[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7808-S8054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4277. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
Kaine) 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:

     TITLE __--COMMISSION ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Coronavirus 
     Commission Act of 2021''.

     SEC. _02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) COVID-19.--The term ``COVID-19'' means the 2019 novel 
     coronavirus disease.
       (2) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant 
     committees of Congress''--
       (A) means all committees for which information in the 
     report or plan being provided might be relevant; and
       (B) includes, at a minimum--
       (i) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Government 
     Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. _03. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       There is established in the legislative branch the 
     Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States 
     (referred to in this title as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. _04. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of the Commission are to--
       (1) examine and report on the facts and the causes relating 
     to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which may 
     include investigating and reporting on--
       (A) the origins of COVID-19; and
       (B) the spread of COVID-19 internationally and within the 
     United States;
       (2) make a full and nonpartisan accounting of the United 
     States' preparedness for, and response to, the COVID-19 
     pandemic, to include investigating and reporting on--
       (A) medical intelligence;
       (B) international public health surveillance;
       (C) domestic public health surveillance;
       (D) communication and coordination between the Federal 
     Government and foreign governments, the private sector, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and international public 
     health organizations related to public health threats and 
     early warning, detection, and prevention and response 
     measures;
       (E) communication and coordination related to public health 
     threats and early warning, detection, and prevention and 
     response measures among the Federal national security 
     agencies, Federal public health agencies, other relevant 
     Federal agencies, and State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     governments;
       (F) Federal funding and support for, engagement with, and 
     management of, international prevention, preparedness, and 
     response efforts;
       (G) Federal guidance, assistance, and requirements for 
     State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments;
       (H) Federal acquisition and financing efforts and supply 
     chain management, including use of the authorities provided 
     under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et 
     seq.), related to personal protective equipment, testing 
     supplies, ventilators and other medical equipment or 
     supplies, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, or other 
     relevant items for domestic and international use;
       (I) management, allocation, and distribution of relevant 
     resources (including resources and assets for domestic use 
     held by United States agencies that provide foreign aid) 
     between the Federal Government and State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments, hospitals and health care 
     organizations, and private sector entities, including 
     personal protective equipment, testing supplies, ventilators 
     and other medical equipment or supplies, diagnostics, 
     therapeutics, vaccines, or other relevant items;
       (J) management, allocation, and distribution of personal 
     protective equipment, testing supplies, ventilators and other 
     medical equipment or supplies, diagnostics, therapeutics, 
     vaccines, or other relevant items as aid to foreign 
     countries;
       (K) domestic and global supply chain vulnerabilities with 
     respect to personal protective equipment, testing supplies, 
     ventilators and other medical equipment or supplies, 
     diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, or other relevant items;
       (L) the operation of government-maintained stockpiles;
       (M) scams and profiteering;
       (N) misinformation and disinformation;
       (O) the readiness of Federal, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial public health departments and agencies and 
     relevant regional entities;
       (P) testing and contact tracing operations;
       (Q) emergency management;
       (R) military engagement, including the National Guard 
     Bureau;
       (S) Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial orders 
     and guidance to reduce disease transmission, including travel 
     restrictions, stay-at-home orders, in-person school and 
     institution of higher education closures or modifications, 
     workplace protections or closures, or business closures or 
     modifications;
       (T) Federal, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     guidance, public health education, and resource provision 
     related to masking, social distancing, hygiene, therapeutics, 
     testing, quarantining, vaccination, or other relevant topics;
       (U) scientific and technological preparedness and response, 
     which may include--
       (i) the Federal role in executing, supporting, and 
     coordinating domestic and global research on diagnostics, 
     therapeutics, and vaccines;
       (ii) the efficacy and scientific integrity of the Federal 
     authorization and approval processes for vaccines, 
     therapeutics, and diagnostics; and
       (iii) the use of technology to detect and prevent 
     contagion, including privacy concerns;
       (V) the preparedness and response of specific types of 
     institutions that experienced high rates of COVID-19 
     infection or that are critical to national security, which 
     may include--
       (i) hospitals;
       (ii) skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities;
       (iii) assisted living facilities;
       (iv) prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers;
       (v) elementary and secondary schools and institutions of 
     higher education;
       (vi) food production, processing, and distribution 
     facilities;
       (vii) other congregate settings and confined or high-
     density workplaces; and
       (viii) other critical infrastructure facilities;
       (W) Federal economic relief programs, including--
       (i) loan, grant, and other financial assistance;
       (ii) unemployment insurance;
       (iii) tax and loan deferment;
       (iv) direct payments;
       (v) rental and mortgage assistance, eviction moratoria, and 
     foreclosure relief; and
       (vi) fiscal relief to States, Tribes, localities, and 
     territories;
       (X) health and economic impacts on underserved communities, 
     rural populations, racial and ethnic minority populations, 
     older adults, and all other populations with relevant health 
     or economic disparities, which may include--
       (i) immigrant populations;
       (ii) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer 
     individuals;
       (iii) people with disabilities;
       (iv) people who live on or near Indian reservations or in 
     Alaska Native villages;
       (v) residents of territories of the United States; and
       (vi) veterans;
       (Y) the division of authority and responsibilities between 
     the Federal Government and State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments;
       (Z) any other aspect of Federal, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial government preparedness and response; and
       (AA) other areas as determined relevant and appropriate by 
     the Commission (by agreement of the chair and vice chair of 
     the Commission); and
       (3) investigate and report to the President and Congress on 
     its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to improve the 
     ability of the Federal Government, State, Tribal, local, and 
     territorial governments, and the private sector to--
       (A) prevent, detect, respond to, and prepare for future 
     epidemics and pandemics, whether naturally occurring or 
     caused by State or non-State actors, and other public health 
     emergencies;
       (B) protect the health security of the United States; and
       (C) reestablish the role of the United States as a global 
     leader in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.

     SEC. _05. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) Members.--The Commission shall be comprised of 10 
     members, of whom--
       (1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall 
     serve as the chair of the Commission;
       (2) 1 member shall--
       (A) be appointed by the leader of the Senate who represents 
     the major political party that the President does not 
     represent, in consultation with the leader of the House of 
     Representatives from the same political party; and
       (B) serve as the vice chair of the Commission;

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       (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
       (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the Senate leadership of the Republican Party;
       (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the leadership of the House of Representatives of the 
     Republican Party; and
       (6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of 
     the leadership of the House of Representatives of the 
     Democratic Party.
       (b) Qualifications.--
       (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members 
     of the Commission shall be from the same political party.
       (2) Nongovernmental appointees.--An individual appointed to 
     the Commission shall not--
       (A) be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or 
     any State, Tribal, local, or territorial government, except 
     in the case of a State employee who works at a public 
     institution of higher education or State-funded research 
     institution; or
       (B) have held a position in any agency, office, or other 
     establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial 
     branch of the Federal Government, the functions and duties of 
     which included planning, coordinating, or implementing any 
     aspect of the Federal Government response to the public 
     health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
     COVID-19, including a position that required the individual 
     holding the position to attend meetings relating to that 
     response.
       (3) Ethics and conflicts report.--The Commission shall hire 
     an ethics counsel, and not later than 30 days after the 
     initial meeting of the Commission, the ethics counsel shall 
     submit a detailed plan for identifying and resolving 
     potential and actual conflicts of interest by any member of 
     the Commission, including of an ethical, financial, or 
     personal nature, or that could lead a reasonable person to 
     conclude a conflict may exist, to the relevant committees of 
     Congress.
       (4) Other qualifications.--
       (A) Governors, public health experts, and economic policy 
     experts.--In appointing members to the Commission, the 
     appointing individuals described in subsection (a) of the 
     same political party shall coordinate to ensure that the 
     members appointed by each political party include--
       (i) at least 1 former governor of a State;
       (ii) at least 1 public health expert; and
       (iii) at least 1 economic policy expert.
       (B) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent 
     United States citizens, with national recognition and 
     significant depth of experience in such professions as 
     governmental service, public health, global health, 
     infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness and response, 
     humanitarian response and relief, scientific research, public 
     administration, intelligence gathering, commerce, national 
     security, and foreign affairs.
       (5) Timeline for appointment.--All members of the 
     Commission shall be appointed not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in 
     which the original appointment was made.
       (c) Meetings.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin 
     the operations of the Commission within 45 days after the 
     appointment of all Commission members.
       (2) Additional meetings.--After the initial meeting of the 
     Commission, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the 
     chair or a majority of the members of the Commission.
       (3) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute 
     a quorum. If required for public health reasons, Commission 
     members may attend meetings virtually and virtual attendance 
     shall count towards constituting a quorum.

     SEC. _06. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

       The functions of the Commission are to--
       (1) conduct an investigation that--
       (A) addresses the purposes described in section 4;
       (B) investigates relevant facts and circumstances relating 
     to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including 
     preparedness for, and the response to, the COVID-19 pandemic 
     by the Federal Government and, as appropriate, State, Tribal, 
     territorial, and local governments, including any relevant 
     legislation, Executive order, regulation, plan, policy, 
     practice, or procedure;
       (C) includes relevant facts and circumstances relating to--
       (i) domestic and international public health agencies;
       (ii) health care agencies;
       (iii) financial, labor and housing agencies;
       (iv) education agencies;
       (v) intelligence agencies;
       (vi) defense and national security agencies;
       (vii) diplomacy and development agencies;
       (viii) White House offices and councils;
       (ix) health care organizations;
       (x) private sector entities;
       (xi) scientific research agencies;
       (xii) immigration and border control agencies;
       (xiii) international trade organizations;
       (xiv) Congress;
       (xv) State, Tribal, local, and territorial government 
     agencies;
       (xvi) the role of congressional and State government 
     oversight and resource allocation; and
       (xvii) other areas of the public and private sectors 
     determined relevant by the Commission for its inquiry;
       (D) coordinates with and reviews the findings, conclusions, 
     and recommendations of other relevant international, 
     executive branch, congressional, State, or independent 
     commission investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic, to the 
     extent determined appropriate by Commission members; and
       (E) may include a comparative analysis of relevant domestic 
     or international best practices;
       (2) identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from 
     the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the structure, coordination, 
     management policies, and procedures of the Federal 
     Government, State, Tribal, local, and territorial 
     governments, and nongovernmental entities relative to 
     detecting, preventing, and responding to--
       (A) epidemics and pandemics, whether naturally occurring or 
     caused by State or non-State actors; and
       (B) other public health emergencies; and
       (3) submit to the President and Congress such reports as 
     are required by this title containing such findings, 
     conclusions, and legislative, regulatory, and policy 
     recommendations as the Commission shall determine, including 
     proposing organization, coordination, planning, management 
     arrangements, procedures, rules, and regulations.

     SEC. _07. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, on the 
     authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this title--
       (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
     administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated 
     subcommittee or designated member may determine advisable; 
     and
       (B) subject to paragraph (2)(A), require, by subpoena or 
     otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
     the production of such written, recorded, and electronic 
     materials as the Commission or such designated subcommittee 
     or designated member may determine advisable, including 
     correspondence, memoranda, diplomatic cables, papers, 
     documents, reports, books, notes, records, text messages, 
     emails, voicemails, and communications, including 
     communications sent from or received on both official and 
     personal accounts and devices.
       (2) Subpoenas.--
       (A) Issuance.--
       (i) In general.--A subpoena may be issued under this 
     subsection only--

       (I) by the agreement of the chair and the vice chair; or
       (II) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members 
     of the Commission.

       (ii) Signature.--Subject to clause (i), subpoenas issued 
     under this subsection may be issued under the signature of 
     the chair or any member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission, and may be served by any person designated by the 
     chair or by a member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission.
       (B) Enforcement.--
       (i) In general.--In the case of contumacy or failure to 
     obey a subpoena issued under this subsection, the United 
     States district court for the judicial district in which the 
     subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found, or 
     where the subpoena is returnable, may issue an order 
     requiring such person to appear at any designated place to 
     testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as a contempt of that court.
       (ii) Additional enforcement.--In the case of any failure of 
     any witness to comply with any subpoena or to testify when 
     summoned under authority of this section, the Commission may, 
     by majority vote, certify a statement of fact constituting 
     such failure to the appropriate United States attorney, who 
     may bring the matter before the grand jury for its action, 
     under the same statutory authority and procedures as if the 
     United States attorney had received a certification under 
     sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194).
       (b) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter 
     into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
     duties under this title.
       (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission is authorized to secure 
     directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, 
     board, commission, office, independent establishment, or 
     instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this title. 
     Notwithstanding any other law or any assertion of privilege, 
     each department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 
     independent establishment, or instrumentality shall furnish, 
     without redaction, such records, information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon 
     request made by the chair, the chair of any subcommittee 
     created by a majority of the Commission, or any member 
     designated by a majority of the Commission.

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       (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
     Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and 
     disseminated by members of the Commission and its staff 
     consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 
     Executive orders.
       (d) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
       (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide to the Commission on a 
     reimbursable basis administrative support and other services 
     for the performance of the Commission's functions.
       (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the 
     assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and 
     agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission 
     such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
     services as the departments and agencies may determine 
     advisable and as may be authorized by law.
       (e) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.
       (f) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as departments and agencies of the United States.

     SEC. _08. NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 
                   ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of 
     Reports.--The Commission shall--
       (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent 
     appropriate; and
       (2) release public versions of the reports required under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 13.
       (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearings of the Commission 
     shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection 
     of information provided to or developed for or by the 
     Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, 
     or Executive order.

     SEC. _09. RECORD RETENTION.

       (a) Commission Records.--The Commission shall--
       (1) preserve the records and documents of the Commission; 
     and
       (2) make such records and documents available to the 
     National Archives not later than 120 days following the 
     submission of the Commission's final report.
       (b) Future Access.--Following the termination of the 
     Commission, the Secretary of the Senate shall be responsible 
     for facilitating access to the publicly available records and 
     documents of the Commission, as if they were Senate records, 
     for researchers, interested parties, and the general public.
       (c) Official Electronic Accounts for Commission Business.--
     When conducting any Commission business on electronic 
     accounts, members and staff of the Commission shall use 
     official Commission electronic accounts.

     SEC. _10. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Appointment and compensation.--The chair, in 
     consultation with the vice chair and in accordance with rules 
     agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as 
     may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no 
     rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the 
     equivalent of that payable for a position at level V of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
       (2) Nonpartisan staff.--The staff director shall be 
     responsible for the day-to-day authority over the activities 
     of the personnel of the Commission, and the staff director 
     and any other personnel of the Commission shall be hired 
     without regard to political affiliation.
       (3) Personnel as federal employees.--
       (A) In general.--The staff director and any personnel of 
     the Commission who are employees shall be employees under 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
     chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
       (B) Members of commission.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed to apply to members of the Commission.
       (b) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be 
     detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from the 
     Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
     status, and privileges of his or her regular employment 
     without interruption.
       (c) Consultant Services.--The Commission is authorized to 
     procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance 
     with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at 
     rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a 
     position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. _11. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

       (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission may be 
     compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for each day during which that member is 
     engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. _12. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND 
                   STAFF.

       The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall 
     cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to 
     the Commission members and staff appropriate security 
     clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing 
     procedures and requirements, except that no person shall be 
     provided with access to classified information under this 
     title without the appropriate security clearances.

     SEC. _13. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSION; TERMINATION.

       (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission may submit to the 
     President and Congress interim reports containing such 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective 
     measures as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
     members.
       (b) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     appointment of all members of the Commission, the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and the relevant committees of 
     Congress a final report containing such findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures and 
     reforms as have been agreed to by a majority of the members 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the members of the Commission should make the utmost effort 
     to produce a comprehensive, fact-based, evidentiary, 
     nonpartisan, and actionable final report.
       (c) Accessibility.--The final report shall--
       (1) simultaneously be made publicly available on an 
     internet website;
       (2) be written in plain language, to the extent deemed 
     practicable by the Commission; and
       (3) be made available in accessible formats and multiple 
     languages, to the extent determined practicable by the 
     Commission.
       (d) Alternative Mediums.--The Commission may use 
     alternative mediums to communicate key findings from the 
     final report to as many people of the United States as 
     possible.
       (e) Extensions.--The submission and publication of the 
     final report, as described in subsection (b), may be delayed 
     by 90 days upon the agreement of a majority of the members of 
     the Commission. The Commission may make not more than 3 90-
     day extensions. The Commission shall notify the President, 
     Congress, and the public of each such extension.
       (f) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities of 
     this title, shall terminate 120 days after the date on which 
     the final report is submitted under subsection (b).
       (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 
     Commission may use the 120-day period referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, 
     including providing testimony to committees of Congress 
     concerning its reports and disseminating the final report.
       (g) Government Accountability Office Report.--
       (1) Monitoring.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall monitor the implementation of any Commission 
     recommendations included in the final report.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) In general.--One year after the final Commission report 
     is submitted under subsection (b), and each year thereafter 
     for the following 3 years, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report regarding the status of the 
     Commission recommendations that--
       (i) identifies each recommendation as open or closed; and
       (ii) provides a description of actions taken in response to 
     each recommendation.
       (B) Scope of reports.--Each report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not provide a critical assessment of 
     the merit or value of any Commission recommendation included 
     in the final Commission report.

     SEC. _14. FUNDING.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this title $50,000,000.
       (b) Duration of Availability.--Amounts made available to 
     the Commission under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until the termination of the Commission.
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  SA 4278. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 in title X, insert the following:

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     SEC. ____. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP 
                   SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)).
       (2) Database.--The term ``Database'' means the National 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supply Chain Database 
     established under subsection (b).
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (4) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (b) Establishment of Database.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Director shall establish a database to 
     assist the United States in minimizing disruptions in the 
     supply chain by providing a resource for manufacturers in the 
     United States to gain information on product availability on 
     a real time basis.
       (2) Designation.--The database established under paragraph 
     (1) shall be known as the ``National Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership Supply Chain Database''.
       (c) Considerations.--In establishing the Database, the 
     Director shall consider the findings and recommendations from 
     the study required under section 9413 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283), including measures to secure and 
     protect the Database from adversarial attacks and 
     vulnerabilities.
       (d) Connections With Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnerships Centers.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall create the 
     infrastructure for the Database through the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership, established under 
     section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), by connecting information 
     from the Centers through the Database.
       (2) National view.--The Director shall ensure that 
     connections under paragraph (1)--
       (A) provide a national overview of the networks of supply 
     chains of the United States; and
       (B) support understanding of whether there is a need for 
     some manufacturers to retool in some critical areas to meet 
     the urgent need for key products, such as defense supplies, 
     food, and medical devices, including personal protective 
     equipment.
       (3) Individual hollings manufacturing extension partnership 
     center databases.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall ensure that--
       (i) each Center is connected to the Database; and
       (ii) each supply chain database maintained by a Center is 
     interoperable with the Database.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require a State or territory of the United 
     States to establish a new supply chain database through the 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program.
       (e) Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database.--The 
     Director, acting through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership program or a designee of the program--
       (1) shall maintain the Database as an integration of State-
     level databases from the Center of each State or territory of 
     the United States; and
       (2) may populate the Database with information from past, 
     current, or potential clients of Centers.
       (f) Database Content.--
       (1) In general.--The Database may include the following:
       (A) Basic company information.
       (B) An overview of capabilities, accreditations, and 
     products.
       (C) Proprietary information.
       (D) Such other items as the Director considers necessary.
       (2) Standard classification system.--The Database shall use 
     the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
     Codes as follows:
       (A) Sector 31-33 - Manufacturing.
       (B) Sector 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical 
     Services.
       (C) Sector 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing.
       (3) Levels.--The Database shall be multi-leveled as 
     follows:
       (A) Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall 
     be available to the public.
       (B) Level 2 shall have a deeper, nonproprietary overview 
     into capabilities, products, and accreditations and shall be 
     available to all companies that contribute to the Database 
     and agree to terms of mutual disclosure.
       (C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary information.
       (4) Matters relating to disclosure and access.--
       (A) FOIA exemption.--The Database, and any information 
     contained therein that is not publicly released by the 
     Institute, shall be exempt from public disclosure under 
     section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Limitation on access to content.--Access to a 
     contributing company's nonpublic content in the Database 
     shall be limited to the contributing company, the Institute, 
     and staff from a Center who sign such nondisclosure agreement 
     as the Director considers appropriate.
       (C) Aggregated information.--The Director may make 
     aggregated, de-identified information available to 
     contributing companies, Centers, or the public, as the 
     Director considers appropriate, in support of the purposes of 
     this section.
       (g) Coordination With National Technology and Industrial 
     Base.--The Director, acting through the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, may work with 
     the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council 
     established by section 2502(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as the Director considers appropriate, to include in 
     the Database information regarding the defense manufacturing 
     supply chain.
       (h) Protections.--
       (1) In general.--Supply chain information that is 
     voluntarily and lawfully submitted by a private entity and 
     accompanied by an express statement described in paragraph 
     (2)--
       (A) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (B) shall not be made available pursuant to any Federal, 
     State, local, or Tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, 
     State, local, or Tribal law requiring public disclosure of 
     information or records; and
       (C) shall not, without the written consent of the person or 
     entity submitting such information, be used directly by the 
     Director, or any other Federal, State, or local authority in 
     any civil enforcement action brought by a Federal, State, or 
     local authority.
       (2) Express statement.--The express statement described in 
     this paragraph, with respect to information or records, is--
       (A) in the case of written information or records, a 
     written marking on the information or records substantially 
     similar to the following: ``This information is voluntarily 
     submitted to the Federal Government in expectation of 
     protection from disclosure as provided by the provisions of 
     section [___](h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022.''; or
       (B) in the case of oral information, a written statement 
     similar to the statement described in subparagraph (A) 
     submitted within a reasonable period following the oral 
     communication.
       (i) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Private entities.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require any private entity to share data with 
     the Director specifically for to the Database.
       (2) Prohibition on new regulatory authority.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to grant the Director, or the 
     head of any other Federal agency, with any authority to 
     promulgate regulations or set standards on manufacturers, 
     based on data within the Database, that was not in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this section.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       (1) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to develop and launch 
     the Database; and
       (2) $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 
     to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of the 
     State supply chain databases maintained by the Centers.
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  SA 4279. Mr. MENENDEZ 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:

     TITLE _____--VIEQUES RECOVERY AND REDEVELOPMENT

     SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Vieques Recovery and 
     Redevelopment Act''.

     SEC. ___02. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Vieques is an island municipality of Puerto Rico, 
     measuring approximately 21 miles long by 4 miles wide, and 
     located approximately 8 miles east of the main island of 
     Puerto Rico.
       (2) Prior to Hurricane Maria, residents of Vieques were 
     served by an urgent medical care facility, the Susana Centeno 
     Family Health Center, and residents had to travel off-island 
     to obtain medical services, including most types of emergency 
     care because the facility did not have the basic use of x-ray 
     machines, CT machines, EKG machines, ultrasounds, or PET 
     scans.
       (3) The predominant means of transporting passengers and 
     goods between Vieques and the main island of Puerto Rico is 
     by ferry boat service, and over the years, the efficiency of 
     this service has frequently been disrupted, unreliable, and 
     difficult for cancer patients to endure to receive treatment. 
     Each trip to Ceiba, Puerto Rico, for the cancer patient is an 
     additional out-of-pocket expense ranging from $120 to $200.
       (4) The United States Military maintained a presence on the 
     eastern and western portions of Vieques for close to 60 
     years, and used parts of the island as a training range 
     during those years, dropping over 80 million tons of ordnance 
     and other weaponry available to the United States military 
     since World War II.

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       (5) The unintended, unknown, and unavoidable consequences 
     of these exercises were to expose Americans living on the 
     islands to the residue of that weaponry which includes heavy 
     metals and many other chemicals now known to harm human 
     health.
       (6) According to Government and independent documentation, 
     the island of Vieques has high levels of heavy metals and has 
     been exposed to chemical weapons and toxic chemicals. Since 
     the military activity in Vieques, island residents have 
     suffered from the health impacts from long-term exposure to 
     environmental contamination as a result of 62 years of 
     military operations, and have experienced higher rates of 
     certain diseases among residents, including cancer, 
     cirrhosis, hypertension, diabetes, heavy metal diseases, 
     along with many unnamed and uncategorized illnesses. These 
     toxic residues have caused the American residents of Vieques 
     to develop illnesses due to ongoing exposure.
       (7) In 2017, Vieques was hit by Hurricane Maria, an 
     unusually destructive storm that devastated Puerto Rico and 
     intensified the existing humanitarian crisis on the island by 
     destroying existing medical facilities.
       (8) The medical systems in place prior to Hurricane Maria 
     were unable to properly handle the health crisis that existed 
     due to the toxic residue left on the island by the military's 
     activities.
       (9) After Maria, the medical facility was closed due to 
     damage and continues to be unable to perform even the few 
     basic services that it did provide. Vieques needs a medical 
     facility that can treat and address the critical and urgent 
     need to get life-saving medical services to its residents. 
     Due to legal restrictions, the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (in this title referred to as ``FEMA'') is unable to 
     provide a hospital where its capabilities exceed the 
     abilities of the facility that existed prior to Maria; 
     therefore Vieques needs assistance to build a facility to 
     manage the vast health needs of its residents.
       (10) Every American has benefitted from the sacrifices of 
     those Americans who have lived and are living on Vieques and 
     it is our intent to acknowledge that sacrifice and to treat 
     those Americans with the same respect and appreciation that 
     other Americans enjoy.
       (11) In 2012, the residents of Vieques were denied the 
     ability to address their needs in Court due to sovereign 
     immunity, Sanchez v. United States, No. 3:09-cv-01260-DRD 
     (D.P.R.). However, the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     First Circuit referred the issue to Congress and urged it to 
     address the humanitarian crisis. This bill attempts to 
     satisfy that request such that Americans living on Vieques 
     have a remedy for the suffering they have endured.

     SEC. ___03. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 
                   FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, 
                   PUERTO RICO.

       (a) In General.--An individual claimant who has resided on 
     the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for not less than 5 years 
     and files a claim for compensation under this section with 
     the Special Master, appointed pursuant to subsection (c), 
     shall be awarded monetary compensation as described in 
     subsection (b) if--
       (1) the Special Master determines that the claimant is or 
     was a resident, the child of a resident, or an immediate heir 
     (as determined by the laws of Puerto Rico) of a deceased 
     claimant on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, during or 
     after the United States Government used the island of 
     Vieques, Puerto Rico, for military readiness;
       (2) the claimant previously filed a lawsuit or an 
     administrative claim, or files a claim not later than 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act against the 
     United States Government for personal injury, including 
     illness or death arising from use by the United States 
     Government of the island of Vieques for military readiness; 
     and
       (3) the claimant submits to the Special Master written 
     medical documentation that indicates the claimant contracted 
     a chronic, life-threatening, or physical disease or illness 
     limited to cancer, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney disease, 
     diabetes, or a heavy metal poisoning during or after the 
     United States Government used the island of Vieques, Puerto 
     Rico, for military readiness.
       (b) Amounts of Award.--
       (1) In general.--A claimant who meets the requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall be awarded compensation as follows:
       (A) $50,000 for 1 disease described in subsection (a)(3).
       (B) $80,000 for 2 diseases described in subsection (a)(3).
       (C) $110,000 for 3 or more diseases described in subsection 
     (a)(3).
       (2) Increase in award.--In the case that an individual 
     receiving an award under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     contracts another disease under subsection (a)(3) and files a 
     new claim with the Special Master for an additional award not 
     later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Special Master may award the individual an amount 
     that is equal to the difference between--
       (A) the amount that the individual would have been eligible 
     to receive had the disease been contracted before the 
     individual filed an initial claim under subsection (a); and
       (B) the amount received by the individual pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Deceased claimants.--In the case of an individual who 
     dies before making a claim under this section or a claimant 
     who dies before receiving an award under this section, any 
     immediate heir to the individual or claimant, as determined 
     by the laws of Puerto Rico, shall be eligible for one of the 
     following awards:
       (A) Compensation in accordance with paragraph (1), divided 
     among any such heir.
       (B) Compensation based on the age of the deceased as 
     follows:
       (i) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 20 years of age, $110,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (ii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 40 years of age, $80,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (iii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 60 years of age, $50,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (c) Appointment of Special Master.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall appoint a 
     Special Master not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to consider claims by individuals and 
     the municipality.
       (2) Qualifications.--The Attorney General shall consider 
     the following in choosing the Special Master:
       (A) The individual's experience in the processing of 
     victims' claims in relation to foreign or domestic 
     governments.
       (B) The individual's balance of experience in representing 
     the interests of the United States and individual claimants.
       (C) The individual's experience in matters of national 
     security.
       (D) The individual's demonstrated abilities in 
     investigation and fact findings in complex factual matters.
       (E) Any experience the individual has had advising the 
     United States Government.
       (d) Award Amounts Related to Claims by the Municipality of 
     Vieques.--
       (1) Award.--The Special Master, in exchange for its 
     administrative claims, shall provide the following as 
     compensation to the Municipality of Vieques:
       (A) Staff.--The Special Master shall provide medical staff, 
     and other resources necessary to build and operate a level 
     three trauma center (in this section, referred to as 
     ``medical facility'') with a cancer center and renal dialysis 
     unit and its equipment. The medical facility shall be able to 
     treat life-threatening, chronic, heavy metal, and physical 
     and mental diseases. The medical facility shall be able to 
     provide basic x-ray, EKG, internal medicine expertise, 
     medical coordination personnel and case managers, ultrasound, 
     and resources necessary to screen claimants described in 
     subsection (a) who are receiving treatment for the diseases 
     or illnesses described in paragraph (3) of that subsection 
     for cancer and the other prevailing health problems.
       (B) Operations.--The Special Master shall fund the 
     operations of the medical facility to provide medical care 
     for pediatric and adult patients who reside on the island of 
     Vieques, allowing the patients to be referred for tertiary 
     and quaternary health care facilities when necessary, and 
     providing the transportation and medical costs when traveling 
     off the island of Vieques.
       (C) Administrative expertise.--The Special Master shall 
     ensure that the Administrator of FEMA provides all 
     administrative and technical expertise and oversight in the 
     bidding and construction of the facility but the design and 
     abilities of the hospital shall be determined by the Special 
     Master considering the medical and research needs of the 
     residents of the island of Vieques. All costs shall be part 
     of the municipality's compensation.
       (D) Interim services.--Before the medical facility on the 
     island of Vieques is operational, the Special Master shall 
     provide to claimants described in subsection (a) who are 
     receiving treatment for the diseases or illnesses described 
     in paragraph (3) of that subsection--
       (i) urgent health care air transport to hospitals on the 
     mainland of Puerto Rico from the island of Vieques;
       (ii) medical coordination personnel and case managers;
       (iii) telemedicine communication abilities; and
       (iv) any other services that are necessary to alleviate the 
     health crisis on the island of Vieques.
       (E) Screening.--The Special Master shall make available, at 
     no cost to the patient, medical screening for cancer, 
     cirrhosis, diabetes, and heavy metal contamination on the 
     island of Vieques.
       (F) Academic partner.--The Special Master shall appoint an 
     academic partner, with appropriate experience and an 
     established relationship with the Municipality of Vieques, 
     that shall--
       (i) lead a research and outreach endeavor on behalf of the 
     Municipality of Vieques;
       (ii) select the appropriate scientific expertise and 
     administer defined studies, conducting testing and evaluation 
     of the soils, seas, plant and animal food sources, and the 
     health of residents; and
       (iii) determine and implement the most efficient and 
     effective way to reduce the environmental toxins to a level 
     sufficient to return the soils, seas, food sources, and 
     health circumstances to a level that reduces the diseases on 
     the island of Vieques to the average in the United States.
       (G) Duties.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary for the academic partner and medical coordinator to 
     carry out the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D).

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       (H) Procurement.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary to compensate the Municipality of Vieques for--
       (i) contractual procurement obligations and additional 
     expenses incurred by the municipality as a result of the 
     enactment of this section and settlement of its claim; and
       (ii) any other damages and costs to be incurred by the 
     municipality, if the Special Master determines that it is 
     necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
       (I) Power source.--The Special Master shall determine the 
     best source of producing independent power on the island of 
     Vieques that is hurricane resilient and can effectively 
     sustain the needs of the island and shall authorize such 
     construction as an award to the Municipality of Vieques.
       (2) Source.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     amounts awarded under this title shall be made from amounts 
     appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States 
     Code, commonly known as the ``Judgment Fund'', as if claims 
     were adjudicated by a United States District Court under 
     section 1346(b) of title 28, United States Code.
       (B) Limitation.--Total amounts awarded under this title 
     shall not exceed $1,000,000,000.
       (3) Determination and payment of claims.--
       (A) Establishment of filing procedures.--The Attorney 
     General shall establish procedures whereby individuals and 
     the municipality may submit claims for payments under this 
     section to the Special Master.
       (B) Determination of claims.--The Special Master shall, in 
     accordance with this subsection, determine whether each claim 
     meets the requirements of this section. Claims filed by 
     residents of the island of Vieques that have been disposed of 
     by a court under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be treated as if such claims are currently filed.
       (e) Action on Claims.--The Special Master shall make a 
     determination on any claim filed under the procedures 
     established under this section not later than 150 days after 
     the date on which the claim is filed.
       (f) Payment in Full Settlement of Claims by Individuals and 
     the Municipality of Vieques Against the United States.--The 
     acceptance by an individual or the Municipality of Vieques of 
     a payment of an award under this section shall--
       (1) be final and conclusive;
       (2) be deemed to be in full satisfaction of all claims 
     under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code; and
       (3) constitute a complete release by the individual or 
     municipality of such claim against the United States and 
     against any employee of the United States acting in the scope 
     of employment who is involved in the matter giving rise to 
     the claim.
       (g) Certification of Treatment of Payments Under Other 
     Laws.--Amounts paid to an individual under this section--
       (1) shall be treated for purposes of the laws of the United 
     States as damages for human suffering; and
       (2) may not be included as income or resources for purposes 
     of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in 
     section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code, or the 
     amount of such benefits.
       (h) Limitation on Claims.--A claim to which this section 
     applies shall be barred unless the claim is filed within 15 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4280. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Young, and Mrs. 
Gillibrand) 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 part II of subtitle B of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 520B. TIGER TEAM FOR OUTREACH TO FORMER MEMBERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the mission of the Department of Defense is to provide 
     the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the 
     security of the United States;
       (2) expanding outreach to veterans impacted by Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell or a similar policy prior to the enactment of 
     Don't Ask, Don't Tell is important to closing a period of 
     history harmful to the creed of integrity, respect, and honor 
     of the military;
       (3) the Department is responsible for providing for the 
     review of a veteran's military record before the appropriate 
     discharge review board or, when more than 15 years has 
     passed, board of correction for military or naval records; 
     and
       (4) the Secretary of Defense should, wherever possible, 
     coordinate and conduct outreach to impacted veterans through 
     the veterans community and networks, including through the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans service 
     organizations, to ensure that veterans understand the review 
     processes that are available to them for upgrading military 
     records.
       (b) Establishment of Tiger Team.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a team (commonly known as a ``tiger team'' and 
     referred to in this section as the ``Tiger Team'') 
     responsible for conducting outreach to build awareness among 
     former members of the Armed Forces of the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 
     note) for the review of discharge characterizations by 
     appropriate discharge boards. The Tiger Team shall consist of 
     appropriate personnel of the Department of Defense assigned 
     to the Tiger Team by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section.
       (2) Tiger team leader.--One of the persons assigned to the 
     Tiger Team under paragraph (1) shall be a senior-level 
     officer or employee of the Department who shall serve as the 
     lead official of the Tiger Team (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Tiger Team Leader'') and who shall be accountable 
     for the activities of the Tiger Team under this section,
       (3) Report on composition.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the names of the 
     personnel of the Department assigned to the Tiger Team 
     pursuant to this subsection, including the positions to which 
     assigned. The report shall specify the name of the individual 
     assigned as Tiger Team Leader.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Tiger Team shall conduct outreach to 
     build awareness among veterans of the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for the review of discharge 
     characterizations by appropriate discharge boards.
       (2) Collaboration.--In conducting activities under this 
     subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall identify appropriate 
     external stakeholders with whom the Tiger Team shall work to 
     carry out such activities. Such stakeholders shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (B) The Archivist of the United States.
       (C) Representatives of veterans service organizations.
       (D) Such other stakeholders as the Tiger Team Leader 
     considers appropriate.
       (3) Initial report.--Not later than 210 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress the following:
       (A) A plan setting forth the following:
       (i) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with 
     external stakeholders described in paragraph (2), shall 
     identify individuals who meet the criteria in section 527(b) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020 for review of discharge characterization.
       (ii) A description of the manner in which the Secretary, 
     working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with the 
     external stakeholders, shall improve outreach to individuals 
     who meet the criteria in section 527(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for review of 
     discharge characterization, including through--

       (I) obtaining contact information on such individuals; and
       (II) contacting such individuals on the process established 
     pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 for the review of discharge 
     characterizations.

       (B) A description of the manner in which the work described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) will be carried 
     out, including an allocation of the work among the Tiger Team 
     and the external stakeholders.
       (C) A schedule for the implementation, carrying out, and 
     completion of the plan required under subparagraph (A).
       (D) A description of the additional funding, personnel, or 
     other resources of the Department required to carry out the 
     plan required under subparagraph (A), including any 
     modification of applicable statutory or administrative 
     authorities.
       (4) Implementation of plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall implement and carry 
     out the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (3) in accordance with the schedule submitted under 
     subparagraph (C) of that paragraph.
       (B) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 90 days 
     after the submittal of the report under paragraph (3), the 
     Tiger Team shall submit to Congress an update on the carrying 
     out of the plan submitted under subparagraph (A) of that 
     paragraph.
       (5) Final report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Tiger Team shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a final report on the activities of the Tiger 
     Team under this subsection. The report shall set forth the 
     following:
       (A) The number of individuals discharged under Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell or a similar policy prior to the enactment of 
     Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
       (B) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization (whether through discharge review or 
     correction of military records) through a process established 
     prior to the enactment of this Act.
       (C) The number of individuals contacted through outreach 
     conducted pursuant to this section.

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       (D) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
     who availed themselves of a review of discharge 
     characterization through the process established pursuant to 
     section 527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020.
       (E) The number of individuals described in subparagraph (D) 
     whose review of discharge characterization resulted in a 
     change of characterization to honorable discharge.
       (F) The total number of individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A), including individuals also covered by 
     subparagraph (E), whose review of discharge characterization 
     since September 20, 2011 (the date of repeal of Don't Ask, 
     Don't Tell), resulted in a change of characterization to 
     honorable discharge.
       (6) Termination.--On the date that is 60 days after the 
     date on which the final report required by paragraph (5) is 
     submitted, the Secretary shall terminate the Tiger Team.
       (d) Additional Reports.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     review of the consistency and uniformity of the reviews 
     conducted pursuant to section 527 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for a four-
     year period, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the reviews under paragraph (1). Such reports shall 
     include any comments or recommendations for continued 
     actions.
       (e) Relief for Impacted Former Members.--
       (1) Review of discharge.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall review and 
     update existing guidance to ensure that the appropriate 
     discharge board for the military departments concerned shall 
     review a discharge characterization of the covered member as 
     required under section 527 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at the request of a 
     covered member, or their representative, notwithstanding any 
     requirements to provide documentation necessary to initiate a 
     review of a discharge characterization.
       (B) Exception.--The appropriate discharge board for the 
     military departments concerned shall not be required to 
     initiate a request for a review of a discharge as described 
     in subparagraph (A) if there is evidence available to the 
     discharge board that is unrelated to the material request of 
     the covered member or their representative but that would 
     have reasonably substantiated the military department's 
     discharge decision.
       (2) Veterans benefits.--
       (A) Effective date of change of characterization for 
     veterans benefits.--For purposes of the provision of benefits 
     to which veterans are entitled under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a covered member whose 
     discharge characterization is changed pursuant to section 527 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note), the date of 
     discharge of the member from the Armed Forces shall be deemed 
     to be the effective date of the change of discharge 
     characterization under that section.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed to authorize any benefit to a covered member in 
     connection with the change of discharge characterization of 
     the member under section 527 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 
     U.S.C. 1552 note) for any period before the effective date of 
     the change of discharge characterization.
       (f) Historical Reviews.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of each military department 
     shall ensure that oral historians of the department, in 
     coordination with the chief of the personnel division for the 
     military department concerned--
       (A) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 
     estimated 100,000 members of the Armed Forces discharged from 
     the Armed Forces between World War II and September 2011 
     because of the sexual orientation of the member, including 
     any use of ambiguous or misleading separation codes and 
     characterizations intended to disguise the discriminatory 
     basis of such members' discharge; and
       (B) receive oral testimony of individuals who personally 
     experienced discrimination and discharge because of the 
     actual or perceived sexual orientation of the individual so 
     that such testimony may serve as an official record of these 
     discriminatory policies and their impact on American lives.
       (2) Deadline for completion.--Each Secretary of a military 
     department shall ensure that the oral historians concerned 
     complete the actions required by paragraph (1) by not later 
     than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Uses of information.--Information obtained through 
     actions under paragraph (1) shall be available to members 
     described in that paragraph for pursuit by such members of a 
     remedy under section 527 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary of 
     the military department concerned.
       (g) Don't Ask, Don't Tell Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' means section 654 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as in effect before such section was 
     repealed pursuant to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 
     2010 (Public Law 111-321).
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  SA 4281. Mrs. GILLIBRAND 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 in title XV, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRUCTURE AND AUTHORITIES TO 
                   ADDRESS UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA.

       (a) Establishment of Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution 
     Office.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     establish an office within an appropriate component of the 
     Department of Defense, or within a joint organization of the 
     Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, to assume--
       (A) the duties of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task 
     Force, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) such other duties as are required by this section.
       (2) Designation.--The office established under paragraph 
     (1) shall be known as the ``Anomaly Surveillance and 
     Resolution Office'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Office'').
       (3) Termination or subordination of prior task force.--Upon 
     the establishment of the Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution 
     Office, the Secretary shall terminate the Unidentified Aerial 
     Phenomenon Task Force or subordinate it to the Office.
       (b) Facilitation of Reporting and Data Sharing.--The 
     Director and the Secretary shall each, in coordination with 
     each other, require that--
       (1) each element of the intelligence community and the 
     Department, with any data that may be relevant to the 
     investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena, make such 
     data available immediately to the Office; and
       (2) military and civilian personnel employed by or under 
     contract to the Department or an element of the intelligence 
     community shall have access to procedures by which they shall 
     report incidents or information, including adverse 
     physiological effects, involving or associated with 
     unidentified aerial phenomena directly to the Office.
       (c) Duties.--The duties of the Office established under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Developing procedures to synchronize and standardize 
     the collection, reporting, and analysis of incidents, 
     including adverse physiological effects, regarding 
     unidentified aerial phenomena across the Department and 
     intelligence community.
       (2) Developing processes and procedures to ensure that such 
     incidents from each component of the Department and each 
     element of the intelligence community are reported and 
     incorporated in a centralized repository.
       (3) Establishing procedures to require the timely and 
     consistent reporting of such incidents.
       (4) Evaluating links between unidentified aerial phenomena 
     and adversarial foreign governments, other foreign 
     governments, or nonstate actors.
       (5) Evaluating the threat that such incidents present to 
     the United States.
       (6) Coordinating with other departments and agencies of the 
     Federal Government, as appropriate, including the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
     Department of Energy.
       (7) Coordinating with allies and partners of the United 
     States, as appropriate, to better assess the nature and 
     extent of unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (8) Preparing reports for Congress, in both classified and 
     unclassified form, as required by subsections (h) and (i).
       (d) Employment of Line Organizations for Field 
     Investigations of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.--
       (1) In general.--The Director and the Secretary shall each, 
     in coordination with each other, designate line organizations 
     within the Department of Defense and the intelligence 
     community that possess appropriate expertise, authorities, 
     accesses, data, systems, platforms, and capabilities to 
     rapidly respond to, and conduct field investigations of, 
     incidents involving unidentified aerial phenomena under the 
     direction of the Office.
       (2) Personnel, equipment, and resources.--The Director and 
     the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
     ensure that the designated organization or organizations have 
     available adequate personnel with requisite expertise, 
     equipment, transportation, and other resources necessary to 
     respond rapidly to incidents or patterns of observations of 
     unidentified aerial phenomena of which the Office becomes 
     aware.
       (e) Utilization of Line Organizations for Scientific, 
     Technological, and Operational Analyses of Data on 
     Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.--

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       (1) In general.--The Director and the Secretary shall each, 
     in coordination with each other, designate one or more line 
     organizations that will be primarily responsible for 
     scientific, technical, and operational analysis of data 
     gathered by field investigations conducted under subsection 
     (d), or data from other sources, including testing of 
     materials, medical studies, and development of theoretical 
     models to better understand and explain unidentified aerial 
     phenomena.
       (2) Authority.--The Director and the Secretary shall 
     promulgate such directives as necessary to ensure that the 
     designated line organizations have authority to draw on 
     special expertise of persons outside the Federal Government 
     with appropriate security clearances.
       (f) Intelligence Collection and Analysis Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The head of the Office shall supervise the 
     development and execution of an intelligence collection and 
     analysis plan on behalf of the Secretary and the Director to 
     gain as much knowledge as possible regarding the technical 
     and operational characteristics, origins, and intentions of 
     unidentified aerial phenomena, including the development, 
     acquisition, deployment, and operation of technical 
     collection capabilities necessary to detect, identify, and 
     scientifically characterize unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (2) Use of resources and capabilities.--In developing the 
     plan required by paragraph (1), the head of the Office shall 
     consider and propose, as appropriate, the use of any 
     resource, capability, asset, or process of the Department and 
     the intelligence community.
       (g) Science Plan.--The head of the Office shall supervise 
     the development and execution of a science plan on behalf of 
     the Secretary and the Director to develop and test, as 
     practicable, scientific theories to account for 
     characteristics and performance of unidentified aerial 
     phenomena that exceed the known state of the art in science 
     or technology, including in the areas of propulsion, 
     aerodynamic control, signatures, structures, materials, 
     sensors, countermeasures, weapons, electronics, and power 
     generation, and to provide the foundation for potential 
     future investments to replicate any such advanced 
     characteristics and performance.
       (h) Assignment of Priority.--The Director, in consultation 
     with the Secretary, shall assign an appropriate level of 
     priority within the National Intelligence Priorities 
     Framework to the requirement to understand, characterize, and 
     respond to unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (i) Use of Authorized and Appropriated Funds.--The 
     obtaining and analysis of data relating to unidentified 
     aerial phenomena is a legitimate use of funds authorized and 
     appropriated to Department and elements of the intelligence 
     community for--
       (1) general intelligence gathering and intelligence 
     analysis;
       (2) strategic defense, space defense, defense of controlled 
     air space, defense of ground, air, or naval assets, and 
     related purposes; and
       (3) any additional existing funding sources as may be so 
     designated by the Secretary or the Director.
       (j) Annual Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than October 31, 2022, and 
     annually thereafter until October 31, 2026, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on unidentified 
     aerial phenomena.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the 
     following information:
       (A) An analysis of data and intelligence received through 
     reports of unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (B) An analysis of data relating to unidentified aerial 
     phenomena collected through--
       (i) geospatial intelligence
       (ii) signals intelligence;
       (iii) human intelligence; and
       (iv) measurement and signals intelligence.
       (C) The number of reported incidents of unidentified aerial 
     phenomena over restricted air space of the United States.
       (D) An analysis of such incidents identified under 
     subparagraph (C).
       (E) Identification of potential aerospace or other threats 
     posed by unidentified aerial phenomena to the national 
     security of the United States.
       (F) An assessment of any activity regarding unidentified 
     aerial phenomena that can be attributed to one or more 
     adversarial foreign governments.
       (G) Identification of any incidents or patterns regarding 
     unidentified aerial phenomena that indicate a potential 
     adversarial foreign government may have achieved a 
     breakthrough aerospace capability.
       (H) An update on the coordination by the United States with 
     allies and partners on efforts to track, understand, and 
     address unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (I) An update on any efforts to capture or exploit 
     discovered unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (J) An assessment of any health-related effects for 
     individuals who have encountered unidentified aerial 
     phenomena.
       (K) The number of reported incidents, and descriptions 
     thereof, of unidentified aerial phenomena associated with 
     military nuclear assets, including strategic nuclear weapons 
     and nuclear-powered ships and submarines.
       (L) In consultation with the Administrator of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, the number of reported 
     incidents, and descriptions thereof, of unidentified aerial 
     phenomena associated with facilities or assets associated 
     with the production, transportation, or storage of nuclear 
     weapons or components thereof.
       (M) In consultation with the Chairman of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, the number of reported incidents, and 
     descriptions thereof, of unidentified aerial phenomena or 
     drones of unknown origin associated with nuclear power 
     generating stations, nuclear fuel storage sites, or other 
     sites or facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission.
       (N) The names of the line organizations that have been 
     designated to perform the specific functions imposed by 
     subsections (d) and (e) of this section, and the specific 
     functions for which each such line organization has been 
     assigned primary responsibility.
       (3) Form.-- Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (k) Semiannual Briefings.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
     semiannually thereafter until December 31, 2026, the head of 
     the Office shall provide the classified briefings on 
     unidentified aerial phenomena to--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) First briefing.--The first briefing provided under 
     paragraph (1) shall include all incidents involving 
     unidentified aerial phenomena that were reported to the 
     Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force or to the Office 
     after June 24, 2021, regardless of the date of occurrence of 
     the incident.
       (3) Subsequent briefings.--Each briefing provided 
     subsequent to the first briefing described in paragraph (2) 
     shall include, at a minimum, all events relating to 
     unidentified aerial phenomena that occurred during the 
     previous 180 days, and events relating to unidentified aerial 
     phenomena that were not included in an earlier briefing due 
     to delay in an incident reaching the reporting system or 
     other such factors.
       (4) Instances in which data was not shared.--For each 
     briefing period, the Chairman and Vice Chairman or Ranking 
     Member of the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall receive an 
     enumeration of any instances in which data related to 
     unidentified aerial phenomena was denied to the Office 
     because of classification restrictions on that data or for 
     any other reason.
       (l) Aerial and Transmedium Phenomena Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Establishment.--(A) Not later than October 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary and the Director shall establish an advisory 
     committee for the purpose of--
       (i) advising the Office in the execution of the duties of 
     the Office as provided by this subsection; and
       (ii) advising the Director regarding the gathering and 
     analysis of data, and scientific research and development 
     pertaining to unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (B) The advisory committee established under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be known as the ``Aerial and Transmedium Phenomena 
     Advisory Committee'' (in this subparagraph the 
     ``Committee'').
       (2) Membership.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Committee shall be composed of the following:
       (i) 20 members as follows:
       (I) Three persons appointed by the Administrator of the 
     National Astronautics and Space Administration.
       (II) Two persons appointed by the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration.
       (III) Two persons appointed by the President of the 
     National Academies of Sciences.
       (IV) Two persons appointed by the President of the National 
     Academy of Engineering.
       (V) One person appointed by the President of the National 
     Academy of Medicine.
       (VI) Three persons appointed by the Director of the Galileo 
     Project at Harvard University.
       (VII) Two persons appointed by the Board of Directors of 
     the Scientific Coalition for Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena 
     Studies.
       (VIII) Two persons appointed by the President of the 
     American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics.
       (IX) Two persons appointed by the Director of the Optical 
     Technology Center at Montana State University.
       (X) One person appointed by the president of the American 
     Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
       (ii) Up to five additional members, as the Secretary and 
     the Director jointly consider appropriate, selected from 
     among individuals with requisite expertise, at least 3 of 
     whom shall not be employees of any Federal Government agency 
     or Federal Government contractor.
       (B) No individual may be appointed to the Committee under 
     subparagraph (A) unless the Secretary and the Directly 
     jointly determine that the individual--
       (i) qualifies for a security clearance at the secret level 
     or higher;

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       (ii) possesses scientific, medical, or technical expertise 
     pertinent to some aspect of the investigation and analysis of 
     unidentified aerial phenomena; and
       (iii) has previously conducted research or writing that 
     demonstrates scientific, technological, or operational 
     knowledge regarding aspects of the subject matter, including 
     propulsion, aerodynamic control, signatures, structures, 
     materials, sensors, countermeasures, weapons, electronics, 
     power generation, field investigations, forensic examination 
     of particular cases, analysis of open source and classified 
     information regarding domestic and foreign research and 
     commentary, and historical information pertaining to 
     unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (C) The Secretary and Director may terminate the membership 
     of any individual on the Committee upon a finding by the 
     Secretary and the Director jointly that the member no longer 
     meets the criteria specified in this subsection.
       (3) Chairperson.--The Secretary and Director shall jointly 
     designate a temporary Chairperson of the Committee, but at 
     the earliest practicable date the Committee shall elect a 
     Chairperson from among its members, who will serve a term of 
     2 years, and is eligible for re-election.
       (4) Expert assistance, advice, and recommendations.--(A) 
     The Committee may, upon invitation of the head of the Office, 
     provide expert assistance or advice to any line organization 
     designated to carry out field investigations or data analysis 
     as authorized by subsections (d) and (e).
       (B) The Committee, on its own initiative, or at the request 
     of the Director, the Secretary, or the head of the Office, 
     may provide advice and recommendations regarding best 
     practices with respect to the gathering and analysis of data 
     on unidentified aerial phenomena in general, or commentary 
     regarding specific incidents, cases, or classes of 
     unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (5) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2022, and not 
     later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Committee 
     shall submit a report summarizing its activities and 
     recommendations to the following:
       (A) The Director.
       (B) The Secretary.
       (C) The head of the Office.
       (D) The Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (E) The Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (6) Relation to faca.--For purposes of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Committee shall be 
     considered an advisory committee (as defined in section 3 of 
     such Act, except as otherwise provided in the section or as 
     jointly deemed warranted by the Secretary and the Director 
     under section 4(b)(3) of such Act.
       (7) Termination of committee.--The Committee shall 
     terminate on the date that is six years after the date of the 
     establishment of the Committee.
       (m) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (3) The term ``transmedium objects or devices'' means 
     objects or devices that are observed to transition between 
     space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and 
     bodies of water, that are not immediately identifiable.
       (4) The term ``unidentified aerial phenomena'' means--
       (A) airborne objects that are not immediately identifiable;
       (B) transmedium objects or devices; and
       (C) submerged objects or devices that are not immediately 
     identifiable and that display behavior or performance 
     characteristics suggesting that they may be related to the 
     subjects described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
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  SA 4282. Mr. MENENDEZ 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. COMBATING TRAFFICKING OF CUBAN DOCTORS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2021''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of State's 2020 Trafficking in Persons 
     report ranked Cuba in Tier 3 and included evidence regarding 
     Cuba's foreign medical missions and the Government of Cuba's 
     longstanding failure to criminalize most forms of forced 
     labor, specifically noting allegations that Cuban authorities 
     coerced participants to remain in foreign medical missions 
     by--
       (A) ``withholding their passports and medical 
     credentials'';
       (B) ``using `minders' to conduct surveillance of 
     participants outside of work'';
       (C) ``restricting their movement'';
       (D) ``retaliat[ing] against their family members in Cuba if 
     participants leave the program''; or
       (E) ``impos[ing] criminal penalties, exile, and family 
     separation if participants do not return to Cuba as directed 
     by government supervisors''.
       (2) Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 
     2020, the Government of Cuba has deployed approximately 1,500 
     medical personnel to at least 20 countries.
       (3) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary 
     forms of slavery and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
     trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in 
     their letter to the Government of Cuba on November 6, 2019--
       (A) noted reports of coercive labor practices through the 
     Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions;
       (B) highlighted reports by Cuban medical professionals that 
     they received regular threats from Cuban officials while 
     working overseas, including sexual harassment of women; and
       (C) expressed concern that the practices referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) constitute slavery and trafficking 
     in persons.
       (4) In 2019, the Government of Cuba maintained an estimated 
     34,000 to 50,000 medical personnel in more than 60 countries 
     under conditions that represent forced labor, according to 
     the Department of State.
       (5) The Government of Cuba realized profits in excess of 
     $6,300,000,000 during 2018 from exporting the services of 
     Cuban professionals, of which foreign medical missions 
     represent the majority of the services and income.
       (6) The term ``severe forms of trafficking in persons'' is 
     defined under section 103(11)(B) of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(11)(B)) as ``the 
     recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or 
     obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use 
     of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to 
     involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery''.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Cuba subjects Cuban doctors and other 
     medical professionals to state-sponsored human trafficking; 
     and
       (2) the Government of Cuba should immediately and 
     transparently respond to requests for information from the 
     United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of 
     slavery and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
     trafficking in persons, especially women and children.
       (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
     the date specified in subsection (f), the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives that--
       (1) identifies the countries that are hosting Cuban medical 
     personnel who are participating in foreign medical missions 
     for the Government of Cuba;
       (2) to the extent feasible, includes an estimate of--
       (A) the number of Cuban medical personnel in each country; 
     and
       (B) the value of the financial arrangement between the 
     Government of Cuba and the host country government;
       (3) describes the conditions in each country under which 
     Cuban medical personnel live and work; and
       (4) describes the role of any international organization in 
     each country hosting Cuban medical personnel.
       (e) Determination on Human Trafficking.--In each report 
     submitted pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary of State 
     shall determine whether--
       (1) the Cuban medical personnel in each country identified 
     in the report are subjected to conditions that qualify as 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
     103(11) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7102(11))); and
       (2) Cuba's foreign medical missions program constitutes 
     proof of failure to make significant efforts to bring the 
     Government of Cuba into compliance with the minimum standards 
     for the elimination of trafficking in persons (as determined 
     under section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106)).
       (f) Sunset.--The Secretary of State is not required to 
     submit the report otherwise required under subsection (d) 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits a second 
     consecutive annual report under such paragraph that includes 
     a determination under subsection (e) that Cuban medical 
     personnel are no longer subjected to trafficking in persons.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4283. Mr. MENENDEZ 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

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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. REPORT ON AND DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   EXPORTS BY THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY OF UNMANNED 
                   AERIAL VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress the following:
       (1) A report on exports by the Republic of Turkey of 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, including the Bayraktar TB2, that 
     includes--
       (A) an identification of the destinations and quantity of 
     such exports since 2018;
       (B) a description of any pending sale of unmanned aerial 
     vehicles by the Republic of Turkey; and
       (C) an assessment of whether Turkish unmanned aerial 
     vehicles contain parts or technology manufactured by United 
     States entities or affiliates.
       (2) A determination with respect to whether exports of 
     unmanned aerial vehicles by the Republic of Turkey constitute 
     a violation of--
       (A) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
       (B) any other applicable law; or
       (C) United States sanctions policy.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 4284. Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Rubio) 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 in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO STEERING COMMITTEE ON 
                   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   THREATS.

       Section 236 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (3) through (8); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) The Principal Deputy Director of National 
     Intelligence.
       ``(4) Such other officials of the Department of Defense and 
     intelligence community as the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Director of National Intelligence jointly determine 
     appropriate.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as 
     subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Leadership.--The Steering Committee shall be chaired 
     by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Principal Deputy Director of 
     National Intelligence jointly.'';
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``a strategy'' and inserting 
     ``strategies'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and intelligence community'' after 
     ``United States military''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``and National Intelligence Strategy, 
     and consistent with the National Security Strategy'' after 
     ``National Defense Strategy'';
       (B) inserting in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``and the Director of National Intelligence'' after ``the 
     Secretary of Defense'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``strategy'' and 
     inserting ``strategies'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (v) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) any changes to the guidance for developing the 
     National Intelligence Program budget required by section 
     102A(c)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(c)(1)(A)), that may be required to implement the 
     strategies under paragraph (1); and''; and
       (vi) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause (iv), 
     by inserting ``and the intelligence community'' after 
     ``Department of Defense''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and Director of 
     National Intelligence, jointly'' after ``Secretary of 
     Defense'';
       (6) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3), to read as follows:
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `emerging technology' means technology 
     determined to be in an emerging phase of development by the 
     Secretary, including quantum information science and 
     technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, 
     autonomous technology, advanced materials, software, high 
     performance computing, robotics, directed energy, 
     hypersonics, biotechnology, medical technologies, and such 
     other technology as may be identified by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The term `intelligence community' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).''; and
       (7) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     2025''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4285. Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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 title XII, add the following:

              Subtitle H--Protecting Taiwan From Invasion

     SECTION 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Invasion 
     Prevention Act''.

     CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

     SEC. 1292. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of nearly 
     24,000,000 people and is an important contributor to peace 
     and stability around the world.
       (2) Section 2(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 
     96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301(b)) states that it is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) ``to preserve and promote extensive, close, and 
     friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between 
     the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, as 
     well as the people on the China mainland and all other 
     peoples of the Western Pacific area'';
       (B) ``to declare that peace and stability in the area are 
     in the political, security, and economic interests of the 
     United States, and are matters of international concern'';
       (C) ``to make clear that the United States decision to 
     establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of 
     China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan 
     will be determined by peaceful means'';
       (D) ``to consider any effort to determine the future of 
     Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or 
     embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western 
     Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States'';
       (E) ``to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive 
     character''; and
       (F) ``to maintain the capacity of the United States to 
     resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that 
     would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic 
     system, of the people on Taiwan''.
       (3) Since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen as 
     President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China has intensified its efforts to pressure 
     Taiwan through diplomatic isolation and military 
     provocations.
       (4) The rapid modernization of the People's Liberation Army 
     and recent military maneuvers in and around the Taiwan Strait 
     illustrate a clear threat to Taiwan's security.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) both the United States and Taiwan have made significant 
     strides since 1979 in bolstering their defense relationship;
       (2) the People's Republic of China has dramatically 
     increased the capability of its military forces since 1979;
       (3) the People's Republic of China has in recent years 
     increased the use of its military forces to harass and 
     provoke Taiwan with the threat of overwhelming force; and
       (4) it is the policy of the United States to consider any 
     effort to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other 
     than peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a 
     threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area, 
     and of grave concern to the United States.

     SEC. 1293. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use the 
     Armed Forces of the United States and take such other 
     measures as the President determines to be necessary and 
     appropriate in order to secure and protect Taiwan against--
       (1) a direct armed attack by the military forces of the 
     People's Republic of China against the military forces of 
     Taiwan;

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       (2) the taking of territory under the effective 
     jurisdiction of Taiwan by the military forces of the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       (3) the endangering of the lives of members of the military 
     forces of Taiwan or civilians within the effective 
     jurisdiction of Taiwan in cases in which such members or 
     civilians have been killed or are in imminent danger of being 
     killed.
       (b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
       (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
     1547(a)(1)), Congress declares that this section is intended 
     to constitute specific statutory authorization within the 
     meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1544(b)).
       (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle may be construed to supersede any requirement of the 
     War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     at the earliest possible date after the date of the enactment 
     of this subtitle, the President should release a public 
     declaration that it is the policy of the United States to 
     secure and protect Taiwan against any action of the People's 
     Republic of China described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to demand that the People's Republic of China 
     officially renounce the use or threat of military force in 
     any attempt to unify with Taiwan.
       (e) Authorization Period.--
       (1) In general.--The authorization for use of the Armed 
     Forces under this section shall expire on the date that is 5 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the authorization for use of the Armed Forces under this 
     section should be reauthorized by a subsequent Act of 
     Congress.

                        CHAPTER 2--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 1294. REGIONAL SECURITY DIALOGUE TO IMPROVE SECURITY 
                   RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC AREA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall seek 
     to convene, on an annual basis, a regional security dialogue 
     with the Government of Taiwan and the governments of like-
     minded security partners to improve the security 
     relationships among the United States and such countries in 
     the Western Pacific area.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The regional security dialogue 
     may consider matters relating to--
       (1) coordinating lower-level military-to-military dialogue; 
     and
       (2) planning for potential military confrontation 
     scenarios.

     SEC. 1295. UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the United States Trade Representative should seek 
     to enter into negotiations with representatives from Taiwan 
     to establish a bilateral trade agreement between the United 
     States and Taiwan.

     SEC. 1296. UNITED STATES-TAIWAN COMBINED MILITARY EXERCISES 
                   AND RELATED ACTIONS.

       (a) Combined Military Exercises.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, should seek to carry out a program of combined 
     military exercises between the United States, Taiwan, and, if 
     feasible, other United States allies and partners to improve 
     military coordination and relations with Taiwan.
       (b) Combined Disaster Relief Exercises.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
     Federal agencies, should engage with their counterparts in 
     Taiwan to organize combined disaster and humanitarian relief 
     exercises.
       (c) Taiwan Strait Transits, Freedom of Navigation 
     Operations, and Presence Operations.--The Secretary of 
     Defense should consider increasing transits through the 
     Taiwan Strait, freedom of navigation operations in the Taiwan 
     Strait, and presence operations in the Western Pacific by the 
     United States Navy, including in conjunction with United 
     States allies and partners.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Taiwan should dedicate additional domestic resources toward 
     advancing its military readiness for purposes of defending 
     Taiwan, including through--
       (1) steady increases in annual defense spending as a share 
     of gross domestic product;
       (2) procurements of defense technologies that directly 
     bolster Taiwan's asymmetric defense capabilities;
       (3) reform of Taiwan's military reserves, including 
     increasing the length of training required and number of days 
     required in service annually;
       (4) participation with United States Armed Forces in 
     combined military exercises; and
       (5) further engagement with the United States on 
     strengthening Taiwan's cyber capabilities.

     SEC. 1297. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES SUPPORT 
                   FOR DEFENDING TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) given the security considerations posed by the People's 
     Republic of China, the Secretary of State should accelerate 
     the approval of sales of defense articles and services to 
     Taiwan for purposes of defending Taiwan; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should offer support to Taiwan 
     by--
       (A) continuing to send United States military advisors to 
     Taiwan for training purposes;
       (B) encouraging members of the United States Armed Forces 
     to enroll in Taiwan's National Defense University;
       (C) maintaining a significant United States naval presence 
     within a close proximity to Taiwan; and
       (D) reestablishing the Taiwan Patrol Force under the 
     direction of the United States Navy.

     SEC. 1298. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS.

       (a) Visit to Taiwan by the President of the United 
     States.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President or the Secretary of 
     State (if designated by the President), with appropriate 
     interagency consultation and participation, should arrange a 
     meeting in Taiwan with the President of Taiwan.
       (b) Visit to the United States by the President of 
     Taiwan.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
     would benefit from a meeting in the United States between the 
     President or the Secretary of State and the President of 
     Taiwan.

     SEC. 1299. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDRESS TO JOINT 
                   SESSION OF CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that it would be beneficial for 
     the United States and Taiwan to invite the President of 
     Taiwan to address a joint session of Congress and 
     subsequently participate in a roundtable discussion with 
     members of Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4286. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cotton, 
and Mr. Murphy) 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 title X, add the following:

            Subtitle H--American Security Drone Act of 2021

     SEC. 1071. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``American Security Drone 
     Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1072. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means an entity included on a list developed and 
     maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. This 
     list will include entities in the following categories:
       (A) An entity included on the Consolidated Screening List.
       (B) Any entity that is subject to extrajudicial direction 
     from a foreign government, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a national 
     security risk.
       (D) Any entity domiciled in the People's Republic of China 
     or subject to influence or control by the Government of the 
     People Republic of China or the Communist Party of the 
     People's Republic of China, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``covered 
     unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``unmanned aircraft system'' in section 44801 of title 49, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1073. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsections (b) 
     though (f), the head of an executive agency may not procure 
     any covered unmanned aircraft system that are manufactured or 
     assembled by a covered foreign entity, which includes 
     associated elements (consisting of communication links and 
     the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are 
     required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently 
     in the national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition 
     Security Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, shall develop and update a list of associated 
     elements.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or

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       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.

     SEC. 1074. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal 
     department or agency may operate a covered unmanned aircraft 
     system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
       (2) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition 
     under paragraph (1) applies to any covered unmanned aircraft 
     systems that are being used by any executive agency through 
     the method of contracting for the services of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAE through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (g) Regulations and Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations or guidance to 
     implement this section.

     SEC. 1075. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PURCHASES 
                   AND OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded through 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or otherwise 
     made available may be used--
       (1) to purchase a covered unmanned aircraft system, or a 
     system to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is 
     manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity; or
       (2) in connection with the operation of such a drone or 
     unmanned aircraft system.
       (b) Exemption.--A Federal department or agency is exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if--
       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement was 
     awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the operation or procurement is for the sole purposes 
     of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; or
       (F) the safe integration of UAS in the national airspace 
     (as determined in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation); and
       (3) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as 
     necessary, to implement the requirements of this section 
     pertaining to Federal contracts.

     SEC. 1076. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PURCHASE 
                   CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase Cards may 
     not be used to procure any covered unmanned aircraft system 
     from a covered foreign entity.

     SEC. 1077. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COVERED 
                   UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Effective immediately, all executive 
     agencies must account for existing inventories of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a 
     covered foreign entity in their personal property accounting 
     systems, regardless of the original procurement cost, or the 
     purpose of procurement due to the special monitoring and 
     accounting measures necessary to track the items' 
     capabilities.
       (b) Classified Tracking.--Due to the sensitive nature of 
     missions and operations conducted by the United States 
     Government, inventory data related to covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered 
     foreign entity may be tracked at a classified level.
       (c) Exceptions.--The Department of Defense and Department 
     of Homeland Security may exclude from the full inventory 
     process, covered unmanned aircraft systems that are deemed 
     expendable due to mission risk such as recovery issues or 
     that are one-time-use covered unmanned aircraft due to 
     requirements and low cost.

     SEC. 1078. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

       Not later than 275 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of commercial off-
     the-shelf drones and covered unmanned aircraft systems 
     procured by Federal departments and agencies from covered 
     foreign entities.

     SEC. 1079. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in coordination with the Department of 
     Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Justice, and other Departments as determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and in 
     consultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a government-wide policy for the 
     procurement of UAS--
       (1) for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence 
     community operations; and
       (2) through grants and cooperative agreements entered into 
     with non-Federal entities.
       (b) Information Security.--The policy developed under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following specifications, 
     which to the extent practicable, shall be based on industry 
     standards and technical guidance from the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, to address the risks associated 
     with processing, storing and transmitting Federal information 
     in a UAS:
       (1) Protections to ensure controlled access of UAS.
       (2) Protecting software, firmware, and hardware by ensuring 
     changes to UAS are properly managed, including by ensuring 
     UAS can be updated using a secure, controlled, and 
     configurable mechanism.

