[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7420-S7432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3914. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ___. CONCURRENT USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION 
                   ASSISTANCE AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED 
                   RESERVE BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 16131 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k)(1) In the case of an individual entitled to 
     educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing 
     education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of 
     section 2007 of this title on a half-time or more basis, the 
     Secretary concerned shall, at the election of the individual, 
     pay the individual educational assistance allowance under 
     this chapter for pursuit of such education or training as if 
     the individual were not also eligible to receive or in 
     receipt of educational assistance under section 2007 for 
     pursuit of such education or training.
       ``(2) Concurrent receipt of educational assistance under 
     section 2007 of this title and educational assistance under 
     this chapter shall not be considered a duplication of 
     benefits if the individual is enrolled in a program of 
     education on a half-time or more basis.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2007(d) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or chapter 1606 of 
     this title'' after ``of title 38''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, in the case of 
     educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, and 
     section 16131(k), in the case of educational assistance under 
     chapter 1606 of this title'' before the period at the end.
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  SA 3915. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1264. HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION FOR JOURNALISTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Jamal 
     Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021''.
       (b) 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--
       (1) in section 116(d)(12) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)(12))--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``imprisonment, indirect sources of pressure'' and inserting 
     ``online harassment, imprisonment, indirect sources of 
     pressure, surveillance'';
       (C) in subparagraph (D)(ii), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``the prosecution of those individuals who attack or murder 
     journalists'' and inserting ``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.''; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) the identification of countries in which gross 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights (as 
     defined in section 502B(d)(1)) were committed against 
     journalists during the reporting period;''; and
       (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)--
       (A) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (as added by 
     section 1207(b)(2) of Public Law 113-4) as subsection (j);
       (B) in subsection (i)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) the identification of countries in which there were 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights 
     committed against journalists;''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``imprisonment, indirect sources of pressure,'' and inserting 
     ``online harassment, imprisonment, indirect sources of 
     pressure, surveillance,''.
       (c) Imposition of Sanctions on Persons Responsible for the 
     Commission of Gross Violations of Internationally Recognized 
     Human Rights Against Journalists.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' 
     have the meanings given such 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 citizen or national of the United States; or
       (ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
     the United States.
       (C) 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.
       (D) 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.
       (2) Listing of persons who have committed gross violations 
     of internationally recognized human rights.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the President shall impose the sanctions described in 
     paragraph (3) on each foreign person who 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.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary of State shall annually 
     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 
     otherwise directed an act described in such subparagraph.
       (C) Exception.--The President may waive or terminate the 
     imposition of sanctions otherwise required under subparagraph 
     (A) and the Secretary of State may omit or remove from the 
     list described in subparagraph (B) on behalf of a foreign 
     person described in subparagraph (A) if the President--
       (i) certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives that--

       (I) the public identification of such foreign person is not 
     in the national interest of the United States; or
       (II) appropriate foreign government authorities have 
     credibly--

       (aa) investigated such foreign person and held such foreign 
     person accountable, as appropriate, for perpetrating, 
     ordering, or directing the acts described in subparagraph 
     (A);
       (bb) publicly condemned the violations of the freedom of 
     the press and the acts described in subparagraph (A);
       (cc) complied with any requests for information from 
     international or regional

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     human rights organizations with respect to the acts described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       (dd) complied with any United States Government requests 
     for information with respect to the acts described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) submits to such congressional committees an 
     unclassified description of the factual basis supporting the 
     certification provided under clause (i), which may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (3) 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 list required under paragraph (2)(B) 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.--A foreign person 
     described in paragraph (2)(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 a 
     foreign person described in paragraph (2)(A) is subject to 
     revocation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.
       (II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I) 
     shall take effect on the date on which the President makes a 
     determination under paragraph (2)(A) with respect to such 
     foreign person and any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the foreign person's possession 
     shall be automatically canceled.

       (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.
       (4) 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.
       (5) Exception relating to the importation of goods.--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.
       (d) Prohibition on Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) Prohibition.--
       (A) In general.--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.
       (B) Publication.--To the maximum extent practicable, a list 
     of the governmental entities described in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) shall be published on publicly available websites of 
     the Department of State and of the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence; and
       (ii) 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--
       (A) humanitarian assistance or disaster relief assistance 
     authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); or
       (B) assistance that the Secretary of State 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, not later than 30 days before the 
     effective date of the waiver--
       (i) the Secretary of State--

       (I) certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives that such waiver is warranted; and
       (II) includes, with such certification, an unclassified 
     description of the factual basis supporting the 
     certification, which may contain a classified annex; and

       (ii) the Director of National Intelligence submits a report 
     to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives detailing any underlying information that the 
     intelligence community (as 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.
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  SA 3916. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 728. MANDATORY TRAINING ON TREATMENT OF EATING 
                   DISORDERS.

       (a) In General.--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--
       (1) how to screen for the severe mental illness of an 
     eating disorder;
       (2) how to intervene with respect to such illness; and
       (3) how to refer patients to treatment for such illness.
       (b) Annual Updates to Training.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 
     frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     evaluate the training furnished under subsection (a) to 
     determine if updates are warranted to ensure continued 
     consistency of training with generally accepted standards of 
     care.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     current practices of the Department of Defense regarding 
     training described in subsection (a).
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  SA 3917. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
                   ON MINORITY VETERANS TO INCLUDE VETERANS WHO 
                   ARE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, GENDER 
                   DIVERSE, GENDER NON-CONFORMING, INTERSEX, OR 
                   QUEER.

       (a) Expansion of Membership.--Subsection (a)(2)(A) of 
     section 544 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
     transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, 
     or queer.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Clause (vi) of section 544(a)(2)(A) of 
     title 38, United States Code, shall apply to appointments 
     made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 3918. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1064. TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO EXPOSURE OF 
                   VETERANS TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

       (a) Health Care Personnel.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall provide to health care personnel of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs education and training to 
     identify, treat, and assess the impact on veterans of 
     illnesses related to exposure to toxic substances and inform 
     such personnel of how to ask for additional information from 
     veterans regarding exposure to different toxicants.
       (b) Benefits Personnel.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a training 
     program for processors of claims under the laws administered 
     by the Secretary who review claims for disability benefits 
     relating to service-connected disabilities based on exposure 
     to toxic substances.
       (2) Annual training.--Training provided to processors under 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided not less frequently than 
     annually.
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  SA 3919. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON MATERIAL READINESS OF VIRGINIA CLASS 
                   SUBMARINES OF THE NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the material readiness of the Virginia class submarines.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the number of components and parts 
     that have required replacement prior to the end of their 
     estimated useful life or scheduled replacement timeline, 
     including efforts to increase the reliability of ``life of 
     ship'' components.
       (2) An assessment of the extent to which part and material 
     shortages have impacted deployment and maintenance 
     availability schedules, including an estimate of the number 
     of active part cannibalizations or other actions taken to 
     mitigate those impacts.
       (3) An identification of the planned lead time to obtain 
     key material for Virginia class submarines from shipbuilders 
     and vendors.
       (4) An identification of the actual lead time to obtain 
     such material from shipbuilders and vendors.
       (5) An identification of the cost increases of key 
     components and parts for new construction and maintenance 
     availabilities above planned material costs.
       (6) An assessment of potential courses of action to improve 
     the material readiness of the Virginia class submarines, 
     including efforts to align new construction shipyards with 
     maintenance shipyards and Naval Sea Systems Command to 
     increase predictability of materials and purchasing power.
       (7) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for 
     legislative changes, authorities, realignments, and 
     administrative actions, including reforms of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation, to improve the material readiness of 
     the Virginia class submarines.
       (8) Such other elements as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
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  SA 3920. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MICROLOAN PROGRAM DEFINITIONS.

