rights First, Human 
Rights Watch, Freedom Now, and many others.
  When we turn a blind eye to human rights abuses, we embolden friend 
and foe alike to continue to engage in these horrific violations.
  We must end this ``two-year pageant of impunity'' and finally hold 
Saudi Arabia accountable for their treatment of dissidents and those 
who stand up for human rights and against autocratic repression.
  Jamal Khashoggi was not the only one to face the brutality of the 
Saudi regime and is not the only one who would benefit from this 
legislation.
  I thank Chairman Meeks for his support on this amendment, and I ask 
my colleagues to join me in sending a message to human rights 
defenders, dissidents, and journalists worldwide and reaffirm the 
unshakeable American commitment to basic rights and freedoms.
  I ask you to join me in supporting adoption of this amendment.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, more than 4.7 million people around the 
globe have died because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  In fact, more people in the United States have died from COVID-19 
than they did from the 1918 flu pandemic--the previous worst pandemic 
to date.
  For a year and a half, our lives, and the lives of people around the 
world, were completely upended, supply chains disrupted, governments 
thrown into disarray. This emergency impacted every part of our lives 
and we were caught completely unprepared.
  We can't afford to let that happen again.
  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a dearth of leadership and 
strategy around U.S. planning for a global health security emergency.
  As we continue to try to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, we now 
understand just how important planning like this truly is.
  COVID-19 has underscored not only the need for a robust federal 
response to such a crisis, but also the importance of investing in 
global health security and pandemic preparedness around the world.
  Given the disruption this pandemic has caused, it's clear that we 
need to consider global health security when we consider our national 
defense and security.
  This amendment will:
  Establish a Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council 
overseen by the National Security Advisor and whose membership includes 
the heads of agencies relevant to carrying out the Global Health 
Security Agenda;
  Establish a United States Coordinator for Global Health Security 
responsible for coordinating the interagency response to a global 
health security emergency;
  Require the President to develop a global health security strategy 
with specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, and performance metrics 
that will improve U.S. leadership on global pandemic preparedness;
  And establish an international Fund for Global Health Security and 
Pandemic Preparedness.
  The text of this amendment is based on my bill H.R. 391, the Global 
Health Security Act, which passed the House earlier this year with 
broad bipartisan support--the fifth time that it has passed the House 
of Representatives.
  The original legislation was improved with amendments during 
committee markup. They:
  Updated the findings sections to reflect actions taken by the Biden 
Administration on global health security;
  Tasks the National Security Advisor with overseeing interagency 
review council established in the bill;
  Added the Department of the Treasury and ODNI to the council 
membership;
  And elevated participation on the council to heads of agencies.
  These edits were helpful suggestions from the Ranking Member and we 
were glad to incorporate them.
  We wrote this legislation long before the current pandemic and have 
adapted the text to incorporate lessons learned.
  I thank Representatives Chabot, Bera, Fitzpatrick, and Larsen for 
leading on the original bill with me, and for their support on this 
amendment.
  The Biden Administration has already committed to funding the Fund 
for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and included it 
in their FY22 Presidential Budget Request.
  There is a similar, bipartisan effort in the Senate led by Senators 
Menendez and Risch, demonstrating the widespread support for bolstering 
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  This is not a red or blue issue--this is an issue that impacts every 
single person on the planet.
  This legislation is endorsed by Modernizing Foreign Assistance 
Network (MFAN), the ONE Campaign, Pandemic Action Network, RESULTS VA, 
Right to Health Action and others. It is also supported by Centers for 
Disease Control and USAID.
  Global health crises are ongoing and increasing--it's only a matter 
of time before the next one hits.
  Saving lives from the next global pandemic starts with investing in 
preparedness before it strikes.
  Diseases do not respect borders, and global health crises have 
immense security, economic, and humanitarian consequences.
  With this legislation, the United States can be a leader on 
preventing and responding to the next pandemic.
  It is past time this legislation become law.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, this amendment would provide welcome 
accountability and transparency for our security cooperation training 
programs.
  It would require the Department of Defense and Department of State to 
review the participants in security cooperation training programs from 
the last ten years to determine if any of the participants were later 
designated by the United States Government as human rights abusers, 
terrorists, or military coup participants.
  The amendment would require such reporting be updated on an annual 
basis.
  And, finally, it would create a reporting requirement to Congress for 
any names submitted to the Departments by the Chair and Ranking Member 
of the armed services and foreign affairs committees.
  Earlier this year, it was reported that some of the members of the 
kill squad that murdered and dismembered Jamal Khashoggi were trained 
right here in the United States.
  This is not something we found out through congressional reporting 
requirements from the Department of Defense, Department of State or 
public admissions from private sector contractors.
  We found out because of reporting based on leaked documents.
  It has also been reported that at least seven of the individuals who 
helped assassinate the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, were trained 
by the United States military.
  The review and ongoing transparency required by this amendment would 
provide welcome oversight of U.S. security cooperation programs and 
ensure that our capacity building efforts are not working against 
American interests or values.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer an amendment to 
the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act which would provide a 
statutory framework for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management 
Program, or FedRAMP, which was established administratively in 2011.
  FedRAMP is a standardized approach to certifying and assessing in an 
ongoing manner the security of cloud computing technologies used across 
the federal government.
  FedRAMP seeks to reduce the redundancies of federal cloud migration 
by creating a ``certify once, reuse many times'' model for cloud 
products and services that provide a cost-effective, risk-based 
approach to cloud adoption.
  This amendment would codify the FedRAMP program and address many of 
the concerns raised by government and industry stakeholders.
  For more than four years, I have worked with administrations under 
both Democratic and Republican leadership, industry stakeholders, and 
my friends on the other side of the aisle to ensure that the 
legislative text behind this amendment makes needed improvements to the 
FedRAMP program, but also gives the program flexibility to grow and 
adopt to myriad future changes in cloud technologies.
  This amendment supports a critical need to keep our nation's 
information secure in cloud environments. It is an improvement for 
agencies, for our private sector partners, and for taxpayers.
  Enabling the efficient and secure procurement of cloud computing 
technology is an important part of federal IT modernization efforts and 
essential to the federal government's transition to a more virtual, but 
secure posture.
  The text behind this amendment has passed the House with bipartisan 
support three times in the span of a year. Once under suspension by 
voice vote in the 116th Congress, again as an amendment to the House 
National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021, and again as a 
standalone at the very beginning of the 117th Congress.
  I want to thank the Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee, Mr. 
Comer, for co-sponsoring this amendment with me.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, 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.


                 Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Bowman

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
25 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. BOWMAN. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 1229. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MAINTAIN A UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to carry out this Act may be used to 
     maintain a United States military presence in Syria beginning 
     on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except pursuant to a specific statutory 
     authorization enacted into law in accordance with the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Bowman) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. BOWMAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge support for my amendment that 
will take an important step towards restoring congressional war powers. 
This amendment will bring our unauthorized military presence in Syria 
to a long overdue debate in Congress so we can ultimately vote to 
authorize or reject military action.
  Members on both sides of the aisle have long recognized the 
Constitution and the War Powers Act of 1973 grant Congress the 
exclusive power to send our servicemen and -women into war.
  I represent parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, New York, and 
in my district I am humbled to represent so many veterans who have 
sacrificed so much for our country. Hundreds of thousands of brave men 
and women have spent years away from their families, missing precious 
moments in their families' lives. Many have seen their brothers and 
sisters in arms be injured and killed in battle. Many have suffered 
life-changing injuries themselves. Others have made the ultimate 
sacrifice. On a daily basis, more than 17 veterans die by suicide every 
single day. A study from Brown University's Costs of War project 
estimates that more than 7,000 servicemembers have been killed in post-
9/11 operations, and a suicide epidemic has claimed more than 30,000 
Active Duty servicemembers and veterans.
  Given the unimaginable sacrifice our troops make for our country, we 
owe them the respect of holding a debate and a vote on deploying them 
into harm's way. I hope that no one serving in this body would oppose 
honoring their service and their sacrifice by debating and voting on 
these life and death matters.
  We haven't shown that respect in my view. Washington is known for 
military contractors lobbying for endless wars and a bloated Pentagon 
budget while our investments in schools, healthcare, and jobs at home 
are neglected. Our military footprint extends across dozens of 
countries far from public scrutiny and accountability. In Congress we 
find out about drone strikes after they occur in the news.
  My amendment--which I am honored to be joined by Representatives 
Khanna, DeFazio, Schakowsky, Tlaib, Levin, Cohen, and Ritchie Torres in 
offering--is a fundamental next step toward breaking that cycle.
  This is a question of war and peace that should be answered with a 
recorded vote in Congress.
  This amendment does not take a position on substantive Syria policy 
questions. It merely requires this body to follow the Constitution and 
hold a debate and vote to authorize military action. I hope that my 
colleagues will agree that our troops and the American people deserve 
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hold that debate and then cast their vote.
  Under the last administration, President Trump made it clear that 
U.S. military troops in Syria were there to secure the oil, but an 
explicit authorization from Congress was never obtained for that 
purpose.
  I disagree with claims that the 2001 AUMF--which was about responding 
to the September 11 attacks--authorized our troops to engage in 
hostilities against these forces which nobody argues had anything to do 
with those attacks or to guard oil fields.
  My colleagues who believe that the President does not need specific 
authorization to deploy U.S. military forces to seize Syria's oil in an 
unconstitutional war should just admit that to their constituents. They 
don't care about the duty of Congress, the Constitution, or the War 
Powers Act.
  I agree with what President Biden said yesterday at the United 
Nations where he called for a new era of relentless diplomacy and that 
U.S. military power must be our tool of last resort, not our first, and 
should not be used as an answer to every problem we see around the 
world.
  One step in the right direction would be to restore war powers, which 
is the solution put forth in this amendment.
  After U.S. troops clashed with armed Syrian villagers last year, now-
senior Biden NSC advisor Brett McGurk wrote on Twitter last year that 
American soldiers with an ill-defined mission in Syria are forced to 
navigate roads controlled by Russian and Syrian regime forces. He said 
that this is too much to ask of our brave warriors.
  I agree. And that is why I am seeking a vote to show them the minimum 
respect of doing our constitutional duty and either authorizing a 
mission with clear goals and a timeline or bringing our troops home to 
their families.
  I honor and respect the incredible sacrifices made by our Kurdish 
allies. Nothing in this amendment supports abandoning the Kurdish 
people, nor do I personally support that. The current unauthorized U.S. 
military presence of indefinite duration is disrespectful to the 
Kurdish people as it does not provide them the clarity that they need 
to make their own sovereign decisions about how best to protect their 
people and advance their own interests.
  I want to have a transparent and vigorous debate in front of the 
American people on the role of the U.S. military in Syria.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of my 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from South Carolina is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, as I begin, I was 
grateful to support the prior amendment that we just had by President 
Gerry Connolly and also Congressman Steve Chabot, but I oppose this 
particular amendment.
  U.S. troops are in Syria to fight ISIS. They were sent by President 
Barack Obama pursuant to the 2001 counterterrorism AUMF. The global war 
on terrorism is not over. It is moving, as we have sadly seen, the 
terrorist attack last week in New Zealand and as we see the terrorists 
who are coming across the southern border into the United States.

  For years we have worked with our partners on the ground to eliminate 
the caliphate. We must not leave them behind as they have been brave 
patriots and could be subject to murderous terrorists.
  This mission has been incredibly successful. However, the job is not 
done. The threat of ISIS against American families and our allies 
remains. The nations that have faced the most cross-border attacks are 
India with 60,000 deaths; Israel with--just this year, in the past 
couple of months--12,000 Iranian rockets by an attack by Hamas from 
Gaza; and, of course, in America 3,000 persons murdered on 9/11.
  Our continued presence on the ground is necessary to ensure the 
enduring defeat of ISIS and protecting American families by defeating 
terrorists overseas.
  This shortsighted amendment would prematurely cut short our presence 
in Syria. Our small force in Syria is incredibly effective and part of 
the global coalition to defeat ISIS. This is not the time for America 
to abandon our allies and partners in Syria in the global war on 
terrorism. None of us want our soldiers overseas longer than absolutely 
necessary, but forcing a withdrawal too soon only ensures we will have 
to return as we saw in Iraq when the troops were withdrawn too soon, 
and U.S. troops had to go in just a few years later to fight ISIS.

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  In my opinion, we are seeing this play out again, sadly, in 
Afghanistan as the country is a safe haven for Islamic extremists to 
provide for suicide bomber attacks on families in India, Israel, and 
America.
  We must avoid a similar situation in Syria. Withdrawals should be 
based on the defeat of ISIS, not an artificial timeline. We know the 
success of peace through strength, and we also know of failure by war 
through appeasement.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, 
although I would like to point out that I agree very much with my 
colleague from New York of the appreciation of our Kurdish allies.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Bowman).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Bowman).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                 Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Mfume

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
26 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. MODIFICATIONS TO GOVERNMENTWIDE GOALS FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       Section 15(g)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     644(g)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``23 percent'' and inserting 
     ``25 percent'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting 
     ``4 percent'';
       (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``3 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4 percent'';
       (4) in clause (iv), by striking ``at not less than'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``at not less 
     than--

       ``(I) 11 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(II) 12 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(III) 13 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2024; and
       ``(IV) 15 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.''; and

       (5) in clause (v), by striking ``at not less than'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``at not less 
     than--

       ``(I) 6 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
     2023; and
       ``(II) 7 percent of the total value of all prime contract 
     and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Mfume) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Mfume-Neguse 
amendment which will codify Congress' support for small businesses 
across the country, particularly as it relates to this defense bill.
  This amendment increases the overall Federal contracting goal for 
eligible small businesses from 23 to 25 percent. But more specifically, 
the amendment also increases the Federal contracting subgoals in 
different areas.
  For example, for service-disabled veterans, who we always talk about 
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sometimes do something about, this is an important aspect of this 
amendment because, for service-disabled veterans, this increases the 
contracting goal from 3 to 4 percent, over a year or two.
  For qualified small businesses, it increases the Historically 
Underutilized Business Zone contracting goals from 3 to 4 percent.
  And for qualified women-owned and controlled businesses, it increases 
the contracting goals from 5 to 7 percent; which I think is significant 
for women-owned businesses and, as I said before, those disabled 
veteran businesses.
  For small businesses that are owned by socially-disadvantaged 
individuals, it increases the contracting goal to 15 percent, and it 
does that over 4 years incrementally.
  This is an extremely rare opportunity for us to do something in this 
particular bill about the people who are going to be benefiting from 
the bill and the people who have worked so hard in and out and around 
the defense industry who are small businesses in our country, veteran-
owned businesses, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses.
  And at the beginning and the end of the day, Madam Speaker, this is a 
simple amendment aimed at growing contracting opportunities for those 
categories. And again, this is not a mandate; these are goals, and we 
think they are very achievable.
  I would urge consideration, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, though I agree with Mr. Mfume that we need 
to find ways to incentivize and encourage agencies to contract with 
small businesses, very much so, I do not believe this is the correct 
approach.
  This amendment, unfortunately, does not actually incentivize more 
contract with small businesses in a meaningful way. There are many 
underlying factors affecting the small business goaling numbers that 
must be addressed first before we raising the goals. We need more 
effective solutions to increasing contracting with small businesses.
  First, the amendment does not address the concern of small businesses 
leaving the Federal marketplace at a very rapid rate. In fact, the 
amendment only incentivizes more dollars go to small businesses, which 
can easily be achieved by awarding huge contracts to a handful of 
mature small businesses, which can arguably be viewed as flouting the 
purpose of the goals themselves. It does nothing to incentivize 
agencies to contract with a greater number of small businesses, which 
is critical to maintaining a healthy and competitive industrial base.
  Second, the Small Business Committee has taken several actions over 
the years to understand and address the problems of agencies 
overreporting their small business goals. This issue is still a work in 
progress. Some of these dollars purported to have gone to small 
businesses may have gone to large businesses, perhaps legally, likely 
legally. However, agencies are permitted to report all dollars as going 
to small businesses when this may not truly be the case.
  Similarly, issues with double counting of the goals continue to 
exist. Raising the goals won't do enough--won't really do anything to 
increase the transparency or accuracy as currently reported. We need to 
know whether the government is truly meeting its goals before we can 
consider raising them.
  Third, it may be simply be too premature to raise some of those goals 
my colleague proposes to raise. The government has never met its 
HUBzone goal, yet the amendment raises the goal from 3 to 4 percent, 
while the previous goals, as stated, have never been met.
  Similarly, with the women-owned small business goal, which has been 
met only a few times in nonconsecutive years, raising that as well does 
not seem it would have the result that we are seeking.
  Lastly, the SBA is undergoing some significant changes to its 
government contracting programs; namely, beginning to fully certify 
women-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small 
businesses. These goaling numbers presumably capture awards made to 
firms that self-certified as women-owned, or service-disabled veteran-
owned. Once the SBA begins to start certifying firms and self-
certification is no longer an option, we should expect to see a 
correlative dip in these two goals since there will be less vendors for 
agencies to choose from. It may be prudent to wait and see the true 
picture of where the government stands on these goals, once these 
front-end certification programs are fully in place, rather than 
raising them now.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, I would respectfully disagree with the 
gentleman in his opposition. There are a couple of things that I think 
are important to be pointed out.
  As the vice chair of the Small Business Committee of the House, I 
continue to hear the stories from women-owned businesses, veteran 
businesses, minority-owned businesses, and those that are socially and 
economically disadvantaged, that they want this; that they believe that 
if you increase these goals, things then will change.

  By the way, these goals are aspirational; that is why they are called 
goals. This is not a mandate; not saying that we are going to move 1 
year to another. It is all aspirational. And we believe it is the right 
thing to do; otherwise I don't know what we go back and say to those 
different groups of individuals.
  Now, Republican and Democratic Members alike on this committee have 
heard over and over again about how we ought to do more; how we ought 
to push the government to actually do what it ought to be doing in many 
respects. But, again, this is an aspirational goal.
  These are very, very small increases. And as we talk about defense 
contracting and the ability of minority businesses, women-owned 
businesses and, even more importantly, as I have said before, service-
disabled veteran businesses to be able to compete with some real hope 
of being able to benefit. I would really urge passage of this 
amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, in closing, although I very much share my 
colleague, Mr. Mfume's goal and idea, conceptually, in seeing more 
contract dollars be awarded to small business, I do not believe this is 
the correct approach.
  As a member of the Small Business Committee's Contracting and 
Infrastructure Subcommittee, I look forward to working with him, and 
certainly others, to address the underlying challenging our small 
businesses are facing in such contracting.
  I do not support this amendment, and I urge a ``no'' vote on the 
amendment.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 1\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. MFUME. Madam Speaker, I look forward to the gentleman, not only 
being on the committee, but agreeing and certainly offering the 
invitation to work together. My hope is that this passes; and, if it 
does, then I would extend to him the opportunity to do that, and I 
would join with him in doing that to make sure the already existing 
goals are achievable, and the aspirational goals really represent a ray 
of hope for these four groups.
  And I don't favor one over another, except that it is hard for me to 
look at a service-disabled veteran who is trying to do business in a 
bill dealing with defense, and to be able to say, well, I am sorry, we 
just didn't do it again.
  So I would close--I appreciate the gentleman's opposition, although I 
don't agree with it, and I would urge passage of this amendment, Madam 
Speaker.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Maryland (Mr. Mfume).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Mfume).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.

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  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                 Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Khanna

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
28 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT OR MILITARY PARTICIPATION 
                   AGAINST THE HOUTHIS.

       (a) Prohibition Relating to Support.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be made available to provide the following forms 
     of United States support to Saudi-led coalition's operations 
     against the Houthis in Yemen:
       (1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of enabling 
     offensive coalition strikes.
       (2) Providing logistical support for coalition strikes, 
     including by providing maintenance or transferring spare 
     parts to coalition members flying warplanes engaged in anti-
     Houthi bombings.
       (b) Prohibition Relating to Military Participation.--None 
     of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for any civilian 
     or military personnel of the Department of Defense to 
     command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or 
     accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the 
     Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in 
     hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen or in situations in 
     which there exists an imminent threat that such coalition 
     forces become engaged in such hostilities, unless and until 
     the President has obtained specific statutory authorization, 
     in accordance with section 8(a) of the War Powers Resolution 
     (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--The prohibitions under this 
     section may not be construed to apply with respect to United 
     States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at al 
     Qaeda or associated forces.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Khanna) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer my amendment with Chairman 
Smith, with Chairman Schiff, and Representative Jayapal, to finally end 
the humanitarian disaster in Yemen that has been going on year after 
year.
  Our amendment would end all U.S. logistical support and transfer of 
spare parts for Saudi warplanes that are bombing Yemen; that are 
bombing schools; that are killing children; that are bombing civilians 
in the largest humanitarian crisis around the world.
  Now, this body passed the War Powers Resolution to say that we would 
not be aiding the Saudi offensive in Yemen. President Trump suspended 
the fueling of those planes, and President Biden made that policy 
formal.
  And yet, the Saudis have not listened. Yet, they have a blockade 
where, just last month, in August, in the Port of Hodeidah, no fuel was 
let in. They come and they tell the United States one thing: We are 
letting fuel in. They lie, again and again they lie.
  There is a reason the 9/11 families wanted transparency and the 
decommissioning of the reports. There is a reason there was outrage in 
all of this country when they brutally murdered Khashoggi.
  They need accountability, and we are not going to use taxpayer 
dollars to give them equipment for their planes to bomb Yemeni's kids.
  Now of course the Houthis are to blame as well. No one says the 
Houthis are blameless. Of course they are to blame, and of course they 
have had human rights violations.
  But the point is, the United States should not be making this war 
continue by arming or by giving parts to the Saudis that end up 
facilitating the conflict or elongating the conflict and killing 
people. It is time for the Saudis to recognize what everyone 
recognizes, that they have lost in Yemen. It is time for them to end 
the blockade, and it is time for them to allow a peace process that has 
a ceasefire in Yemen and a civilian government, instead of trying to 
win this by force.
  So I hope that everyone who supported our amendment last time--it 
passed 240-185 in this body--Jake Sullivan, who is the National 
Security Council Adviser; Wendy Sherman, who is the Deputy Secretary of 
State; Rob Malley, who is the envoy to Iran, all supported it. So I 
hope the administration will support it this time, that it won't get 
stripped out of conference; and that it will pass, and we will finally 
begin to end this war.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from South Carolina is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, we are all concerned 
about the ongoing war in Yemen, including civilian casualties in the 
conflict with the Houthis murderously using civilians as human shields.
  The Iran-backed Houthis continue to launch indiscriminate attacks 
against the Saudi homeland, threatening Saudi civilians and more than 
70,000 American citizens residing in Saudi Arabia.
  These murderous attacks target civilians and civilian infrastructure, 
like the Abha International Airport, causing death, injury, and damage 
to property. This is an intentional targeting of civilians and is in no 
way a military target.
  The terrorist-supporting regime of Iran is using the Houthis as 
proxies in the ongoing global war on terrorism.
  We cannot forget the pain and suffering that the Houthis themselves 
have inflicted on the Yemeni citizens with the Houthi brutal 
subjugation and occupation.
  One-sided initiatives that restrict U.S. support for Saudi Arabia, in 
word or deed, only telegraph more vulnerability that will lead to 
further attacks by the Houthis. We know the success of peace through 
strength and the failure of war through appeasement.
  It is encouraging that, in recent weeks, the Biden administration's 
messaging has focused strongly on the Houthis' intransigence in ending 
the conflict in Yemen, calling on the Houthis to agree to a 
comprehensive cease-fire immediately.
  We must stop terrorists overseas to protect our allies who are 
targeted by the terrorists. India has lost over 60,000 persons due to 
cross-border terrorism; Israel, this year, has had to face nearly 
12,000 rockets provided by Iran to the Hamas terrorists in Gaza; and, 
sadly, we noted the 20th anniversary of 3,000 Americans killed on 
September 11, 2001.
  We should be using our longstanding relationship with the Saudis to 
press them to take every possible precaution to prevent civilian 
casualties. For nearly a century, there has been a warm cultural, 
educational, military, and economic partnership with the people of 
Saudi Arabia.
  But this amendment is too far detached from the sad realities of the 
Houthi attacks across the border and in Yemen. The drones and rockets 
have been provided by the terrorist-sponsoring regime of Iran, which 
oppresses its citizens and defames the extraordinary heritage of 
Persia.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Schiff), the distinguished chair of the Intelligence 
Committee.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Khanna 
amendment. I am very grateful to Representative Khanna for his 
leadership.
  Yemen and its people are suffering through a catastrophic tragedy. 
Sixteen million in Yemen are at risk of famine. This year alone, 
400,000 children may die from severe malnutrition made so much worse by 
the conflict raging there.
  Today, we have a powerful opportunity to help bring an end to this 
suffering by terminating the U.S. decision to provide military 
assistance to the Saudi Arabian coalition fueling Yemen's civil war. 
Our participation in this suffering simply cannot continue. We cannot 
be a party to the death of children and innocent civilians.
  This is why I urge an emphatic ``yes'' in support of this amendment, 
to bring an end to the U.S. funding of the Saudi-led military campaign 
in Yemen.

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I would like to 
reiterate and join, actually, with my colleagues to point out that it 
has been encouraging in recent weeks that the Biden administration has 
changed its messaging to strongly focus on the Houthis' intransigence 
in ending the conflict in Yemen and calling for the Houthis to agree to 
a comprehensive cease-fire immediately, as we also recognize, again, 
that we have had a 100-year relationship with the people of Saudi 
Arabia that has been so mutually beneficial for the people of Saudi 
Arabia, the United States, and our allies.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KHANNA. Madam Speaker, I will end with this. A year ago, this 
exact amendment passed this body 240-185. The war has only gotten 
worse. Saudi Arabia has not lived up to its commitment to lift the 
blockade. The Saudis have not lived up to their commitment to stop the 
offensive strikes.
  I hope that this amendment will pass with an even bigger majority 
this time, and I hope the people in the administration, who supported 
this amendment as private civilians, will support it in their current 
roles.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Khanna).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Khanna).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas 
and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                 Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mr. Meeks

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
30 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 13_. DETERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE 
                   SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to continue to support and further efforts to bring an 
     end to the conflict in Yemen;
       (2) to ensure United States defense articles and services 
     are not used for military operations resulting in civilian 
     casualties;
       (3) to ensure section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2302; relating to utilization of defense 
     articles) and section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2754) are upheld and which describe the purposes for 
     which military sales by the United States are authorized, 
     including ``legitimate self-defense'', ``internal security'', 
     and ``preventing or hindering the proliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction or the means of delivering such weapons''; 
     and
       (4) to work with allies and partners to address the ongoing 
     humanitarian needs of Yemeni civilians.
       (b) Determination and Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     determine and report to appropriate congressional committees 
     of whether the Government of Saudi Arabia has undertaken 
     offensive airstrikes inside Yemen in the preceding year 
     resulting in civilian casualties.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The determination and report 
     required by this subsection shall include the following:
       (A) A full description of any such airstrikes, including a 
     detailed accounting of civilian casualties incorporating 
     information from non-governmental sources.
       (B) An identification of Government of Saudi Arabia air 
     units responsible for any such airstrikes.
       (C) A description of aircraft and munitions used in any 
     such airstrikes.
       (3) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex if necessary.
       (c) Prohibition on Authorizing Certain Foreign Military 
     Sales to Saudi Arabia.--Upon issuance of an affirmation 
     determination and report pursuant to subsection (b) with 
     respect to offensive airstrikes inside Yemen in the preceding 
     year resulting in civilian casualties, the President may not 
     proceed with any Foreign Military Sale (FMS) using funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act authorizing the 
     export to the Government of Saudi Arabia of defense services 
     related to the sustainment or maintenance of United States-
     provided aircraft belonging to military units determined to 
     have undertaken such airstrikes.
       (d) Exception Relating to Territorial Defense and 
     Counterterrorism Operations.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the prohibition in subsection (c) 
     shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose 
     any restrictions or prohibitions on any Foreign Military Sale 
     of defense services relating to aircraft engaging in 
     operations--
       (1) preventing or degrading the ability of Houthi (Ansar 
     Allah) forces to launch missiles and unmanned aircraft 
     strikes into the territory of Saudi Arabia;
       (2) related directly to counterterrorism efforts against 
     Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its affiliates;
       (3) designed to provide territorial air defense; or
       (4) directly related to the defense of United States 
     facilities or military or diplomatic personnel located in 
     Saudi Arabia.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I rise to speak on Meeks amendment No. 30.
  The facts are plain. Saudi Arabia and its partners have perpetuated a 
catastrophic and devastating military campaign in Yemen since 2015, 
with no end in sight and without regard to civilian casualties.
  Saudi Arabia's brutal Yemen war has resulted in the world's largest 
humanitarian crisis, pushed millions of Yemenis to starvation, and 
decimated Yemen's civilian infrastructure.
  Although the frequency and the intensity of the Saudi military's 
bombing campaign has decreased as it has engaged in efforts to end the 
war through international negotiations, unfortunately strikes resulting 
in civilian casualties have continued.
  Between January and March 2021, airstrike incidents causing civilian 
casualties in Yemen actually increased as compared to the previous 3-
month period at the end of 2020.
  On one such strike on March 7, 2021, Saudi aircraft bombed the 
residential areas in Sanaa for the first time in months, leaving four 
civilians injured.
  Later in March and into April, further strikes continued, striking 
transportation infrastructure, residential areas, and a marketplace, 
leaving dozens of civilians injured, including two children.
  The Biden administration took the important step earlier this year of 
suspending the deliveries of certain weapons to the Saudi military in 
response to this pattern of actions, as well as appointing veteran 
diplomat Tim Lenderking as Special Envoy to Yemen.
  However, despite these actions and repeated congressional statements 
and efforts, the Saudi air force has continued conducting strikes in 
Yemen that have resulted in civilian casualties using U.S. support.
  That is why I am introducing this amendment, with the support of 
Representatives Deutch and Lieu and Chairmen Smith and Schiff, to 
suspend U.S. sustainment and maintenance to Saudi air units conducting 
strikes that result in Yemeni civilian casualties.
  My amendment also requires a thorough set of reporting requirements 
to Congress on the extent and details of Saudi offensive air operations 
and civilian casualties.
  It also includes exceptions for necessary counterterrorism operations 
against al-Qaida and its affiliates, territorial air defense, and 
defense of U.S. personnel and facilities.
  Houthi militants and the Iranian military continue to launch 
explosive-laden drones and ballistic missiles into Saudi Arabia at 
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where American civilians live and work.
  While we seek to urgently address the tragic toll of civilian 
casualties borne by Yemeni civilians as a result of the Saudi 
military's expansive air campaign, we recognize that Saudi Arabia does 
have a right and a need to defend itself, which this amendment provides 
for.
  In short, by suspending ongoing sustainment and maintenance of Saudi 
aircraft shown to have conducted airstrikes resulting in civilian 
casualties, we take a critical and necessary step to ensuring the 
United States is not complicit in or supportive of this destructive, 
tragic war.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from South Carolina is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition, 
with the great appreciation of our chairman,  Greg Meeks--great 
appreciation, even if I disagree.
  We are all concerned about the ongoing war in Yemen, including the 
civilian casualties in the conflict due to the Houthis using human 
shields.
  However, sadly, many are focused disproportionately on Saudi Arabia 
while the Iran-backed Houthis continue to terrorize the people of Yemen 
and launch intentional, indiscriminate attacks against the Saudi 
homeland of innocent civilians, where 70,000 Americans live and work.
  We need to be aware of how the rhetoric in America regarding Saudi 
Arabia and the Yemen war empowers the Houthis to engage in further 
aggression with the murderous, intentional attacks on Saudi citizens, 
using drones and rockets provided by the terrorist-sponsoring regime in 
Iran, which oppresses its citizens and defames the extraordinary 
heritage of Persia. Iran perpetuates the ongoing global war on 
terrorism.
  It is encouraging that, in recent weeks, the Biden administration's 
messaging has strongly focused on the Houthis' intransigence in ending 
the conflict in Yemen, calling on the Houthis to agree to a 
comprehensive cease-fire immediately.
  Additionally, the President already announced his plan to end U.S. 
support for offensive operations in Yemen, including relevant arms 
sales.
  We should wait and see the results of this new policy before adding 
further legislative restrictions. We should be using our longstanding 
relationship with the Saudis to press them to take every precaution 
against civilian casualties. For nearly a century, there has been a 
warm cultural, educational, military, and economic partnership with the 
wonderful people of Saudi Arabia.
  While the amendment contains specified exceptions, it does not 
address the core challenge of trying to rehabilitate the U.S.-Saudi 
partnership while trying to improve Saudi actions with respect to 
civilian protections as Houthis murderously use human shields.
  I do not think this amendment helps protect our national security 
interests in the Middle East, nor will it measurably change Saudi 
actions. We should be standing for the success of peace through 
strength and not the failure of war through appeasement.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Deutch), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Middle East, 
North Africa and Global Counterterrorism of the Foreign Affairs 
Committee.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has only 1\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. MEEKS. I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Deutch).
  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Chairman Meeks' 
amendment, which would clarify and advance the administration's January 
decision to suspend offensive support for the Saudi-led coalition's 
operations in Yemen.
  The crisis in Yemen continues to devastate innocent civilians who 
suffer at the hands of Houthi assaults, coalition airstrikes, and a de 
facto blockade that hinders the transit of necessary goods, like food, 
fuel, and medicine.
  The war in Yemen will not be solved by military operations. The 
parties must commit to political negotiations to end this conflict. But 
as military operations continue, it is critical that the United States 
does not play a role in supporting further civilian bloodshed.
  This amendment requires the Department of State and Department of 
Defense to ascertain whether any coalition strikes resulted in civilian 
casualties and, in turn, suspend U.S. support and maintenance to those 
units.
  The House voted overwhelmingly to end U.S. support for the Saudi 
coalition's offensive, and it is imperative that we follow through on 
that promise while ensuring that we protect the vital interests of the 
United States.
  We cannot allow human suffering in Yemen to continue unabated. 
Children are starving. COVID is raging. Enough is enough.
  Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Meeks for his leadership, and I urge 
support for this amendment.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I will disagree with 
Chairman Ted Deutch. Usually, we agree.
  Additionally, I disagree with Chairman  Greg Meeks, but I do 
appreciate the chairman's recognition of the Iranian and Houthi drone 
attacks on civilian communities where large numbers of Americans live.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEEKS. Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote for this 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Meeks).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Meeks).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 34 will not be offered.


    Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
35 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I have an 
amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

                          Subtitle B--PLUM Act

     SEC. 1121. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Periodically Listing 
     Updates to Management Act'' or the ``PLUM Act''.

     SEC. 1122. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT 
                   POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3330f. Government policy and supporting position data

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means--
       ``(A) any Executive agency, the United States Postal 
     Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission;
       ``(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Government 
     Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and 
     the Library of Congress; and
       ``(C) the Executive Office of the President and any 
     component within such Office (including any successor 
     component), including--
       ``(i) the Council of Economic Advisors;
       ``(ii) the Council on Environmental Quality;
       ``(iii) the National Security Council;
       ``(iv) the Office of the Vice President;
       ``(v) the Office of Policy Development;
       ``(vi) the Office of Administration;
       ``(vii) the Office of Management and Budget;
       ``(viii) the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative;
       ``(ix) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

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       ``(x) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and
       ``(xi) the White House Office, including the White House 
     Office of Presidential Personnel.
       ``(2) Covered website.--The term `covered website' means 
     the website established and maintained by the Director under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(4) Appointee.--The term `appointee'--
       ``(A) means an individual serving in a policy and 
     supporting position; and
       ``(B) includes an individual serving in such a position 
     temporarily in an acting capacity in accordance with--
       ``(i) sections 3345 through 3349d (commonly referred to as 
     the `Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998');
       ``(ii) any other statutory provision described in section 
     3347(a)(1); or
       ``(iii) a Presidential appointment described in section 
     3347(a)(2).
       ``(5) Policy and supporting position.--The term `policy and 
     supporting position' means--
       ``(A) a position that requires appointment by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
       ``(B) a position that requires or permits appointment by 
     the President or Vice President, without the advice and 
     consent of the Senate;
       ``(C) a position occupied by a limited term appointee, 
     limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the 
     Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), 
     (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a);
       ``(D) a position of a confidential or policy-determining 
     character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 
     5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
       ``(E) a position in the Senior Foreign Service;
       ``(F) any career position at an agency that, but for this 
     section and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act, would be 
     included in the publication entitled `United States 
     Government Policy and Supporting Positions', commonly 
     referred to as the `Plum Book'; and
       ``(G) any other position classified at or above level GS-14 
     of the General Schedule (or equivalent) that is excepted from 
     the competitive service by law because of the confidential or 
     policy-determining nature of the position duties.
       ``(b) Establishment of Website.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act, the Director 
     shall establish, and thereafter maintain, a public website 
     containing the following information for the President then 
     in office and for each subsequent President:
       ``(1) Each policy and supporting position in the Federal 
     Government, including any such position that is vacant.
       ``(2) The name of each individual who--
       ``(A) is serving in a position described in paragraph (1); 
     or
       ``(B) previously served in a position described in such 
     paragraph under the applicable President.
       ``(3) Information on any Government-wide or agency-wide 
     limitation on the total number of positions in the Senior 
     Executive Service under section 3133 or 3132, and for the 
     total number of positions in Schedule C of subpart C of part 
     213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and total number 
     of individuals occupying such positions.
       ``(c) Contents.--With respect to any policy and supporting 
     position listed on the covered website, the Director shall 
     include--
       ``(1) the agency, and agency component, (including the 
     agency and bureau code used by the Office of Management and 
     Budget) in which the position is located;
       ``(2) the name of the position;
       ``(3) the name of the individual occupying such position 
     (if any);
       ``(4) the geographic location of the position, including 
     the city, State or province, and country;
       ``(5) the pay system under which the position is paid;
       ``(6) the level, grade, or rate of pay;
       ``(7) the term or duration of the appointment (if any);
       ``(8) the expiration date, in the case of a time-limited 
     appointment;
       ``(9) a unique identifier for each appointee to enable 
     tracking such appointee across positions;
       ``(10) whether the position is vacant, and in the case of a 
     vacancy, for positions for which appointment is required to 
     be made by the President by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate, the name of the acting official, and, for 
     other positions, the name of the official performing the 
     duties of the vacant position.
       ``(d) Current Data.--For each agency, the Director shall 
     indicate the date that the agency last updated the data.
       ``(e) Format.--The Director shall make the data on the 
     covered website available to the public at no cost over the 
     internet in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and 
     machine-readable format so that the data qualifies as an open 
     Government data asset, as defined in section 3502 of title 
     44.
       ``(f) Authority of Director.--
       ``(1) Information required.--Each agency shall provide to 
     the Director any information that the Director determines 
     necessary to establish and maintain the covered website, 
     including the information uploaded pursuant to paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Requirements for agencies.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act, the Director 
     shall issue instructions to agencies with specific 
     requirements for the provision or uploading of information 
     required under paragraph (1), including--
       ``(A) specific data standards that an agency shall follow 
     to ensure that the information is complete, accurate, and 
     reliable;
       ``(B) data quality assurance methods; and
       ``(C) the timeframe during which an agency shall provide or 
     upload the information, including the timeframe described 
     under paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Public accountability.--The Director shall identify 
     on the covered website any agency that has failed to 
     provide--
       ``(A) the information required by the Director;
       ``(B) complete, accurate, and reliable information; or
       ``(C) the information during the timeframe specified by the 
     Director.
       ``(4) Monthly updates.--
       ``(A) Not later than 90 days after the date the covered 
     website is established, and not less than once during each 30 
     day period thereafter, the head of each agency shall upload 
     to the covered website updated information (if any) on--
       ``(i) the policy and supporting positions in the agency;
       ``(ii) the appointees occupying such positions in the 
     agency; and
       ``(iii) the former appointees who served in the agency 
     under the President then in office.
       ``(B) Information provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
     supplement, not supplant, previously provided data under such 
     subparagraph.
       ``(5) OPM help desk.--The Director shall establish a 
     central help desk, to be operated by not more than one full-
     time employee, to assist any agency with implementing this 
     section.
       ``(6) Coordination.--The Director may designate one or more 
     Federal agencies to participate in the development, 
     establishment, operation, and support of the covered website. 
     With respect to any such designation, the Director may 
     specify the scope of the responsibilities of the Federal 
     agency so designated.
       ``(7) Data standards and timing.--The Director shall make 
     available on the covered website information regarding on 
     data collection standards, quality assurance methods, and 
     time frames for reporting data to the Director.
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Director may prescribe regulations 
     necessary for the administration of this section.
       ``(g) Responsibility of Agencies.--
       ``(1) Provision of information.--Each agency shall comply 
     with the instructions and guidance issued by the Director to 
     carry out this subtitle, and, upon request of the Director, 
     shall provide appropriate assistance to the Director to 
     ensure the successful operation of the covered website in the 
     manner and within the timeframe specified by the Director 
     under subsection (f)(2).
       ``(2) Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and reliability.--
     With respect to any submission of information described in 
     paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall include an 
     explanation of how the agency ensured the information is 
     complete, accurate, and reliable, and a certification that 
     such information is complete, accurate, and reliable.
       ``(h) Information Verification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than semiannually, 
     the Director, in coordination with the White House Office of 
     Presidential Personnel, shall confirm that the information on 
     the covered website is complete, accurate, reliable, and up-
     to-date. On the date of any such confirmation, the Director 
     shall publish on the covered website a certification that 
     such confirmation has been made.
       ``(2) Authority of director.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1), the Director may--
       ``(A) request additional information from an agency; and
       ``(B) use any additional information provided to the 
     Director or the White House Office of Presidential Personnel 
     for the purposes of verification.
       ``(3) Public comment.--The Director shall establish a 
     process under which members of the public may provide 
     feedback regarding the accuracy of the information on the 
     covered website.
       ``(i) Data Archiving.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after a 
     transitional inauguration day (as defined in section 3349a), 
     the Director, in consultation with the Archivist of the 
     United States, shall archive the data that was compiled on 
     the covered website for the preceding presidential 
     administration.
       ``(2) Public availability.--The Director shall make the 
     data described in paragraph (1) publicly available over the 
     internet--
       ``(A) on, or through a link on, the covered website;
       ``(B) at no cost; and
       ``(C) in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-
     readable format.
       ``(j) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than one year after 
     the covered website is established and not less than annually 
     thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the White 
     House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall publish a 
     report on the covered website that contains summary level 
     information on the demographics of any appointee. Such report

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     shall provide such information in a structured data format 
     that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable, makes use of 
     common identifiers wherever possible, and contains current 
     and historical data regarding such information.
       ``(2) Contents.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each report published under paragraph 
     (1) shall include self-identified data on race, ethnicity, 
     tribal affiliation, gender, disability, sexual orientation, 
     veteran status, and whether the appointee is over the age of 
     40 with respect to each type of appointee. Such a report 
     shall allow for users of the covered website to view the type 
     of appointee by agency or component, along with these self-
     identified data, alone and in combination, to the greatest 
     level detail possible without allowing the identification of 
     individual appointees.
       ``(B) Option to not specify.--When collecting each category 
     of data described in subparagraph (A), each appointee shall 
     be allowed an option to not specify with respect to any such 
     category.
       ``(C) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding reports 
     published under this subsection and the information in such 
     reports to determine whether the intent of this section is 
     being fulfilled and if additional information or other 
     changes are needed for such reports.
       ``(3) Exclusion of career positions.--For purposes of 
     applying the term `appointee' in this subsection, such term 
     does not include any individual appointed to a position 
     described in subsection (a)(5)(F).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``3330f. Government policy and supporting position data.''.
       (b) Other Matters.--
       (1) GAO review and report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date such website is established, the Comptroller General 
     shall conduct a review, and issue a briefing or report, on 
     the implementation of this subtitle and the amendments made 
     by this subtitle. The review shall include--
       (A) the quality of data required to be collected and 
     whether such data is complete, accurate, timely, and 
     reliable;
       (B) any challenges experienced by agencies in implementing 
     this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle; and
       (C) any suggestions or modifications to enhance compliance 
     with this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, 
     including best practices for agencies to follow.
       (2) Sunset of plum book.--Beginning on January 1, 2024, 
     such website shall serve as the public directory for policy 
     and supporting positions in the Government, and the 
     publication entitled ``United States Government Policy and 
     Supporting Positions'', commonly referred to as the ``Plum 
     Book'', shall no longer be issued or published.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and a Member 
opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today in 
support of this amendment, which contains my bill to increase 
transparency and accountability of senior leaders in the executive 
branch, called the Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act or 
PLUM Act.
  This bill would require the Office of Personnel Management to 
maintain a current publicly available online directory of senior 
government leaders.
  Currently, a comprehensive list of people appointed by the President 
is available only once every four years in a publication referred to as 
the Plum Book.
  The Plum Book provides only a snapshot in time and does not reflect 
changes that occur between publications. As a result, current 
information about senior administration officials is often outdated and 
difficult to find. In the digital age, providing Americans with a list 
of top Federal officials once every four years is simply unacceptable.
  This bill would implement recommendations made by the Government 
Accountability Office and the Administrative Conference of the United 
States by modernizing and expanding the current publication of the Plum 
Book and aligning it with modern data standards.
  The Committee on Oversight and Reform considered this bill in June of 
this year, and it was approved on a voice vote.
  The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 
approved a similar bill last Congress with broad bipartisan support, 
and the PLUM Act has been strongly endorsed by a bipartisan group of 
more than two dozen civil society organizations and experts.
  I want to thank my cosponsors on the bill: Representatives Connolly, 
Sarbanes, Norton, Mfume, and Castro.
  I also want to thank my colleague, Representative Ocasio-Cortez for 
introducing the Political Appointments Inclusion and Diversity Act, 
which requires OPM to coordinate with the White House to make a summary 
of demographic information on political appointees publicly available. 
The requirements in her bill are included in the PLUM Act.
  We should be working together and working toward making our 
government more transparent for the American people and more 
representative of everyone in our country. The PLUM Act would provide 
timely and transparent information about senior government officials 
who are making decisions impacting the lives of millions. It would 
shine a light on who is at the table in our government and who is not.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to amendment 35, and 
I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The amendment would establish an online public directory of political 
appointees at the Office of Personnel Management.
  I want to thank Ranking Member Rogers for his extraordinary 
leadership throughout this process. I want to echo his words from his 
opening testimony on Monday before the House Rules Committee where he 
urged the committee to ``keep out superfluous amendments that are not 
related to the Department of Defense.''
  Unfortunately, this advice fell upon deaf ears with regard to this 
particular amendment. This politically charged amendment is wholly 
outside HASC's jurisdiction. It does not belong in the NDAA.
  This lies solely within the jurisdiction of the House Oversight and 
Reform Committee, and the reasoning as to why we are debating this as a 
measure in the NDAA is absolutely beyond me.
  The Plum Book is already available online, and as of 2012 has already 
been published in a more searchable and accessible format. Given that 
the Plum Book is already accessible online in two separate locations, 
there is no justification whatsoever for the measure's authorization 
for $7 million in appropriated taxpayer money to build this new online 
database.
  This amendment goes beyond the original intent of the Plum Book by 
creating a continuously updated website listing thousands of political 
appointees and senior government officials, which may dissuade good 
people from serving in future Presidential administrations and risk 
abuse by enabling political targeting.
  A tool that is updated monthly is not a transitional resource between 
administrations but, rather, a database that can be readily exploited 
by political activists to track down and target politically appointed 
leaders.
  Political appointees are already accountable to the duly elected 
President whom they serve, and the President, of course, is accountable 
to the American people every 4 years and to Congress each day of his or 
her term.
  Even more concerning is requiring the OPM Director to publish a 
report containing information on any appointee's demographics, 
including self-identified data on race, ethnicity, Tribal affiliation, 
gender, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, and whether the 
appointee is over the age of 40.
  Although the bill language claims to make the information anonymous, 
the mere fact that OPM would be in possession of this personal 
information, which is utterly unrelated and immaterial to the position 
to which the person is being appointed, could have a chilling effect on 
future political appointees.
  Additionally, there appear to be no safeguards in this amendment 
protecting this personal information from subsequent disclosure, 
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breach. We have already seen during this Congress the multiple cyber 
breaches at various Federal agencies.

  If we can't secure the information collected by the Federal 
Government, then the government shouldn't be in possession of that 
information to begin with.
  This provision in and of itself is egregious.
  Transparency and accountability are essential to our constitutional 
government, but this amendment neglects the necessary safeguards to 
protect Federal employees.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues, what protections are in the PLUM 
Act to ensure that the database cannot be abused by activists to target 
and harass public officials?
  What protections exist in this amendment to protect officials who are 
serving in sensitive, national security positions?
  Why is it truly necessary, given that political appointees are 
already accountable to the public through their service under an 
elected President?
  Don't you agree that this sensitive, private information this 
amendment seeks is not appropriate for the government to be collecting 
from our civil servants?
  Shouldn't we instead be concerned about the effectiveness of our 
government leadership?
  This amendment is a slippery slope to requiring, collecting, and 
publishing the same information about our broader Federal workforce.
  Until these questions can be answered with sound policy, and our 
Federal agencies can guarantee the cybersecurity and other security of 
this information, I urge my colleagues to oppose this nongermane 
amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I would like to say 
that I disagree with the gentleman strongly. We need to move into the 
modern age. Right now all information is on the internet. It is digital 
and it is available. The bill would merely require the Office of 
Personnel Management to maintain a current, publicly available, online 
directory of senior government officials so that anyone could access it 
at any time.
  A comprehensive list is already out there, as you said, but it is 
printed only once every four years in a book that is called the Plum 
Book, and it is only a snapshot. It is not up to date.
  This bill is about modernizing the Plum Book and aligning it to 
modern data standards. That is what this is about.
  Information on senior leaders in government may already be obtained 
by outside groups through FOIA, freedom of information requests, or 
paid subscription services. There are paid subscription services, and 
you can get it through a freedom of information. So it is available.
  OPM civil service regulations stipulate that certain information from 
personnel records for current and former Federal employees is available 
to the public, including names, present and past position titles, 
salaries, position descriptions, and duty stations.
  Federal employees generally have no expectation of privacy regarding 
this information. It is available on all of us. It is available by 
private means, it is available through other means, through the FOIA, 
so why not make it available and easily used by the public?
  I want to answer the gentleman's claim that identifying appointees 
publicly puts them at risk of political demonstrations or may make them 
not want to serve or whatever. He mentioned that this was a negative.
  My time is running out, but right now there is an exception for 
national security positions that is recognized and reporting on 
demographic information is important to get to the public, too.
  I strongly support this bill.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would just urge opposition to 
this nongermane, intrusive, and overreaching amendment.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2043's 
inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act.
  I want to thank the distinguished Chairwoman of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform for working with Mr. Sarbanes and me to improve 
the bicameral Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act.
  And I want to thank Mr. Smith for including this provision in the 
NDAA.
  This provision builds on my previous efforts to make government more 
transparent and accountable.
  This provision seeks to update and modernize the ``Plum Book,'' which 
is a publication that includes a comprehensive list of positions 
appointed by the president and the individuals who hold those 
positions.
  Because it is published every four years, the Plum Book provides only 
a snapshot in time and does not reflect changes that occur between 
publications. The publication, therefore, is almost immediately 
outdated.
  Moreover, it is often inaccurate, listing positions that no longer 
exist in government or missing newly-established ones.
  To provide more timely, transparent, and accurate information, the 
PLUM Act provisions would require: the Office of Personnel Management 
(OPM) to develop and maintain a publicly accessible website with data 
on senior leaders in government that meets modem data standards; all 
federal agencies to share data on senior officials with OPM; and OPM to 
coordinate with the White House every six months to confirm that 
information is complete, accurate, reliable, and up to date.
  Information on senior leaders in government is already available--
although you have to make a Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, 
request to get it.
  OPM civil service regulations stipulate that certain information from 
personnel records for current and former federal employees be available 
to the public, including names, present and past position titles, 
salaries, position descriptions, and duty stations.
  The people we serve have a right to know who is serving them. And 
they should not have to file endless information requests to get that 
information.
  And OPM guidance already provides exceptions to the release of the 
names of individuals in sensitive national security positions.
  The bill also begins federal efforts to track the demographics of our 
senior leaders in federal government.
  It also allows individuals to opt out of providing such demographic 
data. So no potential applicant will be forced to share their 
demographic information. It's voluntary and helps us determine whether 
our nation's leadership reflects the population it serves.
  The PLUM Act is about promoting accountability in our federal 
government leaders. And it already strikes the right balance between 
privacy and transparency.
  In the 116th Congress, the PLUM Act was favorably reported out of the 
House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. This Congress, it's time 
for enactment.
  The PLUM Act implements Government Accountability Office 
recommendations, and is endorsed by 24 bipartisan organizations and 
experts.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this legislation and urge its 
inclusion in the NDAA.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). Pursuant to House Resolution 
667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New 
York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The 
SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, 
the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


           Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
36 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSFER OF 
                   PERSONAL PROPERTY TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2576a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``counterdrug, 
     counterterrorism, `disaster-related emergency preparedness, 
     and border security activities'' and inserting 
     ``counterterrorism''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, the Director of 
     National Drug Control Policy,'';

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       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(7) the recipient submits to the Department of Defense a 
     description of how the recipient expects to use the property;
       ``(8) the recipient certifies to the Department of Defense 
     that if the recipient determines that the property is surplus 
     to the needs of the recipient, the recipient will return the 
     property to the Department of Defense;
       ``(9) with respect to a recipient that is not a Federal 
     agency, the recipient certifies to the Department of Defense 
     that the recipient notified the local community of the 
     request for personal property under this section by--
       ``(A) publishing a notice of such request on a publicly 
     accessible Internet website;
       ``(B) posting such notice at several prominent locations in 
     the jurisdiction of the recipient; and
       ``(C) ensuring that such notices were available to the 
     local community for a period of not less than 30 days; and
       ``(10) the recipient has received the approval of the city 
     council or other local governing body to acquire the personal 
     property sought under this section.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
       (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (o) and (p), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Annual Certification Accounting for Transferred 
     Property.--(1) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress certification in writing that each Federal 
     or State agency to which the Secretary has transferred 
     property under this section--
       ``(A) has provided to the Secretary documentation 
     accounting for all controlled property, including arms and 
     ammunition, that the Secretary has transferred to the agency, 
     including any item described in subsection (f) so transferred 
     before the date of the enactment of the Stop Militarizing Law 
     Enforcement Act; and
       ``(B) with respect to a non-Federal agency, carried out 
     each of paragraphs (5) through (8) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the Secretary cannot provide a certification under 
     paragraph (1) for a Federal or State agency, the Secretary 
     may not transfer additional property to that agency under 
     this section.
       ``(e) Annual Report on Excess Property.--Before making any 
     property available for transfer under this section, the 
     Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a description of 
     the property to be transferred together with a certification 
     that the transfer of the property would not violate this 
     section or any other provision of law.
       ``(f) Limitations on Transfers.--(1) The Secretary may not 
     transfer to Federal, Tribal, State, or local law enforcement 
     agencies the following under this section:
       ``(A) Controlled firearms, ammunition, bayonets, grenade 
     launchers, grenades (including stun and flash-bang) and 
     explosives.
       ``(B) Controlled vehicles, highly mobile multi-wheeled 
     vehicles, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, trucks, 
     truck dump, truck utility, and truck carryall.
       ``(C) Drones that are armored, weaponized, or both.
       ``(D) Controlled aircraft that--
       ``(i) are combat configured or combat coded; or
       ``(ii) have no established commercial flight application.
       ``(E) Silencers.
       ``(F) Long-range acoustic devices.
       ``(G) Items in the Federal Supply Class of banned items.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not require, as a condition of a 
     transfer under this section, that a Federal or State agency 
     demonstrate the use of any small arms or ammunition.
       ``(3) The limitations under this subsection shall also 
     apply with respect to the transfer of previously transferred 
     property of the Department of Defense from one Federal or 
     State agency to another such agency.
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may waive the applicability of 
     paragraph (1) to a vehicle described in subparagraph (B) of 
     such paragraph (other than a mine-resistant ambush-protected 
     vehicle), if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is 
     necessary for disaster or rescue purposes or for another 
     purpose where life and public safety are at risk, as 
     demonstrated by the proposed recipient of the vehicle.
       ``(B) If the Secretary issues a waiver under subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) submit to Congress notice of the waiver, and post 
     such notice on a public Internet website of the Department, 
     by not later than 30 days after the date on which the waiver 
     is issued; and
       ``(ii) require, as a condition of the waiver, that the 
     recipient of the vehicle for which the waiver is issued 
     provides public notice of the waiver and the transfer, 
     including the type of vehicle and the purpose for which it is 
     transferred, in the jurisdiction where the recipient is 
     located by not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     waiver is issued.
       ``(5) The Secretary may provide for an exemption to the 
     limitation under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) in the 
     case of parts for aircraft described in such subparagraph 
     that are transferred as part of regular maintenance of 
     aircraft in an existing fleet.
       ``(6) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of any 
     transfer of property under this section, that the Federal or 
     State agency that receives the property shall return the 
     property to the Secretary if the agency--
       ``(A) is investigated by the Department of Justice for any 
     violation of civil liberties; or
       ``(B) is otherwise found to have engaged in widespread 
     abuses of civil liberties.
       ``(g) Conditions for Extension of Program.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
     may not be obligated or expended to carry out this section 
     unless the Secretary submits to Congress certification that 
     for the preceding fiscal year that--
       ``(1) each Federal or State agency that has received 
     controlled property transferred under this section has--
       ``(A) demonstrated 100 percent accountability for all such 
     property, in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3), as 
     applicable; or
       ``(B) been suspended from the program pursuant to paragraph 
     (4);
       ``(2) with respect to each non-Federal agency that has 
     received controlled property under this section, the State 
     coordinator responsible for each such agency has verified 
     that the coordinator or an agent of the coordinator has 
     conducted an in-person inventory of the property transferred 
     to the agency and that 100 percent of such property was 
     accounted for during the inventory or that the agency has 
     been suspended from the program pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(3) with respect to each Federal agency that has received 
     controlled property under this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense or an agent of the Secretary has conducted an in-
     person inventory of the property transferred to the agency 
     and that 100 percent of such property was accounted for 
     during the inventory or that the agency has been suspended 
     from the program pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(4) the eligibility of any agency that has received 
     controlled property under this section for which 100 percent 
     of the property was not accounted for during an inventory 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable, to receive 
     any property transferred under this section has been 
     suspended; and
       ``(5) each State coordinator has certified, for each non-
     Federal agency located in the State for which the State 
     coordinator is responsible that--
       ``(A) the agency has complied with all requirements under 
     this section; or
       ``(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property 
     transferred under this section has been suspended; and
       ``(6) the Secretary of Defense has certified, for each 
     Federal agency that has received property under this section 
     that--
       ``(A) the agency has complied with all requirements under 
     this section; or
       ``(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property 
     transferred under this section has been suspended.
       ``(h) Prohibition on Ownership of Controlled Property.--A 
     Federal or State agency that receives controlled property 
     under this section may never take ownership of the property.
       ``(i) Notice to Congress of Property Downgrades.--Not later 
     than 30 days before downgrading the classification of any 
     item of personal property from controlled or Federal Supply 
     Class, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the 
     proposed downgrade.
       ``(j) Notice to Congress of Property Cannibalization.--
     Before the Defense Logistics Agency authorizes the recipient 
     of property transferred under this section to cannibalize the 
     property, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of 
     such authorization, including the name of the recipient 
     requesting the authorization, the purpose of the proposed 
     cannibalization, and the type of property proposed to be 
     cannibalized.
       ``(k) Quarterly Reports on Use of Controlled Equipment.--
     Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal 
     quarter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     any uses of controlled property transferred under this 
     section during that fiscal quarter.
       ``(l) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the last day of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the following for the preceding fiscal 
     year:
       ``(1) The percentage of equipment lost by recipients of 
     property transferred under this section, including specific 
     information about the type of property lost, the monetary 
     value of such property, and the recipient that lost the 
     property.
       ``(2) The transfer of any new (condition code A) property 
     transferred under this section, including specific 
     information about the type of property, the recipient of the 
     property, the monetary value of each item of the property, 
     and the total monetary value of all such property transferred 
     during the fiscal year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to any transfer of property made 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my 
bipartisan amendment to end the Defense Department's militarization of 
police departments across the Nation.

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  I think we can all agree that community confidence in law enforcement 
is at an all-time low, and a huge factor in this loss of confidence is 
the militarization of our police departments across the Nation.
  This trend has been exacerbated by the 1033 program that creates a 
pipeline to transfer surplus military weapons from war zones directly 
to domestic law enforcement agencies.
  These law enforcement agencies, without consent of the civilian 
authorities, obtain military grade weaponry directly from the war zones 
of Iraq and Afghanistan, and it is the civilian authorities who should 
decide whether such equipment is needed, not the law enforcement 
agencies themselves.
  The approval of city councils, county commissions, and other civilian 
authorities is bypassed under the 1033 program, and this amendment 
would fix that. It would stop law enforcement agencies from acquiring 
military-grade weaponry without the consent of the governed.
  They oftentimes have no need for these weapons of war, nor are they 
trained as to how and when to use the equipment, but a requirement in 
the 1033 program mandates that the acquired equipment be placed into 
use within 12 months of acquisition. This mandate has resulted in the 
misuse of the equipment and abuse of civilians against whom it was 
used.
  The result has been communities alienated and a loss of confidence in 
law enforcement. Momentum is building toward reform of the 1033 
program. American communities are not and should not be turned into 
battlefields, and people in those communities should not be looked at 
as enemy combatants.
  The ending of the war in Afghanistan makes it even more important 
than ever that we close down this pipeline of military-grade weapons 
from foreign war zones to the streets of our Nation.
  Over 17,000 pieces of military equipment have been declared excess or 
surplus and sent to the Defense Logistics Agency for distribution on 
our streets.
  The time is now to act, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on 
my amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1615

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  I fully support our law enforcement community, and particularly those 
in small and rural communities like those that pepper my entire 
congressional district. Those are the ones that benefit the most from 
the 1033 program.
  Limiting military equipment transfers would significantly impede 
their ability to do their jobs to keep us safe. We need to be 
supporting our law enforcement community, not making their missions 
more difficult.
  For that reason I oppose this amendment and urge a ``no'' vote, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, a small law enforcement agency 
being able to order massive amounts of military equipment directly from 
the battlefields of this country and to do it without consent of the 
governed is wrong, and that is what this amendment will get at.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. C. Scott Franklin), my friend and 
colleague, and a great member of the Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman 
from Alabama for yielding me time to speak on the importance of section 
1033 of the military surplus program.
  My Democratic colleagues frequently argue the 1033 program exists to 
militarize our police by providing lethal equipment. They claim the 
program transfers weapons of war to the police. They continue to 
perpetuate this misleading narrative to advance their dangerous crusade 
against law enforcement.
  Mr. Speaker, I have spoken with law enforcement in my district. The 
1033 program has helped them acquire a number of needed pieces of 
equipment, including heavy rescue vehicles.
  In 2015, a perpetrator in Polk County, Florida, my home district, 
wearing a bulletproof vest infiltrated a police line and had a shootout 
with our SWAT team. He had a stockpile of weapons, including AR-15s and 
AK-47s, and he used them to fire 93 rounds at deputies attempting to 
take him into custody. Sadly, John Mikula, a Polk County EMT, was shot 
and injured during the shootout.
  If not for this armored SWAT military surplus vehicle acquired 
through the 1033 program, more deputies might have been injured or 
killed.
  The 1033 program provides law enforcement agencies with needed heavy-
duty equipment at little to no cost.
  It is taxpayer friendly and efficient to recycle, reuse, and extend 
the life of equipment bought by taxpayers. It would be wasteful to 
simply discard this gear.
  Many of the types of vehicles are also used during hurricane recovery 
to rescue stranded citizens. The 1033 program also provides tents, 
generators, and air conditioners that are used for natural disaster 
field facilities.
  Mr. Speaker, I am a military veteran and familiar with weapons of 
war. I have never seen rescue vehicles, tents, generators, or air 
conditioners used or referred to as weapons of war.
  Our law enforcement agencies use the 1033 program to acquire 
equipment that protects our officers and serves our communities.
  This amendment is another ridiculous amendment to defund and 
undermine the men and women who protect us and put their lives on the 
line.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, rather than defund police, this 
amendment restores civilian authority over law enforcement.
  And I will submit to you that a small law enforcement agency doesn't 
need a military-grade tank to rescue stranded individuals due to a 
hurricane or something like that, some kind of a natural disaster. You 
don't need a military tank to do that.
  And no law enforcement agency should be able to order that equipment 
directly from the battlefield without the consent of the governed.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford), my good friend and a former 
sheriff.
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Alabama for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment, which would 
unnecessarily restrict the Department of Defense from transferring 
surplus equipment to local, State, and Federal law enforcement 
agencies.
  We all remember the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting in my home State 
of Florida.
  During their response, law enforcement officers set off a controlled 
explosion to distract the shooter and used an armored vehicle to breach 
the walls of the nightclub to gain entry.
  One of the entry officers was literally shot in the head, but his 
life was saved by his antiballistic helmet. Now, I believe had the 
gentleman across the aisle been an entry officer that night, he might 
have a different opinion on the equipment that is necessary at those 
scenes.
  Under this amendment, those officers would not have had the 
explosives, the armored vehicle, or the antiballistic helmet to save 
their lives and many more lives that night.

  This program works to get our law enforcement officers what they need 
to protect themselves and to protect our communities. I always promised 
my community that our law enforcement officers would be men and women 
of character, well equipped, properly deployed, and skillfully managed. 
The 1033 program helps achieve that goal with significant reductions of 
cost to hardworking taxpayers. We must not take that away. I urge a 
``no'' vote.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, a large metropolitan law 
enforcement agency with the consent of the governed has the ability to 
purchase whatever equipment they need, but the bottom line is the 
civilian authorities get to decide, and the taxpayers pay for it.

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  But there should not be a supply line directly from the battlefield 
to a local law enforcement agency without consent of the governed and 
with the governed having to bear the cost of unnecessary equipment, as 
well as its misuse that contributes to the decline and confidence in 
law enforcement.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls), another outstanding freshman.
  Mr. NEHLS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment. If 
passed, this amendment would greatly restrict law enforcement officer 
agencies throughout the country from obtaining lifesaving surplus 
military equipment like the OH-58 helicopter, and utility trucks, like 
the Humvee.
  When I was sheriff of Fort Bend County, Texas, if I had to comply 
with this amendment, it would have limited my ability to save lives.
  The 1033 program allowed me to obtain two surplus Army OH-58 
helicopters saving county taxpayers thousands of dollars. They were 
free. Additionally, the program provided replacement parts to keep them 
flying at no cost.
  After taking possession, we equipped them with lifesaving equipment 
and painted them with our department colors so everyone could see who 
was flying the helicopter.
  The idea of saying we are militarizing our police departments, this 
is what the OH-58 looked like. This is me in Kentucky picking it up. 
Six weeks later, this is what they looked like. Does that look like a 
military helicopter? Absolutely not. So that argument holds no water.
  In addition, county, city councils, and commissioners court must 
approve that equipment. It is not a rogue police chief; you must 
approve the equipment.
  On several occasions, my department responded to silver alerts where 
senior adults were missing and couldn't be found. We deployed our 
helicopters to help search for them, and we were successful in many 
cases. And sadly, sir, some we were too late.
  During Hurricane Harvey and other events, we used Humvees received 
out of Fort Hood to rescue hundreds of families stranded in high water. 
The typical law enforcement vehicle doesn't have the ability to forge 
through this high water where Humvees can, even up to 5 feet, and I 
have the pictures to prove it.
  If the amendment passes, folks, you will be restricting law 
enforcement agencies from receiving this lifesaving equipment. I know 
the benefits of the program, because I participated in it. It works, 
and I respectfully ask Members to reject this amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. 
Rogers) has expired.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, a pig with lipstick is still a 
pig, and a military-grade helicopter secured from the battlefields of 
Afghanistan is still a military-grade helicopter being used against the 
citizens.
  Now, if the gentleman's jurisdiction, the city council or the county 
commissioner agreed to purchase and voted on that, agreed to accept the 
material, then that is good, but that is not required under the 1033 
program, which allows law enforcement agencies to petition directly to 
the Department of Defense and get this equipment like those helicopters 
without the consent of the governed. And that is wrong.
  Over the last several decades, the 1033 program has transferred more 
than $7.4 billion in surplus military equipment to over 8,000 Federal, 
Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies across the country.
  When I first introduced this language in 2014, I have heard every 
single excuse why we should not do something about this program, but it 
needs to end. The militarization of our police departments needs to end 
so that we can begin the process of restoring confidence in law 
enforcement.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Georgia (Mr. Johnson).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Johnson).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


               Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Garamendi

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
38 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       Add at the end of title XVI the following new subtitle:

                     Subtitle F--Ballistic Missiles

     SEC. 1661. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to the Congressional Budget Office, the 
     projected cost to sustain and modernize the United States 
     nuclear arsenal, as of 2017, ``is $1.2 trillion in 2017 
     dollars over the 2017-2046 period: more than $800 billion to 
     operate and sustain (that is, incrementally upgrade) nuclear 
     forces and about $400 billion to modernize them''. With 
     inflation, the cost rises to $1,700,000,000,000 and does not 
     include the cost of the additional nuclear capabilities 
     proposed in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review.
       (2) The Government Accountability Office found in July 2020 
     that the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration have still not taken meaningful steps 
     to address affordability concerns or heeded the Government 
     Accountability Office's recommendation to consider 
     ``deferring the start of or cancelling specific modernization 
     programs'', including the W87-1 warhead modification program, 
     to address increases in the weapons activities budget 
     requests of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
       (3) The ground-based strategic deterrent program is 
     expected to cost between $93,100,000,000 and $95,800,000,000 
     which does not include the cost of the W87-1 warhead 
     modification program or the cost to produce new plutonium 
     pits for the warhead. The total estimated life cycle cost of 
     the ground based strategic deterrent program is 
     $264,000,000,000, and the program is intended to replace 400 
     deployed Minuteman III missiles with more than 600 new 
     missiles, to allow for test flights and spares.
       (4) The Air Force awarded a sole-source contract to 
     Northrop Grumman for the engineering and manufacturing 
     component of the ground-based strategic deterrent program in 
     September 2020, raising concerns that the absence of 
     competition for the award may result in higher than projected 
     costs to United States taxpayers.
       (5) The National Nuclear Security Administration is also in 
     the early stages of developing a replacement intercontinental 
     ballistic missile warhead, the W87-1, and expanding plutonium 
     pit production to build new warhead cores, costing at least 
     $12,000,000,000 and $9,000,000,000, respectively, to meet the 
     modernization needs of the ground-based strategic deterrent 
     program.
       (6) Maintaining and updating the current Minuteman III 
     missiles is possible for multiple decades and, according to 
     the Congressional Budget Office, through 2036 this would cost 
     $37,000,000,000 less in 2017 dollars than developing and 
     deploying the ground-based strategic deterrent program.
       (7) On April 3, 2019, Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark, 
     then-Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence 
     and Nuclear Integration, noted in testimony before the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     that we have ``one more opportunity'' to conduct life 
     extension on the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missile, indicating the technical feasibility of extending 
     the Minuteman III missile despite his stated preference for 
     the ground-based strategic deterrent.
       (8) Even in the absence of an intercontinental ballistic 
     missile leg of the triad, the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review 
     signaled that the United States would have an assured 
     retaliatory capability in the form of ballistic missile 
     submarines, which are, ``at present, virtually undetectable, 
     and there are no known, near-term credible threats to the 
     survivability of the [ballistic missile submarine] force'', a 
     benefit that will be enhanced as the Department of Defense 
     moves to replace the Ohio class ballistic submarine fleet 
     with the new Columbia class ballistic missile fleet.
       (9) While intercontinental ballistic missiles had 
     historically been the most responsive leg of the United 
     States nuclear triad, advances in ballistic missile submarine 
     communications now provide immediate dissemination of 
     information during wartime.
       (10) Intercontinental ballistic missiles cannot be 
     recalled, leaving decision-makers with mere minutes to decide 
     whether to launch the missiles before they are destroyed, 
     known as a posture of ``launch on warning'' or ``launch under 
     attack'' in the face of a perceived nuclear attack, greatly 
     increasing the risk of a national leader initiating a nuclear 
     war by mistake.

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       (11) In 1983, Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel 
     of the Soviet Air Defense Forces correctly identified a false 
     warning in an early warning system that showed several United 
     States incoming nuclear missiles, preventing Soviet leaders 
     from launching a retaliatory response, earning Colonel Petrov 
     the nickname ``the man who saved the world''.
       (12) Former Secretary of Defense William Perry, who once 
     briefed President Bill Clinton on a suspected Russian first 
     nuclear strike, wrote that the ground-based leg of the 
     nuclear triad is ``destabilizing because it invites an 
     attack'' and intercontinental ballistic missiles are ``some 
     of the most dangerous weapons in the world'' and ``could even 
     trigger an accidental nuclear war''.
       (13) General James Cartwright, former vice chair of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Commander of the United 
     States Strategic Command, wrote, with Secretary Perry, 
     ``[T]he greatest danger is not a Russian bolt but a US 
     blunder--that we might accidentally stumble into nuclear war. 
     As we make decisions about which weapons to buy, we should 
     use this simple rule: If a nuclear weapon increases the risk 
     of accidental war and is not needed to deter an intentional 
     attack, we should not build it. . . . Certain nuclear 
     weapons, such as...the [intercontinental ballistic missile], 
     carry higher risks of accidental war that, fortunately, we no 
     longer need to bear. We are safer without these expensive 
     weapons, and it would be foolish to replace them.''.
       (14) General George Lee Butler, the former Commander-in-
     Chief of the Strategic Air Command and subsequently 
     Commander-in-Chief of the United States Strategic Command, 
     said, ``I would have removed land-based missiles from our 
     arsenal a long time ago. I'd be happy to put that mission on 
     the submarines. So, with a significant fraction of bombers 
     having a nuclear weapons capability that can be restored to 
     alert very quickly, and with even a small component of 
     Trident submarines--with all those missiles and all those 
     warheads on patrol--it's hard to imagine we couldn't get 
     by.''.
       (15) While a sudden ``bolt from the blue'' first strike 
     from a near-peer nuclear adversary is a highly unlikely 
     scenario, extending the Minuteman III would maintain the 
     purported role of the intercontinental ballistic missile leg 
     of the triad to absorb such an attack.

     SEC. 1662. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON SERVICE LIFE OF MINUTEMAN 
                   III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES AND 
                   PAUSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC 
                   DETERRENT PROGRAM.

       It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) the operational life of the Minuteman III 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be safely extended 
     until at least 2040; and
       (2) the research, development, testing, and evaluation of 
     the ground-based strategic deterrent program shall be paused 
     until 2031.

     SEC. 1663. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR GROUND BASED 
                   STRATEGIC DETERRENT PROGRAM AND W87-1 WARHEAD 
                   MODIFICATION PROGRAM.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the 
     Department or Defense or the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration may be obligated or expended for the ground-
     based strategic deterrent program (including with respect to 
     supporting infrastructure) or the W87-1 warhead modification 
     program.

     SEC. 1664. LIFE EXTENSION OF MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) Life Extension Program.--Beginning not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall commence efforts for a life 
     extension program of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles to extend the life of such missiles to 2040.
       (b) Elements of Program.--In carrying out the life 
     extension program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     ensure the following:
       (1) The program will incorporate new and necessary 
     technologies that could also be incorporated in the future 
     ground-based strategic deterrent program, including with 
     respect to technologies that--
       (A) increase the resilience against adversary missile 
     defenses; and
       (B) incorporate new nuclear command, control, and 
     communications systems.
       (2) The program will use nondestructive testing methods and 
     technologies similar to the testing methods used by the Navy 
     for Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missiles to 
     reduce destructive testing.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, the United States, Russia, and China are 
aggressively engaged in a new nuclear arms race. The rapid development 
by all three nations of new bombs, new stealth delivery systems, and 
near total reliance on space for observation and communications makes 
this new nuclear arms race far more dangerous than the previous arms 
race.
  Therefore, in an effort to slow the pace and to create time for arms 
control negotiations to move forward, I rise to offer an amendment to 
the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that pauses the 
development and prohibits the funding for the Ground Based Strategic 
Deterrent, the GBSD, program and the associated W87-1 nuclear warhead 
for the fiscal year 2022.
  This amendment also extends the service life of the Minuteman III 
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, which is in place today, the 
current missile system that the GBSD is slated to replace, until at 
least 2040.
  My amendment also requires the use of nondestructive testing methods 
and technologies similar to those used by the Navy for the Trident II 
D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
  There has been much debate over the ground-based leg of the nuclear 
triad recently. I have frequently argued for a longer pause for the 
GBSD program to help defer the cost of over $240 billion that will 
occur in the next 20 years for not only this, but the remaining nuclear 
enterprise monitorization initiatives and to slow the pace of the 
ongoing arms race with Russia and China.
  However, this amendment does not seek to permanently resolve the 
question of the future of the land-based ballistic missile systems. 
While that debate is of utmost importance, my amendment only seeks a 1-
year pause in the funding.
  Why a 1-year pause? The answer is because a short pause is practical 
and prudent, given the Biden administration is currently undertaking a 
new nuclear posture review, which is expected to be completed in the 
early calendar year of 2022.

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  The NPR will establish the future role of the nuclear arsenal. 
Further development of the GBSD, therefore, can occur after that time 
period.
  Now, before we spend billions of dollars in fiscal year 2022 on the 
GBSD and the W87-1 warhead, and over $276 billion when accounting for 
the total lifecycle cost on a nuclear missile system that is not yet 
needed, we should wait until the President completes the NPR so that we 
have a complete picture of the overall requirements.
  This pause will have absolutely no impact on our deterrence 
capability, now or in the near future. We know that the Minuteman III 
ICBMs can be safely life-extended until at least 2040. We know that 
because that is exactly what the Air Force intends to do with more than 
half of that arsenal. The U.S., Russia, and China, as they rush to 
modernize their nuclear arsenals, the tripwire is becoming more taut 
each and every day.
  Observation and communication satellites and systems are increasingly 
vulnerable to attacks. All three countries are fielding stealth and 
hypersonic nuclear delivery systems designed to evade detection. The 
risks of a false alarm or a political miscalculation has always--
always--haunted the nuclear landscape, and they do even more today.
  While we must recognize the need to preserve a safe, secure, and 
effective deterrent as long as nuclear weapon systems exist, some 
aspects of the current modernization programs are simply not required.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, Mr. Garamendi, for 
bringing this forward. I do mean that ``thank you'' sincerely because 
he gives us an opportunity to highlight that this provision that he 
seeks to undo has strong bipartisan support.
  Representative Garamendi, although being my good friend, is in the 
minority of the minority. He gives us an opportunity to highlight that, 
in fact, his amendment would remove funding that is requested by 
President Joe Biden. It is of a program that was initiated by the Obama 
administration. These plans have been validated by three Presidential 
administrations--Democrat and Republican--six Congresses, and six 
Secretaries of Defense, and a bipartisan majority in Congress has voted 
repeatedly in support of this program. The same holds true for the 
warhead, which will eventually go on top of the missile. Both Democrat 
and Republican

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Presidents support this system as it will replace the oldest warhead in 
the U.S. arsenal. This will increase our safety and security.
  We have been told by Secretary Austin that to try to extend--if it 
could--the Minuteman III, it would take $38 billion more. We would have 
less capability. And earlier this year, we even had a failure of a 
Minuteman III ICBM test. This cannot be accomplished, and it has 
bipartisan support to move forward. This is about safety and security 
of our nuclear deterrent and our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Oh, my good friend from Ohio, how often have I heard 
you say that President Biden has been wrong so many times over the last 
6 months. And, indeed, he is wrong in this respect, also. So let's 
agree on that.
  The fact of the matter is the extension of the Minuteman III for the 
next 15 to 20 years is not more expensive than the GBSD. In fact, the 
GBSD cost estimates compared to the Minuteman III are based on a 50-
year period of time until 2075.
  Oh my goodness. When did we last take up that period of time in any 
of our cost calculations here? We don't. It is simply a false way of 
addressing the cost differential.
  It is, in fact, cheaper in the next 15 to 20 years to do a life cycle 
extension when necessary on the Minuteman III missiles, and it is 
entirely feasible to do so, as said by the military themselves.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California's time has 
expired.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).
  Mr. BACON. Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong opposition to this 
amendment and the extreme damage it would do to our national security.
  This amendment is misguided based on the rapid changes in the global 
threat environment. It is well-established that Russia has modernized 
its entire nuclear arsenal. Meanwhile, we are still debating it, and we 
have a 50-year-old ICBM. Even more concerning is that we have recently 
learned that China has embarked on a crash nuclear buildup program, the 
pace of which has stunned observers around the world.
  Open-source reporting has recently confirmed three new Chinese ICBM 
fields with over 100 silos each. When armed, these silos, along with 
China's road-mobile ICBMs model, will match our ICBM inventory, and 
they will be new. China is now on pace to quadruple its nuclear 
stockpile as it sprints to achieve parity with the United States and 
Russia.
  For the first time in our history, the United States confronts not 
one but two peer nuclear-armed competitors who do not share our values.
  Make no mistake, our friends and allies are watching this vote. 
Further delaying modernizing our land-based leg of the triad while 
China and Russia modernize theirs will have the disastrous effect of 
encouraging allies to develop their own nuclear capabilities or, worse, 
submit to coercion from China and Russia.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio has the only time 
remaining.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Utah 
(Mr. Moore).
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, 
and I thank my friend from California for the debate as well.
  Mr. Speaker, we debate this often. We have made our points. We have 
done this in committee for several months. I want to highlight a couple 
of things here of what I believe is misinformation about this program, 
specifically related to the cost and effectiveness of the current 
Minuteman III.
  The amendment sponsors will claim that the Congressional Budget 
Office has concluded that Minuteman III life extension will cost $37 
billion less than GBSD. The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the 
U.S. Air Force have come to a different conclusion.
  I recall conversations in a committee hearing with Secretary Roth, an 
appointment of President Biden, talking about when you look at the 
overall benefit of GBSD, if we continue to try to fix our old 
carburetor or my old furnace, it is not going to be more effective for 
what the long-term gain is.
  The Democrat sponsors will claim that the Air Force has stated that 
they can extend the Minuteman III. Admiral Richard told us that a life 
extension is not possible. We simply don't have the parts. We have the 
engineers at Hill Air Force Base that are looking on eBay, trying to 
get actual parts for this.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not possible. It is time to modernize.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Jackson).
  Mr. JACKSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment, as it cuts 
funding for the W87-1 warhead, which will be assembled at the Pantex 
Plant in Amarillo, Texas.
  These are funds that have been mentioned or requested by President 
Biden and are broadly supported across all of Congress. Cutting funding 
for the W87-1 would be irresponsible and unsafe, as it is slated to 
replace the W78, which will soon be the oldest weapon in the stockpile.
  This program was started by Obama, continued by Trump, and is now 
being funded by Biden. It has been a great success as it has hit all of 
its markers and is on track to reach IOC and deliver the first unit in 
2030.
  Further, plutonium pits for the W87-1 will eventually be produced at 
the Los Alamos National Lab and Savannah River Site, giving us a 
production capability that we do not currently have.
  For these reasons and the others mentioned by my colleagues, I urge 
everyone to oppose this far-left attempt to unilaterally disarm the 
United States.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, Representative Garamendi is correct. Russia 
and China are in an arms race; we are not merely modernizing our 
forces. It is sad that we are here trying to defend against an 
amendment that will weaken our national defense just as yesterday the 
majority cut a billion dollars from the defense of Israel in its Iron 
Dome, which will only make it more likely that there is conflict.
  Cutting our nuclear deterrent also just increases the likelihood that 
there would be conflict. This is about making certain our country 
remains safe. This is about our national security. Everyone should vote 
``no'' on this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. CHENEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to amendment No. 38, 
offered by my colleague Rep. Garamendi. The sponsors of this amendment 
would have you believe that this amendment is an attempt to save money 
and that life extending the Minuteman III ICBM is a cost saver. This is 
simply untrue. The House Armed Services Committee has heard witness 
after witness testify that any Minuteman Ill life extension will cost 
billions more than GBSD. We've heard from Admiral Richard of STRATCOM, 
General Hyten, and General Milley that the current ICBM can no longer 
be credibly or affordably sustained--and even if it could, it would not 
meet deterrence requirements of the future. According to Secretary 
Austin, even if the Minuteman III could be life extended, which is 
increasingly difficult as antiquated parts fall out of production, such 
an effort would be at least $38 billion more expensive than GBSD. For 
the MM III to be usefully life extended, the United States would need 
to replace a number of major missile components--which, even if 
accomplished at cost and on time, would still fall short of the 
Department of Defense's requirements--including accommodating modern 
safety and security features and defeating the emerging anti-missile 
technologies of our adversaries. GBSD will incorporate low risk, 
technically mature components; feature a modular architecture that can 
incorporate emerging technology to adapt to rapidly evolving threat 
environments; and will be easier to maintain than the MM III--all of 
which will save on costs and provide great value as GBSD operates well 
into the 2070s. Finally, the GBSD program will not only replace the MM 
III missile, but also modernize the launch facilities, improve command 
and control, and increase safety and security. While our adversaries 
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their deterrents at breakneck speed, the proposed amendment would keep 
America in the past. I will oppose the Garamendi amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Garamendi).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Garamendi).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                amendment no. 39 offered by mr. schrader

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
39 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REDUCTION OF ENTITIES SUBMITTING UNFUNDED 
                   PRIORITIES LISTS.

       (a) Reduction of Entities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 222a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (5) through 
     (7) and inserting the following new paragraph (5):
       ``(5) The Commander of United States Special Operations 
     Command.'';
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (C) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 222a. Annual report on unfunded priorities''.

       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 222a and inserting the following 
     new item:

``222a. Annual report on unfunded priorities.''.
       (b) Missile Defense Agency.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking section 222b.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 222b.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer an amendment to this 
year's National Defense Authorization Act to help rein in a practice 
that has existed from the 1990s known as the unfunded priorities list 
or unfunded requirements list.
  The practice originally had good intent, to allow some flexibility 
for the Armed Services for issues that came up outside of the normal 
appropriations process, but it has grown to become embedded to 
encompass larger areas in the Pentagon budget that were never 
considered to be part of that mandate at the time.
  Mr. Speaker, we are getting out of Afghanistan. We have decided that 
we are not going to be pursuing every war overseas, trying to protect 
American servicemen and -women. Our budget should reflect that.
  We have tried to be honest in our budget this year. The overseas 
contingency budget has been eliminated. Let's be honest in our budget 
request.
  We go through an extensive process, both in the authorizing committee 
of the Armed Services and in our Committee on Appropriations, to make 
sure that the budget requests are reasonable and reflect the interests 
of the American people and the congressional districts that we 
represent.
  Let's be honest here. The budget has changed. It is time to rein in 
some of the spending. The Defense Department has showcased $125 billion 
in waste and inefficiencies within its own budget. It is time to rein 
that in. The unfunded requirement list, the unfunded priorities list, 
is part of that.
  My amendment does not eliminate it. I want to repeat that. It does 
not eliminate it. It just restricts its use back to the services and 
SOCOM, like it was originally intended. It still gives the Pentagon the 
ability to showcase additional needs not included in the main budget 
request, but it eliminates that budgetary creep that we have seen over 
the past several years.
  Mr. Speaker, this issue crosses party lines. Former Senate Armed 
Services Committee Chairman John McCain said, ``I am not really big on 
unfunded priority lists. I think they are sort of a backdoor way of 
getting things done.''
  We have actually seen what happens when the Pentagon stops this from 
happening. With Roberts Gates as Secretary, we cut down on the use of 
these UPLs drastically during his tenure, and the DOD budget continued 
to operate just fine.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to 
this amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I want people to understand what 
the gentleman is proposing because it is naive and reckless.
  When we get the budget proposal from the administration, it is just 
that. It is a proposal. But it is also from the executive branch. It is 
not coming directly from the combatant commanders, who are the 
individuals that we charge with the responsibility for executing the 
U.S. missions around the world.
  This amendment would prohibit them giving us the items that were not 
funded by the President's budget proposal. Keep in mind, both this 
President and the last President have given us budget proposals that 
were grossly inadequate. We were able to remedy it under the last 
President; we were able to remedy it in this one with this President. 
And we depend heavily on what the combatant commanders tell us they 
need.
  It is critical that Congress knows what the commanders need to keep 
our servicemembers safe and ensure the success of their missions.
  Here is an example. In the fiscal year 2022 unfunded priority, the 
CENTCOM commander sent us a $106 million request to operate and 
maintain the Patriot batteries deployed in Iraq to keep our troops safe 
from missiles fired from Iran and the proxies in Syria.
  That money was not in the Biden budget. We found out about it and 
funded it because of that critical need, and it is now in the bill 
because General McKenzie told us about it in his unfunded requirement 
list. We wouldn't have known about that otherwise. That is just one 
example of why this amendment is misguided.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to oppose it, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.

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  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I think the good gentleman on the other 
side of the aisle is confused. We are not talking about restricting the 
appropriations process or the Armed Services Committee from making the 
decisions and the priorities based on what is submitted by the Defense 
Department agencies, as well as congressional districts themselves.
  This merely just says, if we abide by some of the decisions, we 
should abide by the decisions that are made by the Appropriations 
Committee, as the good gentleman points out. Actually, abide by the 
decisions that are made by the appropriators, based on their input, the 
intel that was just described.
  We are talking about the unfunded priorities list, which is basically 
a slush fund for mission creep that we no longer need. We have to 
respect the will of the people, the congressional districts that we 
represent, and should abide by their wishes in our budgetary 
allocations.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I know the gentleman means well, 
but I am not misguided, and I don't misunderstand anything.
  I know exactly what the unfunded requirements request list is, it is 
a vital piece of information for our committee to do its oversight, and 
I urge the Members of this body to reject this amendment, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I would just point out, as Chairman

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Smith said in last year's NDAA, some people believe that no matter what 
you spend on the Pentagon and defense spending, you should always spend 
more. And they are trying to push us down that road towards more, which 
is wrong, because it is waste.
  It is also wrong because it is bad for national security. We need to 
make choices, not imagine that the budget is unlimited. Mr. Speaker, I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is a terrible and reckless 
amendment, and I urge all the Members of this body to reject it, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, very simply put, my colleagues and 
friends, if the priorities did not make it into the largest piece of 
the discretionary budget that we vote on, how big a priority can it 
really be? Let's restrict, but not eliminate, the unfunded priorities 
list.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Schrader).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. Schrader).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


             Amendment No. 40 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
40 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to offer amendment 40, 
as the designee of Congressman Mark Pocan, to reduce the Pentagon 
budget by 10 percent.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED 
                   FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 BY THIS ACT.

       (a) In General.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2022 by this Act is the aggregate amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by this 
     Act minus the amount equal to 10 percent of the aggregate 
     amount.
       (b) Allocation.--The reduction made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply on a pro rata basis among the accounts and funds for 
     which amounts are authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     (other than the Defense Health Program, military personnel, 
     and persons appointed into the civil service as defined in 
     section 2101 of title 5, United States Code), and shall be 
     applied on a pro rata basis across each program, project, and 
     activity funded by the account or fund concerned.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer amendment 40, 
to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10 percent.
  During a time when our country is withdrawing from foreign wars, when 
COVID-19 and its fallout is one of the greatest threats that we face, 
when record levels of unemployment, housing, and healthcare crises are 
among us, the United States should be reducing its military spending by 
at least 10 percent and prioritize the very needs of our communities 
here at home.
  Today, we can cut the defense authorization by 10 percent, without 
any need to deny our servicemembers or their families any of the 
support that they need. And in doing so, we can free up to $77 billion 
to go towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and much more.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this amendment will strip $79 
billion out of the bill. That would have catastrophic effects on our 
training and readiness.
  I need to remind Members, we have been at war for two decades, we 
have worn out everything we have got. We have got to start replacing 
and modernizing for the future to be able to take on the threats from 
China and other adversaries. This will set us back on clean-up and 
environmental remediation of PFAS and other contaminated items.
  It would put off construction of new military housing, schools, and 
childcare facilities, and the list goes on.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to oppose this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, there was a point brought up that 
this could potentially threaten our readiness, and I would counter that 
it is not the readiness that cutting our defense budget threatens, it 
is the profit margins of defense contractors.
  In fact, almost every major defense contractor here in the United 
States has had to pay fines or settlements for fraud or misconduct, all 
while getting about $1 trillion in public funding in defense contracts. 
I have seen this personally in my work on the Oversight and Reform 
Committee, where we have encountered contractor after contractor 
gouging the public and draining our resources.
  In fact, the $77 billion is not even that hard to find. The Pentagon 
could save almost $58 billion by eliminating obsolete weapons, weapons 
like Cold War era bombers and missiles designed and built in the last 
century that are completely unsuitable for this one.
  We could find another $18 billion by simply preventing the end-of-
year spending sprees that lead to contract money being shoveled out the 
door every September. In fact, the Congressional Research Service has 
documented these spending spikes, and you could set your watch to it.
  Each September, as offices at the Pentagon go on last minute spending 
sprees to justify next year's budget increases, we have increased our 
military spending year after year, senselessly and needlessly. And now, 
again, during a time when we have ended an almost two decade war, there 
is no reason for us to be increasing our military spending and our 
defense budget when we are not funding childcare, healthcare, housing 
priorities, and the climate crisis here at home.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this bill does everything the 
gentlewoman just talked about. We are investing in those items that she 
has talked about, and we are divesting ourselves of those $78 billion 
worth of legacy platforms that will not be useful in the future, and we 
are applying that money toward future platforms.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. 
DesJarlais), my friend and colleague, and an outstanding member of the 
Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
Pocan amendment. A 10 percent cut to this budget will leave America 
vulnerable to our adversaries.
  The United States is facing daily threats from China, Iran, Russia, 
North Korea, and a whole host of other bad actors. We must fully fund 
our military so the U.S. has every capability necessary to deter those 
who wish to do us harm.
  The fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act has 
bipartisan support from the House Armed Services Committee already. 
With the approved budget on the floor today being $23.9 billion more 
than the bare-bones budget that originally came through. There is a 
reason why the improved budget was approved in a bipartisan vote of the 
committee by an overwhelming 57-2 margin.
  Modernization is an important part of our military strategy. Our 
military leaders have spent the past year sounding the alarm and 
testimony before Congress that our top competitors, Russia and China, 
are working at a startling pace to close the gap between themselves and 
the U.S. in areas like

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nuclear modernization. In other areas, like hypersonic capabilities, 
they may have already surpassed us.
  This budget is absolutely necessary in order to maintain advantages 
over our enemies as technology continues to evolve and change rapidly. 
Now is not the time to recklessly cut what we must spend to protect our 
country and provide for our men and women in uniform.
  We must ensure our brave men and women in the armed services have 
every resource necessary to keep the American people safe.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, the Pentagon is the only Federal 
department that has never passed an audit, despite this requirement 
being on the books for over 30 years. You know there are folks who are 
supportive of the current levels, the increase and skyrocketing levels 
of defense spending, saying, we are already meeting all of our needs 
with this.

  I don't think a single American, I don't know a single member of my 
district that can say that our childcare needs are being met in this 
country, that our healthcare needs are being met, that our climate 
action that is necessary is being met. Our needs are not being met.
  And despite all of this rhetoric about the deficit and all this fear 
about government spending, for some reason, our defense budget seems to 
be exempt from this conversation, and that we ask Americans and people 
in this country year after year to engage in the magical thinking that 
defense spending comes at no real cost. It does.
  It comes at the cost of our security, because when we do not have and 
we are not able to go to school, to go to work and count on childcare 
for our children, it makes us less safe. When we are not able go to an 
emergency room and have our healthcare covered, we are less safe.
  The degradation and erosion of our social systems here domestically 
is a threat as well. And that is happening because of our explosion in 
defense spending. The explosion in defense spending is coming at the 
cost of our domestic development here at home.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I would point out that achieving 
or meeting the objectives that the gentlewoman just outlined and 
defense are not mutually exclusive, we can do both and should do both.
  And I would point out that the $3.5 trillion that the other side is 
proposing doesn't spend a dime on defense. Also, we are in the process 
of auditing. The gentlewoman is exactly right, the Defense Department 
has never passed an audit. This bill continues the pressure on them to 
get that complete. We have had many agencies that passed, not all have, 
and we are not going to let up until they pass an audit.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Gallagher), the ranking member of the Military Personnel 
Subcommittee and the Armed Services Committee, and an outstanding 
leader.
  Mr. GALLAGHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment, 
which I think would be very destructive.
  Earlier this year, the former head of Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral 
Phil Davidson, warned that the Chinese Communist Party could make a 
move on Taiwan within the next 6 years. Within the next 6 years, we 
could be facing a crisis unlike anything we have seen in our lifetime.
  This assessment was concurred by the chief of naval operations, the 
commandant of the Marine Corps. And the idea that we are going to do an 
across the board 10 percent cut, an indiscriminate across the board 10 
percent cut to the Pentagon, at a time when we are facing a serious 
national crisis, I think, makes absolutely no sense.
  The ranking member pointed out the irony and tragedy that the other 
side is proposing to spend $3.5 trillion on social welfare spending, 
and then telling us that we have an explosion in defense spending, when 
defense spending, as a percentage of GDP, is still at lows relative to 
what we spent during the Cold War.
  Does anyone seriously believe that by releasing a press release or 
engaging in a security partnership with the Taliban we somehow ended a 
war? Does anyone seriously believe that the struggle against Salafi 
jihadism is somehow over because we have surrendered in that struggle? 
Absolutely not.
  And the reason and the irony that defense spending has gone up, if 
you can even compare the Obama cut in real terms to the Reagan defense 
build-up, it is not because of missiles or ships or bombs, it is 
because of increasing personnel costs, right? It is healthcare and 
retirement costs.
  So as an empirical matter, what you are arguing is simply not true. 
As for spending too much money on defense, what costs a lot of money is 
when you stumble into war on someone else's terms, and the best way to 
do that is to project weakness. Weakness invites aggression. We can 
achieve peace only through strength.

                              {time}  1700

  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I think what we just experienced and 
have seen in our last two-decade war is exemplary of the types of waste 
that goes on, where what we see is lack of oversight and what we see is 
runaway military contractor spending with little oversight in what is 
going on, and then folks are caught surprised in the end that all of 
this investment seems to not have panned out and it has not been 
invested in the way that the American public was led to believe all 
along.
  Now, not only are they tremendous costs that we had laid out earlier, 
but also this explosion in spending leaves our public health priorities 
underfunded, militarizes every problem in our society, and turns 
peaceful protesters into targets for weapons of war.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support for this amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this amendment guts our bill 
which is, I am certain, the gentlewoman's intention. It is recklessly 
irresponsible. It would harm our servicemembers and their families.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge all Members to oppose it, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New 
York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


          Amendment No. 41 Offered by Ms. Jacobs of California

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
41 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer amendment No. 
41 as the designee of Ms. Lee of California.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end of subtitle A of title X the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1004. REDUCTION TO FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in 
     the funding tables in division D, the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated by this Act are hereby reduced by a total of 
     $23,955,510,000, to be derived from the amounts, and from the 
     corresponding accounts, as specified by amendment number 1463 
     offered by Mr. Rogers during the mark-up session of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     on September 1, 2021.
       (b) Transfer of Amounts to Treasury.--Not later than 
     September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
     to the general fund of the Treasury not less than a total of 
     $1,600,000,000 in amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for 
     the Department of Defense, to be derived from amounts 
     authorized for procurement or operation and maintenance, or a 
     combination thereof.
       Strike section 1017.
       Strike title XXIX.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs)

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and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment offered by my friend and colleague, 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, restores the NDAA to the original funding 
level requested by the White House, the Pentagon, and the chair of the 
Armed Services Committee.
  Specifically, it would remove the Rogers amendment which would 
increase the pending authorization by $23.9 billion. When Mr. Rogers' 
amendment was offered during committee markup, I voted against it, and 
nothing over the last few weeks has led me to change my mind.
  Mr. Speaker, just 3 weeks ago we ended our military operations in 
Afghanistan--America's longest war and one that started when I was in 
middle school. Yet what some are concluding from that is that what we 
need is more war, more weapons, and billions of dollars more than even 
what the Pentagon themselves are asking for.
  So many of my colleagues who supported Mr. Rogers' amendment note the 
emerging threat from China as their reason to support this increase, 
even though very little of this increase is even relevant to China and 
most national security experts agree that making needed domestic 
investments is far more important to our competitiveness with China. 
Instead, this inflated budget seeks to sugarcoat that for years we have 
been decreasing investments in diplomacy and the support of our 
servicemembers in favor of purchasing new, unproven, and un-needed 
weapons.
  We need to have an honest conversation about the Pentagon budget and 
focus on what is achievable, what the real threats are, and what we 
actually need for our national security. For the last 20 years, we have 
been told that we need more, but I think it is time to recognize that 
there are simply not military solutions to every problem.
  I thank Congresswoman Lee for offering this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'', and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, here we go again. This time they are stripping $25 
billion in funding added by Republicans and Democrats on the committee.
  The gentlewoman argues that the Biden budget is sufficient for our 
national defense. I strongly disagree. The Biden budget constitutes a 
cut of about $4 billion in real spending from last year. The budget 
cuts the number of Navy ships. It cuts the number of Navy ships and 
destabilizes the industrial base. It slashes procurement across the 
board. It guts missile defense. It leaves unfunded $25 billion in 
combatant commander priorities, and it cuts the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Marines. At least they left the Space Corps alone.
  It does all this while our adversaries, especially China, are 
investing in military modernization. China increased its defense 
spending by 75 percent over the last decade--6 percent this year alone. 
They are leapfrogging this into capabilities like AI and hypersonics, 
and they are stepping up malign operations against America and our 
allies.
  What is the President's response to this?
  He responds with a budget that would cut funding programs that we 
need to deter China. It doesn't make sense, especially when he is 
proposing to swell nondefense spending by a massive 16 percent this 
year. This bill corrects that.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to oppose this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith), who is the esteemed chair of the 
Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to get the 
numbers clear here. The budget proposed by President Biden was $753 
billion, and by supporting this amendment, we support President Biden's 
budget of $753 billion, which was a $12 billion increase over last 
year's budget.
  Last year's budget--the last budget from the Trump administration--
only increased the defense budget that year by $3 billion. So a $3 
billion increase last year was perfectly acceptable to my Republican 
colleagues in the House and Senate under President Trump. A $12 billion 
increase this year is not. So the numbers are just being dramatically 
presented here as some kind of cut when it is actually a bigger 
increase than Trump did in his last year in the White House.
  Let me make it clear: I see the threats, and I do agree more with my 
Republican colleagues on that point. I don't support the previous 
amendment that does the $75 billion cut because I understand the threat 
environment and I know that we need to modernize to meet that threat 
environment.
  But the other thing I see is decades of waste and wasteful 
expenditures on programs like the F-35 and the Ford-class carrier.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an 
additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, we spent money in a very 
imprudent way. We have got to instill discipline at the Pentagon so we 
get value for the dollars that we spend. Simply giving them another $25 
billion does not do that, and $753 billion is enough. It is even better 
if we actually start spending it wisely, intelligently, and 
effectively. That doesn't happen. I am a little short. Can you just 
give me a little more money?