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       (3) Cryptographically securing sensitive collected, stored, 
     and transmitted data, including proper handling of privacy 
     data and other controlled unclassified information.
       (4) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect sensitive 
     information, including during and after use of UAS.
       (5) Appropriate data security to ensure that data is not 
     transmitted to or stored in non-approved locations.
       (6) The ability to opt out of the uploading, downloading, 
     or transmitting of data that is not required by law or 
     regulation and an ability to choose with whom and where 
     information is shared when it is required.
       (c) Requirement.--The policy developed under subsection (a) 
     shall reflect an appropriate risk-based approach to 
     information security related to use of UAS.
       (d) Revision of Acquisition Regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date on which the policy required under 
     subsection (a) is issued--
       (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as necessary, to 
     implement the policy; and
       (2) any Federal department or agency or other Federal 
     entity not subject to, or not subject solely to, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall revise applicable policy, 
     guidance, or regulations, as necessary, to implement the 
     policy.
       (e) Exemption.--In developing the policy required under 
     subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall incorporate an exemption to the policy for the 
     following reasons:
       (1) In the case of procurement for the purposes of 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare; or
       (B) information warfare operations.
       (2) In the case of researching UAS technology, including 
     testing, evaluation, research, or development of technology 
     to counter UAS.
       (3) In the case of a head of the procuring department or 
     agency determining, in writing, that no product that complies 
     with the information security requirements described in 
     subsection (b) is capable of fulfilling mission critical 
     performance requirements, and such determination--
       (A) may not be delegated below the level of the Deputy 
     Secretary of the procuring department or agency;
       (B) shall specify--
       (i) the quantity of end items to which the waiver applies, 
     the procurement value of which may not exceed $50,000 per 
     waiver; and
       (ii) the time period over which the waiver applies, which 
     shall not exceed 3 years;
       (C) shall be reported to the Office of Management and 
     Budget following issuance of such a determination; and
       (D) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     determination is made, shall be provided to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1080. STUDY.

       (a) Independent Study.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall seek to enter into a contract 
     with a federally funded research and development center under 
     which the center will conduct a study of--
       (1) the current and future unmanned aircraft system global 
     and domestic market;
       (2) the ability of the unmanned aircraft system domestic 
     market to keep pace with technological advancements across 
     the industry;
       (3) the ability of domestically made unmanned aircraft 
     systems to meet the network security and data protection 
     requirements of the national security enterprise;
       (4) the extent to which unmanned aircraft system component 
     parts, such as the parts described in section 1073, are made 
     domestically; and
       (5) an assessment of the economic impact, including cost, 
     of excluding the use of foreign-made UAS for use across the 
     Federal Government.
       (b) Submission to OMB.--Upon completion of the study in 
     subsection (a), the federally funded research and development 
     center shall submit the study to the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget receives the study under subsection (b), the 
     Director shall submit the study to--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1081. SUNSET.

       Sections 1073, 1074, and 1075 shall cease to have effect on 
     the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
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  SA 4287. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Ernst, 
Mr. Tillis, 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 B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a joint select 
     committee of Congress to be known as the ``Joint Select 
     Committee on Afghanistan'' (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Joint Committee'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Joint Committee shall be composed of 
     12 members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (2) Appointment.--Members of the Joint Committee shall be 
     appointed as follows:
       (A) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members from among Members of the Senate.
       (B) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members from among Members of the Senate.
       (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
     appoint 3 members from among Members of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) The minority leader of the House of Representatives 
     shall appoint 3 members from among Members of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Co-chairs.--
       (A) In general.--Two of the appointed members of the Joint 
     Committee shall serve as co-chairs. The Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate 
     shall jointly appoint one co-chair, and the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of 
     the Senate shall jointly appoint the second co-chair. The co-
     chairs shall be appointed not later than 14 calendar days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Staff director.--The co-chairs, acting jointly, shall 
     hire the staff director of the Joint Committee.
       (4) Date.--Members of the Joint Committee shall be 
     appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Period of appointment.--Members shall be appointed for 
     the life of the Joint Committee. Any vacancy in the Joint 
     Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
     not later than 14 calendar days after the date on which the 
     vacancy occurs, in the same manner as the original 
     designation was made. If a member of the Joint Committee 
     ceases to be a Member of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate, as the case may be, the member is no longer a member 
     of the Joint Committee and a vacancy shall exist.
       (c) Investigation and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee shall conduct 
     an investigation and submit to Congress a report on the 
     United States 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A summary of any intelligence reports that indicated an 
     imminent threat at the Hamid Karzai International Airport 
     preceding the deadly attack on August 26, 2021, and the risks 
     to United States and allied country civilians as well as 
     Afghan partners for various United States withdrawal 
     scenarios.
       (B) A summary of any intelligence reports that indicated 
     that withdrawing military personnel and closing United States 
     military installations in Afghanistan before evacuating 
     civilians would negatively affect the evacuation of United 
     States citizens, green card holders, and Afghan partners and 
     thus put them at risk.
       (C) A full review of planning by the National Security 
     Council, the Department of State, and the Department of 
     Defense for a noncombatant evacuation from Afghanistan, 
     including details of all scenarios used by the Department of 
     State or the Department of Defense to plan and prepare for 
     noncombatant evacuation operations.
       (D) An analysis of the relationship between the retrograde 
     and noncombatant evacuation operation plans and operations.
       (E) A description of any actions that were taken by the 
     United States Government to protect the safety of United 
     States forces and neutralize threats in any withdrawal 
     scenarios.
       (F) A full review of all withdrawal scenarios compiled by 
     the intelligence community and the Department of Defense with 
     timelines for the decisions taken, including all advice 
     provided by military leaders to President Joseph R. Biden and 
     his national security team beginning in January 2021.
       (G) An analysis of why the withdrawal timeline expedited 
     from the September 11, 2021, date set by President Biden 
     earlier this year.
       (H) An analysis of United States and allied intelligence 
     shared with the Taliban.
       (I) An analysis of any actions taken by the United States 
     Government to proactively prepare for a successful 
     withdrawal.
       (J) A summary of intelligence that informed statements and 
     assurances made to the American people that the Taliban would 
     not take over Afghanistan with the speed that it did in 
     August 2021.
       (K) A full and unredacted transcript of the phone call 
     between President Joe Biden and

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     President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan on July 23, 2021.
       (L) A summary of any documents, reports, or intelligence 
     that indicates whether any members of the intelligence 
     community, the United States Armed Forces, or NATO partners 
     supporting the mission warned that the Taliban would swiftly 
     reclaim Afghanistan.
       (M) A description of the extent to which any members of the 
     intelligence community, the United States Armed Forces, or 
     NATO partners supporting the mission advised steps to be 
     taken by the White House that were ultimately rejected.
       (N) An assessment of the decision not to order a 
     noncombatant evacuation operation until August 14, 2021.
       (O) An assessment of whose advice the President heeded in 
     maintaining the timeline and the status of forces on the 
     ground before Thursday, August 12, 2021.
       (P) A description of the initial views and advice of the 
     United States Armed Forces and the intelligence community 
     given to the National Security Council and the White House 
     before the decisions were taken regarding closure of United 
     States military installations, withdrawal of United States 
     assets, and withdrawal of United States military personnel.
       (Q) An assessment of United States assets, as well as any 
     assets left behind by allies, that could now be used by the 
     Taliban, ISIS-K, and other terrorist organizations operating 
     within the region.
       (R) An assessment of United States assets slated to be 
     delivered to Afghanistan, if any, the delivery of which was 
     paused because of the President's decision to withdraw, and 
     the status of and plans for those assets now.
       (S) An assessment of vetting procedures for Afghan 
     civilians to be evacuated with a timeline for the decision 
     making and ultimate decisions taken to ensure that no 
     terrorist suspects, persons with ties to terrorists, or 
     dangerous individuals would be admitted into third countries 
     or the United States.
       (T) An assessment of the discussions between the United 
     States Government and allies supporting our efforts in 
     Afghanistan and a timeline for decision making regarding the 
     withdrawal of United States forces, including discussion and 
     decisions about how to work together to repatriate all 
     foreign nationals desiring to return to their home countries.
       (U) A review of the policy decisions with timeline 
     regarding all Afghan nationals and other refugees evacuated 
     from Afghanistan by the United States Government and brought 
     to third countries and the United States, including a report 
     on what role the United States Armed Forces performed in 
     vetting each individual and what coordination the Departments 
     of State and Defense engaged in to safeguard members of the 
     Armed Forces from infectious diseases and terrorist threats.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Meetings.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Joint Committee have been 
     appointed, the Joint Committee shall hold its first meeting.
       (2) Frequency.--The Joint Committee shall meet at the call 
     of the co-chairs.
       (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Joint 
     Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of 
     members may hold hearings.
       (4) Voting.--No proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of 
     the members of the Joint Committee.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--To enable the Joint Committee to exercise 
     its powers, functions, and duties, there are authorized to be 
     disbursed by the Senate the actual and necessary expenses of 
     the Joint Committee approved by the co-chairs, subject to the 
     rules and regulations of the Senate.
       (2) Expenses.--In carrying out its functions, the Joint 
     Committee is authorized to incur expenses in the same manner 
     and under the same conditions as the Joint Economic Committee 
     is authorized by section 11 of Public Law 79-304 (15 U.S.C. 
     1024 (d)).
       (3) Hearings.--
       (A) In general.--The Joint Committee may, for the purpose 
     of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, sit and act 
     at such times and places, require attendance of witnesses and 
     production of books, papers, and documents, take such 
     testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths 
     as the Joint Committee considers advisable.
       (B) Hearing procedures and responsibilities of co-chairs.--
       (i) Announcement.--The co-chairs of the Joint Committee 
     shall make a public announcement of the date, place, time, 
     and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted, not less 
     than 7 days in advance of such hearing, unless the co-chairs 
     determine that there is good cause to begin such hearing at 
     an earlier date.
       (ii) Written statement.--A witness appearing before the 
     Joint Committee shall file a written statement of proposed 
     testimony at least 2 calendar days before the appearance of 
     the witness, unless the requirement is waived by the co-
     chairs, following their determination that there is good 
     cause for failure to comply with such requirement.
       (4) Cooperation from federal agencies.--
       (A) Technical assistance.--Upon written request of the co-
     chairs, a Federal agency shall provide technical assistance 
     to the Joint Committee in order for the Joint Committee to 
     carry out its duties.
       (B) Provision of information.--The Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National Security 
     Council shall expeditiously respond to requests for 
     information related to compiling the report under subsection 
     (c).
       (f) Staff of Joint Committee.--
       (1) In general.--The co-chairs of the Joint Committee may 
     jointly appoint and fix the compensation of staff as they 
     deem necessary, within the guidelines for employees of the 
     Senate and following all applicable rules and employment 
     requirements of the Senate.
       (2) Ethical standards.--Members on the Joint Committee who 
     serve in the House of Representatives shall be governed by 
     the ethics rules and requirements of the House. Members of 
     the Senate who serve on the Joint Committee and staff of the 
     Joint Committee shall comply with the ethics rules of the 
     Senate.
       (g) Termination.--The Joint Committee shall terminate on 
     the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (h) Funding.--Funding for the Joint Committee shall be 
     derived in equal portions from--
       (1) the applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the contingent fund of the Senate from the 
     appropriations account ``Miscellaneous Items'', subject to 
     the rules and regulations of the Senate.
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  SA 4288. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Moran) 
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. REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS PLACED INTO 
                   SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of subtitle V 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``Sec. 20169. Requirements for railroad freight cars placed 
       into service in the United States

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Component.--The term `component' means a part or 
     subassembly of a railroad freight car.
       ``(2) Control.--The term `control' means the power, whether 
     direct or indirect and whether or not exercised, through the 
     ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total 
     outstanding voting interest in an entity, representation on 
     the board of directors of an entity, proxy voting on the 
     board of directors of an entity, a special share in the 
     entity, a contractual arrangement with the entity, a formal 
     or informal arrangement to act in concert with an entity, or 
     any other means, to determine, direct, make decisions, or 
     cause decisions to be made for the entity.
       ``(3) Cost of sensitive technology.--The term `cost of 
     sensitive technology' means the aggregate cost of the 
     sensitive technology located on a railroad freight car.
       ``(4) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' 
     means a country that--
       ``(A) is identified by the Department of Commerce as a 
     nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022;
       ``(B) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a foreign 
     country included on the priority watch list (as defined in 
     subsection (g)(3) of such section); and
       ``(C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       ``(5) Net cost.--The term `net cost' has the meaning given 
     such term in chapter 4 of the USMCA or any subsequent free 
     trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada.
       ``(6) Qualified facility.--The term `qualified facility' 
     means a facility that is not owned or under the control of a 
     state-owned enterprise.
       ``(7) Qualified manufacturer.--The term `qualified 
     manufacturer' means a railroad freight car manufacturer that 
     is not owned or under the control of a state-owned 
     enterprise.
       ``(8) Railroad freight car.--The term `railroad freight 
     car' means a car designed to carry freight or railroad 
     personnel by rail, including--
       ``(A) a box car;
       ``(B) a refrigerator car;
       ``(C) a ventilator car;
       ``(D) an intermodal well car;

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       ``(E) a gondola car;
       ``(F) a hopper car;
       ``(G) an auto rack car;
       ``(H) a flat car;
       ``(I) a special car;
       ``(J) a caboose car;
       ``(K) a tank car; and
       ``(L) a yard car.
       ``(9) Sensitive technology.--The term `sensitive 
     technology' means any device embedded with electronics, 
     software, sensors, or other connectivity, that enables the 
     device to connect to, collect data from, or exchange data 
     with another device, including--
       ``(A) onboard telematics;
       ``(B) remote monitoring software;
       ``(C) firmware;
       ``(D) analytics;
       ``(E) global positioning system satellite and cellular 
     location tracking systems;
       ``(F) event status sensors;
       ``(G) predictive component condition and performance 
     monitoring sensors; and
       ``(H) similar sensitive technologies embedded into freight 
     railcar components and sub-assemblies.
       ``(10) State-owned enterprise.--The term `state-owned 
     enterprise' means--
       ``(A) an entity that is owned by, or under the control of, 
     a national, provincial, or local government of a country of 
     concern, or an agency of such government; or
       ``(B) an individual acting under the direction or influence 
     of a government or agency described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(11) Substantially transformed.--The term `substantially 
     transformed' means a component of a railroad freight car that 
     undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification as a 
     result of the manufacturing process, as described in chapter 
     4 and related annexes of the USMCA or any subsequent free 
     trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and 
     Canada.
       ``(12) USMCA.--The term `USMCA' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).
       ``(b) Requirements for Railroad Freight Cars.--
       ``(1) Limitation on railroad freight cars.--A railroad 
     freight car wholly manufactured on or after the date that is 
     1 year after the date of issuance of the regulations required 
     under subsection (c)(1) may only operate on the United States 
     general railroad system of transportation if--
       ``(A) the railroad freight car is manufactured, assembled, 
     and substantially transformed, as applicable, by a qualified 
     manufacturer in a qualified facility;
       ``(B) none of the sensitive technology located on the 
     railroad freight car, including components necessary to the 
     functionality of the sensitive technology, originates from a 
     country of concern or is sourced from a state-owned 
     enterprise; and
       ``(C) none of the content of the railroad freight car, 
     excluding sensitive technology, originates from a country of 
     concern or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise that has 
     been determined by a recognized court or administrative 
     agency of competent jurisdiction and legal authority to have 
     violated or infringed valid United States intellectual 
     property rights of another including such a finding by a 
     Federal district court under title 35 or the U.S. 
     International Trade Commission under section 337 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337).
       ``(2) Limitation on railroad freight car content.--
       ``(A) Percentage limitation.--
       ``(i) Initial limitation.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of issuance of the regulations required under subsection 
     (c)(1), a railroad freight car described in paragraph (1) may 
     operate on the United States general railroad system of 
     transportation only if not more than 20 percent of the 
     content of the railroad freight car, calculated by the net 
     cost of all components of the car and excluding the cost of 
     sensitive technology, originates from a country of concern or 
     is sourced from a state-owned enterprise.
       ``(ii) Subsequent limitation.--Effective beginning on the 
     date that is 3 years after the date of issuance of the 
     regulations required under subsection (c)(1), a railroad 
     freight car described in paragraph (1) may operate on the 
     United States general railroad system of transportation only 
     if not more than 15 percent of the content of the railroad 
     freight car, calculated by the net cost of all components of 
     the car and excluding the cost of sensitive technology, 
     originates from a country of concern or is sourced from a 
     state-owned enterprise.
       ``(B) Conflict.--The percentages specified in clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (A), as applicable, shall apply 
     notwithstanding any apparent conflict with provisions of 
     chapter 4 of the USMCA.
       ``(c) Rulemaking; Penalties.--
       ``(1) Regulations required.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary 
     to carry out this section, including for the monitoring and 
     sensitive technology requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Certification required.--To be eligible to provide a 
     railroad freight car for operation on the United States 
     general railroad system of transportation, the manufacturer 
     of such car shall annually certify to the Secretary of 
     Transportation that any railroad freight cars to be so 
     provided meet the requirements under this section.
       ``(3) Compliance.--
       ``(A) Valid certification required.--At the time a railroad 
     freight car begins operation on the United States general 
     railroad system of transportation, the manufacturer of such 
     railroad freight car shall have valid certification described 
     in paragraph (2) for the year in which such car begins 
     operation.
       ``(B) Registration of noncompliant cars prohibited.--A 
     railroad freight car manufacturer may not register, or cause 
     to be registered, a railroad freight car that does not comply 
     with the requirements under this section in the Association 
     of American Railroad's Umler system.
       ``(4) Civil penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--Pursuant to section 21301, the Secretary 
     of Transportation may assess a civil penalty of not less than 
     $100,000, and not more than $250,000, for each violation of 
     this section for each railroad freight car.
       ``(B) Prohibition on operation for violations.--The 
     Secretary of Transportation may prohibit a railroad freight 
     car manufacturer with respect to which the Secretary has 
     assessed more than 3 violations under subparagraph (A) from 
     providing additional railroad freight cars for operation on 
     the United States general railroad system of transportation 
     until the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) such manufacturer is in compliance with this section; 
     and
       ``(ii) all civil penalties assessed to such manufacturer 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) have been paid in full.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 201 of 
     subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``20169. Requirements for railroad freight cars placed into service in 
              the United States.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4289. 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 end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 583. SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF 
                   MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO DIE WHILE SERVING 
                   IN ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, AIR, OR SPACE 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 2641b(c) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph (6):
       ``(6) Children, spouses, parents, and siblings of members 
     of the armed forces who die while serving in the active 
     military, naval, air, or space service (as that term is 
     defined in section 101 of title 38).''.
       (b) Related Instruction.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 4515.13 to 
     ensure that individuals eligible for space-available travel 
     on aircraft of the Department under paragraph (6) of section 
     2641b(c) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
     subsection (a), are placed in a category of travelers not 
     lower than category V.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4290. 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 end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1013. REPORT ON THE USE OF CERTAIN FUNDING FOR COUNTER-
                   NARCOTICS MISSIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the use of funding 
     made available for programs under section 333 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for counter-narcotics missions in Central 
     Asia.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The amount of funding made available for programs under 
     section 333 of title 10, United States Code, that has been 
     used for counter-narcotics missions in Central Asia, 
     specifically to counter illicit trafficking operations 
     emanating from Afghanistan and Central Asia, during the five-
     year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amount of funding made available for other 
     programs, including under section

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     284 of title 10, United States Code, that has been used to 
     counter illicit trafficking operations emanating from 
     Afghanistan and Central Asia during the five-year period 
     preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) An assessment of whether funding made available for 
     programs under section 333 of title 10, United States Code, 
     can be used to maintain, repair, and upgrade equipment 
     previously supplied by the United States to foreign law 
     enforcement agencies for counter-narcotics purposes on 
     borders and at international ports.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4291. 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, add the following:

                 DIVISION E--SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Securing America's 
     Future Act''.

         TITLE I--ENSURING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

                 Subtitle A--Build America, Buy America

     SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Build America, Buy 
     America Act''.

               PART I--BUY AMERICA SOURCING REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 4111. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the United States must make significant investments to 
     install, upgrade, or replace the public works infrastructure 
     of the United States;
       (2) with respect to investments in the infrastructure of 
     the United States, taxpayers expect that their public works 
     infrastructure will be produced in the United States by 
     American workers;
       (3) United States taxpayer dollars invested in public 
     infrastructure should not be used to reward companies that 
     have moved their operations, investment dollars, and jobs to 
     foreign countries or foreign factories, particularly those 
     that do not share or openly flout the commitments of the 
     United States to environmental, worker, and workplace safety 
     protections;
       (4) in procuring materials for public works projects, 
     entities using taxpayer-financed Federal assistance should 
     give a commonsense procurement preference for the materials 
     and products produced by companies and workers in the United 
     States in accordance with the high ideals embodied in the 
     environmental, worker, workplace safety, and other regulatory 
     requirements of the United States;
       (5) common construction materials used in public works 
     infrastructure projects, including steel, iron, manufactured 
     products, non-ferrous metals, plastic and polymer-based 
     products (including polyvinylchloride, composite building 
     materials, and polymers used in fiber optic cables), concrete 
     and other aggregates, glass (including optic glass), lumber, 
     and drywall are not adequately covered by a domestic content 
     procurement preference, thus limiting the impact of taxpayer 
     purchases to enhance supply chains in the United States;
       (6) the benefits of domestic content procurement 
     preferences extend beyond economics;
       (7) by incentivizing domestic manufacturing, domestic 
     content procurement preferences reinvest tax dollars in 
     companies and processes using the highest labor and 
     environmental standards in the world;
       (8) strong domestic content procurement preference policies 
     act to prevent shifts in production to countries that rely on 
     production practices that are significantly less energy 
     efficient and far more polluting than those in the United 
     States;
       (9) for over 75 years, Buy America and other domestic 
     content procurement preference laws have been part of the 
     United States procurement policy, ensuring that the United 
     States can build and rebuild the infrastructure of the United 
     States with high-quality American-made materials;
       (10) before the date of enactment of this Act, a domestic 
     content procurement preference requirement may not apply, may 
     apply only to a narrow scope of products and materials, or 
     may be limited by waiver with respect to many infrastructure 
     programs, which necessitates a review of such programs, 
     including programs for roads, highways, and bridges, public 
     transportation, dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime 
     facilities, intercity passenger and freight railroads, 
     freight and intermodal facilities, airports, water systems, 
     including drinking water and wastewater systems, electrical 
     transmission facilities and systems, utilities, broadband 
     infrastructure, and buildings and real property;
       (11) Buy America laws create demand for domestically 
     produced goods, helping to sustain and grow domestic 
     manufacturing and the millions of jobs domestic manufacturing 
     supports throughout product supply chains;
       (12) as of the date of enactment of this Act, domestic 
     content procurement preference policies apply to all Federal 
     Government procurement and to various Federal-aid 
     infrastructure programs;
       (13) a robust domestic manufacturing sector is a vital 
     component of the national security of the United States;
       (14) as more manufacturing operations of the United States 
     have moved offshore, the strength and readiness of the 
     defense industrial base of the United States has been 
     diminished; and
       (15) domestic content procurement preference laws--
       (A) are fully consistent with the international obligations 
     of the United States; and
       (B) together with the government procurements to which the 
     laws apply, are important levers for ensuring that United 
     States manufacturers can access the government procurement 
     markets of the trading partners of the United States.

     SEC. 4112. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Deficient program.--The term ``deficient program'' 
     means a program identified by the head of a Federal agency 
     under section 4113(c).
       (2) Domestic content procurement preference.--The term 
     ``domestic content procurement preference'' means a 
     requirement that no amounts made available through a program 
     for Federal financial assistance may be obligated for a 
     project unless--
       (A) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in 
     the United States;
       (B) the manufactured products used in the project are 
     produced in the United States; or
       (C) the construction materials used in the project are 
     produced in the United States.
       (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any 
     authority of the United States that is an ``agency'' (as 
     defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code), 
     other than an independent regulatory agency (as defined in 
     that section).
       (4) Federal financial assistance.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Federal financial assistance'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 200.1 of title 2, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal financial assistance'' 
     includes all expenditures by a Federal agency to a non-
     Federal entity for an infrastructure project, except that it 
     does not include expenditures for assistance authorized under 
     section 402, 403, 404, 406, 408, or 502 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5170a, 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5174, or 5192) relating to 
     a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under 
     section 401 or 501, respectively, of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170, 5191) or pre and post disaster or emergency response 
     expenditures.
       (5) Infrastructure.--The term ``infrastructure'' includes, 
     at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for, 
     in the United States--
       (A) roads, highways, and bridges;
       (B) public transportation;
       (C) dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime facilities;
       (D) intercity passenger and freight railroads;
       (E) freight and intermodal facilities;
       (F) airports;
       (G) water systems, including drinking water and wastewater 
     systems;
       (H) electrical transmission facilities and systems;
       (I) utilities;
       (J) broadband infrastructure; and
       (K) buildings and real property.
       (6) Produced in the united states.--The term ``produced in 
     the United States'' means--
       (A) in the case of iron or steel products, that all 
     manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage 
     through the application of coatings, occurred in the United 
     States;
       (B) in the case of manufactured products, that--
       (i) the manufactured product was manufactured in the United 
     States; and
       (ii) the cost of the components of the manufactured product 
     that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
     States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all 
     components of the manufactured product, unless another 
     standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic 
     content of the manufactured product has been established 
     under applicable law or regulation; and
       (C) in the case of construction materials, that all 
     manufacturing processes for the construction material 
     occurred in the United States.
       (7) Project.--The term ``project'' means the construction, 
     alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the 
     United States.

     SEC. 4113. IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency 
     shall--
       (1) submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to 
     Congress, including a separate notice to each appropriate 
     congressional committee, a report that identifies each 
     Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure 
     administered by the Federal agency; and
       (2) publish in the Federal Register the report under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Requirements.--In the report under subsection (a), the 
     head of each Federal agency shall, for each Federal financial 
     assistance program--

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       (1) identify all domestic content procurement preferences 
     applicable to the Federal financial assistance;
       (2) assess the applicability of the domestic content 
     procurement preference requirements, including--
       (A) section 313 of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code;
       (C) section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code;
       (D) section 50101 of title 49, United States Code;
       (E) section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1388);
       (F) section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(4));
       (G) section 5035 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3914);
       (H) any domestic content procurement preference included in 
     an appropriations Act; and
       (I) any other domestic content procurement preference in 
     Federal law (including regulations);
       (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content 
     procurement preference requirement, including the purpose, 
     scope, applicability, and any exceptions and waivers issued 
     under the requirement; and
       (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure 
     projects that receive funding under the program, including 
     information relating to--
       (A) the number of entities that are participating in the 
     program;
       (B) the amount of Federal funds that are made available for 
     the program for each fiscal year; and
       (C) any other information the head of the Federal agency 
     determines to be relevant.
       (c) List of Deficient Programs.--In the report under 
     subsection (a), the head of each Federal agency shall include 
     a list of Federal financial assistance programs for 
     infrastructure identified under that subsection for which a 
     domestic content procurement preference requirement--
       (1) does not apply in a manner consistent with section 
     4114; or
       (2) is subject to a waiver of general applicability not 
     limited to the use of specific products for use in a specific 
     project.

     SEC. 4114. APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICA PREFERENCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall 
     ensure that none of the funds made available for a Federal 
     financial assistance program for infrastructure, including 
     each deficient program, may be obligated for a project unless 
     all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and 
     construction materials used in the project are produced in 
     the United States.
       (b) Waiver.--The head of a Federal agency that applies a 
     domestic content procurement preference under this section 
     may waive the application of that preference in any case in 
     which the head of the Federal agency finds that--
       (1) applying the domestic content procurement preference 
     would be inconsistent with the public interest;
       (2) types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or 
     construction materials are not produced in the United States 
     in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a 
     satisfactory quality; or
       (3) the inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or 
     construction materials produced in the United States will 
     increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 
     percent.
       (c) Written Justification.--Before issuing a waiver under 
     subsection (b), the head of the Federal agency shall--
       (1) make publicly available in an easily accessible 
     location on a website designated by the Office of Management 
     and Budget and on the website of the Federal agency a 
     detailed written explanation for the proposed determination 
     to issue the waiver; and
       (2) provide a period of not less than 15 days for public 
     comment on the proposed waiver.
       (d) Automatic Sunset on Waivers of General Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--A general applicability waiver issued 
     under subsection (b) shall expire not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which the waiver is issued.
       (2) Reissuance.--The head of a Federal agency may reissue a 
     general applicability waiver only after--
       (A) publishing in the Federal Register a notice that--
       (i) describes the justification for reissuing a general 
     applicability waiver; and
       (ii) requests public comments for a period of not less than 
     30 days; and
       (B) publishing in the Federal Register a second notice 
     that--
       (i) responds to the public comments received in response to 
     the first notice; and
       (ii) provides the final decision on whether the general 
     applicability waiver will be reissued.
       (e) Consistency With International Agreements.--This 
     section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United 
     States obligations under international agreements.

     SEC. 4115. OMB GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS.

       (a) Guidance.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall--
       (1) issue guidance to the head of each Federal agency--
       (A) to assist in identifying deficient programs under 
     section 4113(c); and
       (B) to assist in applying new domestic content procurement 
     preferences under section 4114; and
       (2) if necessary, amend subtitle A of title 2, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to ensure 
     that domestic content procurement preference requirements 
     required by this part or other Federal law are imposed 
     through the terms and conditions of awards of Federal 
     financial assistance.
       (b) Standards for Construction Materials.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue standards that define the 
     term ``all manufacturing processes'' in the case of 
     construction materials.
       (2) Considerations.--In issuing standards under paragraph 
     (1), the Director shall--
       (A) ensure that the standards require that each 
     manufacturing process required for the manufacture of the 
     construction material and the inputs of the construction 
     material occurs in the United States; and
       (B) take into consideration and seek to maximize the direct 
     and indirect jobs benefited or created in the production of 
     the construction material.

     SEC. 4116. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULTATION 
                   SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUY 
                   AMERICA REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Buy america law.--The term ``Buy America law'' means--
       (A) section 313 of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code;
       (C) section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code;
       (D) section 50101 of title 49, United States Code; and
       (E) any other domestic content procurement preference for 
     an infrastructure project under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (b) Technical Assistance Partnership.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall enter into a technical assistance partnership 
     with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology--
       (1) to ensure the development of a domestic supply base to 
     support intermodal transportation in the United States, such 
     as intercity high speed rail transportation, public 
     transportation systems, highway construction or 
     reconstruction, airport improvement projects, and other 
     infrastructure projects under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary;
       (2) to ensure compliance with Buy America laws that apply 
     to a project that receives assistance from the Federal 
     Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, 
     the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, or another office or modal administration of 
     the Secretary of Transportation;
       (3) to encourage technologies developed with the support of 
     and resources from the Secretary to be transitioned into 
     commercial market and applications; and
       (4) to establish procedures for consultation under 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Consultation.--Before granting a written waiver under a 
     Buy America law, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
     regarding whether there is a domestic entity that could 
     provide the iron, steel, manufactured product, or 
     construction material that is the subject of the proposed 
     waiver.
       (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
     the House of Representatives a report that includes--
       (1) a detailed description of the consultation procedures 
     developed under subsection (b)(4);
       (2) a detailed description of each waiver requested under a 
     Buy America law in the preceding year that was subject to 
     consultation under subsection (c), and the results of the 
     consultation;
       (3) a detailed description of each waiver granted under a 
     Buy America law in the preceding year, including the type of 
     waiver and the reasoning for granting the waiver; and
       (4) an update on challenges and gaps in the domestic supply 
     base identified in carrying out subsection (b)(1), including 
     a list of actions and policy changes the Secretary recommends 
     be taken to address those challenges and gaps.

     SEC. 4117. APPLICATION.

       (a) In General.--This part shall apply to a Federal 
     financial assistance program for infrastructure only to the 
     extent that a domestic content procurement preference as 
     described in section 4114 does not already apply to iron, 
     steel, manufactured products, and construction materials.
       (b) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this part affects a 
     domestic content procurement preference for a Federal 
     financial assistance

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     program for infrastructure that is in effect and that meets 
     the requirements of section 4114.

                      PART II--MAKE IT IN AMERICA

     SEC. 4121. REGULATIONS RELATING TO BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget (``Director''), acting through the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and, in 
     consultation with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, 
     shall promulgate final regulations or other policy or 
     management guidance, as appropriate, to standardize and 
     simplify how Federal agencies comply with, report on, and 
     enforce the Buy American Act. The regulations or other policy 
     or management guidance shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       (1) Guidelines for Federal agencies to determine, for the 
     purposes of applying sections 8302(a) and 8303(b)(3) of title 
     41, United States Code, the circumstances under which the 
     acquisition of articles, materials, or supplies mined, 
     produced, or manufactured in the United States is 
     inconsistent with the public interest.
       (2) Guidelines to ensure Federal agencies base 
     determinations of non-availability on appropriate 
     considerations, including anticipated project delays and lack 
     of substitutable articles, materials, and supplies mined, 
     produced, or manufactured in the United States, when making 
     determinations of non-availability under section 8302(a)(1) 
     of title 41, United States Code.
       (3)(A) Uniform procedures for each Federal agency to make 
     publicly available, in an easily identifiable location on the 
     website of the agency, and within the following time periods, 
     the following information:
       (i) A written description of the circumstances in which the 
     head of the agency may waive the requirements of the Buy 
     American Act.
       (ii) Each waiver made by the head of the agency within 30 
     days after making such waiver, including a justification with 
     sufficient detail to explain the basis for the waiver.
       (B) The procedures established under this paragraph shall 
     ensure that the head of an agency, in consultation with the 
     head of the Made in America Office established under section 
     4123(a), may limit the publication of classified information, 
     trade secrets, or other information that could damage the 
     United States.
       (4) Guidelines for Federal agencies to ensure that a 
     project is not disaggregated for purposes of avoiding the 
     applicability of the requirements under the Buy American Act.
       (5) An increase to the price preferences for domestic end 
     products and domestic construction materials.
       (6) Amending the definitions of ``domestic end product'' 
     and ``domestic construction material'' to ensure that iron 
     and steel products are, to the greatest extent possible, made 
     with domestic components.
       (b) Guidelines Relating to Waivers.--
       (1) Inconsistency with public interest.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to the guidelines developed 
     under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall seek to 
     minimize waivers related to contract awards that--
       (i) result in a decrease in employment in the United 
     States, including employment among entities that manufacture 
     the articles, materials, or supplies; or
       (ii) result in awarding a contract that would decrease 
     domestic employment.
       (B) Covered employment.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     employment refers to positions directly involved in the 
     manufacture of articles, materials, or supplies, and does not 
     include positions related to management, research and 
     development, or engineering and design.
       (2) Assessment on use of dumped or subsidized foreign 
     products.--
       (A) In general.--To the extent otherwise permitted by law, 
     before granting a waiver in the public interest to the 
     guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1) with respect to 
     a product sourced from a foreign country, a Federal agency 
     shall assess whether a significant portion of the cost 
     advantage of the product is the result of the use of dumped 
     steel, iron, or manufactured goods or the use of injuriously 
     subsidized steel, iron, or manufactured goods.
       (B) Consultation.--The Federal agency conducting the 
     assessment under subparagraph (A) shall consult with the 
     International Trade Administration in making the assessment 
     if the agency considers such consultation to be helpful.
       (C) Use of findings.--The Federal agency conducting the 
     assessment under subparagraph (A) shall integrate any 
     findings from the assessment into its waiver determination.
       (c) Sense of Congress on Increasing Domestic Content 
     Requirements.--It is the sense of Congress that the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council should amend the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation to increase the domestic content 
     requirements for domestic end products and domestic 
     construction material to 75 percent, or, in the event of no 
     qualifying offers, 60 percent.
       (d) Definition of End Product Manufactured in the United 
     States.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall amend part 25 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to provide a definition for ``end product 
     manufactured in the United States,'' including guidelines to 
     ensure that manufacturing processes involved in production of 
     the end product occur domestically.

     SEC. 4122. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       (a) Special Rules Relating to American Materials Required 
     for Public Use.--Section 8302 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Special Rules.--The following rules apply in carrying 
     out the provisions of subsection (a):
       ``(1) Iron and steel manufactured in the united states.--
     For purposes of this section, manufactured articles, 
     materials, and supplies of iron and steel are deemed 
     manufactured in the United States only if all manufacturing 
     processes involved in the production of such iron and steel, 
     from the initial melting stage through the application of 
     coatings, occurs in the United States.
       ``(2) Limitation on exception for commercially available 
     off-the-shelf items.--Notwithstanding any law or regulation 
     to the contrary, including section 1907 of this title and the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, the requirements of this 
     section apply to all iron and steel articles, materials, and 
     supplies.''.
       (b) Production of Iron and Steel for Purposes of Contracts 
     for Public Works.--Section 8303 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Production of iron and steel.--For purposes of this 
     section, manufactured articles, materials, and supplies of 
     iron and steel are deemed manufactured in the United States 
     only if all manufacturing processes involved in the 
     production of such iron and steel, from the initial melting 
     stage through the application of coatings, occurs in the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Limitation on exception for commercially available 
     off-the-shelf items.--Notwithstanding any law or regulation 
     to the contrary, including section 1907 of this title and the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, the requirements of this 
     section apply to all iron and steel articles, materials, and 
     supplies used in contracts described in subsection (a).''.
       (c) Annual Report.--Subsection (b) of section 8302 of title 
     41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year during which the Build America, Buy America 
     Act is enacted, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 
     shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the total amount of acquisitions made by Federal agencies 
     in the relevant fiscal year of articles, materials, or 
     supplies acquired from entities that mine, produce, or 
     manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Exception for intelligence community.--This 
     subsection does not apply to acquisitions made by an agency, 
     or component of an agency, that is an element of the 
     intelligence community as specified in, or designated under, 
     section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003).''.
       (d) Definition.--Section 8301 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `executive agency' in section 133 of 
     this title.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Title 41, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 8302(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``department or independent establishment'' 
     and inserting ``Federal agency''; and
       (ii) by striking ``their acquisition to be inconsistent 
     with the public interest or their cost to be unreasonable'' 
     and inserting ``their acquisition to be inconsistent with the 
     public interest, their cost to be unreasonable, or that the 
     articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be 
     used, or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they 
     are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or manufactured in 
     the United States in sufficient and reasonably available 
     commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) to any articles, materials, or supplies procured 
     pursuant to a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of 
     understanding (as described in section 8304 of this title), 
     or a trade agreement or least developed country designation 
     described in subpart 25.400 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; and''; and
       (2) in section 8303--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``department or independent establishment'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Federal agency'';
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) to any articles, materials, or supplies procured 
     pursuant to a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of 
     understanding (as described in section 8304), or a trade

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     agreement or least developed country designation described in 
     subpart 25.400 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and''; 
     and
       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in the heading, by striking ``Inconsistent with public 
     interest'' and inserting ``Waiver authority''; and
       (II) by striking ``their purchase to be inconsistent with 
     the public interest or their cost to be unreasonable'' and 
     inserting ``their acquisition to be inconsistent with the 
     public interest, their cost to be unreasonable, or that the 
     articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be 
     used, or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they 
     are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or manufactured in 
     the United States in sufficient and reasonably available 
     commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality''; and

       (B) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) 
     of this section, by striking ``department, bureau, agency, or 
     independent establishment'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Federal agency''.
       (f) Exclusion From Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-
     Related Dollar Thresholds.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1908(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``chapter 67'' and inserting ``chapters 67 and 83''.

     SEC. 4123. MADE IN AMERICA OFFICE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall establish within the Office of 
     Management and Budget an office to be known as the ``Made in 
     America Office''. The head of the office shall be appointed 
     by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Made in America 
     Director'').
       (b) Duties.--The Made in America Director shall have the 
     following duties:
       (1) Maximize and enforce compliance with domestic 
     preference statutes.
       (2) Develop and implement procedures to review waiver 
     requests or inapplicability requests related to domestic 
     preference statutes.
       (3) Prepare the reports required under subsections (c) and 
     (e).
       (4) Ensure that Federal contracting personnel, financial 
     assistance personnel, and non-Federal recipients are 
     regularly trained on obligations under the Buy American Act 
     and other agency-specific domestic preference statutes.
       (5) Conduct the review of reciprocal defense agreements 
     required under subsection (d).
       (6) Ensure that Federal agencies, Federal financial 
     assistance recipients, and the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership partner with each other to promote 
     compliance with domestic preference statutes.
       (7) Support executive branch efforts to develop and sustain 
     a domestic supply base to meet Federal procurement 
     requirements.
       (c) Office of Management and Budget Report.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, working 
     through the Made in America Director, shall report to the 
     relevant congressional committees on the extent to which, in 
     each of the three fiscal years prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act, articles, materials, or supplies acquired by the 
     Federal Government were mined, produced, or manufactured 
     outside the United States. Such report shall include for each 
     Federal agency the following:
       (1) A summary of total procurement funds expended on 
     articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or 
     manufactured--
       (A) inside the United States;
       (B) outside the United States; and
       (C) outside the United States--
       (i) under each category of waiver under the Buy American 
     Act;
       (ii) under each category of exception under such chapter; 
     and
       (iii) for each country that mined, produced, or 
     manufactured such articles, materials, and supplies.
       (2) For each fiscal year covered by the report--
       (A) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies that were mined, produced, or manufactured outside 
     the United States, in the aggregate and by country;
       (B) an itemized list of all waivers made under the Buy 
     American Act with respect to articles, materials, or 
     supplies, where available, and the country where such 
     articles, materials, or supplies were mined, produced, or 
     manufactured;
       (C) if any articles, materials, or supplies were acquired 
     from entities that mine, produce, or manufacture such 
     articles, materials, or supplies outside the United States 
     due to an exception (that is not the micro-purchase threshold 
     exception described under section 8302(a)(2)(C) of title 41, 
     United States Code), the specific exception that was used to 
     purchase such articles, materials, or supplies; and
       (D) if any articles, materials, or supplies were acquired 
     from entities that mine, produce, or manufacture such 
     articles, materials, or supplies outside the United States 
     pursuant to a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of 
     understanding (as described in section 8304 of title 41, 
     United States Code), or a trade agreement or least developed 
     country designation described in subpart 25.400 of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, a citation to such memorandum 
     of understanding, trade agreement, or designation.
       (3) A description of the methods used by each Federal 
     agency to calculate the percentage domestic content of 
     articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or 
     manufactured in the United States.
       (d) Review of Reciprocal Defense Agreements.--
       (1) Review of process.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Made in America 
     Director shall review the Department of Defense's use of 
     reciprocal defense agreements to determine if domestic 
     entities have equal and proportional access and report the 
     findings of the review to the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Secretary of State.
       (2) Review of reciprocal procurement memoranda of 
     understanding.--The Made in America Director shall review 
     reciprocal procurement memoranda of understanding entered 
     into after the date of the enactment of this Act between the 
     Department of Defense and its counterparts in foreign 
     governments to assess whether domestic entities will have 
     equal and proportional access under the memoranda of 
     understanding and report the findings of the review to the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State.
       (e) Report on Use of Made in America Laws.--The Made in 
     America Director shall submit to the relevant congressional 
     committees a summary of each report on the use of Made in 
     America Laws received by the Made in America Director 
     pursuant to section 11 of Executive Order 14005, dated 
     January 25, 2021 (relating to ensuring the future is made in 
     all of America by all of America's workers) not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act or receipt 
     of the reports required under section 11 of such Executive 
     Order, whichever is later.
       (f) Domestic Preference Statute Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``domestic preference statute'' means any of the 
     following:
       (1) the Buy American Act;
       (2) a Buy America law (as that term is defined in section 
     4116(a));
       (3) the Berry Amendment;
       (4) section 604 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
     Act of 2009 (6 U.S.C. 453b) (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Kissell amendment'');
       (5) section 2533b of title 10 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``specialty metals clause'');
       (6) laws requiring domestic preference for maritime 
     transport, including the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (Public 
     Law 66-261), commonly known as the ``Jones Act''; and
       (7) any other law, regulation, rule, or executive order 
     relating to Federal financial assistance awards or Federal 
     procurement, that requires, or provides a preference for, the 
     purchase or acquisition of goods, products, or materials 
     produced in the United States, including iron, steel, 
     construction material, and manufactured goods offered in the 
     United States.

     SEC. 4124. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Use of Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to 
     Refer New Businesses to Contracting Opportunities.--The head 
     of each Federal agency shall work with the Director of the 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, as necessary, 
     to ensure businesses participating in this Partnership are 
     aware of their contracting opportunities.
       (b) Automatic Enrollment in GSA Advantage!.--The 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Standards and Technology, shall jointly ensure 
     that each business that participates in the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership is automatically enrolled 
     in General Services Administration Advantage!.

     SEC. 4125. UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       This part, and the amendments made by this part, shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations 
     under international agreements.

     SEC. 4126. DEFINITIONS.

       In this part:
       (1) Berry amendment.--The term ``Berry Amendment'' means 
     section 2533a of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Buy american act.--The term ``Buy American Act'' means 
     chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
       (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``executive agency'' in section 133 of 
     title 41, United States Code.
       (4) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       (5) Waiver.--The term ``waiver'', with respect to the 
     acquisition of an article, material, or supply for public 
     use, means the inapplicability of chapter 83 of title 41, 
     United States Code, to the acquisition by reason of any of 
     the following determinations under section 8302(a)(1) or 
     8303(b) of such title:

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       (A) A determination by the head of the Federal agency 
     concerned that the acquisition is inconsistent with the 
     public interest.
       (B) A determination by the head of the Federal agency 
     concerned that the cost of the acquisition is unreasonable.
       (C) A determination by the head of the Federal agency 
     concerned that the article, material, or supply is not mined, 
     produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient 
     and reasonably available commercial quantities of a 
     satisfactory quality.

     SEC. 4127. PROSPECTIVE AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL CROSS-
                   REFERENCES.

       (a) Specialty Metals Clause Reference.--Section 4123(f)(5) 
     is amended by striking ``section 2533b'' and inserting 
     ``section 4863''.
       (b) Berry Amendment Reference.--Section 4126(1) is amended 
     by striking ``section 2533a'' and inserting ``section 4862''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2022.

                      Subtitle B--BuyAmerican.gov

     SEC. 4131. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``BuyAmerican.gov Act of 
     2021''.

     SEC. 4132. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Buy american law.--The term ``Buy American law'' means 
     any law, regulation, Executive order, or rule relating to 
     Federal contracts, grants, or financial assistance that 
     requires or provides a preference for the purchase or use of 
     goods, products, or materials mined, produced, or 
     manufactured in the United States, including--
       (A) chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Buy American Act'');
       (B) section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code;
       (C) section 313 of title 23, United States Code;
       (D) section 50101 of title 49, United States Code;
       (E) section 24405 of title 49, United States Code;
       (F) section 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1388);
       (G) section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(4));
       (H) section 5035 of the Water Resources Reform and 
     Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3914);
       (I) section 2533a of title 10, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Berry Amendment''); and
       (J) section 2533b of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``agency'' in paragraph (1) of 
     section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, except that it 
     does not include an independent regulatory agency, as that 
     term is defined in paragraph (5) of such section.
       (3) Buy american waiver.--The term ``Buy American waiver'' 
     refers to an exception to or waiver of any Buy American law, 
     or the terms and conditions used by an agency in granting an 
     exception to or waiver from Buy American laws.

     SEC. 4133. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BUYING AMERICAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) every executive agency should maximize, through terms 
     and conditions of Federal financial assistance awards and 
     Federal procurements, the use of goods, products, and 
     materials produced in the United States and contracts for 
     outsourced government service contracts to be performed by 
     United States nationals;
       (2) every executive agency should scrupulously monitor, 
     enforce, and comply with Buy American laws, to the extent 
     they apply, and minimize the use of waivers; and
       (3) every executive agency should use available data to 
     routinely audit its compliance with Buy American laws.

     SEC. 4134. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS.

       Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade 
     Representative, and the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall assess the impacts in a publicly available 
     report of all United States free trade agreements, the World 
     Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, and 
     Federal permitting processes on the operation of Buy American 
     laws, including their impacts on the implementation of 
     domestic procurement preferences.

     SEC. 4135. JUDICIOUS USE OF WAIVERS.

       (a) In General.--To the extent permitted by law, a Buy 
     American waiver that is determined by an agency head or other 
     relevant official to be in the public interest shall be 
     construed to ensure the maximum utilization of goods, 
     products, and materials produced in the United States.
       (b) Public Interest Waiver Determinations.--To the extent 
     permitted by law, determination of public interest waivers 
     shall be made by the head of the agency with the authority 
     over the Federal financial assistance award or Federal 
     procurement under consideration.

     SEC. 4136. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUYAMERICAN.GOV WEBSITE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall establish an Internet website with the address 
     BuyAmerican.gov that will be publicly available and free to 
     access. The website shall include information on all waivers 
     of and exceptions to Buy American laws since the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that have been requested, are under 
     consideration, or have been granted by executive agencies and 
     be designed to enable manufacturers and other interested 
     parties to easily identify waivers. The website shall also 
     include the results of routine audits to determine data 
     errors and Buy American law violations after the award of a 
     contract. The website shall provide publicly available 
     contact information for the relevant contracting agencies.
       (b) Utilization of Existing Website.--The requirements of 
     subsection (a) may be met by utilizing an existing website, 
     provided that the address of that website is BuyAmerican.gov.

     SEC. 4137. WAIVER TRANSPARENCY AND STREAMLINING FOR 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Collection of Information.--The Administrator of 
     General Services, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
     agencies, shall develop a mechanism to collect information on 
     requests to invoke a Buy American waiver for a Federal 
     contract, utilizing existing reporting requirements whenever 
     possible, for purposes of providing early notice of possible 
     waivers via the website established under section 4136.
       (b) Waiver Transparency and Streamlining.--
       (1) Requirement.--Prior to granting a request to waive a 
     Buy American law, the head of an executive agency shall 
     submit a request to invoke a Buy American waiver to the 
     Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator of 
     General Services shall make the request available on or 
     through the public website established under section 4136 for 
     public comment for not less than 15 days.
       (2) Exception.--The requirement under paragraph (1) does 
     not apply to a request for a Buy American waiver to satisfy 
     an urgent contracting need in an unforeseen and exigent 
     circumstance.
       (c) Information Available to the Executive Agency 
     Concerning the Request.--
       (1) Requirement.--No Buy American waiver for purposes of 
     awarding a contract may be granted if, in contravention of 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) information about the waiver was not made available on 
     the website under section 4136; or
       (B) no opportunity for public comment concerning the 
     request was granted.
       (2) Scope.--Information made available to the public 
     concerning the request included on the website described in 
     section 4136 shall properly and adequately document and 
     justify the statutory basis cited for the requested waiver. 
     Such information shall include--
       (A) a detailed justification for the use of goods, 
     products, or materials mined, produced, or manufactured 
     outside the United States;
       (B) for requests citing unreasonable cost as the statutory 
     basis of the waiver, a comparison of the cost of the domestic 
     product to the cost of the foreign product or a comparison of 
     the overall cost of the project with domestic products to the 
     overall cost of the project with foreign-origin products or 
     services, pursuant to the requirements of the applicable Buy 
     American law, except that publicly available cost comparison 
     data may be provided in lieu of proprietary pricing 
     information;
       (C) for requests citing the public interest as the 
     statutory basis for the waiver, a detailed written statement, 
     which shall include all appropriate factors, such as 
     potential obligations under international agreements, 
     justifying why the requested waiver is in the public 
     interest; and
       (D) a certification that the procurement official or 
     assistance recipient made a good faith effort to solicit bids 
     for domestic products supported by terms included in requests 
     for proposals, contracts, and nonproprietary communications 
     with the prime contractor.
       (d) Nonavailability Waivers.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     for a request citing nonavailability as the statutory basis 
     for a Buy American waiver, an executive agency shall provide 
     an explanation of the procurement official's efforts to 
     procure a product from a domestic source and the reasons why 
     a domestic product was not available from a domestic source. 
     Those explanations shall be made available on BuyAmerican.gov 
     prior to the issuance of the waiver, and the agency shall 
     consider public comments regarding the availability of the 
     product before making a final determination.
       (2) Exception.--An explanation under paragraph (1) is not 
     required for a product the nonavailability of which is 
     established by law or regulation.

     SEC. 4138. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

       Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of 
     this subtitle, including recommendations for any legislation 
     to improve the collection and reporting of information 
     regarding waivers of and exceptions to Buy American laws.

     SEC. 4139. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Disclosure Requirements.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed as preempting, superseding, or otherwise 
     affecting the application of any disclosure requirement or 
     requirements otherwise provided by law or regulation.
       (b) Establishment of Successor Information Systems.--
     Nothing in this subtitle shall

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     be construed as preventing or otherwise limiting the ability 
     of the Administrator of General Services to move the data 
     required to be included on the website established under 
     subsection (a) to a successor information system. Any such 
     information system shall include a reference to 
     BuyAmerican.gov.

     SEC. 4140. CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.

       This subtitle shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
     United States obligations under international agreements.

     SEC. 4141. PROSPECTIVE AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL CROSS-
                   REFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4132(1) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 2533a'' and 
     inserting ``section 4862''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``section 2533b'' and 
     inserting ``section 4863''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2022.

                    Subtitle C--Make PPE in America

     SEC. 4151. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Make PPE in America 
     Act''.

     SEC. 4152. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of 
     the United States supply chains for, and lack of domestic 
     production of, personal protective equipment (PPE).
       (2) The United States requires a robust, secure, and wholly 
     domestic PPE supply chain to safeguard public health and 
     national security.
       (3) Issuing a strategy that provides the government's 
     anticipated needs over the next three years will enable 
     suppliers to assess what changes, if any, are needed in their 
     manufacturing capacity to meet expected demands.
       (4) In order to foster a domestic PPE supply chain, United 
     States industry needs a strong and consistent demand signal 
     from the Federal Government providing the necessary certainty 
     to expand production capacity investment in the United 
     States.
       (5) In order to effectively incentivize investment in the 
     United States and the re-shoring of manufacturing, long-term 
     contracts must be no shorter than three years in duration.
       (6) To accomplish this aim, the United States should seek 
     to ensure compliance with its international obligations, such 
     as its commitments under the World Trade Organization's 
     Agreement on Government Procurement and its free trade 
     agreements, including by invoking any relevant exceptions to 
     those agreements, especially those related to national 
     security and public health.
       (7) The United States needs a long-term investment strategy 
     for the domestic production of PPE items critical to the 
     United States national response to a public health crisis, 
     including the COVID-19 pandemic.

     SEC. 4153. REQUIREMENT OF LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR 
                   DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered secretary.--The term ``covered Secretary'' 
     means the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       (3) Personal protective equipment.--The term ``personal 
     protective equipment'' means surgical masks, respirator masks 
     and powered air purifying respirators and required filters, 
     face shields and protective eyewear, gloves, disposable and 
     reusable surgical and isolation gowns, head and foot 
     coverings, and other gear or clothing used to protect an 
     individual from the transmission of disease.
       (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50 
     States, the District of Columbia, and the possessions of the 
     United States.
       (b) Contract Requirements for Domestic Production.--
     Beginning 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, in order to ensure the sustainment and expansion of 
     personal protective equipment manufacturing in the United 
     States and meet the needs of the current pandemic response, 
     any contract for the procurement of personal protective 
     equipment entered into by a covered Secretary, or a covered 
     Secretary's designee, shall--
       (1) be issued for a duration of at least 2 years, plus all 
     option periods necessary, to incentivize investment in the 
     production of personal protective equipment and the materials 
     and components thereof in the United States; and
       (2) be for personal protective equipment, including the 
     materials and components thereof, that is grown, reprocessed, 
     reused, or produced in the United States.
       (c) Alternatives to Domestic Production.--The requirement 
     under subsection (b) shall not apply to an item of personal 
     protective equipment, or component or material thereof if, 
     after maximizing to the extent feasible sources consistent 
     with subsection (b), the covered Secretary--
       (1) maximizes sources for personal protective equipment 
     that is assembled outside the United States containing only 
     materials and components that are grown, reprocessed, reused, 
     or produced in the United States; and
       (2) certifies every 120 days that it is necessary to 
     procure personal protective equipment under alternative 
     procedures to respond to the immediate needs of a public 
     health emergency.
       (d) Availability Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to 
     an item of personal protective equipment, or component or 
     material thereof--
       (A) that is, or that includes, a material listed in section 
     25.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as one for which 
     a non-availability determination has been made; or
       (B) as to which the covered Secretary determines that a 
     sufficient quantity of a satisfactory quality that is grown, 
     reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States cannot 
     be procured as, and when, needed at United States market 
     prices.
       (2) Certification requirement.--The covered Secretary shall 
     certify every 120 days that the exception under paragraph (1) 
     is necessary to meet the immediate needs of a public health 
     emergency.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the covered 
     Secretaries, shall submit to the chairs and ranking members 
     of the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     procurement of personal protective equipment.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) The United States long-term domestic procurement 
     strategy for PPE produced in the United States, including 
     strategies to incentivize investment in and maintain United 
     States supply chains for all PPE sufficient to meet the needs 
     of the United States during a public health emergency.
       (B) An estimate of long-term demand quantities for all PPE 
     items procured by the United States.
       (C) Recommendations for congressional action required to 
     implement the United States Government's procurement 
     strategy.
       (D) A determination whether all notifications, amendments, 
     and other necessary actions have been completed to bring the 
     United States existing international obligations into 
     conformity with the statutory requirements of this subtitle.
       (f) Authorization of Transfer of Equipment.--
       (1) In general.--A covered Secretary may transfer to the 
     Strategic National Stockpile established under section 319F-2 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b) any 
     excess personal protective equipment acquired under a 
     contract executed pursuant to subsection (b).
       (2) Transfer of equipment during a public health 
     emergency.--
       (A) Amendment.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 529. TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH 
                   EMERGENCY.

       ``(a) Authorization of Transfer of Equipment.--During a 
     public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services under section 319(a) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(a)), the Secretary, at the 
     request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may 
     transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services, on a 
     reimbursable basis, excess personal protective equipment or 
     medically necessary equipment in the possession of the 
     Department.
       ``(b) Determination by Secretaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section--
       ``(A) before requesting a transfer under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall determine 
     whether the personal protective equipment or medically 
     necessary equipment is otherwise available; and
       ``(B) before initiating a transfer under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of each 
     component within the Department, shall--
       ``(i) determine whether the personal protective equipment 
     or medically necessary equipment requested to be transferred 
     under subsection (a) is excess equipment; and
       ``(ii) certify that the transfer of the personal protective 
     equipment or medically necessary equipment will not adversely 
     impact the health or safety of officers, employees, or 
     contractors of the Department.
       ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and the Secretary shall each submit to Congress a 
     notification explaining the determination made under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Required inventory.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) acting through the Chief Medical Officer of the 
     Department, maintain an inventory of all personal protective 
     equipment and medically necessary equipment in the possession 
     of the Department; and
       ``(ii) make the inventory required under clause (i) 
     available, on a continual basis, to--

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       ``(I) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       ``(II) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives.

       ``(B) Form.--Each inventory required to be made available 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form, but may include a classified annex.''.
       (B) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 528 the following:

``Sec. 529. Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency.''.
       (3) Strategic national stockpile.--Section 319F-2(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Transfers of items.--The Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may sell drugs, 
     vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, or 
     other supplies maintained in the stockpile under paragraph 
     (1) to a Federal agency or private, nonprofit, State, local, 
     tribal, or territorial entity for immediate use and 
     distribution, provided that any such items being sold are--
       ``(A) within 1 year of their expiration date; or
       ``(B) determined by the Secretary to no longer be needed in 
     the stockpile due to advances in medical or technical 
     capabilities.''.
       (g) Compliance With International Agreements.--The 
     President or the President's designee shall take all 
     necessary steps, including invoking the rights of the United 
     States under Article III of the World Trade Organization's 
     Agreement on Government Procurement and the relevant 
     exceptions of other relevant agreements to which the United 
     States is a party, to ensure that the international 
     obligations of the United States are consistent with the 
     provisions of this subtitle.

              TITLE II--CYBER AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

                   Subtitle A--Advancing American AI

     SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Advancing American AI 
     Act''.

     SEC. 4202. PURPOSE.

       The purposes of this subtitle are to--
       (1) encourage agency artificial intelligence-related 
     programs and initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of 
     the United States and foster an approach to artificial 
     intelligence that builds on the strengths of the United 
     States in innovation and entrepreneurialism;
       (2) enhance the ability of the Federal Government to 
     translate research advances into artificial intelligence 
     applications to modernize systems and assist agency leaders 
     in fulfilling their missions;
       (3) promote adoption of modernized business practices and 
     advanced technologies across the Federal Government that 
     align with the values of the United States, including the 
     protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and
       (4) test and harness applied artificial intelligence to 
     enhance mission effectiveness and business practice 
     efficiency.

     SEC. 4203. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
       (4) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence system''--
       (A) means any data system, software, application, tool, or 
     utility that operates in whole or in part using dynamic or 
     static machine learning algorithms or other forms of 
     artificial intelligence, whether--
       (i) the data system, software, application, tool, or 
     utility is established primarily for the purpose of 
     researching, developing, or implementing artificial 
     intelligence technology; or
       (ii) artificial intelligence capability is integrated into 
     another system or agency business process, operational 
     activity, or technology system; and
       (B) does not include any common commercial product within 
     which artificial intelligence is embedded, such as a word 
     processor or map navigation system.
       (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.

     SEC. 4204. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Guidance.--The Director shall, when developing the 
     guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in 
     Government Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 
     116-260), consider--
       (1) the considerations and recommended practices identified 
     by the National Security Commission on Artificial 
     Intelligence in the report entitled ``Key Considerations for 
     the Responsible Development and Fielding of AI'', as updated 
     in April 2021;
       (2) the principles articulated in Executive Order 13960 (85 
     Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the use of trustworthy 
     artificial intelligence in Government); and
       (3) the input of--
       (A) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board;
       (B) relevant interagency councils, such as the Federal 
     Privacy Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, and 
     the Chief Data Officers Council;
       (C) other governmental and nongovernmental privacy, civil 
     rights, and civil liberties experts; and
       (D) any other individual or entity the Director determines 
     to be appropriate.
       (b) Department Policies and Processes for Procurement and 
     Use of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Systems.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the 
     participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief 
     Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, and the 
     Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
     Department and any other person determined to be relevant by 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue policies and 
     procedures for the Department related to--
       (A) the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence; and
       (B) considerations for the risks and impacts related to 
     artificial intelligence-enabled systems, including associated 
     data of machine learning systems, to ensure that full 
     consideration is given to--
       (i) the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties impacts 
     of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and
       (ii) security against misuse, degradation, or rending 
     inoperable of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and
       (2) the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil 
     Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall report to 
     Congress on any additional staffing or funding resources that 
     may be required to carry out the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       (c) Inspector General.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department shall identify any training and investments needed 
     to enable employees of the Office of the Inspector General to 
     continually advance their understanding of--
       (1) artificial intelligence systems;
       (2) best practices for governance, oversight, and audits of 
     the use of artificial intelligence systems; and
       (3) how the Office of the Inspector General is using 
     artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative 
     capabilities, including actions to--
       (A) ensure the integrity of audit and investigative 
     results; and
       (B) guard against bias in the selection and conduct of 
     audits and investigations.
       (d) Artificial Intelligence Hygiene and Protection of 
     Government Information, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil 
     Liberties.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with a 
     working group consisting of members selected by the Director 
     from appropriate interagency councils, shall develop an 
     initial means by which to--
       (A) ensure that contracts for the acquisition of an 
     artificial intelligence system or service--
       (i) align with the guidance issued to the head of each 
     agency under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 
     2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 116-260);
       (ii) address protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil 
     liberties;
       (iii) address the ownership and security of data and other 
     information created, used, processed, stored, maintained, 
     disseminated, disclosed, or disposed of by a contractor or 
     subcontractor on behalf of the Federal Government; and
       (iv) include considerations for securing the training data, 
     algorithms, and other components of any artificial 
     intelligence system against misuse, unauthorized alteration, 
     degradation, or rendering inoperable; and
       (B) address any other issue or concern determined to be 
     relevant by the Director to ensure appropriate use and 
     protection of privacy and Government data and other 
     information.
       (2) Consultation.--In developing the considerations under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of 
     National Intelligence.
       (3) Review.--The Director--
       (A) should continuously update the means developed under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and not less frequently than every 2 years 
     thereafter, shall update the means developed under paragraph 
     (1).
       (4) Briefing.--The Director shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees--
       (A) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and thereafter on a

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     quarterly basis until the Director first implements the means 
     developed under paragraph (1); and
       (B) annually thereafter on the implementation of this 
     subsection.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to be effective on 
     the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 4205. AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE 
                   CASES.

       (a) Inventory.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for a 
     period of 5 years, the Director, in consultation with the 
     Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
     Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be 
     appropriate by the Director, shall require the head of each 
     agency to--
       (1) prepare and maintain an inventory of the artificial 
     intelligence use cases of the agency, including current and 
     planned uses;
       (2) share agency inventories with other agencies, to the 
     extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and 
     policy, including those concerning protection of privacy and 
     of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other 
     protected information; and
       (3) make agency inventories available to the public, in a 
     manner determined by the Director, and to the extent 
     practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy, 
     including those concerning the protection of privacy and of 
     sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other 
     protected information.
       (b) Central Inventory.--The Director is encouraged to 
     designate a host entity and ensure the creation and 
     maintenance of an online public directory to--
       (1) make agency artificial intelligence use case 
     information available to the public and those wishing to do 
     business with the Federal Government; and
       (2) identify common use cases across agencies.
       (c) Sharing.--The sharing of agency inventories described 
     in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the Chief 
     Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
     Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief 
     Acquisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to 
     improve interagency coordination and information sharing for 
     common use cases.

     SEC. 4206. RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF APPLIED 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES TO 
                   DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 
                   USE CASES.

       (a) Identification of Use Cases.--Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the 
     Chief Data Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as 
     determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 
     4 new use cases for the application of artificial 
     intelligence-enabled systems to support interagency or intra-
     agency modernization initiatives that require linking 
     multiple siloed internal and external data sources, 
     consistent with applicable laws and policies, including those 
     relating to the protection of privacy and of sensitive law 
     enforcement, national security, and other protected 
     information.
       (b) Pilot Program.--
       (1) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program under this 
     subsection include--
       (A) to enable agencies to operate across organizational 
     boundaries, coordinating between existing established 
     programs and silos to improve delivery of the agency mission; 
     and
       (B) to demonstrate the circumstances under which artificial 
     intelligence can be used to modernize or assist in 
     modernizing legacy agency systems.
       (2) Deployment and pilot.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
     with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as 
     the Director determines to be appropriate, shall ensure the 
     initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artificial 
     intelligence use case applications identified under 
     subsection (a), leveraging commercially available 
     technologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial 
     intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases 
     identified under subsection (a).
       (3) Risk evaluation and mitigation plan.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of 
     agencies to--
       (A) evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intelligence 
     systems; and
       (B) develop a risk mitigation plan to address those risks, 
     including consideration of--
       (i) the artificial intelligence system not performing as 
     expected;
       (ii) the lack of sufficient or quality training data; and
       (iii) the vulnerability of a utilized artificial 
     intelligence system to unauthorized manipulation or misuse.
       (4) Prioritization.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
     Director shall prioritize modernization projects that--
       (A) would benefit from commercially available privacy-
     preserving techniques, such as use of differential privacy, 
     federated learning, and secure multiparty computing; and
       (B) otherwise take into account considerations of civil 
     rights and civil liberties.
       (5) Use case modernization application areas.--Use case 
     modernization application areas described in paragraph (2) 
     shall include not less than 1 from each of the following 
     categories:
       (A) Applied artificial intelligence to drive agency 
     productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and 
     logistics, such as--
       (i) predictive food demand and optimized supply;
       (ii) predictive medical supplies and equipment demand and 
     optimized supply; or
       (iii) predictive logistics to accelerate disaster 
     preparedness, response, and recovery.
       (B) Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency 
     investment return and address mission-oriented challenges, 
     such as--
       (i) applied artificial intelligence portfolio management 
     for agencies;
       (ii) workforce development and upskilling;
       (iii) redundant and laborious analyses;
       (iv) determining compliance with Government requirements, 
     such as with grants management; or
       (v) outcomes measurement to measure economic and social 
     benefits.
       (6) Requirements.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the 
     heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the 
     Director determines to be appropriate, shall establish an 
     artificial intelligence capability within each of the 4 use 
     case pilots under this subsection that--
       (A) solves data access and usability issues with automated 
     technology and eliminates or minimizes the need for manual 
     data cleansing and harmonization efforts;
       (B) continuously and automatically ingests data and updates 
     domain models in near real-time to help identify new patterns 
     and predict trends, to the extent possible, to help agency 
     personnel to make better decisions and take faster actions;
       (C) organizes data for meaningful data visualization and 
     analysis so the Government has predictive transparency for 
     situational awareness to improve use case outcomes;
       (D) is rapidly configurable to support multiple 
     applications and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions 
     and evolving use case requirements, to the extent possible;
       (E) enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across 
     agencies; and
       (F) preserves intellectual property rights to the data and 
     output for benefit of the Federal Government and agencies.
       (c) Briefing.--Not earlier than 270 days but not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the activities 
     carried out under this section and results of those 
     activities.
       (d) Sunset.--The section shall cease to be effective on the 
     date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4207. ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MISSIONS.

       (a) Innovative Commercial Items.--Section 880 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (41 
     U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000'';
       (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `commercial product'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given the term `commercial item' in 
     section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) includes a commercial product or a commercial 
     service, as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, 
     of title 41, United States Code; and
       ``(2) the term `innovative' means--
       ``(A) any new technology, process, or method, including 
     research and development; or
       ``(B) any new application of an existing technology, 
     process, or method.''; and
       (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``2022'' and insert 
     ``2027''.
       (b) DHS Other Transaction Authority.--Section 831 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; 
     and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Prototype projects.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out 
     prototype projects under section 2371b of title 10, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(B) in applying the authorities of such section 2371b, 
     the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of 
     Defense as prescribed in such section.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, 
     2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 845(e)'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``section 2371b(e) of title 
     10, United States Code.''.
       (c) Commercial Off the Shelf Supply Chain Risk Management 
     Tools.--The General Services Administration is encouraged to 
     pilot commercial off the shelf supply chain risk management 
     tools to improve the ability of the Federal Government to 
     characterize, monitor, predict, and respond to specific 
     supply chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit 
     future Federal acquisition operations.

                Subtitle B--Cyber Response and Recovery

     SEC. 4251. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Cyber Response and 
     Recovery Act''.