       Section 7(m)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(m)(11)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) the term `State' means each of the several States of 
     the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
     Samoa.''.
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  SA 3921. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       Section 901(a)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``Northern Mariana Islands'' and all that 
     follows through ``Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.'' and inserting ``Northern Mariana Islands;''.
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  SA 3922. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 376. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF THE 
                   NAVY.

       (a) Updated Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an update to the plan of the Secretary for 
     implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
     Program of the Department of the Navy, with the objective of 
     providing increased transparency for the actual costs and 
     schedules associated with infrastructure optimization 
     activities for shipyards covered by such program.
       (2) Updated cost estimates.--The updated plan required 
     under paragraph (1) shall include updated cost estimates 
     comprising the most recent costs of capital improvement 
     projects for each of the four public shipyards covered by the 
     Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Before the start of physical construction 
     with respect to a covered project, the Secretary of the Navy 
     or a designee of the Secretary shall brief each of the 
     congressional defense committees on such project, regardless 
     of the source of funding for such project.
       (2) Written information.--Before conducting a briefing 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered project, the 
     Secretary of the Navy or a designee of the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees in writing the 
     following information:
       (A) An updated cost estimate for such project that--
       (i) meets the standards of the Association for the 
     Advancement of Cost Engineering for a Level 1 or Level 2 cost 
     estimate; or
       (ii) is an independent cost estimate.
       (B) A schedule for such project that is comprehensive, 
     well-constructed, credible, and

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     controlled pursuant to the Schedule Assessment Guide: Best 
     Practices for Project Schedules (GAO-16-89G) set forth by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States in December 2015, or 
     successor guide.
       (C) An estimate of the likelihood that programmed and 
     planned funds for such project will be sufficient for the 
     completion of the project.
       (3) Covered project defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``covered project'' means a shipyard project under the 
     Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program--
       (A) with a contract awarded on or after October 1, 2024; 
     and
       (B) valued at $250,000,000 or more.
       (c) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2022, and not 
     later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Commander 
     of the Naval Sea Systems Command, in coordination with the 
     Program Manager Ships 555, shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report detailing the use by the 
     Department of the Navy of funding for all efforts associated 
     with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, 
     including the use of amounts made available by law to support 
     the projects identified in the plan to implement such 
     program, including any update to such plan under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include updated cost and schedule estimates--
       (A) for the plan to implement the Shipyard Optimization 
     Program, including any update to such plan under subsection 
     (a); and
       (B) for each dry dock, major facility, and infrastructure 
     project valued at $250,000,000 or more under such program.
       (d) Comptroller General Report.--
       (1) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2023, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the progress of the Secretary of 
     the Navy in implementing the Shipyard Infrastructure 
     Optimization Program, including--
       (i) the progress of the Secretary in completing the first 
     annual report required under such program; and
       (ii) the cost and schedule estimates for full 
     implementation of such program.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the extent to which the cost estimate 
     for the updated optimization plan for the Shipyard 
     Infrastructure Optimization Program is consistent with 
     leading practices for cost estimation.
       (ii) An assessment of the extent to which the project 
     schedule for such program is comprehensive, well-constructed, 
     credible, and controlled.
       (iii) An assessment of whether programmed and planned funds 
     for a project under such program will be sufficient for the 
     completion of the project.
       (iv) Such other related matters as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
     Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 
     the preliminary findings of the report under paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3923. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Hickenlooper) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2831 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2831. CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WHEN MAKING 
                   BASING DECISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2883 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as 
     subsections (f) through (k), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--With regard to a military housing area 
     in which an installation subject to a basing decision covered 
     by subsection (a) is or will be located, the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned shall take into account the 
     extent to which high-quality public education is available 
     and accessible to dependents of members of the Armed Forces 
     in the military housing area by comparing progress of 
     students served by relevant local educational agencies 
     described in paragraph (4) under the statewide accountability 
     system described in section 1111 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) as compared 
     to the progress of all students in such State under such 
     system.''.
       ``(2) Transparency.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall ensure transparency in the factors 
     used to make basing decisions under this section, including, 
     as appropriate, by coordinating with the relevant local 
     educational agencies to ensure that data used in carrying out 
     paragraph (1) is publicly available and accessible to 
     impacted communities.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (1) with 
     respect to an installation subject to a basing decision 
     covered by subsection (a), the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall consult with and seek input from 
     leadership and education liaisons for the installation and 
     State, local, and Tribal education agencies.
       ``(4) Relevant local educational agencies described.--
     Relevant local educational agencies described in this 
     paragraph include--
       ``(A) local educational agencies that serve dependents of 
     members of the Armed Forces in the State in which the 
     military housing area described in paragraph (1) is located; 
     and
       ``(B) local educational agencies in such State that serve 
     or would be likely to serve a significant number or 
     percentage of dependents of members of the Armed Forces in 
     the military housing area described in paragraph (1) as 
     determined by the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, in consultation with the education liaisons for 
     the installation described in such paragraph.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3924. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 596. 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 each of 
     the following criteria:
       (1) The individual is awarded the Purple Heart for 
     qualifying actions that occur after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (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).
       (3) The public release of the individual's name does not 
     constitute a security risk, as determined by the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3925. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1013. BLOCKING DEADLY FENTANYL IMPORTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``in which'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in which'' before 
     ``1,000'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``in which'' before ``1,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by inserting ``in which'' before ``5,000''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) that is a significant source of illicit synthetic 
     opioids significantly affecting the United States;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) assistance that furthers the objectives set forth in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 664(b) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n-2(b));
       ``(F) assistance to combat trafficking authorized under the 
     Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.)); and

