[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7604-S7605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 3135. A bill to ensure the maintenance of critical supply lines
within the defense industrial base; to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have my bill
printed in the Record. The bill ensures the maintenance of critical
supply lines within the defense industrial base.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
S. 3135
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OF CRITICAL SUPPLY LINES.
(a) Addition of Certain Items to List of High-priority
Goods and Services for Analyses, Recommendations, and Actions
Related to Sourcing and Industrial Capacity.--Section 849(c)
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(14) Unmanned aerial systems.''.
(b) Designation of Critical Technology Areas.--Section
217(b)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) a strategy to support domestic manufacturing and
industrial base capabilities to support future defense
requirements;''.
(c) Comptroller General Report on Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy.--
(1) Briefing and report.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
the Comptroller General's preliminary findings related to the
topics set forth in paragraph (2). The Comptroller General
shall submit to such committees a report with a final
description and assessment of such topics at an agreed upon
date.
(2) Topics covered.--The topics referred to under paragraph
(1) are as follows:
(A) The strategy, effectiveness, and responsibilities of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
Policy.
(B) The efforts of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to assess the manufacturing
and procurement of critical materials, including describing
the offices and individuals that are responsible for
identifying
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critical materials supply chain shortfalls, how such
shortfalls are identified, and any variation in methods used
across the Department of Defense.
(C) The efforts of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to implement procedures to
protect supply chains for critical programs and technologies
and disseminate that information to other appropriate Federal
agencies and organizations.
(D) Such other matters as the Comptroller General
determines appropriate.
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By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 3141. A bill to establish the New Philadelphia National Historical
Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 3141
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Philadelphia National
Historical Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Frank McWorter, an enslaved man, bought his freedom and
the freedom of 15 family members by--
(A) mining for crude niter in Kentucky caves and processing
the mined material into saltpeter;
(B) hiring his time to other settlers; and
(C) selling lots in New Philadelphia, which was--
(i) the town founded by Frank McWorter; and
(ii) the first town planned and legally registered by a
free African American before the Civil War;
(2) the first railroad constructed in the area of New
Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which led to the
decline of New Philadelphia; and
(3) the site of New Philadelphia is a registered National
Historic Landmark.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the New Philadelphia
National Historical Park established by section 4(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Illinois.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the State as a
unit of the National Park System the New Philadelphia
National Historical Park.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Park are--
(1) to protect, preserve, and interpret the many
significant aspects of the Park; and
(2) to the extent feasible, to coordinate preservation and
interpretation activities with the State and other public and
nonpublic entities through cooperative agreements entered
into under section 5(c).
(c) Boundary.--The Park shall consist of the approximately
124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally depicted
as ``Legislative Boundary'' on the map prepared by the
National Park Service entitled ``New Philadelphia National
Historic Site Proposed Boundary'', numbered 591/176,516, and
dated July 2021.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer land within
the boundary of the Park in accordance with--
(1) this Act; and
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System, including--
(A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections
100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United
States Code; and
(B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
(b) Management and Operations.--The Lincoln Home National
Historic Site shall be responsible for the management and
operations of the Park.
(c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the State or other public and
nonpublic entities under which the Secretary may identify,
interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation of
non-Federal land within the boundaries of the Park and at
sites in close proximity to the Park but located outside the
boundaries of the Park, including providing for--
(1) the placement of directional and interpretive signage;
(2) exhibits; and
(3) technology-based interpretive devices.
(d) Acquisition of Land.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may acquire land and interests in land (including any
buildings or structures) for inclusion in the Park by--
(A) donation;
(B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
(C) exchange.
(2) Limitation.--Any land owned by the State or a political
subdivision of the State may be acquired for inclusion in the
Park only by donation.
(e) Technical and Preservation Assistance.--The Secretary
may provide public interpretation and technical assistance
for the preservation of historic structures of, the
maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local
preservation planning for, related historic and cultural
resources within the boundaries of the Park.
(f) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after
the date on which funds are first made available to carry out
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State,
shall complete a general management plan for the Park in
accordance with--
(1) section 100502 of title 54, United States Code; and
(2) any other applicable laws.
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