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     SEC. 4252. DECLARATION OF A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.

       (a) In General.--Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

          ``Subtitle C--Declaration of a Significant Incident

     ``SEC. 2231. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that--
       ``(1) the purpose of this subtitle is to authorize the 
     Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred 
     and to establish the authorities that are provided under the 
     declaration to respond to and recover from the significant 
     incident; and
       ``(2) the authorities established under this subtitle are 
     intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary 
     assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant 
     incident.

     ``SEC. 2232. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this subtitle:
       ``(1) Asset response activity.--The term `asset response 
     activity' means an activity to support an entity impacted by 
     an incident with the response to, remediation of, or recovery 
     from, the incident, including--
       ``(A) furnishing technical and advisory assistance to the 
     entity to protect the assets of the entity, mitigate 
     vulnerabilities, and reduce the related impacts;
       ``(B) assessing potential risks to the critical 
     infrastructure sector or geographic region impacted by the 
     incident, including potential cascading effects of the 
     incident on other critical infrastructure sectors or 
     geographic regions;
       ``(C) developing courses of action to mitigate the risks 
     assessed under subparagraph (B);
       ``(D) facilitating information sharing and operational 
     coordination with entities performing threat response 
     activities; and
       ``(E) providing guidance on how best to use Federal 
     resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to 
     speed recovery from the incident.
       ``(2) Declaration.--The term `declaration' means a 
     declaration of the Secretary under section 2233(a)(1).
       ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(4) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `agency' in section 3502 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Cyber Response and 
     Recovery Fund established under section 2234(a).
       ``(6) Incident.--The term `incident' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code.
       ``(7) Renewal.--The term `renewal' means a renewal of a 
     declaration under section 2233(d).
       ``(8) Significant incident.--The term `significant 
     incident'--
       ``(A) means an incident or a group of related incidents 
     that results, or is likely to result, in demonstrable harm 
     to--
       ``(i) the national security interests, foreign relations, 
     or economy of the United States; or
       ``(ii) the public confidence, civil liberties, or public 
     health and safety of the people of the United States; and
       ``(B) does not include an incident or a portion of a group 
     of related incidents that occurs on--
       ``(i) a national security system (as defined in section 
     3552 of title 44, United States Code); or
       ``(ii) an information system described in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) of section 3553(e) of title 44, United States Code.

     ``SEC. 2233. DECLARATION.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Declaration.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     National Cyber Director, may make a declaration of a 
     significant incident in accordance with this section for the 
     purpose of enabling the activities described in this subtitle 
     if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) a specific significant incident--
       ``(i) has occurred; or
       ``(ii) is likely to occur imminently; and
       ``(B) otherwise available resources, other than the Fund, 
     are likely insufficient to respond effectively to, or to 
     mitigate effectively, the specific significant incident 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Prohibition on delegation.--The Secretary may not 
     delegate the authority provided to the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Asset Response Activities.--Upon a declaration, the 
     Director shall coordinate--
       ``(1) the asset response activities of each Federal agency 
     in response to the specific significant incident associated 
     with the declaration; and
       ``(2) with appropriate entities, which may include--
       ``(A) public and private entities and State and local 
     governments with respect to the asset response activities of 
     those entities and governments; and
       ``(B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
     agencies with respect to investigations and threat response 
     activities of those law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(3) Federal, State, local, and Tribal emergency 
     management and response agencies.
       ``(c) Duration.--Subject to subsection (d), a declaration 
     shall terminate upon the earlier of--
       ``(1) a determination by the Secretary that the declaration 
     is no longer necessary; or
       ``(2) the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the Secretary makes the declaration.
       ``(d) Renewal.--The Secretary, without delegation, may 
     renew a declaration as necessary.
       ``(e) Publication.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 72 hours after a 
     declaration or a renewal, the Secretary shall publish the 
     declaration or renewal in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Prohibition.--A declaration or renewal published 
     under paragraph (1) may not include the name of any affected 
     individual or private company.
       ``(f) Advance Actions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) shall assess the resources available to respond to a 
     potential declaration; and
       ``(B) may take actions before and while a declaration is in 
     effect to arrange or procure additional resources for asset 
     response activities or technical assistance the Secretary 
     determines necessary, which may include entering into standby 
     contracts with private entities for cybersecurity services or 
     incident responders in the event of a declaration.
       ``(2) Expenditure of funds.--Any expenditure from the Fund 
     for the purpose of paragraph (1)(B) shall be made from 
     amounts available in the Fund, and amounts available in the 
     Fund shall be in addition to any other appropriations 
     available to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency for such purpose.

     ``SEC. 2234. CYBER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a Cyber Response 
     and Recovery Fund, which shall be available for--
       ``(1) the coordination of activities described in section 
     2233(b);
       ``(2) response and recovery support for the specific 
     significant incident associated with a declaration to 
     Federal, State, local, and Tribal, entities and public and 
     private entities on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, 
     including through asset response activities and technical 
     assistance, such as--
       ``(A) vulnerability assessments and mitigation;
       ``(B) technical incident mitigation;
       ``(C) malware analysis;
       ``(D) analytic support;
       ``(E) threat detection and hunting; and
       ``(F) network protections;
       ``(3) as the Director determines appropriate, grants for, 
     or cooperative agreements with, Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal public and private entities to respond to, and recover 
     from, the specific significant incident associated with a 
     declaration, such as--
       ``(A) hardware or software to replace, update, improve, 
     harden, or enhance the functionality of existing hardware, 
     software, or systems; and
       ``(B) technical contract personnel support; and
       ``(4) advance actions taken by the Secretary under section 
     2233(f)(1)(B).
       ``(b) Deposits and Expenditures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts shall be deposited into the Fund 
     from--
       ``(A) appropriations to the Fund for activities of the 
     Fund; and
       ``(B) reimbursement from Federal agencies for the 
     activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of 
     subsection (a), which shall only be from amounts made 
     available in advance in appropriations Acts for such 
     reimbursement.
       ``(2) Expenditures.--Any expenditure from the Fund for the 
     purposes of this subtitle shall be made from amounts 
     available in the Fund from a deposit described in paragraph 
     (1), and amounts available in the Fund shall be in addition 
     to any other appropriations available to the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency for such purposes.
       ``(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts in the Fund shall 
     be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, 
     local, or Tribal funding for activities in response to a 
     declaration.
       ``(d) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require an entity 
     that receives amounts from the Fund to submit a report to the 
     Secretary that details the specific use of the amounts.

     ``SEC. 2235. NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Notification.--Upon a declaration or renewal, the 
     Secretary shall immediately notify the National Cyber 
     Director and appropriate congressional committees and include 
     in the notification--
       ``(1) an estimation of the planned duration of the 
     declaration;
       ``(2) with respect to a notification of a declaration, the 
     reason for the declaration, including information relating to 
     the specific significant incident or imminent specific 
     significant incident, including--
       ``(A) the operational or mission impact or anticipated 
     impact of the specific significant incident on Federal and 
     non-Federal entities;
       ``(B) if known, the perpetrator of the specific significant 
     incident; and
       ``(C) the scope of the Federal and non-Federal entities 
     impacted or anticipated to be impacted by the specific 
     significant incident;
       ``(3) with respect to a notification of a renewal, the 
     reason for the renewal;
       ``(4) justification as to why available resources, other 
     than the Fund, are insufficient to respond to or mitigate the 
     specific significant incident; and
       ``(5) a description of the coordination activities 
     described in section 2233(b) that the Secretary anticipates 
     the Director to perform.

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       ``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of a declaration or renewal, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     that includes--
       ``(1) the reason for the declaration or renewal, including 
     information and intelligence relating to the specific 
     significant incident that led to the declaration or renewal;
       ``(2) the use of any funds from the Fund for the purpose of 
     responding to the incident or threat described in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(3) a description of the actions, initiatives, and 
     projects undertaken by the Department and State and local 
     governments and public and private entities in responding to 
     and recovering from the specific significant incident 
     described in paragraph (1);
       ``(4) an accounting of the specific obligations and outlays 
     of the Fund; and
       ``(5) an analysis of--
       ``(A) the impact of the specific significant incident 
     described in paragraph (1) on Federal and non-Federal 
     entities;
       ``(B) the impact of the declaration or renewal on the 
     response to, and recovery from, the specific significant 
     incident described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) the impact of the funds made available from the Fund 
     as a result of the declaration or renewal on the recovery 
     from, and response to, the specific significant incident 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Classification.--Each notification made under 
     subsection (a) and each report submitted under subsection 
     (b)--
       ``(1) shall be in an unclassified form with appropriate 
     markings to indicate information that is exempt from 
     disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act'); and
       ``(2) may include a classified annex.
       ``(d) Consolidated Report.--The Secretary shall not be 
     required to submit multiple reports under subsection (b) for 
     multiple declarations or renewals if the Secretary determines 
     that the declarations or renewals substantively relate to the 
     same specific significant incident.
       ``(e) Exemption.--The requirements of subchapter I of 
     chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the `Paperwork 
     Reduction Act') shall not apply to the voluntary collection 
     of information by the Department during an investigation of, 
     a response to, or an immediate post-response review of, the 
     specific significant incident leading to a declaration or 
     renewal.

     ``SEC. 2236. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to impair or 
     limit the ability of the Director to carry out the authorized 
     activities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency.

     ``SEC. 2237. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2028.

     ``SEC. 2238. SUNSET.

       ``The authorities granted to the Secretary or the Director 
     under this subtitle shall expire on the date that is 7 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subtitle.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

          ``Subtitle C--Declaration of a Significant Incident

``Sec. 2231. Sense of Congress.
``Sec. 2232. Definitions.
``Sec. 2233. Declaration.
``Sec. 2234. Cyber response and recovery fund.
``Sec. 2235. Notification and reporting.
``Sec. 2236. Rule of construction.
``Sec. 2237. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 2238. Sunset.''.

                          TITLE III--PERSONNEL

          Subtitle A--Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling

     SEC. 4301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Facilitating Federal 
     Employee Reskilling Act''.

     SEC. 4302. RESKILLING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Competitive service.--The term ``competitive service'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (5) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an employee 
     serving in a position in the competitive service or the 
     excepted service.
       (6) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 2103 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (7) Federal reskilling program.--The term ``Federal 
     reskilling program'' means a program established by the head 
     of an agency or the Director to provide employees with the 
     technical skill or expertise that would qualify the employees 
     to serve in a different position in the competitive service 
     or the excepted service that requires such technical skill or 
     expertise.
       (b) Requirements.--With respect to a Federal reskilling 
     program established by the head of an agency or by the 
     Director before, on, or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the agency head or the Director, as applicable, shall 
     ensure that the Federal reskilling program--
       (1) is implemented in a manner that is in accordance with 
     the bar on prohibited personnel practices under section 2302 
     of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the merit 
     system principles under section 2301 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including by using merit-based selection 
     procedures for participation by employees in the Federal 
     reskilling program;
       (2) includes appropriate limitations or restrictions 
     associated with implementing the Federal reskilling program, 
     which shall be consistent with any regulations prescribed by 
     the Director under subsection (e);
       (3) provides that any new position to which an employee who 
     participates in the Federal reskilling program is transferred 
     will utilize the technical skill or expertise that the 
     employee acquired by participating in the Federal reskilling 
     program;
       (4) includes the option for an employee participating in 
     the Federal reskilling program to return to the original 
     position of the employee, or a similar position, particularly 
     if the employee is unsuccessful in the position to which the 
     employee transfers after completing the Federal reskilling 
     program;
       (5) provides that an employee who successfully completes 
     the Federal reskilling program and transfers to a position 
     that requires the technical skill or expertise provided 
     through the Federal reskilling program shall be entitled to 
     have the grade of the position held immediately before the 
     transfer in a manner in accordance with section 5362 of title 
     5, United States Code;
       (6) provides that an employee serving in a position in the 
     excepted service may not transfer to a position in the 
     competitive service solely by reason of the completion of the 
     Federal reskilling program by the employee; and
       (7) includes a mechanism to track outcomes of the Federal 
     reskilling program in accordance with the metrics established 
     under subsection (c).
       (c) Reporting and Metrics.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 
     reporting requirements for, and standardized metrics and 
     procedures for agencies to track outcomes of, Federal 
     reskilling programs, which shall include, with respect to 
     each Federal reskilling program--
       (1) providing a summary of the Federal reskilling program;
       (2) collecting and reporting demographic and employment 
     data with respect to employees who have applied for, 
     participated in, or completed the Federal reskilling program;
       (3) attrition of employees who have completed the Federal 
     reskilling program; and
       (4) any other measures or outcomes that the Director 
     determines to be relevant.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a comprehensive study of, and submit to 
     Congress a report on, Federal reskilling programs that 
     includes--
       (1) a summary of each Federal reskilling program and 
     methods by which each Federal reskilling program recruits, 
     selects, and retrains employees;
       (2) an analysis of the accessibility of each Federal 
     reskilling program for a diverse set of candidates;
       (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness, costs, and benefits 
     of the Federal reskilling programs; and
       (4) recommendations to improve Federal reskilling programs 
     to accomplish the goal of reskilling the Federal workforce.
       (e) Regulations.--The Director--
       (1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, shall prescribe regulations for the reporting 
     requirements and metrics and procedures under subsection (c);
       (2) may prescribe additional regulations, as the Director 
     determines necessary, to provide for requirements with 
     respect to, and the implementation of, Federal reskilling 
     programs; and
       (3) with respect to any regulation prescribed under this 
     subsection, shall brief the appropriate committees of 
     Congress with respect to the regulation not later than 30 
     days before the date on which the final version of the 
     regulation is published.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require the head of an agency or the Director to 
     establish a Federal reskilling program.
       (g) Use of Funds.--Any Federal reskilling program 
     established by the head of an agency or the Director shall be 
     carried out using amounts otherwise made available to that 
     agency head or the Director, as applicable.

         Subtitle B--Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program

     SEC. 4351. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Rotational 
     Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4352. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, except that the term does not include the 
     Government Accountability Office.

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       (2) Competitive service.--The term ``competitive service'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Councils.--The term ``Councils'' means--
       (A) the Chief Human Capital Officers Council established 
     under section 1303 of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 
     2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note); and
       (B) the Chief Information Officers Council established 
     under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code.
       (4) Cyber workforce position.--The term ``cyber workforce 
     position'' means a position identified as having information 
     technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions 
     under section 303 of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note).
       (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (6) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (7) Employing agency.--The term ``employing agency'' means 
     the agency from which an employee is detailed to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position.
       (8) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (9) Rotational cyber workforce position.--The term 
     ``rotational cyber workforce position'' means a cyber 
     workforce position with respect to which a determination has 
     been made under section 4353(a)(1).
       (10) Rotational cyber workforce program.--The term 
     ``rotational cyber workforce program'' means the program for 
     the detail of employees among rotational cyber workforce 
     positions at agencies.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.

     SEC. 4353. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE POSITIONS.

       (a) Determination With Respect to Rotational Service.--
       (1) In general.--The head of each agency may determine that 
     a cyber workforce position in that agency is eligible for the 
     rotational cyber workforce program, which shall not be 
     construed to modify the requirement under section 4354(b)(3) 
     that participation in the rotational cyber workforce program 
     by an employee shall be voluntary.
       (2) Notice provided.--The head of an agency shall submit to 
     the Director--
       (A) notice regarding any determination made by the head of 
     the agency under paragraph (1); and
       (B) for each position with respect to which the head of the 
     agency makes a determination under paragraph (1), the 
     information required under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Preparation of List.--The Director, with assistance 
     from the Councils and the Secretary, shall develop a list of 
     rotational cyber workforce positions that--
       (1) with respect to each such position, to the extent that 
     the information does not disclose sensitive national security 
     information, includes--
       (A) the title of the position;
       (B) the occupational series with respect to the position;
       (C) the grade level or work level with respect to the 
     position;
       (D) the agency in which the position is located;
       (E) the duty location with respect to the position; and
       (F) the major duties and functions of the position; and
       (2) shall be used to support the rotational cyber workforce 
     program.
       (c) Distribution of List.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Director shall distribute an updated list 
     developed under subsection (b) to the head of each agency and 
     other appropriate entities.

     SEC. 4354. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Operation Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and in consultation with the Councils, 
     the Secretary, representatives of other agencies, and any 
     other entity as the Director determines appropriate, the 
     Director shall develop and issue a Federal Rotational Cyber 
     Workforce Program operation plan providing policies, 
     processes, and procedures for a program for the detailing of 
     employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at 
     agencies, which may be incorporated into and implemented 
     through mechanisms in existence on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Updating.--The Director may, in consultation with the 
     Councils, the Secretary, and other entities as the Director 
     determines appropriate, periodically update the operation 
     plan developed and issued under paragraph (1).
       (b) Requirements.--The operation plan developed and issued 
     under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum--
       (1) identify agencies for participation in the rotational 
     cyber workforce program;
       (2) establish procedures for the rotational cyber workforce 
     program, including--
       (A) any training, education, or career development 
     requirements associated with participation in the rotational 
     cyber workforce program;
       (B) any prerequisites or requirements for participation in 
     the rotational cyber workforce program; and
       (C) appropriate rotational cyber workforce program 
     performance measures, reporting requirements, employee exit 
     surveys, and other accountability devices for the evaluation 
     of the program;
       (3) provide that participation in the rotational cyber 
     workforce program by an employee shall be voluntary;
       (4) provide that an employee shall be eligible to 
     participate in the rotational cyber workforce program if the 
     head of the employing agency of the employee, or a designee 
     of the head of the employing agency of the employee, approves 
     of the participation of the employee;
       (5) provide that the detail of an employee to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program shall be on a nonreimbursable basis;
       (6) provide that agencies may agree to partner to ensure 
     that the employing agency of an employee who participates in 
     the rotational cyber workforce program is able to fill the 
     position vacated by the employee;
       (7) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber 
     workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program, upon the end of the period of service with respect 
     to the detail, shall be entitled to return to the position 
     held by the employee, or an equivalent position, in the 
     employing agency of the employee without loss of pay, 
     seniority, or other rights or benefits to which the employee 
     would have been entitled had the employee not been detailed;
       (8) provide that discretion with respect to the assignment 
     of an employee under the rotational cyber workforce program 
     shall remain with the employing agency of the employee;
       (9) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber 
     workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program in an agency that is not the employing agency of the 
     employee shall have all the rights that would be available to 
     the employee if the employee were detailed under a provision 
     of law other than this subtitle from the employing agency to 
     the agency in which the rotational cyber workforce position 
     is located;
       (10) provide that participation by an employee in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program shall not constitute a 
     change in the conditions of the employment of the employee; 
     and
       (11) provide that an employee participating in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program shall receive performance 
     evaluations relating to service in the rotational cyber 
     workforce program in a participating agency that are--
       (A) prepared by an appropriate officer, supervisor, or 
     management official of the employing agency, acting in 
     coordination with the supervisor at the agency in which the 
     employee is performing service in the rotational cyber 
     workforce position;
       (B) based on objectives identified in the operation plan 
     with respect to the employee; and
       (C) based in whole or in part on the contribution of the 
     employee to the agency in which the employee performed such 
     service, as communicated from that agency to the employing 
     agency of the employee.
       (c) Program Requirements for Rotational Service.--
       (1) In general.--An employee serving in a cyber workforce 
     position in an agency may, with the approval of the head of 
     the agency, submit an application for detail to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position that appears on the list developed 
     under section 4353(b).
       (2) OPM approval for certain positions.--An employee 
     serving in a position in the excepted service may only be 
     selected for a rotational cyber workforce position that is in 
     the competitive service with the prior approval of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, in accordance with section 300.301 
     of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
     thereto.
       (3) Selection and term.--
       (A) Selection.--The head of an agency shall select an 
     employee for a rotational cyber workforce position under the 
     rotational cyber workforce program in a manner that is 
     consistent with the merit system principles under section 
     2301(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Term.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), and 
     notwithstanding section 3341(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, a detail to a rotational cyber workforce position shall 
     be for a period of not less than 180 days and not more than 1 
     year.
       (C) Extension.--The Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
     agency to which an employee is detailed under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program may extend the period of a detail 
     described in subparagraph (B) for a period of 60 days unless 
     the Chief Human Capital Officer of the employing agency of 
     the employee objects to that extension.
       (4) Written service agreements.--
       (A) In general.--The detail of an employee to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position shall be contingent upon the 
     employee entering into a written service agreement with the 
     employing agency under which the employee is required to 
     complete a period of employment with the employing agency 
     following the conclusion of the detail that is equal in 
     length to the period of the detail.
       (B) Other agreements and obligations.--A written service 
     agreement under subparagraph (A) shall not supersede or 
     modify the terms or conditions of any other service agreement 
     entered into by the employee under any other authority or 
     relieve the obligations between the employee and the 
     employing agency under such a service agreement. Nothing in 
     this subparagraph prevents

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     an employing agency from terminating a service agreement 
     entered into under any other authority under the terms of 
     such agreement or as required by law or regulation.

     SEC. 4355. REPORTING BY GAO.

       Not later than the end of the third fiscal year after the 
     fiscal year in which the operation plan under section 4354(a) 
     is issued, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report assessing the operation and 
     effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce program, 
     which shall address, at a minimum--
       (1) the extent to which agencies have participated in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program, including whether the 
     head of each such participating agency has--
       (A) identified positions within the agency that are 
     rotational cyber workforce positions;
       (B) had employees from other participating agencies serve 
     in positions described in subparagraph (A); and
       (C) had employees of the agency request to serve in 
     rotational cyber workforce positions under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program in participating agencies, including 
     a description of how many such requests were approved; and
       (2) the experiences of employees serving in rotational 
     cyber workforce positions under the rotational cyber 
     workforce program, including an assessment of--
       (A) the period of service;
       (B) the positions (including grade level and occupational 
     series or work level) held by employees before completing 
     service in a rotational cyber workforce position under the 
     rotational cyber workforce program;
       (C) the extent to which each employee who completed service 
     in a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program achieved a higher skill level, or 
     attained a skill level in a different area, with respect to 
     information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related 
     functions; and
       (D) the extent to which service in rotational cyber 
     workforce positions has affected intra-agency and interagency 
     integration and coordination of cyber practices, functions, 
     and personnel management.

     SEC. 4356. SUNSET.

       Effective 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     this subtitle is repealed.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

       Subtitle A--Ensuring Security of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

     SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``American Security Drone 
     Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means an entity included on a list developed and 
     maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. This 
     list will include entities in the following categories:
       (A) An entity included on the Consolidated Screening List.
       (B) Any entity that is subject to extrajudicial direction 
     from a foreign government, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a national 
     security risk.
       (D) Any entity domiciled in the People's Republic of China 
     or subject to influence or control by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China or the Communist Party of the 
     People's Republic of China, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``covered 
     unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``unmanned aircraft system'' in section 44801 of title 49, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 4403. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsections (b) 
     though (f), the head of an executive agency may not procure 
     any covered unmanned aircraft system that are manufactured or 
     assembled by a covered foreign entity, which includes 
     associated elements (consisting of communication links and 
     the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are 
     required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently 
     in the national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition 
     Security Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, shall develop and update a list of associated 
     elements.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.

     SEC. 4404. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal 
     department or agency may operate a covered unmanned aircraft 
     system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
       (2) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition 
     under paragraph (1) applies to any covered unmanned aircraft 
     systems that are being used by any executive agency through 
     the method of contracting for the services of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAE through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (g) Regulations and Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations or guidance to 
     implement this section.

     SEC. 4405. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PURCHASES 
                   AND OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded through 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or otherwise 
     made available may be used--

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       (1) to purchase a covered unmanned aircraft system, or a 
     system to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is 
     manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity; or
       (2) in connection with the operation of such a drone or 
     unmanned aircraft system.
       (b) Exemption.--A Federal department or agency is exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if--
       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement was 
     awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the operation or procurement is for the sole purposes 
     of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; or
       (F) the safe integration of UAS in the national airspace 
     (as determined in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation); and
       (3) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as 
     necessary, to implement the requirements of this section 
     pertaining to Federal contracts.

     SEC. 4406. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PURCHASE 
                   CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase Cards may 
     not be used to procure any covered unmanned aircraft system 
     from a covered foreign entity.

     SEC. 4407. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COVERED 
                   UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Effective immediately, all executive 
     agencies must account for existing inventories of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a 
     covered foreign entity in their personal property accounting 
     systems, regardless of the original procurement cost, or the 
     purpose of procurement due to the special monitoring and 
     accounting measures necessary to track the items' 
     capabilities.
       (b) Classified Tracking.--Due to the sensitive nature of 
     missions and operations conducted by the United States 
     Government, inventory data related to covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered 
     foreign entity may be tracked at a classified level.
       (c) Exceptions.--The Department of Defense and Department 
     of Homeland Security may exclude from the full inventory 
     process, covered unmanned aircraft systems that are deemed 
     expendable due to mission risk such as recovery issues or 
     that are one-time-use covered unmanned aircraft due to 
     requirements and low cost.

     SEC. 4408. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

       Not later than 275 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of commercial off-
     the-shelf drones and covered unmanned aircraft systems 
     procured by Federal departments and agencies from covered 
     foreign entities.

     SEC. 4409. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in coordination with the Department of 
     Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Justice, and other Departments as determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and in 
     consultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a government-wide policy for the 
     procurement of UAS--
       (1) for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence 
     community operations; and
       (2) through grants and cooperative agreements entered into 
     with non-Federal entities.
       (b) Information Security.--The policy developed under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following specifications, 
     which to the extent practicable, shall be based on industry 
     standards and technical guidance from the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, to address the risks associated 
     with processing, storing and transmitting Federal information 
     in a UAS:
       (1) Protections to ensure controlled access of UAS.
       (2) Protecting software, firmware, and hardware by ensuring 
     changes to UAS are properly managed, including by ensuring 
     UAS can be updated using a secure, controlled, and 
     configurable mechanism.
       (3) Cryptographically securing sensitive collected, stored, 
     and transmitted data, including proper handling of privacy 
     data and other controlled unclassified information.
       (4) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect sensitive 
     information, including during and after use of UAS.
       (5) Appropriate data security to ensure that data is not 
     transmitted to or stored in non-approved locations.
       (6) The ability to opt out of the uploading, downloading, 
     or transmitting of data that is not required by law or 
     regulation and an ability to choose with whom and where 
     information is shared when it is required.
       (c) Requirement.--The policy developed under subsection (a) 
     shall reflect an appropriate risk-based approach to 
     information security related to use of UAS.
       (d) Revision of Acquisition Regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date on which the policy required under 
     subsection (a) is issued--
       (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as necessary, to 
     implement the policy; and
       (2) any Federal department or agency or other Federal 
     entity not subject to, or not subject solely to, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall revise applicable policy, 
     guidance, or regulations, as necessary, to implement the 
     policy.
       (e) Exemption.--In developing the policy required under 
     subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall incorporate an exemption to the policy for the 
     following reasons:
       (1) In the case of procurement for the purposes of 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare; or
       (B) information warfare operations.
       (2) In the case of researching UAS technology, including 
     testing, evaluation, research, or development of technology 
     to counter UAS.
       (3) In the case of a head of the procuring department or 
     agency determining, in writing, that no product that complies 
     with the information security requirements described in 
     subsection (b) is capable of fulfilling mission critical 
     performance requirements, and such determination--
       (A) may not be delegated below the level of the Deputy 
     Secretary of the procuring department or agency;
       (B) shall specify--
       (i) the quantity of end items to which the waiver applies, 
     the procurement value of which may not exceed $50,000 per 
     waiver; and
       (ii) the time period over which the waiver applies, which 
     shall not exceed 3 years;
       (C) shall be reported to the Office of Management and 
     Budget following issuance of such a determination; and
       (D) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     determination is made, shall be provided to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 4410. STUDY.

       (a) Independent Study.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall seek to enter into a contract 
     with a federally funded research and development center under 
     which the center will conduct a study of--
       (1) the current and future unmanned aircraft system global 
     and domestic market;
       (2) the ability of the unmanned aircraft system domestic 
     market to keep pace with technological advancements across 
     the industry;
       (3) the ability of domestically made unmanned aircraft 
     systems to meet the network security and data protection 
     requirements of the national security enterprise;
       (4) the extent to which unmanned aircraft system component 
     parts, such as the parts described in section 4403, are made 
     domestically; and
       (5) an assessment of the economic impact, including cost, 
     of excluding the use of foreign-made UAS for use across the 
     Federal Government.
       (b) Submission to OMB.--Upon completion of the study in 
     subsection (a), the federally funded research and development 
     center shall submit the study to the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget receives the study under subsection (b), the 
     Director shall submit the study to--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 4411. SUNSET.

       Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect on 
     the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

              Subtitle B--No TikTok on Government Devices

     SEC. 4431. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``No TikTok on Government 
     Devices Act''.

     SEC. 4432. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TIKTOK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered application'' means the social 
     networking service TikTok or any successor application or 
     service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an 
     entity owned by ByteDance Limited;
       (2) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and

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       (3) the term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Prohibition on the Use of TikTok.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent 
     with the information security requirements under subchapter 
     II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
     develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies 
     requiring the removal of any covered application from 
     information technology.
       (2) National security and research exceptions.--The 
     standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national 
     security interests and activities, and security researchers; 
     and
       (B) for any authorized use of a covered application under 
     an exception, requirements for executive agencies to develop 
     and document risk mitigation actions for such use.

                  Subtitle C--National Risk Management

     SEC. 4461. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Risk 
     Management Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4462. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2218. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE.

       ``(a) National Critical Functions Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `national critical functions' means the 
     functions of government and the private sector so vital to 
     the United States that their disruption, corruption, or 
     dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, 
     national economic security, national public health or safety, 
     or any combination thereof.
       ``(b) National Risk Management Cycle.--
       ``(1) Risk identification and assessment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director, shall establish a recurring process by which to 
     identify, assess, and prioritize risks to critical 
     infrastructure, considering both cyber and physical threats, 
     the associated likelihoods, vulnerabilities, and 
     consequences, and the resources necessary to address them.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In establishing the process required 
     under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with, and 
     request and collect information to support analysis from, 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies, critical infrastructure 
     owners and operators, the Assistant to the President for 
     National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for 
     Homeland Security, and the National Cyber Director.
       ``(C) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in 
     the Federal Register procedures for the process established 
     under subparagraph (A), subject to any redactions the 
     Secretary determines are necessary to protect classified or 
     other sensitive information.
       ``(D) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the President, 
     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 risks identified by 
     the process established under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section; and
       ``(ii) not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits a periodic evaluation described in section 
     9002(b)(2) of title XC of division H of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283).
       ``(2) National critical infrastructure resilience 
     strategy.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary delivers each report required under 
     paragraph (1), the President shall deliver to majority and 
     minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker and minority 
     leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives a national critical infrastructure resilience 
     strategy designed to address the risks identified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Elements.--Each strategy delivered under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) identify, assess, and prioritize areas of risk to 
     critical infrastructure that would compromise or disrupt 
     national critical functions impacting national security, 
     economic security, or public health and safety;
       ``(ii) assess the implementation of the previous national 
     critical infrastructure resilience strategy, as applicable;
       ``(iii) identify and outline current and proposed national-
     level actions, programs, and efforts to be taken to address 
     the risks identified;
       ``(iv) identify the Federal departments or agencies 
     responsible for leading each national-level action, program, 
     or effort and the relevant critical infrastructure sectors 
     for each; and
       ``(v) request any additional authorities necessary to 
     successfully execute the strategy.
       ``(C) Form.--Each strategy delivered under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
       ``(3) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date on which the President delivers the first strategy 
     required under paragraph (2)(A), and every year thereafter, 
     the Secretary, in coordination with Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies, shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on--
       ``(A) the national risk management cycle activities 
     undertaken pursuant to the strategy; and
       ``(B) the amounts and timeline for funding that the 
     Secretary has determined would be necessary to address risks 
     and successfully execute the full range of activities 
     proposed by the strategy.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2217 the following:

``Sec. 2218. National risk management cycle.''.

              Subtitle D--Safeguarding American Innovation

     SEC. 4491. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Safeguarding American 
     Innovation Act''.

     SEC. 4492. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Federal science agency.--The term ``Federal science 
     agency'' means any Federal department or agency to which more 
     than $100,000,000 in basic and applied research and 
     development funds were appropriated for the previous fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Research and development.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``research and development'' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       (B) Development.--The term ``development'' means 
     experimental development.
       (C) Experimental development.--The term ``experimental 
     development'' means creative and systematic work, drawing 
     upon knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       (i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       (ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       (D) Research.--The term ``research''--
       (i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       (ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       (I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       (II) are not included in the instruction function.

     SEC. 4493. FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle V of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``CHAPTER 79--FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL

``Sec.
``7901. Definitions.
``7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment and membership.
``7903. Functions and authorities.
``7904. Strategic plan.
``7905. Annual report.
``7906. Requirements for Executive agencies.

     ``Sec. 7901. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       ``(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       ``(F) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(G) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(H) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(I) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(J) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       ``(K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(L) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(M) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Federal 
     Research Security Council established under section 7902(a).
       ``(3) Executive agency.--The term `Executive agency' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.
       ``(4) Federal research security risk.--The term `Federal 
     research security risk' means the risk posed by malign state 
     actors and other persons to the security and integrity of 
     research and development conducted using research and 
     development funds awarded by Executive agencies.
       ``(5) Insider.--The term `insider' means any person with 
     authorized access to any United States Government resource, 
     including personnel, facilities, information, research, 
     equipment, networks, or systems.

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       ``(6) Insider threat.--The term `insider threat' means the 
     threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access 
     (wittingly or unwittingly) to harm the national and economic 
     security of the United States or negatively affect the 
     integrity of a Federal agency's normal processes, including 
     damaging the United States through espionage, sabotage, 
     terrorism, unauthorized disclosure of national security 
     information or nonpublic information, a destructive act 
     (which may include physical harm to another in the 
     workplace), or through the loss or degradation of 
     departmental resources, capabilities, and functions.
       ``(7) Research and development.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `research and development' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       ``(B) Development.--The term `development' means 
     experimental development.
       ``(C) Experimental development.--The term `experimental 
     development' means creative and systematic work, drawing upon 
     knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       ``(i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       ``(ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       ``(D) Research.--The term `research'--
       ``(i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       ``(ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       ``(I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       ``(II) are not included in the instruction function.

       ``(8) United states research community.--The term `United 
     States research community' means--
       ``(A) research and development centers of Executive 
     agencies;
       ``(B) private research and development centers in the 
     United States, including for profit and nonprofit research 
     institutes;
       ``(C) research and development centers at institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
       ``(D) research and development centers of States, United 
     States territories, Indian tribes, and municipalities;
       ``(E) government-owned, contractor-operated United States 
     Government research and development centers; and
       ``(F) any person conducting federally funded research or 
     receiving Federal research grant funding.

     ``Sec. 7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment 
       and membership

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established, in the Office 
     of Management and Budget, a Federal Research Security 
     Council, which shall develop federally funded research and 
     development grant making policy and management guidance to 
     protect the national and economic security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The following agencies shall be 
     represented on the Council:
       ``(A) The Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(B) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(C) The Department of Defense.
       ``(D) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(E) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(F) The Department of Justice.
       ``(G) The Department of Energy.
       ``(H) The Department of Commerce.
       ``(I) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(J) The Department of State.
       ``(K) The Department of Transportation.
       ``(L) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(M) The National Science Foundation.
       ``(N) The Department of Education.
       ``(O) The Small Business Administration.
       ``(P) The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency.
       ``(Q) Other Executive agencies, as determined by the 
     Chairperson of the Council.
       ``(2) Lead representatives.--
       ``(A) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the head of each agency represented on the Council shall 
     designate a representative of that agency as the lead 
     representative of the agency on the Council.
       ``(B) Functions.--The lead representative of an agency 
     designated under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that 
     appropriate personnel, including leadership and subject 
     matter experts of the agency, are aware of the business of 
     the Council.
       ``(c) Chairperson.--
       ``(1) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     designate a senior level official from the Office of 
     Management and Budget to serve as the Chairperson of the 
     Council.
       ``(2) Functions.--The Chairperson shall perform functions 
     that include--
       ``(A) subject to subsection (d), developing a schedule for 
     meetings of the Council;
       ``(B) designating Executive agencies to be represented on 
     the Council under subsection (b)(1)(Q);
       ``(C) in consultation with the lead representative of each 
     agency represented on the Council, developing a charter for 
     the Council; and
       ``(D) not later than 7 days after completion of the 
     charter, submitting the charter to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(3) Lead science advisor.--The Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy shall designate a senior level 
     official to be the lead science advisor to the Council for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(4) Lead security advisor.--The Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center shall designate a 
     senior level official from the National Counterintelligence 
     and Security Center to be the lead security advisor to the 
     Council for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Safeguarding 
     American Innovation Act and not less frequently than 
     quarterly thereafter.

     ``Sec. 7903. Functions and authorities

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Implementing.--The term `implementing' means working 
     with the relevant Federal agencies, through existing 
     processes and procedures, to enable those agencies to put in 
     place and enforce the measures described in this section.
       ``(2) Uniform application process.--The term `uniform 
     application process' means a process employed by Federal 
     science agencies to maximize the collection of information 
     regarding applicants and applications, as determined by the 
     Council.
       ``(b) In General.--The Chairperson of the Council shall 
     consider the missions and responsibilities of Council members 
     in determining the lead agencies for Council functions. The 
     Council shall perform the following functions:
       ``(1) Developing and implementing, across all Executive 
     agencies that award research and development grants, awards, 
     and contracts, a uniform application process for grants in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(2) Developing and implementing policies and providing 
     guidance to prevent malign foreign interference from unduly 
     influencing the peer review process for federally funded 
     research and development.
       ``(3) Identifying or developing criteria for sharing among 
     Executive agencies and with law enforcement and other 
     agencies, as appropriate, information regarding individuals 
     who violate disclosure policies and other policies related to 
     research security.
       ``(4) Identifying an appropriate Executive agency--
       ``(A) to accept and protect information submitted by 
     Executive agencies and non-Federal entities based on the 
     process established pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) to facilitate the sharing of information received 
     under subparagraph (A) to support, consistent with Federal 
     law--
       ``(i) the oversight of federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(ii) criminal and civil investigations of misappropriated 
     Federal funds, resources, and information; and
       ``(iii) counterintelligence investigations.
       ``(5) Identifying, as appropriate, Executive agencies to 
     provide--
       ``(A) shared services, such as support for conducting 
     Federal research security risk assessments, activities to 
     mitigate such risks, and oversight and investigations with 
     respect to grants awarded by Executive agencies; and
       ``(B) common contract solutions to support the verification 
     of the identities of persons participating in federally 
     funded research and development.
       ``(6) Identifying and issuing guidance, in accordance with 
     subsection (e) and in coordination with the National Insider 
     Threat Task Force established by Executive Order 13587 (50 
     U.S.C. 3161 note) for expanding the scope of Executive agency 
     insider threat programs, including the safeguarding of 
     research and development from exploitation, compromise, or 
     other unauthorized disclosure, taking into account risk 
     levels and the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each 
     such agency.
       ``(7) Identifying and issuing guidance for developing 
     compliance and oversight programs for Executive agencies to 
     ensure that research and development grant recipients 
     accurately report conflicts of interest and conflicts of 
     commitment in accordance with subsection (c)(1). Such 
     programs shall include an assessment of--
       ``(A) a grantee's support from foreign sources and 
     affiliations, appointments, or participation in talent 
     programs with foreign funding institutions or laboratories; 
     and
       ``(B) the impact of such support and affiliations, 
     appointments, or participation in talent programs on United 
     States national security and economic interests.
       ``(8) Providing guidance to Executive agencies regarding 
     appropriate application of consequences for violations of 
     disclosure requirements.
       ``(9) Developing and implementing a cross-agency policy and 
     providing guidance related to the use of digital persistent 
     identifiers for individual researchers supported by, or 
     working on, any Federal research grant with the goal to 
     enhance transparency and security, while reducing 
     administrative burden for researchers and research 
     institutions.
       ``(10) Engaging with the United States research community 
     in conjunction with the National Science and Technology 
     Council and the National Academies Science, Technology and 
     Security Roundtable created

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     under section 1746 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) 
     in performing the functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) and with respect to issues relating to Federal 
     research security risks.
       ``(11) Carrying out such other functions, consistent with 
     Federal law, that are necessary to reduce Federal research 
     security risks.
       ``(c) Requirements for Uniform Grant Application Process.--
     In developing the uniform application process for Federal 
     research and development grants required under subsection 
     (b)(1), the Council shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the process--
       ``(A) requires principal investigators, co-principal 
     investigators, and key personnel associated with the proposed 
     Federal research or development grant project--
       ``(i) to disclose biographical information, all 
     affiliations, including any foreign military, foreign 
     government-related organizations, and foreign-funded 
     institutions, and all current and pending support, including 
     from foreign institutions, foreign governments, or foreign 
     laboratories, and all support received from foreign sources; 
     and
       ``(ii) to certify the accuracy of the required disclosures 
     under penalty of perjury; and
       ``(B) uses a machine-readable application form to assist in 
     identifying fraud and ensuring the eligibility of applicants;
       ``(2) design the process--
       ``(A) to reduce the administrative burden on persons 
     applying for Federal research and development funding; and
       ``(B) to promote information sharing across the United 
     States research community, while safeguarding sensitive 
     information; and
       ``(3) complete the process not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation 
     Act.
       ``(d) Requirements for Information Sharing Criteria.--In 
     identifying or developing criteria and procedures for sharing 
     information with respect to Federal research security risks 
     under subsection (b)(3), the Council shall ensure that such 
     criteria address, at a minimum--
       ``(1) the information to be shared;
       ``(2) the circumstances under which sharing is mandated or 
     voluntary;
       ``(3) the circumstances under which it is appropriate for 
     an Executive agency to rely on information made available 
     through such sharing in exercising the responsibilities and 
     authorities of the agency under applicable laws relating to 
     the award of grants;
       ``(4) the procedures for protecting intellectual capital 
     that may be present in such information; and
       ``(5) appropriate privacy protections for persons involved 
     in Federal research and development.
       ``(e) Requirements for Insider Threat Program Guidance.--In 
     identifying or developing guidance with respect to insider 
     threat programs under subsection (b)(6), the Council shall 
     ensure that such guidance provides for, at a minimum--
       ``(1) such programs--
       ``(A) to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats; and
       ``(B) to leverage counterintelligence, security, 
     information assurance, and other relevant functions and 
     resources to identify and counter insider threats; and
       ``(2) the development of an integrated capability to 
     monitor and audit information for the detection and 
     mitigation of insider threats, including through--
       ``(A) monitoring user activity on computer networks 
     controlled by Executive agencies;
       ``(B) providing employees of Executive agencies with 
     awareness training with respect to insider threats and the 
     responsibilities of employees to report such threats;
       ``(C) gathering information for a centralized analysis, 
     reporting, and response capability; and
       ``(D) information sharing to aid in tracking the risk 
     individuals may pose while moving across programs and 
     affiliations;
       ``(3) the development and implementation of policies and 
     procedures under which the insider threat program of an 
     Executive agency accesses, shares, and integrates information 
     and data derived from offices within the agency and shares 
     insider threat information with the executive agency research 
     sponsors;
       ``(4) the designation of senior officials with authority to 
     provide management, accountability, and oversight of the 
     insider threat program of an Executive agency and to make 
     resource recommendations to the appropriate officials; and
       ``(5) such additional guidance as is necessary to reflect 
     the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each Executive 
     agency.
       ``(f) Issuance of Warnings Relating to Risks and 
     Vulnerabilities in International Scientific Cooperation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Council, in conjunction with the 
     lead security advisor designated under section 7902(c)(4), 
     shall establish a process for informing members of the United 
     States research community and the public, through the 
     issuance of warnings described in paragraph (2), of potential 
     risks and vulnerabilities in international scientific 
     cooperation that may undermine the integrity and security of 
     the United States research community or place at risk any 
     federally funded research and development.
       ``(2) Content.--A warning described in this paragraph shall 
     include, to the extent the Council considers appropriate, a 
     description of--
       ``(A) activities by the national government, local 
     governments, research institutions, or universities of a 
     foreign country--
       ``(i) to exploit, interfere, or undermine research and 
     development by the United States research community; or
       ``(ii) to misappropriate scientific knowledge resulting 
     from federally funded research and development;
       ``(B) efforts by strategic competitors to exploit the 
     research enterprise of a foreign country that may place at 
     risk--
       ``(i) the science and technology of that foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) federally funded research and development; and
       ``(C) practices within the research enterprise of a foreign 
     country that do not adhere to the United States scientific 
     values of openness, transparency, reciprocity, integrity, and 
     merit-based competition.
       ``(g) Exclusion Orders.--To reduce Federal research 
     security risk, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee shall provide quarterly reports to the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy that detail--
       ``(1) the number of ongoing investigations by Council 
     Members related to Federal research security that may result, 
     or have resulted, in agency pre-notice letters, suspensions, 
     proposed debarments, and debarments;
       ``(2) Federal agencies' performance and compliance with 
     interagency suspensions and debarments;
       ``(3) efforts by the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee to mitigate Federal research security risk;
       ``(4) proposals for developing a unified Federal policy on 
     suspensions and debarments; and
       ``(5) other current suspension and debarment related 
     issues.
       ``(h) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to alter or diminish the authority of any Federal 
     agency; or
       ``(2) to alter any procedural requirements or remedies that 
     were in place before the date of the enactment of the 
     Safeguarding American Innovation Act.

     ``Sec. 7904. Annual report

       ``Not later than November 15 of each year, the Chairperson 
     of the Council shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the activities of the 
     Council during the preceding fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 7905. Requirements for Executive agencies

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each Executive agency on the 
     Council shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) assessing Federal research security risks posed by 
     persons participating in federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(2) avoiding or mitigating such risks, as appropriate and 
     consistent with the standards, guidelines, requirements, and 
     practices identified by the Council under section 7903(b);
       ``(3) prioritizing Federal research security risk 
     assessments conducted under paragraph (1) based on the 
     applicability and relevance of the research and development 
     to the national security and economic competitiveness of the 
     United States; and
       ``(4) ensuring that initiatives impacting Federally funded 
     research grant making policy and management to protect the 
     national and economic security interests of the United States 
     are integrated with the activities of the Council.
       ``(b) Inclusions.--The responsibility of the head of an 
     Executive agency for assessing Federal research security risk 
     described in subsection (a) includes--
       ``(1) developing an overall Federal research security risk 
     management strategy and implementation plan and policies and 
     processes to guide and govern Federal research security risk 
     management activities by the Executive agency;
       ``(2) integrating Federal research security risk management 
     practices throughout the lifecycle of the grant programs of 
     the Executive agency;
       ``(3) sharing relevant information with other Executive 
     agencies, as determined appropriate by the Council in a 
     manner consistent with section 7903; and
       ``(4) reporting on the effectiveness of the Federal 
     research security risk management strategy of the Executive 
     agency consistent with guidance issued by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Council.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 77 the 
     following:

``79. Federal Research Security Council....................7901.''.....

     SEC. 4494. FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1041. Federal grant application fraud

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Federal grant.--The term `Federal grant'--
       ``(A) means a grant awarded by a Federal agency;
       ``(B) includes a subgrant awarded by a non-Federal entity 
     to carry out a Federal grant program; and
       ``(C) does not include--

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       ``(i) direct United States Government cash assistance to an 
     individual;
       ``(ii) a subsidy;
       ``(iii) a loan;
       ``(iv) a loan guarantee; or
       ``(v) insurance.
       ``(3) Federal grant application.--The term `Federal grant 
     application' means an application for a Federal grant.
       ``(4) Foreign compensation.--The term `foreign 
     compensation' means a title, monetary compensation, access to 
     a laboratory or other resource, or other benefit received 
     from--
       ``(A) a foreign government;
       ``(B) a foreign government institution; or
       ``(C) a foreign public enterprise.
       ``(5) Foreign government.--The term `foreign government' 
     includes a person acting or purporting to act on behalf of--
       ``(A) a faction, party, department, agency, bureau, 
     subnational administrative entity, or military of a foreign 
     country; or
       ``(B) a foreign government or a person purporting to act as 
     a foreign government, regardless of whether the United States 
     recognizes the government.
       ``(6) Foreign government institution.--The term `foreign 
     government institution' means a foreign entity owned by, 
     subject to the control of, or subject to regulation by a 
     foreign government.
       ``(7) Foreign public enterprise.--The term `foreign public 
     enterprise' means an enterprise over which a foreign 
     government directly or indirectly exercises a dominant 
     influence.
       ``(8) Law enforcement agency.--The term `law enforcement 
     agency'--
       ``(A) means a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law 
     enforcement agency; and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) the Office of Inspector General of an establishment 
     (as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) or a designated Federal entity (as 
     defined in section 8G(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)); and
       ``(ii) the Office of Inspector General, or similar office, 
     of a State or unit of local government.
       ``(9) Outside compensation.--The term `outside 
     compensation' means any compensation, resource, or support 
     (regardless of monetary value) made available to the 
     applicant in support of, or related to, any research 
     endeavor, including a title, research grant, cooperative 
     agreement, contract, institutional award, access to a 
     laboratory, or other resource, including materials, travel 
     compensation, or work incentives.
       ``(b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any individual 
     to knowingly--
       ``(1) prepare or submit a Federal grant application that 
     fails to disclose the receipt of any outside compensation, 
     including foreign compensation, by the individual;
       ``(2) forge, counterfeit, or otherwise falsify a document 
     for the purpose of obtaining a Federal grant; or
       ``(3) prepare, submit, or assist in the preparation or 
     submission of a Federal grant application or document in 
     connection with a Federal grant application that--
       ``(A) contains a false statement;
       ``(B) contains a material misrepresentation;
       ``(C) has no basis in law or fact; or
       ``(D) fails to disclose a material fact.
       ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (b) does not apply to an 
     activity--
       ``(1) carried out in connection with a lawfully authorized 
     investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of--
       ``(A) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(B) a Federal intelligence agency; or
       ``(2) authorized under chapter 224.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual who violates subsection 
     (b)--
       ``(1) shall be fined in accordance with this title, 
     imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; and
       ``(2) shall be prohibited from receiving a Federal grant 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a 
     sentence is imposed on the individual under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 47 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``1041. Federal grant application fraud.''.

     SEC. 4495. RESTRICTING THE ACQUISITION OF EMERGING 
                   TECHNOLOGIES BY CERTAIN ALIENS.

       (a) Grounds of Inadmissibility.--The Secretary of State may 
     determine that an alien is inadmissible if the Secretary 
     determines such alien is seeking to enter the United States 
     to knowingly acquire sensitive or emerging technologies to 
     undermine national security interests of the United States by 
     benefitting an adversarial foreign government's security or 
     strategic capabilities.
       (b) Relevant Factors.--To determine if an alien is 
     inadmissible under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
     shall--
       (1) take account of information and analyses relevant to 
     implementing subsection (a) from the Office of the Director 
     of National Intelligence, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department 
     of Commerce, and other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (2) take account of the continual expert assessments of 
     evolving sensitive or emerging technologies that foreign 
     adversaries are targeting;
       (3) take account of relevant information concerning the 
     foreign person's employment or collaboration, to the extent 
     known, with--
       (A) foreign military and security related organizations 
     that are adversarial to the United States;
       (B) foreign institutions involved in the theft of United 
     States research;
       (C) entities involved in export control violations or the 
     theft of intellectual property;
       (D) a government that seeks to undermine the integrity and 
     security of the United States research community; or
       (E) other associations or collaborations that pose a 
     national security threat based on intelligence assessments; 
     and
       (4) weigh the proportionality of risks and the factors 
     listed in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and semi-annually 
     thereafter until the sunset date set forth in subsection (e), 
     the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate 
     Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives that identifies--
       (1) any criteria, if relevant used to describe the aliens 
     to which the grounds of inadmissibility described in 
     subsection (a) may apply;
       (2) the number of individuals determined to be inadmissible 
     under subsection (a), including the nationality of each such 
     individual and the reasons for each determination of 
     inadmissibility; and
       (3) the number of days from the date of the consular 
     interview until a final decision is issued for each 
     application for a visa considered under this section, listed 
     by applicants' country of citizenship and relevant consulate.
       (d) Classification of Report.--Each report required under 
     subsection (c) shall be submitted, to the extent practicable, 
     in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on 
     the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 4496. MACHINE READABLE VISA DOCUMENTS.

       (a) Machine-readable Documents.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall--
       (1) use a machine-readable visa application form; and
       (2) make available documents submitted in support of a visa 
     application in a machine readable format to assist in--
       (A) identifying fraud;
       (B) conducting lawful law enforcement activities; and
       (C) determining the eligibility of applicants for a visa 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement under subsection (a) by providing to Congress, 
     not later than 30 days before such waiver takes effect--
       (1) a detailed explanation for why the waiver is being 
     issued; and
       (2) a timeframe for the implementation of the requirement 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (1) describes how supplementary documents provided by a 
     visa applicant in support of a visa application are stored 
     and shared by the Department of State with authorized Federal 
     agencies;
       (2) identifies the sections of a visa application that are 
     machine-readable and the sections that are not machine-
     readable;
       (3) provides cost estimates, including personnel costs and 
     a cost-benefit analysis for adopting different technologies, 
     including optical character recognition, for--
       (A) making every element of a visa application, and 
     documents submitted in support of a visa application, 
     machine-readable; and
       (B) ensuring that such system--
       (i) protects personally-identifiable information; and
       (ii) permits the sharing of visa information with Federal 
     agencies in accordance with existing law; and
       (4) includes an estimated timeline for completing the 
     implementation of subsection (a).

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     SEC. 4497. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO EXPORT 
                   CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATIONAL AND 
                   CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       Section 102(b)(5) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(5)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(5) promoting and supporting medical, scientific, 
     cultural, and educational research and development by 
     developing exchange programs for foreign researchers and 
     scientists, while protecting technologies regulated by export 
     control laws important to the national security and economic 
     interests of the United States, by requiring--
       ``(A) the sponsor to certify to the Department of State 
     that the sponsor, after reviewing all regulations related to 
     the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) and 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), has 
     determined that--
       ``(i) a license is not required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; or
       ``(ii)(I) a license is required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; and
       ``(II) the sponsor will prevent access to the controlled 
     technology or technical data by the exchange visitor until 
     the sponsor--

       ``(aa) has received the required license or other 
     authorization to release it to the visitor; and
       ``(bb) has provided a copy of such license or authorization 
     to the Department of State; and

       ``(B) if the sponsor maintains export controlled technology 
     or technical data, the sponsor to submit to the Department of 
     State the sponsor's plan to prevent unauthorized export or 
     transfer of any controlled items, materials, information, or 
     technology at the sponsor organization or entities associated 
     with a sponsor's administration of the exchange visitor 
     program.''.

     SEC. 4498. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

       Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as affecting the 
     rights and requirements provided in section 552a of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
     1974'') or subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Confidential Information 
     Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018'').
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4292. 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, add the following:

                 DIVISION E--SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       This division may be cited as the ``Securing America's 
     Future Act''.

                     TITLE I--ADVANCING AMERICAN AI

     SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Advancing American AI 
     Act''.

     SEC. 4202. PURPOSE.

       The purposes of this subtitle are to--
       (1) encourage agency artificial intelligence-related 
     programs and initiatives that enhance the competitiveness of 
     the United States and foster an approach to artificial 
     intelligence that builds on the strengths of the United 
     States in innovation and entrepreneurialism;
       (2) enhance the ability of the Federal Government to 
     translate research advances into artificial intelligence 
     applications to modernize systems and assist agency leaders 
     in fulfilling their missions;
       (3) promote adoption of modernized business practices and 
     advanced technologies across the Federal Government that 
     align with the values of the United States, including the 
     protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and
       (4) test and harness applied artificial intelligence to 
     enhance mission effectiveness and business practice 
     efficiency.

     SEC. 4203. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
       (4) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence system''--
       (A) means any data system, software, application, tool, or 
     utility that operates in whole or in part using dynamic or 
     static machine learning algorithms or other forms of 
     artificial intelligence, whether--
       (i) the data system, software, application, tool, or 
     utility is established primarily for the purpose of 
     researching, developing, or implementing artificial 
     intelligence technology; or
       (ii) artificial intelligence capability is integrated into 
     another system or agency business process, operational 
     activity, or technology system; and
       (B) does not include any common commercial product within 
     which artificial intelligence is embedded, such as a word 
     processor or map navigation system.
       (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.

     SEC. 4204. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Guidance.--The Director shall, when developing the 
     guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in 
     Government Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 
     116-260), consider--
       (1) the considerations and recommended practices identified 
     by the National Security Commission on Artificial 
     Intelligence in the report entitled ``Key Considerations for 
     the Responsible Development and Fielding of AI'', as updated 
     in April 2021;
       (2) the principles articulated in Executive Order 13960 (85 
     Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the use of trustworthy 
     artificial intelligence in Government); and
       (3) the input of--
       (A) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board;
       (B) relevant interagency councils, such as the Federal 
     Privacy Council, the Chief Information Officers Council, and 
     the Chief Data Officers Council;
       (C) other governmental and nongovernmental privacy, civil 
     rights, and civil liberties experts; and
       (D) any other individual or entity the Director determines 
     to be appropriate.
       (b) Department Policies and Processes for Procurement and 
     Use of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Systems.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the 
     participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief 
     Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, and the 
     Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
     Department and any other person determined to be relevant by 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue policies and 
     procedures for the Department related to--
       (A) the acquisition and use of artificial intelligence; and
       (B) considerations for the risks and impacts related to 
     artificial intelligence-enabled systems, including associated 
     data of machine learning systems, to ensure that full 
     consideration is given to--
       (i) the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties impacts 
     of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and
       (ii) security against misuse, degradation, or rending 
     inoperable of artificial intelligence-enabled systems; and
       (2) the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil 
     Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall report to 
     Congress on any additional staffing or funding resources that 
     may be required to carry out the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       (c) Inspector General.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department shall identify any training and investments needed 
     to enable employees of the Office of the Inspector General to 
     continually advance their understanding of--
       (1) artificial intelligence systems;
       (2) best practices for governance, oversight, and audits of 
     the use of artificial intelligence systems; and
       (3) how the Office of the Inspector General is using 
     artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative 
     capabilities, including actions to--
       (A) ensure the integrity of audit and investigative 
     results; and
       (B) guard against bias in the selection and conduct of 
     audits and investigations.
       (d) Artificial Intelligence Hygiene and Protection of 
     Government Information, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil 
     Liberties.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with a 
     working group consisting of members selected by the Director 
     from appropriate interagency councils, shall develop an 
     initial means by which to--
       (A) ensure that contracts for the acquisition of an 
     artificial intelligence system or service--
       (i) align with the guidance issued to the head of each 
     agency under section 104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 
     2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 116-260);
       (ii) address protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil 
     liberties;
       (iii) address the ownership and security of data and other 
     information created, used, processed, stored, maintained, 
     disseminated, disclosed, or disposed of by a contractor or 
     subcontractor on behalf of the Federal Government; and
       (iv) include considerations for securing the training data, 
     algorithms, and other components of any artificial 
     intelligence system against misuse, unauthorized alteration, 
     degradation, or rendering inoperable; and

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       (B) address any other issue or concern determined to be 
     relevant by the Director to ensure appropriate use and 
     protection of privacy and Government data and other 
     information.
       (2) Consultation.--In developing the considerations under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of 
     National Intelligence.
       (3) Review.--The Director--
       (A) should continuously update the means developed under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and not less frequently than every 2 years 
     thereafter, shall update the means developed under paragraph 
     (1).
       (4) Briefing.--The Director shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees--
       (A) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and thereafter on a quarterly basis until the 
     Director first implements the means developed under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) annually thereafter on the implementation of this 
     subsection.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to be effective on 
     the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 4205. AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE 
                   CASES.

       (a) Inventory.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for a 
     period of 5 years, the Director, in consultation with the 
     Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
     Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be 
     appropriate by the Director, shall require the head of each 
     agency to--
       (1) prepare and maintain an inventory of the artificial 
     intelligence use cases of the agency, including current and 
     planned uses;
       (2) share agency inventories with other agencies, to the 
     extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and 
     policy, including those concerning protection of privacy and 
     of sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other 
     protected information; and
       (3) make agency inventories available to the public, in a 
     manner determined by the Director, and to the extent 
     practicable and in accordance with applicable law and policy, 
     including those concerning the protection of privacy and of 
     sensitive law enforcement, national security, and other 
     protected information.
       (b) Central Inventory.--The Director is encouraged to 
     designate a host entity and ensure the creation and 
     maintenance of an online public directory to--
       (1) make agency artificial intelligence use case 
     information available to the public and those wishing to do 
     business with the Federal Government; and
       (2) identify common use cases across agencies.
       (c) Sharing.--The sharing of agency inventories described 
     in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the Chief 
     Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
     Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief 
     Acquisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to 
     improve interagency coordination and information sharing for 
     common use cases.

     SEC. 4206. RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF APPLIED 
                   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES TO 
                   DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 
                   USE CASES.

       (a) Identification of Use Cases.--Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, the 
     Chief Data Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as 
     determined to be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 
     4 new use cases for the application of artificial 
     intelligence-enabled systems to support interagency or intra-
     agency modernization initiatives that require linking 
     multiple siloed internal and external data sources, 
     consistent with applicable laws and policies, including those 
     relating to the protection of privacy and of sensitive law 
     enforcement, national security, and other protected 
     information.
       (b) Pilot Program.--
       (1) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program under this 
     subsection include--
       (A) to enable agencies to operate across organizational 
     boundaries, coordinating between existing established 
     programs and silos to improve delivery of the agency mission; 
     and
       (B) to demonstrate the circumstances under which artificial 
     intelligence can be used to modernize or assist in 
     modernizing legacy agency systems.
       (2) Deployment and pilot.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
     with the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as 
     the Director determines to be appropriate, shall ensure the 
     initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artificial 
     intelligence use case applications identified under 
     subsection (a), leveraging commercially available 
     technologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial 
     intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases 
     identified under subsection (a).
       (3) Risk evaluation and mitigation plan.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of 
     agencies to--
       (A) evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intelligence 
     systems; and
       (B) develop a risk mitigation plan to address those risks, 
     including consideration of--
       (i) the artificial intelligence system not performing as 
     expected;
       (ii) the lack of sufficient or quality training data; and
       (iii) the vulnerability of a utilized artificial 
     intelligence system to unauthorized manipulation or misuse.
       (4) Prioritization.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
     Director shall prioritize modernization projects that--
       (A) would benefit from commercially available privacy-
     preserving techniques, such as use of differential privacy, 
     federated learning, and secure multiparty computing; and
       (B) otherwise take into account considerations of civil 
     rights and civil liberties.
       (5) Use case modernization application areas.--Use case 
     modernization application areas described in paragraph (2) 
     shall include not less than 1 from each of the following 
     categories:
       (A) Applied artificial intelligence to drive agency 
     productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and 
     logistics, such as--
       (i) predictive food demand and optimized supply;
       (ii) predictive medical supplies and equipment demand and 
     optimized supply; or
       (iii) predictive logistics to accelerate disaster 
     preparedness, response, and recovery.
       (B) Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency 
     investment return and address mission-oriented challenges, 
     such as--
       (i) applied artificial intelligence portfolio management 
     for agencies;
       (ii) workforce development and upskilling;
       (iii) redundant and laborious analyses;
       (iv) determining compliance with Government requirements, 
     such as with grants management; or
       (v) outcomes measurement to measure economic and social 
     benefits.
       (6) Requirements.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the 
     heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the 
     Director determines to be appropriate, shall establish an 
     artificial intelligence capability within each of the 4 use 
     case pilots under this subsection that--
       (A) solves data access and usability issues with automated 
     technology and eliminates or minimizes the need for manual 
     data cleansing and harmonization efforts;
       (B) continuously and automatically ingests data and updates 
     domain models in near real-time to help identify new patterns 
     and predict trends, to the extent possible, to help agency 
     personnel to make better decisions and take faster actions;
       (C) organizes data for meaningful data visualization and 
     analysis so the Government has predictive transparency for 
     situational awareness to improve use case outcomes;
       (D) is rapidly configurable to support multiple 
     applications and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions 
     and evolving use case requirements, to the extent possible;
       (E) enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across 
     agencies; and
       (F) preserves intellectual property rights to the data and 
     output for benefit of the Federal Government and agencies.
       (c) Briefing.--Not earlier than 270 days but not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the activities 
     carried out under this section and results of those 
     activities.
       (d) Sunset.--The section shall cease to be effective on the 
     date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4207. ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MISSIONS.

       (a) Innovative Commercial Items.--Section 880 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (41 
     U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000'';
       (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `commercial product'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given the term `commercial item' in 
     section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) includes a commercial product or a commercial 
     service, as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, 
     of title 41, United States Code; and
       ``(2) the term `innovative' means--
       ``(A) any new technology, process, or method, including 
     research and development; or
       ``(B) any new application of an existing technology, 
     process, or method.''; and
       (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``2022'' and insert 
     ``2027''.
       (b) DHS Other Transaction Authority.--Section 831 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; 
     and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Prototype projects.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out 
     prototype projects under section 2371b of title 10, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(B) in applying the authorities of such section 2371b, 
     the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary of 
     Defense as prescribed in such section.'';

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       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, 
     2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 845(e)'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``section 2371b(e) of title 
     10, United States Code.''.
       (c) Commercial Off the Shelf Supply Chain Risk Management 
     Tools.--The General Services Administration is encouraged to 
     pilot commercial off the shelf supply chain risk management 
     tools to improve the ability of the Federal Government to 
     characterize, monitor, predict, and respond to specific 
     supply chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit 
     future Federal acquisition operations.

                          TITLE II--PERSONNEL

          Subtitle A--Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling

     SEC. 4301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Facilitating Federal 
     Employee Reskilling Act''.

     SEC. 4302. RESKILLING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Competitive service.--The term ``competitive service'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (5) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an employee 
     serving in a position in the competitive service or the 
     excepted service.
       (6) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 2103 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (7) Federal reskilling program.--The term ``Federal 
     reskilling program'' means a program established by the head 
     of an agency or the Director to provide employees with the 
     technical skill or expertise that would qualify the employees 
     to serve in a different position in the competitive service 
     or the excepted service that requires such technical skill or 
     expertise.
       (b) Requirements.--With respect to a Federal reskilling 
     program established by the head of an agency or by the 
     Director before, on, or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the agency head or the Director, as applicable, shall 
     ensure that the Federal reskilling program--
       (1) is implemented in a manner that is in accordance with 
     the bar on prohibited personnel practices under section 2302 
     of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the merit 
     system principles under section 2301 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including by using merit-based selection 
     procedures for participation by employees in the Federal 
     reskilling program;
       (2) includes appropriate limitations or restrictions 
     associated with implementing the Federal reskilling program, 
     which shall be consistent with any regulations prescribed by 
     the Director under subsection (e);
       (3) provides that any new position to which an employee who 
     participates in the Federal reskilling program is transferred 
     will utilize the technical skill or expertise that the 
     employee acquired by participating in the Federal reskilling 
     program;
       (4) includes the option for an employee participating in 
     the Federal reskilling program to return to the original 
     position of the employee, or a similar position, particularly 
     if the employee is unsuccessful in the position to which the 
     employee transfers after completing the Federal reskilling 
     program;
       (5) provides that an employee who successfully completes 
     the Federal reskilling program and transfers to a position 
     that requires the technical skill or expertise provided 
     through the Federal reskilling program shall be entitled to 
     have the grade of the position held immediately before the 
     transfer in a manner in accordance with section 5362 of title 
     5, United States Code;
       (6) provides that an employee serving in a position in the 
     excepted service may not transfer to a position in the 
     competitive service solely by reason of the completion of the 
     Federal reskilling program by the employee; and
       (7) includes a mechanism to track outcomes of the Federal 
     reskilling program in accordance with the metrics established 
     under subsection (c).
       (c) Reporting and Metrics.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 
     reporting requirements for, and standardized metrics and 
     procedures for agencies to track outcomes of, Federal 
     reskilling programs, which shall include, with respect to 
     each Federal reskilling program--
       (1) providing a summary of the Federal reskilling program;
       (2) collecting and reporting demographic and employment 
     data with respect to employees who have applied for, 
     participated in, or completed the Federal reskilling program;
       (3) attrition of employees who have completed the Federal 
     reskilling program; and
       (4) any other measures or outcomes that the Director 
     determines to be relevant.
       (d) GAO Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a comprehensive study of, and submit to 
     Congress a report on, Federal reskilling programs that 
     includes--
       (1) a summary of each Federal reskilling program and 
     methods by which each Federal reskilling program recruits, 
     selects, and retrains employees;
       (2) an analysis of the accessibility of each Federal 
     reskilling program for a diverse set of candidates;
       (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness, costs, and benefits 
     of the Federal reskilling programs; and
       (4) recommendations to improve Federal reskilling programs 
     to accomplish the goal of reskilling the Federal workforce.
       (e) Regulations.--The Director--
       (1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, shall prescribe regulations for the reporting 
     requirements and metrics and procedures under subsection (c);
       (2) may prescribe additional regulations, as the Director 
     determines necessary, to provide for requirements with 
     respect to, and the implementation of, Federal reskilling 
     programs; and
       (3) with respect to any regulation prescribed under this 
     subsection, shall brief the appropriate committees of 
     Congress with respect to the regulation not later than 30 
     days before the date on which the final version of the 
     regulation is published.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require the head of an agency or the Director to 
     establish a Federal reskilling program.
       (g) Use of Funds.--Any Federal reskilling program 
     established by the head of an agency or the Director shall be 
     carried out using amounts otherwise made available to that 
     agency head or the Director, as applicable.

         Subtitle B--Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program

     SEC. 4351. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Rotational 
     Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4352. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, except that the term does not include the 
     Government Accountability Office.
       (2) Competitive service.--The term ``competitive service'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Councils.--The term ``Councils'' means--
       (A) the Chief Human Capital Officers Council established 
     under section 1303 of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 
     2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note); and
       (B) the Chief Information Officers Council established 
     under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code.
       (4) Cyber workforce position.--The term ``cyber workforce 
     position'' means a position identified as having information 
     technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions 
     under section 303 of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note).
       (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (6) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (7) Employing agency.--The term ``employing agency'' means 
     the agency from which an employee is detailed to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position.
       (8) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (9) Rotational cyber workforce position.--The term 
     ``rotational cyber workforce position'' means a cyber 
     workforce position with respect to which a determination has 
     been made under section 4353(a)(1).
       (10) Rotational cyber workforce program.--The term 
     ``rotational cyber workforce program'' means the program for 
     the detail of employees among rotational cyber workforce 
     positions at agencies.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.