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       ``(G) global health assistance authorized under sections 
     104 through 104C of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151b through 22 U.S.C. 2151b-4).''.
       (c) 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.''.
       (d) Withholding of Bilateral and Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 490(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or country identified 
     pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of section 489(a)(8)(A) of 
     this Act'' and inserting ``country identified pursuant to 
     section 489(a)(8)(A), or country thrice identified during a 
     5-year period pursuant to section 489(a)(10)(A)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or major drug-transit 
     country (as determined under subsection (h)) or country 
     identified pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     489(a)(8)(A) of this Act'' and inserting ``, major drug-
     transit country, country identified pursuant to section 
     489(a)(8)(A), or country thrice identified during a 5-year 
     period pursuant to section 489(a)(10)(A)''.
       (2) Designation of illicit fentanyl countries without 
     scheduling procedures.--Section 706(2) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
     2291j-1(2)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``also'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) designate each country, if any, identified under 
     section 489(a)(10) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)(10)) that has failed to adopt and utilize 
     scheduling procedures for illicit drugs that are comparable 
     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;''; 
     and
       (E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by striking ``so 
     designated'' and inserting ``designated under subparagraph 
     (A), (B), or (C)''.
       (3) Designation of illicit fentanyl countries without 
     ability to prosecute criminals for the manufacture or 
     distribution of fentanyl analogues.--Section 706(2) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291j-1(2)), as amended by paragraph (2), is further 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) designate each country, if any, identified under 
     section 489(a)(10) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)(10)) that has not taken significant 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));''.
       (4) Limitation on assistance for designated countries.--
     Section 706(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``also designated under paragraph (2) in the 
     report'' and inserting ``designated in the report under 
     paragraph (2)(A) or thrice designated during a 5-year period 
     in the report under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph 
     (2)''.
       (5) Exceptions to the limitation on assistance.--Section 
     706(5) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1(5)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (F);
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), assistance to promote 
     democracy (as described in section 481(e)(4)(E) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)(E))) 
     shall be provided to countries identified in a report under 
     paragraph (1) and designated under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     paragraph (2), to the extent such countries are otherwise 
     eligible for such assistance, regardless of whether the 
     President reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
     in accordance with such paragraph.
       ``(D) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), assistance to combat 
     trafficking (as described in section 481(e)(4)(F) of such 
     Act) shall be provided to countries identified in a report 
     under paragraph (1) and designated under subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of paragraph (2), to the extent such countries are 
     otherwise eligible for such assistance, regardless of whether 
     the President reports to the appropriate congressional 
     committees in accordance with such paragraph.
       ``(E) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), global health 
     assistance (as described in section 481(e)(4)(G) of such Act) 
     shall be provided to countries identified in a report under 
     paragraph (1) and designated under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     paragraph (2), to the extent such countries are otherwise 
     eligible for such assistance, regardless of whether the 
     President reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
     in accordance with such paragraph''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``section clause (i) or (ii) of'' and inserting ``clause (i) 
     or (ii) of section''.
       (e) 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3926. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
Young) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

     Subtitle H--Encouraging Normalization of Relations With Israel

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Israel Relations 
     Normalization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Support for peace between Israel and its neighbors has 
     longstanding bipartisan support in Congress.
       (2) For decades, Congress has promoted Israel's acceptance 
     among Arab and other relevant countries and regions by 
     passing numerous laws opposing efforts to boycott, isolate, 
     and stigmatize America's ally, Israel.
       (3) The recent peace and normalization agreements between 
     Israel and several Arab states--the United Arab Emirates, 
     Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco--have the potential to 
     fundamentally transform the security, diplomatic, and 
     economic environment in the Middle East and North Africa and 
     advance vital United States national security interests.
       (4) These historic agreements could help advance peace 
     between and among Israel, the Arab states, and other relevant 
     countries and regions, further diplomatic openings, and 
     enhance efforts towards a negotiated solution to the Israeli-
     Palestinian conflict resulting in two states--a democratic 
     Jewish state of Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian 
     state--living side by side in peace, security, and mutual 
     recognition.
       (5) These agreements build upon the decades-long leadership 
     of the United States Government in helping Israel broker 
     peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan and promoting peace 
     talks between Israel and Syria, Lebanon, and the 
     Palestinians.
       (6) These agreements also build on decades of private 
     diplomatic and security engagement between Israel and 
     countries in the region.
       (7) These normalization and peace agreements could begin to 
     transform the region by spurring economic growth, investment, 
     and tourism, enhancing technological innovation, promoting 
     security cooperation, bolstering water security and 
     sustainable development, advancing understanding, and forging 
     closer people-to-people relations.

     SEC. 1293. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1294. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords to 
     encourage other nations to normalize relations with Israel 
     and ensure that existing agreements reap tangible security 
     and economic benefits for the citizens of those countries;
       (2) to develop and implement a regional strategy to 
     encourage economic cooperation

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     between and among Israel, Arab states, and the Palestinians 
     to enhance the prospects for peace, respect for human rights, 
     transparent governance, and for cooperation to address water 
     scarcity, climate solutions, health care, sustainable 
     development, and other areas that result in benefits for 
     residents of those countries and regions;
       (3) to develop and implement a regional security strategy 
     that recognizes the shared threat posed by Iran and violent 
     extremist organizations, ensures sufficient United States 
     deterrence in the region, builds partner capacity to address 
     shared threats, and explores multilateral security 
     arrangements built around like-minded partners;
       (4) to support and encourage government-to-government and 
     grassroots initiatives aimed at normalizing ties with the 
     state of Israel and promoting people-to-people contact 
     between Israelis, Arabs, and residents of other relevant 
     countries and regions, including by expanding and enhancing 
     the Abraham Accords;
       (5) to support a negotiated solution to the Israeli-
     Palestinian conflict resulting in two states living side by 
     side in peace, security, and mutual recognition;
       (6) to implement the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership 
     for Peace Act (title VIII of division K of Public Law 116-
     260), which will support economic development and 
     peacebuilding efforts among Israelis and Palestinians, in a 
     manner which encourages regional allies to become 
     international donors to these efforts;
       (7) to oppose efforts to delegitimize the state of Israel 
     and legal barriers to normalization with Israel; and
       (8) to work to combat anti-Semitism and support 
     normalization with Israel, including by countering anti-
     Semitic narratives on social media and state media and 
     pressing for curricula reform in education.