  I always love the Winston Churchill quote: ``Gentlemen, we have run 
out of money; now we have to think.''
  That is the type of discipline we need at the Pentagon, not just to 
give them a blank check every time they ask. The President's budget is 
sufficient to meet our needs.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), who is a real leader on the 
Armed Services Committee and ranking member on the Seapower and 
Projection Forces Subcommittee.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Republican leader for yielding.
  Similar to the previous amendment, I believe this amendment is 
extremely misguided. In fact, on March 24 of this year, I invited both 
Ms. Lee and Mr. Pocan to attend a classified briefing on the 
existential threats we face in great power competition.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of taking me up on that offer, they continue to 
turn a blind eye. The chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus 
don't want to learn about what the threats are. They don't want to 
learn more about the critical capabilities that would be out of the 
hands of our warfighters if this amendment were to pass.
  I can stand here and tell that caucus about how this plus-up has $9.8 
billion in procurement that is aimed directly at deterring China. That 
means building additional ships, among other capabilities, to keep up 
with China.
  Or I can tell them that there is $3 billion for sustainment 
operations that allow our warfighters to conduct global operations, 
including humanitarian operations in places like Haiti.
  Or I can tell them there is $3.8 billion for military construction to 
improve facilities in districts across the country to make sure our 
servicemembers aren't working in rundown facilities.
  I can even tell them there is $5.2 billion for research and 
development that assures our future servicemembers will have what they 
need when called upon to do the job or to fight to victory and come 
home safe.
  But I don't think any of that is going to resonate because these 
progressive Members don't want to learn about the existential threats 
we face. These far-left Members just want to play progressive politics, 
and that means weakening our national security.
  To the rest of my colleagues here today, this plus-up is good for 
national security and good for this country.
  Mr. Speaker, you can ask any service branch chief or combatant 
commander--because we have asked them--and they have told us these are 
the things that they need going forward.

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  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge everyone to vote against this amendment.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I 
have remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 1\3/4\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 2 minutes remaining.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of amendment No. 41 
which would cut $25.5 billion from the defense authorization bill.
  There were some accusations just now saying that this is about 
progressive politics. But this bill allocates $25 billion more than 
President Biden even requested. So what we should be doing is sticking 
to the plan and giving the President of the United States what he 
determines is necessary for defense spending and not a dime more.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from the great State of Alabama (Mr. Carl), who is one of our 
outstanding freshmen on the Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. CARL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose this amendment.
  There are several different ways to look at this amendment. The 
budget that we got from the President was before our problems in 
Afghanistan. We asked him for $25 billion to replace $80 to $85 billion 
we left on the ground for the Taliban to fight back at us. So I ask 
that we keep an open mind on replacing that equipment, if nothing else.
  It is critical to pass this bill which includes a bipartisan 
increase--I repeat, bipartisan.
  How many times do you hear that word, Mr. Speaker?
  I have been here for 9 months, and I can probably count that on one 
hand.
  The bill includes a bipartisan increase in spending to counter 
threats and project U.S. strength around the world.
  This amendment would limit readiness and the needed capabilities to 
counter these threats. Passage of this amendment would basically 
shortchange our military at a time when they need our support more than 
ever.
  I am proud to have worked on this bill with my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to ensure that our military is fully funded so our 
men and women in uniform have the resources they need to protect and 
defend the United States of America.
  Folks in my district in south Alabama work hard every day to support 
the military readiness of this country. Unlike President Biden and his 
allies in Congress, Alabamians understand how important it is to fully 
fund our military.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support our Armed Forces and 
oppose this amendment.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama has the right to 
close. The gentlewoman is recognized.
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. Speaker, I hear my colleagues on the 
other side talk a lot about the needs from Afghanistan. What is 
interesting is that in the continuing resolution that this body passed 
just yesterday there was additional supplemental funding for 
Afghanistan, and yet my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
decided to vote against it.

  I also hear them talk about the threats and the briefings that 
supposedly we were not in. I sit on both the Foreign Affairs and Armed 
Services Committees, I assure you, Mr. Speaker, I have been to every 
single one of those classified briefings on the threats. I am very 
aware of the threats. But we need to dispel the notion that our ability 
to respond to the threats depends solely on the size of our military.
  I am honored to represent San Diego, a proud military community. They 
don't need a larger budget. They need one that takes their needs into 
account, which means better wages and housing free of mold, childcare 
and job opportunities for their spouses, and they need a government 
that goes through every diplomatic channel before making the decision 
to send them to war.
  Earlier this month vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General 
John Hyten asked: Do you think any taxpayer in this country would 
believe that for $700 billion a year we can't have a great defense?
  Hyten said: We should be able to, and it is crazy that we can't.
  He is right. It is crazy, and more of us need to be willing to say 
what everyone knows is true: we don't need to spend money even the 
Pentagon themselves are not asking for.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1715

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, the underlying bill before this 
body, the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, would increase 
spending by 3 percent over inflation, which is a modest increase. And 
it passed our committee with an overwhelming bipartisan vote.
  This amendment guts the bill. I urge all Members to oppose it, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Jacobs).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Langevin

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
42 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. ___. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL 
                   EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT 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 2022 through 2030; and
       (B) 100 in fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       (2) Exclusion from numerical limitation.--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

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     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a 
     process to select, on a competitive basis from among 
     individuals described in subsection (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 360 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--
       (1) to 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 180 
     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, 2026, 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Rhode Island.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the United States attracts and develops some of the 
brightest minds in the world. They can fortify national security and 
boost economic competitiveness. Unfortunately, much of that talent 
leaves because there are few options to remain.
  My amendment provides a pathway to citizenship for the best foreign 
talent to work in the U.S. in support of our National Security 
Innovation Base. Great power competition is a race for talent to 
maintain our military and technological superiority. We want the 
brightest minds in the world working for us, not the Chinese Communist 
Party.
  The U.S. has less than 5 percent of world's population, so it is no 
surprise that many great scientific minds are born outside U.S. 
borders. So then how have we maintained our technological superiority 
over the last 70 years, by way of example?
  Well, our world-class universities and innovative private sector 
attract future Nobel laureates in critical technologies like machine 
learning and artificial intelligence. However, our constricted pathways 
to residency and citizenship drive this talent into the arms of our 
adversaries; so we face intense competition from other countries who 
offer large research grants and expedited citizenship to lure this 
talent away.
  But it is not just potential adversaries. Some U.S. companies are 
setting up R&D facilities in Canada because their immigration policies 
more effectively attract highly-skilled workers.
  Under this amendment, the Secretary of Defense will implement a 
competitive annual process to select scientists with technical 
expertise in critical technologies and recommend them for proper 
processing and vetting. It is in our national security interests not 
only to have these scientists working on research on our behalf, but 
also to prevent this talent from working for our adversaries.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The ramifications of this amendment could be dangerous and far-
reaching. Quite frankly, we should not be looking outside of the United 
States for such scientists and researchers. We should cultivate our own 
talent. Unfortunately, this bill does nothing to develop that talent.
  We must ask, which foreign nationals would be eligible for the 
program? Most likely, those from China.
  China is so intent on using our U.S. immigration system to steal our 
sensitive technologies that the Trump administration had to issue a 
proclamation suspending entry of certain Chinese students and 
researchers.
  The Trump administration proclamation stated: ``The People's Republic 
of China is engaged in a wide-ranging and heavily resourced campaign to 
acquire sensitive United States technologies . . . to bolster the 
modernization and capability of its military.''
  The proclamation went on to state that ``students or researchers from 
the PRC studying beyond the undergraduate level . . . are at high risk 
of being exploited or co-opted by the PRC.''
  Because of the brutal nature of the Chinese Communist Party, the same 
is true for virtually any Chinese national who comes to the United 
States to study or research, or to otherwise work in sensitive 
technologies like those contemplated under this amendment.
  In fact, the Department of Homeland Security told us last year that 
the Chinese government requires its nationals to ``support, assist, and 
cooperate with State intelligence work.''
  The idea for this amendment came, at least in part, from the 
Commission on Artificial Intelligence, which called for ``increasing 
China brain drain.'' So clearly, the green cards contemplated under 
this amendment would go to Chinese nationals.
  The last thing we should do is make it easy for the Chinese Communist 
Party to gain access to our National Security Innovation Base work, 
Department of Defense research, or other critical technologies.
  I would also note that, sadly, the Department of Defense does not 
have a great track record regarding immigrant programs. Many of you may 
remember that the Department of Defense supported and encouraged the 
Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program through 
which foreign nationals were able to enlist in the U.S. military. Once 
enlisted, they were eligible to naturalize.
  The Department of Defense was not living up to its promise to 
adequately vet and perform high-level background checks on the MAVNI 
participants. The program was halted by the Obama administration when 
it was discovered that the Department had allowed some Chinese spies to 
enlist in the military.
  Let that sink in. The Department of Defense let Chinese spies enlist 
in the U.S. military. So I am not comfortable with several aspects of 
the program created by this amendment. I urge my colleagues to oppose 
the amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Rhode Island has 3 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 2 minutes 
remaining.

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  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren).
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this amendment that would 
allow a small number of special immigrant visas to the world's top 
scientists and technical experts selected by the Secretary of Defense. 
I trust the Secretary of Defense looking out after the Nation's 
security interests, and it is important that our security depends on 
having access to the top scientists in the world who are committed to 
the success of our country.
  We need to take bold action to make sure that we educate and train 
our American people to be the best scientists they can be. But that 
doesn't mean that every smart person who loves America was born in 
America. In fact, some of the most patriotic people I have ever met 
were immigrants who came here and became Americans by choice.
  It is absolutely clear that nations that attract and retain highly-
skilled innovators gain a competitive advantage, and we can help do 
that for America through this very thoughtful plan. For us, the promise 
of the American Dream remains a powerful draw for the world's 
innovators.
  This amendment would move us in the right direction and help ensure 
that America, and not our competitors, benefits from the world's best 
minds.
  I want to thank Mr. Langevin for this smart amendment, and I urge its 
adoption.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, so once again, we hear that this will be a 
small number of people that are coming in. All we have to do is look at 
our southern border and other places for hearing about how small 
numbers of people are going to come into our country.
  We also hear, trust the Secretary of Defense. As I cited in my 
opening remarks, we had a real problem with the MAVNI program, where 
the Obama administration discovered Chinese spies in our military. This 
is a serious, serious situation.
  And here is the thing that I find frustrating, Mr. Speaker. We have 
so many people that project our freedoms and how we view them on other 
countries, including China, that they treat their people the same way. 
They simply do not, and it is fully proven that the Chinese Communist 
Party demands complete fealty of anyone, whether they are in China, or 
they come to our country to go back and give all information to the 
Chinese Communist Party. They do not protect intellectual property 
rights, which are a foundation of our freedoms here in America. We 
should not be sanguine about what this amendment will do.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers so I am 
prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, let me just say that when the Secretary of 
Defense deems it vital to the national security interests of the United 
States, this would give that authority to grant this special pathway to 
the Secretary to make that determination.
  A special immigrant visa, by the way, to streamline the admission of 
applicants in the name of national security is not new. My amendment is 
modeled after a 1949 law granting the Director of the CIA the authority 
to obtain permanent residency for anyone deemed ``in the interest of 
national security or essential to the furtherance of national 
intelligence missions.''
  Today, the Secretary of Defense has no mechanism for retaining top 
technical and scientific talent who are vital to national security.
  Unsurprisingly, the Department of Defense explicitly endorses the 
amendment. So, again, my amendment is not new or groundbreaking to the 
immigration conversation. In fact, again, it provides the Secretary of 
Defense with the same authority that the Director of the CIA has 
enjoyed since 1949.
  This authority is not challenged as a less strident or reckless 
method that our adversaries exploit because it does not circumvent the 
current immigration process. All the Secretary of Defense innovation 
referrals are subject to the same rigorous and extensive background 
checks that any other applicant receives. I am confident that they will 
properly vet these applicants as we will keep the best talent in the 
world working on our behalf.
  I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment to ensure our 
continued military and technological superiority.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the 
amendment.
  International students and researchers provide enormous benefits for 
American competitiveness and prosperity. As of 2018, immigrants founded 
50 of the 91 privately held billion-dollar startup tech companies in 
the United States. A quarter of those founders came to the U.S. as 
international students. These companies created an average of 1,200 
jobs each, and have a collective value of $250 billion. International 
students and researchers bring fresh perspectives, diverse experiences, 
expertise, energy, and creativity to the U.S. research enterprise.
  The global competition to attract top science, technology, 
engineering, mathematics, and medical talent is intensifying. And 
attracting talent is just half the battle. Restrictive immigration 
policies and xenophobic rhetoric, restrictions due to the pandemic, and 
concerted efforts by other countries to attract talent, have given 
talented international STEM students good reason to consider 
opportunities outside of the U.S. We must take bold action now to 
ensure the U.S. can continue to attract and retain global STEM talent.
  This amendment creates a new pathway to permanent residency for a 
small number of outstanding students and professionals engaged in 
critical fields that are vital to achieving the goals of the National 
Defense Strategy and National Defense Science and Technology Strategy. 
While modest in scope, the amendment would help advance areas of 
innovation that are critical to our national security and economic 
competitiveness.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Langevin).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


                Amendment No. 105 Offered by Mr. Bowman

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
105 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman 
from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

          amendment no. 105 offered by mr. bowman of new york

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. 6___. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, OR 
                   A CABINET MEMBER.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 431 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``the President, 
     the Vice President, a Cabinet Member, or a'' after 
     ``Contracts by''; and
       (2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by inserting ``the 
     President, the Vice President, or any member of the 
     Cabinet,'' after ``Whoever, being''.
       (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 431 and inserting the 
     following:

``431. Contracts by the President, the Vice President, a Cabinet 
              Member, or a Member of Congress.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Bowman) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer a commonsense, good-
government amendment that has already passed this House on a bipartisan 
basis.
  Decades ago, Congress recognized that there is an inherent conflict 
of interest when elected officials, who decide how taxpayer dollars are 
spent,

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are also allowed to contract with the Federal Government to receive 
those dollars. That is why Federal law prohibits every single Member of 
this body from contracting with the Federal Government.
  At the time, it was thought that there was no need to include the 
President, Vice President, or members of the Cabinet in this statutory 
prohibition because every recent executive had voluntarily divested of 
their financial conflicts of interest. Unfortunately, that trend of 
presidential transparency was broken by the last administration. If we 
have learned anything from Donald Trump, it is that we can no longer 
rely on norms and tradition to ensure our elected officials do the 
right thing.

                              {time}  1730

  In 2014, the General Services Administration awarded The Trump 
Organization a contract to operate a hotel in the taxpayer-owned Old 
Post Office Pavilion. A provision in that contract specifically stated 
that no elected official of the Government of the United States shall 
be admitted to any share or part of this lease or to any benefit that 
may arise therefrom.
  Despite this clear and unambiguous prohibition, the GSA shockingly 
declared that the President of the United States could continue to 
operate this hotel on Federal Government property and personally 
benefit from the proceeds of that operation.
  As a result, it was easier than ever for foreign governments and 
special interests to put money directly into President Trump's pocket. 
Just ask Saudi Arabia, which reportedly spent $270,000 at the Trump 
Hotel in 2017, or the island nation of Cyprus, which hosted a ``Justice 
for Cyprus'' conference there, or the Iraqi sheikh who spent tens of 
thousands of dollars staying 26 nights at the hotel.
  The solution to this problem is very simple. My amendment simply 
inserts ``the President, Vice President, and any Cabinet member'' into 
the existing statutory prohibition on Members of Congress contracting 
with the Federal Government.
  With the addition of these eight words, we can ensure that every 
elected official is free from the conflict of interest associated with 
both deciding who gets Federal contracts and then benefiting from those 
contracts.
  The American people deserve to know their President is working for 
them, not to line their own pockets.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and hold the 
President, Vice President, and members of the Cabinet to the same 
standard of conduct we hold ourselves.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  This amendment would prohibit the President, Vice President, and 
Cabinet members from contracting with the Federal Government. The 
amendment adds broad new language to the criminal code and could 
discourage people from entering Federal service. We should want and 
encourage the most qualified people to run for office and serve in our 
Federal Government.
  This amendment is completely outside the scope of the NDAA and 
nothing more than a desperate attempt to score political points. This 
is the kind of unrelated amendment that does not belong in the NDAA.
  We are now 8 months into the Biden administration, yet Democrats 
continue to push legislation, as mentioned by the previous speaker, 
that is targeted at the Trump administration.
  But what else can Democrats talk about? Rising inflation caused by 
President Biden's failed economic policies? Rising crime caused by 
Democrats defunding the police? The Biden border crisis?
  If Democrats were serious about ethics reform, they would carefully 
consider this as a standalone bill. Instead, they choose to slap it 
onto an unrelated bill with no discussion or thought. This amendment 
and provision should go through regular order so Members have the 
opportunity to debate and consider ethics reforms.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, to my colleagues who oppose this amendment, 
I ask this simple question: If they think the President should be 
allowed to contract with the Federal Government, do they support 
repealing the current statute that prohibits every Member of the body 
from contracting with the Federal Government?
  Of course they don't. That would be outrageous.
  My amendment is common sense. It will apply to any President, 
regardless of party affiliation. It will help restore integrity to the 
Office of the President by closing the door on self-enrichment at the 
White House. And it will prevent some of the corruption that defined 
the Trump Presidency from ever happening again.
  I urge my colleagues to support my amendment and impose the same 
standards of conduct we imposed on ourselves to every federally elected 
official.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, this is not the bill for this amendment, 
and it certainly should go through the process and be given the 
consideration and discussion due true ethics reforms instead of 
amendments that simply target the former President and his 
administration.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Bowman).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Bowman).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
667, 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. 142, 143, 144, 
145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 
159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 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, 242, 243, 
244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, and 253, printed in part C 
of House Report 117-125, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:


        amendment no. 142 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 
                   USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS BY THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD.

       Not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall implement recommendations of the Secretary described in 
     section 519C(a)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283).


        amendment no. 143 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. AMENDMENT TO BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   RELATING TO EXTREME WEATHER.

       Section 328(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) a calculation of the annual costs to the Department 
     for assistance provided to--
       ``(A) the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Federal 
     land management agencies--

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       ``(i) pursuant to requests for such assistance; and
       ``(ii) approved under the National Interagency Fire Center; 
     and
       ``(B) any State, Territory, or possession under title 10 or 
     title 32, United States Code, regarding extreme weather.''.


        amendment no. 144 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. TRANSFER OF EXCESS AIRCRAFT TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS 
                   OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

       Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``up to seven''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Expiration of right of refusal.--A right of refusal 
     afforded the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security under paragraph (1) with regards to an 
     aircraft shall expire upon official notice of such Secretary 
     to the Secretary of Defense that such Secretary declines such 
     aircraft.'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, search and rescue, 
     or emergency operations pertaining to wildfires'' after 
     ``purposes''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, search and rescue, 
     emergency operations pertaining to wildfires,'' after 
     ``efforts'';
       (4) by striking subsection (f); and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Reporting.--Not later than November 1, 2022, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on aircraft transferred, during the 
     fiscal year preceding the date of such report to--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security under this section;
       ``(2) the chief executive officer of a State under section 
     112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012 (Public Law 112-81); or
       ``(3) the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture under section 1098 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 
     127 Stat. 881).''.


        amendment no. 145 offered by mr. garamendi of california

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. UPDATED REVIEW AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING 
                   AUTHORITIES FOR USING AIR FORCE AND AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE-FIGHTING 
                   SYSTEMS AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSETS 
                   TO FIGHT WILDFIRES.

       Section 1058 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 31 U.S.C. 1535 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Updated Review and Enhancement.--(1) Not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Director 
     shall submit to Congress a report--
       ``(A) containing the results of a second review conducted 
     under subsection (a) and a second determination made under 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(B) based on such second determination, describing the 
     new modifications proposed to be made to existing authorities 
     under subsection (c) or (d), including whether there is a 
     need for legislative changes to further improve the 
     procedures for using Department of Defense assets to fight 
     wildfires.
       ``(2) The new modifications described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall not take effect until the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the report is submitted to 
     Congress under this subsection.''.


        amendment no. 146 offered by mr. garamendi of california

     SEC. 2__. FUNDING INCREASE FOR COLD WEATHER CAPABILITIES.

       (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, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding 
     funding table in section 4201, for applied research, 
     materials, line 005 (PE 0602102F), is hereby increased by 
     $7,500,000.
       (b) Offset.--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, for Integrated Personnel and 
     Pay System - Army (IPPS-A), line 121, is hereby reduced by 
     $7,500,000.


         amendment no. 147 offered by mr. garbarino of new york

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. CISA DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT AND TERM.

       Subsection (b) of section 2202 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The Director shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Term.--Effective with respect to an individual 
     appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, the term of office of such an 
     individual so appointed shall be five years. The term of 
     office of the individual serving as the Director on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this paragraph shall be 
     five years beginning from the date on which such Director 
     began serving.''.


         amendment no. 148 offered by mr. garbarino of new york

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION.

       (a) Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in accordance with the 
     agreement entitled the ``Agreement between the Government of 
     the United States of America and the Government of the State 
     of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for 
     Homeland Security Matters'', dated May 29, 2008 (or successor 
     agreement), and the requirements specified in paragraph (2), 
     shall establish a grant program at the Department to 
     support--
       (A) cybersecurity research and development; and
       (B) demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity 
     technology.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in carrying out a research, development, demonstration, 
     or commercial application program or activity that is 
     authorized under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     cost sharing in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Research and development.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     Secretary shall require not less than 50 percent of the cost 
     of a research, development, demonstration, or commercial 
     application program or activity described in subparagraph (A) 
     to be provided by a non-Federal source.
       (ii) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce or eliminate, on 
     a case-by-case basis, the percentage requirement specified in 
     clause (i) if the Secretary determines that such reduction or 
     elimination is necessary and appropriate.
       (C) Merit review.--In carrying out a research, development, 
     demonstration, or commercial application program or activity 
     that is authorized under this section, awards shall be made 
     only after an impartial review of the scientific and 
     technical merit of the proposals for such awards has been 
     carried out by or for the Department.
       (D) Review processes.--In carrying out a review under 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary may use merit review 
     processes developed under section 302(14) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(14)).
       (3) Eligible applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this subsection if the project of such 
     applicant--
       (A) addresses a requirement in the area of cybersecurity 
     research or cybersecurity technology, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) is a joint venture between--
       (i)(I) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, 
     National Laboratory (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or 
     nonprofit entity in the United States; and
       (II) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, or 
     nonprofit entity in Israel; or
       (ii)(I) the Federal Government; and
       (II) the Government of Israel.
       (4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application for such grant in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     advisory board established under paragraph (5).
       (5) Advisory board.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory board to--
       (i) monitor the method by which grants are awarded under 
     this subsection; and
       (ii) provide to the Secretary periodic performance reviews 
     of actions taken to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Composition.--The advisory board established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be composed of three members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
       (i) one shall be a representative of the Federal 
     Government;
       (ii) one shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 
     and
       (iii) one shall be selected from a list of nominees 
     provided by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial 
     Research and Development Foundation.
       (6) Contributed funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may accept or retain funds contributed 
     by any person, government entity, or organization for 
     purposes of carrying out this subsection. Such funds shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       (7) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     completion of a project for which a grant is provided under 
     this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report that contains--

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       (A) a description of how the grant funds were used by the 
     recipient; and
       (B) an evaluation of the level of success of each project 
     funded by the grant.
       (8) Classification.--Grants shall be awarded under this 
     subsection only for projects that are considered to be 
     unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section not less than 
     $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``cybersecurity research'' means research, 
     including social science research, into ways to identify, 
     protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
     cybersecurity threats;
       (2) the term ``cybersecurity technology'' means technology 
     intended to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, 
     and recover from cybersecurity threats;
       (3) the term ``cybersecurity threat'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
     Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501; enacted as title I of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113)));
       (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security; and
       (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.


         amendment no. 149 offered by mr. garbarino of new york

       At the appropriate place in title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. DUTIES OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER 
                   COUNSELORS.

       Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Cyber Strategy Training for Small Business 
     Development Centers.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `cyber strategy' means resources and tactics 
     to assist in planning for cybersecurity and defending against 
     cyber risks and cyber attacks; and
       ``(B) the term `lead small business development center' 
     means a small business development center that has received a 
     grant from the Administration.
       ``(2) Certification program.--The Administrator shall 
     establish a cyber counseling certification program, or 
     approve a similar existing program, to certify the employees 
     of lead small business development centers to provide cyber 
     planning assistance to small business concerns.
       ``(3) Number of certified employees.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that the number of employees of each lead small 
     business development center who are certified in providing 
     cyber planning assistance under this subsection is not fewer 
     than the lesser of--
       ``(A) 5; or
       ``(B) 10 percent of the total number of employees of the 
     lead small business development center.
       ``(4) Consideration of small business development center 
     cyber strategy.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall consider any 
     cyber strategy methods included in the Small Business 
     Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 
     1841(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2662).
       ``(5) Reimbursement for certification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations and subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall 
     reimburse a lead small business development center for costs 
     relating to the certification of an employee of the lead 
     small business development center under the program 
     established under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount reimbursed by the 
     Administrator under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $350,000 
     in any fiscal year.''.


         amendment no. 150 offered by Mr. Garbarino of new york

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN.

       Subsection (c) of section 2210 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``regularly update'' and inserting ``update 
     not less often then biennially''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Director, in consultation with relevant Sector Risk 
     Management Agencies and the National Cyber Director, shall 
     develop mechanisms to engage with stakeholders to educate 
     such stakeholders regarding Federal Government cybersecurity 
     roles and responsibilities for cyber incident response.''.


          amendment no. 151 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to 
     provide any United States security assistance or security 
     cooperation to the defense, security, or police forces of the 
     Government of Brazil for the purpose of involuntarily 
     relocating, including through coercion or the use of force, 
     the indigenous or Quilombola communities of Brazil.


          amendment no. 152 offered by mr. garcia of illinois

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. REPORT ON ALL COMPREHENSIVE SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of any other 
     relevant Federal department or agency that the Comptroller 
     General determines necessary, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on all comprehensive 
     sanctions imposed on de jure or de facto governments of 
     foreign countries, and all comprehensive sanctions imposed on 
     non-state actors that exercise significant de facto 
     governmental control over a foreign civilian population, 
     under any provision of law.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the effect of sanctions imposed on the 
     government of each foreign country and each non-state actor 
     that exercises significant de facto governmental control over 
     a foreign civilian population described in subsection (a) 
     on--
       (A) the ability of civilian population of the country to 
     access water, food, sanitation, and public health services, 
     including all humanitarian aid and supplies related to the 
     prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19;
       (B) the changes to the general mortality rate, maternal 
     mortality rate, life expectancy, and literacy;
       (C) the extent to which there is an increase in refugees or 
     migration to or from the country or an increase in internally 
     displaced people in the country;
       (D) the degree of international compliance and non-
     compliance of the country; and
       (E) the licensing of transactions to allow access to 
     essential goods and services to vulnerable populations, 
     including the number of licenses applied for, approved, or 
     denied and reasons why such licenses were denied, and average 
     time to receive a decision; and
       (2) a description of the purpose of sanctions imposed on 
     the government of each foreign country and each non-state 
     actor that exercises significant de facto governmental 
     control over a foreign civilian population described in 
     subsection (a) and the required legal or political authority, 
     including--
       (A) an assessment of United States national security;
       (B) an assessment of whether the stated foreign policy 
     goals of the sanctions are being met;
       (C) the degree of international support or opposition to 
     the sanctions; and
       (D) an assessment of such sanctions on United States 
     businesses, consumers, and financial institutions.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex. The unclassified portion of the report shall be 
     published on a publicly-available website of the Government 
     of the United States.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate.


         amendment no. 153 offered by mr. garcia of california

       After section 565, insert the following and redesignate 
     subsequent sections accordingly:

     SEC. 566. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 705 (50 U.S.C. 4025) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 705A. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF 
                   SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES.

       ``(a) In General.--In any case in which a servicemember has 
     a professional license in good standing in a jurisdiction or 
     the spouse of a servicemember has a professional license in 
     good standing in a jurisdiction and such servicemember or 
     spouse relocates his or her residency because of military 
     orders for military service to a location that is not in such 
     jurisdiction, the professional license or certification of 
     such servicemember or spouse shall be considered valid at a 
     similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for 
     in the jurisdiction of such new residency for the duration of 
     such military orders if such servicemember or spouse--
       ``(1) provides a copy of such military orders to the 
     licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which the new 
     residency is located;
       ``(2) remains in good standing with the licensing authority 
     that issued the license; and
       ``(3) submits to the authority of the licensing authority 
     in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of 
     practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing 
     education requirements.

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       ``(b) Interstate Licensure Compacts.--If a servicemember or 
     spouse of a servicemember is licensed and able to operate in 
     multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure 
     compact, with respect to services provided in the 
     jurisdiction of the interstate licensure compact by a 
     licensee covered by such compact, the servicemember or spouse 
     of a servicemember shall be subject to the requirements of 
     the compact or the applicable provisions of law of the 
     applicable State and not this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 705 the following new item:
``Sec. 705A. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and 
              their spouses.''.


             amendment no. 154 offered by mr. gibbs of ohio

       At the end of title LX of division E, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EQUIPMENT IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
     to Congress a report accounting for any equipment provided by 
     the United States Coast Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers 
     to any regime in Afghanistan and that has been left behind in 
     Afghanistan.


           amendment no. 155 offered by mr. gohmert of texas

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 5__. MILITARY JUSTICE CAREER TRACK FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.

       (a) Establishment.--Each Secretary of a military department 
     shall establish a military justice career track for judge 
     advocates under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       (b) Requirements.--In establishing a military justice 
     career track under subsection (a) the Secretary concerned 
     shall--
       (1) ensure that the career track leads to judge advocates 
     with military justice expertise in the grade of colonel, or 
     in the grade of captain in the case of judge advocates of the 
     Navy, to prosecute and defend complex cases in military 
     courts-martial;
       (2) include the use of skill identifiers to identify judge 
     advocates for participation in the career track from among 
     judge advocates having appropriate skill and experience in 
     military justice matters;
       (3) issue guidance for promotion boards considering the 
     selection for promotion of officers participating in the 
     career track in order to ensure that judge advocates who are 
     participating in the career track have the same opportunity 
     for promotion as all other judge advocate officers being 
     considered for promotion by such boards
       (c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.


          amendment no. 156 offered by mr. gomez of california

       At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON KOREAN AND KOREAN-AMERICAN 
                   VETERANS OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Korean and Korean-American veterans of the war in 
     Vietnam served honorably throughout the conflict, fighting 
     valiantly both as a part of and alongside the United States 
     Armed Forces and often making the ultimate sacrifice, with 
     many later becoming United States citizens.
       (2) Military cooperation in the Vietnam War is one of 
     several examples that demonstrate the robust alliance of the 
     United States and South Korea, under shared commitment to 
     democratic principles.
       (3) During the Vietnam conflict, more than 3,000,000 
     members of the United States Armed Forces fought bravely to 
     preserve and defend these ideals, among them many Korean 
     Americans who earned citations for their heroism and 
     honorable service.
       (4) South Korea joined the Vietnam conflict to support the 
     United States Armed Forces and the cause of freedom at the 
     request of the United States.
       (5) From 1964 until the last soldier left Saigon on March 
     23, 1973, 325,517 members of South Korea's armed forces 
     served in Vietnam, the largest contribution of troops sent by 
     an ally of the United States.
       (6) South Korean forces fought bravely throughout the 
     theater and were known for their dedication, tenacity, and 
     effectiveness on the battlefield.
       (7) More than 17,000 Korean soldiers were injured, and over 
     4,400 Korean soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice in defense 
     of United States friends and allies.
       (8) There are approximately 3,000 naturalized Korean 
     Americans who served in the Vietnam War currently living in 
     the United States, many of whom suffer from significant 
     injuries due to their service in Vietnam, including post-
     traumatic stress disorder, total disability, and the effects 
     of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange.
       (9) Korean-American veterans of the Vietnam conflict upheld 
     the highest ideals of the United States through their 
     dedicated service and considerable sacrifices, with many 
     continuing to carry the visible and invisible wounds of war 
     to this day.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Korean and Korean-American veterans who served alongside the 
     United States Armed Forces in the Vietnam war fought with 
     honor and valor.


          amendment no. 157 offered by mr. gomez of california

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 328. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELECTRIC OR ZERO-
                   EMISSION VEHICLES FOR NON-COMBAT VEHICLE FLEET.

       It is the sense of Congress that any new non-tactical 
     Federal vehicle purchased by the Department of Defense for 
     use outside of combat should, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, be an electric or zero-emission vehicle.


        amendment no. 158 offered by mr. tony gonzales of texas

       At the end of title XI, add the following new section:

     SEC. 11__. NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart I of part III of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 103--NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS

``Sec. 10301. Definitions.
``Sec. 10302. Establishment.
``Sec. 10303. Organization.
``Sec. 10304. Assignments.
``Sec. 10305. Reservist continuing education.
``Sec. 10306. Congressional reports.

     ``SEC. 10301. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Active reservist.--The term `active reservist' means 
     a reservist holding a position to which such reservist has 
     been appointed under section 10303(c)(2).
       ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration.
       ``(3) Inactive reservist.--The term `inactive reservist' 
     means a reservist who is not serving in an appointment under 
     section 10303(c)(2).
       ``(4) Program.--The term `Program' means the program 
     established under section 10302(a).
       ``(5) Reservist.--The term `reservist' means an individual 
     who is a member of the National Digital Reserve Corps.

     ``SEC. 10302. ESTABLISHMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the General 
     Services Administration a program to establish, manage, and 
     assign a reserve of individuals with relevant skills and 
     credentials, to be known as the `National Digital Reserve 
     Corps', to help address the digital and cybersecurity needs 
     of Executive agencies.
       ``(b) Implementation.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     issue guidance for the National Digital Reserve Corps, which 
     shall include procedures for coordinating with Executive 
     agencies to--
       ``(A) identify digital and cybersecurity needs which may be 
     addressed by the National Digital Reserve Corps; and
       ``(B) assign active reservists to address such needs.
       ``(2) Recruitment and initial assignments.--Not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Administrator shall begin recruiting reservists and assigning 
     active reservists under the Program.

     ``SEC. 10303. ORGANIZATION.

       ``(a) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--The National Digital Reserve Corps shall 
     be administered by the Administrator.
       ``(2) Responsibilities.--In carrying out the Program, the 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(A) establish standards for serving as a reservist, 
     including educational attainment, professional 
     qualifications, and background checks;
       ``(B) ensure the standards established under subparagraph 
     (A) are met;
       ``(C) recruit individuals to the National Digital Reserve 
     Corps;
       ``(D) activate and deactivate reservists as necessary;
       ``(E) coordinate with Executive agencies to--
       ``(i) determine the digital and cybersecurity needs which 
     reservists shall be assigned to address;
       ``(ii) ensure reservists have access, resources, and 
     equipment required to address digital and cybersecurity needs 
     which such reservists are assigned to address; and
       ``(iii) analyze potential assignments for reservists to 
     determine outcomes, develop anticipated assignment timelines, 
     and identify Executive agency partners;
       ``(F) ensure reservists acquire and maintain appropriate 
     suitability and security eligibility and access; and
       ``(G) determine what additional resources, if any, are 
     required to successfully implement the Program.
       ``(b) National Digital Reserve Corps Participation.--
       ``(1) Service obligation agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual may become a reservist 
     only if such individual enters into a written agreement with 
     the Administrator to become a reservist.
       ``(B) Contents.--The agreement under subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       ``(i) require the individual seeking to become a reservist 
     to serve as a reservist for a three-year period, during which 
     such individual shall serve not less than 30 days per year as 
     an active reservist; and
       ``(ii) set forth all other the rights and obligations of 
     the individual and the General Services Administration.

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       ``(2) Employee status and compensation.--
       ``(A) Employee status.--An inactive reservist shall not be 
     considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose solely on 
     the basis of being a reservist.
       ``(B) Compensation.--The Administrator shall determine the 
     appropriate compensation for service as an active reservist, 
     except that the maximum rate of pay may not exceed the 
     maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 (including any 
     applicable locality-based comparability payment under section 
     5304 or similar provision of law).
       ``(3) Userra employment and reemployment rights.--
       ``(A) In general.--The protections, rights, benefits, and 
     obligations provided under chapter 43 of title 38 shall apply 
     to active reservists of the National Reserve Digital Corps 
     appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of 
     section 10303 of this chapter to perform service to the 
     General Services Administration under section 10304 of this 
     chapter, or to train for such service under section 10305 of 
     this chapter.
       ``(B) Notice of absence from position of employment.--
     Preclusion of giving notice of service by necessity of 
     service under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 
     10303 of this chapter to perform service to the General 
     Services Administration under section 10304 of this chapter, 
     or to train for such service under section 10305 of this 
     chapter, shall be deemed preclusion by ``military necessity'' 
     for purposes of section 4312(b) of title 38 pertaining to 
     giving notice of absence from a position of employment. A 
     determination of such necessity shall be made by the 
     Administrator and shall not be subject to review in any 
     judicial or administrative proceeding.
       ``(4) Penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--A reservist that fails to accept an 
     appointment under subsection (c)(2) or fails to carry out the 
     duties assigned to reservist under such an appointment shall, 
     after notice and an opportunity to be heard--
       ``(i) cease to be a reservist; and
       ``(ii) be fined an amount equal to the amounts, if any, 
     paid under section 10305 with respect to training expenses 
     for such reservist.
       ``(B) Exception.--With respect to a failure of a reservist 
     to accept an appointment under subsection (c)(2) or to carry 
     out the duties assigned to the reservist under such an 
     appointment--
       ``(i) subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the failure was 
     due to the continuation, recurrence, or onset of a serious 
     health condition or any other circumstance beyond the control 
     of the reservist; and
       ``(ii) the Administrator may waive the application of 
     subparagraph (A), in whole or in part, if the Administrator 
     determines that applying subparagraph (A) with respect to the 
     failure would be against equity and good conscience and not 
     in the best interest of the United States.
       ``(c) Hiring Authority.--
       ``(1) Corps leadership.--The Administrator may appoint 
     qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service 
     in the General Service Administration for which the primary 
     duties are related to the management or administration of the 
     National Digital Reserve Corps, as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(2) Corps reservists.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator may appoint, without 
     regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other 
     than sections 3303 and 3328), qualified reservists to 
     temporary positions in the competitive service for the 
     purpose of assigning such reservists under section 10304 and 
     to otherwise carry out the National Digital Reserve Corps.
       ``(B) Appointment limits.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may not appoint an 
     individual under this paragraph if, during the 365-day period 
     ending on the date of such appointment, such individual has 
     been an officer or employee of the executive or legislative 
     branch of the United States Government or of any independent 
     agency of the United States 130 or more days.
       ``(ii) Automatic appointment termination.--The appointment 
     of an individual under this paragraph shall terminate upon 
     such individual being employed as an officer or employee of 
     the executive or legislative branch of the United States 
     Government or of any independent agency of the United States 
     for 130 days during the previous 365 days.
       ``(C) Employee status.--An individual appointed under this 
     paragraph shall be considered a special Government employee 
     (as such term is defined in section 202(a) of title 18).
       ``(D) Additional employees.--Individuals appointed under 
     this paragraph shall be in addition to any employees of the 
     General Services Administration whose duties relate to the 
     digital or cybersecurity needs of the General Services 
     Administration.

     ``SEC. 10304. ASSIGNMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may assign active 
     reservists to address the digital and cybersecurity needs of 
     Executive agencies, including cybersecurity services, digital 
     education and training, data triage, acquisition assistance, 
     guidance on digital projects, development of technical 
     solutions, and bridging public needs and private sector 
     capabilities.
       ``(b) Assignment-specific Access, Resources, Supplies, or 
     Equipment.--The head of an Executive agency shall, to the 
     extent practicable, provide each active reservist assigned to 
     address a digital or cybersecurity need of such Executive 
     agency under subsection (a) with any specialized access, 
     resources, supplies, or equipment required to address such 
     digital or cybersecurity need.
       ``(c) Duration.--An assignment of an individual under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of--
       ``(1) the date determined by the Administrator;
       ``(2) the date on which the Administrator receives 
     notification of the decision of the head of the Executive 
     agency, the digital or cybersecurity needs of which such 
     individual is assigned to address under subsection (a), that 
     such assignment should terminate; or
       ``(3) the date on which the assigned individual ceases to 
     be an active reservist.
       ``(d) Compliance.--The Administrator shall ensure that 
     assignments under subsection (a) are consistent with all 
     applicable Federal ethics rules and Federal appropriations 
     laws.

     ``SEC. 10305. RESERVIST CONTINUING EDUCATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Administrator may pay for reservists to 
     acquire training and receive continuing education, including 
     attending conferences and seminars and obtaining 
     certifications, that will enable reservists to more 
     effectively meet the digital and cybersecurity needs of 
     Executive agencies.
       ``(b) Application.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     process for reservists to apply for the payment of reasonable 
     expenses related to the training or continuing education 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     expenditures under this subsection.

     ``SEC. 10306. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.

       ``Not later than two years after the date of the enactment 
     of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the Program, including--
       ``(1) the number of reservists;
       ``(2) a list of Executive agencies that have submitted 
     requests for support from the National Digital Reserve Corps;
       ``(3) the nature and status of such requests; and
       ``(4) with respect to each such request to which active 
     reservists have been assigned and for which work by the 
     National Digital Reserve Corps has concluded, an evaluation 
     of such work and the results of such work by--
       ``(A) the Executive agency that submitted the request; and
       ``(B) the reservists assigned to such request.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part III 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item related to chapter 102 the following new item:
``103. National Digital Reserve Corps......................10303''.....

       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Service definitions.--Section 4303 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (13), by inserting ``, a period for which 
     a person is absent from a position of employment to perform 
     service to the General Services Administration as an active 
     reservist of the National Reserve Digital Corps under section 
     10304 of Title 5, or inactive reservist training for such 
     service under section 10305 of Title 5,'' before ``, and a 
     period''; and
       (B) in the second paragraph (16), by inserting ``, active 
     reservists of the National Reserve Digital Corps who are 
     appointed into General Services Administration service under 
     section 10303(c)(2) of Title 5, or inactive reservist 
     training for such service under section 10305 of Title 5,'' 
     before ``, and any other category''.
       (2) Reemployment service notice requirement.--Section 
     4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``A determination of military necessity'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``A determination 
     of military necessity for the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(1) shall be made--
       ``(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B), (C), or 
     (D), pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense;
       ``(B) for persons performing service to the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency under section 327 of the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5165f) and as intermittent personnel under section 
     306(b)(1) of such Act, by the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency as described in sections 
     327(j)(2) and 306(d)(2), respectively, of such Act;
       ``(C) for intermittent disaster-response appointees of the 
     National Disaster Medical System, by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services as described in section 2812(d)(3)(B) of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(d)(3)(B)); 
     and
       ``(D) for active reservists of the National Reserve Digital 
     Corps performing service to the General Services 
     Administration under section 10304 of title 5, or inactive 
     reservist training for such service under section 10305 of 
     Title 5, by the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration as described in section 10303(b)(3)(B) of 
     title 5; and
       ``(2) shall not be subject to judicial review.''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated

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     $30,000,000, to remain available until fiscal year 2023, to 
     carry out the program established under section 10302(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code, as added by this section.


           amendment no. 159 offered by mr. gonzalez of ohio

       At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 16__. REPORT ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report analyzing--
       (1) the opportunities for advancing the interests of the 
     United States with respect to global nuclear safety, nuclear 
     security, and nuclear nonproliferation; and
       (2) the risks to such interests of the United States, and 
     the risks to wider foreign policy influence by the United 
     States, posed by the dominance of Russia in the global 
     nuclear energy market and the increasing supply by China to 
     such market.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the historical role of civil nuclear 
     cooperation agreements and supply arrangements made pursuant 
     to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in 
     influencing the policies and practices of foreign governments 
     concerning nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear 
     nonproliferation, and the wider foreign policy interests, 
     including--
       (A) a description of possible opportunities for using 
     nuclear cooperation agreements and related exports to improve 
     nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear 
     nonproliferation, and the foreign policy interests of the 
     United States;
       (B) a description of potential risks associated with such 
     agreements and nuclear exports; and
       (C) a description of the potential market for small and 
     advanced reactor technologies.
       (2) An assessment of the competitiveness of the United 
     States against Russia and China in the global nuclear energy 
     market, including--
       (A) a comparison of nuclear reactor research and design by 
     Russia and China with analogous research and design by the 
     United States;
       (B) a comparison of the ability of Russia and China to 
     produce and export nuclear technology with analogous 
     abilities of the United States;
       (C) a description of the factors enabling progress made by 
     Russia and China regarding civil nuclear technology;
       (D) a comparison of the export policies of the United 
     States with regard to civil nuclear technology, including the 
     role, if any, of financial support, with such policies of 
     Russia and China;
       (E) a list of specific reactor designs, including fuel 
     characteristics, that Russia and China have offered for 
     export; and
       (F) details of any agreements made by Russia or China for 
     exporting nuclear technology, including the duration, 
     purchase price, potential profitability, any provisions 
     regarding spent fuel take back, related regulatory support, 
     and any other elements that compromise a competitive offer.
       (3) An assessment, if applicable, of the means by which 
     Russia or China uses foreign-origin dual-use nuclear 
     technology for military purposes.
       (4) Recommendations for regulatory or legislative actions 
     for developing a robust free-enterprise response designed to 
     improve the competitiveness of the United States in the 
     global nuclear energy market.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.


           amendment no. 160 offered by mr. gonzalez of ohio

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. CHINA ECONOMIC DATA COORDINATION CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
     establish within the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 
     Department of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordination 
     Center (in this section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Duties.--The Center, in coordination with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies and the private sector, shall 
     collect and synthesize official and unofficial Chinese 
     economic data on developments in China's financial markets 
     and United States exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in 
     China's financial system, including--
       (1) data on baseline economic statistics such as gross 
     domestic product (GDP) and other indicators of economic 
     health;
       (2) data on national and local government debt;
       (3) data on nonperforming loan amounts;
       (4) data on the composition of shadow banking assets;
       (5) data on the composition of China's foreign exchange 
     reserves;
       (6) data on bank loan interest rates;
       (7) data on United States retirement accounts tied to 
     Chinese investments;
       (8) data on China's exposure to foreign borrowers and flows 
     of official financing for China's Belt and Road Initiatve and 
     other trade-related initiatives, including data from the 
     Export-Import Bank of China, the China Export and Credit 
     Insurance Corporation (Sinosure), and the China Development 
     Bank;
       (9) data on sovereign or near-sovereign loans made by China 
     to other countries or guaranteed by sovereign entities; and
       (10) data on Chinese domestic retirement accounts and 
     investments.
       (c) Briefings.--The Center shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees and the private sector on a biannual 
     basis briefings on implementation of the duties of the 
     Center.
       (d) Reports and Public Updates.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Economic Analysis 
     of the Department of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that--
       (A) describes the current capabilities of the Center; and
       (B) describes the estimated resources, staffing, and 
     funding needed for the Center to operate, including the 
     estimated resources, staffing, and funding needed for the 
     Center to operate at increased capacity.
       (2) Ongoing reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the establishment of the Center under subsection (a), and on 
     a quarterly basis thereafter, the Center shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report in writing on 
     implementation of the duties of the Center.
       (B) Matters to be included.--The report required by this 
     subsection shall include--
       (i) key findings, data, the research and development 
     activities of the affiliates of United States multinational 
     enterprises operating in China, and a description of the 
     implications of such activities for United States production, 
     employment, and the economy; and
       (ii) a description of United States industry interactions 
     with Chinese state-owned enterprises and other state-
     affiliated entities and inbound Chinese investments.
       (3) Public updates.--The Center shall provide to the public 
     on a monthly basis updates on implementation of the duties of 
     the Center.
       (e) Recommendations and Strategies.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, using data collected and synthesized by the Center 
     under subsection (b) and in consultation with the Center, 
     shall--
       (1) develop recommendations and strategies for ways in 
     which the United States can respond to potential risks and 
     exposures within China's financial system; and
       (2) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     establishment of the Center under subsection (a), submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     contains such recommendations and strategies.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.


           amendment no. 161 offered by mr. gonzalez of ohio

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE TRANSITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR A REDUCTION IN SUICIDE 
                   AMONG VETERANS.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly carry out a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     providing the module described in subsection (b) and the 
     services described in subsection (c) as part of the 
     Transition Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces 
     participating in the Transition Assistance Program as a means 
     of reducing the incidence of suicide among veterans.
       (b) Module.--The module described in this subsection is a 
     three-hour module under the Transition Assistance Program for 
     each member of the Armed Forces participating in the pilot 
     program that includes the following:
       (1) An in-person meeting between the cohort of the member 
     and a social worker or mental health provider in which the 
     social worker or mental health provider--
       (A) counsels the cohort on specific potential risks 
     confronting members after discharge or release from the Armed 
     Forces, including loss of community or a support system, 
     isolation from family, friends, or society, identity crisis 
     in the transition from military to civilian life, 
     vulnerability viewed as a weakness, need for empathy, self-
     medication and addiction, importance of sleep and exercise, 
     homelessness, and reasons why veterans attempt and complete 
     suicide;

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       (B) in coordination with the Department of Defense 
     InTransition program, counsels members of the cohort who have 
     been diagnosed with physical, psychological, or neurological 
     issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic 
     brain injury, adverse childhood experiences, depression, and 
     bipolar disorder, on--
       (i) the potential risks for such members from such issues 
     after discharge or release; and
       (ii) the resources and treatment options afforded to 
     members for such issues through the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, the Department of Defense, and non-profit 
     organizations;
       (C) counsels the cohort about the resources afforded to 
     victims of military sexual trauma through the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; and
       (D) counsels the cohort about the manner in which members 
     might experience grief during the transition from military to 
     civilian life, and the resources afforded to them for 
     grieving through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) In coordination with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs' Solid Start program, the provision to each cohort 
     member of contact information for a counseling or other 
     appropriate facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
     the locality in which such member intends to reside after 
     discharge or release.
       (3) The submittal by cohort members to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs (including both the Veterans Health 
     Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration) of 
     their medical records in connection with service in the Armed 
     Forces, whether or not such members intend to file a claim 
     with the Department for benefits with respect to any service-
     connected disability.
       (c) Services.--The services described in this subsection in 
     connection with the Transition Assistance Program for each 
     member of the Armed Forces participating in the pilot program 
     are the following:
       (1) Not later than 90 days after the discharge or release 
     of the member from the Armed Forces, a contact of the member 
     by a social worker or behavioral health coordinator from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to schedule a follow-up 
     appointment with a social worker or behavioral health 
     provider at the facility applicable to the member under 
     subsection (b)(2) to occur not later than 90 days after such 
     contact.
       (2) During the appointment scheduled pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) an assessment of the member to determine the 
     experiences of the member with events during service in the 
     Armed Forces that could lead, whether individually or 
     cumulatively, to physical, psychological, or neurological 
     issues, including issues described in subsection (b)(1)(B); 
     and
       (B) the development of a medical treatment plan for the 
     member, including treatment for issues identified pursuant to 
     the assessment under subparagraph (A).
       (d) Locations.--
       (1) In general.--The pilot program shall be carried out at 
     not fewer than 10 Transition Assistance Centers of the 
     Department of Defense that serve not fewer than 300 members 
     of the Armed Forces annually that are jointly selected by the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     for purposes of the pilot program.
       (2) Members served.--The centers selected under paragraph 
     (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be centers that, 
     whether individually or in aggregate, serve all the Armed 
     Forces and both the regular and reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (e) Selection and Commencement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly select 
     the locations of the pilot program under subsection (d)(1) 
     and commence carrying out activities under the pilot program 
     by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (f) Duration.--
       (1) In general.--The duration of the pilot program shall be 
     five years.
       (2) Continuation.--If the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs recommend in the report under 
     subsection (g) that the pilot program be extended beyond the 
     date otherwise provided by paragraph (1), the Secretaries may 
     jointly continue the pilot program for such period beyond 
     such date as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate.
       (g) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
     during the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 
     submit to Congress a report on the activities under the pilot 
     program.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the members of the Armed Forces who 
     participated in the pilot program during the 180-day period 
     ending on the date of such report, broken out by the 
     following:
       (i) Sex.
       (ii) Branch of the Armed Forces in which served.
       (iii) Diagnosis of, or other symptoms consistent with, 
     military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, 
     traumatic brain injury, depression, or bipolar disorder in 
     connection with service in the Armed Forces.
       (B) A description of the activities under the pilot program 
     during such period.
       (C) An assessment of the benefits of the activities under 
     the pilot program during such period to veterans and family 
     members of veterans.
       (D) An assessment whether the activities under the pilot 
     program as of the date of such report have reduced the 
     incidence of suicide among members who participated in the 
     pilot program within one year of discharge or release from 
     the Armed Forces.
       (E) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly consider 
     appropriate regarding expansion of the pilot program, 
     extension of the pilot program, or both.
       (h) Transition Assistance Program Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Transition Assistance Program'' means the 
     program of assistance and other transitional services carried 
     out pursuant to section 1144 of title 10, United States Code.


    amendment no. 162 offered by miss gonzalez-colon of puerto rico

       Add at the end of subtitle G of title X the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTH 
                   EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   ACTIVITIES IN VIEQUES.

       (a) Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with the National Academies of 
     Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to perform 
     the services covered by this section.
       (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the 
     agreement described in paragraph (1) not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Studies.--
       (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary 
     and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
     Medicine under this section, the National Academies of 
     Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out 
     epidemiological studies of the short-term, long-term, 
     primary, and secondary health effects caused or sufficiently 
     correlated to exposure to chemicals and radioactive materials 
     from activities of the Department of Defense in the 
     communities of concern, including any recommendations. In 
     carrying out such studies, the National Academies may 
     incorporate the research generated pursuant to funding 
     opportunity number EPA-G2019-ORD-A1.
       (2) Elements.--The epidemiological studies carried out 
     under paragraph (1) and the recommendations developed under 
     such paragraph shall include the following:
       (A) A list of known contaminants and their locations that 
     have been left by the Department of Defense in the 
     communities of concern.
       (B) For each contaminant under subparagraph (A), an 
     epidemiological study that--
       (i) estimates the disease burden of current and past 
     residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico, from such contaminants;
       (ii) incorporates historical estimates of residents' 
     groundwater exposure to contaminants of concern that--

       (I) predate the completion of the water-supply pipeline in 
     1978;
       (II) include exposure to groundwater from Atlantic Weapons 
     Fleet Weapons Training Area ``Area of Concern E'' and any 
     other exposures that the National Academies determine 
     necessary;
       (III) consider differences between the aquifers of Vieques; 
     and
       (IV) consider the differences between public and private 
     wells, and possible exposures from commercial or agricultural 
     uses; and

       (iii) includes estimates of current residents' exposure to 
     chemicals and radiation which may affect the groundwater, 
     food, air, or soil, that--

       (I) include current residents' groundwater exposure in the 
     event of the water-supply pipeline being temporarily lost; 
     and
       (II) is based on the actual practices of residents in 
     Vieques during times of duress, for example the use of wells 
     for fresh water following Hurricane Maria.

       (C) An identification of Military Munitions Response 
     Program sites that have not fully investigated whether 
     contaminants identified at other sites are present or the 
     degree of contamination present.
       (D) The production of separate, peer-reviewed quality 
     research into adverse health outcomes, including cancer, from 
     exposure to drinking water contaminated with methyl tert-
     butyl ether (MTBE).
       (E) Any other factors the National Academies determine 
     necessary.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the execution of an agreement under subsection (a), the 
     National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
     shall--
       (A) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on the findings of the National Academies under 
     subsection (b); and
       (B) make available to the public on a publicly accessible 
     website a version of the report that is suitable for public 
     viewing.
       (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees; and

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       (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``communities of concern'' means Naval Station 
     Roosevelt Roads and the former Atlantic Fleet Weapons 
     Training Area.


    amendment no. 163 offered by miss gonzalez-colon of puerto rico

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

     SEC. 10__ LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF LCM-8 LANDING CRAFT 
                   PLATFORM.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the LCM-8 served a vital 
     function in disaster response operations following Hurricane 
     Maria.
       (b) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 may be used to 
     retire the LCM-8 platform from service in Puerto Rico.


    amendment no. 164 offered by miss gonzalez-colon of puerto rico

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. AVAILABILITY OF MODULAR SMALL ARMS RANGE FOR ARMY 
                   RESERVE IN PUERTO RICO.

       The Secretary of Army shall ensure that a modular small 
     arms range is made available for the Army Reserve in Puerto 
     Rico.


           amendment no. 165 offered by mr. gosar of arizona

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8___. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON MERGERS AND 
                   ACQUISITIONS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       Not later than March 1, 2022, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     impact of mergers and acquisitions of defense industrial base 
     contractors on the procurement processes of the Department of 
     Defense.


       amendment no. 166 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY FOREIGN 
                   TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Annual Report.--The Director of National Intelligence, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an annual report on--
       (1) the use of online social media platforms by entities 
     designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the 
     Department of State for recruitment, fundraising, and the 
     dissemination of information; and
       (2) the threat posed to the national security of the United 
     States by the online radicalization of terrorists and violent 
     extremists.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the appropriate congressional committees are--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate.


       amendment no. 167 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

       At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 596. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING COST OF LIVING FOR MEMBERS 
                   AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness shall submit annually to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     containing an analysis of the costs of living, nationwide, 
     for
       ``(1) members of the Armed Forces on active duty; and
       ``(2) employees of the Department of Defense.''.


       amendment no. 168 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

       Page 127, line 21, after ``SUBSTANCES'' insert ``OR LEAD''.
       Page 127, line 22, after ``PFAS'' insert``and Lead''.
       Page 128, line 3, after `` `PFAS)' '' insert ``or for 
     lead''.
       Page 128, line 18, after ``substances'' insert ``or lead''.
       Page 128, line 20, strike ``PFAS''.
       Page 129, line 1, after ``substances'' insert ``or lead''.
       Page 129, line 22, after ``substances'' insert ``or lead''.
       Page 130, line 11, after ``substances'' insert ``or lead''.


       amendment no. 169 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY PROGRAM.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the results of a study conducted by the Director on the 
     excess personal property program under section 2576a of title 
     10, United States Code, and the administration of such 
     program by the Law Enforcement Support Office. Such study 
     shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the degree to which personal property 
     transferred under such program has been distributed equitably 
     between larger, well-resourced municipalities and units of 
     government and smaller, less well-resourced municipalities 
     and units of government; and
       (2) an identification of potential reforms to such program 
     to ensure that such property is transferred in a manner that 
     provides adequate opportunity for participation by smaller, 
     less well-resourced municipalities and units of government.


       amendment no. 170 offered by mr. gottheimer of new jersey

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. STUDY ON THE FINANCING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENT 
                   EXTREMISTS AND TERRORISTS.

       (a) GAO Study on the Financing of Domestic Violent 
     Extremists and Terrorists.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the financing of domestic violent 
     extremists and terrorists, including foreign terrorist-
     inspired domestic extremists, which should consider--
       (A) what is known about the primary mechanisms that 
     domestic violent extremists and terrorists use to finance 
     their activities, including the extent to which they rely on 
     online social media, livestreaming sites, crowdfunding 
     platforms, digital assets (including virtual currencies), 
     charities, and foreign sources to finance their activities;
       (B) what is known about any funding that domestic violent 
     extremists and terrorists provide to foreign entities for the 
     purposes of coordination, support, or otherwise furthering 
     their activities;
       (C) any data that selected U.S. agencies collect related to 
     the financing of domestic violent extremists and terrorists, 
     and how such data is used;
       (D) the extent to which U.S. agencies coordinate and share 
     information among themselves, with foreign partner agencies, 
     and with the private sector to identify and exploit the 
     sources of funding for domestic violent extremists and 
     terrorists;
       (E) efforts of financial institutions to identify and 
     report on suspicious financial activity related to the 
     financing of domestic violent extremists and terrorists;
       (F) any actions U.S. financial regulators have taken to 
     address the risks to financial institutions of the financing 
     of domestic violent extremists and terrorists; and
       (G) with respect to the considerations described under 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F), any civil rights and civil 
     liberties protections currently included in law and 
     challenges associated with any potential changes to the legal 
     framework to address them.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall report to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives the 
     results of the study required under paragraph (1).


          amendment no. 171 offered by mr. graves of louisiana

       After section 504, insert the following and redesignate 
     subsequent sections accordingly:

     SEC. 505. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO MAJOR DISASTERS; REPORT 
                   ON METHODS TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC RESPONSE TO 
                   LARGE SCALE, COMPLEX AND CATASTROPHIC 
                   DISASTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 502(f) of title 32, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Operations or missions authorized by the President or 
     the Secretary of Defense to support large scale, complex, 
     catastrophic disasters, as defined by section 311(3) of title 
     6, United States Code, at the request of a State governor.''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) With respect to operations or missions described 
     under paragraph (2)(C), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out such operations and missions, but only 
     if--
       ``(A) an emergency has been declared by the governor of the 
     applicable State; and
       ``(B) the President has declared the emergency to be a 
     major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.''.
       (b) Report on Methods to Enhance Domestic Response to Large 
     Scale, Complex and Catastrophic Disasters.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation and coordination with the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, the National Security Council, the Council 
     of Governors, and the National Governors Association, shall 
     submit to the congressional defense, 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 their plan to establish policy and 
     processes to implement the authority provided by the 
     amendments

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     made by section 520. The report shall include a detailed 
     examination of the policy framework consistent with existing 
     authorities, identify major statutory or policy impediments 
     to implementation, and make recommendations for legislation 
     as appropriate.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include a description of--
       (A) the current policy and processes whereby governors can 
     request activation of the National Guard under title 32, 
     United States Code, as part of the response to large scale, 
     complex, catastrophic disasters that are supported by the 
     Federal Government and, if no formal process exists in 
     policy, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a timeline and 
     plan to establish such a policy, including consultation with 
     the Council of Governors and the National Governors 
     Association;
       (B) the Secretary of Defense's assessment, informed by 
     consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     the National Security Council, the Council of Governors, and 
     the National Governors Association, regarding the sufficiency 
     of current authorities for the reimbursement of National 
     Guard and Reserve manpower during large scale, complex, 
     catastrophic disasters under title 10 and title 32, United 
     States Code, and specifically whether reimbursement 
     authorities are sufficient to ensure that military training 
     and readiness are not degraded to fund disaster response, or 
     invoking them degrades the effectiveness of the Disaster 
     Relief Fund;
       (C) the Department of Defense's plan to ensure there is 
     parallel and consistent policy in the application of the 
     authorities granted under section 12304a of title 10, United 
     States Code, and section 502(f) of title 32, United States 
     Code, including--
       (i) a description of the disparities between benefits and 
     protections under Federal law versus State active duty;
       (ii) recommended solutions to achieve parity at the Federal 
     level; and
       (iii) recommended changes at the State level, if 
     appropriate;
       (D) the Department of Defense's plan to ensure there is 
     parity of benefits and protections for military members 
     employed as part of the response to large scale, complex, 
     catastrophic disasters under title 32 or title 10, United 
     States Code, and recommendations for addressing shortfalls; 
     and
       (E) a review, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     of the current policy for, and an assessment of the 
     sufficiency of, reimbursement authority for the use of all 
     National Guard and Reserve, both to the Department of Defense 
     and to the States, during large scale, complex, catastrophic 
     disasters, including any policy and legal limitations, and 
     cost assessment impact on Federal funding.


          amendment no. 172 offered by mr. graves of missouri

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.

       (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, for advanced technology 
     development, soldier lethality advanced technology 
     (PE0603118A), line 037, is hereby increased by $8,000,000.
       (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, 
     Space Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
     in section 4301, for contractor logistics and system support, 
     line 080, is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.


          amendment no. 173 offered by mr. graves of missouri

       At the end of title LX of division E, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OR TESTING.

       (a) In General.--An authorized flight instructor providing 
     student instruction, flight instruction, or flight training 
     shall not be deemed to be operating an aircraft carrying 
     persons or property for compensation or hire.
       (b) Authorized Additional Pilots.--An individual acting as 
     an authorized additional pilot during Phase I flight testing 
     of aircraft holding an experimental airworthiness 
     certificate, in accordance with section 21.191 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, and meeting the requirements set 
     forth in Federal Aviation Administration regulations and 
     policy in effect as of the date of enactment of this section, 
     shall not be deemed to be operating an aircraft carrying 
     persons or property for compensation or hire.
       (c) Use of Aircraft.--An individual who uses, causes to 
     use, or authorizes to use aircraft for flights conducted 
     under subsection (a) or (b) shall not be deemed to be 
     operating an aircraft carrying persons or property for 
     compensation or hire.
       (d) Revision of Rules.--The requirements of this section 
     shall become effective upon the date of enactment. The 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     issue, revise, or repeal the rules, regulations, guidance, or 
     procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration to conform 
     to the requirements of this section.


            amendment no. 174 offered by mr. green of texas

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. MILITARY SERVICE QUESTION.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part 2 of subtitle A of title 
     VIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 4541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 1329. UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LOAN APPLICATION.

       ``The Director shall, not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, require each 
     enterprise to--
       ``(1) include a military service question on the form known 
     as the Uniform Residential Loan Application; and
       ``(2) position such question above the signature line of 
     the Uniform Residential Loan Application.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--The Director of the Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency shall, not later than 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, issue a rule to carry out 
     the amendment made by this section.


            amendment no. 175 offered by mr. green of texas

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. INCLUSION OF VETERANS IN HOUSING PLANNING.

       (a) Public Housing Agency Plans.--Section 5A(d)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c-1(d)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``and disabled families'' and 
     inserting ``, disabled families, and veterans (as such term 
     is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)''.
       (b) Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies.--
       (1) In general.--Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``veterans (as such 
     term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 
     Code),'' after ``acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(20), by striking ``and service'' and 
     inserting ``veterans service, and other service''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``veterans (as such 
     term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 
     Code),'' after ``homeless persons,''.
       (2) Consolidated plans.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall revise the regulations relating to 
     submission of consolidated plans (part 91 of title 24, Code 
     of Federal Regulations) in accordance with the amendments 
     made by paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion 
     of appropriate information relating to veterans and veterans 
     service agencies in all such plans.

     SEC. 5107. ANNUAL REPORT ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each year, 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a 
     report on the activities of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development relating to veterans during such year to 
     the following:
       (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
       (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (5) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (7) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following information with respect to the 
     year for which the report is submitted:
       (1) The name of each public housing agency that provides 
     assistance under the program of housing choice vouchers for 
     homeless veterans under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
       (2) The number of homeless veterans provided assistance 
     under the program of housing choice vouchers for homeless 
     veterans under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)), the socioeconomic 
     characteristics and racial characteristics of such homeless 
     veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities 
     contracted under such section to administer the vouchers.
       (3) The number of homeless veterans provided assistance 
     under the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) 
     authorized by the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235; 128 Stat. 2733) 
     the socioeconomic characteristics and racial characteristics 
     of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and 
     locations of entities contracted under such section to 
     administer the vouchers.
       (4) A summary description of the special considerations 
     made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted 
     pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c-1) and under comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12705).
       (5) A description of the activities of the Special 
     Assistant for Veterans Affairs.
       (6) A description of the efforts of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to coordinate the delivery of 
     housing and services to veterans with other Federal 
     departments and agencies, including the Department of 
     Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, 
     Department of Health

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     and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     Interagency Council on Homelessness, and the Social Security 
     Administration.
       (7) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development of administering the programs and activities 
     relating to veterans.
       (8) Any other information that the Secretary considers 
     relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to 
     veterans.
       (c) Assessment of Housing Needs of Very Low-Income Veteran 
     Families.--
       (1) In general.--For the first report submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a) and every fifth report thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall--
       (A) conduct an assessment of the housing needs of very low-
     income veteran families (as such term is defined in paragraph 
     5); and
       (B) shall include in each such report findings regarding 
     such assessment.
       (2) Content.--Each assessment under this subsection shall 
     include--
       (A) conducting a survey of, and direct interviews with, a 
     representative sample of very low-income veteran families (as 
     such term is defined in paragraph 5) to determine past and 
     current--
       (i) socioeconomic characteristics of such veteran families;
       (ii) barriers to such veteran families obtaining safe, 
     quality, and affordable housing;
       (iii) levels of homelessness among such veteran families; 
     and
       (iv) levels and circumstances of, and barriers to, receipt 
     by such veteran families of rental housing and homeownership 
     assistance; and
       (B) such other information that the Secretary determines, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     national nongovernmental organizations concerned with 
     veterans, homelessness, and very low-income housing, may be 
     useful to the assessment.
       (3) Conduct.--If the Secretary contracts with an entity 
     other than the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     conduct the assessment under this subsection, such entity 
     shall be a nongovernmental organization determined by the 
     Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative and 
     qualitative social science research.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, to be available until expended to carry out this 
     subsection, $1,000,000.
       (5) Very low-income veteran family.--The term ``very low-
     income veteran family'' means a veteran family whose income 
     does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area, 
     as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller 
     and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish 
     an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the 
     median for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings 
     that such variations are necessary because of prevailing 
     levels of construction costs or fair market rents (as 
     determined under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)).


          amendment no. 176 offered by mr. green of tennessee

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12_. REPORT ON EVACUATION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS FROM 
                   HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the number of United 
     States citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai International 
     Airport.
       (b) Termination.--The reports required by subsection (a) 
     shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the final 
     United States citizen that has requested evacuation from 
     Hamid Karzai International Airport has been evacuated.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     throughout the evacuation of American citizens and allies 
     from Afghanistan, the United States Armed Forces carried out 
     their mission with tremendous professionalism, compassion, 
     and bravery.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate 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
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.


         amendment no. 177 offered by mr. hagedorn of minnesota

       Add at the end of title LI the following new section:

     SEC. 51__. USE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS IN PROVISION 
                   OF FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                   OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Training for Members Stationed Overseas.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of the financial literacy 
     training provided under this section to members of the armed 
     forces stationed or deployed at an installation outside the 
     United States, the commander of such installation may, in the 
     commander's discretion, permit representatives of financial 
     services providers serving, or intending to serve, such 
     members to participate in such training, including in 
     orientation briefings regularly scheduled for members newly 
     arriving at such installation.
       ``(2) No endorsement.--In permitting representatives to 
     participate in training and orientation briefings pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), a commander may not endorse any financial 
     services provider or the services provided by such provider.
       ``(3) Financial services provider defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `financial services provider' means the 
     following:
       ``(A) A financial institution, insurance company, or 
     broker-dealer that is licensed and regulated by the United 
     States or a State.
       ``(B) A money service business that is--
       ``(i) registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network of the Department of the Treasury; and
       ``(ii) licensed and regulated by the United States or a 
     State.
       ``(C) The host nation agent of a money service business 
     described in subparagraph (B).''.


         amendment no. 178 offered by mr. higgins of louisiana

       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET 
                   ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
     aircraft is an essential element of the aircraft fleet of the 
     Air Force; and
       (2) before retiring any such aircraft, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force should strictly adhere to each provision of law 
     relating to the use, operation, and retirement of such 
     aircraft.


           amendment no. 179 offered by mr. hill of arkansas

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. SAVE ACT OF 2021.

       (a) 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, devices, and biological products to 
     diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease that are 
     essential to national defense)'' after ``essential 
     materials''.
       (3) Strategy on securing supply chains for medical 
     materials.--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, devices, 
     and biological products (as that term is defined in section 
     351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262)) 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 materials, 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.
       ``(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 biological products (as that term is 
     defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 262)) or any other devices or drugs (as defined under 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
     seq.));
       ``(B) a timeline to ensure that essential components of the 
     supply chain for medical

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     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 
     until September 30, 2025, 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 Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman 
     and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate.''.
       (b) Investment in Supply Chain Security.--
       (1) In general.--Section 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4533) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Investment in Supply Chain Security.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to other authorities in this 
     title, the President may make available to an eligible entity 
     described in paragraph (2) payments to increase the security 
     of supply chains and supply chain activities, if the 
     President certifies to Congress not less than 30 days before 
     making such a payment that the payment is critical to meet 
     national defense requirements of the United States.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--An eligible entity described in 
     this paragraph is an entity that--
       ``(A) is organized under the laws of the United States or 
     any jurisdiction within the United States; and
       ``(B) produces--
       ``(i) one or more critical components;
       ``(ii) critical technology; or
       ``(iii) one or more products or raw materials for the 
     security of supply chains or supply chain activities.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `supply 
     chain' and `supply chain activities' have the meanings given 
     those terms by the President by regulation.''.
       (2) Regulations.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe 
     regulations setting forth definitions for the terms ``supply 
     chain'' and ``supply chain activities'' for the purposes of 
     section 303(h) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4533(h)), as added by subsection (a).
       (B) Scope of definitions.--The definitions required by 
     paragraph (1)--
       (i) shall encompass--

       (I) the organization, people, activities, information, and 
     resources involved in the delivery and operation of a product 
     or service used by the Government; or
       (II) critical infrastructure as defined in Presidential 
     Policy Directive 21 (February 12, 2013; relating to critical 
     infrastructure security and resilience); and

       (ii) may include variations as determined necessary and 
     appropriate by the President for purposes of national 
     defense.


           amendment no. 180 offered by mr. hill of arkansas

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DISMANTLE 
                   NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING AND 
                   AFFILIATED NETWORKS LINKED TO THE REGIME OF 
                   BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the captagon trade linked to the regime of Bashar al-
     Assad in Syria is a transnational security threat; and
       (2) the United States should develop and implement an 
     interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and dismantle Assad-
     linked narcotics production and trafficking networks.
       (b) Report and Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, the Director of National Intelligence, and 
     the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall jointly 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing a strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics 
     production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to 
     the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Such strategy shall 
     include each of the following:
       (1) A strategy to target, disrupt and degrade networks that 
     directly and indirectly support the narcotics ?infrastructure 
     of the Assad regime, particularly through diplomatic and 
     intelligence support to law enforcement investigations.
       (2) The use of sanctions authorities and associated actions 
     to target individuals and entities directly or indirectly 
     associated with the narcotics infrastructure of the Assad 
     regime.
       (3) The use global diplomatic engagements associated with 
     the economic pressure campaign against the Assad regime to 
     target its narcotics infrastructure.
       (4) Leveraging multilateral institutions and cooperation 
     with international partners to disrupt the narcotics 
     infrastructure of the Assad regime.
       (5) Mobilizing a public communications campaign to increase 
     awareness of the extent of the connection of the Assad regime 
     to illicit narcotics trade.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (b) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may 
     contain a classified annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (3) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.


         amendment no. 181 offered by mr. himes of connecticut

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1533. REPORT ON PLAN TO FULLY FUND THE INFORMATION 
                   SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM AND NEXT GENERATION 
                   ENCRYPTION.

       (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     resources necessary to fully fund the Information Systems 
     Security Program during the period covered by the most recent 
     future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of 
     title 10, United States Code--
       (1) to address the cybersecurity requirements of the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (2) for the adoption of next generation encryption into 
     existing and future systems.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment by the Chief Information Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, in coordination with the chiefs of the 
     Armed Forces and in consultation with the Director of the 
     National Security Agency, of the additional resources 
     required to fund the Information Systems Security Program at 
     a level that satisfies current and anticipated cybersecurity 
     requirements of the Department.
       (2) An identification of any existing funding not currently 
     aligned to the Program that is more appropriately funded 
     through the Program.
       (3) A strategic plan, developed in coordination with the 
     chiefs of the Armed Forces and in consultation with the 
     Director of the National Security Agency, that provides 
     options, timelines and required funding, by Armed Force or 
     component of the Department, for the adoption of next 
     generation encryption into existing and future systems.
       (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) may be submitted 
     in classified form.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), 
     the Chief Information Officer of the Department and the 
     Director of the National Security Agency shall jointly 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the report.
       (e) 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 Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.


         amendment no. 182 offered by mr. himes of connecticut

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:2

     SEC. 5106. PROHIBITIONS OR CONDITIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSMITTALS 
                   OF FUNDS.

       Section 5318A of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``Secretary of the 
     Treasury may'' the following: ``, by order, regulation, or 
     otherwise as permitted by law,'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Form of requirement.--The special measures described 
     in subsection (b) may be imposed in such sequence or 
     combination as the Secretary shall determine.''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``on behalf of a foreign 
     banking institution''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Prohibitions or conditions on certain transmittals of 
     funds.--If the Secretary finds a jurisdiction outside of the 
     United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating 
     outside of the United States, 1 or more types of accounts 
     within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United 
     States, or 1 or more classes of transactions within, or 
     involving, a jurisdiction outside of

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     the United States to be of primary money laundering concern, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     State, the Attorney General, and the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, may prohibit, or 
     impose conditions upon certain transmittals of funds (as such 
     term may be defined by the Secretary in a special measure 
     issuance, by regulation, or as otherwise permitted by law), 
     to or from any domestic financial institution or domestic 
     financial agency if such transmittal of funds involves any 
     such jurisdiction, institution, type of account, or class of 
     transaction.''.


          amendment no. 183 offered by mr. horsford of nevada

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST NEW SOFTWARE TO TRACK 
                   EMISSIONS AT CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
     pilot program (to be known as the ``Installations Emissions 
     Tracking Program'') to evaluate the feasibility and 
     effectiveness of software and emerging technologies and 
     methodologies to track real-time emissions from installations 
     and installation assets.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the Installations Emissions 
     Tracking Program are--
       (1) to prove software and emerging technologies, 
     methodologies, and capabilities to effectively track 
     emissions in real time; and
       (2) to reduce energy costs and increase efficiencies.
       (c) Locations.--If the Secretary conducts the Installations 
     Emissions Tracking Program, the Secretary shall select, for 
     purposes of the Program, four major military installations 
     located in different geographical regions of the United 
     States that the Secretary determines--
       (1) are prone to producing higher emissions;
       (2) are in regions that historically have poor air quality; 
     and
       (3) have historically higher than average utility costs.


          amendment no. 184 offered by mr. horsford of nevada

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. PILOT PROGRAM ON DATA LIBRARIES FOR TRAINING 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS.

       (a) Data Libraries.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence 
     Center, is authorized to carry out a pilot program under 
     which Secretary may--
       (1) establish data libraries containing Department of 
     Defense data sets relevant to the development of artificial 
     intelligence software and technology; and
       (2) allow private companies to access such data libraries 
     for the purposes of developing artificial intelligence models 
     and other technical software solutions.
       (b) Objectives.--The objective of the pilot program under 
     subsection (a) shall be to ensure that the Department of 
     Defense is able to procure optimal artificial intelligence 
     and machine learning software capabilities that can quickly 
     scale to meet the needs of the Department.
       (c) Elements.--If the Secretary of Defense elects to carry 
     out the pilot program under subsection (a), the data 
     libraries established under the program--
       (1) may include unclassified data stacks representative of 
     diverse types of information, such as aerial imagery, radar, 
     synthetic aperture radar, captured exploitable material, 
     publicly available information, and as many other data types 
     the Secretary determines appropriate; and
       (2) shall be made available to covered software companies 
     beginning immediately upon the covered software company 
     entering into a contract or agreement with the Secretary to 
     support rapid development of high-quality software.
       (d) Availability.--If the Secretary of Defense elects to 
     carry out the pilot program under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary, acting through the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department, shall ensure that the data libraries 
     established under the program are available to covered 
     software companies by not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the program is commenced.
       (e) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on implementing 
     this section, including an identification of the types of 
     information that the Secretary determines are feasible and 
     advisable to include in the data stacks under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (f) Covered Software Company.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered software company'' means a private entity that 
     develops software for the Department of Defense under a 
     contract or agreement entered into with the Secretary of 
     Defense.


           amendment no. 185 offeed by mr. horsford of nevada

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. ASSESSMENT OF CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Subsection (b) of section 1648 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), 
     is amended by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Definitions for `Controlled Unclassified Information' 
     (CUI) and `For Official Use Only' (FOUO), policies regarding 
     protecting information designated as either of such, and an 
     assessment of the `DoD CUI Program' and Department of Defense 
     compliance with the responsibilities specified in Department 
     of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5200.48, `Controlled 
     Unclassified Information (CUI),' including the following:
       ``(A) The extent to which the Department of Defense is 
     identifying whether information is CUI via a contracting 
     vehicle and marking documents, material, or media containing 
     such information in a clear and consistent manner.
       ``(B) Recommended regulatory or policy changes to ensure 
     consistency and clarity in CUI identification and marking 
     requirements.
       ``(C) Circumstances under which commercial information is 
     considered CUI, and any impacts to the commercial supply 
     chain associated with security and marking requirements.
       ``(D) Benefits and drawbacks of requiring all CUI to be 
     marked with a unique CUI legend versus requiring that all 
     data marked with an appropriate restricted legend be handled 
     as CUI.
       ``(E) The extent to which the Department of Defense clearly 
     delineates Federal Contract Information (FCI) from CUI.
       ``(F) Examples or scenarios to illustrate information that 
     is and is not CUI.''.


       Amendment No. 186 offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SMALL 
                   BUSINESS CONCERNS FROM CATEGORY MANAGEMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Small Business Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
       (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 49. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM CATEGORY 
                   MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A contract awarded under section 8(a), 
     8(m), 31, or 36 that is classified as tier 0--
       ``(1) shall be exempt from the procedural requirements of 
     any Federal rule or guidance on category management or 
     successor strategies for contract consolidation; and
       ``(2) shall not be included when measuring the attainment 
     of any goal or benchmark established under any Federal rule 
     or guidance on category management or successor strategies 
     for contract consolidation.
       ``(b) Prohibition.--With respect to a requirement that was 
     previously satisfied through a contract awarded under section 
     8(a), the head of a Federal agency shall not remove such 
     requirement from a contract eligible for award under section 
     8(a) and include such requirement in a contract that is 
     classified as tier 1, tier 2, or tier 3 without the 
     Administrator's approval.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Category management.--The term `category management' 
     has the meaning given by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(2) Tier 0; tier 1; tier 2; tier 3.--The terms `tier 0', 
     `tier 1', `tier 2', and `tier 3' have the meanings given such 
     terms, respectively, by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget with respect to the Spend Under 
     Management tiered maturity model, or any successor model.''.
       (b) Application.--Section 49 of the Small Business Act, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
     contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.


       Amendment No. 187 offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. MODIFICATION OF ENHANCED TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEVELOPED AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   LABORATORIES.

       Section 801(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 2514 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(d) Data Collection.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop and implement a plan to collect and analyze data on 
     the use of authority under this section for the purposes of--
       ``(1) developing and sharing best practices; and
       ``(2) providing information to the Secretary of Defense and 
     Congress on the use of authority under this section and 
     related policy issues.
       ``(e) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
     December 31, 2025.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``December 31, 2021'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.


       Amendment No. 188 offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       At the end of title LII, insert the following:

     SEC. 52__. REPORTS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REGARDING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this

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     Act, and one year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the recommendations made by the National Security Commission 
     on Artificial Intelligence with respect to the Department of 
     Defense. Each such report shall include--
       (1) for each such recommendation, a determination of 
     whether the Secretary of Defense intends to implement the 
     recommendation;
       (2) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary intends 
     to implement, the intended timeline for implementation, a 
     description of any additional resources or authorities 
     required for such implementation, and the plan for such 
     implementation;
       (3) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary 
     determines is not advisable or feasible, the analysis and 
     justification of the Secretary in making that determination; 
     and
       (4) in the case of a recommendation the Secretary 
     determines the Department is already implementing through a 
     separate line of effort, the analysis and justification of 
     the Secretary in making that determination.
       (b) Briefings.-- Not less frequently than twice each year 
     during the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     to the congressional defense committees briefings on the 
     progress of the Secretary in analyzing and implementing the 
     recommendations made by the National Security Commission on 
     Artificial Intelligence with respect to the Department of 
     Defense.
       (c) Budget Materials.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the annual budget submission of the President 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, a report listing the 
     funding and programs of the Department of Defense that 
     advance the recommendations of the National Security 
     Commission on Artificial Intelligence.


       Amendment No. 189 offered by Ms. Houlahan of Pennsylvania

       At the end of title LII of division D, add the following:

     SEC. 52__. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL ANNUAL 
                   REPORT.

       Subsection (d) of section 1303 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 5 U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) Council report.--Each year, the Chief Human Capital 
     Officers Council shall submit a report to Congress and the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management that includes 
     the following:
       ``(A) A description of the activities of the Council.
       ``(B) A description of employment barriers that prevent the 
     agency from hiring qualified applicants, including those for 
     digital talent positions, and recommendations for addressing 
     the barriers that would allow agencies to more effectively 
     hire qualified applicants.
       ``(2) OPM report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     Director receives a report under paragraph (1), the Director 
     shall submit to Congress and the Council a report that 
     details how the Office plans to address the barriers and 
     recommendations identified by the Council in their report.
       ``(3) Publication.--The Director shall--
       ``(A) not later than 30 days after receiving a report under 
     paragraph (1), make that report publicly available on the 
     Office's website; and
       ``(B) on the date the Director submits the report under 
     paragraph (2), make that report publicly available on such 
     website.''.


         Amendment No. 190 offered by Mr. huizenga of michigan

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF 1952 C-119 FLYING 
                   BOXCAR, CALL NAME ``GAMBLE CHALK 1''.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a status update on the recovery operations of the 1952 
     C-119 Flying boxcar, call name ``Gamble Chalk 1'', crash at 
     Mount Silverthrone, Alaska;
       (2) detailed plans for the recovery operation, the timeline 
     for such operation, a description of any past recovery 
     operations, and the rationale for any canceled or delayed 
     operations; and
       (3) a summary of other Air Force operational losses that 
     occurred in Alaska in 1952 and have yet to be recovered.


         Amendment No. 191 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the end of subtitle C 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 by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, 
     as specified in the corresponding funding tables in division 
     D, for Private Sector Care is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.


         Amendment No. 192 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the end of subtitle C 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 by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, 
     as specified in the corresponding funding tables in division 
     D, for Private Sector Care is hereby reduced by $2,500,000.


         Amendment No. 193 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

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

     SEC. 5__. SPEECH DISORDERS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.

       (a) Testing.--The Superintendent of a military service 
     academy shall provide testing for speech disorders to 
     incoming cadets or midshipmen under the jurisdiction of that 
     Superintendent.
       (b) No Effect on Admission.--The testing under subsection 
     (a) may not have any affect on admission to a military 
     service academy.
       (c) Results.--The Superintendent shall provide each cadet 
     or midshipman under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent 
     the result of the testing under subsection (a) and a list of 
     warfare unrestricted line officer positions and occupation 
     specialists that require successful performance on the speech 
     test.
       (d) Therapy.--The Superintendent shall furnish speech 
     therapy to a cadet or midshipman under the jurisdiction of 
     that Superintendent at the election of the cadet or 
     midshipman.
       (e) Retaking.--A cadet or midshipman whose testing indicate 
     a speech disorder or impediment may elect to retake the 
     testing once each academic year while enrolled at the 
     military service academy.


         Amendment No. 194 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       Add at the end of subtitle H of title V the following:

     SEC. 576. TASK FORCE ON HISTORICAL AND CURRENT BARRIERS TO 
                   AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTICIPATION AND EQUAL 
                   TREATMENT IN THE ARMED SERVICES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish within the Department of Defense a task force to be 
     known as the ``Task Force on Historical and Current Barriers 
     to African American Participation and Equal Treatment in the 
     Armed Services'' (hereafter referred to as the ``Task 
     Force'').
       (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall advise, consult with, 
     report to, and make recommendations to the Secretary, as 
     appropriate, on the development, refinement, and 
     implementation of policies, programs, planning, and training 
     which will provide redress for historical barriers to African 
     American participation and equal treatment in the Armed 
     Services.
       (c) Studies and Investigations.--
       (1) Investigation of historical record of slavery.--As part 
     of its duties, the Task Force shall identify, compile, 
     examine, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary 
     documentation regarding the military or Armed Service's 
     involvement in the institution of slavery. The Task Force's 
     documentation and examination shall include facts related 
     to--
       (A) the capture and procurement of Africans;
       (B) the transport of Africans to the United States and the 
     colonies that became the United States for the purpose of 
     enslavement, including their treatment during transport;
       (C) the sale and acquisition of Africans and their 
     descendants as chattel property in interstate and intrastate 
     commerce;
       (D) the treatment of African slaves and their descendants 
     in the colonies and the United States, including the 
     deprivation of their freedom, exploitation of their labor, 
     and destruction of their culture, language, religion, and 
     families; and
       (E) the extensive denial of humanity, sexual abuse, and the 
     chatellization of persons.
       (2) Study of effects of discriminatory policies in the 
     armed services.--As part of its duties, the Task Force shall 
     study and analyze the official policies or routine practices 
     of the Armed Services with discriminatory intent or 
     discriminatory effect on the formerly enslaved Africans and 
     their descendants in the Armed Services following

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     the overdue recognition of such persons as United States 
     citizens beginning in 1868.
       (3) Study of other forms of discrimination.--As part of its 
     duties, the Task Force shall study and analyze the other 
     forms of discrimination in the Armed Services against freed 
     African slaves and their descendants who were belatedly 
     accorded their rightful status as United States citizens from 
     1868 to the present.
       (4) Study of lingering effects of discrimination.--As part 
     of its duties, the Task Force shall study and analyze the 
     lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery and 
     the matters described in the preceding paragraphs on living 
     African Americans and their participation in the Armed 
     Services.
       (d) Recommendations for Remedies.--
       (1) Recommendations.--Based on the results of the 
     investigations and studies carried out under subsection (c), 
     the Task Force shall recommend appropriate remedies to the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Issues addressed.--In recommending remedies under this 
     subsection, the Task Force shall address the following:
       (A) How Federal laws and policies that continue to 
     disproportionately and negatively affect African Americans as 
     a group in the Armed Services, and those that perpetuate the 
     lingering effects, materially and psycho-socially, can be 
     eliminated.
       (B) How the injuries resulting from the matters described 
     in subsection (c) can be reversed through appropriate 
     policies, programs, and projects.
       (C) How, in consideration of the Task Force's findings, to 
     calculate any form of repair for inequities to the 
     descendants of enslaved Africans.
       (D) The form of that repair which should be awarded, the 
     instrumentalities through which the repair should be 
     provided, and who should be eligible for the repair of such 
     inequities.
       (e) Annual Report.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each year, the Task Force shall submit a report to the 
     Secretary on its activities, findings, and recommendations 
     during the preceding year.
       (2) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives an annual report for a year 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a public 
     version of the report, and shall include such related matters 
     as the Secretary finds would be informative to the public 
     during that year.
       (f) Composition; Governance.--
       (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of such 
     number of members as the Secretary may appoint from among 
     individuals whom the Secretary finds are qualified to serve 
     by virtue of their military service, education, training, 
     activism or experience, particularly in the field of history, 
     sociology, and African American studies.
       (2) Publication of list of members.--The Secretary shall 
     post and regularly update on a public website of the 
     Department of Defense the list of the members of the Task 
     Force.
       (3) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet not less 
     frequently than quarterly, and may convene additional 
     meetings during a year as necessary. At least one of the 
     meetings during each year shall be open to the public.
       (4) Governance.--The Secretary shall establish rules for 
     the structure and governance of the Task Force.
       (5) Deadline.--The Secretary shall complete the appointment 
     of the members of the Task Force not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.


         Amendment No. 195 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

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

     SEC. 7___. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AMONG MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with respect to 
     members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department 
     in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Navy, shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the rate of maternal mortality among members of 
     the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members.


         Amendment No. 196 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 16__. REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 240 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 risks posed by man-made space debris in low-earth 
     orbit, including--
       (1) recommendations with respect to the remediation of such 
     risks; and
       (2) outlines of plans to reduce the incident of such space 
     debris.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.


         Amendment No. 197 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the end of subtitle C of title XIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 13__. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO 
                   PROTECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST FOREIGN 
                   AGENTS.

       Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing 
     to the congressional defense committees on the program 
     described in section 1277 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), 
     including an assessment on whether the program is beneficial 
     to students interning, working part time, or in a program 
     that will result in employment post-graduation with 
     Department of Defense components and contractors.


         Amendment No. 198 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the end of subtitle I of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28_. 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. 199 offered by Ms. jackson lee of texas

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISRAEL AS A CRITICAL DEFENSE 
                   PARTNER.

       It is the sense of Congress that it is in that national 
     security interest of the United States to--
       (1) maintain a strong relationship with Israel and support 
     their military efforts;
       (2) conduct military exercises with Israel, promoting 
     interoperability and readiness;
       (3) ensure that Israel has capabilities with regards to 
     their defense articles to support peace efforts in the 
     region;
       (4) be a source of consistent and reliable defense 
     articles;
       (5) work with Israel to oppose any efforts of terrorism or 
     radical extremism in the Middle East; and
       (6) promote the belief that normalized relations with 
     Israel is of benefit for any country.


          amendment no. 200 offered by mr. jacobs of new york

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEFENSE INNOVATION OPEN TOPICS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering, the Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary of 
     the Army, and Secretary of the Navy, shall establish defense 
     innovation open topic activities using the Small Business 
     Innovation Research Program in order to--
       (1) increase the transition of commercial technology to the 
     Department of Defense;
       (2) expand the small business nontraditional defense 
     industrial base;
       (3) increase commercialization derived from defense 
     investments;
       (4) increase diversity and participation among self-
     certified small-disadvantaged businesses, minority-owned 
     businesses, and disabled veteran-owned businesses; and
       (5) expand the ability for qualifying small businesses to 
     propose technology solutions to meet defense needs.
       (b) Frequency.--The Department of Defense and Military 
     Services shall conduct not less than one open topic 
     announcement per fiscal year.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
     establishment of the program required by subsection (a).
       (d) Termination.--The pilot program authorized in 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2025.


         amendment no. 201 offered by ms. jacobs of california

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON HAITI.

       (a) In General.--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 
     regarding conflict assessment in Haiti that includes 
     information relating to the following:
       (1) Aftershocks of the 2021 earthquake.
       (2) Systemic patterns and causes of violence and subsequent 
     impunity relating to

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     massacres, death threats, kidnappings, armed attacks, and 
     firearm-related violence, with analysis of the roles of the 
     various actors and beneficiaries who are or have been 
     involved, including Haitian Government actors.
       (3) Gang activity and its role in the recent wave of 
     kidnappings, and the capacities of the police force to 
     address the most serious manifestations of insecurity.
       (4) The scope and role of criminal activity and its 
     linkages to political forces, particularly leading up to 
     elections.
       (5) Implications of the lack of independence of Haiti's 
     judicial system.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.


         amendment no. 202 offered by ms. jacobs of california

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

     SEC. 10__. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF 
                   RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO 
                   COMBAT TERRORISM.

       Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end of the 
     following new subparagraph--
       ``(D) The processes through which the Secretary shall 
     ensure that, prior to a decision to provide any support to 
     foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals, 
     full consideration is given to any credible information 
     relating to violations of human rights by such entities.''.
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``, including the 
     promotion of good governance and rule of law and the 
     protection of civilians and human rights'' before the period 
     at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (I)--
       (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``or 
     violations of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, including--''; 
     and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(i) vetting units receiving such support for violations 
     of human rights;
       ``(ii) providing human rights training to units receiving 
     such support; and
       ``(iii) providing for the investigation of allegations of 
     violations of human rights and termination of such support in 
     cases of credible information of such violations.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) A description of the human rights record of the 
     recipient, including for purposes of section 362 of this 
     title, and any relevant attempts by such recipient to remedy 
     such record.'';
       (3) in subsection (i)(3) by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(I) An assessment of how support provided under this 
     section advances United States national security priorities 
     and aligns with other United States Government efforts to 
     address underlying risk factors of terrorism and violent 
     extremism.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraphs (2) and (3), no funds may be used to provide 
     support to any foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
     individuals if the Secretary of Defense has credible 
     information that the unit has committed a gross violation of 
     human rights.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition 
     under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the 
     waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.
       ``(3) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     with respect to the foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, 
     or individuals of a country if the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that--
       ``(A) the government of such country has taken all 
     necessary corrective steps; or
       ``(B) the support is necessary to assist in disaster relief 
     operations or other humanitarian or national security 
     emergencies.''.


         amendment no. 203 offered by ms. jacobs of california

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

     SEC. 13_. STRATEGY TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND ARMED 
                   CONFLICT IN MOZAMBIQUE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 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 (USAID), the Secretary 
     of Defense, and other departments and agencies as deemed 
     necessary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a United States strategy to counter violent 
     extremism and armed conflict in Mozambique, including through 
     the provision of United States assistance also intended to 
     foster a peaceful post-conflict transition in Mozambique.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall address or include the following:
       (1) United States assistance provided to--
       (A) the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and 
     foreign militaries, including regional partners and allies, 
     that have deployed military trainers, combat troops, or other 
     military assets to Mozambique for the purpose of degrading 
     all known terrorist threats, including ISIS-Mozambique, to 
     include United States military efforts to train and equip 
     Mozambican forces, including any United States programs to 
     counter violent extremism in Cabo Delgado and elsewhere in 
     Mozambique, and any related activities pertaining to 
     countering violent extremism, mitigating armed conflict, and 
     establishing reasonable security conditions in areas of 
     Mozambique from where these threats emanate; and
       (B) the Government of the Republic of Mozambique or 
     multilateral or nongovernmental recipients aimed at 
     supporting efforts to--
       (i) respond to socioeconomic or political disruptions and 
     humanitarian needs in conflict-affected areas and among 
     conflict-affected populations, a prospective post-conflict 
     transition or recovery, and economic growth and development 
     and improved livelihoods in conflict-affected areas or among 
     conflict-affected populations; and
       (ii) help address local grievances that fuel recruitment 
     into violent extremist groups and other armed groups or 
     otherwise reinforce such groups narratives and propaganda, 
     including government-driven economic and political exclusion, 
     marginalization, and alienation, socioeconomic inequality, 
     state-sponsored land transfers resulting in population 
     displacement, state corruption, and abuses by security 
     forces, among other factors.
       (2) Plans for future United States assistance and 
     assessments of any past or current United States assistance 
     to achieve stability, counter violent extremism, and to 
     address socioeconomic, humanitarian, and security conditions 
     in conflict-affected areas or among conflict-affected 
     populations, including by programming or otherwise 
     implementing--
       (A) activities set out under paragraph (1)(A) or efforts 
     related to such activities, to include efforts to ensure that 
     such assistance is provided in accordance with international 
     norms and Mozambican constitutional or other applicable legal 
     provisions governing and guaranteeing human rights, civilian 
     protection, civil liberties, and does not exacerbate violence 
     or risks to non-combatants;
       (B) activities set out under paragraph (1)(B) or efforts 
     related to such activities, in a manner that ensures program 
     efficacy and complementarity between United States assistance 
     and assistance funded by other governments, multilateral 
     entities, or agencies thereof to support similar goals and 
     activities;
       (C) plans to deconflict all assistance provided in 
     Mozambique with conflict mitigation and prevention 
     priorities; and
       (D) assistance activities or programs designed to foster 
     and monitor adherence to international human rights and 
     humanitarian law by the Government of the Republic of 
     Mozambique or any entity receiving United States assistance 
     set out under paragraph (1).
       (3) Assessments of--
       (A) the capacity of the Government of the Republic of 
     Mozambique to effectively implement, benefit from, or use the 
     assistance described in paragraph (1);
       (B) the impact of assistance described in paragraph (1) on 
     local political and social dynamics, including a description 
     of any consultations with local civil society;
       (C) the efficacy and impact of past and current United 
     States assistance described in paragraph (1) or to promote 
     economic growth and development and improve livelihoods in 
     conflict-affected areas or among conflict-affected 
     populations; and
       (D) the degree and nature of complementarities between 
     United States assistance and assistance funded by other 
     governments, multilateral entities, or agencies thereof to 
     support socioeconomic and humanitarian responses, post-
     conflict transitions or recovery, and economic growth and 
     development and improve livelihoods in conflict-affected 
     areas or among conflict-affected populations, to include 
     World Bank International Development Association (IDA) or 
     other World Bank entity assistance to Mozambique's Northern 
     Crisis Recovery Project and any additional such assistance 
     under the International Development Association Prevention 
     and Resilience Allocation (PRA).
       (4) Detailed descriptions of past, current, and planned 
     United States assistance to achieve the objectives set out in 
     paragraph (1), to include project or program names, activity 
     descriptions, implementers, and funding estimates by account, 
     if applicable.
       (c) Goals.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) describe United States national security interests and 
     policy objectives in Mozambique and the surrounding region, 
     including those affected by the presence of violent 
     extremists and other armed groups;
       (2) include a statement of key objectives pertaining to 
     each area of planned activity or assistance, civilian or 
     military, as well as metrics for measuring progress toward 
     attaining such objectives, data describing the status of and 
     progress to date toward each objective by metric, and 
     criteria defining the United States national security 
     interests met by countering violent extremism and supporting 
     stabilization operations, including the degree of military 
     degradation of ISIS-Mozambique; and
       (3) be updated and transmitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees annually at the beginning of each 
     fiscal year for at least 3 years, pending the attainment of 
     such activities or assistance meeting United States national 
     security interests and satisfactory end-state for security 
     conditions as

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     set out in paragraph (2), as certified by a determination by 
     the President, which shall be transmitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 15 days 
     prior to the obligation of amounts made available to provide 
     assistance in Mozambique as set out under the strategy 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State or the 
     Secretary of Defense, as applicable with regard to accounts 
     under their respective jurisdictions, and except where 
     otherwise required by law, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a notification, in accordance with 
     procedures applicable under section 634(a) or section 653(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as applicable, to 
     include an identification of the amount and purpose of 
     assistance to be provided to Mozambique, the account or 
     accounts from which such assistance is drawn or reprogrammed, 
     and indications of concordance between such assistance and 
     elements of such strategy.
       (e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall 
     terminate if the President selects Mozambique as a ``priority 
     country'' pursuant to section 505 of the Global Fragility Act 
     of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804) for purposes of the requirements of 
     that Act.
       (f) 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) Conflict-affected area.--The term ``conflict-affected 
     area'', with respect to Mozambique, means an area in 
     Mozambique in which ISIS-Mozambique is active or has been 
     active, militarily or otherwise or where state military or 
     police forces have operated to combat ISIS-Mozambique 
     operations or activities, or where there is a significant 
     pattern of instability, violence, and conflict.
       (3) Conflict-affected populations.--The term ``conflict-
     affected populations'', with respect to Mozambique, means 
     populations in Mozambique--
       (A) affected by--
       (i) ISIS-Mozambique operations or activities in conflict-
     affected areas; or
       (ii) government or allied military or police response to 
     such operations or activities; or
       (B) that have fled conflict-affected areas.
       (4) ISIS-mozambique.--The term ``ISIS-Mozambique'' means 
     the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Mozambique, a group 
     designated by the Department of State on March 10, 2021 as a 
     Foreign Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act and as a Specially Designated 
     Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity under Executive Order 13224, 
     also known as Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jama, Ansar al-Sunna, and 
     locally in Mozambique as al-Shabaab, among other names.


         amendment no. 204 offered by ms. jacobs of california

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. __. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS RELATED TO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS ACCOUNT.