     SEC. 4353. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE POSITIONS.

       (a) Determination With Respect to Rotational Service.--
       (1) In general.--The head of each agency may determine that 
     a cyber workforce position in that agency is eligible for the 
     rotational cyber workforce program, which shall not be 
     construed to modify the requirement under section 4354(b)(3) 
     that participation in the rotational cyber workforce program 
     by an employee shall be voluntary.
       (2) Notice provided.--The head of an agency shall submit to 
     the Director--
       (A) notice regarding any determination made by the head of 
     the agency under paragraph (1); and
       (B) for each position with respect to which the head of the 
     agency makes a determination under paragraph (1), the 
     information required under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Preparation of List.--The Director, with assistance 
     from the Councils and the Secretary, shall develop a list of 
     rotational cyber workforce positions that--
       (1) with respect to each such position, to the extent that 
     the information does not disclose sensitive national security 
     information, includes--

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       (A) the title of the position;
       (B) the occupational series with respect to the position;
       (C) the grade level or work level with respect to the 
     position;
       (D) the agency in which the position is located;
       (E) the duty location with respect to the position; and
       (F) the major duties and functions of the position; and
       (2) shall be used to support the rotational cyber workforce 
     program.
       (c) Distribution of List.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Director shall distribute an updated list 
     developed under subsection (b) to the head of each agency and 
     other appropriate entities.

     SEC. 4354. ROTATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Operation Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and in consultation with the Councils, 
     the Secretary, representatives of other agencies, and any 
     other entity as the Director determines appropriate, the 
     Director shall develop and issue a Federal Rotational Cyber 
     Workforce Program operation plan providing policies, 
     processes, and procedures for a program for the detailing of 
     employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at 
     agencies, which may be incorporated into and implemented 
     through mechanisms in existence on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Updating.--The Director may, in consultation with the 
     Councils, the Secretary, and other entities as the Director 
     determines appropriate, periodically update the operation 
     plan developed and issued under paragraph (1).
       (b) Requirements.--The operation plan developed and issued 
     under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum--
       (1) identify agencies for participation in the rotational 
     cyber workforce program;
       (2) establish procedures for the rotational cyber workforce 
     program, including--
       (A) any training, education, or career development 
     requirements associated with participation in the rotational 
     cyber workforce program;
       (B) any prerequisites or requirements for participation in 
     the rotational cyber workforce program; and
       (C) appropriate rotational cyber workforce program 
     performance measures, reporting requirements, employee exit 
     surveys, and other accountability devices for the evaluation 
     of the program;
       (3) provide that participation in the rotational cyber 
     workforce program by an employee shall be voluntary;
       (4) provide that an employee shall be eligible to 
     participate in the rotational cyber workforce program if the 
     head of the employing agency of the employee, or a designee 
     of the head of the employing agency of the employee, approves 
     of the participation of the employee;
       (5) provide that the detail of an employee to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program shall be on a nonreimbursable basis;
       (6) provide that agencies may agree to partner to ensure 
     that the employing agency of an employee who participates in 
     the rotational cyber workforce program is able to fill the 
     position vacated by the employee;
       (7) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber 
     workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program, upon the end of the period of service with respect 
     to the detail, shall be entitled to return to the position 
     held by the employee, or an equivalent position, in the 
     employing agency of the employee without loss of pay, 
     seniority, or other rights or benefits to which the employee 
     would have been entitled had the employee not been detailed;
       (8) provide that discretion with respect to the assignment 
     of an employee under the rotational cyber workforce program 
     shall remain with the employing agency of the employee;
       (9) require that an employee detailed to a rotational cyber 
     workforce position under the rotational cyber workforce 
     program in an agency that is not the employing agency of the 
     employee shall have all the rights that would be available to 
     the employee if the employee were detailed under a provision 
     of law other than this subtitle from the employing agency to 
     the agency in which the rotational cyber workforce position 
     is located;
       (10) provide that participation by an employee in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program shall not constitute a 
     change in the conditions of the employment of the employee; 
     and
       (11) provide that an employee participating in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program shall receive performance 
     evaluations relating to service in the rotational cyber 
     workforce program in a participating agency that are--
       (A) prepared by an appropriate officer, supervisor, or 
     management official of the employing agency, acting in 
     coordination with the supervisor at the agency in which the 
     employee is performing service in the rotational cyber 
     workforce position;
       (B) based on objectives identified in the operation plan 
     with respect to the employee; and
       (C) based in whole or in part on the contribution of the 
     employee to the agency in which the employee performed such 
     service, as communicated from that agency to the employing 
     agency of the employee.
       (c) Program Requirements for Rotational Service.--
       (1) In general.--An employee serving in a cyber workforce 
     position in an agency may, with the approval of the head of 
     the agency, submit an application for detail to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position that appears on the list developed 
     under section 4353(b).
       (2) OPM approval for certain positions.--An employee 
     serving in a position in the excepted service may only be 
     selected for a rotational cyber workforce position that is in 
     the competitive service with the prior approval of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, in accordance with section 300.301 
     of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
     thereto.
       (3) Selection and term.--
       (A) Selection.--The head of an agency shall select an 
     employee for a rotational cyber workforce position under the 
     rotational cyber workforce program in a manner that is 
     consistent with the merit system principles under section 
     2301(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Term.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), and 
     notwithstanding section 3341(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, a detail to a rotational cyber workforce position shall 
     be for a period of not less than 180 days and not more than 1 
     year.
       (C) Extension.--The Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
     agency to which an employee is detailed under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program may extend the period of a detail 
     described in subparagraph (B) for a period of 60 days unless 
     the Chief Human Capital Officer of the employing agency of 
     the employee objects to that extension.
       (4) Written service agreements.--
       (A) In general.--The detail of an employee to a rotational 
     cyber workforce position shall be contingent upon the 
     employee entering into a written service agreement with the 
     employing agency under which the employee is required to 
     complete a period of employment with the employing agency 
     following the conclusion of the detail that is equal in 
     length to the period of the detail.
       (B) Other agreements and obligations.--A written service 
     agreement under subparagraph (A) shall not supersede or 
     modify the terms or conditions of any other service agreement 
     entered into by the employee under any other authority or 
     relieve the obligations between the employee and the 
     employing agency under such a service agreement. Nothing in 
     this subparagraph prevents an employing agency from 
     terminating a service agreement entered into under any other 
     authority under the terms of such agreement or as required by 
     law or regulation.

     SEC. 4355. REPORTING BY GAO.

       Not later than the end of the third fiscal year after the 
     fiscal year in which the operation plan under section 4354(a) 
     is issued, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report assessing the operation and 
     effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce program, 
     which shall address, at a minimum--
       (1) the extent to which agencies have participated in the 
     rotational cyber workforce program, including whether the 
     head of each such participating agency has--
       (A) identified positions within the agency that are 
     rotational cyber workforce positions;
       (B) had employees from other participating agencies serve 
     in positions described in subparagraph (A); and
       (C) had employees of the agency request to serve in 
     rotational cyber workforce positions under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program in participating agencies, including 
     a description of how many such requests were approved; and
       (2) the experiences of employees serving in rotational 
     cyber workforce positions under the rotational cyber 
     workforce program, including an assessment of--
       (A) the period of service;
       (B) the positions (including grade level and occupational 
     series or work level) held by employees before completing 
     service in a rotational cyber workforce position under the 
     rotational cyber workforce program;
       (C) the extent to which each employee who completed service 
     in a rotational cyber workforce position under the rotational 
     cyber workforce program achieved a higher skill level, or 
     attained a skill level in a different area, with respect to 
     information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related 
     functions; and
       (D) the extent to which service in rotational cyber 
     workforce positions has affected intra-agency and interagency 
     integration and coordination of cyber practices, functions, 
     and personnel management.

     SEC. 4356. SUNSET.

       Effective 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     this subtitle is repealed.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

       Subtitle A--Ensuring Security of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

     SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``American Security Drone 
     Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means an entity included on a list developed and 
     maintained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. This 
     list will include entities in the following categories:
       (A) An entity included on the Consolidated Screening List.

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       (B) Any entity that is subject to extrajudicial direction 
     from a foreign government, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a national 
     security risk.
       (D) Any entity domiciled in the People's Republic of China 
     or subject to influence or control by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China or the Communist Party of the 
     People's Republic of China, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.
       (E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``covered 
     unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``unmanned aircraft system'' in section 44801 of title 49, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 4403. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsections (b) 
     though (f), the head of an executive agency may not procure 
     any covered unmanned aircraft system that are manufactured or 
     assembled by a covered foreign entity, which includes 
     associated elements (consisting of communication links and 
     the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are 
     required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently 
     in the national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition 
     Security Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, shall develop and update a list of associated 
     elements.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.

     SEC. 4404. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal 
     department or agency may operate a covered unmanned aircraft 
     system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
       (2) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition 
     under paragraph (1) applies to any covered unmanned aircraft 
     systems that are being used by any executive agency through 
     the method of contracting for the services of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; and
       (2) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence 
     for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exemption.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for the 
     sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or 
     analysis for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance 
     for System Safety of UAE through Research Excellence (ASSURE) 
     Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of conducting 
     safety investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of marine or 
     atmospheric science or management.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (g) Regulations and Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations or guidance to 
     implement this section.

     SEC. 4405. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PURCHASES 
                   AND OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded through 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or otherwise 
     made available may be used--
       (1) to purchase a covered unmanned aircraft system, or a 
     system to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is 
     manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity; or
       (2) in connection with the operation of such a drone or 
     unmanned aircraft system.
       (b) Exemption.--A Federal department or agency is exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if--
       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement was 
     awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the operation or procurement is for the sole purposes 
     of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, for--
       (A) electronic warfare;
       (B) information warfare operations;
       (C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
       (D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities; or
       (E) Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations; or
       (F) the safe integration of UAS in the national airspace 
     (as determined in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation); and
       (3) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     or the Secretary of Defense; and
       (2) upon notification to Congress.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as 
     necessary, to implement the requirements of this section 
     pertaining to Federal contracts.

     SEC. 4406. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PURCHASE 
                   CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase Cards may 
     not be used to procure any covered unmanned aircraft system 
     from a covered foreign entity.

     SEC. 4407. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COVERED 
                   UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Effective immediately, all executive 
     agencies must account for existing inventories of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a 
     covered foreign entity in their personal property accounting 
     systems, regardless of the original procurement cost, or the 
     purpose of procurement due to the special monitoring and 
     accounting measures necessary to track the items' 
     capabilities.
       (b) Classified Tracking.--Due to the sensitive nature of 
     missions and operations conducted by the United States 
     Government, inventory data related to covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered 
     foreign entity may be tracked at a classified level.

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       (c) Exceptions.--The Department of Defense and Department 
     of Homeland Security may exclude from the full inventory 
     process, covered unmanned aircraft systems that are deemed 
     expendable due to mission risk such as recovery issues or 
     that are one-time-use covered unmanned aircraft due to 
     requirements and low cost.

     SEC. 4408. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

       Not later than 275 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of commercial off-
     the-shelf drones and covered unmanned aircraft systems 
     procured by Federal departments and agencies from covered 
     foreign entities.

     SEC. 4409. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in coordination with the Department of 
     Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Justice, and other Departments as determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and in 
     consultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, shall establish a government-wide policy for the 
     procurement of UAS--
       (1) for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence 
     community operations; and
       (2) through grants and cooperative agreements entered into 
     with non-Federal entities.
       (b) Information Security.--The policy developed under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following specifications, 
     which to the extent practicable, shall be based on industry 
     standards and technical guidance from the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, to address the risks associated 
     with processing, storing and transmitting Federal information 
     in a UAS:
       (1) Protections to ensure controlled access of UAS.
       (2) Protecting software, firmware, and hardware by ensuring 
     changes to UAS are properly managed, including by ensuring 
     UAS can be updated using a secure, controlled, and 
     configurable mechanism.
       (3) Cryptographically securing sensitive collected, stored, 
     and transmitted data, including proper handling of privacy 
     data and other controlled unclassified information.
       (4) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect sensitive 
     information, including during and after use of UAS.
       (5) Appropriate data security to ensure that data is not 
     transmitted to or stored in non-approved locations.
       (6) The ability to opt out of the uploading, downloading, 
     or transmitting of data that is not required by law or 
     regulation and an ability to choose with whom and where 
     information is shared when it is required.
       (c) Requirement.--The policy developed under subsection (a) 
     shall reflect an appropriate risk-based approach to 
     information security related to use of UAS.
       (d) Revision of Acquisition Regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date on which the policy required under 
     subsection (a) is issued--
       (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as necessary, to 
     implement the policy; and
       (2) any Federal department or agency or other Federal 
     entity not subject to, or not subject solely to, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall revise applicable policy, 
     guidance, or regulations, as necessary, to implement the 
     policy.
       (e) Exemption.--In developing the policy required under 
     subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall incorporate an exemption to the policy for the 
     following reasons:
       (1) In the case of procurement for the purposes of 
     training, testing, or analysis for--
       (A) electronic warfare; or
       (B) information warfare operations.
       (2) In the case of researching UAS technology, including 
     testing, evaluation, research, or development of technology 
     to counter UAS.
       (3) In the case of a head of the procuring department or 
     agency determining, in writing, that no product that complies 
     with the information security requirements described in 
     subsection (b) is capable of fulfilling mission critical 
     performance requirements, and such determination--
       (A) may not be delegated below the level of the Deputy 
     Secretary of the procuring department or agency;
       (B) shall specify--
       (i) the quantity of end items to which the waiver applies, 
     the procurement value of which may not exceed $50,000 per 
     waiver; and
       (ii) the time period over which the waiver applies, which 
     shall not exceed 3 years;
       (C) shall be reported to the Office of Management and 
     Budget following issuance of such a determination; and
       (D) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     determination is made, shall be provided to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 4410. STUDY.

       (a) Independent Study.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall seek to enter into a contract 
     with a federally funded research and development center under 
     which the center will conduct a study of--
       (1) the current and future unmanned aircraft system global 
     and domestic market;
       (2) the ability of the unmanned aircraft system domestic 
     market to keep pace with technological advancements across 
     the industry;
       (3) the ability of domestically made unmanned aircraft 
     systems to meet the network security and data protection 
     requirements of the national security enterprise;
       (4) the extent to which unmanned aircraft system component 
     parts, such as the parts described in section 4403, are made 
     domestically; and
       (5) an assessment of the economic impact, including cost, 
     of excluding the use of foreign-made UAS for use across the 
     Federal Government.
       (b) Submission to OMB.--Upon completion of the study in 
     subsection (a), the federally funded research and development 
     center shall submit the study to the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget receives the study under subsection (b), the 
     Director shall submit the study to--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 4411. SUNSET.

       Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect on 
     the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

              Subtitle B--No TikTok on Government Devices

     SEC. 4431. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``No TikTok on Government 
     Devices Act''.

     SEC. 4432. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TIKTOK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered application'' means the social 
     networking service TikTok or any successor application or 
     service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an 
     entity owned by ByteDance Limited;
       (2) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
       (3) the term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Prohibition on the Use of TikTok.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent 
     with the information security requirements under subchapter 
     II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
     develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies 
     requiring the removal of any covered application from 
     information technology.
       (2) National security and research exceptions.--The 
     standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national 
     security interests and activities, and security researchers; 
     and
       (B) for any authorized use of a covered application under 
     an exception, requirements for executive agencies to develop 
     and document risk mitigation actions for such use.

                  Subtitle C--National Risk Management

     SEC. 4461. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Risk 
     Management Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 4462. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2218. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE.

       ``(a) National Critical Functions Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `national critical functions' means the 
     functions of government and the private sector so vital to 
     the United States that their disruption, corruption, or 
     dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, 
     national economic security, national public health or safety, 
     or any combination thereof.
       ``(b) National Risk Management Cycle.--
       ``(1) Risk identification and assessment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director, shall establish a recurring process by which to 
     identify, assess, and prioritize risks to critical 
     infrastructure, considering both cyber and physical threats, 
     the associated likelihoods, vulnerabilities, and 
     consequences, and the resources necessary to address them.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In establishing the process required 
     under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with, and 
     request and collect information to support analysis from, 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies, critical infrastructure 
     owners and operators, the Assistant to the President for 
     National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for 
     Homeland Security, and the National Cyber Director.
       ``(C) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section,

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     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
     procedures for the process established under subparagraph 
     (A), subject to any redactions the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to protect classified or other sensitive 
     information.
       ``(D) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the President, 
     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 risks identified by 
     the process established under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section; and
       ``(ii) not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits a periodic evaluation described in section 
     9002(b)(2) of title XC of division H of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283).
       ``(2) National critical infrastructure resilience 
     strategy.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary delivers each report required under 
     paragraph (1), the President shall deliver to majority and 
     minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker and minority 
     leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives a national critical infrastructure resilience 
     strategy designed to address the risks identified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Elements.--Each strategy delivered under subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) identify, assess, and prioritize areas of risk to 
     critical infrastructure that would compromise or disrupt 
     national critical functions impacting national security, 
     economic security, or public health and safety;
       ``(ii) assess the implementation of the previous national 
     critical infrastructure resilience strategy, as applicable;
       ``(iii) identify and outline current and proposed national-
     level actions, programs, and efforts to be taken to address 
     the risks identified;
       ``(iv) identify the Federal departments or agencies 
     responsible for leading each national-level action, program, 
     or effort and the relevant critical infrastructure sectors 
     for each; and
       ``(v) request any additional authorities necessary to 
     successfully execute the strategy.
       ``(C) Form.--Each strategy delivered under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
       ``(3) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date on which the President delivers the first strategy 
     required under paragraph (2)(A), and every year thereafter, 
     the Secretary, in coordination with Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies, shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on--
       ``(A) the national risk management cycle activities 
     undertaken pursuant to the strategy; and
       ``(B) the amounts and timeline for funding that the 
     Secretary has determined would be necessary to address risks 
     and successfully execute the full range of activities 
     proposed by the strategy.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2217 the following:

``Sec. 2218. National risk management cycle.''.

              Subtitle D--Safeguarding American Innovation

     SEC. 4491. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Safeguarding American 
     Innovation Act''.

     SEC. 4492. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Federal science agency.--The term ``Federal science 
     agency'' means any Federal department or agency to which more 
     than $100,000,000 in basic and applied research and 
     development funds were appropriated for the previous fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Research and development.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``research and development'' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       (B) Development.--The term ``development'' means 
     experimental development.
       (C) Experimental development.--The term ``experimental 
     development'' means creative and systematic work, drawing 
     upon knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       (i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       (ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       (D) Research.--The term ``research''--
       (i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       (ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       (I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       (II) are not included in the instruction function.

     SEC. 4493. FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle V of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``CHAPTER 79--FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL

``Sec.
``7901. Definitions.
``7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment and membership.
``7903. Functions and authorities.
``7904. Strategic plan.
``7905. Annual report.
``7906. Requirements for Executive agencies.

     ``Sec. 7901. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       ``(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       ``(F) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(G) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(H) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(I) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(J) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       ``(K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(L) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(M) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Federal 
     Research Security Council established under section 7902(a).
       ``(3) Executive agency.--The term `Executive agency' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.
       ``(4) Federal research security risk.--The term `Federal 
     research security risk' means the risk posed by malign state 
     actors and other persons to the security and integrity of 
     research and development conducted using research and 
     development funds awarded by Executive agencies.
       ``(5) Insider.--The term `insider' means any person with 
     authorized access to any United States Government resource, 
     including personnel, facilities, information, research, 
     equipment, networks, or systems.
       ``(6) Insider threat.--The term `insider threat' means the 
     threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access 
     (wittingly or unwittingly) to harm the national and economic 
     security of the United States or negatively affect the 
     integrity of a Federal agency's normal processes, including 
     damaging the United States through espionage, sabotage, 
     terrorism, unauthorized disclosure of national security 
     information or nonpublic information, a destructive act 
     (which may include physical harm to another in the 
     workplace), or through the loss or degradation of 
     departmental resources, capabilities, and functions.
       ``(7) Research and development.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `research and development' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       ``(B) Development.--The term `development' means 
     experimental development.
       ``(C) Experimental development.--The term `experimental 
     development' means creative and systematic work, drawing upon 
     knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       ``(i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       ``(ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       ``(D) Research.--The term `research'--
       ``(i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       ``(ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       ``(I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       ``(II) are not included in the instruction function.

       ``(8) United states research community.--The term `United 
     States research community' means--
       ``(A) research and development centers of Executive 
     agencies;
       ``(B) private research and development centers in the 
     United States, including for profit and nonprofit research 
     institutes;
       ``(C) research and development centers at institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
       ``(D) research and development centers of States, United 
     States territories, Indian tribes, and municipalities;
       ``(E) government-owned, contractor-operated United States 
     Government research and development centers; and
       ``(F) any person conducting federally funded research or 
     receiving Federal research grant funding.

     ``Sec. 7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment 
       and membership

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established, in the Office 
     of Management and Budget, a Federal Research Security 
     Council, which

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     shall develop federally funded research and development grant 
     making policy and management guidance to protect the national 
     and economic security interests of the United States.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The following agencies shall be 
     represented on the Council:
       ``(A) The Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(B) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(C) The Department of Defense.
       ``(D) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(E) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(F) The Department of Justice.
       ``(G) The Department of Energy.
       ``(H) The Department of Commerce.
       ``(I) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(J) The Department of State.
       ``(K) The Department of Transportation.
       ``(L) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(M) The National Science Foundation.
       ``(N) The Department of Education.
       ``(O) The Small Business Administration.
       ``(P) The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency.
       ``(Q) Other Executive agencies, as determined by the 
     Chairperson of the Council.
       ``(2) Lead representatives.--
       ``(A) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the head of each agency represented on the Council shall 
     designate a representative of that agency as the lead 
     representative of the agency on the Council.
       ``(B) Functions.--The lead representative of an agency 
     designated under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that 
     appropriate personnel, including leadership and subject 
     matter experts of the agency, are aware of the business of 
     the Council.
       ``(c) Chairperson.--
       ``(1) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     designate a senior level official from the Office of 
     Management and Budget to serve as the Chairperson of the 
     Council.
       ``(2) Functions.--The Chairperson shall perform functions 
     that include--
       ``(A) subject to subsection (d), developing a schedule for 
     meetings of the Council;
       ``(B) designating Executive agencies to be represented on 
     the Council under subsection (b)(1)(Q);
       ``(C) in consultation with the lead representative of each 
     agency represented on the Council, developing a charter for 
     the Council; and
       ``(D) not later than 7 days after completion of the 
     charter, submitting the charter to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(3) Lead science advisor.--The Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy shall designate a senior level 
     official to be the lead science advisor to the Council for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(4) Lead security advisor.--The Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center shall designate a 
     senior level official from the National Counterintelligence 
     and Security Center to be the lead security advisor to the 
     Council for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Safeguarding 
     American Innovation Act and not less frequently than 
     quarterly thereafter.

     ``Sec. 7903. Functions and authorities

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Implementing.--The term `implementing' means working 
     with the relevant Federal agencies, through existing 
     processes and procedures, to enable those agencies to put in 
     place and enforce the measures described in this section.
       ``(2) Uniform application process.--The term `uniform 
     application process' means a process employed by Federal 
     science agencies to maximize the collection of information 
     regarding applicants and applications, as determined by the 
     Council.
       ``(b) In General.--The Chairperson of the Council shall 
     consider the missions and responsibilities of Council members 
     in determining the lead agencies for Council functions. The 
     Council shall perform the following functions:
       ``(1) Developing and implementing, across all Executive 
     agencies that award research and development grants, awards, 
     and contracts, a uniform application process for grants in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(2) Developing and implementing policies and providing 
     guidance to prevent malign foreign interference from unduly 
     influencing the peer review process for federally funded 
     research and development.
       ``(3) Identifying or developing criteria for sharing among 
     Executive agencies and with law enforcement and other 
     agencies, as appropriate, information regarding individuals 
     who violate disclosure policies and other policies related to 
     research security.
       ``(4) Identifying an appropriate Executive agency--
       ``(A) to accept and protect information submitted by 
     Executive agencies and non-Federal entities based on the 
     process established pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) to facilitate the sharing of information received 
     under subparagraph (A) to support, consistent with Federal 
     law--
       ``(i) the oversight of federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(ii) criminal and civil investigations of misappropriated 
     Federal funds, resources, and information; and
       ``(iii) counterintelligence investigations.
       ``(5) Identifying, as appropriate, Executive agencies to 
     provide--
       ``(A) shared services, such as support for conducting 
     Federal research security risk assessments, activities to 
     mitigate such risks, and oversight and investigations with 
     respect to grants awarded by Executive agencies; and
       ``(B) common contract solutions to support the verification 
     of the identities of persons participating in federally 
     funded research and development.
       ``(6) Identifying and issuing guidance, in accordance with 
     subsection (e) and in coordination with the National Insider 
     Threat Task Force established by Executive Order 13587 (50 
     U.S.C. 3161 note) for expanding the scope of Executive agency 
     insider threat programs, including the safeguarding of 
     research and development from exploitation, compromise, or 
     other unauthorized disclosure, taking into account risk 
     levels and the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each 
     such agency.
       ``(7) Identifying and issuing guidance for developing 
     compliance and oversight programs for Executive agencies to 
     ensure that research and development grant recipients 
     accurately report conflicts of interest and conflicts of 
     commitment in accordance with subsection (c)(1). Such 
     programs shall include an assessment of--
       ``(A) a grantee's support from foreign sources and 
     affiliations, appointments, or participation in talent 
     programs with foreign funding institutions or laboratories; 
     and
       ``(B) the impact of such support and affiliations, 
     appointments, or participation in talent programs on United 
     States national security and economic interests.
       ``(8) Providing guidance to Executive agencies regarding 
     appropriate application of consequences for violations of 
     disclosure requirements.
       ``(9) Developing and implementing a cross-agency policy and 
     providing guidance related to the use of digital persistent 
     identifiers for individual researchers supported by, or 
     working on, any Federal research grant with the goal to 
     enhance transparency and security, while reducing 
     administrative burden for researchers and research 
     institutions.
       ``(10) Engaging with the United States research community 
     in conjunction with the National Science and Technology 
     Council and the National Academies Science, Technology and 
     Security Roundtable created under section 1746 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) in performing the 
     functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and with 
     respect to issues relating to Federal research security 
     risks.
       ``(11) Carrying out such other functions, consistent with 
     Federal law, that are necessary to reduce Federal research 
     security risks.
       ``(c) Requirements for Uniform Grant Application Process.--
     In developing the uniform application process for Federal 
     research and development grants required under subsection 
     (b)(1), the Council shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the process--
       ``(A) requires principal investigators, co-principal 
     investigators, and key personnel associated with the proposed 
     Federal research or development grant project--
       ``(i) to disclose biographical information, all 
     affiliations, including any foreign military, foreign 
     government-related organizations, and foreign-funded 
     institutions, and all current and pending support, including 
     from foreign institutions, foreign governments, or foreign 
     laboratories, and all support received from foreign sources; 
     and
       ``(ii) to certify the accuracy of the required disclosures 
     under penalty of perjury; and
       ``(B) uses a machine-readable application form to assist in 
     identifying fraud and ensuring the eligibility of applicants;
       ``(2) design the process--
       ``(A) to reduce the administrative burden on persons 
     applying for Federal research and development funding; and
       ``(B) to promote information sharing across the United 
     States research community, while safeguarding sensitive 
     information; and
       ``(3) complete the process not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation 
     Act.
       ``(d) Requirements for Information Sharing Criteria.--In 
     identifying or developing criteria and procedures for sharing 
     information with respect to Federal research security risks 
     under subsection (b)(3), the Council shall ensure that such 
     criteria address, at a minimum--
       ``(1) the information to be shared;
       ``(2) the circumstances under which sharing is mandated or 
     voluntary;
       ``(3) the circumstances under which it is appropriate for 
     an Executive agency to rely on information made available 
     through such sharing in exercising the responsibilities and 
     authorities of the agency under applicable laws relating to 
     the award of grants;
       ``(4) the procedures for protecting intellectual capital 
     that may be present in such information; and
       ``(5) appropriate privacy protections for persons involved 
     in Federal research and development.

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       ``(e) Requirements for Insider Threat Program Guidance.--In 
     identifying or developing guidance with respect to insider 
     threat programs under subsection (b)(6), the Council shall 
     ensure that such guidance provides for, at a minimum--
       ``(1) such programs--
       ``(A) to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats; and
       ``(B) to leverage counterintelligence, security, 
     information assurance, and other relevant functions and 
     resources to identify and counter insider threats; and
       ``(2) the development of an integrated capability to 
     monitor and audit information for the detection and 
     mitigation of insider threats, including through--
       ``(A) monitoring user activity on computer networks 
     controlled by Executive agencies;
       ``(B) providing employees of Executive agencies with 
     awareness training with respect to insider threats and the 
     responsibilities of employees to report such threats;
       ``(C) gathering information for a centralized analysis, 
     reporting, and response capability; and
       ``(D) information sharing to aid in tracking the risk 
     individuals may pose while moving across programs and 
     affiliations;
       ``(3) the development and implementation of policies and 
     procedures under which the insider threat program of an 
     Executive agency accesses, shares, and integrates information 
     and data derived from offices within the agency and shares 
     insider threat information with the executive agency research 
     sponsors;
       ``(4) the designation of senior officials with authority to 
     provide management, accountability, and oversight of the 
     insider threat program of an Executive agency and to make 
     resource recommendations to the appropriate officials; and
       ``(5) such additional guidance as is necessary to reflect 
     the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each Executive 
     agency.
       ``(f) Issuance of Warnings Relating to Risks and 
     Vulnerabilities in International Scientific Cooperation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Council, in conjunction with the 
     lead security advisor designated under section 7902(c)(4), 
     shall establish a process for informing members of the United 
     States research community and the public, through the 
     issuance of warnings described in paragraph (2), of potential 
     risks and vulnerabilities in international scientific 
     cooperation that may undermine the integrity and security of 
     the United States research community or place at risk any 
     federally funded research and development.
       ``(2) Content.--A warning described in this paragraph shall 
     include, to the extent the Council considers appropriate, a 
     description of--
       ``(A) activities by the national government, local 
     governments, research institutions, or universities of a 
     foreign country--
       ``(i) to exploit, interfere, or undermine research and 
     development by the United States research community; or
       ``(ii) to misappropriate scientific knowledge resulting 
     from federally funded research and development;
       ``(B) efforts by strategic competitors to exploit the 
     research enterprise of a foreign country that may place at 
     risk--
       ``(i) the science and technology of that foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) federally funded research and development; and
       ``(C) practices within the research enterprise of a foreign 
     country that do not adhere to the United States scientific 
     values of openness, transparency, reciprocity, integrity, and 
     merit-based competition.
       ``(g) Exclusion Orders.--To reduce Federal research 
     security risk, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee shall provide quarterly reports to the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy that detail--
       ``(1) the number of ongoing investigations by Council 
     Members related to Federal research security that may result, 
     or have resulted, in agency pre-notice letters, suspensions, 
     proposed debarments, and debarments;
       ``(2) Federal agencies' performance and compliance with 
     interagency suspensions and debarments;
       ``(3) efforts by the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee to mitigate Federal research security risk;
       ``(4) proposals for developing a unified Federal policy on 
     suspensions and debarments; and
       ``(5) other current suspension and debarment related 
     issues.
       ``(h) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to alter or diminish the authority of any Federal 
     agency; or
       ``(2) to alter any procedural requirements or remedies that 
     were in place before the date of the enactment of the 
     Safeguarding American Innovation Act.

     ``Sec. 7904. Annual report

       ``Not later than November 15 of each year, the Chairperson 
     of the Council shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the activities of the 
     Council during the preceding fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 7905. Requirements for Executive agencies

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each Executive agency on the 
     Council shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) assessing Federal research security risks posed by 
     persons participating in federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(2) avoiding or mitigating such risks, as appropriate and 
     consistent with the standards, guidelines, requirements, and 
     practices identified by the Council under section 7903(b);
       ``(3) prioritizing Federal research security risk 
     assessments conducted under paragraph (1) based on the 
     applicability and relevance of the research and development 
     to the national security and economic competitiveness of the 
     United States; and
       ``(4) ensuring that initiatives impacting Federally funded 
     research grant making policy and management to protect the 
     national and economic security interests of the United States 
     are integrated with the activities of the Council.
       ``(b) Inclusions.--The responsibility of the head of an 
     Executive agency for assessing Federal research security risk 
     described in subsection (a) includes--
       ``(1) developing an overall Federal research security risk 
     management strategy and implementation plan and policies and 
     processes to guide and govern Federal research security risk 
     management activities by the Executive agency;
       ``(2) integrating Federal research security risk management 
     practices throughout the lifecycle of the grant programs of 
     the Executive agency;
       ``(3) sharing relevant information with other Executive 
     agencies, as determined appropriate by the Council in a 
     manner consistent with section 7903; and
       ``(4) reporting on the effectiveness of the Federal 
     research security risk management strategy of the Executive 
     agency consistent with guidance issued by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Council.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 77 the 
     following:

``79. Federal Research Security Council....................7901.''.....

     SEC. 4494. FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1041. Federal grant application fraud

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Federal grant.--The term `Federal grant'--
       ``(A) means a grant awarded by a Federal agency;
       ``(B) includes a subgrant awarded by a non-Federal entity 
     to carry out a Federal grant program; and
       ``(C) does not include--
       ``(i) direct United States Government cash assistance to an 
     individual;
       ``(ii) a subsidy;
       ``(iii) a loan;
       ``(iv) a loan guarantee; or
       ``(v) insurance.
       ``(3) Federal grant application.--The term `Federal grant 
     application' means an application for a Federal grant.
       ``(4) Foreign compensation.--The term `foreign 
     compensation' means a title, monetary compensation, access to 
     a laboratory or other resource, or other benefit received 
     from--
       ``(A) a foreign government;
       ``(B) a foreign government institution; or
       ``(C) a foreign public enterprise.
       ``(5) Foreign government.--The term `foreign government' 
     includes a person acting or purporting to act on behalf of--
       ``(A) a faction, party, department, agency, bureau, 
     subnational administrative entity, or military of a foreign 
     country; or
       ``(B) a foreign government or a person purporting to act as 
     a foreign government, regardless of whether the United States 
     recognizes the government.
       ``(6) Foreign government institution.--The term `foreign 
     government institution' means a foreign entity owned by, 
     subject to the control of, or subject to regulation by a 
     foreign government.
       ``(7) Foreign public enterprise.--The term `foreign public 
     enterprise' means an enterprise over which a foreign 
     government directly or indirectly exercises a dominant 
     influence.
       ``(8) Law enforcement agency.--The term `law enforcement 
     agency'--
       ``(A) means a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law 
     enforcement agency; and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) the Office of Inspector General of an establishment 
     (as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) or a designated Federal entity (as 
     defined in section 8G(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)); and
       ``(ii) the Office of Inspector General, or similar office, 
     of a State or unit of local government.
       ``(9) Outside compensation.--The term `outside 
     compensation' means any compensation, resource, or support 
     (regardless of monetary value) made available to the 
     applicant in support of, or related to, any research 
     endeavor, including a title, research grant, cooperative 
     agreement, contract, institutional award, access to a 
     laboratory, or other resource, including materials, travel 
     compensation, or work incentives.
       ``(b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any individual 
     to knowingly--
       ``(1) prepare or submit a Federal grant application that 
     fails to disclose the receipt of any outside compensation, 
     including foreign compensation, by the individual;

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       ``(2) forge, counterfeit, or otherwise falsify a document 
     for the purpose of obtaining a Federal grant; or
       ``(3) prepare, submit, or assist in the preparation or 
     submission of a Federal grant application or document in 
     connection with a Federal grant application that--
       ``(A) contains a false statement;
       ``(B) contains a material misrepresentation;
       ``(C) has no basis in law or fact; or
       ``(D) fails to disclose a material fact.
       ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (b) does not apply to an 
     activity--
       ``(1) carried out in connection with a lawfully authorized 
     investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of--
       ``(A) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(B) a Federal intelligence agency; or
       ``(2) authorized under chapter 224.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual who violates subsection 
     (b)--
       ``(1) shall be fined in accordance with this title, 
     imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; and
       ``(2) shall be prohibited from receiving a Federal grant 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a 
     sentence is imposed on the individual under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 47 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``1041. Federal grant application fraud.''.

     SEC. 4495. RESTRICTING THE ACQUISITION OF EMERGING 
                   TECHNOLOGIES BY CERTAIN ALIENS.

       (a) Grounds of Inadmissibility.--The Secretary of State may 
     determine that an alien is inadmissible if the Secretary 
     determines such alien is seeking to enter the United States 
     to knowingly acquire sensitive or emerging technologies to 
     undermine national security interests of the United States by 
     benefitting an adversarial foreign government's security or 
     strategic capabilities.
       (b) Relevant Factors.--To determine if an alien is 
     inadmissible under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
     shall--
       (1) take account of information and analyses relevant to 
     implementing subsection (a) from the Office of the Director 
     of National Intelligence, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department 
     of Commerce, and other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (2) take account of the continual expert assessments of 
     evolving sensitive or emerging technologies that foreign 
     adversaries are targeting;
       (3) take account of relevant information concerning the 
     foreign person's employment or collaboration, to the extent 
     known, with--
       (A) foreign military and security related organizations 
     that are adversarial to the United States;
       (B) foreign institutions involved in the theft of United 
     States research;
       (C) entities involved in export control violations or the 
     theft of intellectual property;
       (D) a government that seeks to undermine the integrity and 
     security of the United States research community; or
       (E) other associations or collaborations that pose a 
     national security threat based on intelligence assessments; 
     and
       (4) weigh the proportionality of risks and the factors 
     listed in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and semi-annually 
     thereafter until the sunset date set forth in subsection (e), 
     the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate 
     Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives that identifies--
       (1) any criteria, if relevant used to describe the aliens 
     to which the grounds of inadmissibility described in 
     subsection (a) may apply;
       (2) the number of individuals determined to be inadmissible 
     under subsection (a), including the nationality of each such 
     individual and the reasons for each determination of 
     inadmissibility; and
       (3) the number of days from the date of the consular 
     interview until a final decision is issued for each 
     application for a visa considered under this section, listed 
     by applicants' country of citizenship and relevant consulate.
       (d) Classification of Report.--Each report required under 
     subsection (c) shall be submitted, to the extent practicable, 
     in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on 
     the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 4496. MACHINE READABLE VISA DOCUMENTS.

       (a) Machine-readable Documents.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall--
       (1) use a machine-readable visa application form; and
       (2) make available documents submitted in support of a visa 
     application in a machine readable format to assist in--
       (A) identifying fraud;
       (B) conducting lawful law enforcement activities; and
       (C) determining the eligibility of applicants for a visa 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement under subsection (a) by providing to Congress, 
     not later than 30 days before such waiver takes effect--
       (1) a detailed explanation for why the waiver is being 
     issued; and
       (2) a timeframe for the implementation of the requirement 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (1) describes how supplementary documents provided by a 
     visa applicant in support of a visa application are stored 
     and shared by the Department of State with authorized Federal 
     agencies;
       (2) identifies the sections of a visa application that are 
     machine-readable and the sections that are not machine-
     readable;
       (3) provides cost estimates, including personnel costs and 
     a cost-benefit analysis for adopting different technologies, 
     including optical character recognition, for--
       (A) making every element of a visa application, and 
     documents submitted in support of a visa application, 
     machine-readable; and
       (B) ensuring that such system--
       (i) protects personally-identifiable information; and
       (ii) permits the sharing of visa information with Federal 
     agencies in accordance with existing law; and
       (4) includes an estimated timeline for completing the 
     implementation of subsection (a).

     SEC. 4497. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO EXPORT 
                   CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATIONAL AND 
                   CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       Section 102(b)(5) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(5)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(5) promoting and supporting medical, scientific, 
     cultural, and educational research and development by 
     developing exchange programs for foreign researchers and 
     scientists, while protecting technologies regulated by export 
     control laws important to the national security and economic 
     interests of the United States, by requiring--
       ``(A) the sponsor to certify to the Department of State 
     that the sponsor, after reviewing all regulations related to 
     the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) and 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), has 
     determined that--
       ``(i) a license is not required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; or
       ``(ii)(I) a license is required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; and
       ``(II) the sponsor will prevent access to the controlled 
     technology or technical data by the exchange visitor until 
     the sponsor--

       ``(aa) has received the required license or other 
     authorization to release it to the visitor; and
       ``(bb) has provided a copy of such license or authorization 
     to the Department of State; and

       ``(B) if the sponsor maintains export controlled technology 
     or technical data, the sponsor to submit to the Department of 
     State the sponsor's plan to prevent unauthorized export or 
     transfer of any controlled items, materials, information, or 
     technology at the sponsor organization or entities associated 
     with a sponsor's administration of the exchange visitor 
     program.''.

     SEC. 4498. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

       Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as affecting the 
     rights and requirements provided in section 552a of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
     1974'') or subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Confidential Information 
     Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018'').
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4293. 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

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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 X, add the following:

              Subtitle H--Safeguarding American Innovation

     SEC. 1071. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Safeguarding American 
     Innovation Act''.

     SEC. 1072. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Federal science agency.--The term ``Federal science 
     agency'' means any Federal department or agency to which more 
     than $100,000,000 in basic and applied research and 
     development funds were appropriated for the previous fiscal 
     year.
       (2) Research and development.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``research and development'' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       (B) Development.--The term ``development'' means 
     experimental development.
       (C) Experimental development.--The term ``experimental 
     development'' means creative and systematic work, drawing 
     upon knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       (i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       (ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       (D) Research.--The term ``research''--
       (i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       (ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       (I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       (II) are not included in the instruction function.

     SEC. 1073. FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle V of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``CHAPTER 79--FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL

``Sec.
``7901. Definitions.
``7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment and membership.
``7903. Functions and authorities.
``7904. Strategic plan.
``7905. Annual report.
``7906. Requirements for Executive agencies.

     ``Sec. 7901. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       ``(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       ``(F) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(G) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(H) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(I) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(J) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       ``(K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(L) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(M) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Federal 
     Research Security Council established under section 7902(a).
       ``(3) Executive agency.--The term `Executive agency' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5.
       ``(4) Federal research security risk.--The term `Federal 
     research security risk' means the risk posed by malign state 
     actors and other persons to the security and integrity of 
     research and development conducted using research and 
     development funds awarded by Executive agencies.
       ``(5) Insider.--The term `insider' means any person with 
     authorized access to any United States Government resource, 
     including personnel, facilities, information, research, 
     equipment, networks, or systems.
       ``(6) Insider threat.--The term `insider threat' means the 
     threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access 
     (wittingly or unwittingly) to harm the national and economic 
     security of the United States or negatively affect the 
     integrity of a Federal agency's normal processes, including 
     damaging the United States through espionage, sabotage, 
     terrorism, unauthorized disclosure of national security 
     information or nonpublic information, a destructive act 
     (which may include physical harm to another in the 
     workplace), or through the loss or degradation of 
     departmental resources, capabilities, and functions.
       ``(7) Research and development.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `research and development' 
     means all research activities, both basic and applied, and 
     all development activities.
       ``(B) Development.--The term `development' means 
     experimental development.
       ``(C) Experimental development.--The term `experimental 
     development' means creative and systematic work, drawing upon 
     knowledge gained from research and practical experience, 
     which--
       ``(i) is directed toward the production of new products or 
     processes or improving existing products or processes; and
       ``(ii) like research, will result in gaining additional 
     knowledge.
       ``(D) Research.--The term `research'--
       ``(i) means a systematic study directed toward fuller 
     scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied; 
     and
       ``(ii) includes activities involving the training of 
     individuals in research techniques if such activities--

       ``(I) utilize the same facilities as other research and 
     development activities; and
       ``(II) are not included in the instruction function.

       ``(8) United states research community.--The term `United 
     States research community' means--
       ``(A) research and development centers of Executive 
     agencies;
       ``(B) private research and development centers in the 
     United States, including for profit and nonprofit research 
     institutes;
       ``(C) research and development centers at institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
       ``(D) research and development centers of States, United 
     States territories, Indian tribes, and municipalities;
       ``(E) government-owned, contractor-operated United States 
     Government research and development centers; and
       ``(F) any person conducting federally funded research or 
     receiving Federal research grant funding.

     ``Sec. 7902. Federal Research Security Council establishment 
       and membership

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established, in the Office 
     of Management and Budget, a Federal Research Security 
     Council, which shall develop federally funded research and 
     development grant making policy and management guidance to 
     protect the national and economic security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The following agencies shall be 
     represented on the Council:
       ``(A) The Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(B) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(C) The Department of Defense.
       ``(D) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(E) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(F) The Department of Justice.
       ``(G) The Department of Energy.
       ``(H) The Department of Commerce.
       ``(I) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(J) The Department of State.
       ``(K) The Department of Transportation.
       ``(L) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(M) The National Science Foundation.
       ``(N) The Department of Education.
       ``(O) The Small Business Administration.
       ``(P) The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency.
       ``(Q) Other Executive agencies, as determined by the 
     Chairperson of the Council.
       ``(2) Lead representatives.--
       ``(A) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the head of each agency represented on the Council shall 
     designate a representative of that agency as the lead 
     representative of the agency on the Council.
       ``(B) Functions.--The lead representative of an agency 
     designated under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that 
     appropriate personnel, including leadership and subject 
     matter experts of the agency, are aware of the business of 
     the Council.
       ``(c) Chairperson.--
       ``(1) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     designate a senior level official from the Office of 
     Management and Budget to serve as the Chairperson of the 
     Council.
       ``(2) Functions.--The Chairperson shall perform functions 
     that include--
       ``(A) subject to subsection (d), developing a schedule for 
     meetings of the Council;
       ``(B) designating Executive agencies to be represented on 
     the Council under subsection (b)(1)(Q);
       ``(C) in consultation with the lead representative of each 
     agency represented on the Council, developing a charter for 
     the Council; and
       ``(D) not later than 7 days after completion of the 
     charter, submitting the charter to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(3) Lead science advisor.--The Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy shall designate a senior level 
     official to be the lead science advisor to the Council for 
     purposes of this chapter.
       ``(4) Lead security advisor.--The Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center shall designate a 
     senior level official from the National Counterintelligence 
     and Security Center to be the lead security advisor to the 
     Council for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not later than 60 
     days after the date of the

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     enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation Act and not 
     less frequently than quarterly thereafter.

     ``Sec. 7903. Functions and authorities

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Implementing.--The term `implementing' means working 
     with the relevant Federal agencies, through existing 
     processes and procedures, to enable those agencies to put in 
     place and enforce the measures described in this section.
       ``(2) Uniform application process.--The term `uniform 
     application process' means a process employed by Federal 
     science agencies to maximize the collection of information 
     regarding applicants and applications, as determined by the 
     Council.
       ``(b) In General.--The Chairperson of the Council shall 
     consider the missions and responsibilities of Council members 
     in determining the lead agencies for Council functions. The 
     Council shall perform the following functions:
       ``(1) Developing and implementing, across all Executive 
     agencies that award research and development grants, awards, 
     and contracts, a uniform application process for grants in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(2) Developing and implementing policies and providing 
     guidance to prevent malign foreign interference from unduly 
     influencing the peer review process for federally funded 
     research and development.
       ``(3) Identifying or developing criteria for sharing among 
     Executive agencies and with law enforcement and other 
     agencies, as appropriate, information regarding individuals 
     who violate disclosure policies and other policies related to 
     research security.
       ``(4) Identifying an appropriate Executive agency--
       ``(A) to accept and protect information submitted by 
     Executive agencies and non-Federal entities based on the 
     process established pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) to facilitate the sharing of information received 
     under subparagraph (A) to support, consistent with Federal 
     law--
       ``(i) the oversight of federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(ii) criminal and civil investigations of misappropriated 
     Federal funds, resources, and information; and
       ``(iii) counterintelligence investigations.
       ``(5) Identifying, as appropriate, Executive agencies to 
     provide--
       ``(A) shared services, such as support for conducting 
     Federal research security risk assessments, activities to 
     mitigate such risks, and oversight and investigations with 
     respect to grants awarded by Executive agencies; and
       ``(B) common contract solutions to support the verification 
     of the identities of persons participating in federally 
     funded research and development.
       ``(6) Identifying and issuing guidance, in accordance with 
     subsection (e) and in coordination with the National Insider 
     Threat Task Force established by Executive Order 13587 (50 
     U.S.C. 3161 note) for expanding the scope of Executive agency 
     insider threat programs, including the safeguarding of 
     research and development from exploitation, compromise, or 
     other unauthorized disclosure, taking into account risk 
     levels and the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each 
     such agency.
       ``(7) Identifying and issuing guidance for developing 
     compliance and oversight programs for Executive agencies to 
     ensure that research and development grant recipients 
     accurately report conflicts of interest and conflicts of 
     commitment in accordance with subsection (c)(1). Such 
     programs shall include an assessment of--
       ``(A) a grantee's support from foreign sources and 
     affiliations, appointments, or participation in talent 
     programs with foreign funding institutions or laboratories; 
     and
       ``(B) the impact of such support and affiliations, 
     appointments, or participation in talent programs on United 
     States national security and economic interests.
       ``(8) Providing guidance to Executive agencies regarding 
     appropriate application of consequences for violations of 
     disclosure requirements.
       ``(9) Developing and implementing a cross-agency policy and 
     providing guidance related to the use of digital persistent 
     identifiers for individual researchers supported by, or 
     working on, any Federal research grant with the goal to 
     enhance transparency and security, while reducing 
     administrative burden for researchers and research 
     institutions.
       ``(10) Engaging with the United States research community 
     in conjunction with the National Science and Technology 
     Council and the National Academies Science, Technology and 
     Security Roundtable created under section 1746 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) in performing the 
     functions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and with 
     respect to issues relating to Federal research security 
     risks.
       ``(11) Carrying out such other functions, consistent with 
     Federal law, that are necessary to reduce Federal research 
     security risks.
       ``(c) Requirements for Uniform Grant Application Process.--
     In developing the uniform application process for Federal 
     research and development grants required under subsection 
     (b)(1), the Council shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the process--
       ``(A) requires principal investigators, co-principal 
     investigators, and key personnel associated with the proposed 
     Federal research or development grant project--
       ``(i) to disclose biographical information, all 
     affiliations, including any foreign military, foreign 
     government-related organizations, and foreign-funded 
     institutions, and all current and pending support, including 
     from foreign institutions, foreign governments, or foreign 
     laboratories, and all support received from foreign sources; 
     and
       ``(ii) to certify the accuracy of the required disclosures 
     under penalty of perjury; and
       ``(B) uses a machine-readable application form to assist in 
     identifying fraud and ensuring the eligibility of applicants;
       ``(2) design the process--
       ``(A) to reduce the administrative burden on persons 
     applying for Federal research and development funding; and
       ``(B) to promote information sharing across the United 
     States research community, while safeguarding sensitive 
     information; and
       ``(3) complete the process not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Safeguarding American Innovation 
     Act.
       ``(d) Requirements for Information Sharing Criteria.--In 
     identifying or developing criteria and procedures for sharing 
     information with respect to Federal research security risks 
     under subsection (b)(3), the Council shall ensure that such 
     criteria address, at a minimum--
       ``(1) the information to be shared;
       ``(2) the circumstances under which sharing is mandated or 
     voluntary;
       ``(3) the circumstances under which it is appropriate for 
     an Executive agency to rely on information made available 
     through such sharing in exercising the responsibilities and 
     authorities of the agency under applicable laws relating to 
     the award of grants;
       ``(4) the procedures for protecting intellectual capital 
     that may be present in such information; and
       ``(5) appropriate privacy protections for persons involved 
     in Federal research and development.
       ``(e) Requirements for Insider Threat Program Guidance.--In 
     identifying or developing guidance with respect to insider 
     threat programs under subsection (b)(6), the Council shall 
     ensure that such guidance provides for, at a minimum--
       ``(1) such programs--
       ``(A) to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats; and
       ``(B) to leverage counterintelligence, security, 
     information assurance, and other relevant functions and 
     resources to identify and counter insider threats; and
       ``(2) the development of an integrated capability to 
     monitor and audit information for the detection and 
     mitigation of insider threats, including through--
       ``(A) monitoring user activity on computer networks 
     controlled by Executive agencies;
       ``(B) providing employees of Executive agencies with 
     awareness training with respect to insider threats and the 
     responsibilities of employees to report such threats;
       ``(C) gathering information for a centralized analysis, 
     reporting, and response capability; and
       ``(D) information sharing to aid in tracking the risk 
     individuals may pose while moving across programs and 
     affiliations;
       ``(3) the development and implementation of policies and 
     procedures under which the insider threat program of an 
     Executive agency accesses, shares, and integrates information 
     and data derived from offices within the agency and shares 
     insider threat information with the executive agency research 
     sponsors;
       ``(4) the designation of senior officials with authority to 
     provide management, accountability, and oversight of the 
     insider threat program of an Executive agency and to make 
     resource recommendations to the appropriate officials; and
       ``(5) such additional guidance as is necessary to reflect 
     the distinct needs, missions, and systems of each Executive 
     agency.
       ``(f) Issuance of Warnings Relating to Risks and 
     Vulnerabilities in International Scientific Cooperation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Council, in conjunction with the 
     lead security advisor designated under section 7902(c)(4), 
     shall establish a process for informing members of the United 
     States research community and the public, through the 
     issuance of warnings described in paragraph (2), of potential 
     risks and vulnerabilities in international scientific 
     cooperation that may undermine the integrity and security of 
     the United States research community or place at risk any 
     federally funded research and development.
       ``(2) Content.--A warning described in this paragraph shall 
     include, to the extent the Council considers appropriate, a 
     description of--
       ``(A) activities by the national government, local 
     governments, research institutions, or universities of a 
     foreign country--
       ``(i) to exploit, interfere, or undermine research and 
     development by the United States research community; or
       ``(ii) to misappropriate scientific knowledge resulting 
     from federally funded research and development;
       ``(B) efforts by strategic competitors to exploit the 
     research enterprise of a foreign country that may place at 
     risk--
       ``(i) the science and technology of that foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) federally funded research and development; and
       ``(C) practices within the research enterprise of a foreign 
     country that do not adhere to the United States scientific 
     values of openness, transparency, reciprocity, integrity, and 
     merit-based competition.

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       ``(g) Exclusion Orders.--To reduce Federal research 
     security risk, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee shall provide quarterly reports to the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy that detail--
       ``(1) the number of ongoing investigations by Council 
     Members related to Federal research security that may result, 
     or have resulted, in agency pre-notice letters, suspensions, 
     proposed debarments, and debarments;
       ``(2) Federal agencies' performance and compliance with 
     interagency suspensions and debarments;
       ``(3) efforts by the Interagency Suspension and Debarment 
     Committee to mitigate Federal research security risk;
       ``(4) proposals for developing a unified Federal policy on 
     suspensions and debarments; and
       ``(5) other current suspension and debarment related 
     issues.
       ``(h) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) to alter or diminish the authority of any Federal 
     agency; or
       ``(2) to alter any procedural requirements or remedies that 
     were in place before the date of the enactment of the 
     Safeguarding American Innovation Act.

     ``Sec. 7904. Annual report

       ``Not later than November 15 of each year, the Chairperson 
     of the Council shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the activities of the 
     Council during the preceding fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 7905. Requirements for Executive agencies

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each Executive agency on the 
     Council shall be responsible for--
       ``(1) assessing Federal research security risks posed by 
     persons participating in federally funded research and 
     development;
       ``(2) avoiding or mitigating such risks, as appropriate and 
     consistent with the standards, guidelines, requirements, and 
     practices identified by the Council under section 7903(b);
       ``(3) prioritizing Federal research security risk 
     assessments conducted under paragraph (1) based on the 
     applicability and relevance of the research and development 
     to the national security and economic competitiveness of the 
     United States; and
       ``(4) ensuring that initiatives impacting Federally funded 
     research grant making policy and management to protect the 
     national and economic security interests of the United States 
     are integrated with the activities of the Council.
       ``(b) Inclusions.--The responsibility of the head of an 
     Executive agency for assessing Federal research security risk 
     described in subsection (a) includes--
       ``(1) developing an overall Federal research security risk 
     management strategy and implementation plan and policies and 
     processes to guide and govern Federal research security risk 
     management activities by the Executive agency;
       ``(2) integrating Federal research security risk management 
     practices throughout the lifecycle of the grant programs of 
     the Executive agency;
       ``(3) sharing relevant information with other Executive 
     agencies, as determined appropriate by the Council in a 
     manner consistent with section 7903; and
       ``(4) reporting on the effectiveness of the Federal 
     research security risk management strategy of the Executive 
     agency consistent with guidance issued by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Council.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 77 the 
     following:

``79. Federal Research Security Council....................7901.''.....

     SEC. 1074. FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1041. Federal grant application fraud

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Federal grant.--The term `Federal grant'--
       ``(A) means a grant awarded by a Federal agency;
       ``(B) includes a subgrant awarded by a non-Federal entity 
     to carry out a Federal grant program; and
       ``(C) does not include--
       ``(i) direct United States Government cash assistance to an 
     individual;
       ``(ii) a subsidy;
       ``(iii) a loan;
       ``(iv) a loan guarantee; or
       ``(v) insurance.
       ``(3) Federal grant application.--The term `Federal grant 
     application' means an application for a Federal grant.
       ``(4) Foreign compensation.--The term `foreign 
     compensation' means a title, monetary compensation, access to 
     a laboratory or other resource, or other benefit received 
     from--
       ``(A) a foreign government;
       ``(B) a foreign government institution; or
       ``(C) a foreign public enterprise.
       ``(5) Foreign government.--The term `foreign government' 
     includes a person acting or purporting to act on behalf of--
       ``(A) a faction, party, department, agency, bureau, 
     subnational administrative entity, or military of a foreign 
     country; or
       ``(B) a foreign government or a person purporting to act as 
     a foreign government, regardless of whether the United States 
     recognizes the government.
       ``(6) Foreign government institution.--The term `foreign 
     government institution' means a foreign entity owned by, 
     subject to the control of, or subject to regulation by a 
     foreign government.
       ``(7) Foreign public enterprise.--The term `foreign public 
     enterprise' means an enterprise over which a foreign 
     government directly or indirectly exercises a dominant 
     influence.
       ``(8) Law enforcement agency.--The term `law enforcement 
     agency'--
       ``(A) means a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law 
     enforcement agency; and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) the Office of Inspector General of an establishment 
     (as defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) or a designated Federal entity (as 
     defined in section 8G(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)); and
       ``(ii) the Office of Inspector General, or similar office, 
     of a State or unit of local government.
       ``(9) Outside compensation.--The term `outside 
     compensation' means any compensation, resource, or support 
     (regardless of monetary value) made available to the 
     applicant in support of, or related to, any research 
     endeavor, including a title, research grant, cooperative 
     agreement, contract, institutional award, access to a 
     laboratory, or other resource, including materials, travel 
     compensation, or work incentives.
       ``(b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any individual 
     to knowingly--
       ``(1) prepare or submit a Federal grant application that 
     fails to disclose the receipt of any outside compensation, 
     including foreign compensation, by the individual;
       ``(2) forge, counterfeit, or otherwise falsify a document 
     for the purpose of obtaining a Federal grant; or
       ``(3) prepare, submit, or assist in the preparation or 
     submission of a Federal grant application or document in 
     connection with a Federal grant application that--
       ``(A) contains a false statement;
       ``(B) contains a material misrepresentation;
       ``(C) has no basis in law or fact; or
       ``(D) fails to disclose a material fact.
       ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (b) does not apply to an 
     activity--
       ``(1) carried out in connection with a lawfully authorized 
     investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of--
       ``(A) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(B) a Federal intelligence agency; or
       ``(2) authorized under chapter 224.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual who violates subsection 
     (b)--
       ``(1) shall be fined in accordance with this title, 
     imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; and
       ``(2) shall be prohibited from receiving a Federal grant 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a 
     sentence is imposed on the individual under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 47 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``1041. Federal grant application fraud.''.

     SEC. 1075. RESTRICTING THE ACQUISITION OF EMERGING 
                   TECHNOLOGIES BY CERTAIN ALIENS.

       (a) Grounds of Inadmissibility.--The Secretary of State may 
     determine that an alien is inadmissible if the Secretary 
     determines such alien is seeking to enter the United States 
     to knowingly acquire sensitive or emerging technologies to 
     undermine national security interests of the United States by 
     benefitting an adversarial foreign government's security or 
     strategic capabilities.
       (b) Relevant Factors.--To determine if an alien is 
     inadmissible under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
     shall--
       (1) take account of information and analyses relevant to 
     implementing subsection (a) from the Office of the Director 
     of National Intelligence, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department 
     of Commerce, and other appropriate Federal agencies;
       (2) take account of the continual expert assessments of 
     evolving sensitive or emerging technologies that foreign 
     adversaries are targeting;
       (3) take account of relevant information concerning the 
     foreign person's employment or collaboration, to the extent 
     known, with--
       (A) foreign military and security related organizations 
     that are adversarial to the United States;
       (B) foreign institutions involved in the theft of United 
     States research;
       (C) entities involved in export control violations or the 
     theft of intellectual property;
       (D) a government that seeks to undermine the integrity and 
     security of the United States research community; or
       (E) other associations or collaborations that pose a 
     national security threat based on intelligence assessments; 
     and
       (4) weigh the proportionality of risks and the factors 
     listed in paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and semi-annually 
     thereafter until the sunset date set forth in subsection

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     (e), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate 
     Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives that identifies--
       (1) any criteria, if relevant used to describe the aliens 
     to which the grounds of inadmissibility described in 
     subsection (a) may apply;
       (2) the number of individuals determined to be inadmissible 
     under subsection (a), including the nationality of each such 
     individual and the reasons for each determination of 
     inadmissibility; and
       (3) the number of days from the date of the consular 
     interview until a final decision is issued for each 
     application for a visa considered under this section, listed 
     by applicants' country of citizenship and relevant consulate.
       (d) Classification of Report.--Each report required under 
     subsection (c) shall be submitted, to the extent practicable, 
     in an unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on 
     the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 1076. MACHINE READABLE VISA DOCUMENTS.

       (a) Machine-readable Documents.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall--
       (1) use a machine-readable visa application form; and
       (2) make available documents submitted in support of a visa 
     application in a machine readable format to assist in--
       (A) identifying fraud;
       (B) conducting lawful law enforcement activities; and
       (C) determining the eligibility of applicants for a visa 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement under subsection (a) by providing to Congress, 
     not later than 30 days before such waiver takes effect--
       (1) a detailed explanation for why the waiver is being 
     issued; and
       (2) a timeframe for the implementation of the requirement 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 45 days after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (1) describes how supplementary documents provided by a 
     visa applicant in support of a visa application are stored 
     and shared by the Department of State with authorized Federal 
     agencies;
       (2) identifies the sections of a visa application that are 
     machine-readable and the sections that are not machine-
     readable;
       (3) provides cost estimates, including personnel costs and 
     a cost-benefit analysis for adopting different technologies, 
     including optical character recognition, for--
       (A) making every element of a visa application, and 
     documents submitted in support of a visa application, 
     machine-readable; and
       (B) ensuring that such system--
       (i) protects personally-identifiable information; and
       (ii) permits the sharing of visa information with Federal 
     agencies in accordance with existing law; and
       (4) includes an estimated timeline for completing the 
     implementation of subsection (a).

     SEC. 1077. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO EXPORT 
                   CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATIONAL AND 
                   CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       Section 102(b)(5) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(5)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(5) promoting and supporting medical, scientific, 
     cultural, and educational research and development by 
     developing exchange programs for foreign researchers and 
     scientists, while protecting technologies regulated by export 
     control laws important to the national security and economic 
     interests of the United States, by requiring--
       ``(A) the sponsor to certify to the Department of State 
     that the sponsor, after reviewing all regulations related to 
     the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.) and 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), has 
     determined that--
       ``(i) a license is not required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; or
       ``(ii)(I) a license is required from the Department of 
     Commerce or the Department of State to release such 
     technology or technical data to the exchange visitor; and
       ``(II) the sponsor will prevent access to the controlled 
     technology or technical data by the exchange visitor until 
     the sponsor--

       ``(aa) has received the required license or other 
     authorization to release it to the visitor; and
       ``(bb) has provided a copy of such license or authorization 
     to the Department of State; and

       ``(B) if the sponsor maintains export controlled technology 
     or technical data, the sponsor to submit to the Department of 
     State the sponsor's plan to prevent unauthorized export or 
     transfer of any controlled items, materials, information, or 
     technology at the sponsor organization or entities associated 
     with a sponsor's administration of the exchange visitor 
     program.''.

     SEC. 1078. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

       Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as affecting the 
     rights and requirements provided in section 552a of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
     1974'') or subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Confidential Information 
     Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018'').
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  SA 4294. 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. REPORT ON DISEASE PREVENTION FOR MILITARY WORKING 
                   DOGS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the head of the Army Veterinary Services shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the findings of an 
     updated study on the potential introduction of foreign animal 
     diseases and current prevention protocol and strategies to 
     protect the health of military working dogs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4295. 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. STUDY ON CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL 
                   PROTECTION FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

       (a) Study.--The head of the Army Veterinary Services shall 
     conduct a study on the impacts of chemical, biological, and 
     radiological exposure on military working dogs and current 
     prevention protocol, protective equipment, and strategies of 
     the Department of Defense to protect the health of military 
     working dogs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the head of the Army Veterinary 
     Services shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
     containing the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
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  SA 4296. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) When public officials and their allies use the 
     mechanisms of government to engage in extortion or bribery, 
     they impoverish the economic health of their country and harm 
     citizens.
       (2) By empowering the United States Government to hold to 
     account foreign public officials and their associates who 
     engage in extortion or bribery, the United States can

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     deter malfeasance and ultimately serve the citizens of 
     fragile countries suffocated by corrupt bureaucracies.
       (3) The 2016 report by the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghan Reconstruction entitled, ``Corruption in Conflict: 
     Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan'' included 
     the recommendation, ``Congress should consider enacting 
     legislation that authorizes sanctions against foreign 
     government officials or their associates who engage in 
     corruption.''.
       (b) Authorization of Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--The President may impose the sanctions 
     described in paragraph (2) with respect to any foreign person 
     who is an individual that the President determines--
       (A) engages in public corruption activities against a 
     United States person, including--
       (i) soliciting or accepting bribes;
       (ii) using the authority of the state to extort payments; 
     or
       (iii) engaging in extortion; or
       (B) conspires to engage in, or knowingly and materially 
     assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, 
     material, or technological support for, any of the activities 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Sanctions described.--
       (A) Inadmissibility to united states.--A foreign person who 
     is subject to sanctions under this section shall be--
       (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of a 
     foreign person who is subject to sanctions under this section 
     shall be revoked regardless of when such visa or other entry 
     documentation is issued.
       (ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the possession of the foreign 
     person.

       (3) Exception to comply with law enforcement objectives and 
     agreement regarding headquarters of united nations.--
     Sanctions described under paragraph (2) shall not apply to a 
     foreign person if admitting the person into the United 
     States--
       (A) would further important law enforcement objectives; or
       (B) 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 of the United States.
       (4) Termination of sanctions.--The President may terminate 
     the application of sanctions under this subsection with 
     respect to a foreign person if the President determines and 
     reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later 
     than 15 days before the termination of the sanctions that--
       (A) the person is no longer engaged in the activity that 
     was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant 
     verifiable steps toward stopping the activity;
       (B) the President has received reliable assurances that the 
     person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to 
     sanctions under this subsection in the future; or
       (C) the termination of the sanctions is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (5) Regulatory authority.--The President shall issue such 
     regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry 
     out this subsection.
       (6) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (c) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with 
     paragraph (2), a report that includes--
       (A) a list of each foreign person with respect to whom the 
     President imposed sanctions pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 
     during the year preceding the submission of the report;
       (B) the number of foreign persons with respect to whom the 
     President imposed sanctions under subsection (b)(1) during 
     that year;
       (C) the number of foreign persons with respect to whom the 
     President terminated sanctions under subsection (b)(4) during 
     that year;
       (D) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or 
     terminated, as the case may be;
       (E) the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanctions;
       (F) the total number of foreign persons with respect to 
     whom such sanctions may have been imposed but were not 
     imposed pursuant to subsection (b)(3); and
       (G) recommendations as to whether the imposition of 
     additional sanctions would be an added deterrent in 
     preventing public corruption.
       (2) Dates for submission.--
       (A) Initial report.--The President shall submit the initial 
     report under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Subsequent reports.--The President shall submit a 
     subsequent report under paragraph (1) on December 10, or the 
     first day thereafter on which both Houses of Congress are in 
     session, of--
       (i) the calendar year in which the initial report is 
     submitted if the initial report is submitted before December 
     10 of that calendar year; and
       (ii) each calendar year thereafter.
       (3) Form of report.--
       (A) In general.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (B) Exception.--The name of a foreign person to be included 
     in the list required by paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in 
     the classified annex authorized by subparagraph (A) only if 
     the President--
       (i) determines that it is vital for the national security 
     interests of the United States to do so; and
       (ii) uses the annex in a manner consistent with 
     congressional intent and the purposes of this section.
       (4) Public availability.--
       (A) In general.--The unclassified portion of the report 
     required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the 
     public, including through publication in the Federal 
     Register.
       (B) Nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with 
     respect to visa records.--The President shall publish the 
     list required by paragraph (1)(A) without regard to the 
     requirements of section 222(f) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to 
     confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or 
     refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States.
       (5) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (d) Sunset.--
       (1) In general.--The authority to impose sanctions under 
     subsection (b) and the requirement to submit reports under 
     subsection (c) shall terminate on the date that is 6 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Continuation in effect of sanctions.--Sanctions imposed 
     under subsection (b) on or before the date specified in 
     paragraph (1), and in effect as of such date, shall remain in 
     effect until terminated in accordance with the requirements 
     of subsection (b)(4).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
     subgroup, or other organization.
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means a person that is a United States citizen, 
     permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of 
     the United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
     States (including foreign branches), or any person in the 
     United States.
       (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (5) Public corruption.--The term ``public corruption'' 
     means the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for 
     private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or 
     embezzlement.

     SEC. 1284. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF KLEPTOCRACY.