     SEC. 1295. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND 
                   THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AND OTHER RELATED 
                   NORMALIZATION AGREEMENTS WITH ISRAEL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development and 
     the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a strategy on expanding and 
     strengthening the Abraham Accords.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of future staffing and resourcing 
     requirements of entities within the Department of State, the 
     United States Agency for International Development, and other 
     appropriate Federal departments and agencies with 
     responsibility to coordinate United States efforts to expand 
     and strengthen the Abraham Accords.
       (2) An assessment of opportunities to further promote 
     bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Israel, Arab 
     states, and other relevant countries and in the economic, 
     social, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, and 
     health fields and an assessment of roadblocks to increased 
     cooperation.
       (3) An assessment of bilateral and multilateral security 
     cooperation between Israel, the United States, Arab states, 
     and other relevant countries and regions that have normalized 
     relations with Israel, including an assessment of potential 
     roadblocks to increased security cooperation, 
     interoperability, and information sharing.
       (4) An assessment of the likelihood of additional Arab and 
     other relevant countries and regions to normalize relations 
     with Israel.
       (5) An assessment of opportunities created by normalization 
     agreements with Israel to advance prospects for peace between 
     Israelis and Palestinians.
       (6) A detailed description of how the United States 
     Government will leverage diplomatic lines of effort and 
     resources from other stakeholders (including from foreign 
     governments, international donors, and multilateral 
     institutions) to encourage normalization, economic 
     development, and people-to-people programming.
       (7) Identification of existing investment funds that 
     support Israel-Arab state cooperation and recommendations for 
     how such funds could be used to support normalization and 
     increase prosperity for all relevant stakeholders.
       (8) A proposal for how the United States Government and 
     others can utilize the scholars and Arabic language resources 
     of the United States Holocaust Museum to counter Holocaust 
     denial and anti-Semitism.
       (9) An assessment for creating an Abrahamic Center for 
     Pluralism to prepare educational materials, convene 
     international seminars, promote tolerance and pluralism, and 
     bring together scholars as a means of advancing religious 
     tolerance and countering political and religious extremism.
       (10) Recommendations to improve Department of State 
     cooperation and coordination, particularly between the 
     Special Envoy to Monitor Anti-Semitism and the Ambassador at 
     Large for International Religious Freedom, and the Office of 
     International Religious Freedom, to combat racism, 
     xenophobia, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism, which hinder 
     improvement of relations between Israel, Arab states, and 
     other relevant countries and regions.
       (11) An assessment on the value and feasibility of Federal 
     support for inter-parliamentary exchange programs for Members 
     of Congress, Knesset, and parliamentarians from Arab and 
     other relevant countries and regions, including through 
     existing Federal programs that support such exchanges.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.

     SEC. 1296. BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO NORMALIZATION WITH 
                   ISRAEL.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the 
     Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2021''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Arab League, an organization comprising 22 Middle 
     Eastern and African countries and entities, has maintained an 
     official boycott of Israeli companies and Israeli-made goods 
     since the founding of Israel in 1948.
       (2) Longstanding United States policy has encouraged Arab 
     League states to normalize their relations with Israel and 
     has long prioritized funding cooperative programs that 
     promote normalization between Arab League States and Israel, 
     including the Middle East Regional Cooperation program, which 
     promotes Arab-Israeli scientific cooperation.
       (3) While some Arab League governments are signaling 
     enhanced cooperation with the state of Israel on the 
     government-to-government level, most continue to persecute 
     their own citizens who establish people-to-people relations 
     with Israelis in nongovernmental fora, through a combination 
     of judicial and extrajudicial retribution.
       (4) Some Arab League states maintain draconian anti-
     normalization laws that punish their citizens for people-to-
     people relations with Israelis, with punishments, including 
     imprisonment, revocation of citizenship, and execution. 
     Extrajudicial punishments by these and other Arab states 
     include summary imprisonment, accusations of ``treason'' in 
     government-controlled media, and professional blacklisting.
       (5) Anti-normalization laws, together with the other forms 
     of retribution, effectively condemn these societies to mutual 
     estrangement and, by extension, reduce the possibility of 
     conciliation and compromise.
       (6) Former Israeli President Shimon Peres said in 2008 at 
     the United Nations that Israel agrees with the Arab Peace 
     Initiative that a military solution to the conflict ``will 
     not achieve peace or provide security for the parties''.
       (7) Despite the risk of retaliatory action, a rising tide 
     of Arab civic actors advocate direct engagement with Israeli 
     citizens and residents. These include the Arab Council for 
     Regional Integration, a group of 32 public figures from 15 
     Arab countries who oppose the boycott of Israel on the 
     grounds that the boycott has denied Arabs the benefits of 
     partnership with Israelis, has blocked Arabs from helping to 
     bridge the Israeli-Palestinian divide, and inspired divisive 
     intra-Arab boycotts among diverse sects and ethnic groups.
       (8) On February 11, 2020, a delegation of the Arab Council 
     to the French National Assembly in Paris testified to the 
     harmful effects of ``anti-normalization laws'', called on the 
     Assembly to enact a law instructing the relevant French 
     authorities to issue an annual report on instances of Arab 
     government retribution for any of their citizens or residents 
     who call for peace with Israel or engage in direct civil 
     relations with Israeli citizens, and requested democratic 
     legislatures to help defend the region's civil peacemakers.
       (9) On May 11, 2020, 85 leaders in France published an 
     endorsement of the Arab Council's proposal, calling on France 
     and other democratic governments to ``protect Arabs who 
     engage in dialogue with Israeli citizens'' and proposing 
     ``the creation of a study group in the National Assembly as 
     well as in the Senate whose mission would be to ensure a 
     legal and technical monitoring of the obstacles which Arab 
     proponents of dialogue with Israelis face''.
       (10) Arab-Israeli cooperation provides significant 
     symbiotic benefit to the security and economic prosperity of 
     the region.
       (c) Additional Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 
     years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the status of efforts to 
     promote normalization of relations with Israel and other 
     countries.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following information:
       (A) The status of ``anti-normalization laws'' in countries 
     comprising the Arab League, including efforts within each 
     country to sharpen existing laws, enact new or additional 
     ``anti-normalization legislation'', or repeal such laws.
       (B) Instances of the use of state-owned or state-operated 
     media outlets to promote anti-Semitic propaganda, the 
     prosecution of citizens or residents of Arab countries for 
     calling for peace with Israel, visiting the state of Israel, 
     or engaging Israeli citizens in any way.
       (C) Instances of extrajudicial retribution by Arab 
     governments or government-controlled institutions against 
     citizens or residents of Arab countries for any of the same 
     actions referred to in subparagraph (B).

     SEC. 1297. SUNSET.

       This subtitle shall cease to be effective on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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  SA 3927. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1064. NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS REGARDING REPORTED CASES 
                   OF BURN PIT EXPOSURE.