       (a) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 15 days 
     prior to the obligation of amounts made available to provide 
     assistance pursuant to section 551 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348), the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     notification, in accordance with the applicable procedures 
     under section 634A of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2394-1), that 
     includes, with respect to such assistance, the following:
       (1) An itemized identification of each foreign country or 
     entity the capabilities of which the assistance is intended 
     to support.
       (2) An identification of the amount, type, and purpose of 
     assistance to be provided to each such country or entity.
       (3) An assessment of the capacity of each such country or 
     entity to effectively implement, benefit from, or use the 
     assistance to be provided for the intended purpose identified 
     under paragraph (2).
       (4) A description of plans to encourage and monitor 
     adherence to international human rights and humanitarian law 
     by the foreign country or entity receiving the assistance.
       (5) An identification of any implementers, including third 
     party contractors or other such entities, and the anticipated 
     timeline for implementing any activities to carry out the 
     assistance.
       (6) As applicable, a description of plans to sustain and 
     account for any military or security equipment and 
     subsistence funds provided as an element of the assistance 
     beyond the date of completion of such activities, including 
     the estimated cost and source of funds to support such 
     sustainment.
       (7) An assessment of how such activities promote the 
     following:
       (A) The diplomatic and national security objectives of the 
     United States.
       (B) The objectives and regional strategy of the country or 
     entity receiving the assistance.
       (C) The priorities of the United States regarding the 
     promotion of good governance, rule of law, the protection of 
     civilians, and human rights.
       (D) The peacekeeping capabilities of partner countries of 
     the country or entity receiving the assistance, including an 
     explanation if such activities do not support peacekeeping.
       (8) An assessment of the possible impact of such activities 
     on local political and social dynamics, including a 
     description of any consultations with local civil society.
       (b) Reports on Programs Under Peacekeeping Operations 
     Account.--
       (1) Annual report.--Not later than 90 days after 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 any security assistance 
     made available, during the three fiscal years preceding the 
     date on which the report is submitted, to foreign countries 
     that received assistance authorized under section 551 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) for any of 
     the following purposes:
       (A) Building the capacity of the foreign military, border 
     security, or law enforcement entities, of the country.
       (B) Strengthening the rule of law of the country.
       (C) Countering violent extremist ideology or recruitment 
     within the country.
       (2) Matters.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include, with respect to each foreign country that has 
     received assistance as specified in such paragraph, the 
     following:
       (A) An identification of the authority used to provide such 
     assistance and a detailed description of the purpose of 
     assistance provided.
       (B) An identification of the amount of such assistance and 
     the program under which such assistance was provided.
       (C) A description of the arrangements to sustain any 
     equipment provided to the country as an element of such 
     assistance beyond the date of completion of the assistance, 
     including the estimated cost and source of funds to support 
     such sustainment.
       (D) An assessment of the impact of such assistance on the 
     peacekeeping capabilities and security situation of the 
     country, including with respect to the levels of conflict and 
     violence, the local, political, and social dynamics, and the 
     human rights record, of the country.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--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; and
       (2) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of 
     the House of Representatives.


         amendment no. 205 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. 206 offered by ms. jayapal of washington

       Page 879, insert after line 13 (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1090. INDEPENDENT STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL COST 
                   SAVINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                   ENTERPRISE AND FORCE STRUCTURE.

       (a) Comptroller General Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing cost 
     analyses with respect to each of the following:
       (A) Options for reducing the nuclear security enterprise 
     (as defined by section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
       (B) Options for reductions in service contracts.
       (C) Options for rebalancing force structure, including 
     reductions in special operations forces, the ancillary 
     effects of such options, and the impacts of changing the 
     force mix between active and reserve components.
       (D) Options for reducing or realigning overseas military 
     presence.
       (E) Options for the use of pre-award audits to negotiate 
     better prices for weapon systems and services.
       (F) Options for replacing some military personnel with 
     civilian employees.
       (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex with respect to the matters specified in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (C) of such paragraph.
       (b) FFRDC Studies.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into agreements with federally funded research and 
     development centers to conduct the following studies:
       (A) A study of the cost savings resulting from changes in 
     force structure, active and

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     reserve component balance, basing, and other impacts 
     resulting from potential challenges to foundational planning 
     assumptions.
       (B) A study of the cost savings resulting from the adoption 
     of alternatives to the current nuclear deterrence posture of 
     the United States.
       (C) A study of the cost savings of alternatives to current 
     force structures.
       (2) Detail required.--The Secretary shall ensure that each 
     study under paragraph (1) has a level of detail sufficient to 
     allow the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to 
     analyze the costs described in such studies.
       (3) Submission.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees each study under paragraph (1).
       (4) Form.--The studies under paragraph (1), and the report 
     under paragraph (3), shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
     but may contain a classified annex.
       (c) Independent Study.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with an appropriate nonpartisan nongovernmental 
     entity to conduct a study on possible alternatives to the 
     current defense and deterrence posture of the United States, 
     including challenges to foundational assumptions, and the 
     impact of such postures on planning assumptions and 
     requirements, basing, and force structure requirements.
       (2) Submission.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the study under paragraph (1).


         amendment no. 207 offered by ms. jayapal of washington

       Page 879, insert after line 13 (and conform the table of 
     contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1090. INDEPENDENT STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL COST 
                   SAVINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                   ENTERPRISE AND FORCE STRUCTURE.

       (a) Comptroller General Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing cost 
     analyses with respect to each of the following:
       (A) Options for reducing the nuclear security enterprise 
     (as defined by section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
       (B) Options for reductions in service contracts.
       (C) Options for rebalancing force structure, including 
     reductions in special operations forces, the ancillary 
     effects of such options, and the impacts of changing the 
     force mix between active and reserve components.
       (D) Options for reducing or realigning overseas military 
     presence.
       (E) Options for the use of pre-award audits to negotiate 
     better prices for weapon systems and services.
       (F) Options for replacing some military personnel with 
     civilian employees.
       (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex with respect to the matters specified in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (C) of such paragraph.
       (b) FFRDC Studies.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into agreements with federally funded research and 
     development centers to conduct the following studies:
       (A) A study of the cost savings resulting from changes in 
     force structure, active and reserve component balance, 
     basing, and other impacts resulting from potential challenges 
     to foundational planning assumptions.
       (B) A study of the cost savings resulting from the adoption 
     of alternatives to the current nuclear deterrence posture of 
     the United States.
       (C) A study of the cost savings of alternatives to current 
     force structures.
       (2) Detail required.--The Secretary shall ensure that each 
     study under paragraph (1) has a level of detail sufficient to 
     allow the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to 
     analyze the costs described in such studies.
       (3) Submission.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees each study under paragraph (1).
       (4) Form.--The studies under paragraph (1), and the report 
     under paragraph (3), shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
     but may contain a classified annex.
       (c) Independent Study.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with an appropriate nonpartisan nongovernmental 
     entity to conduct a study on possible alternatives to the 
     current defense and deterrence posture of the United States, 
     including challenges to foundational assumptions, and the 
     impact of such postures on planning assumptions and 
     requirements, basing, and force structure requirements.
       (2) Submission.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the study under paragraph (1).


           amendment no. 208 offered by mr. jones of new york

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN TO MEET SCIENCE-BASED 
                   EMISSIONS TARGETS.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan to 
     reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the Department of 
     Defense, including Department of Defense functions that are 
     performed by contractors, in line with science-based 
     emissions targets.
       (b) Updates.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress annual 
     reports on the progress of the Department of Defense toward 
     meeting the science-based emissions targets in the plan 
     required by subsection (a).
       (c) Science-based Emissions Target.--In this section, the 
     term ``science-based emissions target'' means a reduction in 
     greenhouse gas emissions consistent with preventing an 
     increase in global average temperature of greater than or 
     equal to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial 
     levels.


             amendment no. 209 offered by mr. joyce of ohio

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON TALIBAN'S ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
     submit to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a plan to combat the Taliban's illegal drug trade; and
       (2) a description of the risk to the United States of drugs 
     emanating from such drug trade, including risks posed by the 
     profits of such drugs; and
       (3) a description of any actions taken to interdict and 
     prevent such drugs from reaching the United States.


         amendment no. 210 offered by mr. joyce of pennsylvania

       At the end of title LX, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, shall develop an annex to the National Biodefense 
     Strategy under section 1086 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6. U.S.C. 104) for a 
     national biodefense science and technology strategy and 
     implementation plan.
       (b) Requirements.--The annex required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) include a mission, goals, and objectives for public and 
     private sector development, procurement, acquisition, and 
     deployment of innovative technologies to address and 
     eliminate biological threats;
       (2) be informed by an evaluation of science and technology 
     successes and failures in addressing the 2019 novel 
     coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic;
       (3) address coordination of Federal efforts;
       (4) address contributions from academia, industry, and 
     nongovernmental organizations; and
       (5) be accompanied by an implementation plan that clearly 
     defines Federal department and agency roles and 
     responsibilities, and includes timeframes for execution.
       (c) Classified Appendix.--The annex required by subsection 
     (a) may include a classified appendix.
       (d) Submission.--Upon completion of the annex required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall submit the annex to--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.


           Amendment No. 211 offered by Mr. katko of new york

       At the end of title LX, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. TICK IDENTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants to States to 
     implement a tick identification program.
       (b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to States that--
       (1) have more reported cases of Lyme disease; and
       (2) submit an effective plan for implementation and 
     maintenance of a tick identification program.
       (c) Program Requirements.--Any program funded under this 
     section shall--
       (1) allow individuals to submit electronically photo images 
     of ticks encountered;
       (2) require images of ticks to be submitted with the likely 
     geographic location where the ticks were encountered, the 
     date on which the ticks were encountered, and the likely 
     physical location where the ticks were found (for example, on 
     a pet, on a human, or loose);

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       (3) after review by a qualified professional, respond to 
     the individual directly within 72 hours of the image being 
     received with--
       (A) if possible, identification of the species and life 
     stage of the tick;
       (B) if possible, an estimate of the risk that the tick 
     carried a tick-borne disease;
       (C) a recommendation of the best practices for the 
     individual who encountered the tick, including with respect 
     to seeking medical evaluation and submitting the tick for 
     testing; and
       (D) additional education on best methods to avoid ticks and 
     prevent contagion of tick-borne illnesses; and
       (4) maintain a database of reported tick incidents, 
     including--
       (A) the date, geographic location, and environment of the 
     encounter;
       (B) any identifying information about the tick that was 
     determined; and
       (C) best practices that were disseminated to each reporting 
     individual.
       (d) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, a 
     State shall submit an application at such time, in such form, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       (e) Data Collection; Report.--
       (1) Data collection.--The Secretary shall collect, with 
     respect to each State program funded under this section and 
     each fiscal year, the following data:
       (A) The number of tick incidents reported.
       (B) For each incident reported--
       (i) the date, geographic location, and environment of the 
     encounter;
       (ii) any identifying information about the tick that was 
     determined; and
       (iii) best practices that were disseminated to each 
     reporting individual.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the first day of 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the data 
     collected under paragraph (1).
       (f) Definition.--In this Act:
       (1) The term ``qualified professional'' means a biologist 
     with a background in vector biology.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, acting through the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


           Amendment No. 212 offered by Mr. katko of new york

       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 60__. PREVENTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Preventing Sexual Harassment in Public Housing Act of 
     2021''.
       (b) Requirement to Annually Report Complaints of Sexual 
     Harassment.--
       (1) Annual report.--Section 808(e)(2) of the Fair Housing 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii) by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) containing tabulations of the number of instances in 
     the preceding year in which complaints of discriminatory 
     housing practices were filed with the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development or a fair housing assistance program, 
     including identification of whether each complaint was filed 
     with respect to discrimination based on race, color, 
     religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial 
     status.''.
       (2) Sexual harassment.--Section 808 of the Fair Housing Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3608) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) In carrying out the reporting obligations under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) consider a complaint filed with respect to 
     discrimination based on sex to include any complaint filed 
     with respect to sexual harassment; and
       ``(2) in reporting the instances of a complaint filed with 
     respect to discrimination based on sex under subsection 
     (e)(2)(C), include a disaggregated tabulation of the total 
     number of such complaints filed with respect to sexual 
     harassment.''.
       (3) Initiative to combat sexual harassment in housing.--
     Title IX of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 902. INITIATIVE TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN 
                   HOUSING.

       ``The Attorney General shall establish an initiative to 
     investigate and prosecute an allegation of a violation under 
     this Act with respect to sexual harassment.''.


           Amendment No. 213 offered by Mr. katko of new york

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
                   FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WITH PROFESSIONAL 
                   CREDENTIALS OBTAINED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Study Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a 
     study on the factors affecting employment opportunities in 
     the United States for applicable immigrants and refugees with 
     professional credentials obtained in countries other than the 
     United States.
       (2) Coordination.--The Department of Labor shall conduct 
     this study in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Internal Revenue 
     Service, and the Commissioner of the Social Security 
     Administration.
       (3) Work with other entities.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     seek to work with relevant non-profit organizations and State 
     agencies to use the existing data and resources of such 
     entities to conduct the study in paragraph (1).
       (4) Limitations on disclosure.--Any information provided to 
     the Secretary of Labor under this subsection shall be used 
     only for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary to 
     ensure the efficient operation of, the study described in 
     paragraph (1). No such information shall be disclosed to any 
     other person or entity except as provided in this subsection.
       (b) Inclusions.--The study under subsection (a)(1) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the employment history of applicable 
     immigrants and refugees admitted to the United States in the 
     last 5 years. This analysis shall include, to the extent 
     practicable, a comparison of the employment applicable 
     immigrants and refugees held prior to immigrating to the 
     United States with the employment obtained in the United 
     States, if any, since the arrival of such applicable 
     immigrants and refugees. This analysis shall also note the 
     occupational and professional credentials and academic 
     degrees held by applicable immigrants and refugees prior to 
     immigrating to the United States.
       (2) An assessment of any barriers that prevent applicable 
     immigrants and refugees from using occupational experience 
     obtained outside the United States to obtain employment 
     opportunities in the United States.
       (3) An analysis of existing public and private resources 
     assisting applicable immigrants and refugees who have 
     professional experience and qualifications obtained outside 
     the United States with using such professional experience and 
     qualifications to obtain skill-appropriate employment 
     opportunities in the United States.
       (4) Policy recommendations for better enabling applicable 
     immigrants and refugees who have professional experience and 
     qualifications obtained outside the United States to use such 
     professional experience and qualifications to obtain skill-
     appropriate employment opportunities in the United States.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to 
     Congress and make publically available on the website of the 
     Department of Labor a report that describes the results of 
     the study conducted under subsection (a)(1).
       (d) Definitions.--
       (1) Applicable immigrants and refugees.--For the purposes 
     of this section, the term ``applicable immigrants and 
     refugees''--
       (A) means individuals who are--
       (i) not citizens or nationals of the United States but who 
     are lawfully present and authorized to be employed; or
       (ii) naturalized citizens born outside of the United States 
     and its outlying possessions; and
       (B) includes individuals described in section 602(b)(2) of 
     the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
     note).
       (2) Other terms.--Except as otherwise defined in this 
     subsection, terms used in this section have the definitions 
     given such terms under section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).


       Amendment No. 214 offered by Mr. keating of massachusetts

       Page 968, after line 11, insert the following::
       (d) Department Personnel, Education, and Training.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall carry out activities consistent 
     with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 and this 
     section, including by--
       (1) hiring and training of full-time equivalent personnel 
     as gender advisors of the Department;
       (2) building on the implementation of the requirements of 
     section 1210E of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) by establishing roles, 
     responsibilities, and requirements for personnel to advance 
     implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, 
     which efforts should include attention to commander and 
     senior official-level engagement and support for women, 
     peace, and security commitments;
       (3) integrating gender analysis, the meaningful 
     participation of women, and their relationship to security 
     outcomes into relevant training for all members of the Armed 
     Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 
     including special emphasis on senior level training and 
     support for women, peace, and security;
       (4) developing standardized training across the Department 
     for gender advisors, gender focal points, and women, peace, 
     and security subject matter experts;
       (5) ensuring that gender analysis and the meaningful 
     participation of women and their relationship to security 
     outcomes is addressed in professional military education 
     curriculum; and
       (6) building the capacity of the Department to conduct the 
     partner country assessments described in section 1210E(b)(2) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021.
       (e) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense--

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       (A) shall direct and carry out a pilot program to conduct 
     partner country assessments in each country selected in 
     accordance with paragraph (2) with respect to the barriers 
     facing the participation of women in the national security 
     forces of participating partner countries (in this subsection 
     referred to as a ``pilot barrier assessment'');
       (B) should seek to enter into contracts with nonprofit 
     organizations or federally funded research and development 
     centers independent of the Department of State and Department 
     of Defense for the purpose of conducting the pilot barrier 
     assessments; and
       (C) shall, after a pilot barrier assessment is conducted--
       (i) review the methods of research and analysis used by any 
     entity contracted with pursuant to subparagraph (B) in 
     conducting such assessment and identify lessons learned from 
     the review; and
       (ii) assess the ability of the Department of State and 
     Department of Defense to conduct future pilot barrier 
     assessments without entering into a contract described 
     subparagraph (B), including by assessing potential costs and 
     benefits for the Department that may arise from conducting 
     such future assessments without such contracts.
       (2) Selection of countries.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, commanders of the 
     combatant commands, and relevant United States ambassadors, 
     shall select one partner country from within the geographic 
     area of responsibility of each geographic combatant command 
     for participation in the pilot program, taking into 
     consideration in each instance--
       (A) the demonstrated political commitment of a partner 
     country to increasing the participation of women in the 
     security sector; and
       (B) the national security priorities and theater campaign 
     strategies of the United States.
       (3) Pilot barrier assessment.--A pilot barrier assessment 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be--
       (A) adapted to the local context of the partner country 
     being assessed;
       (B) conducted in collaboration with the security sector of 
     the partner country being assessed; and
       (C) based on existing and tested methodologies.
       (4) Findings.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall use findings from each 
     pilot barrier assessment to inform effective security 
     cooperation activities and security sector assistance 
     interventions by the United States in the partner country 
     assessed. Such activities and interventions should 
     substantially increase opportunities for the recruitment, 
     employment, development, retention, deployment, and promotion 
     of women in the national security forces of such partner 
     country (including for deployments to peace operations and 
     for participation in counterterrorism operations and 
     activities).
       (B) Model methodology.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a 
     model barrier assessment methodology from the findings of the 
     pilot program for use across the geographic combatant 
     commands.
       (5) Reports on pilot program.--
       (A) Initial report.--Not later than 2 years 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 committees of Congress an initial report on 
     the implementation of the pilot program under this 
     subsection, including an identification of the partner 
     counties selected for participation in the program and the 
     justifications for such selections.
       (B) Update to report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date on which the initial report under subparagraph (A) is 
     submitted, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an update to the initial report.
       (C) Report on methodology.--On the date on which the 
     Secretary of State determines the pilot program to be 
     complete, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the model barrier 
     assessment methodology developed pursuant to paragraph 
     (4)(B).
       (D) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the term ``appropriate committees 
     of Congress'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.


        Amendment No. 215 offered by Mr. keller of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII of division A of the 
     bill, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DOMESTICALLY SOURCED ALTERNATIVES.

       The Secretary of Defense should acquire domestically 
     sourced alternatives to existing defense products for the 
     design, development, and production of priority Department of 
     Defense projects to include further developing high 
     efficiency power conversion technology and manufacturing 
     advanced AC-DC power converters that improve performance for 
     the dismounted soldier.


        Amendment No. 216 offered by Mr. keller of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII of division A of the 
     bill, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON DUPLICATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
                   CONTRACTS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on efforts within the Department of Defense to reduce 
     duplicative information technology contracts.


           Amendment No. 217 offered by Ms. kelly of illinois

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 569F. PILOT TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
                   SPOUSES.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a pilot transition assistance program for covered 
     individuals (in this section referred to as the ``pilot 
     program'').
       (b) Services.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a 
     covered individual, who elects to participate in the pilot 
     program, services similar to those available under TAP to 
     members of the Armed Forces, including the following:
       (1) Assessments of prior education, work history, and 
     employment aspirations of covered individuals, to tailor 
     appropriate employment services.
       (2) Preparation for employment through services like mock 
     interviews and salary negotiations, training on professional 
     networking platforms, and company research.
       (3) Job placement services.
       (4) Services offering guidance on available health care 
     resources, mental health resources, and financial assistance 
     resources.
       (5) Training in mental health first aid to learn how to 
     assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-
     related crisis.
       (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program at 12 military installations located in the United 
     States.
       (d) Duration.--The pilot program shall terminate five years 
     after enactment.
       (e) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the and House of 
     Representatives a report that includes--
       (1) a description of the pilot program, including a 
     description of specific activities carried out under this 
     section; and
       (2) the metrics and evaluations used to assess the 
     effectiveness of the pilot program.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered individual'' means a spouse of a 
     member of the Armed Forces eligible for TAP.
       (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (3) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition Assistance 
     Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United 
     States Code.


           Amendment No. 218 offered by Ms. kelly of illinois

       At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL BRIEFING ON THREATS TO 
                   UNITED STATES SPACE SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the National Space Council, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration a briefing at the highest level of 
     classification on the current assessment of the Department of 
     Defense, as of the date of the briefing, regarding safety 
     threats posed to United States civilian and commercial space 
     systems in space by adversarial foreign governments and other 
     foreign governments, with a particular emphasis on threats 
     posed by China's activities in space and debris arising from 
     any ongoing or future work by China on anti-satellite weapons 
     technology.
       (b) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than 15 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides the 
     briefing under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
     such briefing to--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate.


         Amendment No. 219 offered by Mr. kelly of mississippi

       At the appropriate place in title LX, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 8___. SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION INCENTIVE EXPANSION.

       (a) Additional Covered Entities.--Section 9901(2) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by 
     striking ``relating to fabrication'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``relating to--
       ``(1) fabrication, assembly, testing, advanced packaging, 
     or research and development of semiconductors; or
       ``(2) manufacturing, production, or research and 
     development of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and 
     materials.''.
       (b) Program Scope Expansion.--Section 9902(a)(1) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is

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     amended by striking ``the United States for'' and all that 
     follows and inserting the following: ``the United States 
     for--
       ``(1) semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, 
     advanced packaging, or research and development; and
       ``(2) the manufacturing, production, or research and 
     development of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and 
     materials.''.


         Amendment No. 220 offered by Mr. kelly of mississippi

       At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND DETERMINATION RELATED TO 
                   COVERED OPTICAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT OR 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that covered optical transmission equipment or 
     services is a critical component of the United States 
     information and communications technology supply chain, and 
     the Department of Defense should procure covered optical 
     transmission equipment or services from trusted manufacturers 
     and suppliers for use in communications networks.
       (b) Determination Related to Covered Optical Transmission 
     Equipment or Services.--
       (1) Proceeding.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     commence a process to make a determination whether a proposed 
     procurement of covered optical transmission equipment or 
     services that is manufactured, produced, or distributed by an 
     entity owned, controlled, or supported by the People's 
     Republic of China poses an unacceptable risk to the national 
     security of the United States.
       (2) Communication of determination.--If the Secretary 
     determines pursuant to paragraph (1) that a proposed 
     procurement of covered optical transmission equipment or 
     services poses an unacceptable risk, the Secretary shall 
     immediately publish that determination in the Federal 
     Register and submit that determination to the relevant 
     Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce and 
     the Federal Communications Commission.
       (c) Commercial Networks.--
       (1) Study required.--If the Secretary of Defense makes a 
     determination under subsection (b) that a proposed 
     procurement of covered optical transmission equipment or 
     services poses an unacceptable risk to the national security 
     of the United States, the Federal Communications Commission 
     shall--
       (A) within 90 days after receipt of such determination, 
     complete a study to determine the extent to which such 
     covered optical transmission equipment or services is present 
     in commercial communications networks in the United States; 
     and
       (B) submit to Congress a report on the study conducted 
     under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Covered communications equipment or services list.--If 
     the requirements for placement on the covered communications 
     equipment or services list under section 2 of the Secure and 
     Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) 
     are met, the Federal Communications Commission shall place 
     such covered optical transmission equipment or services on 
     such list, but the prohibition in section 3(a)(1)(B) of such 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 1602(a)(1)(B)) shall not take effect until the 
     date that is 1 year after the Commission places such covered 
     optical transmission equipment or services on such list.
       (3) Reimbursement.--Any covered optical transmission 
     equipment or services placed on the covered communications 
     equipment or services list described in paragraph (2) shall 
     not be eligible for reimbursement under the Secure and 
     Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program 
     established under section 4 of the Secure and Trusted 
     Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603) until 
     the date that is 1 year after the Commission places such 
     covered optical transmission equipment or services on such 
     list.
       (d) Covered Optical Transmission Equipment or Services 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered optical 
     transmission equipment or services'' means--
       (1) optical transmission equipment, including optical fiber 
     and cable, that is capable of routing or redirecting user 
     data traffic or permitting visibility into any user data or 
     packets that such equipment transmits or handles; or
       (2) services that use such equipment.


         Amendment No. 221 offered by Mr. kelly of mississippi

       After section 623, insert the following as a new section 
     624 and redesignate subsequent sections accordingly:

     SEC. 624. SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CHILDREN, SURVIVING 
                   SPOUSES, PARENTS, AND SIBLINGS OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE WHILE SERVING IN THE 
                   ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.

       (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 2641b(c) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph (6):
       ``(6) Children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of 
     members of the armed forces who die while serving in the 
     active military, naval, or air service (as that term is 
     defined in section 101 of title 38).''.
       (b) Related Instruction.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 4515.13 to 
     ensure that individuals eligible for space-available travel 
     on aircraft of the Department under paragraph (6) of such 
     section, as amended by subsection (a), are placed in a 
     category of travellers not lower than category V.


         Amendment No. 222 offered by Mr. kelly of mississippi

       At the appropriate place in title LX, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 8___. SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION INCENTIVE EXPANSION.

       Section 9902(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283) is amended by striking ``the United 
     States for'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``the United States for--
       ``(1) semiconductor fabrication, assembly, testing, 
     advanced packaging, or research and development; and
       ``(2) the manufacturing, production, or research and 
     development of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and 
     materials.''.


         amendment no. 223 offered by mr. kelly of mississippi

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDING FOR COUNTER-
                   NARCOTICS MISSIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA.

       Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use 
     of funding made available pursuant to section 333 of title 
     10, United States Code, for counter-narcotics missions in 
     Central Asia. The report shall include--
       (1) the amount of funding made available pursuant to 
     section 333 of title 10, United States Code, that has been 
     used for counter-narcotics missions in Central Asia, 
     specifically to counter illicit trafficking operations 
     emanating from Afghanistan and Central Asia, during the five-
     year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (2) the amount of funding made available pursuant to other 
     sources, including section 284 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that has been used to counter illicit trafficking 
     operations emanating from Afghanistan and Central Asia during 
     the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (3) an assessment of whether funding made available 
     pursuant to section 333 of title 10, United States Code, can 
     be used to maintain, repair, and upgrade equipment previously 
     supplied by the United States to foreign law enforcement 
     agencies for counter-narcotics purposes on borders and at 
     international ports.


         amendment no. 224 offered by mr. khanna of california

       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
                   CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1213 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2022'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2023''.
       (b) Modification to Conditions on Payment.--Subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section 1213 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is not 
     otherwise ineligible for payment under any other provision of 
     law;''.
       (c) Modifications to Quarterly Report Requirement.--
     Subsection (g) of such section 1213 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) The status of Department of Defense efforts to 
     establish the claims procedures required under subsection 
     (d)(1) and to otherwise implement this section.''.
       (d) Modification to Procedure to Submit Claims.--Such 
     section 1213 is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g), as 
     amended, as subsections (e) through (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Procedures to Review Allegations.--
       ``(1) Procedures required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish procedures to receive, evaluate, and 
     respond to allegations of civilian harm resulting from 
     military operations involving the United States Armed Forces, 
     a coalition that includes the United States, or a military 
     organization supporting the United States. Such responses may 
     include--
       ``(A) a formal acknowledgement of such harm;
       ``(B) a nonmonetary expression of condolence; or
       ``(C) an ex gratia payment.
       ``(2) Consultation.--In establishing the procedures under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with 
     the Secretary of State and with nongovernmental organizations 
     that focus on addressing civilian harm in conflict.
       ``(3) Policy updates.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that procedures established under 
     paragraph (1) are formalized through updates to the policy 
     referred to in section 936 of the

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     John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note).''.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section may be construed to require 
     the Secretary of Defense to pause, suspend, or otherwise 
     alter the provision of ex gratia payments in accordance with 
     section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020, as amended, in the course of developing the 
     procedures required by subsection (d) of such section (as 
     added by subsection (d) of this section).


         amendment no. 225 offered by mr. kilmer of washington

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. EXPANSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY AUTHORITY FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING 
                   WORK OVERSEAS ON NAVAL VESSELS.

       Section 5542(a)(6)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``outside the United States'' after 
     ``temporary duty'';
       (2) by striking ``the nuclear aircraft carrier that is 
     forward deployed in Japan'' and inserting ``naval vessels''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting ``of 1938'' after ``Fair Labor Standards 
     Act''.


         amendment no. 226 offered by mr. kilmer of washington

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. ASSESSMENT OF ACCELERATED PROMOTION PROGRAM 
                   SUSPENSION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management shall conduct an assessment of the 
     impacts resulting from the Navy's suspension in 2016 of the 
     Accelerated Promotion Program (in this section referred to as 
     the ``APP''). The Director may consult with the Secretary of 
     the Navy in carrying out such assessment, but the Navy may 
     not play any other role in such assessment.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An identification of the employees who were hired at 
     the four public shipyards between January 23, 2016, and 
     December 22, 2016, covering the period in which APP was 
     suspended, and who would have otherwise been eligible for APP 
     had the program been in effect at the time they were hired.
       (2) An assessment for each employee identified in paragraph 
     (1) to determine the difference between wages earned from the 
     date of hire to the date on which the wage data would be 
     collected and the wages which would have been earned during 
     this same period should that employee have participated in 
     APP from the date of hire and been promoted according to the 
     average promotion timeframe for participants hired in the 
     five-year period prior to the suspension.
       (3) An assessment for each employee identified in paragraph 
     (1) to determine at what grade and step each effected 
     employee would be at on October 1, 2020, had that employee 
     been promoted according to the average promotion timeframe 
     for participants hired in the five-year period prior to the 
     suspension.
       (4) An evaluation of existing authorities available to the 
     Secretary to determine whether the Secretary can take 
     measures using those authorities to provide the pay 
     difference and corresponding interest, at a rate of the 
     federal short-term interest rate plus 3 percent, to each 
     effected employee identified in paragraph (2) and directly 
     promote the employee to the grade and step identified in 
     paragraph (3).
       (c) Report.--The Director shall submit, to the 
     congressional defense committees, the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
     a report on the results of the evaluation by not later than 
     270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall 
     provide interim briefings upon request.


         amendment no. 227 offered by mr. kinzinger of illinois

       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 
                   OF RC-26B 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 2022 for the Air 
     Force may be obligated or expended to retire, divest, 
     realign, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory 
     status, or to 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 or other damage.
       (c) Funding for RC-26B Manned Intelligence, Surveillance, 
     and Reconnaissance Platform.--
       (1) Operation and maintenance.--Of the funds 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 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.
       (2) Military personnel.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 401 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. 228 offered by mrs. kirkpatrick of arizona

       Page 795, after line 16, insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       (3) Additional report from secretary of the air force.--Not 
     later than 45 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 those A-10 aircraft that have not received new 
     wings. The report shall address the following:
       (A) The status of contracts awarded, procured wing kits, 
     and completed installations.
       (B) A list of locations scheduled to receive the procured 
     re-wing kits.
       (C) A spend plan for procurement funding that was 
     appropriated in fiscal year 2021 and subsequent fiscal years 
     for A-10 re-wing kits.


      amendment no. 229 offered by mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                   SERVICES TO ACCEPT UNUSED COVID-19 VACCINES FOR 
                   POTENTIAL REDISTRIBUTION.

       The Secretary of Health and Human Services may accept, as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate and practicable, the 
     return of an unused COVID-19 vaccine from a Federal agency, 
     State, or other entity, for potential redistribution, 
     including distribution to a foreign ally or partner.


         amendment no. 230 offered by mr. lamb of pennsylvania

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. __. PILOT PROGRAM TO EMPLOY VETERANS IN POSITIONS 
                   RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Secretaries concerned shall jointly establish a pilot 
     program under which veterans are employed by the Federal 
     Government in positions that relate to the conservation and 
     resource management activities of the Department of the 
     Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
       (b) Administration.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall administer the pilot program under subsection (a).
       (c) Positions.--The Secretaries concerned shall--
       (1) identify vacant positions in the respective Departments 
     of the Secretaries that are appropriate to fill using the 
     pilot program under subsection (a); and
       (2) to the extent practicable, fill such positions using 
     the pilot program.
       (d) Application of Civil Service Laws.--A veteran employed 
     under the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be treated 
     as an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Best Practices for Other Departments.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall establish guidelines containing best 
     practices for departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government that carry out programs to employ veterans who are 
     transitioning from service in the Armed Forces. Such 
     guidelines shall include--
       (1) lessons learned under the Warrior Training Advancement 
     Course of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (2) methods to realize cost savings based on such lessons 
     learned.
       (f) Partnership.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
     Secretaries concerned, and the Secretary of Defense may enter 
     into a partnership to include the pilot program under 
     subsection (a) as part of the Skillbridge program under 
     section 1143 of title 10, United States Code.
       (g) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Secretaries concerned shall jointly submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     pilot program under subsection (a), including--
       (A) a description of how the pilot program will be carried 
     out in a manner to reduce the unemployment of veterans; and
       (B) any recommendations for legislative actions to improve 
     the pilot program.
       (2) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date 
     on which the pilot program under subsection (a) commences, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretaries 
     concerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the implementation of 
     the pilot program.
       (3) Final report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretaries 
     concerned shall jointly submit to the

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     appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot 
     program that includes the following:
       (A) The number of veterans who applied to participate in 
     the pilot program.
       (B) The number of such veterans employed under the pilot 
     program.
       (C) The number of veterans identified in subparagraph (B) 
     who transitioned to full-time positions with the Federal 
     Government after participating in the pilot program.
       (D) Any other information the Secretaries determine 
     appropriate with respect to measuring the effectiveness of 
     the pilot program.
       (h) Duration.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
     under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two 
     years after the date on which the pilot program commences.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to matters 
     regarding the National Forest System and the Department of 
     Agriculture; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to matters 
     regarding the National Park System and the Department of the 
     Interior.


         amendment no. 231 offered by mr. lamb of pennsylvania

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 6013. USE OF VETERANS WITH MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS IN 
                   RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Update of Web Portal to Identify Veterans Who Had 
     Medical Occupations as Members of the Armed Forces.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall update existing web 
     portals of the Department to allow the identification of 
     veterans who had a medical occupation as a member of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (2) Information in portal.--
       (A) In general.--An update to a portal under paragraph (1) 
     shall allow a veteran to elect to provide the following 
     information:
       (i) Contact information for the veteran.
       (ii) A history of the medical experience and trained 
     competencies of the veteran.
       (B) Inclusions in history.--To the extent practicable, 
     histories provided under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include 
     individual critical task lists specific to military 
     occupational specialties that align with existing standard 
     occupational codes maintained by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (b) Program on Provision to States of Information on 
     Veterans With Medical Skills Obtained During Service in the 
     Armed Forces.--For purposes of facilitating civilian medical 
     credentialing and hiring opportunities for veterans seeking 
     to respond to a national emergency, including a public health 
     emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     establish a program to share information specified in section 
     3(b) with the following:
       (1) State departments of veterans affairs.
       (2) Veterans service organizations.
       (3) State credentialing bodies.
       (4) State homes.
       (5) Other stakeholders involved in State-level 
     credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       (c) Program on Training of Intermediate Care Technicians of 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall implement a program 
     to train covered veterans to work as intermediate care 
     technicians of the Department.
       (2) Locations.--The Secretary may place an intermediate 
     care technician trained under the program under paragraph (1) 
     at any medical center of the Department, giving priority to a 
     location with a significant staffing shortage.
       (3) Inclusion of information in transition assistance 
     program.--As part of the Transition Assistance Program under 
     sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a communications campaign to convey 
     opportunities for training, certification, and employment 
     under the program under paragraph (1) to appropriate members 
     of the Armed Forces separating from active duty.
       (4) Report on expansion of program.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on whether the 
     program under this section could be replicated for other 
     medical positions within the Department.
       (5) Covered veteran defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``covered veteran'' means a veteran whom the Secretary 
     determines served as a basic health care technician while 
     serving in the Armed Forces.
       (d) Notification of Opportunities for Veterans.--The 
     Secretary shall notify veterans service organizations and, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces of opportunities for 
     veterans under this section.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department; secretary; veteran.--The terms 
     ``Department'', ``Secretary'', ``State home'', and 
     ``veteran'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans 
     service organization'' means an organization that provides 
     services to veterans, including organizations recognized by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of title 
     38, United States Code.


          amendment no. 232 offered by mr lamborn of colorado

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1648. REPORT ON SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF MISSILE DEFENSE 
                   AGENCY.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     detailing the following:
       (1) The responsibilities of the positions of the Director, 
     Sea-based Weapons Systems, and the Deputy Director of the 
     Missile Defense Agency.
       (2) The role of the officials who occupy these positions 
     with respect to the functional combatant commands with 
     missile defense requirements.
       (3) The rationale and benefit of having an official in 
     these positions who is a general officer or flag officer 
     versus a civilian.


          amendment no. 233 offered by mr. lamborn of colorado

       Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 16__. LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL ON-ORBIT SATELLITE 
                   SERVICING.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) National security depends on reliable access to, and 
     safe operations in, space. Modern society is reliant on space 
     operations, but most spacecraft today are designed to be 
     discarded at end-of-mission, leaving potential gaps in 
     mission continuity and contributing to risk in the space 
     domain.
       (2) Existing and future critical Department of Defense 
     missions operating in space and providing multidomain support 
     would benefit from the application of commercial On-orbit 
     Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (in this section 
     referred to as ``OSAM'') capabilities, which extend the 
     longevity and operability of national security space systems 
     through inspection, repair, refueling, and mitigation of 
     debris.
       (3) Because the domain in which space systems operate is 
     increasingly congested, the risk of collisions and orbital 
     debris generation has increased, a risk that is exacerbated 
     by a lack of utilization of OSAM services. A secure, stable, 
     and accessible space domain is paramount to the unimpeded and 
     resilient operations of civil, military, intelligence, and 
     commercial space assets by the United States and its allies. 
     OSAM technologies support Department of Defense strategy by 
     improving the adaptability and efficiency of existing and 
     future military space architectures.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress strongly encourages the Secretary of Defense 
     to invest in developing technologies to support the 
     advancement of debris remediation, such as rendezvous, 
     proximity operations, and debris removal as an element of 
     OSAM;
       (2) because of the importance of the space domain, the 
     Secretary should seek ways to collaborate with United States 
     industry partners and allied nations;
       (3) beyond technology development, the Secretary and the 
     intelligence community should consider satellite servicing 
     and active disposal as a viable operational trade-off--in 
     this way, in the future, a back-up disposal plan using direct 
     retrieval should be a preferred and viable method for 
     relevant or off-nominal missions.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 3, 2021, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that--
       (1) identifies critical investment areas for the further 
     development and usage of commercial OSAM technologies and 
     capabilities to meet emerging and changing government space 
     mission needs on-orbit; and
       (2) includes a plan for interagency engagement in the 
     standardization and adoption of commercial OSAM interfaces 
     for government space systems.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.


       Amendment No. 234 offered by Mr. langevin of rhode island

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60___. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.

       (a) Critical Technology Security Centers.--Title III of the 
     Homeland Security

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     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 322. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 
     through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and 
     in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, shall award grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements to covered entities for 
     the establishment of not fewer than four cybersecurity-
     focused Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and 
     test the security of devices and technologies that underpin 
     national critical functions.
       ``(b) Initial Centers.--With respect to the critical 
     technology security centers referred to in subsection (a), 
     four of such centers shall be as follows:
       ``(1) The Center for Network Technology Security, to study 
     the security of information and communications technology 
     that underpins national critical functions related to 
     communications.
       ``(2) The Center for Connected Industrial Control System 
     Security, to study the security of connected programmable 
     data logic controllers, supervisory control and data 
     acquisition servers, and other networked industrial 
     equipment.
       ``(3) The Center for Open Source Software Security, to 
     study vulnerabilities in open source software used to support 
     national critical functions.
       ``(4) The Center for Federal Critical Software Security, to 
     study the security of software used by the Federal government 
     that performs functions critical to trust (such as affording 
     or requiring elevated system privileges or direct access to 
     networking and computing resources).
       ``(c) Additional Centers.--The Under Secretary may, in 
     coordination with the Director, award grants contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements to covered entities for the 
     establishment of additional critical technology security 
     centers to address technologies vital to national critical 
     functions.
       ``(d) Selection of Critical Technologies.--Before awarding 
     a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to a covered 
     entity to establish a critical technology security center, 
     the Under Secretary shall consult with the Director, who 
     shall provide the Under Secretary with a list of technologies 
     within the remit of the center that support national critical 
     functions.
       ``(e) Responsibilities.--In studying the security of 
     technologies within its remit, each center shall have the 
     following responsibilities:
       ``(1) Conducting rigorous security testing to identify 
     vulnerabilities in such technologies.
       ``(2) Reporting new vulnerabilities found and the tools, 
     techniques, and practices used to uncover them to the 
     developers of such technologies in question and to the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(3) With respect to such technologies, developing new 
     capabilities for vulnerability discovery, management, and 
     mitigation.
       ``(4) Assessing the security of software essential to 
     national critical functions.
       ``(5) Supporting existing communities of interest, 
     including by granting funds, in remediating vulnerabilities 
     discovered within such technologies.
       ``(6) Utilizing findings to inform and support the future 
     work of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(f) Application.--To be eligible to be designed as a 
     critical technology security center pursuant to subsection 
     (a), a covered entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and including such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(g) Biannual Reports.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this section and every two years 
     thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that includes, 
     with respect to each critical technology security center--
       ``(1) a summary of the work performed by each such center;
       ``(2) information relating to the allocation of Federal 
     funds at each such center;
       ``(3) a description of each vulnerability identified, 
     including information relating to the corresponding software 
     weakness;
       ``(4) an assessment of the criticality of each 
     vulnerability identified pursuant to paragraph (3);
       ``(5) a list of critical technologies studied by each 
     center, including an explanation by the Under Secretary for 
     any deviations from the list of technologies provided by the 
     Director before the distribution of funding to the center; 
     and
       ``(6) a list of tools, techniques, and procedures used by 
     each such center.
       ``(h) Consultation With Relevant Agencies.--In carrying out 
     this section, the Under Secretary shall consult with the 
     heads of other Federal agencies conducting cybersecurity 
     research, to include the following:
       ``(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       ``(2) The National Science Foundation.
       ``(3) Relevant agencies within the Department of Energy.
       ``(4) Relevant agencies within the Department of Defense.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
       ``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       ``(2) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       ``(3) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
       ``(4) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
       ``(5) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       ``(2) The term `covered entity' means a university, 
     federally funded research and development center, including 
     national laboratories, or consortia thereof.
       ``(3) The term `critical technology' means technology 
     relating to a national critical function.
       ``(4) The term ``open source software'' means software for 
     which the human-readable source code is freely available for 
     use, study, re-use, modification, enhancement, and 
     redistribution by the users of such software.''.
       (b) Identification of Certain Technology.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 2202(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 603(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(S) To identify the technologies within the remits of the 
     Critical Technology Security centers as described in section 
     322 that are vital to national critical functions.''.
       (c) 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 321 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 322. Critical Technology Security Centers.''.


       Amendment No. 235 offered by Mr. langevin of rhode island

       Add at the end of title LII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 52__. ENHANCED ROLE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
                   FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ON THE JOINT 
                   REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Section 181 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``the Secretary of Defense and'' before ``the Chairman'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) increasing awareness of global technology trends, 
     threats, and adversary capabilities to address gaps in joint 
     military capabilities and validate technical feasibility of 
     requirements developed by the military departments;'';
       (D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) (as so 
     redesignated), by inserting ``the Secretary of Defense and'' 
     before ``the Chairman''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
     ``the Secretary of Defense and'' before ``the Chairman'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering, who shall serve as the Chief Science Advisor to 
     the Council.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraphs (B), (C), 
     (D), and (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 
     and (F)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively.
       (b) Recommendation on Extension.--Not later than March 1, 
     2023, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a recommendation 
     regarding whether the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering should be designated as the co-chair of the 
     Joint Requirements Oversight Council. The report should 
     include the reasons behind the recommendation and a 
     description of the additional resources and staff that would 
     be required to support such designation. The report may also 
     include input from each member or advisor of the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council.


       Amendment No. 236 offered by Mr. langevin of rhode island

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER 
                   GOVERNANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     commission a comprehensive evaluation and review of the 
     Department of Defense's current cyber governance construct.
       (b) Scope.--The evaluation and review commissioned pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall--
       (1) assess the performance of the Department of Defense in 
     carrying out cyberspace and cybersecurity responsibilities 
     relating to--
       (A) conducting military cyberspace operations of offensive, 
     defensive, and protective natures;

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       (B) securely operating technologies associated with 
     information networks, industrial control systems, operational 
     technologies, weapon systems, and weapon platforms; and
       (C) enabling, encouraging, and supporting the security of 
     international, industrial, and academic partners;
       (2) analyze and assess the current institutional constructs 
     across the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, 
     military services, and combatant commands involved with and 
     responsible for the responsibilities specified in paragraph 
     (1);
       (3) examine the Department's policy, legislative, and 
     regulatory regimes related to cyberspace and cybersecurity 
     matters;
       (4) analyze and assess the Department's performance in and 
     posture for building and retaining the requisite workforce 
     necessary to perform the responsibilities specified in 
     paragraph (1);
       (5) determine optimal governance structures related to the 
     management and advancement of the Department's cyber 
     workforce, including those structures defined under and 
     evaluated pursuant to section 1649 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) 
     and section 1726 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);
       (6) develop policy and legislative recommendations, as 
     appropriate, to delineate and deconflict the roles and 
     responsibilities of United States Cyber Command in defending 
     and protecting the Department of Defense Information Network 
     (DoDIN), with the responsibility of the Chief Information 
     Officer, the Defense Information Systems Agency, and the 
     military services to securely operate technologies specified 
     in paragraph (1)(B);
       (7) develop policy and legislative recommendations to 
     enhance the authority of the Chief Information Officers 
     within the military services, specifically as such relates to 
     executive and budgetary control over matters related to such 
     services' information technology security, acquisition, and 
     value;
       (8) develop policy and legislative recommendations, as 
     appropriate, for optimizing the institutional constructs 
     across the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, 
     military services, and combatant commands involved with and 
     responsible for the responsibilities specified in paragraph 
     (1); and
       (9) make recommendations for any legislation determined 
     appropriate.
       (c) Interim Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     commencement of the evaluation and review commissioned 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and every 45 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense 
     committees on interim findings of such evaluation and review.
       (d) Report.--Not later than six months after the 
     commencement of the evaluation and review commissioned 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     such evaluation and review.


          Amendment No. 237 offered by Mr. larsen of wisconsin

       At the end of title XI of division A, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY PERSONNEL 
                   FLEXIBILITIES FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
                   BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST 
                   FACILITIES BASE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.

       Section 1132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114- 328; 130 Stat. 2457), as 
     amended by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1630), 
     is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``through 2021'' and 
     inserting ``through 2026'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Data Collection Requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop and implement a plan to collect and 
     analyze data on the pilot program for the purposes of--
       ``(1) developing and sharing best practices; and
       ``(2) providing information to the leadership of the 
     Department and Congress on the implementation of the pilot 
     program and related policy issues.
       ``(g) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate including--
       ``(1) a description of the effect of this section on the 
     management of civilian personnel at domestic defense 
     industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test 
     Facilities Base during the most recently ended fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(2) the number of employees--
       ``(A) hired under such section during such fiscal year; and
       ``(B) expected to be hired under such section during the 
     fiscal year in which the briefing is provided.''.


         amendment no. 238 offered by mrs. lawrence of michigan

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 576. BEST PRACTICES FOR THE RETENTION OF CERTAIN FEMALE 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       The Secretaries of the military departments shall share and 
     implement best practices (including use of civilian industry 
     best practices) regarding the use of retention and exit 
     survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to 
     improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces 
     under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries.


         amendment no. 239 offered by mrs. lawrence of michigan

       Page 1390, after line 19, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. PILOT PROGRAM ON DOULA SUPPORT FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are approximately 2,300,000 women within the 
     veteran population in the United States.
       (2) The number of women veterans using services from the 
     Veterans Health Administration has increased by 28.8 percent 
     from 423,642 in 2014 to 545,670 in 2019.
       (3) During the period of 2010 through 2015, the use of 
     maternity services from the Veterans Health Administration 
     increased by 44 percent.
       (4) Although prenatal care and delivery is not provided in 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pregnant 
     women seek care from the Department for other conditions may 
     also need emergency care and require coordination of services 
     through the Veterans Community Care Program under section 
     1703 of title 38, United States Code.
       (5) The number of unique women veteran patients with an 
     obstetric delivery paid for by the Department increased by 
     1,778 percent from 200 deliveries in 2000 to 3,756 deliveries 
     in 2015.
       (6) The number of women age 35 years or older with an 
     obstetric delivery paid for by the Department increased 16-
     fold from fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2015.
       (7) A study in 2010 found that veterans returning from 
     Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom who 
     experienced pregnancy were twice as likely to have a 
     diagnosis of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress 
     disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia as those who had 
     not experienced a pregnancy.
       (8) The number of women veterans of reproductive age 
     seeking care from the Veterans Health Administration 
     continues to grow (more than 185,000 as of fiscal year 2015).
       (b) Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to 
     covered veterans through eligible entities by expanding the 
     Whole Health model of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or 
     successor model, to measure the impact that doula support 
     services have on birth and mental health outcomes of pregnant 
     veterans (in this section referred to as the ``pilot 
     program'').
       (2) Consideration.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall consider all types of doulas, including 
     traditional and community-based doulas.
       (3) Consultation.--In designing and implementing the pilot 
     program the Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, 
     including--
       (A) organizations representing veterans, including veterans 
     that are disproportionately impacted by poor maternal health 
     outcomes;
       (B) community-based health care professionals, including 
     doulas, and other stakeholders; and
       (C) experts in promoting health equity and combating racial 
     bias in health care settings.
       (4) Goals.--The goals of the pilot program are the 
     following:
       (A) To improve--
       (i) maternal, mental health, and infant care outcomes;
       (ii) integration of doula support services into the Whole 
     Health model of the Department, or successor model; and
       (iii) the experience of women receiving maternity care from 
     the Department, including by increasing the ability of a 
     woman to develop and follow her own birthing plan.
       (B) To reengage veterans with the Department after giving 
     birth.
       (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program in--
       (1) the three Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
     Department that have the highest percentage of female 
     veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 
     Department established and operated under section 1705(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, compared to the total number of 
     enrolled veterans in such Network; and
       (2) the three Veterans Integrated Service Networks that 
     have the lowest percentage of female veterans enrolled in the 
     patient enrollment system compared to the total number of 
     enrolled veterans in such Network.
       (d) Open Participation.--The Secretary shall allow any 
     eligible entity or covered veteran interested in 
     participating in the pilot program to participate in the 
     pilot program.
       (e) Services Provided.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, a covered veteran 
     shall receive not more than 10 sessions of care from a doula 
     under the Whole Health model of the Department, or successor 
     model, under which a doula works as an advocate for the 
     veteran alongside the medical team for the veteran.

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       (2) Sessions.--Sessions covered under paragraph (1) shall 
     be as follows:
       (A) Three or four sessions before labor and delivery.
       (B) One session during labor and delivery.
       (C) Three or four sessions after post-partum, which may be 
     conducted via the mobile application for VA Video Connect.
       (f) Administration of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of Women's Health of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or successor office, shall--
       (A) coordinate services and activities under the pilot 
     program;
       (B) oversee the administration of the pilot program; and
       (C) conduct onsite assessments of medical facilities of the 
     Department that are participating in the pilot program.
       (2) Guidelines for veteran-specific care.--The Office shall 
     establish guidelines under the pilot program for training 
     doulas on military sexual trauma and post traumatic stress 
     disorder.
       (3) Amounts for care.--The Office may recommend to the 
     Secretary appropriate payment amounts for care and services 
     provided under the pilot program, which shall not exceed 
     $3,500 per doula per veteran.
       (g) Doula Service Coordinator.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Office of Women's Health, or successor office, shall 
     establish a Doula Service Coordinator within the functions of 
     the Maternity Care Coordinator at each medical facility of 
     the Department that is participating in the pilot program.
       (2) Duties.--A Doula Service Coordinator established under 
     paragraph (1) at a medical facility shall be responsible 
     for--
       (A) working with eligible entities, doulas, and covered 
     veterans participating in the pilot program; and
       (B) managing payment between eligible entities and the 
     Department under the pilot program.
       (3) Tracking of information.--A doula providing services 
     under the pilot program shall report to the applicable Doula 
     Service Coordinator after each session conducted under the 
     pilot program.
       (4) Coordination with women's program manager.--A Doula 
     Service Coordinator for a medical facility of the Department 
     shall coordinate with the women's program manager for that 
     facility in carrying out the duties of the Doula Service 
     Coordinator under the pilot program.
       (h) Term of Pilot Program.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot program for a period of 5 years.
       (i) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     process to provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
     and doulas participating in the pilot program.
       (j) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each 
     year in which the pilot program is carried out, 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 the pilot program.
       (2) Final report.--As part of the final report submitted 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include 
     recommendations on whether the model studied in the pilot 
     program should be continued or more widely adopted by the 
     Department.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2027, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (l) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered veteran'' means a pregnant veteran 
     or a formerly pregnant veteran (with respect to sessions 
     post-partum) who is enrolled in the patient enrollment system 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``eligible entity'' means an entity that 
     provides medically accurate, comprehensive maternity services 
     to covered veterans under the laws administered by the 
     Secretary, including under the Veterans Community Care 
     Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``VA Video Connect'' means the program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to connect veterans with their 
     health care team from anywhere, using encryption to ensure a 
     secure and private session.


            amendment no. 240 offered by mrs. lee of nevada

       At the end of subtitle J of title V of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY AND 
                   NUTRITION OF FOOD AVAILABLE AT MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Assessment.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an assessment of the quality and 
     nutrition of food available at military installations for 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which data is being 
     collected on the nutritional food options available at 
     military installations for members of the Armed Forces, 
     including the fat, sodium, and fiber content of hot line 
     foods.
       (2) An assessment of the extent to which the Department of 
     Defense has evaluated whether the nutritional food options 
     described in paragraph (1) meet or exceed the daily nutrition 
     standards for adults set forth by the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       (3) A description of how the Secretary integrates and 
     coordinates nutrition recommendations, policies, and 
     pertinent information through the Interagency Committee on 
     Human Nutrition Research.
       (4) An assessment of the extent to which the Department of 
     Defense has evaluated how such recommendations, policies, and 
     information affect health outcomes of members of the Armed 
     Forces or retention rates for those members who do not meet 
     physical standards set forth by the Department.
       (5) A description of how the Secretary gathers input on the 
     quality of food service options provided to members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (6) An assessment of how the Department of Defense tracks 
     the attitudes and perceptions of members of the Armed Forces 
     on the quality of food service operations at military 
     installations in terms of availability during irregular 
     hours, accessibility, portion, price, and quality.
       (7) An assessment of access by members of the Armed Forces 
     to high-quality food options on military installations, such 
     as availability of food outside typical meal times or options 
     for members not located in close proximity to dining 
     facilities at a military installation.
       (8) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General may 
     have to address any findings related to the quality and 
     availability of food options provided to members of the Armed 
     Forces by the Department of Defense.
       (c) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives on the status of the assessment 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the briefing 
     under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on the assessment conducted under 
     subsection (a).


           amendment no. 242 offered by mrs. lesko of arizona

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 
                   WORKING GROUP.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is the common interest of the United States and 
     allies and partners to strive for a Indo-Pacific region that 
     is free, open, inclusive, healthy, anchored by democratic 
     values and market-based rules;
       (2) the United States should work closely with allies and 
     partners to respond to the most urgent of global challenges, 
     including economic and health impacts of COVID, economic 
     recovery as well as supply chain resiliency of critical 
     industries;
       (3) Taiwan is a vital part of global high technology supply 
     chain with top-notched manufacturing capacity for chips; and 
     it is in the political, security and economic interests of 
     the United States to advocate for an upgraded partnership 
     with Taiwan in response to challenges due to shortage of 
     chips; and
       (4) the United States recognizes Taiwan's continued efforts 
     to expand production of critical chips, including for auto 
     industries impacted severely by COVID.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     State, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments 
     and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the following:
       (1) The feasibility and advisability of establishing an 
     inter-agency United States-Taiwan working group for 
     coordinating cooperation related to semiconductor issues.
       (2) A discussion of current and future plans to engage with 
     Taiwan with respect to activities ensuring supply chain 
     security, especially with respect to semiconductors.
       (3) An assessment of impacts on global supply chain 
     integrity in case of regional conflicts in the Taiwan Strait.
       (4) An assessment to achieve measurable progress in 
     enhancing cooperation with Taiwan, including through 
     assessments in--
       (A) development of strategies to engaging Taiwan in the 
     discussions of United States-leading supply chain forums or 
     dialogues; and
       (B) economic and security benefits of including Taiwan in 
     the list of governments eligible for the strategic trade 
     authorization exception.
       (5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
     relevant.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the congressional defense 
     committees and--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.


          amendment no. 243 offered by mr. levin of california

       At the end of subtitle E of title VI, insert the following:

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     SEC. 642. 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. 244 offered by mr. levin of california

       Insert the following after section 551 and redesignate 
     subsequent sections accordingly.:

     SEC. 552. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS 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'';
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Character'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``Potential or confirmed 
     involuntary separation of the member.'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); 
     and
       (4) 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. 245 offered by mr. lieu of california

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF CITY AND STATE 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i) Office of City and State Diplomacy.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be established within the 
     Department of State an Office of City and State Diplomacy (in 
     this subsection referred to as the `Office'). The Department 
     may use a similar name at its discretion and upon 
     notification to Congress.
       ``(2) Head of office.--The head of the Office shall be the 
     Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy (in this 
     subsection referred to as the `Ambassador') or other 
     appropriate senior official. The head of the Office shall--
       ``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate; and
       ``(B) report directly to the Secretary, or such other 
     senior official as the Secretary determines appropriate and 
     upon notification to Congress.
       ``(3) Duties.--
       ``(A) Principal duty.--The principal duty of the head of 
     the Office shall be the overall coordination (including 
     policy oversight of resources) of Federal support for 
     subnational engagements by State and municipal governments 
     with foreign governments. The head of the Office shall be the 
     principal adviser to the Secretary of State on subnational 
     engagements and the principal official on such matters within 
     the senior management of the Department of State.
       ``(B) Additional duties.--The additional duties of the head 
     of the Office shall include the following:
       ``(i) Coordinating overall United States policy and 
     programs in support of subnational engagements by State and 
     municipal governments with foreign governments, including 
     with respect to the following:

       ``(I) Coordinating resources across the Department of State 
     and throughout the Federal Government in support of such 
     engagements.
       ``(II) Identifying policy, program, and funding 
     discrepancies among relevant Federal agencies regarding such 
     coordination.
       ``(III) Identifying gaps in Federal support for such 
     engagements and developing corresponding policy or 
     programmatic changes to address such gaps.

       ``(ii) Identifying areas of alignment between United States 
     foreign policy and State and municipal goals.
       ``(iii) Improving communication with the American public, 
     including, potentially, communication that demonstrate the 
     breadth of international engagement by subnational actors and 
     the impact of diplomacy across the United States.
       ``(iv) Providing advisory support to subnational 
     engagements, including by assisting State and municipal 
     governments regarding--

       ``(I) developing and implementing global engagement and 
     public diplomacy strategies;
       ``(II) implementing programs to cooperate with foreign 
     governments on policy priorities or managing shared 
     resources; and
       ``(III) understanding the implications of foreign policy 
     developments or policy changes through regular and 
     extraordinary briefings.

       ``(v) Facilitating linkages and networks among State and 
     municipal governments, and between State and municipal 
     governments and their foreign counterparts, including by 
     tracking subnational engagements and leveraging State and 
     municipal expertise.
       ``(vi) Supporting the work of Department of State detailees 
     assigned to State and municipal governments pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(vii) Under the direction of the Secretary, negotiating 
     agreements and memoranda of understanding with foreign 
     governments related to subnational engagements and 
     priorities.
       ``(viii) Supporting United States economic interests 
     through subnational engagements, in consultation and 
     coordination with the Department of Commerce, the Department 
     of the Treasury, and the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       ``(ix) Coordinating subnational engagements with the 
     associations of subnational elected leaders, including the 
     United States Conference of Mayors, National Governors 
     Association, National League of Cities, National Association 
     of Counties, Council of State Governments, National 
     Conference of State Legislators, and State International 
     Development Organizations.
       ``(4) Coordination.--With respect to matters involving 
     trade promotion and inward investment facilitation, the 
     Office shall coordinate with and support the International 
     Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce as the 
     lead Federal agency for trade promotion and facilitation of 
     business investment in the United States.
       ``(5) Detailees.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, with respect to 
     employees of the Department of State, is authorized to detail 
     a member of the civil service or Foreign Service to State and 
     municipal governments on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
     basis. Such details shall be for a period not to exceed two 
     years, and shall be without interruption or loss of status or 
     privilege.
       ``(B) Responsibilities.--Detailees under subparagraph (A) 
     should carry out the following:
       ``(i) Supporting the mission and objectives of the host 
     subnational government office.
       ``(ii) Advising State and municipal government officials 
     regarding questions of global affairs, foreign policy, 
     cooperative agreements, and public diplomacy.
       ``(iii) Coordinating activities relating to State and 
     municipal government subnational engagements with the 
     Department of State, including the Office, Department 
     leadership, and regional and functional bureaus of the 
     Department, as appropriate.
       ``(iv) Engaging Federal agencies regarding security, public 
     health, trade promotion, and other programs executed at the 
     State or municipal government level.
       ``(v) Any other duties requested by State and municipal 
     governments and approved by the Office.
       ``(C) Additional personnel support for subnational 
     engagement.--For the purposes of this subsection, the 
     Secretary of State--
       ``(i) is authorized to employ individuals by contract;
       ``(ii) is encouraged to make use of the re-hired annuitants 
     authority under section 3323 of title 5, United States Code, 
     particularly for annuitants who are already residing across 
     the United States who may have the skills and experience to 
     support subnational governments; and
       ``(iii) is encouraged to make use of authorities under the 
     Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et 
     seq.) to temporarily assign State and local government 
     officials to the Department of State or overseas missions to 
     increase their international experience and add their 
     perspectives on United States priorities to the Department.
       ``(6) Report and briefing.--
       ``(A) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the head of the Office 
     shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes 
     information relating to the following:

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       ``(i) The staffing plan (including permanent and temporary 
     staff) for the Office and a justification for the location of 
     the Office within the Department of State's organizational 
     structure.
       ``(ii) The funding level provided to the Office for the 
     Office, together with a justification relating to such level.
       ``(iii) The rank and title granted to the head of the 
     Office, together with a justification relating to such 
     decision and an analysis of whether the rank and title of 
     Ambassador-at-Large is required to fulfill the duties of the 
     Office.
       ``(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, including relating 
     to--

       ``(I) leveraging subnational engagement to improve United 
     States foreign policy effectiveness;
       ``(II) enhancing the awareness, understanding, and 
     involvement of United States citizens in the foreign policy 
     process; and
       ``(III) better engaging with foreign subnational 
     governments to strengthen diplomacy.

       ``(v) Any other matters as determined relevant by the head 
     of the Office.
       ``(B) Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of the report required under subparagraph (A) and 
     annually thereafter, the head of the Office shall brief the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate on the work of the Office and 
     any changes made to the organizational structure or funding 
     of the Office.
       ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed as precluding--
       ``(A) the Office from being elevated to a bureau within the 
     Department of State; or
       ``(B) the head of the Office from being elevated to an 
     Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary position 
     does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions 
     at the Department above the number authorized under 
     subsection (c)(1).
       ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Municipal.--The term `municipal' means, with respect 
     to the government of a municipality in the United States, a 
     municipality with a population of not fewer than 100,000 
     people.
       ``(B) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States, the 
     District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(C) Subnational engagement.--The term `subnational 
     engagement' means formal meetings or events between elected 
     officials of State or municipal governments and their foreign 
     counterparts.''.


          Amendment No. 246 offered by Mr. lieu of california

       At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3__. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF WORKING DOGS TO DETECT 
                   EARLY STAGES OF DISEASES.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     commence a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of 
     using scent detection working dogs to detect the early stages 
     of diseases (including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
     19)) and upon detection, to alert the handler of the dog. In 
     carrying out such program, the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) potential uses for such dogs in screening individuals 
     seeking to access facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Defense or seeking to access locations 
     frequently used by the public and relevant to public safety; 
     and
       (2) any other potential uses for such dogs relating to the 
     detection of early stages of diseases, including uses 
     relating to the management and provision of personal 
     protective equipment and medical testing kits to Department 
     of Defense personnel.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     concerning the scope and limitations of the pilot program 
     under subsection (a). Such regulations shall include 
     requirements to ensure that the pilot program is 
     scientifically rigorous.
       (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program under subsection (a) for a period of not more than 
     four years.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the pilot program under subsection (a) terminates, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
     outcomes of such pilot program.


          Amendment No. 247 offered by Mr. lieu of california

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

     SEC. 13_. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING TO 
                   NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN 
                   HOSTILITIES IN THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN.

        Section 1273(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1699) is 
     amended by striking ``two-year period'' and inserting ``four-
     year period''.


         Amendment No. 248 offered by ms. lofgren of california

       Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 16__. REPORT ON SENSING CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE TO ASSIST FIGHTING WILDFIRES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     any other head of an agency or department the Secretary 
     determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the capabilities of the 
     Department of Defense to assist fighting wildfires through 
     the use and analysis of satellite and other aerial survey 
     technology.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An examination of the current and future sensing 
     requirements for the wildfire fighting and analysis 
     community.
       (2) Identification of assets of the Department of Defense 
     and intelligence community that can provide data that is 
     relevant to the requirements under paragraph (1), including 
     an examination of such assets that--
       (A) are currently available;
       (B) are in development; and
       (C) have been formally proposed by a department or agency 
     of the Federal Government, but which have not yet been 
     approved by Congress.
       (3) With respect to the assets identified under paragraph 
     (2)(A), an examination of how close the data such assets 
     provide comes to meeting the wildfire management and 
     suppression community needs.
       (4) An identification of the total and breakdown of costs 
     reimbursed to the Department of Defense during the five-year 
     period preceding the date of the report for reimbursable 
     requests for assistance from lead departments or agencies of 
     the Federal Government responding to natural disasters.
       (5) A discussion of issues involved in producing 
     unclassified products using unclassified and classified 
     assets, and policy options for Congress regarding that 
     translation, including by explicitly addressing 
     classification choices that could ease the application of 
     data from such assets to wildfire detection and tracking.
       (6) Identification of options to address gaps between 
     requirements and capabilities to be met by additional 
     solutions, whether from the Department of Defense, the 
     intelligence community, or from the civil or commercial 
     domain.
       (7) A retrospective analysis to determine whether the 
     existing data could have been used to defend against past 
     fires.
       (8) Options for the Department of Defense to assist the 
     Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, 
     the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, the National Science Foundation, and State and 
     local governments in identifying and responding to wildfires.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, the Committee on Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).


          Amendment No. 249 offered by Mrs. luria of virginia

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM BY 
                   IRAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Iran's decision to enrich uranium up 
     to 60 percent purity is a further escalation and shortens the 
     breakout time to produce enough highly enriched uranium to 
     develop a nuclear weapon; and
       (2) the Government of Iran should immediately abandon any 
     pursuit of a nuclear weapon.


          Amendment No. 250 offered by Mrs. luria of virginia

       At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON THE EMERGENCE OF 
                   MILITIA FLEETS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     study on the challenges posed by the emergence of militia 
     fleets in the South China Sea, including--
       (1) a tactical threat assessment and assessment of United 
     States Navy and Coast Guard capability;
       (2) options for countering militia fleets; and
       (3) an assessment of future capabilities needed to address 
     those challenges.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate a report on the study conducted pursuant to subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Militia Fleet.--In this section, the term ``militia 
     fleet'' means the People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia or 
     other subset national militias of China.


          Amendment No. 251 offered by Mrs. luria of virginia

       At the end of title VI, add the following new section:

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     SEC. 6__. SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES TO ATTEND FUNERALS AND MEMORIAL 
                   SERVICES.

       The Secretary of Defense shall modify the space available 
     travel program established pursuant to section 2641b of title 
     10, United States Code, to include, as authorized category II 
     travel, space available travel for a member of the Armed 
     Forces when the primary purpose of the member's travel is to 
     attend a funeral or memorial service.


        Amendment No. 252 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 85__ REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME 
                   CONTRACTING.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization of 2021''.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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.
       ``(B) Federal agency contracting for the logistical support 
     of coalition forces operating under the authority of either 
     the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-
     40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) or the Authorization for Use of 
     Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
       ``(C) Federal agency contracting for the performance of 
     security functions in countries where coalition forces 
     operate under the authority of either the Authorization for 
     Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
     note) or the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
     Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
     note).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 841 of the National 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 of 2021''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``was first established'' 
     each place it appears, and inserting ``was reestablished by 
     the Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization of 2021''; 
     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 of 2021''.


        Amendment No. 253 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. STRENGTHENING AWARENESS OF SANCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 312 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following::
       ``(g) OFAC Exchange.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The OFAC Exchange is hereby 
     established within OFAC.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The OFAC Exchange shall facilitate a 
     voluntary public-private information sharing partnership 
     among law enforcement agencies, national security agencies, 
     financial institutions, and OFAC to--
       ``(A) effectively and efficiently administer and enforce 
     economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign 
     countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics 
     traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other 
     threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy 
     of the United States by promoting innovation and technical 
     advances in reporting--
       ``(i) under subchapter II of chapter 53 and the regulations 
     promulgated under that subchapter; and
       ``(ii) with respect to other economic and trade sanctions 
     requirements;
       ``(B) protect the financial system from illicit use, 
     including evasions of existing economic and trade sanctions 
     programs; and
       ``(C) facilitate two-way information exchange between OFAC 
     and persons who are required to comply with sanctions 
     administered and enforced by OFAC, including financial 
     institutions, business sectors frequently affected by 
     sanctions programs, and non-government organizations and 
     humanitarian groups impacted by such sanctions programs.
       ``(3) Report.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and once every 2 years 
     thereafter for the next 5 years, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report containing--
       ``(i) an analysis of the efforts undertaken by the OFAC 
     Exchange, which shall include an analysis of--

       ``(I) the results of those efforts; and
       ``(II) the extent and effectiveness of those efforts, 
     including the extent and effectiveness of communication 
     between OFAC and persons who are required to comply with 
     sanctions administered and enforced by OFACs;

       ``(ii) recommendations to improve efficiency and 
     effectiveness of targeting, compliance, enforcement and 
     licensing activities undertake by OFAC; and
       ``(iii) any legislative, administrative, or other 
     recommendations the Secretary may have to strengthen the 
     efforts of the OFAC Exchange.
       ``(B) Classified annex.--Each report under subparagraph (A) 
     may include a classified annex.
       ``(4) Information sharing requirement.--Information shared 
     under this subsection shall be shared--
       ``(A) in compliance with all other applicable Federal laws 
     and regulations;
       ``(B) in such a manner as to ensure the appropriate 
     confidentiality of personal information; and
       ``(C) at the discretion of the Director, with the 
     appropriate Federal functional regulator, as defined in 
     section of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.
       ``(5) Protection of shared information.--
       ``(A) Regulations.--OFAC shall, as appropriate, promulgate 
     regulations that establish procedures for the protection of 
     information shared and exchanged between OFAC and the private 
     sector in accordance with this section, consistent with the 
     capacity, size, and nature of the financial institution to 
     which the particular procedures apply.
       ``(B) Use of information.--Information received by a 
     financial institution pursuant to this section shall not be 
     used for any purpose other than identifying and reporting on 
     activities that may involve the financing of terrorism, 
     proliferation financing, narcotics trafficking, or financing 
     of sanctioned countries, regimes, or persons.
       ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to create new information sharing authorities or 
     requirements relating to the Bank Secrecy Act.''.
       (b) Scope of the Meetings of the Supervisory Team on 
     Countering Illicit Finance.--Section 6214(b) of the William 
     M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (31 U.S.C. 5311 note) is amended by striking 
     ``to combat the risk relating to proliferation financing'' 
     and inserting ``for the purposes of countering illicit 
     finance, including proliferation finance and sanctions 
     evasion''.
       (c) Combating Russian Money Laundering.--Section 9714 of 
     the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act (Public Law 116-
     283) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``by'' and inserting 
     ``involving'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Classified Information.--In any judicial review of a 
     finding of the existence of a primary money laundering 
     concern, or of the requirement for 1 or more special measures 
     with respect to a primary money laundering concern made under 
     this section, if the designation or imposition, or both, were 
     based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) 
     of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. 
     App.), such information may be submitted by the Secretary to 
     the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection 
     does not confer or imply any right to judicial review of any 
     finding made or any requirement imposed under this section.
       ``(c) Availability of Information.--The exemptions from, 
     and prohibitions on, search and disclosure provided in 
     section 5319 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to 
     any report or record of report filed pursuant to a 
     requirement imposed under subsection (a) of this section. For 
     purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this 
     subsection shall be considered a statute described in 
     subsection (b)(3)(B) of that section.
       ``(d) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in sections 
     5321 and 5322 of title 31, United States Code, that apply to 
     violations of special measures imposed under section 5318A of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall apply to violations of 
     any order, regulation, special measure, or other requirement 
     imposed under subsection (a) of this section, in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as described in sections 5321 
     and 5322.
       ``(e) Injunctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury may bring 
     a civil action to enjoin a violation of any order, 
     regulation, special measure, or other requirement imposed 
     under subsection (a) of this section in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as described in section 5320 of title 31, 
     United States Code.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Alabama 
(Mr. Rogers) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.


   Modification to Amendment En Bloc No. 207 Offered by Mr. Smith of 
                               Washington

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that

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amendment No. 207 printed in part C of House Report 117-125 be modified 
in the form I have placed at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the modification.
  The Clerk read as follows:
  Modification to amendment No. 207 offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:

              Amendment 207 is amended to read as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10__. COST ANALYSIS REPORT ON CHANGES TO MILITARY 
                   PRIORITIES.

       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 Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     on--
       (1) the estimated cost savings as a result of a full 
     drawdown of United States personnel and contractors from 
     Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria compared with actual costs for 
     such personnel and contractors in fiscal year 2021; and
       (2) the estimated cost of redirecting United States 
     personnel and materials, including increased budget authority 
     for ships, aircraft, nuclear weapons, major personnel, and 
     operational costs, to effectively engage in great power 
     competition with Russia and China to effectively curb and 
     deter Russia and China militarily in their respective 
     regions.

  Mr. SMITH of Washington (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask 
unanimous consent that the reading of the modification be dispensed 
with.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Washington?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Washington?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment is modified.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the en bloc package, 
which contains amendment No. 384 to create four critical technology 
security centers.
  These centers would be created through competitive grants issued by 
the Department of Homeland Security to universities or federally funded 
research and development centers, including national laboratories.
  Each center would have a different focus, with the first four 
covering network technology, network industrial control systems, open 
source software, and Federal critical software, respectively.
  Each center would rigorously test the security of a set of 
technologies developed with input from the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, the compromise of which would 
represent the highest level of risk to our critical infrastructure.
  With respect to those specific technologies, centers would evaluate 
their overall security posture; develop new tools and capabilities for 
vulnerability discovery, management, and mitigation; and support the 
remediation of the vulnerabilities they find.
  This is an important recommendation of the Cyberspace Solarium 
Commission, and I thank my fellow Commissioner, Mr. Gallagher, for 
cosponsoring this amendment. I also thank Chairman Thompson for his 
support of the measure. I urge Members to support the en bloc package 
and the underlying bill.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this en bloc package was put together in close 
consultation with the minority. I urge all Members to support it.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman, and I thank the 
ranking member for his support, longtime friends.
  Let me quickly indicate that as I have embraced the NDAA over the 
years, it has always been my focus to deal with the military personnel 
and to make us the best, the strongest, and the most well respected and 
appreciated.
  I want to thank this committee and the Rules Committee for allowing 
my amendments Nos. 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, and 198. Many of 
them speak for themselves.
  Let me clearly say that I have worked year after year as a breast 
cancer survivor to ensure that triple-negative breast cancer, which is 
one of the most deadly forms of cancer--that women in the military have 
the services that they need.
  Let me just share with you that triple-negative breast cancer has a 
survival rate of 5 years. The key to beating this cancer is early 
detection. There is $10 million to enhance research and to help these 
women. In addition, I have asked for $2 million for post-traumatic 
stress disorder. I even, under then-Colonel Murtha, organized a center 
in my district.
  But the most important point for supporting this amendment is that it 
still exists--Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, 11 to 20 
out of 100; Gulf war, 12 out of 100; Vietnam war, 30 out of 100. It is 
still needed, and we appreciate this amendment.
  I also want to thank you for recognizing that we are going into 
space. My amendment says that we should have a bill that studies the 
risks proposed by man-made space debris in lower orbit, including 
recommendations and remediation of such risks. It is extremely 
important.
  Finally, I want to speak to a very important amendment dealing with 
the longstanding history of African Americans in the United States 
military, to create a task force that respects the fact that Crispus 
Attucks, a runaway slave who escaped--during the Boston Massacre to the 
present day--an escaped slave who fought in the Revolutionary War with 
George Washington.
  This story is a long-story story. The United States Army and others 
have a very long history. This task force will determine the impact of 
slavery and the impact of our soldiers from the very early years, who 
happened to be ex-slaves fighting all the way through the many 
different wars.
  I believe we will find that those who are descendants of enslaved 
Africans have fought in wars from the very beginning. It is an 
important story. It should be told. I am very pleased that this 
particular amendment is included.
  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).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I will just conclude that this task 
force, which will be a very significant historical study, will be very 
much appreciated.
  But let me quickly say that having worked with our various nominees 
to the military academies, one in particular was an individual who 
stuttered. By the time he finished, they said he could not have his 
command. They never assessed him in the academy while he was there.
  I believe this is an important assessment, to assess that vital 
$250,000 student, so that when he graduates, he will have a command 
even if he is a stutterer because he made it into the academy; he was 
successful academically; and he should be allowed to serve his country.
  I thank you for considering my amendments and for them to stay in to 
become law.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my Amendments in the En Bloc 
Amendment No. 2 to H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for FY 2022, which incorporates Jackson Lee Amendments Nos. 191, 192, 
193, 194, 195, 196, 197, and 198.
  I thank the Rules Committee for making these amendments in order.
  I also thank Chairman Smith of the House Armed Services Committee and 
his staff for working with me and my staff to include the Jackson Lee 
Amendments in this En Bloc, and for his great work in shepherding the 
bill to the floor.
  The amendments included in En Bloc No. 2 are as follows:
  1. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 191--Provides 
authorization for a $10 million increase in funding for increased 
collaboration with NIH to combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
  2. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 192--Provides 
authorization for $2.5 million increase in funding to combat 
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  3. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 193--Directs the Secretary 
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promulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission to 
attend a military academy undergo screening for speech disorders and be 
provided the results of the screening test and a list of warfare 
unrestricted line (URL) Officer positions and occupation specialists 
that require successful performance on the speech test. Academy 
students shall have the option of undergoing speech therapy to reduce 
speech disorders or impediments.
  4. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 194 recognizes that Black 
men and women have played an integral role in the defense of the nation 
from the bravery of Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, during the 
Boston Massacre to the present day, and seeks to determine how to 
address the historical and current barriers to their participation and 
equal treatment in the Armed Services.
  5. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 195--Requires report on 
Maternity Mortality Rates for military members and their dependents.
  6. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 196--Requires a report to 
be submitted to Congress within 240 days following enactment on the 
risks posed by debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on 
remediation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space 
debris.
  7. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 197--Requires the 
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress programs and procedures 
employed to ensure students studying abroad through Department of 
Defense National Security Education Programs are trained to recognize, 
resist, and report against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign 
governments.
  8. Jackson Lee Amendment designated as No. 198--Directs the Secretary 
to submit to Congress within 180 days a report on the recognition of 
African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces in DOD naming 
practices and conventions for military installations, infrastructure, 
vessels, and weapon systems.
  Jackson Lee Amendment 191 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, 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).


                 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 
tests will return negative results for the presence of breast cancer 
for three types of breast cancer tests:
  Estrogen receptor;
  Progesterone receptor; and
  Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 or the HER2 test will be 
negative.
  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; and
  Triple Negative Breast Cancer tends to be higher grade than other 
types of breast cancer.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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 percent of women with triple-negative breast 
cancer survived at least 5 years, versus 93 percent 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.
  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.
  For these individuals and the tens of thousands of survivors and 
their daughters this amendment is needed.
  Jackson Lee Amendment 192 provides authorization for $2.5 million 
increase in funding to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  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.
  According to the National Center for PTSD, the number of Veterans 
with PTSD varies by service era:
  Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF): About 11-
20 out of every 100 Veterans (or between 11-20 percent) who served in 
OIF or OEF have PTSD in a given year.
  Gulf War (Desert Storm): About 12 out of every 100 Gulf War Veterans 
(or 12 percent) have PTSD in a given year.
  Vietnam War: It is estimated that about 30 out of every 100 (or 30 
percent) of Vietnam Veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime.
  Another cause of PTSD in the military can be military sexual trauma 
(MST). This is any sexual harassment or sexual assault that occurs 
while you are in the military.
  MST can happen to both men and women and can occur during peacetime, 
training, or war.
  Among Veterans who use VA health care, about:
  23 out of 100 women (or 23 percent) reported sexual assault when in 
the military.
  55 out of 100 women (or 55 percent) and 38 out of 100 men (or 38 
percent) have experienced sexual harassment when in the military.
  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.
  Jackson Lee Amendment 194 recognizes that Black men and 
women have played an integral role in the defense of the nation, from 
the bravery of Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, during the Boston 
Massacre to the present day, and seeks to determine how to address the 
historical and current barriers to their participation and equal 
treatment in the Armed Services.
  Black Americans became pilots, nurses, Marines, and West Point 
graduates, but it was not until President Harry S. Truman issued an 
executive order in 1948 that the armed services were integrated; and 
even then, some units refused to do so for several more years.
  In 1777, when George Washington faced a dearth of white soldiers 
willing to fight on behalf of the colonies, he allowed Black men to 
fight in the continental army and during the harsh winter of 1778 the 
Rhode Island Assembly, therefore, passed a law in 1778 allowing ``every 
able-bodied negro, mulatto, or Indian man slave in this state to 
enlist.''
  100 black soldiers signed up in exchange for their freedom.
  During the Civil War, around 179,000 Black men served in the Union 
army, either in the Army, Navy, or non-combat positions and more than 
40,000 gave the last full measure of devotion to their country.
  Over 125,000 Black soldiers served overseas in the segregated 
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War II, but the U.S. military remained segregated.
  When Black veterans came home, many found it difficult to get housing 
or jobs because White veterans were given preference.
  The racial inequality and mistreatment of Black men and women that 
has historically permeated our military continues to this day, with 
more than 750 complaints of discrimination by race or ethnicity from 
service members in the fiscal year 2020 alone.
  But discrimination doesn't exist just within the military rank-and-
file, as in that same fiscal year, civilians working in the financial, 
technical, and support sectors of the Army, Air Force; and Navy also 
filed 900 complaints of racial discrimination and over 350 complaints 
of discrimination by skin color, data from the U.S. Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission shows.
  According to a report by the Defense Department's Diversity and 
Inclusion Board, while the enlisted ranks of the active and reserve 
military were ``slightly more racially and ethnically diverse than its 
U.S. civilian counterparts,'' the opposite was true for the officer 
corps.
  With the rise and normalization of white supremacist expression 
during the Trump administration, the concept of restorative justice has 
gained more urgency, garnering the attention of mainstream 
commentators, and illustrating the need for a national reckoning.
  We owe it to those brave men and women who have proven time and time 
again to be an integral part of our military to examine the Armed 
Services' history of discrimination and to determine the necessary 
steps to repair the harm caused by these inequities.
  Jackson Lee Amendment No. 96 directs that the Secretary of DoD 
provide a report 240 days from enactment of this bill on the risks 
posed by man-made space debris in low-earth orbit, including 
recommendations on remediation of such risks, and outlines of plans to 
reduce the incident of space debris.
  Space debris encompasses both natural and artificial particles.
  This Jackson Lee Amendment would address the risk of man-made space 
debris.
  Man-made objects in Earth's orbit that may no longer serve a useful 
function can include nonfunctional spacecraft, abandoned launch vehicle 
stages, mission-related debris and fragmentation debris.
  Space debris travels at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour is fast 
enough for a small piece of man-made debris to damage a satellite or a 
spacecraft.
  There are more than 20,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball 
orbiting the Earth.
  There are 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble or larger.
  There are many millions of pieces of debris that are so small they 
can't be tracked.
  NASA tracks more than 500,000 pieces of man-made space debris in 
Earth's orbit.
  This amendment seeks a report from the Secretary of Defense on the 
risks posed by man-made space debris, solutions for reducing risks and 
strategies for reducing the incidence of more man-made space debris 
being introduced into space.
  I urge all members to vote for En Bloc Amendment No. 2 and the 
underlying legislation, H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for FY 2022

                              {time}  1745

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert), my longtime friend and colleague.
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of amendment 165. It 
creates a separate career track for military judges to prevent undue 
influence from command above.
  In the 1970s it was seen that it would be good for trial defense 
attorneys to have a separate track so that they were not rated by the 
same person who was pushing to have a court martial. That created some 
problems and at times some abuses.
  The separation and the creation of a trial defense service served a 
great purpose, but before 2004 each of the judge advocates general of 
the armed services subscribed to the policy that all judge advocates 
should have a broad career and move from job to job. They became quite 
good at all trades but masters of none.
  So junior judge advocates would try a few court martials, then move 
from one job to another. It gave them a broad basis, but it was not 
helpful overall.
  By giving the military judges a separate career track, it will ensure 
avoidance of undue command influence and will give our servicemembers 
the fair trials they deserve. I would encourage everyone to vote for 
this amendment.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Krishnamoorthi).
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of my amendment, 
which would permit the Secretary of HHS to receive unused and 
oftentimes just about to expire COVID vaccines from States and be able 
to redistribute them to foreign partners or allies.
  Now, my primary legislation before the body in Congress is called 
NOVID. It is a play on words, no more COVID. And this legislation would 
actually establish a program to help vaccinate 60 percent of the 
population of the world's 92 poorest countries. I hope that this 
legislation is taken up by this body and supported by the 
administration.
  In the meantime, the very least that we can do is to donate unused 
vaccines from the States. Now, these vaccines are about to expire. They 
are going to be no good in just a matter of months, and so instead of 
allowing them to go to waste, we should donate them abroad.
  This is not only the right thing to do to help to end suffering 
abroad, but it is the smart thing to do because then it helps to 
prevent variants that are generated abroad from coming back home to the 
United States and further wreaking havoc on our economy.
  On top of that, we see the Chinese Communist Party going around the 
world peddling their ineffective Sinovac vaccine, and we should be 
instead vaccinating those populations with effective vaccines.
  Again, I hope that the administration utilizes this amendment to 
great impact, and I hope that they also do more and endorse my NOVID 
legislation.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Jackson), an outstanding freshman member of 
the Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. JACKSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment, which 
clearly states that Israel is a critical defense partner of ours. Our 
national security is inextricably linked to our relationship with and 
our military's support for Israel.
  As our strongest ally in the Middle East, it is critical that we 
conduct military exercises with Israel to improve interoperability and 
readiness. We must ensure that Israel has the capabilities it needs to 
defend itself against terrorists with consistent and reliable transfers 
of defense articles.
  Last year, President Trump negotiated the historic Abraham Accords, 
and to honor that, my amendment states clear support for Israel's work 
to promote peace. While some in this body have made their disdain for 
the Jewish State of Israel clear, I believe our relationship with 
Israel is nonnegotiable.
  Our friends in Israel are currently questioning our commitment 
because some of my more radical colleagues forced the Speaker to 
withdraw financial support for the Iron Dome yesterday.
  I urge all Members of this body to support my amendment. We must take 
this step to show the only democracy in the Middle East that they can 
count on us for support.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly).
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of en bloc No. 
2, which includes three amendments I worked on.
  Amendment No. 217 establishes a pilot transition assistance program 
for military spouses, offering similar services to those available for 
members of our Armed Forces.
  This includes mental health first aid training since military spouses 
are well positioned to notice warning signs for any mental health or 
subsequent abuse struggles a new veteran might experience.
  Amendment No. 218 will improve interagency communication as the low 
Earth orbit becomes more crowded with defense, civil, and commercial 
space assets.
  Finally, amendment No. 158 with Representative Gonzales will create a 
National Digital Reserve Corps to bring private sector talent into the 
Federal Government to work on short-term projects. We need more 
cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and developer expertise in the 
Federal Government if we are going to meet the challenges of the 21st 
century.
  I urge my colleagues to support this en bloc.

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  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Garcia), an outstanding freshman member 
of our Conference.
  Mr. GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my 
critical, bipartisan, bicameral bill, the Military Spouse Licensing 
Relief Act, which was included as an amendment in this en bloc package.
  My amendment would support military families by allowing military 
spouses with valid professional licenses in one State reciprocity in 
another State where their spouse is stationed on military orders. This 
effectively allows the spouse to cross-deck their professional license 
to another State while their spouse is on Active Duty.
  More than 30 percent of our military spouses work in a field 
requiring professional licensing, and when these families receive move 
orders to a new State, military spouses often must spend time and money 
to reapply for a professional license that they already have. On 
average, military families lose thousands of dollars per move in lost 
wages and fees caused by relicensing barriers, and in many cases the 
spouse ends up not even applying for the license because it takes too 
long or is too costly to do so.
  The struggle often threatens the economic security and quality of 
life for these families, as their loved ones serve our Nation. No 
military spouse should have to decide between job security and being 
with their family. Military families already sacrifice so much in 
service to our great country, and we must work to protect these 
families.
  At a time in which our communities are also facing critical shortages 
of skilled professionals, like nurses and teachers, I urge my 
colleagues to support this commonsense amendment that will drastically 
improve the quality of life for our military families as well as our 
communities.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning).
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, and I urge my colleagues 
to support the bill and my five amendments included in the bill.
  My State of North Carolina is home to eight military bases and more 
than 800,000 Active Duty military servicemembers and veterans.
  The NDAA will give these servicemembers a 2.7 percent pay raise and 
add a crucial level of accountability by taking the prosecution of 
sexual assault and other crimes out of the chain of command.
  I urge support for my amendment requiring the military to consider 
the benefits of using electric vehicles for students at military 
installations. Increased use of electric vehicles by our military will 
help accelerate our transition to clean energy and create good-paying 
jobs in districts like mine.
  This bill also includes my amendments to express concern about the 
safety of Afghan women and girls and to require the Secretary of 
Defense to appoint an official to assist the State Department with 
continued evacuations from Afghanistan. We must do better for the 
people who helped our troops.
  I urge my colleagues to support this act.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Puerto Rico (Miss Gonzalez-Colon).
  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my amendments 
that are included in this amendment en bloc number 2 for the National 
Defense Authorization Act.
  This bill includes three amendments that were submitted by my office 
that will directly benefit our Nation's security and, of course, the 
people of Puerto Rico.
  The first one is amendment 162, which authorizes research into the 
health effects of nearly 70 years of live fire training in the 
municipality of Vieques.
  As well, amendment 163 supports the Puerto Rico National Guard by 
prohibiting the retirement of the current landing craft ships, or the 
MAG boats, not only used in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria 
in 2019 and that were used again in March of this year. The Puerto Rico 
National Guard has used these ships to provide lifesaving food, water, 
and other equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vieques, and Culebra 
after any natural disaster. We cannot afford to retire these ships 
until they are replaced.
  Lastly, will be amendment 164, which requires the Secretary of the 
Army to allocate a Modular Small Arms Range to Puerto Rico. This is to 
increase the readiness of the Armed Forces. Right now, Puerto Rico only 
has a single firearms range for the Department of Defense personnel. 
That means that there are numerous scheduling conflicts, and it 
decreases the mission readiness on the island.
  I think those amendments should be supported.
  I want to thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers; I really 
appreciate all their good work on this NDAA. Included in this en bloc 
are numerous provisions for the people of Puerto Rico as a territory.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence).
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the FY22 NDAA.
  As the co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, I am proud to see 
two of my amendments, 238 and 239, included as part of this en bloc.
  These amendments would help us understand the factors that influence 
women servicemembers to stay in or leave the military as well as to 
take action to improve mental health outcomes for pregnant veterans.
  Unfortunately, pregnant veterans have been found to be 
disproportionately impacted by mental health disorders and must be 
given adequate support to prevent childbirth complications.
  This language would encourage the VA to support the use of doulas for 
expectant mothers and increase access for doulas for pregnant veterans.
  This is a time we must come together in our support of the growing 
number of women in the military.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman 
from Arkansas (Mr. Hill), my friend and an outstanding leader on the 
Financial Services Committee.
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the committee and my 
ranking member for the world-class work on this NDAA package.
  This package contains two of my amendments. First, my bipartisan 
bill, H.R. 3146, the SAVE Act, passed the House unanimously earlier 
this year, is included as an amendment. The SAVE Act builds on the good 
work of the Armed Services Committee to include important provisions to 
counter China by improving the U.S. supply chain independence and 
security.
  Secondly, this en bloc includes my amendment to require the creation 
of an interagency strategy within the United States Government to 
disrupt and dismantle the production and trafficking of the drug 
Captagon that is being produced by the Syrian regime led by Assad.

                              {time}  1800

  In addition to regularly committing war crimes against his own 
people, the Assad regime is now becoming a narco-state.
  The United States Government must do all it can to disrupt this 
industrial level of production of this drug currently taking place in 
Syria.
  I thank my friends for their support of these amendments, and I urge 
support of this en bloc.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and 
I am prepared to close, therefore, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the amendments 
en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the 
amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of en bloc 
package number two for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022.
  This bill includes three amendments that were submitted by my office 
and will directly benefit the people of Puerto Rico and our Nation's 
security.
  Amendment 162 requires the Secretary of Defense to enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the purpose of 
investigating the health effects on the island Municipality of Vieques 
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caused by toxic waste left after nearly 70 years of live fire training.
  This waste includes heavy metals like lead, cancer-causing fuel 
chemicals, and even depleted uranium. In some locations, areas are so 
contaminated that it is not safe for workers to collect samples.
  While there are numerous studies from different government agencies 
on this topic, including from the Centers for Disease Control and 
Government Accountability Office, much work remains to be done to 
further understand the consequences from this practice.
  I am proud to say that this legislation now builds upon existing 
research for this important topic.
  Amendment number 163 prohibits the Secretary of Defense from retiring 
the Landing Craft ships used by Puerto Rico's Army National Guard until 
such time as an adequate replacement is provided.
  These ships delivered critical food, water, and other materials to 
Puerto Rico's noncontiguous islands of Vieques and Culebra, as well as 
the US Virgin Islands, following the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
  The landing craft ships were scheduled to be retired this year, 
however the adopted amendment prohibits this decommissioning until 
replacement equipment arrives to Puerto Rico.
  My third and last amendment, number 164, requires the Secretary of 
the Army to allocate a Modular Small Arms Range to Puerto Rico.
  Currently, Puerto Rico only has a single firearms range for 
Department of Defense personnel.
  This creates numerous scheduling conflicts and decreases mission 
readiness.
  Puerto Rico's own Fort Buchanan has the capacity to support a Modular 
Small Arms Range. My office has met with both Army leaders who support 
this request.
  Let me close by noting that H.R. 4350 includes funding over 12 
million dollars in funding for Fort Allen and 10 million for the Ramey 
Unit School, under the energy resilience and conservation program. 
Finally, H.R. 4350 includes 14 million under military construction for 
Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico. I am appreciative of the Armed Service 
committees work and I look forward to seeing these projects to 
completion.
  I encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of en bloc number two.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc, as modified, 
offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
  The question is on the amendments en bloc, as modified, offered by 
the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc 3 consisting of amendment Nos. 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, 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, and 365, printed in part C of 
House Report 117-125, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:


        Amendment No. 254 Offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHAN THREAT FINANCE CELL .

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish 
     an interagency organization to be known as the ``Afghan 
     Threat Finance Cell''.
       (b) Mission.--The mission of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell 
     shall be to identify, disrupt, and eliminate illicit 
     financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly such networks 
     involved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial 
     transactions, official corruption, and terrorist networks.
       (c) Organization.--
       (1) Membership.--The Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall 
     consist of representatives from elements of the United States 
     Government as follows:
       (A) The Department of the Treasury.
       (B) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (C) The Department of State.
       (D) The Department of Defense.
       (E) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (F) The Internal Revenue Service.
       (G) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (H) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (I) The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
     of the Treasury.
       (J) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (K) Any other law enforcement agency or element of the 
     intelligence community that the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and 
     the Secretary of Defense jointly determine appropriate.
       (2) Lead agencies.--The Department of the Treasury shall 
     serve as the lead agency of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell. 
     The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of 
     Defense shall serve as the co-deputy lead agencies of the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell.
       (d) Coordination.--The Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall 
     regularly coordinate and consult with regional Financial 
     Intelligence Units, the international Financial Action Task 
     Force, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction.
       (e) Briefings.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a briefing on the activities of the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell.
       (2) Matters included.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the activities undertaken by, and the 
     effectiveness of, the Afghan Threat Finance Cell in 
     identifying, disrupting, eliminating illicit financial 
     networks in Afghanistan, particularly such networks involved 
     in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial transactions, 
     official corruption, and terrorist networks.
       (B) Any recommendations to Congress regarding legislative 
     or regulatory improvements necessary to support the 
     identification, disruption, and elimination of illicit 
     financial networks in Afghanistan.
       (3) Form.--A briefing under paragraph (1) may be provided 
     in a classified form.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) The Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       (f) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall terminate on the date that 
     is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Extension.--The President may extend the date under 
     paragraph (1) by an additional two years.


        Amendment No. 255 Offered by Ms. Mace of South Carolina

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

     SEC. 7__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DESIGNATION OF MILITARY HEART 
                   HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.

       It is the sense of Congress that there should be designated 
     a ``Military Heart Health Awareness Day''.