       (a) Forfeited Property.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 46 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property

       ``(a) Accounting.--The Attorney General shall make 
     available to the public an accounting of any property 
     relating to foreign government corruption that is forfeited 
     to the United States under section 981 or 982.
       ``(b) Format.--The accounting described under subsection 
     (a) shall be published on the website of the Department of 
     Justice in a format that includes the following:
       ``(1) A heading as follows: `Assets stolen from the people 
     of ______ and recovered by the United States', the blank 
     space being filled with the name of the foreign government 
     that is the target of corruption.
       ``(2) The total amount recovered by the United States on 
     behalf of the foreign people that is the target of corruption 
     at the time when such recovered funds are deposited into the 
     Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund or the Department 
     of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
       ``(c) Updated Website.--The Attorney General shall update 
     the website of the Department of Justice to include an 
     accounting of any new property relating to foreign government 
     corruption that has been forfeited to the United States under 
     section 981 or 982

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     not later than 14 days after such forfeiture, unless such 
     update would compromise an ongoing law enforcement 
     investigation.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``988. Accounting of certain forfeited property.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     recovered assets be returned for the benefit of the people 
     harmed by the corruption under conditions that reasonably 
     ensure the transparent and effective use, administration, and 
     monitoring of returned proceeds.
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  SA 4297. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) 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. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS JOINT REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 
                   NATIONAL CEMETERY AND ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR 
                   ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 
     Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a proposal for the construction of a new national 
     cemetery to be--
       (A) capable of providing full military honors; and
       (B) administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (2) the assessment of the Secretary of Defense with respect 
     to any revisions that should be made to the revised criteria 
     for interment at Arlington National Cemetery prescribed 
     pursuant to section 598 of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 38 U.S.C. 2402 note) to ensure such criteria 
     recognize exceptional service and honors.
       (b) Limitation on Revisions to Criteria.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may not make any revisions to the revised internment 
     criteria described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) until 
     the Secretary has submitted the report required under such 
     subsection.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4298. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Ernst) 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 XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1216. SUPPORT FOR NATIONALS OF AFGHANISTAN WHO ARE 
                   APPLICANTS FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS OR FOR 
                   REFERRAL TO THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE 
                   ADMISSIONS PROGRAM.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should increase support for nationals of 
     Afghanistan who aided the United States mission in 
     Afghanistan during the past 20 years and are now under threat 
     from the Taliban, specifically such nationals of Afghanistan, 
     in Afghanistan or third countries, who are applicants for--
       (1) special immigrant visas under the Afghan Allies 
     Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8) 
     or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-163); or
       (2) referral to the United States Refugee Admissions 
     Program as refugees (as defined in section 101(a)(42) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42))), 
     including as Priority 2 refugees.
       (b) Support for Nationals of Afghanistan.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the heads of other relevant Federal departments 
     and agencies, shall--
       (1) prioritize for evacuation from Afghanistan nationals of 
     Afghanistan described in subsection (a);
       (2) facilitate the rapid departure from Afghanistan of such 
     nationals of Afghanistan by air charter and land passage;
       (3) provide letters of support, diplomatic notes, and other 
     documentation, as appropriate, to ease transit for such 
     nationals of Afghanistan;
       (4) engage governments of relevant countries to better 
     facilitate evacuation of such nationals of Afghanistan;
       (5) disseminate frequent updates to such nationals of 
     Afghanistan and relevant nongovernmental organizations with 
     respect to evacuation from Afghanistan;
       (6) identify or establish sufficient locations outside 
     Afghanistan that will accept such nationals of Afghanistan 
     during application processing; and
       (7) increase capacity to better support such nationals of 
     Afghanistan and reduce their application processing times, 
     while ensuring strict and necessary security vetting, 
     including, to the extent practicable, by allowing such 
     nationals of Afghanistan to receive referrals to the United 
     States Refugee Admissions Program while they are still in 
     Afghanistan so as to initiate application processing more 
     expeditiously.
       (c) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     strategy for the safe processing abroad of nationals of 
     Afghanistan described in subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include steps to be taken by the United States Government to 
     fulfill each requirement under subsection (b).
       (3) Form.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Monthly Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter until 
     December 31, 2022, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts 
     to support nationals of Afghanistan described in subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The number of nationals of Afghanistan referred to the 
     United States Refugee Admissions Program as Priority 1 and 
     Priority 2 refugees since August 29, 2021.
       (B) An assessment of whether each such refugee--
       (i) remains in Afghanistan; or
       (ii) is outside Afghanistan.
       (C) With respect to nationals of Afghanistan who have 
     applied for referral to the United States Refugee Program, 
     the number applications that--
       (i) have been approved;
       (ii) have been denied; and
       (iii) are pending adjudication.
       (D) The number of nationals of Afghanistan who have pending 
     applications for special immigrant visas described in 
     subsection (a)(1), disaggregated by the special immigrant 
     visa processing steps completed with respect to such 
     individuals.
       (E) A description of the measures taken to implement the 
     strategy under subsection (c).
       (3) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs; and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4299. 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. POSSE COMITATUS.

       Section 1385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(a) Whoever'';
       (2) by striking ``the Army or the Air Force'' and inserting 
     ``an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a 
     military department (as those terms are defined in section 
     101 of title 10)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     evidence obtained by or with the assistance of a member of 
     the Armed Forces in violation of subsection (a) shall not be 
     received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other 
     proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, 
     officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or 
     other authority of the United States, a State, or a political 
     subdivision thereof.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4300. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be

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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. REQUIREMENT OF CONSENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
                   OFFICER FOR CERTAIN FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD 
                   DUTY PERFORMED IN A STATE, TERRITORY, OR THE 
                   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       Section 502(f)(2)(A) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and performed inside the United States 
     with the consent of the chief executive officer of the State 
     (as that term is defined in section 901 of this title)'' 
     after ``Defense''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4301. 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 D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 844. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEFENSE INNOVATION OPEN TOPICS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering, the Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary of 
     the Army, and the Secretary of the Navy, shall establish 
     defense innovation open topic activities using the Small 
     Business Innovation Research Program in order to--
       (1) increase the transition of commercial technology to the 
     Department of Defense;
       (2) expand the small business nontraditional defense 
     industrial base;
       (3) increase commercialization derived from defense 
     investments;
       (4) increase diversity and participation among self-
     certified small-disadvantaged businesses, minority-owned 
     businesses, and disabled veteran-owned businesses; and
       (5) expand the ability for qualifying small businesses to 
     propose technology solutions to meet defense needs.
       (b) Frequency.--The Department of Defense and the military 
     services shall conduct not less than one open topic 
     announcement per fiscal year.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     teh enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     the establishment of the program required by subsection (a).
       (d) Termination.--The pilot program authorized in 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2025.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4302. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) 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 in title VI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ACQUISITION STRATEGY TO MODERNIZE THE JOINT STRIKE 
                   FIGHTER PROPULSION SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 14 days after the date on 
     which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 is 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the modernization of the F135 
     propulsion system or the integration of the Adaptive Engine 
     Transition Program propulsion system into the Joint Strike 
     Fighter (JSF).
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A cost benefit analysis of--
       (A) integrating the Adaptive Engine Transition Program 
     propulsion system into each of the JSF aircraft variants;
       (B) modernizing or upgrading the existing F135 propulsion 
     system on each of the JSF variants;
       (C) future associated infrastructure and sustainment costs 
     of the modernized engine;
       (D) cost savings associated with variant and Partner 
     commonality; and
       (E) assess all activities and costs to retrofit and sustain 
     all JSF with a modernized propulsion system.
       (2) An implementation plan to implement such strategy.
       (3) A schedule annotating pertinent milestones and yearly 
     fiscal resource requirements for the implementation of a 
     modernized JSF propulsion system.
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  SA 4303. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and 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. __. BROADBAND DEFENSE FUND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
     National Telecommunications Information Administration.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States and the District of Columbia.
       (4) Submarine cable landing station.--The term ``submarine 
     cable landing station'' means a cable landing station, as 
     that term is used in section 1.767(a)(5) of title 47, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), that can 
     be utilized to land a submarine cable by an entity that has 
     obtained a license under the first section of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act relating to the landing and operation of 
     submarine cables in the United States'', approved May 27, 
     1921 (47 U.S.C. 34) (commonly known as the ``Cable Landing 
     Licensing Act'').
       (5) Team telecom.--The term ``Team Telecom'' means the 
     interagency working committee of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice, as 
     described in the Report and Order of the Federal 
     Communications Commission issued on October 1, 2020 entitled 
     ``Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC 
     Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership''.
       (6) Transport capacity.--The term ``transport capacity''--
       (A) means broadband transmission capability that does not 
     predominantly serve end users or the last mile of the 
     transmission network; and
       (B) may include interoffice transport, backhaul, Internet 
     connectivity, middle mile, or long-haul service used for 
     transport of broadband data between network locations other 
     than end-user premises or devices.
       (b) Broadband Defense Fund.--
       (1) NTIA administration.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which amounts are made available under paragraph (1), 
     the Administration shall establish the Broadband Defense Fund 
     to provide--
       (A) transport capacity in or to connect to States where the 
     headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command are 
     located; and
       (B) open access carrier neutral submarine cable landing 
     stations in States where the headquarters of the United 
     States Indo-Pacific Command are located.
       (2) Award of support.--The Administration shall establish a 
     process to award amounts from the Broadband Defense Fund 
     under this section in accordance with the following 
     requirements:
       (A) Support shall be awarded only for deployment, 
     maintenance, and operation of transport broadband capacity, 
     in locations or on routes that are not supported or expected 
     to be supported under any other of the high-cost universal 
     service support programs of the Federal Communications 
     Commission.
       (B) The Administration shall establish criteria for 
     awarding support in a manner consistent with this section, 
     including supporting the broadband needs of the United States 
     Indo-Pacific Command and the surrounding communities.
       (3) Obligations of fund recipients.--
       (A) In general.--The Administration shall ensure that each 
     recipient of amounts from the Broadband Defense Fund is 
     legally, technically, and financially qualified to complete 
     the required broadband deployment within the term of support.
       (B) Access.--Recipients of amounts from the Broadband 
     Defense Fund shall provide carrier-neutral wholesale access 
     to landing spots and transport capacity supported by the 
     Fund--
       (i) on just, reasonable, affordable, and reasonably non-
     discriminatory terms, as determined by rules issued by the 
     Administration; and
       (ii) at rates no higher than the national average wholesale 
     price of comparable wholesale telecommunications transport 
     services, as determined by the Administration.
       (C) Vender vetting.--Any grant, subgrant, or contract 
     awarded using amounts from the Broadband Defense Fund 
     relating to a submarine cable landing station or undersea 
     transport capacity activity may only be

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     awarded to a vendor that has been vetted and approved by Team 
     Telecom.
       (4) Appropriations.--The Broadband Defense Fund shall 
     consist of amounts appropriated to the Broadband Defense Fund 
     by an Act of Congress.
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  SA 4304. 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 D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 844. ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION PROJECT DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Designating certain sbir and sttr programs as 
     entrepreneurial innovation projects.--Chapter 139 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2359b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2359c Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations

       ``(a) In General.--During the first fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, and during 
     each subsequent fiscal year, each Secretary concerned, in 
     consultation with the each chief of an armed force under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, shall designate not 
     less than five eligible programs as Entrepreneurial 
     Innovation Projects.
       ``(b) Application.--An eligible program seeking designation 
     as an Entrepreneurial Innovation Project under this section 
     shall submit to the Secretary concerned an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.
       ``(c) Designation Criteria.--In making designations under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall consider--
       ``(1) the potential of the eligible program to--
       ``(A) advance the national security capabilities of the 
     United States;
       ``(B) provide new technologies or processes, or new 
     applications of existing technologies, that will enable new 
     alternatives to existing programs; and
       ``(C) provide future cost savings;
       ``(2) whether an advisory panel has recommended the 
     eligible program for designation; and
       ``(3) such other criteria that the Secretary concerned 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(d) Designation Benefits.--
       ``(1) Future years defense program inclusion.--With respect 
     to each designated program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     include in the next future-years defense program the 
     estimated expenditures of such designated program. In the 
     preceding sentence, the term `next future-years defense 
     program' means the future-years defense program submitted to 
     Congress under section 221 of this title after the date on 
     which such designated program is designated under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(2) Programming proposal.--Each designated program shall 
     be included by the Secretary concerned under a separate 
     heading in any programming proposals submitted to the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) PPBE component.--Each designated program shall be 
     considered by the Secretary concerned as an integral part of 
     the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process 
     of the Department of Defense.
       ``(e) Entrepreneurial Innovation Advisory Panels.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--For each military department, the 
     Secretary concerned shall establish an advisory panel that, 
     starting in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and in each subsequent fiscal 
     year, shall identify and recommend to the Secretary concerned 
     for designation under subsection (a) eligible programs based 
     on the criteria described in subsection (c)(1).
       ``(2) Membership.--
       ``(A) Composition.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each advisory panel shall be composed of 
     four members appointed by the Secretary concerned and one 
     member appointed by the chief of the relevant armed force 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned.
       ``(ii) Secretary concerned appointments.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall appoint members to the advisory panel as 
     follows:

       ``(I) Three members who--

       ``(aa) have experience with private sector entrepreneurial 
     innovation, including development and implementation of such 
     innovations into well established markets; and
       ``(bb) are not employed by the Federal Government.

       ``(II) One member who is in the Senior Executive Service in 
     the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 1705 of this 
     title) of the relevant military department.

       ``(iii) Service chief appointment.--The chief of an armed 
     force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned shall 
     appoint to the advisory panel one member who is a member of 
     such armed forces.
       ``(B) Terms.--
       ``(i) Private sector members.--Members described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) shall serve for a term of three 
     years, except that of the members first appointed--

       ``(I) one shall serve a term of one year;
       ``(II) one shall serve a term of two years; and
       ``(III) one shall serve a term of three years.

       ``(ii) Federal government employees.--Members described in 
     clause (ii)(II) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall serve for 
     a term of two years, except that the first member appointed 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall serve for a term of one 
     year.
       ``(C) Chair.--The chair for each advisory panel shall be as 
     follows:
       ``(i) For the first year of operation of each such advisory 
     panel, and every other year thereafter, the member appointed 
     under subparagraph (A)(iii).
       ``(ii) For the second year of operation of each such 
     advisory panel, and every other year thereafter, the member 
     appointed under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).
       ``(D) Vacancies.--A vacancy in an advisory panel shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
       ``(E) Conflict of interest.--Members and staff of each 
     advisory panel shall disclose to the relevant Secretary 
     concerned, and such Secretary concerned shall mitigate to the 
     extent practicable, any professional or organizational 
     conflict of interest of such members or staff arising from 
     service on the advisory panel.
       ``(F) Compensation.--
       ``(i) Private sector member compensation.--Except as 
     provided in clause (ii), members of an advisory panel, and 
     the support staff of such members, shall be compensated at a 
     rate determined reasonable by the Secretary concerned and 
     shall be reimbursed in accordance with section 5703 of title 
     5 for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in 
     performing duties as members of an advisory panel.
       ``(ii) Prohibition on compensation of federal employees.--
     Members of an advisory panel who are full-time officers or 
     employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not 
     receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on an advisory panel.
       ``(3) Selection process.--
       ``(A) Initial selection.--Each advisory panel shall select 
     not less than ten eligible programs that have submitted an 
     application under subsection (b).
       ``(B) Program plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each eligible program selected under 
     subparagraph (A) may submit to the advisory panel that 
     selected such eligible program a program plan containing the 
     five-year goals, execution plans, schedules, and funding 
     needs of such eligible program.
       ``(ii) Support.--Each Secretary concerned shall, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, provide eligible programs 
     selected under subparagraph (A) with access to information to 
     support the development of the program plans described in 
     clause (i).
       ``(C) Final selection.--Each advisory panel shall recommend 
     to the Secretary concerned for designation under subsection 
     (a) not less than five eligible programs that submitted a 
     program plan under subparagraph (B) to such advisory panel. 
     If there are less than five such eligible programs, such 
     advisory panel may recommend to the Secretary concerned for 
     designation under subsection (a) less than five such eligible 
     programs.
       ``(4) Administrative and technical support.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall provide the relevant advisory panel with such 
     administrative support, staff, and technical assistance as 
     the Secretary concerned determines necessary for such 
     advisory panel to carry out it duties.
       ``(5) Funding.--The Secretary of Defense may use amounts 
     available from the Department of Defense Acquisition 
     Workforce Development Account established under section 1705 
     of this title to support the activities of advisory panels.
       ``(6) Inapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall not apply to the advisory 
     panels established under this subsection.
       ``(f) Revocation of Designation.--If the Secretary 
     concerned determines that a designated program cannot 
     reasonably meet the objectives of such designated program in 
     the relevant programming proposal referred to in subsection 
     (d)(2) or such objectives are irrelevant, such Secretary 
     concerned may revoke the designation.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress an annual report describing each 
     designated program and the progress each designated program 
     has made toward achieving the objectives of the designated 
     program.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Advisory panel.--The term `advisory panel' means an 
     advisory panel established under subsection (e)(1).
       ``(2) Designated program.--The term `designated program' 
     means an eligible program that has been designated as an 
     Entrepreneurial Innovation Project under this section.
       ``(3) Eligible program.--The term `eligible program' means 
     work performed pursuant to a Phase III agreement (as such 
     term is defined in section 9(r)(2) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 638(r)(2))).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item related to section 2359b 
     the following new item:


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``2359c. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations.''.
       (b) Establishment Deadline.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of 
     each military department shall establish the advisory panels 
     described in section 2359c(e) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Future Transfer.--
       (1) Transfer and redesignation.--Section 2359c of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is 
     transferred to chapter 303 of such title, added after section 
     4066, as transferred and redesignated by section 1842(b) of 
     the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), 
     and redesignated as section 4067.
       (2) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) Target chapter table of sections.--The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by section 1842(a) of the William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), is amended by 
     inserting after the item related to section 4066 the 
     following new item:

``4067. Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations.''.
       (B) Origin chapter table of sections.--The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 2359c.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2022.
       (4) References; saving provision; rule of construction.--
     Sections 1883 through 1885 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283) shall apply with respect to the 
     amendments made under this subsection as if such amendments 
     were made under title XVIII of such Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4305. 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ACQUISITION STRATEGY TO MODERNIZE THE JOINT STRIKE 
                   FIGHTER PROPULSION SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 14 days after the date on 
     which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 is 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the modernization of the F135 
     propulsion system or the integration of the Adaptive Engine 
     Transition Program propulsion system into the Joint Strike 
     Fighter (JSF).
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A cost benefit analysis of--
       (A) integrating the Adaptive Engine Transition Program 
     propulsion system into each of the JSF aircraft variants;
       (B) modernizing or upgrading the existing F135 propulsion 
     system on each of the JSF variants;
       (C) future associated infrastructure and sustainment costs 
     of the modernized engine;
       (D) cost savings associated with variant and Partner 
     commonality; and
       (E) assess all activities and costs to retrofit and sustain 
     all JSF with a modernized propulsion system.
       (2) An implementation plan to implement such strategy.
       (3) A schedule annotating pertinent milestones and yearly 
     fiscal resource requirements for the implementation of a 
     modernized JSF propulsion system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4306. 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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 356. RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF CERTAIN ITEMS 
                   CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       (a) Prohibition on Procurement and Purchasing.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not procure or purchase any covered 
     item for use in a child development center if such item 
     contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) Inclusion in contracts.--The Secretary shall include 
     the prohibition under subsection (a) in any contracts to 
     procure covered items for use in child development centers.
       (2) No requirement for testing.--The Secretary shall not 
     have an obligation to test covered items procured for use in 
     child development centers to confirm the absence of 
     perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered item.--The term ``covered item'' means--
       (A) nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in 
     kitchen or dining facilities;
       (B) upholstered furniture, carpets, and rugs;
       (C) food packaging materials;
       (D) furniture or floor waxes;
       (E) mattresses, nap mats or cots, and bedding materials; 
     and
       (F) cleaning products.
       (2) Perfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``perfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a man-made chemical of which all of the 
     carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
       (3) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance'' means a man-made chemical containing at least one 
     fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully 
     fluorinated carbon atom.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4307. 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 end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1224. MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR 
                   DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT DISPLACED 
                   POPULATIONS IN SYRIA.

       Section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1642) is 
     amended--
        (a) by striking subsection (a);
       (b) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of 
     National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and the Attorney General, shall designate an 
     existing official to serve within the executive branch as 
     senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with 
     other relevant agencies, all matters related to ISIS members 
     who are in the custody of the Syrian Democratic Forces and 
     other relevant displaced populations in Syria, including--
       ``(A) the long-term disposition of such individuals, 
     including in all matters related to--
       ``(i) repatriation, transfer, prosecution, and 
     intelligence-gathering;
       ``(ii) all multilateral and international engagements led 
     by the Department of State and other agencies that are 
     related to the current and future handling, detention, and 
     prosecution of such ISIS members, including such engagements 
     with the International Criminal Police Organization; and
       ``(iii) the coordination of the provision of technical and 
     evidentiary assistance to foreign countries to aid in the 
     successful prosecution of such ISIS members, as appropriate, 
     in accordance with international humanitarian law and other 
     internationally recognized human rights and rule of law 
     standards;
       ``(B) all multilateral and international engagements 
     related to humanitarian access and provision of basic 
     services to, and freedom of movement and security and safe 
     return of, internally displaced persons and refugees at camps 
     or facilities in Syria that hold family members of such ISIS 
     members;
       ``(C) coordination with relevant agencies on matters 
     described in this section; and
       ``(D) any other matter the Secretary of State considers 
     relevant.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--If, on the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022, an individual has already been designated, 
     consistent with the requirements and responsibilities 
     described in paragraph (1), the requirements under that 
     paragraph shall be considered to be satisfied with respect to 
     such individual until the date on which such individual no 
     longer serves as the Coordinator.'';
       (c) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (d) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     once each year

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     thereafter through January 31, 2024, the Coordinator, in 
     coordination with the relevant agencies, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a detailed report that 
     includes the following:
       ``(A) A detailed description of the facilities where 
     detained ISIS members are being held, including security and 
     management of such facilities and adherence to international 
     humanitarian law standards.
       ``(B) A description of all multilateral and international 
     engagements related to humanitarian access and provision of 
     basic services to, and freedom of movement and security and 
     safe return of, internally displaced persons and refugees at 
     camps or facilities in Iraq, Syria, and any other area 
     affected by ISIS activity, including a description of--
       ``(i) support for efforts by the Syrian Democratic Forces' 
     to facilitate the return of refugees from Iraq and Syria;
       ``(ii) repatriation efforts with respect to displaced women 
     and children;
       ``(iii) any current or future potential threat to United 
     States national security interests posed by detained ISIS 
     members, including an analysis of the Al-Hol camp and 
     annexes; and
       ``(iv) United States Government plans and strategies to 
     respond to any threat identified under clause (iii).
       ``(C) An analysis of all United States efforts to prosecute 
     detained ISIS members and the outcomes of such efforts. Any 
     information, the disclosure of which may violate Department 
     of Justice policy or law, relating to a prosecution or 
     investigation may be withheld from a report under this 
     subsection.
       ``(D) A detailed description of any option to expedite 
     prosecution of any detained ISIS member, including in a court 
     of competent jurisdiction outside of the United States.
       ``(E) An analysis of factors on the ground in Syria and 
     Iraq that may result in the unintended release of detained 
     ISIS members, and an assessment of any measures available to 
     mitigate such releases.
       ``(F) A detailed description of efforts to coordinate the 
     disposition and security of detained ISIS members with other 
     countries and international organizations, including the 
     International Criminal Police Organization, to ensure secure 
     chains of custody and locations of such ISIS members.
       ``(G) An analysis of the manner in which the United States 
     Government communicates on such proposals and efforts to the 
     families of United States citizens believed to be a victim of 
     a criminal act by a detained ISIS member.
       ``(H) An analysis of all efforts between the United States 
     and partner countries within the Global Coalition to Defeat 
     ISIS or other countries to share intelligence or evidence 
     that may aid in the prosecution of ISIS members, and any 
     legal obstacles that may hinder such efforts.
       ``(I) Any other matter the Coordinator considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.'';
       (e) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 31, 2021'' and 
     inserting ``January 31, 2024'';
       (f) in subsection (f)--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) Coordinator.--The term `Coordinator' means the 
     individual designated under subsection (a).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Relevant agencies.--The term `relevant agencies' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Department of State;
       ``(B) the Department of Defense;
       ``(C) the Department of the Treasury;
       ``(D) the Department of Justice;
       ``(E) the United States Agency for International 
     Development;
       ``(F) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 
     and
       ``(G) any other agency the President considers relevant.''; 
     and
       (g) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (b) through (e), respectively.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4308. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Tillis) 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. BRIEFING ON SPENDING RELATING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 
                   AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), with the 
     submission of the annual budget of the Department of Defense 
     submitted by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, for fiscal year 2023, shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on--
       (1) all spending planned to implement guidance or 
     recommendations from the workforce council of the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense, including the activities specified in 
     the memorandum of the Deputy Secretary of Defense dated March 
     11, 2021;
       (2) all spending planned to implement guidance or 
     recommendations from the Countering Extremism Working Group 
     of the Department; and
       (3) a financial accounting of planned expenditures for the 
     implementation of paragraphs (1) or (2), including--
       (A) amounts requested for appropriation for operation and 
     maintenance for the Department for full-time equivalent 
     employees for such implementation; and
       (B) amounts requested for appropriation for military 
     personnel for the Department for man hours of members of the 
     Armed Forces for such implementation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4309. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Ms. Sinema) 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. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Tariff Act of 1930.--Section 401(j) of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(j)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``means--
       ``(1) in the case'';
       (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``from the baselines of the United States 
     (determined in accordance with international law)'';
       (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(2) in the case'';
       (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
     coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``the waters within--
       ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and
       ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999.''.
       (b) Anti-Smuggling Act.--Section 401(c) of the Anti-
     Smuggling Act (19 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``means--
       ``(1) in the case'';
       (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``from the baselines of the United States 
     (determined in accordance with international law)'';
       (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(2) in the case'';
       (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
     coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``the waters within--
       ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and
       ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4310. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis) 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 of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 10__. LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA RECOGNITION.

       The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254, chapter 375), is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking section 2;
       (2) in the first sentence of the first section, by striking 
     ``That the Indians'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LUMBEE INDIANS.

       ``The Indians'';
       (3) in the preamble--
       (A) by inserting before the first undesignated clause the 
     following:

     ``SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress finds that--'';
       (B) by designating the undesignated clauses as paragraphs 
     (1) through (4), respectively, and indenting appropriately;

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       (C) by striking ``Whereas'' each place it appears;
       (D) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     each of paragraphs (1) and (2) (as so designated); and
       (E) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by striking ``: 
     Now, therefore,'' and inserting a period;
       (4) by moving the enacting clause so as to appear before 
     section 1 (as so designated);
       (5) by striking the last sentence of section 3 (as 
     designated by paragraph (2));
       (6) by inserting before section 3 (as designated by 
     paragraph (2)) the following:

     ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       ``(2) Tribe.--The term `Tribe' means the Lumbee Tribe of 
     North Carolina or the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina.''; 
     and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

       ``(a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the 
     Tribe (as designated as petitioner number 65 by the Office of 
     Federal Acknowledgment).
       ``(b) Applicability of Laws.--All laws and regulations of 
     the United States of general application to Indians and 
     Indian tribes shall apply to the Tribe and its members.
       ``(c) Petition for Acknowledgment.--Notwithstanding section 
     3, any group of Indians in Robeson and adjoining counties, 
     North Carolina, whose members are not enrolled in the Tribe 
     (as determined under section 5(d)) may petition under part 83 
     of title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations for 
     acknowledgment of tribal existence.

     ``SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Tribe and its members shall be 
     eligible for all services and benefits provided by the 
     Federal Government to federally recognized Indian tribes.
       ``(b) Service Area.--For the purpose of the delivery of 
     Federal services and benefits described in subsection (a), 
     those members of the Tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, 
     Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina shall be deemed 
     to be residing on or near an Indian reservation.
       ``(c) Determination of Needs.--On verification by the 
     Secretary of a tribal roll under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall--
       ``(1) develop, in consultation with the Tribe, a 
     determination of needs to provide the services for which 
     members of the Tribe are eligible; and
       ``(2) after the tribal roll is verified, each submit to 
     Congress a written statement of those needs.
       ``(d) Tribal Roll.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purpose of the delivery of Federal 
     services and benefits described in subsection (a), the tribal 
     roll in effect on the date of enactment of this section 
     shall, subject to verification by the Secretary, define the 
     service population of the Tribe.
       ``(2) Verification limitation and deadline.--The 
     verification by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) be limited to confirming documentary proof of 
     compliance with the membership criteria set out in the 
     constitution of the Tribe adopted on November 16, 2001; and
       ``(B) be completed not later than 2 years after the 
     submission of a digitized roll with supporting documentary 
     proof by the Tribe to the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary is hereby authorized to take land into 
     trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
       ``(b) Treatment of Certain Land.--An application to take 
     into trust land located within Robeson County, North 
     Carolina, under this section shall be treated by the 
     Secretary as an `on reservation' trust acquisition under part 
     151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation).

     ``SEC. 7. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

       ``(a) In General.--With respect to land located within the 
     State of North Carolina that is owned by, or held in trust by 
     the United States for the benefit of, the Tribe, or any 
     dependent Indian community of the Tribe, the State of North 
     Carolina shall exercise jurisdiction over--
       ``(1) all criminal offenses that are committed; and
       ``(2) all civil actions that arise.
       ``(b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may accept on behalf of the United States, after consulting 
     with the Attorney General of the United States, any transfer 
     by the State of North Carolina to the United States of any 
     portion of the jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina 
     described in subsection (a) over Indian country occupied by 
     the Tribe pursuant to an agreement between the Tribe and the 
     State of North Carolina.
       ``(2) Restriction.--A transfer of jurisdiction described in 
     paragraph (1) may not take effect until 2 years after the 
     effective date of the agreement described in that paragraph.
       ``(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     application of section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 
     1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919).

     ``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.

     ``SEC. 9. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Lumbee Tribe of North 
     Carolina Recognition Act'.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4311. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Peters, Mr. King, 
Mr. Kelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, 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 end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION ACT OF 2021.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021''
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
     means the period beginning June 1, 2001 and ending August 30, 
     2021.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       (c) Establishment of Commission.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established the Afghanistan 
     War Commission (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (ii) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (iii) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
       (iv) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
       (v) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (vi) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (vii) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
       (viii) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
       (ix) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (x) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (xi) 1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (xii) 1 shall be appointed by the ranking member of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Qualifications.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
     member of the Commission appointed under subparagraph (A) 
     should have significant professional experience from a 
     position in--
       (i) the Department of Defense;
       (ii) the Department of State;
       (iii) the intelligence community;
       (iv) the United States Agency for International 
     Development; or
       (v) a relevant academic or scholarly institution.
       (C) Prohibitions.--A member of the Commission appointed 
     under subparagraph (A) may not--
       (i) be a current member of Congress or a former member of 
     Congress who served in Congress after January 3, 2001;
       (ii) have served in military or civilian positions having 
     significant operational or strategic decision-making 
     responsibilities for conducting United States Government 
     actions in Afghanistan during the applicable period; or
       (iii) have been a party to any United States or coalition 
     defense contract during the applicable period.
       (D) Date.--The appointments of the members of the 
     Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

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       (3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       (A) In general.--A member of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Commission.
       (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (4) Meetings.--
       (A) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold the first meeting of the 
     Commission.
       (B) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairperson.
       (C) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
     hold hearings.
       (5) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Commission shall 
     select, by a simple majority vote, a Chairperson and a Vice 
     Chairperson from among the members of the Commission who 
     volunteer to perform such roles.
       (d) Purpose of Commission.-- The purpose of the Commission 
     is to examine the war in Afghanistan, create strategic and 
     grand strategic lessons learned, and develop recommendations 
     for the Government of the United States and future 
     policymakers and senior military decision makers in the 
     United States.
       (e) Duties of Commission.--
       (1) Study.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a thorough 
     study of all matters relating to combat operations, 
     reconstruction and security force assistance activities, 
     intelligence operations, and diplomatic activities of the 
     United States pertaining to the war in Afghanistan.
       (B) Matters studied.--The matters studied by the Commission 
     shall include--
       (i) the activities and actions of the United States in and 
     related to Afghanistan immediately prior to the attacks on 
     September 11, 2001, and during the initial invasion of 
     Afghanistan by the United States;
       (ii) the resurgence of the Taliban and other combatants 
     during the applicable period;
       (iii) the efficacy of the various military missions 
     conducted by United States and coalition forces, including 
     train, advise, and assist operations, security and stability 
     operations, and counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism 
     operations, and the extent to which such missions conflicted;
       (iv) peace negotiations involving the United States, the 
     Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Taliban; and
       (v) the withdrawal of the United States military from 
     Afghanistan.
       (C) Contents.--The study required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (i) An analysis of the political and strategic decisions 
     that influenced--

       (I) interactions of the Government of the United States 
     with the Government of Afghanistan;
       (II) the strategic objectives of the war, including how 
     such objectives changed, during the applicable period and the 
     extent to which such objectives furthered strategies by the 
     United States to terminate the war;
       (III) the number of members of the Armed Services in 
     Afghanistan during the applicable period;
       (IV) the command and control relationships of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (V) the integration of military forces with other 
     instruments of United States national power; and
       (VI) the metrics used for measuring and reporting progress 
     towards strategic objectives and the extent to which such 
     metrics were analytically effective or accurate.

       (ii) A statement addressing the military, diplomatic, and 
     intelligence interactions of the United States with Pakistan 
     during the applicable period, including any interactions 
     between Government of Pakistan and the Government of 
     Afghanistan or the Taliban.
       (iii) An examination of the participation in the war in 
     Afghanistan by member states of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       (iv) An examination of the long-term impact of the war in 
     Afghanistan on government institutions in the United States.
       (v) An examination of the authorities used to conduct the 
     war and an assessment of the effectiveness of legislative 
     actions taken to conduct oversight of the war.
       (vi) A description of any other matters that the Commission 
     determines significantly affected the conduct and the outcome 
     of the war in Afghanistan.
       (vii) Recommendations for legislation and administrative 
     actions to address any shortcomings in the conduct of the war 
     in Afghanistan identified by the Commission.
       (2) Reports required.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the initial meeting of the Commission, and annually 
     thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report describing the progress of 
     the Commission.
       (ii) Final report.--Not later than 4 years after the date 
     of the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission 
     shall submit to the President and Congress a report that 
     contains a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 
     of the Commission, together with the recommendations of the 
     Commission.
       (B) Form.--The report required by subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     shall be submitted and publicly released on a Government 
     website in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex, which the Commission shall make every effort to ensure 
     is classified at the lowest classification level.
       (C) Subsequent reports on declassification.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date that 
     the report required by subparagraph (A)(ii) is submitted and 
     every 2 years thereafter until the entirety of the classified 
     annex of such report is declassified and publicly available, 
     each relevant agency of jurisdiction shall submit to the 
     committee of jurisdiction a report on the efforts of such 
     agency to declassify such annex.
       (ii) Contents.--Each report required by clause (i) shall 
     include--

       (I) a list of the items in the classified annex that the 
     agency is working to declassify at the time of the report and 
     an estimate of the timeline for declassification of such 
     items;
       (II) a broad description of items in the annex that the 
     agency is declining to declassify at the time of the report; 
     and
       (III) any justification for withholding declassification of 
     certain items in the annex and an estimate of the timeline 
     for declassification of such items.

       (f) Powers of Commission.--
       (1) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable 
     to carry out this section.
       (2) Assistance from federal agencies.--
       (A) Information.--
       (i) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from a 
     Federal department or agency such information as the 
     Commission considers necessary to carry out this section.
       (ii) Furnishing information.--On request of the Chairperson 
     of the Commission, the head of the department or agency shall 
     expeditiously furnish the information to the Commission.
       (B) General services.--Upon the request of the Commission, 
     the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
     Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
     support services and office space necessary for the 
     Commission to carry out its purposes and functions under this 
     section.
       (3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (4) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.
       (g) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       (2) Public meetings and release of public versions of 
     reports.--The Commission shall--
       (A) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent 
     appropriate; and
       (B) release public versions of the reports required under 
     subsection (e)(2).
       (3) Public hearings.--Any public hearings of the Commission 
     shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection 
     of information provided to or developed for or by the 
     Commission as required by any applicable statute, regulation, 
     or Executive order.
       (h) Commission Personnel Matters.--
       (1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (3) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Chairperson, in consultation with the 
     Vice Chairperson of the Commission, may, without regard to 
     the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and 
     terminate an executive director and such other additional 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
     perform its duties, except that the employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (B) Qualifications for personnel.--The Chairperson and the 
     Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall give preference in 
     such appointments under subparagraph (A) to individuals from 
     academic backgrounds, and former military personnel should 
     include representation from the reserve components
       (C) Compensation.--The Chairperson, in consultation with 
     the Vice Chairperson of the Commission, may fix the 
     compensation of the executive director and other personnel 
     without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
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     other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V 
     of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
       (4) Detail of government employees.--A Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
     The Chairperson, in consultation with the Vice Chairperson of 
     the Commission, may procure temporary and intermittent 
     services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that 
     title.
       (6) Security clearances.--The appropriate departments or 
     agencies of the United States shall cooperate with the 
     Commission in expeditiously providing to the members and 
     staff of the Commission appropriate security clearances to 
     the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and 
     requirements.
       (i) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall 
     terminate 90 days after the date on which the Commission 
     submits the report required under subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii).
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Commission such amounts as necessary to carry out 
     activities under this section.
       (2) Availability.--Any sums appropriated under the 
     authorization contained in this section shall remain 
     available, without fiscal year limitation, until the date of 
     the termination of the Commission under subsection (i).
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  SA 4312. Ms. DUCKWORTH 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES AND 
                   DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Amendment to NCSA.--Part I of subtitle C of title I of 
     the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12571 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 127. NATIONAL SERVICE CORPS FOR MILITARY SPOUSES AND 
                   DEPENDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall enter into an 
     interagency agreement under section 121(b) with the Secretary 
     of Defense to carry out the program under this section, which 
     shall be known as the `National Service Corps for Miliary 
     Spouses and Dependents' (referred to in this section as `the 
     Corps'), and which shall be funded by the Department of 
     Defense and carried out by the Corporation in accordance with 
     the terms and conditions of this subtitle, unless otherwise 
     specified.
       ``(b) Membership.--Notwithstanding section 137, the Corps 
     shall be composed of--
       ``(1) military spouses; and
       ``(2) dependent children who are not younger than age 16 
     and not older than age 26.
       ``(c) Number of Participants.--The number of participants 
     in the program under this section shall not exceed 1000.
       ``(d) Activities.--The recipient of a grant supported under 
     the interagency agreement described in subsection (a) shall 
     use a portion of the financial assistance or positions 
     involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to 
     support or carry out activities to address community needs, 
     as determined by the Corporation, which may include 
     activities described in section 122, as full- or part-time 
     programs.
       ``(e) Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Participants in the program under this 
     section shall be eligible for the living allowance and other 
     benefits described in section 140, except for the benefits 
     described in subsections (d) and (e) of that section.
       ``(2) Health benefits.--The Corporation shall ensure that 
     the interagency agreement described in subsection (a) 
     establishes that the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     coverage under a health plan, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense, for all participants in the program under this 
     section who are not covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
     program (as that term is defined in section 1072 of title 10, 
     United States Code).
       ``(3) Educational award.--Participants in the program under 
     this section shall be eligible for a national service 
     educational award.
       ``(f) Early Release From Service for Compelling Personal 
     Circumstances.--
       ``(1) Release.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, a Corps 
     member may be released from completing a term of service in 
     the approved national service position for compelling 
     personal circumstances.
       ``(2) Award.--A Corps member who is released under 
     paragraph (1) is eligible to receive a pro-rated national 
     service educational award if--
       ``(A) the Corps member has completed at least 15 percent of 
     the Corps member's term of service;
       ``(B) the Corps member, or a member of the Corps member's 
     family, receives military orders, such as a permanent change 
     of station (PCS), that necessitate the Corps member's 
     relocation away from the Corps member's service site; and
       ``(C) the Corps member is unable to secure an appropriate 
     reassignment as described in subsection (g).
       ``(g) Necessary Relocation.--A member of the Corps who must 
     relocate due to a permanent change of station (PCS) or other 
     military order shall, to the extent practicable, continue the 
     member's term of service with the member's current assignment 
     or by securing an appropriate reassignment. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall support, to the extent practicable, such a 
     relocating Corps member who wishes to continue the term of 
     service.''.
       (b) Department of Defense.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     an interagency agreement with the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service as described in section 127 of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section), and shall provide funding to 
     the Corporation to carry out such section.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Defense, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out paragraph (1), including such 
     sums as may be necessary to provide a national service 
     educational award for each participant under such section 
     127.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made 
     by this section, shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this section.
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  SA 4313. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Kennedy) 
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. PROHIBITION ON HOUSING OF CHIMPANZEES AT 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--On or after May 31, 2022, the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may not house chimpanzees at any installation 
     of the Department of the Air Force.
       (b) Transport of Chimpanzees.--
       (1) In general.--Any chimpanzees currently housed at an 
     installation of the Department of the Air Force shall be 
     transported to Chimp Haven in Louisiana, beginning not later 
     than the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Completion of transport.--All transport of chimpanzees 
     required under paragraph (1) shall be completed by not later 
     than May 31, 2022.
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  SA 4314. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Ernst, and Mrs. Fischer) 
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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Design of program.--The pilot program shall be designed 
     to--
       (A) identify any logistical challenges with respect to the 
     use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department;
       (B) promote understanding of the technical and performance 
     characteristics of sustainable aviation fuel when used in a 
     military setting; and
       (C) engage nearby commercial airports to explore 
     opportunities and challenges to partner on increased use of 
     sustainable aviation fuel.
       (b) Selection of Facilities.--
       (1) Selection.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     select not fewer than two geographically diverse facilities 
     of the Department at which to carry out the pilot program.
       (B) Onsite refinery.--Not fewer than one facility selected 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be a facility with an onsite 
     refinery that is located in proximity to not fewer than one 
     major commercial airport that is

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     also actively seeking to increase the use of sustainable 
     aviation fuel.
       (2) Notice to congress.--Upon the selection of each 
     facility under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the 
     selection, including an identification of the facility 
     selected.
       (c) Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel.--
       (1) Plans.--For each facility selected under subsection 
     (b), not later than one year after the selection of the 
     facility, the Secretary shall--
       (A) develop a plan on how to implement, by September 30, 
     2028, a target of exclusively using at the facility aviation 
     fuel that is blended to contain not less than 10 percent 
     sustainable aviation fuel;
       (B) submit the plan developed under subparagraph (A) to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress; and
       (C) provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     briefing on such plan that includes, at a minimum--
       (i) a description of any operational, infrastructure, or 
     logistical requirements and recommendations for the blending 
     and use of sustainable aviation fuel; and
       (ii) a description of any stakeholder engagement in the 
     development of the plan, including any consultations with 
     nearby commercial airport owners or operators.
       (2) Implementation of plans.--For each facility selected 
     under subsection (b), during the period beginning on a date 
     that is not later than September 30, 2028, and for five years 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall require, in accordance with 
     the respective plan developed under paragraph (1), the 
     exclusive use at the facility of aviation fuel that is 
     blended to contain not less than 10 percent sustainable 
     aviation fuel.
       (d) Criteria for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.--Sustainable 
     aviation fuel used under the pilot program shall meet the 
     following criteria:
       (1) Such fuel shall be produced in the United States from 
     domestic feedstock sources.
       (2) Such fuel shall constitute drop-in fuel that meets all 
     specifications and performance requirements of the Department 
     of Defense and the Armed Forces.
       (e) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the use of sustainable 
     aviation fuel at a facility under the pilot program if the 
     Secretary--
       (1) determines such use is not feasible due to a lack of 
     domestic availability of sustainable aviation fuel or a 
     national security contingency; and
       (2) submits to the congressional defense committees notice 
     of such waiver and the reasons for such waiver.
       (f) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--At the conclusion of the pilot program, 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, 
     and Environment shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a final report on the pilot program.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include each of the following:
       (A) An assessment of the effect of using sustainable 
     aviation fuel on the overall fuel costs of blended fuel.
       (B) A description of any operational, infrastructure, or 
     logistical requirements and recommendations for the blending 
     and use of sustainable aviation fuel, with a focus on scaling 
     up adoption of such fuel throughout the Armed Forces.
       (C) Recommendations with respect to how military 
     installations can leverage proximity to commercial airports 
     and other jet fuel consumers to increase the rate of use of 
     sustainable aviation fuel, for both military and non-military 
     use, including potential collaboration on innovative 
     financing or purchasing and shared supply chain 
     infrastructure.
       (D) A description of the effects on performance and 
     operation of aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel, 
     including--
       (i) if used, considerations of various blending ratios and 
     their associated benefits;
       (ii) efficiency and distance improvements of flights using 
     sustainable aviation fuel;
       (iii) weight savings on large transportation aircraft and 
     other types of aircraft with using blended fuel with higher 
     concentrations of sustainable aviation fuel;
       (iv) maintenance benefits of using sustainable aviation 
     fuel, including engine longevity;
       (v) the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on 
     emissions and air quality;
       (vi) the effect of the use of sustainable aviation fuel on 
     the environment and on surrounding communities, including 
     environmental justice factors that are created by the demand 
     for and use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (vii) benefits with respect to job creation in the 
     sustainable aviation fuel production and supply chain.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Sustainable aviation fuel defined.--The term 
     ``sustainable aviation fuel'' means liquid fuel that--
       (A) consists of synthesized hydrocarbon;
       (B) meets the requirements of--
       (i) ASTM International Standard D7566 (or successor 
     standard); or
       (ii) the co-processing provisions of ASTM International 
     Standard D1655, Annex A1 (or successor standard);
       (C) is derived from biomass (as such term is defined in 
     section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), 
     waste streams, renewable energy sources, or gaseous carbon 
     oxides; and
       (D) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates.
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  SA 4315. Mr. SCHATZ 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. REVISION OF ENERGY PROCUREMENT POLICIES OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROCURE RESILIENT AND 
                   CLEAN ENERGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) revise the procurement policies of the Department of 
     Defense that are not otherwise required by law to ensure that 
     the military departments and Defense Agencies may only enter 
     into a contract with a public utility service provider that 
     has an option for the procurement of resilient electricity 
     and clean electricity to power the installations and 
     facilities of the military department or Defense Agency 
     concerned; and
       (2) establish a procurement plan to reasonably and 
     expeditiously transition all existing contracts of the 
     military departments and Defense Agencies with public utility 
     service providers to new contracts that meet the procurement 
     policies described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Military Departments and Defense Agencies.--Consistent 
     with the policies required to be revised under subsection 
     (a)(1), the Secretary of each military department and the 
     head of each Defense Agency shall revise the procurement 
     policies, practices, training, and procedures for the 
     military department or Defense Agency concerned that are not 
     otherwise required by law to ensure that procurement 
     officials of the military department or Defense Agency 
     concerned may only acquire commercial energy services that 
     have an option for the procurement of resilient electricity 
     and clean electricity to power the installations and 
     facilities of the military department or Defense Agency 
     concerned.
       (c) Limitation on the Use of Renewable Energy Credits and 
     Carbon Offsets.--
       (1) Renewable energy credits.--To the extent practicable, 
     in carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of 
     each military department and the head of each Defense Agency 
     shall avoid acquiring commercial energy services from a 
     public utility provider that offers renewable energy credits 
     that were sold separately from the renewable energy with 
     which they are associated to satisfy the requirements of 
     having a resilient electricity and clean electricity option.
       (2) Carbon offsets.--In meeting the procurement 
     requirements under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that each military department and 
     Defense Agency does not use carbon offsets.
       (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report--
       (1) providing a progress report on the transition of 
     existing public utility services contracts of the Department 
     to meet the procurement policies required under subsection 
     (a)(1);
       (2) describing the procurement plan required under 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       (3) identifying any challenges to carrying out such 
     procurement plan.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require the Department of Defense to invest in 
     capital projects for the purposes of generating electricity 
     to power the installations and facilities of the military 
     departments and Defense Agencies, including military 
     installation resilience projects under section 2815 of title 
     10, United States Code, energy resilience and conservation 
     construction projects under section 2914 of such title, or 
     financing of third-party capital construction of energy 
     projects under any other provision of law.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Clean electricity.--The term ``clean electricity'' 
     means electricity generated from sources that result in 
     access to electricity without the production of carbon 
     emissions, including--
       (A) renewable and nuclear energy; and
       (B) traditional generation with carbon capture and storage.
       (2) Military installation.--The term ``military 
     installation'' means an installation of the Department of 
     Defense under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military 
     department that is located in a State, territory, or other 
     possession of the United States.
       (3) Resilient electricity.--The term ``resilient 
     electricity'' means uninterrupted and

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     assured access to electricity to meet critical mission 
     availability.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4316. Mr. BOOKER 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, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1264. REPORTS ON POTENTIAL GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST 
                   HUMANITY, OR WAR CRIMES IN ETHIOPIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
     until the date on which current hostilities in the Tigray 
     region of Ethiopia have ceased due to a ceasefire or peace 
     agreement, the Secretary of State, after consultation with 
     the heads of other Federal departments and agencies 
     represented on the Atrocity Early Warning Task Force and with 
     representatives of human rights organizations, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     includes a determination with respect to whether actions in 
     Ethiopia by the military forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea or 
     other armed actors constitute--
       (1) genocide (as defined in section 1091 of title 18, 
     United States Code);
       (2) crimes against humanity; or
       (3) war crimes.
       (b) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex that is provided separately.
       (c) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall make each 
     report submitted under subsection (a) available to the public 
     on an internet website of the Department of State.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4317. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) 
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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish the 
     Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Program'') to offer internship 
     opportunities at the Department of State to eligible students 
     to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the 
     conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization 
     of United States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Eligibility.--An applicant is eligible to participate 
     in the Program if the applicant--
       (1) is enrolled (not less than half-time) at--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as defined section 
     102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside of the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;
       (2) is able to receive and hold an appropriate security 
     clearance; and
       (3) satisfies such other criteria as the Secretary may 
     establish pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Selection.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
     Program, including--
       (1) a demonstrable interest in a career in foreign affairs;
       (2) strong academic performance; and
       (3) such other criteria as the Secretary may establish.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) widely advertise the Program, including on the 
     internet, through--
       (A) the Department of State's Diplomats in Residence 
     Program; and
       (B) other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting 
     undergraduate and graduate students; and
       (2) actively encourage people belonging to traditionally 
     under-represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, 
     geographic, and gender diversity, and disability status to 
     apply to the Program, including by conducting targeted 
     outreach at minority serving institutions (as described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a))).
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Students participating in the Program 
     shall be paid not less than the greater of--
       (A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); or
       (B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction in which the 
     internship is located.
       (2) Housing assistance.--
       (A) Abroad.--The Secretary of State shall provide housing 
     assistance to any student participating in the Program whose 
     permanent address is within the United States if the location 
     of the internship in which such student is participating is 
     outside of the United States.
       (B) Domestic.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide housing assistance to a student participating in the 
     Program whose permanent address is within the United States 
     if the location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating is more than 50 miles away from such student's 
     permanent address.
       (3) Travel assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
     provide financial assistance to any student participating in 
     the Program whose permanent address is within the United 
     States that covers the round trip costs of traveling from the 
     location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating (including travel by air, train, bus, or other 
     appropriate transit), if the location of such internship is--
       (A) more than 50 miles from such student's permanent 
     address; or
       (B) outside of the United States.
       (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The 
     Secretary of State is authorized to enter into agreements 
     with institutions of higher education to structure 
     internships to ensure such internships satisfy criteria for 
     academic programs in which participants in such internships 
     are enrolled.
       (g) Transition Period.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     transition all unpaid internship programs of the Department 
     of State, including the Foreign Service Internship Program, 
     to internship programs that offer compensation. Upon 
     selection as a candidate for entry into an internship program 
     of the Department of State after such date, a participant in 
     such internship program shall be afforded the opportunity to 
     forgo compensation, including if doing so allows such 
     participant to receive college or university curricular 
     credit.
       (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply in the case of unpaid internship programs of 
     the Department of State that are part of the Virtual Student 
     Federal Service Internship Program.
       (3) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement under paragraph (1) to transition an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department to an internship program 
     that offers compensation if the Secretary determines and, not 
     later than 30 days after any such determination, submits a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     explains why such transition would not be consistent with 
     effective management goals.
       (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall describe the reason why transitioning an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department of State to an 
     internship program that offers compensation would not be 
     consistent with effective management goals, including any 
     justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
     indefinitely, or any additional authorities or resources 
     necessary to transition such unpaid program to offer 
     compensation in the future.
       (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives that includes--
       (1) data, to the extent collection of such information is 
     permissible by law, regarding the number of students 
     (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, institution of 
     higher learning, home State, State where each student 
     graduated from high school, and disability status) who 
     applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
     participated;
       (2) data regarding--
       (A) the number of security clearance investigations started 
     for such students; and
       (B) the timeline for such investigations, including--
       (i) whether such investigations were completed; and
       (ii) when an interim security clearance was granted;
       (3) information on Program expenditures; and
       (4) information regarding the Department of State's 
     compliance with subsection (g).
       (i) Data Collection Policies.--
       (1) Voluntary participation.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to compel any student who is a participant in an 
     internship program of the Department of State to participate 
     in the collection of the data or divulge any personal 
     information. Such students shall be informed that their 
     participation in the data collection contemplated by this 
     section is voluntary.
       (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
     section shall be subject to

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     the relevant privacy protection statutes and regulations 
     applicable to Federal employees.
       (j) Special Hiring Authority.--The Secretary of State may--
       (1) offer compensated internships that last up to 52 weeks; 
     and
       (2) select, appoint, employ, and remove individuals in such 
     compensated internships without regard to the provisions of 
     law governing appointments in the competitive service.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4318. Mr. BOOKER 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. PILOT PROGRAM ON DOULA SUPPORT FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are approximately 2,300,000 women within the 
     veteran population in the United States.
       (2) The number of women veterans using services from the 
     Veterans Health Administration has increased by 28.8 percent 
     from 423,642 in 2014 to 545,670 in 2019.
       (3) During the period of 2010 through 2015, the use of 
     maternity services from the Veterans Health Administration 
     increased by 44 percent.
       (4) Although prenatal care and delivery is not provided in 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pregnant 
     women seeking care from the Department for other conditions 
     may also need emergency care and require coordination of 
     services through the Veterans Community Care Program under 
     section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.
       (5) The number of unique women veteran patients with an 
     obstetric delivery paid for by the Department increased by 
     1,778 percent from 200 deliveries in 2000 to 3,756 deliveries 
     in 2015.
       (6) The number of women age 35 years or older with an 
     obstetric delivery paid for by the Department increased 16-
     fold from fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2015.
       (7) A study in 2010 found that veterans returning from 
     Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom who 
     experienced pregnancy were twice as likely to have a 
     diagnosis of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress 
     disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia as those who had 
     not experienced a pregnancy.
       (8) The number of women veterans of reproductive age 
     seeking care from the Veterans Health Administration 
     continues to grow (more than 185,000 as of fiscal year 2015).
       (b) Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to 
     covered veterans through eligible entities by expanding the 
     Whole Health model of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or 
     successor model, to measure the impact that doula support 
     services have on birth and mental health outcomes of pregnant 
     veterans (in this section referred to as the ``pilot 
     program'').
       (2) Consideration.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall consider all types of doulas, including 
     traditional and community-based doulas.
       (3) Consultation.--In designing and implementing the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, 
     including--
       (A) organizations representing veterans, including veterans 
     that are disproportionately impacted by poor maternal health 
     outcomes;
       (B) community-based health care professionals, including 
     doulas, and other stakeholders; and
       (C) experts in promoting health equity and combating racial 
     bias in health care settings.
       (4) Goals.--The goals of the pilot program are the 
     following:
       (A) To improve--
       (i) maternal, mental health, and infant care outcomes;
       (ii) integration of doula support services into the Whole 
     Health model of the Department, or successor model; and
       (iii) the experience of women receiving maternity care from 
     the Department, including by increasing the ability of a 
     woman to develop and follow her own birthing plan.
       (B) To reengage veterans with the Department after giving 
     birth.
       (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program in--
       (1) the three Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
     Department that have the highest percentage of female 
     veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 
     Department established and operated under section 1705(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, compared to the total number of 
     enrolled veterans in such Network; and
       (2) the three Veterans Integrated Service Networks that 
     have the lowest percentage of female veterans enrolled in the 
     patient enrollment system compared to the total number of 
     enrolled veterans in such Network.
       (d) Open Participation.--The Secretary shall allow any 
     eligible entity or covered veteran interested in 
     participating in the pilot program to participate in the 
     pilot program.
       (e) Services Provided.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, a covered veteran 
     shall receive not more than 10 sessions of care from a doula 
     under the Whole Health model of the Department, or successor 
     model, under which a doula works as an advocate for the 
     veteran alongside the medical team for the veteran.
       (2) Sessions.--Sessions covered under paragraph (1) shall 
     be as follows:
       (A) Three or four sessions before labor and delivery.
       (B) One session during labor and delivery.
       (C) Three or four sessions after post-partum, which may be 
     conducted via the mobile application for VA Video Connect.
       (f) Administration of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of Women's Health of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, or successor office (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Office''), shall--
       (A) coordinate services and activities under the pilot 
     program;
       (B) oversee the administration of the pilot program; and
       (C) conduct onsite assessments of medical facilities of the 
     Department that are participating in the pilot program.
       (2) Guidelines for veteran-specific care.--The Office shall 
     establish guidelines under the pilot program for training 
     doulas on military sexual trauma and post traumatic stress 
     disorder.
       (3) Amounts for care.--The Office may recommend to the 
     Secretary appropriate payment amounts for care and services 
     provided under the pilot program, which shall not exceed 
     $3,500 per doula per veteran.
       (g) Doula Service Coordinator.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Office, shall establish a Doula Service Coordinator within 
     the functions of the Maternity Care Coordinator at each 
     medical facility of the Department that is participating in 
     the pilot program.
       (2) Duties.--A Doula Service Coordinator established under 
     paragraph (1) at a medical facility shall be responsible 
     for--
       (A) working with eligible entities, doulas, and covered 
     veterans participating in the pilot program; and
       (B) managing payment between eligible entities and the 
     Department under the pilot program.
       (3) Tracking of information.--A doula providing services 
     under the pilot program shall report to the applicable Doula 
     Service Coordinator after each session conducted under the 
     pilot program.
       (4) Coordination with women's program manager.--A Doula 
     Service Coordinator for a medical facility of the Department 
     shall coordinate with the women's program manager for that 
     facility in carrying out the duties of the Doula Service 
     Coordinator under the pilot program.
       (h) Term of Pilot Program.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     pilot program for a period of 5 years.
       (i) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     process to provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
     and doulas participating in the pilot program.
       (j) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each 
     year in which the pilot program is carried out, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the pilot program.
       (2) Final report.--As part of the final report submitted 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include 
     recommendations on whether the model studied in the pilot 
     program should be continued or more widely adopted by the 
     Department.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2027, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (l) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered veteran.--The term ``covered veteran'' means a 
     pregnant veteran or a formerly pregnant veteran (with respect 
     to sessions post-partum) who is enrolled in the patient 
     enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
     entity that provides medically accurate, comprehensive 
     maternity services to covered veterans under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary, including under the Veterans 
     Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       (3) VA video connect.--The term ``VA Video Connect'' means 
     the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to connect 
     veterans with their health care team from anywhere, using 
     encryption to ensure a secure and private session.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4319. Mr. BOOKER 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

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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 VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. PROVISION OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT TO CADETS AT 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7450 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7450. Cadets: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Army shall provide to each cadet, at 
     no cost to the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of clothing 
     and equipment.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8460 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 8460. Midshipmen: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Navy shall provide to each 
     midshipman, at no cost to the midshipman, the midshipman's 
     initial issue of clothing and equipment.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     853 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 8460 and inserting the following new item:

``8460. Midshipmen: clothing and equipment.''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9450 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 9450. Cadets: clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to each 
     cadet, at no cost to the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of 
     clothing and equipment.''.
       (d) United States Coast Guard Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1927 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1927. Cadets; clothing and equipment

       ``The Secretary shall provide to each cadet, at no cost to 
     the cadet, the cadet's initial issue of clothing and 
     equipment.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     19 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 1927 and inserting the following new item:

``1927. Cadets; clothing and equipment.''.
       (e) United States Merchant Marine Academy.--Section 51308 
     of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``(at not cost to the cadet)'' after ``textbooks''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4320. Mr. BOOKER 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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF TRANSPORTING HOUSEHOLD 
                   PETS TO OR FROM AN OVERSEAS DUTY STATION.

       Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Transportation of Household Pets.--
       ``(1) In general.--The administering Secretary may 
     reimburse a member of a uniformed service who makes a 
     permanent change of station between a duty station in the 
     United States and a duty station outside the United States 
     for costs associated with the transportation of a household 
     pet between such stations through any service not operated by 
     the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The amount of a reimbursement to a 
     member under paragraph (1) may not exceed $4,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4321. Mr. BOOKER (for himself 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF PLANT-BASED PROTEIN 
                   OPTIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE NAVY.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall establish a pilot program to 
     offer plant-based protein options at forward operating bases 
     for consumption by members of the Navy.
       (b) Locations.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall select not fewer than two naval facilities 
     to participate in the pilot program established under 
     subsection (a) and shall prioritize the selection of 
     facilities where livestock-based protein options may be 
     costly to obtain or store, such as Joint Region Marianas, 
     Guam, Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, and United States 
     Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan.
       (c) Termination.--The requirement to carry out the pilot 
     program established under subsection (a) shall terminate 
     three years after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 
     establishes the pilot program.
       (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the termination 
     of the pilot program established under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the pilot program that includes the following:
       (1) The consumption rate of plant-based protein options by 
     members of the Navy under the pilot program.
       (2) Effective criteria to increase plant-based protein 
     options at facilities of the Navy not selected under 
     subsection (b).
       (3) An analysis of the costs of obtaining and storing 
     plant-based protein options compared to the costs of 
     obtaining and storing livestock-based protein options at 
     facilities of the Navy selected under subsection (b).
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent offering livestock-based protein options 
     alongside plant-based protein options at facilities of the 
     Navy selected under subsection (b).
       (f) Plant-based Protein Options Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``plant-based protein options'' means edible 
     products made from plants (such as vegetables, beans, and 
     legumes), fungi, or other non-animal sources of protein.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4322. Mr. TILLIS 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 C of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1424. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR AND DISPOSE OF 
                   MATERIALS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Authority.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose 
     of 4,031,000 pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates 
     contained in the National Defense Stockpile (in addition to 
     any amount previously authorized for disposal).
       (b) Acquisition Authority.--Using funds available in the 
     National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the National 
     Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the following materials 
     determined to be strategic and critical materials required to 
     meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of 
     the United States:
       (1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and neodymium iron 
     boron (NdFeB) magnet block.
       (2) Trinitrotoluene (TNT) or substitute materials.
       (3) Titanium.
       (c) Amount of Authority.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may use up to $50,000,000 in the National Defense 
     Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the materials 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (d) Fiscal Year Limitation.--The authority under subsection 
     (b) is available for purchases during fiscal years 2022 
     through 2031.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4323. Mr. TILLIS 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. REPORTS ON MOBILE MICROREACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Report on Plans for Mobile Microreactor Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the plans by the Department of 
     Defense for the mobile microreactor program of the 
     Department.
       (2) Limitation on use of funds.--Until the report required 
     by paragraph (1) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering may not expend more than 25 percent 
     of the funds appropriated to such Office for fiscal year 
     2022.
       (b) Report on Regulatory Framework.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination

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     with the Secretary of Energy and in consultation with the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the commercial nuclear 
     industry, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the regulatory framework for the 
     deployment by the Secretary of Defense of mobile 
     microreactors.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the regulatory framework by which the 
     Secretary of Defense will--
       (i) leverage the commercial development of mobile 
     microreactors to deploy such microreactors to military 
     installations in the United States;
       (ii) designate the head of a component of the Department of 
     Defense to carry out clause (i); and
       (iii) develop a scalable pilot program to identify the 
     first 5 installations in the United States that are projected 
     to receive mobile microreactors under clause (i); and
       (B) a summary of expected timelines and projected costs for 
     carrying out clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph 
     (A); and
       (C) such other information as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4324. 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 year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 164. INCLUSION OF PROPOSALS FOR CANCELLATION OR CERTAIN 
                   MODIFICATIONS OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS FOR 
                   ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 239c. Cancellation or certain modifications of 
       multiyear contracts for acquisition of property: inclusion 
       of proposals in budget justification materials

       ``(a) In General.--In the budget justification materials 
     submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense 
     budget for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter 
     (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31), the Secretary of Defense shall include 
     a proposal for any contract of the Department entered into 
     under section 2306b of this title that--
       ``(1) the head of an agency intends to cancel; or
       ``(2) with respect to which the head of agency intends to 
     effect a covered modification.
       ``(b) Elements.--Each proposal required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) A detailed assessment of expected termination costs 
     associated with the cancellation or covered modification of 
     the contract.
       ``(2) An updated assessment of estimated savings of 
     carrying out the planned multiyear procurement.
       ``(3) An explanation of the proposed use of previously 
     appropriated funds provided by Congress for advance 
     procurement or procurement of property that would be procured 
     under the multiyear contract.
       ``(4) An assessment of expected impacts to the industrial 
     base, including workload stability, loss of skilled labor, 
     and reduced efficiencies.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `covered modification' means a modification 
     that will result in a reduction in the quantity of end items 
     to be procured.
       ``(2) The term `head of an agency' means--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(B) the Secretary of the Army;
       ``(C) the Secretary of the Navy; or
       ``(D) the Secretary of the Air Force.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``239c. Cancellation or certain modifications of multiyear contracts 
              for acquisition of property: inclusion of proposals in 
              budget justification materials.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4325. Mr. CORNYN (for himself 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 XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1253. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEROPERABILITY WITH TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with the 
     Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et 
     seq.) and the Six Assurances, the United States should seek 
     to support the goals of--
       (1) improving asymmetric defense capabilities of Taiwan;
       (2) bolstering deterrence to preserve peace, security, and 
     stability across the Taiwan Strait; and
       (3) deepening interoperability with Taiwan in defense 
     capabilities, including in--
       (A) maritime and air domain awareness; and
       (B) integrated air and missile defense systems.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4326. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis) 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. REVIEW OF ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO 
                   VETERANS STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH 
                   CAROLINA AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

       (a) Review and Publication of Illness or Condition.--Part P 
     of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 399V-7. REVIEW AND PUBLICATION OF ILLNESSES AND 
                   CONDITIONS.

       ``Consistent with section 104(i) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this section, and not less frequently than once every 3 years 
     thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
     of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 
     shall--
       ``(1)(A) review the scientific literature relevant to the 
     relationship between the employment or residence of 
     individuals at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for not fewer 
     than 30 days during the period beginning on August 1, 1953, 
     and ending on December 31, 1987, and specific illnesses or 
     conditions incurred by those individuals;
       ``(B) determine each illness or condition for which there 
     is evidence that exposure to a toxic substance at Camp 
     Lejeune, North Carolina, during the period specific in 
     subparagraph (A) may be a cause of the illness or condition; 
     and
       ``(C) with respect to each illness or condition for which a 
     determination has been made under subparagraph (B), 
     categorize the evidence of the connection of the illness or 
     condition to exposure described in that subparagraph as--
       ``(i) sufficient to conclude with reasonable confidence 
     that the exposure is a cause of the illness or condition;
       ``(ii) modest supporting causation, but not sufficient to 
     conclude with reasonable confidence that exposure is a cause 
     of the illness or condition; or
       ``(iii) no more than limited supporting causation;
       ``(2) publish in the Federal Register and on the Internet 
     website of the Department of Health and Human Services--
       ``(A) a list of each illness or condition for which a 
     determination has been made under paragraph (1)(B), including 
     the categorization of the evidence of causal connection 
     relating to the illness or condition under paragraph (1)(C); 
     and
       ``(B) the bibliographic citations for all literature 
     reviewed under paragraph (1) for each illness or condition 
     listed under such paragraph; and
       ``(3) update the list under paragraph (2), as applicable, 
     to add an illness or condition for which a determination has 
     been made under paragraph (1)(B), including the 
     categorization of the evidence of causal connection relating 
     to the illness or condition under paragraph (1)(C), since 
     such list was last updated consistent with the requirements 
     of this section.''.
       (b) Eligibility for Health Care From Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (xv) as subclauses 
     (I) through (XV), respectively;
       (B) by striking ``(F) Subject to'' and inserting ``(F)(i) 
     Subject to'';
       (C) by striking ``any of the following'' and inserting 
     ``any of the illnesses or conditions for which the evidence 
     of connection of the illness or condition to exposure to a 
     toxic substance at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during such 
     period is categorized as sufficient or modest in the most 
     recent list published under section 399V-7(2) of the Public 
     Health Service Act, which may include any of the following''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) For the purposes of ensuring continuation of care, 
     any veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical 
     services under this subparagraph for an illness or condition 
     shall remain eligible for hospital

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     care or medical services for such illness or condition 
     notwithstanding that the evidence of connection of such 
     illness or condition to exposure to a toxic substance at Camp 
     Lejeune, North Carolina, during the period described in 
     clause (i) is not categorized as sufficient or modest in the 
     most recent list published under section 399V-7(2) of the 
     Public Health Service Act.''.
       (2) Family members.--Section 1787 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Continuation of Care.--For the purposes of ensuring 
     continuation of care, any individual who has been furnished 
     hospital care or medical services under this section for an 
     illness or condition shall remain eligible for hospital care 
     or medical services for such illness or condition 
     notwithstanding that the illness or condition is no longer 
     described in section 1710(e)(1)(F) of this title.''.
       (3) Transfer of amounts for program.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
     2023, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer 
     $2,000,000 from amounts made available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for medical support and compliance to the 
     Chief Business Office and Financial Services Center of the 
     Department to be used to continue building and enhancing the 
     claims processing system, eligibility system, and web portal 
     for the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program of the Department.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4327. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 
                   REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.