       (a) Quarterly Notifications.--
       (1) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on each reported case of 
     burn pit exposure by a covered veteran reported during the 
     previous quarter.
       (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, with respect to each reported case of burn pit 
     exposure of a covered veteran included in the report, the 
     following:
       (A) Notice of the case, including the medical facility at 
     which the case was reported.
       (B) Notice of, as available--
       (i) the enrollment status of the covered veteran with 
     respect to the patient enrollment system of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs under section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
     States Code;
       (ii) a summary of all health care visits by the covered 
     veteran at the medical facility at which the case was 
     reported that are related to the case;
       (iii) the demographics of the covered veteran, including 
     age, sex, and race;
       (iv) any non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
     benefits that the covered veteran receives;
       (v) the Armed Force in which the covered veteran served and 
     the rank of the covered veteran;
       (vi) the period in which the covered veteran served;
       (vii) each location of an open burn pit from which the 
     covered veteran was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and 
     fumes during such service;
       (viii) the medical diagnoses of the covered veteran and the 
     treatment provided to the veteran; and
       (ix) whether the covered veteran is registered in the 
     Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
       (3) Protection of information.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the reports submitted under paragraph (1) do not include 
     the identity of covered veterans or contain other personally 
     identifiable data.
       (b) Annual Report on Cases.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing the following:
       (A) The total number of covered veterans.
       (B) The total number of claims for disability compensation 
     under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, approved 
     and the total number denied by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs with respect to a covered veteran, and for each such 
     denial, the rationale of the denial.
       (C) A comprehensive list of--
       (i) the conditions for which covered veterans seek 
     treatment; and
       (ii) the locations of the open burn pits from which the 
     covered veterans were exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and 
     fumes.
       (D) Identification of any illnesses relating to exposure to 
     open burn pits that formed the basis for the Secretary to 
     award benefits, including entitlement to service connection 
     or an increase in disability rating.
       (E) The total number of covered veterans who died after 
     seeking care for an illness relating to exposure to an open 
     burn pit.
       (F) Any updates or trends with respect to the information 
     described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) that 
     the Secretary determines appropriate.
       (2) Matters included in first report.--The Secretary shall 
     include in the first report under paragraph (1) information 
     specified in subsection (a)(2) with respect to reported cases 
     of burn pit exposure made during the period beginning January 
     1, 1990, and ending on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Inclusion of Information After Death and Provision of 
     Information Regarding Open Burn Pit Registry.--Section 201(a) 
     of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits 
     Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) Reporting of information after death.--The Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall permit a survivor of a deceased 
     veteran to report to the registry under paragraph (1) the 
     exposure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes 
     caused by an open burn pit, even if such veteran was not 
     included in the registry before their death.
       ``(4) Information regarding registry.--
       ``(A) Notice.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that a medical professional of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs informs a veteran of the registry under 
     paragraph (1) if the veteran presents at a medical facility 
     of the Department for treatment that the veteran describes as 
     being related to, or ancillary to, the exposure of the 
     veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open 
     burn pits.
       ``(B) Display.--In making information public regarding the 
     number of participants in the registry under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall display such numbers by both State and by 
     congressional district.''.
       (d) Comptroller General Report.--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 appropriate 
     congressional committees a report containing an assessment of 
     the effectiveness of any memorandum of understanding or 
     memorandum of agreement entered into by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs with respect to--
       (1) the processing of reported cases of burn pit exposure; 
     and
       (2) the coordination of care and provision of health care 
     relating to such cases at medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and at non-Department 
     facilities.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit 
     Registry'' means the registry established by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial 
     and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public 
     Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
       (2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (3) The term ``covered veteran'' means a veteran who 
     presents at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs (or in a non-Department facility pursuant to section 
     1703 or 1703A of title 38, United States Code) for treatment 
     that the veteran describes as being related to, or ancillary 
     to, the exposure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemicals 
     and fumes caused by open burn pits at any time while serving 
     in the Armed Forces.
       (4) The term ``open burn pit'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other 
     Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
     260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
       (5) The term ``reported case of burn pit exposure'' means 
     each instance in which a veteran presents at a medical 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (or in a non-
     Department facility pursuant to section 1703 or 1703A of 
     title 38, United States Code) for treatment that the veteran 
     describes as being related to, or ancillary to, the exposure 
     of the veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused 
     by open burn pits at any time while serving in the Armed 
     Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3928. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1064. APPOINTMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT TO GRADE OF 
                   GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On March 3, 1799, Congress created the grade of 
     ``General of the Armies of the United States'' as the 
     commander of the Army of the United States (5th Congress, 
     Session III, Chap. 48, Section 9).
       (2) On March 16, 1802, Congress effectively dissolved the 
     grade of General of the Armies of the United States when it 
     passed the Military Peace Establishment Act without reference 
     to the grade (7th Congress, Session I, Chap. 9, Sec. 3).
       (3) On July 1, 1843, Ulysses S. Grant graduated from the 
     United States Military Academy at West Point, and, on July 
     31, 1854, Grant resigned from the Army at the grade of 
     Captain.
       (4) Following President Abraham Lincoln's April 15, 1861, 
     proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers to suppress 
     Confederate forces, Ulysses S. Grant rejoined the Army and 
     helped recruit and train volunteer soldiers for the Union.
       (5) Over the course of the American Civil War, Ulysses S. 
     Grant commanded a cumulative total of more than 600,000 Union 
     soldiers and achieved major victories including Fort Henry 
     (February 1862), Fort Donelson (February 1862), Shiloh (April 
     1862), the Vicksburg Campaign (November 1862-July 1863), 
     Chattanooga (November 1863), the Wilderness Campaign (May 
     1864-June 1864), the Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-April 
     1865), and the Appomattox Campaign (April 1865).
       (6) On February 29, 1864, Congress reestablished the grade 
     of ``Lieutenant-General of