        Amendment No. 256 Offered by Ms. Mace of South Carolina

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

     SEC. 7__. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MILITARY READINESS THROUGH 
                   NUTRITION AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall carry out a pilot program to improve 
     military readiness through nutrition and wellness 
     initiatives.
       (b) Unit Selection.--The Secretary of Defense shall select 
     for participation in the pilot program under subsection (a) a 
     unit at a basic training facility or an early instructional 
     facility of a military department.
       (c) Elements.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following activities:
       (1) The development, and administration to the unit 
     selected pursuant to subsection (b), of an educational 
     curriculum relating to nutrition, physical fitness, the 
     proper use of supplements, and any other human performance 
     elements determined relevant by the Secretary of the military 
     department with jurisdiction over the unit.
       (2) The provision to the unit of health-related testing.
       (3) The provision to the unit of dietary supplements.
       (d) Implementing Partner.--
       (1) Selection.--The Secretary of Defense shall select as an 
     implementing partner a single contractor to both carry out 
     all of the

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     activities under subsection (c) and manufacture the dietary 
     supplements to be provided pursuant to subsection (c)(3) at a 
     manufacturing facility owned by the contractor. In making 
     such selection, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     contractor enforces an appropriate level of third-party 
     review with respect to the quality and safety of products 
     manufactured, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Considerations.-- In selecting the contractor under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the following:
       (A) Whether the contractor has the ability to carry out 
     each activity under subsection (c), in addition to the 
     ability to manufacture the dietary supplements to be provided 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(3).
       (B) Whether the manufacturing facility of the contractor is 
     a fully independent, third-party certified, manufacturing 
     facility that holds the highest ``Good Manufacturing 
     Practice'' certification or rating possible, as issued by a 
     regulatory agency of the Federal government.
       (C) Whether the manufacturing facility of the contractor, 
     and all finished products manufactured therein, have been 
     verified by a third-party as free from banned substances and 
     contaminants.
       (D) Whether the contractor is in compliance with the 
     adverse event reporting policy and third-party adverse event 
     monitoring policy of the Food and Drug Administration.
       (E) Whether the contractor implements a stability testing 
     program that supports product expiration dating.
       (F) Whether the contractor has a credible and robust 
     environment, social, and governance policy that articulates 
     responsibilities and annual goals.
       (G) Whether the contractor has demonstrated at least five 
     years of operation as a business in good standing in the 
     industry.
       (H) Whether the contractor has a demonstrated history of 
     maintaining relationships with nationally-recognized medical 
     and health organizations.
       (e) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the contractor selected under subsection (d) 
     shall coordinate with the following:
       (1) Command, training, and medical officers and 
     noncommissioned officers.
       (2) Outside experts (including experts with relevant 
     experience from research and testing organizations, credible 
     medical committees, or hospitals) that may lend personalized 
     support, capture data, and facilitate third-party adverse 
     event reporting.
       (f) Duration.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
     be for a period of six months.
       (g) Report.--Upon the termination of the pilot program 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     results of the pilot program, including any findings or data 
     from the pilot program, and a recommendation by the Secretary 
     of Defense for improvements to the readiness of the Armed 
     Forces based on such findings and data.


       Amendment No. 257 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       Insert after title LIII of division E the following new 
     title:

 TITLE LIV--SAUDI ARABIA ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN 
                               RIGHTS ACT

     SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia 
     Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act''.

     SEC. 5402. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) On October 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist Jamal 
     Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Government agents in 
     Istanbul.
       (2) According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur's 
     June 2019 report, Mr. Khashoggi contacted the Saudi Embassy 
     in Washington regarding required documentation he needed to 
     obtain from Saudi authorities and ``was told to obtain the 
     document from the Saudi embassy in Turkey''.
       (3) According to press reports, Mr. Khashoggi's associates 
     were surveilled after having their phones infiltrated by 
     spyware.
       (4) On July 15, 2019, the House of Representatives passed 
     by a margin of 405-7 the Saudi Arabia Human Rights and 
     Accountability Act of 2019 (H.R. 2037), which required--
       (A) an unclassified report by the Director of National 
     Intelligence on parties responsible for Khashoggi's murder, a 
     requirement ultimately inserted into and passed as part of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92);
       (B) visa sanctions on all persons identified in such 
     report; and
       (C) a report on human rights in Saudi Arabia.
       (5) On February 26, 2021, the Director of National 
     Intelligence released the report produced pursuant to 
     congressional direction, which stated, ``we assess that Saudi 
     Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an 
     operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi 
     journalist Jamal Khashoggi.''. The report also identified 
     several individuals who ``participated in, ordered, or were 
     otherwise complicit in or responsible for the death of Jamal 
     Khashoggi on behalf of Muhammad bin Salman. We do not know 
     whether these individuals knew in advance that the operation 
     would result in Khashoggi's death.''.
       (6) Section 7031(c) of division K of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 states ``Officials of foreign 
     governments and their immediate family members about whom the 
     Secretary of State has credible information have been 
     involved, directly or indirectly, in. . .a gross violation of 
     human rights. . . shall be ineligible for entry into the 
     United States.''.
       (7) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2756) provides that no letters of offer may be issued, no 
     credits or guarantees may be extended, and no export licenses 
     may be issued with respect to any country determined by the 
     President to be engaged in a ``consistent pattern of acts of 
     intimidation or harassment directed against individuals in 
     the United States''.
       (8) Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2304) directs the President to formulate and conduct 
     international security assistance programs of the United 
     States in a manner which will ``promote and advance human 
     rights and avoid identification of the United States, through 
     such programs, with governments which deny to their people 
     internationally recognized human rights and fundamental 
     freedoms, in violation of international law or in 
     contravention of the policy of the United States''.
       (9) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on February 26, 2021, 
     stated: ``As a matter of safety for all within our borders, 
     perpetrators targeting perceived dissidents on behalf of any 
     foreign government should not be permitted to reach American 
     soil. . . We have made absolutely clear that extraterritorial 
     threats and assaults by Saudi Arabia against activists, 
     dissidents, and journalists must end.''.

     SEC. 5403. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS LISTED 
                   IN THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE ON THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.

       (a) Imposition of Sanctions.--On and after the date that is 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be imposed with 
     respect to each foreign person listed in the Office of the 
     Director of National Intelligence report titled ``Assessing 
     the Saudi Government's Role in the Killing of Jamal 
     Khashoggi'', dated February 11, 2021.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--
       (1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection 
     are the following:
       (A) Ineligibility for visas and admission to the united 
     states.--
       (i) Inadmissibility to the United States.
       (ii) Ineligibility to receive a visa or other documentation 
     to enter the United States.
       (iii) Ineligibility to otherwise be admitted or paroled 
     into the United States or to receive any other benefit under 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 110et seq.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) Revocation of any visa or other entry documentation 
     regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is 
     or was issued.
       (ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the foreign person's possession.

       (2) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
     Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
     a foreign person if admitting or paroling the person into the 
     United States is necessary to permit the United States to 
     comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
     United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
     entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United 
     Nations and the United States, or other applicable 
     international obligations.
       (3) Waiver in the interest of national security.--The 
     President may waive for an individual entry into the United 
     States the application of this section with respect to a 
     foreign person who is A-1 visa eligible and who is present in 
     or seeking admission into the United States for purposes of 
     official business if the President determines and transmits 
     to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 
     written notice and justification not later than 15 days 
     before the granting of such waiver, that such a waiver is in 
     the national security interests of the United States.
       (c) Suspension of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--The President may suspend in whole or in 
     part the imposition of sanctions otherwise required under 
     this section if the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the following criteria have 
     been met in Saudi Arabia:
       (A) The Government of Saudi Arabia is not arbitrarily 
     detaining citizens or legal residents of the United States 
     for arbitrary political reasons, including criticism of Saudi 
     government policies, peaceful advocacy of political beliefs, 
     or the pursuit of United States citizenship.
       (B) The Government of Saudi Arabia is cooperating in 
     outstanding criminal proceedings in the United States in 
     which a Saudi citizen or national departed from the United 
     States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or 
     sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United 
     States.
       (C) The Government of Saudi Arabia has made significant 
     numerical reductions in individuals detained for peaceful 
     political reasons, including activists, journalists, 
     bloggers, lawyers, or critics.

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       (D) The Government of Saudi Arabia has disbanded any units 
     of its intelligence or security apparatus dedicated to the 
     forced repatriation of dissidents or critical voices in other 
     countries.
       (E) The Government of Saudi Arabia has made meaningful 
     public commitments to uphold internationally recognized 
     standards governing the use, sale, and transfer of digital 
     surveillance items and services that can be used to abuse 
     human rights.
       (F) The Government of Saudi Arabia has instituted 
     meaningful legal reforms to protect the rights of women, the 
     rights of freedom of expression and religion, and due process 
     in its judicial system.
       (2) Report.--Accompanying the certification described in 
     paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that contains a detailed 
     description of Saudi Arabia's adherence to the criteria 
     described in the certification.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.
       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act), except that such term 
     does not include an entity (as such term is described in such 
     section).
       (4) Foreign person who is a-1 visa eligible.--The term 
     ``foreign person who is A-1 visa eligible'' means an alien 
     described in section 101(a)(15)(A)(i) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A)(i)).
       (5) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.

     SEC. 5404. REPORT ON INTIMIDATION OR HARASSMENT DIRECTED 
                   AGAINST INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND 
                   OTHER MATTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report identifying any entities, 
     instrumentalities, or agents of the Government of Saudi 
     Arabia engaged in ``a consistent pattern of acts of 
     intimidation or harassment directed against individuals in 
     the United States'' pursuant to section 6 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2756).
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of such acts in the preceding 
     period.
       (2) A certification of whether such acts during the 
     preceding period constitute a ``consistent pattern of acts of 
     intimidation or harassment directed against individuals in 
     the United States'' pursuant to section 6 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2756).
       (3) A determination of whether any United States-origin 
     defense articles were used in the commission of such acts.
       (4) A determination of whether entities, instrumentalities, 
     or agents of the Government of Saudi Arabia supported or 
     received support from foreign governments, including China, 
     in the commission of such acts.
       (5) Any actions taken by the United States Government to 
     deter incidents of intimidation or harassment directed 
     against individuals in the United States.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.

     SEC. 5405. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS IN UNITED 
                   STATES SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representative 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     on efforts of the Department of State to ensure that United 
     States security assistance programs with Saudi Arabia are 
     formulated in a manner that will ``avoid identification of 
     the United States, through such programs, with governments 
     which deny to their people internationally recognized human 
     rights and fundamental freedoms'' in accordance with section 
     502B of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2304).

     SEC. 5406. REPORT ON CERTAIN ENTITIES CONNECTED TO FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS ON THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.

       (a) 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 appropriate agencies, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on private, commercial, and nongovernmental entities, 
     including non-profit foundations, controlled in whole or in 
     part by any foreign person named in the Office of the 
     Director of National Intelligence report titled ``Assessing 
     the Saudi Government's Role in the Killing of Jamal 
     Khashoggi'', dated February 11, 2021.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A description of such entities.
       (2) A detailed assessment, based in part on credible open 
     sources and other publicly-available information, of the 
     roles, if any, such entities played in the murder of Jamal 
     Khashoggi or any other gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights.
       (3) A certification of whether any such entity is subject 
     to sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) 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 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.


       Amendment No. 258 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New jersey

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

     SEC. 13_. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER 
                   THE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT OF 2018.

       Section 1753(a)(2)(F) of the Export Control Reform Act of 
     2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     security, or'' before ``intelligence''.


       Amendment No. 259 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       At the end of subtitle C of title XIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON INCIDENTS OF ARBITRARY DETENTION, 
                   VIOLENCE, AND STATE-SANCTIONED HARASSMENT BY 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT AGAINST AMERICANS.

       (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, individuals in the United States, 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:
       (1) A detailed description of such incidents in the past 
     three years.
       (2) A determination of whether such incidents constitute a 
     pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment; and
       (3) Actions taken to meaningfully deter incidents of 
     intimidation or harassment against Americans, individuals in 
     the United States, 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) and (3) 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. 260 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT AND DETERMINATION ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS 
                   AND TORTURE BY EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITY 
                   FORCES.

       (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 state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings and 
     torture by the security forces of the Government of Egypt.

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       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of incidents of state-sanctioned 
     extrajudicial killings and torture by the security forces of 
     the Government of Egypt in the seven years immediately 
     preceding the submission of such report.
       (2) A determination of whether such incidents constitute a 
     consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights.
       (3) An identification of the unit names of any Egyptian 
     security forces added to the Department of State-administered 
     list of units to which security assistance may not be 
     furnished pursuant to any reports containing credible 
     information on extrajudicial killings and torture, which 
     reports were received in the seven years immediately 
     preceding the submission of the report required under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but the portions of the 
     report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) may contain a 
     classified annex if such annex is provided separately from 
     such unclassified report.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the congressional defense committees and--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.


       Amendment No. 261 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. DETERMINATION OF POTENTIAL GENOCIDE OR CRIMES 
                   AGAINST HUMANITY IN ETHIOPIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies represented on the Atrocity Early Warning Task Force 
     and with representatives of human rights organizations, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     determination whether actions in the Tigray region of 
     Ethiopia by the Ethiopian and Eritrean armed forces 
     constitute genocide as defined in section 1091 of title 18, 
     United States Code, or crimes against humanity.
       (b) Form.--The determination required under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form and published on a 
     publicly available website of the Department of State, but 
     may include a classified annex if such annex is provided 
     separately from the unclassified determination.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     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. 262 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       Add at the end of title LX of division E the following:

     SEC. ___. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT ON WAR CRIMES AND TORTURE 
                   BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS IN LIBYA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after receiving a 
     credible allegation of the commission of a covered offense, 
     including from a nongovernmental organization that monitors 
     violations of human rights, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on such 
     allegations, including a determination as to whether the 
     Attorney General will review or consider reviewing such 
     allegation for potential criminal investigation, and a 
     description of any challenges to prosecution.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Senate, the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate.
       (2) The term ``covered offense'' means an offense under 
     section 2441, 2442, or 2340A of title 18, United States Code, 
     committed in Libya by or at the order of a United States 
     citizen.


       Amendment No. 263 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES 
                   SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO VIOLATORS OF THE ARMS 
                   EMBARGO ON LIBYA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report 
     that describes whether the President has determined the 
     persons described in subsection (b) meet the criteria for the 
     imposition of sanctions under section 1(a) of Executive Order 
     13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and 
     suspending entry into the United States of persons 
     contributing to the situation in Libya).
       (b) Persons.--For purposes of the determination required 
     under subsection (a), the President shall consider all 
     private companies listed for facilitating violations of the 
     United Nations arms embargo on Libya in the report of the 
     United Nations Panel of Experts entitled ``Letter dated 8 
     March 2021 from the Panel of Experts on Libya established 
     pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President 
     of the Security Council'', including the following:
       (1) Maritime vessels, including MV Pray, MV Bana, MV 
     Cirkin, MV Gulf Petroleum 4, MV Single Eagle, and MV Sunrise 
     Ace.
       (2) Corporate facilitators of arms embargo violations, 
     including Lancaster 6 DMCC, L-6 FZE, and Opus Capital Asset 
     Limited FZE.
       (3) Aircraft operators, including Sovereign Charterers 
     Limited, Zet Avia LLC, Sky Avia Trans LLC, Panzer Logistics 
     Limited, Deek Aviation FZE, Jenis Air LLC, and Space Cargo 
     Incorporated.
       (4) Mercenary recruiters and facilitators, including Black 
     Shield Security Services.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.


       Amendment No. 264 Offered by Mr. Malinowski of New Jersey

       Page 1390, after line 19, add the following new section 
     (and update the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6013. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR INDUCED OR 
                   REQUIRED UNDERMINING OF SECURITY OF CONSUMER 
                   COMMUNICATIONS GOODS.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available in this 
     or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency to 
     require, support, pay, or otherwise induce any private sector 
     provider of consumer software and hardware to--
       (1) intentionally add any security vulnerability or weaken 
     or omit any safeguard in the standards, items, or services of 
     the provider;
       (2) remove or omit any information security function, 
     mechanism, service, or solution from the items or services of 
     the provider; or
       (3) take any action that--
       (A) undermines, circumvents, defeats, bypasses, or 
     otherwise counteracts the end-to-end encryption of the item 
     or service of the provider;
       (B) prevents an item or service from adopting end-to-end 
     encryption; or
       (C) otherwise makes an unencrypted version of the end-to-
     end encrypted content of any communication, file, or data of 
     the item or service of the provider available to any person 
     or entity other than the intended recipients.
       (b) Federal Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Federal agency'' means any executive department, military 
     department, Government corporation, Government controlled 
     corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch 
     of the Government (including the Executive Office of the 
     President), or any independent regulatory agency.


       amendment no. 265 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey

       At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 16__. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON 
                   VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROCESS.

       Section 6720(c) of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young 
     Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 
     2019, and 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3316a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``classified'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) the aggregate number of vulnerabilities disclosed to 
     vendors or the public pursuant to the Vulnerabilities 
     Equities Process;
       ``(F) the aggregate number of vulnerabilities disclosed to 
     vendors or the public pursuant to the Vulnerabilities 
     Equities Process known to have been patched;
       ``(G) the number of times the Vulnerabilities Equities 
     Process resulted in a decision to disclose a vulnerability;
       ``(H) the number of times the Vulnerabilities Equities 
     Process resulted in a decision not to disclose a 
     vulnerability;
       ``(I) the number of times a decision described in 
     subparagraph (G) was the result of a unanimous agreement of 
     the participants in the Vulnerabilities Equities Process;
       ``(J) the number of times a decision described in 
     subparagraph (H) was the result of a unanimous agreement of 
     the participants in the Vulnerabilities Equities Process;
       ``(K) the number of appeals made through the 
     Vulnerabilities Equities Process by participants in such 
     process of a preliminary determination to disclose a 
     vulnerability;

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       ``(L) the number of appeals made through the 
     Vulnerabilities Equities Process by participants in such 
     process of a preliminary determination not to disclose a 
     vulnerability;
       ``(M) the number of times a preliminary determination was 
     reversed pursuant to an appeal described in subparagraph (K); 
     and
       ``(N) the number of times a preliminary determination was 
     reversed pursuant to an appeal described in subparagraph 
     (L).''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Form and publication.--
       ``(A) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Director shall make available to 
     the public the unclassified portion of each report submitted 
     under paragraph (1).''.


       amendment no. 266 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. ANNUAL REPORT ON SURVEILLANCE SALES TO REPRESSIVE 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
     2040, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and 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 a report with respect to foreign 
     persons that the Secretary determines--
       (1) have operated, sold, leased, or otherwise provided, 
     directly or indirectly, items or services related to targeted 
     digital surveillance to--
       (A) a foreign government or entity located primarily inside 
     a foreign country where a reasonable person would assess that 
     such transfer could result in a use of the items or services 
     in a manner contrary to human rights; or
       (B) a country including any governmental unit thereof, 
     entity, or other person determined by the Secretary of State 
     in a notice published in the Federal Register to have used 
     items or services for targeted digital surveillance in a 
     manner contrary to human rights; or
       (2) have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or items 
     or services to or in support of, the activities described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) The name of each foreign person that the Secretary 
     determines meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1) or 
     (a)(2).
       (2) The name of each intended and actual recipient of items 
     or services described in subsection (a).
       (3) A detailed description of such items or services.
       (4) An analysis of the appropriateness of including the 
     persons listed in (b)(1) on the entity list maintained by the 
     Bureau of Industry and Security.
       (c) Consultation.--In compiling data and making assessments 
     for the purposes of preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with a 
     wide range of organizations, including with respect to--
       (1) classified and unclassified information provided by the 
     Director of National Intelligence;
       (2) information provided by the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor's Internet Freedom, Business and Human 
     Rights section;
       (3) information provided by the Department of Commerce, 
     including the Bureau of Industry and Security;
       (4) information provided by the advisory committees 
     established by the Secretary to advise the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Industry and Security on controls under the 
     Export Administration Regulations, including the Emerging 
     Technology and Research Advisory Committee; and
       (5) information on human rights and technology matters, as 
     solicited from civil society and human rights organizations 
     through regular consultative processes; and
       (6) information contained in the Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices published annually by the Department of 
     State.
       (d) Form and Public Availability of Report.--The report 
     required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form. The report shall be posted by the President not later 
     than 14 days after being submitted to Congress on a text-
     based, searchable, and publicly available internet website.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Targeted digital surveillance.--The term ``targeted 
     digital surveillance'' means the use of items or services 
     that enable an individual or entity to detect, monitor, 
     intercept, collect, exploit, preserve, protect, transmit, 
     retain, or otherwise gain access to the communications, 
     protected information, work product, browsing data, research, 
     identifying information, location history, or online and 
     offline activities of other individuals, organizations, or 
     entities, with or without the explicit authorization of such 
     individuals, organizations, or entities.
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an 
     individual or entity that is not a United States person.
       (3) In a manner contrary to human rights.--The term ``in a 
     manner contrary to human rights'', with respect to targeted 
     digital surveillance, means engaging in targeted digital 
     surveillance--
       (A) in violation of basic human rights, including to 
     silence dissent, sanction criticism, punish independent 
     reporting (and sources for that reporting), manipulate or 
     interfere with democratic or electoral processes, persecute 
     minorities or vulnerable groups, or target advocates or 
     practitioners of human rights and democratic rights 
     (including activists, journalists, artists, minority 
     communities, or opposition politicians); or
       (B) in a country in which there is lacking a minimum legal 
     framework governing its use, including established--
       (i) authorization under laws that are accessible, precise, 
     and available to the public;
       (ii) constraints limiting its use under principles of 
     necessity, proportionality, and legitimacy;
       (iii) oversight by bodies independent of the government's 
     executive agencies;
       (iv) involvement of an independent and impartial judiciary 
     branch in authorizing its use; or
       (v) legal remedies in case of abuse.


       amendment no. 267 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. REVIEW OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO RUSSIAN 
                   KLEPTOCRATS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS.

       (a) Determination With Respect to Imposition of 
     Sanctions.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a determination, 
     including a detailed justification, of whether any person 
     listed in subsection (b) meets the criteria for the 
     imposition of sanctions pursuant to section 1263(b) of the 
     Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F 
     of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656).
       (b) Persons Listed.--The persons listed in this subsection, 
     which include Russian persons and current and former Russian 
     government officials, are the following:
       (1) Roman Abramovich, businessman.
       (2) Denis Bortnikov, Deputy President and Chairman of the 
     Management Board of VTB Bank.
       (3) Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of the Management 
     Board of VTB Bank.
       (4) Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture.
       (5) Igor Shuvalov, Chairman of the State Development 
     Corporation VEB.
       (6) Alisher Usmanov, businessman.
       (7) Oleg Deripaska, businessman.
       (8) Alexei Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of 
     Gazprom.
       (9) Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Management Board of 
     Rosneft.
       (10) Gennady Timchenko, businessman.
       (11) Nikolai Tokarev, Chairman of Transneft.
       (12) Andrey Vorobyev, Governor of the Moscow Region XIII.
       (13) Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health.
       (14) Vladimir Solovyev, media personality.
       (15) Alexander Bastrykin, Head of the Investigative 
     Committee.
       (16) Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Federal Security 
     Service (FSB).
       (17) Konstantin Ernst, Chief Executive Officer of Channel 
     One TV station.
       (18) Victor Gavrilov, Head of the Department of Transport 
     of the Economic Security Service.
       (19) Dmitry Ivanov, Head of Chelyabinsk FSB.
       (20) Alexander Kalashnikov, Director of the Federal 
     Penitentiary Service (FSIN).
       (21) Sergei Kirienko, First Deputy Head of the Presidential 
     Administration.
       (22) Elena Morozova, Judge of Khimki District Court.
       (23) Denis Popov, Chief Prosecutor of Moscow.
       (24) Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-Chief of RT.
       (25) Igor Yanchuk, Head of the Khimki Police Department.
       (26) Victor Zolotov, Director of the National Guard.
       (27) Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg.
       (28) Yuri Chaika, former Prosecutor General.
       (29) Andrei Kartapolov, Deputy Defense Minister.
       (30) Pavel Krasheninnikov, Parliamentarian and former 
     Justice Minister.
       (31) Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia.
       (32) Ella Pamfilova, Head of Central Electoral Commission.
       (33) Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Press Secretary.
       (34) Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow.
       (35) Anton Vaino, Head of the Presidential Administration.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.


        amendment no. 268 offered by ms. malliotakis of new york

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XII, insert 
     the following:

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     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON IRANIAN OPERATIONS ON UNITED STATES 
                   SOIL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report, including a 
     strategy described in subsection (b)(4), that contains a 
     description of malign operations by Iran conducted on United 
     States soil.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     also include the following elements:
       (1) A public list of all Iran-backed terrorist attacks, 
     kidnapping, export violations, sanctions busting activities, 
     cyber-attacks, and money laundering operations on United 
     States soil since 1979, including attempts at such activities 
     that resulted in the filing of criminal charges.
       (2) The actions of the United States in response to each 
     activity or attempted activity listed pursuant to paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) A description of what persons, entities, and 
     governments have aided Iran in such malign activities on 
     United States soil, including terrorist organizations.
       (4) A strategy to prevent Iran from kidnapping American 
     citizens and to deter Iran from conducting or planning 
     operations such as the foiled plot to kidnap Masih Alinejad.
       (c) Form.--The report and strategy required by subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex. It shall also be publicly available on a 
     website operated by the Federal Government.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives.


       amendment no. 269 offered by ms. manning of north carolina

       Page 780, after line 1, insert the following:
       (5) The Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
       Page 780, line 2, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(6)''.


       amendment no. 270 offered by ms. manning of north carolina

       Page 1014, line 19, strike ``that'' and insert ``that--''.
       Page 1014, strike lines 20 through page 1015, line 2, and 
     insert the following:
       (1) is intended to cause the death of, or serious bodily 
     injury to, any member of the United States Armed Forces, 
     whether through direct means or indirect means, including 
     through a promise or agreement by the foreign government to 
     pay anything of pecuniary value to an individual or 
     organization in exchange for causing such death or injury; or
       (2) with respect to such a foreign government that the 
     Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 
     1754(c) of the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813), 
     is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts 
     of international terrorism, is intended to cause the 
     abduction, death of, or serious bodily injury to, any citizen 
     or resident of the United States located in the United 
     States, whether through direct or such indirect means.
       Page 1015, line 16, insert before the period the following: 
     ``or citizens or residents of the United States described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection''.
       Page 1016, line 2, insert before the period the following: 
     ``or citizen or resident of the United States described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, or the abduction of such a 
     citizen or resident''.


       amendment no. 271 offered by ms. manning of north carolina

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

     SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WOMEN AND GILRS IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

  It is the sense of Congress that--
  (1) the international community should condemn acts of violence 
against Afghan women and girls; and
  (2) Afghan women desere the right to vote, work, obtain an education, 
or otherwise participate in the civic affairs of Afghanistan.


       Amendment No. 272 Offered by Ms. Manning of North Carolina

       In section 2843, relating to consideration of anticipated 
     increased share of electric vehicles in Department of Defense 
     vehicle fleet and owned by members of the Armed Forces and 
     Department employees, add at the end of subsection (b) the 
     following new paragraph:
       (3) Electric vehicle education-related uses.--In addition 
     to the determinations required by subsections (c) through 
     (f), the Secretary of a military department shall consider 
     the potential benefits in terms of cost and emissions savings 
     of increasing the use of electric vehicles to transport 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of 
     Defense employees to facilities of the Defense Department 
     education activity and the resulting need for additional 
     charging stations.


       Amendment No. 273 Offered by Ms. Manning of North Carolina

       Page 898, insert after line 12 the following:
       (c) Oversight of Evacuation.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint an official 
     to assist with the State Department on the continued 
     evacuation of American nationals, special immigrant visa 
     petitioners, and other Afghans at risk. The appointment shall 
     terminate on the last day of the fiscal year that begins 
     after the date of such appointment, except that the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State may 
     extend such appointment for an additional period of 1 fiscal 
     year.


        Amendment No. 274 Offered by Mr. McCarthy of California

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2__. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH 
                   LABORATORY, AEROSPACE SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE, 
                   ROCKET PROPULSION DIVISION.

       (a) Assessments Required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the President's budget is submitted to Congress 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 and 2025, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
     assessment of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace 
     Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Division.
       (b) Elements.--Each assessment under subsection (a) shall 
     include, for the period covered by the assessment, a 
     description of--
       (1) any challenges of the Air Force Research Laboratory, 
     Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Division 
     with respect to completing its mission, including with 
     respect to test activities and infrastructure; and
       (2) the plan of the Secretary to address such challenges.


            Amendment No. 275 Offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     establish a partnership program, to be known as the ``Trans-
     Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Program'' to 
     coordinate all programs, projects, and activities of the 
     United States Government in countries in North and West 
     Africa that are conducted for any of the following purposes:
       (A) To improve governance and the capacities of countries 
     in North and West Africa to deliver basic services, 
     particularly with at-risk communities, as a means of 
     countering terrorism and violent extremism by enhancing state 
     legitimacy and authority and countering corruption.
       (B) To address the factors that make people and communities 
     vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist and violent extremist 
     organizations, including economic vulnerability and mistrust 
     of government and government security forces, through 
     activities such as--
       (i) supporting strategies that increase youth employment 
     opportunities;
       (ii) promoting girls' education and women's political 
     participation;
       (iii) strengthening local governance and civil society 
     capacity;
       (iv) improving government transparency and accountability;
       (v) fighting corruption;
       (vi) improving access to economic opportunities; and
       (vii) other development activities necessary to support 
     community resilience.
       (C) To strengthen the rule of law in such countries, 
     including by enhancing the capability of the judicial 
     institutions to independently, transparently, and credibly 
     deter, investigate, and prosecute acts of terrorism and 
     violent extremism.
       (D) To improve the ability of military and law enforcement 
     entities in partner countries to detect, disrupt, respond to, 
     and prosecute violent extremist and terrorist activity while 
     respecting human rights, and to cooperate with the United 
     States and other partner countries on counterterrorism and 
     counter-extremism efforts.
       (E) To enhance the border security capacity of partner 
     countries, including the ability to monitor, detain, and 
     interdict terrorists.
       (F) To identify, monitor, disrupt, and counter the human 
     capital and financing pipelines of terrorism.
       (G) To support the free expression and operations of 
     independent, local-language media, particularly in rural 
     areas, while countering the media operations and recruitment 
     propaganda of terrorist and violent extremist organizations.
       (2) Assistance framework.--Activities carried out under the 
     TSCTP Program shall--
       (A) be carried out in countries where the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, determines that there is an adequate level of 
     partner country commitment, and has considered partner 
     country needs, absorptive capacity, sustainment capacity, and 
     efforts of other donors in the sector;
       (B) have clearly defined outcomes;

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       (C) be closely coordinated among United States diplomatic 
     and development missions, United States Africa Command, and 
     relevant participating departments and agencies;
       (D) have specific plans with robust indicators to regularly 
     monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact;
       (E) complement and enhance efforts to promote democratic 
     governance, the rule of law, human rights, and economic 
     growth;
       (F) in the case of train and equip programs, complement 
     longer-term security sector institution-building; and
       (G) have mechanisms in place to track resources and 
     routinely monitor and evaluate the efficacy of relevant 
     programs.
       (3) Consultation.--In coordinating activities through the 
     TSCTP Program, the Secretary of State shall also establish a 
     coordination mechanism that ensures periodic consultation 
     with, as appropriate, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for 
     Global Media (formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors), and the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, as determined by the President.
       (4) Congressional notification.--Not later than 15 days 
     before obligating amounts for an activity of the TSCTP 
     Program pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, in accordance with the requirements of section 
     634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-
     1), that includes the following:
       (A) The foreign country and entity, as applicable, whose 
     capabilities are to be enhanced in accordance with the 
     purposes specified in paragraph (1).
       (B) The amount, type, and purpose of support to be 
     provided.
       (C) An assessment of the capacity of the foreign country to 
     effectively implement, benefit from, or utilize the 
     assistance to be provided for the intended purpose.
       (D) The anticipated implementation timeline for the 
     activity.
       (E) As applicable, a description of the plans to sustain 
     any military or security equipment provided beyond the 
     completion date of such activity, and the estimated cost and 
     source of funds to support such sustainment.
       (b) International Coordination.--Efforts carried out under 
     this section shall take into account partner country 
     counterterrorism, counter-extremism, and development 
     strategies and, to the extent practicable, shall be aligned 
     with such strategies. Such efforts shall be coordinated with 
     counterterrorism and counter-extremism activities and 
     programs in the areas of defense, diplomacy, and development 
     carried out by other like-minded donors and international 
     organizations in the relevant country.
       (c) Strategies.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development and other relevant Federal Government agencies, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
     following strategies:
       (1) A comprehensive five-year strategy for the sahel-
     maghreb.--A comprehensive five-year strategy for the Sahel-
     Maghreb, including details related to whole-of-government 
     efforts in the areas of defense, diplomacy, and development 
     to advance the national security, economic, and humanitarian 
     interests of the United States, including--
       (A) efforts to ensure coordination with multilateral and 
     bilateral partners, such as the Joint Force of the Group of 
     Five of the Sahel, and with other relevant assistance 
     frameworks;
       (B) a public diplomacy strategy and actions to ensure that 
     populations in the Sahel-Maghreb are aware of the development 
     activities of the United States Government, especially in 
     countries with a significant Department of Defense presence 
     or engagement through train and equip programs;
       (C) activities aimed at supporting democratic institutions 
     and countering violent extremism with measurable goals and 
     transparent benchmarks;
       (D) plans to help each partner country address humanitarian 
     and development needs and to help prevent, respond to, and 
     mitigate intercommunal violence;
       (E) a comprehensive plan to support security sector reform 
     in each partner country that includes a detailed section on 
     programs and activities being undertaken by relevant 
     stakeholders and other international actors operating in the 
     sector and that incorporates as appropriate any lessons 
     learned from previous initiatives to improve security sector 
     governance; and
       (F) a specific strategy for Mali that includes plans for 
     sustained, high-level diplomatic engagement with 
     stakeholders, including countries in Europe and the Middle 
     East with interests in the Sahel-Maghreb, regional 
     governments, relevant multilateral organizations, signatory 
     groups of the 2015 Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in 
     Mali, and civil society actors.
       (2) A comprehensive five-year strategy for tsctp program 
     counterterrorism efforts.--A comprehensive five-year strategy 
     for the TSCTP Program that includes--
       (A) a clear statement of the objectives of United States 
     counterterrorism efforts in North and West Africa with 
     respect to the use of all forms of United States assistance 
     to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism, including 
     efforts to build military and civilian law enforcement 
     capacity, strengthen the rule of law, promote responsive and 
     accountable governance, and address the root causes of 
     terrorism and violent extremism;
       (B) a plan for coordinating programs through the TSCTP 
     Program pursuant to subsection (a)(1), including an 
     identification of which agency or bureau of the Department of 
     State, as applicable, will be responsible for leading, 
     coordinating, and conducting monitoring and evaluation for 
     each such program, and the process for enabling the leading 
     agency or bureau to establish standards, compel partners to 
     adhere to those standards, and report results;
       (C) a plan to monitor, evaluate, and share data and 
     learning about the TSCTP Program that includes quantifiable 
     baselines, targets, and results in accordance with monitoring 
     and evaluation provisions of sections 3 and 4 of the Foreign 
     Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 
     114-191); and
       (D) a plan for ensuring coordination and compliance with 
     related requirements in United States law, including the 
     Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of the 
     Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
     116-94)).
       (3) Consultation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Department of State shall 
     consult with appropriate congressional committees on progress 
     made towards developing the strategies required in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2).
       (d) Supporting Material in Annual Budget Request.--The 
     Secretary of State shall include in the budget materials 
     submitted to Congress in support of the President's annual 
     budget request (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code) for each fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     annually thereafter for five years, a description of the 
     requirements, activities, and planned allocation of amounts 
     requested by the TSCTP Program. This requirement does not 
     apply to activities of the Department of Defense conducted 
     pursuant to authorities under title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs and Activities.--
     Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that describes--
       (1) the progress made in meeting the objectives of the 
     strategies required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (c), including any lessons learned in carrying out 
     TSCTP Program activities and any recommendations for 
     improving such programs and activities;
       (2) the efforts taken to coordinate, de-conflict, and 
     streamline TSCTP Program activities to maximize resource 
     effectiveness;
       (3) the extent to which each partner country has 
     demonstrated the ability to absorb the equipment or training 
     provided in the previous year under the TSCTP Program, and 
     where applicable, the ability to maintain and appropriately 
     utilize such equipment;
       (4) the extent to which each partner country is investing 
     its own resources to advance the goals described in 
     subsection (a)(1) or is demonstrating a commitment and 
     willingness to cooperate with the United States to advance 
     such goals;
       (5) the actions taken by the government of each partner 
     country receiving assistance under the TSCTP Program to 
     combat corruption, improve transparency and accountability, 
     and promote other forms of democratic governance;
       (6) the assistance provided in each of the three preceding 
     fiscal years under this program, broken down by partner 
     country, to include the type, statutory authorization, and 
     purpose of all United States security assistance provided to 
     the country pursuant to authorities under title 10, United 
     States Code, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.), or any other ``train and equip'' authorities 
     of the Department of Defense; and
       (7) any changes or updates to the Comprehensive Five-Year 
     Strategy for the TSCTP Program required under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (c) necessitated by the findings in this annual 
     report.
       (f) Reporting Requirement Related to Audit of Bureau of 
     African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination of the Trans-
     Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     every 120 days thereafter until all 13 recommendations in the 
     September 2020 Department of State Office of Inspector 
     General audit entitled ``Audit of the Department of State 
     Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination of the 
     Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program'' (AUD-
     MERO-20-42) are closed or until the date that is three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is 
     earlier, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     identifies--
       (1) which of the 13 recommendations in AUD-MERO-20-42 have 
     not been closed;
       (2) a description of progress made since the last report 
     toward closing each recommendation identified under paragraph 
     (1);
       (3) additional resources needed, including assessment of 
     staffing capacity, if any, to

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     complete action required to close each recommendation 
     identified under paragraph (1); and
       (4) the anticipated timeline for completion of action 
     required to close each recommendation identified under 
     paragraph (1), including application of all recommendations 
     into all existing security assistance programs managed by the 
     Department of State under the TSCTP Program.
       (g) Program Administration.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall report to Congress plans for conducting a written 
     review of a representative sample of each of the security 
     assistance programs administered by the Bureau of African 
     Affairs to identify potential waste, fraud, abuse, 
     inefficiencies, or deficiencies. The review shall include an 
     analysis of staff capacity, including human resource needs, 
     available resources, procedural guidance, and monitoring and 
     evaluation processes to ensure the Bureau of African Affairs 
     is managing programs efficiently and effectively.
       (h) Form.--The strategies required under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of subsection (c) and the reports required under 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g) shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
       (i) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.


            Amendment No. 276 Offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas

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

     SEC. 12__. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING ONGOING ABUSES 
                   AGAINST UYGHURS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On December 9, 1948, the United Nations General 
     Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Prevention 
     and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide 
     Convention) signifying a commitment in response to the 
     Holocaust and other crimes against humanity committed in the 
     first half of the twentieth century.
       (2) The Genocide Convention entered into force on January 
     12, 1951, and declares that all state parties ``confirm that 
     genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of 
     war, is a crime under international law which they undertake 
     to prevent and to punish''.
       (3) The Genocide Convention defines genocide as ``any of 
     the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole 
     or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, 
     as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing 
     serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) 
     Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life 
     calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole 
     or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births 
     within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the 
     group to another group''.
       (4) The United States ratified the Genocide Convention with 
     the understanding that the commission of genocide requires 
     ``the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial 
     part, a [protected] group as such''.
       (5) The People's Republic of China (PRC) is a state party 
     to the Genocide Convention.
       (6) Since 2017, the PRC Government, under the direction and 
     control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has detained 
     and sought to indoctrinate more than one million Uyghurs and 
     members of other ethnic and religious minority groups.
       (7) Recent data indicate a significant drop in birth rates 
     among Uyghurs due to enforced sterilization, enforced 
     abortion, and more onerous birth quotas for Uyghurs compared 
     to Han.
       (8) There are credible reports of PRC Government campaigns 
     to promote marriages between Uyghurs and Han and to reduce 
     birth rates among Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.
       (9) Many Uyghurs reportedly have been assigned to factory 
     employment under conditions that indicate forced labor, and 
     some former detainees have reported food deprivation, 
     beatings, suppression of religious practices, family 
     separation, and sexual abuse.
       (10) This is indicative of a systematic effort to eradicate 
     the ethnic and cultural identity and religious beliefs, and 
     prevent the births of, Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, 
     and members of religious minority groups.
       (11) The birth rate in the Xinjiang region fell by 24 
     percent in 2019 compared to a 4.2 percent decline nationwide.
       (12) On January 19, 2021, the Department of State 
     determined the PRC Government, under the direction and 
     control of the CCP, has committed crimes against humanity and 
     genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious 
     minority groups in Xinjiang.
       (13) Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Former Secretary 
     of State Michael Pompeo have both stated that what has taken 
     place in Xinjiang is genocide and constitutes crimes against 
     humanity.
       (14) Article VIII of the Genocide Convention provides, 
     ``Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent organs of 
     the United Nations to take such action under the Charter of 
     the United Nations as they consider appropriate for the 
     prevention and suppression of acts of genocide''.
       (15) The International Court of Justice has stated that it 
     is the obligation of all state parties to the Genocide 
     Convention to ``employ all means reasonably available to 
     them, so as to prevent genocide so far as possible''.
       (16) The United States is a Permanent Member of the United 
     Nations Security Council.
       (b) Statement of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) finds that the ongoing abuses against Uyghurs and 
     members of other ethnic and religious minority groups 
     constitute genocide as defined in the Genocide Convention and 
     crimes against humanity as understood under customary 
     international law;
       (2) attributes these atrocity crimes against Uyghurs and 
     members of other ethnic and religious minority groups to the 
     People's Republic of China, under the direction and control 
     of the Chinese Communist Party;
       (3) condemns this genocide and these crimes against 
     humanity in the strongest terms; and
       (4) calls upon the President to direct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States to--
       (A) refer the People's Republic of China's genocide and 
     crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and members of other 
     ethnic and religious minority groups to the competent organs 
     of the United Nations for investigation;
       (B) seize the United Nations Security Council of the 
     circumstances of this genocide and crimes against humanity 
     and lead efforts to invoke multilateral sanctions in response 
     to these ongoing atrocities; and
       (C) take all possible actions to bring this genocide and 
     these crimes against humanity to an end and hold the 
     perpetrators of these atrocities accountable under 
     international law.


            Amendment No. 277 Offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS FOR AMERICAN ATHLETIC 
                   DELEGATIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     individuals representing the United States at international 
     athletic competitions in foreign countries should have the 
     opportunity to be informed about human rights and security 
     concerns in such countries and how best to safeguard their 
     personal security and privacy.
       (b) In General.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     devise and implement a strategy for disseminating briefing 
     materials, including information described in subsection (c), 
     to individuals representing the United States at 
     international athletic competitions in a covered country.
       (2) Timing and form of materials.--
       (A) In general.--The briefing materials referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be offered not later than 180 days prior 
     to the commencement of an international athletic competition 
     in a covered country.
       (B) Form of delivery.--Briefing materials related to the 
     human rights record of covered countries may be delivered 
     electronically or disseminated in person, as appropriate.
       (C) Special consideration.--Information briefing materials 
     related to personal security risks may be offered 
     electronically, in written format, by video teleconference, 
     or prerecorded video.
       (3) Consultations.--In devising and implementing the 
     strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the following:
       (A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Leading human rights nongovernmental organizations and 
     relevant subject-matter experts in determining the content of 
     the briefings required under this subsection.
       (C) The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and 
     the national governing bodies of amateur sports that play a 
     role in determining which individuals represent the United 
     States in international athletic competitions, regarding the 
     most appropriate and effective method to disseminate briefing 
     materials.
       (c) Content of Briefings.--The briefing materials required 
     under subsection (b) shall include, with respect to a covered 
     country hosting an international athletic competition in 
     which individuals may represent the United States, the 
     following:
       (1) Information on the human rights concerns present in 
     such covered country, as described in the Department of 
     State's Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
       (2) Information, as applicable, on risks such individuals 
     may face to their personal and digital privacy and security, 
     and recommended measures to safeguard against certain forms 
     of foreign intelligence targeting, as appropriate.
       (d) Covered Country Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered country'' means, with respect to a country hosting 
     an international athletic competition in which individuals 
     representing the United States may participate, any of the 
     following:

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       (1) Any Communist country specified in subsection (f) of 
     section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2370(f)).
       (2) Any country ranked as a Tier 3 country in the most 
     recent Department of State's annual Trafficking in Persons 
     Report.
       (3) Any other country the Secretary of State determines 
     present serious human rights concerns for the purpose of 
     informing such individuals.
       (4) Any country the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with other cabinet officials as appropriate, determines 
     presents a serious counterintelligence risk.


       Amendment No. 278 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts

       At the end of title LX, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 1262 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2).
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
     114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by inserting after 
     section 1262 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     establish and regularize information sharing and sanctions-
     related decision making with like-minded governments 
     possessing human rights and anti-corruption sanctions 
     programs similar in nature to those authorized under this 
     subtitle.''.
       (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1263 of the 
     Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F 
     of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to--
       ``(1) any foreign person that the President determines, 
     based on credible information--
       ``(A) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly 
     or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse or any 
     violation of internationally recognized human rights;
       ``(B) is a current or former government official, or a 
     person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is 
     responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or 
     indirectly engaged in--
       ``(i) corruption; or
       ``(ii) the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of the 
     proceeds of corruption;
       ``(C) is or has been a leader or official of--
       ``(i) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the 
     activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) related to 
     the tenure of the leader or official; or
       ``(ii) an entity whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section as a result of 
     activities related to the tenure of the leader or official;
       ``(D) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to or in support of--
       ``(i) an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that 
     is conducted by a foreign person;
       ``(ii) a person whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section; or
       ``(iii) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, an activity 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) conducted by a foreign 
     person; or
       ``(E) is owned or controlled by, or acts or is purported to 
     act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person 
     whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
     to this section.''.
       (2) Consideration of certain information.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``corruption 
     and'' after ``monitor''.
       (3) Requests by congress.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``Human rights 
     violations'' and inserting ``Serious human rights abuse or 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights''; and
       (II) by striking ``described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a)'' and inserting ``described in subsection 
     (a)(1) relating to serious human rights abuse or any 
     violation of internationally recognized human rights''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``described in subsection (a)(1) relating to 
     corruption or the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of 
     the proceeds of corruption''; and
       (II) by striking ``ranking member of'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``ranking member 
     of one of the appropriate congressional committees''.

       (d) Reports to Congress.--Section 1264(a) of the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of 
     title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) a description of additional steps taken by the 
     President through diplomacy, international engagement, and 
     assistance to foreign or security sectors to address 
     persistent underlying causes of serious human rights abuse, 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights, and 
     corruption in each country in which foreign persons with 
     respect to which sanctions have been imposed under section 
     1263 are located; and
       ``(8) a description of additional steps taken by the 
     President to ensure the pursuit of judicial accountability in 
     appropriate jurisdictions with respect to those foreign 
     persons subject to sanctions under section 1263 for serious 
     human rights abuse, violations of internationally recognized 
     human rights, and corruption.''.
       (e) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed.


       Amendment No. 279 Offered by Mr. McHenry of North Carolina

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. WORKING GROUP TO SUPPORT INNOVATION WITH RESPECT 
                   TO DIGITAL ASSETS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall 
     jointly establish a working group (to be known as the ``SEC 
     and CFTC Working Group on Digital Assets'') to carry out the 
     report required under subsection (c)(1).
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Working Group shall be composed of 
     members appointed in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Appointment of members.--
       (A) Representatives of commissions.--The Securities and 
     Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission shall each appoint an equal number of employees of 
     each such Commission to serve as members of the Working 
     Group.
       (B) Representatives of nongovernmental stakeholders.--
       (i) Appointment.--The Securities and Exchange Commission 
     and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall each 
     appoint an equal number of nongovernmental representatives to 
     serve as members of the Working Group, except that such 
     number of members may not be greater than or equal to the 
     number of members appointed under subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Required members.--The members of the Working Group 
     appointed under clause (i) shall include at least one 
     representative from each of the following:

       (I) Financial technology companies that provide products or 
     services involving digital assets.
       (II) Financial firms under the jurisdiction of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission.
       (III) Institutions or organizations engaged in academic 
     research or advocacy relating to digital asset use.
       (IV) Small businesses engaged in financial technology.
       (V) Investor protection organizations.
       (VI) Institutions and organizations that support investment 
     in historically-underserved businesses.

       (C) No compensation for members of the working group.--
       (i) Federal employee members.--All members of the Working 
     Group appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve without 
     compensation in addition to that received for their services 
     as officers or employees of the United States.
       (ii) Non-federal members.--All members of the Working Group 
     appointed under subparagraph (B) shall serve without 
     compensation.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Working Group shall submit 
     to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, and the relevant committees a 
     report that contains--
       (A) an analysis of--
       (i) the legal and regulatory framework and related 
     developments in the United States relating to digital assets, 
     including--

       (I) the impact that lack of clarity in such framework has 
     on primary and secondary markets in digital assets; and
       (II) how the domestic legal and regulatory regimes relating 
     to digital assets impact the competitive position of the 
     United States; and

       (ii) developments in other countries related to digital 
     assets and identification of how these developments impact 
     the competitive position of the United States; and
       (B) recommendations--
       (i) for the creation, maintenance, and improvement of 
     primary and secondary markets in digital assets, including 
     for improving the fairness, orderliness, integrity, 
     efficiency, transparency, availability, and efficacy of such 
     markets;
       (ii) for standards concerning custody, private key 
     management, cybersecurity, and business continuity relating 
     to digital asset intermediaries; and
       (iii) for best practices to--

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       (I) reduce fraud and manipulation of digital assets in 
     cash, leveraged, and derivatives markets;
       (II) improve investor protections for participants in such 
     markets; and
       (III) assist in compliance with anti-money laundering and 
     countering the financing of terrorism obligations under the 
     Bank Secrecy Act.

       (2) Report limited to sec and cftc authorities.--The 
     analysis and recommendations provided under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (1) may only relate to the laws, 
     regulations, and related matters that are under the primary 
     jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
       (d) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Working 
     Group.
       (e) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Working Group shall terminate on the 
     date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     section, except that the Chairman of the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission may, jointly, extend the Working Group for 
     a longer period, not to exceed 1 year.
       (2) Second report in the case of extension.--In the case of 
     an extension of the Working Group under paragraph (1), the 
     Working Group shall, not later than the last day of such 
     extension, submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the relevant 
     committees a report that contains an update to the analysis 
     and recommendations required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of subsection (c)(1).
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bank secrecy act.--The term ``Bank Secrecy Act'' 
     means--
       (A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1829b);
       (B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91-508 (12 U.S.C. 
     1951 et seq.); and
       (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Historically-underserved businesses.--The term 
     ``historically-underserved businesses'' means women-owned 
     businesses, minority-owned businesses, and rural businesses.
       (3) Relevant committees.--The term ``relevant committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     of the Senate.
       (4) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the 
     working group established under subsection (a).


       Amendment No. 280 Offered by Mr. McKinley of West Virginia

       At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. SUPPLY OF SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       The Secretary of Defense--
       (1) shall deem synthetic graphite material to be a 
     strategic and critical material for defense, industrial, and 
     civilian needs; and
       (2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall acquire 
     synthetic graphite material in the following order of 
     preference:
       (A) First, from sources domestically owned and produced 
     within the United States.
       (B) Second, from sources located within the United States 
     or the national technology and industrial base (as defined in 
     section 2500 of title 10, United States Code).
       (C) Third, from other sources as appropriate.


       Amendment No. 281 Offered by Mr. McKinley of West Virginia

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF 
                   BASELOAD POWER IN THE UNITED STATES.

       It is the sense of Congress that having access to a secure 
     and reliable supply of firm, baseload power produced in the 
     United States, including power generated from coal, natural 
     gas, oil, and nuclear sources, is critical to United States 
     national security interests.


        Amendment No. 282 Offered by Mr. McNerney of California

       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following:
       (6) Plans for ensuring the safety and security of major 
     weapon systems equipped with autonomy software, including 
     plans for testing, evaluation, validation, and verification 
     of such systems.


        Amendment No. 283 Offered by Mr. McNerney of California

       Page 402, line 13, insert ``, including in designated 
     fields of national and economic importance such as 
     cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, 
     data science, and software engineering'' before the 
     semicolon.


           Amendment No. 284 Offered by Mr. Meeks of New York

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12_. DEFENSE AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR SYRIA.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through 
     the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary 
     of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that contains a description of the United 
     States defense and diplomatic strategy for Syria.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (1) A United States diplomatic strategy for Syria, 
     including a description of the desired diplomatic objectives 
     for advancing United States national interests in Syria, 
     desired end-goals, and a description of the intended 
     diplomatic and related foreign policy means to achieve such 
     objectives.
       (2) A United States defense strategy for Syria, including a 
     description of the security objectives the United States aims 
     to achieve, including the objectives and desired end-state 
     for the United States military presence in northeast Syria, 
     envisioned transition timeline for security responsibilities 
     to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and status of 
     remaining ISIS elements.
       (3) A description of United States strategy and objectives 
     for United States military support to and coordination with 
     the Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (``MaT'') including transition 
     plan and operational needs in and around Al-Tanf.
       (4) A plan for enduring security of ISIS detainees 
     currently held in SDF secured facilities (including so-called 
     ``third country fighters'' as well as Iraqi and Syrian 
     national ISIS detainees) accounting for security of personnel 
     and facilities involved.
       (5) A diplomatic strategy for securing the repatriation of 
     remaining ISIS ``third country fighters'' to countries of 
     origin, including a comprehensive breakdown of each country 
     of origin and number of detainees yet to be repatriated.
       (6) A plan for the resettlement and disposition of ISIS 
     connected women and children in remaining detention 
     facilities, including roles and responsibilities of counter-
     ISIS coalition partners.
       (7) A detailed assessment of the security and humanitarian 
     situation at the internally displaced persons camp at Rukban.
       (8) A plan for diplomatic and humanitarian engagement with 
     regional partners and multilateral institutions to ensure 
     successful and safe delivery of continued humanitarian 
     assistance to non-regime held areas of Syria.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) 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 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.


           Amendment No. 285 Offered by Mr. Meeks of New York

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. STRATEGY AND REPORTING RELATED TO UNITED STATES 
                   ENGAGEMENT IN SOMALIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development and 
     other relevant Federal department and agencies, shall develop 
     and submit a strategy for advancing United States diplomatic, 
     humanitarian, development, counterterrorism, and regional 
     security priorities in Somalia that includes a detailed 
     outline of United States national security interests and 
     policy objectives in Somalia.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the United States diplomatic and 
     defense footprint in Somalia and a related plan to continue 
     diplomatic, humanitarian, development, counterterrorism and 
     security cooperation with the federal Government of Somalia, 
     and regional security cooperation with partners and allies in 
     the region, including consideration of the impact of reducing 
     the presence of the United States Armed Forces, African Union 
     Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces, and other foreign forces 
     contributing to security in Somalia.
       (2) A comprehensive assessment of the terrorist threat in 
     Somalia posed by al-Shabaab and the Somalia-based Islamic 
     State affiliate ISIS-Somalia, including each group's:
       (A) capacity to strike the United States homeland and 
     United States persons and interests in the region or 
     elsewhere, and the threat posed to other countries in the 
     East Africa region and beyond;
       (B) major sources of revenue and capacity to raise funds 
     and recruit from the United States and elsewhere, including 
     illicit and licit activities used to fund operations and 
     financial flows originating from outside of Somalia; and
       (C) connectivity to and relationship with other terrorist 
     affiliates, including linkages to Al Qaida and the Islamic 
     State, and their respective senior leaders.
       (3) An overview of ongoing and planned efforts, including a 
     detailed breakdown of United States foreign assistance, to--
       (A) build the capacity of the federal Government of 
     Somalia, federal members states, and their respective 
     civilian security, defense, criminal justice and law 
     enforcement,

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     financial, and other institutions, including through support 
     for completing the constitutional review process;
       (B) degrade Al-Shabaab and ISIS in Somalia, counter 
     terrorist financing and recruitment, rehabilitate and 
     reintegrate terrorist fighters, improve border security, 
     judicial capacity, and anti-corruption efforts, and 
     political, economic, and social reforms in Somalia, including 
     an evaluation of the effectiveness of these activities to 
     date; and
       (C) provide emergency and non-emergency humanitarian and 
     development assistance throughout Somalia, including an 
     overview of the United States's use of third party 
     monitoring, partner vetting, and other risk mitigation 
     measures for the provision of assistance in security 
     restrictive environments, as appropriate.
       (4) A plan to enhance diplomatic engagement and other 
     initiatives in Somalia to address protracted political crises 
     and tensions between the federal Government of Somalia and 
     its member states, delayed electoral processes, and 
     increasing governance challenges, including an assessment of 
     Somalia's internal and regional political dynamics and the 
     role of United States and other foreign partner engagement on 
     these dynamics.
       (5) An analysis of foreign influence over the federal 
     Government of Somalia and federal member states, including 
     external actor objectives and an assessment of non-United 
     States financial assistance and financial contributions to 
     Somali officials and institutions.
       (6) An analysis of the economic situation in Somalia, 
     including ongoing debt relief efforts, remaining external 
     debt, efforts to improve revenue sharing among the central 
     government and member states and advance other economic 
     reforms, and measures such as domestic and international 
     sanctions designed to hold accountable those involved in 
     corruption, human rights abuses, and other activities to 
     undermine state and international institutions.
       (7) A plan to address state fragility and drivers of 
     terrorist recruitment, including efforts to promote economic 
     growth and human development, improve conflict resolution and 
     governance capacity, counter foreign propaganda and 
     disinformation, combat corruption and support development 
     needs of local communities, including through rehabilitation, 
     reintegration, and reconciliation.
       (8) A detailed breakdown of United States assistance to 
     support the training, equipping, advising, assisting, and 
     accompanying of Somali forces and those forces aligned with 
     the troop contributing countries of AMISOM during last five 
     fiscal years.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with other relevant 
     Federal department and agencies as deemed necessary, shall 
     submit to appropriate congressional committees a report 
     related to recent events in Somalia, that includes the 
     following:
       (1) A detailed account of the January 2020 terrorist 
     attack, including an assessment of the role United-States-
     trained-and-equipped Kenyan forces had in countering the 
     attack and if and how this attack and others shaped United 
     States decisions surrounding the United States strategy in 
     Somalia and elsewhere in East Africa.
       (2) An assessment of how the January 2021 United States 
     military retrograde from or repositioning in Somalia affected 
     United States capacity to achieve policy objectives, 
     including those surrounding diplomatic security and the 
     implementation of a range of United States-funded programs 
     and activities that have commenced or were planned, such as 
     humanitarian assistance, good governance initiatives, and 
     human rights promotion.
       (3) An assessment of the legal authorities justifying 
     unilateral direct action against terrorist targets in 
     Somalia.
       (d) Annual Update.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     submission of the strategy required under subsection (a), and 
     annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of State and 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development, 
     shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an update on implementation of the strategy and an 
     evaluation of progress toward achieving United States 
     national security interests and policy objectives in Somalia.
       (e) Form.--Each report required by this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--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. 286 offered by mr. meeks of new york

       Add at the end the following:

              DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES

               TITLE LXX--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State 
     Authorization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 7002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) Department.--If not otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (3) Secretary.--If not otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

   Subtitle A--Organization and Operations of the Department of State

     SEC. 7101. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.

       For ``Diplomatic Programs'', there is authorized to be 
     appropriated $9,476,977,000 for fiscal year 2022.

     SEC. 7102. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE'S WORK.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States global engagement is key to a stable and 
     prosperous world;
       (2) United States leadership is indispensable in light of 
     the many complex and interconnected threats facing the United 
     States and the world;
       (3) diplomacy and development are critical tools of 
     national power, and full deployment of these tools is vital 
     to United States national security;
       (4) challenges such as the global refugee and migration 
     crises, terrorism, historic famine and food insecurity, and 
     fragile or repressive societies cannot be addressed without 
     sustained and robust United States diplomatic and development 
     leadership;
       (5) the United States Government must use all of the 
     instruments of national security and foreign policy at its 
     disposal to protect United States citizens, promote United 
     States interests and values, and support global stability and 
     prosperity;
       (6) United States security and prosperity depend on having 
     partners and allies that share our interests and values, and 
     these partnerships are nurtured and our shared interests and 
     values are promoted through United States diplomatic 
     engagement, security cooperation, economic statecraft, and 
     assistance that helps further economic development, good 
     governance, including the rule of law and democratic 
     institutions, and the development of shared responses to 
     natural and humanitarian disasters;
       (7) as the United States Government agencies primarily 
     charged with conducting diplomacy and development, the 
     Department and the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) require sustained and robust funding to 
     carry out this important work, which is essential to our 
     ability to project United States leadership and values and to 
     advance United States interests around the world;
       (8) the work of the Department and USAID makes the United 
     States and the world safer and more prosperous by alleviating 
     global poverty and hunger, fighting HIV/AIDS and other 
     infectious diseases, strengthening alliances, expanding 
     educational opportunities for women and girls, promoting good 
     governance and democracy, supporting anti-corruption efforts, 
     driving economic development and trade, preventing armed 
     conflicts and humanitarian crises, and creating American jobs 
     and export opportunities;
       (9) the Department and USAID are vital national security 
     agencies, whose work is critical to the projection of United 
     States power and leadership worldwide, and without which 
     Americans would be less safe, United States economic power 
     would be diminished, and global stability and prosperity 
     would suffer;
       (10) investing in diplomacy and development before 
     conflicts break out saves American lives while also being 
     cost-effective; and
       (11) the contributions of personnel working at the 
     Department and USAID are extraordinarily valuable and allow 
     the United States to maintain its leadership around the 
     world.

     SEC. 7103. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``All special envoys, ambassadors, and 
     coordinators located within the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor shall report directly to the Assistant 
     Secretary unless otherwise provided by law.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``section'' and inserting ``sections 116 
     and''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``(commonly referred to as the annual `Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices')''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Authorities.--In addition to the duties, functions, 
     and responsibilities specified in this paragraph, the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor is authorized to--
       ``(i) promote democracy and actively support human rights 
     throughout the world;
       ``(ii) promote the rule of law and good governance 
     throughout the world;
       ``(iii) strengthen, empower, and protect civil society 
     representatives, programs, and organizations, and facilitate 
     their ability to engage in dialogue with governments and 
     other civil society entities;
       ``(iv) work with regional bureaus to ensure adequate 
     personnel at diplomatic posts are

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     assigned responsibilities relating to advancing democracy, 
     human rights, labor rights, women's equal participation in 
     society, and the rule of law, with particular attention paid 
     to adequate oversight and engagement on such issues by senior 
     officials at such posts;
       ``(v) review and, as appropriate, make recommendations to 
     the Secretary of State regarding the proposed transfer of--

       ``(I) defense articles and defense services authorized 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) or the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.); and
       ``(II) military items listed on 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;

       ``(vi) coordinate programs and activities that protect and 
     advance the exercise of human rights and internet freedom in 
     cyberspace; and
       ``(vii) implement other relevant policies and provisions of 
     law.
       ``(D) Local oversight.--United States missions, when 
     executing DRL programming, to the extent practicable, should 
     assist in exercising oversight authority and coordinate with 
     the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to ensure 
     that funds are appropriately used and comply with anti-
     corruption practices.''.

     SEC. 7104. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                   AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Assistant secretary for international narcotics and 
     law enforcement affairs.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be in the 
     Department of State an Assistant Secretary for International 
     Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, who shall be 
     responsible to the Secretary of State for all matters, 
     programs, and related activities pertaining to international 
     narcotics, anti-crime, and law enforcement affairs in the 
     conduct of foreign policy by the Department, including, as 
     appropriate, leading the coordination of programs carried out 
     by United States Government agencies abroad, and such other 
     related duties as the Secretary may from time to time 
     designate.
       ``(B) Areas of responsibility.--The Assistant Secretary for 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs shall 
     maintain continuous observation and coordination of all 
     matters pertaining to international narcotics, anti-crime, 
     and law enforcement affairs in the conduct of foreign policy, 
     including programs carried out by other United States 
     Government agencies when such programs pertain to the 
     following matters:
       ``(i) Combating international narcotics production and 
     trafficking.
       ``(ii) Strengthening foreign justice systems, including 
     judicial and prosecutorial capacity, appeals systems, law 
     enforcement agencies, prison systems, and the sharing of 
     recovered assets.
       ``(iii) Training and equipping foreign police, border 
     control, other government officials, and other civilian law 
     enforcement authorities for anti-crime purposes, including 
     ensuring that no foreign security unit or member of such unit 
     shall receive such assistance from the United States 
     Government absent appropriate vetting.
       ``(iv) Ensuring the inclusion of human rights and women's 
     participation issues in law enforcement programs, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, and other senior officials in 
     regional and thematic bureaus and offices.
       ``(v) Combating, in conjunction with other relevant bureaus 
     of the Department of State and other United States Government 
     agencies, all forms of transnational organized crime, 
     including human trafficking, illicit trafficking in arms, 
     wildlife, and cultural property, migrant smuggling, 
     corruption, money laundering, the illicit smuggling of bulk 
     cash, the licit use of financial systems for malign purposes, 
     and other new and emerging forms of crime.
       ``(vi) Identifying and responding to global corruption, 
     including strengthening the capacity of foreign government 
     institutions responsible for addressing financial crimes and 
     engaging with multilateral organizations responsible for 
     monitoring and supporting foreign governments' anti-
     corruption efforts.
       ``(C) Additional duties.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities specified in subparagraph (B), the Assistant 
     Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
     Affairs shall also--
       ``(i) carry out timely and substantive consultation with 
     chiefs of mission and, as appropriate, the heads of other 
     United States Government agencies to ensure effective 
     coordination of all international narcotics and law 
     enforcement programs carried out overseas by the Department 
     and such other agencies;
       ``(ii) coordinate with the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy to ensure lessons learned from other United States 
     Government agencies are available to the Bureau of 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the 
     Department;
       ``(iii) develop standard requirements for monitoring and 
     evaluation of Bureau programs, including metrics for success 
     that do not rely solely on the amounts of illegal drugs that 
     are produced or seized;
       ``(iv) in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     annually certify in writing to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate that United States law 
     enforcement personnel posted abroad whose activities are 
     funded to any extent by the Bureau of International Narcotics 
     and Law Enforcement Affairs are complying with section 207 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927); and
       ``(v) carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary 
     may assign.
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may 
     be construed to limit or impair the authority or 
     responsibility of any other Federal agency with respect to 
     law enforcement, domestic security operations, or 
     intelligence activities as defined in Executive Order 
     12333.''.
       (b) Modification of Annual International Narcotics Control 
     Strategy Report.--Subsection (a) of section 489 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) A separate section that contains an identification 
     of all United States Government-supported units funded by the 
     Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 
     and any Bureau-funded operations by such units in which 
     United States law enforcement personnel have been physically 
     present.''.

     SEC. 7105. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF POPULATION, 
                   REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Bureau of Consular Affairs.--There is in the 
     Department of State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which 
     shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Consular Affairs.
       ``(h) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.--There 
     is in the Department of State the Bureau of Population, 
     Refugees, and Migration, which shall be headed by the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and 
     Migration.''.

     SEC. 7106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS.

       (a) Establishment.--There should be established in the 
     Department of State an Office of International Disability 
     Rights (referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
       (b) Duties.--The Office should--
       (1) seek to ensure that all United States foreign 
     operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, persons with 
     disabilities;
       (2) promote the human rights and full participation in 
     international development activities of all persons with 
     disabilities;
       (3) promote disability inclusive practices and the training 
     of Department of State staff on soliciting quality programs 
     that are fully inclusive of people with disabilities;
       (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
     multilateral fora on matters relevant to the rights of 
     persons with disabilities, and work to raise the profile of 
     disability across a broader range of organizations 
     contributing to international development efforts;
       (5) conduct regular consultation with civil society 
     organizations working to advance international disability 
     rights and empower persons with disabilities internationally;
       (6) consult with other relevant offices at the Department 
     that are responsible for drafting annual reports documenting 
     progress on human rights, including, wherever applicable, 
     references to instances of discrimination, prejudice, or 
     abuses of persons with disabilities;
       (7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent 
     within the Department regarding the hiring and recruitment 
     and overseas practices of civil service employees and Foreign 
     Service officers with disabilities and their family members 
     with chronic medical conditions or disabilities; and
       (8) carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary 
     of State may assign.
       (c) Supervision.--The Office may be headed by--
       (1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assistant Secretary 
     of State; or
       (2) an officer exercising significant authority who reports 
     to the President or Secretary of State, appointed by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of State should direct 
     Ambassadors at Large, Representatives, Special Envoys, and 
     coordinators working on human rights to consult with the 
     Office to promote the human rights and full participation in 
     international development activities of all persons with 
     disabilities.

     SEC. 7107. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide for the 
     participation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
     Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional 
     Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery 
     against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).

     SEC. 7108. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING TO NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department is a crucial national security agency, 
     whose employees, both Foreign and Civil Service, require the 
     best possible training at every stage of their careers

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     to prepare them to promote and defend United States national 
     interests and the health and safety of United States citizens 
     abroad;
       (2) the Department of State's investment of time and 
     resources with respect to the training and education of its 
     personnel is considerably below the level of other Federal 
     departments and agencies in the national security field, and 
     falls well below the investments many allied and adversarial 
     countries make in the development of their diplomats;
       (3) the Department faces increasingly complex and rapidly 
     evolving challenges, many of which are science and 
     technology-driven, and which demand the continual, high-
     quality training and education of its personnel;
       (4) the Department must move beyond reliance on ``on-the-
     job training'' and other informal mentorship practices, which 
     lead to an inequality in skillset development and career 
     advancement opportunities, often particularly for minority 
     personnel, and towards a robust professional tradecraft 
     training continuum that will provide for greater equality in 
     career advancement and increase minority participation in the 
     senior ranks;
       (5) the Department's Foreign Service Institute and other 
     training facilities should seek to substantially increase its 
     educational and training offerings to Department personnel, 
     including developing new and innovative educational and 
     training courses, methods, programs, and opportunities; and
       (6) consistent with existing Department gift acceptance 
     authority and other applicable laws, the Department and 
     Foreign Service Institute may accept funds and other 
     resources from foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and 
     other appropriate sources to help the Department and the 
     Institute enhance the quantity and quality of training 
     offerings, especially in the introduction of new, innovative, 
     and pilot model courses.
       (b) Training Float.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a strategy to establish a ``training float'' to 
     allow for up to 15 percent of the Civil and Foreign Service 
     to participate in long-term training at any given time. The 
     strategy should identify steps necessary to ensure 
     implementation of the training priorities identified in 
     subsection (c), sufficient training capacity and 
     opportunities are available to Civil and Foreign Service 
     officers, equitable distribution of long-term training 
     opportunities to Civil and Foreign Service officers, and any 
     additional resources or authorities necessary to facilitate 
     such a training float, including programs at the George P. 
     Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, the Foreign 
     Service Institute, the Foreign Affairs Security Training 
     Center, and other facilities or programs operated by the 
     Department of State. The strategy shall identify which types 
     of training would be prioritized, the extent (if any) to 
     which such training is already being provided to Civil and 
     Foreign Service officers by the Department of State, any 
     factors incentivizing or disincentivizing such training, and 
     why such training cannot be achieved without Civil and 
     Foreign Service officers leaving the workforce. In addition 
     to training opportunities provided by the Department, the 
     strategy shall consider training that could be provided by 
     the other United States Government training institutions, as 
     well as non-governmental educational institutions. The 
     strategy shall consider approaches to overcome disincentives 
     to pursuing long-term training.
       (c) Prioritization.--In order to provide the Civil and 
     Foreign Service with the level of education and training 
     needed to effectively advance United States interests across 
     the globe, the Department of State should--
       (1) increase its offerings--
       (A) of virtual instruction to make training more accessible 
     to personnel deployed throughout the world; or
       (B) at partner organizations to provide useful outside 
     perspectives to Department personnel;
       (2) offer courses utilizing computer-based or assisted 
     simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision-
     making in a crisis environment; and
       (3) consider increasing the duration and expanding the 
     focus of certain training courses, including--
       (A) the A-100 orientation course for Foreign Service 
     officers, and
       (B) the chief of mission course to more accurately reflect 
     the significant responsibilities accompanying such role.
       (d) Other Agency Responsibilities.--Other national security 
     agencies should increase the enrollment of their personnel in 
     courses at the Foreign Service Institute and other Department 
     of State training facilities to promote a whole-of-government 
     approach to mitigating national security challenges.

     SEC. 7109. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE 
                   OFFICERS.

       The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
       (1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by inserting ``If a 
     position designated under this section is unfilled for more 
     than 365 calendar days, such position may be filled, as 
     appropriate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with section 
     309.'' after ``Positions designated under this section are 
     excepted from the competitive service.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)), 
     by inserting ``, or domestically, in a position working on 
     issues relating to a particular country or geographic area,'' 
     after ``geographic area''.

     SEC. 7110. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 7104 of this 
     division, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (as 
     redesignated pursuant to such section 1004) as paragraphs (5) 
     and (6); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as added pursuant to 
     such section 1004) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Energy resources.--
       ``(A) Authorization for assistant secretary.--Subject to 
     the numerical limitation specified in paragraph (1), there is 
     authorized to be established in the Department of State an 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources.
       ``(B) Personnel.--If the Department establishes an 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources in 
     accordance with the authorization provided in subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary of State shall ensure there are sufficient 
     personnel dedicated to energy matters within the Department 
     of State whose responsibilities shall include--
       ``(i) formulating and implementing international policies 
     aimed at protecting and advancing United States energy 
     security interests by effectively managing United States 
     bilateral and multilateral relations;
       ``(ii) ensuring that analyses of the national security 
     implications of global energy and environmental developments 
     are reflected in the decision making process within the 
     Department;
       ``(iii) incorporating energy security priorities into the 
     activities of the Department;
       ``(iv) coordinating energy activities of the Department 
     with relevant Federal departments and agencies;
       ``(v) coordinating with the Office of Sanctions 
     Coordination on economic sanctions pertaining to the 
     international energy sector; and
       ``(vi) working internationally to--

       ``(I) support the development of energy resources and the 
     distribution of such resources for the benefit of the United 
     States and United States allies and trading partners for 
     their energy security and economic development needs;
       ``(II) promote availability of diversified energy supplies 
     and a well-functioning global market for energy resources, 
     technologies, and expertise for the benefit of the United 
     States and United States allies and trading partners;
       ``(III) resolve international disputes regarding the 
     exploration, development, production, or distribution of 
     energy resources;
       ``(IV) support the economic and commercial interests of 
     United States persons operating in the energy markets of 
     foreign countries;
       ``(V) support and coordinate international efforts to 
     alleviate energy poverty;
       ``(VI) leading the United States commitment to the 
     Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; and
       ``(VII) coordinating energy security and other relevant 
     functions within the Department currently undertaken by--

       ``(aa) the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs;
       ``(bb) the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental 
     and Scientific Affairs; and
       ``(cc) other offices within the Department of State.''.

     SEC. 7111. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 is amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2735) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

       ``(a) Activities.--
       ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
     the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
     outreach services and related events, including organizing 
     programs and conference activities, museum shop services and 
     food services in the public exhibition and related space 
     utilized by the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
       ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
     authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and outreach services 
     and related events referred to in such paragraph, including 
     fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for 
     American Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
     recovery of the costs of operating the museum.
       ``(b) Disposition of National Museum of American Diplomacy 
     Documents, Artifacts, and Other Articles.--
       ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts, or 
     other articles permanently acquired by the Department of 
     State and determined by the Secretary of State to be suitable 
     for display by the National Museum of American Diplomacy 
     shall be considered to be the property of the United States 
     Government and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     State makes the determination described in paragraph (3) with 
     respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may sell at fair market value, 
     trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
     without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title 40, 
     United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be used 
     solely for the advancement of the mission of the National

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     Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for any 
     purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
     collections of the museum.
       ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or transfer.--
     The determination described in this paragraph with respect to 
     a document, artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), 
     is a determination that--
       ``(A) such document, artifact, or other article no longer 
     serves to further the purposes of the National Museum of 
     American Diplomacy as set forth in the collections management 
     policy of the museum;
       ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such document, 
     artifact, or other article would serve to maintain the 
     standards of the collection of the museum; or
       ``(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such document, artifact, 
     or other article would be in the best interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under 
     paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
     documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of State may loan such documents, artifacts, or 
     other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
     National Museum of American Diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
     Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
     exhibition.''.

     SEC. 7112. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FISHERMEN 
                   FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND 
                   DETENTION OF U.S.-FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Amounts.--Payments may be made under this section 
     only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts.''.
       (b) Retroactive Applicability.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply as if the date specified in subsection (e) of 
     section 7 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, were the day after such date of enactment.
       (2) Agreements and payments.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to--
       (A) enter into agreements pursuant to section 7 of the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 for any claims to which 
     such section would otherwise apply but for the date specified 
     in subsection (e) of such section, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) make payments in accordance with agreements entered 
     into pursuant to such section if any such payments have not 
     been made as a result of the expiration of the date specified 
     in such section, as in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7113. ART IN EMBASSIES.

       (a) In General.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the purchase of any piece of art for the purposes of 
     installation or display in any embassy, consulate, or other 
     foreign mission of the United States if the purchase price of 
     such piece of art is in excess of $25,000, unless such 
     purchase is subject to prior consultation with, and the 
     regular notification procedures of, the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     costs of the Art in Embassies Program for fiscal years 2012 
     through 2020.
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that 
     is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``art'' includes 
     paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial design, and 
     craft art.

     SEC. 7114. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Burma.--
       (1) In general.--Section 570 of Public Law 104-208 is 
     amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Multilateral Strategy.--The President shall develop, 
     in coordination with like-minded countries, a comprehensive, 
     multilateral strategy to--
       ``(1) assist Burma in addressing corrosive malign influence 
     of the People's Republic of China; and
       ``(2) support democratic, constitutional, economic, and 
     security sector reforms in Burma designed to--
       ``(A) advance democratic development and improve human 
     rights practices and the quality of life; and
       ``(B) promote genuine national reconciliation.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``six months'' and inserting ``year'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (7); and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) improvements in human rights practices;
       ``(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive economic 
     growth;
       ``(5) progress toward genuine national reconciliation;
       ``(6) progress on improving the quality of life of the 
     Burmese people, including progress relating to market 
     reforms, living standards, labor standards, use of forced 
     labor in the tourism industry, and environmental quality; 
     and''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to the first report required under 
     subsection (d) of section 570 of Public Law 104-208 that is 
     required after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 101-246.
       (2) Section 6 of Public Law 104-45.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 96-465 (22 
     U.S.C. 4022).
       (4) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2593b).
       (5) Section 5 of Public Law 94-304 (22 U.S.C. 3005).
       (6) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 
     2349aa-7).
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 502 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (c) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 7115. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists 
     all of the Government Accountability Office's recommendations 
     relating to the Department that have not been fully 
     implemented.
       (b) Implementation Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the submission of the report required under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that describes the implementation status 
     of each recommendation from the Government Accountability 
     Office included in such report.
       (2) Justification.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a detailed justification for each decision not to fully 
     implement a recommendation or to implement a recommendation 
     in a different manner than specified by the Government 
     Accountability Office;
       (B) a timeline for the full implementation of any 
     recommendation the Secretary has decided to adopt, but has 
     not yet fully implemented; and
       (C) an explanation for any discrepancies included in the 
     Comptroller General report submitted under subsection (b).
       (c) Form.--The information required in each report under 
     this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, but may be included in a 
     classified annex to the extent necessary.

     SEC. 7116. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

       (a) In General.--There should be established within the 
     Department of State an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Office''), which may be 
     placed within the organizational structure of the Department 
     at the discretion of the Secretary.
       (b) Duties.--The Office should carry out the following:
       (1) Advise the Secretary of State and other relevant senior 
     officials on issues related to atrocities, including war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
       (2) Assist in formulating United States policy on the 
     prevention of, responses to, and accountability for 
     atrocities.
       (3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, United States Government 
     positions relating to the international and hybrid courts 
     currently prosecuting persons suspected of atrocities around 
     the world.
       (4) Work with other governments, international 
     organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, as 
     appropriate, to establish and assist international and 
     domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, and 
     tribunals to investigate, document, and prosecute atrocities 
     around the world.
       (5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, the deployment of 
     diplomatic, legal, economic, military, and other tools to 
     help collect evidence of atrocities, judge those responsible, 
     protect and assist victims, enable reconciliation, prevent 
     and deter atrocities, and promote the rule of law.
       (6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional justice 
     mechanisms to United States personnel operating in conflict 
     and post-conflict environments.
       (7) Act as a point of contact for international, hybrid, 
     and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction over 
     atrocities committed around the world.
       (8) Represent the Department on any interagency whole-of-
     government coordinating entities addressing genocide and 
     other atrocities.
       (9) Perform any additional duties and exercise such powers 
     as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
       (c) Supervision.--If established, the Office shall be led 
     by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice who is 
     nominated by the President and appointed by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate.

                    Subtitle B--Embassy Construction

     SEC. 7201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

       For ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', 
     there is authorized to be appropriated $1,995,449,000 for 
     fiscal year 2022.

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     SEC. 7202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) 
     or successor office should give appropriate consideration to 
     standardization in construction, in which each new United 
     States embassy and consulate starts with a standard design 
     and keeps customization to a minimum.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall carry out 
     any new United States embassy compound or new consulate 
     compound project that utilizes a non-standard design, 
     including those projects that are in the design or pre-design 
     phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act, only in 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. 
     The Secretary shall provide the appropriate congressional 
     committees, for each such project, the following 
     documentation:
       (1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle costs of 
     the project to the estimated full lifecycle costs of such 
     project if it were to use a standard design.
       (2) A comparison of the estimated completion date of such 
     project to the estimated completion date of such project if 
     it were to use a standard design.
       (3) A comparison of the security of the completed project 
     to the security of such completed project if it were to use a 
     standard design.
       (4) A justification for the Secretary's selection of a non-
     standard design over a standard design for such project.
       (5) A written explanation if any of the documentation 
     necessary to support the comparisons and justification, as 
     the case may be, described in paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     cannot be provided.
       (c) Sunset.--The consultation requirement under subsection 
     (b) shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) In General.--Section 118 of the Department of State 
     Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual report on 
     embassy construction costs'' and inserting ``biannual report 
     on overseas capital construction projects''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection and every 180 days 
     thereafter until the date that is four years after such date 
     of enactment, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report 
     regarding all ongoing overseas capital construction projects 
     and major embassy security upgrade projects.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following with respect to each ongoing 
     overseas capital construction project and major embassy 
     security upgrade project:
       ``(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
     proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
     funds required by the Committees on Appropriations for Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       ``(2) The current cost estimate.
       ``(3) The value of each request for equitable adjustment 
     received by the Department to date.
       ``(4) The value of each certified claim received by the 
     Department to date.
       ``(5) The value of any usage of the project's contingency 
     fund to date and the value of the remainder of the project's 
     contingency fund.
       ``(6) An enumerated list of each request for adjustment and 
     certified claim that remains outstanding or unresolved.
       ``(7) An enumerated list of each request for equitable 
     adjustment and certified claim that has been fully 
     adjudicated or that the Department has settled, and the final 
     dollar amount of each adjudication or settlement.
       ``(8) The date of estimated completion specified in the 
     proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
     funds required by the Committees on Appropriations not later 
     than 45 days after the date of the enactment of an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       ``(9) The current date of estimated completion.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 
     2017 is amended by amending the item relating to section 118 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 118. Biannual report on overseas capital construction 
              projects.''.

     SEC. 7204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

       (a) Deadline for Completion.--The Secretary of State shall 
     complete all contractor performance evaluations outstanding 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act required by 
     subpart 42.15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for those 
     contractors engaged in construction of new embassy or new 
     consulate compounds by April 1, 2022.
       (b) Prioritization System.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     develop a prioritization system for clearing the current 
     backlog of required evaluations referred to in subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Elements.--The system required under paragraph (1) 
     should prioritize the evaluations as follows:
       (A) Project completion evaluations should be prioritized 
     over annual evaluations.
       (B) Evaluations for relatively large contracts should have 
     priority.
       (C) Evaluations that would be particularly informative for 
     the awarding of government contracts should have priority.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the Department's plan 
     for completing all evaluations by April 1, 2022, in 
     accordance with subsection (a) and the prioritization system 
     developed pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) contractors deciding whether to bid on Department 
     contracts would benefit from greater understanding of the 
     Department as a client; and
       (2) the Department should develop a forum where contractors 
     can comment on the Department's project management 
     performance.

     SEC. 7205. GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR NEW EMBASSIES AND 
                   CONSULATES.

       (a) In General.--For each new United States embassy 
     compound (NEC) and new consulate compound project (NCC) in or 
     not yet in the design phase as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Department of State shall project growth 
     over the estimated life of the facility using all available 
     and relevant data, including the following:
       (1) Relevant historical trends for Department personnel and 
     personnel from other agencies represented at the NEC or NCC 
     that is to be constructed.
       (2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk and the needs 
     of United States Government policy conducted as part of the 
     most recent Vital Presence Validation Process, if applicable.
       (3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic importance 
     of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, over the life of the 
     building at issue.
       (4) Any other data that would be helpful in projecting the 
     future growth of NEC or NCC.
       (b) Other Federal Agencies.--The head of each Federal 
     agency represented at a United States embassy or consulate 
     shall provide to the Secretary, upon request, growth 
     projections for the personnel of each such agency over the 
     estimated life of each embassy or consulate, as the case may 
     be.
       (c) Basis for Estimates.--The Department of State shall 
     base its growth assumption for all NECs and NCCs on the 
     estimates required under subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Any congressional 
     notification of site selection for a NEC or NCC submitted 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act shall include the 
     growth assumption used pursuant to subsection (c).

     SEC. 7206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS.

       (a) Plans Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the 
     next five years as the Secretary of State considers 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall develop--
       (A) a comprehensive 6-year plan documenting the 
     Department's overseas building program for the replacement of 
     overseas diplomatic posts taking into account security 
     factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and 
     regulations, as well as occupational safety and health 
     factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including 
     environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact 
     employee health and safety; and
       (B) a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing the Department's 
     long-term planning for the maintenance and sustainment of 
     completed diplomatic posts, which takes into account security 
     factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and 
     regulations, as well as occupational safety and health 
     factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including 
     environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact 
     employee health and safety.
       (2) Initial report.--The first plan developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a one-time status report 
     on existing small diplomatic posts and a strategy for 
     establishing a physical diplomatic presence in countries in 
     which there is no current physical diplomatic presence and 
     with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations. 
     Such report, which may include a classified annex, shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the extent to which each small 
     diplomatic post furthers the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (B) A description of how each small diplomatic post 
     provides American Citizen Services, including data on 
     specific services provided and the number of Americans 
     receiving services over the previous year.
       (C) A description of whether each small diplomatic post 
     meets current security requirements.
       (D) A description of the full financial cost of maintaining 
     each small diplomatic post.
       (E) Input from the relevant chiefs of mission on any unique 
     operational or policy value the small diplomatic post 
     provides.
       (F) A recommendation of whether any small diplomatic posts 
     should be closed.
       (3) Updated information.--The annual updates of each of the 
     plans developed pursuant

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     to paragraph (1) shall highlight any changes from the 
     previous year's plan to the ordering of construction and 
     maintenance projects.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Submission of plans to congress.--Not later than 60 
     days after the completion of each plan required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit the plans 
     to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (2) Reference in budget justification materials.--In the 
     budget justification materials submitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees in support of the Department of 
     State's budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the 
     budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code), the plans required under subsection (a) 
     shall be referenced to justify funding requested for building 
     and maintenance projects overseas.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Small Diplomatic Post Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small diplomatic post'' means any United States 
     embassy or consulate that has employed five or fewer United 
     States Government employees or contractors on average over 
     the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7207. VALUE ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Federal departments and agencies are required to use 
     value engineering (VE) as a management tool, where 
     appropriate, to reduce program and acquisition costs pursuant 
     to OMB Circular A-131, Value Engineering, dated December 31, 
     2013.
       (2) OBO has a Policy Directive and Standard Operation 
     Procedure, dated May 24, 2017, on conducting risk management 
     studies on all international construction projects.
       (b) Notification Requirements.--
       (1) Submission to authorizing committees.--Any notification 
     that includes the allocation of capital construction and 
     maintenance funds shall be submitted to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Requirement to confirm completion of value engineering 
     and risk assessment studies.--The notifications required 
     under paragraph (1) shall include confirmation that the 
     Department has completed the requisite VE and risk management 
     process described in subsection (a), or applicable successor 
     process.
       (c) Reporting and Briefing Requirements.--The Secretary of 
     State shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
     committees upon request--
       (1) a description of each risk management study referred to 
     in subsection (a)(2) and a table detailing which 
     recommendations related to each such study were accepted and 
     which were rejected; and
       (2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale for not 
     implementing any such recommendations that may otherwise 
     yield significant cost savings to the Department if 
     implemented.

     SEC. 7208. BUSINESS VOLUME.

       Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4852(c)(2)(E)) is 
     amended by striking ``in 3 years'' and inserting 
     ``cumulatively over 3 years''.

     SEC. 7209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFICIENCIES.

       The Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate upon request information on physical 
     security deficiencies at United States diplomatic posts, 
     including relating to the following:
       (1) Requests made over the previous year by United States 
     diplomatic posts for security upgrades.
       (2) Significant security deficiencies at United States 
     diplomatic posts that are not operating out of a new embassy 
     compound or new consulate compound.

     SEC. 7210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual to stipulate that information on the current 
     threat environment shall be provided to all United States 
     Government employees under chief of mission authority 
     traveling to a foreign country on official business. To the 
     extent practicable, such material shall be provided to such 
     employees prior to their arrival at a United States 
     diplomatic post or as soon as possible thereafter.

     SEC. 7211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Delivery.--Unless the Secretary of State notifies the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the use of the 
     design-build project delivery method would not be 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method at 
     United States diplomatic posts that have not yet received 
     design or capital construction contracts as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notification.--Before executing a contract for a 
     delivery method other than design-build in accordance with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing of the 
     decision, including the reasons therefor. The notification 
     required by this subsection may be included in any other 
     report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that is 
     required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.
       (c) Performance Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding performance evaluation measures in accordance with 
     GAO's ``Standards for Internal Control in the Federal 
     Government'' that will be applicable to design and 
     construction, lifecycle cost, and building maintenance 
     programs of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the 
     Department.

     SEC. 7212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION.

       Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committee a report detailing steps 
     the Department of State is taking to expand the embassy 
     construction contractor base in order to increase competition 
     and maximize value.

     SEC. 7213. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau of 
     Overseas Building Operations of the Department or its 
     successor office shall continue to balance functionality and 
     security with accessibility, as defined by guidelines 
     established by the United States Access Board in constructing 
     embassies and consulates, and shall ensure compliance with 
     the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et 
     seq.) to the fullest extent possible.

     SEC. 7214. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Design-build.--The term ``design-build'' means a method 
     of project delivery in which one entity works under a single 
     contract with the Department to provide design and 
     construction services.
       (2) Non-standard design.--The term ``non-standard design'' 
     means a design for a new embassy compound project or new 
     consulate compound project that does not utilize a 
     standardized design for the structural, spatial, or security 
     requirements of such embassy compound or consulate compound, 
     as the case may be.

                      Subtitle C--Personnel Issues

     SEC. 7301. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE WAIVERS.

       (a) Application for Waivers.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall apply to the Department of Labor for a waiver from 
     insurance requirements under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1651 et seq.) for all countries with respect to which the 
     requirement was waived prior to January 2017, and for which 
     there is not currently a waiver.
       (b) Certification Requirement.--Not later than 45 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall certify to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the requirement in subsection (a) has been 
     met.

     SEC. 7302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     an empirical analysis on the effect of overseas allowances on 
     the foreign assignment of Foreign Service officers (FSOs), to 
     be conducted by a federally-funded research and development 
     center with appropriate expertise in labor economics and 
     military compensation.
       (2) Contents.--The analysis required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) identify all allowances paid to FSOs assigned 
     permanently or on temporary duty to foreign areas;
       (B) examine the efficiency of the Foreign Service bidding 
     system in determining foreign assignments;
       (C) examine the factors that incentivize FSOs to bid on 
     particular assignments, including danger levels and hardship 
     conditions;
       (D) examine the Department's strategy and process for 
     incentivizing FSOs to bid on assignments that are 
     historically in lower demand, including with monetary 
     compensation, and whether monetary compensation is necessary 
     for assignments in higher demand;
       (E) make any relevant comparisons to military compensation 
     and allowances, noting which allowances are shared or based 
     on the same regulations;
       (F) recommend options for restructuring allowances to 
     improve the efficiency of the assignments system and better 
     align FSO incentives with the needs of the Foreign Service, 
     including any cost savings associated with such 
     restructuring;
       (G) recommend any statutory changes necessary to implement 
     subparagraph (F), such as consolidating existing legal 
     authorities for the provision of hardship and danger pay; and
       (H) detail any effects of recommendations made pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G) on other United States Government 
     departments and agencies with civilian employees permanently 
     assigned or on temporary duty in foreign areas, following 
     consultation with such departments and agencies.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--Before initiating the analysis 
     required under subsection (a)(1), and not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate

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     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this 
     section that includes the following:
       (1) The name of the federally funded research and 
     development center that will conduct such analysis.
       (2) The scope of such analysis and terms of reference for 
     such analysis as specified between the Department of State 
     and such federally funded research and development center.
       (c) Availability of Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall make 
     available to the federally-funded research and development 
     center carrying out the analysis required under subsection 
     (a)(1) all necessary and relevant information to allow such 
     center to conduct such analysis in a quantitative and 
     analytical manner, including historical data on the number of 
     bids for each foreign assignment and any survey data 
     collected by the Department of State from eligible bidders on 
     their bid decision-making.
       (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary of State shall work with 
     the heads of other relevant United States Government 
     departments and agencies to ensure such departments and 
     agencies provide all necessary and relevant information to 
     the federally-funded research and development center carrying 
     out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1).
       (d) Interim Report to Congress.--The Secretary of State 
     shall require that the chief executive officer of the 
     federally-funded research and development center that carries 
     out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1) submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     an interim report on such analysis not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

       Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Related to Science 
     and Technology Fellowship Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     make grants or enter into cooperative agreements related to 
     Department of State science and technology fellowship 
     programs, including for assistance in recruiting fellows and 
     the payment of stipends, travel, and other appropriate 
     expenses to fellows.
       ``(2) Exclusion from consideration as compensation.--
     Stipends under paragraph (1) shall not be considered 
     compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(3) Maximum annual amount.--The total amount of grants 
     made pursuant to this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in 
     any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 7304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

       Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``1 round-trip per year for each child below age 21 of a 
     member of the Service assigned abroad'' and inserting ``in 
     the case of one or more children below age 21 of a member of 
     the Service assigned abroad, one round-trip per year'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to visit the 
     member abroad''; and
       (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a comma;
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to visit the 
     other parent''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after ``resides,'';
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) for one of the child's parents to visit the child or 
     children abroad if the child or children do not regularly 
     reside with that parent and that parent is not receiving an 
     education allowance or educational travel allowance for the 
     child or children under section 5924(4) of title 5, United 
     States Code,''; and
       (5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), as added by 
     paragraph (4) of this section, by striking ``a payment'' and 
     inserting ``the cost of round-trip travel''.

     SEC. 7305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

       Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In cases in which a member of the Service has 
     official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the 
     family members of the member reside apart from the member at 
     authorized locations outside the United States, the member 
     may take the leave ordered under this section where that 
     member's family members reside, notwithstanding section 6305 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 7306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FELLOWSHIP 
                   PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Department fellowships 
     that promote the employment of candidates belonging to under-
     represented groups, including the Charles B. Rangel 
     International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, the Thomas 
     R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the 
     Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program, 
     represent smart investments vital for building a strong, 
     capable, and representative national security workforce.

     SEC. 7307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding clause (i), by--
       (1) striking ``promotion'' and inserting ``promotion, on or 
     after January 1, 2017,''; and
       (2) striking ``individual joining the Service on or after 
     January 1, 2017,'' and inserting ``Foreign Service officer, 
     appointed under section 302(a)(1), who has general 
     responsibility for carrying out the functions of the 
     Service''.

     SEC. 7308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 614 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
     ``department awards''; and
       (2) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or Civil 
     Service'' after ``the Service''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 614 
     in the table of contents of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 614. Department awards.''.

     SEC. 7309. WORKFORCE ACTIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Workforce Recruitment.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should continue 
     to hold entry-level classes for Foreign Service officers and 
     specialists and continue to recruit civil servants through 
     programs such as the Presidential Management Fellows Program 
     and Pathways Internship Programs in a manner and at a 
     frequency consistent with prior years and consistent with the 
     need to maintain a pool of experienced personnel effectively 
     distributed across skill codes and ranks. It is further the 
     sense of Congress that absent continuous recruitment and 
     training of Foreign Service officers and civil servants, the 
     Department of State will lack experienced, qualified 
     personnel in the short, medium, and long terms.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of State should not 
     implement any reduction-in-force action under section 3502 or 
     3595 of title 5, United States Code, or for any incentive 
     payments for early separation or retirement under any other 
     provision of law unless--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees are notified 
     not less than 15 days in advance of such obligation or 
     expenditure; and
       (2) the Secretary has provided to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a detailed report that describes the 
     Department of State's strategic staffing goals, including--
       (A) a justification that describes how any proposed 
     workforce reduction enhances the effectiveness of the 
     Department;
       (B) a certification that such workforce reduction is in the 
     national interest of the United States;
       (C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan for the 
     Department, including 5-year workforce forecasting and a 
     description of the anticipated impact of any proposed 
     workforce reduction; and
       (D) a dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data for 
     all current and planned employees of the Department, 
     disaggregated by--
       (i) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist 
     rank;
       (ii) civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau 
     of assignment;
       (iii) contracted employees, including the equivalent job 
     skill code and bureau of assignment; and
       (iv) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 
     213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including their 
     equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment.

     SEC. 7310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AT 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of State should continue to promote the 
     employment of veterans, in accordance with section 301 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941), including those 
     veterans belonging to traditionally under-represented groups 
     at the Department;
       (2) veterans employed by the Department have made 
     significant contributions to United States foreign policy in 
     a variety of regional and global affairs bureaus and 
     diplomatic posts overseas; and
       (3) the Department should continue to encourage veteran 
     employment and facilitate their participation in the 
     workforce.

     SEC. 7311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND PRECLUSIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State should expand the appeal process it 
     makes available to employees related to assignment 
     preclusions and restrictions.
       (b) Appeal of Assignment Restriction or Preclusion.--
     Subsection (a) of section 414 of the Department of State 
     Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``Such right and process shall ensure that any employee 
     subjected to an assignment restriction or preclusion shall 
     have the same appeal rights as provided by the Department 
     regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance. Any 
     such appeal shall be resolved not later than 60 days after 
     such appeal is filed.''.
       (c) Notice and Certification.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall revise, and certify to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives

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     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     regarding such revision, the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance 
     regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance to 
     expressly state that all review and appeal rights relating 
     thereto shall also apply to any recommendation or decision to 
     impose an assignment restriction or preclusion to an 
     employee.
       (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that 
     contains the following:
       (1) A rationale for the use of assignment restrictions by 
     the Department of State, including specific case studies 
     related to cleared American Foreign Service and civil service 
     employees of the Department that demonstrate country-specific 
     restrictions serve a counterintelligence role beyond that 
     which is already covered by the security clearance process.
       (2) The number of such Department employees subject to 
     assignment restrictions over the previous year, with data 
     disaggregated by:
       (A) Identification as a Foreign Service officer, civil 
     service employee, eligible family member, or other employment 
     status.
       (B) The ethnicity, national origin, and race of the 
     precluded employee.
       (C) Gender.
       (D) Identification of the country of restriction.
       (3) A description of the considerations and criteria used 
     by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to determine whether an 
     assignment restriction is warranted.
       (4) The number of restrictions that were appealed and the 
     success rate of such appeals.
       (5) The impact of assignment restrictions in terms of 
     unused language skills as measured by Foreign Service 
     Institute language scores of such precluded employees.
       (6) Measures taken to ensure the diversity of adjudicators 
     and contracted investigators, with accompanying data on 
     results.

     SEC. 7312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) career Department of State employees provide invaluable 
     service to the United States as nonpartisan professionals who 
     contribute subject matter expertise and professional skills 
     to the successful development and execution of United States 
     foreign policy; and
       (2) reemployment of skilled former members of the Foreign 
     and civil service who have voluntarily separated from the 
     Foreign or civil service due to family reasons or to obtain 
     professional skills outside government is of benefit to the 
     Department.
       (b) Notice of Employment Opportunities for Department of 
     State and USAID Positions.--
       (1) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after chapter 102 the following new chapter:

  ``CHAPTER 103--NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                       STATE AND USAID POSITIONS

``Sec.
``10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
              USAID positions.

     ``Sec. 10301. Notice of employment opportunities for 
       Department of State and USAID positions

       ``To ensure that individuals who have separated from the 
     Department of State or the United States Agency for 
     International Development and who are eligible for 
     reappointment are aware of such opportunities, the Department 
     of State and the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall publicize notice of all employment 
     opportunities, including positions for which the relevant 
     agency is accepting applications from individuals within the 
     agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, on 
     publicly accessible sites, including www.usajobs.gov. If 
     using merit promotion procedures, the notice shall expressly 
     state that former employees eligible for reinstatement may 
     apply.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of part III of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end of subpart I the following:

``103.  Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
    USAID positions........................................10301''.....