       Section 50302(c)(6) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Infrastructure improvements identified in the report 
     on strategic seaports.--In selecting projects described in 
     paragraph (3) for funding under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall consider infrastructure improvements 
     identified in the report on strategic seaports required by 
     section 3515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1985) that 
     would improve the commercial operations of those seaports.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4328. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR NATIONALS OF 
                   AFGHANISTAN EMPLOYED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE 
                   AGREEMENT, GRANT, OR NONGOVERNMENTAL 
                   ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States recognizes the immense contributions 
     of the nationals of Afghanistan who worked, through 
     cooperative agreements, grants, and nongovernmental 
     organizations in Afghanistan, in support of the United States 
     mission to advance the causes of democracy, human rights, and 
     the rule of law in Afghanistan;
       (2) due to the close association of such nationals of 
     Afghanistan with the United States, their lives are at risk; 
     and
       (3) such nationals of Afghanistan should be provided with 
     special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies and 
     Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-
     8).
       (b) Special Immigrant Status.--Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) 
     of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
     note; Public Law 111-8) is amended by inserting after 
     ``United States Government'' the following: ``, including 
     employment in Afghanistan funded by the United States 
     Government through a cooperative agreement, grant, or 
     nongovernmental organization, provided that the Chief of 
     Mission or delegated Department of State designee determines, 
     based on a recommendation from the Federal agency or 
     organization authorizing such funding, that such alien 
     contributed to the United States mission in Afghanistan''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4329. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 821. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACT CLAUSES REQUIRING COVID-19 
                   VACCINE.

       Notwithstanding Executive Order No. 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 
     50985; relating to ensuring adequate COVID safety protocols 
     for Federal contractors) and the Safer Federal Worker Task 
     Force order dated September 24, 2021, and entitled ``COVID-19 
     Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and 
     Subcontractors'', the Department of Defense may not require 
     any contractor or subcontractor at any tier to impose a 
     workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of entering 
     into a Federal contract or subcontract, including by 
     including a contract clause to such effect in a Department of 
     Defense contract.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4330. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Merkley) 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 title XII, add the following:

             Subtitle H--Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Uyghur Forced Labor 
     Prevention Act''.

     SEC. 1292. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to strengthen the prohibition against the importation 
     of goods made with forced labor, including by ensuring that 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China does not 
     undermine the effective enforcement of section 307 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which prohibits the 
     importation of all ``goods, wares, articles, and merchandise 
     mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any 
     foreign country by . . . forced labor'';
       (2) to lead the international community in ending forced 
     labor practices wherever such practices occur through all 
     means available to the United States Government, including by 
     stopping the importation of any goods made with forced labor, 
     including those goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly 
     or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
       (3) to actively work to prevent, publicly denounce, and end 
     human trafficking, including with respect to forced labor, 
     whether sponsored by the government of a foreign country or 
     not, and to restore the lives of those affected by human 
     trafficking, a modern form of slavery;
       (4) to regard the prevention of atrocities as a priority in 
     the national interests of the United States; and
       (5) to address gross violations of human rights in the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region--
       (A) through bilateral diplomatic channels and multilateral 
     institutions in which both the United States and the People's 
     Republic of China are members; and
       (B) using all the authorities available to the United 
     States Government, including visa and financial sanctions, 
     export restrictions, and import controls.

     SEC. 1293. STRATEGY TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF 
                   GOODS MADE THROUGH FORCED LABOR IN THE XINJIANG 
                   UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.

       (a) Public Comment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly, and in 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Labor, publish in 
     the Federal Register a notice soliciting public comments on 
     how best to ensure that goods mined, produced, or 
     manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the 
     People's Republic of China, including by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, 
     Kyrgyz, Tibetans, and members of other persecuted groups in 
     the People's Republic of China, and especially in the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, are not imported into the 
     United States.
       (2) Period for comment.--The Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the public 
     with not less than 60 days to submit comments in response to 
     the notice required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Public Hearing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the close of 
     the period to submit comments under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of Labor, the United States Trade 
     Representative, and the Secretary of State shall jointly 
     conduct a public

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     hearing inviting witnesses to testify with respect to the use 
     of forced labor in the People's Republic of China and 
     potential measures, including the measures described in 
     paragraph (2), to prevent the importation of goods mined, 
     produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor 
     in the People's Republic of China into the United States.
       (2) Measures described.--The measures described in this 
     paragraph are--
       (A) measures that can be taken to trace the origin of 
     goods, offer greater supply chain transparency, and identify 
     third country supply chain routes for goods mined, produced, 
     or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the 
     People's Republic of China; and
       (B) other measures for ensuring that goods mined, produced, 
     or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor do not 
     enter the United States.
       (c) Development of Strategy.--After receiving public 
     comments under subsection (a) and holding the hearing 
     required by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly, and in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the United States 
     Trade Representative, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Director of National Intelligence, develop a strategy for 
     preventing the importation into the United States of goods 
     mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with 
     forced labor in the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Elements.--The strategy developed under subsection (c) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive assessment of the risk of importing 
     goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with 
     forced labor in the People's Republic of China, including 
     from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or made by 
     Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, or members of other 
     persecuted groups in any other part of the People's Republic 
     of China, that identifies, to the extent feasible--
       (A) threats, including through the potential involvement in 
     supply chains of entities that may use forced labor, that 
     could lead to the importation into the United States from the 
     People's Republic of China, including through third 
     countries, of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly 
     or in part with forced labor; and
       (B) what procedures can be implemented or improved to 
     reduce such threats.
       (2) A comprehensive description and evaluation--
       (A) of ``pairing assistance'' and ``poverty alleviation'' 
     or any other government labor scheme that includes the forced 
     labor of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, or members of 
     other persecuted groups outside of the Xinjiang Uyghur 
     Autonomous Region or similar programs of the People's 
     Republic of China in which work or services are extracted 
     from Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, or members of other 
     persecuted groups through the threat of penalty or for which 
     the Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, or members of other 
     persecuted groups have not offered themselves voluntarily; 
     and
       (B) that includes--
       (i) a list of entities working with the government of the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to move forced labor or 
     Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted 
     groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region;
       (ii) a list of products mined, produced, or manufactured 
     wholly or in part by entities on the list required by clause 
     (i);
       (iii) a list of entities that exported products described 
     in clause (ii) from the People's Republic of China into the 
     United States;
       (iv) a list of facilities and entities, including the 
     Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, that source 
     material from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or from 
     persons working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur 
     Autonomous Region or the Xinjiang Production and Construction 
     Corps for purposes of the ``poverty alleviation'' program or 
     the ``pairing-assistance'' program or any other government 
     labor scheme that uses forced or involuntary labor;
       (v) a plan for identifying additional facilities and 
     entities described in clause (iv);
       (vi) a enforcement plan for each such entity, which may 
     include issuing withhold release orders to support 
     enforcement of section 1294 with respect to the entity;
       (vii) a list of high-priority sectors for enforcement, 
     which shall include cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon; and
       (viii) an enforcement plan for each such high-priority 
     sector.
       (3) Recommendations for efforts, initiatives, and tools and 
     technologies to be adopted to ensure that U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection can accurately identify and trace goods 
     made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region entering at any 
     of the ports of the United States.
       (4) A description of how U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     plans to enhance its use of legal authorities and other tools 
     to ensure that no goods are entered at any of the ports of 
     the United States in violation of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), including through the 
     initiation of pilot programs to test the viability of 
     technologies to assist in the examination of such goods.
       (5) Guidance to importers with respect to--
       (A) due diligence, effective supply chain tracing, and 
     supply chain management measures to ensure that such 
     importers do not import any goods mined, produced, or 
     manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor from the 
     People's Republic of China, especially from the Xinjiang 
     Uyghur Autonomous Region;
       (B) the type, nature, and extent of evidence that 
     demonstrates that goods originating in the People's Republic 
     of China were not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or 
     in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; and
       (C) the type, nature, and extent of evidence that 
     demonstrates that goods originating in the People's Republic 
     of China, including goods detained or seized pursuant to 
     section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), were 
     not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with 
     forced labor.
       (6) A plan to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate 
     nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to 
     implement and update the strategy developed under subsection 
     (c).
       (e) Submission of Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, the United States Trade Representative, 
     and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that--
       (A) in the case of the first such report, sets forth the 
     strategy developed under subsection (c); and
       (B) in the case of any subsequent such report, sets forth 
     any updates to the strategy.
       (2) Updates of certain matters.--Not less frequently than 
     annually after the submission under paragraph (1)(A) of the 
     strategy developed under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees updates to 
     the strategy with respect to the matters described in clauses 
     (i) through (vi) of subsection (d)(2)(B).
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.
       (4) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of each 
     report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to 
     the public.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit the application of regulations in effect 
     on or measures taken before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or 
     manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor into the 
     United States, including withhold release orders issued 
     before such date of enactment.

     SEC. 1294. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT IMPORT PROHIBITION 
                   APPLIES TO GOODS MINED, PRODUCED, OR 
                   MANUFACTURED IN THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS 
                   REGION OR BY CERTAIN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection shall, except as provided by subsection 
     (b), apply a presumption that, with respect to any goods, 
     wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or 
     manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
     Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China or 
     produced by an entity on a list required by clause (i), 
     (iii), or (iv) of section 1293(d)(2)(B)--
       (1) the importation of such goods, wares, articles, and 
     merchandise is prohibited under section 307 of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
       (2) such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not 
     entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.
       (b) Exceptions.--The Commissioner shall apply the 
     presumption under subsection (a) unless the Commissioner 
     determines that--
       (1) the importer of record has--
       (A) fully complied with the guidance described in section 
     1293(d)(5) and any regulations issued to implement that 
     guidance; and
       (B) completely and substantively responded to all inquiries 
     for information submitted by the Commissioner to ascertain 
     whether the goods were mined, produced, or manufactured 
     wholly or in part with forced labor; and
       (2) the good was not mined, produced, or manufactured 
     wholly or in part by forced labor.
       (c) Report Required.--Not less frequently than every 180 
     days, the Commissioner shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees and make available to the public a 
     report that lists all instances in which the Commissioner 
     declined to apply the presumption under subsection (a) during 
     the preceding 180-day period.
       (d) Regulations.--The Commissioner may prescribe 
     regulations--
       (1) to implement paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); 
     or
       (2) to amend any other regulations relating to withhold 
     release orders in order to implement this section.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date 
     that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1295. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO ADDRESS FORCED LABOR IN THE 
                   XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes a United States strategy to 
     promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and 
     to address forced labor in the Xinjiang

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     Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report required by subsection (a) the following:
       (1) A plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral 
     coordination, including sustained engagement with the 
     governments of countries that are partners and allies of the 
     United States, to end the use of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, 
     Tibetans, and members of other persecuted groups in the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for forced labor.
       (2) A description of public affairs, public diplomacy, and 
     counter-messaging efforts to promote awareness of the human 
     rights situation, including with respect to forced labor, in 
     the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
       (3) A plan--
       (A) to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate 
     nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to 
     raise awareness about goods mined, produced, or manufactured 
     wholly or in part with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
     Autonomous Region; and
       (B) to provide humanitarian assistance, including with 
     respect to resettlement and advocacy for imprisoned family 
     members, to Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, and members 
     of other persecuted groups, including members of such groups 
     formerly detained in mass internment camps in the Xinjiang 
     Uyghur Autonomous Region.
       (c) Additional Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall 
     include in the report required by subsection (a), based on 
     consultations with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     following:
       (1) To the extent practicable, a list of--
       (A) entities in the People's Republic of China or 
     affiliates of such entities that use or benefit from forced 
     labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; and
       (B) foreign persons that act as agents of the entities or 
     affiliates described in subparagraph (A) to import goods into 
     the United States.
       (2) A plan for working with private sector entities seeking 
     to conduct supply chain due diligence to prevent the 
     importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly 
     or in part with forced labor into the United States.
       (3) A description of actions taken by the United States 
     Government to address forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
     Autonomous Region under existing authorities, including--
       (A) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);
       (B) the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act 
     of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); and
       (C) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
     (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 
     2656 note).
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex, if necessary.

     SEC. 1296. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO FORCED LABOR 
                   IN THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human Rights 
     Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-145; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Serious human rights abuses in connection with forced 
     labor.''.
       (b) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (2) applies with respect to the first report required by 
     section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 
     submitted after such date of enactment.
       (c) Transition Rule.--
       (1) Interim report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     the committees specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur 
     Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 a report that identifies each 
     foreign person, including any official of the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China, that the President determines 
     is responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection 
     with forced labor with respect to Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, 
     or members of other Muslim minority groups, or other persons 
     in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
       (2) Imposition of sanctions.--The President shall impose 
     sanctions under subsection (c) of section 6 of the Uyghur 
     Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to each foreign 
     person identified in the report required by paragraph (1), 
     subject to the provisions of subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
     (g) of that section.

     SEC. 1297. SUNSET.

       Sections 1293, 1294, and 1295 shall cease to have effect on 
     the earlier of--
       (1) the date that is 8 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the date on which the President submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a determination that the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China has ended mass 
     internment, forced labor, and any other gross violations of 
     human rights experienced by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, 
     Tibetans, and members of other persecuted groups in the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

     SEC. 1298. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on 
     Finance, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (2) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor''--
       (A) has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
       (B) includes convict labor and indentured labor under penal 
     sanctions.
       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (5) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4331. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Cardin) 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 title XII, add the following:

  Subtitle H--South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``South China Sea and 
     East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHINESE PERSONS 
                   RESPONSIBLE FOR CHINA'S ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH 
                   CHINA SEA AND THE EAST CHINA SEA.

       (a) Initial Imposition of Sanctions.--On and after the date 
     that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the President may impose the sanctions described in 
     subsection (b) with respect to any Chinese person, including 
     any senior official of the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, that the President determines--
       (1) is responsible for or significantly contributes to 
     large-scale reclamation, construction, militarization, or 
     ongoing supply of outposts in disputed areas of the South 
     China Sea;
       (2) is responsible for or significantly contributes to, or 
     has engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions, including 
     the use of coercion, to inhibit another country from 
     protecting its sovereign rights to access offshore resources 
     in the South China Sea, including in such country's exclusive 
     economic zone, consistent with such country's rights and 
     obligations under international law;
       (3) is responsible for or complicit in, or has engaged in, 
     directly or indirectly, actions that significantly threaten 
     the peace, security, or stability of disputed areas of the 
     South China Sea or areas of the East China Sea administered 
     by Japan or the Republic of Korea, including through the use 
     of vessels and aircraft by the People's Republic of China to 
     occupy or conduct extensive research or drilling activity in 
     those areas;
       (4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to, or in support of, any person subject to 
     sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
       (5) is owned or controlled by, or has acted for or on 
     behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person subject to 
     sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions that may be imposed 
     with respect to a person described in subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--The President may, in accordance 
     with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in 
     all property and interests in property of the person if such 
     property and interests in property are in the United States, 
     come within the United States, or are or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--In the case of an alien, 
     the alien may be--
       (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--An alien described in subparagraph (A) may 
     be subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
     documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.

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       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) may--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation 
     that is in the alien's possession.

       (3) Exclusion of corporate officers.--The President may 
     direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United 
     States, any alien that the President determines is a 
     corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder with a 
     controlling interest in, the person.
       (4) Export sanction.--The President may order the United 
     States Government not to issue any specific license and not 
     to grant any other specific permission or authority to export 
     any goods or technology to the person under--
       (A) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.); or
       (B) any other statute that requires the prior review and 
     approval of the United States Government as a condition for 
     the export or reexport of goods or services.
       (5) Inclusion on entity list.--The President may include 
     the entity on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set 
     forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export 
     Administration Regulations, for activities contrary to the 
     national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
     States.
       (6) Ban on investment in equity or debt of sanctioned 
     person.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations or 
     guidelines as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 
     United States person from investing in or purchasing equity 
     or debt instruments of the person.
       (7) Banking transactions.--The President may, pursuant to 
     such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 
     transfers of credit or payments between financial 
     institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, 
     to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any 
     interest of the person.
       (8) Correspondent and payable-through accounts.--In the 
     case of a foreign financial institution, the President may 
     prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict 
     conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a 
     correspondent account or a payable-through account by the 
     foreign financial institution.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and 
     national security activities.--Sanctions under this section 
     shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law 
     enforcement, or national security activities of the United 
     States.
       (3) Compliance with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall 
     not apply if admission of an alien to 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.
       (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authority or a requirement to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not include the authority 
     or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (d) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) 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 section.
       (2) 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 person 
     that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 
     causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (b)(1) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 
     person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 
     (a) of such section 206.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through 
     account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', 
     and ``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
       (3) Chinese person.--The term ``Chinese person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the 
     People's Republic of China; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the People's 
     Republic of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (4) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means a financial institution specified in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), 
     (J), (K), (M), (N), (P), (R), (T), (Y), or (Z) of section 
     5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
       (5) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign 
     financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
       (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual or 
     entity.
       (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.

     SEC. 1293. REPORT ON COUNTRIES THAT RECOGNIZE CHINESE 
                   SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OR THE 
                   EAST CHINA SEA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     date that is 3 years after such date of enactment, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives a report identifying each 
     country that the Secretary determines has taken an official 
     and stated position to recognize, after such date of 
     enactment, the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China 
     over territory or airspace disputed by one or more countries 
     in the South China Sea or the territory or airspace of areas 
     of the East China Sea administered by Japan or the Republic 
     of Korea.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex if the Secretary of State determines it is necessary 
     for the national security interests of the United States to 
     do so.
       (c) Public Availability.--The Secretary of State shall 
     publish the unclassified part of the report required by 
     subsection (a) on a publicly available website of the 
     Department of State.
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  SA 4332. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
Rosen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, 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 G of title XII, add the following:

     SECTION 1283. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   CENTER.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``United 
     States-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act''.
       (b) Establishment of Center.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other 
     relevant Federal agencies, shall establish the United States-
     Israel Artificial Intelligence Center (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Center'') in the United States.
       (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to 
     leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of 
     institutions of higher education and private sector entities 
     in the United States and Israel to develop more robust 
     research and development cooperation in the areas of--
       (1) machine learning;
       (2) image classification;
       (3) object detection;
       (4) speech recognition;
       (5) natural language processing;
       (6) data labeling;
       (7) computer vision; and
       (8) model explainability and interpretability.
       (d) Artificial Intelligence Principles.--In carrying out 
     the purposes set forth in subsection (c), the Center shall 
     adhere to the principles for the use of artificial 
     intelligence in the Federal Government set forth in section 3 
     of Executive Order 13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939).
       (e) International Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, subject to the availability 
     of appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements 
     supporting and enhancing dialogue and planning involving 
     international partnerships between the Department of State or 
     such agencies and the Government of Israel and its 
     ministries, offices, and institutions.
       (2) Federal share.--Not more than 50 percent of the costs 
     of implementing the agreements entered into pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) may be paid by the United States Government.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Center $10,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4333. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an 
amendment

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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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 857. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY 
                   CHAINS.

       (a) Risk Management for All Department of Defense Supply 
     Chains.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall--
       (1) develop and issue implementing guidance for risk 
     management for Department of Defense supply chains for 
     materiel for the Department, including pharmaceuticals;
       (2) identify, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs, supply chain information gaps regarding reliance 
     on foreign suppliers of drugs, including active 
     pharmaceutical ingredients and final drug products; and
       (3) submit to Congress a report regarding--
       (A) existing information streams, if any, that may be used 
     to assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on high-
     risk foreign suppliers of drugs;
       (B) vulnerabilities in the drug supply chains of the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (C) any recommendations to address--
       (i) information gaps identified under paragraph (2); and
       (ii) any risks related to such reliance on foreign 
     suppliers.
       (b) Risk Management for Department of Defense 
     Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.--The Director of the Defense 
     Health Agency shall--
       (1) not later than one year after the issuance of the 
     guidance required by subsection (a)(1), develop and publish 
     implementing guidance for risk management for the Department 
     of Defense supply chain for pharmaceuticals; and
       (2) establish a working group--
       (A) to assess risks to the pharmaceutical supply chain;
       (B) to identify the pharmaceuticals most critical to 
     beneficiary care at military treatment facilities; and
       (C) to establish policies for allocating scarce 
     pharmaceutical resources in case of a supply disruption.
       (c) Responsiveness Testing of Defense Logistics Agency 
     Pharmaceutical Contracts.--The Director of the Defense 
     Logistics Agency shall modify Defense Logistics Agency 
     Instructions 5025.03 and 3110.01--
       (1) to require Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to 
     coordinate annually with customers in the military 
     departments to conduct responsiveness testing of the Defense 
     Logistics Agency's contingency contracts for pharmaceuticals; 
     and
       (2) to include the results of that testing, as reported by 
     customers in the military departments, in the annual reports 
     of the Warstopper Program.
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  SA 4334. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Warnock) 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. 1424. EXPANSION OF DECLARATIONS REQUIRED BY THE 
                   COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 721(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(cc) of the Defense Production 
     Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(cc)) is amended 
     by striking ``subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii)(II)'' and inserting 
     ``subclause (II) or (III) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4335. Mr. RUBIO (for himself 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:

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

     SEC. 1064. INTERAGENCY REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH 
                   ON WOMEN AND LUNG CANCER, GREATER ACCESS TO 
                   PREVENTIVE SERVICES, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC 
                   AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct an interagency 
     review to evaluate the status of, and identify opportunities 
     related to--
       (1) research on women and lung cancer;
       (2) access to lung cancer preventive services; and
       (3) strategic public awareness and education campaigns on 
     lung cancer.
       (b) Content.--The review and recommendations under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a review and comprehensive report on the outcomes of 
     previous research, the status of existing research 
     activities, and knowledge gaps related to women and lung 
     cancer in all agencies of the Federal Government;
       (2) specific opportunities for collaborative, interagency, 
     multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that would--
       (A) encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge 
     gaps in research;
       (B) evaluate environmental and genomic factors that may be 
     related to the etiology of lung cancer in women; and
       (C) foster advances in imaging technology to improve risk 
     assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and the simultaneous 
     application of other preventive services;
       (3) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
     lung cancer screening strategy with sufficient infrastructure 
     and personnel resources to expand access to such screening, 
     particularly among underserved populations; and
       (4) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
     public education and awareness campaign on women and lung 
     cancer and the importance of early detection of lung cancer.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to Congress a report on the review 
     conducted under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4336. Mr. RUBIO 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 FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SBIR AND STTR 
                   FIRMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Phase I'', 
     ``Phase II'', ``Phase III'', ``SBIR'', and ``STTR'' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 9(e) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding 
     foreign investment in SBIR and STTR awardees.
       (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) 
     shall, to the extent practicable, include an assessment of--
       (1) the pervasiveness of foreign investment in firms 
     receiving SBIR and STTR awards, including--
       (A) the number or percentage of those firms that have 
     accepted foreign investment before receiving such an award or 
     during the performance of such an award; and
       (B) the number or percentage of those firms in which 
     foreign individuals or entities have a minority ownership 
     stake;
       (2) the extent to which SBIR and STTR awardees are being 
     targeted by foreign investors, including investors with ties 
     to the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation, 
     for additional funding or investment before, during, or after 
     concluding Phase I, Phase II, or Phase III;
       (3) the extent to which former SBIR and STTR awardees are 
     conducting final-stage research and product commercialization 
     outside of the United States;
       (4) the extent to which SBIR and STTR awardees are 
     experiencing or have experienced theft of Government-funded 
     research and development by foreign investors or actors;
       (5) the extent to which existing ownership disclosure 
     requirements are effective in protecting Federal research and 
     development funds from theft or foreign transfer;
       (6) the extent to which SBIR and STTR awardees being 
     targeted by foreign investors poses supply chain risks and 
     threats to the national security of the United States;
       (7) recommendations for further protecting Federal research 
     and development funds from foreign theft or influence; and
       (8) recommendations for protecting SBIR and STTR awardees 
     from foreign targeting or theft of the intellectual property 
     of those awardees.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4337. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to

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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 XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1516. REPORT ON COMPETITION WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REGARDING 
                   SPACE-RELATED INVESTMENTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the National Space Council 
     shall submit to Congress a report on competition with the 
     People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation 
     regarding space-related investments.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of commercial investment activity by the 
     People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation to 
     produce technology and devices for space activities or 
     programs.
       (2) An assessment of military-civil fusion activities in 
     the People's Republic of China and in the Russian Federation 
     regarding space-related investments.
       (3) An assessment of and recommendations to strengthen the 
     ability of the United States to protect domestically produced 
     intellectual property and critical technology regarding 
     space-related investments from exportation, transfer, and 
     foreign theft or imitation, particularly from entities 
     affiliated with the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China or the Government of the Russian Federation.
       (4) A review and assessment of the research, technology, 
     and commercial ties of the United States with the People's 
     Republic of China and the Russian Federation regarding space-
     related investments.
       (5) An interagency strategy to defend supply chains of the 
     United States that are critical to competitiveness in space.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4338. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. REPORT ON TRADE POLICIES OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA WITH RESPECT TO AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall submit to Congress a report on the trade 
     policies of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     with respect to Africa.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The use by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China of preferential duty treatment for goods imported into 
     the People's Republic of China from beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African countries, including--
       (A) the extent to which beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
     countries obtain the benefit of favorable trade policies of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China; and
       (B) whether the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China is using such policies to circumvent United States 
     trade policies.
       (2) The activities conducted under the Belt and Road 
     Initiative in Africa, including investment by the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China in supply chains related to 
     raw materials and natural resources, commodities, 
     telecommunications, emerging technologies, agriculture, 
     energy, and national security.
       (3) The use by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China of resource-backed loans for economic exploitation and 
     dependency in Africa.
       (4) Recommendations for strengthening United States supply 
     chains and trade relationships with beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African countries.
       (c) Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Country Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
     country'' has the meaning given that term in section 506A of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4339. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Toomey, 
Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Lankford) 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. MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Sunshine Protection Act of 2021''.
       (b) Repeal of Temporary Period for Daylight Saving Time.--
     Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (c) Advancement of Standard Time.--
       (1) In general.--The second sentence of subsection (a) of 
     the first section of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly 
     known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``4 hours'' and inserting ``3 hours'';
       (B) by striking ``5 hours'' and inserting ``4 hours'';
       (C) by striking ``6 hours'' and inserting ``5 hours'';
       (D) by striking ``7 hours'' and inserting ``6 hours'';
       (E) by striking ``8 hours'' and inserting ``by 7 hours'';
       (F) by striking ``9 hours'' and inserting ``8 hours'';
       (G) by striking ``10 hours;'' and inserting ``9 hours;'';
       (H) by striking ``11 hours'' and inserting ``10 hours''; 
     and
       (I) by striking ``10 hours.'' and inserting ``11 hours.''.
       (2) State exemption.--The first section of the Act of March 
     19, 1918 (commonly known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 
     261) is further amended by--
       (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Standard Time for Certain States and Areas.--The 
     standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the 
     provisions of section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 
     (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), as in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, 
     pursuant to such section or an area of a State that has 
     exempted such area from such provisions pursuant to such 
     section shall be, as such State considers appropriate--
       ``(1) the standard time for such State or area, as the case 
     may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; or
       ``(2) the standard time for such State or area, as the case 
     may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as it was 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Sunshine Protection Act of 2021.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--The first section of the Act of 
     March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 
     U.S.C. 261) is further amended, in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform 
     Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), the'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (b),''.
       (4) Effective date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section take effect on November 6, 2022.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4340. Mr. RUBIO 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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 
                   DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 
                   ABUSE.

       (a) Covered Punitive Actions.--Subsection (b) of section 
     1059 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) who is--
       ``(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district 
     court of the United States or a State court; and
       ``(B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of 
     a court-martial, or administratively separated, voluntarily 
     or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense other than 
     the dependent-abuse offense; or
       ``(4) who is--
       ``(A) accused but not convicted of a dependent-abuse 
     offense;
       ``(B) determined, as a result of a review by the commander 
     of the member and based on a preponderance of evidence, to 
     have committed the dependent-abuse offense; and
       ``(C) required to forfeit all pay and allowances pursuant 
     to a sentence of a court-martial for an offense other than 
     the dependent-abuse offense.''.
       (b) Recipients of Payments.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``resulting in the 
     separation'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection (b)''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``determined as of the date'' and inserting 
     the following: ``determined--

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       ``(A) as of the date'';
       (B) by striking ``offense or, in a case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``offense;
       ``(B) in a case'';
       (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) in a case described in subsection (b)(4), as of, as 
     applicable--
       ``(i) the first date on which the individual is held in 
     pretrial confinement relating to the dependent-abuse offense 
     of which the individual is accused after the 7-day review of 
     pretrial confinement required by Rule 305(i)(2) of the Rules 
     for Courts-Martial; or
       ``(ii) the date on which a review by a commander of the 
     individual determines there is probable cause that the 
     individual has committed that offense.''.
       (c) Commencement of Payment.--Subsection (e)(1) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting after 
     ``offense'' the following: ``or an offense described in 
     subsection (b)(3)(B)'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``(if the basis'' and all that follows 
     through ``offense)''
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of a member described in subsection 
     (b)(4), shall commence as of, as applicable--
       ``(i) the first date on which the member is held in 
     pretrial confinement relating to the dependent-abuse offense 
     of which the member is accused after the 7-day review of 
     pretrial confinement required by Rule 305(i)(2) of the Rules 
     for Courts-Martial; or
       ``(ii) the date on which a review by a commander of the 
     member determines there is probable cause that the member has 
     committed that offense.''.
       (d) Definition of Dependent Child.--Subsection (l) of such 
     section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (1) by striking ``resulting in the separation of the former 
     member or'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection (b) 
     or''; and
       (2) by striking ``resulting in the separation of the former 
     member and'' and inserting ``and''.
       (e) Delegation of Determinations Relating to Exceptional 
     Eligibility.--Subsection (m)(4) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) The Secretary concerned may delegate the authority 
     under paragraph (1) to authorize eligibility for benefits 
     under this section for dependents and former dependents of a 
     member or former member to the first general or flag officer 
     (or civilian equivalent) in the chain of command of the 
     member.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4341. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Wicker) 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 C of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1023. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS AND COASTAL STATES OF 
                   PENDING ACTION TO STRIKE FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL 
                   REGISTER NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE VIABLE 
                   CANDIDATES FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFING.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should explore and solicit 
     artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate entities 
     for any naval vessel planned for retirement before initiating 
     any plans to dispose of the vessel.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than 90 days before the date 
     on which a naval vessel that is a viable candidate for 
     artificial reefing is to be stricken from the Naval Vessel 
     Register, the Secretary of the Navy shall notify Congress and 
     the appropriate agency of each coastal State of such pending 
     action.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate agency.--The term ``appropriate agency'' 
     with respect to a coastal State means the agency that the 
     coastal State has designated to administer an artificial reef 
     program.
       (2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State''--
       (A) means any one of the States of Alabama, Alaska, 
     California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 
     Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New 
     Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, 
     Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and 
     Washington; and
       (B) includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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  SA 4342. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Braun) 
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 143.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4343. Mr. RUBIO 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OF 
                   FOREIGN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

       No element of the intelligence community (as defined in 
     section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003)) may establish or maintain an official account of the 
     element on any foreign owned or foreign-based high-risk 
     social media platform for purposes of conducting official 
     business of the element.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4344. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) 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. _____. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING OFF THE COASTS 
                   OF THE STATES OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH 
                   CAROLINA.

       Section 104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
     2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``June 30, 2022'' and inserting ``June 30, 2032'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (C) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) any area in the South Atlantic Planning Area (as 
     designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as of the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph); or
       ``(5) any area in the Straits of Florida Planning Area (as 
     designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as of the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effect on Certain Leases.--The moratoria under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall not affect 
     valid existing leases in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this subsection.
       ``(e) Environmental Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may issue leases in areas described in 
     that subsection for environmental conservation purposes, 
     including the purposes of shore protection, beach nourishment 
     and restoration, wetlands restoration, and habitat 
     protection.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4345. Mr. RUBIO 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 title XII, add the following:

       Subtitle H--Protecting Central American Women and Children

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Central American Women 
     and Children Protection Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. WOMEN AND CHILDREN PROTECTION COMPACTS.

       (a) Authorization to Enter Into Compacts.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, is authorized to 
     enter into multi-year,

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     bilateral agreements of not longer than 6 years in duration, 
     developed in conjunction with the governments of El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras (referred to in this subtitle as 
     ``Compact Countries''). Such agreements shall be known as 
     Women and Children Protection Compacts (referred to in this 
     subtitle as ``Compacts'').
       (b) Purpose.--Each Compact shall--
       (1) set out the shared goals and objectives of the United 
     States and the government of the Compact Country; and
       (2) be aimed at strengthening the Compact Country's 
     efforts--
       (A) to strengthen criminal justice and civil court systems 
     to protect women and children and serve victims of domestic 
     violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and child 
     exploitation and neglect, and hold perpetrators accountable;
       (B) to secure, create, and sustain safe communities, 
     building on best practices to prevent and deter violence 
     against women and children;
       (C) to ensure that schools are safe and promote the 
     prevention and early detection of domestic abuse against 
     women and children within communities; and
       (D) to enhance security within areas experiencing endemic 
     domestic, gang, gender-based and drug-related or similar 
     criminal violence against women and children.
       (c) Compact Elements.--Each Compact shall--
       (1) establish a 3- to 6-year cooperative strategy and 
     assistance plan for achieving the shared goals and objectives 
     articulated in such Compact;
       (2) be informed by the assessments of--
       (A) the areas within the Compact Country experiencing the 
     highest incidence of violence against women and children;
       (B) the ability of women and children to access protection 
     and obtain effective judicial relief; and
       (C) the judicial capacity to respond to reports within the 
     Compact Country of femicide, sexual and domestic violence, 
     and child exploitation and neglect, and to hold the 
     perpetrators of such criminal acts accountable;
       (3) seek to address the driving forces of violence against 
     women and children, which shall include efforts to break the 
     binding constraints to inclusive economic growth and access 
     to justice;
       (4) identify clear and measurable goals, objectives, and 
     benchmarks under the Compact to detect, deter and respond to 
     violence against women and children;
       (5) set out clear roles, responsibilities, and objectives 
     under the Compact, which shall include a description of the 
     anticipated policy and financial commitments of the central 
     government of the Compact Country;
       (6) seek to leverage and deconflict contributions and 
     complementary programming by other donors;
       (7) include a description of the metrics and indicators to 
     monitor and measure progress toward achieving the goals, 
     objectives, and benchmarks under the Compact, including 
     reductions in the prevalence of femicide, sexual assault, 
     domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect;
       (8) provide for the conduct of an impact evaluation not 
     later than 1 year after the conclusion of the Compact; and
       (9) provide for a full accounting of all funds expended 
     under the Compact, which shall include full audit authority 
     for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     State, the Office of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and the 
     Government Accountability Office, as appropriate.
       (d) Funding Limitation.--Compacts may not provide for any 
     United States assistance to be made available directly to the 
     Government of El Salvador, the Government of Guatemala, or 
     the Government of Honduras.
       (e) Termination or Suspension.--Any Compact may be 
     suspended or terminated, with respect to a country or an 
     entity receiving assistance pursuant to the Compact, if the 
     Secretary of State determines that such country or entity has 
     failed to make sufficient progress towards the goals of the 
     Compact.
       (f) Sunset.--The authority to enter into Compacts under 
     this subtitle shall expire on September 30, 2023.

     SEC. 1293. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.

       Not later than 15 days before entering into a Compact with 
     the Government of Guatemala, the Government of Honduras, or 
     the Government of El Salvador, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 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--
       (1) a copy of the proposed Compact;
       (2) a detailed summary of the cooperative strategy and 
     assistance plan required under section 1292(c); and
       (3) a copy of any annexes, appendices, or implementation 
     plans related to the Compact.

     SEC. 1294. COMPACT PROGRESS REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.

       (a) Progress Report.--Not later than 1 year after entering 
     into a Compact, and annually during the life of the Compact, 
     the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall submit a report to the congressional 
     committees listed in section 1293 that describes the progress 
     made under the Compact.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) analysis and information on the overall rates of 
     gender-based violence against women and children in El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including by using 
     survivor surveys, regardless of whether or not these acts of 
     violence are reported to government authorities;
       (2) analysis and information on incidences of cases of 
     gender-based violence against women and children reported to 
     the authorities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and 
     the percentage of alleged perpetrators investigated, 
     apprehended, prosecuted, and convicted;
       (3) analysis and information on the capacity and resource 
     allocation of child welfare systems in El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, and Honduras to protect unaccompanied children;
       (4) the percentage of reported violence against women and 
     children cases reaching conviction;
       (5) a baseline and percentage changes in women and children 
     victims receiving legal and other social services;
       (6) a baseline and percentage changes in school retention 
     rates;
       (7) a baseline and changes in capacity of police, 
     prosecution service, and courts to combat violence against 
     women and children;
       (8) a baseline and changes in capacity of justice, 
     protection, and other relevant ministries to support 
     survivors of gender-based violence against women and 
     children; and
       (9) independent external evaluation of funded programs, 
     including compliance with terms of the Compacts by El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and by the recipients of 
     the assistance.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall provide a briefing to the congressional 
     committees listed in section 1293 regarding--
       (1) the data and information collected pursuant to this 
     section; and
       (2) the steps taken to protect and assist victims of 
     domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and child 
     exploitation and neglect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4346. Mr. RUBIO 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. CUBA DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for the 
     Department of State to carry out activities to promote 
     democracy and strengthen United States policy toward Cuba. No 
     funds so appropriated may be obligated for business 
     promotion, economic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other 
     assistance that is not democracy-building, as expressly 
     authorized in the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
     of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) and the Cuban Democracy Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4347. Mr. RUBIO 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 C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 744. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR RAPID SCREENING UNDER 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST 
                   NOVEL ENTITIES PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by section 201 for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation is hereby increased by $4,500,000, with 
     the amount of the increase to be available for Advanced 
     Component Development & Prototypes, Research, Development, 
     Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for the Chemical and 
     Biological Defense Program-DEM/VAL, line 82 of the table in 
     section 4201, for the Development of Medical Countermeasures 
     Against Novel Entities program of the Defense Threat 
     Reduction Agency, to allow for the rapid screening of all 
     compounds approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and 
     other human-safe compound libraries, to identify optimal drug 
     candidates for repurposing as medical countermeasures for 
     coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known as ``COVID-19'') and 
     other novel and emerging biological threats.

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       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
     is hereby decreased by $4,500,000, with the amount of the 
     reduction to be derived from Admin and Servicewide 
     Activities, Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for 
     Defense Media Activity, line 370 of the table in section 
     4301.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4348. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. FOREIGN INFLUENCE TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Foreign Influence Transparency Act''.
       (b) Limiting Exemption From Foreign Agent Registration 
     Requirement for Persons Engaging in Activities in Furtherance 
     of Certain Pursuits to Activities Not Promoting Political 
     Agenda of Foreign Governments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3(e) of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 613(e)) is inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, but only 
     if the activities do not promote the political agenda of a 
     government of a foreign country;''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to activities carried out on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Disclosures of Foreign Gifts and Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by adding ``and agreements'' at 
     the end;
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``$250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000'';
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, including the 
     content of each such contract''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, including the content of each such contract'';
       (D) in subsection (e), by inserting ``, including the 
     contents of any contracts,'' after ``reports'';
       (E) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
       (F) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Confucius Institute Agreements.--
       ``(1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
     `Confucius Institute' means a cultural institute directly or 
     indirectly funded by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China.
       ``(2) Disclosure requirement.--Any institution that has 
     entered into an agreement with a Confucius Institute shall 
     immediately make the full text of such agreement available--
       ``(A) on the publicly accessible website of the 
     institution;
       ``(B) to the Department of Education;
       ``(C) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate; and
       ``(D) to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
     of Representatives.''; and
       (G) in subsection (i), as redesignated--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(A) a foreign government, including--
       ``(i) any agency of a foreign government, and any other 
     unit of foreign governmental authority, including any foreign 
     national, State, local, and municipal government;
       ``(ii) any international or multinational organization 
     whose membership is composed of any unit of foreign 
     government described in clause (i); and
       ``(iii) any agent or representative of any such unit or 
     such organization, while acting as such;''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end the following: ``, or the fair market value of an in-
     kind gift''.
       (2) Effect of noncompliance with disclosure requirement.--
     Any institution of higher education (as defined in section 
     101of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that 
     is not in compliance with the disclosure requirements set 
     forth in section 117 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1011f) shall be 
     ineligible to enroll foreign students under the Student and 
     Exchange Visitor Program.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to gifts received or contracts or 
     agreements entered into, or other activities carried out, on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4349. Mr. RUBIO 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 1012 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1012. SUPPORT FOR A UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND 
                   COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA.

       (a) Modification of Use of Funds to Support a Unified 
     Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Campaign in Colombia.--
     Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
     ``2026''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the authority to 
     provide assistance for a campaign under this subsection to 
     achieve the following purposes:
       ``(A) Helping the Government of Colombia advance into the 
     coca-growing regions of southern Colombia, which are 
     dominated by paramilitary groups.
       ``(B) Upgrading the capability of Colombia to aggressively 
     interdict cocaine and cocaine traffickers through the 
     provision of radar, aircraft and airfield upgrades, and 
     improved anti-narcotics intelligence gathering.
       ``(C) Increasing coca crop eradication.
       ``(D) Providing economic alternatives for Colombian farmers 
     who grow coca and poppy plants.
       ``(E) Increasing protection of human rights, expanding the 
     rule of law, and promoting the peace process.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2026''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $461,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to support the campaign described in subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy 
     and strategy of the United States, as of the date on which 
     the report is submitted, regarding United States 
     counternarcotics assistance for Colombia.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     address the following:
       (A) The key objectives of the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1) and a detailed description of benchmarks by 
     which to measure progress toward those objectives.
       (B) The actions required of the United States to support 
     and achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (A) and 
     a schedule and cost estimates for implementing such actions.
       (C) The role of the United States in the efforts of the 
     Government of Colombia to deal with illegal drug production 
     in Colombia.
       (D) The role of the United States in the efforts of the 
     Government of Colombia to deal with the insurgency and 
     covered organizations in Colombia.
       (E) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to 
     and affects the strategy of the United States in countries 
     neighboring Colombia.
       (F) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to 
     and affects the strategy of the United States for fulfilling 
     global counternarcotics goals.
       (G) A strategy and schedule for providing material, 
     technical, and logistical support to Colombia and neighboring 
     countries in order to--
       (i) defend the rule of law; and
       (ii) more effectively impede the cultivation, production, 
     transit, and sale of illicit narcotics.
       (H) A schedule for making forward operating locations in 
     Colombia fully operational, including--
       (i) cost estimates;
       (ii) a description of the potential capabilities for each 
     proposed location; and
       (iii) an explanation of how the design of the forward 
     operating locations fits into the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Covered organization.--The term ``covered 
     organization'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1021(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4350. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.

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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. ____. INVESTMENT OF THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `PCAOB' means the Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board; and
       ``(B) the term `registered public accounting firm' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley 
     Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)).
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     no sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may be invested in any 
     security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in 
     which the PCAOB is prevented from conducting a complete 
     inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting 
     firm under section 104 or 105 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
     2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214, 7215), respectively, because of a 
     position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction, as 
     determined by the PCAOB.
       ``(3) The Board shall consult with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission on a biennial basis in order to ensure 
     compliance with paragraph (2).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4351. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA SUBJECT TO PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES UNDER 
                   THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS 
                   ACT.

       Section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(other than 
     authorities relating to importation)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
       (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new 
     clause (i):
       ``(i) is owned or controlled by, affiliated with, or 
     otherwise shares common purpose or relevant characteristics 
     with, the People's Liberation Army or a ministry of the 
     government of the People's Republic of China, or that is 
     owned or controlled by an entity affiliated with or that 
     otherwise shares common purpose or relevant characteristics 
     with the defense industrial base or surveillance technology 
     sector of the People's Republic of China; and''; and
       (B) in clause (ii) by inserting ``research and 
     development,'' after ``services,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4352. Mr. RUBIO 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. ___. INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF FINANCIAL MARKETS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act''.
       (b) Prohibitions Relating to Certain Communist Chinese 
     Military Companies.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (B) Control; insurance company.--The terms ``control'' and 
     ``insurance company'' have the meanings given the terms in 
     section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80a-2(a)).
       (C) Covered entity.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``covered entity''--

       (I) means an entity on--

       (aa) the list of Communist Chinese military companies 
     required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or
       (bb) the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry 
     and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in 
     Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and

       (II) includes a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of, or an 
     entity controlled by, an entity described in subclause (I).

       (ii) Grace period.--For the purposes of this section, and 
     the amendments made by this section, an entity shall be 
     considered to be a covered entity beginning on the date that 
     is 1 year after the date on which the entity first qualifies 
     under the applicable provision of clause (i).
       (D) Exchange; security.--The terms ``exchange'' and 
     ``security'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78c(a)).
       (2) Prohibitions.--
       (A) Listing on exchange.--Beginning on the date that is 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
     shall prohibit a covered entity from offering to sell or 
     selling on an exchange (or through any other method that is 
     within the jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, 
     including through the method of trading that is commonly 
     referred to as the ``over-the-counter'' trading of 
     securities) securities issued by the covered entity, 
     including pursuant to an exemption to section 5 of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e).
       (B) Investments; limitation on actions.--
       (i) In general.--The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--

       (I) in section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)), by adding at 
     the end the following:

       ``(4)(A) It shall be unlawful for any investment company, 
     or any person that would be an investment company but for the 
     application of paragraph (1) or (7) of section 3(c), to 
     invest in a covered entity.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `covered entity' has the 
     meaning given the term in subsection (b)(1)(C) of the 
     American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act.''; and

       (II) in section 13(c)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-13(c)(1))--

       (aa) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (bb) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``or''; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) are covered entities, as that term is defined in 
     section 12(d)(4)(B).''.
       (ii) Effective date.--The amendments made by clause (i) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (C) Federal funds.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), on and 
     after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to enter into, 
     extend, or renew a contract or purchasing agreement with a 
     covered entity.
       (ii) Waiver.--The head of a Federal agency may issue a 
     national security waiver to the prohibition in clause (i) for 
     a period of not more than 2 years with respect to a covered 
     entity if the agency head submits to Congress a notification 
     that includes--

       (I) a written justification for the waiver; and
       (II) a plan for a phase-out of the goods or services 
     provided by the covered entity.

       (D) Investments by insurance companies.--
       (i) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, an insurance company may not invest in a covered entity.
       (ii) Certification of compliance.--

       (I) In general.--Each insurance company shall, on an annual 
     basis, submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
     certification of compliance with clause (i).
       (II) Responsibilities of the secretary.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall create a form for the submission required 
     under subclause (I) in such a manner that minimizes the 
     reporting burden on an insurance company making the 
     submission.

       (iii) Sharing information.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
     acting through the Federal Insurance Office, shall share the 
     information received under clause (ii) and coordinate 
     verification of compliance with State insurance offices.
       (3) Qualified trusts, etc.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 401 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (38) the following new paragraph:
       ``(39) Prohibited investments.--A trust which is part of a 
     plan shall not be treated as a qualified trust under this 
     subsection unless the plan provides that no part of the 
     plan's assets will be invested in any covered entity (as 
     defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940).''.
       (B) IRAs.--Paragraph (3) of section 408(a) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``contracts'' and inserting ``contracts 
     or in any covered entity (as defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) 
     of the Investment Company Act of 1940''.
       (C) Fiduciary duty.--Section 404 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Prohibited Investments.--No fiduciary shall cause any 
     assets of a plan to be invested in any covered entity (as 
     defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(6)(B))).''.
       (D) Effective date.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to plan years 
     beginning after the date which is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

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       (ii) Plan amendments.--If clause (iii) applies to any 
     retirement plan or contract amendment--

       (I) such plan or contract shall not fail to be treated as 
     being operated in accordance with the terms of the plan 
     during the period described in clause (iii)(II) solely 
     because the plan operates in accordance with the amendments 
     made by this subsection, and
       (II) except as provided by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (or the Secretary's delegate), such plan or contract shall 
     not fail to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 by reason of such amendment.

       (iii) Amendments to which paragraph applies.--

       (I) In general.--This clause shall apply to any amendment 
     to any plan or annuity contract which--

       (aa) is made pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, 
     and
       (bb) is made on or before the last day of the first plan 
     year beginning on or after the date which is 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act (4 years after such 
     date of enactment, in the case of a governmental plan).

       (II) Conditions.--This clause shall not apply to any 
     amendment unless--

       (aa) during the period beginning on the date which is 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending 
     on the date described in subclause (I)(bb) (or, if earlier, 
     the date the plan or contract amendment is adopted), the plan 
     or contract is operated as if such plan or contract amendment 
     were in effect, and
       (bb) such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively 
     for such period.
       (iv) Subsequent amendments.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) shall apply in the case of any 
     amendment to any plan or annuity contract made pursuant to 
     any update of the list of Communist Chinese military 
     companies required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) which is made after 
     the effective date of the amendments made by this paragraph.
       (c) Modification of Requirements for List of Communist 
     Chinese Military Companies.--Section 1237(b) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Revisions to the list.--
       ``(A) Additions.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of Commerce, or the Director of National Intelligence may add 
     a person to the list required by paragraph (1) at any time.
       ``(B) Removals.--A person may be removed from the list 
     required by paragraph (1) if the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence agree to remove the person from the list.
       ``(C) Submission of updates to congress.--Not later than 
     February 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit a version of the list required in paragraph (1), 
     updated to include any additions or removals under this 
     paragraph, to the committees and officers specified in 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall consult with each 
     other, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``making the determination required by 
     paragraph (1) and of carrying out paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (d) Analysis of Financial Ambitions of the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China.--
       (1) Analysis required.--The Director of the Office of 
     Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air Force shall 
     conduct an analysis of--
       (A) the strategic importance to the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China of inflows of United States 
     dollars through capital markets to the People's Republic of 
     China;
       (B) the methods by which that Government seeks to manage 
     such inflows;
       (C) how the inclusion of the securities of Chinese entities 
     in stock or bond indexes affects such inflows and serves the 
     financial ambitions of that Government; and
       (D) how the listing of the securities of Chinese entities 
     on exchanges in the United States assists in--
       (i) meeting the strategic goals of that Government, 
     including defense, surveillance, and intelligence goals; and
       (ii) the fusion of the civilian and military components of 
     that Government.
       (2) Submission to congress.--The Director of the Office of 
     Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air Force shall 
     submit to Congress a report--
       (A) setting forth the results of the analysis conducted 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) based on that analysis, making recommendations for best 
     practices to mitigate any national security and economic 
     risks to the United States relating to the financial 
     ambitions of the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4353. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 2022 OLYMPIC 
                   AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN CHINA.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     made available to provide transportation for any United 
     States officer or official to attend, on official Government 
     business, the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit the authorization of appropriations to 
     provide security during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic 
     Winter Games to any United States athlete or associated 
     support staff of the United States Olympic and Paralympic 
     Committee.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4354. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1210. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR COLOMBIA.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to build the capacity of the navy of Colombia for 
     interoperability with--
       (A) the United States;
       (B) member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (C) other Colombian security partners; and
       (2) to bolster the ability of the military forces of 
     Colombia to export maritime security to Central American 
     partner countries.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of 
     Defense--
       (1) $20,000,000 for Foreign Military Financing assistance 
     to Colombia for the procurement and sustainment of additional 
     aluminum-hull riverine vessels and new littoral-riverine 
     vessels, including training of personnel on the use of such 
     vessels;
       (2) $10,000,000 for the acquisition by Colombia of man-
     portable vertical lift unmanned aircraft systems for 
     intelligence, signals, and reconnaissance support for 
     riverine and littoral operations; and
       (3) $10,000,000 to equip the marines of Colombia with 
     Falcon-III radios for the purpose of supporting interoperable 
     radio and data transmission.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act or any other Act may be made available 
     for the transfer of funds to the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
     of Colombia (commonly known as ``FARC''), the Ejercito de 
     Liberacion Nacional (commonly known as ``ELN''), or any other 
     organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
     under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4355. Mr. RUBIO 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF 
                   CUBA BROADCASTING.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the United States 
     Agency for Global Media not less than $29,144,000 for fiscal 
     year 2022 for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, of which not 
     less than $3,000,000 should be used--
       (1) to deliver satellite-based broadband Internet services 
     to the people of Cuba to give them unfettered access to the 
     open Internet;
       (2) to create an access point for the satellite broadband 
     through a Radio Television Marti website that acts as a news 
     aggregator rather than solely serving as a content provider; 
     and

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       (3) to provide firewall circumvention tools to the people 
     of Cuba.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4356. Mr. RUBIO 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 
                   CORPORATION FIELD OFFICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1412 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 
     U.S.C. 9612) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Field Offices.--The Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation shall establish field offices in Mexico, 
     Colombia, and Brazil--
       ``(1) to amplify regional engagement and the execution of 
     programs to catalyze United States private sector investment; 
     and
       ``(2) to help expand economic opportunities with allies and 
     partners in Latin America and the Caribbean.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal $10,000,000 to the United 
     States International Development Finance Corporation for the 
     purpose of establishing field offices in strategic locations, 
     including Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, to maximize United 
     States' engagement in the Western Hemisphere.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4357. Mr. RUBIO 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 title XII, add the following:

   Subtitle H--Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Palestinian 
     International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle:
       (1) Admitted.--The term ``admitted'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(A)).
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is not a United States person; or
       (B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental 
     entity that is not a United States person.
       (4) Material support.--The term ``material support'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``material support or resources'' 
     in section 2339A of title 18, United States Code.
       (5) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.

     SEC. 1293. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     affiliate or successor thereof from accessing its 
     international support networks; and
       (2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     affiliate or successor thereof from attempting to use goods, 
     including medicine and dual-use items, to smuggle weapons and 
     other materials to further acts of terrorism.

     SEC. 1294. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS AND AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES OF 
                   FOREIGN STATES SUPPORTING HAMAS, THE 
                   PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR 
                   SUCCESSOR THEREOF.

       (a) Identification.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 3 years, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies 
     each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
     state that the President determines--
       (A) knowingly assists in, sponsors, or provides significant 
     financial or material support for, or financial or other 
     services to or in support of, the terrorist activities of any 
     person described in paragraph (2); or
       (B) directly or indirectly, knowingly and materially 
     engages in a significant transaction with any person 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Person described.--A person described in this paragraph 
     is a foreign person that the President determines--
       (A) is a senior member of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic 
     Jihad, or any affiliate or successor thereof;
       (B) is a senior member of a foreign terrorist organization 
     designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) whose members directly or 
     indirectly support the terrorist activities of Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof by knowingly engaging in a significant transaction 
     with, or providing financial or material support for Hamas, 
     the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof, or any person described in subparagraph (A); or
       (C) directly or indirectly supports the terrorist 
     activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     affiliate or successor thereof by knowingly and materially 
     assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial or material 
     support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Hamas, 
     the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof, or any person described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
     a classified annex.
       (4) Exception.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall not be required to 
     identify a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of 
     a foreign state in a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) if--
       (i) the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a 
     foreign state notifies the United States Government in 
     advance that it proposes to engage in a significant 
     transaction described in that paragraph; and
       (ii) the President determines and notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees in a classified form not less than 
     15 days prior to the foreign person or agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state engaging in the 
     significant transaction that the significant transaction is 
     in the national interests of the United States.
       (B) Non-applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     with respect to--
       (i) an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that 
     the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided 
     support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to 
     section 1754(c) of the Export Controls Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
     4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision of law; or
       (ii) any significant transaction described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) that involves, directly or indirectly, a foreign state 
     described in clause (i).
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall impose two or more of 
     the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to a 
     foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
     state identified pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this 
     paragraph to be imposed with respect to a foreign person or 
     an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state are the 
     following:
       (A) The President may direct the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States not to give approval to the issuance of any 
     guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation 
     in the extension of credit in connection with the export of 
     any goods or services to the foreign person or agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state, and the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States shall comply with any such 
     direction.
       (B) The President may prohibit the sale of any defense 
     articles, defense services, or design and construction 
     services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.) to the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a 
     foreign state.
       (C) The President may prohibit the issuance of licenses for 
     export of any item on the United States Munitions List under 
     section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(a)(1)) that include the foreign person or agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as a party.
       (D) The President may prohibit the export of any goods or 
     technologies controlled for national security reasons under 
     the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of 
     chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to the 
     foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
     state, except that such prohibition shall not apply to any 
     transaction subject to the reporting requirements of title V 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et 
     seq.).
       (E) The President may prohibit any United States financial 
     institution from making loans or providing any credit or 
     financing totaling more than $10,000,000 to the foreign 
     person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, 
     except that this subparagraph shall not apply to--
       (i) any transaction subject to the reporting requirements 
     of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3091 et seq.);
       (ii) the provision of medicines, medical equipment, and 
     humanitarian assistance; or

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       (iii) any credit, credit guarantee, or financial assistance 
     provided by the Department of Agriculture to support the 
     purchase of food or other agricultural commodities.
       (F) The President may exercise all powers granted to the 
     President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the requirements of 
     section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to 
     the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions 
     in all property and interests in property of a foreign person 
     or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if such 
     property and interests in property are in the United States, 
     come within the United States, or are or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (3) Exception.--The President shall not be required to 
     apply sanctions under this subsection with respect to a 
     foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
     state identified pursuant to subsection (a) if the President 
     certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       (A) the foreign person or agency or instrumentality--
       (i) is no longer carrying out activities or transactions 
     for which the sanctions were to be imposed; or
       (ii) has taken and is continuing to take significant 
     verifiable steps toward terminating the activities or 
     transactions for which the sanctions were to be imposed; and
       (B) the President has received reliable assurances from the 
     foreign person or agency or instrumentality that it will not 
     carry out any activities or transactions for which sanctions 
     may be imposed under this subsection in the future.
       (c) Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--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 person 
     that knowingly violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
     violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed 
     under section 1298(b) to carry out subsection (b)(2)(F) to 
     the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that 
     knowingly commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) 
     of that Act.
       (2) Authorities.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out subsection 
     (b)(2)(F).
       (d) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The President may waive, on a case-by-case 
     basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a 
     requirement under subsection (b) to impose or maintain 
     sanctions with respect to a foreign person or agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state if the President--
       (A) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
     interest of the United States; and
       (B) not less than 30 days before the waiver takes effect, 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the waiver and the justification for the waiver.
       (2) Renewal of waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-
     case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for additional 
     periods of not more than 180 days if the President--
       (A) determines that the renewal of the waiver is in the 
     national security interest of the United States; and
       (B) not less than 15 days before the waiver expires, 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the renewal of the waiver and the justification for the 
     renewal of the waiver.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--The authority to impose 
     sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign 
     person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state 
     identified pursuant to subsection (a) is in addition to the 
     authority to impose sanctions under any other provision of 
     law with respect to foreign persons or agencies or 
     instrumentalities of foreign states that directly or 
     indirectly support international terrorism.
       (f) Agency or Instrumentality of a Foreign State Defined.--
     In this section, the term ``agency or instrumentality of a 
     foreign state'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to 
     activities and transactions described in subsection (a) that 
     are carried out on or after such date of enactment.

     SEC. 1295. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS THAT PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR 
                   THE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OF HAMAS, THE 
                   PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR 
                   SUCCESSOR THEREOF.

       (a) Identification.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that identifies the following:
       (A) Each government of a foreign country--
       (i) with respect to which the Secretary of State determines 
     has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism pursuant to section 1754(c) of the Export Controls 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other 
     provision of law; and
       (ii) with respect to which the President determines has 
     provided direct or indirect material support for the 
     terrorist activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 
     or any affiliate or successor thereof.
       (B) Each government of a foreign country that--
       (i) is not identified under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) the President determines engaged in a significant 
     transaction so as to contribute knowingly and materially to 
     the efforts by the government of a foreign country described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i) to provide direct or indirect material 
     support for the terrorist activities of Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof.
       (2) Form of report.--Each report submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall impose the following 
     sanctions with respect to each government of a foreign 
     country identified under subsection (a)(1):
       (A) The United States Government shall suspend, for a 
     period of one year, United States assistance to the 
     government of the foreign country.
       (B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director to each appropriate international 
     financial institution to oppose, and vote against, for a 
     period of one year, the extension by that institution of any 
     loan or financial or technical assistance to the government 
     of the foreign country.
       (C) No item on the United States Munitions List under 
     section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(a)(1)) or the Commerce Control List set forth in 
     Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor list), may be exported to the 
     government of the foreign country for a period of one year.
       (2) Exceptions.--The President shall not be required to 
     apply sanctions with respect to the government of a foreign 
     country pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       (A) with respect to materials intended to be used by 
     military or civilian personnel of the United States Armed 
     Forces at military facilities in the country; or
       (B) if the application of such sanctions would prevent the 
     United States from meeting the terms of any status of forces 
     agreement to which the United States is a party.
       (c) Additional Sanctions With Respect to State Sponsors of 
     Terrorism.--The President shall impose the following 
     additional sanctions with respect to each government of a 
     foreign country identified under subsection (a)(1)(A):
       (1) The President shall, pursuant to such regulations as 
     the President may prescribe, prohibit any transactions in 
     foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States and in which the government of the foreign 
     country has any interest.
       (2) The President shall, pursuant to such regulations as 
     the President may prescribe, prohibit any transfers of credit 
     or payments between one or more financial institutions or by, 
     through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that 
     such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the United States and involve any interest of the government 
     of the foreign country.
       (d) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The President may waive, on a case-by-case 
     basis and for a period of not more than 180 days, a 
     requirement under subsection (b) or (c) to impose or maintain 
     sanctions with respect to a foreign government identified 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) if 
     the President--
       (A) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
     interest of the United States; and
       (B) not less than 30 days before the waiver takes effect, 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the waiver and the justification for the waiver.
       (2) Renewal of waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-
     case basis, renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for additional 
     periods of not more than 180 days if the President--
       (A) determines that the renewal of the waiver is in the 
     national security interest of the United States; and
       (B) not less than 15 days before the waiver expires, 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the renewal of the waiver and the justification for the 
     renewal of the waiver.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--The authority to impose 
     sanctions under subsection (b) or (c) with respect to each 
     government of a foreign country identified pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) is in addition 
     to the authority to impose sanctions under any other 
     provision of law with respect to governments of foreign 
     countries that provide material support to foreign terrorist 
     organizations designated pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (f) Termination.--The President may terminate any sanctions 
     imposed with respect to the government of a foreign country 
     under subsection (b) or (c) if the President determines and 
     notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the 
     government of the foreign country--
       (1) is no longer carrying out activities or transactions 
     for which the sanctions were imposed; and
       (2) has provided assurances to the United States Government 
     that it will not carry out

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     activities or transactions for which sanctions may be imposed 
     under subsection (b) or (c) in the future.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to 
     activities and transactions described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of subsection (a)(1) that are carried out on or after 
     such date of enactment.

     SEC. 1296. EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO PROVISION OF HUMANITARIAN 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Sanctions With Respect to Foreign Persons and Agencies 
     and Instrumentalities of Foreign States.--The following 
     activities shall be exempt from sanctions under section 1294:
       (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the 
     sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical 
     devices to a foreign person described in section 1294(a)(2).
       (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to a foreign 
     person described in section 1294(a)(2), including engaging in 
     a financial transaction relating to humanitarian assistance 
     or for humanitarian purposes or transporting goods or 
     services that are necessary to carry out operations relating 
     to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes.
       (b) Sanctions With Respect to Foreign Governments.--The 
     following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under 
     section 1295:
       (1) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the 
     sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical 
     devices to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
     affiliate or successor thereof described in section 
     1295(a)(1).
       (2) The provision of humanitarian assistance to Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof described in section 1295(a)(1), including engaging 
     in a financial transaction relating to humanitarian 
     assistance or for humanitarian purposes or transporting goods 
     or services that are necessary to carry out operations 
     relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes.

     SEC. 1297. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO 
                   DISRUPT GLOBAL FUNDRAISING, FINANCING, AND 
                   MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF HAMAS, THE 
                   PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, OR ANY AFFILIATE OR 
                   SUCCESSOR THEREOF.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
       (A) a list of foreign countries that support Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof, or in which Hamas maintains important portions of 
     its financial networks;
       (B) with respect to each foreign country on the list 
     required by subparagraph (A)--
       (i) an assessment of whether the government of the country 
     is taking adequate measures to freeze the assets of Hamas, 
     the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof within the territory of the country; and
       (ii) in the case of a country the government of which is 
     not taking adequate measures to freeze the assets of Hamas--

       (I) an assessment of the reasons that government is not 
     taking adequate measures to freeze those assets; and
       (II) a description of measures being taken by the United 
     States Government to encourage that government to freeze 
     those assets;

       (C) a list of foreign countries in which Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof, conducts significant fundraising, financing, or 
     money laundering activities;
       (D) with respect to each foreign country on the list 
     required by subparagraph (C)--
       (i) an assessment of whether the government of the country 
     is taking adequate measures to disrupt the fundraising, 
     financing, or money laundering activities of Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof within the territory of the country; and
       (ii) in the case of a country the government of which is 
     not taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities--

       (I) an assessment of the reasons that government is not 
     taking adequate measures to disrupt those activities; and
       (II) a description of measures being taken by the United 
     States Government to encourage that government to improve 
     measures to disrupt those activities; and

       (E) a list of foreign countries from which Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor 
     thereof, acquires surveillance equipment, electronic 
     monitoring equipment, or other means to inhibit communication 
     or political expression in Gaza.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent 
     possible and may contain a classified annex.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
     the following 3 years, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, and the heads of other applicable Federal 
     departments and agencies (or their designees) shall provide 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the 
     disposition of the assets and activities of Hamas, the 
     Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any successor or affiliate 
     thereof related to fundraising, financing, and money 
     laundering worldwide.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1298. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     be construed to apply to the authorized intelligence 
     activities of the United States.
       (b) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall, not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     prescribe regulations as are necessary for the implementation 
     of this subtitle.
       (c) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
       (1) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions authorized under this subtitle shall not include 
     the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (2) Good defined.--In this subsection, 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) Termination.--This subtitle shall terminate on the 
     earlier of--
       (1) 30 days after the date on which the President certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that Hamas and 
     the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any successor or affiliate 
     thereof--
       (A) are no longer designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
       (B) are no longer subject to sanctions pursuant to--
       (i) Executive Order 12947 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     prohibiting transactions with terrorists who threaten to 
     disrupt the Middle East peace process); and
       (ii) Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating 
     to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
     persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
     terrorism); and
       (C) meet the criteria described in paragraphs (1) through 
     (4) of section 9 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-446; 22 U.S.C. 2378b note); or
       (2) 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1299. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
     U.S.C. 931 et seq.), shall be determined by reference to the 
     latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
     Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
     Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget 
     Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted 
     prior to the vote on passage.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4358. Mr. RUBIO 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 title XII, add the following:

    Subtitle H--Sanctions and Other Measures Relating to the Taliban

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Preventing the 
     Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to continue to recognize the democratically elected 
     government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the 
     legitimate Government of Afghanistan;
       (2) to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, 
     which is controlled by the Taliban, as the official 
     Government of Afghanistan under any circumstances;
       (3) to view the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan as a coup 
     d'etat and therefore illegitimate;
       (4) to recognize that individuals designated as terrorists 
     by the United States, such as Sirajuddin Haqqani, will play a 
     key role in the Taliban regime; and
       (5) to continue to assist the people of Afghanistan, 
     especially people at risk as a result of their activities, 
     beliefs, religion, or political views.

     SEC. 1293. PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS RECOGNIZING THE ISLAMIC 
                   EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--In furtherance of the policy set forth in 
     section 1292, no Federal department or agency may take any 
     action or extend any assistance that states or implies 
     recognition of the Taliban's claim of sovereignty over 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Funding Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available for the Department of State, the United States 
     Agency for International Development, or

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     the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare 
     or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, or 
     Executive order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or 
     enforce any policy, that extends diplomatic recognition to 
     the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

     SEC. 1294. DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN AS A 
                   STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall designate the 
     Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of 
     terrorism.
       (b) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the 
     government of which the Secretary of State has determined has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, for purposes of--
       (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
       (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371);
       (3) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2780(d)); or
       (4) any other provision of law.

     SEC. 1295. DESIGNATION OF THE TALIBAN AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban as a 
     foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).

     SEC. 1296. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO NARCOTICS 
                   TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING BY THE 
                   TALIBAN.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a 
     report that includes--
       (1) a determination of whether the Taliban should be 
     designated as--
       (A) a significant foreign narcotics trafficker (as defined 
     in section 808 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 1907)); or
       (B) a significant transnational criminal organization under 
     Executive Order 13581 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property of transnational criminal organizations); 
     and
       (2) a determination of whether Afghanistan, while under the 
     control of the Taliban, should be designated as a high-risk 
     jurisdiction subject to a call for action (commonly referred 
     to as the ``black list'') under the criteria established for 
     such designation by the Financial Action Task Force.

     SEC. 1297. ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER RARE EARTH METALS EXPORTED 
                   FROM AFGHANISTAN VIOLATE PROHIBITION ON 
                   IMPORTATION OF GOODS MADE WITH FORCED LABOR.

       The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     shall--
       (1) assess whether the importation of rare earth metals 
     extracted in Afghanistan and goods produced from such metals 
     violates the prohibition on importation of goods made with 
     forced labor under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1307); and
       (2) consider issuing a withhold release order with respect 
     to such metals and goods to prevent such metals and goods 
     from entering the United States.

     SEC. 1298. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OF THE TALIBAN AND 
                   SUPPORTERS OF THE TALIBAN.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the Taliban's relations with Iran, the 
     Russian Federation, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab 
     Emirates, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the People's Republic 
     of China;
       (2) identifies each foreign person that knowingly assists, 
     provides significant support or services to, or is involved 
     in a significant transaction with, a senior member of the 
     Taliban or a supporter of the Taliban; and
       (3) assesses--
       (A) the likelihood that the countries referred to in 
     paragraph (1) will seek to invest in Afghanistan's key 
     natural resources; and
       (B) the impact of such investments on the national security 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 1299. REPORT ON SAFE HARBOR PROVIDED TO TERRORIST 
                   ORGANIZATIONS BY PAKISTAN.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a 
     report that describes the actions taken by the Government of 
     Pakistan to provide safe harbor to organizations--
       (1) designated by the Secretary of State as foreign 
     terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
       (2) designated as a specially designated global terrorist 
     organizations under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting 
     transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
     support terrorism).