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     the United States Army'' and authorized the President to 
     appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an 
     officer who was ``most distinguished for courage, skill, and 
     ability'' (38th Congress, Session I, Chap. 14, Sec. 1); that 
     same day, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. 
     Grant to be Lieutenant-General.
       (7) On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln formally 
     appointed Ulysses S. Grant to the grade of Lieutenant-General 
     of the Army, a position previously held by only George 
     Washington and Winfield Scott, although Scott's promotion was 
     a brevet appointment.
       (8) On July 25, 1866, Congress established the grade of 
     ``General of the Army of the United States'' (39th Congress, 
     Session I, Chap. 232), and Ulysses S. Grant was appointed, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to General of 
     the Army of the United States for his role in commanding the 
     Union armies during the Civil War.
       (9) On March 4, 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was sworn in as the 
     18th President of the United States.
       (10) Throughout his two terms as President, Ulysses S. 
     Grant secured the ratification of the 15th amendment to the 
     Constitution, the creation of the Department of Justice, and 
     the passage and implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1875.
       (11) On October 11, 1976, Congress enacted Public Law 94-
     479, which re-established the grade of ``General of the 
     Armies of the United States'' to posthumously request the 
     appointment of George Washington to General of the Armies of 
     the United States and made clear that this grade has 
     ``precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or 
     present''.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to--
       (1) honor Ulysses S. Grant for his efforts and leadership 
     in defending the union of the United States of America;
       (2) recognize that the military victories achieved under 
     the command of Ulysses S. Grant were integral to the 
     preservation of the United States of America; and
       (3) affirm that Ulysses S. Grant is among the most 
     influential military commanders in the history of the United 
     States of America.
       (c) Appointment.--The President is authorized and requested 
     to appoint Ulysses S. Grant posthumously to the grade of 
     General of the Armies of the United States, such appointment 
     to take effect on April 27, 2022.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3929. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       On page 127, line 9, insert ``and a remedial investigation 
     and feasibility study under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.)'' after ``testing''.
       On page 127, line 11, insert ``and areas surrounding such 
     installations and facilities'' after ``United States''.
       On page 127, beginning on line 15, strike ``military 
     installation or facility of the National Guard'' and insert 
     ``military installation, facility of the National Guard, or 
     surrounding area''.
       On page 127, line 17, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 127, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       ``(3) whether the release of a perfluoroalkyl substance or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance from the installation or facility 
     has resulted in the occurrence of the perfluoroalkyl 
     substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in groundwater that is 
     part of a sole-source aquifer at a concentration that 
     presents a risk of exposure of a person to the substance in a 
     quantity that exceeds the minimal risk level for that 
     substance established by the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
     Disease Registry.
       On page 128, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       ``(e) Final Basis for Remedial Action for Assessment and 
     Testing Before Enactment.--If preliminary assessment and site 
     inspection testing required by subsection (a) has been 
     completed for an installation, facility, or area with respect 
     to contamination from perfluoroalkyl substances and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances by the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, 
     such assessment and testing shall provide a final basis for 
     alternative remedial actions necessary to address such 
     contamination.
       On page 128, line 14, strike the period and insert ``and 
     the status of the selection by the Secretary of alternative 
     remedial actions necessary to address contamination from 
     perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances at 
     any installation, facility, or area covered by such 
     testing.''.
       On page 128, line 18, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 128, line 20, strike ``installation or facility'' 
     and insert ``installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 128, line 23, strike ``installations or 
     facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or 
     areas''.
       On page 129, beginning on line 1, strike ``installations or 
     facilities'' and insert ``installations, facilities, or 
     areas''.
       On page 129, line 3, strike ``the actions'' and insert 
     ``the remedial actions''.
       On page 129, beginning on line 4, strike ``actions, for 
     each installation or facility'' and insert ``remedial 
     actions, for each installation, facility, or area''.
       On page 129, line 13, insert after the period the 
     following:
       ``(f) Remedial Action Defined.--The term ``remedial 
     action'' has the meaning given such term in section 101(24) 
     of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(24)).
       On page 135, strike ``locations'' and insert 
     ``installations or facilities, including nearby areas 
     surrounding such installations or facilities''.
       On page 137, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (51) Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3930. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. 
Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill 
H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

     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;
       (B) in coordination with the inTransition program of the 
     Department of Defense, 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 Solid Start program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, 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

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     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, disaggregated 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 of 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3931. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1054. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF 
                   SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND INDIVIDUALS AT 
                   RISK FOR TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--In this section:
       (A) 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).
       (B) 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).
       (2) Technical amendments.--Section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (16), by striking ``paragraph (9)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (11)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (17), by striking ``paragraph (9) or 
     (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (11) or (12)''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness (referred to in this section as the ``Council'') 
     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 a 
     severe form of trafficking; or
       (B) at risk of being trafficked.
       (2) Coordination and consultation.--In conducting the study 
     required under paragraph (1), the Council shall--
       (A) coordinate with--
       (i) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking established pursuant to 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
       (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 required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) with respect to the individuals described in such 
     paragraph--
       (i) an evaluation of formal assessments and outreach 
     methods used to identify and assess the housing and service 
     needs of such individuals, including outreach methods--

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

       (ii) a review of the availability and accessibility of 
     homelessness or housing services for such individuals, 
     including the family members of such individuals who are 
     minors involved in foster care systems, that identifies the 
     disability-related needs of such 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 such services and accessibility 
     for such individuals, including individuals who are involved 
     in the legal system, as such services are in effect as of the 
     date on which the study is initiated;
       (iv) an identification of best practices in meeting the 
     housing and service needs of such 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 the 
     enactment of this Act, the Council shall--
       (1) submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives that 
     contains the information described in subsection (b)(3); and
       (2) make the report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly 
     available.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3932. Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Coons) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by

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Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 596. MODIFICATIONS TO MILITARY SERVICE UNIFORM 
                   REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment of Consistent Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness and in coordination with the Secretaries concerned 
     with respect to the Armed Forces under their jurisdiction, 
     shall establish consistent criteria for determining which 
     uniform or clothing items across the services are considered 
     uniquely military for purposes of calculating the standard 
     cash clothing replacement allowances, in part to reduce 
     differences in out-of-pocket costs incurred by enlisted 
     members of the Armed Forces across the military services and 
     by gender within a military service.
       (2) Review.--The Under Secretary shall review the criteria 
     established under paragraph (1) every 5 years thereafter and 
     recommend adjustments to enlisted clothing allowances if they 
     are insufficient to pay for uniquely military items.
       (b) Additional Reviews.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness and in coordination with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, shall--
       (1) periodically review all uniform clothing plans of the 
     military services to identify data and requirements needed to 
     facilitate cost discussions and to recommend adjustments as 
     appropriate;
       (2) periodically review items in the military services' 
     calculations of the enlisted standard cash clothing 
     replacement allowances, at a minimum, every 5 years and 
     develop a standard by which to identify significant cost 
     differences that warrant being addressed;
       (3) periodically review all plans of the military services 
     for changing uniform items to determine if the planned 
     changes will result in significant out of pocket cost 
     differences among the services or among genders; and
       (4) periodically review initial officer clothing 
     allowances, at a minimum, every 10 years and identify 
     requirements needed to facilitate cost discussions and 
     adjustment recommendations as appropriate.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the cost of like items between genders should be the same for 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (d) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2022, the 
     Department of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries 
     of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the estimated production and 
     average retail costs of military clothing items for members 
     of each Armed Force, including both officer and enlisted 
     uniforms, and a comparison of costs for both male and female 
     military clothing items for members of each of the respective 
     services.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3933. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 596. 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 (as defined in section 
     305(i)) for a permanent change of station (as defined in 
     section 305(i)), 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 any stop movement order issued on or 
     after March 1, 2020.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3934. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: OTHER TRANSACTIONS TO 
                   SUPPORT NON-MILITARY MISSION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 763 of part IV of subtitle B of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to 
       support non-military mission