     SEC. 7313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for the 
     Department of State that is aligned with and furthers the 
     objectives of the National Security Strategy of the United 
     States of America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent 
     strategy issued not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, which shall include the following:
       (1) A dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data, 
     including all shortages in bureaus described in GAO report 
     GAO-19-220, for all current and planned employees of the 
     Department, disaggregated by--
       (A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist 
     rank;
       (B) civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau 
     of assignment;
       (C) contracted employees, including the equivalent job 
     skill code and bureau of assignment;
       (D) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 
     213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including the 
     equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment 
     of such employee; and
       (E) overseas region.
       (2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service 
     officers disaggregated by service cone that should be posted 
     at each United States diplomatic post and in the District of 
     Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations.
       (3) Recommendations on the number of civil service officers 
     that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed 
     basis for such recommendations.
       (b) Maintenance.--The dataset required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall lead the 
     development of the plan required under subsection (a) but may 
     consult or partner with private sector entities with 
     expertise in labor economics, management, or human resources, 
     as well as organizations familiar with the demands and needs 
     of the Department of State's workforce.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 
     root causes of Foreign Service and civil service shortages, 
     the effect of such shortages on national security objectives, 
     and the Department of State's plan to implement 
     recommendations described in GAO-19-220.

     SEC. 7314. CONSULTING SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 5, United States 
     Code, as added by section 7312(b) of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 10302. Consulting services for the Department of State

       ``Any consulting service obtained by the Department of 
     State through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
     contracts with respect to which expenditures are a matter of 
     public record and available for public inspection, except if 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     103 of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 
     7312(b) of this Act, is amended by adding after the item 
     relating to section 10301 the following new item:

``10302. Consulting services for the Department of State''.

     SEC. 7315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.

       Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2009 (Public Law 111-32) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.

     SEC. 7316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY 
                   REVIEW BOARDS.

       Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``afghanistan and'' and 
     inserting ``afghanistan, yemen, syria, and''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``Afghanistan or'' and 
     inserting ``Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, or''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``beginning on October 1, 
     2005, and ending on September 30, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 
     2022''.

     SEC. 7317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.

       Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``suspend'' and inserting ``indefinitely 
     suspend without duties'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) For each member of the Service suspended under 
     paragraph (1)(A) whose security clearance remains suspended 
     for more than one calendar year, not later than 30 days after 
     the end of such calendar year the Secretary of State shall 
     report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate in writing regarding the specific reasons relating to 
     the duration of each such suspension.
       ``(6) Any member of the Service suspended under paragraph 
     (1)(B) may be suspended without pay only after a final 
     written decision is provided to such member pursuant to 
     paragraph (2).''; and
       (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``(7) In this subsection:'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The term'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) In this subsection, the term--'';
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs 2 
     ems to the left; and
       (D) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating to the 
     definition of ``suspend'' and ``suspension'').

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     SEC. 7318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   HANDBOOK CHANGES.

       (a) Applicability.--The Foreign Affairs Manual and the 
     Foreign Affairs Handbook apply with equal force and effect 
     and without exception to all Department of State personnel, 
     including the Secretary of State, Department employees, and 
     political appointees, regardless of an individual's status as 
     a Foreign Service officer, Civil Service employee, or 
     political appointee hired under any legal authority.
       (b) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     certification in unclassified form that the applicability 
     described in subsection (a) has been communicated to all 
     Department personnel, including the personnel referred to in 
     such subsection.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for 
     five years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report detailing all 
     significant changes made to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the 
     Foreign Affairs Handbook.
       (2) Covered periods.--The first report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall cover the 5-year period preceding the 
     submission of such report. Each subsequent report shall cover 
     the 180-day period preceding submission.
       (3) Contents.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall contain the following:
       (A) The location within the Foreign Affairs Manual or the 
     Foreign Affairs Handbook where a change has been made.
       (B) The statutory basis for each such change, as 
     applicable.
       (C) A side-by-side comparison of the Foreign Affairs Manual 
     or Foreign Affairs Handbook before and after such change.
       (D) A summary of such changes displayed in spreadsheet 
     form.

     SEC. 7319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL 
                   REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN POSITIONS.

       The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the 
     individual occupational requirements with respect to an 
     employee or prospective employee of the Department of State 
     for a civilian position categorized under the GS-0130 
     occupational series if the Secretary determines that the 
     individual possesses significant scientific, technological, 
     engineering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to 
     performing the duties of the applicable position, based on 
     demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. With 
     respect to each waiver granted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall set forth in a written document that is 
     transmitted to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management the rationale for the decision of the Secretary to 
     waive such requirements.

     SEC. 7320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 
                   CENTER.

       The Secretary of State may appoint, for a 3-year period 
     that may be extended for up to an additional two years, 
     solely to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement 
     Center, employees of the Department of State without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointment in the competitive service, and may fix the basic 
     compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title.

     SEC. 7321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS 
                   LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sections:

     ``Sec. 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
     term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
     Government Accountability Office;
       ``(2) the term `combat zone' means a geographic area 
     designated by an Executive order of the President as an area 
     in which the Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in 
     combat, an area designated by law to be treated as a combat 
     zone, or a location the Department of Defense has certified 
     for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct support of 
     military operations;
       ``(3) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 6301;
       ``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omnibus 
     Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
     4803); and
       ``(5) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending on the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--The head of an 
     agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 20 days of 
     paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes of rest and 
     recuperation to an employee of the agency serving in a combat 
     zone, any other high risk, high threat post, or any other 
     location presenting significant security or operational 
     challenges.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the 
     authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive 
     discretion of the head of the agency concerned.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.

     ``Sec. 6329e. Overseas operations leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
     term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
     Government Accountability Office;
       ``(2) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 6301; and
       ``(3) the term `leave year' means the period beginning with 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending with the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Overseas Operations.--The head of an agency 
     may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 days of paid 
     leave, per leave year, to an employee of the agency serving 
     abroad where the conduct of business could pose potential 
     security or safety related risks or would be inconsistent 
     with host-country practice. Such regulations may provide that 
     additional leave days may be granted during such leave year 
     if the head of the agency determines that to do so is 
     necessary to advance the national security or foreign policy 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the 
     authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive 
     discretion of the head of the agency concerned.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 6329c the following new items:

``6329d. Rest and recuperation leave
``6329e. Overseas operations leave''.

     SEC. 7322. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.

       Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the 
     Secretary, provide emergency medical services or related 
     support for private United States citizens, nationals, and 
     permanent resident aliens abroad, or third country nationals 
     connected to such persons or to the diplomatic or development 
     missions of the United States abroad, who are unable to 
     obtain such services or support otherwise, with such 
     assistance provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent 
     feasible.''.

     SEC. 7323. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish the 
     Department of State Student Internship Program (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Program'') to offer internship 
     opportunities at the Department of State to eligible students 
     to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the 
     conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization 
     of United States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     Program, an applicant shall--
       (1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002)); or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;
       (2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate security 
     clearance; and
       (3) satisfy such other criteria as established by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Selection.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
     Program that includes the following:
       (1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign affairs.
       (2) Academic performance.
       (3) Such other criteria as determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary of State shall advertise the 
     Program widely, including on the internet, through the 
     Department of State's Diplomats in Residence program, and 
     through other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting 
     undergraduate and graduate students. The Secretary shall 
     actively encourage people belonging to traditionally under-
     represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, geographic, 
     and gender diversity, and disability status to apply to the 
     Program, including by conducting targeted outreach at 
     minority serving institutions (as such term is described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Students participating in the Program 
     shall be paid at least--
       (A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), or
       (B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction in which the 
     internship is located,
     whichever is greater.
       (2) Housing assistance.--
       (A) Abroad.--The Secretary of State shall provide housing 
     assistance to a student participating in the Program whose 
     permanent address is within the United States if the location 
     of the internship in which such student is participating is 
     outside the United States.

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       (B) Domestic.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide housing assistance to a student participating in the 
     Program whose permanent address is within the United States 
     if the location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating is more than 50 miles away from such student's 
     permanent address.
       (3) Travel assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
     provide a student participating in the Program whose 
     permanent address is within the United States financial 
     assistance to cover the costs of travel once to and once from 
     the location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating, including travel by air, train, bus, or other 
     transit as appropriate, if the location of such internship 
     is--
       (A) more than 50 miles from such student's permanent 
     address; or
       (B) outside the United States.
       (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The 
     Secretary of State is authorized to enter into agreements 
     with institutions of higher education to structure 
     internships to ensure such internships satisfy criteria for 
     academic programs in which participants in such internships 
     are enrolled.
       (g) Transition Period.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     transition all unpaid internship programs of the Department, 
     including the Foreign Service Internship Program, to 
     internship programs that offer compensation. Upon selection 
     as a candidate for entry into an internship program of the 
     Department after such date, a participant in such internship 
     program shall be afforded the opportunity to forgo 
     compensation, including if doing so allows such participant 
     to receive college or university curricular credit.
       (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply in the case of unpaid internship programs of 
     the Department of State that are part of the Virtual Student 
     Federal Service internship program.
       (3) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under this subsection to transition an unpaid internship 
     program of the Department to an internship program that 
     offers compensation if the Secretary determines and not later 
     than 30 days after any such determination submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that to do so 
     would not be consistent with effective management goals.
       (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall describe the reason why transitioning an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department to an internship program 
     that offers compensation would not be consistent with 
     effective management goals, including any justification for 
     maintaining such unpaid status indefinitely, or any 
     additional authorities or resources necessary to transition 
     such unpaid program to offer compensation in the future.
       (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of a 
     Senate a report that includes the following:
       (1) Data, to the extent collection of such information is 
     permissible by law, regarding the number of students, 
     disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, institution of 
     higher learning, home State, State where each student 
     graduated from high school, and disability status, who 
     applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
     participated.
       (2) Data on the number of security clearance investigations 
     started for such students and the timeline for such 
     investigations, including whether such investigations were 
     completed or if, and when, an interim security clearance was 
     granted.
       (3) Information on expenditures on the Program.
       (4) Information regarding the Department of State's 
     compliance with subsection (g).
       (i) Voluntary Participation.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
     to compel any student who is a participant in an internship 
     program of the Department of State to participate in the 
     collection of the data or divulge any personal information. 
     Such students shall be informed that their participation in 
     the data collection contemplated by this section is 
     voluntary.
       (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
     section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
       (j) Special Hiring Authority.--The Department of State may 
     offer compensated internships for not more than 52 weeks, and 
     select, appoint, employ, and remove individuals in such 
     compensated internships without regard to the provisions of 
     law governing appointments in the competitive service.
       (k) Use of Funds.--Internships offered and compensated by 
     the Department subject to this section shall be funded by 
     funds authorized to be appropriated by section 7101.

     SEC. 7324. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES HIRED BY 
                   INSPECTORS GENERAL TO SUPPORT THE LEAD IG 
                   MISSION.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
     ``a lead Inspector General for'' and inserting ``any of the 
     Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) for oversight 
     of''.

     SEC. 7325. COOPERATION WITH OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) Administrative Discipline.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall make explicit in writing to all Department of 
     State personnel, including the Secretary of State, Department 
     employees, contractors, and political appointees, and shall 
     consider updating the Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign 
     Affairs Handbook to explicitly specify, that if any of such 
     personnel does not comply within 60 days with a request for 
     an interview or access to documents from the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department such personnel may be 
     subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, 
     when circumstances warrant, suspension without pay or 
     removal.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis 
     thereafter, the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for Global 
     Media shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and the Secretary of State a report in 
     unclassified form detailing the following:
       (A) The number of individuals who have failed to comply 
     within 60 days with a request for an interview or access to 
     documents from the Office of the Inspector General pertaining 
     to a non-criminal matter.
       (B) The date on which such requests were initially made.
       (C) Any extension of time that was voluntarily granted to 
     such individual by the Office of the Inspector General.
       (D) The general subject matters regarding which the Office 
     of the Inspector General has requested of such individuals.
       (2) Form.--Additional information pertaining solely to the 
     subject matter of a request described in paragraph (1) may be 
     provided in a supplemental classified annex, if necessary, 
     but all other information required by the reports required 
     under such paragraph shall be provided in unclassified form.

     SEC. 7326. INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
                   CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 
                   CONSISTENT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

       Not later than March 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, the 
     Director of the Office of Overseas Schools of the Department 
     of State shall maintain and update a list of overseas schools 
     receiving assistance from the Office and detailing the extent 
     to which each such school provides special education and 
     related services to children with disabilities in accordance 
     with part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). Each list required under this 
     section shall be posted on the public website of the Office 
     for access by members of the Foreign Service, Senior Foreign 
     Service, and their eligible family members.

     SEC. 7327. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAP MEMORANDUM IN SELECTION 
                   BOARD PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) A member of the Service or member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by a 
     selection board may submit to such selection board a gap memo 
     in advance of such evaluation.
       ``(2) Members of a selection board may not consider as 
     negative the submission of a gap memo by a member described 
     in paragraph (1) when evaluating the performance of such 
     member.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `gap memo' means a 
     written record, submitted to a selection board in a standard 
     format established by the Director General of the Foreign 
     Service, which indicates and explains a gap in the record of 
     a member of the Service or member of the Senior Foreign 
     Service whose performance will be evaluated by such selection 
     board, which gap is due to personal circumstances, including 
     for health, family, or other reason as determined by the 
     Director General in consultation with the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.''.
       (b) Consultation and Guidance.--
       (1) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director General of the 
     Foreign Service shall consult with the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the development of 
     the gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``gap memo'' 
     has the meaning given such term in subsection (c) of section 
     603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

 Subtitle D--A Diverse Workforce: Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion

     SEC. 7401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Applicant flow data.--The term ``applicant flow data'' 
     means data that tracks the rate of applications for job 
     positions among demographic categories.
       (2) Demographic data.--The term ``demographic data'' means 
     facts or statistics relating to the demographic categories 
     specified in the Office of Management and Budget statistical 
     policy directive entitled ``Standards for Maintaining, 
     Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and 
     Ethnicity'' (81 Fed. Reg. 67398).

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       (3) Diversity.--The term ``diversity'' means those classes 
     of persons protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       (4) Workforce.--The term ``workforce'' means--
       (A) individuals serving in a position in the civil service 
     (as such term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, United 
     States Code);
       (B) individuals who are members of the Foreign Service (as 
     such term defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902));
       (C) all individuals serving under a personal services 
     contract;
       (D) all individuals serving under a Foreign Service limited 
     appointment under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949); or
       (E) individuals other than Locally Employed Staff working 
     in the Department of State under any other authority.

     SEC. 7402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF 
                   WORKFORCE DATA.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, 
     in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report, which shall also be published on a publicly available 
     website of the Department in a searchable database format, 
     that includes disaggregated demographic data and other 
     information regarding the diversity of the workforce of the 
     Department of State.
       (b) Data.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following data to the maximum extent collection of such 
     data is permissible by law:
       (1) Demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
     the Department of State, disaggregated by rank and grade or 
     grade-equivalent, with respect to the following groups:
       (A) Applicants for positions in the Department.
       (B) Individuals hired to join the workforce.
       (C) Individuals promoted during the 5-year period ending on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, including promotions 
     to and within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior 
     Foreign Service.
       (D) Individuals serving during the 5-year period ending on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act as special assistants 
     in any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy 
     Secretary of State, the Counselor of the Department of State, 
     the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, the Under Secretary 
     for Arms Control and International Security, the Under 
     Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, 
     the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
     Environment, the Undersecretary for Management, the 
     Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and the 
     Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
       (E) Individuals serving in the 5-year period ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act in each bureau's front 
     office.
       (F) Individuals serving in the 5-year period ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act as detailees to the 
     National Security Council.
       (G) Individuals serving on applicable selection boards.
       (H) Members of any external advisory committee or board who 
     are subject to appointment by individuals at senior positions 
     in the Department.
       (I) Individuals participating in professional development 
     programs of the Department, and the extent to which such 
     participants have been placed into senior positions within 
     the Department after such participation.
       (J) Individuals participating in mentorship or retention 
     programs.
       (K) Individuals who separated from the agency during the 5-
     year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     including individuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
     Senior Foreign Service.
       (2) An assessment of agency compliance with the essential 
     elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 
     2003.
       (3) Data on the overall number of individuals who are part 
     of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce 
     corresponding to each element specified in section 1401(4), 
     and the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or 
     grade-equivalent.
       (c) Recommendation.--The Secretary of State may include in 
     the report under subsection (a) a recommendation to the 
     Director of Office of Management and Budget and to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding whether the 
     Department of State should be permitted to collect more 
     detailed data on demographic categories in addition to the 
     race and ethnicity categories specified in the Office of 
     Management and Budget statistical policy directive entitled 
     ``Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting 
     Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity'' (81 Fed. Reg. 67398), in 
     order to comply with the intent and requirements of this Act.
       (d) Other Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     also describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of 
     the Department of State--
       (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
     the work environment, both domestically and abroad;
       (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
     policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;
       (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
     any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
     hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
     training;
       (4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
     participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
     activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual 
     assault;
       (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
     employees and applicants with disabilities; and
       (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
       (A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities, and 
     minorities;
       (B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
     other institutions serving a significant percentage of 
     minority students;
       (C) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward women and minorities;
       (D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
     rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities;
       (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service 
     Internship Program under chapter 12 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring 
     initiatives;
       (F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals 
     through programs designed to increase representation in 
     international affairs of people belonging to traditionally 
     under-represented groups;
       (G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral 
     assessment examinations in several locations throughout the 
     United States to reduce the burden of applicants having to 
     travel at their own expense to take either or both such 
     examinations;
       (H) expanding the use of paid internships; and
       (I) supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities 
     through--
       (i) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program;
       (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
     Program; and
       (iii) other initiatives, including agency-wide policy 
     initiatives.
       (e) Annual Updates.--Not later than one year after the 
     publication of the report required under subsection (a) and 
     annually thereafter for the following five years, the 
     Secretary of State shall work with the Director of the Office 
     of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to provide a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, which shall be posted on the 
     Department's website, which may be included in another annual 
     report required under another provision of law, that 
     includes--
       (1) disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum extent 
     collection of such data is permissible by law, relating to 
     the workforce and information on the status of diversity and 
     inclusion efforts of the Department;
       (2) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the maximum 
     extent collection of such data is permissible by law,; and
       (3) disaggregated demographic data relating to participants 
     in professional development programs of the Department and 
     the rate of placement into senior positions for participants 
     in such programs.

     SEC. 7403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE.

       (a) Retained Members.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or 
     its equivalent shall conduct periodic interviews with a 
     representative and diverse cross-section of the workforce of 
     the Department of State--
       (1) to understand the reasons of individuals in such 
     workforce for remaining in a position in the Department; and
       (2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, professional 
     development opportunities, and other issues affecting the 
     decision of individuals in the workforce to remain in the 
     Department.
       (b) Departing Members.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or 
     its equivalent shall provide an opportunity for an exit 
     interview to each individual in the workforce of the 
     Department of State who separates from service with the 
     Department to better understand the reasons of such 
     individual for leaving such service.
       (c) Use of Analysis From Interviews.--The Director General 
     of the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
     Human Resources or its equivalent shall analyze demographic 
     data and other information obtained through interviews under 
     subsections (a) and (b) to determine--
       (1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
     participating in such interviews impacts the results; and
       (2) whether to implement any policy changes or include any 
     recommendations in a report required under subsection (a) or 
     (e) of section 1402 relating to the determination reached 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (d) Tracking Data.--The Department of State shall--
       (1) track demographic data relating to participants in 
     professional development programs and the rate of placement 
     into senior positions for participants in such programs;
       (2) annually evaluate such data--
       (A) to identify ways to improve outreach and recruitment 
     for such programs, consistent with merit system principles; 
     and
       (B) to understand the extent to which participation in any 
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     program offered or sponsored by the Department differs among 
     the demographic categories of the workforce; and
       (3) actively encourage participation from a range of 
     demographic categories, especially from categories with 
     consistently low participation, in such professional 
     development programs.

     SEC. 7404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool of 
     applicants; and
       (2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign Service 
     and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources of the 
     Department of State to have a recruitment plan of action for 
     the recruitment of people belonging to traditionally under-
     represented groups, which should include outreach at 
     appropriate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and 
     professional associations.
       (b) Scope.--The diversity recruitment initiatives described 
     in subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
     other institutions serving a significant percentage of 
     minority students;
       (2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward diverse groups;
       (3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
     rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities;
       (4) providing opportunities through highly respected, 
     international leadership programs, that focus on diversity 
     recruitment and retention;
       (5) expanding the use of paid internships; and
       (6) cultivating partnerships with organizations dedicated 
     to the advancement of the profession of international affairs 
     and national security to advance shared diversity goals.
       (c) Expand Training on Anti-harassment and Anti-
     discrimination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, through the 
     Foreign Service Institute and other educational and training 
     opportunities--
       (A) ensure the provision to all individuals in the 
     workforce of training on anti-harassment and anti-
     discrimination information and policies, including in 
     existing Foreign Service Institute courses or modules 
     prioritized in the Department of State's Diversity and 
     Inclusion Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 to promote diversity 
     in Bureau awards or mitigate unconscious bias;
       (B) expand the provision of training on workplace rights 
     and responsibilities to focus on anti-harassment and anti-
     discrimination information and policies, including policies 
     relating to sexual assault prevention and response; and
       (C) make such expanded training mandatory for--
       (i) individuals in senior and supervisory positions;
       (ii) individuals having responsibilities related to 
     recruitment, retention, or promotion of employees; and
       (iii) any other individual determined by the Department who 
     needs such training based on analysis by the Department or 
     OPM analysis.
       (2) Best practices.--The Department of State shall give 
     special attention to ensuring the continuous incorporation of 
     research-based best practices in training provided under this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 7405. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
     individuals in senior and supervisory positions of the 
     Department of State, or Department individuals having 
     responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or 
     promotion of employees, should have a demonstrated commitment 
     to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.
       (b) Consideration.--In making any recommendations on 
     nominations, conducting interviews, identifying or selecting 
     candidates, or appointing acting individuals for positions 
     equivalent to an Assistant Secretary or above, the Secretary 
     of State shall use best efforts to consider at least one 
     individual reflective of diversity.
       (c) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish a 
     mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of 
     Department of State employees to staff positions in the 
     Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the Counselor 
     of the Department, the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, or 
     any of the Undersecretaries of State, and details to the 
     National Security Council, are transparent, competitive, 
     equitable, and inclusive, and made without regard to an 
     individual's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, 
     transgender status, or sexual orientation), national origin, 
     age (if 40 or older), disability, or genetic information.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 
     the mechanism required under paragraph (1).
       (d) Availability.--The Secretary of State shall use best 
     efforts to consider at least one individual reflective of 
     diversity for the staff positions specified in subsection 
     (c)(1) and ensure such positions are equitably available to 
     employees of the civil service and Foreign Service.

     SEC. 7406. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Reward and Recognize Efforts to Promote Diversity and 
     Inclusion.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
     performance and advancement requirements that reward and 
     recognize the efforts of individuals in senior positions and 
     supervisors in the Department of State in fostering an 
     inclusive environment and cultivating talent consistent with 
     merit system principles, such as through participation in 
     mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment 
     events, and other similar opportunities.
       (2) Outreach events.--The Secretary of State shall create 
     opportunities for individuals in senior positions and 
     supervisors in the Department of State to participate in 
     outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity 
     and inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, 
     including with employee resource groups.
       (b) External Advisory Committees and Boards.--For each 
     external advisory committee or board to which individuals in 
     senior positions in the Department of State appoint members, 
     the Secretary of State is strongly encouraged by Congress to 
     ensure such external advisory committee or board is 
     developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified teams that 
     represent the diversity of the organization.

     SEC. 7407. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TOOLS.

       (a) Expand Provision of Professional Development and Career 
     Advancement Opportunities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     expand professional development opportunities that support 
     the mission needs of the Department of State, such as--
       (A) academic programs;
       (B) private-public exchanges; and
       (C) detail assignments to relevant positions in--
       (i) private or international organizations;
       (ii) State, local, and Tribal governments;
       (iii) other branches of the Federal Government; or
       (iv) professional schools of international affairs.
       (2) Training for senior positions.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall offer, or 
     sponsor members of the workforce to participate in, a Senior 
     Executive Service candidate development program or other 
     program that trains members on the skills required for 
     appointment to senior positions in the Department of State.
       (B) Requirements.--In determining which members of the 
     workforce are granted professional development or career 
     advancement opportunities under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary of State shall--
       (i) ensure any program offered or sponsored by the 
     Department of State under such subparagraph comports with the 
     requirements of subpart C of part 412 of title 5, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, including 
     merit staffing and assessment requirements;
       (ii) consider the number of expected vacancies in senior 
     positions as a factor in determining the number of candidates 
     to select for such programs;
       (iii) understand how participation in any program offered 
     or sponsored by the Department under such subparagraph 
     differs by gender, race, national origin, disability status, 
     or other demographic categories; and
       (iv) actively encourage participation from a range of 
     demographic categories, especially from categories with 
     consistently low participation.

     SEC. 7408. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State should offer both the Foreign Service 
     written examination and oral assessment in more locations 
     throughout the United States. Doing so would ease the 
     financial burden on potential candidates who do not currently 
     reside in and must travel at their own expense to one of the 
     few locations where these assessments are offered.
       (b) Foreign Service Examinations.--Section 301(b) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting: ``(1) The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of 
     Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral 
     assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in cities, 
     chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three 
     different time zones across the United States.''.

     SEC. 7409. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Undergraduate and graduate components of 
     the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship 
     Program may conduct outreach to attract outstanding students 
     with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career who 
     represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
       (b) Review of Past Programs.--The Secretary of State shall 
     review past programs designed to increase minority 
     representation in international affairs positions.

     SEC. 7410. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle should be 
     construed so as to compel any employee to participate in the 
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     data or divulge any personal information. Department of State 
     employees shall be informed that their participation in the 
     data collection contemplated by this subtitle is voluntary.
       (b) Privacy Protection.--Any data collected under this 
     subtitle shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.

                    Subtitle E--Information Security

     SEC. 7501. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) 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)).
       (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 7502. LIST OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS.

       (a) List of Covered Contractors.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall develop or maintain, as the case may be, 
     and update as frequently as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, a list of covered contractors with respect to 
     which the Department should seek to avoid entering into 
     contracts. Not later than 30 days after the initial 
     development of the list under this subsection, any update 
     thereto, and annually thereafter for five years after such 
     initial 30 day period, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a copy of such list.
       (b) Covered Contractor Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered contractor'' means a provider of 
     telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or 
     information technology equipment, including hardware, 
     software, or services, that has knowingly assisted or 
     facilitated a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, 
     including passive or active monitoring, carried out against--
       (1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any government, 
     or persons associated with such government, listed as a cyber 
     threat actor in the intelligence community's 2017 assessment 
     of worldwide threats to United States national security or 
     any subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the 
     intelligence community; or
       (2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
     opposition politicians, or other individuals for the purposes 
     of suppressing dissent or intimidating critics, on behalf of 
     a country included in the annual country reports on human 
     rights practices of the Department for systematic acts of 
     political repression, including arbitrary arrest or 
     detention, torture, extrajudicial or politically motivated 
     killing, or other gross violations of human rights.

     SEC. 7503. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 
                   CONDUCTED RELATED TO OFFICIAL DUTIES OF 
                   POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC TRUST OF THE AMERICAN 
                   PEOPLE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all officers and employees of the Department and the United 
     States Agency for International Development are obligated 
     under chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (popularly 
     referred to as the Federal Records Act of 1950), to create 
     and preserve records containing adequate and proper 
     documentation of the organization, functions, policies, 
     decisions, procedures, and essential transactions or 
     operations of the Department and United States embassies, 
     consulates, and missions abroad, including records of 
     official communications with foreign government officials or 
     other foreign entities.
       (b) Certification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a certification in 
     unclassified form that Secretary has communicated to all 
     Department personnel, including the Secretary of State and 
     all political appointees, that such personnel are obligated 
     under chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to treat 
     electronic messaging systems, software, and applications as 
     equivalent to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying 
     Federal records.

     SEC. 7504. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES (FRUS) 
                   SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION.

       The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 402(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 4352(a)(2)), by 
     striking ``26'' and inserting ``20''; and
       (2) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``30''and inserting 
     ``25''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``30'' and 
     inserting ``25''.

     SEC. 7505. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY 
                   PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program'' 
     means a program under which an approved individual, 
     organization, or company is temporarily authorized to 
     identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing 
     information technology of the Department of State in exchange 
     for compensation.
       (2) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101 
     of title 40, United States Code.
       (b) Vulnerability Disclosure Process.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability 
     Disclosure Process (VDP) to improve Department of State 
     cybersecurity by--
       (A) providing security researchers with clear guidelines 
     for--
       (i) conducting vulnerability discovery activities directed 
     at Department information technology; and
       (ii) submitting discovered security vulnerabilities to the 
     Department; and
       (B) creating Department procedures and infrastructure to 
     receive and fix discovered vulnerabilities.
       (2) Requirements.--In establishing the VDP pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
       (A) identify which Department of State information 
     technology should be included in the process;
       (B) determine whether the process should differentiate 
     among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that 
     may be targeted;
       (C) provide a readily available means of reporting 
     discovered security vulnerabilities and the form in which 
     such vulnerabilities should be reported;
       (D) identify which Department offices and positions will be 
     responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and addressing 
     security vulnerability disclosure reports;
       (E) consult with the Attorney General regarding how to 
     ensure that individuals, organizations, and companies that 
     comply with the requirements of the process are protected 
     from prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and similar provisions of law for specific 
     activities authorized under the process;
       (F) consult with the relevant offices at the Department of 
     Defense that were responsible for launching the 2016 
     Vulnerability Disclosure Program, ``Hack the Pentagon'', and 
     subsequent Department of Defense bug bounty programs;
       (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
     nongovernmental sector representatives, about the structure 
     of the process as constructive and to the extent practicable; 
     and
       (H) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to manage 
     the process and implement the remediation of discovered 
     security vulnerabilities.
       (3) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     establishment of the VDP under paragraph (1) and annually 
     thereafter for the next five years, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate a report on the VDP, including information 
     relating to the following:
       (A) The number and severity of all security vulnerabilities 
     reported.
       (B) The number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result.
       (C) The current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State 
     remediation plans.
       (D) The average length of time between the reporting of 
     security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
     vulnerabilities.
       (E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
     responsibilities within the Department used to implement the 
     VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation.
       (F) Any other information the Secretary determines 
     relevant.
       (c) Bug Bounty Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish a bug bounty pilot program to minimize security 
     vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of 
     the Department of State.
       (2) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
       (A) provide compensation for reports of previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities within the websites, 
     applications, and other internet-facing information 
     technology of the Department of State that are accessible to 
     the public;
       (B) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to manage 
     such pilot program and for executing the remediation of 
     security vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A);
       (C) identify which Department of State information 
     technology should be included in such pilot program;
       (D) consult with the Attorney General on how to ensure that 
     individuals, organizations, or companies that comply with the 
     requirements of such pilot program are protected from 
     prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
     Code, and similar provisions of law for specific activities 
     authorized under such pilot program;
       (E) consult with the relevant offices at the Department of 
     Defense that were responsible for launching the 2016 ``Hack 
     the Pentagon'' pilot program and subsequent Department of 
     Defense bug bounty programs;
       (F) develop a process by which an approved individual, 
     organization, or company can register with the entity 
     referred to in subparagraph (B), submit to a background check 
     as determined by the Department of State, and receive a 
     determination as to eligibility for participation in such 
     pilot program;

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       (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
     nongovernmental sector representatives, about the structure 
     of such pilot program as constructive and to the extent 
     practicable; and
       (H) consult with relevant United States Government 
     officials to ensure that such pilot program complements 
     persistent network and vulnerability scans of the Department 
     of State's internet-accessible systems, such as the scans 
     conducted pursuant to Binding Operational Directive BOD-19-02 
     or successor directive.
       (3) Duration.--The pilot program established under 
     paragraph (1) should be short-term in duration and not last 
     longer than one year.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the bug bounty pilot program under subsection (a) is 
     completed, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report on such pilot program, including information 
     relating to--
       (A) the number of approved individuals, organizations, or 
     companies involved in such pilot program, broken down by the 
     number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies 
     that--
       (i) registered;
       (ii) were approved;
       (iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; and
       (iv) received compensation;
       (B) the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities 
     reported as part of such pilot program;
       (C) the number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such pilot program;
       (D) the current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
     remediation plans;
       (E) the average length of time between the reporting of 
     security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
     vulnerabilities;
       (F) the types of compensation provided under such pilot 
     program; and
       (G) the lessons learned from such pilot program.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Compensation offered by the Department 
     subject to this section shall be funded by funds authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 7101.

                      Subtitle F--Public Diplomacy

     SEC. 7601. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Public Diplomacy 
     Modernization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 7602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS.

       The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
     operations, including through improved coordination of 
     efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the 
     Department of State; and
       (2) maximize shared use of resources between, and within, 
     such public diplomacy bureaus and offices in cases in which 
     programs, facilities, or administrative functions are 
     duplicative or substantially overlapping.

     SEC. 7603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Research and Evaluation Activities.--The Secretary of 
     State, acting through the Director of Research and Evaluation 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (b), shall--
       (1) conduct regular research and evaluation of public 
     diplomacy programs and activities of the Department, 
     including through the routine use of audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations, to plan and 
     execute such programs and activities; and
       (2) make available to Congress the findings of the research 
     and evaluations conducted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation (referred to in 
     this subsection as the ``Director'') in the Office of Policy, 
     Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs of the Department.
       (2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of the 
     Director pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not result in an 
     increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions within 
     the Department of State.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Director shall--
       (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of 
     public diplomacy programs and activities of the Department of 
     State in order to--
       (i) improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and
       (ii) ensure that such programs and activities are 
     increasing the knowledge, understanding, and trust of the 
     United States by relevant target audiences;
       (B) routinely organize and oversee audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department;
       (C) support United States diplomatic posts' public affairs 
     sections;
       (D) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
     evaluation information within the Department and with other 
     appropriate Federal departments and agencies;
       (E) regularly design and coordinate standardized research 
     questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that 
     public diplomacy programs and activities across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices are designed to meet 
     appropriate foreign policy objectives; and
       (F) report biannually to the United States Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Subcommittee on 
     Research and Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
     (f), regarding the research and evaluation of all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices.
       (4) Guidance and training.--Not later than one year after 
     the appointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     the Director shall develop guidance and training, including 
     curriculum for use by the Foreign Service Institute, for all 
     public diplomacy officers of the Department regarding the 
     reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program and 
     activity evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and 
     related lessons learned are implemented in the planning and 
     evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities of 
     the Department.
       (c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The head of the Office of Policy, 
     Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs of the Department of State shall ensure that research 
     and evaluation of public diplomacy and activities of the 
     Department, as coordinated and overseen by the Director 
     pursuant to subsection (b), supports strategic planning and 
     resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and 
     offices of the Department.
       (2) Allocation of resources.--Amounts allocated for the 
     purpose of research and evaluation of public diplomacy 
     programs and activities of the Department of State pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be made available to be disbursed at 
     the direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation 
     among the research and evaluation staff across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State should gradually increase its 
     allocation of funds made available under the headings 
     ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and 
     ``Diplomatic Programs'' for research and evaluation of public 
     diplomacy programs and activities of the Department pursuant 
     to subsection (b) to a percentage of program funds that is 
     commensurate with Federal Government best practices.
       (d) Limited Exemption Relating to the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'') shall not apply to 
     the collection of information directed at any individuals 
     conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department of State for 
     the purpose of audience research, monitoring, and 
     evaluations, and in connection with the Department's 
     activities conducted pursuant to any of the following:
       (1) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).
       (2) Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
     note).
       (3) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Limited Exemption Relating to the Privacy Act.--
       (1) In general.--The Department of State shall maintain, 
     collect, use, and disseminate records (as such term is 
     defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code) 
     for audience research, digital analytics, and impact 
     evaluation of communications related to public diplomacy 
     efforts intended for foreign audiences.
       (2) Conditions.--Audience research, digital analytics, and 
     impact evaluations under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) reasonably tailored to meet the purposes of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) carried out with due regard for privacy and civil 
     liberties guidance and oversight.
       (f) United States Advisory Commission on Public 
     Diplomacy.--
       (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall 
     establish a Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation to 
     monitor and advise regarding audience research, digital 
     analytics, and impact evaluations carried out by the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for Global 
     Media.
       (2) Annual report.--The Subcommittee on Research and 
     Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report, 
     in conjunction with the United States Advisory Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy's Comprehensive Annual Report on the 
     performance of the Department and the United States Agency 
     for Global Media, describing all actions taken by the 
     Subcommittee pursuant to paragraph (1) and any findings made 
     as a result of such actions.

     SEC. 7604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
     and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``sunset'' and 
     inserting ``continuation''; and
       (2) by striking ``until October 1, 2021''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1002(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act 
     of 1998 is amended by amending the item relating to section 
     1334 to read as follows:

``Sec. 1334. Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on 
              Public Diplomacy.''.

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     SEC. 7605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Working Group Established.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall establish a working group to explore the 
     possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning to a 
     shared services model as such pertains to human resources, 
     travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all other 
     executive support functions for all bureaus of the Department 
     that report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy of 
     the Department.
       (b) Report.--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 plan to implement 
     any such findings of the working group established under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 7606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, guidelines 
     to collect and utilize information from each diplomatic post 
     at which the construction of a new embassy compound or new 
     consulate compound would result in the closure or co-location 
     of an American Space, American Center, American Corner, or 
     any other public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 
     et seq.).
       (b) Requirements.--The guidelines required by subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Standardized notification to each chief of mission at a 
     diplomatic post describing the requirements of the Secure 
     Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the 
     impact on the mission footprint of such requirements.
       (2) An assessment and recommendations from each chief of 
     mission of potential impacts to public diplomacy programming 
     at such diplomatic post if any public diplomacy facility 
     referred to in subsection (a) is closed or staff is co-
     located in accordance with such Act.
       (3) A process by which assessments and recommendations 
     under paragraph (2) are considered by the Secretary of State 
     and the appropriate Under Secretaries and Assistant 
     Secretaries of the Department.
       (4) Notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, prior to the initiation of a new embassy compound 
     or new consulate compound design, of the intent to close any 
     such public diplomacy facility or co-locate public diplomacy 
     staff in accordance with such Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report containing 
     the guidelines required under subsection (a) and any 
     recommendations for any modifications to such guidelines.

     SEC. 7607. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Audience research.--The term ``audience research'' 
     means research conducted at the outset of a public diplomacy 
     program or the outset of campaign planning and design 
     regarding specific audience segments to understand the 
     attitudes, interests, knowledge, and behaviors of such 
     audience segments.
       (2) Digital analytics.--The term ``digital analytics'' 
     means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, 
     accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and 
     outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
       (3) Impact evaluation.--The term ``impact evaluation'' 
     means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted 
     by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be 
     attributed to such program or campaign.
       (4) Public diplomacy bureaus and offices.--The term 
     ``public diplomacy bureaus and offices'' means, with respect 
     to the Department, the following:
       (A) The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
       (B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
       (C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for 
     Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
       (D) The Global Engagement Center.
       (E) The public diplomacy functions within the regional and 
     functional bureaus.

                Subtitle G--Combating Public Corruption

     SEC. 7701. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the United 
     States to help foreign countries promote good governance and 
     combat public corruption;
       (2) multiple Federal departments and agencies operate 
     programs that promote good governance in foreign countries 
     and enhance such countries' ability to combat public 
     corruption; and
       (3) the Department of State should--
       (A) promote coordination among the Federal departments and 
     agencies implementing programs to promote good governance and 
     combat public corruption in foreign countries in order to 
     improve effectiveness and efficiency; and
       (B) identify areas in which United States efforts to help 
     other countries promote good governance and combat public 
     corruption could be enhanced.

     SEC. 7702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2027, the Secretary of State shall assess the capacity and 
     commitment of foreign governments to which the United States 
     provides foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to combat public corruption. 
     Each such assessment shall--
       (1) utilize independent, third party indicators that 
     measure transparency, accountability, and corruption in the 
     public sector in such countries, including the extent to 
     which public power is exercised for private gain, to identify 
     those countries that are most vulnerable to public 
     corruption;
       (2) consider, to the extent reliable information is 
     available, whether the government of a country identified 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) has adopted measures to prevent public corruption, such 
     as measures to inform and educate the public, including 
     potential victims, about the causes and consequences of 
     public corruption;
       (B) has enacted laws and established government structures, 
     policies, and practices that prohibit public corruption;
       (C) enforces such laws through a fair judicial process;
       (D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, convicts, and 
     sentences public officials who participate in or facilitate 
     public corruption, including nationals of such country who 
     are deployed in foreign military assignments, trade 
     delegations abroad, or other similar missions who engage in 
     or facilitate public corruption;
       (E) prescribes appropriate punishment for serious and 
     significant corruption that is commensurate with the 
     punishment prescribed for serious crimes;
       (F) prescribes appropriate punishment for significant 
     corruption that provides a sufficiently stringent deterrent 
     and adequately reflects the nature of the offense;
       (G) convicts and sentences persons responsible for such 
     acts that take place wholly or partly within the country of 
     such government, including, as appropriate, requiring the 
     incarceration of individuals convicted of such acts;
       (H) holds private sector representatives accountable for 
     their role in public corruption; and
       (I) addresses threats for civil society to monitor anti-
     corruption efforts;
       (3) further consider--
       (A) verifiable measures taken by the government of a 
     country identified under paragraph (1) to prohibit government 
     officials from participating in, facilitating, or condoning 
     public corruption, including the investigation, prosecution, 
     and conviction of such officials;
       (B) the extent to which such government provides access, 
     or, as appropriate, makes adequate resources available, to 
     civil society organizations and other institutions to combat 
     public corruption, including reporting, investigating, and 
     monitoring;
       (C) the extent to which an independent judiciary or 
     judicial body in such country is responsible for, and 
     effectively capable of, deciding public corruption cases 
     impartially, on the basis of facts and in accordance with 
     law, without any improper restrictions, influences, 
     inducements, pressures, threats, or interferences, whether 
     direct or indirect, from any source or for any reason;
       (D) the extent to which such government cooperates 
     meaningfully with the United States to strengthen government 
     and judicial institutions and the rule of law to prevent, 
     prohibit, and punish public corruption; and
       (E) the extent to which such government--
       (i) is assisting in international investigations of 
     transnational public corruption networks and in other 
     cooperative efforts to combat serious, significant 
     corruption, including cooperating with the governments of 
     other countries to extradite corrupt actors;
       (ii) recognizes the rights of victims of public corruption, 
     ensures their access to justice, and takes steps to prevent 
     such victims from being further victimized or persecuted by 
     corrupt actors, government officials, or others; and
       (iii) refrains from prosecuting legitimate victims of 
     public corruption or whistleblowers due to such persons 
     having assisted in exposing public corruption, and refrains 
     from other discriminatory treatment of such persons; and
       (4) contain such other information relating to public 
     corruption as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
       (b) Identification.--After conducting each assessment under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall identify, of the 
     countries described in subsection (a)(1)--
       (1) which countries are meeting minimum standards to combat 
     public corruption;
       (2) which countries are not meeting such minimum standards 
     but are making significant efforts to do so; and
       (3) which countries are not meeting such minimum standards 
     and are not making significant efforts to do so.
       (c) Report.--Except as provided in subsection (d), not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report, and make such report 
     publicly available, that--
       (1) identifies the countries described in subsection (a)(1) 
     and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b);
       (2) describes the methodology and data utilized in the 
     assessments under subsection (a); and

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       (3) identifies the reasons for the identifications referred 
     to in paragraph (1).
       (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary of State may 
     waive the requirement to submit and make publicly available a 
     written report under subsection (c) if the Secretary--
       (1) determines that publication of such report would--
       (A) undermine existing United States anti-corruption 
     efforts in one or more countries; or
       (B) threaten the national interests of the United States; 
     and
       (2) provides to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing that--
       (A) identifies the countries described in subsection (a)(1) 
     and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b);
       (B) describes the methodology and data utilized in the 
     assessment under subsection (a); and
       (C) identifies the reasons for the identifications referred 
     to in subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 7703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     section 1702(b), the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, as appropriate, shall--
       (1) ensure that a corruption risk assessment and mitigation 
     strategy is included in the integrated country strategy for 
     such country; and
       (2) utilize appropriate mechanisms to combat corruption in 
     such countries, including by ensuring--
       (A) the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses in contracts, 
     grants, and cooperative agreements entered into by the 
     Department of State or the United States Agency for 
     International Development for or in such countries, which 
     allow for the termination of such contracts, grants, or 
     cooperative agreements, as the case may be, without penalty 
     if credible indicators of public corruption are discovered;
       (B) the inclusion of appropriate clawback or flowdown 
     clauses within the procurement instruments of the Department 
     of State and the United States Agency for International 
     Development that provide for the recovery of funds 
     misappropriated through corruption;
       (C) the appropriate disclosure to the United States 
     Government, in confidential form, if necessary, of the 
     beneficial ownership of contractors, subcontractors, 
     grantees, cooperative agreement participants, and other 
     organizations implementing programs on behalf of the 
     Department of State or the United States Agency for 
     International Development; and
       (D) the establishment of mechanisms for investigating 
     allegations of misappropriated resources and equipment.

     SEC. 7704. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF 
                   CONTACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United 
     States diplomatic post to each country identified under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1702(b), or which the 
     Secretary otherwise determines is in need of such a point of 
     contact. The point of contact shall be the chief of mission 
     or the chief of mission's designee.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of 
     contact designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible 
     for coordinating and overseeing the implementation of a 
     whole-of-government approach among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies operating programs that--
       (1) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
       (2) enhance the ability of such countries to--
       (A) combat public corruption; and
       (B) develop and implement corruption risk assessment tools 
     and mitigation strategies.
       (c) Training.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
     appropriate training for anti-corruption points of contact 
     designated under subsection (a).

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 7801. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM.

       Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``sixty'' and 
     inserting ``30''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Committee on 
     International Relations'' and inserting ``Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Each department or agency of the United States 
     Government that enters into any international agreement 
     described in subsection (a) on behalf of the United States, 
     shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, 
     who--
       ``(1) shall be a current employee of such department or 
     agency;
       ``(2) shall serve concurrently as Chief International 
     Agreements Officer; and
       ``(3) subject to the authority of the head of such 
     department or agency, shall have department or agency-wide 
     responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with 
     subsection (a) to transmit the text of any international 
     agreement to the Department of State expeditiously after such 
     agreement has been signed.''.

     SEC. 7802. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.

       Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No assistance'' and inserting the 
     following ``(1) No assistance'';
       (2) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``any 
     country'';
       (3) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``such 
     country'' each place it appears;
       (4) by striking ``determines'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``determines, after consultation with the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     that assistance for such country is in the national interest 
     of the United States.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this Act, the 
     Peace Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, the 
     African Development Foundation Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, 
     section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act to the government of any country 
     which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar 
     year in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
     or any loan made to the government of such country by the 
     United States unless the President determines, following 
     consultation with the congressional committees specified in 
     paragraph (1), that assistance for such country is in the 
     national interest of the United States.''.

     SEC. 7803. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION 
                   AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 AMENDMENT.

       Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Sean and David Goldman 
     International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 
     2014 (22 U.S.C. 9111; Public Law 113-150) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``, respectively,'' after ``access 
     cases''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and the number of children involved'' 
     before the semicolon at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``respectively, the 
     number of children involved,'' after ``access cases,'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, and number of 
     children involved in such cases'' before the semicolon at the 
     end;
       (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) the total number of pending cases the Department of 
     State has assigned to case officers and number of children 
     involved for each country and as a total for all 
     countries.''.

     SEC. 7804. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF COMMISSION FOR THE 
                   PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE ABROAD.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3123 of title 54, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 312302, by inserting ``, and unimpeded 
     access to those sites,'' after ``and historic buildings''.
       (2) In section 312304(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``and historic buildings'' and inserting 
     ``and historic buildings, and unimpeded access to those 
     sites''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and protected'' and inserting ``, 
     protected, and made accessible''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and protecting'' and 
     inserting ``, protecting, and making accessible''.
       (3) In section 312305, by inserting ``and to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate'' after 
     ``President''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad shall submit to the President and 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report that contains an evaluation of the extent to 
     which the Commission is prepared to continue its activities 
     and accomplishments with respect to the foreign heritage of 
     United States citizens from eastern and central Europe, were 
     the Commission's duties and powers extended to include other 
     regions, including the Middle East and North Africa, and any 
     additional resources or personnel the Commission would 
     require.

     SEC. 7805. CHIEF OF MISSION CONCURRENCE.

       In the course of providing concurrence to the exercise of 
     the authority pursuant to section 127e of title 10, United 
     State Code, or section 1202 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018--
       (1) each relevant chief of mission shall inform and consult 
     in a timely manner with relevant individuals at relevant 
     missions or bureaus of the Department of State; and
       (2) the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be 
     necessary to ensure that such relevant individuals have the 
     security clearances necessary and access to relevant 
     compartmented and special programs to so consult in a timely 
     manner with respect to such concurrence.

     SEC. 7806. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS REPATRIATION 
                   TASK FORCE.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate a report evaluating the 
     efforts

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     of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force of the Department 
     of State to repatriate United States citizens and legal 
     permanent residents in response to the 2020 coronavirus 
     outbreak. The report shall identify--
       (1) the most significant impediments to repatriating such 
     persons;
       (2) the lessons learned from such repatriations; and
       (3) any changes planned to future repatriation efforts of 
     the Department of State to incorporate such lessons learned.


           amendment no. 287 offered by mr. meeks of new york

       Add at the end of subsection (c) of title XII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 
                   CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Notification.--The Secretary of State shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 
     days before payment in cryptocurrency of a reward under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Report.--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 on the use 
     of cryptocurrency as a part of the Department of State 
     Rewards Program pursuant to section 36 of the of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). 
     Such report shall--
       (1) explain why the Department of State made the 
     determination to pay out rewards in cryptocurrency;
       (2) lists each cryptocurrency payment already paid by the 
     Department;
       (3) provides evidence as to why cryptocurrency payments 
     would be more likely to induce whistleblowers to come forward 
     with information than rewards paid out in United States 
     dollars or other prizes;
       (4) analyzes how the Department's use of cryptocurrency 
     could undermine the dollar's status as the global reserve 
     currency; and
       (5) examines if the Department's use of cryptocurrency 
     could provide bad actors with additional hard-to-trace funds 
     that could be used for criminal or illicit purposes.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.


           amendment no. 288 offered by mr. meeks of new york

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE G5 SAHEL 
                   JOINT FORCE.

       No Federal funds may be authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for assessed contributions to the 
     United Nations that support the Joint Force of the Group of 
     Five for the Sahel, also known as the G5 Sahel Joint Force, 
     as comprised on the date of the enactment of this Act or any 
     future iterations thereof, to protect the integrity of 
     Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter (Action with 
     Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and 
     Acts of Aggression).


           amendment no. 289 offered by ms. meng of new york

       Add at the end the following:

         DIVISION F--GLOBAL PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND BIOSECURITY

     SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Global Pandemic 
     Prevention and Biosecurity Act''.

     SEC. 7002. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States Government to--
       (1) support improved community health, forest management, 
     sustainable agriculture, and safety of livestock production 
     in developing countries;
       (2) support the availability of scalable and sustainable 
     alternative animal and plant-sourced protein for local 
     communities, where appropriate, in order to minimize human 
     reliance on the trade in live wildlife and raw or unprocessed 
     wildlife parts and derivatives;
       (3) support foreign governments to--
       (A) transition from the sale of such wildlife for human 
     consumption in markets and restaurants to alternate protein 
     and nutritional sources;
       (B) prevent commercial trade in live wildlife and raw or 
     unprocessed wildlife parts and derivatives that risks 
     contributing to zoonotic spillover events between animals and 
     humans, not to include commercial trade in--
       (i) fish;
       (ii) invertebrates;
       (iii) amphibians;
       (iv) reptiles; or
       (v) the meat of game species--

       (I) traded in markets in countries with effective 
     implementation and enforcement of scientifically based, 
     nationally implemented policies and legislation for 
     processing, transport, trade, marketing; and
       (II) sold after being slaughtered and processed under 
     sanitary conditions; and

       (C) establish and effectively manage protected and 
     conserved areas, including in tropical landscapes, and 
     including indigenous and community-conserved areas;
       (4) encourage development projects that do not contribute 
     to the destruction, fragmentation or degradation of forests 
     or loss of biodiversity; and
       (5) respect the rights and needs of indigenous people and 
     local communities dependent on such wildlife for nutritional 
     needs and food security.

     SEC. 7003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations in the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations in the Senate.
       (3) Commercial wildlife trade.--The term ``commercial 
     wildlife trade'' means trade in wildlife for the purpose of 
     obtaining economic benefit, whether in cash or otherwise, 
     that is directed toward sale, resale, exchange, or any other 
     form of economic use or benefit.
       (4) Human consumption.--The term ``human consumption'' 
     means specific use for human food or medicine.
       (5) Live wildlife market.--The term ``live wildlife 
     market'' means a commercial market that sells, processes, or 
     slaughters live or fresh wildlife for human consumption in 
     markets or restaurants, irrespective of whether such wildlife 
     originated in the wild or in a captive situation.
       (6) One health.--The term ``One Health'' means a 
     collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach 
     achieving optimal health outcomes that recognizes the 
     interconnection between--
       (A) people, wildlife, and plants; and
       (B) the environment shared by such people, wildlife, and 
     plants.
       (7) Outbreak.--The term ``outbreak'' means the occurrence 
     of disease cases in excess of normal expectancy.
       (8) Public health emergency.--The term ``public health 
     emergency'' means the public health emergency declared by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 
     319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on 
     January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19.
       (9) Spillover event.--The term ``spillover event'' means 
     the transmission of a pathogen from one species to another.
       (10) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Global 
     Zoonotic Disease Task Force established under section 
     7006(a).
       (11) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United States 
     Agency for International Development.
       (12) Zoonotic disease.--The term ``zoonotic disease'' means 
     any disease that is naturally transmissible between animals 
     and humans.

     SEC. 7004. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The majority of recent emerging infectious diseases 
     have originated in wildlife.
       (2) There is a rise in the frequency of zoonotic spillover 
     events and outbreaks of such diseases.
       (3) This rise in such spillover events and outbreaks 
     relates to the increased interaction between humans and 
     wildlife.
       (4) There is a progressive and increasing rise in 
     interaction between human populations and wildlife related to 
     deforestation, habitat degradation, and expansion of human 
     activity into the habitat of such wildlife.
       (5) The increase in such interactions due to these factors, 
     particularly in forested regions of tropical countries where 
     there is high mammalian diversity, is a serious risk factor 
     for spillover events.
       (6) A serious risk factor for spillover events also relates 
     to the collection, production, commercial trade, and sale for 
     human consumption of wildlife that may transmit to zoonotic 
     pathogens to humans that may then replicate and be 
     transmitted within the human population.
       (7) Such a risk factor is increased if it involves wildlife 
     that--
       (A) does not ordinarily interact with humans; or
       (B) lives under a stressful condition, as such condition 
     exacerbates the shedding of zoonotic pathogens.
       (8) Markets for such wildlife to be sold for human 
     consumption are found in many countries.
       (9) In some communities, such wildlife may be the only 
     accessible source of high quality nutrition.
       (10) The public health emergency has resulted in--
       (A) trillions of dollars in economic damage to the United 
     States; and
       (B) the deaths of hundreds of thousands of American 
     citizens.

     SEC. 7005. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD ASSISTING COUNTRIES IN 
                   PREVENTING ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER EVENTS.

       The Secretary of State and Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, in consultation 
     with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the leadership of 
     other relevant agencies, shall coordinate, engage, and work 
     with governments, multilateral entities,

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     intergovernmental organizations, international partners, and 
     non-governmental organizations to--
       (1) prevent commercial trade in live wildlife and raw or 
     unprocessed wildlife parts and derivatives for human 
     consumption that risks contributing to zoonotic spillover, 
     placing a priority focus on tropical countries or countries 
     with significant markets for live wildlife for human 
     consumption, which includes such wildlife trade activities 
     as--
       (A) high volume commercial trade and associated markets;
       (B) trade in and across well connected urban centers;
       (C) trade for luxury consumption or where there is no 
     dietary necessity by--
       (i) working through existing treaties, conventions, and 
     agreements to develop a new protocol, or to amend existing 
     protocols or agreements; and
       (ii) expanding combating wildlife trafficking programs to 
     support enforcement of the closure of such markets and new 
     illegal markets in response to closures, and the prevention 
     of such trade, including--

       (I) providing assistance to improve law enforcement;
       (II) detecting and deterring the illegal import, transit, 
     sale and export of wildlife;
       (III) strengthening such programs to assist countries 
     through legal reform;
       (IV) improving information sharing and enhancing 
     capabilities of participating foreign governments;
       (V) supporting efforts to change behavior and reduce demand 
     for such wildlife products; and
       (VI) leveraging United States private sector technologies 
     and expertise to scale and enhance enforcement responses to 
     detect and prevent such trade;

       (D) leveraging strong United States bilateral relationships 
     to support new and existing inter-ministerial collaborations 
     or task forces that can serve as regional One Health models; 
     or
       (E) building local agricultural capacity by leveraging 
     expertise from the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife, and institutions of higher education with 
     agricultural expertise;
       (2) prevent the degradation and fragmentation of forests 
     and other intact ecosystems, particularly in tropical 
     countries, to minimize interactions between wildlife and 
     human and livestock populations that could contribute to 
     spillover events and zoonotic disease transmission, including 
     by providing assistance or supporting policies to--
       (A) conserve, protect, and restore the integrity of such 
     ecosystems;
       (B) support the rights of indigenous peoples and local 
     communities and their abilities to continue their effective 
     stewardships of their traditional lands and territories;
       (C) support the establishment and effective management of 
     protected areas, prioritizing highly intact areas; and
       (D) prevent activities that result in the destruction, 
     degradation, fragmentation, or conversion of intact forests 
     and other intact ecosystems and biodiversity strongholds, 
     including by governments, private sector entities, and 
     multilateral development financial institutions;
       (3) offer alternative livelihood and worker training 
     programs and enterprise development to wildlife traders, 
     wildlife breeders, and local communities whose members are 
     engaged in the commercial wildlife trade for human 
     consumption;
       (4) work with indigenous peoples and local communities to--
       (A) ensure that their rights are respected and their 
     authority to exercise such rights is protected;
       (B) provide education and awareness on animal handling, 
     sanitation, and disease transmission, as well as sustainable 
     wildlife management and support to develop village-level 
     alternative sources of protein and nutrition;
       (C) reduce the risk of zoonotic spillover while ensuring 
     food security and access to healthy diets; and
       (D) improve farming practices to reduce the risk of 
     zoonotic spillover to livestock;
       (5) strengthen global capacity for detection of zoonotic 
     diseases with pandemic potential; and
       (6) support the development of One Health systems at the 
     community level.

     SEC. 7006. GLOBAL ZOONOTIC DISEASE TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be 
     known as the ``Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force''.
       (b) Duties of Task Force.--The duties of the Task Force 
     shall be to--
       (1) ensure an integrated approach across the Federal 
     Government and globally to the prevention of, early detection 
     of, preparedness for, and response to zoonotic spillover and 
     the outbreak and transmission of zoonotic diseases that may 
     pose a threat to global health security;
       (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, develop and publish, on a publicly accessible 
     website, a plan for global biosecurity and zoonotic disease 
     prevention and response that leverages expertise in public 
     health, wildlife health, livestock veterinary health, 
     sustainable forest management, community-based conservation, 
     rural food security, and indigenous rights to coordinate 
     zoonotic disease surveillance internationally, including 
     support for One Health institutions around the world that can 
     prevent and provide early detection of zoonotic outbreaks; 
     and
       (3) expanding the scope of the implementation of the White 
     House's Global Health Security Strategy to more robustly 
     support the prevention of zoonotic spillover and respond to 
     zoonotic disease investigations and outbreaks by establishing 
     a 10-year strategy with specific Federal Government 
     international goals, priorities, and timelines for action, 
     including to--
       (A) recommend policy actions and mechanisms in developing 
     countries to reduce the risk of zoonotic spillover and 
     zoonotic disease emergence and transmission, including in 
     support of the activities described in section 7005;
       (B) identify new mandates, authorities, and incentives 
     needed to strengthen the global zoonotic disease plan under 
     paragraph (2); and
       (C) prioritize engagement in programs that target tropical 
     countries and regions experiencing high rates of 
     deforestation, forest degradation, and land conversion, and 
     countries with significant markets for live wildlife for 
     human consumption.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The members of the Task Force established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be composed of 
     representatives from each of the following agencies:
       (A) One permanent Chairperson at the level of Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary or above from the following agencies, to 
     rotate every two years in an order to be determined by the 
     Administrator:
       (i) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       (ii) The Department of Health and Human Services or the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
       (iii) The Department of the Interior or the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (iv) The Department of State or USAID.
       (v) The National Security Council.
       (B) At least 13 additional members, with at least one from 
     each of the following agencies:
       (i) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
       (ii) The Department of Agriculture.
       (iii) The Department of Defense.
       (iv) The Department of State.
       (v) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       (vi) The National Science Foundation.
       (vii) The National Institutes of Health.
       (viii) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (ix) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (x) The United States Agency for International Development.
       (xi) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (xii) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
       (xiii) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
       (2) Timing of appointments.--Appointments to the Task Force 
     shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) In general.--Each member of the Task Force shall be 
     appointed for a term of two years.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that term until a successor has been appointed.
       (d) Meeting.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--The Task Force shall hold its initial 
     meeting not later than 45 days after the final appointment of 
     all members under subsection (b)(2).
       (2) Meetings.--
       (A) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairperson.
       (B) Quorum.--Eight members of the Task Force shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) Prohibition of compensation.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), members of the Task Force may not receive 
     additional pay, allowances, benefits by reason of their 
     service on the Task Force.
       (2) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Report to task force.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the enactment of this act and annually thereafter, the 
     Federal agencies listed in subsection (b), shall submit a 
     report to the Task Force containing a detailed statement with 
     respect to the results of any programming within their 
     agencies that addresses the goals of zoonotic spillover and 
     disease prevention.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 12 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and the National Security Advisor a report 
     containing a detailed statement of the recommendations of the 
     Council pursuant to subsection (b).
       (g) FACA.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act shall not apply to the Task Force. The Task 
     Force is authorized for seven years beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and up to an additional two years 
     at the discretion of the Task Force Chairperson.

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     SEC. 7007. PREVENTING OUTBREAKS OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES.

       (a) Integrated Zoonotic Diseases Program.--There is 
     authorized an integrated zoonotic diseases program within the 
     United States Agency for International Development's global 
     health security programs, led by the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Director for the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention and other relevant Federal agencies, 
     to prevent spillover events, epidemics, and pandemics through 
     the following activities:
       (1) Partnering with a consortium that possesses the 
     following technical capabilities:
       (A) Institution with expertise in global wildlife health 
     and zoonotic pathogen, animal care and management, combating 
     wildlife trafficking, including community-based conservation, 
     wildlife trade and trafficking, wildlife habitat protection, 
     protected area management, and preventing deforestation and 
     forest degradation.
       (B) Institutions of higher education with veterinary and 
     public health expertise.
       (C) Institutions with public health expertise.
       (2) Implementing programs that aim to prevent zoonotic 
     spillover and expand on the results of the USAID Emerging 
     Pandemic Threat Outcomes program, including PREDICT and 
     PREDICT-2, to prioritize the following activities:
       (A) Utilizing coordinated information and data sharing 
     platforms, including information related to biosecurity 
     threats, in ongoing and future research.
       (B) Conducting One Health zoonotic research at human-
     wildlife interfaces.
       (C) Conducting One Health research into known and novel 
     zoonotic pathogen detection.
       (D) Conducting surveillance, including biosecurity 
     surveillance, of priority and unknown zoonotic diseases and 
     the transmission of such diseases.
       (E) Preventing spillover events of zoonotic diseases.
       (F) Investing in frontline diagnostic capability at points 
     of contact.
       (G) Understanding global and national-level legal and 
     illegal wildlife trade routes and value chains, and their 
     impacts on biodiversity loss on human-wildlife interfaces.
       (H) Understanding the impacts of land-use change and 
     conversion and biodiversity loss on human-wildlife interfaces 
     and zoonotic spillover risk.
       (I) Supporting development of One Health capacity and 
     systems at the community level including integrating 
     activities to improve community health, promote sustainable 
     management and conservation of forests, and ensure safety in 
     livestock production and handling.
       (J) Utilizing existing One Health trained workforce in 
     developing countries to identify high risk or reoccurring 
     spillover event locations and concentrate capacity and 
     functionality at such locations.
       (K) Continuing to train a One Health workforce in 
     developing countries to prevent and respond to disease 
     outbreaks in animals and humans, including training protected 
     area managers in disease collection technology linked to 
     existing data sharing platforms.
       (b) Termination.--The integrated zoonotic diseases program 
     authorized under this section shall terminate on the date 
     that is ten years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7008. USAID MULTISECTORAL STRATEGY FOR FOOD SECURITY, 
                   GLOBAL HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, AND 
                   REDUCING DEMAND FOR WILDLIFE FOR HUMAN 
                   CONSUMPTION.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall develop, and 
     publish on a publicly accessible website, a multisectoral 
     strategy for food security, global health, and biodiversity 
     protection and shall include information about zoonotic 
     disease surveillance in the reports required by section 
     406(b) of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020.
       (b) Multisectoral Strategy.--The Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 
     through sectoral and regional bureaus, shall develop a 
     multisectoral strategy to integrate and mitigate risks of 
     zoonotic disease emergence and spread, food insecurity, 
     biodiversity conservation, and wildlife and habitat 
     destruction. The strategy shall include participation of the 
     following:
       (1) The Bureau for Africa.
       (2) The Bureau for Asia.
       (3) The Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and 
     Environment.
       (4) The Bureau for Global Health.
       (5) The Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.
       (6) The Bureau for Resiliency, and Food Security.
       (7) The Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance 
     Bureau.
       (c) Contents.--The USAID multisectoral strategy developed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a statement of the United States intention to 
     facilitate international cooperation to prevent commercial 
     trade in live wildlife and raw or unprocessed wildlife parts 
     and derivatives for human consumption, that risk contributing 
     to zoonotic spillover and to prevent the degradation and 
     fragmentation of forests and other intact ecosystems in 
     tropical countries while ensuring full consideration to the 
     needs and rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities 
     that depend on wildlife for their food security;
       (2) programs supporting integrated One Health activities to 
     improve community health, promote the sustainable management, 
     conservation, and restoration of forests, and ensure safety 
     in livestock production and handling;
       (3) programs and objectives to change wildlife consumers' 
     behavior, attitudes and consumption of wildlife that risks 
     contributing to zoonotic spillover;
       (4) programs to increase supplies of sustainably and 
     locally produced alternative animal and plant-based sources 
     of protein and nutrition;
       (5) programs to protect, maintain and restore ecosystem 
     integrity;
       (6) programs to ensure that countries are sufficiently 
     prepared to detect, report, and respond to zoonotic disease 
     spillover events;
       (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, detect, report, and 
     respond to zoonotic disease spillover events; and
       (8) the identification of Landscape Leaders residing in-
     country who will coordinate strategic implementation, the 
     overseeing of Conservation Corps volunteers, and coordination 
     with donors and award recipients throughout the term of the 
     project.

     SEC. 7009. IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTISECTORAL STRATEGY.

       (a) Implementation.--The USAID multisectoral strategy under 
     section 7008 shall be implemented--
       (1) through USAID bilateral programs through missions and 
     embassies and will account for half of the portfolio; and
       (2) through demonstration projects that meet the 
     requirements of subsection (b) and account for half of the 
     portfolio.
       (b) Demonstration Projects.--
       (1) Purpose.--The purpose of demonstration projects under 
     subsection (a) shall be to--
       (A) pilot the implementation of the USAID multisectoral 
     strategy by leveraging the international commitments of the 
     donor community;
       (B) prevent pandemics and reduce demand for fresh and live 
     wildlife source foods as a way to stop spillover;
       (C) establish and increase availability of and access to 
     sustainably and locally produced animal and plant-based 
     sources of protein and nutrition to provide an alternative to 
     the growing wild meat demand in urban, suburban, and exurban 
     communities; and
       (D) realize the greatest impact in low capacity forested 
     countries with susceptibility to zoonotic spillover and 
     spread that can lead to a pandemic.
       (2) Demonstration project country plans.--
       (A) In general.--USAID shall lead a collaborative effort in 
     coordination with the Department of State, embassies of the 
     United States, and the International Development Finance 
     Corporation to consult with in-country stakeholder and 
     participants in key forested countries to develop a plan that 
     reflects the local needs and identifies measures of 
     nutrition, yield gap analysis, global health safeguards, 
     forest and biodiversity protection, bushmeat demand reduction 
     and consumer behavior change, and market development 
     progress, within 90 days of completion of the multisectoral 
     strategy.
       (B) Eligible projects.--Eligible demonstration projects 
     shall include small holder backyard production of animal 
     source foods including poultry, fish, guinea pigs, and 
     insects.
       (C) Stakeholders and participants.--Stakeholder and 
     participants in the development of the multisectoral country 
     plans shall include but are not limited to--
       (i) recipient countries;
       (ii) donors governments;
       (iii) multilaterals institutions;
       (iv) conservation organizations;
       (v) One Health institutions;
       (vi) agricultural extension services;
       (vii) domestic and international institutions of higher 
     education;
       (viii) food security experts;
       (ix) United States grain and animal protein production 
     experts;
       (x) social marketing and behavioral change experts; and
       (xi) financial institutions and micro-enterprise experts.
       (3) Change in livelihoods.--Multisectoral country plans 
     shall include programs to re-train individuals no longer 
     engaged in supplying wildlife markets in fundamental 
     components of commercial animal source food production, 
     including agriculture extension, veterinary care, sales and 
     marketing, supply chains, transportation, livestock feed 
     production, micro-enterprise, and market analysis.
       (4) Location of demonstration projects.--Collaboration 
     between United States Government assistance and other donor 
     investments shall occur in five demonstration projects, which 
     shall be in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
       (5) Timing.--Five demonstration projects shall be selected 
     and each shall be tested over four years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Reporting.--
       (1) Agency report.--The Administrator shall annually submit 
     to the global zoonotic disease task force established 
     pursuant to section 7006, the President, and the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report regarding the progress 
     achieved and challenges concerning the development of a 
     multisectoral strategy for food security, global health, 
     biodiversity, and reducing demand for wildlife for human 
     consumption required under this section. Data included in 
     each

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     such report shall be disaggregated by country, and shall 
     include recommendations to resolve, mitigate, or otherwise 
     address such challenges. Each such report shall, to the 
     extent possible, be made publicly available.
       (2) Report to congress.--The Administrator shall submit a 
     strategy within one year of the enactment of this Act 
     outlining the implementation of the country plans and 
     identifying demonstration sites and criteria for pilot 
     programs. Four years after the enactment, the Administrator 
     shall submit a reassessment of the strategy to Congress, as 
     well as a recommendation as to whether and how to expand 
     these programs globally.

     SEC. 7010. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSERVATION CORPS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     Conservation Corps to provide Americans eligible for service 
     abroad, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to deliver 
     technical and strategic assistance to in-country leaders of 
     demonstration projects, stakeholders, and donors implementing 
     and financing the multisectoral strategy under section 7008 
     to reduce demand for wildlife for human consumption through 
     food security, global health, and biodiversity and related 
     demonstration projects.
       (b) Persons Eligible to Serve as Volunteers.--The 
     Administrator may enroll in the Conservation Corps for 
     service abroad qualified citizens and nationals for short 
     terms of service at the discretion of the Administrator.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Conservation Corps volunteers 
     shall be responsible for--
       (1) providing training to agricultural producers to 
     encourage participants to share and pass on to other 
     agricultural producers in the home communities of the 
     participants the information and skills obtained from the 
     training under this section;
       (2) identifying areas for the extension of additional 
     technical resources through farmer-to-farmer exchanges; and
       (3) conducting assessments of individual projects and 
     bilateral strategies and recommend knowledge management 
     strategies toward building programs to scale and 
     strengthening projects.


           amendment no. 290 offered by ms. meng of new york

       At the end of title LX of division E, insert the following:

     SEC. 6__. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

       (a) Requirement.--Each appropriate authority shall ensure 
     that menstrual products are stocked in, and available free of 
     charge in, each covered restroom in each covered public 
     building under the jurisdiction of such authority.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate authority.--The term ``appropriate 
     authority'' means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect 
     of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for 
     the operation of a covered public building.
       (2) Covered public building.--The term ``covered public 
     building'' means a public building, as defined in section 
     3301 of title 40, United States Code, that is open to the 
     public and contains a public restroom, and includes a 
     building listed in section 6301 or 5101 of such title.
       (3) Covered restroom.--The term ``covered restroom'' means 
     a restroom in a covered public building, except for a 
     restroom designated solely for use by men.
       (4) Menstrual products.--The term ``menstrual products'' 
     means sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable 
     industry standards.


           amendment no. 291 offered by ms. meng of new york

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 7__. MANDATORY TRAINING ON TREATMENT OF EATING 
                   DISORDERS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall furnish to each medical 
     professional who provides direct care services under the 
     military health system a mandatory training, consistent with 
     generally accepted standards of care, on how to screen, 
     intervene, and refer patients to treatment, for the severe 
     mental illness of eating disorders.


           amendment no. 292 offered by ms. meng of new york

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 
                   ON FERTILITY SERVICES.

       (a) Awareness Campaign.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall conduct an awareness campaign regarding the types of 
     fertility treatments, procedures, and services covered under 
     the medical benefits package of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs that are available to veterans experiencing issues 
     with fertility.
       (b) Modes of Outreach.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that a variety of modes of outreach 
     are incorporated into the awareness campaign under such 
     subsection, taking into consideration the age range of the 
     veteran population.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a 
     summary of the actions that have been taken to implement the 
     awareness campaign under subsection (a) and how the Secretary 
     plans to better engage women veterans, to ensure awareness of 
     such veterans regarding covered fertility services available.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.


       amendment no. 293 offered by mrs. miller of west virginia

       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       The Secretary of Defense shall provide to members of 
     Congress a briefing on the status of women and girls in 
     Afghanistan as a result of the Taliban rule and after the 
     withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from the country, in 
     comparison to the preceding decade.


       amendment no. 294 offered by mrs. miller of west virginia

       Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6013. MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE 
                   ATTACK ON HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 
                   AUGUST 26, 2021.

       The Secretary of Defense may establish a commemorative work 
     on Federal land owned by the Department of Defense in the 
     District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the 13 
     members of the Armed Forces who died in the bombing attack on 
     Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021.


       amendment no. 295 offered by mrs. miller of west virginia

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12_. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY 
                   COOPERATION OR INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH THE 
                   TALIBAN.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used for military 
     cooperation or intelligence sharing with the Taliban.


       amendment no. 296 offered by mrs. miller of west virginia

       Page 811, line 12, strike ``and classified material'' and 
     insert ``classified material, and money in cash''.


       amendment no. 297 offered by mrs. miller of west virginia

       Page 532, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 642. ALEXANDER LOFGREN VETERANS IN PARKS PROGRAM.

       Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
     (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3385; 16 U.S.C. 6804) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``age and disability 
     discounted'' and inserting ``age discount and lifetime''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Discounted'' and 
     inserting ``Free and Discounted'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Disability discount'' and 
     inserting ``Lifetime passes''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Any veteran who provides adequate proof of military 
     service as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Any member of a Gold Star Family who meets the 
     eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of 
     Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Gold star families parks 
     pass'' and inserting ``Annual passes''; and
       (ii) by striking ``members of'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the sentence and inserting ``members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents who provide adequate 
     proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by the 
     Secretary.''.


          amendment no. 298 offered by ms. moore of wisconsin

       Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6013. COREY ADAMS GREEN ALERT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Missing veteran.--The term ``missing veteran'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement 
     agency as a missing person;
       (B) is a veteran; and
       (C) meets the requirements to be designated as a missing 
     veteran, as determined by the State in which the individual 
     is reported or identified as a missing person.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (3) Green alert.--The term ``Green Alert'' means an alert 
     issued through the Green Alert communications network, 
     related to a missing veteran.
       (4) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means an individual who 
     is currently serving or a former member who served in the 
     United States Armed Forces, including National Guard, or a 
     Reserve or auxiliary unit from any branch of the Armed 
     Forces.

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       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     provide financial and technical assistance to a State that 
     has established or has under consideration legislation to 
     establish a Green Alert or other system specifically 
     dedicated to locating missing veterans or active duty members 
     of the Armed Forces (or both), to help ensure the effective 
     use of those systems to successfully find and recover current 
     or former members of the Armed Forces.
       (c) Content of Assistance.--Such assistance shall include--
       (1) helping the State develop, revise, or update criteria 
     for issuing such alerts, including on when to issue such 
     alerts, training to provide to law enforcement on interacting 
     with veterans or service members, and provide recommendations 
     on how best to protect the privacy, dignity, and independence 
     of veterans or service members who are the subject of such 
     alerts;
       (2) providing assistance to the State on protecting the 
     privacy of veterans and service memebers, including sensitive 
     medical information, as such alerts are issued;
       (3) designating officials to serve or participate on any 
     advisory committees established by the State or local 
     governments to provide oversight of Green Alert systems 
     dedicated to finding missing veterans;
       (4) for those veterans recovered by such systems, helping 
     ensure such veterans are connected to any services provided 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of 
     Defense to which they are entitled as a result of their 
     service, including housing and healthcare;
       (5) providing public education on these systems to military 
     or veteran communities in such States, including on 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 
     Department of Defense located in such States;
       (6) supporting efforts to train State and local law 
     enforcement who issue such alerts and search for such 
     individuals on the unique needs of veterans and service 
     members; and
       (7) ensuring officials of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs or the Department of Defense in such States are aware 
     of Green Alerts, understand how they work, and integrate them 
     with any plan for locating missing veterans at a base or 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Use of Existing Mechanisms.--To the maximum extent 
     possible, the Secretaries shall use, existing mechanisms, 
     including advisory committees and programs, to meet the 
     requirements of this section.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry 
     out this section.
       (f) 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 Office of Secretary of Defense, Line 
     540, is hereby reduced by $2,000,000.


       amendment no. 299 offered by mr. moulton of massachusetts

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MISSION-RELEVANT 
                   TERRAIN IN CYBERSPACE.

       (a) Mission-relevant Terrain.--Not later than January 1, 
     2025, the Department of Defense shall have completed mapping 
     of mission-relevant terrain in cyberspace for Defense 
     Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets at sufficient 
     granularity to enable mission thread analysis and situational 
     awareness, including required--
       (1) decomposition of missions reliant on such Assets;
       (2) identification of access vectors;
       (3) internal and external dependencies;
       (4) topology of networks and network segments;
       (5) cybersecurity defenses across information and 
     operational technology on such Assets; and
       (6) identification of associated or reliant weapon systems.
       (b) Combatant Command Responsibilities.--Not later than 
     January 1, 2024, the Commanders of United States European 
     Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States 
     Northern Command, United States Strategic Command, United 
     States Space Command, United States Transportation Command, 
     and other relevant Commands, in coordination with the 
     Commander of United States Cyber Command, in order to enable 
     effective mission thread analysis, cyber situational 
     awareness, and effective cyber defense of Defense Critical 
     Assets and Task Critical Assets under their control or in 
     their areas of responsibility, shall develop, institute, and 
     make necessary modifications to--
       (1) internal combatant command processes, responsibilities, 
     and functions;
       (2) coordination with service components under their 
     operational control, United States Cyber Command, Joint 
     Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information 
     Network, and the service cyber components;
       (3) combatant command headquarters' situational awareness 
     posture to ensure an appropriate level of cyber situational 
     awareness of the forces, facilities, installations, bases, 
     critical infrastructure, and weapon systems under their 
     control or in their areas of responsibility, in particular, 
     Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets; and
       (4) documentation of their mission-relevant terrain in 
     cyberspace.
       (c) Department of Defense Chief Information Officer 
     Responsibilities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than November 1, 2023, the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall 
     establish or make necessary changes to policy, control 
     systems standards, risk management framework and authority to 
     operate policies, and cybersecurity reference architectures 
     to provide baseline cybersecurity requirements for 
     operational technology in facilities, installations, bases, 
     critical infrastructure, and weapon systems across the 
     Department of Defense Information Network.
       (2) Implementation of policies.--The Chief Information 
     Officer shall leverage acquisition guidance, concerted 
     assessment of the Department's operational technology 
     enterprise, and coordination with the military department 
     principal cyber advisors and chief information officers to 
     drive necessary change and implementation of relevant policy 
     across the Department's facilities, installations, bases, 
     critical infrastructure, and weapon systems.
       (3) Additional responsibilities.--The Chief Information 
     Officer shall ensure that policies, control systems 
     standards, and cybersecurity reference architectures--
       (A) are implementable by components of the Department;
       (B) in their implementation, limit adversaries' ability to 
     reach or manipulate control systems through cyberspace;
       (C) appropriately balance non-connectivity and monitoring 
     requirements;
       (D) include data collection and flow requirements;
       (E) interoperate with and are informed by the operational 
     community's workflows for defense of information and 
     operational technology in facilities, installations, bases, 
     critical infrastructure, and weapon systems;
       (F) integrate and interoperate with Department mission 
     assurance construct; and
       (G) are implemented with respect to Defense Critical Assets 
     and Task Critical Assets.
       (d) United States Cyber Command Operational 
     Responsibilities.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the 
     Commander of United States Cyber Command shall make necessary 
     modifications to the mission, scope, and posture of Joint 
     Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network 
     to ensure that Joint Forces Headquarters--
       (1) has appropriate visibility of operational technology in 
     facilities, installations, bases, critical infrastructure, 
     and weapon systems across the Department of Defense 
     Information Network and, in particular, Defense Critical 
     Assets and Task Critical Assets;
       (2) can effectively command and control forces to defend 
     such operational technology; and
       (3) has established processes for--
       (A) incident and compliance reporting;
       (B) ensuring compliance with Department of Defense 
     cybersecurity policy; and
       (C) ensuring that cyber vulnerabilities, attack vectors, 
     and security violations, in particular those specific to 
     Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets, are 
     appropriately managed.
       (e) United States Cyber Command Functional 
     Responsibilities.--Not later than January 1, 2025, the 
     Commander of United States Cyber Command shall--
       (1) ensure in its role of Joint Forces Trainer for the 
     Cyberspace Operations Forces that operational technology 
     cyber defense is appropriately incorporated into training for 
     the Cyberspace Operations Forces;
       (2) delineate the specific force composition requirements 
     within the Cyberspace Operations Forces for specialized cyber 
     defense of operational technology, including the number, 
     size, scale, and responsibilities of defined Cyber Operations 
     Forces elements;
       (3) develop and maintain, or support the development and 
     maintenance of, a joint training curriculum for operational 
     technology-focused Cyberspace Operations Forces;
       (4) support the Chief Information Officer as the 
     Department's senior official for the cybersecurity of 
     operational technology under this section;
       (5) develop and institutionalize, or support the 
     development and institutionalization of, tradecraft for 
     defense of operational technology across local defenders, 
     cybersecurity service providers, cyber protection teams, and 
     service-controlled forces; and
       (6) develop and institutionalize integrated concepts of 
     operation, operational workflows, and cybersecurity 
     architectures for defense of information and operational 
     technology in facilities, installations, bases, critical 
     infrastructure, and weapon systems across the Department of 
     Defense Information Network and, in particular, Defense 
     Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets, including--
       (A) deliberate and strategic sensoring of such Network and 
     Assets;
       (B) instituting policies governing connections across and 
     between such Network and Assets;
       (C) modelling of normal behavior across and between such 
     Network and Assets;
       (D) engineering data flows across and between such Network 
     and Assets;
       (E) developing local defenders, cybersecurity service 
     providers, cyber protection teams, and service-controlled 
     forces' operational workflows and tactics, techniques, and 
     procedures optimized for the designs, data flows, and 
     policies of such Network and Assets;

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       (F) instituting of model defensive cyber operations and 
     Department of Defense Information Network operations 
     tradecraft; and
       (G) integrating of such operations to ensure 
     interoperability across echelons; and
       (7) advance the integration of the Department of Defense's 
     mission assurance, cybersecurity compliance, cybersecurity 
     operations, risk management framework, and authority to 
     operate programs and policies.
       (f) Service Responsibilities.--No later than January 1, 
     2025, the Secretaries of the military departments, through 
     the service principal cyber advisors, chief information 
     officers, the service cyber components, and relevant service 
     commands, shall make necessary investments in operational 
     technology in facilities, installations, bases, critical 
     infrastructure, and weapon systems across the Department of 
     Defense Information Network and the service-controlled forces 
     responsible for defense of such operational technology to--
       (1) ensure that relevant local network and cybersecurity 
     forces are responsible for defending and appropriately 
     postured to defend operational technology across facilities, 
     installations, bases, critical infrastructure, and weapon 
     systems, in particular Defense Critical Assets and Task 
     Critical Assets;
       (2) ensure that relevant local operational technology-
     focused system operators, network and cybersecurity forces, 
     mission defense teams and other service-retained forces, and 
     cyber protection teams are appropriately trained, including 
     through common training and use of cyber ranges, as 
     appropriate, to execute the specific requirements of 
     cybersecurity operations in operational technology;
       (3) ensure that all Defense Critical Assets and Task 
     Critical Assets are monitored and defended by Cybersecurity 
     Service Providers;
       (4) ensure that operational technology is appropriately 
     sensored and appropriate cybersecurity defenses, including 
     technologies associated with the More Situational Awareness 
     for Industrial Control Systems Joint Capability Technology 
     Demonstration, are employed to enable defense of Defense 
     Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets;
       (5) implement Department of Defense Chief Information 
     Officer policy germane to operational technology, in 
     particular with respect to Defense Critical Assets and Task 
     Critical Assets;
       (6) plan for, designate, and train dedicate forces to be 
     utilized in operational technology-centric roles across the 
     military services and United States Cyber Command; and
       (7) ensure that operational technology, as appropriate, is 
     not easily accessible via the internet and that cybersecurity 
     investments accord with mission risk to and relevant access 
     vectors for Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets.
       (g) Office of the Secretary of Defense Responsibilities.--
     No later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) assess and finalize Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     components' roles responsibilities for the cybersecurity of 
     operational technology in facilities, installations, bases, 
     critical infrastructure, and weapon systems across the 
     Department of Defense Information Network;
       (2) assess the need to establish centralized or dedicated 
     funding for remediation of cybersecurity gaps in operational 
     technology across the Department of Defense Information 
     Network and to drive implementation of this section;
       (3) make relevant modifications to the Department of 
     Defense's mission assurance construct, Mission Assurance 
     Coordination Board, and other relevant bodies to drive--
       (A) prioritization of kinetic and non-kinetic threats to 
     the Department's missions and minimization of mission risk in 
     the Department's war plans;
       (B) prioritization of relevant mitigations and investments 
     to harden and assure the Department's missions and minimize 
     mission risk in the Department's war plans; and
       (C) completion of mission relevant terrain mapping of 
     Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets and 
     population of associated assessment and mitigation data in 
     authorized repositories;
       (4) make relevant modifications to the Strategic 
     Cybersecurity Program; and
       (5) drive and provide oversight of the implementation of 
     this section.
       (h) Budget Rollout Briefings.--
       (1) Until January 1, 2024, at the annual staffer day 
     briefings for the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, each of the Secretaries of 
     the military departments, the Commander of United States 
     Cyber Command, and the Department of Defense Chief 
     Information Officer shall provide updates on activities 
     undertaken and progress made against the specific 
     requirements of this section.
       (2) No less frequently than annually until January 1, 2024, 
     beginning no later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, the Chief Information Officer, and the Joint 
     Staff J6, representing the combatant commands, shall 
     individually or together provide briefings to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives on activities undertaken and progress made 
     against the specific requirements of this section.
       (i) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--In implementing this section, the 
     Department of Defense shall prioritize the cybersecurity and 
     cyber defense of Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical 
     Assets and shape cyber investments, policy, operations, and 
     deployments to ensure cybersecurity and cyber defense.
       (2) Application.--This section shall apply to assets owned 
     and operated by the Department of Defense, as well as 
     applicable, non-Department of Defense assets essential to the 
     projection, support, and sustainment of military forces and 
     operations worldwide.
       (j) Definition.--In this section, ``operational 
     technology'' refers to control systems, or controllers, 
     communication architectures, and user interfaces that monitor 
     or control infrastructure and equipment operating in various 
     environments, such as weapons systems, utility or energy 
     production and distribution, medical, logistics, nuclear, 
     biological, chemical, and manufacturing facilities.


       amendment no. 300 offered by mr. moulton of massachusetts

       Page 853 after line 9, insert the following:
       (E) Diversity and inclusion.--Members of the Commission 
     appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be appointed in 
     a manner to ensure that, collectively, the members of the 
     Commission--
       (i) have significant--

       (I) professional and academic experience in the planning, 
     programming, budgeting, and executions system;
       (II) resource allocation and financial management expertise 
     from the private sector; and
       (III) appropriations oversight experience from the 
     legislative branch of the Government; and

       (ii) represent the broadest possible diversity based on 
     gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, veteran status, 
     sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and 
     other demographic categories.


       amendment no. 301 offered by mrs. napolitano of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       (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, as 
     specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, 
     for Civil Military Programs is hereby increased by 
     $35,281,000 (to be used in support of the National Guard 
     Youth Challenge Program).
       (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 Office of Secretary of Defense, Line 
     540, is hereby reduced by $35,281,000.


       amendment no. 302 offered by mrs. napolitano of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 509. ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority.--During fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of 
     Defense may provide assistance to a National Guard Youth 
     Challenge Program of a State--
       (1) in addition to assistance under subsection (d) of 
     section 509 of title 32, United States Code;
       (2) that is not subject to the matching requirement under 
     such subsection; and
       (3) for the following purposes:
       (A) New program start-up costs.
       (B) Special projects.
       (C) Workforce development programs.
       (D) Emergency costs.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Matching.--The Secretary may not provide additional 
     assistance under this section to a State that does not comply 
     with the matching requirement under such subsection regarding 
     assistance under such subsection.
       (2) Total assistance.--Total assistance under this section 
     to all States may not exceed 10 percent of the funds 
     appropriated for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program 
     for fiscal year 2022.
       (c) Reporting.--Any assistance provided under this section 
     shall be included in the annual report under subsection (k) 
     of such section.


          amendment no. 303 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       After section 623, insert the following and redesignate 
     subsequent sections accordingly:

     SEC. 624. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILY 
                   MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL AND MEMORIAL 
                   SERVICES OF MEMBERS.

       Section 452(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Presence of family members at the funeral and 
     memorial services of members.''.


          amendment no. 305 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. GRANTS FOR MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.

       Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D)(i) The Secretary of Defense may also make grants, 
     conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal 
     funds,

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     in order to assist a State or local government in planning 
     and implementing measures and projects that, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense, will contribute to maintaining or 
     improving military installation resilience. Amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for assistance under 
     this subparagraph shall remain available until expended.
       ``(ii) In the case of funds provided under this 
     subparagraph for projects involving the preservation, 
     maintenance, or restoration of natural features for the 
     purpose of maintaining or enhancing military installation 
     resilience, such funds may be provided in a lump sum and 
     include an amount intended to cover the future costs of the 
     natural resource maintenance and improvement activities 
     required for the preservation, maintenance, or restoration of 
     such natural features, and may be placed by the recipient in 
     an interest-bearing or other investment account, and any 
     interest or income shall be applied for the same purposes as 
     the principal.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(D)'' inserting ``paragraphs (1)(D) and (E) and (5)(D) 
     of subsection (b) and subsection (d)''.


          amendment no. 306 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE 
                   IN REPORTS ON NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       Section 2504(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as clauses 
     (ii) through (iv), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesignated, 
     the following new clause (i):
       ``(i) vulnerabilities related to the current and projected 
     impacts of climate change and to cyberattacks or 
     disruptions;''.


          amendment no. 307 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REPORT OF THE 
                   INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has 
     provided valuable scientific assessments on climate change 
     since its creation in 1988.
       (2) The first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate 
     Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, was finalized on 
     August 6, 2021.
       (3) The report finds that the global average temperature is 
     expected to reach or exceed 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-
     industrial levels within the coming decades without immediate 
     and large-scale efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
       (4) This increase in global temperature will affect all 
     regions of the world, impacting weather patterns, sea levels, 
     ocean temperatures, biodiversity, and more.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department of Defense should take the most recent 
     report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change into 
     consideration when carrying out resiliency efforts and making 
     energy and transportation decisions for military bases and 
     installations; and
       (2) the Department of Defense should consider adding the 
     recommendations of the Sixth Assessment Report to the Unified 
     Facilities Criteria where appropriate.


          amendment no. 308 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of subtitle E of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. AMENDMENT OF UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA TO 
                   PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENT MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Amendment Required.--Not later than September 1, 2022, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall amend the Unified Facilities 
     Criteria relating to military construction planning and 
     design to ensure that building practices and standards of the 
     Department of Defense incorporate the latest consensus-based 
     codes and standards for energy efficiency and conservation, 
     including the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and 
     the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019.
       (b) Conditional Availability of Funds.--Not more than 25 
     percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022 for Department of Defense planning and design 
     accounts relating to military construction projects may be 
     obligated until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
     submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a certification that the 
     Secretary--
       (1) has initiated the amendment process required by 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) intends to complete such process by September 1, 2022.
       (c) Implementation of Unified Facilities Criteria 
     Amendments.--
       (1) Compliance deadline.--Any Department of Defense Form 
     1391 submitted to Congress after September 1, 2022 shall 
     comply with the Unified Facilities Criteria, as amended 
     pursuant to this section.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate the 
     completion and full incorporation of the amendments made 
     pursuant to subsection (a) into military construction 
     planning and design.
       (d) Annual Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an annual review comparing the Unified Facilities 
     Criteria and industry best practices for the purpose of 
     ensuring that military construction building practices and 
     standards of the Department of Defense relating to military 
     installation energy efficiency and energy conservation remain 
     up-to-date with the latest consensus-based energy codes and 
     standards that provide energy savings. Not later than March 1 
     each year, the Secretary shall submit the results of the most 
     recent review to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.


          amendment no. 309 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR FEDERAL WILDLAND 
                   FIREFIGHTERS.

       The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall provide a housing allowance to any Federal 
     wildland firefighter hired at a location more than 50 miles 
     from their primary residence. Such allowance shall be in an 
     amount determined appropriate by the Secretaries and adjusted 
     based on the cost of housing in the area of deployment.


          amendment no. 310 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL WILDLAND 
                   FIREFIGHTERS.

       (a) Mental Health Program.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this act, the Secretaries of the 
     Interior and Agriculture shall establish and carry out a 
     program for Federal wildland firefighters for mental health 
     awareness and support. Such program shall include--
       (1) a mental health awareness campaign;
       (2) a mental health education and training program that 
     includes an on-boarding curriculum;
       (3) an extensive peer-to-peer mental health support network 
     for Federal wildland firefighters and their immediate family;
       (4) expanding the Critical Incident Stress Management 
     Program through training, developing, and retaining a larger 
     pool of qualified mental health professionals who are 
     familiar with the experiences of the wildland firefighting 
     workforce, and monitoring and tracking mental health in the 
     profession to better understand the scope of the issue and 
     develop strategies to assist; and
       (5) establish and carry out a new and distinct mental 
     health support service specific to Federal wildland 
     firefighters and their immediate family, with culturally 
     relevant and trauma-informed mental health professionals who 
     are readily available and not subject to any limit on the 
     number of sessions or service provided.
       (b) Mental Health Leave.--Each Federal wildland firefighter 
     shall be entitled to 7 consecutive days of leave, without 
     loss or reduction in pay, during each calendar year for the 
     purposes of maintaining mental health. Such leave may only be 
     taken during the period beginning on June 1 and ending on 
     October 31 of any such year. If leave is not taken under this 
     section it expires after October 31 of the calendar year.


          amendment no. 311 offered by mr. neguse of colorado

       In section 2806, relating to use of qualified apprentices 
     by military construction contractors, strike subsection (b) 
     (page 1139, lines 20-23) and insert the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Incentives.--
       ``(1) Incentives related to goals.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop incentives for offerors for a contract 
     for military construction projects to meet or exceed the 
     goals described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Incentives related to contractors.--To promote the 
     use of qualified apprentices by military construction 
     contractors, Congress encourages the Department of Defense to 
     contract with women-owned, minority-owned, and small 
     disadvantaged businesses.''.


          amendment no. 312 offered by ms. newman of illinois

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. STUDY AND REPORT ON HERBICIDE AGENT EXPOSURE IN 
                   PANAMA CANAL ZONE.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     on the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to herbicide 
     agents, including Agent Orange and Agent Purple, in the 
     Panama Canal Zone during the period beginning on January 1, 
     1958, and ending on December 31, 1999.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).


          amendment no. 313 offered by ms. newman of illinois

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following:

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     SEC. 5__. REQUIREMENT OF INVOLVEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES OF 
                   MILITARY AND VETERANS' SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN 
                   THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``may'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``may'' before 
     ``provide'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``may'' before ``use'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``may'' before ``use'';
       (E) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``shall'' before ``use''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and accredited service officers'' after 
     ``representatives'';
       (F) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``may'' before 
     ``enter'';
       (G) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``may'' before ``enter''; and
       (H) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``may'' before ``take''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `veterans' service organization' means an 
     organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of 
     title 38.
       ``(2) The term `accredited service officer' means a 
     representative who has been recommended for accreditation by 
     a veterans' service organization.''.


          amendment no. 314 offered by ms. newman of illinois

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. APPLICATION OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR 
                   QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS TO 
                   CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Application to certain contracts.--The requirements 
     of subparagraph (A) shall apply to an unrestricted order 
     issued under an unrestricted multiple award contract or the 
     unrestricted portion of a contract that is partially set 
     aside for competition restricted to small business 
     concerns.''.
       (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall revise any rule or guidance to 
     implement the requirements of this section.


       amendment no. 315 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2____. REPORT DETAILING COMPLIANCE WITH DISCLOSURE 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report detailing 
     compliance with the disclosure requirements for recipients of 
     research and development funds required under section 2374b 
     of title 10, United States Code.


       amendment no. 316 offered by mr. norman of south carolina

       Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following:

     SEC. 6013. REPORTS ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Inspector General of the Department of Defense.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the 
     Marine Corp shall each submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a 
     report on substance abuse disorder treatment concerns related 
     to service members and their dependents.
       (b) Comptroller General of the United States.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine 
     Corp shall submit to Congress a report regarding the use of 
     substance abuse disorder treatment programs located at or 
     around each installation. The report shall detail the number 
     of service members and dependents that are referred to 
     treatment programs, either residential or outpatient, and 
     either internal or contracted, the absence of treatment 
     capabilities within an installation or grouping of military 
     installations, and the costs associated with sending service 
     members or their dependents away from the immediate area for 
     substance use disorder treatment. The report shall also set 
     forth how the individual branches of the Armed Forces are 
     incorporating substance abuse disorder treatment into mental 
     health services both internal and contracted.


    amendment no. 317 offered by ms. norton of district of columbia

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 11__. REPEAL OF CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED AGAINST PAY 
                   OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OR DC EMPLOYEE SERVING AS A 
                   MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 5519 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``or (c)''.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any amounts credited, by operation of such 
     section 5519, against the pay of an employee or individual 
     described under section 6323(c) of such title on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.


       Amendment No. 318 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

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

     SEC. 13_. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
                   COMMERCIAL EXPORT OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
                   MILITARY OR POLICY WEAPONRY TO SAUDI ARABIA'S 
                   RAPID INTERVENTION FORCE.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this 
     Act may be used to provide for the commercial export or 
     transfer of covered items to Saudi Arabia's Rapid 
     Intervention Force (RIF).
       (b) Covered Items Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered items'' includes firearms, tanks or other vehicles, 
     tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, foam rounds, bean bag 
     rounds, pepper balls, water cannons, handcuffs, shackles, 
     stun guns, tasers, military training, or any other military 
     or police weaponry.


       Amendment No. 319 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR AERIAL 
                   FUMIGATION IN COLOMBIA.

       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. 320 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA.

       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, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report that includes the following:
       (1) A description of the security cooperation relationship 
     between the United States and Colombia, including a 
     description of United States objectives, any ongoing or 
     planned security cooperation activities with the military 
     forces of Colombia, and an identification of priority 
     capabilities of the military forces of Colombia that the 
     Department could enhance.
       (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the military and 
     paramilitary forces of Colombia.
       (3) A description of the human rights climate in Colombia, 
     an assessment of the Colombia military and paramilitary 
     forces' adherence to human rights, and a description of any 
     ongoing or planned cooperative activities between the United 
     States and Colombia focused on human rights.
       (4) A description of the manner and extent to which a 
     security cooperation strategy between the United States and 
     Colombia could address any human rights abuses identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4), encourage accountability 
     and promote reform through training on human rights, rule of 
     law, and rules of engagement.


       Amendment No. 321 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York

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

     SEC. 13_. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF ITEMS USED FOR CROWD 
                   CONTROL PURPOSES TO COLOMBIA'S MOBILE ANTI-
                   DISTURBANCES SQUADRON.

       (a) Determination Required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter until 2032, the Secretary of State shall make a 
     determination as to whether Colombia's Mobile Anti-
     Disturbances Squadron has committed gross violations of human 
     rights.
       (b) Use of Funds and Issuance of Licenses Prohibited.--If 
     the Secretary of State determines under subsection (a) that 
     Colombia's Mobile Anti-Disturbances Squadron has committed 
     gross violations of human rights, then--
       (1) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to 
     authorize, provide, or facilitate the delivery of covered 
     items to Colombia's Mobile Anti-Disturbances Squadron; and
       (2) the President shall prohibit the issuance of licenses 
     to export covered items to Colombia's Mobile Anti-
     Disturbances Squadron.
       (c) Covered Items Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered items'' includes firearms, tanks, tear gas, pepper 
     spray, rubber bullets, foam rounds, bean bag rounds, pepper 
     balls, water cannons, handcuffs, shackles, stun guns, tasers, 
     or any other item that may be used for purposes of crowd 
     control.