     SEC. 1299A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SUPPORTERS OF THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--The President shall impose 2 or more of 
     the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to 
     each foreign person identified under paragraph (2) of section 
     1298 in the most recent report submitted under that section.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions that may be imposed 
     with respect to a foreign person under subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) Export-import bank assistance for exports to sanctioned 
     persons.--The President may direct the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States not to give approval to the issuance of any 
     guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation 
     in the extension of credit in connection with the export of 
     any goods or services to the foreign person.
       (2) Export sanction.--The President may order the United 
     States Government not to issue any specific license and not 
     to grant any other specific permission or authority to export 
     any goods or technology to the foreign person under--
       (A) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.);
       (B) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
       (C) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
     or
       (D) any other statute that requires the prior review and 
     approval of the United States Government as a condition for 
     the export or reexport of goods or services.
       (3) Loans from united states financial institutions.--The 
     President may prohibit any United States financial 
     institution from making loans or providing credits to the 
     foreign person totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month 
     period.
       (4) Blocking of property of identified persons.--The 
     President may exercise all powers granted to the President by 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
     all transactions in all property and interests in property of 
     the foreign person if such property and interests in property 
     are in the United States, come within the United States, or 
     are or come within the possession or control of a United 
     States person.
       (c) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise the 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
     out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
     in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
     to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
     described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under 
     this section 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.
       (2) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the 
     authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (2) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
     States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.

     SEC. 1299B. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   ENERGY, SHIPPING, AND SHIPBUILDING SECTORS OF 
                   IRAN RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION.

       Subsection (f) of section 1244 of the Iran Freedom and 
     Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1299C. LIMITATION ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE THAT COULD 
                   BENEFIT FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Before obligating funds described in 
     subsection (b) for assistance in or for Afghanistan and 
     Pakistan or any other country in which organizations 
     designated by the Secretary of State as foreign terrorist 
     organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) hold territory or wield 
     substantial economic or political power, the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development shall 
     take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is 
     not provided to or through--
       (1) any individual, private or government entity, or 
     educational institution that the Secretary knows, or has 
     reason to believe, advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or 
     has engaged in, terrorist activity; or
       (2) any private entity or educational institution that has, 
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     member of the governing board or governing board of trustees 
     of the entity or institution, any individual who has been 
     determined to be--
       (A) involved in or advocating terrorist activity; or
       (B) a member of a foreign terrorist organization.
       (b) Funds Described.--Funds described in this subsection 
     are funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', ``Global Health'', 
     ``Transition Initiatives'', or ``International Humanitarian 
     Assistance'' in an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     or making supplemental appropriations.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall, as appropriate--
       (A) establish procedures to specify the steps to be taken 
     in carrying out subsection (a); and
       (B) terminate assistance--
       (i) to any individual, entity, or educational institution 
     that the Secretary has determined to be involved in or 
     advocating terrorist activity; or
       (ii) that could benefit such an individual, entity, or 
     educational institution.
       (2) Inclusion of certain entities.--In establishing 
     procedures under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to steps to be 
     taken to ensure that assistance is not provided to 
     individuals, entities, or institutions described in 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that the 
     recipients and subrecipients of assistance from the United 
     States Agency for International Development and their 
     contractors and subcontractors are included.

     SEC. 1299D. RESTRICTION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN 
                   WHICH COUPS D'ETAT HAVE OCCURRED.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available pursuant to an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs or making supplemental 
     appropriations may be obligated or expended to finance 
     directly any assistance to the government of any country 
     whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military 
     coup d'etat or decree or, after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, a coup d'etat or decree in which the military plays 
     a decisive role.
       (b) Resumption of Assistance.--Assistance described in 
     subsection (a) may be resumed to a government described in 
     that subsection if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to Congress that, subsequent to the termination of 
     such assistance, a democratically elected government has 
     taken office.
       (c) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 
     public participation in democratic processes.
       (d) Notification Procedures.--Funds made available pursuant 
     to subsection (b) or (c) shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4359. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1210. FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND 
                   TRAINING IN LATIN AMERICA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND 
                   AFRICA.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
     for the Department of State $14,100,000 for International 
     Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance for 
     countries in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, to be 
     made available for purposes of--
       (1) training future leaders;
       (2) fostering a better understanding of the United States;
       (3) establishing a rapport between the United States Armed 
     Forces and the military forces of countries in Latin America, 
     Southeast Asia, and Africa to build partnerships for the 
     future;
       (4) enhancing interoperability and capabilities for joint 
     operations; and
       (5) focusing on professional military education, civilian 
     control of the military, and protection of human rights.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4360. Mr. RUBIO 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. __. COUNTERING THE MILITARY-CIVIL FUSION STRATEGY OF THE 
                   CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Chinese entity of concern.--The term ``Chinese entity 
     of concern'' means--
       (A) any college or university in the People's Republic of 
     China that is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
     involved in the implementation of the military-civil fusion 
     strategy, including--
       (i) any college or university known as the ``Seven Sons of 
     National Defense'';
       (ii) any college or university that receives funding from--

       (I) the People's Liberation Army; or
       (II) the Equipment Development Department, or the Science 
     and Technology Commission, of the Central Military 
     Commission;

       (iii) any college or university in the People's Republic of 
     China involved in military training and education, including 
     any such college or university in partnership with the 
     People's Liberation Army;
       (iv) any college or university in the People's Republic of 
     China that conducts military research or hosts dedicated 
     military initiatives or laboratories, including such a 
     college or university designated under the ``double first-
     class university plan'';
       (v) any college or university in the People's Republic of 
     China that is designated by the State Administration for 
     Science, Technology, and Industry for the National Defense to 
     host ``joint construction'' programs; and
       (vi) any college or university in the People's Republic of 
     China that has launched a platform for military-civil fusion 
     or created national defense laboratories;
       (B) any enterprise owned by the People's Republic of China; 
     and
       (C) any privately owned company in the People's Republic of 
     China--
       (i) that has received the Weapons and Equipment Research 
     and Production Certificate;
       (ii) that is otherwise known to have set up mechanisms for 
     engaging in activity in support of military initiatives;
       (iii) that has a history of subcontracting for the People's 
     Liberation Army or its affiliates; or
       (iv) that has an owner or a senior management official who 
     has served as a delegate to the National People's Congress or 
     a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative 
     Conference.
       (2) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
       (A) any Federal agency that engages in research or provides 
     funding for research, including the National Science 
     Foundation and the National Institutes of Health;
       (B) any institution of higher education, or any other 
     private research institution, that receives any Federal 
     financial assistance; and
       (C) any private company headquartered in the United States 
     that receives Federal financial assistance.
       (3) Federal financial assistance.--The term ``Federal 
     financial assistance'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 200.1 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations).
       (4) Military-civil fusion strategy.--The term ``military-
     civil fusion strategy'' means the strategy of the Chinese 
     Communist Party aiming to mobilize non-military resources and 
     expertise to contribute directly to the development of 
     technology for use by the People's Liberation Army.
       (b) Prohibitions.--
       (1) In general.--No covered entity may engage with a 
     Chinese entity of concern in any scientific research or 
     technical exchange that has a direct bearing on, or the 
     potential for dual use in, the development of technologies 
     that the Chinese Communist Party has identified as a priority 
     of its national strategy of military-civil fusion and that 
     are listed on the website under subsection (c)(1)(A).
       (2) Private partnerships.--No covered entity described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(C) may form a partnership or joint venture 
     with another such covered entity for the purpose of engaging 
     in any scientific research or technical exchange described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Website.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall establish and periodically 
     update a website that includes--
       (A) a list of the scientific research or technical exchange 
     for which the prohibitions under subsection (b) apply, which 
     shall initially include quantum computing, big data 
     analytics, semiconductors, new and advanced materials, 5G 
     telecommunications, advanced nuclear technology (including 
     nuclear power and energy storage), aerospace technology, and 
     artificial intelligence; and
       (B) to the extent practicable, a list of all Chinese 
     entities of concern.
       (2) Resources.--In establishing the website under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Defense may use as a model any existing 
     resources, such as the China Defense Universities Tracker 
     maintained by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 
     subject to any other laws applicable to such resources.

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       (d) Exception.--The prohibitions under subsection (b) shall 
     not apply to any collaborative study or research project in 
     fields involving information that would not contribute 
     substantially to the goals of the military-civil fusion 
     strategy, as determined by the guidelines set by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (e) Enforcement.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a covered entity described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     subsection (a)(2) that violates a prohibition under 
     subsection (b) on or after the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall be precluded from receiving any Federal financial 
     assistance on or after the date of such violation.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall--
       (A) promulgate regulations to enforce the prohibitions 
     under subsection (b) and the requirement under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (B) coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies to 
     ensure the enforcement of such prohibitions and requirement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4361. Mr. RUBIO 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. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED FUNDS RELATED TO 
                   AFGHANISTAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A 
                   RESILIENT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE AND 
                   STRENGTHENING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) great power competition with the People's Republic of 
     China will define the future of the 21st century;
       (2) the People's Republic of China is a revisionist power 
     that seek to upend the international system in ways that are 
     inimical to United States national interests;
       (3) great power competition with the People's Republic of 
     China is global in nature and requires a whole-of-government 
     response;
       (4) resilient domestic manufacturing, a strong and advanced 
     United States Navy, and an innovative economy are critical to 
     succeeding in great power competition; and
       (5) promoting and supporting new technological research and 
     development will be necessary to maintain a competitive 
     advantage and effectively combat hostile efforts by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall transfer to each of 
     the following appropriations accounts for the following 
     purposes an amount equal to one-third of the total amount 
     rescinded under paragraph (2):
       (A) The Defense Production Act purchases account for 
     activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 
     108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, 4533))
       (B) The Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (C) The research, development, test, and evaluation, 
     Defense-wide account of the Department of Defense, to be 
     available for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
     to carry out projects related to strengthening the United 
     States' global advantage in strategic technologies, which may 
     include aerospace, robotics, artificial intelligence, 
     information technology, new and advanced materials, 
     biotechnology, advanced machinery, telecommunications, and 
     energy and power generation.
       (2) Rescission of unexpended funds dedicated to maintaining 
     a military and diplomatic presence in afghanistan.--The 
     following amounts are hereby rescinded:
       (A) The unobligated balance of amounts made available to 
     the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund.
       (B) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to 
     the Department of State for Diplomatic Programs, all 
     remaining funds relating to maintaining United States 
     diplomatic personnel in Afghanistan.
       (C) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available 
     for the Economic Support Fund, all remaining funds relating 
     to implementing and supporting comprehensive strategies to 
     combat corruption in Afghanistan, and for the reintegration 
     of former Taliban and other extremists.
       (D) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to 
     the Department of State for the International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement Fund, all remaining funds 
     relating to programs in Afghanistan.
       (E) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to 
     the Department of State for International Military Education 
     and Training programs, all remaining funds relating to 
     training personnel of the Afghan security forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4362. Mr. RUBIO 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. ___. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS REGARDING COVERED FOREIGN 
                   SOFTWARE.

       (a) Consumer Warning and Acknowledgment for Download of 
     Covered Foreign Software.--
       (1) In general.--A software marketplace operator or an 
     owner of covered foreign software may not:
       (A) Permit a consumer to download covered foreign software 
     unless, before the download begins--
       (i) a warning that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) 
     is displayed to the consumer, separately from any privacy 
     policy, terms of service, or other notice; and
       (ii) the consumer is required to choose (by taking an 
     affirmative step such as clicking on a button) between the 
     options of--

       (I) acknowledging such warning and proceeding with the 
     download; or
       (II) cancelling the download.

       (B) Make available covered foreign software for download by 
     consumers unless the operator or owner has in place 
     procedures to ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).
       (2) Requirements for warning.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph are, with respect to a warning regarding covered 
     foreign software--
       (A) that the warning include--
       (i) the name of the covered foreign software;
       (ii) the name of each owner of the covered foreign 
     software, and, if applicable with respect to each such owner, 
     the name of the covered country--

       (I) under the laws of which such owner is organized;
       (II) in which such owner conducts its principal operations; 
     or
       (III) in which such owner is headquartered;

       (iii) the name of each controlling entity of the owner of 
     the covered foreign software, and if applicable with respect 
     to each such controlling entity, the name of the covered 
     country--

       (I) under the laws of which such entity is organized;
       (II) in which such entity conducts its principal 
     operations; or
       (III) in which such entity is headquartered;

       (iv) any enumerated risk to data privacy and security or 
     the censorship of speech associated with the laws and 
     practices of a covered country disclosed under this 
     subparagraph;
       (v) whether the owner of a covered foreign software, or any 
     controlling entity of such owner, has ever provided the data 
     of United States consumers, as it relates to such software, 
     to any law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, or other 
     government entity of a covered country; and
       (vi) a description of how to acknowledge the warning and 
     either proceed with or cancel the download;
       (B) that the warning be updated annually; and
       (C) such other requirements as the Commission, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, 
     shall determine.
       (3) Liability of software owner.--If a software marketplace 
     operator permits a consumer to download covered foreign 
     software or makes covered foreign software available for 
     download in violation of paragraph (1), the operator shall 
     not be liable for a violation of such paragraph if the 
     operator reasonably relied on inaccurate information from the 
     owner of the covered foreign software in determining that the 
     software was not covered foreign software, and the owner of 
     the covered foreign software shall be considered to have 
     committed the violation of such paragraph.
       (b) Consumer Data Protections.--
       (1) Consumer data privacy practices.--
       (A) Consumer data report.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section (or in the case of covered 
     foreign software that is created after such date or software 
     that becomes covered foreign software after such date, 60 
     days after the date that such software is created or becomes 
     covered foreign software), and annually thereafter, an owner 
     of covered foreign software shall submit to the Commission 
     and the Attorney General of the United States a report that 
     includes a complete description of any consumer data privacy 
     practice of the owner as it relates to the data of United 
     States consumers, including--
       (i) the type of data of United States consumers being 
     accessed;
       (ii) a description of how such data is used by the owner;
       (iii) a description of any consumer data protection measure 
     in place that protects the rights and interests of United 
     States consumers;
       (iv) information regarding--

       (I) the number of requests from a law enforcement agency, 
     intelligence agency, or other government entity of a covered 
     country to disclose the consumer data of a person in the 
     United States; and

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       (II) a description of how such requests were handled; and

       (v) a description of any internal content moderation 
     practice of the owner as it relates to the data of consumers 
     in the United States, including any such practice that also 
     relates to consumers in another country.
       (B) Public accessibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not later than 60 days after the receipt of 
     a report under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General of the 
     United States shall publish the information contained in such 
     report (except for any confidential material) in a publicly 
     accessible manner.
       (2) Consumer data disclosure practices.--
       (A) Effect of disclosure and censorship.--An owner of 
     covered foreign software may not collect or store data of 
     United States consumers, as it relates to such covered 
     foreign software, if such owner complies with any request 
     from a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, or other 
     government entity of a covered country--
       (i) to disclose the consumer data of a person in the United 
     States; or
       (ii) to censor the online activity of a person in the 
     United States.
       (B) Report to federal trade commission and attorney general 
     of the united states.--Not later than 14 days after receiving 
     a request described in subparagraph (A), an owner of covered 
     foreign software shall submit to the Commission and the 
     Attorney General of the United States a report that includes 
     a description of such request.
       (C) Access to consumer data in subsidiaries.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General of the 
     United States, shall issue regulations to require an owner of 
     covered foreign software to implement consumer data 
     protection measures to ensure that any parent company in a 
     covered country may not access the consumer data collected 
     and stored, or otherwise held, by a subsidiary entity of such 
     parent company in a country that is not a covered country.
       (3) Prohibitions on storage, use, and sharing of consumer 
     data.--
       (A) Use, transfer, and storage of consumer data.--With 
     respect to the consumer data of any person in the United 
     States, an owner of covered foreign software may not--
       (i) use such data in a covered country;
       (ii) transfer such data to a covered country; or
       (iii) store such data outside of the United States.
       (B) Sharing of consumer data.--An owner of covered foreign 
     software may not share with, sell to, or otherwise disclose 
     to any other commercial entity the consumer data of any 
     person in the United States.
       (4) Censorship remedy.--In the case where an owner of 
     covered foreign software censors the online activity of a 
     person in the United States, such owner shall provide any 
     affected user with a means to appeal such censorship.
       (c) Nonapplication of Communications Decency Act 
     Protections.--Notwithstanding section 230 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) (commonly known as 
     the ``Communications Decency Act''), an owner of a covered 
     foreign software shall not be considered a provider of an 
     interactive computer service for purposes of subsection (c) 
     of such section with respect to such covered foreign 
     software.
       (d) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.--
       (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
     this section or a regulation promulgated thereunder shall be 
     treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or 
     deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
     Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
       (2) Powers of commission.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this section 
     and the regulations promulgated thereunder in the same 
     manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
     powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and 
     provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
     et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this 
     section. Any person who violates this section or a regulation 
     promulgated thereunder shall be subject to the penalties and 
     entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the 
     Federal Trade Commission Act.
       (B) Additional relief.--In addition to the penalties 
     provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
     seq.), if a court or the Commission (in a formal adjudicative 
     proceeding) determines that an owner of covered foreign 
     software violated this section or a regulation promulgated 
     thereunder, the court or the Commission shall prohibit the 
     owner from making such software available for sale or 
     download in the United States.
       (3) Regulations.--The Commission may promulgate regulations 
     under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to carry 
     out this section.
       (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any 
     other provision of law.
       (e) Criminal Offense.--
       (1) In general.--A software marketplace operator or an 
     owner of covered foreign software that knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall be fined $50,000 for each 
     violation.
       (2) Clarifications.--
       (A) Separate violation.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     each download by a consumer of a covered foreign software 
     that does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of 
     subsection (a)(1) or is made available in violation of 
     subparagraph (B) of such subsection shall be treated as a 
     separate violation.
       (B) Individual offense.--An officer of a software 
     marketplace operator or of an owner of covered foreign 
     software who knowingly causes a violation of subsection 
     (a)(1) with the intent to conceal the fact that the software 
     is covered foreign software shall be fined under title 18, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Referral of evidence by the ftc.--Whenever the 
     Commission obtains evidence that a software marketplace 
     operator or owner of covered foreign software has engaged in 
     conduct that may constitute a violation of subsection (a) or 
     (b), the Commission shall transmit such evidence to the 
     Attorney General of the United States, who may institute 
     criminal proceedings under this subsection. Nothing in this 
     paragraph affects any other authority of the Commission to 
     disclose information.
       (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Commission, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation and 
     enforcement of this section.
       (g) Expansion of Covered Transactions Under the DPA.--
     Section 721(a)(4)(B)(iii)(III) of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)(B)(iii)(III)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or commercially available'' after ``sensitive''.
       (h) Express Preemption of State Law.--This section shall 
     supersede any provision of a law, regulation, or other 
     requirement of any State or political subdivision of a State 
     to the extent that such provision relates to the privacy or 
     security of consumer data or the downloading of covered 
     foreign software.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Censor.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``censor'', with respect to the 
     online activity of a person in the United States, means--
       (i) to alter, delete, remove, or otherwise make 
     inaccessible user information without the consent of such 
     user; or
       (ii) to alter, delete, remove, deny, prevent, or otherwise 
     prohibit user activity without the consent of such user.
       (B) Exception.--Such term shall not include any action by 
     an owner of covered foreign software that is taken for the 
     purpose of restricting access to, or availability of, 
     material that the owner considers to be obscene, lewd, 
     lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or 
     otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is 
     constitutionally protected.
       (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Trade Commission.
       (3) Covered country.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
     ``covered country'' means--
       (i) China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Sudan, 
     Venezuela, or Cuba;
       (ii) any other country the government of which the 
     Secretary of State determines has provided support for 
     international terrorism pursuant to--

       (I) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act 
     of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
       (II) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371);
       (III) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2780); or
       (IV) any other provision of law; and

       (iii) any other country designated by the Attorney General 
     of the United States based on findings that such country's 
     control over potentially dangerous software poses an undue or 
     unnecessary risk to the national security of the United 
     States or to the safety and security of United States 
     persons.
       (B) Process.--
       (i) Advance notice to congress.--The Attorney General of 
     the United States shall not designate a country under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) (or revoke such a designation under 
     clause (iii)) unless the Attorney General of the United 
     States--

       (I) provides not less than 30 days notice prior to making 
     such designation or revocation to--

       (aa) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (bb) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (cc) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (dd) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
     and

       (II) upon request, provides an in-person briefing to each 
     such Committee during the 30-day notice period.

       (ii) Notice and publication of designation.--Upon 
     designating a country under subparagraph (A)(iii), the 
     Attorney General of the United States shall transmit a 
     notification of the designation to the Commission, and shall 
     publish such notification. Such designation shall become 
     effective on the day that is 60 days after the date on which 
     such notification is transmitted and published.
       (iii) Revocation of designation.--The designation of a 
     country under subparagraph (A) may only be revoked by the 
     Attorney General of the United States.
       (4) Covered foreign software.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``covered foreign software'' 
     means any of the following:
       (i) Software that is owned or, directly or indirectly, 
     controlled by a person described in subparagraph (B).

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       (ii) Software that stores data of United States consumers 
     in a covered country.
       (B) Persons described.--A person described in this 
     subparagraph is--
       (i) a person (other than an individual)--

       (I) that is organized under the laws of a covered country;
       (II) the principal operations of which are conducted in a 
     covered country; or
       (III) that is headquartered in a covered country; or

       (ii) a person (other than an individual) that is, directly 
     or indirectly, controlled by a person described in clause 
     (i).
       (5) Mobile application.--The term ``mobile application'' 
     means a software program that runs on the operating system of 
     a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile electronic 
     device.
       (6) Software.--The term ``software'' means any computer 
     software program, including a mobile application.
       (7) Software marketplace operator.--The term ``software 
     marketplace operator'' means a person who, for a commercial 
     purpose, operates an online store or marketplace through 
     which software is made available for download by consumers in 
     the United States.
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  SA 4363. Mr. RUBIO 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REIMBURSEMENT OF INTEREST PAYMENTS RELATED TO PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 431. REIMBURSEMENT OF INTEREST PAYMENTS RELATED TO 
                   PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--The President may provide financial 
     assistance to a local government as reimbursement for 
     qualifying interest.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Prime rate.--The term `prime rate' means the average 
     predominant prime rate quoted by commercial banks to large 
     businesses, as determined by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System.
       ``(2) Qualifying interest.--The term `qualifying interest' 
     means, with respect to a qualifying loan, the lesser of--
       ``(A) the actual interest paid to a lender for such 
     qualifying loan; and
       ``(B) the interest that would have been paid to a lender if 
     such qualifying loan had an interest rate equal to the prime 
     rate most recently published on the Federal Reserve 
     Statistical Release on selected interest rates.
       ``(3) Qualifying loan.--The term `qualifying loan' means a 
     loan--
       ``(A) obtained by a local government; and
       ``(B) of which not less than 90 percent of the proceeds are 
     used to fund activities for which such local government 
     receives assistance under this Act after the date on which 
     such loan is disbursed.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4364. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Warner) 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. ____. AIR AMERICA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Air 
     America Act of 2021''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Air America, Incorporated (referred to in this section 
     as ``Air America'') and its related cover corporate entities 
     were wholly owned and controlled by the United States 
     Government and directed and managed by the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of State, and the Central 
     Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1976.
       (2) Air America, a corporation owned by the Government of 
     the United States, constituted a ``Government corporation'', 
     as defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) It is established that the employees of Air America and 
     the other entities described in paragraph (1) were Federal 
     employees.
       (4) The employees of Air America were retroactively 
     excluded from the definition of the term ``employee'' under 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, on the basis of 
     an administrative policy change in paperwork requirements 
     implemented by the Office of Personnel Management 10 years 
     after the service of the employees had ended and, by 
     extension, were retroactively excluded from the definition of 
     the term ``employee'' under section 8331 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for retirement credit purposes.
       (5) The employees of Air America were paid as Federal 
     employees, with salaries subject to--
       (A) the General Schedule under subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of title 5, United States Code; and
       (B) the rates of basic pay payable to members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (6) The service and sacrifice of the employees of Air 
     America included--
       (A) suffering a high rate of casualties in the course of 
     employment;
       (B) saving thousands of lives in search and rescue missions 
     for downed United States airmen and allied refugee 
     evacuations; and
       (C) lengthy periods of service in challenging circumstances 
     abroad.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``affiliated company'', with respect to Air 
     America, includes Air Asia Company Limited, CAT Incorporated, 
     Civil Air Transport Company Limited, and the Pacific Division 
     of Southern Air Transport; and
       (2) the term ``qualifying service'' means service that--
       (A) was performed by a United States citizen as an employee 
     of Air America or an affiliated company during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 1950, and ending on December 31, 
     1976; and
       (B) is documented in the attorney-certified corporate 
     records of Air America or any affiliated company.
       (d) Treatment as Federal Employment.--Any period of 
     qualifying service--
       (1) is deemed to have been service of an employee (as 
     defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) with 
     the Federal Government; and
       (2) shall be treated as creditable service by an employee 
     for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (e) Rights.--An individual who performed qualifying 
     service, or a survivor of such an individual, shall be 
     entitled to the rights, retroactive as applicable, provided 
     to employees and their survivors for creditable service under 
     the Civil Service Retirement System under subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
     that qualifying service.
       (f) Deduction, Contribution, and Deposit Requirements.--The 
     deposit of funds in the Treasury of the United States made by 
     Air America in the form of a lump-sum payment apportioned in 
     part to the Civil Service Disability & Retirement Fund in 
     1976 is deemed to satisfy the deduction, contribution, and 
     deposit requirements under section 8334 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to all periods of qualifying 
     service.
       (g) Application Time Limit.--Section 8345(i)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be applied with respect to the 
     death of an individual who performed qualifying service by 
     substituting ``2 years after the effective date under 
     subsection (h) of the Air America Act of 2021'' for ``30 
     years after the death or other event which gives rise to 
     title to the benefit''.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4365. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Merkley) 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 title XII, add the following:

         Subtitle H--Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2021

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Relations 
     Reinforcement Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP WITH TAIWAN.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to create and execute a plan for enhancing its 
     relationship with Taiwan by forming a robust partnership that 
     meets the challenges of the 21st century, fully accounts for 
     Taiwan's democratization, and remains faithful to United 
     States principles and values in keeping with the Taiwan 
     Relations Act and the Six Assurances.
       (b) Interagency Taiwan Policy Task Force.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall create an interagency Taiwan policy task 
     force consisting of senior officials from the Office of the 
     President, the National Security Council, the Department of 
     State, the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative.
       (c) Report.--The interagency Taiwan Policy Task Force 
     established under subsection (b) shall submit an annual 
     unclassified report with a classified annex to the 
     appropriate congressional committees outlining policy and 
     actions to be taken to create and execute a plan for 
     enhancing our partnership and relations with Taiwan.

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     SEC. 1293. AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN.

       The position of Director of the American Institute in 
     Taiwan's Taipei office shall be subject to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and effective upon enactment of this 
     Act shall have the title of Representative.

     SEC. 1294. SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE 
                   PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to support United States educational and exchange 
     programs with Taiwan, including by authorizing such sum as 
     may be necessary to promote the study of Chinese language, 
     culture, history, and politics in Taiwan.
       (b) Establishment of the United States-Taiwan Cultural 
     Exchange Foundation.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     a new United States-Taiwan Cultural Exchange Foundation, an 
     independent nonprofit dedicated to deepening ties between the 
     future leaders of Taiwan and the United States. The 
     Foundation shall work with State and local school districts 
     and educational institutions to send high school and 
     university students to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, 
     culture, history, politics, and other relevant subjects.
       (c) Partnering With TECRO.--State and local school 
     districts and educational institutions such as public 
     universities shall partner with the Taipei Economic and 
     Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States 
     to establish programs to promote an increase in educational 
     and cultural exchanges.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
     cooperation between the United States Government and the 
     Taiwanese government to create an alternative to Confucius 
     Institutes in an effort to promote freedom, democracy, 
     universal values, culture, and history in conjunction with 
     Chinese language education.

     SEC. 1295. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to promote Taiwan's inclusion and meaningful 
     participation in meetings held by international 
     organizations.
       (b) Support for Meaningful Participation.--The Permanent 
     Representative of the United States to the United Nations and 
     other relevant United States officials should actively 
     support Taiwan's membership and meaningful participation in 
     international organizations.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on China's 
     efforts at the United Nations and other international bodies 
     to block Taiwan's meaningful participation and inclusion and 
     recommend appropriate responses to be taken by the United 
     States.

     SEC. 1296. INVITATION OF TAIWANESE COUNTERPARTS TO HIGH-LEVEL 
                   BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL FORUMS AND 
                   EXERCISES.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to invite Taiwanese counterparts to participate in 
     high-level bilateral and multilateral summits, military 
     exercises, and economic dialogues and forums.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States Government should invite Taiwan to 
     regional dialogues on issues of mutual concern;
       (2) the United States Government and Taiwanese counterparts 
     should resume meetings under the United States-Taiwan Trade 
     and Investment Framework Agreement and reach a bilateral free 
     trade agreement;
       (3) the United States Government should invite Taiwan to 
     participate in bilateral and multilateral military training 
     exercises; and
       (4) the United States Government and Taiwanese counterparts 
     should engage in a regular and routine strategic bilateral 
     dialogue on arms sales in accordance with Foreign Military 
     Sales mechanisms, and the United States Government should 
     support export licenses for direct commercial sales 
     supporting Taiwan's indigenous defensive capabilities.

     SEC. 1297. REPORT ON TAIWAN TRAVEL ACT.

       (a) List of High-Level Visits.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall, in accordance with 
     the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135), submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a list of high-level 
     officials from the United States Government that have 
     traveled to Taiwan and a list of high-level officials of 
     Taiwan that have entered the United States.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on implementation of the 
     Taiwan Travel Act.

     SEC. 1298. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST UNDERMINING UNITED STATES 
                   POLICY REGARDING TAIWAN.

       (a) Prohibition on Recognition of PRC Claims to Sovereignty 
     Over Taiwan.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to oppose any attempt by the PRC authorities to 
     unilaterally impose a timetable or deadline for unification 
     on Taiwan.
       (2) Prohibition on recognition of prc claims without assent 
     of people of taiwan.-- No department or agency of the United 
     States Government may formally or informally recognize PRC 
     claims to sovereignty over Taiwan without the assent of the 
     people of Taiwan, as expressed directly through the 
     democratic process.
       (3) Treatment of taiwan government.--
       (A) In general.--The Department of State and other United 
     States Government agencies shall treat the democratically 
     elected government of Taiwan as the legitimate representative 
     of the people of Taiwan and end the outdated practice of 
     referring to the government in Taiwan as the ``authorities''. 
     Notwithstanding the continued supporting role of the American 
     Institute in Taiwan in carrying out United States foreign 
     policy and protecting United States interests in Taiwan, the 
     United States Government shall not place any restrictions on 
     the ability of officials of the Department of State and other 
     United States Government agencies from interacting directly 
     and routinely with counterparts in the Taiwan government.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
     be construed as entailing restoration of diplomatic relations 
     with the Republic of China, which were terminated on January 
     1, 1979, or altering the United States Government's position 
     on Taiwan's international status.
       (b) Strategy To Protect United States Businesses and 
     Nongovernmental Entities From Coercion.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit an unclassified 
     report, with a classified annex if necessary, to protect 
     United States businesses and nongovernmental entities from 
     sharp power operations, including coercion and threats that 
     lead to censorship or self-censorship, or which compel 
     compliance with political or foreign policy positions of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party. The strategy shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) Information on efforts by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to censor the websites of United 
     States airlines, hotels, and other businesses regarding the 
     relationship between Taiwan and the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (2) Information on efforts by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to target United States 
     nongovernmental entities through sharp power operations 
     intended to weaken support for Taiwan.
       (3) Information on United States Government efforts to 
     counter the threats posed by Chinese state-sponsored 
     propaganda and disinformation, including information on best 
     practices, current successes, and existing barriers to 
     responding to this threat.
       (4) Details of any actions undertaken to create a code of 
     conduct and a timetable for implementation.

     SEC. 1299. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO SHARP POWER OPERATIONS 
                   TARGETING TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     develop and implement a strategy to respond to sharp power 
     operations and the united front campaign supported by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party that are directed toward persons or entities 
     in Taiwan.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) Development of a response to PRC propaganda and 
     disinformation campaigns and cyber-intrusions targeting 
     Taiwan, including--
       (A) assistance in building the capacity of the Taiwan 
     government and private-sector entities to document and expose 
     propaganda and disinformation supported by the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, 
     or affiliated entities;
       (B) assistance to enhance the Taiwan government's ability 
     to develop a whole-of-government strategy to respond to sharp 
     power operations, including election interference; and
       (C) media training for Taiwan officials and other Taiwan 
     entities targeted by disinformation campaigns.
       (2) Development of a response to political influence 
     operations that includes an assessment of the extent of 
     influence exerted by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Taiwan on local 
     political parties, financial institutions, media 
     organizations, and other entities.
       (3) Support for exchanges and other technical assistance to 
     strengthen the Taiwan legal system's ability to respond to 
     sharp power operations.
       (4) Establishment of a coordinated partnership, through the 
     Global Cooperation and Training Framework, with like-minded 
     governments to share data and best practices with the 
     Government of Taiwan on ways to address sharp power 
     operations supported by the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.

     SEC. 1299A. REPORT ON DETERRENCE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a joint

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     report that assesses the military posture of Taiwan and the 
     United States as it specifically pertains to the deterrence 
     of military conflict and conflict readiness in the Taiwan 
     Strait. In light of the changing military balance in the 
     Taiwan Strait, the report should include analysis of whether 
     current Taiwan and United States policies sufficiently deter 
     efforts to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 
     peaceful means.

     SEC. 1299B. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Sharp power.--The term ``sharp power'' means the 
     coordinated and often concealed application of 
     disinformation, media manipulation, economic coercion, cyber-
     intrusions, targeted investments, and academic censorship 
     that is intended--
       (A) to corrupt political and nongovernmental institutions 
     and interfere in democratic elections and encourage self-
     censorship of views at odds with those of the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
     Party; or
       (B) to foster attitudes, behavior, decisions, or outcomes 
     in Taiwan and elsewhere that support the interests of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
     Communist Party.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4366. Mr. RUBIO 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 title XII, add the following:

                Subtitle H--Countering Chinese Influence

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Countering the Chinese 
     Government and Communist Party's Political Influence 
     Operations Act''.

     SEC. 1292. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (G) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (J) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (L) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (M) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (N) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Political influence operations.--The term ``political 
     influence operations'' means the coordinated and often 
     concealed application of disinformation, press manipulation, 
     economic coercion, targeted investments, corruption, or 
     academic censorship, which are often intended--
       (A) to coerce and corrupt United States interests, values, 
     institutions, or individuals; and
       (B) to foster attitudes, behavior, decisions, or outcomes 
     in the United States that support the interests of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese 
     Communist Party.

     SEC. 1293. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to clearly differentiate between the Chinese people and 
     culture and the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     and the Chinese Communist Party in official statements, media 
     messaging, and policy;
       (2) to clearly differentiate between legal, internationally 
     accepted public diplomacy and strategic communications 
     campaigns and illicit activities to undermine democratic 
     institutions or freedoms;
       (3) to protect United States citizens and legal residents 
     from malign or coercive political influence operations;
       (4) to enhance cooperation and coordination with the United 
     Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, 
     Singapore, and the members of the European Union, whose 
     governments and institutions have faced acute pressure from 
     the political influence operations of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, 
     and with other allies throughout the world;
       (5) to create strategies to ensure that countries in 
     Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere 
     are aware of the People's Republic of China's ``sharp power'' 
     tactics, including the Chinese Communist Party's party-to-
     party training program, which is designed to instill 
     admiration and emulation of Beijing's governance model and 
     weaken democracy in these regions, and provide needed 
     capacity to counter them effectively;
       (6) to implement more advanced transparency requirements 
     concerning collaboration with Chinese actors for media 
     agencies, universities, think tanks, and government 
     officials;
       (7) to use various forums to raise awareness about--
       (A) the goals and methods of the political influence 
     operations of the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China and the Chinese Communist Party; and
       (B) common patterns and approaches used by Chinese 
     intelligence agencies or related actors;
       (8) to require greater transparency for Confucius 
     Institutes, think tanks, academic programs, and 
     nongovernmental organizations funded primarily by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party, or by individuals or public or private 
     organizations with a demonstrable affiliation with the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party that are operating in the United States to 
     register through the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 
     (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) or a comparable mechanism;
       (9) to seek ways to increase Chinese language proficiency 
     among mid-career professionals that do not rely on funding 
     linked to the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (10) to ensure that existing tools are sufficiently 
     screening for the risk of Chinese influence operations; and
       (11) to create more flexible tools, as needed, with the 
     goals of--
       (A) screening investments from the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China or sources backed by such 
     government to protect against the takeover of United States 
     companies by Chinese state-owned or state-driven entities; 
     and
       (B) protecting institutions or business sectors critically 
     important to United States national security and the 
     viability of democratic institutions.

     SEC. 1294. STRATEGY TO COUNTER ``SHARP POWER'' POLITICAL 
                   INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND TO PROTECT UNITED 
                   STATES CITIZENS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, in coordination with all relevant 
     Federal agencies, shall develop a long-term strategy--
       (1) to carry out the policy set forth in section 1293(c);
       (2) to effectively counter the ``sharp power'' political 
     influence operations of the Chinese Communist Party globally 
     and in the United States;
       (3) to ensure that United States citizens, particularly 
     Chinese Americans and members of the Chinese, Uyghur, 
     Mongolian, Korean, Taiwanese, and Tibetan diaspora who are 
     often the victims and primary targets of malign political 
     influence operations, are protected;
       (4) to ensure that--
       (A) the United States Government strategy to protect the 
     communities described in paragraph (3) is clearly 
     communicated by relevant Federal officials; and
       (B) secure outlets are created for reporting on 
     intimidation and surveillance;
       (5) to ensure that Chinese nationals who are legally 
     studying, living, or working temporarily in the United States 
     know that intimidation or surveillance by the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
     Party is an unacceptable invasion of their rights while they 
     reside in the United States;
       (6) to provide secure outlets for reporting on intimidation 
     and surveillance; and
       (7) to identify new tools or authorities necessary to 
     implement this strategy.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State or an appropriate high-ranking official shall--
       (1) submit an unclassified report, which may include a 
     classified annex, containing the strategy required under 
     subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional committees; 
     or
       (2) describe the strategy required under subsection (a) 
     through unclassified testimony before the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1295. REPORT ON THE POLITICAL INFLUENCE OPERATIONS OF 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE 
                   COMMUNIST PARTY.

       (a) In General.--Because it is important for United States 
     policymakers and the American people to be informed about the 
     influence operations described in section 1293, not later 
     than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, and 
     in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, shall submit an unclassified 
     report,

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     which may include a classified annex, to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the political 
     influence operations of the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party affecting 
     the United States and select allies and partners, including 
     the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, 
     and Japan, including efforts--
       (1) to exert influence over United States governmental or 
     nongovernmental institutions or individuals, or government 
     officials among United States allies and partners;
       (2) to coerce or threaten United States citizens or legal 
     permanent residents or their families and associates living 
     in China or elsewhere;
       (3) to undermine democratic institutions and the freedoms 
     of speech, expression, the press, association, assembly, 
     religion, or academic thought;
       (4) to otherwise suppress information in public fora, in 
     the United States and abroad; or
       (5) to develop or obtain property, facilities, 
     infrastructure, business entities, or other assets for use in 
     facilitating the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (4).
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include recommendations for the President and Congress 
     relating to--
       (1) the need for additional resources or authorities to 
     counter political influence operations in the United States 
     directed by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     and the Chinese Communist Party, including operations carried 
     out in concert with allies;
       (2) whether a permanent office to monitor and respond to 
     political influence operations of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party 
     should be established within the Department of State or 
     within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 
     and
       (3) whether regular public reports on the political 
     influence operations of the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party are needed 
     to inform Congress and the American people of the scale and 
     scope of such operations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4367. Mr. RUBIO 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   ESTABLISHMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to each foreign 
     person that the President determines facilitates the 
     establishment or maintenance of a military installation of 
     the People's Liberation Army outside of the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to a foreign person described in 
     that subsection are the following:
       (1) 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 the foreign person if 
     such property and interests in property are in the United 
     States, come within the United States, or are or come within 
     the possession or control of a United States person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--An alien described in subsection (a) is 
     subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
     documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.

       (c) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise the 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
     to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the 
     penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
     act described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under 
     this section 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.
       (2) Exception to comply with international obligations and 
     for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under subsection 
     (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting 
     or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
       (A) 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; or
       (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the 
     United States.
       (3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the 
     authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
     States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4368. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SANCTIONING AND STOPPING RANSOMWARE.

       (a) Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure.--
       (1) In general.--Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

   ``Subtitle C--Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure

     ``SEC. 2231. DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENTITY.

       ``In this subtitle, the term `critical infrastructure 
     entity' means an owner or operator of critical 
     infrastructure.

     ``SEC. 2232 CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, shall develop and promulgate mandatory cybersecurity 
     standards for critical infrastructure entities.
       ``(b) Harmonization and Incorporation.--In developing the 
     cybersecurity standards required under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(1) to the greatest extent practicable, ensure the 
     cybersecurity standards are consistent with Federal 
     regulations existing as of the date on enactment of this 
     section; and
       ``(2) in coordination with the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, ensure that the 
     cybersecurity standards incorporate, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, the standards developed with facilitation and 
     support from the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology under section 2(c)(15) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     272(c)(15)).
       ``(c) Compliance Assessment.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies, shall assess the compliance 
     of each critical infrastructure entity with the cybersecurity 
     standards developed under subsection (a).''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b)

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     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 
     Stat. 2135) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   ``Subtitle C--Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure

``Sec. 2231. Definition of critical infrastructure entity.
``Sec. 2232. Cybersecurity standards.''.
       (b) Regulation of Cryptocurrency Exchanges.--
       (1) Secretary of the treasury.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall--
       (A) develop and institute regulatory requirements for 
     cryptocurrency exchanges operating within the United States 
     to reduce the anonymity of users and accounts suspected of 
     ransomware activity and make records available to the Federal 
     Government in connection with ransomware incidents; and
       (B) submit to Congress a report with any recommendations 
     that may be necessary regarding cryptocurrency exchanges used 
     in conjunction with ransomware.
       (2) Attorney general.--The Attorney General shall determine 
     what information should be preserved by cryptocurrency 
     exchanges to facilitate law enforcement investigations.
       (c) Designation of State Sponsors of Ransomware and 
     Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Designation of state sponsors of ransomware.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall--
       (i) designate as a state sponsor of ransomware any country 
     the government of which the Secretary has determined has 
     provided support for ransomware demand schemes (including by 
     providing safe haven for individuals engaged in such 
     schemes);
       (ii) submit to Congress a report listing the countries 
     designated under clause (i); and
       (iii) in making designations under clause (i), take into 
     consideration the report submitted to Congress under 
     subsection (d)(3)(A).
       (B) Sanctions and penalties.--The President shall impose 
     with respect to each state sponsor of ransomware designated 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) the sanctions and penalties imposed 
     with respect to a state sponsor of terrorism.
       (C) State sponsor of terrorism defined.--In this paragraph, 
     the term ``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the 
     government of which the Secretary of State has determined has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, for purposes of--
       (i) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
       (ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371);
       (iii) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
       (iv) any other provision of law.
       (2) Reporting requirements.--
       (A) Sanctions relating to ransomware report.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to 
     Congress that describes, for each of the 5 fiscal years 
     immediately preceding the date of such report, the number and 
     geographic locations of individuals, groups, and entities 
     subject to sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets 
     Control who were subsequently determined to have been 
     involved in a ransomware demand scheme.
       (B) Country of origin report.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall--
       (i) submit a report, with a classified annex, to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives that identifies the country of origin of 
     foreign-based ransomware attacks; and
       (ii) make the report described in clause (i) (excluding the 
     classified annex) available to the public.
       (C) Investigative authorities report.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall issue a report 
     that outlines the authorities available to the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the 
     Homeland Security Investigations, and the Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control to respond to foreign-based ransomware 
     attacks.
       (d) Deeming Ransomware Threats to Critical Infrastructure 
     as a National Intelligence Priority.--
       (1) Critical infrastructure defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``critical infrastructure'' has the meaning given 
     such term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures 
     Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
       (2) Ransomware threats to critical infrastructure as 
     national intelligence priority.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence, pursuant to the provisions of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-458), section 1.3(b)(17) of Executive Order 
     12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States 
     intelligence activities), as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and National Security 
     Presidential Directive-26 (February 24, 2003; relating to 
     intelligence priorities), as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall deem ransomware 
     threats to critical infrastructure a national intelligence 
     priority component to the National Intelligence Priorities 
     Framework.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, submit to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the implications of the 
     ransomware threat to United States national security.
       (B) Contents.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall address the following:
       (i) Identification of individuals, groups, and entities who 
     pose the most significant threat, including attribution to 
     individual ransomware attacks whenever possible.
       (ii) Locations from where individuals, groups, and entities 
     conduct ransomware attacks.
       (iii) The infrastructure, tactics, and techniques 
     ransomware actors commonly use.
       (iv) Any relationships between the individuals, groups, and 
     entities that conduct ransomware attacks and their 
     governments or countries of origin that could impede the 
     ability to counter ransomware threats.
       (v) Intelligence gaps that have, or currently are, impeding 
     the ability to counter ransomware threats.
       (C) Form.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Ransomware Operation Reporting Capabilities.--
       (1) In general.--Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by subsection (a)(1) 
     of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

       ``Subtitle D--Ransomware Operation Reporting Capabilities

     ``SEC. 2241. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Definitions from section 2201.--The definitions in 
     section 2201 shall apply to this subtitle, except as 
     otherwise provided.
       ``(2) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(E) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(4) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means--
       ``(A) a Federal contractor;
       ``(B) an owner or operator of critical infrastructure;
       ``(C) a non-government entity that provides cybersecurity 
     incident response services; and
       ``(D) any other entity determined appropriate by the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the head of any other 
     appropriate department or agency.
       ``(5) Critical function.--The term `critical function' 
     means any action or operation that is necessary to maintain 
     critical infrastructure.
       ``(6) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(7) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the 
     meaning given the term `agency' in section 3502 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       ``(8) Federal contractor.--The term `Federal contractor'--
       ``(A) means a contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) of 
     the United States Government; and
       ``(B) does not include a contractor or subcontractor that 
     is a party only to--
       ``(i) a service contract to provide housekeeping or 
     custodial services; or
       ``(ii) a contract to provide products or services unrelated 
     to information technology that is below the micro-purchase 
     threshold (as defined in section 2.101 of title 48, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto).
       ``(9) Information technology.--The term `information 
     technology' has the meaning given the term in section 11101 
     of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(10) Ransomware.--The term `ransomware' means any type of 
     malicious software that--
       ``(A) prevents the legitimate owner or operator of an 
     information system or network from accessing electronic data, 
     files, systems, or networks; and
       ``(B) demands the payment of a ransom for the return of 
     access to the electronic data,

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     files, systems, or networks described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(11) Ransomware notification.--The term `ransomware 
     notification' means a notification of a ransomware operation.
       ``(12) Ransomware operation.--The term `ransomware 
     operation' means a specific instance in which ransomware 
     affects the information systems or networks owned or operated 
     by--
       ``(A) a covered entity; or
       ``(B) a Federal agency.
       ``(13) System.--The term `System' means the ransomware 
     operation reporting capabilities established under section 
     2242(b).

     ``SEC. 2242. ESTABLISHMENT OF RANSOMWARE OPERATION REPORTING 
                   SYSTEM.

       ``(a) Designation.--The Agency shall be the designated 
     agency within the Federal Government to receive ransomware 
     operation notifications from other Federal agencies and 
     covered entities in accordance with this subtitle.
       ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this subtitle, the Director shall 
     establish ransomware operation reporting capabilities to 
     facilitate the submission of timely, secure, and confidential 
     ransomware notifications by Federal agencies and covered 
     entities to the Agency.
       ``(c) Security Assessment.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) assess the security of the System not less frequently 
     than once every 2 years; and
       ``(2) as soon as is practicable after conducting an 
     assessment under paragraph (1), make any necessary corrective 
     measures to the System.
       ``(d) Requirements.--The System shall have the ability--
       ``(1) to accept classified submissions and notifications; 
     and
       ``(2) to accept a ransomware notification from any entity, 
     regardless of whether the entity is a covered entity.
       ``(e) Limitations on Use of Information.--Any ransomware 
     notification submitted to the System--
       ``(1) shall be exempt from disclosure under--
       ``(A) section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Freedom of Information Act''), in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 552; and
       ``(B) any State, Tribal, or local law requiring the 
     disclosure of information or records; and
       ``(2) may not be--
       ``(A) admitted as evidence in any civil or criminal action 
     brought against the victim of the ransomware operation; or
       ``(B) subject to a subpoena, unless the subpoena is issued 
     by Congress for congressional oversight purposes.
       ``(f) Privacy and Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than the date on which the 
     Director establishes the System, Director shall adopt privacy 
     and protection procedures for any information submitted to 
     the System that, at the time of the submission, is known to 
     contain--
       ``(A) the personal information of a specific individual; or
       ``(B) information that identifies a specific individual 
     that is not directly related to a ransomware operation.
       ``(2) Model for protections.--The Director shall base the 
     privacy and protection procedures adopted under paragraph (1) 
     on the privacy and protection procedures developed for 
     information received and shared pursuant to the Cybersecurity 
     Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       ``(g) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) Director reporting requirement.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date on which the System is established and 
     once each year thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the System, 
     which shall include, with respect to the 1-year period 
     preceding the report--
       ``(A) the number of notifications received through the 
     System; and
       ``(B) the actions taken in connection with the 
     notifications described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Secretary reporting requirement.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date on which the System is established, and 
     once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the types of 
     ransomware operation information and incidents in which 
     ransom is requested that are required to be submitted as a 
     ransomware notification, noting any changes from the previous 
     submission.
       ``(3) Form.--Any report required under this subsection may 
     be submitted in a classified form, if necessary.

     ``SEC. 2243. REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Ransomware notification.--Not later than 24 hours 
     after the discovery of a ransomware operation that 
     compromises, is reasonably likely to compromise, or otherwise 
     materially affects the performance of a critical function by 
     a Federal agency or covered entity, the Federal agency or 
     covered entity that discovered the ransomware operation shall 
     submit a ransomware notification to the System.
       ``(2) Inclusion.--A Federal agency or covered entity shall 
     submit a ransomware notification under paragraph (1) of a 
     ransomware operation discovered by the Federal agency or 
     covered entity even if the ransomware operation does not 
     occur on a system of the Federal agency or covered entity.
       ``(b) Required Updates.--A Federal agency or covered entity 
     that submits a ransomware notification under subsection (a) 
     shall, upon discovery of new information and not less 
     frequently than once every 5 days until the date on which the 
     ransomware operation is mitigated and any follow-up 
     investigation is completed, submit updated ransomware threat 
     information to the System.
       ``(c) Payment Disclosure.--Not later than 24 hours after a 
     Federal agency or covered entity issues a ransom payment 
     relating to a ransomware operation, the Federal agency or 
     covered entity shall submit to the System details of the 
     ransom payment, including--
       ``(1) the method of payment;
       ``(2) the amount of the payment; and
       ``(3) the recipient of the payment.
       ``(d) Required Rulemaking.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of this title that may limit or restrict the promulgation of 
     rules, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this subtitle, the Secretary, acting through the Director, in 
     coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
     the Attorney General, without regard to the notice and 
     comment rule making requirements under section 553 of title 
     5, United States Code, and accepting comments after the 
     effective date, shall promulgate interim final rules that 
     define--
       ``(1) the conditions under which a ransomware notification 
     is required to be submitted under subsection (a)(1);
       ``(2) the ransomware operation information that shall be 
     included in a ransomware notification required under this 
     section; and
       ``(3) the information that shall be included in a ransom 
     payment disclosure required under subsection (c).
       ``(e) Required Coordination With Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies.--The Secretary, in coordination with the head of 
     each Sector Risk Management Agency, shall--
       ``(1) establish a set of reporting criteria for Sector Risk 
     Management Agencies to submit ransomware notifications to the 
     System; and
       ``(2) take steps to harmonize the criteria described in 
     paragraph (1) with the regulatory reporting requirements in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle.
       ``(f) Protection From Liability.--Section 106 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1505) shall apply to a 
     Federal agency or covered entity required to submit a 
     ransomware notification to the System.
       ``(g) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Covered entities.--If a covered entity violates the 
     requirements of this subtitle, the covered entity shall be 
     subject to penalties determined by the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration, which may include removal 
     from the Federal Contracting Schedules.
       ``(2) Federal agencies.--If a Federal agency violates the 
     requirements of this subtitle, the violation shall be 
     referred to the inspector general for the agency, and shall 
     be treated as a matter of urgent concern.''.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135), as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this 
     section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

       ``Subtitle D--Ransomware Operation Reporting Capabilities

``Sec. 2241. Definitions.
``Sec. 2242. Establishment of ransomware operation reporting system.
``Sec. 2243. Required notifications.''.
       (3) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 2202(c) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating the second and third paragraphs (12) 
     as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(13) carry out the responsibilities described in subtitle 
     D relating to the ransomware operation reporting system;''.
       (f) Duties of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f) as 
     section 2220;
       (B) by redesignating section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e) as 
     section 2219;
       (C) by redesignating the fourth section 2215 (relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies) (6 U.S.C. 665d) as section 
     2218;
       (D) by redesignating the third section 2215 (relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator) (6 U.S.C. 665c) as 
     section 2217;
       (E) by redesignating the second section 2215 (relating to 
     the Joint Cyber Planning Office) (6 U.S.C. 665b) as section 
     2216; and
       (F) by adding after section 2220, as so redesignated, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2220A. INFORMATION SYSTEM AND NETWORK SECURITY FUND.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2241.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
       ``(A) means a covered entity; and
       ``(B) does not include an owner or operator of critical 
     infrastructure that is not in compliance with the 
     cybersecurity standards developed under section 2232(a).
       ``(3) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Information System 
     and Network Security Fund established under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       ``(b) Information System and Network Security Fund.--

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       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Information System and Network Security Fund'.
       ``(2) Contents of fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts 
     as may be appropriated for deposit in the Fund.
       ``(B) Availability.--
       ``(i) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall 
     remain available through the end of the tenth fiscal year 
     beginning after the date on which funds are first 
     appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(ii) Remainder to treasury.--Any unobligated balances in 
     the Fund after the date described in clause (i) are rescinded 
     and shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.
       ``(3) Use of fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be 
     available to the Director to distribute to eligible entities 
     pursuant to this subsection, in such amounts as the Director 
     determines appropriate, subject to subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Distribution.--The amounts distributed to eligible 
     entities under this paragraph shall be made for a specific 
     network security purpose, including to enable network 
     recovery from an event affecting the network cybersecurity of 
     the eligible entity.
       ``(4) Administration of fund.--The Director, in 
     consultation with the Secretary and in coordination with the 
     head of each Sector Risk Management Agency, shall--
       ``(A) establish criteria for distribution of amounts under 
     paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) administer the Fund to support network security for 
     eligible entities.
       ``(5) Report required.--For each fiscal year for which 
     amounts in the Fund are available under this subsection, the 
     Director shall submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) describes how, and to which eligible entities, 
     amounts from the Fund have been distributed;
       ``(B) details the criteria established under paragraph 
     (4)(A); and
       ``(C) includes any additional information that the Director 
     determines appropriate, including projected requested 
     appropriations for the next fiscal year.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Fund 
     $1,500,000,000, which shall remain available until the last 
     day of the tenth fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year 
     during which funds are first appropriated for deposit in the 
     Fund.

     ``SEC. 2220B. PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CYBERSECURITY OFFERINGS.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Director shall establish a 
     public awareness campaign relating to the cybersecurity 
     services of the Federal Government.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Director $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031 to carry out 
     subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 2220C. DARK WEB ANALYSIS.

       ``(a) Definition of Dark Web.--In this section, the term 
     `dark web' means a part of the internet that--
       ``(1) cannot be accessed through standard web browsers; and
       ``(2) requires specific software, configurations, or 
     authorizations for access.
       ``(b) Authority to Analyze.--The Director may monitor the 
     internet, including the dark web, for evidence of a 
     compromise to critical infrastructure.
       ``(c) Monitoring Capabilities.--The Director shall develop, 
     institute, and oversee capabilities to carry out the 
     authority of the Director under subsection (b).
       ``(d) Notification.--If the Director finds credible 
     evidence of a compromise to critical infrastructure under 
     subsection (c), as soon as is practicable after the finding, 
     the Director shall notify the owner or operator of the 
     compromised critical infrastructure in a manner that protects 
     the sources and methods that led to the finding of the 
     compromise.''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 2202(c) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first paragraph (12), by striking ``section 
     2215'' and inserting ``section 2217''; and
       (B) by redesignating the second and third paragraphs (12) 
     as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively.
       (3) Table of contents.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 2214 and all that follows through the item 
     relating to section 2217 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint Cyber Planning Office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity education and training programs.
``Sec. 2220A. Information System and Network Security Fund.
``Sec. 2220B. Public awareness of cybersecurity offerings.
``Sec. 2220C. Dark web analysis.''.
       (4) Additional technical amendment.--
       (A) Amendment.--Section 904(b)(1) of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 
     (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Homeland 
     Security Act'' and inserting ``Homeland Security Act of 
     2002''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall take effect as if enacted as part of the DOTGOV Act of 
     2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260).
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  SA 4369. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Peters, Ms. Sinema, 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 appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT 
                   DETAILS ON NONREMIBURSABLE BASIS.

       Section 1752(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and indenting 
     such subparagraphs two ems to the right;
       (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
     by paragraph (1), by striking ``The Director may'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The Director may'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through 
     (I), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C) accept officers or employees of the United States or 
     member of the Armed Forces on a detail from an element of the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) or from 
     another element of the Federal Government on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of 
     the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to 
     exceed three years;''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Rules of construction regarding details.--Paragraph 
     (1)(C) shall not be construed to impose any limitation on any 
     other authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details. 
     A nonreimbursable detail made under such paragraph shall not 
     be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the 
     receiving element of the Office of the National Cyber 
     Director.''.
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  SA 4370. Mr. GRASSLEY 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. ____. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY CRIMES.

       (a) Penalty for Extraterritorial Killing of a United States 
     National for Terrorist Purposes.--Section 2332(a) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in the first degree'' 
     after ``murder'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) if the killing is murder in the second degree (as 
     defined in section 1111(a)), be fined under this title, 
     punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, 
     or both;'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``ten 
     years'' and inserting ``15 years''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``three years'' and inserting ``8 years''.
       (b) Clarifying United States Jurisdiction in Conspiracy 
     Cases.--Section 956 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``, within the 
     jurisdiction of the United States,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``, within the 
     jurisdiction of the United States,''.
       (c) Expanding Offense of Hostage Taking Against United 
     States Nationals Abroad.--Section 1203 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``release of the 
     person detained,'' the following: ``or in order to coerce, 
     intimidate, or retaliate against a governmental organization 
     or a civilian population,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--

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       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting after ``compelled'' 
     the following: ``, coerced, intimidated, or retaliated 
     against''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``compelled'' the 
     following: ``, coerced, intimidated, or retaliated against''.
       (d) Expanding Availability of Supervised Release in 
     Terrorism-related Juvenile Proceedings.--Section 5037(d) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``may not extend'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
     accordingly;
       (C) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may not 
     extend--'';
       (D) in subparagraph (A), as so designated--
       (i) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``a term 
     that extends''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking ``a term that extends''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and

       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) may not extend beyond the date that is 10 years after 
     the date when the juvenile becomes 21 years old if the 
     juvenile--
       ``(i) is charged with an offense listed in section 
     2332b(g)(5)(B); and
       ``(ii) is eligible under section 5032 for a motion to 
     transfer to adult status, but is not transferred to adult 
     status.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5), in the fifth sentence, by inserting 
     after ``26th birthday,'' the following: ``in the case of a 
     juvenile described in paragraph (2)(B), no term of official 
     detention may continue beyond the juvenile's 31st 
     birthday,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), in the second sentence, by inserting 
     after ``26th birthday,'' the following: ``in the case of a 
     juvenile described in paragraph (2)(B), no term of juvenile 
     delinquent supervision may continue beyond the juvenile's 
     31st birthday,''.
       (e) Expanding Use of Supervised Release for Convicted 
     Terrorists.--Section 3583(j) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``for any offense'' and inserting the 
     following: ``for--
       ``(1) any offense'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) an offense under section 371 (relating to conspiracy 
     to commit offense against or defraud the United States), when 
     the charge includes an offense listed in section 2332b(5)(B) 
     as the predicate for the conspiracy, is not more than 10 
     years.''.
       (f) Clarifying Process for Protecting Classified 
     Information Under the Classified Information Procedures 
     Act.--Section 4 of the Classified Information Procedures Act 
     (18 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The court, upon'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The court, upon''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Procedure.--If the United States seeks to delete, 
     withhold, or otherwise obtain other relief under subsection 
     (a) with respect to the discovery of any classified 
     information, the United States may object to the disclosure 
     of such classified information, supported by an ex parte 
     declaration signed by any knowledgeable official of the 
     United States possessing authority to classify such 
     information that sets forth the identifiable damage to the 
     national security that the disclosure of such information 
     reasonably could be expected to cause.''.
       (g) Clarifying Application of Classified Information 
     Procedures Act in Juvenile Proceedings.--Section 1 of the 
     Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) In this Act, the terms `criminal prosecution', 
     `criminal case', and `criminal proceeding', and any related 
     terms, include proceedings under chapter 403 of title 18, 
     United States Code.''.
       (h) Clarifying That Terrorists May Qualify for Transfer to 
     Adult Status Under Juvenile Transfer Provision.--
       (1) Delinquency proceedings in district courts; transfer 
     for criminal prosecution.--Section 5032 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``or section 1002(a),'' and inserting 
     ``section 1002(a),''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 922(x) or section 924(b), (g), 
     or (h)'' and inserting ``or section 922(x), 924(b), (g), or 
     (h), or 2332b(g)(5)(B)''; and
       (B) in the fourth undesignated paragraph--
       (i) in the first sentence--

       (I) by striking ``or section 1002(a),'' and inserting 
     ``section 1002(a),''; and
       (II) by striking ``or section 922(x) of this title, or in 
     section 924(b), (g), or (h)'' and inserting ``or section 
     922(x), 924(b), (g), or (h), or 2332b(g)(5)(B)'';

       (ii) in the second sentence--

       (I) by striking ``crime of violence is an offense under'' 
     and inserting ``crime is an offense described in''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or 2332b(g)(5)(B),'' after ``1113,''; 
     and

       (iii) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``(i) or 2275'' 
     and inserting ``or (i), 2275, or 2332b(g)(5)(B)''.
       (2) Use of juvenile records.--Section 5038 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d), in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``or section 1001(a),'' and inserting ``, 
     section 1001(a),''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of this 
     title,'' after ``Controlled Substances Import and Export 
     Act,''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``or section 1001(a),'' and inserting ``, 
     section 1001(a),''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of this 
     title,'' after ``Controlled Substances Import and Export 
     Act,''.
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  SA 4371. 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NATIONAL DEEPFAKE AND DIGITAL PROVENANCE TASK 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Digital content forgery.--The term ``digital content 
     forgery'' means the use of emerging technologies, including 
     artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to 
     fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with 
     the intent to mislead.
       (2) Digital content provenance.--The term ``digital content 
     provenance'' means the verifiable chronology of the origin 
     and history of a piece of digital content, such as an image, 
     video, audio recording, or electronic document.
       (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a private sector or nonprofit organization; or
       (B) an institution of higher education.
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (5) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (7) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the National 
     Deepfake and Provenance Task Force established under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Establishment of Task Force.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
     shall establish a task force, to be known as ``the National 
     Deepfake Provenance Task Force'', to--
       (A) investigate the feasibility of, and obstacles to, 
     developing and deploying standards and technologies for 
     determining digital content provenance;
       (B) propose policy changes to reduce the proliferation and 
     impact of digital content forgeries, such as the adoption of 
     digital content provenance and technology standards; and
       (C) serve as a formal mechanism for public and private 
     sector coordination and information sharing to facilitate the 
     creation and implementation of a coordinated plan to address 
     the growing threats posed by digital content forgeries.
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) Co-chairpersons.--The following shall serve as co-
     chairpersons of the Task Force:
       (i) The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary.
       (ii) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy or a designee of the Director.
       (B) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 12 
     members, of whom--
       (i) 4 shall be representatives from the Federal Government, 
     including the co-chairpersons of the Task Force;
       (ii) 4 shall be representatives from institutions of higher 
     education; and
       (iii) 4 shall be representatives from private or nonprofit 
     organizations.
       (C) Appointment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the co-chairpersons of the Task Force 
     shall appoint members to the Task Force in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) from among technical and legal experts in--
       (i) artificial intelligence;
       (ii) media manipulation;
       (iii) digital forensics;
       (iv) secure digital content and delivery;
       (v) cryptography;
       (vi) privacy;
       (vii) civil rights; or
       (viii) related subjects.
       (D) Term of appointment.--The term of a member of the Task 
     Force shall end on the date described in subsection (g)(1).
       (E) Vacancy.--Any vacancy occurring in the membership of 
     the Task Force shall be filled in the same manner in which 
     the original appointment was made.
       (F) Expenses for non-federal members.--Members of the Task 
     Force described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) 
     shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
     of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees under 
     subchapter I of

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     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Task Force.
       (c) Coordinated Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall develop a coordinated 
     plan to--
       (A) reduce the proliferation and impact of digital content 
     forgeries, including by exploring how the adoption of a 
     digital content provenance standard could assist with 
     reducing the proliferation of digital content forgeries;
       (B) develop mechanisms for content creators to--
       (i) cryptographically certify the authenticity of original 
     media and non-deceptive manipulations; and
       (ii) enable the public to validate the authenticity of 
     original media and non-deceptive manipulations to establish 
     digital content provenance; and
       (C) increase the ability of internet companies, 
     journalists, watchdog organizations, other relevant entities, 
     and members of the public to--
       (i) meaningfully scrutinize and identify potential digital 
     content forgeries; and
       (ii) relay trust and information about digital content 
     provenance to content consumers.
       (2) Contents.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A Government-wide research and development agenda to--
       (i) improve technologies and systems to detect digital 
     content forgeries; and
       (ii) relay information about digital content provenance to 
     content consumers.
       (B) An assessment of the feasibility of, and obstacles to, 
     the deployment of technologies and systems to capture, 
     preserve, and display digital content provenance.
       (C) An assessment of the feasibility of, and challenges in, 
     distinguishing between--
       (i) benign or helpful alterations to digital content; and
       (ii) intentionally deceptive or obfuscating alterations to 
     digital content.
       (D) A discussion of best practices, including any necessary 
     standards, for the adoption and effective use of technologies 
     and systems to determine digital content provenance and 
     detect digital content forgeries.
       (E) Conceptual proposals for necessary research projects 
     and experiments to further develop successful technology to 
     ascertain digital content provenance.
       (F) Proposed policy changes, including changes in law, to--
       (i) incentivize the adoption of technologies, systems, open 
     standards, or other means to detect digital content forgeries 
     and determine digital content provenance; and
       (ii) reduce the incidence, proliferation, and impact of 
     digital content forgeries.
       (G) Recommendations for models for public-private 
     partnerships to fight disinformation and reduce digital 
     content forgeries, including partnerships that support and 
     collaborate on--
       (i) industry practices and standards for determining 
     digital content provenance;
       (ii) digital literacy education campaigns and user-friendly 
     detection tools for the public to reduce the proliferation 
     and impact of disinformation and digital content forgeries;
       (iii) industry practices and standards for documenting 
     relevant research and progress in machine learning and 
     related areas; and
       (iv) the means and methods for identifying and addressing 
     the technical and financial infrastructure that supports the 
     proliferation of digital content forgeries, such as 
     inauthentic social media accounts and bank accounts.
       (H) An assessment of privacy and civil liberties 
     requirements associated with efforts to deploy technologies 
     and systems to determine digital content provenance or reduce 
     the proliferation of digital content forgeries, including 
     statutory or other proposed policy changes.
       (I) A determination of metrics to define the success of--
       (i) technologies or systems to detect digital content 
     forgeries;
       (ii) technologies or systems to determine digital content 
     provenance; and
       (iii) other efforts to reduce the incidence, proliferation, 
     and impact of digital content forgeries.
       (d) Consultations.--In carrying out subsection (c), the 
     Task Force shall consult with the following:
       (1) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       (2) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
     Medicine.
       (3) The Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology.
       (4) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency.
       (5) The Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research 
     Projects Activity of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence.
       (6) The Secretary of Energy.
       (7) The Secretary of Defense.
       (8) The Attorney General.
       (9) The Secretary of State.
       (10) The Federal Trade Commission.
       (11) The United States Trade Representative.
       (12) Representatives from private industry and nonprofit 
     organizations.
       (13) Representatives from institutions of higher education.
       (14) Such other individuals as the Task Force considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--Staff of the Task Force shall be comprised 
     of detailees with expertise in artificial intelligence or 
     related fields from--
       (A) the Department of Homeland Security;
       (B) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; or
       (C) any other Federal agency the co-chairpersons of the 
     Task Force consider appropriate with the consent of the head 
     of the Federal agency.
       (2) Other assistance.--
       (A) In general.--The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may 
     enter into an agreement with an eligible entity for the 
     temporary assignment of employees of the eligible entity to 
     the Task Force in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Application of ethics rules.--An employee of an 
     eligible entity assigned to the Task Force under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) shall be considered a special Government employee for 
     the purpose of Federal law, including--

       (I) chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code; and
       (II) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); 
     and

       (ii) notwithstanding section 202(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, may be assigned to the Task Force for a period 
     of not more than 2 years.
       (C) Financial liability.--An agreement entered into with an 
     eligible entity under subparagraph (A) shall require the 
     eligible entity to be responsible for any costs associated 
     with the assignment of an employee to the Task Force.
       (D) Termination.--The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may 
     terminate the assignment of an employee to the Task Force 
     under subparagraph (A) at any time and for any reason.
       (f) Task Force Reports.--
       (1) Interim report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which all of the appointments have been made under subsection 
     (b)(2)(C), the Task Force shall submit to the President and 
     the relevant congressional committees the coordinated plan 
     developed under subsection (c)(1) in the form of an interim 
     report containing the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Task Force.
       (B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include specific recommendations for ways to reduce the 
     proliferation and impact of digital content forgeries, 
     including the deployment of technologies and systems to 
     determine digital content provenance.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the submission of the interim report under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Task Force shall submit to the President and the 
     relevant congressional committees the coordinated plan 
     developed under subsection (c)(1) in the form of a final 
     report containing the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Task Force.
       (3) Requirements.--With respect to each report submitted 
     under this subsection--
       (A) the Task Force shall make the report publicly 
     available; and
       (B) the report--
       (i) shall be produced in an unclassified form; and
       (ii) may include a classified annex.
       (g) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date 
     that is 90 days after the date on which the Task Force 
     submits the final report under subsection (f)(2).
       (2) Records.--Upon the termination of the Task Force under 
     paragraph (1), each record of the Task Force shall become a 
     record of the National Archives and Records Administration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4372. 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 890B. HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Research and development.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to conduct research and development to--
       ``(A) identify United States critical domains for economic 
     security and homeland security; and
       ``(B) evaluate the extent to which disruption, corruption, 
     exploitation, or dysfunction of any of such domain poses a 
     substantial threat to homeland security.
       ``(2) Requirements.--
       ``(A) Risk analysis of critical domains.--The research 
     under paragraph (1) shall include a risk analysis of each 
     identified United States critical domain for economic 
     security to determine the degree to which

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     there exists a present or future threat to homeland security 
     in the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or 
     dysfunction to such domain. Such research shall consider, to 
     the extent possible, the following:
       ``(i) The vulnerability and resilience of relevant supply 
     chains.
       ``(ii) Foreign production, processing, and manufacturing 
     methods.
       ``(iii) Influence of malign economic actors.
       ``(iv) Asset ownership.
       ``(v) Relationships within the supply chains of such 
     domains.
       ``(vi) The degree to which the conditions referred to in 
     clauses (i) through (v) would place such a domain at risk of 
     disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction.
       ``(B) Additional research into high-risk critical 
     domains.--Based on the identification and risk analysis of 
     United States critical domains for economic security pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 
     respectively, the Secretary may conduct additional research 
     into those critical domains, or specific elements thereof, 
     with respect to which there exists the highest degree of a 
     present or future threat to homeland security in the event of 
     disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such 
     a domain. For each such high-risk domain, or element thereof, 
     such research shall--
       ``(i) describe the underlying infrastructure and processes;
       ``(ii) analyze present and projected performance of 
     industries that comprise or support such domain;
       ``(iii) examine the extent to which the supply chain of a 
     product or service necessary to such domain is concentrated, 
     either through a small number of sources, or if multiple 
     sources are concentrated in one geographic area;
       ``(iv) examine the extent to which the demand for supplies 
     of goods and services of such industries can be fulfilled by 
     present and projected performance of other industries, 
     identify strategies, plans, and potential barriers to expand 
     the supplier industrial base, and identify the barriers to 
     the participation of such other industries;
       ``(v) consider each such domain's performance capacities in 
     stable economic environments, adversarial supply conditions, 
     and under crisis economic constraints;
       ``(vi) identify and define needs and requirements to 
     establish supply resiliency within each such domain; and
       ``(vii) consider the effects of sector consolidation, 
     including foreign consolidation, either through mergers or 
     acquisitions, or due to recent geographic realignment, on 
     such industries' performances.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In conducting the research under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(B), the Secretary shall consult with 
     appropriate Federal agencies, including the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce, State 
     agencies, and private sector stakeholders.
       ``(4) Publication.--Beginning 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a 
     report containing information relating to the research under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(B), including findings, evidence, 
     analysis, and recommendations. Such report shall be updated 
     annually through 2026.
       ``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the publication of each report required under subsection 
     (a)(4), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate each such report, together with a description of 
     actions the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies, will undertake or has undertaken in 
     response to each such report.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Economic security.--The term `economic security' 
     means the condition of having secure and resilient domestic 
     production capacity, combined with reliable access to the 
     global resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard 
     of living and to protect core national values.
       ``(2) United states critical domains for economic 
     security.--The term `United States critical domains for 
     economic security' means the critical infrastructure and 
     other associated industries, technologies, and intellectual 
     property, or any combination thereof, that are essential to 
     the economic security of the United States.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 890A the following new item:
       

``Sec. 890B. Homeland security critical domain research and 
              development.''.
									______
									
  SA 4373. Mr. REED (for himself 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY 
                   MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

       Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``States of'';
       (2) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``except North 
     Carolina,'';
       (3) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``23''; and
       (4) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``14''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4374. Mr. REED 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. ___. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR 
                   CERTAIN LIBERIAN NATIONALS.