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall grant 
     authority to the Corps of Engineers to use authority under 
     section 2371b to enter into transactions (other than 
     contracts, grants and cooperative agreements) to carry out 
     prototype projects, including full-scale pilot demonstrations 
     and follow-on activities, to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     non-military mission of the Corps of Engineers in support of 
     Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, 
     private firms based in the United States, international 
     organizations, and foreign governments.
       ``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that any requirement of the Secretary of Defense relating to 
     reports to Congress or education and training of personnel 
     with respect to the use of other transaction authority shall 
     apply to the authority granted to the Corps of Engineers 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the authority 
     granted to the Corps of Engineers under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 763 of 
     part IV of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``7545. Army Corps of Engineers: other transactions to support non-
              military mission.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3935. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Young, and Mr. 
Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill 
H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1064. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``United 
     States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 
     2021''.
       (b) 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 
     the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
     Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501);
       (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (5) the term ``National Laboratory'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15801); and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (c) 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

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     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 the 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 the 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--
       (A) the project of the applicant--
       (i) addresses a requirement in the area of cybersecurity 
     research or cybersecurity technology, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (ii) is a joint venture between--

       (I)(aa) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, 
     National Laboratory, or nonprofit entity in the United 
     States; and
       (bb) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, or 
     nonprofit entity in Israel; or
       (II)(aa) the Federal Government; and
       (bb) the Government of Israel; and

       (B) neither the applicant nor the project of the applicant 
     pose a counterintelligence threat, as determined by the 
     Director of National Intelligence.
       (4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application for the 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 3 members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal Government;
       (ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 
     and
       (iii) 1 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--
       (A) the Secretary may accept or retain funds contributed by 
     any person, government entity, or organization for purposes 
     of carrying out this subsection; and
       (B) the funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       (7) Reports.--
       (A) Grant recipients.--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--
       (i) a description of how the grant funds were used by the 
     recipient; and
       (ii) an evaluation of the level of success of each project 
     funded by the grant.
       (B) Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     grant program established under this section terminates, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the grants awarded and projects completed under the program.
       (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.
       (d) 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3936. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 583. EDUCATION AND INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL 
                   HEALTH CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR INFANT AND 
                   EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH (IECMH).

       (a) Assessment of Availability of Services.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the 
     availability of Federal, State, and local early childhood 
     education and infant and early childhood mental health 
     (IECMH) consultation services on and in the vicinity of a 
     covered military installation for identifying and addressing 
     infant and early childhood mental health needs of children of 
     members of the Armed Forces. This assessment shall include 
     the following:
       (1) The local availability of developmentally appropriate 
     services advancing social and emotional development and 
     infant and early childhood mental health of infants, 
     toddlers, and young children, including certification or 
     endorsement programs for professionals serving as infant 
     early childhood mental health consultants for early education 
     programs and centers.
       (2) The local availability of adequate diagnostic and non-
     medical intervention services for infants, toddlers, or young 
     children identified as requiring infant and early childhood 
     mental health treatment.
       (3) The local availability of supplemental services for 
     infant and early childhood mental health such as Infant and 
     Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) consultation by 
     licensed professionals who are also certified or endorsed in 
     IECMH.
       (4) The ease of access for individuals with identified 
     infant and early childhood mental health needs to adequate, 
     comprehensive educational services, such as the length of 
     time on waiting lists.
       (b) Review of Best Practices.--In preparing the assessment 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a review of best practices of providing infant and early 
     childhood mental health consultation in the United States in 
     the provision of covered educational services and support 
     services for infant and early childhood mental health, 
     including an assessment of Federal and State early education 
     and mental health services for infant and early childhood 
     mental health in each State, with an emphasis on locations 
     where members of the Armed Forces and their dependent 
     children reside. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct the 
     review in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
       (c) Demonstration Projects.--
       (1) Projects authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     conduct one or more demonstration projects to evaluate 
     improved approaches to the provision of covered educational 
     and infant and early childhood mental health services to 
     children of members of the Armed Forces for the purpose of 
     evaluating and the efficacy of infant and early childhood 
     mental health consultation models to improve social-emotional 
     development outcomes for military children enrolled in child 
     development centers, reducing incidents of behavioral issues 
     and or need for intensive treatment, and early identification 
     of needs requiring non-medical intervention as considered 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       (2) Infant and early childhood mental health 
     consultation.--
       (A) Consultation.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize the 
     development of a comprehensive professional development 
     curricula for use in training non-medical counselors in 
     infant and early childhood mental health and consultation to 
     serve in child development centers, and to allow for the 
     training of Department of Defense-contracted child and youth 
     behavioral-military family life counselors as infant early 
     childhood mental health consultants.
       (ii) Competency guidelines.-- The curricula developed under 
     clause (i) shall be based on a set of competency guidelines 
     designed to enhance culturally sensitive, relationship-
     focused practice within the framework of infant and early 
     childhood mental health recognized by authorizing agencies 
     such as the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental 
     Health for purposes of certification or endorsement as a 
     IECMH practitioner.
       (B) Personnel.--The Secretary of Defense may utilize for 
     purposes of the demonstration projects personnel who are 
     professionals with a level (as determined by the Secretary) 
     of post-secondary education that is appropriate for the 
     provision of safe and effective services for infant and early 
     childhood mental health and who are from an accredited 
     educational facility in the mental health, human development, 
     social work field to act as consultation level providers of 
     promotive, preventive, and behavioral non-medical 
     intervention services within child development centers for 
     infant and early childhood mental health. Such personnel may 
     be authorized--
       (i) to develop and monitor promotion, prevention, and non-
     medical intervention plans