           Amendment No. 322 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:


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     SEC. 1325. REPORT ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENTS 
                   OF MALI, GUINEA, AND CHAD.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     committees a report on security assistance provided to the 
     Governments of Mali, Guinea, and Chad for each of the fiscal 
     years 2019, 2020, and 2021.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A list of units of such countries that have received or 
     participated in Department of Defense- or Department of 
     State-funded training, equipment, or other assistance 
     programs in such fiscal years, including a full accounting of 
     the specific programs under which such assistance was 
     provided.
       (2) The dollar amounts spent on such programs for each of 
     such countries in such fiscal years.
       (3) A list of individuals in such units involved in 
     unconstitutional military seizures of or transfers of power 
     in any of such countries.
       (4) A list of units, if any, in each country that are 
     currently prohibited from receiving assistance pursuant to 
     section 362 of title 10, United States Code, or section 620M 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) 
     (collectively known as the ``Leahy Laws'').
       (5) An assessment of the objectives of security training as 
     it relates to professionalization, stability, and human 
     rights and the extent to which such training has achieved 
     those objectives in such fiscal years, including details of 
     the metrics used to determine success.
       (6) Lessons learned from the unconstitutional military 
     seizures of power in any of such countries and the ways in 
     which such lessons are being and will be applied to ongoing 
     and planned training, capacity-building, and other security 
     assistance initiatives in the region.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) 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 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. 323 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Page 971, after line 23 insert the following:

     SEC. 1325. ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO THE SITUATION IN THE 
                   DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and annually for five years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development and other 
     departments and agencies as determined necessary, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
     report on the United States strategy for advancing security 
     sector reforms, demobilization, disengagement, and 
     reintegration efforts, anticorruption measures, and other 
     assistance and initiatives designed to address chronic 
     instability and other governance issues, localized armed 
     conflict, and the growing threat of transnational terrorism 
     in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section 
     referred to as the ``DRC'').
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive assessment of the threat posed by the 
     Allied Democratic Forces, elements of which have declared as 
     an affiliate of the Islamic State, and any other affiliates 
     of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda based in the DRC, which 
     shall include, with respect to each such group--
       (A) the capacity to strike--
       (i) the United States homeland;
       (ii) United States persons; and
       (iii) interests in the United States or elsewhere;
       (B) the connectivity to other Islamic State or Al Qaeda 
     affiliates and senior leaders of their respective core 
     organizations; and
       (C) the major sources of revenue, including illicit and 
     licit activities and financial flows originating outside of 
     the DRC to senior leaders of the organizations.
       (2) An assessment of how terrorist organizations and armed 
     groups exacerbate the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the DRC 
     and neighboring countries, including an analysis of the 
     extent to which elements of the Armed Forces of the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section referred to 
     as the ``FARDC'') and other government entities collaborate 
     with, contribute to, or otherwise facilitate actors involved 
     in chronic armed conflict in the DRC.
       (3) An assessment of the impact of the United Nations 
     Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic 
     of the Congo (in this section referred to as the ``MONUSCO'') 
     on the security situation in the DRC over the previous five 
     fiscal years and recommendations for changes to the MONUSCO 
     mandate, if any, to improve its efficacy.
       (4) A detailed account of United States foreign assistance 
     provided over the previous five fiscal years intended to 
     build FARDC capacity to counter terrorism and violent 
     extremism, to protect civilians, and to address longstanding 
     allegations of FARDC human rights abuses and collaboration 
     with armed groups in the DRC.
       (5) A detailed account of United States foreign assistance 
     provided over the previous five fiscal years to address 
     humanitarian needs, counter corruption, and improve good 
     governance, including fiscal transparency, in the DRC.
       (6) The statutory authorities under which assistance 
     described in paragraph (4) or (5) was provided, the amounts 
     provided under each authority, and an analysis of the 
     efficacy and impact of such assistance.
       (7) A detailed proposal of what resources are required to 
     pursue the United States strategy outlined in subsection (a) 
     in the following year.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--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. 324 Offered by Ms. Omar of Minnesota

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
                   AND SLAVERY IN LIBYA.

       (a) In General.--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 United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall submit to 
     Congress a report on combating human trafficking and slavery 
     in Libya.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the extent to which human trafficking 
     and slavery remain commonplace in Libya.
       (2) An assessment of the role that the United Nations-
     recognized Libyan Government, non-state actors, and foreign 
     governments have played in the propagation of human 
     trafficking and slavery in Libya since 2011.
       (3) A summary of United States foreign policy tools that 
     have been considered or used to combat human trafficking and 
     slavery in Libya since 2011.
       (4) An identification and assessment of the root causes of 
     human trafficking and slavery in Libya, including regional 
     conflicts and instability.
       (5) An identification and assessment of domestic or 
     international options for pursuing accountability for 
     perpetrators of human trafficking and slavery in Libya.
       (6) A strategy for diplomatic and development engagement to 
     address the root causes identified and assessed pursuant to 
     paragraph (4) and hold perpetrators accountable through the 
     options identified and assessed pursuant to paragraph (5).


         Amendment No. 325 Offered by Mr. Pallone of New Jersey

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

     SEC. 12_. 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 2021; and
       (2) have been determined to have committed gross violations 
     of internationally recognized human rights, 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. 326 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California

       At the end of title XI, add the following new section:

     SEC. 11__. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANNUAL SURVEY.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 29 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2955. Federal employee annual survey

       ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall conduct

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     an annual survey of Federal employees (including survey 
     questions prescribed under subsections (b) and (c)) to 
     assess--
       ``(1) leadership and management practices that contribute 
     to Executive agency performance and employee engagement; and
       ``(2) the satisfaction of such employees with--
       ``(A) Executive agency political and career leadership;
       ``(B) the work environment;
       ``(C) opportunities available to such employees--
       ``(i) to recommend workplace improvements;
       ``(ii) to raise concerns and report possible wrongdoings;
       ``(iii) to contribute to achieving organizational missions; 
     and
       ``(iv) for professional development and growth;
       ``(D) rewards and recognition for professional 
     accomplishment and personal contributions to achieving 
     organizational missions;
       ``(E) Executive agency commitment and actions to ensure 
     diversity, equity, and inclusion at work; and
       ``(F) organizational adaptability, resilience, and openness 
     to change.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall issues regulations implementing this 
     section, including regulations prescribing survey questions 
     permitting comparisons across Executive agencies, requiring 
     that such questions must be included on each survey conducted 
     under subsection (a), and setting the sequencing of such 
     questions.
       ``(c) Agency-specific Questions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of an Executive agency may, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, include in a survey conducted under subsection 
     (a) questions specific to the Executive agency.
       ``(2) Question placement.--Any questions included in a 
     survey under paragraph (1) shall be placed at the end of the 
     survey.
       ``(d) Occupational Data.--To the extent practicable, the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall collect 
     and report on the results of each Executive agency survey 
     described in subsection (a) by occupation.
       ``(e) Accessibility.--To the extent practicable, the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall ensure 
     that surveys conducted under subsection (a) shall be 
     accessible and user-friendly for Federal employees who choose 
     to complete the survey on their mobile devices.
       ``(f) Availability of Results.--
       ``(1) Office of personnel management.--Not later than 3 
     months after beginning a survey under subsection (a), the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall make 
     publicly available the results of the survey.
       ``(2) Agencies.--After the results of a survey are made 
     publicly available under paragraph (1), each head of an 
     Executive agency shall post the results of surveys conducted 
     under subsection (a) on the website of such Executive 
     agency.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     29 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 2954 the following new 
     item:

``2955. Federal employee annual survey.''.

         Amendment No. 327 Offered by Mr. Panetta of California

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title III the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 3__. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON PROJECT PELE MOBILE NUCLEAR 
                   MICROREACTORS.

       (a) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Strategic 
     Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall provide to 
     the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
     development, and current and predicted progress, of the 
     ``Project Pele'' effort to design, build, and demonstrate a 
     prototype mobile nuclear microreactor.
       (b) Matters.--The briefing under section (a) shall include 
     a discussion of the following:
       (1) Changes to previous deployment rationales or 
     strategies.
       (2) Proposed deployment locations for mobile nuclear 
     microreactors, both domestically and abroad.
       (3) The safety and regulatory requirements of the proposed 
     mobile nuclear microreactors, both domestically and abroad.
       (4) The need for mobile nuclear microreactors to meet the 
     energy needs of expeditionary and defensive requirements of 
     the Department of Defense, including with respect to electric 
     combat vehicles, and the ability of mobile nuclear 
     microreactors to adequately meet such needs.
       (5) The safety concerns and precautions relating to the 
     transfer of mobile nuclear microreactors.
       (6) The safety concerns and precautions relating to the 
     demonstration of the deployment of mobile nuclear 
     microreactors, including by air, before and after the 
     irradiation of nuclear fuel.
       (7) Opportunities to consult with local communities 
     potentially affected by the deployment, or the demonstration 
     of the deployment, of mobile nuclear microreactors.
       (8) Security concerns related to potential adversarial 
     attacks on deployed mobile nuclear microreactors or 
     adversarial seizing of mobile nuclear microreactors, and the 
     radioactive fuel therein, for use in radiological weapons.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the current 
     progress of the ``Project Pele'' effort described in 
     subsection (a) that addresses each of the matters under 
     subsection (b).


           Amendment No. 328 Offered by Mr. Pence of Indiana

       At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 15__. 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 ``2022'' and 
     inserting ``2024''.


         Amendment No. 329 Offered by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS OF CHINA'S MARITIME SAFETY 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     reject as a violation of international law and United States 
     sovereignty any attempt by China's Maritime Safety 
     Administration to compel United States vessels to adhere to 
     any reporting requirements listed within China's Maritime 
     Traffic Safety Law, including any requirements to require a 
     vessel to declare--
       (1) the vessel's name and number;
       (2) the vessel's satellite telephone number;
       (3) the vessel's position and recent locations; and
       (4) the vessel's cargo.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies to all maritime 
     claims made by the People's Republic of China that the United 
     States has rejected, to include virtually all of China's 
     claims within the Nine-Dash Line.


           Amendment No. 330 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       Add at the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. THREAT ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST THREATS POSED BY 
                   PRISONERS RELEASED BY TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Threat Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, shall conduct a threat assessment of 
     terrorist threats to the United States posed by the prisoners 
     released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and 
     Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) With respect to the prisoners released by the Taliban 
     from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility 
     in Afghanistan, information relating to--
       (i) the number of such prisoners who were released;
       (ii) the country of origin for each such prisoner; and
       (iii) any affiliation with a foreign terrorist organization 
     for each such prisoner.
       (B) The capability of the Director of National Intelligence 
     to identify, track, and monitor such prisoners and any 
     associated challenges with such capability.
       (C) Any action of the with respect to--
       (i) mitigating the terrorist threats to the United States 
     posed by such prisoners; and
       (ii) preventing such prisoners from entering the United 
     States.
       (b) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
     threat assessment required under subsection (a); and
       (2) provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on such assessment.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
     congressional defense committees and--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
     terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as 
     a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).


           Amendment No. 331 Offered by Mr. Pfluger of Texas

       At the end of subtitle E of title 10, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON STATUS OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT 
                   MOVED FROM AFGHANISTAN TO UZBEKISTAN, 
                   TAJIKISTAN, OR OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report containing a full account of any aircraft 
     or equipment of the United States Armed Forces or the Afghan 
     National Defense and Security Forces that has been 
     transported from Afghanistan to foreign countries outside of 
     Afghanistan, including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, following 
     the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan on August 31, 2021. Such report should include a 
     description of the following:
       (1) The quantity and types of any such aircraft or 
     equipment.
       (2) The condition of any such aircraft or equipment.
       (3) All efforts to secure such aircraft or equipment during 
     any periods in which the aircraft or equipment was out of the 
     custody of the United States Armed Forces or the Afghan 
     National Defense and Security Forces.
       (4) All efforts to recover, secure, and return to the 
     United States (as applicable) any such aircraft or equipment.
       (5) The identity of any entity that has had access to such 
     aircraft or equipment during or following the transport from 
     Afghanistan.
       (6) Any security risks posed by the improper securing of 
     such aircraft or equipment.
       (b) 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. 332 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. REPORT ON CLEAN UP OF CONTAMINATED ARMY PROPERTY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) There are numerous properties that were under the 
     jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, such as former 
     Nike missile sites, but that have been transferred to units 
     of local government.
       (2) Many of these properties may remain polluted because of 
     activity by the Department of Defense.
       (3) This pollution may inhibit the use of these properties 
     for commercial or residential purposes.
       (4) Knowledge and understanding of the impacts of 
     contaminants from Department of Defense activities have 
     developed and changed over time.
       (5) The Department of Defense has an obligation to 
     facilitate the clean-up of such pollutants even after the 
     sites have been transferred to local governments.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives a report that contains each of the 
     following:
       (1) A plan to facilitate the clean-up of each contaminated 
     property that was under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     the Army and subsequently transferred to a unit of local 
     government.
       (2) An identification of any site where the Department of 
     the Army has previously conducted clean-up activities but due 
     to contaminants not discovered until after transfer or newly 
     identified contaminants, additional clean-up may be 
     necessary.
       (3) An explanation of how any site identified under 
     paragraph (2) is to be prioritized relative to other sites, 
     such as active sites or sites set for transfer.
       (4) A detailed plan to conduct preliminary assessments and 
     site inspections for each site identified under paragraph (2) 
     by not later than five years after the date of the submittal 
     of the report.


         Amendment No. 333 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON ISRAELI REGIONAL MILITARY COORDINATION.

       (a) In General.--The United States-Israel Security 
     Assistance Authorization Act of 2020 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1280C. REPORTS ON REGIONAL MILITARY COORDINATION.

       ``(a) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide a report, including a 
     classified annex, to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     House of Representatives and of the Senate on the status of 
     the efforts of the United States to work with countries 
     within the United States Central Command area of 
     responsibilities to improve Israel's coordination with 
     regional militaries.
       ``(b) Report by Secretary of State.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Administrator for the United 
     States Agency for International Development, shall provide 
     the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations 
     Committee with an analysis of the strategic initiatives taken 
     to fully integrate the Abraham Accords into congressionally 
     authorized and appropriated programs. The report shall also 
     include a strategic plan for how potential new funds that 
     have previously been authorized by Congress could be used for 
     such integration priorities.''.


         Amendment No. 334 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SOUTH 
                   SUDAN.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and for five years thereafter, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development and the heads of other Federal department and 
     agencies as necessary, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on United States policy 
     toward South Sudan, including the most recent approved 
     interagency strategy developed to address political, 
     security, and humanitarian issues prevalent in the country 
     since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the situation in South Sudan, 
     including the role of South Sudanese government officials in 
     intercommunal violence, corruption, and obstruction of peace 
     processes, including the credibility of internationally-
     supported peace processes in the face of escalating violence 
     and armed conflict in South Sudan.
       (2) An assessment of the 2018 the Revitalized Agreement on 
     the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan 
     (R-ARCSS) and the ongoing peace processes.
       (3) A detailed outline and assessment of United States 
     assistance and other efforts to support peace processes in 
     South Sudan, including the efficacy of stakeholder engagement 
     and United States assistance to advance peacebuilding, 
     conflict mitigation, and other related activities.
       (4) An assessment of the United Nations Mission in South 
     Sudan (UNMISS) over the last three fiscal years.
       (5) An analysis of the chronic food insecurity issues in 
     South Sudan, including identification of root causes and 
     ongoing or planned remediation efforts.
       (6) A detailed account of United States foreign assistance 
     to provide emergency and non-emergency humanitarian and 
     development assistance, improve anti-corruption efforts, and 
     create fiscal transparency in South Sudan over the last five 
     fiscal years.
       (7) A breakdown of United States efforts, including 
     assistance provided by the Department of the Treasury and 
     United States law enforcement and intelligence communities, 
     to detect and deter money laundering and counter illicit 
     financial flows, trafficking in persons, weapons, and other 
     illicit goods, and the financing of terrorists and armed 
     groups.
       (8) A summary of United States efforts to promote 
     accountability for serious human rights abuses and an 
     assessment of efforts by the Government of South Sudan and 
     the African Union, respectively, to hold responsible parties 
     accountable.
       (9) Analysis of the impact of domestic and international 
     sanctions on improving governance, mitigating and reducing 
     conflict, combating corruption, and holding accountable those 
     responsible for human rights abuses.
       (10) An assessment of the prospects for, and impediments 
     to, holding credible general elections.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) 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 Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.


         Amendment No. 335 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. ARCTIC REGION DIPLOMACY POLICY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the 
     heads of any other relevant Federal agencies, acting through 
     the U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate an Arctic Region 
     Diplomacy Policy. Such policy shall assess, develop, budget 
     for, and implement plans, policies, and actions relating to 
     the following:
       (1) Bolstering the diplomatic presence of the United States 
     in Arctic countries, 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) Enhancing the resilience capacities of Arctic countries 
     to the effects of environmental change and increased civilian 
     and military activity by Arctic countries and other countries 
     that may result from increased accessibility of the Arctic 
     region.

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       (3) Assessing specific added risks to the Arctic region and 
     Arctic countries that--
       (A) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic environment; and
       (B) are strategically significant to the United States.
       (4) Coordinating the integration of environmental change 
     and national security risk and vulnerability assessments into 
     the decision making process on foreign assistance awards with 
     Greenland.
       (5) Advancing principles of good governance by encouraging 
     and cooperating with Arctic states on collaborative 
     approaches to--
       (A) responsibly manage natural resources in the Arctic 
     region;
       (B) share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in the 
     Arctic region;
       (C) prevent the escalation of security tensions by 
     mitigating against the militarization of the Arctic region;
       (D) develop mutually agreed upon multilateral policies 
     among Arctic countries 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 countries; and
       (E) facilitate the development of Arctic Region Diplomacy 
     Action Plans to ensure stability and public safety in 
     disaster situations in a humane and responsible fashion.
       (6) Evaluating the vulnerability, security, survivability, 
     and resiliency of United States interests and non-defense 
     assets in the Arctic region.
       (7) Reducing black carbon and methane emissions in the 
     Arctic region.
       (b) Form.--The Arctic Region Diplomacy Policy required 
     under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
     but may contain a classified annex. Such unclassified form 
     shall be posted on an appropriate publicly available website 
     of the Department of State.


         Amendment No. 336 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1___. REPORT RELATING TO REDUCTION OF TOTAL NUMBER OF 
                   TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The C-130 tactical airlift aircraft fulfills a wide 
     range of intratheater airlift missions.
       (2) Such aircraft operate out of military installations 
     throughout the United States.
       (3) The proposed total force structure referenced in the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
     called for a total force size of 326 C-130 aircraft.
       (4) The Air Force included a six-year plan for fiscal years 
     2015 through 2020 for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and 
     Air National Guard C-130 force structure, which called for a 
     total force size of 300 such aircraft by fiscal year 2019.
       (5) The 2018 Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 
     recommended a total force size of 300 C-130s to support 
     wartime mobility requirements.
       (6) The Air Force has sought to reduce the number of C-130 
     aircraft below 300, which is inconsistent with force 
     structure and plans referred to in paragraphs (3) through 
     (5).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
     includes--
       (1) with respect to the reduction of the total number of 
     tactical airlift aircraft, information relating to--
       (A) the justification used for such reduction; and
       (B) any consideration of domestic operations used in such 
     justification;
       (2) an analysis of the role of tactical airlift aircraft in 
     domestic operations; and
       (3) information relating to discussions concerning 
     decisionmaking processes with Governors of States who may be 
     impacted by such reduction.


         Amendment No. 337 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL 
                   CERTIFICATION EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
     Certification framework of the Department of Defense on small 
     business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), including--
       (1) the estimated costs of complying with each level of the 
     framework;
       (2) any decrease in the number of small business concerns 
     that are part of the defense industrial base resulting from 
     the implementation and use of the framework; and
       (3) an explanation of how the Department of Defense will 
     mitigate the negative effects to small business concerns that 
     are part of the defense industrial base resulting from the 
     implementation and use of the framework.


         Amendment No. 338 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

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

     SEC. 1202. REPORT ON COUNTRIES SUITABLE FOR STABILIZATION 
                   OPERATIONS SUPPORT.

       (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 and Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report on countries for which the 
     Department has a presence and are suitable for stabilization 
     operations support provided under section 1210A of National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92) to inform ongoing interagency discussions on 
     stabilization efforts.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include a list of countries suitable for 
     such stabilization operations support and a justification for 
     such list.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to divert resources from potential emergency 
     operational capacities.


         Amendment No. 339 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota

       At the end of title XI, add the following new section:

     SEC. 11__. ENHANCEMENT OF RECUSAL FOR CONFLICTS OF PERSONAL 
                   INTEREST REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the prohibition set forth 
     in section 208 of title 18, United States Code, an officer or 
     employee of the Department of Defense may not participate 
     personally and substantially in any covered matter that the 
     officer or employee knows, or reasonably should know, is 
     likely to have a direct and predictable effect on the 
     financial interests of--
       (1) any organization, including a trade organization, for 
     which the officer or employee has served as an employee, 
     officer, director, trustee, or general partner in the past 2 
     years;
       (2) a former direct competitor or client of any 
     organization for which the officer or employee has served as 
     an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner 
     in the past 2 years; or
       (3) any employer with whom the officer or employee is 
     seeking employment.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to terminate, alter, or make inapplicable any other 
     prohibition or limitation in law or regulation on the 
     participation of officers or employees of the Department of 
     Defense in covered matters having an effect on their or 
     related financial or other personal interests.
       (c) Covered Matter Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered matter''--
       (1) means any matter that involves deliberation, decision, 
     or action that is focused upon the interests of a specific 
     person or a discrete and identifiable class of persons; and
       (2) includes policymaking that is narrowly focused on the 
     interests of a discrete and identifiable class of persons.


         Amendment No. 340 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 16__. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW RELATING TO TESTS IN THE 
                   MARSHALL ISLANDS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a 
     declassification review of documents relating to nuclear, 
     ballistic missile, or chemical weapons tests conducted by the 
     United States in the Marshall Islands, including with respect 
     to cleanup activities and the storage of waste relating to 
     such tests.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall--
       (1) make publicly available any information declassified as 
     a result of the declassification review required under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing--
       (A) the results of the declassification review conducted 
     under such subsection; and
       (B) a justification for not declassifying any information 
     required to be included in the declassification review that 
     remains classified.


         Amendment No. 341 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8___. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States Government should have a zero tolerance 
     policy for human trafficking, and it is of vital importance 
     that Government contractors who engage in human trafficking 
     be held accountable.
       (b) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review the recommendations contained in the report of the 
     Comptroller General of the United States titled ``Human 
     Trafficking: DOD Should Address Weaknesses in Oversight of 
     Contractors and Reporting of Investigations Related to 
     Contracts'' (dated August 2021; GAO-21-546) and develop the 
     following:

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       (1) Policies and processes to ensure contracting officers 
     of the Department of Defense be informed of their 
     responsibilities relating to combating trafficking in persons 
     and to ensure that such contracting officers are accurately 
     and completely reporting trafficking in persons 
     investigations.
       (2) Policies and processes to specify--
       (A) the offices and individuals within the Department that 
     should be receiving and reporting on trafficking in persons 
     incidents involving contractors;
       (B) the elements of the Department and persons outside the 
     Department that are responsible for reporting trafficking in 
     persons investigations; and
       (C) requirements relating to reporting such incident in the 
     Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System 
     (or any other contractor performance rating system).
       (3) Policies and processes to ensure that combating 
     trafficking in persons monitoring is more effectively 
     implemented through, among other things, reviewing and 
     monitoring contractor compliance plans relating to combating 
     trafficking in persons.
       (4) Policies and processes to ensure the Secretary of 
     Defense has accurate and complete information about 
     compliance with acquisition-specific training requirements 
     relating to combating trafficking in persons by contractors.
       (5) A mechanism for ensuring completion of such training 
     within 30 days after a contractor begins performance on a 
     contract.
       (6) An assessment of the resources and staff required to 
     support oversight of combating trafficking in persons, 
     including resources and staff to validate annual combating 
     trafficking in persons self-assessments by elements of the 
     Department.
       (c) Interim Brief.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     brief the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate on 
     the preliminary findings of the analysis required by 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
     on Oversight of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the 
     Senate the analysis required by subsection (b).
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.


         Amendment No. 342 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

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

     SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL COMPTROLLER 
                   GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDITS OF PROGRAMS 
                   TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY 
                   FORCES.

       Section 1205(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
     McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015 (Public Law 113-291) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``2016, 2018 and 2020'' and inserting 
     ``2022, 2024, and 2026''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 2282 of title 10, United States 
     Code (as so added)'' and inserting ``subsections (a)(1) and 
     (e)(7)(B) of section 333 of title 10, United States Code''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) An assessment of coordination by the Department of 
     Defense with coalition partners under the program or 
     programs, as applicable.
       ``(F) A description and assessment of the methodology used 
     by the Department of Defense to assess the effectiveness of 
     training under the program or programs.''.


         Amendment No. 343 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. STUDY AND REPORT ON RISKS POSED TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE AND READINESS BY 
                   WILDFIRE.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     and the Chief of the United States Forest Service, shall 
     conduct a study of the risks posed to Department of Defense 
     infrastructure and readiness by wildfire, including 
     interrupted training schedules, deployment of personnel and 
     assets for fire suppression, damage to training areas, and 
     environmental hazards such as unsafe air quality.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief of the United States 
     Forest Service, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).


         Amendment No. 344 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY SUMMARIES OF 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 122a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Quarterly Summaries.--For each calendar quarter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make publicly available on an 
     appropriate internet website a summary of all reports 
     submitted to Congress by the Department of Defense for that 
     quarter that are required to be submitted by statute. Each 
     such summary shall include, for each report covered by the 
     summary, the title of report, the date of delivery, and the 
     section of law under which such report is required.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (c) of section 122a of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to a calendar quarter that begins after 
     the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.


         Amendment No. 345 Offered by Ms. Porter of California

       Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 60__. STUDY ON CERTAIN SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 
     development center with the appropriate expertise and 
     analytical capability to carry out the study described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Study.--The study described in this subsection shall--
       (1) provide for a comprehensive assessment of strategic and 
     operational lessons collected from the war in Afghanistan 
     that can be applied to existing and future security 
     cooperation programs;
       (2) identify metrics used in the war in Afghanistan to 
     measure progress in partner capacity building and defense 
     institution building and whether such metrics are sufficient 
     for measuring progress in future security cooperation 
     programs;
       (3) assess challenges related to strategic planning for 
     capacity building, baseline assessments of partner capacity, 
     and issues related to project sustainment, and 
     recommendations for how to manage such challenges;
       (4) assess Department of Defense coordination with 
     coalition partners engaged in partner capacity building and 
     defense institution building efforts, and recommendations for 
     how to improve such coordination;
       (5) identify risks posed by rapid expansion or reductions 
     in security cooperation, and recommendations for how to 
     manage such risks;
       (6) identify risks posed by corruption in security 
     cooperation programs and recommendations for how to manage 
     such risks;
       (7) assess best practices and training improvements for 
     managing cultural barriers in partner countries, and 
     recommendations for how to promote cultural competency;
       (8) assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defense 
     in promoting the rights of women, including incorporating a 
     gender perspective in security cooperation programs, in 
     accordance with the Women, Peace and Security Strategic 
     Framework and Implementation Plan issued by the Department of 
     Defense in June 2020 and the Women, Peace and Security Act of 
     2017 (Public Law 115-68);
       (9) identify best practices to promote partner country 
     ownership of long-term objectives of the United States 
     including with respect to human rights, democratic 
     governance, and the rule of law;
       (10) assess challenges related to contractors of the 
     Department of Defense, including cost, limited functions, and 
     oversight; and
       (11) assess best practices for sharing lessons on security 
     cooperation with allies and partners.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) To secretary of defense.--Not later than two years 
     after the date on which a federally funded research and 
     development center enters into a contract described in 
     subsection (a), such center shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a report containing the results of the study required 
     under this section.
       (2) To congress.-- Not later than 30 days after the receipt 
     of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress such report, which shall be made 
     public, together with any additional views or recommendations 
     of the Secretary, which may be transmitted in a classified 
     annex.


         Amendment No. 346 offered by Ms. porter of california

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

     SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE WITH 
                   CERTAIN STATUTORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not 
     more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended before the 
     date on which all of the following reports are submitted to 
     Congress and made publicly available:
       (1) The report required under section 589F(c) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
       (2) The report required under section 888 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92).
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of

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     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a briefing on obstacles to compliance with 
     congressional mandated reporting requirements.


         Amendment No. 347 offered by Ms. porter of california

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

     SEC. 1304. AUDIT OF NATO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   POLICIES AND PROCESSES.

       (a) Audit.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an 
     audit of policies, procedures, and processes for addressing 
     allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving 
     members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense serving in North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization's (NATO) offices, components, and agencies.
       (b) Elements.--The audit under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       (1) The options available to members of the Armed forces 
     and civilian employees of the Department of Defense to report 
     instances of sexual harassment or sexual assault during 
     service in a NATO capacity.
       (2) The number of incidences of sexual harassment and 
     sexual assault committed by and against NATO personnel that 
     were reported to military officials and the number of cases 
     that were substantiated.
       (3) The number of incidences of sexual harassment and 
     sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces and 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense that were 
     reported to military officials and the number of the cases so 
     reported that were substantiated.
       (4) A synopsis of each such substantiated case, organized 
     by offense, and, for each such case, the action taken in the 
     case, including the type of disciplinary or administrative 
     sanction imposed, if any, including courts-martial sentences, 
     nonjudicial punishments administered by commanding officers 
     pursuant to section 815 of title 10, United States Code 
     (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
     administrative separations, or other disciplinary action 
     under applicable NATO policies.
       (5) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by 
     the Department of Defense in response to incidents of sexual 
     assault involving members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense.
       (6) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by 
     the Department of Defense related to pre-deployment training 
     of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense on NATO policies on sexual harassment 
     and sexual assault.
       (c) Form.--The audit under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.


           Amendment No. 348 offered by Mr. posey of florida

     SEC. 7__. PRIORITY FOR DOMESTICALLY SOURCED BOVINE HEPARIN.

       The Secretary of Defense shall provide priority for 
     domestically sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin 
     approved by the Food and Drug Administration when available.


       Amendment No. 349 offered by Ms. pressley of massachusetts

       In title LX, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 6013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE USE OF THE DEFENSE 
                   PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 FOR GLOBAL VACCINE 
                   PRODUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) As President Biden has stated, ``We know America will 
     never be fully safe until the pandemic that is raging 
     globally is under control. No ocean is wide enough, no wall 
     is high enough to keep us safe.''.
       (2) More than 600,000 Americans have already died from 
     COVID-19. Already, more Americans have died from COVID-19 
     than from World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and 9/
     11 combined. The continued replication of SARS-CoV-2 abroad 
     increases the likelihood of a harmful mutation that renders 
     current vaccines ineffective. A new variant could be more 
     transmissible and cause more severe disease, posing a higher 
     risk to the millions of Americans who have not been 
     vaccinated, like the Delta variant.
       (3) Approximately 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 
     the world's population, but to date, the US government has 
     donated just 40 million doses. More recent promises by the G7 
     would only deliver an additional one billion doses by the end 
     of 2022.
       (4) Sharing manufacturing know-how and expertise is 
     critical to quickly ramping up production. Expanding the 
     world's manufacturing capacity is critical because donations 
     and bilateral agreements to increase vaccine doses in low- 
     and middle-income countries cannot quickly meet the global 
     demand.
       (5) The U.S. Government, as the largest coronavirus 
     research and development funder in the world, is uniquely 
     positioned to push companies to share the knowledge required 
     to end the pandemic.
       (6) Manufacturers around the world have affirmed that they 
     can help ramp up production if they have access to 
     technology. According to the World Health Organization, 19 
     manufacturers from more than a dozen countries in Africa, 
     Asia, and Latin America have expressed interest in ramping up 
     mRNA vaccine production. The Biden administration has also 
     urged companies to share technology. But vaccine originator 
     corporations have been reluctant to share technology.
       (7) The Defense Production Act of 1950 provides the 
     President with broad authority to support the nation's 
     defense. The Defense Production Act of 1950's definition of 
     ``national defense'' includes ``military or critical 
     infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation''.
       (8) The Defense Production Act of 1950 empowers the 
     President to directly ``allocate materials, services, and 
     facilities'' to promote national defense needs. The Act 
     defines ``materials'' to include ``any technical information 
     or services ancillary to the use of any such materials''.
       (9) The Defense Production Act of 1950 has been used 
     repeatedly to prioritize contracts and orders from U.S. 
     companies to foreign nations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should make full use of the President's 
     authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to scale 
     vaccine production and deployment globally, which will save 
     millions of lives and protect Americans from the risk of 
     emerging viral threats.


          Amendment No. 350 offered by Mr. quigley of illinois

                 TITLE LIV--PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS

     SEC. 5401. WILDLIFE MARKET DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``wildlife market''--
       (1) means a commercial market that--
       (A) sells or slaughters terrestrial, including avian, 
     wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine, whether 
     the animals originated in the wild or in a captive 
     environment; and
       (B) delivers a product in communities where alternative 
     nutritional or protein sources are available; and
       (2) does not include markets in areas where no other 
     practical alternative sources of protein or meat exists, such 
     as wildlife markets in rural areas on which indigenous people 
     rely to feed themselves and their families.

     SEC. 5402. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     global institutions, including the Food and Agriculture 
     Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World 
     Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health 
     Organization (WHO), together with leading nongovernmental 
     organizations, veterinary colleges, and the United States 
     Agency for International Development (USAID), should promote 
     the paradigm of One Health--the integration of human health, 
     animal health, agriculture, ecosystems, and the environment 
     as an effective and integrated way to address the complexity 
     of emerging disease threats.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to facilitate international cooperation by working 
     with international partners and through intergovernmental, 
     international, and nongovernmental organizations such as the 
     United Nations to--
       (1) lead a resolution at the United Nations Security 
     Council or General Assembly and World Health Assembly 
     outlining the danger to human and animal health from emerging 
     zoonotic infectious diseases, with recommendations for 
     implementing the worldwide closure of wildlife markets and 
     the ending of the associated commercial trade of terrestrial 
     wildlife that feed and supply those markets, except for in 
     such countries or regions where the consumption of wildlife 
     is necessary for local food security or where such actions 
     would significantly disrupt a readily available and 
     irreplaceable food supply;
       (2) work with governments through existing treaties and the 
     United Nations to develop a new protocol or agreement, and 
     amend existing protocols or agreements, regarding stopping 
     deforestation and other ecosystem destruction, closing 
     commercial wildlife markets for human consumption, and end 
     the associated commercial trade of terrestrial wildlife that 
     feed and supply those markets while ensuring full 
     consideration to the needs and rights of indigenous peoples 
     and local communities that are dependent on wildlife for 
     their food security, national sovereignty, and local laws and 
     customs;
       (3) disrupt and ultimately end the commercial international 
     trade in terrestrial wildlife associated with wildlife 
     markets and eliminate commercial wildlife markets;
       (4) disrupt and ultimately eliminate wildlife trafficking 
     associated with the operation of wildlife markets;
       (5) raise awareness on the dangerous potential of wildlife 
     markets as a source of zoonotic diseases such as the novel 
     coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 and reduce 
     demand for the consumption of wildlife through evidence-based 
     behavior change programs while ensuring that existing 
     wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part 
     of this process;
       (6) encourage and support alternate forms of food 
     production, farming, and shifts to domestic animal- or plant-
     source foods instead of terrestrial wildlife where able and 
     appropriate, and reduce consumer demand for terrestrial 
     wildlife through enhanced local and national food systems, 
     especially in areas

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     where wildlife markets play a significant role in meeting 
     subsistence needs while ensuring that existing wildlife 
     habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this 
     process; and
       (7) strive to increase hygienic standards implemented in 
     markets around the globe, especially those specializing in 
     the sale of products intended for human consumption.
       (c) Activities.--
       (1) Global prohibitions and enforcement.--The United States 
     Government, working through the United Nations and its 
     components, as well as international organization such as 
     Interpol and the World Organisation for Animal Health, and in 
     furtherance of the policies described in subsection (b), 
     shall--
       (A) collaboratively with other member states, issue 
     declarations, statements, and communiques urging a global ban 
     on commercial wildlife markets and trade for human 
     consumption; and
       (B) urge increased enforcement of existing laws to end 
     wildlife trafficking.
       (2) International coalitions.--The Secretary of State shall 
     seek to build international coalitions focused on ending 
     commercial wildlife markets for human consumption and 
     associated wildlife trade which feeds and supplies said 
     markets, with a focus on the following efforts:
       (A) Providing assistance and advice to other governments in 
     the adoption of legislation and regulations to close wildlife 
     markets and trade for human consumption.
       (B) Creating economic pressure on wildlife markets and 
     their supply chains to prevent their operation.
       (C) Providing assistance and guidance to other governments 
     to prohibit the import, export, and domestic trade of live 
     terrestrial wildlife for the purpose of human consumption.
       (D) Engaging and receiving guidance from key stakeholders 
     at the ministerial, local government, and civil society level 
     in countries that will be impacted by this Act and where 
     wildlife markets and associated wildlife trafficking is the 
     predominant source of meat or protein, in order to mitigate 
     the impact of any international efforts on local customs, 
     conservation methods, or cultural norms.
       (d) United States Agency for International Development.--
       (1) Sustainable food systems funding.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to any 
     other amounts provided for such purposes, there is authorized 
     to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each fiscal year from 
     2021 through 2030 to the United States Agency for 
     International Development to reduce demand for consumption of 
     wildlife from wildlife markets and support shifts to 
     diversified alternative sources of food and protein in 
     communities that rely upon the consumption of wildlife for 
     food security while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat 
     is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.
       (B) Activities.--The Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, 
     and Environment, the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, 
     and the Bureau for Global Health of the United States Agency 
     for International Development shall, in partnership with 
     United States institutions of higher education and 
     nongovernmental organizations, co-develop approaches focused 
     on safe, sustainable food systems that support and 
     incentivize the replacement of terrestrial wildlife in diets 
     while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not 
     encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.
       (2) Addressing threats and causes of zoonotic disease 
     outbreaks.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall increase activities in USAID 
     programs related to biodiversity, wildlife trafficking, 
     sustainable landscape, global health, food security, and 
     resilience in order to address the threats and causes of 
     zoonotic disease outbreaks, including through--
       (A) education;
       (B) capacity building;
       (C) strengthening human health surveillance systems for 
     emergence of zoonotic disease, and strengthening cross-
     sectoral collaboration to align risk reduction approaches;
       (D) improved domestic and wild animal disease surveillance 
     and control at production and market levels;
       (E) development of alternative livelihood opportunities 
     where possible;
       (F) conservation of intact ecosystems and reduction of 
     fragmentation and conversion of natural habitats to prevent 
     the creation of new pathways for zoonotic disease 
     transmission;
       (G) minimizing interactions between domestic livestock and 
     wild animals in markets and captive production; and
       (H) supporting shifts from wildlife markets to diversified, 
     safe, affordable, and accessible protein such as domestic 
     animal- and plant-source foods through enhanced local and 
     national food systems while ensuring that existing wildlife 
     habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this 
     process.
       (3) Immediate relief funding to stabilize protected 
     areas.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall administer immediate relief 
     funding to stabilize protected areas and conservancies.
       (e) Staffing Requirements.--
       (1) Office of terrorism and financial intelligence.--The 
     Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial 
     Intelligence is encouraged to hire additional investigators 
     to bolster capacity for investigations focused on individuals 
     engaged in the activities described in subsection (c).
       (2) United states agency for international development.--
     The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, in collaboration with the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States 
     Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, and other Federal entities as appropriate, is 
     authorized to hire additional personnel--
       (A) to undertake programs aimed at reducing the risks of 
     endemic and emerging infectious diseases and exposure to 
     antimicrobial resistant pathogens;
       (B) to provide administrative support and resources to 
     ensure effective and efficient coordination of funding 
     opportunities and sharing of expertise from relevant USAID 
     bureaus and programs, including emerging pandemic threats;
       (C) to award funding to on-the-ground projects;
       (D) to provide project oversight to ensure accountability 
     and transparency in all phases of the award process; and
       (E) to undertake additional activities under this Act.
       (f) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Department of state.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
     until 2030, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report describing--
       (A) the actions taken pursuant to this Act;
       (B) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on ending the use and operation of wildlife 
     markets;
       (C) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on ending wildlife trafficking associated with 
     wildlife markets; and
       (D) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on ending the international trade in live 
     terrestrial wildlife for human consumption as food or 
     medicine.
       (2) United states agency for international development.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report--
       (A) describing the actions taken pursuant to this Act;
       (B) describing the impact and effectiveness of reducing 
     demand for consumption of wildlife and associated wildlife 
     markets;
       (C) summarizing additional personnel hired with funding 
     authorized under this Act, including the number hired in each 
     bureau; and
       (D) describing partnerships developed with other 
     institutions of higher learning and nongovernmental 
     organizations.


          Amendment No. 351 offered by Mr. quigley of illinois

       Page 1365, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. ___. LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHE DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State, shall require the Chief of Law 
     Enforcement of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
     hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 50 new United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attaches, and 
     appropriate additional support staff, at one or more United 
     States embassies, consulates, commands, or other facilities--
       (1) in one or more countries designated as a focus country 
     or a country of concern in the most recent report submitted 
     under section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
     Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and
       (2) in such additional countries or regions, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Interior, that are known or suspected to 
     be a source of illegal trade of species listed--
       (A) as threatened species or endangered species under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
       (B) under appendix I of the Convention on International 
     Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at 
     Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); or
       (C) on the International Union for the Conservation of 
     Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.
       (b) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2030.


     amendment no. 352 offered by mrs. radewagen of american samoa

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. AUTHORITY FOR THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS TO 
                   DECIDE APPEALS RELATING TO QUALIFIED HUBZONE 
                   SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration shall issue a rule authorizing the Office of 
     Hearings and Appeals of the Administration to decide all 
     appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with 
     the status of a concern as qualified HUBZone small business 
     concern (as such term is defined in section 31(b) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)).

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     amendment no. 353 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. NATIONAL ACADEMIES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND 
                   SECURITY ROUNDTABLE.

       Section 1746(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``involving federally 
     funded research and development'' and inserting ``facing the 
     United States research enterprise'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Ad-hoc committee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The roundtable shall convene an ad-hoc 
     committee to study and make recommendations on research 
     security issues consistent with paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Study and report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     first meeting of the ad-hoc committee convened under 
     subparagraph (A), such committee shall--
       ``(i) complete a fast-track consensus study on the 
     feasibility of establishing an independent, non-profit entity 
     (referred to in this paragraph as the `entity') to further 
     protect the United States research enterprise against foreign 
     interference, theft, and espionage; and
       ``(ii) submit to the relevant committees a report on the 
     results of the study.
       ``(C) Elements.--The report required under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) shall include analysis and recommendations with 
     respect to each of the following:
       ``(i) The organizational structure of the entity.
       ``(ii) The appropriate relationship between the entity and 
     the Federal government, including the interagency working 
     group established under subsection (a).
       ``(iii) The appropriate level of financial resources needed 
     to establish the entity.
       ``(iv) A self-sustaining funding model for the entity.
       ``(v) Whether and how the entity can--

       ``(I) enable informed, proactive, and unbiased risk 
     assessment for and by the United States research enterprise;
       ``(II) in coordination with the interagency working group 
     established under subsection (a), the Federal agencies that 
     comprise the working group, and the roundtable under this 
     subsection, promote actionable and timely information sharing 
     among the United States research enterprise about foreign 
     interference, theft, and espionage of research and 
     development;
       ``(III) provide non-punitive, non-legally binding advice to 
     the United States research enterprise, including frontline 
     researchers, about foreign inference, theft, and espionage 
     including advice with respect to risks associated with 
     international partnerships and foreign talent recruitment 
     programs;
       ``(IV) secure the trust and active participation of the 
     United States research enterprise;
       ``(V) regularly conduct open-source intelligence analysis 
     to provide actionable and timely unclassified information to 
     the United States research enterprise about foreign 
     interference, theft, and espionage, including analysis to be 
     tailored specifically for the purpose of assisting frontline 
     researchers in making security-informed decisions; and
       ``(VI) offer products and services to the United States 
     research enterprise to help inform research security efforts 
     such as analyses of global research and development trends, 
     advice regarding intellectual property production and 
     protection, market analyses, and risk assessment for day-to-
     day activities such as collaboration, travel, and hiring.

       ``(vi) Such other information and recommendations as the 
     committee considers necessary to ensure that the entity 
     operates effectively.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.


     amendment no. 354 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO ECOHEALTH 
                   ALLIANCE, INC.

       No funds authorized under this Act may be made available 
     for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.


     amendment no. 355 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       In title LX of division E, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 6013. BLOCKING DEADLY FENTANYL IMPORTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 481(e)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``in which'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in which'' before 
     ``1,000'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``in which'' before ``1,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (4) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``in which'' before ``5,000''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) that is a significant source of illicit synthetic 
     opioids significantly affecting the United States;''.
       (b) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.--
     Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(10) A separate section that contains the following:
       ``(A) An identification of the countries, to the extent 
     feasible, that are the most significant sources of illicit 
     fentanyl and fentanyl analogues significantly affecting the 
     United States during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(B) A description of the extent to which each country 
     identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) has cooperated with 
     the United States to prevent the articles or chemicals 
     described in subparagraph (A) from being exported from such 
     country to the United States.
       ``(C) A description of whether each country identified 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) has adopted and utilizes 
     scheduling or other procedures for illicit drugs that are 
     similar in effect to the procedures authorized under title II 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) for 
     adding drugs and other substances to the controlled 
     substances schedules;
       ``(D) A description of whether each country identified 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) is following steps to prosecute 
     individuals involved in the illicit manufacture or 
     distribution of controlled substance analogues (as defined in 
     section 102(32) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802(32)); and
       ``(E) A description of whether each country identified 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) requires the registration of 
     tableting machines and encapsulating machines or other 
     measures similar in effect to the registration requirements 
     set forth in part 1310 of title 21, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and has not made good faith efforts, in the 
     opinion of the Secretary, to improve regulation of tableting 
     machines and encapsulating machines.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.


     amendment no. 356 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1__. PLAN FOR ENSURING SOURCES OF CANNON TUBES.

       The Secretary of the Army shall develop and implement an 
     investment and sustainment plan to ensure the sourcing of 
     cannon tubes for the purpose of mitigating risk to the Army 
     and the industrial base. Under the plan, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall--
       (1) identify qualified and capable sources, in addition to 
     those currently used, from which cannon tubes may be 
     procured; and
       (2) determine the feasibility, advisability, and 
     affordability of procuring cannon tubes from such sources on 
     a sustainable basis.


     amendment no. 357 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. INCLUSION OF PURPLE HEART AWARDS ON MILITARY VALOR 
                   WEBSITE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the publicly 
     accessible internet website of the Department of Defense that 
     lists individuals who have been awarded certain military 
     awards includes a list of each individual who meets the 
     following criteria:
       (1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     individual is awarded the Purple Heart.
       (2) The individual elects to be included on such list (or, 
     if the individual is deceased, the primary next of kin elects 
     the individual to be included on such list).


     amendment no. 358 offered by mr. reschenthaler of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle C 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. 359 offered by ms. ross of north carolina

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 7__. ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND 
                   ACCOMMODATIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the availability of menstrual hygiene products on 
     military bases, and accommodations related to menstrual 
     hygiene available to members of the Armed Forces.


        amendment no. 360 offered by ms. ross of north carolina

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII of division A, insert 
     the following:

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     SEC. 7__. REPORT ON PRECONCEPTION AND PRENATAL CARRIER 
                   SCREENING TESTS UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on potential TRICARE coverage of 
     preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests for 
     certain medical conditions.
       (b) Report Contents.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall include, with respect to such tests--
       (1) a cost-benefit analysis of TRICARE coverage expansion;
       (2) an assessment of the coverage of such tests by public 
     and private sector health plans; and
       (3) an assessment of the benefits to health outcomes for 
     military families and the impact, if any, on military 
     readiness of members of the Armed Forces.
       (c) Definition of TRICARE.--In this section, the term 
     ``TRICARE'' has the meaning given that term in section 1072 
     of title 10, United States Code.


          amendment no. 361 offered by mr. ruiz of california

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 576. GAO REPORT ON LOW NUMBER OF HISPANIC LEADERS IN THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       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 
     House of Representatives a report containing the result of a 
     study regarding--
       (1) the reasons for the low number of Hispanic officers and 
     members of the Armed Forces in leadership positions; and
       (2) recommendations to increase such numbers.


          Amendment No. 362 offered by Mr. ruiz of california

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 576. GAO REPORT ON LOW NUMBER OF HISPANIC CADETS AND 
                   MIDSHIPMEN IN THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       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 
     House of Representatives a report containing the result of a 
     study regarding--
       (1) the reasons for the low number of Hispanic cadets and 
     midshipmen at the military service academies; and
       (2) recommendations to increase such numbers.


  Amendment No. 363 offered by mr. sablan of northern mariana islands

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. MICROLOAN PROGRAM; DEFINITIONS.

       Paragraph (11) of section 7(m) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), by striking 
     ``rural'' and all that follows to the end of the clause and 
     inserting ``rural;'';
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) the term `State' means each of the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
     Samoa.''.


          Amendment No. 364 offered by Ms. salazar of florida

       At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF PENDING RETIREMENTS 
                   OF NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE VIABLE CANDIDATES FOR 
                   ARTIFICIAL REEFING.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should explore and solicit 
     artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate entities 
     for any naval vessel planned for retirement before initiating 
     any plans to dispose of the vessel.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days before the retirement 
     from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval vessel that is a 
     viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Secretary of the 
     Navy shall notify Congress of the pending retirement of such 
     vessel.


          Amendment No. 365 offered by Ms. salazar of florida

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       (a) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business 
     Concerns.--Section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$8,000,000''.
       (b) Certain Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by 
     Women.--Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(m)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$4,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$4,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000''.
       (c) Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns.--Section 
     31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000''.
       (d) Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by 
     Service-Disabled Veterans.--Section 36(c)(2)(A) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000''.
       (e) Certain Veteran-Owned Concerns.--Section 8127(c) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``the dollar thresholds under 
     section 36(c)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Alabama 
(Mr. Rogers) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce four 
amendments to protect the human rights of the Colombian and Saudi 
people.
  Earlier this year in Colombia in the middle of the pandemic, 
President Duque proposed crushing new sales taxes on basic food items.
  When the Colombian people demonstrated in protest, the government 
responded with brutality. Sixty-eight people were murdered, and over 
1,100 protestors and bystanders were injured.
  This is part of a pattern of human rights violations by President 
Duque. He is also planning to resume aerial fumigation, which most 
countries stopped using when devastating health impacts were 
discovered.
  Our amendments would require the Department of State and Defense to 
issue a report on the State of human rights in Colombia. They would 
also limit the U.S. transfer of weapons to the police unit responsible 
for many of the demonstrators' murders. And finally, they would 
prohibit U.S. funds from being used to support aerial fumigation.
  Similarly, in 2018 we stood horrified by the Saudi government's 
assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for speaking up against the 
regime's human rights abuses.
  Our amendment would prohibit funds from being used to provide 
weapons, military aid, or military training to the unit that carried 
out his assassination.
  The U.S. has long supported abusive regimes in South America and the 
Middle East to serve our own interests, yet we seem somehow shocked and 
confused when refugees from these regions show up at our borders 
seeking asylum from the inhumane conditions that we helped create in 
their homelands.
  It is now beyond time for us to rectify these wrongs, and I submit 
this amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Miller), an outstanding member of 
the Ways and Means Committee.
  Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this 
bill and my four amendments.
  The first amendment will require a report on the status of women in 
Afghanistan. The rights we fought to secure for them are in dire peril.
  The second will hold the administration accountable by requesting a 
report on the amount of money and materials left behind in Afghanistan.
  The third blocks any funding for intelligence sharing and ensures no 
taxpayer dollars are wasted working with the Taliban. They proved that 
they can't be trusted by the deadly events at the airport.
  The final amendment will establish a memorial for the 13 
servicemembers who perished securing the airport.
  They lost their lives protecting Americans and our allies. This 
memorial would ensure that they are never forgotten for their 
sacrifice.
  I urge adoption of all four of my amendments.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers at

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this time, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman), my friend and colleague, and 
also the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee.
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and 
for the hard work that went into preparing this NDAA.
  I rise today in support of one amendment in particular included in 
this en bloc package, which would add the bipartisan Alexander Lofgren 
Veterans and Parks Act or the VIP Act to the bill.
  The VIP Act would provide free lifetime passes to our national parks 
and public lands for veterans and Gold Star family members and free 
annual passes for active duty military members.
  I am a proud cosponsor of both the amendment and identical 
legislation which passed the House earlier this year with an amazing 
420 in favor to zero against vote with over 150 bipartisan cosponsors. 
Senator Sinema and Senator Boozman from my home State of Arkansas are 
leading the bipartisan Senate companion of this legislation.
  In addition to its broad support here in Congress, the VIP Act has 
also been endorsed by over 60 organizations representing a diverse 
coalition of conservation, recreation, and veterans' groups.
  In just the past month, as we have watched the horrible situation 
unfolding in Afghanistan, the country has awoken again to the sacrifice 
and heroism displayed by our brave men and women in uniform. These men 
and women often return home carrying both visible and invisible wounds 
from their time in combat.
  During the Biden administration's botched evacuation of Afghanistan, 
the VA's crisis hotline had a 9 percent uptick in calls. Despite the 
fact that suicide rates among veterans were the lowest in 12 years, an 
average of 17 veterans per day still died by suicide in 2019.
  That is what makes this amendment so vital now more than ever. Our 
outdoors can be a place of healing and hope for our veterans, 
particularly wounded or paralyzed veterans who turn to nature for 
solace and comfort.
  Financial barriers should not be a factor for our veterans as they 
try to access the majestic and iconic parts of our country that they 
fought so hard to defend. Our veterans, active duty military, and Gold 
Star families deserve permanent, free access that can never be taken 
away from them.
  While we can never fully repay the debt we owe to our veterans and 
Gold Star families, this amendment is a small gesture to symbolize 
their sacrifices were not in vain, and that they we will never forget 
their bravery and heroism.
  That is why I am also a strong supporter of an amendment that passed 
in an earlier en bloc passage to locate the Global War on Terrorism 
Memorial on the National Mall here in Washington, D.C.
  Our Nation's patriots who selflessly fought to defend this Nation in 
the wake of terror attacks against our homeland deserve nothing less 
than a lasting tribute in our Nation's capitol in a place of prominence 
on the National Mall.
  I strongly support the amendment and would urge the eventual NDAA 
conferees to ensure it stays in the final text and will fight to make 
sure that it does.
  Before I conclude, I would be remiss if I didn't mention several 
wildfire-related amendments.
  I believe that better pay and benefits for our wildland firefighters 
is both well-deserved and well-earned, but we must address both the 
short- and long-term issues facing our firefighters and Federal lands; 
which means addressing the catastrophic forest health crisis through 
better management.
  Nearly six million acres have burned this year, and States like 
California and Oregon saw some of the largest fires in their State's 
history. Fire seasons are getting longer and more intense because of 
our lack of forest management, which in turn puts a heavy physical, 
mental, and emotional strain on our wildland firefighters.
  I would like to extend an invitation to my colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle to work on this issue together so that we stop 
putting our firefighters in impossible situations year after year.
  I urge my colleagues to support the Miller-Meeks, Gallego, Westerman, 
and Grijalva amendment.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne), one of our great new freshman 
members of the Republican Conference.
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this en bloc, 
which includes my friend and colleague Representative Dean Phillips' 
amendment, which directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on 
the effects of the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
Certification framework on small business.
  Recognizing the increased cyber vulnerabilities of small contractors, 
the DOD initiated a new cybersecurity assessment framework called the 
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification to assess contractor 
implementation of cybersecurity requirements.
  While no one disputes the Federal Government's need to address the 
growing cybersecurity risks facing our Nation, I am concerned that the 
CMMC has created another hurdle to keep small businesses from competing 
effectively in the defense marketplace.
  There is no question our military relies heavily on the many small 
businesses that make up our defense contracting network, and their 
voices should be heard throughout this process.
  Strong national security and cybersecurity in a thriving defense 
industrial base shouldn't be mutually exclusively goals, and I hope 
this amendment will set a clear path forward for our smaller 
contractors.
  I would also like to rise today in support of the following 
amendments en bloc, which includes my supply chain-focused amendment 
that I was proud to introduce with my main colleague, Mr. Golden.
  Now, more than ever, we must ensure our supply chains are protected, 
and with every business I meet, I continue to hear how they are 
experiencing firsthand impacts of supply chain disruptions due to 
COVID-19. And to prevent further disruptions, we must act now to 
identify vulnerabilities. Protecting our supply chain is more than just 
business, it is a matter now of national security.
  My amendment will begin this process by directing the DNI and the CIA 
to identify those critical supply chains to our national security, 
economic security, and public health, as well as recommend necessary 
actions.
  It is my goal, along with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, 
that this amendment will prevent another grave supply chain crisis.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support of these two amendments.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), an outstanding member of the 
Republican Conference and a retired general officer.

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  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman and appreciate the 
opportunity to introduce this amendment combating illegal CCP dictates 
in the South China Sea.
  Mr. Speaker, on September 1, China's Maritime Security Administration 
began to demand that foreign ships report specific vessel information 
before entering the CCP's imagined maritime claims.
  This information includes the following: the name and number; the 
satellite telephone number; the position and recent locations; and 
cargo.
  Vessels needing to provide this information include submersibles, 
nuclear vessels, ships carrying radioactive materials, as well as any 
vessel the CCP deems to be a threat, which is, naturally, purposefully 
vague.
  Now, what this is is the Chinese Communist Party literally drew a 
line in the South China Sea and said: You come across it, even though 
you are in international waters, you have to do this.
  No, we don't have to do this.

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  The United States has repeatedly said we reject all maritime claims 
made by China within the so-called nine-dash line, the 10-dash line, or 
the 11-dash line, or whatever they want to call it, at any time, as 
virtually all of those claims are both imagined and illegal. This 
position was prominently reinforced by former Secretary Pompeo on July 
13, 2020.
  Fortunately, it appears to be the case that the administration agrees 
with this assessment.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this amendment to push back against 
China's lawless activity in the South China Sea.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this en bloc was put together in close consultation by 
the majority with the minority. I urge all Members to support it, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I concur in the remarks of the 
ranking member. I urge support for the en bloc, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Chair for 
his support of my amendment.
  This amendment is based on legislation I have introduced previously, 
the Corey Adams Searchlight Act.
  I want to talk about why this amendment is so important.
  It is about helping services members who have been heroes and have 
given so much for our safety.
  The bill is named after my constituent, Corey Adams.
  Corey always wanted to serve his country and follow in his fathers 
and grandfathers' footsteps and join the Air Force after high school.
  Corey served 4 years on active duty, then joined the Air Force 
Reserve.
  Sergeant Corey also served six months in Afghanistan in 2009.
  Sergeant Corey Adams was later diagnosed with Post traumatic stress 
disorder and later moved into his parent's home in Milwaukee, WI.
  On March 20, 2017 the Adams family was changed forever.
  Segreant Corey Adams was missing.
  His family tried to file a missing persons report soon after he went 
missing,
  It took eight days before the police determined he met the critical 
missing persons criteria, a crucial delay. 18 days after his 
disappearance, Corey Adams' body was recovered from Dineen Park, one 
mile from his mother's home.
  No family should have to suffer a tragedy like this. This Sunday 
would have been Corey's 50th birthday.
  In the aftermath of this tragedy, Wisconsin became the first state to 
enact a green alert system to find veterans who are reported missing. 
Delaware, Tennessee, and Texas have since enacted laws to do so, and 
other states are currently looking to do the same.
  When a Veteran goes missing, we should ensure that we have their 6.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, my amendment No. 363, which is included in 
En Bloc 3, ensures the 1,700 small businesses in my district can access 
financing through the Small Business Administration's micro loan 
program.
  The program is targeted specially to help women, low-income, veteran, 
and minority entrepreneurs.
  The Marianas is the only place in the U.S. not included in the 
program, which provides loans, typically not offered by banks, of up to 
$50,000.
  My bipartisan amendment would correct that by ensuring access to 
microloans on the same basis as their counterparts across the nation.
  I thank Representatives Garbarino, Kahele, and Radewagen for their 
cosponsorship of the amendment.
  I ask my colleagues to support En Bloc 3.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Casten). Pursuant to House Resolution 
667, 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 question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


      Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
667, I offer amendments en bloc.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en 
bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 consisting of amendment Nos. 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, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 
411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 
425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 
440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 454, 
455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 
469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, and 476, printed in part C of House 
Report 117-125, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:


          amendment no. 366 offered by mr. san nicolas of guam

       In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5106. INCLUDING OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND TERRITORIES IN 
                   THE HIGH-RISK MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED 
                   FINANCIAL CRIME AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to the Department of Justice, human 
     trafficking is ``a crime that involves exploiting a person 
     for labor, services, or commercial sex'', a global illicit 
     trade that is estimated by Global Financial Integrity to be 
     valued at more than $150.2 billion each year.
       (2) Polaris, the non-governmental organization which runs 
     the United States National Human Trafficking Hotline, has 
     found that while human trafficking is a nationwide problem, 
     the majority of domestic human trafficking victims are 
     ``people who have historically faced discrimination and its 
     political, social and economic consequences: people of color, 
     indigenous communities, immigrants and people who identify as 
     LGBTQ+''.
       (3) For this reason, it is important that law enforcement 
     representing native communities and territories are part of 
     the national dialogue about countering human trafficking.
       (4) The High Intensity Financial Crime Areas program, which 
     is intended to concentrate law enforcement efforts at the 
     Federal, State, and local level to combat money laundering in 
     designated high-intensity money laundering zones, considers 
     human trafficking among other financial crime issues and 
     actors.
       (5) In each High Intensity Financial Crime Area, a money-
     laundering action team, comprised of relevant Federal, State, 
     and local enforcement authorities, prosecutors, and financial 
     regulators, works together to coordinate Federal, State, and 
     local anti-money laundering effort.
       (6) The High Intensity Financial Crime Area program does 
     not currently mandate the inclusion of law enforcement and 
     other agencies from Tribes and territories.
       (7) Further, the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist 
     and Other Illicit Financing, a valuable report which is 
     scheduled to sunset in January 2022, does not currently 
     mandate the inclusion of law enforcement and other agencies 
     from Tribes and Territories.
       (b) National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other 
     Illicit Financing.--The Countering Russian Influence in 
     Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 261(b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2024''; and
       (B) by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2026'';
       (2) in section 262--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``in the documents entitled `2015 National 
     Money Laundering Risk Assessment' and `2015 National 
     Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment','' and inserting ``in 
     the documents entitled `2020 National Strategy for Combating 
     Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing' and `2022 National 
     Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing' 
     ''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the broader counter terrorism strategy 
     of the United States'' and inserting ``the broader counter 
     terrorism and national security strategies of the United 
     States'';
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) by striking ``Prevention of illicit finance'' and 
     inserting ``prevention, detection, and defeat of illicit 
     finance'';
       (ii) by striking ``private financial sector'' and inserting 
     ``private sector, including financial and other relevant 
     industries,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``with regard to the prevention and 
     detection of illicit finance'' and inserting ``with regard to 
     the prevention, detection, and defeat of illicit finance'';
       (C) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) by striking ``Federal, State, and local officials'' and 
     inserting ``Federal, State, local, Tribal, and Territory 
     officials''; and
       (ii) by inserting after ``State and local prosecutors,'' 
     the following: ``Tribal and Territorial law enforcement''; 
     and

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       (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``so-called''.
       (c) Law Enforcement and Other Agencies From Tribes and 
     Territories.--Section 5342 of title 31, United States Code is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``local, State, 
     national,'' and inserting ``local, State, national, Tribal, 
     Territorial,'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``with State'' and 
     inserting ``with State, Tribal, Territorial,'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``any State or local 
     official or prosecutor'' and inserting ``any State, local, 
     Tribe, or Territory official or prosecutor''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``State and local 
     governments and State and local law enforcement agencies'' 
     and inserting ``State, local, Tribal, and Territorial 
     governments and State, local, Tribal, and Territorial 
     agencies''.
       (d) Financial Crime-Free Communities Support Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5351 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``to support local law 
     enforcement efforts'' and inserting`` to support local, 
     Tribal, and Territorial law enforcement efforts''.
       (2) Program authorization.--Section 5352 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``State or local'' in 
     each place it occurs and inserting ``State, local, Tribal, or 
     Territorial''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``State or local'' and inserting ``State, 
     local, Tribal, or Territorial''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``State law'' and 
     inserting ``State, Tribal, or Territorial law''.
       (3) Information collection and dissemination.--Section 
     5353(b)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``State local law enforcement agencies'' and 
     inserting ``State, local, Tribal, and Territorial law 
     enforcement agencies''.
       (4) Grants for fighting money laundering and related 
     financial crimes.--Section 5354 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``State or local law enforcement'' and 
     inserting ``State, local, Tribal, or Territorial law 
     enforcement'';
       (B) by striking ``State and local law enforcement'' and 
     inserting ``State, local, Tribal, and Territorial law 
     enforcement''; and
       (C) by striking ``Federal, State, and local cooperative law 
     enforcement'' and inserting ``Federal, State, local, Tribal, 
     and Territorial cooperative law enforcement''.


         amendment no. 367 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title XIII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 13_. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF NATO TO COUNTER MISINFORMATION 
                   AND DISINFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the entities specified in subsection (b) a report 
     on efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     and NATO member states to counter misinformation and 
     disinformation.
       (b) Entities Specified.--The entities specified in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) each member of the United States delegation to the NATO 
     Parliamentary Assembly.
       (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) assess--
       (A) vulnerabilities of NATO member states and NATO to 
     misinformation and disinformation and describe efforts to 
     counter such activities;
       (B) the capacity and efforts of NATO member states and NATO 
     to counter misinformation and disinformation, including 
     United States cooperation with other NATO members states; and
       (C) misinformation and disinformation campaigns carried out 
     by authoritarian states, particularly Russia and China; and
       (2) include recommendations to counter misinformation and 
     disinformation.


         amendment no. 368 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title XIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 13__. FUNDING FOR THE NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 
                   CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 
     funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 4301 for Operating Forces, Special 
     Operations Command Theatre Forces, line 110, as specified in 
     the corresponding the corresponding funding tables in 
     division D, for the NATO Strategic Communication Center of 
     Excellence is hereby increased by $5,000,000, to be made 
     available for the purposes described in subsection (c).
       (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, 
     Space Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
     in section 4301, for Contractor Logistics and System Support 
     is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
       (c) Purposes.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide funds 
     for the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Center'') to--
       (1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and information 
     sharing among NATO, NATO member countries, and partners, with 
     respect to strategic communications and information 
     operations; and
       (2) facilitate education, research and development, lessons 
     learned, and consultation in strategic communications and 
     information operations.
       (d) Certification.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that the Secretary has 
     assigned executive agent responsibility for the Center to an 
     appropriate organization within the Department of Defense, 
     and detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen the role 
     of Center in fostering strategic communications and 
     information operations within NATO.
       (e) Briefing Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
     recipients listed in paragraph (2) not less than twice each 
     year on the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
     strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic 
     communications and information operations within NATO.
       (2) Recipients.--The recipients listed in this paragraph 
     are the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (C) Each member of the United States delegation to the NATO 
     Parliamentary Assembly.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report on the matter 
     described in paragraph (1).


         amendment no. 369 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title XIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 13__. BRIEFING ON IMPROVEMENTS TO NATO STRATEGIC 
                   COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

       (a) 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 periodically 
     brief the recipients listed in subsection (b) on--
       (1) how the Department of Defense is working with the NATO 
     Strategic Communications Center of Excellence and the 
     interagency to improve NATO's ability to counter and mitigate 
     disinformation, active measures, propaganda, and denial and 
     deception activities of Russia and China; and
       (2) how the Department of Defense is developing ways to 
     improve strategic communications within NATO, including 
     enhancing the capacity of and coordination with the NATO 
     Strategic Communications Center of Excellence.
       (b) Recipients.--The recipients listed in this paragraph 
     are the following:
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (3) Each member of the United States delegation to the NATO 
     Parliamentary Assembly.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the recommendations of the 
     Secretary with respect to improving strategic communications 
     within NATO.


         amendment no. 370 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of subtitle A of title XIII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING NATO EFFORTS TO 
                   COUNTER MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
       (1) prioritize efforts to enhance the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization' (NATO's) capacity to counter misinformation and 
     disinformation;
       (2) support an increase in NATO's human, financial, and 
     technological resources and capacity dedicated to understand, 
     respond to, and fight threats in the information space;
       (3) support building technological resilience to 
     misinformation and disinformation;
       (4) reiterate United States commitment to women's equal 
     rights and dedicate additional resources to understanding and 
     countering the effects of gendered disinformation to 
     democracies; and
       (5) prioritize the importance of democratic resilience and 
     countering misinformaton and disinformation during ongoing 
     negotiations over a new NATO Strategic Concept to be adopted 
     at the 2022 NATO summit.

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE NATO PARLIAMENTARY 
                   ASSEMBLY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
       (1) proactively engage with the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and its 
     member delegations;

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       (2) communicate with and educate the public on the benefits 
     and importance of NATO and NATO PA; and
       (3) support increased inter-democracy and inter-
     parliamentary cooperation on countering misinformation and 
     disinformation.


         amendment no. 371 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. REPORT ON OBSTACLES TO VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN 
                   FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.

        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the obstacles veterans 
     experience related to receiving benefits under Federal 
     housing programs, including obstacles relating to women 
     veterans, LGBTQ+ veterans, and multi-generational family 
     types and obstacles relating to eligibility requirements 
     (including local Area Median Income limits, chronicity and 
     disability requirements, and required documentation).


         amendment no. 372 offered by ms. sanchez of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__ DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT ON SUPPORTIVE 
                   SERVICES AND HOUSING INSECURITY.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on how 
     often and what type of supportive services (including career 
     transition and mental health services and services for 
     elderly veterans) are being offered to and used by veterans, 
     and any correlation between a lack of supportive services 
     programs and the likelihood of veterans falling back into 
     housing insecurity. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that any medical information included in the report is 
     de-identified.


        amendment no. 373 offered by ms. schakowsky of illinois

       Page 744, after line 11, add the following:

     SEC. 856. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY 
                   CONTRACTOR CONTRACTS AND PERSONNEL.

       (a) Report on Actions Taken to Implement Government 
     Accountability Office Recommendations.--Not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of 
     the military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code), shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the efforts and plans of the 
     Department of Defense to implement the recommendations 
     contained in the report of the Government Accountability 
     Office titled ``PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS: DOD Needs to 
     Better Identify and Monitor Personnel and Contracts'' (GAO-
     21-255), dated July 29, 2021.
       (b) Form of Submissions.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall, to the maximum extent possible, be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
       (c) Report Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall contain--
       (1) a summary of the actions planned or taken by Department 
     of Defense to implement the three recommendations in the 
     report of the Government Accountability Office described in 
     such subsection;
       (2) a schedule for completing the implementation of each 
     such recommendation, including specific milestones;
       (3) a comprehensive list of--
       (A) the specific contracted activities and services 
     designated by the Department private security functions; and
       (B) the private security contracts of the Department in 
     effect at any time during fiscal year 2021;
       (4) an explanation of how the Department plans to ensure 
     that information pertaining to private security contracts and 
     personnel can be uniquely identified in the databases of the 
     Department used to record information on contracts and 
     contractor personnel; and
       (5) a summary of the data possessed by the Department on 
     all private security contracts in effect as of the end of 
     fiscal year 2021, including--
       (A) the number of such contracts;
       (B) the number of contractors for such contracts;
       (C) the number of private security personnel performing 
     private security functions under such contracts, including 
     the number of such personnel who are armed and the number who 
     are unarmed; and
       (D) for all such private security personnel, job titles and 
     primary duty stations under such contracts, including whether 
     such individual is deployed inside or outside of the 
     continental United States.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Private security contract.--The term ``private security 
     contract'' means a covered contract (as defined under section 
     159.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations) under which 
     private security functions are performed.
       (2) Private security functions.--The term ``private 
     security functions'' has the meaning given such term under 
     section 159.3 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Private security personnel.--The term ``private 
     security personnel'' has the meaning given the term ``PSC 
     personnel'' under section 159.3 of title 32, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.


         amendment no. 374 offered by mr. schiff of california

       At the end of title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. 60__. 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. 375 offered by mr. schiff of california

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. JAMAL KHASHOGGI PRESS FREEDOM ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 
                   2021.

       (a) Expanding Scope of Human Rights Reports With Respect to 
     Violations of Human Rights of Journalists.--The Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In paragraph (12) of section 116(d)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``or online harassment'' after ``direct 
     physical attacks''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or surveillance'' after ``sources of 
     pressure'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``ensure the 
     prosecution'' and all that follows to the end of the clause 
     and inserting ``ensure the investigation, prosecution, and 
     conviction of government officials or private individuals who 
     engage in or facilitate digital or physical attacks, 
     including hacking, censorship, surveillance, harassment, 
     unlawful imprisonment, or bodily harm, against journalists 
     and others who perform, or provide administrative support to, 
     the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-based, or 
     social media intended to communicate facts or opinion.'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) (as amended 
     by subparagraph (A) of this section) as subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D), respectively; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) an identification of countries in which there were 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights 
     (as such term is defined for purposes of section 502B) 
     committed against journalists;''.
       (2) By redesignating the second subsection (i) of section 
     502B as subsection (j).
       (3) In the first subsection (i) of section 502B--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``or online harassment'' after ``direct 
     physical attacks''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or surveillance'' after ``sources of 
     pressure'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A) of this section) and paragraph (3) as 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) an identification of countries in which there were 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights 
     committed against journalists;''.
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions on Persons Responsible for the 
     Commission of Gross Violations of Internationally Recognized 
     Human Rights Against Journalists.--
       (1) Listing of persons who have committed gross violations 
     of internationally recognized human rights.--
       (A) In general.--On or after the date on which a person is 
     listed pursuant to subparagraph (B), the President shall 
     impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) on each 
     foreign person the President determines, based on credible 
     information, has perpetrated, ordered, or otherwise directed 
     the extrajudicial killing of or other gross violation of 
     internationally recognized human rights committed against a 
     journalist or other person who performs, or provides 
     administrative support to, the dissemination of print, 
     broadcast, internet-based, or social media intended to report 
     newsworthy activities or information, or communicate facts or 
     fact-based opinions.
       (B) Publication of list.--The Secretary of State shall 
     publish on a publicly available website of the Department of 
     State a list of the names of each foreign person determined 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) to have perpetrated, ordered, or 
     directed an act described in such paragraph. Such list shall 
     be updated at least annually.
       (C) Exception.--The President may waive the imposition of 
     sanctions under subparagraph (A) (and omit a foreign person 
     from the list published in accordance with subparagraph (B)) 
     or terminate such sanctions and remove a foreign person from 
     such list, if the President certifies to the Committee

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     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate--
       (i) that public identification of the individual is not in 
     the national interest of the United States, including an 
     unclassified description of the factual basis supporting such 
     certification, which may contain a classified annex; or
       (ii) that appropriate foreign government authorities have 
     credibly--

       (I) investigated the foreign person and, as appropriate, 
     held such person accountable for perpetrating, ordering, or 
     directing the acts described in subparagraph (A);
       (II) publicly condemned violations of the freedom of the 
     press and the acts described in subparagraph (A);
       (III) complied with any requests for information from 
     international or regional human rights organizations with 
     respect to the acts described in subparagraph (A); and
       (IV) complied with any United States Government requests 
     for information with respect to the acts described in 
     subparagraph (A).

       (2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of 
     the powers granted to the President under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the 
     extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
     property and interests in property of a foreign person 
     identified in the report required under paragraph (1)(A) if 
     such property and interests in property are in the United 
     States, come within the United States, or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--

       (I) inadmissible to the United States;
       (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into 
     the United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

       (I) In general.--An alien described in paragraph (1)(A) is 
     subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
     documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.
       (II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I) 
     shall take effect immediately, and automatically cancel any 
     other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the 
     alien's possession.

       (C) Exceptions.--
       (i) Exception for intelligence activities.--The sanctions 
     described in this paragraph shall not apply to any activity 
     subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any 
     authorized intelligence activities of the United States.
       (ii) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
     The sanctions described in this paragraph shall not apply 
     with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 
     into the United States is necessary to permit the United 
     States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
     Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
     June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
     between the United Nations and the United States, or other 
     applicable international obligations.
       (3) Implementation; penalties.--
       (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
     and 1704) to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections 
     (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a foreign 
     person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
     violate, or causes a violation of this subsection to the same 
     extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an 
     unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.
       (4) Exception relating to the importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not include any authority 
     or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (B) Good defined.--For purposes of this section, 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.
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1001).
       (B) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an 
     individual who is not--
       (i) a United States citizen or national; or
       (ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
     the United States.
       (C) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (i) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence to the United States, or any other 
     individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
       (ii) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, 
     including a foreign branch of such entity; or
       (iii) any person in the United States.
       (c) Prohibition on Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) Prohibition.--Assistance authorized under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may not be made 
     available to any governmental entity of a country if the 
     Secretary of State or the Director of National Intelligence 
     has credible information that one or more officials 
     associated with, leading, or otherwise acting under the 
     authority of such entity has committed a gross violation of 
     internationally recognized human rights against a journalist 
     or other person who performs, or provides administrative 
     support to, the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-
     based, or social media intended to report newsworthy 
     activities or information, or communicate facts or fact-based 
     opinions. To the maximum extent practicable, a list of such 
     governmental entities shall be published on publicly 
     available websites of the Department of State and of the 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence and shall be 
     updated on a regular basis.
       (2) Prompt information.--The Secretary of State shall 
     promptly inform appropriate officials of the government of a 
     country from which assistance is withheld in accordance with 
     the prohibition under paragraph (1).
       (3) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to the following:
       (A) Humanitarian assistance or disaster relief assistance 
     authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (B) Assistance the Secretary determines to be essential to 
     assist the government of a country to bring the responsible 
     members of the relevant governmental entity to justice for 
     the acts described in paragraph (1).
       (4) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State, may waive the 
     prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     governmental entity of a country if--
       (i) the President, acting through the Secretary of State 
     and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that 
     such a waiver is in the national security interest of the 
     United States; or
       (ii) the Secretary of State has received credible 
     information that the government of that country has--

       (I) performed a thorough investigation of the acts 
     described in paragraph (1) and is taking effective steps to 
     bring responsible members of the relevant governmental entity 
     to justice;
       (II) condemned violations of the freedom of the press and 
     the acts described in paragraph (1);
       (III) complied with any requests for information from 
     international or regional human rights organizations with 
     respect to the acts described in paragraph (1), in accordance 
     with international legal obligations to protect the freedom 
     of expression; and
       (IV) complied with United States Government requests for 
     information with respect to the acts described in paragraph 
     (1).

       (B) Certification.--A waiver described in subparagraph (A) 
     may only take effect if--
       (i) the Secretary of State certifies, not later than 30 
     days before the effective date of the waiver, to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate that such waiver is warranted 
     and includes an unclassified description of the factual basis 
     supporting the certification, which may contain a classified 
     annex; and
       (ii) the Director of National Intelligence, not later than 
     30 days before the effective date of the waiver, submits to 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate a report detailing any underlying information 
     that the intelligence community (as such term is defined in 
     section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003)) has regarding the perpetrators of the acts described 
     in paragraph (1), which shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form but may contain a classified annex.


         amendment no. 376 offered by mr. schneider of illinois

       Add at the end of title XI, add the following new section:

     SEC. 11__. PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Because of the death of a son or daughter of the 
     employee.''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to Leave.--
       (1) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended 
     by inserting after the third sentence the following: ``Leave 
     under subsection (a)(1)(F) shall not be taken by an employee 
     intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the 
     employee and the employing agency of the employee agree 
     otherwise.''.
       (2) Paid leave.--Section 6382(d)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) or (B)'' and 
     inserting ``(A), (B), or (F)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``birth or 
     placement'' and inserting ``birth, placement, or death''.
       (3) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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       ``(4) In any case in which the necessity for leave under 
     subsection (a)(1)(F) is foreseeable, the employee shall 
     provide such notice to the employing agency as is reasonable 
     and practicable.''.
       (4) Certification requirements.--Section 6383 of such title 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) An employing agency may require that a request for 
     leave under section 6382(a)(1)(F) be supported by a 
     certification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
     Office of Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe. 
     If the Office issues a regulation requiring such 
     certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely 
     manner, a copy of such certification to the employer.''.


         amendment no. 377 offered by mr. schneider of illinois

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 8__. 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;
       ``(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. 378 offered by mr. schneider of illinois

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13__. U.S.-ISRAEL MILITARY TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION ACT.

       Section 1299M of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
     ``establishment of united states-israel operations-technology 
     working group'';
       (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take actions 
     within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory 
     Group--
       ``(A) to provide a standing forum for the United States and 
     Israel to systematically share intelligence-informed military 
     capability requirements;
       ``(B) to identify military capability requirements common 
     to the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of 
     Israel;
       ``(C) to assist defense suppliers in the United States and 
     Israel by assessing recommendations from such defense 
     suppliers with respect to joint science, technology, 
     research, development, test, evaluation, and production 
     efforts; and
       ``(D) to develop, as feasible and advisable, combined 
     United States-Israel plans to research, develop, procure, and 
     field weapon systems and military capabilities as quickly and 
     economically as possible to meet common capability 
     requirements of the Department and the Ministry of Defense of 
     Israel.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as requiring the termination of any 
     existing United States defense activity, group, program, or 
     partnership with Israel.'';
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-
     Technology Working Group Within the United States-Israel 
     Defense Acquisition Advisory Group.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the appropriate heads of other Federal agencies and with 
     the concurrence of the Minister of Defense of Israel, shall 
     establish, under the United States vice chairman of the 
     United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group, a 
     United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group to 
     address operations and technology matters described in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) Extension with respect to terms of reference.--The 1-
     year period under paragraph (1) may be extended for up to 180 
     days if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, certifies in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that additional time is needed to 
     finalize the terms of reference. Such certification shall be 
     made in unclassified form.''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``United States-
     Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``United States-Israel Operations-
     Technology Working Group''.


          amendment no. 379 offered by mr. schrader of oregon

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REPORT ON FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR 
                   OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the obligation and expenditure 
     of funds that were authorized to be appropriated for overseas 
     contingency operations for fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 
     2019.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.


          amendment no. 380 offered by mr. schrader of oregon

       At the end of subtitle F of title III insert the following:

     SEC. 3__. STUDY ON DISEASE PREVENTION FOR MILITARY WORKING 
                   DOGS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the head of the Army Veterinary Services shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the findings of an 
     updated study on the potential introduction of foreign animal 
     diseases and current prevention protocol and strategies to 
     protect the health of military working dogs.


          Amendment No. 381 offered by Mr. schrader of oregon

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. INTERAGENCY ONE HEALTH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
     Interior (referred to in this subtitle as the 
     ``Secretaries''), in coordination with the United States 
     Agency for International Development, the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and other 
     departments and agencies as appropriate, shall develop, 
     publish, and submit to Congress a national One Health 
     Framework (referred to in this Act as the ``framework'') for 
     coordinated Federal Activities under the One Health Program.
       (b) National One Health Framework.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in cooperation 
     with the United States Agency for International Development, 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department 
     of Commerce, and other departments and agencies as 
     appropriate, shall develop, publish, and submit to Congress a 
     One Health Framework (referred to in this section as the 
     ``framework'') for coordinated Federal activities under the 
     One Health Program.
       (2) Contents of framework.--The framework described in 
     paragraph (1) shall describe existing efforts and contain 
     recommendations for building upon and complementing the 
     activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     the Food and Drug Administration, the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Public Health 
     Service Corps, the Department of Agriculture, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of 
     Health, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
     of the Interior, and other departments and agencies, as 
     appropriate, and shall--
       (A) assess, identify, and describe, as appropriate, 
     existing activities of Federal agencies and departments under 
     the One Health Program and consider whether all relevant 
     agencies are adequately represented;
       (B) for the 10-year period beginning in the year the 
     framework is submitted, establish specific Federal goals and 
     priorities that most effectively advance--
       (i) scientific understanding of the connections between 
     human, animal, and environmental health;
       (ii) coordination and collaboration between agencies 
     involved in the framework including sharing data and 
     information, engaging in joint fieldwork, and engaging in 
     joint laboratory studies related to One Health;
       (iii) identification of priority zoonotic diseases and 
     priority areas of study;
       (iv) surveillance of priority zoonotic diseases and their 
     transmission between animals and humans;
       (v) prevention of priority zoonotic diseases and their 
     transmission between animals and humans;
       (vi) protocol development to improve joint outbreak 
     response to and recovery from zoonotic disease outbreaks in 
     animals and humans; and
       (vii) workforce development to prevent and respond to 
     zoonotic disease outbreaks in animals and humans;
       (C) describe specific activities required to achieve the 
     goals and priorities described in subparagraph (B), and 
     propose a timeline for achieving these goals;
       (D) identify and expand partnerships, as appropriate, among 
     Federal agencies, States, Indian tribes, academic 
     institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and private 
     entities in order to develop new approaches for reducing 
     hazards to human and animal health and to strengthen 
     understanding of the value of an integrated approach under 
     the One Health Program to addressing public health threats in 
     a manner that prevents duplication;
       (E) identify best practices related to State and local-
     level research coordination, field activities, and disease 
     outbreak preparedness, response, and recovery related to One 
     Health; and
       (F) provide recommendations to Congress regarding 
     additional action or legislation that may be required to 
     assist in establishing the One Health Program.
       (3) Addendum.--Not later than three years after the 
     creation of the framework, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the agencies described in paragraph (1), shall submit to 
     Congress an addendum to the framework that describes the 
     progress made in advancing the activities described in the 
     framework.
       (c) GAO Report.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the submission of the addendum under section (b)(3), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) details existing collaborative efforts between the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug 
     Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of 
     Health, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
     of the Interior, and other departments and agencies to 
     prevent and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks in animals 
     and humans; and
       (2) contains an evaluation of the framework and the 
     specific activities requested to achieve the framework.


         Amendment No. 382 offered by Ms. schrier of washington

       Add at the end of title LI the following new section:

     SEC. ___. REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT ON CURRENT STATUS OF 
                   ACTIVITIES RELATING TO COVID-19 TESTING UNDER 
                   THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       (a) Report.-- Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, 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 Congress a report on 
     efforts undertaken to carry out section 3101 of the American 
     Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and the expenditure of the 
     $10,000,000,000 appropriated for such purpose.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include information on--
       (1) amounts appropriated pursuant to section 3101(a) of the 
     American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that have been spent on 
     diagnostic products for the detection or diagnosis of the 
     virus that causes COVID-19 that are described in section 
     3101(b)(1)(A) of such Act;
       (2) the amount of the diagnostic products that have been 
     produced using amounts appropriated pursuant to such section 
     3101(a);
       (3) the distribution of any diagnostic products that have 
     been so produced;
       (4) the cost to manufacture and the price to consumers of 
     any such diagnostic products that have been so produced; and
       (5) any plans for the expenditure, before September 30, 
     2025, of unspent funds appropriated pursuant to such section 
     3101(a).


         Amendment No. 383 offered by Ms. schrier of washington

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 559I. GAO REPORT ON SCREENINGS INCLUDED IN THE HEALTH 
                   ASSESSMENT FOR MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       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 
     House of Representatives a report on screenings included in 
     the health assessment administered to members separating from 
     the the Armed Forces. Such report shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) A list of screenings are included in such assessment.
       (2) Whether such screenings--
       (A) are uniform across the Armed Forces;
       (B) include questions to assess if the member is at risk 
     for social isolation, homelessness, or substance abuse; and
       (C) include questions about community.
       (3) How many such screenings result in referral of a member 
     to--

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       (A) community services;
       (B) community services other than medical services; and
       (C) a veterans service organization.
       (4) An assessment of the effectiveness of referrals 
     described in paragraph (3).
       (5) How organizations, including veterans service 
     organizations, perform outreach to members in underserved 
     communities.
       (6) The extent to which organizations described in 
     paragraph (5) perform such outreach.
       (7) The effectiveness of outreach described in paragraph 
     (6).
       (8) The annual amount of Federal funding for services and 
     organizations described in paragraphs (3) and (5).


         Amendment No. 384 offered by Ms. schrier of washington

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 569F. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVED 
                   COMMUNICATION OF BEST PRACTICES TO ENGAGE 
                   MILITARY SPOUSES WITH CAREER ASSISTANCE 
                   RESOURCES.

       (a) Plan Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
     plan to address recommendation #2, regarding strategies for 
     sharing information on outreach to military spouses, in the 
     report of the Government Accountability Office titled 
     ``Military Spouse Employment: DOD Should Continue Assessing 
     State Licensing Practices and Increase Awareness of 
     Resources'' (GAO-21-193).
       (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a summary of actions that have been taken to implement 
     the recommendation;
       (B) a summary of actions that will be taken to implement 
     the recommendation, including how the Secretary plans to--
       (i) engage military services and installations, members of 
     the Spouse Ambassador Network, and other local stakeholders 
     to obtain information on the outreach approaches and best 
     practices used by military installations and stakeholders;
       (ii) overcome factors that may limit use of best practices;
       (iii) disseminate best practices to relevant stakeholders; 
     and
       (iv) identify ways to and better coordinate with the 
     Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Housing and Urban 
     Development; and
       (C) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing 
     implementation of the recommendation.
       (b) Deadline for Implementation.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out activities to implement the plan developed under 
     subsection (a).


         Amendment No. 385 offered by Mr. schweikert of arizona

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. 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. 386 offered by Mr. austin scott of georgia

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. EXTENSION AND REVISIONS TO NEVER CONTRACT WITH THE 
                   ENEMY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 841 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``prohibition on providing 
     funds to the enemy'' and inserting ``threat mitigation in 
     commercial support to operations'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Identification of Persons 
     and Entities'' and inserting ``Program'';
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``establish in each covered combatant command a program to 
     identify persons and entities within the area of 
     responsibility of such command that--'' and inserting the 
     following: ``establish a program to mitigate threats posed by 
     vendors supporting operations. The program shall use 
     available intelligence, security, and law enforcement 
     information to identify persons and entities that--'';
       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (D) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) directly or indirectly support a covered person or 
     entity or otherwise pose a force protection risk to personnel 
     of the United States or coalition forces; or
       ``(4) pose an unacceptable national security risk.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (g);
       (4) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (5) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``may be providing'' and all that follows through ``or 
     entity'' and inserting ``have been identified under the 
     program established under subsection (a)'';
       (6) by amending subsection (h), as so redesignated, to read 
     as follows:
       ``(h) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
     State, with the concurrence of the other Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, may 
     waive any requirement of this section upon determining that 
     to do so is in the national interest of the United States.'';
       (7) by striking subsection (j);
       (8) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively;
       (9) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (m), the'' and inserting 
     ``The'';
       (10) by striking subsection (m); and
       (11) by striking subsection (n).
       (b) Authorities to Terminate, Void, and Restrict.--Section 
     841(c) of such Act is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``to a person or entity'' after 
     ``concerned''; and
       (B) by striking ``the contract'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``the person or entity has been identified under 
     the program established under subsection (a).'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``has failed'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``has been identified under the 
     program established under subsection (a).''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the contract'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``the contractor, or the recipient 
     of the grant or cooperative agreement, has been identified 
     under the program established under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Contract Clause.--Section 841(d)(2)(B) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after ``subsection (c)'' the following: 
     ``and restrict future award to any contractor, or recipient 
     of a grant or cooperative agreement, that has been identified 
     under the program established under subsection (a)''.
       (d) Disclosure of Information Exception.--Section 841(e) of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:

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       ``(3) To provide that full disclosure of information to the 
     contractor or recipient of a grant or cooperative agreement 
     justifying an action taken under subsection (c) need not be 
     provided when such disclosure would compromise national 
     security or would pose an unacceptable threat to the 
     personnel of the United States or coalition forces.''.
       (e) Participation of Secretary of State.--Section 841 of 
     such Act (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``in consultation with''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``in consultation 
     with''.
       (f) Additional Access to Records.--Section 842 of such Act 
     (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) by striking subsection (c);
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     subsection (a) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively;
       (5) by striking ``(a) Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative 
     Agreements.--'';
       (6) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking ``, 
     except as provided under subsection (c)(1), the clause 
     described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``the clause 
     described in subsection (b)'';
       (7) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) by striking ``ensure that funds'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``support the program established under section 
     841(a).''; and
       (8) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``that funds'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``that the examination of such records will support 
     the program established under section 841(a).''.
       (g) Inclusion of All Contracts.--Sections 841 and 842 of 
     such Act (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) are further amended by 
     striking ``covered contract'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``contract''.
       (h) Inclusion of All Combatant Commands.--Sections 841 and 
     842 of such Act (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) are further amended by 
     striking ``covered combatant command'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``combatant command''.
       (i) Delegation Authority of Combatant Commander.--Sections 
     841 and 842 of such Act (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) are further 
     amended by striking ``specified deputies'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``designee''.
       (j) Definition Revisions.--Section 843 of such Act (10 
     U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (2), as so redesignated, to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) Covered person or entity.--The term `covered person 
     or entity' means a person that is--
       ``(A) engaging in acts of violence against personnel of the 
     United States or coalition forces;
       ``(B) providing financing, logistics, training, or 
     intelligence to a person described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) engaging in foreign intelligence activities against 
     the United States or against coalition forces;
       ``(D) engaging in transnational organized crime or criminal 
     activities; or
       ``(E) engaging in other activities that present a direct or 
     indirect risk to the national security of the United States 
     or coalition forces.''.


        Amendment No. 387 offered by Mr. austin scott of georgia

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. INCLUSION OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GOLD STAR 
                   FAMILIES IN QUADRENNIAL QUALITY OF LIFE REVIEW.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--
       (1) In general.--The second section 118a of title 10, 
     United States Code (relating to the quadrennial quality of 
     life review) is redesignated as section 118b.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 2 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to the second section 118a and inserting 
     the following new item:

``118b. Quadrennial quality of life review.''.
       (b) Inclusion in Review.--Subsection (c) of section 118b of 
     title 10, United States Code, as redesignated under 
     subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(15) Support services for Gold Star families.''.


        amendment no. 388 offered by mr. austin scott of georgia

       At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. REVISION OF LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR COMBATANT 
                   COMMANDS THROUGH COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE 
                   FUND.

       Section 166a(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$300,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''.


           amendment no. 389 offered by mr. scott of virginia

       At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 28__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 
                   PROJECTS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSE 
                   ACCESS ROADS.

       Chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 2815 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2815a. Stormwater management projects for installation 
       and defense access road resilience and waterway and 
       ecosystems conservation

       ``(a) Projects Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may 
     carry out a stormwater management project on or related to a 
     military installation for the purpose of--
       ``(1) improving military installation resilience or the 
     resilience of a defense access road or other essential 
     civilian infrastructure supporting the military installation; 
     and
       ``(2) protecting nearby waterways and stormwater-stressed 
     ecosystems.
       ``(b) Project Methods and Funding Sources.--Using such 
     amounts as may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
     the Secretary concerned may carry out a stormwater management 
     project under this section as, or as part of, any of the 
     following:
       ``(1) An authorized military construction project.
       ``(2) An unspecified minor military construction project 
     under section 2805 of this title, including using 
     appropriations available for operation and maintenance 
     subject to the limitation in subsection (c) of such section.
       ``(3) A military installation resilience project under 
     section 2815 of this title, including the use of 
     appropriations available for operations and maintenance 
     subject to the limitation of subsection (e)(3) of such 
     section.
       ``(4) A defense community infrastructure resilience project 
     under section 2391(d) of this title.
       ``(5) A construction project under section 2914 of this 
     title.
       ``(6) A reserve component facility project under section 
     18233 of this title.
       ``(7) A defense access road project under section 210 of 
     title 23.
       ``(c) Project Priorities.--In selecting stormwater 
     management projects to be carried out under this section, the 
     Secretary concerned shall give a priority to project 
     proposals involving the retrofitting of buildings and grounds 
     on a military installation or retrofitting a defense access 
     road to reduce stormwater runoff.
       ``(d) Project Activities.--Activities carried out as part 
     of a stormwater management project under this section may 
     include, but are not limited to, the following:
       ``(1) The installation, expansion, or refurbishment of 
     stormwater ponds and other water-slowing and retention 
     measures.
       ``(2) The installation of permeable pavement in lieu of, or 
     to replace existing, nonpermeable pavement.
       ``(3) The use of planters, tree boxes, cisterns, and rain 
     gardens to reduce stormwater runoff.
       ``(e) Project Coordination.--In the case of a stormwater 
     management project carried out under this section on or 
     related to a military installation and any project related to 
     the same installation carried out under section 2391(d), 
     2815, or 2914 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
     ensure coordination between the projects regarding the water 
     access, management, conservation, security, and resilience 
     aspects of the projects.
       ``(f) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days after the 
     end of each fiscal year, each Secretary concerned shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     describing--
       ``(A) the status of planned and active stormwater 
     management projects carried out by that Secretary under this 
     section; and
       ``(B) all projects completed by the Secretary concerned 
     during the previous fiscal year.
       ``(2) Each report shall include the following information 
     with respect to each stormwater management project described 
     in the report:
       ``(A) The title, location, a brief description of the scope 
     of work, the original project cost estimate, and the current 
     working cost estimate.
       ``(B) The rationale for how the project will--
       ``(i) improve military installation resilience or the 
     resilience of a defense access road or other essential 
     civilian infrastructure supporting a military installation; 
     and
       ``(ii) protect waterways and stormwater-stressed 
     ecosystems.
       ``(C) Such other information as the Secretary concerned 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `defense access road' means a road certified 
     to the Secretary of Transportation as important to the 
     national defense under the provisions of section 210 of title 
     23.
       ``(2) The terms `facility' and `State' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 18232 of this title.
       ``(3) The term `military installation' includes a facility 
     of a reserve component owned by a State rather than the 
     United States.
       ``(4) The term `military installation resilience' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101(e)(8) of this title.
       ``(5) The term `Secretary concerned' means--

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       ``(A) the Secretary of a military department with respect 
     to military installations under the jurisdiction of that 
     Secretary; and
       ``(B) the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters 
     concerning the Defense Agencies and facilities of a reserve 
     component owned by a State rather than the United States.''.


        amendment no. 390 offered by mr. david scott of georgia

       In section 2806(a), in the matter to be added as section 
     2870 of title 10, United States Code, insert after the 
     semicolon in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (page 1139, line 
     11), the following new paragraph (2) (and redesignate the 
     existing paragraph (2) as paragraph (3)):
       (2) ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that each 
     contractor and subcontractor on such a contract has a plan to 
     hire, retain, and increase participation of African American 
     and other nontraditional apprentice populations in military 
     construction contracts;


         amendment no. 391 offered by mr. sherman of california

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

     SEC. 1229. SUPPORT FOR FORCES IN IRAQ OPERATING IN THE 
                   NINEVEH PLAINS REGION OF IRAQ.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should work with the Government of Iraq to 
     ensure the safe and voluntary return of ethno-religious 
     minority populations to their home communities in the Nineveh 
     Plains region of Iraq.
       (b) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a strategy to assist the Government 
     of Iraq and relevant local authorities with the safe return 
     of ethno-religious minorities displaced by violence in the 
     Nineveh Plains region of Iraq.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required by this subsection 
     should include the following:
       (A) A strategy to support a political and security climate 
     that allows ethno-religious minorities in the Nineveh Plains 
     region to safely and voluntarily return to their home 
     communities as well as to administer and secure their own 
     areas in cooperation with federal authorities.
       (B) An assessment of the impact of the Iraq and Syria 
     Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-300) on return rates of vulnerable, indigenous, ethno-
     religious groups, including Assyrians and Yazidis, in those 
     areas of the Nineveh Plains region in which funds have been 
     spent.
       (C) A description of the progress of and ability to 
     integrate minority security forces previously trained by 
     Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-
     OIR), such as the Nineveh Plain Protection Units, into the 
     formal and permanent Iraqi state institutions.
       (D) A description of the negative impact of Iranian-backed 
     militias, such as PMF Brigades 30 and 50, on rates of return 
     to, and ongoing safety of communities within, the Nineveh 
     Plains region.


        amendment no. 392 offered by ms. sherrill of new jersey

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 559I. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPLEMENT THE TRANSITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     carry out a pilot grant program under which the Secretary of 
     Defense provides enhanced support and funding to eligible 
     entities to supplement TAP to provide job opportunities for 
     industry recognized certifications, job placement assistance, 
     and related employment services directly to covered 
     individuals.
       (b) Services.--Under the pilot grant program, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall provide grants to eligible entities to 
     provide to covered individuals the following services:
       (1) Using an industry-validated screening tool, assessments 
     of prior education, work history, and employment aspirations 
     of covered individuals, to tailor appropriate and employment 
     services.
       (2) Preparation for civilian employment through services 
     like mock interviews and salary negotiations, training on 
     professional networking platforms, and company research.
       (3) Several industry-specific learning pathways--
       (A) with entry-level, mid-level and senior versions;
       (B) in fields such as project management, cybersecurity, 
     and information technology;
       (C) in which each covered individual works with an academic 
     advisor to choose a career pathway and navigate coursework 
     during the training process; and
       (D) in which each covered individual can earn industry-
     recognized credentials and certifications, at no charge to 
     the covered individual.
       (4) Job placement services.
       (c) Program Organization and Implementation Model.--The 
     pilot grant program shall follow existing economic 
     opportunity program models that combine industry-recognized 
     certification training, furnished by professionals, with 
     online learning staff.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall seek to consult with private 
     entities to assess the best economic opportunity program 
     models, including existing economic opportunity models 
     furnished through public-private partnerships.
       (e) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     the pilot grant program, an entity shall--
       (1) follow a job training and placement model;
       (2) have rigorous program evaluation practices;
       (3) have established partnerships with entities (such as 
     employers, governmental agencies, and non-profit entities) to 
     provide services described in subsection (b);
       (4) have online training capability to reach rural 
     veterans, reduce costs, and comply with new conditions forced 
     by COVID-19; and
       (5) have a well-developed practice of program measurement 
     and evaluation that evinces program performance and 
     efficiency, with data that is high quality and shareable with 
     partner entities.
       (f) Coordination With Federal Entities.--A grantee shall 
     coordinate with Federal entities, including--
       (1) the Office of Transition and Economic Development of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (2) the Office of Veteran Employment and Transition 
     Services of the Department of Labor.
       (g) Metrics and Evaluation.--Performance outcomes shall be 
     verifiable using a third-party auditing method and include 
     the following:
       (1) The number of covered individuals who receive and 
     complete skills training.
       (2) The number of covered individuals who secure 
     employment.
       (3) The retention rate for covered individuals described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (4) Median salary of covered individuals described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (h) Site Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall select 
     five military installations in the United States where 
     existing models are successful.
       (i) Assessment of Possible Expansion.--A grantee shall 
     assess the feasibility of expanding the current offering of 
     virtual training and career placement services to members of 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces and covered 
     individuals outside the United States.
       (j) Duration.--The pilot grant program shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2025.
       (k) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination 
     of the pilot grant program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a description of the pilot grant program, including a 
     description of specific activities carried out under this 
     section; and
       (2) the metrics and evaluations used to assess the 
     effectiveness of the pilot grant program.
       (l) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered individual'' means--
       (A) a member of the Armed Forces participating in TAP; or
       (B) a spouse of a member described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (3) The term ``TAP'' means the transition assistance 
     program of the Department of Defense under sections 1142 and 
     1144 of title 10, United States Code.


          amendment no. 393 offered by ms. slotkin of michigan

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XV of division A the 
     following:

     SEC. 15__. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--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. 2220A. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Agency 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) based on current risk assessments, including credible 
     threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
       ``(ii) designed, to the extent practicable, to simulate the 
     partial or complete incapacitation of a government or 
     critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber 
     incident;
       ``(iii) 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
       ``(iv) designed to promptly develop after-action reports 
     and plans that can quickly incorporate lessons learned into 
     future operations.
       ``(B) Model exercise selection.--The Exercise Program 
     shall--
       ``(i) include a selection of model exercises that 
     government and private entities can readily adapt for use; 
     and
       ``(ii) aid such governments and private entities with the 
     design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises that--

       ``(I) conform to the requirements described in subparagraph 
     (A);

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       ``(II) are consistent with any applicable national, State, 
     local, or Tribal strategy or plan; and
       ``(III) provide for systematic evaluation of readiness.

       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the Exercise Program, 
     the Director may consult with appropriate representatives 
     from Sector Risk Management Agencies, the Office of the 
     National Cyber Director, cybersecurity research stakeholders, 
     and Sector Coordinating Councils.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) Private entity.--The term `private entity' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
     Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).''.
       (b) Title XXII Technical and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title 
     XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (i) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665; relating to 
     the duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain), 
     by amending the section enumerator and heading to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET 
                   DOMAIN.'';

       (ii) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b; relating to 
     the joint cyber planning office), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';

       (iii) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c; relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';

       (iv) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d; relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';

       (v) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the 
     Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.''; AND

       (vi) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to 
     Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by amending 
     the section enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (B) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 
     2002'' after ``Homeland Security Act''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking the items relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and 
     inserting the following new items:
``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.
``Sec. 2220A. National Cyber Exercise Program.''.


          amendment no. 394 offered by ms. slotkin of michigan

       Add at the end of title LX of division E the following:

     SEC. ____. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA AND 
                   REFUGEE APPLICANTS .

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should increase support for nationals of 
     Afghanistan who aided the United States mission in 
     Afghanistan during the past twenty years and are now under 
     threat from the Taliban, specifically special immigrant visa 
     applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan and referrals of 
     nationals of Afghanistan to the United States Refugee 
     Admissions Program, including through the Priority 2 
     Designation for nationals of Afghanistan, who remain in 
     Afghanistan or are in third countries.
       (b) Requirements.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall--
       (1) prioritize for evacuation from Afghanistan bona fide 
     special immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of 
     Afghanistan and referrals of nationals of Afghanistan to the 
     United States Refugee Admissions Program, including through 
     the Priority 2 Designation for nationals of Afghanistan;
       (2) facilitate the rapid departure of such individuals from 
     Afghanistan by air charter and land passage;
       (3) provide letters of support, diplomatic notes and other 
     documentation, as appropriate, to ease transit of such 
     individuals;
       (4) engage governments of relevant countries to better 
     facilitate evacuation;
       (5) disseminate frequent updates to such individuals and 
     relevant nongovernmental organizations;
       (6) identify or establish sufficient locations outside of 
     Afghanistan that will accept such individuals during 
     application processing; and
       (7) further surge capacity to better support such 
     individuals and reduce their application processing times, 
     while ensuring strict and necessary security vetting, 
     including, to the extent practicable, enabling refugee 
     referrals to initiate application processes while still in 
     Afghanistan.
       (c) Strategy and Reporting.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
     shall submit to the committees on Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, 
     Homeland Security, and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the committees on Foreign Relations, 
     Judiciary, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 
     Armed Services of the Senate the following:
       (1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, a strategy, with a classified annex if 
     necessary, to safely process nationals of Afghanistan abroad 
     who have pending special immigrant visa applications and 
     refugee referrals, which strategy shall include steps by the 
     United States Government to carry out each of paragraphs (1) 
     through (7) of subsection (b).
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and every month thereafter until December 31, 
     2022, a report, with a classified annex if necessary, that 
     includes the following:
       (A) The number of nationals of Afghanistan--
       (i) referred to the United States Refugee Admissions 
     Program through Priority 1 and Priority 2 referrals, 
     including whether such individuals remain in Afghanistan or 
     outside Afghanistan, and the number of refugee applications 
     for such individuals that are approved, denied, and pending; 
     and
       (ii) who have pending special immigrant visa applications 
     who remain in Afghanistan or in a third country, 
     disaggregated by the special immigrant visa processing steps 
     completed with respect to such individuals.
       (B) Steps taken to implement each element of the strategy 
     described in paragraph (1).


          Amendment No. 395 offered by Mr. smith of washington

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12_. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SERVICE OF UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES SERVICEMEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the servicemembers of the United States Armed Forces 
     who served in Afghanistan represent the very best of the 
     United States;
       (2) the service of those who returned home from war with 
     wounds seen and unseen, those who died in defense of the 
     Nation, and those who ultimately lost their lives to suicide 
     are not forgotten; and
       (3) the United States honors these brave members of the 
     Armed Forces and their families and shall never forget the 
     services they rendered and the sacrifices they and their 
     families made in the defense of a grateful Nation.


          Amendment No. 396 offered by Mr. smith of new jersey

       At the end of title LX, add the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. 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.


            Amendment No. 397 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 885, after line 14, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly):

       (2) Report on plan.--Not later than one year after the date 
     on which the Secretary begins to implement the plan developed 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     such plan.


            Amendment No. 398 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 119, line 8, after ``resources'', insert ``, or 
     related technologies such as advanced battery storage 
     capacity,''.


            Amendment No. 399 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 1348, line 5, insert ``distributed ledger 
     technologies;'' after ``intelligence;''.

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            Amendment No. 400 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 717, line 21, insert ``(such as distributed ledger or 
     cryptographic technologies)'' before the semicolon.


            Amendment No. 401 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 871, line 22, insert ``and distributed ledger-based'' 
     after ``cloud based''.


            Amendment No. 402 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 582, line 7, insert ``distributed ledger 
     technologies,'' after the comma.


            Amendment No. 403 offered by Mr. soto of florida

       Page 450, line 5, strike ``paragraphs (6) through (8)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (7) through (9)''.
       Page 450, line 8, strike ``new paragraph''.
       Page 450, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(6) Plans to increase the number of minority cadets and 
     midshipmen at the military service academies and members of 
     the Senior Reserve Officer's Training Corps.''.


        Amendment No. 404 offered by Ms. spanberger of virginia

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL ATOMIC VETERANS DAY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should annually observe Atomic 
     Veterans Day to recognize American military service members 
     who participated in nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, 
     served with United States military forces in or around 
     Hiroshima and Nagasaki through mid-1946, or were held as 
     prisoners of war in or near Hiroshima or Nagasaki;
       (2) the people of the United States should recognize and 
     remember the contributions of America's Atomic Veterans for 
     their sacrifice and dedication to our Nation's security, and 
     recommit themselves to supporting our Atomic Veterans and 
     educating themselves on the role these patriots played in our 
     national story; and
       (3) President Reagan and President Biden took important 
     steps to recognize Atomic Veterans by proclaiming July 16, 
     1983, and July 16, 2021, respectively, as National Atomic 
     Veterans Day, reflective of the fact that July 16 is the 
     anniversary of Trinity, the world's first detonation of a 
     nuclear device in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
       (b) National Atomic Veterans Day.--Chapter 1 of title 36, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 146. National Atomic Veterans Day

       ``The President shall issue each year a proclamation 
     calling on the people of the United States to--
       ``(1) observe such Atomic Veterans Day with appropriate 
     ceremonies and activities; and
       ``(2) remember and honor our Nation's Atomic Veterans whose 
     brave service and sacrifice played an important role in the 
     defense of our Nation.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``146. National Atomic Veterans Day.''.


        Amendment No. 405 offered by Ms. spanberger of virginia

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the national 
     security implications of open radio access networks (Open RAN 
     or O-RAN) technology that--
       (1) provides information on the Department of State's 
     diplomatic efforts to ensure United States leadership in 
     international standard setting bodies for Open RAN 
     technology;
       (2) describes the involvement of China headquartered 
     companies in Open RAN standards setting bodies such as the O-
     RAN Alliance;
       (3) reviews the national security risks posed by the 
     presence of entities included on the Bureau of Industry and 
     Security's ``Entity List'' in the O-RAN Alliance;
       (4) determines whether entities that do business in the 
     United States can participate in the O-Ran Alliance under 
     existing sanctions and export control laws;
       (5) analyzes whether United States national security is 
     affected by the limited number of telecommunications 
     equipment vendors, and examines whether the advent and 
     deployment of Open RAN technology could affect such;
       (6) outlines how the United States can work with allies, 
     partners, and other countries to ensure that Open RAN 
     technology maintains the highest security and privacy 
     standards; and
       (7) identifies steps the United States can take to assert 
     leadership in Open RAN technology.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate.


        Amendment No. 406 offered by ms. spanberger of virginia

       At the end of subtitle G of title X insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INTERAGENCY 
                   COORDINATOR.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Since at least 2016, United States Government personnel 
     and their family members have reported anomalous health 
     incidents at diplomatic missions across the world and in the 
     United States, which are sometimes referred to as ``Havana 
     Syndrome''.
       (2) Some of the anomalous health incidents have resulted in 
     unexplained brain injuries, which have had permanent, life-
     altering effects that have disrupted lives and ended careers.
       (3) A panel of experts convened by the Bureau of Medical 
     Services of the Department of State in July 2017 to review 
     triage assessments of medically evaluated personnel from the 
     United States Embassy in Havana came to a consensus that the 
     findings were most likely related to neurotrauma from a 
     nonnatural source.
       (4) A 2020 report by the National Academy of Sciences found 
     that ``many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms, and 
     observations reported by [affected] employees are consistent 
     with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency (RF) 
     energy'' and that ``directed pulsed RF energy [...] appears 
     to be the most plausible mechanism in explaining these 
     cases''.
       (5) According to the National Academy of Sciences report, 
     ``such a scenario raises grave concerns about a world with 
     disinhibited malevolent actors and new tools for causing harm 
     to others''.
       (6) The number and locations of these suspected attacks 
     have expanded and, according to press reporting, there have 
     been more than 130 possible cases that have been reported by 
     United States personnel in Asia, in Europe, and in the 
     Western Hemisphere, including within the United States.
       (7) The continuing and expanding scope of these suspected 
     attacks is impacting the security and morale of United States 
     personnel, especially those posted overseas.
       (8) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of 
     Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons (including 
     diplomatic agents) to which 180 countries are a party, 
     protects diplomatic personnel from attacks on their persons, 
     accommodations, or means of transport, and requires all state 
     parties to punish and take measures to prevent such grave 
     crimes.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the threat to United States Government personnel from 
     suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health incidents is 
     a matter of urgent concern and deserving of the full 
     attention of government;
       (2) personnel, dependents, and other appropriate 
     individuals suffering anomalous health incidents from these 
     suspected attacks deserve equitable, accessible, and high-
     quality medical assessment and care, regardless of their 
     employing Government agency;
       (3) diagnoses and determinations to treat personnel, 
     dependents, and other appropriate individuals experiencing 
     symptoms consistent with such injuries should be made by 
     experienced medical professionals and made available by the 
     Federal Government;
       (4) any recriminations, retaliation, or punishment 
     associated with personnel self-reporting symptoms is 
     unacceptable and should be investigated by internal agency 
     oversight mechanisms;
       (5) information sharing and interagency coordination is 
     essential for the comprehensive investigation, attribution, 
     and mitigation of these injuries;
       (6) the Administration should provide Congress and the 
     public with timely and regular unclassified updates on the 
     threat posed to United States Government personnel by the 
     suspected causes of these injuries;
       (7) recent efforts by the Administration and among relevant 
     agencies represent positive steps toward responding to the 
     threat of anomalous health incidents, but more comprehensive 
     measures must be taken to further assist victims, investigate 
     and determine the cause of the injuries of such victims, and 
     prevent future incidents;
       (8) establishing the source and cause of these anomalous 
     health incidents must be a top priority for the United States 
     Government and requires the full coordination of relevant 
     agencies;
       (9) if investigations determine that the anomalous health 
     incidents are the result of deliberate acts by individuals, 
     entities, or foreign countries, the United States Government 
     should recognize and respond to these incidents as hostile 
     attacks; and
       (10) any actors found to have been targeting United States 
     Government personnel should be publicly identified, as 
     appropriate, and held accountable.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to detect, deter, and punish any clandestine attacks 
     that cause persistent injuries to United States personnel;
       (2) to provide appropriate assistance to United States 
     personnel harmed by such attacks;
       (3) to hold responsible any persons, entities, or 
     governments involved in ordering or

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     carrying out such attacks, including through appropriate 
     sanctions, criminal prosecutions, or other tools;
       (4) to prioritize research into effective countermeasures 
     to help protect United States personnel from such attacks; 
     and
       (5) to convey to foreign governments through official 
     contact at the highest levels the gravity of United States 
     concern about such suspected attacks and the seriousness of 
     consequences that may follow for any actors found to be 
     involved.
       (d) Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator.--
       (1) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the President shall 
     designate--
       (A) an appropriate senior official to be known as the 
     Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator; and
       (B) an appropriate senior official in the White House 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy to be known as the 
     Deputy Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator.
       (2) Duties.--The Interagency Coordinator shall work through 
     the President's designated National Security process--
       (A) to coordinate the response of the United States 
     Government to anomalous health incidents;
       (B) to coordinate among relevant agencies to ensure 
     equitable and timely access to assessment and care for 
     affected personnel, dependents, and other appropriate 
     individuals;
       (C) to ensure adequate training and education for United 
     States Government personnel;
       (D) to ensure that information regarding anomalous health 
     incidents is efficiently shared across relevant agencies in a 
     manner that provides appropriate protections for classified, 
     sensitive, and personal information;
       (E) to coordinate through the White House Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy, and across the science and technology 
     enterprise of the Government, the technological and research 
     efforts of the Government to address suspected attacks 
     presenting as anomalous health incidents; and
       (F) to develop policy options to prevent, mitigate, and 
     deter suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health 
     incidents.
       (3) Designation of agency coordination leads.--
       (A) In general.--The head of each relevant agency shall 
     designate a Senate-confirmed or other appropriate senior 
     official, who shall--
       (i) serve as the Anomalous Health Incident Agency 
     Coordination Lead for the relevant agency;
       (ii) report directly to the head of the relevant agency 
     regarding activities carried out under this section;
       (iii) perform functions specific to the relevant agency, 
     consistent with the directives of the Interagency Coordinator 
     and the established interagency process;
       (iv) participate in interagency briefings to Congress 
     regarding the response of the United States Government to 
     anomalous health incidents; and
       (v) represent the relevant agency in meetings convened by 
     the Interagency Coordinator.
       (B) Delegation prohibited.--An Agency Coordination Lead may 
     not delegate the responsibilities described in clauses (i) 
     through (iii) of subparagraph (A).
       (4) Secure reporting mechanisms.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Interagency Coordinator shall--
       (A) ensure that each relevant agency develops a process to 
     provide a secure mechanism for personnel, their dependents, 
     and other appropriate individuals to self-report any 
     suspected exposure that could be an anomalous health 
     incident;
       (B) ensure that each relevant agency shares all relevant 
     data in a timely manner with the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, and other relevant agencies, through 
     existing processes coordinated by the Interagency 
     Coordinator; and
       (C) in establishing the mechanism described in subparagraph 
     (A), prioritize secure information collection and handling 
     processes to protect classified, sensitive, and personal 
     information.
       (5) Briefings.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and quarterly thereafter for 
     the following two years, the Interagency Coordinator, the 
     Deputy Coordinator, and the Agency Coordination Leads shall 
     jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate national 
     security committees regarding progress in carrying out the 
     duties under paragraph (2), including the requirements under 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Elements.--The briefings required under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include--
       (i) an update on the investigation into anomalous health 
     incidents impacting United States Government personnel and 
     their family members, including technical causation and 
     suspected perpetrators;
       (ii) an update on new or persistent incidents;
       (iii) threat prevention and mitigation efforts to include 
     personnel training;
       (iv) changes to operating posture due to anomalous health 
     threats;
       (v) an update on diagnosis and treatment efforts for 
     affected individuals, including patient numbers and wait 
     times to access care;
       (vi) efforts to improve and encourage reporting of 
     incidents;
       (vii) detailed roles and responsibilities of Agency 
     Coordination Leads;
       (viii) information regarding additional authorities or 
     resources needed to support the interagency response; and
       (ix) other matters that the Interagency Coordinator or the 
     Agency Coordination Leads consider appropriate.
       (C) Unclassified briefing summary.--The Agency Coordination 
     Leads shall provide a coordinated, unclassified summary of 
     the briefings to Congress, which shall include as much 
     information as practicable without revealing classified 
     information or information that is likely to identify an 
     individual.
       (6) Retention of authority.--The appointment of the 
     Interagency Coordinator shall not deprive any Federal agency 
     of any authority to independently perform its authorized 
     functions.
       (7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit--
       (A) the President's authority under article II of the 
     United States Constitution; or
       (B) the provision of health care and benefits to afflicted 
     individuals, consistent with existing laws.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2022 to be used--
       (1) to increase capacity and staffing for the Health 
     Incident Response Task Force of the Department of State;
       (2) to support the development and implementation of 
     efforts by the Department of State to prevent and mitigate 
     anomalous health incidents affecting its workforce;
       (3) to investigate and characterize the cause of anomalous 
     health incidents, including investigations of causation and 
     attribution;
       (4) to collect and analyze data related to anomalous health 
     incidents;
       (5) to coordinate with other relevant agencies and the 
     National Security Council regarding anomalous health 
     incidents; and
       (6) to support other activities to understand, prevent, 
     deter, and respond to suspected attacks presenting as 
     anomalous health incidents, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of State.
       (f) Development and Dissemination of Workforce Guidance.--
     The President shall direct relevant agencies to develop and 
     disseminate to employees who are at risk of exposure to 
     anomalous health incidents, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, updated workforce 
     guidance to report, mitigate, and address suspected attacks 
     presenting as anomalous health incidents.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Agency Coordination Lead'' means a senior 
     official designated by the head of a relevant agency to serve 
     as the Anomalous Health Incident Agency Coordination Lead for 
     such agency.
       (2) The term ``appropriate national security committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (J) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) The term ``Deputy Coordinator'' means the Deputy 
     Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator in the 
     White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 
     designated pursuant to subsection (d)(1).
       (4) The term ``Interagency Coordinator'' means the 
     Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator designated 
     pursuant to subsection (d)(1).
       (5) The term ``relevant agencies'' means--
       (A) the Department of Defense;
       (B) the Department of State;
       (C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       (D) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (E) the Department of Justice;
       (F) the Department of Homeland Security; and
       (G) other agencies and bodies designated by the Interagency 
     Coordinator.


         Amendment No. 407 offered by Ms. speier of california

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. CONTRACTOR LOBBYING RESTRICTION COMPLIANCE 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     promulgate regulations requiring each offeror that submits a 
     bid or proposal in response to a solicitation issued by the 
     Department of Defense to include in such bid or proposal a 
     representation that all covered individuals receiving 
     compensation from such offeror are in compliance with the 
     requirements of section 1045 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 
     131 Stat. 1555; 10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).
       (b) Covered Individuals Defined.--The term ``covered 
     individual'' means an individual described in subsection 
     (a)(2) or (b)(2)

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     of section 1045 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1555; 10 
     U.S.C. 971 note prec.).


         Amendment No. 408 offered by Ms. speier of california

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. ____. INCREASE IN LENGTH OF POST-EMPLOYMENT BAN ON 
                   LOBBYING BY CERTAIN FORMER SENIOR EXECUTIVE 
                   BRANCH PERSONNEL.

       (a) Increase in Length of Ban.--Section 207(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``One-year'' and inserting 
     ``Two-year''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``within 1 year after the 
     termination'' and inserting ``within 2 years after the 
     termination''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any individual who, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, leaves a position to 
     which subsection (c) of section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, applies.


         Amendment No. 409 offered by Ms. speier of california

       At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GENDER 
                   ADVISOR WORKFORCE.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a plan to institutionalize the gender advisor 
     workforce of the Department of Defense responsible for 
     supporting the implementation of the Women, Peace, and 
     Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68; 131 Stat. 1202).
       (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include:
       (1) Plans for the development and management of the gender 
     advisor workforce, including plans for the training, 
     certification, assignments, and career development of the 
     personnel of such workforce.
       (2) The actions the Secretary of Defense will carry out to 
     elevate, develop, define, and standardize the gender advisor 
     workforce in accordance with recommendation 3.4(a) of the 
     report of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault 
     in the Military titled ``Hard Truths and the Duty to Change: 
     Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on 
     Sexual Assault in the Military'' and dated July 2, 2021.
       (3) Development of or modifications to guidance, policy, 
     professional military education, and doctrine to define and 
     standardize the gender advisor program with a focus on 
     incorporating the principles outlined in the plan of the 
     Department of Defense titled ``Women, Peace, and Security 
     Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan'' and dated June 
     2020, or any successor plan.
       (4) Identification of training and education requirements 
     for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense, including general and flag officers 
     and members of the senior executive service, on the role of 
     the gender advisor workforce and the principles outlined in 
     plan referred to in paragraph (3), or any successor plan.
       (5) The funds, resources, and authorities needed to 
     establish and develop the gender advisor role into a full-
     time, billeted, and resourced position across organizations 
     within the Department of Defense, including the military 
     departments, the Armed Forces, the combatant commands, 
     Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities.
       (6) Developing and standardizing position descriptions of 
     the gender advisor workforce, including gender advisors and 
     gender focal points, across organizations within the 
     Department, including the military departments, the Armed 
     Forces, the combatant commands, Defense Agencies, and 
     Department of Defense Field Activities.
       (7) An assessment and review of the Department's existing 
     training programs for gender advisors and gender focal 
     points.
       (8) Actions to adapt gender analysis (as defined in section 
     3 of the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment 
     Act (Public Law 115-428; 22 U.S.C. 2151-2)) to fit the needs 
     of the Department of Defense and to incorporate such analysis 
     into the work of gender advisors and other personnel 
     identified as part of the gender advisor workforce.
       (9) The actions the Secretary will carry out to incorporate 
     the total amount of expenditures and proposed appropriations 
     necessary to support the program, projects, and activities of 
     the gender advisor workforce into the future years defense 
     program, as submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (c) Report.--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 
     detailing the plan developed under subsection (a) and the 
     Secretary's progress in implementing such plan.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the report under subsection (c) detailing the 
     plan developed under subsection (a) and the Secretary's 
     progress in implementing such plan.
       (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 on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.


         Amendment No. 410 offered by Ms. speier of california

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

     SEC. 7__. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN PRECONCEPTION AND PRENATAL 
                   CARRIER SCREENING TESTS UNDER THE TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Tests Available.--Section 1079(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(18) Preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests 
     shall be provided to covered beneficiaries upon the request 
     of the beneficiary, with a limit per beneficiary of one test 
     per condition per lifetime, for the following conditions:
       ``(A) Cystic Fibrosis.
       ``(B) Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
       ``(C) Fragile X Syndrome.
       ``(D) Tay-Sachs Disease.
       ``(E) Hemoglobinopathies.
       ``(F) Conditions linked with Ashkenazi Jewish descent.''.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a report 
     identifying the number of beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program who have received a screening test under section 
     1079(a)(18) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), disaggregated by type of beneficiary and 
     whether the test was provided under the direct care or 
     purchased care component of the TRICARE program.
       (2) TRICARE program defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.


         Amendment No. 411 offered by Ms. speier of california

       Add at the end of title LX of division E the following:

     SEC. ____. AFGHAN REFUGEES OF SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall designate as 
     Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern the 
     following individuals:
       (1) Individuals who--
       (A) are or were habitual residents of Afghanistan;
       (B) are nationals of Afghanistan or stateless persons;
       (C) have suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear 
     of persecution; and
       (D) share common occupational characteristics that identify 
     them as targets of persecution in Afghanistan on account of 
     race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion, as determined by the 
     Secretary of State, including the following:
       (i) Civil servants.
       (ii) Public officials and government personnel, including 
     members of the peace negotiation team.
       (iii) Democracy and human rights defenders.
       (iv) Women's rights defenders.
       (v) Journalists and media personnel.
       (vi) Legal professionals.
       (2) Individuals who--
       (A) are or were habitual residents of Afghanistan;
       (B) are nationals of Afghanistan or stateless persons; and
       (C) were employed in Afghanistan for an aggregate period of 
     not less than 1 year by--
       (i) a media or nongovernmental organization based in the 
     United States; or
       (ii) an organization or entity that has received a grant 
     from, or entered into a cooperative agreement or contract 
     with, the United States Government.
       (3) Individuals who--
       (A) are or were habitual residents of Afghanistan;
       (B) are nationals of Afghanistan or stateless persons; and
       (C) are beneficiaries of an approved I-130 Petition for 
     Alien Relative.
       (b) Processing of Afghan Refugees.--The processing of 
     individuals who are or were habitual residents of 
     Afghanistan, are nationals of Afghanistan or stateless 
     persons, and have suffered persecution, or have a well-
     founded fear of persecution, for classification as refugees 
     may occur in Afghanistan or in a third country.
       (c) Eligibility for Admission as a Refugee.--An alien may 
     not be denied the opportunity to apply for admission as a 
     refugee under this section solely because such alien 
     qualifies as an immediate relative of a national of the 
     United States or is eligible for admission to the United 
     States under any other immigrant classification.
       (d) Identification of Other Persecuted Groups.--The 
     Secretary of State, or the designee of the Secretary, is 
     authorized to classify other groups of individuals who are or 
     were nationals and residents of Afghanistan as Priority 2 
     refugees of special humanitarian concern.
       (e) Satisfaction of Other Requirements.--Aliens designated 
     as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern under 
     this section shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements 
     under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1157) for admission to the United States.

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       (f) Timeline for Processing Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall ensure that all steps under the 
     control of the United States Government incidental to the 
     approval of such applications, including required screenings 
     and background checks, are completed not later than 6 months 
     after the date on which an eligible applicant submits an 
     application under subsection (a).
       (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the United 
     States Refugee Admission Program may take additional time to 
     process applications described in paragraph (1) if 
     satisfaction of national security concerns requires such 
     additional time, if the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
     the designee of the Secretary, has determined that the 
     applicant meets the requirements for status as a refugee of 
     special humanitarian concern under this section and has so 
     notified the applicant.
       (g) Additional Forms of Immigration Relief.--The Secretary 
     of State shall consider additional forms of immigration 
     relief available to Afghans and coordinate with embassies, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees to receive referrals for 
     individuals who--
       (1) are or were habitual residents of Afghanistan;
       (2) are nationals of Afghanistan or stateless persons; and
       (3) are described in subsection (a) or otherwise face 
     humanitarian concerns.
       (h) Issuance of Travel Documents.--Each officer or employee 
     of the Federal Government whose official duties include 
     issuing travel documentation, diplomatic notes, letters of 
     support, or other relevant materials for individuals 
     described in subsection (a) or for nationals of Afghanistan 
     who are applying for special immigrant visas or any other 
     humanitarian relief under the immigration laws, shall carry 
     out such duties as expeditiously as possible, and shall 
     prioritize facilitating the evacuation of such individuals.
       (i) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     should establish a special humanitarian parole program that--
       (A) is for individuals described in subsection (a) and for 
     nationals of Afghanistan who are applying for special 
     immigrant visas or any other humanitarian relief under the 
     immigration laws, who are human rights defenders, democracy 
     workers, women's rights activists, women politicians, 
     journalists, or other highly visible women leaders; and
       (B) prioritizes providing assistance for women; and
       (2) women's organizations in Afghanistan should be included 
     as recipients of any Federal funding for assistance in 
     Afghanistan, such as for food, water, and shelter, as such 
     organizations serve as trusted resources for vulnerable 
     Afghan women seeking such assistance, most often as they are 
     fleeing direct violence and threats on their lives.


         Amendment No. 412 offered by Mr. stauber of minnesota

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. PROTESTS AND APPEALS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF 
                   BUSINESS CONCERNS.

       Section 5(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(i)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Determinations regarding status of concerns.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 days after the date on 
     which a final determination that a business concern does not 
     meet the requirements of the status such concern claims to 
     hold is made, such concern or the Administrator, as 
     applicable, shall update the status of such concern in the 
     System for Award Management (or any successor system).
       ``(B) Administrator updates.--If such concern fails to 
     update the status of such concern as described in 
     subparagraph (A), not later than 2 days after such failure 
     the Administrator shall make such update.
       ``(C) Notification.--A concern required to make an update 
     described under subparagraph (A) shall notify any contracting 
     officers for which such concern has an offer pending on a 
     contract, of the determination made under subparagraph (A), 
     if the concern, in good faith, finds that such determination 
     impacts the eligibility of the concern to perform such a 
     contract.''.


         Amendment No. 413 offered by Mr. stauber of minnesota

       At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR SHIP REPAIR WORK TO NON-
                   HOMEPORT SHIPYARDS TO MEET SURGE CAPACITY.

       Section 8669a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) In order to meet surge capacity, the Secretary of the 
     Navy may solicit proposals from, and award contracts for ship 
     repair to, non-homeport shipyards that otherwise meet the 
     requirements of the Navy for ship repair work.''.


         amendment no. 414 offered by ms. stefanik of new york

       At the end of subtitle __ of title LX, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 60__. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ECONOMIC AND 
                   SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM INFORMATION 
                   SCIENCE.

       (a) Establishment.--Title I of the National Quantum 
     Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8811 note et al.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 105 as section 106; and
       (2) by inserting after section 104 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 105. SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 
                   IMPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish, 
     through the National Science and Technology Council, the 
     Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of 
     Quantum Information Science.
       ``(b) Membership.--The Subcommittee shall include a 
     representative of--
       ``(1) the Department of Energy;
       ``(2) the Department of Defense;
       ``(3) the Department of Commerce;
       ``(4) the Department of Homeland Security;
       ``(5) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       ``(6) the Office of Management and Budget;
       ``(7) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
       ``(8) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       ``(9) the National Science Foundation; and
       ``(10) such other Federal department or agency as the 
     President considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Chairpersons.--The Subcommittee shall be jointly 
     chaired by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, 
     the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(d) Responsibilities.--The Subcommittee shall--
       ``(1) in coordination with the Director of the Office and 
     Management and Budget and the Director of the National 
     Quantum Coordination Office, track investments of the Federal 
     Government in quantum information science research and 
     development;
       ``(2) review and assess any economic or security 
     implications of such investments;
       ``(3) review and assess any counterintelligence risks or 
     other foreign threats to such investments;
       ``(4) establish goals and priorities of the Federal 
     Government and make recommendations to Federal departments 
     and agencies and the Director of the National Quantum 
     Coordination Office to address any counterintelligence risks 
     or other foreign threats identified as a result of an 
     assessment under paragraph (3);
       ``(5) assess the export of technology associated with 
     quantum information science and recommend to the Secretaries 
     of Commerce, Defense, and State export controls necessary to 
     protect the economic and security interests of the United 
     States as a result of such assessment;
       ``(6) recommend to Federal departments and agencies 
     investment strategies in quantum information science that 
     advance the economic and security interest of the United 
     States;
       ``(7) recommend to the Director of National Intelligence, 
     the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, 
     appropriate protections to address counterintelligence risks 
     or other foreign threats identified as a result of the 
     assessment under paragraph (3); and
       ``(8) in coordination with the Subcommittee on Quantum 
     Information Science, ensure the approach of the United States 
     to investments of the Federal Government in quantum 
     information science research and development reflects a 
     balance between scientific progress and the potential 
     economic and security implications of such progress.
       ``(e) Technical and Administrative Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of Energy, the Director of National Intelligence, and the 
     Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office may 
     provide to the Subcommittee personnel, equipment, facilities, 
     and such other technical and administrative support as may be 
     necessary for the Subcommittee to carry out the 
     responsibilities of the Subcommittee under this section.
       ``(2) Support related to classified information.--The 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and 
     (to the extent practicable) the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Director of National Intelligence, shall provide to the 
     Subcommittee technical and administrative support related to 
     the responsibilities of the Subcommittee that involve 
     classified information, including support related to 
     sensitive compartmented information facilities and the 
     storage of classified information.''.
       (b) Sunset for Subcommittee.--
       (1) Inclusion in sunset provision.--Such title is further 
     amended in section 106, as redesignated by subsection (a), by 
     striking ``103, and 104'' and inserting ``103, 104, and 
     105''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801 note et al.).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The National Quantum Initiative 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 8801 note et al.) is further amended--
       (1) in section 2, by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 
     the following new paragraphs:

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       ``(7) Subcommittee on economic and security implications.--
     The term `Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications' 
     means the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security 
     Implications of Quantum Information Science established under 
     section 105(a).
       ``(8) Subcommittee on quantum information science.--The 
     term `Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science' means the 
     Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National 
     Science and Technology Council established under section 
     103(a).'';
       (2) in section 102(b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``on Quantum Information Science;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the Subcommittee on Economic and Security 
     Implications;''; and
       (3) in section 104(d)(1), by striking `` and the 
     Subcommittee'' and inserting ``, the Subcommittee on Quantum 
     Information Science, and the Subcommittee on Economic and 
     Security Implications''
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 
     8801 note et al.) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 105 and inserting the following new items:
``105. Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of 
              Quantum Information Science.
``106. Sunset.''.


         amendment no. 415 offered by ms. stefanik of new york

       Page 903, line 15, strike ``congressional defense 
     committees'' and insert ``House Committee on Armed 
     Services''.
       Page 905, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Timing.--With respect to the quarterly briefings 
     required under subsection (a)--
       (1) the first such quarterly briefing is due not later than 
     March 31, 2022; and
       (2) each subsequent briefing is due each quarter thereafter 
     until March 31, 2024.


          amendment no. 416 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", including the Badr Corps, 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, 
     was provided assistance directly or indirectly from the 
     Department of Defense or 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. 417 offered by mr. steil of wisconsin

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF TALIBAN SANCTIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of United States and United 
     Nations sanctions imposed with respect to the Taliban that 
     includes--
       (1) a description of any gaps in current sanctions 
     authorities to block the Taliban's sources of finance given 
     the current situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban's 
     takeover;
       (2) recommendations for ways current sanctions can be 
     enhanced to block the Taliban's profit from the drug trade 
     and the trade of rare earth minerals, as well as from 
     economic relations between the Taliban and China; and
       (3) a list of current waivers and licenses granted with 
     respect to sanctions imposed with respect to Afghanistan, the 
     reasons behind them, and how such waivers and licenses affect 
     the Taliban's financing.


          amendment no. 418 offered by mr. steil of wisconsin

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. BANKING TRANSPARENCY FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS.

       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 a copy of any 
     license issued by the Secretary in the preceding 180 days 
     that authorizes a United States financial institution (as 
     defined under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal 
     Regulations) to provide financial services benefitting--
       (1) a state sponsor of terrorism; or
       (2) a person sanctioned pursuant to any of the following:
       (A) Section 404 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik 
     Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 
     2012 (Public Law 112-208).
       (B) 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).
       (C) Executive Order No. 13818.


            amendment no. 419 offered by mr. stewart of utah

       At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. BRIEFING ON AIR FORCE PLAN FOR CERTAIN AEROSPACE 
                   GROUND EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION.

       Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives on current and 
     future plans for the replacement of aging aerospace ground 
     equipment, which shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the average yearly cost to the Air Force 
     of maintaining legacy and out-of-production A/M32A-60 and A/
     M32C-10 air start carts;
       (2) a comparison of the cost of reconditioning these 
     existing legacy systems compared to the cost of replacing 
     them with next-generation air start carts;
       (3) an analysis of the long-term maintenance and fuel 
     savings that would be realized by the Air Force if the legacy 
     systems were upgraded to next-generation air start carts;
       (4) an analysis of the tactical and logistical benefits of 
     transitioning from multi-component aerospace ground equipment 
     systems to modern all-in-one systems; and
       (5) an overview of existing and future plans to replace 
     legacy air start carts with modern aerospace ground equipment 
     technology.


         amendment no. 420 offered by mr. takano of california

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 576. CONSIDERATION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION BY INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL WHEN CONDUCTING REVIEW OF RACIAL 
                   DISPARITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall 
     take sexual orientation into account when conducting any 
     review of racial disparity in such Department after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.


          amendment no. 421 offered by ms. tenney of new york

       Page 912, line 13, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
       Page 912, after line 13, insert the following:
       (2) all instances of the supply, sale, or transfer of arms 
     or related materiel, including spare parts, to or from Iran 
     as well as all instances of missile launches by Iran, 
     including for the purposes of testing and development or use 
     in military operations; and
       Page 912, line 17, strike ``such capabilities'' and insert 
     ``the military capabilities described in paragraph (1)''.


          amendment no. 422 offered by ms. tenney of new york

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON IRAN.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives and Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     that includes a detailed description of the following:
       (1) An assessment of the United Nations arms embargo on 
     Iran and its effectiveness in constraining Iran's ability to 
     supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or 
     related materiel, including spare parts, while the embargo 
     was in effect.
       (2) The measures that the Departments of Defense and State 
     are taking, in the absence of such a United Nations arms 
     embargo on Iran, to constrain Iranian arms proliferation and 
     advance an equally robust, global prohibition on the supply, 
     sale, or transfer, of weapons to or from Iran.

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          amendment no. 423 offered by ms. tenney of new york

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON IRGC-AFFILIATED OPERATIVES ABROAD.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report that includes a detailed 
     description of the following:
       (1) All IRGC-affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic 
     and consular posts outside of Iran.
       (2) The ways in which the Department of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Department of State, is working with 
     partner countries to inform them of the threat posed by IRGC-
     affiliated operatives, who are also operatives of a 
     designated foreign terrorist organization, and to reduce the 
     presence of such operatives.


          Amendment No. 424 Offered by Ms. Tenney of New York

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 12_. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINA WATCHER PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with relevant offices and bureaus of the Department of 
     Defense, shall implement a program, to be known as the 
     ``China Watcher Program'', within the Department of State 
     to--
       (1) monitor and combat the People's Republic of China's 
     malign influence across military, economic, and political 
     sectors in foreign countries;
       (2) monitor the People's Republic of China's military 
     trends abroad and counter its activities and advancements in 
     foreign nations that pose a threat to United States interests 
     and the rules-based order; and
       (3) strengthen the capacity of United States Government to 
     engage with foreign countries and regional and international 
     military, economic, and political organizations and 
     institutions relating to policy coordination regarding the 
     People's Republic of China and efforts to counter the 
     People's Republic of China's malign influence.
       (b) Placement.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the China Watcher Program 
     under this section, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall place officers in 
     positions in select United States diplomatic and consular 
     posts, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to engage 
     both Chinese and third-country nationals, including host 
     governments and non-government entities, on the matters 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (A) in selecting diplomatic and consular posts, prioritize 
     foreign countries in which Chinese influence has been 
     historically significant and in which United States interests 
     and persons are vulnerable to the People's Republic of 
     China's malign activities; and
       (B) in placing personnel in such posts, select, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, personnel within 
     either the Department of State or the Department of Defense 
     who have sufficient subject matter expertise, language 
     skills, and training to carry out their functions 
     effectively.
       (c) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Each post or mission with a China Watcher 
     Program shall produce an annual report outlining the steps it 
     has taken to advance the mission, trends and analysis, and 
     the nature and extent of Chinese foreign direct investment 
     and influence in key military, economic, and political 
     sectors, including technology, manufacturing, transportation, 
     energy, metals, agriculture, real estate, and defense.
       (2) Matters to be included.--Such report shall include an 
     assessment of the investment, trade, and other risks posed by 
     Chinese malign influence as well as instances of predatory 
     actions by the People's Republic of China or its affiliates.
       (d) Risk Assessment.--The annual report required by 
     subsection (c) shall include a risk assessment which shall be 
     made publicly available. The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, based on 
     the results of such report, make publicly available a list of 
     countries of concern in regard to the likelihood of economic 
     espionage and coercion or influence of the People's Republic 
     of China across military, economic, and political sectors.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section.


          Amendment No. 425 Offered by Ms. Tenney of New York

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 2___. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUANTUM NETWORK TESTBED PROGRAM 
                   FOR DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
     establish a program to develop a proof-of-concept quantum 
     network testbed that may be accessed by prototype quantum 
     computers.
       (b) Funding for Quantum Network Testbed Program.--
       (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 Air Force applied research, line 014, as 
     specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 
     for dominant information sciences and methods is hereby 
     increased by $10,000,000 (to be used to in support of the 
     quantum network and computing testbed program under this 
     section).
       (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, 
     space force, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
     in section 4301, contractor logistics and system support, 
     line 080, is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.


          Amendment No. 426 Offered by Ms. Tenney of New York

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON NET WORTH OF SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-
                   ASSAD.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report on the estimated net worth and known sources 
     of income of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family 
     members (including spouse, children, siblings, and paternal 
     and maternal cousins), including income from corrupt or 
     illicit activities and including assets, investments, other 
     business interests, and relevant beneficial ownership 
     information.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex if necessary. The unclassified portion of such report 
     shall be made available on a publicly available internet 
     website of the Federal Government.


        amendment no. 427 offered by mr. thompson of mississippi

       Insert after title LIII the following new title:

          TITLE LIV--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MEASURES

  Subtitle A--DHS Headquarters, Research and Development, and Related 
                                Matters

     SEC. 5401. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES.

       Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     344) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``, including with respect to leader 
     development and employee engagement,'' after ``policies'';
       (ii) by striking ``and in line'' and inserting ``, in 
     line''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``and informed by best practices within 
     the Federal Government and the private sector,'' after 
     ``priorities,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``develop performance 
     measures to provide a basis for monitoring and evaluating'' 
     and inserting ``use performance measures to evaluate, on an 
     ongoing basis,'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that, to the extent 
     practicable, are informed by employee feedback'' after 
     ``policies'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``including leader 
     development and employee engagement programs,'' before ``in 
     coordination'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end the following: ``that is informed by an assessment, 
     carried out by the Chief Human Capital Officer, of the 
     learning and developmental needs of employees in supervisory 
     and nonsupervisory roles across the Department and 
     appropriate workforce planning initiatives'';
       (F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs 
     (13) and (14), respectively; and
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(9) maintain a catalogue of available employee 
     development opportunities, including the Homeland Security 
     Rotation Program pursuant to section 844, departmental 
     leadership development programs, interagency development 
     programs, and other rotational programs;
       ``(10) ensure that employee discipline and adverse action 
     programs comply with the requirements of all pertinent laws, 
     rules, regulations, and Federal guidance, and ensure due 
     process for employees;
       ``(11) analyze each Department or Government-wide Federal 
     workforce satisfaction or morale survey not later than 90 
     days after the date of the publication of each such survey 
     and submit to the Secretary such analysis, including, as 
     appropriate, recommendations to improve workforce 
     satisfaction or morale within the Department;
       ``(12) review and approve all component employee engagement 
     action plans to ensure such plans include initiatives 
     responsive to the root cause of employee engagement 
     challenges, as well as outcome-based performance measures and 
     targets to track the progress of such initiatives;'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Chief Learning and Engagement Officer.--The Chief 
     Human Capital Officer may designate an employee of the 
     Department to serve as a Chief Learning and Engagement 
     Officer to assist the Chief Human Capital Officer in carrying 
     out this section.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--

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       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) information on employee development opportunities 
     catalogued pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) and 
     any available data on participation rates, attrition rates, 
     and impacts on retention and employee satisfaction;
       ``(3) information on the progress of Departmentwide 
     strategic workforce planning efforts as determined under 
     paragraph (2) of subsection (b);
       ``(4) information on the activities of the steering 
     committee established pursuant to section 711(a), including 
     the number of meetings, types of materials developed and 
     distributed, and recommendations made to the Secretary;''.

     SEC. 5402. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE AND ACTION 
                   PLAN.

       (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. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Steering Committee.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall establish an employee engagement steering committee, 
     including representatives from operational components, 
     headquarters, and field personnel, including supervisory and 
     nonsupervisory personnel, and employee labor organizations 
     that represent Department employees, and chaired by the Under 
     Secretary for Management, to carry out the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) Identify factors that have a negative impact on 
     employee engagement, morale, and communications within the 
     Department, such as perceptions about limitations on career 
     progression, mobility, or development opportunities, 
     collected through employee feedback platforms, including 
     through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other 
     communications, as appropriate.
       ``(2) Identify, develop, and distribute initiatives and 
     best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and 
     communications within the Department, including through 
     annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other 
     communications, as appropriate.
       ``(3) Monitor efforts of each component to address employee 
     engagement, morale, and communications based on employee 
     feedback provided through annual employee surveys, 
     questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate.
       ``(4) Advise the Secretary on efforts to improve employee 
     engagement, morale, and communications within specific 
     components and across the Department.
       ``(5) Conduct regular meetings and report, not less than 
     once per quarter, to the Under Secretary for Management, the 
     head of each component, and the Secretary on Departmentwide 
     efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and 
     communications.
       ``(b) Action Plan; Reporting.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Chief Human Capital Officer, shall--
       ``(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     establishment of the employee engagement steering committee 
     under subsection (a), issue a Departmentwide employee 
     engagement action plan, reflecting input from the steering 
     committee and employee feedback provided through annual 
     employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications in 
     accordance with paragraph (1) of such subsection, to execute 
     strategies to improve employee engagement, morale, and 
     communications within the Department; and
       ``(2) require the head of each component to--
       ``(A) develop and implement a component-specific employee 
     engagement plan to advance the action plan required under 
     paragraph (1) that includes performance measures and 
     objectives, is informed by employee feedback provided through 
     annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other 
     communications, as appropriate, and sets forth how employees 
     and, where applicable, their labor representatives are to be 
     integrated in developing programs and initiatives;
       ``(B) monitor progress on implementation of such action 
     plan; and
       ``(C) provide to the Chief Human Capital Officer and the 
     steering committee quarterly reports on actions planned and 
     progress made under this paragraph.
       ``(c) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the steering 
     committee and its subcommittees.
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the 
     date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
     this section.''.
       (b) 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 710 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 711. Employee engagement.''.
       (c) Submissions to Congress.--
       (1) Departmentwide employee engagement action plan.--The 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief 
     Human Capital Officer of the Department 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 the 
     Departmentwide employee engagement action plan required under 
     subsection (b)(1) of section 711 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) not 
     later than 30 days after the issuance of such plan under such 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Component-specific employee engagement plans.--Each 
     head of a component of the Department 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 the 
     component-specific employee engagement plan of each such 
     component required under subsection (b)(2) of section 711 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 not later than 30 days 
     after the issuance of each such plan under such subsection 
     (b)(2).

     SEC. 5403. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 5302 of 
     this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 712. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish an annual 
     employee award program to recognize Department employees or 
     groups of employees for significant contributions to the 
     achievement of the Department's goals and missions. If such a 
     program is established, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) establish within such program categories of awards, 
     each with specific criteria, that emphasize honoring 
     employees who are at the nonsupervisory level;
       ``(2) publicize within the Department how any employee or 
     group of employees may be nominated for an award;
       ``(3) establish an internal review board comprised of 
     representatives from Department components, headquarters, and 
     field personnel to submit to the Secretary award 
     recommendations regarding specific employees or groups of 
     employees;
       ``(4) select recipients from the pool of nominees submitted 
     by the internal review board under paragraph (3) and convene 
     a ceremony at which employees or groups of employees receive 
     such awards from the Secretary; and
       ``(5) publicize such program within the Department.
       ``(b) Internal Review Board.--The internal review board 
     described in subsection (a)(3) shall, when carrying out its 
     function under such subsection, consult with representatives 
     from operational components and headquarters, including 
     supervisory and nonsupervisory personnel, and employee labor 
     organizations that represent Department employees.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize additional funds to carry out the 
     requirements of this section or to require the Secretary to 
     provide monetary bonuses to recipients of an award under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5402 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 711 the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 712. Annual employee award program.''.

     SEC. 5404. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall investigate whether the application in 
     the Department of Homeland Security of discipline and adverse 
     actions are administered in an equitable and consistent 
     manner that results in the same or substantially similar 
     disciplinary outcomes across the Department for misconduct by 
     a nonsupervisory or supervisor employee who engaged in the 
     same or substantially similar misconduct.
       (b) Consultation.--In carrying out the investigation 
     described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall consult with the Under Secretary for 
     Management of the Department of Homeland Security and the 
     employee engagement steering committee established pursuant 
     to subsection (b)(1) of section 711 of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (as added by section 5302(a) of this Act).
       (c) Action by Under Secretary for Management.--Upon 
     completion of the investigation described in subsection (a), 
     the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of 
     Homeland Security shall review the findings and 
     recommendations of such investigation and implement a plan, 
     in consultation with the employee engagement steering 
     committee established pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of 
     section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, to correct 
     any relevant deficiencies identified by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States in such investigation. The Under 
     Secretary for Management shall direct the employee engagement 
     steering committee to review such plan to inform committee 
     activities and action plans authorized under such section 
     711.

     SEC. 5405. IMPACTS OF SHUTDOWN.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report 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 direct and 
     indirect impacts of the lapse in appropriations between 
     December 22, 2018, and January 25, 2019, on--
       (1) Department of Homeland Security human resources 
     operations;
       (2) the Department's ability to meet hiring benchmarks; and

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       (3) retention, attrition, and morale of Department 
     personnel.

     SEC. 5406. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND 
                   SECURITY REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) representatives from appropriate advisory committees 
     established pursuant to section 871, including the Homeland 
     Security Advisory Council and the Homeland Security Science 
     and Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, 
     including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
     established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United 
     States Code; and'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end the following: ``based on the risk assessment 
     required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by inserting ``, to the extent practicable,'' after 
     ``describe''; and
       (ii) by striking ``budget plan'' and inserting ``resources 
     required'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``, to the extent practicable,'' after 
     ``identify'';
       (ii) by striking ``budget plan required to provide 
     sufficient resources to successfully'' and inserting 
     ``resources required to''; and
       (iii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     the following: ``, including any resources identified from 
     redundant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities or 
     capacities that may be redirected to better support other 
     existing capabilities or capacities, as the case may be; 
     and'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (E) by striking paragraph (6);
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31 of the 
     year'' and inserting ``60 days after the date of the 
     submission of the President's budget for the fiscal year 
     after the fiscal year'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``description of the 
     threats to'' and inserting ``risk assessment of'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, as required 
     under subsection (b)(2)'' before the semicolon at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by inserting ``to the extent practicable,'' before ``a 
     description''; and
       (II) by striking ``budget plan'' and inserting ``resources 
     required'';

       (iv) in subparagraph (F)--

       (I) by inserting ``to the extent practicable,'' before ``a 
     discussion''; and
       (II) by striking ``the status of'';

       (v) in subparagraph (G)--

       (I) by inserting ``to the extent practicable,'' before ``a 
     discussion'';
       (II) by striking ``the status of'';
       (III) by inserting ``and risks'' before ``to national 
     homeland''; and
       (IV) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;

       (vi) by striking subparagraph (H); and
       (vii) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph 
     (H);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Documentation.--The Secretary shall retain and, upon 
     request, provide to Congress the following documentation 
     regarding each quadrennial homeland security review:
       ``(A) Records regarding the consultation carried out 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including the following:
       ``(i) All written communications, including communications 
     sent out by the Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
     Secretary through technology, online communications tools, 
     in-person discussions, and the interagency process.
       ``(ii) Information on how feedback received by the 
     Secretary informed each such quadrennial homeland security 
     review.
       ``(B) Information regarding the risk assessment required 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), including the following:
       ``(i) The risk model utilized to generate such risk 
     assessment.
       ``(ii) Information, including data used in the risk model, 
     utilized to generate such risk assessment.
       ``(iii) Sources of information, including other risk 
     assessments, utilized to generate such risk assessment.
       ``(iv) Information on assumptions, weighing factors, and 
     subjective judgments utilized to generate such risk 
     assessment, together with information on the rationale or 
     basis thereof.'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the submission 
     of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information 
     on the degree to which the findings and recommendations 
     developed in the quadrennial homeland security review that is 
     the subject of such report were integrated into the 
     acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the 
     Department.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security 
     review conducted after December 31, 2021.

     SEC. 5407. AUTHORIZATION OF THE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL 
                   CAREER PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 5304 of 
     this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 713. ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department an acquisition professional career program to 
     develop a cadre of acquisition professionals within the 
     Department.
       ``(b) Administration.--The Under Secretary for Management 
     shall administer the acquisition professional career program 
     established pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(c) Program Requirements.--The Under Secretary for 
     Management shall carry out the following with respect to the 
     acquisition professional career program.
       ``(1) Designate the occupational series, grades, and number 
     of acquisition positions throughout the Department to be 
     included in the program and manage centrally such positions.
       ``(2) Establish and publish on the Department's website 
     eligibility criteria for candidates to participate in the 
     program.
       ``(3) Carry out recruitment efforts to attract candidates--
       ``(A) from institutions of higher education, including such 
     institutions with established acquisition specialties and 
     courses of study, historically Black colleges and 
     universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions;
       ``(B) with diverse work experience outside of the Federal 
     Government; or
       ``(C) with military service.
       ``(4) Hire eligible candidates for designated positions 
     under the program.
       ``(5) Develop a structured program comprised of acquisition 
     training, on-the-job experience, Departmentwide rotations, 
     mentorship, shadowing, and other career development 
     opportunities for program participants.
       ``(6) Provide, beyond required training established for 
     program participants, additional specialized acquisition 
     training, including small business contracting and innovative 
     acquisition techniques training.
       ``(d) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2021, and 
     annually thereafter through 2027, the Secretary 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 
     acquisition professional career program. Each such report 
     shall include the following information:
       ``(1) The number of candidates approved for the program.
       ``(2) The number of candidates who commenced participation 
     in the program, including generalized information on such 
     candidates' backgrounds with respect to education and prior 
     work experience, but not including personally identifiable 
     information.
       ``(3) A breakdown of the number of participants hired under 
     the program by type of acquisition position.
       ``(4) A list of Department components and offices that 
     participated in the program and information regarding length 
     of time of each program participant in each rotation at such 
     components or offices.
       ``(5) Program attrition rates and postprogram graduation 
     retention data, including information on how such data 
     compare to the prior year's data, as available.
       ``(6) The Department's recruiting efforts for the program.
       ``(7) The Department's efforts to promote retention of 
     program participants.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
     serving institution' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1101a).
       ``(2) Historically black colleges and universities.--The 
     term `historically Black colleges and universities' has the 
     meaning given the term `part B institution' in section 322(2) 
     of Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)).
       ``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5403 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 712 the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 713. Acquisition professional career program.''.

     SEC. 5408. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 322. NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary for Science and

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     Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in 
     subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the 
     authority under section 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be 
     used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct 
     research and development to assist emergency response 
     providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats 
     of terrorism.
       ``(b) Laboratory Described.--The laboratory described in 
     this subsection is the laboratory--
       ``(1) known, as of the date of the enactment of this 
     section, as the National Urban Security Technology 
     Laboratory; and
       ``(2) transferred to the Department pursuant to section 
     303(1)(E).
       ``(c) Laboratory Activities.--The National Urban Security 
     Technology Laboratory shall--
       ``(1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of 
     current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, 
     the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to 
     the internet, for emergency response providers;
       ``(2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response 
     providers; and
       ``(3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or 
     responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Office of the Department.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5407 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 321 the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 322. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory.''.

     SEC. 5409. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     242) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ``utilizing 
     resources,'' and inserting ``developing and utilizing, in 
     consultation with the Advisory Board established pursuant to 
     subsection (g), resources''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Web-Based Training Programs.--To enhance training 
     opportunities, the Director of the Blue Campaign shall 
     develop web-based interactive training videos that utilize a 
     learning management system to provide online training 
     opportunities that shall be made available to the following 
     individuals:
       ``(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
     enforcement officers.
       ``(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel.
       ``(3) Such other individuals as the Director determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(g) Blue Campaign Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the 
     Department a Blue Campaign Advisory Board and shall assign to 
     such Board a representative from each of the following 
     components:
       ``(A) The Transportation Security Administration.
       ``(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
       ``(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
       ``(D) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
       ``(E) The United States Secret Service.
       ``(F) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
       ``(G) The Privacy Office.
       ``(H) Any other components or offices the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Charter.--The Secretary is authorized to issue a 
     charter for the Board, and such charter shall specify the 
     following:
       ``(A) The Board's mission, goals, and scope of its 
     activities.
       ``(B) The duties of the Board's representatives.
       ``(C) The frequency of the Board's meetings.
       ``(3) Consultation.--The Director shall consult the Board 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding the 
     following:
       ``(A) Recruitment tactics used by human traffickers to 
     inform the development of training and materials by the Blue 
     Campaign.
       ``(B) The development of effective awareness tools for 
     distribution to Federal and non-Federal officials to identify 
     and prevent instances of human trafficking.
       ``(C) Identification of additional persons or entities that 
     may be uniquely positioned to recognize signs of human 
     trafficking and the development of materials for such 
     persons.
       ``(4) Applicability.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) does not apply to--
       ``(A) the Board; or
       ``(B) consultations under paragraph (2).
       ``(h) Consultation.--With regard to the development of 
     programs under the Blue Campaign and the implementation of 
     such programs, the Director is authorized to consult with 
     State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, 
     nongovernmental organizations, private sector organizations, 
     and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt from the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).''.

     SEC. 5410. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MENTOR-PROTEGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 890B. MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Department a mentor-protege program (in this section referred 
     to as the `Program') under which a mentor firm enters into an 
     agreement with a protege firm for the purpose of assisting 
     the protege firm to compete for prime contracts and 
     subcontracts of the Department.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall establish criteria 
     for mentor firms and protege firms to be eligible to 
     participate in the Program, including a requirement that a 
     firm is not included on any list maintained by the Federal 
     Government of contractors that have been suspended or 
     debarred.
       ``(c) Program Application and Approval.--
       ``(1) Application.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the 
     Department, shall establish a process for submission of an 
     application jointly by a mentor firm and the protege firm 
     selected by the mentor firm. The application shall include 
     each of the following:
       ``(A) A description of the assistance to be provided by the 
     mentor firm, including, to the extent available, the number 
     and a brief description of each anticipated subcontract to be 
     awarded to the protege firm.
       ``(B) A schedule with milestones for achieving the 
     assistance to be provided over the period of participation in 
     the Program.
       ``(C) An estimate of the costs to be incurred by the mentor 
     firm for providing assistance under the Program.
       ``(D) Attestations that Program participants will submit to 
     the Secretary reports at times specified by the Secretary to 
     assist the Secretary in evaluating the protege firm's 
     developmental progress.
       ``(E) Attestations that Program participants will inform 
     the Secretary in the event of a change in eligibility or 
     voluntary withdrawal from the Program.
       ``(2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after receipt of an 
     application pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of the Office 
     of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization shall notify 
     applicants of approval or, in the case of disapproval, the 
     process for resubmitting an application for reconsideration.
       ``(3) Rescission.--The head of the Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization may rescind the approval 
     of an application under this subsection if it determines that 
     such action is in the best interest of the Department.
       ``(d) Program Duration.--A mentor firm and protege firm 
     approved under subsection (c) shall enter into an agreement 
     to participate in the Program for a period of not less than 
     36 months.
       ``(e) Program Benefits.--A mentor firm and protege firm 
     that enter into an agreement under subsection (d) may receive 
     the following Program benefits:
       ``(1) With respect to an award of a contract that requires 
     a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive evaluation 
     credit for participating in the Program.
       ``(2) With respect to an award of a contract that requires 
     a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm may receive credit for a 
     protege firm performing as a first-tier subcontractor or a 
     subcontractor at any tier in an amount equal to the total 
     dollar value of any subcontracts awarded to such protege 
     firm.
       ``(3) A protege firm may receive technical, managerial, 
     financial, or any other mutually agreed upon benefit from a 
     mentor firm, including a subcontract award.
       ``(f) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head 
     of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
     shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives a report that--
       ``(1) identifies each agreement between a mentor firm and a 
     protege firm entered into under this section, including the 
     number of protege firm participants that are--
       ``(A) small business concerns;
       ``(B) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans;
       ``(C) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans;
       ``(D) qualified HUBZone small business concerns;
       ``(E) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
       ``(F) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     women;
       ``(G) historically Black colleges and universities; and
       ``(H) minority institutions of higher education;
       ``(2) describes the type of assistance provided by mentor 
     firms to protege firms;
       ``(3) identifies contracts within the Department in which a 
     mentor firm serving as the prime contractor provided 
     subcontracts to a protege firm under the Program; and
       ``(4) assesses the degree to which there has been--
       ``(A) an increase in the technical capabilities of protege 
     firms; and
       ``(B) an increase in the quantity and estimated value of 
     prime contract and subcontract awards to protege firms for 
     the period covered by the report.
       ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit, diminish, impair, or otherwise affect the 
     authority of the Department to participate in any program 
     carried out by or requiring approval of the Small Business 
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     or adopt or follow any regulation or policy that the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration may 
     promulgate, except that, to the extent that any provision of 
     this section (including subsection (h)) conflicts with any 
     other provision of law, regulation, or policy, this section 
     shall control.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     `historically Black college or university' means any of the 
     historically Black colleges and universities referred to in 
     section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on 
     March 1, 2018.
       ``(2) Mentor firm.--The term `mentor firm' means a for-
     profit business concern that is not a small business concern 
     that--
       ``(A) has the ability to assist and commits to assisting a 
     protege firm to compete for Federal prime contracts and 
     subcontracts; and
       ``(B) satisfies any other requirements imposed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Minority institution of higher education.--The term 
     `minority institution of higher education' means an 
     institution of higher education with a student body that 
     reflects the composition specified in section 312(b) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)).
       ``(4) Protege firm.--The term `protege firm' means a small 
     business concern, a historically Black college or university, 
     or a minority institution of higher education that--
       ``(A) is eligible to enter into a prime contract or 
     subcontract with the Department; and
       ``(B) satisfies any other requirements imposed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Small business act definitions.--The terms `small 
     business concern', `small business concern owned and 
     controlled by veterans', `small business concern owned and 
     controlled by service-disabled veterans', `qualified HUBZone 
     small business concern', and `small business concern owned 
     and controlled by women' have the meanings given such terms, 
     respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632). The term `small business concern owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals' has the meaning given such term in section 
     8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(3)(C)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5408 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 890A the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 890B. Mentor-protege program.''.

     SEC. 5411. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title XIX of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1932. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a medical 
     countermeasures program to facilitate personnel readiness, 
     and protection for the Department's employees and working 
     animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, 
     nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease 
     outbreak, or pandemic, and to support Department mission 
     continuity.
       ``(b) Oversight.--The Chief Medical Officer of the 
     Department shall provide programmatic oversight of the 
     medical countermeasures program established pursuant to 
     subsection (a), and shall--
       ``(1) develop Departmentwide standards for medical 
     countermeasure storage, security, dispensing, and 
     documentation;
       ``(2) maintain a stockpile of medical countermeasures, 
     including antibiotics, antivirals, and radiological 
     countermeasures, as appropriate;
       ``(3) preposition appropriate medical countermeasures in 
     strategic locations nationwide, based on threat and employee 
     density, in accordance with applicable Federal statutes and 
     regulations;
       ``(4) provide oversight and guidance regarding the 
     dispensing of stockpiled medical countermeasures;
       ``(5) ensure rapid deployment and dispensing of medical 
     countermeasures in a chemical, biological, radiological, 
     nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease 
     outbreak, or pandemic;
       ``(6) provide training to Department employees on medical 
     countermeasure dispensing; and
       ``(7) support dispensing exercises.
       ``(c) Medical Countermeasures Working Group.--The Chief 
     Medical Officer shall establish a medical countermeasures 
     working group comprised of representatives from appropriate 
     components and offices of the Department to ensure that 
     medical countermeasures standards are maintained and guidance 
     is consistent.
       ``(d) Medical Countermeasures Management.--Not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Chief Medical Officer shall develop and submit to the 
     Secretary an integrated logistics support plan for medical 
     countermeasures, including--
       ``(1) a methodology for determining the ideal types and 
     quantities of medical countermeasures to stockpile and how 
     frequently such methodology shall be reevaluated;
       ``(2) a replenishment plan; and
       ``(3) inventory tracking, reporting, and reconciliation 
     procedures for existing stockpiles and new medical 
     countermeasure purchases.
       ``(e) Stockpile Elements.--In determining the types and 
     quantities of medical countermeasures to stockpile under 
     subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer shall utilize, if 
     available--
       ``(1) Department chemical, biological, radiological, and 
     nuclear risk assessments; and
       ``(2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance 
     on medical countermeasures.
       ``(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary 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 the plan developed in 
     accordance with subsection (d) and brief such Committees 
     regarding implementing the requirements of this section.
       ``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `medical 
     countermeasures' means antibiotics, antivirals, radiological 
     countermeasures, and other countermeasures that may be 
     deployed to protect the Department's employees and working 
     animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, 
     nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease 
     outbreak, or pandemic.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5410 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1931 the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 1932. Medical countermeasures.''.

     SEC. 5412. CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 5310 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 890C. HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Research and development.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to conduct research and development to--
       ``(A) identify United States critical domains for economic 
     security and homeland security; and
       ``(B) evaluate the extent to which disruption, corruption, 
     exploitation, or dysfunction of any of such domain poses a 
     substantial threat to homeland security.
       ``(2) Requirements.--
       ``(A) Risk analysis of critical domains.--The research 
     under paragraph (1) shall include a risk analysis of each 
     identified United States critical domain for economic 
     security to determine the degree to which there exists a 
     present or future threat to homeland security in the event of 
     disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such 
     domain. Such research shall consider, to the extent possible, 
     the following:
       ``(i) The vulnerability and resilience of relevant supply 
     chains.
       ``(ii) Foreign production, processing, and manufacturing 
     methods.
       ``(iii) Influence of malign economic actors.
       ``(iv) Asset ownership.
       ``(v) Relationships within the supply chains of such 
     domains.
       ``(vi) The degree to which the conditions referred to in 
     clauses (i) through (v) would place such a domain at risk of 
     disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction.
       ``(B) Additional research into high-risk critical 
     domains.--Based on the identification and risk analysis of 
     United States critical domains for economic security pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 
     respectively, the Secretary may conduct additional research 
     into those critical domains, or specific elements thereof, 
     with respect to which there exists the highest degree of a 
     present or future threat to homeland security in the event of 
     disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such 
     a domain. For each such high-risk domain, or element thereof, 
     such research shall--
       ``(i) describe the underlying infrastructure and processes;
       ``(ii) analyze present and projected performance of 
     industries that comprise or support such domain;
       ``(iii) examine the extent to which the supply chain of a 
     product or service necessary to such domain is concentrated, 
     either through a small number of sources, or if multiple 
     sources are concentrated in one geographic area;
       ``(iv) examine the extent to which the demand for supplies 
     of goods and services of such industries can be fulfilled by 
     present and projected performance of other industries, 
     identify strategies, plans, and potential barriers to expand 
     the supplier industrial base, and identify the barriers to 
     the participation of such other industries;
       ``(v) consider each such domain's performance capacities in 
     stable economic environments, adversarial supply conditions, 
     and under crisis economic constraints;
       ``(vi) identify and define needs and requirements to 
     establish supply resiliency within each such domain; and
       ``(vii) consider the effects of sector consolidation, 
     including foreign consolidation, either through mergers or 
     acquisitions, or due to recent geographic realignment, on 
     such industries' performances.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In conducting the research under 
     paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may consult with appropriate Federal agencies, 
     State agencies, and private sector stakeholders.
       ``(4) Publication.--Beginning one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a 
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     containing information relating to the research under 
     paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), 
     including findings, evidence, analysis, and recommendations. 
     Such report shall be updated annually through 2026.
       ``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the publication of each report required under paragraph (4) 
     of subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such report, together 
     with a description of actions the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies, will undertake or has 
     undertaken in response to each such report.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) United states critical domains for economic 
     security.--The term `United States critical domains for 
     economic security' means the critical infrastructure and 
     other associated industries, technologies, and intellectual 
     property, or any combination thereof, that are essential to 
     the economic security of the United States.
       ``(2) Economic security.--The term `economic security' 
     means the condition of having secure and resilient domestic 
     production capacity, combined with reliable access to the 
     global resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard 
     of living and to protect core national values.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5411 of this Act, is further amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 890B the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 890C. Homeland security critical domain research and 
              development.''.

                       Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

     SEC. 5421. TITLE XXII TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title 
     XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665; relating to 
     the duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain), 
     by amending the section enumerator and heading to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET 
                   DOMAIN.'';

       (B) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b; relating to 
     the joint cyber planning office), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';

       (C) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c; relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';

       (D) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d; relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';

       (E) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the 
     Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the section 
     enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.''; AND

       (F) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to 
     Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by amending 
     the section enumerator and heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
                   PROGRAMS.''.

       (2) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 
     2002'' after ``Homeland Security Act''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
     striking the items relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and 
     inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.''.

     SEC. 5422. STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 5321 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 2220A. STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cyber threat indicator.--The term `cyber threat 
     indicator' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
       ``(2) Cybersecurity plan.--The term `Cybersecurity Plan' 
     means a plan submitted by an eligible entity under subsection 
     (e)(1).
       ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a State; or
       ``(B) an Indian Tribe that, not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section or not later than 
     120 days before the start of any fiscal year in which a grant 
     under this section is awarded--
       ``(i) notifies the Secretary that the Indian Tribe intends 
     to develop a Cybersecurity Plan; and
       ``(ii) agrees to forfeit any distribution under subsection 
     (n)(2).
       ``(4) Incident.--The term `incident' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2209.
       ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304(e)).
       ``(6) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The 
     term `information sharing and analysis organization' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2222.
       ``(7) Information system.--The term `information system' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
       ``(8) Online service.--The term `online service' means any 
     internet-facing service, including a website, email, virtual 
     private network, or custom application.
       ``(9) Ransomware incident.--The term `ransomware incident' 
     means an incident that actually or imminently jeopardizes, 
     without lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or 
     availability of information on an information system, or 
     actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, 
     an information system for the purpose of coercing the 
     information system's owner, operator, or another person.
       ``(10) State and local cybersecurity grant program.--The 
     term `State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program' means the 
     program established under subsection (b).
       ``(11) State and local cybersecurity resilience 
     committee.--The term `State and Local Cybersecurity 
     Resilience Committee' means the committee established under 
     subsection (o)(1).
       ``(12) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 4(l) of the of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304(l)).
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director, shall establish a program, to be known as the `the 
     State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program', to award grants 
     to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and 
     cybersecurity threats to information systems of State, local, 
     or Tribal organizations.
       ``(2) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant 
     under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(c) Baseline Requirements.--An eligible entity or 
     multistate group that receives a grant under this section 
     shall use the grant in compliance with--
       ``(1)(A) the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible entity or 
     the Cybersecurity Plans of the eligible entities that 
     comprise the multistate group; and
       ``(B) the Homeland Security Strategy to Improve the 
     Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
     Governments developed under section 2210(e)(1); or
       ``(2) activities carried out under paragraphs (3), (4), and 
     (5) of subsection (h).
       ``(d) Administration.--The State and Local Cybersecurity 
     Grant Program shall be administered in the same office of the 
     Department that administers grants made under sections 2003 
     and 2004.
       ``(e) Cybersecurity Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity applying for a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary a 
     Cybersecurity Plan for approval.
       ``(2) Required elements.--A Cybersecurity Plan of an 
     eligible entity shall--
       ``(A) incorporate, to the extent practicable, any existing 
     plans of the eligible entity to protect against cybersecurity 
     risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems of 
     State, local, or Tribal organizations;
       ``(B) describe, to the extent practicable, how the eligible 
     entity will--
       ``(i) manage, monitor, and track information systems, 
     applications, and user accounts owned or operated by or on 
     behalf of the eligible entity or by local or Tribal 
     organizations within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity 
     and the information technology deployed on those information 
     systems, including legacy information systems and information 
     technology that are no longer supported by the manufacturer 
     of the systems or technology;
       ``(ii) monitor, audit, and track activity between 
     information systems, applications, and user accounts owned or 
     operated by or on behalf of the eligible entity or by local 
     or Tribal organizations within the jurisdiction of the 
     eligible entity and between those information systems and 
     information systems not owned or operated by the eligible 
     entity or by local or Tribal organizations within the 
     jurisdiction of the eligible entity;
       ``(iii) enhance the preparation, response, and resilience 
     of information systems, applications, and user accounts owned 
     or operated by or on behalf of the eligible entity or local 
     or Tribal organizations against cybersecurity risks and 
     cybersecurity threats;

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       ``(iv) implement a process of continuous cybersecurity 
     vulnerability assessments and threat mitigation practices 
     prioritized by degree of risk to address cybersecurity risks 
     and cybersecurity threats on information systems of the 
     eligible entity or local or Tribal organizations;
       ``(v) ensure that State, local, and Tribal organizations 
     that own or operate information systems that are located 
     within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity--

       ``(I) adopt best practices and methodologies to enhance 
     cybersecurity, such as the practices set forth in the 
     cybersecurity framework developed by, and the cyber supply 
     chain risk management best practices identified by, the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
       ``(II) utilize knowledge bases of adversary tools and 
     tactics to assess risk;

       ``(vi) promote the delivery of safe, recognizable, and 
     trustworthy online services by State, local, and Tribal 
     organizations, including through the use of the .gov internet 
     domain;
       ``(vii) ensure continuity of operations of the eligible 
     entity and local, and Tribal organizations in the event of a 
     cybersecurity incident (including a ransomware incident), 
     including by conducting exercises to practice responding to 
     such an incident;
       ``(viii) use the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
     Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework developed by the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to identify 
     and mitigate any gaps in the cybersecurity workforces of 
     State, local, or Tribal organizations, enhance recruitment 
     and retention efforts for such workforces, and bolster the 
     knowledge, skills, and abilities of State, local, and Tribal 
     organization personnel to address cybersecurity risks and 
     cybersecurity threats, such as through cybersecurity hygiene 
     training;
       ``(ix) ensure continuity of communications and data 
     networks within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity 
     between the eligible entity and local and Tribal 
     organizations that own or operate information systems within 
     the jurisdiction of the eligible entity in the event of an 
     incident involving such communications or data networks 
     within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity;
       ``(x) assess and mitigate, to the greatest degree possible, 
     cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats related to 
     critical infrastructure and key resources, the degradation of 
     which may impact the performance of information systems 
     within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity;
       ``(xi) enhance capabilities to share cyber threat 
     indicators and related information between the eligible 
     entity and local and Tribal organizations that own or operate 
     information systems within the jurisdiction of the eligible 
     entity, including by expanding existing information-sharing 
     agreements with the Department;
       ``(xii) enhance the capability of the eligible entity to 
     share cyber threat indictors and related information with the 
     Department;
       ``(xiii) leverage cybersecurity services offered by the 
     Department;
       ``(xiv) develop and coordinate strategies to address 
     cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information 
     systems of the eligible entity in consultation with--

       ``(I) local and Tribal organizations within the 
     jurisdiction of the eligible entity; and
       ``(II) as applicable--

       ``(aa) States that neighbor the jurisdiction of the 
     eligible entity or, as appropriate, members of an information 
     sharing and analysis organization; and
       ``(bb) countries that neighbor the jurisdiction of the 
     eligible entity; and
       ``(xv) implement an information technology and operational 
     technology modernization cybersecurity review process that 
     ensures alignment between information technology and 
     operational technology cybersecurity objectives;
       ``(C) describe, to the extent practicable, the individual 
     responsibilities of the eligible entity and local and Tribal 
     organizations within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity 
     in implementing the plan;
       ``(D) outline, to the extent practicable, the necessary 
     resources and a timeline for implementing the plan; and
       ``(E) describe how the eligible entity will measure 
     progress toward implementing the plan.
       ``(3) Discretionary elements.--A Cybersecurity Plan of an 
     eligible entity may include a description of--
       ``(A) cooperative programs developed by groups of local and 
     Tribal organizations within the jurisdiction of the eligible 
     entity to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity 
     threats; and
       ``(B) programs provided by the eligible entity to support 
     local and Tribal organizations and owners and operators of 
     critical infrastructure to address cybersecurity risks and 
     cybersecurity threats.
       ``(4) Management of funds.--An eligible entity applying for 
     a grant under this section shall agree to designate the Chief 
     Information Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, 
     or an equivalent official of the eligible entity as the 
     primary official for the management and allocation of funds 
     awarded under this section.
       ``(f) Multistate Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director, may award grants under this section to a group of 
     two or more eligible entities to support multistate efforts 
     to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to 
     information systems within the jurisdictions of the eligible 
     entities.
       ``(2) Satisfaction of other requirements.--In order to be 
     eligible for a multistate grant under this subsection, each 
     eligible entity that comprises a multistate group shall 
     submit to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a Cybersecurity Plan for approval in accordance with 
     subsection (i); and
       ``(B) a plan for establishing a cybersecurity planning 
     committee under subsection (g).
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--A multistate group applying for a 
     multistate grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Multistate project description.--An application of a 
     multistate group under subparagraph (A) shall include a plan 
     describing--
       ``(i) the division of responsibilities among the eligible 
     entities that comprise the multistate group for administering 
     the grant for which application is being made;
       ``(ii) the distribution of funding from such a grant among 
     the eligible entities that comprise the multistate group; and
       ``(iii) how the eligible entities that comprise the 
     multistate group will work together to implement the 
     Cybersecurity Plan of each of those eligible entities.
       ``(g) Planning Committees.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
     under this section shall establish a cybersecurity planning 
     committee to--
       ``(A) assist in the development, implementation, and 
     revision of the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible entity;
       ``(B) approve the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible 
     entity; and
       ``(C) assist in the determination of effective funding 
     priorities for a grant under this section in accordance with 
     subsection (h).
       ``(2) Composition.--A committee of an eligible entity 
     established under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) be comprised of representatives from the eligible 
     entity and counties, cities, towns, Tribes, and public 
     educational and health institutions within the jurisdiction 
     of the eligible entity; and
       ``(B) include, as appropriate, representatives of rural, 
     suburban, and high-population jurisdictions.
       ``(3) Cybersecurity expertise.--Not less than one-half of 
     the representatives of a committee established under 
     paragraph (1) shall have professional experience relating to 
     cybersecurity or information technology.
       ``(4) Rule of construction regarding existing planning 
     committees.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
     require an eligible entity to establish a cybersecurity 
     planning committee if the eligible entity has established and 
     uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission 
     that meets, or may be leveraged to meet, the requirements of 
     this subsection.
       ``(h) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
     grant under this section shall use the grant to--
       ``(1) implement the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible 
     entity;
       ``(2) develop or revise the Cybersecurity Plan of the 
     eligible entity; or
       ``(3) assist with activities that address imminent 
     cybersecurity risks or cybersecurity threats to the 
     information systems of the eligible entity or a local or 
     Tribal organization within the jurisdiction of the eligible 
     entity.
       ``(i) Approval of Plans.--
       ``(1) Approval as condition of grant.--Before an eligible 
     entity may receive a grant under this section, the Secretary, 
     acting through the Director, shall review the Cybersecurity 
     Plan, or any revisions thereto, of the eligible entity and 
     approve such plan, or revised plan, if it satisfies the 
     requirements specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Plan requirements.--In approving a Cybersecurity Plan 
     of an eligible entity under this subsection, the Director 
     shall ensure that the Cybersecurity Plan--
       ``(A) satisfies the requirements of subsection (e)(2);
       ``(B) upon the issuance of the Homeland Security Strategy 
     to Improve the Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and 
     Territorial Governments authorized pursuant to section 
     2210(e), complies, as appropriate, with the goals and 
     objectives of the strategy; and
       ``(C) has been approved by the cybersecurity planning 
     committee of the eligible entity established under subsection 
     (g).
       ``(3) Approval of revisions.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Director, may approve revisions to a Cybersecurity Plan 
     as the Director determines appropriate.
       ``(4) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (e) and 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may award a 
     grant under this section to an eligible entity that does not 
     submit a Cybersecurity Plan to the Secretary if--
       ``(A) the eligible entity certifies to the Secretary that--
       ``(i) the activities that will be supported by the grant 
     are integral to the development of the Cybersecurity Plan of 
     the eligible entity; and
       ``(ii) the eligible entity will submit by September 30, 
     2023, to the Secretary, a Cybersecurity Plan for review, and 
     if appropriate, approval; or
       ``(B) the eligible entity certifies to the Secretary, and 
     the Director confirms, that the eligible entity will use 
     funds from the grant to assist with the activities described 
     in subsection (h)(3).
       ``(j) Limitations on Uses of Funds.--

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       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
     under this section may not use the grant--
       ``(A) to supplant State, local, or Tribal funds;
       ``(B) for any recipient cost-sharing contribution;
       ``(C) to pay a demand for ransom in an attempt to--
       ``(i) regain access to information or an information system 
     of the eligible entity or of a local or Tribal organization 
     within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity; or
       ``(ii) prevent the disclosure of information that has been 
     removed without authorization from an information system of 
     the eligible entity or of a local or Tribal organization 
     within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity;
       ``(D) for recreational or social purposes; or
       ``(E) for any purpose that does not address cybersecurity 
     risks or cybersecurity threats on information systems of the 
     eligible entity or of a local or Tribal organization within 
     the jurisdiction of the eligible entity.
       ``(2) Penalties.--In addition to any other remedy 
     available, the Secretary may take such actions as are 
     necessary to ensure that a recipient of a grant under this 
     section uses the grant for the purposes for which the grant 
     is awarded.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) may 
     be construed to prohibit the use of grant funds provided to a 
     State, local, or Tribal organization for otherwise 
     permissible uses under this section on the basis that a 
     State, local, or Tribal organization has previously used 
     State, local, or Tribal funds to support the same or similar 
     uses.
       ``(k) Opportunity to Amend Applications.--In considering 
     applications for grants under this section, the Secretary 
     shall provide applicants with a reasonable opportunity to 
     correct defects, if any, in such applications before making 
     final awards.
       ``(l) Apportionment.--For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this section among States as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Baseline amount.--The Secretary shall first apportion 
     0.25 percent of such amounts to each of American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the 
     United States Virgin Islands, and 0.75 percent of such 
     amounts to each of the remaining States.
       ``(2) Remainder.--The Secretary shall apportion the 
     remainder of such amounts in the ratio that--
       ``(A) the population of each eligible entity, bears to
       ``(B) the population of all eligible entities.
       ``(3) Minimum allocation to indian tribes.--
       ``(A) In general.--In apportioning amounts under this 
     section, the Secretary shall ensure that, for each fiscal 
     year, directly eligible Tribes collectively receive, from 
     amounts appropriated under the State and Local Cybersecurity 
     Grant Program, not less than an amount equal to three percent 
     of the total amount appropriated for grants under this 
     section.
       ``(B) Allocation.--Of the amount reserved under 
     subparagraph (A), funds shall be allocated in a manner 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with Indian 
     Tribes.
       ``(C) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply in any 
     fiscal year in which the Secretary--
       ``(i) receives fewer than five applications from Indian 
     Tribes; or
       ``(ii) does not approve at least two applications from 
     Indian Tribes.
       ``(m) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out using funds made available with a grant 
     under this section may not exceed--
       ``(A) in the case of a grant to an eligible entity--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2022, 90 percent;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2023, 80 percent;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2024, 70 percent;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2025, 60 percent; and
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     50 percent; and
       ``(B) in the case of a grant to a multistate group--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 2022, 95 percent;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2023, 85 percent;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2024, 75 percent;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2025, 65 percent; and
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     55 percent.
       ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive or modify the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) for an Indian Tribe if the 
     Secretary determines such a waiver is in the public interest.
       ``(n) Responsibilities of Grantees.--
       ``(1) Certification.--Each eligible entity or multistate 
     group that receives a grant under this section shall certify 
     to the Secretary that the grant will be used--
       ``(A) for the purpose for which the grant is awarded; and
       ``(B) in compliance with, as the case may be--
       ``(i) the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible entity;
       ``(ii) the Cybersecurity Plans of the eligible entities 
     that comprise the multistate group; or
       ``(iii) a purpose approved by the Secretary under 
     subsection (h) or pursuant to an exception under subsection 
     (i).
       ``(2) Availability of funds to local and tribal 
     organizations.--Not later than 45 days after the date on 
     which an eligible entity or multistate group receives a grant 
     under this section, the eligible entity or multistate group 
     shall, without imposing unreasonable or unduly burdensome 
     requirements as a condition of receipt, obligate or otherwise 
     make available to local and Tribal organizations within the 
     jurisdiction of the eligible entity or the eligible entities 
     that comprise the multistate group, and as applicable, 
     consistent with the Cybersecurity Plan of the eligible entity 
     or the Cybersecurity Plans of the eligible entities that 
     comprise the multistate group--
       ``(A) not less than 80 percent of funds available under the 
     grant;
       ``(B) with the consent of the local and Tribal 
     organizations, items, services, capabilities, or activities 
     having a value of not less than 80 percent of the amount of 
     the grant; or
       ``(C) with the consent of the local and Tribal 
     organizations, grant funds combined with other items, 
     services, capabilities, or activities having the total value 
     of not less than 80 percent of the amount of the grant.
       ``(3) Certifications regarding distribution of grant funds 
     to local and tribal organizations.--An eligible entity or 
     multistate group shall certify to the Secretary that the 
     eligible entity or multistate group has made the distribution 
     to local, Tribal, and territorial governments required under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Extension of period.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity or multistate group 
     may request in writing that the Secretary extend the period 
     of time specified in paragraph (2) for an additional period 
     of time.
       ``(B) Approval.--The Secretary may approve a request for an 
     extension under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
     the extension is necessary to ensure that the obligation and 
     expenditure of grant funds align with the purpose of the 
     State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.
       ``(5) Exception.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or an Indian 
     Tribe.
       ``(6) Direct funding.--If an eligible entity does not make 
     a distribution to a local or Tribal organization required in 
     accordance with paragraph (2), the local or Tribal 
     organization may petition the Secretary to request that grant 
     funds be provided directly to the local or Tribal 
     organization.
       ``(7) Penalties.--In addition to other remedies available 
     to the Secretary, the Secretary may terminate or reduce the 
     amount of a grant awarded under this section to an eligible 
     entity or distribute grant funds previously awarded to such 
     eligible entity directly to the appropriate local or Tribal 
     organization as a replacement grant in an amount the 
     Secretary determines appropriate if such eligible entity 
     violates a requirement of this subsection.
       ``(o) Advisory Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Director shall 
     establish a State and Local Cybersecurity Resilience 
     Committee to provide State, local, and Tribal stakeholder 
     expertise, situational awareness, and recommendations to the 
     Director, as appropriate, regarding how to--
       ``(A) address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats 
     to information systems of State, local, or Tribal 
     organizations; and
       ``(B) improve the ability of State, local, and Tribal 
     organizations to prevent, protect against, respond to, 
     mitigate, and recover from such cybersecurity risks and 
     cybersecurity threats.
       ``(2) Duties.--The committee established under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) submit to the Director recommendations that may 
     inform guidance for applicants for grants under this section;
       ``(B) upon the request of the Director, provide to the 
     Director technical assistance to inform the review of 
     Cybersecurity Plans submitted by applicants for grants under 
     this section, and, as appropriate, submit to the Director 
     recommendations to improve those plans prior to the approval 
     of the plans under subsection (i);
       ``(C) advise and provide to the Director input regarding 
     the Homeland Security Strategy to Improve Cybersecurity for 
     State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments required 
     under section 2210;
       ``(D) upon the request of the Director, provide to the 
     Director recommendations, as appropriate, regarding how to--
       ``(i) address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats 
     on information systems of State, local, or Tribal 
     organizations; and
       ``(ii) improve the cybersecurity resilience of State, 
     local, or Tribal organizations; and
       ``(E) regularly coordinate with the State, Local, Tribal 
     and Territorial Government Coordinating Council, within the 
     Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, 
     established under section 871.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) Number and appointment.--The State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be composed of 15 members appointed by 
     the Director, as follows:
       ``(i) Two individuals recommended to the Director by the 
     National Governors Association.
       ``(ii) Two individuals recommended to the Director by the 
     National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
       ``(iii) One individual recommended to the Director by the 
     National Guard Bureau.

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       ``(iv) Two individuals recommended to the Director by the 
     National Association of Counties.
       ``(v) One individual recommended to the Director by the 
     National League of Cities.
       ``(vi) One individual recommended to the Director by the 
     United States Conference of Mayors.
       ``(vii) One individual recommended to the Director by the 
     Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
       ``(viii) One individual recommended to the Director by the 
     National Congress of American Indians.
       ``(viii) Four individuals who have educational and 
     professional experience relating to cybersecurity work or 
     cybersecurity policy.
       ``(B) Terms.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), each member of 
     the State and Local Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall 
     be appointed for a term of two years.
       ``(ii) Requirement.--At least two members of the State and 
     Local Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall also be 
     members of the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial 
     Government Coordinating Council, within the Critical 
     Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, established 
     under section 871.
       ``(iii) Exception.--A term of a member of the State and 
     Local Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall be three years 
     if the member is appointed initially to the Committee upon 
     the establishment of the Committee.
       ``(iv) Term remainders.--Any member of the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee appointed to fill a 
     vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
     the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
     only for the remainder of such term. A member may serve after 
     the expiration of such member's term until a successor has 
     taken office.
       ``(v) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(C) Pay.--Members of the State and Local Cybersecurity 
     Resilience Committee shall serve without pay.
       ``(4) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The members of the 
     State and Local Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall 
     select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among members 
     of the committee.
       ``(5) Permanent authority.--Notwithstanding section 14 of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the State 
     and Local Cybersecurity Resilience Committee shall be a 
     permanent authority.
       ``(p) Reports.--
       ``(1) Annual reports by grant recipients.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than one year after an 
     eligible entity or multistate group receives funds under this 
     section, the eligible entity or multistate group shall submit 
     to the Secretary a report on the progress of the eligible 
     entity or multistate group in implementing the Cybersecurity 
     Plan of the eligible entity or Cybersecurity Plans of the 
     eligible entities that comprise the multistate group, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(B) Absence of plan.--Not later than 180 days after an 
     eligible entity that does not have a Cybersecurity Plan 
     receives funds under this section for developing its 
     Cybersecurity Plan, the eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report describing how the eligible entity 
     obligated and expended grant funds during the fiscal year 
     to--
       ``(i) so develop such a Cybersecurity Plan; or
       ``(ii) assist with the activities described in subsection 
     (h)(3).
       ``(2) Annual reports to congress.--Not less frequently than 
     once per year, the Secretary, acting through the Director, 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the use of grants 
     awarded under this section and any progress made toward the 
     following:
       ``(A) Achieving the objectives set forth in the Homeland 
     Security Strategy to Improve the Cybersecurity of State, 
     Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments, upon the date on 
     which the strategy is issued under section 2210.
       ``(B) Developing, implementing, or revising Cybersecurity 
     Plans.
       ``(C) Reducing cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity 
     threats to information systems, applications, and user 
     accounts owned or operated by or on behalf of State, local, 
     and Tribal organizations as a result of the award of such 
     grants.
       ``(q) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--
       ``(1) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, 
     $500,000,000; and
       ``(2) for each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as may be 
     necessary.

     ``SEC. 2220B. CYBERSECURITY RESOURCE GUIDE DEVELOPMENT FOR 
                   STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL 
                   GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

       ``The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
     develop, regularly update, and maintain a resource guide for 
     use by State, local, Tribal, and territorial government 
     officials, including law enforcement officers, to help such 
     officials identify, prepare for, detect, protect against, 
     respond to, and recover from cybersecurity risks (as such 
     term is defined in section 2209), cybersecurity threats, and 
     incidents (as such term is defined in section 2209).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5413, is further amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 2220 the following new items:

``Sec. 2220A. State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.
``Sec. 2220B. Cybersecurity resource guide development for State, 
              local, Tribal, and territorial government officials.''.

     SEC. 5423. STRATEGY.

       (a) Homeland Security Strategy To Improve the Cybersecurity 
     of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.--
     Section 2210 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     660) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Homeland Security Strategy To Improve the 
     Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
     Governments.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, acting 
     through the Director, shall, in coordination with the heads 
     of appropriate Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, and 
     territorial governments, the State and Local Cybersecurity 
     Resilience Committee established under section 2220A, and 
     other stakeholders, as appropriate, develop and make publicly 
     available a Homeland Security Strategy to Improve the 
     Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
     Governments.
       ``(B) Recommendations and requirements.--The strategy 
     required under subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) provide recommendations relating to the ways in which 
     the Federal Government should support and promote the ability 
     of State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to 
     identify, mitigate against, protect against, detect, respond 
     to, and recover from cybersecurity risks (as such term is 
     defined in section 2209), cybersecurity threats, and 
     incidents (as such term is defined in section 2209); and
       ``(ii) establish baseline requirements for cybersecurity 
     plans under this section and principles with which such plans 
     shall align.
       ``(2) Contents.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       ``(A) identify capability gaps in the ability of State, 
     local, Tribal, and territorial governments to identify, 
     protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
     cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity threats, incidents, and 
     ransomware incidents;
       ``(B) identify Federal resources and capabilities that are 
     available or could be made available to State, local, Tribal, 
     and territorial governments to help those governments 
     identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover 
     from cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity threats, incidents, 
     and ransomware incidents;
       ``(C) identify and assess the limitations of Federal 
     resources and capabilities available to State, local, Tribal, 
     and territorial governments to help those governments 
     identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover 
     from cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity threats, incidents, 
     and ransomware incidents and make recommendations to address 
     such limitations;
       ``(D) identify opportunities to improve the coordination of 
     the Agency with Federal and non-Federal entities, such as the 
     Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, to 
     improve--
       ``(i) incident exercises, information sharing and incident 
     notification procedures;
       ``(ii) the ability for State, local, Tribal, and 
     territorial governments to voluntarily adapt and implement 
     guidance in Federal binding operational directives; and
       ``(iii) opportunities to leverage Federal schedules for 
     cybersecurity investments under section 502 of title 40, 
     United States Code;
       ``(E) recommend new initiatives the Federal Government 
     should undertake to improve the ability of State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial governments to identify, protect 
     against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity 
     risks, cybersecurity threats, incidents, and ransomware 
     incidents;
       ``(F) set short-term and long-term goals that will improve 
     the ability of State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
     governments to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, 
     and recover from cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity threats, 
     incidents, and ransomware incidents; and
       ``(G) set dates, including interim benchmarks, as 
     appropriate for State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
     governments to establish baseline capabilities to identify, 
     protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
     cybersecurity risks, cybersecurity threats, incidents, and 
     ransomware incidents.
       ``(3) Considerations.--In developing the strategy required 
     under paragraph (1), the Director, in coordination with the 
     heads of appropriate Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, 
     and territorial governments, the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee established under section 
     2220A, and other stakeholders, as appropriate, shall 
     consider--
       ``(A) lessons learned from incidents that have affected 
     State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and 
     exercises with Federal and non-Federal entities;
       ``(B) the impact of incidents that have affected State, 
     local, Tribal, and territorial governments, including the 
     resulting costs to such governments;
       ``(C) the information related to the interest and ability 
     of state and non-state threat actors to compromise 
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     (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
     Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)) owned or operated by State, 
     local, Tribal, and territorial governments;
       ``(D) emerging cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity 
     threats to State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments 
     resulting from the deployment of new technologies; and
       ``(E) recommendations made by the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee established under section 
     2220A.
       ``(4) Exemption.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code (commonly known as the `Paperwork Reduction Act'), shall 
     not apply to any action to implement this subsection.''.
       (b) Responsibilities of the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency.--Section 2202 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as 
     subsections (e) through (j), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Additional Responsibilities.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities under subsection (c), the Director shall--
       ``(1) develop program guidance, in consultation with the 
     State and Local Government Cybersecurity Resilience Committee 
     established under section 2220A, for the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Grant Program under such section or any other 
     homeland security assistance administered by the Department 
     to improve cybersecurity;
       ``(2) review, in consultation with the State and Local 
     Cybersecurity Resilience Committee, all cybersecurity plans 
     of State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments 
     developed pursuant to any homeland security assistance 
     administered by the Department to improve cybersecurity;
       ``(3) provide expertise and technical assistance to State, 
     local, Tribal, and territorial government officials with 
     respect to cybersecurity; and
       ``(4) provide education, training, and capacity development 
     to enhance the security and resilience of cybersecurity and 
     infrastructure security.''.
       (c) Feasibility Study.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the Department 
     of Homeland Security shall conduct a study to assess the 
     feasibility of implementing a short-term rotational program 
     for the detail to the Agency of approved State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial government employees in cyber 
     workforce positions.

     SEC. 5424. CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES.

       Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     659) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) the term `cybersecurity vulnerability' has the 
     meaning given the term `security vulnerability' in section 
     102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 
     U.S.C. 1501);''.
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) sharing mitigation protocols to counter cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities pursuant to subsection (n); and''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and mitigation protocols to counter cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities in accordance with subparagraph (B)'' before 
     ``with Federal'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``sharing'' and 
     inserting ``share''; and
       (C) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``mitigation protocols 
     to counter cybersecurity vulnerabilities,'' after 
     ``measures,'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(1)(G), by striking the semicolon 
     after ``and'' at the end;
       (4) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p); and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (n) following new 
     subsection:
       ``(o) Protocols to Counter Certain Cybersecurity 
     Vulnerabilities.--The Director may, as appropriate, identify, 
     develop, and disseminate actionable protocols to mitigate 
     cybersecurity vulnerabilities to information systems and 
     industrial control systems, including in circumstances in 
     which such vulnerabilities exist because software or hardware 
     is no longer supported by a vendor.''.

     SEC. 5425. CAPABILITIES OF THE CYBERSECURITY AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY TO IDENTIFY 
                   THREATS TO INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and;'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) activities of the Center address the security of both 
     information technology and operational technology, including 
     industrial control systems;''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Industrial Control Systems.--The Director shall 
     maintain capabilities to identify and address threats and 
     vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use 
     in the automated control of critical infrastructure 
     processes. In carrying out this subsection, the Director 
     shall--
       ``(1) lead Federal Government efforts, in consultation with 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies, as appropriate, to identify 
     and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control 
     systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition 
     systems;
       ``(2) maintain threat hunting and incident response 
     capabilities to respond to industrial control system 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents;
       ``(3) provide cybersecurity technical assistance to 
     industry end-users, product manufacturers, Sector Risk 
     Management Agencies, other Federal agencies, and other 
     industrial control system stakeholders to identify, evaluate, 
     assess, and mitigate vulnerabilities;
       ``(4) collect, coordinate, and provide vulnerability 
     information to the industrial control systems community by, 
     as appropriate, working closely with security researchers, 
     industry end-users, product manufacturers, Sector Risk 
     Management Agencies, other Federal agencies, and other 
     industrial control systems stakeholders; and
       ``(5) conduct such other efforts and assistance as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.''.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and every six months 
     thereafter during the subsequent 4-year period, the Director 
     of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
     the Department of Homeland Security shall provide to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate a briefing on the 
     industrial control systems capabilities of the Agency under 
     section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     659), as amended by subsection (a).
       (c) GAO Review.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall review implementation of the requirements 
     of subsections (e)(1)(I) and (p) of section 2209 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), as amended by 
     subsection (a), and 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 that includes findings and recommendations relating to 
     such implementation. Such report shall include information on 
     the following:
       (1) Any interagency coordination challenges to the ability 
     of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to lead Federal 
     efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to 
     industrial control systems pursuant to subsection (p)(1) of 
     such section.
       (2) The degree to which the Agency has adequate capacity, 
     expertise, and resources to carry out threat hunting and 
     incident response capabilities to mitigate cybersecurity 
     threats to industrial control systems pursuant to subsection 
     (p)(2) of such section, as well as additional resources that 
     would be needed to close any operational gaps in such 
     capabilities.
       (3) The extent to which industrial control system 
     stakeholders sought cybersecurity technical assistance from 
     the Agency pursuant to subsection (p)(3) of such section, and 
     the utility and effectiveness of such technical assistance.
       (4) The degree to which the Agency works with security 
     researchers and other industrial control systems 
     stakeholders, pursuant to subsection (p)(4) of such section, 
     to provide vulnerability information to the industrial 
     control systems community.