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     for military children within child development centers who 
     are participating in the demonstration projects;
       (ii) to provide appropriate training in the provision of 
     approved services to participating children;
       (iii) to provide non-medical counseling services to 
     children and their primary caregivers outside of the child 
     development center as required;
       (iv) to coordinate with other established installation and 
     community resources to coordinate and collaborate regarding 
     needed services, such as New Parent Support Program, 
     Behavioral Health, Tricare mental health providers, 
     HealthySteps, and early behavioral intervention services; and
       (v) to be endorsed, or work toward becoming endorsed, by a 
     recognized infant and early childhood mental health 
     organization such as the Alliance for the Advancement of 
     Infant Mental Health.
       (3) Evaluations of outcomes.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize an evaluation of outcomes from any demonstration 
     project to determine the value of infant and early childhood 
     mental health consultation within child development centers.
       (4) Services under corporate services provider model.--In 
     carrying out the demonstration projects, the Secretary of 
     Defense may utilize a corporate services provider model. 
     Employees of a provider under such a model shall include 
     personnel who implement special educational and behavioral 
     intervention plans for children of members of the Armed 
     Forces that are developed, reviewed, and maintained by 
     supervisory level providers approved by the Secretary. In 
     authorizing such a model, the Secretary shall establish--
       (A) minimum education, training, and experience criteria 
     required to be met by employees who provide services to 
     children;
       (B) requirements for IECMH consultation personnel and 
     supervision, including requirements for infant and early 
     childhood mental health credentials and for the frequency and 
     intensity of supervision; and
       (C) such other requirements as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to ensure the safety and protection of children 
     who receive services from such employees under the 
     demonstration projects.
       (5) Period.--If the Secretary of Defense determines to 
     conduct demonstration projects under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall commence such demonstration projects not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act. The demonstration projects shall be conducted for not 
     less than 2 years.
       (6) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     evaluation of each demonstration project conducted under this 
     section. The evaluation shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent to which the activities 
     under the demonstration project contributed to positive 
     outcomes for children of members of the Armed Forces.
       (B) An assessment of the extent to which the activities 
     under the demonstration project led to improvements in 
     services and continuity of care for such children.
       (C) An assessment of the extent to which the activities 
     under the demonstration project improved military family 
     readiness and enhanced military retention.
       (d) Relationship to Other Benefits.--Nothing in this 
     section precludes the eligibility of members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents for extended benefits under 
     section 1079 of title 10, United States Code.
       (e) Reports on Demonstration Projects.--Not later than 30 
     months after the commencement of any demonstration project 
     under subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the demonstration 
     project. The report shall include a description of the 
     project, the results of the evaluation under subsection 
     (e)(5) with respect to the project, and a description of 
     plans for the further provision of services for children of 
     members of the Armed Forces under the project.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Child.--The term ``child'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Covered educational and treatment services.--The term 
     ``covered educational and treatment services'' means 
     provision of quality early childhood education that promotes 
     healthy social and emotional development and provides 
     supports for children experiencing mental health challenges 
     and supportive services that include assessment, coaching for 
     educators and parents, and when warranted, referral to 
     appropriately licensed and specialized infant and early 
     childhood mental health services for diagnosis, therapeutic 
     treatment, and early intervention.
       (3) Covered military installation.--The term ``covered 
     military installation'' means a military installation at 
     which at least 1,000 members of the Armed Forces are assigned 
     who are eligible for an assignment accompanied by dependents.
       (4) Infant and early childhood mental health.--The term 
     ``Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health'' (IECMH) means 
     the developing capacity of the child, birth to age 5, to form 
     close and secure adult and peer relationships, to experience, 
     manage, and express a full range of emotions, and to explore 
     the environment and learn, all in the context of family, 
     community, and culture.
       (5) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 8013(9) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7713(9)), except that the term includes publicly 
     financed schools in communities, Department of Defense 
     domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools, and 
     schools of the defense dependents' education system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3937. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2803. TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program to carry out minor military construction 
     projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
     to construct child development centers.
       (b) Increased Maximum Amounts Applicable to Minor 
     Construction Projects.--For the purpose of any military 
     construction project carried out under the program under this 
     section, the amount specified in section 2805(a)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is deemed to be $15,000,000.
       (c) Notification and Approval Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The notification and approval requirements 
     under section 2805(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall 
     remain in effect for construction projects carried out under 
     the program under this section.
       (2) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     for the review and approval of requests from the Secretaries 
     of military departments to carry out construction projects 
     under the program under this section.
       (d) Report Required.--
       (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 a report on 
     the program under this section.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include a list and description of the construction projects 
     carried out under the program under this section, including 
     the location and cost of each project.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to carry out a 
     minor military construction project under the program under 
     this section expires on September 30, 2023.
       (f) Construction of Authority.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for 
     a military construction project at a child development 
     center.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Child development center.--The term ``child development 
     center'' includes a facility, and the utilities to support 
     such facility, the function of which is to support the daily 
     care of children aged six weeks old through 12 years old for 
     full-day, part-day, and hourly service.
       (2) Congressional defense committees.--The term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3938. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 583. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES.

       Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Non-medical Counseling Services.--(1) In carrying out 
     its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate 
     programs and activities for the provision of non-medical 
     counseling services to military families through the 
     Department of Defense Military and Family Life Counseling 
     Program.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mental 
     health professional described in paragraph (3) may provide 
     non-medical counseling services at any location in a State, 
     the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the 
     United States, without regard to where the provider or 
     recipient of such services is located, if the provision of 
     such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal 
     duties of the provider.

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       ``(3) A mental health professional described in this 
     subsection is a person who is--
       ``(A) a currently licensed or certified mental health care 
     provider who holds an unrestricted license or certification 
     that is--
       ``(i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States; and
       ``(ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(B) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense, or a contractor 
     designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `non-medical counseling 
     services' means mental health care services that are non-
     clinical, short-term, and solution-focused, and address 
     topics related to personal growth, development, and positive 
     functioning.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3939. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACCESS ACT OF 2021.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Inspector General Access Act of 2021''.
       (b) Investigations of Department of Justice Personnel.--
     Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and paragraph (3)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``, except with respect 
     to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3940. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 1236 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1236. SENSE OF SENATE ON CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR ESTONIA, 
                   LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the security of the Baltic region is crucial to the 
     security of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, 
     and the United States should continue to prioritize support 
     for efforts by the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and 
     Lithuania to build and invest in critical security areas, as 
     such efforts are important to achieving United States 
     national security objectives, including deterring Russian 
     aggression and bolstering the security of North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization allies;
       (2) robust support to accomplish United States strategic 
     objectives, including by providing assistance to the Baltic 
     countries through security cooperation referred to as the 
     Baltic Security Initiative pursuant to sections 332 and 333 
     of title 10, United States Code, should be prioritized in the 
     years to come;
       (3) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania play a crucial role in 
     strategic efforts--
       (A) to deter the Russian Federation; and
       (B) to maintain the collective security of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance;
       (4) the United States should continue to pursue efforts 
     consistent with the comprehensive, multilateral assessment of 
     the military requirements of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 
     provided to Congress in December 2020;
       (5) the Baltic security cooperation roadmap has proven to 
     be a successful model to enhance intraregional Baltic 
     planning and cooperation, particularly with respect to 
     longer-term regional capability projects, including--
       (A) integrated air defense;
       (B) maritime domain awareness;
       (C) command, control, communications, computers, 
     intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and
       (D) Special Operations Forces development;
       (6) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are to be commended for 
     their efforts to pursue joint procurement of select defense 
     capabilities and should explore additional areas for joint 
     collaboration; and
       (7) the Department of Defense should--
       (A) continue robust, comprehensive investment in Baltic 
     security efforts consistent with the assessment described in 
     paragraph (4);
       (B) continue efforts to enhance interoperability among 
     Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and in support of North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization efforts;
       (C) encourage infrastructure and other host-country support 
     improvements that will enhance United States and allied 
     military mobility across the region;
       (D) invest in efforts to improve resilience to hybrid 
     threats and cyber defenses in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; 
     and
       (E) support planning and budgeting efforts of Estonia, 
     Latvia, and Lithuania that are regionally synchronized.

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