     SEC. 5426. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department 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 on 
     how the Agency carries out subsection (n) of section 2209 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to coordinate vulnerability 
     disclosures, including disclosures of cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities (as such term is defined in such section), 
     and subsection (o) of such section (as added by section 5324) 
     to disseminate actionable protocols to mitigate cybersecurity 
     vulnerabilities to information systems and industrial control 
     systems, that include the following:
       (1) A description of the policies and procedures relating 
     to the coordination of vulnerability disclosures.
       (2) A description of the levels of activity in furtherance 
     of such subsections (n) and (o) of such section 2209.
       (3) Any plans to make further improvements to how 
     information provided pursuant to such subsections can be 
     shared (as such term is defined in such section 2209) between 
     the Department and industry and other stakeholders.

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       (4) Any available information on the degree to which such 
     information was acted upon by industry and other 
     stakeholders.
       (5) A description of how privacy and civil liberties are 
     preserved in the collection, retention, use, and sharing of 
     vulnerability disclosures.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 5427. COMPETITION RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY 
                   VULNERABILITIES.

       The Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency of the Department, may establish an incentive-based 
     program that allows industry, individuals, academia, and 
     others to compete in identifying remediation solutions for 
     cybersecurity vulnerabilities (as such term is defined in 
     section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended 
     by section 5325) to information systems (as such term is 
     defined in such section 2209) and industrial control systems, 
     including supervisory control and data acquisition systems.

     SEC. 5428. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 5322 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2220C. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Agency 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) based on current risk assessments, including credible 
     threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;
       ``(ii) designed, to the extent practicable, to simulate the 
     partial or complete incapacitation of a government or 
     critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber 
     incident;
       ``(iii) 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
       ``(iv) designed to promptly develop after-action reports 
     and plans that can quickly incorporate lessons learned into 
     future operations.
       ``(B) Model exercise selection.--The Exercise Program 
     shall--
       ``(i) include a selection of model exercises that 
     government and private entities can readily adapt for use; 
     and
       ``(ii) aid such governments and private entities with the 
     design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises that--

       ``(I) conform to the requirements described in subparagraph 
     (A);
       ``(II) are consistent with any applicable national, State, 
     local, or Tribal strategy or plan; and
       ``(III) provide for systematic evaluation of readiness.

       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the Exercise Program, 
     the Director may consult with appropriate representatives 
     from Sector Risk Management Agencies, cybersecurity research 
     stakeholders, and Sector Coordinating Councils.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) Private entity.--The term `private entity' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
     Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
     section 5422 of this Act, is further amended by adding after 
     the item relating to section 2220B the following new item:

``Sec. 2220C. National Cyber Exercise Program.''.

                  Subtitle C--Transportation Security

     SEC. 5431. SURVEY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
                   ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE REGARDING COVID-19 
                   RESPONSE.

       (a) Survey.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Administrator''), in consultation with the 
     labor organization certified as the exclusive representative 
     of full- and part-time nonsupervisory Administration 
     personnel carrying out screening functions under section 
     44901 of title 49, United States Code, shall conduct a survey 
     of the Transportation Security Administration (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Administration'') workforce regarding 
     the Administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such 
     survey shall be conducted in a manner that allows for the 
     greatest practicable level of workforce participation.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the survey required under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall solicit feedback on 
     the following:
       (1) The Administration's communication and collaboration 
     with the Administration's workforce regarding the 
     Administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and 
     efforts to mitigate and monitor transmission of COVID-19 
     among its workforce, including through--
       (A) providing employees with personal protective equipment 
     and mandating its use;
       (B) modifying screening procedures and Administration 
     operations to reduce transmission among officers and 
     passengers and ensuring compliance with such changes;
       (C) adjusting policies regarding scheduling, leave, and 
     telework;
       (D) outreach as a part of contact tracing when an employee 
     has tested positive for COVID-19; and
       (E) encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and efforts to assist 
     employees that seek to be vaccinated such as communicating 
     the availability of duty time for travel to vaccination sites 
     and recovery from vaccine side effects.
       (2) Any other topic determined appropriate by the 
     Administrator.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completing the 
     survey required under subsection (a), the Administration 
     shall provide a report summarizing the results of the survey 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.

     SEC. 5432. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.

       (a) Plan Required.--Section 114 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(x) Transportation Security Preparedness Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department 
     of Homeland Security and in consultation with the partners 
     identified under paragraphs (3)(A)(i) through (3)(A)(iv), 
     shall develop a transportation security preparedness plan to 
     address the event of a communicable disease outbreak. The 
     Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall ensure 
     such plan aligns with relevant Federal plans and strategies 
     for communicable disease outbreaks.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In developing the plan required 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator, shall consider each of the following:
       ``(A) The findings of the survey required under section 
     5331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2022.
       ``(B) All relevant reports and recommendations regarding 
     the Administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     including any reports and recommendations issued by the 
     Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(C) Lessons learned from Federal interagency efforts 
     during the COVID-19 pandemic.
       ``(3) Contents of plan.--The plan developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall include each of the following:
       ``(A) Plans for communicating and collaborating in the 
     event of a communicable disease outbreak with the following 
     partners:
       ``(i) Appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
     including the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of 
     Transportation, the Department of Labor, and appropriate 
     interagency task forces.
       ``(ii) The workforce of the Administration, including 
     through the labor organization certified as the exclusive 
     representative of full- and part-time non-supervisory 
     Administration personnel carrying out screening functions 
     under section 44901 of this title.
       ``(iii) International partners, including the International 
     Civil Aviation Organization and foreign governments, 
     airports, and air carriers.
       ``(iv) Public and private stakeholders, as such term is 
     defined under subsection (t)(1)(C).
       ``(v) The traveling public.
       ``(B) Plans for protecting the safety of the Transportation 
     Security Administration workforce, including--
       ``(i) reducing the risk of communicable disease 
     transmission at screening checkpoints and within the 
     Administration's workforce related to the Administration's 
     transportation security operations and mission;
       ``(ii) ensuring the safety and hygiene of screening 
     checkpoints and other workstations;
       ``(iii) supporting equitable and appropriate access to 
     relevant vaccines, prescriptions, and other medical care; and
       ``(iv) tracking rates of employee illness, recovery, and 
     death.
       ``(C) Criteria for determining the conditions that may 
     warrant the integration of additional actions in the aviation 
     screening system in response to the communicable disease 
     outbreak and a range of potential roles and responsibilities 
     that align with such conditions.
       ``(D) Contingency plans for temporarily adjusting 
     checkpoint operations to provide for passenger and employee 
     safety while maintaining security during the communicable 
     disease outbreak.
       ``(E) Provisions setting forth criteria for establishing an 
     interagency task force or other standing engagement platform 
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     other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, including 
     the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
     Department of Transportation, to address such communicable 
     disease outbreak.
       ``(F) A description of scenarios in which the Administrator 
     should consider exercising authorities provided under 
     subsection (g) and for what purposes.
       ``(G) Considerations for assessing the appropriateness of 
     issuing security directives and emergency amendments to 
     regulated parties in various modes of transportation, 
     including surface transportation, and plans for ensuring 
     compliance with such measures.
       ``(H) A description of any potential obstacles, including 
     funding constraints and limitations to authorities, that 
     could restrict the ability of the Administration to respond 
     appropriately to a communicable disease outbreak.
       ``(4) Dissemination.--Upon development of the plan required 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall disseminate the 
     plan to the partners identified under paragraph (3)(A) and to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       ``(5) Review of plan.--Not later than two years after the 
     date on which the plan is disseminated under paragraph (4), 
     and biennially thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator and in coordination with the Chief Medical 
     Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall review 
     the plan and, after consultation with the partners identified 
     under paragraphs (3)(A)(i) through (3)(A)(iv), update the 
     plan as appropriate.''.
       (b) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date on which the transportation security 
     preparedness plan required under subsection (x) of section 
     114 of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a), is disseminated under paragraph (4) of such subsection 
     (x), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results 
     of a study assessing the transportation security preparedness 
     plan, including an analysis of--
       (1) whether such plan aligns with relevant Federal plans 
     and strategies for communicable disease outbreaks; and
       (2) the extent to which the Transportation Security 
     Administration is prepared to implement the plan.

     SEC. 5433. AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
                   ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL DETAILS.

       (a) Coordination.--Pursuant to sections 106(m) and 114(m) 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration may provide 
     Transportation Security Administration personnel, who are not 
     engaged in front line transportation security efforts, to 
     other components of the Department and other Federal agencies 
     to improve coordination with such components and agencies to 
     prepare for, protect against, and respond to public health 
     threats to the transportation security system of the United 
     States.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding efforts to 
     improve coordination with other components of the Department 
     of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies to prepare 
     for, protect against, and respond to public health threats to 
     the transportation security system of the United States.

     SEC. 5434. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
                   PREPAREDNESS.

       (a) Analysis.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Transportation 
     Security Administration shall conduct an analysis of 
     preparedness of the transportation security system of the 
     United States for public health threats. Such analysis shall 
     assess, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) The risks of public health threats to the 
     transportation security system of the United States, 
     including to transportation hubs, transportation security 
     stakeholders, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 
     personnel, and passengers.
       (B) Information sharing challenges among relevant 
     components of the Department, other Federal agencies, 
     international entities, and transportation security 
     stakeholders.
       (C) Impacts to TSA policies and procedures for securing the 
     transportation security system.
       (2) Coordination.--The analysis conducted of the risks 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be conducted in 
     coordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department 
     of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and transportation security stakeholders.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the following:
       (1) The analysis required under subsection (a).
       (2) Technologies necessary to combat public health threats 
     at security screening checkpoints to better protect from 
     future public health threats TSA personnel, passengers, 
     aviation workers, and other personnel authorized to access 
     the sterile area of an airport through such checkpoints, and 
     the estimated cost of technology investments needed to fully 
     implement across the aviation system solutions to such 
     threats.
       (3) Policies and procedures implemented by TSA and 
     transportation security stakeholders to protect from public 
     health threats TSA personnel, passengers, aviation workers, 
     and other personnel authorized to access the sterile area 
     through the security screening checkpoints, as well as future 
     plans for additional measures relating to such protection.
       (4) The role of TSA in establishing priorities, developing 
     solutions, and coordinating and sharing information with 
     relevant domestic and international entities during a public 
     health threat to the transportation security system, and how 
     TSA can improve its leadership role in such areas.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (3) The term ``TSA'' means the Transportation Security 
     Administration.

     SEC. 5435. PLAN TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS AT 
                   PASSENGER SCREENING CHECKPOINTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination 
     with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, shall issue and commence 
     implementing a plan to enhance, as appropriate, security 
     operations at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency 
     in order to reduce risk of the spread of the coronavirus at 
     passenger screening checkpoints and among the TSA workforce.
       (b) Contents.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An identification of best practices developed in 
     response to the coronavirus among foreign governments, 
     airports, and air carriers conducting aviation security 
     screening operations, as well as among Federal agencies 
     conducting similar security screening operations outside of 
     airports, including in locations where the spread of the 
     coronavirus has been successfully contained, that could be 
     further integrated into the United States aviation security 
     system.
       (2) Specific operational changes to aviation security 
     screening operations informed by the identification of best 
     practices under paragraph (1) that could be implemented 
     without degrading aviation security and a corresponding 
     timeline and costs for implementing such changes.
       (c) Considerations.--In carrying out the identification of 
     best practices under subsection (b), the Administrator shall 
     take into consideration the following:
       (1) Aviation security screening procedures and practices in 
     place at security screening locations, including procedures 
     and practices implemented in response to the coronavirus.
       (2) Volume and average wait times at each such security 
     screening location.
       (3) Public health measures already in place at each such 
     security screening location.
       (4) The feasibility and effectiveness of implementing 
     similar procedures and practices in locations where such are 
     not already in place.
       (5) The feasibility and potential benefits to security, 
     public health, and travel facilitation of continuing any 
     procedures and practices implemented in response to the 
     COVID-19 national emergency beyond the end of such emergency.
       (d) Consultation.--In developing the plan required under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator may consult with public and 
     private stakeholders and the TSA workforce, including through 
     the labor organization certified as the exclusive 
     representative of full- and part-time nonsupervisory TSA 
     personnel carrying out screening functions under section 
     44901 of title 49, United States Code.
       (e) Submission.--Upon issuance of the plan required under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit the plan to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (f) Issuance and Implementation.--The Administrator shall 
     not be required to issue or implement, as the case may be, 
     the plan required under subsection (a) upon the termination 
     of the COVID-19 national emergency except to the extent the 
     Administrator determines such issuance or implementation, as 
     the case may be, to be feasible and beneficial to security 
     screening operations.
       (g) GAO Review.--Not later than 1 year after the issuance 
     of the plan required under subsection (a) (if such plan is 
     issued in accordance with subsection (f)), the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a review, if appropriate, of such plan and any efforts 
     to implement such plan.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Transportation Security Administration.

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       (2) The term ``coronavirus'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and 
     Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
     116-123).
       (3) The term ``COVID-19 national emergency'' means the 
     national emergency declared by the President under the 
     National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on March 
     13, 2020, with respect to the coronavirus.
       (4) The term ``public and private stakeholders'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 114(t)(1)(C) of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (5) The term ``TSA'' means the Transportation Security 
     Administration.

     SEC. 5436. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   HOMELAND SECURITY TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a review of Department of Homeland Security trusted 
     traveler programs. Such review shall examine the following:
       (1) The extent to which the Department of Homeland Security 
     tracks data and monitors trends related to trusted traveler 
     programs, including root causes for identity-matching errors 
     resulting in an individual's enrollment in a trusted traveler 
     program being reinstated.
       (2) Whether the Department coordinates with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
     entities regarding redress procedures for disqualifying 
     offenses not covered by the Department's own redress 
     processes but which offenses impact an individual's 
     enrollment in a trusted traveler program.
       (3) How the Department may improve individuals' access to 
     reconsideration procedures regarding a disqualifying offense 
     for enrollment in a trusted traveler program that requires 
     the involvement of any other Federal, State, local, Tribal, 
     or territorial entity.
       (4) The extent to which travelers are informed about 
     reconsideration procedures regarding enrollment in a trusted 
     traveler program.

     SEC. 5437. ENROLLMENT REDRESS WITH RESPECT TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   HOMELAND SECURITY TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall, with respect to an individual 
     whose enrollment in a trusted traveler program was revoked in 
     error extend by an amount of time equal to the period of 
     revocation the period of active enrollment in such a program 
     upon reenrollment in such a program by such an individual.

     SEC. 5438. THREAT INFORMATION SHARING.

       (a) Prioritization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall prioritize the assignment of officers and intelligence 
     analysts under section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h) from the Transportation Security 
     Administration and, as appropriate, from the Office of 
     Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, to locations with participating State, local, and 
     regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk 
     surface transportation asset in order to enhance the security 
     of such assets, including by improving timely sharing, in a 
     manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights, 
     civil rights, and civil liberties, of information regarding 
     threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted 
     violence.
       (b) Intelligence Products.--Officers and intelligence 
     analysts assigned to locations with participating State, 
     local, and regional fusion centers under this section shall 
     participate in the generation and dissemination of 
     transportation security intelligence products, with an 
     emphasis on such products that relate to threats of terrorism 
     and other threats, including targeted violence, to surface 
     transportation assets that--
       (1) assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
     agencies in deploying their resources, including personnel, 
     most efficiently to help detect, prevent, investigate, 
     apprehend, and respond to such threats;
       (2) promote more consistent and timely sharing with and 
     among jurisdictions of threat information; and
       (3) enhance the Department of Homeland Security's 
     situational awareness of such threats.
       (c) Clearances.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     make available to appropriate owners and operators of surface 
     transportation assets, and to any other person that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate to foster greater sharing of 
     classified information relating to threats of terrorism and 
     other threats, including targeted violence, to surface 
     transportation assets, the process of application for 
     security clearances under Executive Order No. 13549 (75 Fed. 
     Reg. 162; relating to a classified national security 
     information program) or any successor Executive order.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, 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 
     review of the implementation of this section, together with 
     any recommendations to improve information sharing with 
     State, local, Tribal, territorial, and private sector 
     entities to prevent, identify, and respond to threats of 
     terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, to 
     surface transportation assets.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``surface transportation asset'' includes 
     facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide 
     transportation services by--
       (A) a public transportation agency (as such term is defined 
     in section 1402(5) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
     9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 
     1131(5)));
       (B) a railroad carrier (as such term is defined in section 
     20102(3) of title 49, United States Code);
       (C) an owner or operator of--
       (i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed-route 
     transportation services by over-the-road bus (as such term is 
     defined in section 1501(4) of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1151(4))); or
       (ii) a bus terminal; or
       (D) other transportation facilities, equipment, or systems, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) The term ``targeted violence'' means an incident of 
     violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in 
     order to inflict mass injury or death with no discernable 
     political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or 
     death.
       (3) The term ``terrorism'' means the terms--
       (A) domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 
     2331(5) of title 18, United States Code); and
       (B) international terrorism (as such term is defined in 
     section 2331(1) of title 18, United States Code).

     SEC. 5439. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with public and private sector stakeholders, may 
     in a manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights, 
     civil rights, and civil liberties, develop, through the 
     Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, a training program 
     to enhance the protection, preparedness, and response 
     capabilities of law enforcement agencies with respect to 
     threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted 
     violence, at a surface transportation asset.
       (b) Requirements.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     develops the training program described in subsection (a), 
     such training program shall--
       (1) be informed by current information regarding tactics 
     used by terrorists and others engaging in targeted violence;
       (2) include tactical instruction tailored to the diverse 
     nature of the surface transportation asset operational 
     environment; and
       (3) prioritize training officers from law enforcement 
     agencies that are eligible for or receive grants under 
     sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 604 and 605) and officers employed by railroad 
     carriers that operate passenger service, including interstate 
     passenger service.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``public and private sector stakeholders'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 114(u)(1)(c) of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``surface transportation asset'' includes 
     facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide 
     transportation services by--
       (A) a public transportation agency (as such term is defined 
     in section 1402(5) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
     9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 
     1131(5)));
       (B) a railroad carrier (as such term is defined in section 
     20102(3) of title 49, United States Code);
       (C) an owner or operator of--
       (i) an entity offering scheduled, fixed-route 
     transportation services by over-the-road bus (as such term is 
     defined in section 1501(4) of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1151(4))); or
       (ii) a bus terminal; or
       (D) other transportation facilities, equipment, or systems, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) The term ``targeted violence'' means an incident of 
     violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in 
     order to inflict mass injury or death with no discernable 
     political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or 
     death.
       (4) The term ``terrorism'' means the terms--
       (A) domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 
     2331(5) of title 18, United States Code); and
       (B) international terrorism (as such term is defined in 
     section 2331(1) of title 18, United States Code).

     SEC. 5440. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
                   SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 
     1135(b)(2); Public Law 110-53) is amended by inserting ``and 
     associated backfill'' after ``security training''.

     SEC. 5441. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
                   SECURITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

       Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
     11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n); and

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       (2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(m) Periods of Performance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     funds provided pursuant to a grant awarded under this section 
     for a use specified in subsection (b) shall remain available 
     for use by a grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 
     36 months.
       ``(2) Exception.--Funds provided pursuant to a grant 
     awarded under this section for a use specified in 
     subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) shall remain 
     available for use by a grant recipient for a period of not 
     fewer than 55 months.''.

     SEC. 5442. GAO REVIEW OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
                   ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review of the public transportation 
     security assistance grant program under section 1406 of the 
     Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
     2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110-53).
       (b) Scope.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the type of projects funded under the 
     public transportation security grant program referred to in 
     such paragraph.
       (2) An assessment of the manner in which such projects 
     address threats to public transportation infrastructure.
       (3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of sections 5342 
     through 5345 (including the amendments made by this Act) on 
     types of projects funded under the public transportation 
     security assistance grant program.
       (4) An assessment of the management and administration of 
     public transportation security assistance grant program funds 
     by grantees.
       (5) Recommendations to improve the manner in which public 
     transportation security assistance grant program funds 
     address vulnerabilities in public transportation 
     infrastructure.
       (6) Recommendations to improve the management and 
     administration of the public transportation security 
     assistance grant program.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and again not later than five years 
     after such date of enactment, 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 review required under this section.

     SEC. 5443. SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL 
                   AVIATION SECURITY.

       (a) Sensitive Security Information.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall--
       (A) ensure clear and consistent designation of ``Sensitive 
     Security Information'', including reasonable security 
     justifications for such designation;
       (B) develop and implement a schedule to regularly review 
     and update, as necessary, TSA Sensitive Security Information 
     identification guidelines;
       (C) develop a tracking mechanism for all Sensitive Security 
     Information redaction and designation challenges;
       (D) document justifications for changes in position 
     regarding Sensitive Security Information redactions and 
     designations, and make such changes accessible to TSA 
     personnel for use with relevant stakeholders, including air 
     carriers, airport operators, surface transportation 
     operators, and State and local law enforcement, as necessary; 
     and
       (E) ensure that TSA personnel are adequately trained on 
     appropriate designation policies.
       (2) Stakeholder outreach.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
     the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall 
     conduct outreach to relevant stakeholders described in 
     paragraph (1)(D) that regularly are granted access to 
     Sensitive Security Information to raise awareness of the 
     TSA's policies and guidelines governing the designation and 
     use of Sensitive Security Information.
       (b) International Aviation Security.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration shall develop and 
     implement guidelines with respect to last point of departure 
     airports to--
       (A) ensure the inclusion, as appropriate, of air carriers 
     and other transportation security stakeholders in the 
     development and implementation of security directives and 
     emergency amendments;
       (B) document input provided by air carriers and other 
     transportation security stakeholders during the security 
     directive and emergency amendment, development, and 
     implementation processes;
       (C) define a process, including timeframes, and with the 
     inclusion of feedback from air carriers and other 
     transportation security stakeholders, for cancelling or 
     incorporating security directives and emergency amendments 
     into security programs;
       (D) conduct engagement with foreign partners on the 
     implementation of security directives and emergency 
     amendments, as appropriate, including recognition if existing 
     security measures at a last point of departure airport are 
     found to provide commensurate security as intended by 
     potential new security directives and emergency amendments; 
     and
       (E) ensure that new security directives and emergency 
     amendments are focused on defined security outcomes.
       (2) Briefing to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration shall brief the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate on the guidelines described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Decisions not subject to judicial review.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any action of the 
     Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
     under paragraph (1) is not subject to judicial review.


       amendment no. 428 offered by mr. thompson of pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT IN 
                   DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     detailing the processing of Requests for Equitable Adjustment 
     by the Department of the Navy, including progress in 
     complying with the covered directive.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) The number of Requests for Equitable Adjustment 
     submitted since October 1, 2011.
       (2) The organizations within the Department of the Navy to 
     which such Requests were submitted.
       (3) The number of Requests for Equitable Adjustment 
     outstanding as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) The number of Requests for Equitable Adjustment agreed 
     to but not paid as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     including a description of why each such Request has not been 
     paid.
       (5) A detailed explanation of the efforts by the Department 
     of the Navy to ensure compliance with the covered directive.
       (c) Covered Directive Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered directive'' means the directive of the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and 
     Acquisition, dated March 20, 2020, directing payment of all 
     settled Requests for Equitable Adjustment and the expeditious 
     resolution of all remaining Requests for Equitable 
     Adjustment.


         amendment no. 429 offered by mr. tiffany of wisconsin

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

     SEC. ___. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE 
                   REGARDING THE TITANIUM INDUSTRY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that cooperation in the titanium industry is a strategic 
     priority in United States-Ukraine relations.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to engage with the government of Ukraine in 
     cooperation in the titanium industry as an alternative to 
     Chinese and Russian sources on which the United States and 
     European defense industrial bases currently depend.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--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 that describes the feasibility of 
     utilizing titanium sources from Ukraine as a potential 
     alternative to Chinese and Russian sources for the defense 
     industrial base.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (c) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
     Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.


            amendment no. 430 offered by ms. titus of nevada

       At the appropriate place in title LX of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE TO TURKMENISTAN.

       Not later than 180 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, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report on the impact of assistance 
     provided to Turkmenistan that includes the following:
       (1) A description of assistance provided or intended to be 
     provided to Turkmenistan.
       (2) A description of the objectives, and progress meeting 
     such objectives, of such assistance, including as it relates 
     to a strategy on United States engagement with Turkmenistan.
       (3) An assessment of the impact on public health outcomes 
     related to COVID-19 in Turkmenistan.
       (4) A description of metrics and evidence used to measure 
     such outcomes.

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            amendment no. 431 offered by ms. titus of nevada

       Page 971, insert after line 23 the following (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1325. REPORT THE GREY WOLVES ORGANIZATION.

       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 
     the following:
       (1) A detailed report of the activities of the Grey Wolves 
     organization (AKA Bozkurtlar & Ulku Ocaklar() undertaken 
     against U.S. interests, allies, and international partners, 
     including a review of the criteria met for designation as a 
     foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (2) A determination as to whether the Grey Wolves meet the 
     criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization 
     as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and should be designated as 
     such by the Secretary of State.
       (3) If the Secretary of State determines that the Grey 
     Wolves do not meet the criteria set forth under section 219 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), a 
     detailed justification as to which criteria have not been 
     met.


           amendment no. 432 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan

       Page 243, after line 11, insert the following:
       (3) Addressing concerns regarding housing discrimination 
     against individuals based on race, ethnicity, sex, gender 
     identity, religion, or employment.


           amendment no. 433 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan

       Page 451, line 22, insert ``islamophobic,'' after ``anti-
     Semitic,''.
       Page 453, line 9, insert ``islamophobic,'' after ``anti-
     Semitic,''.


           amendment no. 434 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan

       At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:

     SEC. 13__. PLAN FOR VETTING SECURITY ASSISTANCE PARTICIPANTS 
                   FOR PARTICIPATION IN GROUPS THAT HAVE A VIOLENT 
                   IDEOLOGY.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days 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 for vetting 
     the potential for United States security assistance provided 
     to units of foreign national security forces to be received 
     by groups or individuals that have a violent ideology, 
     including those that are white identity terrorist, anti-
     semitic, or islamophobic, that includes a comprehensive plan 
     and strategy for how the Department will--
       (1) vet recipients of United States security assistance for 
     ties to groups that have violent ideologies, including those 
     that are white identity terrorist, anti-semitic, or 
     islamophobic;
       (2) develop vetting to flag recipients of United States 
     training, or others that have a relationship with the 
     Department of Defense, for affiliation with groups that have 
     violent ideologies, including those that are white identity 
     terrorist, anti-semitic, or islamophobic;
       (3) deny security assistance to recipients flagged by the 
     vetting techniques developed pursuant to paragraph (2);
       (4) inform local partner governments of the reasons why 
     assistance was denied and encourage them to take steps to 
     rectify the situation; and
       (5) maintain and update existing databases with 
     institutions and groups flagged by the vetting techniques 
     developed pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.


         amendment no. 436 offered by mrs. torres of california

       At the end of title XIII of division A, add the following:

 Subtitle D--Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021

     SEC. 1331. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Central American Women 
     and Children Protection Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1332. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras have among the highest homicide rates 
     in the world. In 2020, there were--
       (A) 19.7 homicides per 100,000 people in El Salvador;
       (B) 15.4 homicides per 100,000 people in Guatemala; and
       (C) 37.6 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras.
       (2) El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are characterized 
     by a high prevalence of drug- and gang-related violence, 
     murder, and crimes involving sexual- and gender-based 
     violence against women and children, including domestic 
     violence, child abuse, and sexual assault.
       (3) In 2019, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras were all 
     listed among the 7 countries in the Latin America and 
     Caribbean region with the highest rates of femicides (the 
     intentional killing of women or girls because of their 
     gender). In 2019--
       (A) 113 women in El Salvador were victims of femicide;
       (B) 160 women in Guatemala were victims of femicide; and
       (C) 299 women in Honduras were victims of femicide or 
     violent homicide.
       (4) In 2015, El Salvador and Honduras were among the top 3 
     countries in the world with the highest child homicides 
     rates, with more than 22 and 32 deaths per 100,000 children, 
     respectively, according to the nongovernmental organization 
     Save the Children.
       (5) Thousands of women, children, and families from El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras fled unsafe homes and 
     communities in 2019.
       (6) Violent crimes against women and children are generally 
     assumed to be substantially under-reported because the 
     majority of victims lack safe access to protection and 
     justice.
       (7) Impunity for perpetrators of violence against women is 
     rampant in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. There was a 
     5 percent conviction rate for violence against women in El 
     Salvador in 2016 and 2017. The impunity level for violence 
     against women in Guatemala was 97.05 percent in 2018. In 
     2018, there was an impunity rate of 95 percent for violence 
     against women in Honduras.
       (8) According to a study conducted by the Woodrow Wilson 
     International Center for Scholars--
       (A) childhood experiences with domestic violence in Latin 
     America are a major risk factor for future criminal behavior; 
     and
       (B) 56 percent of incarcerated women and 59 percent of 
     incarcerated men surveyed experienced intra-familial violence 
     during childhood.

     SEC. 1333. WOMEN AND CHILDREN PROTECTION COMPACTS.

       (a) Authorization to Enter Into Compacts.--The President, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, is authorized to enter into multi-year, 
     bilateral agreements of not longer than 6 years in duration, 
     developed in conjunction with the governments of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras (referred to in this subtitle as 
     ``Compact Countries''). Such agreements shall be known as 
     Women and Children Protection Compacts (referred to in this 
     subtitle as ``Compacts'').
       (b) Purpose.--Each Compact shall--
       (1) set out the shared goals and objectives of the United 
     States and the government of the Compact Country; and
       (2) be aimed at strengthening the Compact Country's 
     efforts--
       (A) to strengthen criminal justice and civil court systems 
     to protect women and children and serve victims of domestic 
     violence, sexual violence, and child exploitation and 
     neglect, and hold perpetrators accountable;
       (B) to secure, create, and sustain safe communities, 
     building on best practices to prevent and deter violence 
     against women and children;
       (C) to ensure that schools are safe and promote the 
     prevention and early detection of domestic abuse against 
     women and children within communities; and
       (D) to increase access to high-quality, life-saving health 
     care, including post-rape and dignity kits, psychosocial 
     support, and dedicated spaces and shelters for gender-based 
     violence survivors, in accordance with international 
     standards.
       (c) Compact Elements.--Each Compact shall--
       (1) establish a 3- to 6-year cooperative strategy and 
     assistance plan for achieving the shared goals and objectives 
     articulated in such Compact;
       (2) be informed by the assessments of--
       (A) the areas within the Compact Country experiencing the 
     highest incidence of violence against women and children;
       (B) the ability of women and children to access protection 
     and obtain effective judicial relief; and
       (C) the judicial capacity to respond to reports within the 
     Compact Country of femicide, sexual and domestic violence, 
     and child exploitation and neglect, and to hold the 
     perpetrators of such criminal acts accountable;
       (3) seek to address the driving forces of violence against 
     women and children, which shall include efforts to break the 
     binding constraints to inclusive economic growth and access 
     to justice;
       (4) identify clear and measurable goals, objectives, and 
     benchmarks under the Compact to detect, deter and respond to 
     violence against women and children;
       (5) set out clear roles, responsibilities, and objectives 
     under the Compact, which shall include a description of the 
     anticipated policy and financial commitments of the central 
     government of the Compact Country;
       (6) seek to leverage and deconflict contributions and 
     complementary programming by other donors, international 
     organizations, multilateral institutions, regional 
     organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private 
     sector, as appropriate;
       (7) include a description of the metrics and indicators to 
     monitor and measure progress toward achieving the goals, 
     objectives, and benchmarks under the Compact, including 
     reductions in the prevalence of femicide, sexual assault, 
     domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect;

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       (8) provide for the conduct of an impact evaluation not 
     later than 1 year after the conclusion of the Compact; and
       (9) provide for a full accounting of all funds expended 
     under the Compact, which shall include full audit authority 
     for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     State, the Office of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and the 
     Government Accountability Office, as appropriate.
       (d) Sunset.--The authority to enter into Compacts under 
     this subtitle shall expire on September 30, 2023.

     SEC. 1334. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Assistance.--The President, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, is authorized to 
     provide assistance under this section.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     2022 and 2023 to carry out this subtitle.
       (c) Implementers.--Assistance authorized under subsection 
     (a) may be provided through grants, cooperative agreements, 
     contracts or other innovative financing instruments to civil 
     society, international organizations, or other private 
     entities with relevant expertise.
       (d) Prohibition on Funding to Central Governments.--No 
     funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) may be provided 
     as direct budgetary support to the Government of El Salvador, 
     the Government of Guatemala, or the Government of Honduras.
       (e) Suspension of Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, may suspend or terminate 
     assistance authorized under this subtitle if the Secretary 
     determines that the Compact Country or implementing entity--
       (A) is engaged in activities that are contrary to the 
     national security interests of the United States;
       (B) has engaged in a pattern of actions inconsistent with 
     the goals, objectives, commitments, or obligations under the 
     Compact; or
       (C) has failed to make sufficient progress toward meeting 
     the goals, objectives, commitments, or obligations under the 
     Compact.
       (2) Reinstatement.--The President, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, may reinstate 
     assistance suspended or terminated pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     only if the Secretary certifies to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives that the Compact Country or 
     implementing entity has taken steps to correct each condition 
     for which assistance was suspended or terminated under 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Notification and report.--Not later than 15 days before 
     suspending or terminating assistance pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives of the suspension or termination, including a 
     justification for such action.

     SEC. 1335. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.

       Not later than 15 days before entering into a Compact with 
     the Government of Guatemala, the Government of Honduras, or 
     the Government of El Salvador, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) a copy of the proposed Compact;
       (2) a detailed summary of the cooperative strategy and 
     assistance plan required under section 1333(c); and
       (3) a copy of any annexes, appendices, or implementation 
     plans related to the Compact.

     SEC. 1336. COMPACT PROGRESS REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.

       (a) Progress Report.--Not later than 1 year after entering 
     into a Compact, and annually during the life of the Compact, 
     the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
     and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     describing the progress made under the Compact.
       (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) analysis and information on the overall rates of 
     gender-based violence against women and children in El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including by using 
     survivor surveys, regardless of whether or not these acts of 
     violence are reported to government authorities;
       (2) analysis and information on incidences of cases of 
     gender-based violence against women and children reported to 
     the authorities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and 
     the percentage of alleged perpetrators investigated, 
     apprehended, prosecuted, and convicted;
       (3) analysis and information on the capacity and resource 
     allocation of child welfare systems in El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras to protect unaccompanied children;
       (4) the percentage of reported violence against women and 
     children cases reaching conviction;
       (5) a baseline and percentage changes in women and children 
     victims receiving legal and other social services;
       (6) a baseline and percentage changes in school retention 
     rates;
       (7) a baseline and changes in capacity of police, 
     prosecution service, and courts to combat violence against 
     women and children;
       (8) a baseline and changes in capacity of health, 
     protection, and other relevant ministries to support 
     survivors of gender-based violence; and
       (9) independent external evaluation of funded programs, 
     including compliance with terms of the Compacts by El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and by the recipients of 
     the assistance.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding--
       (1) the data and information collected pursuant to this 
     section; and
       (2) the steps taken to protect and assist victims of 
     domestic violence, sexual violence, and child exploitation 
     and neglect.


          amendment no. 437 offered by mr. torres of new york

       At the end of subtitle D of title XV, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 15___. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GUIDANCE WITH 
                   RESPECT TO CERTAIN INFORMATION AND 
                   COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Guidance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
     through the Under Secretary, shall issue guidance with 
     respect to new and existing covered contracts.
       (b) New Covered Contracts.--In developing guidance under 
     subsection (a), with respect to each new covered contract, as 
     a condition on the award of such a contract, each contractor 
     responding to a solicitation for such a contract shall submit 
     to the covered officer--
       (1) a planned bill of materials when submitting a bid 
     proposal; and
       (2) the certification and notifications described in 
     subsection (e).
       (c) Existing Covered Contracts.--In developing guidance 
     under subsection (a), with respect to each existing covered 
     contract, each contractor with an existing covered contract 
     shall submit to the covered officer--
       (1) the bill of materials used for such contract, upon the 
     request of such officer; and
       (2) the certification and notifications described in 
     subsection (e).
       (d) Updating Bill of Materials.--With respect to a covered 
     contract, in the case of a change to the information included 
     in a bill of materials submitted pursuant to subsections 
     (b)(1) and (c)(1), each contractor shall submit to the 
     covered officer the update to such bill of materials, in a 
     timely manner.
       (e) Certification and Notifications.--The certification and 
     notifications referred to in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2), 
     with respect to a covered contract, are the following:
       (1) A certification that each item listed on the submitted 
     bill of materials is free from all known vulnerabilities or 
     defects affecting the security of the end product or service 
     identified in--
       (A) the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     National Vulnerability Database; and
       (B) any database designated by the Under Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, that tracks security 
     vulnerabilities and defects in open source or third-party 
     developed software.
       (2) A notification of each vulnerability or defect 
     affecting the security of the end product or service, if 
     identified, through--
       (A) the certification of such submitted bill of materials 
     required under paragraph (1); or
       (B) any other manner of identification.
       (3) A notification relating to the plan to mitigate, 
     repair, or resolve each security vulnerability or defect 
     listed in the notification required under paragraph (2).
       (f) Enforcement.--In developing guidance under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall instruct covered officers with 
     respect to--
       (1) the processes available to such officers enforcing 
     subsections (b) and (c); and
       (2) when such processes should be used.
       (g) Effective Date.--The guidance required under subsection 
     (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section.
       (h) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate a report that includes--
       (1) a review of the implementation of this section;
       (2) information relating to the engagement of the 
     Department of Homeland Security with industry;

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       (3) an assessment of how the guidance issued pursuant to 
     subsection (a) complies with Executive Order 14208 (86 Fed. 
     Reg. 26633; relating to improving the nation's 
     cybersecurity); and
       (4) any recommendations relating to improving the supply 
     chain with respect to covered contracts.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``bill of materials'' means a list of the 
     parts and components (whether new or reused) of an end 
     product or service, including, with respect to each part and 
     component, information relating to the origin, composition, 
     integrity, and any other information as determined 
     appropriate by the Under Secretary.
       (2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract relating 
     to the procurement of covered information and communications 
     technology or services for the Department.
       (3) The term ``covered information and communications 
     technology or services'' means the terms--
       (A) ``information technology'' (as such term is defined in 
     section 11101(6) of title 40, United States Code);
       (B) ``information system'' (as such term is defined in 
     section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code);
       (C) ``telecommunications equipment'' (as such term is 
     defined in section 3(52) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 153(52))); and
       (D) ``telecommunications service'' (as such term is defined 
     in section 3(53) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     153(53))).
       (4) The term ``covered officer'' means--
       (A) a contracting officer of the Department; and
       (B) any other official of the Department as determined 
     appropriate by the Under Secretary.
       (5) The term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security.
       (6) The term ``software'' means computer programs and 
     associated data that may be dynamically written or modified 
     during execution.
       (7) The term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary 
     for Management of the Department.


          amendment no. 438 offered by mr. torres of new york

       In title LI, add at the end the following:

     SEC. 5106. FINCEN EXCHANGE.

       Section 310(d) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``other relevant private 
     sector entities,'' after ``financial institutions,'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(II), by inserting ``and other 
     relevant private sector entities'' after ``financial 
     institutions''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or other relevant 
     private sector entity'' after ``financial institution''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``Information'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Use by financial institutions.--Information''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Use by other relevant private sector entities.--
     Information received by a relevant private sector entity that 
     is not a financial institution pursuant to this section shall 
     not be used for any purpose other than assisting a financial 
     institution in identifying and reporting on activities that 
     may involve the financing of terrorism, money laundering, 
     proliferation financing, or other financial crimes, or in 
     assisting FinCEN or another agency of the U.S. Government in 
     mitigating the risk of the financing of terrorism, money 
     laundering, proliferation financing, or other criminal 
     activities.''.


          amendment no. 439 offered by mr. torres of new york

       At the end of subtitle D of title XV, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 15___. STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT RELATING TO INNOVATION OF 
                   INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CYBERSECURITY THREATS.

       (a) Responsibilities of Director.--Section 2202(c)(3) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is amended 
     by striking the semicolon at the end and adding the 
     following: ``, including by carrying out a periodic strategic 
     assessment of the related programs and activities of the 
     Agency to ensure such programs and activities contemplate the 
     innovation of information systems and changes in 
     cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats;''
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and not fewer than once every three 
     years thereafter, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency 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 strategic assessment for the purposes described 
     in paragraph (2)
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes described in this paragraph are 
     the following:
       (A) A description of the existing programs and activities 
     administered in furtherance of section 2202(c)(3) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652).
       (B) An assessment of the capability of existing programs 
     and activities administered by the Agency in furtherance of 
     such section to monitor for, manage, mitigate, and defend 
     against cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats.
       (C) An assessment of past or anticipated technological 
     trends or innovation of information systems or information 
     technology that have the potential to affect the efficacy of 
     the programs and activities administered by the Agency in 
     furtherance of such section.
       (D) A description of any changes in the practices of the 
     Federal workforce, such as increased telework, affect the 
     efficacy of the programs and activities administered by the 
     Agency in furtherance of section 2202(c)(3).
       (E) A plan to integrate innovative security tools, 
     technologies, protocols, activities, or programs to improve 
     the programs and activities administered by the Agency in 
     furtherance of such section.
       (F) A description of any research and development 
     activities necessary to enhance the programs and activities 
     administered by the Agency in furtherance of such section.
       (G) A description of proposed changes to existing programs 
     and activities administered by the Agency in furtherance of 
     such section, including corresponding milestones for 
     implementation.
       (H) Information relating to any new resources or 
     authorities necessary to improve the programs and activities 
     administered by the Agency in furtherance of such section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Agency'' means the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.
       (2) The term ``cybersecurity purpose'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 102(4) of the Cybersecurity 
     Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501(4)).
       (3) The term ``cybersecurity risk'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 2209(a)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(a)(2)).
       (4) The term ``information system'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code.
       (5) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given such term in 3502(9) of title 44, United States Code.
       (6) The term ``telework'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 6501(3) of title 5, United States Code.


       amendment no. 440 offered by mrs. trahan of massachusetts

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 6013. REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS AND LOW EARTH ORBIT 
                   SATELLITES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the National Space Council shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the risks space debris orbiting the 
     Earth imposes on night sky luminance, collision risk, radio 
     interference, astronomical data loss by satellite streaks, 
     and other potential factors relevant to space exploration, 
     research, and national security; and
       (2) the current and future impact of low Earth orbit 
     satellites on night sky luminance and how such satellites may 
     impact space exploration, research, and national security.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.


           amendment no. 441 offered by mr. trone of maryland

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 
                   COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize 
     efforts of the Department of State to combat international 
     trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by carrying out 
     programs and activities to include the following:
       (1) Supporting increased data collection by the United 
     States and foreign countries through increased drug use 
     surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater 
     testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that 
     data.
       (2) Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with 
     international drug agencies, including the European 
     Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and 
     regulatory agencies in foreign countries.
       (3) Carrying out the program to provide assistance to build 
     the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect 
     to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 3.
       (4) Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and 
     nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign 
     countries to provide educational and professional development 
     on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of 
     narcotics and other drugs, as required by section 4.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the implementation of this section.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term

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     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (c) Program to Provide Assistance to Build the Capacity of 
     Foreign Law Enforcement Agencies With Respect to Covered 
     Synthetic Drugs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of 
     State shall establish a program to provide assistance to 
     build the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the 
     countries described in paragraph (3) to help such agencies to 
     identify, track, and improve their forensics detection 
     capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.
       (2) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize 
     assistance under paragraph (1) among those countries 
     described in paragraph (3) in which such assistance would 
     have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered 
     synthetic drugs in the United States.
       (3) Countries described.--The foreign countries described 
     in this paragraph are--
       (A) countries that are producers of covered synthetic 
     drugs;
       (B) countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries 
     are known to be exploited for development or procurement of 
     precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or
       (C) major drug-transit countries as defined by the 
     President.
       (4) Authorization of additional appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this subsection $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 and such amounts shall be in addition to amounts 
     authorized for such purposes.
       (d) Exchange Program for Governmental and Nongovernmental 
     Personnel to Provide Educational and Professional Development 
     on Demand Reduction Matters Relating to Illicit Use of 
     Narcotics and Other Drugs.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish or 
     continue and strengthen, as appropriate, an exchange program 
     for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United 
     States and in foreign countries to provide educational and 
     professional development on demand reduction matters relating 
     to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
       (2) Program requirements.--The program required by 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and 
     experience in matters described in paragraph (1);
       (B) in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as 
     part of exchange programs and international visitor programs 
     administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the Department of State, including the 
     International Visitor Leadership Program in consultation or 
     coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotics and 
     Law Enforcement Affairs; and
       (C) shall include outbound exchanges for governmental or 
     nongovernmental personnel in the United States.
       (3) Authorization of additional appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this subsection $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 and such amounts shall be in addition to amounts 
     authorized for such purposes.
       (e) Amendments to International Narcotics Control 
     Program.--
       (1) International narcotics control strategy report.--
     Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(10) Synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances.--
       ``(A) Synthetic opioids.--Information that contains an 
     assessment of the countries significantly involved in the 
     manufacture, production, or transshipment of synthetic 
     opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, to 
     include the following:
       ``(i) The scale of legal domestic production and any 
     available information on the number of manufacturers and 
     producers of such opioids in such countries.
       ``(ii) Information on any law enforcement assessments of 
     the scale of illegal production, including a description of 
     the capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such opioids.
       ``(iii) The types of inputs used and a description of the 
     primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of 
     such opioids.
       ``(iv) An assessment of the policies of such countries to 
     regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture, 
     diversion, distribution, and shipment of such opioids and an 
     assessment of the effectiveness of the policies' 
     implementation.
       ``(B) New psychoactive substances.--Information on, to the 
     extent practicable, any policies of responding to new 
     psychoactive substances (as such term is defined in section 7 
     of the FENTANYL Results Act), to include the following:
       ``(i) Which governments have articulated policies on 
     scheduling of such substances.
       ``(ii) Any data on impacts of such policies and other 
     responses to such substances.
       ``(iii) An assessment of any policies the United States 
     could adopt to improve its response to new psychoactive 
     substances.''.
       (2) Definition of major illicit drug producing country.--
     Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``means a country in which--'' and 
     inserting ``means--
       ``(A) a country in which--'';
       (ii) by striking ``(A) 1,000'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) 1,000'';
       (iii) by striking ``(B) 1,000'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) 1,000'';
       (iv) by striking ``(C) 5,000'' and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) 5,000'';
       (v) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as redesignated by this 
     subsection, by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (vi) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) a country which is a significant direct source of 
     illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled 
     substances significantly affecting the United States.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) the term `major drug-transit country' means a country 
     through which are transported illicit narcotic or 
     psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances 
     significantly affecting the United States.''.
       (f) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should direct the United States 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and 
     vote of the United States at the United Nations to advocate 
     for more transparent assessments of countries by the 
     International Narcotics Control Board; and
       (2) bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral international 
     cooperation is essential to combating the trafficking of 
     covered synthetic drugs.
       (g) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered synthetic drug'' means--
       (A) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))), 
     including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or
       (B) a new psychoactive substance.
       (2) The term ``new psychoactive substance'' means a 
     substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof, that--
       (A) is not--
       (i) included in any schedule as a controlled substance 
     under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); 
     or
       (ii) controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 
     signed at New York, New York, on March 30, 1961, or the 
     Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed at Vienna, 
     Austria, on February 21, 1971;
       (B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and
       (C) poses a threat to the public health and safety.


            amendment no. 442 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1253. COMPLIANCE BY CHINA WITH NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION 
                   TREATY.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a special compliance 
     assessment with respect to the compliance by China with 
     article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, including 
     the factors leading to the conclusion of the President.
       (b) Form.--The special compliance assessment under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (2) The term ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'' means the 
     Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at 
     Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into 
     force March 5, 1970 (21 UST 483).


            amendment no. 443 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON THE FATE AND 
                   DISPOSITION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO 
                   AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) certify to the congressional defense committees, with 
     respect to military equipment that previously belonged to the 
     Afghanistan security forces and was located in Uzbekistan on 
     September 11, 2021--
       (A) the manner in which it was transferred to a foreign 
     country and the authority under which the equipment was so 
     transferred; and
       (B) whether, under any circumstances, such equipment could 
     be transferred to the Taliban or to the Islamic Emirate of 
     Afghanistan; and
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the fate and disposition of military equipment described 
     in such

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     subsection and a description of the circumstances that led to 
     the ultimate fate and disposition of such equipment.


            amendment no. 444 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3117. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST IN CERTAIN REAL 
                   PROPERTY, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

       (a) Release of Reversionary Interest Authorized.--Subject 
     to subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy may release, 
     without reimbursement or other consideration, a reversionary 
     interest acquired by the United States when the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration made a grant to support the 
     acquisition of real property and construction of 
     infrastructure located at 4170 Allium Court in Springfield, 
     Ohio.
       (b) Condition on Release.--The authority of the Secretary 
     of Energy to release the reversionary interest described in 
     subsection (a) is conditioned on, and may be exercised only 
     after, the acquisition of title to the real property subject 
     to the reversionary interest by the Community Improvement 
     Corporation of Clark County, a nonprofit entity created by 
     the City of Springfield, Ohio, Clark County, Ohio, and the 
     Chamber of Commerce in the County.


            amendment no. 445 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1325. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN 
                   TREATY SENSORS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not later than September 1 of 
     each subsequent year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     sensors used in the international monitoring system of the 
     Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. Each such 
     report shall include, with respect to the period covered by 
     the report--
       (1) the number of incidents where such sensors are 
     disabled, turned off, or experience ``technical 
     difficulties''; and
       (2) with respect to each such incident--
       (A) the location of the sensor;
       (B) the duration of the incident; and
       (C) whether the Secretary determines there is reason to 
     believe that the incident was a deliberate act on the part of 
     the host nation.
       (b) 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. 446 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       Page 950, line 21, insert ``and with respect to NATO 
     specific infrastructure'' after ``in Europe''.


            amendment no. 447 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       Add at the end of subtitle D of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AEGIS ASHORE SITES IN POLAND 
                   AND ROMANIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) both Poland and Romania, which host Aegis Ashore sites 
     of the United States, are vital allies of the United States;
       (2) the contributions provided by these Aegis Ashore sites 
     help ensure the defenses of Poland, Romania, the United 
     States, and the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (3) it is vital that the construction of the Aegis Ashore 
     site in Redzikowo, Poland, is completed and brought online at 
     the earliest possible date.


            amendment no. 448 offered by mr. turner of ohio

       Page 1012, line 25, insert ``mobile satellite services,'' 
     after ``System,''.


         amendment no. 449 offered by mr. valadao of california

       Add at the end of subtitle C of title XIII of division A 
     the following:

     SEC. 13__. REPORT ON UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AID TO 
                   NAGORNO KARABAKH.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
     that contains--
       (1) a detailed review of all United States humanitarian and 
     developmental assistance programs being implemented in 
     Nagorno Karabakh, including project descriptions and budgets, 
     a listing of partnering organizations, and resulting 
     deliverables;
       (2) an analysis of the effectiveness of such assistance 
     programs for Nagorno Karabakh; and
       (3) plans for future such assistance programs for Nagorno 
     Karabakh.


          amendment no. 450 offered by ms. van duyne of texas

       Add at the end of title LX the following new section:

     SEC. 60__. STUDY ON SUPPLY CHAINS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the 
     Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall jointly--
       (1) complete a study--
       (A) to identify--
       (i) supply chains that are critical to the national 
     security, economic security, or public health or safety of 
     the United States; and
       (ii) important vulnerabilities in such supply chains; and
       (B) to develop recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action to secure the supply chains identified 
     under subparagraph (A)(i); and
       (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as 
     that term is defined in section 3 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) the findings of the directors 
     with respect to the study conducted under paragraph (1).


         amendment no. 451 offered by mr. vargas of california

       After title LIII, insert the following:

             TITLE LIV--COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES

     SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Emergency Medical 
     Supplies Enhancement Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5402. DETERMINATION ON EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND 
                   RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS.

       (a) 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:
       (1) Diagnostic tests, including serological tests, for 
     COVID-19 and the reagents and other materials necessary for 
     producing or conducting such tests.
       (2) Personal protective equipment, including face shields, 
     N-95 respirator masks, and 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.
       (3) 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.
       (4) 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).
       (5) 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).
       (b) 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)--
       (1) may exercise the prioritization or allocation authority 
     provided in such title I to exclude any materials described 
     in subsection (a) ordered by a State or local government that 
     are scheduled to be delivered within 15 days of the time at 
     which--
       (A) the purchase order or contract by the Federal 
     Government for such materials is made; or
       (B) the materials are otherwise allocated by the Federal 
     Government under the authorities contained in such Act; and
       (2) shall, within 24 hours of any exercise of the 
     prioritization or allocation authority provided in such title 
     I--
       (A) notify any State or local government if the exercise of 
     such authorities would delay the receipt of such materials 
     ordered by such government; and
       (B) take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that such 
     materials ordered by such government are delivered in the 
     shortest possible period.
       (c) 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 subsection (b)(1).

     SEC. 5403. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) 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;
       (2) 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
       (3) 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.
       (b) Outreach Representative.--

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       (1) 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--
       (A) be appointed from among individuals with substantial 
     experience in the private sector in the production of medical 
     supplies or equipment; and
       (B) 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 section 5402.
       (2) 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).

     SEC. 5404. 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 section 5402, 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 section 5402.

     SEC. 5405. OVERSIGHT OF CURRENT ACTIVITY AND NEEDS.

       (a) Response to Immediate Needs.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2) to combat the COVID-19 
     pandemic and the plan for meeting those immediate needs.
       (2) Assessment.--The report required by this subsection 
     shall include--
       (A) 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;
       (B) based on meaningful consultations with relevant 
     stakeholders, 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;
       (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); and
       (iii) other workers determined to be essential based on 
     such consultation;
       (C) 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 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and the quantities in the Strategic 
     National Stockpile;
       (D) 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 subparagraph (A) or (B);
       (E) 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;
       (F) an identification of previously distributed critical 
     supplies that can be redistributed based on current need;
       (G) a description of any exercise of the authorities 
     described under subsection (a)(5) or (b)(1) of section 5402; 
     and
       (H) 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.
       (3) Plan.--The report required by this subsection shall 
     include a plan for meeting the immediate needs to combat the 
     COVID-19 pandemic, including the needs described in paragraph 
     (1). Such plan shall include--
       (A) 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;
       (B) each contract that the Federal Government intends to 
     enter into within 14 days after submission of such report, 
     including the information described in subparagraph (A) for 
     each such contract; and
       (C) whether any of the contracts described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) 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.
       (4) Additional requirements.--The report required by this 
     subsection, and each update required by paragraph (5), shall 
     include--
       (A) 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;
       (B) 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;
       (C) the amount and destination of equipment and supplies 
     delivered;
       (D) an explanation of why any portion of any contract, 
     whether to replenish the Strategic National Stockpile or 
     otherwise, will not be filled;
       (E) of products procured under this section, 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;
       (F) 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;
       (G) production and procurement benchmarks, where 
     practicable; and
       (H) results of the consultation with the relevant 
     stakeholders required by paragraph (2)(B).
       (5) 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.
       (6) Public availability.--The President shall make the 
     report required by this subsection and each update required 
     by paragraph (5) available to the public, including on a 
     Government website.
       (b) Response to Longer-Term Needs.--
       (1) 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 paragraph (2) 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.
       (2) Assessment.--The report required by this subsection 
     shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the elements described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E) and subparagraph (H) of 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (B) an assessment of needs related to COVID-19 vaccines and 
     any additional services to address the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     including services related to health surveillance to ensure 
     that the appropriate level of contact tracing related to 
     detected infections is available throughout the United 
     States.
       (3) Plan.--The report required by this subsection shall 
     include a plan for meeting the longer-term needs to combat 
     the COVID-19 pandemic, including the needs described in 
     paragraph (1). This plan shall include--
       (A) 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 paragraph (2) (including the number of N-95 
     respirator masks and other personal protective equipment 
     needed), based on meaningful consultations with relevant 
     stakeholders--
       (i) by the private sector to resume economic activity; and
       (ii) by the public and nonprofit sectors to significantly 
     increase their activities;
       (B) results of the consultations with the relevant 
     stakeholders required by subparagraph (A)(ii);
       (C) 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;

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       (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;
       (D) 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;
       (E) each contract that the Federal Government intends to 
     enter into within 14 days after submission of such report, 
     including the information described in subparagraph (D) for 
     each such contract;
       (F) whether any of the contracts described in subparagraph 
     (D) or (E) 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
       (G) 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 paragraph (2)(B).
       (4) 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.
       (5) Public availability.--The President shall make the 
     report required by this subsection and each update required 
     by paragraph (4) available to the public, including on a 
     Government website.
       (c) Report on Exercising Authorities Under the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950.--
       (1) 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.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) and 
     each update required under paragraph (3) shall include, with 
     respect to each exercise of such authority--
       (A) 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)));
       (B) the cost of such exercise of authority; and
       (C) 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.).
       (3) Updates.--The President shall update the report 
     required under paragraph (1) every 14 days.
       (4) Public availability.--The President shall make the 
     report required by this subsection and each update required 
     by paragraph (3) available to the public, including on a 
     Government website.
       (d) 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.).
       (e) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall 
     terminate on the later of--
       (1) December 31, 2021; or
       (2) the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.

     SEC. 5406. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 
                   1950.

       (a) 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.''.
       (b) 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--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``modernization of small 
     business suppliers'' and inserting ``small business 
     participation and fair inclusion'';
       (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Participation and Inclusion.--
       ``(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
       (3) 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.''.
       (c) 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.''.
       (d) 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''.

     SEC. 5407. SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL MATERIALS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Section 2(b) of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4502) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and
       (2) 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;''.
       (b) Strengthening Domestic Capability.--Section 107 of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(including medical 
     materials)'' after ``materials''; and
       (2) 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''.
       (c) 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.
       ``(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

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     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.''.

     SEC. 5408. GAO REPORT.

       (a) 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.
       (b) Review of Assessment and Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after each of the 
     submission of the reports described in subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 5405, 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.
       (2) Monthly review.--Not later than a month after the 
     submission of the assessment under paragraph (1), 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 subsections (a) and (b) 
     of section 5405 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.

     SEC. 5409. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (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; and
       (C) representatives of labor organizations representing 
     workers, including unions that represent health workers, 
     manufacturers, 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. 452 offered by ms. velazquez of new york

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS FROM THE PERIODIC 
                   INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ACQUISITION-
                   RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLD.

       (a) In General.--Section 1908(b)(2) of title 41, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) in sections 3131 through 3134 of title 40, except any 
     modification of any such dollar threshold made by regulation 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph 
     shall remain in effect.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1908(d) of such title is 
     amended by striking the period at the end.


          amendment no. 454 offered by mrs. wagner of missouri

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SOUTHEAST ASIA AND 
                   ASEAN.

       (a) 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 the Association of 
     Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The strategy required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A statement of enduring United States interests in 
     Southeast Asia and a description of efforts to bolster the 
     effectiveness of ASEAN.
       (2) A description of efforts to--
       (A) 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 opportunities for ASEAN to work with 
     other like-minded partners in the region; and
       (B) encourage like-minded partners outside of the Indo-
     Pacific region to engage with ASEAN.
       (3) 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 innovation and sustainability, public-private 
     partnerships, physical and digital infrastructure 
     development, education, disaster management, public health 
     and global health security, and economic, political, and 
     public diplomacy in Southeast Asia.
       (4) 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.
       (5) 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, to combat disinformation and to protect the 
     integrity of elections from outside influence.
       (6) A summary of initiatives to promote security 
     cooperation and security assistance within Southeast Asian 
     nations, including--
       (A) 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
       (B) efforts to combat terrorism, human trafficking, piracy, 
     and illegal fishing, and promote more open, reliable routes 
     for sea lines of communication.
       (c) Distribution of Strategy.--For the purposes of assuring 
     allies and partners in Southeast Asia and deepening United 
     States engagement with ASEAN, the Secretary of State shall 
     direct each United States chief of mission to ASEAN and its 
     member states to distribute the strategy required by 
     subsection (a) to host governments.
       (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. 455 offered by mr. walberg of michigan

       Page 812, line 16, add at the end before the period the 
     following: ``, including an evaluation of the capabilities of 
     the Taliban post-withdrawal to monetize through the transfer 
     of abandoned covered Unites States equipment, property, and 
     classified material to adversaries of the United States''.


          amendment no. 456 offered by mr. walberg of michigan

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. __. REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP OF UNITED STATES IN 
                   COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES.

       (a) In General.--In order to enhance the representation of 
     the United States and promote United States leadership in 
     standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks 
     and for future generations of wireless communications 
     networks, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology--
       (1) equitably encourage participation by companies and a 
     wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any 
     company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary 
     has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such 
     standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to 
     participate) in such standards-setting bodies; and
       (2) equitably offer technical expertise to companies and a 
     wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any 
     company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary 
     has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such 
     standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to 
     participate) to facilitate such participation.
       (b) Standards-Setting Bodies.--The standards-setting bodies 
     referred to in subsection (a) include--
       (1) the International Organization for Standardization;

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       (2) the voluntary standards-setting bodies that develop 
     protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as 
     the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
     Engineers; and
       (3) any standards-setting body accredited by the American 
     National Standards Institute or Alliance for 
     Telecommunications Industry Solutions.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall brief 
     the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate on a strategy to carry out subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) 3GPP.--The term ``3GPP'' means the 3rd Generation 
     Partnership Project.
       (2) 5G network.--The term ``5G network'' means a fifth-
     generation mobile network as described by 3GPP Release 15 or 
     higher.
       (3) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
     and Information.
       (4) Cloud computing.--The term ``cloud computing'' has the 
     meaning given the term in Special Publication 800-145 of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, entitled 
     ``The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing'', published in 
     September 2011, or any successor publication.
       (5) Communications network.--The term ``communications 
     network'' means any of the following:
       (A) A system enabling the transmission, between or among 
     points specified by the user, of information of the user's 
     choosing.
       (B) Cloud computing resources.
       (C) A network or system used to access cloud computing 
     resources.
       (6) Not trusted.--The term ``not trusted'' means, with 
     respect to a company or stakeholder, that the company or 
     stakeholder is determined by the Assistant Secretary to pose 
     a threat to the national security of the United States. In 
     making such a determination, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     rely solely on one or more of the following determinations:
       (A) A specific determination made by any executive branch 
     interagency body with appropriate national security 
     expertise, including the Federal Acquisition Security Council 
     established under section 1322(a) of title 41, United States 
     Code.
       (B) A specific determination made by the Department of 
     Commerce pursuant to Executive Order No. 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 
     22689; relating to securing the information and 
     communications technology and services supply chain).
       (C) Whether a company or stakeholder produces or provides 
     covered telecommunications equipment or services, as defined 
     in section 889(f)(3) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     132 Stat. 1918).


           amendment no. 457 offered by mr. waltz of florida

       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12__. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS OF 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for 
     Afghanistan may be made available to any program, project, or 
     activity with the government of Afghanistan if such 
     government includes one or more individuals belonging to an 
     organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) as a foreign 
     terrorist organization.


           Amendment No. 458 Offered by Mr. Waltz of Florida

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. __. RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL 
                   RESEARCH GRANT PERSONNEL.

       (a) Annual Training Requirement.--Drawing on stakeholder 
     input, not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, each Federal research agency shall 
     establish a requirement that, as part of an application for a 
     research and development award from the agency--
       (1) each covered individual listed on the application for a 
     research and development award certify that they have 
     completed research security training that meets the 
     guidelines developed under subsection (b) within one year of 
     the application; and
       (2) each institution of higher education or other 
     organization applying for such an award certify that each 
     covered individual who is employed by the institution or 
     organization and listed on the application has been made 
     aware of the requirement under this subsection.
       (b) Training Guidelines.--The Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, acting through the National 
     Science and Technology Council and in accordance with the 
     authority provided under section 1746(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note), shall develop guidelines for 
     institutions of higher education and other organizations 
     receiving Federal research and development funds to use in 
     developing their own training programs to address the unique 
     needs, challenges, and risk profiles of such institutions, 
     including adoption of training modules developed under 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Security Training Modules.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy in coordination with the 
     Director of the National Science Foundation and the Director 
     of the National Institute of Health, and in consultation with 
     other relevant Federal research agencies, shall enter into an 
     agreement or contract with a qualified entity for the 
     development of online research security training modules for 
     the research community, including modules focused on 
     international collaboration and international travel, foreign 
     interference, and rules for proper use of funds, disclosure, 
     conflict of commitment, and conflict of interest.
       (2) Stakeholder input.--Prior to entering into the 
     agreement under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy shall seek input from academic, 
     private sector, intelligence, and law enforcement 
     stakeholders regarding the scope and content of training 
     modules, including the diversity of needs across institutions 
     of higher education and other awardees of different sizes and 
     types, and recommendations for minimizing administrative 
     burden on institutions of higher education and researchers.
       (3) Development.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall ensure that the entity identified in 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) develops modules that can be adapted and utilized 
     across Federal science agencies; and
       (B) develops and implements a plan for regularly updating 
     the modules as needed.
       (d) Constistency.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy shall ensure that the training 
     requirements issued by Federal research agencies under 
     subsection (a) are consistent.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual 
     who--
       (A) contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the 
     scientific development or execution of a research and 
     development project proposed to be carried out with a 
     research and development award from a Federal research 
     agency; and
       (B) is designated as a covered individual by the Federal 
     research agency concerned.
       (2) The term ``Federal research agency'' means any Federal 
     agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over 
     $100,000,000.
       (3) The term ``research and development award'' means 
     support provided to an individual or entity by a Federal 
     research agency to carry out research and development 
     activities, which may include support in the form of a grant, 
     contract, cooperative agreement, or other such transaction. 
     The term does not include a grant, contract, agreement or 
     other transaction for the procurement of goods or services to 
     meet the administrative needs of a Federal research agency.


           Amendment No. 459 Offered by Mr. Waltz of Florida

       Add at the appropriate place in title LX the following:

     SEC. __. MALIGN FOREIGN TALENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 
                   PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each Federal research agency shall 
     establish a requirement that, as part of a proposal for a 
     research and development award from the agency--
       (1) each covered individual listed in the proposal for a 
     research and development award certify that they are not a 
     party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program from a 
     foreign country of concern in their proposal submission and 
     annually thereafter for the duration of the award; and
       (2) each institution of higher education or other 
     organization applying for such an award certify that each 
     covered individual who is employed by the institution of 
     higher education or other organization has been made aware of 
     the requirement under this section.
       (b) International Collaboration.--Each policy developed 
     under subsection (a) shall not prohibit--
       (1) making scholarly presentations and publishing written 
     materials regarding scientific information not otherwise 
     controlled under current law;
       (2) participation in international conferences or other 
     international exchanges, research projects or programs that 
     involve open and reciprocal exchange of scientific 
     information, and which are aimed at advancing international 
     scientific understanding;
       (3) advising a foreign student enrolled at the covered 
     individual's institution of higher education or writing a 
     recommendation for such a student, at the student's request; 
     and
       (4) other international activities deemed appropriate by 
     the Federal research agency head or their designee.
       (c) Limitation.--The certifications required under 
     subsection (a) shall not apply retroactively to research and 
     development awards made prior to the establishment of the 
     policy by the Federal research agency.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual 
     who--
       (A) contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the 
     scientific development or execution of a research and 
     development project proposed to be carried out with a 
     research and development award from a Federal research 
     agency; and

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       (B) is designated as a covered individual by the Federal 
     research agency concerned.
       (2) The term ``Federal research agency'' means any Federal 
     agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over 
     $100,000,000.
       (3) The term ``foreign country of concern'' means the 
     People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic 
     of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran, or any other country deemed to be a country of concern 
     as determined by the Department of State.
       (4) The term ``Malign foreign talent program'' means any 
     program, position, or activity that includes compensation, 
     including cash, research funding, promised future 
     compensation, or things of value, directly provided by the 
     foreign state at any level (national, provincial or local) or 
     other foreign entity, whether or not directly sponsored by 
     the foreign state, to the targeted individual in exchange for 
     the individual--
       (A) transferring intellectual property, materials, or data 
     products owned by a U.S. entity or developed with a federal 
     research and development award exclusively to the foreign 
     country's government or other foreign entity regardless of 
     whether that government or entity provided support for the 
     development of the intellectual property, materials, or data 
     products;
       (B) being required to recruit students or researchers to 
     enroll in malign foreign talent programs sponsored by the 
     foreign state or entity; or,
       (C) establishing a laboratory, accepting a faculty 
     position, or undertaking any other employment or appointment 
     in the foreign state or entity contrary to the standard terms 
     and conditions of a federal research and development award.
       (5) The term ``research and development award'' means 
     support provided to an individual or entity by a Federal 
     research agency to carry out research and development 
     activities, which may include support in the form of a grant, 
     contract, cooperative agreement, or other such transaction. 
     The term does not include a grant, contract, agreement or 
     other transaction for the procurement of goods or services to 
     meet the administrative needs of a Federal research agency.


         Amendment No. 460 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

       Page 449, line 16, after ``academies'' insert ``, the 
     Federal Officer Candidate and Training Schools,''.
       Page 449, line 21, after ``academies'' insert ``, the 
     Federal Officer Candidate and Training Schools,''.
       Page 449, line 24, after ``academies'' insert ``, the 
     Federal Officer Candidate and Training Schools,''.
       Page 450, line 10, after ``the'' insert ``Federal Officer 
     Candidate and Training Schools and the''.


         Amendment No. 461 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

       Page 393, line 19, after ``program'' insert ``, the 
     demographic information of individuals enrolled in the 
     program,''.
       Page 394, line 3, strike ``and''.
       Page 394, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 394, after line 5, insert the following:
       (6) a description of program-wide diversity and inclusion 
     recruitment and retention efforts.


         Amendment No. 462 Offered by Ms. Waters of California

       Page 1334, after line 17, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UNITED STATES POLICY ON BURMA AT THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States that 
     it will not recognize or deal with the State Administration 
     Council, or any successor entity controlled by the military, 
     as the government of Burma for the purpose of the provision 
     of assistance from the international financial institutions.
       (b) International Financial Institution Defined.--In 
     subsection (a), the term ``international financial 
     institution'' means the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 
     Agency, and the Asian Development Bank.
       (c) Position of the United States.--Title XVI of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-
     262p-13) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1630. UNITED STATES POLICY ON BURMA AT THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States Executive Director at each international 
     financial institution to notify the respective institution 
     that the provision of any assistance to Burma through the 
     State Administration Council, or any successor entity 
     controlled by the military, except for humanitarian 
     assistance channeled through an independent implementing 
     agency, such as the United Nations Office for Project 
     Services (UNOPS), that would be responsible for financial 
     management, procurement of goods and services, and control of 
     the flow of funds from the international financial 
     institution, would be cause for a serious review of future 
     United States participation in the institution.
       ``(b) International Financial Institution Defined.--In 
     subsection (a), the term `international financial 
     institution' means the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 
     Agency, and the Asian Development Bank.''.


           Amendment No. 463 Offered by Mr. Wenstrup of Ohio

       At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 7__. EXEMPTION FROM REQUIRED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND 
                   MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
                   THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), the 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) The requirement for a physical examination and mental 
     health assessment under subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
     respect to a member of a reserve component described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) unless the member is retiring, or being 
     discharged or dismissed, from the armed forces.''.


         Amendment No. 464 Offered by Ms. Wild of Pennsylvania

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

     SEC. 1325. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COUNTER 
                   MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN AFRICA.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
     for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     heads of other Federal departments and agencies as 
     appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees a 
     report on the United States strategy and associated efforts 
     to counter the malign influence of the People's Republic of 
     China, the Russian Federation, and other foreign actors who 
     seek to undermine United States efforts and influence in 
     Africa.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the scope and nature of foreign malign 
     influence in Africa, including malign influence that is 
     facilitated by the People's Republic of China, the Russian 
     Federation, and other actors.
       (2) A detailed account of United States foreign assistance 
     and other initiatives developed and implemented during fiscal 
     years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 to address foreign malign 
     influence in Africa, including those programs designed to 
     build foreign government and civil society capacity to 
     improve standards related to human rights, labor, anti-
     corruption, fiscal transparency, and other tenets of good 
     governance.
       (3) Analysis of policy and programmatic limitations, gaps, 
     and resource requirements to meet related strategic 
     objectives.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committtees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.


         Amendment No. 465 Offered by Ms. Wild of Pennsylvania

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

     SEC. 13_. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES RELATED TO 
                   THE ARMS EXPORTS OF THE TOP FIVE ARMS-EXPORTING 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the National 
     Security Council, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of Commerce, shall enter into an agreement to provide for the 
     conduct of an independent study on human rights abuses 
     related to the arms exports of the top five arms-exporting 
     foreign countries, including China and Russia.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The study described in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) shall provide recommendations to reduce civilian harm 
     in foreign countries that may have occurred directly or 
     indirectly in connection with such arms exports, including--
       (A) strategies to work with partner nations; and
       (B) complementary or additional engagement, including with 
     capabilities;
       (2) shall analyze how to reduce risk relating to such arms 
     exports, including through use of additional training, tools, 
     and data; and
       (3) may include other relevant elements.
       (c) Deadline.--
       (1) In general.--The study described in subsection (a) 
     shall be completed by September 1, 2022 and shall be 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not 
     later than 5 days after its completion.
       (2) 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.

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         Amendment No. 466 Offered by Ms. Wild of Pennsylvania

       At the end of subtitle C of title XIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 13__. FUNDING FOR CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION BY DEFENSE 
                   SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY.

       (a) Increase.--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 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency 
     is hereby increased by $2,000,000, of which $1,000,000 is for 
     the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies for 
     Civilian Harm Mitigation and $1,000,000 is for the Institute 
     of Security Governance for Civilian Harm Mitigation, for 
     civilian harm mitigation overall program process improvement 
     and management such as, at a minimum, assessment framework 
     development and improvement, risk analysis improvement, and 
     the development of new training and advising materials.
       (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 Undistributed in line 580 is hereby 
     reduced by $2,000,000.


          Amendment No. 467 Offered by Ms. Williams of Georgia

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 8__. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

       The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
       (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 49. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section and not less frequently than 
     every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or 
     update a resource guide, applicable to various business 
     models as determined by the Administrator, for small business 
     concerns operating as child care providers.
       ``(b) Guidance on Small Business Concern Matters.--The 
     resource guide required under subsection (a) shall include 
     guidance for such small business concerns related to--
       ``(1) operations (including marketing and management 
     planning);
       ``(2) finances (including financial planning, financing, 
     payroll, and insurance);
       ``(3) compliance with relevant laws (including the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act);
       ``(4) training and safety (including equipment and 
     materials);
       ``(5) quality (including eligibility for funding under the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as an 
     eligible child care provider); and
       ``(6) any other matters the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Consultation Required.--Before publication or update 
     of the resource guide required under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall consult with the following:
       ``(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(2) Representatives from lead agencies designated under 
     section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990.
       ``(3) Representatives from local or regional child care 
     resource and referral organizations described in section 
     658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act of 1990.
       ``(4) Any other relevant entities as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(d) Publication and Dissemination Required.--
       ``(1) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish the 
     resource guide required under subsection (a) in English and 
     in the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English, 
     in the United States, which shall include Mandarin, 
     Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean. The Administrator shall make 
     each translation of the resource guide available on a 
     publicly accessible website of the Administration.
       ``(2) Distribution.--
       ``(A) Administrator.--The Administrator shall distribute 
     the resource guide required under subsection (a) to offices 
     within the Administration, including district offices, and to 
     the persons consulted under subsection (c).
       ``(B) Other entities.--Women's business centers (as 
     described under section 29), small business development 
     centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
     (established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and Veteran Business 
     Outreach Centers (as described under section 32) shall 
     distribute to small business concerns operating as child care 
     providers, sole proprietors operating as child care 
     providers, and child care providers that have limited 
     administrative capacity, as determined by the Administrator--
       ``(i) the resource guide required under subsection (a); and
       ``(ii) other resources available that the Administrator 
     determines to be relevant.''.


          Amendment No. 468 Offered by Ms. Williams of Georgia

       Add at the end of title LX the following:

     SEC. 6013. NATIONAL EQUAL PAY ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE.

       (a) In General.--There is established the National Equal 
     Pay Enforcement Task Force, consisting of representatives 
     from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the 
     Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       (b) Mission.--In order to improve compliance, public 
     education, and enforcement of equal pay laws, the National 
     Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force will ensure that the 
     agencies in subsection (a) are coordinating efforts and 
     limiting potential gaps in enforcement.
       (c) Duties.--The National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force 
     shall investigate challenges related to pay inequity pursuant 
     to its mission in subsection (b), advance recommendations to 
     address those challenges, and create action plans to 
     implement the recommendations.


       amendment no. 469 offered by mr. wilson of south carolina

       Page 447, line 2, strike ``Of the amount'' and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--Of the amount
       Page 447, after line 9, insert the following:
       (2) Allocation for high concentration schools.--Of the 
     amount made available under paragraph (1), $10,000,000 shall 
     be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make 
     payments to local educational agencies determined by the 
     Secretary to have higher concentrations of military children 
     with severe disabilities.


          amendment no. 470 offered by mr. wittman of virginia

       Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVI the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1609. NON-GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that modern high-throughput 
     non-geostationary orbit satellite constellations provide 
     robust commercial satellite communication capabilities that 
     enable current military operations and facilitate advanced 
     communications networks that would provide significant 
     quality of life enhancements for deployed personnel of the 
     Navy.
       (b) Report.--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 
     and heads of the Defense Agencies, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on current 
     commercial satellite communication initiatives, particularly 
     with respect to new non-geostationary orbit satellite 
     technologies, the Navy has employed to increase satellite 
     communication throughput to afloat platforms currently 
     constrained by legacy capabilities. The report shall include 
     the following:
       (1) A potential investment strategy concerning how to 
     operationalize commercial satellite communication 
     capabilities using non-geostationary orbit satellites across 
     the fleet, including--
       (A) requisite funding required to adequately prioritize and 
     accelerate the integration of such capabilities into Navy 
     warfighting systems; and
       (B) future-year spending projections for such efforts that 
     align with other satellite communication investments of the 
     Department.
       (2) An integrated satellite communications reference 
     architecture roadmap for the Navy to achieve a resilient, 
     secure network for operationalizing commercial satellite 
     communication capabilities using non-geostationary orbit 
     satellites across the Navy that is capable of leveraging 
     multi-band and multi-orbit architectures, including 
     requirements that enable maximum use of commercially 
     available technologies.


            amendment no. 471 offered by mr. young of alaska

       Add at the end of subtitle E of title X the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 10__. AIR FORCE STRATEGY FOR ACQUISITION OF COMBAT 
                   RESCUE AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a strategy for the 
     Department of Air Force for the acquisition of combat rescue 
     aircraft and equipment that aligns with the stated capability 
     and capacity requirements of the Air Force to meet the 
     national defense strategy (required under section 113(g) of 
     title 10, United States Code) and Arctic Strategy of the 
     Department of the Air Force.


         amendment no. 472 offered by mr. schneider of illinois

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 8__. 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

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       ``(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;
       ``(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. 473 offered by mr. smith of new jersey

       In the appropriate place in title LX, insert the following:

     SEC. _. ENSURING THAT CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ON ARMY CORPS 
                   PROJECTS ARE PAID PREVAILING WAGES AS REQUIRED 
                   BY LAW.

       The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
     provide to each Army Corps district clarifying, uniform 
     guidance with respect to prevailing wage requirements for 
     contractors and subcontractors of the Army Corps that--
       (1) conforms with the Department of Labor's regulations, 
     policies, and guidance with respect to the proper 
     implementation and enforcement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 
     of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     "Davis-Bacon Act") and other related Acts, including the 
     proper classification of all crafts by Federal construction 
     contractors and subcontractors;
       (2) directs Army Corps districts to investigate worker 
     complaints and third-party complaints within 30 days of the 
     date of filing; and
       (3) instructs Army Corps districts that certified payroll 
     reports submitted by contractors and subcontractors and the 
     information contained therein shall be publicly available and 
     are not exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 
     5, United States Code.


          amendment no. 474 offered by mr. lieu of california

       Page 1390, after line 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 6013. DEFINITION OF LAND USE REVENUE UNDER WEST LOS 
                   ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016.

       Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 
     (Public Law 114-226) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) to the extent specified in advance in an 
     appropriations Act for a fiscal year, any funds received as 
     compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); 
     and''.


          amendment no. 475 offered by ms. slotkin of michigan

       Page 495, line 18, strike ``to approximate'' and all that 
     follows through ``meat products'' and insert ``from plants 
     (such as vegetables, beans, and legumes), fungi, or other 
     non-animal sources of protein''.


           amendment no. 476 offered by ms. escobar of texas

       At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 596. GAO STUDY ON TATTOO POLICIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall evaluate the tattoo policies of each Armed Force, 
     including--
       (1) the effects of such policies on recruitment, retention, 
     reenlistment of members of the Armed Forces; and
       (2) processes for waivers to such policies to recruit, 
     retain, or reenlist members who have unauthorized tattoos.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2022, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing 
     the results of the evaluations under subsection (a).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Alabama 
(Mr. Rogers) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume, and I urge passage of the amendments en bloc.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney),

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an outstanding member of our Conference.
  Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of two of my 
amendments that are included in this en bloc.
  Amendment No. 333 authorizes a long-overdue China watcher program 
within the Department of State. This program aims to monitor and combat 
Chinese malign influence across economic and political sectors in 
certain high-priority countries.
  The People's Republic of China is challenging the United States at 
multiple levels and remains a threat to our vitally important interests 
across the globe. The threats posed by the PRC demand greater 
resources, which is exactly what this amendment delivers.
  My second amendment, No. 343, establishes a program for the 
Department of the Air Force to develop a proof-of-concept quantum 
network testbed. This will support the incredible work the Air Force is 
doing around the country, including the information directorate in 
Rome, New York, which is in the heart of my district in New York.
  The establishment of this program will deepen the military's 
expertise in cutting-edge quantum computing. It will enable the United 
States to compete globally with our adversaries, dominate the virtual 
battlespace, and counter emerging threats.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers for the 
work they put into shepherding this bill through Congress and rejecting 
partisan cuts to our Nation's military that were proposed by the 
administration.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this en bloc.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Steil).
  Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the time of the gentleman.
  Mr. Speaker, the mishandled evacuation from Afghanistan was a tragic 
disaster. The fundamental misunderstanding of the situation on the 
ground, a faulty plan for withdrawal, and poor strategic decisionmaking 
in Washington put our troops in harm's way, leading to the abandonment 
of American citizens and the deaths of 13 brave American 
servicemembers, including critical injuries to two marines from the 
First Congressional District of Wisconsin.
  My amendments to the national defense bill are directed at getting 
answers for our troops and the American people, and I ask my colleagues 
for their support.
  My first amendment would require the Treasury Department to report to 
Congress on the current status of the U.S. and U.N. sanctions on the 
Taliban. We must look at the current gaps in our sanctions and ensure 
that the Taliban is not able to finance their takeover by profiting 
from the drug trade and rare earth minerals.
  My second amendment would require the Treasury Department to 
regularly report to Congress on any sanctions waivers provided to allow 
transactions between financial institutions and targeted individuals.
  In addition, my amendment requires the Treasury Department to list 
out foreign banks that conduct significant transactions for persons 
that have been sanctioned for human rights abuses or corruption.
  My third amendment will hold Iran accountable. Iran has been 
emboldened. At a time when this administration is signaling that they 
intend to remove sanctions with Iran, we must ensure U.S. sanctions are 
enforced to prevent the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism from 
obtaining a nuclear weapon.
  Congress must understand the full nature of Iran's power and 
undertake a full audit of how Iranian-backed groups in the Iraqi 
Popular Mobilization Forces took advantage of U.S. assistance given to 
the Iraqi Government in the anti-ISIS campaign.
  Finally, I introduced an amendment with my colleague, Congresswoman 
Dean. Our bill improves intelligence coordination to combat the illicit 
financing of human trafficking.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support these amendments.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany).
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this amendment, and I 
thank the gentleman from Alabama for the time.
  The amendment I speak of comes after many years of experiencing well-
documented U.S. Navy maintenance backlogs and deficiencies and much-
needed naval upgrades. These backlogs and deficiencies seriously 
inhibit our force-in-readiness and operational capabilities.
  Our military needs to be the readiest it can be in order to meet the 
challenges of the future, and this amendment will help do that.
  Shipyards across the country are ready, willing, and able to support 
the maintenance and upgrade requirements needed by our naval assets, 
including one in Superior, Wisconsin, in my congressional district.
  These non-homeport shipyards can support vital surge capacity, 
addressing maintenance needs that cannot always be addressed in a 
timely fashion at homeports. This change will also support good family-
wage jobs across the country.
  Mr. Speaker, I am really pleased to have worked with Representative 
Stauber just across the border on this amendment. It is so important. 
By utilizing those people who work in the twin ports of Superior and 
Duluth, with their exceptional workmanship that they provide for 
shipbuilding on the Great Lakes, I think this makes this amendment very 
worthy.

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie), my friend and colleague and a 
real leader on the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Alabama for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to express concerns with the Thompson amendment 
No. 427. The amendment requires the Department of Homeland Security, 
DHS, to establish a medical countermeasures program for preparedness 
and response capabilities. It also requires DHS to maintain and pre-
position a stockpile of medical countermeasures.
  After dealing with the ongoing pandemic for the past year and a half, 
we can all appreciate the necessity of being prepared to deal with 
these threats. However, this new program is completely duplicative of 
existing initiatives at HHS.
  Currently, under HHS, the Strategic National Stockpile, or SNS, is 
part of the Federal medical response infrastructure for such attacks. 
The Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise 
determines optimal allocation of resources and organization of the 
stockpile to best address high-priority threats.
  This interagency coordination already includes the input of the 
Department of Homeland Security and coordinates Federal efforts to 
combat these threats. While I do believe we should evaluate our 
country's pandemic response given the COVID-19 pandemic, we do not need 
to create a duplicative program that will only lead to confusion and 
hinder coordination.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the 
balance of my time.

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  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I want to state this en bloc package was reached 
in close coordination between the majority and minority. I urge its 
favorable support, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I also support the en bloc. 
This will be the last chance for me to speak before we conclude the 
amendment process, so I do just want to make a final pitch for the 
underlying piece of legislation.
  I think the amendment process has gone just fine. The underlying bill 
is incredibly well put together in the manner we have described, has 
bipartisan support, reflects a lot of the ideas and priorities of 
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle as well, and from even 
outside the committee.

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  I think we have an excellent piece of legislation that will help meet 
the national security needs of our country, and I urge support for the 
bill in the final passage process, which will happen at some point 
tomorrow after we vote on, I don't know, 18-20 amendments, something 
like that. We will be here awhile.
  Don't forget what brought us here in the first place. The need to 
pass the National Defense Authorization Act and maintain our commitment 
to put the men and women who serve in the military in the best possible 
position to carry out the missions that we give them.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support for final passage of the bill and urge 
support for this en bloc amendment, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, in the spirit of transparency 
and accountability my amendment directs the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) to probe whether the Department of Defense ever weaponized 
ticks with Lyme disease or any other dangerous pathogen.
  Two similar amendments I have offered--one for an investigation by 
the Inspector General and another by the GAO--previously passed the 
House but did not make it through the Senate. I offer it again as the 
investigation and research may help uncover decades-old information and 
possibly provide some answers for those that suffer from Lyme. 
Americans deserve the truth.
  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, Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are exploding 
in the United States. According to the December 2020 report of the 
Health & Human Services' Tick-Borne Disease Working Group--a federal 
advisory committee created by language included in the 21st Century 
Cures Act, which I fought for--Lyme disease is the most common tick-
borne disease with an estimated 300,000 new cases diagnosed each year. 
A figure that many researchers, and Lyme-literate doctors, believe is 
underreported and could be upwards of 476,000 cases each year.
  I also might add that this threat is very real for our servicemembers 
as they train in the field, especially at Fort Dix in my district where 
the geographic area has an increased prevalence of Lyme. To stop the 
spread of these horrific tickborne diseases, we must first understand 
their origins and how they came to be so pervasive.
  Mr. Speaker, my amendment tasks the GAO to ask the hard questions 
about DOD's bioweapons research on ticks from 1950 to 1977. What were 
the parameters of the program if there was one? Who ordered it? Was 
there any accidental release anywhere or at any time of any of the 
diseased ticks? And the most important question, can any of this 
information that might be derived from that study, that audit, help 
current day researchers find a way to mitigate these diseases?
  10 to 20 percent of Americans with Lyme suffer with chronic Lyme 
disease. They have a right to know whether any of this is true, and if 
any old research documents could be applied by current-day scientists 
to finding a better diagnostic or treatment for Lyme disease--something 
that's desperately needed.
  If the investigation concludes our government's bioweapons program 
did not contribute to the proliferation of Lyme, we tum the page. And 
if it did, hopefully this investigation and research will contribute to 
a cure.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my 
amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would deliver 
a win-win-win for stormwater-stressed ecosystems; the military; and 
communities, like Hampton Roads, that host military installations. I 
was pleased to introduce this bipartisan amendment with support from my 
Hampton Roads colleagues, Representatives Luria and Wittman, as well as 
Representatives Sarbanes and Brown from Maryland and Representative 
Mace from South Carolina.
  Flooding that occurs on and around bases jeopardizes military 
readiness and compounds the stress of military families. In addition to 
causing flooding, stormwater also remains a stubborn source of 
pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, complicating the ongoing work to 
restore this national treasure. For that reason, I introduced this 
amendment to enhance both community resilience and the health of 
waterways.
  As rainwater falls on and travels across pavement and other 
impermeable surfaces, it picks up all kinds of things--nutrients from 
lawn fertilizer, pet waste, sediments, and chemicals that pollute the 
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Because climate change and 
unchecked emissions are heating up our atmosphere and oceans, extreme 
precipitation events and deadly storms, like Ida, have become more 
severe. In addition to more frequent and severe precipitation events on 
land, climate change-driven sea level rise also wreaks havoc on coastal 
stormwater systems, especially during high tide.
  My amendment would help address the growing threat stormwater poses 
by expanding the authorization of existing infrastructure and 
resilience programs to help slow, store, and filter stormwater on 
military bases and in the communities that host them. Through the 
implementation of low impact design and installation of stormwater 
management features like stormwater ponds, rain gardens, permeable 
pavement, cisterns, and tree boxes, my amendment will reduce the stress 
on water infrastructure and address both the issue of flooding and 
stormwater pollution.
  The military recognizes climate change as the ``threat multiplier'' 
that it is and I am grateful for the Department of Defense's 
partnership in the coordinated effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay. 
This amendment will provide the military the authorization it needs to 
integrate its work to enhance mission readiness with its work to 
protect the communities and watersheds in which installations are 
situated.
  While we continue to work to enhance resilience in Hampton Roads and 
beyond, we must also work to rapidly mitigate emissions and protect 
precious carbon sinks--like the Chesapeake Bay--to avoid the worst of 
the climate crisis.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment in en bloc number 
four.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, 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 question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.


            Amendment No. 241 Offered by Ms. Leger Fernandez

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
241 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end of title LX of division E the following:

     SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

       Section 2(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 
     (Public Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by 
     inserting ``, including individuals in New Mexico, Idaho, 
     Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, 
     South Dakota, North Dakota, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern 
     Mariana Islands,'' after ``tests exposed individuals''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez) and a Member opposed 
each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New Mexico.
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, everyone knows the first atomic 
bomb was exploded at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. In fact, between 
1945 and 1992, the United States Government conducted more than 200 
aboveground nuclear tests. These tests exposed nearby communities and 
the people living and working in those communities to radiation.
  As a result of the exposure, tens of thousands of downwinders 
contracted cancers and other diseases. In 1999, in recognition of this 
exposure, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to 
provide a one-time payment to many of these individuals

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in addition to the uranium miners, millers, and transporters.
  Unfortunately, downwinders in many States, including my beautiful 
State of New Mexico, were not included and left to deal with the health 
effects of these explosions, like the very first bomb, on their own.
  I recently met with Tina Cordova and members of the Tularosa Basin 
Downwinder Coalition. They told me the stories of their loved ones who 
died as a result of these tests. They have fought for so long for the 
government to simply recognize them and their pain. We do hear their 
voices, we see their pain, and now we must act.
  It is not just New Mexicans that have suffered, it is people from 
Washington to the Dakotas to Texas, and all the way to Guam.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
support amendment No. 241, and provide an apology to individuals in New 
Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oregon, 
Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands, who were exposed to radiation during the government's 
nuclear testing.
  Identical language was included in the House-passed National Defense 
Authorization Acts for both 2019 and 2020.
  It is past time for Congress to begin to acknowledge the harm nuclear 
testing caused to these communities by passing this amendment. Our 
government owes these communities a formal apology. Let's do that.
  My amendment is supported by Members on both sides of the aisle, and 
I urge my colleagues to vote for it, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, near the end of World War II, the United 
Stated detonated the first atomic weapon at the Trinity Test Site in 
New Mexico.
  Between this first test in 1945 and 1963, the United States did 
conduct nearly 200 atmospheric, that is aboveground, atomic weapons 
tests. These activities and other aspects of our atomic weapons program 
may indeed have led to cancer in some people and other radiation-
related illnesses.
  That is why, in 1990, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Act, or RECA, to provide restitution to these individuals. 
This would add to RECA an apology to individuals in many States. Now, 
notably, this amendment would extend an apology to individuals residing 
in States not even eligible for compensation under the current terms of 
RECA.
  After Congress last extended and expanded RECA in 2000, the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine studied the effect of 
nuclear weapons tests on the health of surrounding populations. This 
study concluded, ``the scientific evidence indicates that in most cases 
it is unlikely that exposure to radiation from fallout was a 
substantial contributing cause to developing cancer.''
  Simply put, the science does not support the assertion that atomic 
weapons testing caused widespread instances of cancer. Despite this 
finding, the amendment before us would declare that U.S. atomic weapons 
testing caused cancer in individuals in New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, 
Arizona, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, North 
Dakota, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  The Democrats are fond of saying we must follow the science when they 
forbid Americans from going to work or children from attending school 
or families from attending church. I wish they would actually follow 
the science not only when they find it politically convenient, but when 
they find it politically inconvenient.
  Any change to RECA must be fully considered by the Judiciary 
Committee to ensure that compensation is only provided for illnesses 
that can be reasonably traced to activities of the U.S. Government.
  On a personal note, I would add that my father, in 1945, was serving 
in the 88th Infantry Division in Italy. They were under orders to 
prepare to ship out for the invasion of the Japanese mainland. That 
invasion would have created a slaughter on both sides unimaginable to 
history.
  The development of this weapon prevented that from occurring and 
saved countless Japanese and American lives and the slaughter that 
would have otherwise unfolded. That is not something I intend to 
apologize for.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, precisely because of the importance 
of those atomic tests and the impact on the people of New Mexico, which 
we all recognize was the very first test of an atomic bomb, and the 
importance that it played in our history, and the ending of World War 
II.
  What we are asking for, at the very least, is an apology not for the 
bomb, but for the impact; the impact that it had on those lives of 
those people in those communities who are people that I know. They are 
grandparents and children, they are my neighbors. And I believe, that 
at the very least, we must apologize to those who we left out of RECA 
for the impact that they suffered with regards to their health.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New 
Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 304 will not be offered.

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         Amendment No. 435 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 
435 printed in part C of House Report 117-125.
  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present my 
amendment No. 435.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

         amendment no. 435 offered by mrs. torres of california

       At the end of title LX of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 6013. LIMITATION ON LICENSES AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
                   FOR EXPORT OF CERTAIN ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE 
                   JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS 
                   LIST AND MADE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF 
                   THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce may not grant a 
     license or other authorization for the export of covered 
     items unless before granting the license or other 
     authorization the Secretary submits to the chairman and 
     ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking member 
     of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate a written 
     certification with respect to such proposed export license or 
     other authorization containing--
       (1) the name of the person applying for the license or 
     other authorization;
       (2) the name of the person who is the proposed recipient of 
     the export;
       (3) the name of the country or international organization 
     to which the export will be made;
       (4) a description of the items proposed to be exported; and
       (5) the value of the items proposed to be exported.
       (b) Form.--A certification required under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, except that 
     information regarding the dollar value and number of items 
     proposed to be exported may be restricted from public 
     disclosure if such disclosure would be detrimental to the 
     security of the United States.
       (c) Deadlines; Waiver.--A certification required under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted--
       (1) at least 15 calendar days before a proposed export 
     license or other authorization is granted in the case of a 
     transfer of items to a country which is a member of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization or Australia, Japan, the 
     Republic of Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, and

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       (2) at least 30 calendar days before a proposed export 
     license or other authorization is issued in the case of a 
     transfer of items to any other country.
       (d) Congressional Resolution of Disapproval.--A proposed 
     export license or other authorization described in paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (c) shall become effective after the end of 
     the 15-day period described in such paragraph, and a proposed 
     export license or other authorization described in paragraph 
     (2) of subsection (c) shall become effective after the end of 
     the 30-day period specified in such paragraph, only if the 
     Congress does not enact, within the applicable time period, a 
     joint resolution prohibiting the export of items with respect 
     to the proposed export license.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered items.--The term ``covered items'' means items 
     that--
       (A) were included in category I of the United States 
     Munitions List (as in effect on January 1, 2020);
       (B) were removed from the United States Munitions List and 
     made subject to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration 
     Regulations through publication in the Federal Register on 
     January 23, 2020; and
       (C) are valued at $1,000,000 or more.
       (2) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export 
     Administration Regulations'' means the regulations set forth 
     in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or successor regulations.
       (3) United states munitions list.--The term ``United States 
     Munitions List'' means the list maintained pursuant to part 
     121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my 
amendment--a very simple amendment. My amendment seeks to restore 
congressional notification requirements on a category of munitions 
export licenses.
  For decades, when a U.S. company wanted to export these munitions, 
the sale required authorization from the Federal Government. The State 
Department has the responsibility for issuing approvals for most types 
of weapons once it has assessed any impact on our national security or 
our foreign policy.
  The State Department was also required to notify Congress every time 
it approved a license. Unfortunately, the Trump administration changed 
all of this. It moved the licensing of firearms export sales from the 
State Department to the Department of Commerce, and it changed the 
standard review process.
  They also ended the congressional notification process. The 
Department of Commerce is not currently required to notify Congress 
when they issue a munitions export license.
  I strongly opposed those changes.
  Given the serious national security implications of foreign munitions 
sales and the possibility that those weapons could end up in the wrong 
hands, Congress has a clear policy interest in understanding when they 
occur.
  This amendment will restore those notification requirements by 
mandating that the Department of Commerce follow the same procedure and 
guidelines that was in place prior to that change.
  Frankly, I am surprised that anyone is objecting to restoring 
longstanding congressional oversight powers.
  I hope my colleagues will support my amendment to ensure that foreign 
munitions sales receive the careful scrutiny they deserve.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment, and I 
am opposed to the legislation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, on January 23, 2020, President Trump carried 
forward an initiative that had begun in 2010 focused on improving 
processes for reviewing arms exports, including making necessary 
updates to the United States Munitions List. Specifically, the items 
that moved fell within the category of firearms, for sure, however, 
only certain items were moved, not all.
  The State Department retains oversight of those defense articles and 
services that provide a critical military or intelligence advantage or, 
in the case of weapons, are inherently for military end use.
  Now, what does that mean?
  That means fully automatic firearms and modern artillery, silencers, 
components, parts, and accessories specifically designed for automatic 
firearms remain on the munitions list under State Department 
jurisdiction. These are still subject to congressional notification 
requirements as appropriate.
  For the items that were moved to Commerce, their export still 
requires authorization, but under Commerce Department regulations.
  Just keep in mind, Mr. Speaker, we compete. Even arms manufacturers 
in the United States still have to compete globally. Now, we can either 
sell American arms to our allies, or we can have them go shop with 
Russia or China. That would be great.
  Now, the Department of Commerce has been regulating exports of 
shotguns and specific types of ammunitions for decades and continues to 
do so today. For goodness' sake, even President Biden, who really 
doesn't have a clue about weapons, recommended that we all get a 
shotgun, didn't he? He said that.
  The House Foreign Affairs Committee has the ability and 
responsibility to request any licenses or authorizations approved or 
denied by Commerce, pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act passed in 
August of 2018. To date, there has not been any inappropriate licenses 
issued for any of these items to any entities--none.
  Moreover, no Member has even requested licensing information from 
Commerce since this shift. There just simply has not been any problem.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a solution that is looking for a problem. There 
isn't a problem. There is no basis for this amendment as it directly 
contradicts the spirit of this regulatory change. Shifting this 
regulatory function to Commerce does not and never has governed the 
illicit transfer of firearms.
  This is about the illicit transfer of firearms. If we wanted to get 
to the illicit transfer of firearms, and my colleagues on the other 
side were really serious about that, they would be interested to find 
out what ever happened with Fast and Furious. That was an illicit 
transfer of firearms.
  This amendment falsely claims to address illicit transfer of 
firearms. This is not an amendment that will address that.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, we can reserve the debate 
whether the State Department or the Commerce Department should have 
jurisdiction over gun sale exports.
  This amendment is not about that. This amendment is very simple. It 
restores a longstanding requirement to notify Congress--a notification. 
That is not dictating to anyone where they should sell or whom they 
should sell weapons to. Simply report to Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I just want to reiterate that the House 
Foreign Affairs Committee--that is a committee in Congress. That is 
Congress, by the way. That is what Congress is.
  The House Foreign Affairs Committee can request and has the 
authorization to approve or deny these exports pursuant to the Export 
Control Reform Act passed in August of 2018. It is already covered. All 
we are doing is adding redundancy. All we are doing is making it more 
difficult if we pass this for us to sell our allies things that they 
want to have from us and we want to sell to them.
  Why would we make that more difficult? It seems to me we want to help 
our allies and our allies want to help us.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  2050

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the 
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from 
California (Mrs. Torres).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appear to have it.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 453 will not be offered.
  Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 
4350 is postponed.

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