       Section 7611(b)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended by 
     striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``3 years''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4375. Mr. MERKLEY 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. REPEAL OF SUNSET ON PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL 
                   EXPORT OF CERTAIN COVERED MUNITIONS ITEMS TO 
                   HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the commercial export 
     of covered munitions and crime control items to the Hong Kong 
     Police Force'', approved November 27, 2019 (Public Law 116-
     77; 133 Stat. 1173), as amended by section 1252 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), is further 
     amended by striking section 3.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4376. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. CHINA CENSORSHIP MONITOR AND ACTION GROUP.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Qualified research entity.--The term ``qualified 
     research entity'' means an entity that--
       (A) is a nonpartisan research organization or a federally 
     funded research and development center;
       (B) has appropriate expertise and analytical capability to 
     write the report required under subsection (c); and
       (C) is free from any financial, commercial, or other 
     entanglements, which could undermine the independence of such 
     report or create a conflict of interest or the appearance of 
     a conflict of interest, with--
       (i) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (ii) the Chinese Communist Party;
       (iii) any company incorporated in the People's Republic of 
     China or a subsidiary of any such company; or
       (iv) any company or entity incorporated outside of the 
     People's Republic of China that is believed to have a 
     substantial financial or commercial interest in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.
       (b) China Censorship Monitor and Action Group.--

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       (1) In general.--The President shall establish an 
     interagency task force, which shall be known as the ``China 
     Censorship Monitor and Action Group'' (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``Task Force'').
       (2) Membership.--The President shall--
       (A) appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the 
     staff of the National Security Council;
       (B) appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the 
     staff of the National Economic Council; and
       (C) direct the head of each of the following executive 
     branch agencies to appoint personnel to participate in the 
     Task Force:
       (i) The Department of State.
       (ii) The Department of Commerce.
       (iii) The Department of the Treasury.
       (iv) The Department of Justice.
       (v) The Office of the United States Trade Representative.
       (vi) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
     and other appropriate elements of the intelligence community 
     (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (vii) The Federal Communications Commission.
       (viii) The United States Agency for Global Media.
       (ix) Other agencies designated by the President.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Task Force shall--
       (A) oversee the development and execution of an integrated 
     Federal Government strategy to monitor and address the 
     impacts of efforts directed, or directly supported, by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China to censor or 
     intimidate, in the United States or in any of its possessions 
     or territories, any United States person, including United 
     States companies that conduct business in the People's 
     Republic of China, which are exercising their right to 
     freedom of speech; and
       (B) submit the strategy developed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) to the appropriate congressional committees not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet not less 
     frequently than twice per year.
       (5) Consultations.--The Task Force should regularly 
     consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with--
       (A) Federal agencies that are not represented on the Task 
     Force;
       (B) independent agencies of the United States Government 
     that are not represented on the Task Force;
       (C) relevant stakeholders in the private sector and the 
     media; and
       (D) relevant stakeholders among United States allies and 
     partners facing similar challenges related to censorship or 
     intimidation by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (6) Reporting requirements.--
       (A) Annual report.--The Task Force shall submit an annual 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     describes, with respect to the reporting period--
       (i) the strategic objectives and policies pursued by the 
     Task Force to address the challenges of censorship and 
     intimidation of United States persons while in the United 
     States or any of its possessions or territories, which is 
     directed or directly supported by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (ii) the activities conducted by the Task Force in support 
     of the strategic objectives and policies referred to in 
     clause (i); and
       (iii) the results of the activities referred to in clause 
     (ii) and the impact of such activities on the national 
     interests of the United States.
       (B) Form of report.--Each report submitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall be unclassified, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (C) Congressional briefings.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Task Force shall provide briefings to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding the activities 
     of the Task Force to execute the strategy developed pursuant 
     to paragraph (3)(A).
       (c) Report on Censorship and Intimidation of United States 
     Persons by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.--
       (1) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     select and seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified 
     research entity that is independent of the Department of 
     State to write a report on censorship and intimidation in the 
     United States and its possessions and territories of United 
     States persons, including United States companies that 
     conduct business in the People's Republic of China, which is 
     directed or directly supported by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (B) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) assess major trends, patterns, and methods of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China's efforts to 
     direct or directly support censorship and intimidation of 
     United States persons, including United States companies that 
     conduct business in the People's Republic of China, which are 
     exercising their right to freedom of speech;
       (ii) assess, including through the use of illustrative 
     examples, as appropriate, the impact on and consequences for 
     United States persons, including United States companies that 
     conduct business in the People's Republic of China, that 
     criticize--

       (I) the Chinese Communist Party;
       (II) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (III) the authoritarian model of government of the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       (IV) a particular policy advanced by the Chinese Communist 
     Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China;

       (iii) identify the implications for the United States of 
     the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii);
       (iv) assess the methods and evaluate the efficacy of the 
     efforts by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     to limit freedom of expression in the private sector, 
     including media, social media, film, education, travel, 
     financial services, sports and entertainment, technology, 
     telecommunication, and internet infrastructure interests;
       (v) include policy recommendations for the United States 
     Government, including recommendations regarding collaboration 
     with United States allies and partners, to address censorship 
     and intimidation by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China; and
       (vi) include policy recommendations for United States 
     persons, including United States companies that conduct 
     business in China, to address censorship and intimidation by 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (C) Applicability to united states allies and partners.--To 
     the extent practicable, the report required under 
     subparagraph (A) should identify implications and policy 
     recommendations that are relevant to United States allies and 
     partners facing censorship and intimidation directed or 
     directly supported by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (2) Submission of report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit the report written by the qualified research entity 
     selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (B) Publication.--The report referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be made accessible to the public online through 
     relevant United States Government websites.
       (3) Federal government support.--The Secretary of State and 
     other Federal agencies selected by the President shall 
     provide the qualified research entity selected pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) with timely access to appropriate 
     information, data, resources, and analyses necessary for such 
     entity to write the report described in paragraph (1)(A) in a 
     thorough and independent manner.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4377. Mr. MERKLEY 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 719, between lines 12 and 13, insert the 
     following:
       (9) An assessment of actions by the Government of the 
     United States or the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China that could be interpreted by the other government as 
     provocative or requiring a strategic response and consequent 
     measures to avoid inadvertent escalation of conflict.
       (10) An assessment of whether sufficient personnel are 
     currently dedicated to strategic stability and arms control 
     with the People's Republic of China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4378. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Romney) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SELECTION OF HOST CITIES FOR 
                   THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the International Olympic Committee should not consider 
     a proposal to host the Olympic Games from a country that is 
     engaging in genocide, crimes against humanity, or serious 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights; and
       (2) if, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     International Olympic Committee awards the honor of hosting 
     the Olympic Games to a country that subsequently engages in 
     genocide, crimes against humanity, or serious violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights, the

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     International Olympic Committee should meet and reassign such 
     honor to another country.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4379. Mr. WARNER 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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

       (a) Designation of Senior Official to Combat Food 
     Insecurity.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to 
     be responsible for, and accountable to the Secretary with 
     respect to, combating food insecurity among members of the 
     Armed Forces and their families. The Secretary shall 
     designate the senior official from among individuals who are 
     appointed to a position in the Department by the President, 
     by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (2) Responsibilities.--The senior official designated under 
     paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the following:
       (A) Oversight of policy, strategy, and planning for efforts 
     of the Department of Defense to combat food insecurity among 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families.
       (B) Coordinating with other Federal agencies with respect 
     to combating food insecurity.
       (C) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (b) Government Accountability Office Review of Report on 
     Food Insecurity Among Members of the Armed Forces and Their 
     Families.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review of the report required by 
     section 656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1433).
       (2) Briefing and report.--The Comptroller General shall--
       (A) brief the congressional defense committees on the 
     review conducted under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days 
     after receiving the report described in that paragraph; and
       (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on that review not later than 180 days after providing the 
     briefing under subparagraph (A).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4380. Mr. WARNER 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 title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 607. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF REPORT 
                   ON FOOD INSECURITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review of the report required by 
     section 656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1433).
       (b) Briefing and Report.--The Comptroller General shall--
       (1) brief the congressional defense committees on the 
     review conducted under subsection (a) not later than 180 days 
     after receiving the report described in that subsection; and
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on that review not later than 180 days after providing the 
     briefing under paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4381. Mr. WARNER 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, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 728. MODIFICATIONS AND REPORT RELATED TO REALIGNMENT OR 
                   REDUCTION OF MILITARY MEDICAL MANNING AND 
                   MEDICAL BILLETS.

       (a) Modifications to Limitation on Realignment or 
     Reduction.--Section 719 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1454), 
     as amended by section 717 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``180 days following the 
     date of the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021'' and 
     inserting ``the one-year period following the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, including any 
     billet validation requirements determined pursuant to 
     estimates provided in the joint medical estimate under 
     section 732(b)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     132 Stat. 1817),'' after ``requirements of the military 
     department of the Secretary''.
       (b) GAO Report on Realignment or Reduction of Military 
     Medical Manning and Medical Billets.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
     the analyses used to support any realignment or reduction of 
     military medical manning, including any realignment or 
     reduction of medical billets of the military departments.
       (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) An analysis of the use of the joint medical estimate 
     under section 732(b)(1) of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 132 Stat. 1817) and wartime scenarios to determine 
     military medical manpower requirements, including with 
     respect to pandemic influenza and homeland defense missions.
       (B) An assessment of whether the Secretaries of the 
     military departments have used the processes under section 
     719(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1454) to ensure that 
     a sufficient combination of skills, specialties, and 
     occupations are validated and filled prior to the transfer of 
     any medical billets of a military department to fill other 
     military medical manpower needs.
       (C) An assessment of the effect of the reduction or 
     realignment of such billets on local health care networks and 
     whether the Director of the Defense Health Agency has 
     conducted such an assessment in coordination with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4382. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Tillis) 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 XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2815. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION 
                   OF CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS INTENDED TO 
                   IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF RESIDENTS OF 
                   PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Assessment Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an independent assessment of the 
     implementation by the Department of Defense of sections 2890 
     and 2891c(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a summary and evaluation of the analysis and 
     information provided to residents of privatized military 
     housing regarding the assessment of performance indicators 
     pursuant to section 2891c(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     and the extent to which such residents have requested such an 
     assessment;
       (B) a summary of the extent to which the Department 
     collects and uses data on whether members of the Armed Forces 
     and their families residing in privatized military housing, 
     including family and unaccompanied housing, have exercised 
     the rights afforded in the Military Housing Privatization 
     Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights under subsection (a) of 
     section 2890 of title 10, United States Code, to include the 
     rights specified under paragraphs (8), (12), (13), (14), and 
     (15) of subsection (b) of such section, and an evaluation of 
     the implementation by the Department of Defense of such 
     section; and
       (C) such other matters as the Comptroller General considers 
     necessary.
       (b) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2022, the 
     Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an 
     interim briefing on the assessment conducted under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the

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     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the assessment conducted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Privatized Military Housing Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``privatized military housing'' means military 
     housing provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4383. Mr. WARNER 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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 807. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL IMPERATIVE FOR 
                   INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     and accelerate the Department of Defense National Imperative 
     for Industrial Skills Program within the Industrial Base 
     Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Office to evaluate and 
     further develop workforce development training programs for 
     training the skilled industrial workers needed in the defense 
     industrial base.
       (2) Priorities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall prioritize--
       (A) innovative training programs that can rapidly train 
     skilled workers for placement in the defense industrial base 
     faster than traditional training programs and at the scale 
     needed to measurably reduce, as rapidly as possible, the 
     manpower shortages that currently exist; and
       (B) training programs that can address the specific 
     manufacturing requirements and skills that are unique to 
     critical industrial sectors of the defense industrial base, 
     such as naval shipbuilding.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for 
     Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide and 
     available for Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment 
     Support is increased by $10,00,000, with the amount of such 
     increase to be available for pilot projects carried out 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for Other 
     Procurement, Navy and available for LCS MCM Mission Modules 
     is reduced by $10,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4384. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TACTICAL VEHICLE SAFETY DATA 
                   COLLECTION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall jointly carry out a pilot program 
     to evaluate the feasibility of using data recorders to 
     monitor, assess, and improve the readiness and safety of the 
     operation of military tactical vehicles.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program are--
       (1) to allow for the automated identification of hazards 
     and potential hazards on and off military installations;
       (2) to mitigate and increase awareness of hazards and 
     potential hazards on and off military installations;
       (3) to identify near-miss accidents;
       (4) to create a standardized record source for accident 
     investigations;
       (5) to assess individual driver proficiency, risk, and 
     readiness;
       (6) to increase consistency in the implementation of 
     military installation and unit-level range safety programs 
     across military installations and units;
       (7) to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating metrics 
     generated from data recorders into the safety reporting 
     systems and to the Defense Readiness Reporting System as a 
     measure of assessing safety risks, mitigations, and 
     readiness;
       (8) to determine the costs and benefits of retrofitting 
     data recorders on legacy platforms and including data 
     recorders as a requirement in acquisition of military 
     tactical vehicles; and
       (9) any other matters as determined by the Secretary 
     concerned.
       (c) Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall--
       (1) assess the feasibility of using commercial technology, 
     such as smartphones or technologies used by insurance 
     companies, as a data recorder;
       (2) test and evaluate a minimum of two data recorders that 
     meet the pilot program requirements;
       (3) select a data recorder capable of collecting and 
     exporting the telemetry data, event data, and driver 
     identification during operation and accidents;
       (4) install and maintain a data recorder on a sufficient 
     number of each of the military tactical vehicles listed under 
     subsection (f) at installations selected by the Secretary 
     concerned under subsection (e) for statistically significant 
     results;
       (5) establish and maintain a database that contains 
     telemetry data, driver data, and event data captured by the 
     data recorder;
       (6) regularly generate for each installation selected under 
     subsection (e) a dataset that is viewable in widely available 
     mapping software of hazards and potential hazards based on 
     telemetry data and event data captured by the data recorders;
       (7) generate actionable data sets and statistics on 
     individual, vehicle, and military installation;
       (8) require commanders at the installations selected under 
     subsection (e) to incorporate the actionable data sets and 
     statistics into the installation range safety program;
       (9) require unit commanders at the installations selected 
     under subsection (e) to incorporate the actionable data sets 
     and statistics into the unit driver safety program;
       (10) evaluate the feasibility of integrating data sets and 
     statistics to improve driver certification and licensing 
     based on data recorded and generated by the data recorders;
       (11) use open architecture to the maximum extent 
     practicable; and
       (12) carry out any other activities determined by the 
     Secretary as necessary to meet the purposes under subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Secretary of the Navy shall develop a plan for 
     implementing the pilot program.
       (e) Locations.--Each Secretary concerned shall carry out 
     the pilot program at not fewer than one military installation 
     in the United States selected by the Secretary concerned that 
     meets the following conditions:
       (1) Contains the necessary force structure, equipment, and 
     maneuver training ranges to collect driver and military 
     tactical vehicle data during training and routine operation.
       (2) Represents at a minimum one of the five training ranges 
     identified in the study by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States titled ``Army and Marine Corps Should Take 
     Additional Actions to Mitigate and Prevent Training 
     Accidents'' that did not track unit location during the 
     training events.
       (f) Covered Military Tactical Vehicles.--The pilot program 
     shall cover the following military tactical vehicles:
       (1) Army Strykers.
       (2) Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles.
       (3) Army Medium Tactical Vehicles.
       (4) Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements.
       (g) Metrics.--The Secretaries shall develop metrics to 
     evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program in 
     monitoring, assessing, and improving vehicle safety, driver 
     readiness, and mitigation of risk.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) Initial.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 
     program that addresses the plan for implementing the 
     requirements under subsection (c), including the established 
     metrics under subsection (g).
       (2) Interim.--Not later than three years after the 
     commencement of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the status of 
     the pilot program, including the preliminary results in 
     carrying out the pilot program, the metrics generated during 
     the pilot program, disaggregated by military tactical 
     vehicle, location, and service, and the implementation plan 
     under subsection (d).
       (3) Final.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the program.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) assess the effectiveness of the pilot program in 
     meeting the purposes under subsection (b);
       (ii) include the metrics generated during the pilot 
     program, disaggregated by military tactical vehicle, 
     location, and service;
       (iii) include the views of range personnel, unit 
     commanders, and members of the Armed Forces involved in the 
     pilot program on the level of effectiveness of the technology 
     selected;
       (iv) provide a cost estimate for equipping legacy military 
     tactical vehicles with data recorders;
       (v) determine the instances in which data recorders should 
     be a requirement in the acquisition of military tactical 
     vehicles;
       (vi) recommend whether the pilot program should be expanded 
     or made into a program of record; and
       (vii) recommend any statutory, regulatory, or policy 
     changes required to support the purposes under subsection 
     (b).
       (i) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot 
     program under subsection (a)

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     shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Accident.--The term ``accident'' means a collision, 
     rollover, or other mishap involving a motor vehicle.
       (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.
       (3) Data recorder.--The term ``data recorder'' means 
     technologies installed in a motor vehicle to record driver 
     identification, telemetry data, and event data related to the 
     operation of the motor vehicle.
       (4) Driver identification.--The term ``driver 
     identification'' means data enabling the unique 
     identification of the driver operating a motor vehicle.
       (5) Event data.--The term ``event data'' includes data 
     related to--
       (A) the start and conclusion of each vehicle operation;
       (B) a vehicle accident;
       (C) a vehicle acceleration, velocity, or location with an 
     increased potential for an accident; or
       (D) a vehicle orientation with an increased potential for 
     an accident.
       (6) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Army with respect to matters 
     concerning the Army; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Navy with respect to matters 
     concerning the Navy and Marine Corps.
       (7) Telemetry data.--The term ``telemetry data'' includes--
       (A) time;
       (B) vehicle distance traveled;
       (C) vehicle acceleration and velocity;
       (D) vehicle orientation, including roll, pitch, and yaw; 
     and
       (E) vehicle location in a geographic coordinate system, 
     including elevation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4385. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF 
                   RECIPIENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO 
                   COMBAT TERRORISM.

       Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end of the 
     following new subparagraph--
       ``(D) The processes through which the Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, ensure that prior 
     to a decision to provide any support to foreign forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, or individuals full consideration 
     is given to any credible information available to the 
     Department of State relating to violations of human rights by 
     such entities.''.
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``, including the 
     promotion of good governance and rule of law and the 
     protection of civilians and human rights'' before the period 
     at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``or violations of the Geneva Conventions of 
     1949, including--
       ``(i) with respect to any unit that receives such support, 
     vetting the unit for violations of human rights;
       ``(ii) providing human rights training to units receiving 
     such support; and
       ``(iii) providing for the investigation of allegations of 
     violations of human rights and termination of such support in 
     cases of credible information of such violations.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) A description of the human rights record of the 
     recipient, including for purposes of section 362 of this 
     title, and any relevant attempts by such recipient to remedy 
     such record.'';
       (3) in subsection (i)(3) by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(I) An assessment of how support provided under this 
     section advances United States national security priorities 
     and aligns with other United States Government efforts to 
     address underlying risk factors of terrorism and violent 
     extremism.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraphs (2) and (3), no funds may be used to provide 
     support to any foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or 
     individuals if the Secretary of Defense has credible 
     information that the unit has committed a gross violation of 
     human rights.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under paragraph 
     (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required 
     by extraordinary circumstances.
       ``(3) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     with respect to the foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, 
     or individuals of a country if the Secretary of Defense, 
     after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the government of such country has taken all 
     necessary corrective steps; or
       ``(B) the support is necessary to assist in disaster relief 
     operations or other humanitarian or national security 
     emergencies.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4386. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 572 and insert the following:

     SEC. 572. ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH, 
                   RESIGNATION, OR EXPULSION FROM OFFICE OF A 
                   MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 753 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 7442 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, 
       resignation, or expulsion from office of member of Congress 
       otherwise authorized to nominate

       ``(a) Senators.--In the event a Senator does not submit 
     nominations for cadets for an academic year in accordance 
     with section 7442(a)(3) of this title due to death, 
     resignation from office, or expulsion from office and the 
     date of the swearing-in of the Senator's successor as Senator 
     occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of 
     nominations for cadets for the academic year, the nominations 
     for cadets otherwise authorized to be made by the Senator 
     pursuant to such section shall be made instead by the other 
     Senator from the State concerned.
       ``(b) Representatives.--In the event a Representative from 
     a State does not submit nominations for cadets for an 
     academic year in accordance with section 7442(a)(4) of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the 
     Representative's successor as Representative occurs after the 
     date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for cadets 
     for the academic year, the nominations for cadets otherwise 
     authorized to be made by the Representative pursuant to such 
     section shall be made instead by the Senators from the State 
     of the congressional district concerned, with such 
     nominations divided equally among such Senators and any 
     remainder going to the senior Senator from the State.
       ``(c) Construction of Authority.--Any nomination for cadets 
     made by a Member pursuant to this section is not a 
     reallocation of a nomination. Such nominations are made in 
     lieu of a Member that does not submit nominations for cadets 
     for an academic year in accordance with section 7442 of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the Member's 
     successor occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal 
     of nominations for cadets for the academic year.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 753 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 7442 the 
     following new item:

``7442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, resignation, or 
              expulsion from office of member of Congress otherwise 
              authorized to nominate.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 853 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 8454 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 8454a. Midshipmen: nomination in event of death, 
       resignation, or expulsion from office of member of Congress 
       otherwise authorized to nominate

       ``(a) Senators.--In the event a Senator does not submit 
     nominations for midshipmen for an academic year in accordance 
     with section 8454(a)(3) of this title due to death, 
     resignation from office, or expulsion from office and the 
     date of the swearing-in of the Senator's successor as Senator 
     occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of 
     nominations for midshipmen for the academic year, the 
     nominations for midshipmen otherwise authorized to be made by 
     the Senator pursuant to such section shall be made instead by 
     the other Senator from the State concerned.
       ``(b) Representatives.--In the event a Representative from 
     a State does not submit nominations for midshipmen for an 
     academic year in accordance with section 8454(a)(4) of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the 
     Representative's successor as Representative occurs after the 
     date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for 
     midshipmen for the academic year, the nominations for 
     midshipmen otherwise authorized to be made by the 
     Representative pursuant to such section shall be made instead 
     by the Senators from the State of the congressional district 
     concerned, with such

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     nominations divided equally among such Senators and any 
     remainder going to the senior Senator from the State.
       ``(c) Construction of Authority.--Any nomination for 
     midshipmen made by a Member pursuant to this section is not a 
     reallocation of a nomination. Such nominations are made in 
     lieu of a Member that does not submit nominations for cadets 
     for an academic year in accordance with section 8454 of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the Member's 
     successor occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal 
     of nominations for midshipmen for the academic year.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 853 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 8454 the 
     following new item:

``8454a. Midshipmen: nomination in event of death, resignation, or 
              expulsion from office of member of Congress otherwise 
              authorized to nominate.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 953 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 9442 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 9442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, 
       resignation, or expulsion from office of member of Congress 
       otherwise authorized to nominate

       ``(a) Senators.--In the event a Senator does not submit 
     nominations for cadets for an academic year in accordance 
     with section 9442(a)(3) of this title due to death, 
     resignation from office, or expulsion from office and the 
     date of the swearing-in of the Senator's successor as Senator 
     occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of 
     nominations for cadets for the academic year, the nominations 
     for cadets otherwise authorized to be made by the Senator 
     pursuant to such section shall be made instead by the other 
     Senator from the State concerned.
       ``(b) Representatives.--In the event a Representative from 
     a State does not submit nominations for cadets for an 
     academic year in accordance with section 9442(a)(4) of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the 
     Representative's successor as Representative occurs after the 
     date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for cadets 
     for the academic year, the nominations for cadets otherwise 
     authorized to be made by the Representative pursuant to such 
     section shall be made instead by the Senators from the State 
     of the congressional district concerned, with such 
     nominations divided equally among such Senators and any 
     remainder going to the senior Senator from the State.
       ``(c) Construction of Authority.--Any nomination for cadets 
     made by a Member pursuant to this section is not a 
     reallocation of a nomination. Such nominations are made in 
     lieu of a Member that does not submit nominations for cadets 
     for an academic year in accordance with section 9442 of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the Member's 
     successor occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal 
     of nominations for cadets for the academic year.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 953 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 9442 the 
     following new item:

``9442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, resignation, or 
              expulsion from office of member of Congress otherwise 
              authorized to nominate.''.
       (d) Merchant Marine Academy.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 513 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 51302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 51302a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, 
       resignation, or expulsion from office of member of Congress 
       otherwise authorized to nominate

       ``(a) Senators.--In the event a Senator does not submit 
     nominations for cadets for an academic year in accordance 
     with section 51302(b)(1) of this title due to death, 
     resignation from office, or expulsion from office and the 
     date of the swearing-in of the Senator's successor as Senator 
     occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of 
     nominations for cadets for the academic year, the nominations 
     for cadets otherwise authorized to be made by the Senator 
     pursuant to such section shall be made instead by the other 
     Senator from the State concerned.
       ``(b) Representatives.--In the event a Representative from 
     a State does not submit nominations for cadets for an 
     academic year in accordance with section 51302(b)(2) of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the 
     Representative's successor as Representative occurs after the 
     date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for cadets 
     for the academic year, the nominations for cadets otherwise 
     authorized to be made by the Representative pursuant to such 
     section shall be made instead by the Senators from the State 
     of the congressional district concerned, with such 
     nominations divided equally among such Senators and any 
     remainder going to the senior Senator from the State.
       ``(c) Construction of Authority.--Any nomination for cadets 
     made by a Member pursuant to this section is not a 
     reallocation of a nomination. Such nominations are made in 
     lieu of a Member that does not submit nominations for cadets 
     for an academic year in accordance with section 51302 of this 
     title due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion 
     from office and the date of the swearing-in of the Member's 
     successor occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal 
     of nominations for cadets for the academic year.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 513 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 51302 the 
     following new item:

``51302a. Cadets: nomination in event of death, resignation, or 
              expulsion from office of member of Congress otherwise 
              authorized to nominate.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4387. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 XI, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF HOURS WORKED UNDER A QUALIFIED TRADE-
                   OF-TIME ARRANGEMENT.

       Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified 
     trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes 
     of any determination relating to eligibility for, or the 
     amount of, any overtime pay under this section.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `qualified trade-of-time arrangement' means 
     an arrangement under which 2 firefighters who are employed by 
     the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the 
     approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one 
     another during scheduled work hours in the performance of 
     work in the same capacity; and
       ``(B) the term `firefighter' means a firefighter as defined 
     by section 8331(21) or 8401(14).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4388. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2836. INCREASE IN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR UNSPECIFIED 
                   MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR REVITALIZATION 
                   AND RECAPITALIZATION OF LABORATORIES.

       Section 2805(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``$6,000,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4389. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. COAST GUARD YARD IMPROVEMENT.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
     4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code, $175,000,000 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2022 for the 
     Commandant of the Coast Guard to improve facilities at the 
     Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, including dock, dry 
     dock, and capital equipment improvements and dredging 
     necessary to facilitate access to such Coast Guard Yard.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4390. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 subtitle E of title III, add the following:

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     SEC. 376. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS ON PREVENTING TACTICAL VEHICLE 
                   TRAINING ACCIDENTS.

       (a) Plan Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees and to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States a plan to address 
     the recommendations in the report by the Comptroller General 
     entitled ``Army and Marine Corps Should Take Additional 
     Actions to Mitigate and Prevent Training Accidents'' (GAO-21-
     361).
       (2) Elements.--Each plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, with respect to each recommendation in the 
     report described in such paragraph that the Secretary 
     concerned has implemented or intends to implement--
       (A) a summary of actions that have been or will be taken to 
     implement the recommendation; and
       (B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing 
     implementation of the recommendation.
       (b) Deadline for Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
     later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, each Secretary concerned shall carry out activities to 
     implement the plan of the Secretary developed under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Exception for implementation of certain 
     recommendations.--
       (A) Delayed implementation.--A Secretary concerned may 
     initiate implementation of a recommendation in the report 
     described in subsection (a) after the date specified in 
     paragraph (1) if, on or before such date, the Secretary 
     provides to the congressional defense committees a specific 
     justification for the delay in implementation of such 
     recommendation.
       (B) Nonimplementation.--A Secretary concerned may decide 
     not to implement a recommendation in the report described in 
     subsection (a) if, on or before the date specified in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary provides to the congressional 
     defense committees--
       (i) a specific justification for the decision not to 
     implement the recommendation; and
       (ii) a summary of alternative actions the Secretary plans 
     to take to address the conditions underlying the 
     recommendation.
       (c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Army; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Navy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4391. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Warner) 
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 X, add the following:

       Subtitle H--District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule

     SEC. 1071. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     National Guard Home Rule Act''.

     SEC. 1072. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR 
                   OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       (a) Mayor as Commander-in-chief.--Section 6 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for the organization of the 
     militia of the District of Columbia, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-409, D.C. 
     Official Code), is amended by striking ``President of the 
     United States'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (b) Reserve Corps.--Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49-407, 
     D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``President of the 
     United States'' each place it appears and inserting ``Mayor 
     of the District of Columbia''.
       (c) Appointment of Commissioned Officers.--(1) Section 7(a) 
     of such Act (sec. 49-301(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``President of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
       (B) by striking ``President.'' and inserting ``Mayor.''.
       (2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49-304, D.C. Official Code) 
     is amended by striking ``President'' and inserting ``Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49-305, D.C. Official 
     Code) is amended by striking ``President of the United 
     States'' and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49-311, D.C. Official 
     Code) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``to the Secretary of 
     the Army'' and all that follows through ``which board'' and 
     inserting ``to a board of examination appointed by the 
     Commanding General, which''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary of the 
     Army'' and all that follows through the period and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, together with any 
     recommendations of the Commanding General.''.
       (5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49-312, D.C. Official 
     Code) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``President of the United States'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia''; and
       (B) by striking ``the President may retire'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor may retire''.
       (d) Call for Duty.--(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 49-
     103, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``, or for 
     the United States Marshal'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall thereupon order'' and inserting ``to order''.
       (2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49-104, D.C. Official 
     Code) is amended by striking ``the President'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (e) General Courts Martial.--Section 51 of such Act (sec. 
     49-503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the 
     President of the United States'' and inserting ``the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia''.

     SEC. 1073. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Failure to Satisfactorily Perform Prescribed 
     Training.--Section 10148(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (b) Appointment of Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section 
     10502(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (c) Vice Chief of National Guard Bureau.--Section 
     10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (d) Other Senior National Guard Bureau Officers.--Section 
     10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard'' both places it appears and inserting ``the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (e) Consent for Active Duty or Relocation.--(1) Section 
     12301 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``commanding general of 
     the District of Columbia National Guard'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting the following: ``, or, in the case of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard, the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia.''.
       (2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking 
     ``the commanding general of the National Guard of the 
     District of Columbia'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia''.
       (f) Consent for Relocation of Units.--Section 18238 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the 
     National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.

     SEC. 1074. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Maintenance of Other Troops.--Section 109(c) of title 
     32, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(or 
     commanding general in the case of the District of 
     Columbia)''.
       (b) Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities.--Section 
     112(h)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``the 
     Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of 
     Columbia'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (c) Additional Assistance.--Section 113 of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Inclusion of District of Columbia.--In this section, 
     the term `State' includes the District of Columbia.''.
       (d) Appointment of Adjutant General.--Section 314 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     and (c), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
     Guard'' and inserting ``the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia,''.
       (e) Relief From National Guard Duty.--Section 325(a)(2)(B) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``commanding general of 
     the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (f) Authority to Order to Perform Active Guard and Reserve 
     Duty.--
       (1) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 328 of such title 
     is amended by striking ``the commanding general of the 
     District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting ``the 
     Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (2) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 328. ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: AUTHORITY OF CHIEF 
                   EXECUTIVE.''.

       (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 328 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of chief executive.''.
       (g) Personnel Matters.--Section 505 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``commanding general of the National 
     Guard of the District of Columbia'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.

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       (h) National Guard Challenge Program.--Section 509 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard, under 
     which the Governor or the commanding general'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, under which the 
     Governor or the Mayor'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``the commanding 
     general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and 
     inserting ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia'';
       (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``the commanding general 
     of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
       (4) in subsection (k), by striking ``the commanding general 
     of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting 
     ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
       (i) Issuance of Supplies.--Section 702(a) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``commanding general of the National 
     Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia''.
       (j) Appointment of Fiscal Officer.--Section 708(a) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``commanding general of the 
     National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.

     SEC. 1075. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                   HOME RULE ACT.

       Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
     (sec. 1-206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
     ``the National Guard of the District of Columbia,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4392. Ms. CANTWELL 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. BRIEFING AND REPORT ON APPROACH FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY NOISE FROM MILITARY 
                   FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

       (a) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     the use and applicability of the Air Installations Compatible 
     Use Zones program of the Department of Defense to support 
     noise mitigation and insulation efforts for fixed wing 
     aircraft, including any such efforts funded under grants from 
     the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation of the 
     Department.
       (b) Matters.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall 
     include a discussion of the following:
       (1) Changes to current practices regarding the Air 
     Installations Compatible Use Zones program that are necessary 
     to support noise mitigation and insulation efforts relating 
     to existing covered facilities.
       (2) The number of fixed wing aircraft facilities covered by 
     existing studies under such program.
       (3) The proportion of existing studies under such program 
     that accurately reflect current and reasonably foreseeable 
     fixed wing aviation activity.
       (4) Expected timelines for each military department to 
     develop and update all studies under such program to reflect 
     current and reasonably foreseeable fixed wing activity.
       (5) An approximate number of covered facilities anticipated 
     to be within the 65 decibel day-night average sound level for 
     installations with existing studies under such program, 
     including such facilities specifically located in crash zones 
     or accident potential zones.
       (6) An assessment of the viability of making eligibility to 
     receive funding for noise mitigation and insulation efforts 
     contingent on the completion of certain measures to ensure 
     compatibility of civilian land use activity with conclusions 
     under such program.
       (7) Any barriers to the timely review and generation of 
     studies under such program, including with respect to 
     staffing and gaps in authorities.
       (8) The estimated cost to develop and update required 
     practices and studies under such program.
       (9) Future opportunities to consult with local communities 
     affected by noise from military flight operations.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the final 
     outcome of the update process being undertaken by the 
     Secretary with respect to the Air Installations Compatible 
     Use Zones program.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include further details and analysis with respect to each 
     matter specified in subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Air Installations Compatible Use Zones 
     program'' has the meaning given such term in Department of 
     Defense Instruction 4165.57.
       (2) The term ``covered facility'' means any--
       (A) private residence;
       (B) hospital;
       (C) daycare facility;
       (D) school; or
       (E) facility the primary purpose of which is to serve 
     senior citizens.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4393. Ms. CANTWELL 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. PROVIDING END-TO-END ELECTRONIC VOTING SERVICES 
                   FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS IN 
                   LOCATIONS WITH LIMITED OR IMMATURE POSTAL 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Plan.--
       (1) Development.--In consultation with the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
     Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) shall 
     develop a plan for providing end-to-end electronic voting 
     services (including services for registering to vote, 
     requesting an electronic ballot, completing the ballot, and 
     returning the ballot) in participating States for absent 
     uniformed services voters under such Act who are deployed or 
     mobilized to locations with limited or immature postal 
     service (as determined by the Presidential designee).
       (2) Specifications.--The Presidential designee shall 
     include in the plan developed under paragraph (1)--
       (A) methods to ensure that voters have the opportunity to 
     verify that their ballots are received and tabulated 
     correctly by the appropriate State and local election 
     officials;
       (B) methods to generate a verifiable and auditable vote 
     trail for the purposes of any recount or audit conducted with 
     respect to an election; and
       (C) an assessment of whether commercially available 
     technologies may be used to carry out any of the elements of 
     the plan.
       (3) Consultation with state and local election officials.--
     The Presidential designee shall develop the plan under 
     paragraph (1) in consultation with appropriate State and 
     local election officials to ensure that the plan may be 
     implemented successfully in any State which agrees to 
     participate in the plan.
       (4) Use of contractors.--To the extent the Presidential 
     designee determines to be appropriate, the Presidential 
     designee may include in the plan developed under paragraph 
     (1) provisions for the use of contractors to carry out any of 
     the elements of the plan.
       (5) Submission.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Presidential designee shall 
     submit the plan developed under paragraph (1) to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate.
       (b) Implementation.--If the Presidential designee 
     determines it feasible, the Presidential designee shall 
     implement the plan developed under subsection (a)--
       (1) for a trial group of voters in participating States for 
     elections for Federal office held in 2024; and
       (2) for all such voters in participating States for 
     elections for Federal office held in 2026 and any succeeding 
     year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4394. Mr. PAUL 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. ___. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITIES IN FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
                   SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

       (a) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.--
       (1) In general.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

                        ``TITLE IX--LIMITATIONS

     ``SEC. 901. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITIES TO SURVEIL UNITED 
                   STATES PERSONS AND ON USE OF INFORMATION 
                   CONCERNING UNITED STATES PERSONS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Pen register and trap and trace device.--The terms 
     `pen register' and `trap and trace device' have the meanings 
     given such terms in section 3127 of title 18, United States 
     Code.
       ``(2) United states person.--The term `United States 
     person' has the meaning given such term in section 101.

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       ``(3) Derived.--Information or evidence is `derived' from 
     an acquisition when the Government would not have originally 
     possessed the information or evidence but for that 
     acquisition, and regardless of any claim that the information 
     or evidence is attenuated from the surveillance or search, 
     would inevitably have been discovered, or was subsequently 
     reobtained through other means
       ``(b) Limitation on Authorities.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, an officer of the United States may 
     not under this Act request an order for, and the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court may not under this Act 
     order--
       ``(1) electronic surveillance of a United States person;
       ``(2) a physical search of a premises, information, 
     material, or property used exclusively by, or under the open 
     and exclusive control of, a United States person;
       ``(3) approval of the installation and use of a pen 
     register or trap and trace device to obtain information 
     concerning a United States person;
       ``(4) the production of tangible things (including books, 
     records, papers, documents, and other items) concerning a 
     United States person; or
       ``(5) the targeting of a United States person for the 
     acquisition of information.
       ``(c) Limitation on Use of Information Concerning United 
     States Persons.--
       ``(1) Definition of aggrieved person.--In this subsection, 
     the term `aggrieved person' means a person who is the target 
     of any surveillance activity under this Act or any other 
     person whose communications or activities were subject to any 
     surveillance activity under this Act.
       ``(2) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), any 
     information concerning a United States person acquired or 
     derived from an acquisition under this Act shall not be used 
     in evidence against that United States person in any 
     criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of 
     any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
       ``(3) Use by aggrieved persons.--An aggrieved person who is 
     a United States person may use information concerning such 
     person acquired under this Act in a criminal, civil, or 
     administrative proceeding or as part of a criminal, civil, or 
     administrative investigation.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents preceding 
     section 101 is amended by adding at the end the following:

                        ``TITLE IX--LIMITATIONS

``Sec. 901. Limitations on authorities to surveil United States persons 
              and on use of information concerning United States 
              persons.''.
       (b) Limitation on Surveillance Under Executive Order 
     12333.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Aggrieved person.--The term ``aggrieved person'' means 
     a person who is the target of any surveillance activity under 
     Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to 
     United States intelligence activities) or any other person 
     whose communications or activities were subject to any 
     surveillance activity under such Executive Order.
       (B) Pen register; trap and trace device; united states 
     person.--The terms ``pen register'', ``trap and trace 
     device'', and ``United States person'' have the meanings 
     given such terms in section 901 of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Limitation on acquisition.--Where authority is provided 
     by statute or by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to 
     perform physical searches or to acquire, directly or through 
     third parties, communications content, non-contents 
     information, or business records, those authorizations shall 
     provide the exclusive means by which such searches or 
     acquisition shall take place if the target of acquisition is 
     a United States person and the information is sought for 
     foreign intelligence purposes.
       (3) Limitation on use in legal proceedings.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (5), any information concerning a 
     United States person acquired or derived from an acquisition 
     under Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to 
     United States intelligence activities), where such 
     acquisition is not authorized by statute or by the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall not be used in evidence 
     against that United States person in any criminal, civil, or 
     administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, 
     or administrative investigation.
       (4) Limitation on united states person queries.--No 
     governmental entity shall query communications content, non-
     contents information, or business records acquired for 
     foreign intelligence purposes under Executive Order 12333 (50 
     U.S.C. 3001 note; relating to United States intelligence 
     activities) but without statutory authorization or 
     authorization under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 
     using search terms associated with a United States person.
       (5) Use by aggrieved persons.--An aggrieved person who is a 
     United States person may use information concerning such 
     person acquired under Executive Order 12333 in a criminal, 
     civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of a criminal, 
     civil, or administrative investigation.
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  SA 4395. Mr. PAUL 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 1213 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1213. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TALIBAN AND 
                   RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES FOR 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be made 
     available for the transfer of funds, supplies, or any other 
     item of monetary value to the Taliban.
       (b) Rescission.--
       (1) In general.--There are hereby rescinded all unobligated 
     balances from the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the covered funds for reconstruction activities 
     in Afghanistan.
       (2) Covered funds defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``covered funds'' means, with respect to amounts appropriated 
     for Afghanistan--
       (A) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF);
       (B) the Economic Support Fund (ESF);
       (C) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     (INCLE);
       (D) the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP);
       (E) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities (DICDA);
       (F) Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA);
       (G) International Disaster Assistance (IDA); and
       (H) Non-Proliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related 
     (NADR).
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  SA 4396. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 title XII, add the following:

 Subtitle H--International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``International Pandemic 
     Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Global health security agenda; ghsa.--The terms 
     ``Global Health Security Agenda'' and ``GHSA'' mean the 
     multi-sectoral initiative launched in 2014 and renewed in 
     2018 that brings together countries, regions, international 
     organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private 
     sector to elevate global health security as a national-level 
     priority, to share best practices, and to facilitate national 
     capacity to comply with and adhere to--
       (A) the International Health Regulations (2005);
       (B) the World Organisation for Animal Health international 
     standards and guidelines;
       (C) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004);
       (D) the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
     Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin 
     Weapons and on their Destruction, done at Washington, London, 
     and Moscow, April 10, 1972 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Biological Weapons Convention'');
       (E) the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 Framework; and
       (F) other relevant frameworks that contribute to global 
     health security.
       (3) Global health security index .--The term ``Global 
     Health Security Index'' means the comprehensive assessment 
     and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities 
     across the countries that make up the States Parties to the 
     International Health Regulations (2005).
       (4) Global health security initiative.--The term ``Global 
     Health Security Initiative'' means the informal network of 
     countries and organizations that came together in 2001 to 
     undertake concerted global action to strengthen public health 
     preparedness and response to chemical, biological, 
     radiological, and nuclear threats, including pandemic 
     influenza.
       (5) Joint external evaluation.--The term ``Joint External 
     Evaluation'' means the

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     World Health Organization-facilitated, voluntary, 
     collaborative, multi-sectoral process to assess country 
     capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public 
     health risks occurring naturally or due to deliberate or 
     accidental events, assess progress in achieving the targets 
     under the International Health Regulations (2005), and 
     recommend priority actions.
       (6) Key stakeholders.--The term ``key stakeholders'' means 
     actors engaged in efforts to advance global health security 
     programs and objectives, including--
       (A) national and local governments in partner countries;
       (B) other bilateral donors;
       (C) international, regional, and local organizations, 
     including private, voluntary, nongovernmental, and civil 
     society organizations;
       (D) international, regional, and local financial 
     institutions;
       (E) representatives of historically marginalized groups, 
     including women, youth, and indigenous peoples;
       (F) the private sector, including medical device, 
     technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, and 
     other relevant companies; and
       (G) public and private research and academic institutions.
       (7) One health approach.--The term ``One Health approach'' 
     means the collaborative, multi-sectoral, and 
     transdisciplinary approach toward achieving optimal health 
     outcomes in a manner that recognizes the interconnection 
     between people, animals, plants, and their shared 
     environment.
       (8) Relevant federal departments and agencies.--The term 
     ``relevant Federal departments and agencies'' means any 
     Federal department or agency implementing United States 
     policies and programs relevant to the advancement of United 
     States global health security and diplomacy overseas, which 
     may include--
       (A) the Department of State;
       (B) the United States Agency for International Development;
       (C) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (D) the Department of Defense;
       (E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
       (F) the Millennium Challenge Corporation;
       (G) the Development Finance Corporation;
       (H) the Peace Corps; and
       (I) any other department or agency that the President 
     determines to be relevant for these purposes.
       (9) Resilience.--The term ``resilience'' means the ability 
     of people, households, communities, systems, institutions, 
     countries, and regions to reduce, mitigate, withstand, adapt 
     to, and quickly recover from stresses and shocks in a manner 
     that reduces chronic vulnerability to pandemic threats and 
     facilitates inclusive growth.
       (10) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United States 
     Agency for International Development.

     SEC. 1293. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to accelerate and enhance 
     the United States international response to pandemics, 
     including the COVID-19 pandemic, and to operationalize 
     lessons learned from current and prior emergency responses in 
     a manner that--
       (1) advances the global health security and diplomacy 
     objectives of the United States;
       (2) improves coordination among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies implementing United States foreign 
     assistance for global health security; and
       (3) more effectively enables partner countries to 
     strengthen and sustain resilient health systems and supply 
     chains with the resources, capacity, and personnel required 
     to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to infectious 
     disease threats before they become pandemics.

     SEC. 1294. ENHANCING THE UNITED STATES' INTERNATIONAL 
                   RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND FUTURE PANDEMICS.

       (a) Statement of Policy Regarding International Cooperation 
     to End the COVID-19 Pandemic.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to lead and implement a comprehensive and 
     coordinated international response to end the COVID-19 
     pandemic in a manner that recognizes the critical role that 
     multilateral and regional organizations can and should play 
     in pandemic response, including by--
       (1) seeking adoption of a United Nations Security Council 
     resolution that--
       (A) declares pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to 
     be a threat to international peace and security; and
       (B) urges member states to address this threat by aligning 
     their health preparedness plans with international best 
     practices, including those established by the Global Health 
     Security Agenda, to improve country capacity to prevent, 
     detect, and respond to infectious disease threats;
       (2) advancing efforts to reform the World Health 
     Organization so that it serves as an effective, normative, 
     and coordinating body that is capable of aligning member 
     countries around a strategic operating plan to detect, 
     contain, treat, and deter the further spread of COVID-19;
       (3) providing timely, appropriate levels of financial 
     support to United Nations agencies responding to the COVID-19 
     pandemic;
       (4) prioritizing United States foreign assistance for the 
     COVID-19 response in the most vulnerable countries and 
     regions;
       (5) encouraging other donor governments to similarly 
     increase contributions to the United Nations agencies 
     responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the world's poorest 
     and most vulnerable countries;
       (6) working with key stakeholders to accelerate progress 
     toward meeting and exceeding, as practicable, global COVID-19 
     vaccination goals, whereby--
       (A) at least 40 percent of the population in all countries 
     is vaccinated by the end of 2021; and
       (B) at least 70 percent of the population in all countries 
     is vaccinated by the opening date of the 77th regular session 
     of the United Nations General Assembly;
       (7) engaging with key overseas stakeholders, including 
     through multilateral facilities such as the COVID-19 Vaccines 
     Global Access initiative (referred to in this section as 
     ``COVAX'') and the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator 
     initiative, and expanding bilateral efforts, including 
     through the International Development Finance Corporation, to 
     accelerate the development, manufacturing, production, and 
     efficient and equitable distribution of--
       (A) vaccines and related raw materials to meet or exceed 
     the vaccination goals under paragraph (6); and
       (B) global health commodities, including supplies to combat 
     COVID-19 and to help immediately disrupt the transmission of 
     SARS-CoV-2;
       (8) supporting global COVID-19 vaccine distribution 
     strategies that strengthen underlying health systems and 
     ensure that people living in vulnerable and marginalized 
     communities, including women, do not face undue barriers to 
     vaccination;
       (9) working with key stakeholders, including through the 
     World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Finance Corporation, and other relevant 
     regional and bilateral financial institutions, to address the 
     economic and financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     while taking into account the differentiated needs of 
     disproportionately affected, vulnerable, and marginalized 
     populations;
       (10) entering into discussions with vaccine manufacturing 
     companies to support partnerships, with the goal of ensuring 
     adequate global supply of vaccines, which may include 
     necessary components and raw materials;
       (11) establishing clear timelines, benchmarks, and goals 
     for COVID-19 response strategies and activities under this 
     section; and
       (12) generating commitments of resources in support of the 
     goals referred to in paragraph (6).
       (b) Oversight of United States Foreign Assistance to End 
     the COVID-19 Pandemic.--
       (1) Reporting requirements.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees--
       (A) an unclassified report containing a description of 
     funds already obligated and expended under title X of the 
     American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2); and
       (B) a plan that describes the objectives and timeline for 
     the obligation and expenditure of all remaining funds 
     appropriated under title X of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
     2021, to include support for civil society for the protection 
     of human rights in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     which shall be submitted in an unclassified form, and should 
     include a description of steps taken pursuant to each 
     objective specified in the plan.
       (2) Congressional consultation.--Not less frequently than 
     once every 60 days, until the completion or termination of 
     the implementation plan required under paragraph (1)(B), and 
     upon the request from one or more of the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Secretary of State and the 
     USAID Administrator shall provide a briefing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding the report 
     required under paragraph (1)(A) and the status of the 
     implementation of the plan required under paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Branding.--In providing assistance under this section, 
     the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, with due 
     consideration for the safety and security of implementing 
     partners and beneficiaries, shall prescribe the use of logos 
     or other insignia, which may include the flag of the United 
     States, to appropriately identify such assistance as being 
     from the people of the United States.
       (c) United States Contributions to the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria COVID-19 Response 
     Mechanism.--United States contributions to the Global Fund to 
     Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria COVID-19 Response 
     Mechanism under section 10003(a)(2) of the American Rescue 
     Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 107-2)--
       (1) shall be meaningfully leveraged in a manner that 
     incentivizes other public and private donor contributions; 
     and
       (2) shall be subject to the reporting and withholding 
     requirements under subsections (c), (d)(4)(A)(ii), (d)(4)(C), 
     (d)(5), (d)(6), (f), and (g) of section 202 of the United 
     States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
     Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7622).
       (d) Global COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Delivery.--
       (1) Accelerating global vaccine distribution strategy.--The 
     President shall develop a strategy to expand access to, and 
     accelerate the global distribution of, COVID-19 vaccines to 
     other countries, which shall--
       (A) identify the countries that have the highest infection 
     and death rates due to COVID-19, the lowest COVID-19 
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     rates, and face the most difficult political, logistical, and 
     financial challenges to obtaining and delivering COVID-19 
     vaccines, and describe the basis and metrics used to make 
     such determinations;
       (B) identify which countries and regions will be 
     prioritized and targeted for COVID-19 vaccine delivery, and 
     the rationale for such prioritization;
       (C) describe efforts that the United States is making to 
     increase COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity, both 
     domestically and internationally, as appropriate, through 
     support for the establishment or refurbishment of regional 
     manufacturing hubs in South America, South Africa, and South 
     Asia, including through the provision of international 
     development finance, and estimate when, how many, and which 
     types of vaccines will be provided by the United States 
     Government bilaterally and through COVAX;
       (D) describe efforts to encourage international partners to 
     take actions similar to the efforts referred to in 
     subparagraph (C);
       (E) describe how the United States Government will ensure 
     efficient delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to intended 
     recipients, including United States citizens residing 
     overseas, and identify complementary United States foreign 
     assistance that will facilitate vaccine readiness, 
     distribution, delivery, monitoring, and administration 
     activities;
       (F) describe how the United States Government will ensure 
     the efficient delivery and administration of COVID-19 
     vaccines to United States citizens residing overseas, 
     including through the donation of vaccine doses to United 
     States embassies and consulates, as appropriate, giving 
     priority to--
       (i) countries in which United States citizens are deemed 
     ineligible or low priority in the national vaccination 
     deployment plan; and
       (ii) countries that are not presently distributing a COVID-
     19 vaccine that--

       (I) has been licensed or authorized for emergency use by 
     the Food and Drug Administration; or
       (II) has met the necessary criteria for safety and efficacy 
     established by the World Health Organization;

       (G) summarize the United States Government's efforts to 
     encourage and facilitate technology sharing and the licensing 
     of intellectual property, to the extent necessary, to support 
     the adequate and timely supply of vaccines and vaccine 
     components to meet the vaccination goals specified in 
     subsection (a)(6), giving due consideration to avoiding 
     undermining intellectual property innovation and intellectual 
     property rights or protections with respect to vaccine 
     development in performing the assessment required under this 
     subparagraph;
       (H) describe the roles, responsibilities, tasks, and, as 
     appropriate, the authorities of the Secretary of State, the 
     USAID Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, and the heads 
     of other relevant Federal departments and agencies with 
     respect to the implementation of such strategy;
       (I) describe how the Department of State and USAID will 
     coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to expedite 
     the export and distribution of excess federally purchased 
     vaccines to support countries in need and ensure such 
     vaccines will not be wasted;
       (J) summarize the United States public diplomacy strategies 
     for branding and addressing vaccine misinformation and 
     hesitancy within partner countries; and
       (K) describe efforts that the United States is making to 
     help countries disrupt the current transmission of COVID-19, 
     while simultaneously increasing vaccination rates, utilizing 
     medical products and medical supplies.
       (2) Submission of strategy.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     submit the strategy described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Limitation.--
       (A) In general.--No Federal funds may be made available to 
     COVAX to procure vaccines produced by any companies owned or 
     controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China or by the Chinese Communist Party unless the Secretary 
     of State certifies that the People's Republic of China--
       (i) is providing financial support to COVAX that is 
     commensurate with the United States' contribution to COVAX; 
     and
       (ii) publically discloses transparent data on the quality, 
     safety, and efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccines.
       (B) Safeguards.--The President shall ensure that 
     appropriate safeguards are put in place to ensure that the 
     condition described in subparagraph (A) is honored by Gavi, 
     the Vaccine Alliance.
       (e) Leveraging United States Bilateral Global Health 
     Programs for the International COVID-19 Response.--
       (1) Authorization for leveraging bilateral program 
     activities.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to carry out section 104 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2151b) may be used in 
     countries receiving United States foreign assistance--
       (A) to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including through the 
     sharing of COVID-19 vaccines; and
       (B) to support related activities, including--
       (i) strengthening vaccine readiness;
       (ii) reducing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation;
       (iii) delivering and administering COVID-19 vaccines;
       (iv) strengthening health systems and supply chains;
       (v) supporting health care workforce planning, training, 
     and management;
       (vi) enhancing transparency, quality, and reliability of 
     public health data;
       (vii) increasing bidirectional testing, including screening 
     for symptomatic and asymptomatic cases; and
       (viii) building laboratory capacity.
       (2) Adjustment of targets and goals.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, shall submit an annual 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     identifies--
       (A) any adjustments to original program targets and goals 
     that result from the use of funds for the purposes authorized 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the amounts needed in the following fiscal year to meet 
     the original program goals, as necessary and appropriate.
       (f) Report on Humanitarian Response to the COVID-19 
     Pandemic.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the USAID Administrator and the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (A) assesses the global humanitarian response to COVID-19; 
     and
       (B) outlines specific elements of the United States 
     Government's country-level humanitarian response to the 
     COVID-19 pandemic.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) for countries receiving United States assistance, a 
     description of humanitarian and health-worker access to 
     crisis-affected areas, including--
       (i) legal and bureaucratic restrictions on the entry of 
     humanitarian workers from abroad, to include visa 
     authorizations that do not allow adequate time for 
     humanitarian workers to quarantine upon arrival in-line with 
     host country regulations, conduct needs assessments, and 
     subsequently implement multilateral and United States-funded 
     programming in an efficient, effective, and unrestricted 
     manner;
       (ii) restrictions on travel by humanitarian workers within 
     such country to reach the areas of operation where vulnerable 
     and marginalized populations reside;
       (iii) access to medical evacuation in the event of a health 
     emergency;
       (iv) access to personal protective equipment for United 
     States Government implementing partners; and
       (v) efforts to support access to COVID-19 vaccines for 
     humanitarian and health-workers and crisis-affected 
     communities;
       (B) an analysis and description of countries (regardless of 
     whether such countries have received direct United States 
     assistance) that have expressly prevented vulnerable 
     populations from accessing necessary assistance related to 
     COVID-19, including--
       (i) the omission of vulnerable populations from national 
     response plans;
       (ii) laws, policies, or practices that restrict or preclude 
     treatment of vulnerable populations at public hospitals and 
     health facilities; and
       (iii) exclusion of, or discrimination against, vulnerable 
     populations in law, policy, or practice that prevents 
     equitable access to food, shelter, and other basic 
     assistance;
       (C) a description of United States Government efforts to 
     facilitate greater humanitarian access, including--
       (i) advocacy and diplomatic efforts with relevant foreign 
     governments and multilateral institutions to ensure that 
     vulnerable and marginalized populations are included in 
     national response plans and other relevant plans developed in 
     response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
       (ii) advocacy and diplomatic efforts with relevant foreign 
     governments to ensure that appropriate visas, work permits, 
     and domestic travel exemptions are issued for humanitarian 
     and health workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
       (D) a description of United States Government plans and 
     efforts to address the second-order impacts of the COVID-19 
     pandemic and an assessment of the resources required to 
     implement such plans, including efforts to address--
       (i) famine and acute food insecurity;
       (ii) gender-based violence;
       (iii) mental health and psychosocial support needs;
       (iv) child protection needs;
       (v) health, education, and livelihoods;
       (vi) shelter; and
       (vii) attempts to close civil society space, including 
     through bureaucratic, administrative, and health or security 
     related impediments.
       (g) Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights During the 
     COVID-19 Pandemic.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

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       (A) governments may be required to take appropriate 
     extraordinary measures during public health emergencies to 
     halt the spread of disease, including closing businesses and 
     public events, limiting access to public spaces, and 
     restricting the movement of people;
       (B) certain foreign governments have taken measures in 
     response to COVID-19 that violate the human rights of their 
     citizens without clear public health justification, oversight 
     measures, or sunset provisions;
       (C) governments using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext 
     for repression have undermined democratic institutions, 
     debilitated institutions for transparency and public 
     integrity, quashed legitimate dissent, and attacked 
     journalists, civil society organizations, activists, 
     independent voices, and vulnerable and marginalized 
     populations, including refugees and migrants, with far-
     reaching consequences that will extend beyond the current 
     crisis;
       (D) foreign governments should take immediate steps to 
     release from prison all arbitrarily detained United States 
     citizens and political prisoners who may be at increased risk 
     for contracting or suffering from complications from COVID-
     19;
       (E) COVID-19 threatens to roll back decades of progress for 
     women and girls, disproportionately affecting women 
     economically, educationally, and with respect to health, 
     while also leading to alarming rises in gender based 
     violence; and
       (F) during and after the pandemic, the Department of State 
     and USAID should directly, and through nongovernmental 
     organizations or international organizations, provide 
     assistance and implement programs that support democratic 
     institutions, civil society, free media, and the advancement 
     of internationally recognized human rights.
       (2) Funding for civil society and human rights defenders.--
       (A) Program priorities.--Amounts made available for each of 
     the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out the purposes 
     of sections 101 and 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 and 2151-1), including programs to support 
     democratic institutions, human rights defenders, civil 
     society, and freedom of the press, should be targeted, to the 
     extent feasible, toward civil society organizations in 
     countries in which emergency government measures taken in 
     response to the COVID-19 pandemic have violated 
     internationally recognized human rights.
       (B) Eligible organizations.--Civil society organizations 
     operating in countries in which emergency government measures 
     taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic violated 
     internationally recognized human rights shall be eligible to 
     receive funds made available to carry out the purposes of 
     sections 101 and 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026, for--
       (i) programs designed to strengthen and support civil 
     society, human rights defenders, freedom of association, and 
     the freedom of the press;
       (ii) programs to restore democratic institutions; and
       (iii) peacebuilding and conflict prevention to address the 
     impacts of COVID-19 on social cohesion, public trust, and 
     conflict dynamics by adapting existing programs or investing 
     in new ones.
       (C) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that--
       (i) lists the countries whose emergency measures limiting 
     internationally recognized human rights in a manner 
     inconsistent with the principles of limitation and derogation 
     remain in place;
       (ii) describes such countries' emergency measures, 
     including--

       (I) how such procedures violate internationally recognized 
     human rights; and
       (II) an analysis of the impact of such measures on access 
     to health and efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic within 
     the country;

       (iii) describes--

       (I) security and intelligence surveillance measures 
     implemented by countries during the COVID-19 pandemic;
       (II) the extent to which such measures have been, or have 
     not been, rolled back; and
       (III) whether and how such measures impact internationally 
     recognized human rights; and

       (iv) includes a strategic plan by the Department of State 
     and USAID that addresses, through multilateral and bilateral 
     diplomacy and foreign assistance, the persistent issues 
     related to the restriction of internationally recognized 
     human rights in the COVID-19 response.
       (h) Public Diplomacy and Combating Disinformation and 
     Misinformation About COVID-19.--
       (1) United states agency for global media.--
       (A) Finding.--Congress finds that the United States Agency 
     for Global Media (referred to in this subsection as 
     ``USAGM'') broadcasting entities and grantees have proven 
     valuable in providing timely and accurate information, 
     particularly in countries in which the free press is under 
     threat.
       (B) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (i) accurate, investigative, and scientific journalism is 
     critical for societies to effectively combat global health 
     threats; and
       (ii) Congress supports--

       (I) accurate and objective investigative and scientific 
     reporting by USAGM networks and grantees regarding COVID-19; 
     and
       (II) platforms that help dispel and combat misinformation 
     about the COVID-19 pandemic.

       (C) Voice of america.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to Voice of America should be used--
       (i) to expand programs such as POLYGRAPH.info;
       (ii) to provide critical tools for combating propaganda 
     associated with COVID-19; and
       (iii) to assist journalists in providing accurate 
     information to local media outlets.
       (D) Office of cuba broadcasting.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that Radio Television Marti and Digital Marti should 
     continue to broadcast programs that detect, highlight, and 
     dispel disinformation.
       (E) Radio free europe/radio liberty.--
       (i) Finding.--Congress finds that Radio Free Europe/Radio 
     Liberty (referred to in this section as ``RFE/RL'') operate 
     in media markets in which authoritarian state and nonstate 
     actors, including Russia, heavily invest in misinformation 
     and disinformation campaigns designed to promote confusion 
     and mistrust.
       (ii) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     RFE/RL should--

       (I) increase investigative reporting regarding the impacts 
     of COVID-19, the political and social responses governments 
     are taking in response to COVID-19, and the lasting impacts 
     such actions will have on key political freedoms; and
       (II) expand its ``digital first'' strategy.

       (F) Radio free asia.--
       (i) Finding.--Congress finds that Radio Free Asia (RFA) 
     operates in a media market dominated by powerful state-run 
     media that have invested heavily in media distortion and 
     disinformation, including about COVID-19.
       (ii) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     RFA should--

       (I) commission technical experts to bolster efforts to 
     counter social media tools, including bots used by some 
     countries to promote misinformation;
       (II) expand digital programming and local coverage to 
     expose China's media manipulation techniques; and
       (III) increase English language content to help counter 
     China's propaganda directed toward English-speaking 
     audiences.

       (G) Middle east broadcasting networks.--
       (i) Finding.--Congress finds that the Middle East 
     Broadcasting Networks operate largely in closed media markets 
     in which malign state and nonstate actors remain active.
       (ii) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Middle East Broadcasting Networks should--

       (I) continue plans to expand an investigative news unit; 
     and
       (II) work to ensure that reporting continues amidst 
     operational challenges on the ground.

       (H) Open technology fund.--
       (i) Finding.--Congress finds that the Open Technology Fund 
     works to advance internet freedom in repressive environments 
     by supporting technologies that--

       (I) provide secure and uncensored access to USAGM's content 
     and the broader internet; and
       (II) counter attempts by authoritarian governments to 
     control the internet and restrict freedom online.

       (ii) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Open Technology Fund should--

       (I) support a broad range of technologies to respond to 
     increasingly aggressive and sophisticated censorship and 
     surveillance threats and provide more comprehensive and 
     tailored support to USAGM's networks; and
       (II) provide direct assistance to USAGM's networks to 
     improve the digital security of reporting operations and 
     journalists.

       (2) Department of state public diplomacy programs.--
       (A) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (i) The Department of State's public diplomacy programs 
     build global networks that can address shared challenges, 
     such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including through exchanges of 
     researchers, public health experts, and scientists.
       (ii) The programs referred to in clause (i) play a critical 
     role in creating open and resilient information environments 
     where democracies can thrive, as articulated in the 2020 
     Public Diplomacy Strategic Plan, including by--

       (I) improving media quality with journalist training and 
     reporting tours;
       (II) conducting media literacy programs; and
       (III) supporting media access activities.

       (iii) The International Visitor Leadership Program and 
     Digital Communications Network engaged journalists around the 
     world to combat COVID-19 disinformation, promote unbiased 
     reporting, and strengthen media literacy.
       (iv) More than 12,000 physicians holding J-1 visas from 130 
     countries--

       (I) are engaged in residency or fellowship training at 
     approximately 750 hospitals throughout the United States, the 
     majority of whom are serving in States that have been the 
     hardest hit by COVID-19; and
       (II) throughout the pandemic, have served on the front 
     lines of the medical workforce

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     and in United States university laboratories researching ways 
     to detect and treat the virus.

       (B) Visa processing briefing.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
     Secretary for Consular Affairs shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees by providing--
       (i) a timeline for increasing visa processing capacities at 
     embassies around the world, notably where there are--

       (I) many American citizens, including dual nationals; and
       (II) many visa applicants for educational and cultural 
     exchange programs that promote United States foreign policy 
     objectives and economic stability to small businesses, 
     universities, and communities across the United States;

       (ii) a detailed plan for using existing authorities to 
     waive or provide other alternatives to in-person appointments 
     and interviews;
       (iii) an assessment of whether additional authorities and 
     resources are required for the use of videoconference 
     appointments and interviews as an alternative to in-person 
     appointments and interviews; and
       (iv) a detailed plan for using existing authorities to 
     rapidly cross-train and surge temporary personnel to support 
     consular services at embassies and consulates of the United 
     States around the world, and an assessment of whether 
     additional authorities and resources are required.
       (C) Global engagement center.--
       (i) Finding.--Congress finds that since the beginning of 
     the COVID-19 pandemic, publications, websites, and platforms 
     associated with China, Russia, and Iran have sponsored 
     disinformation campaigns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     including falsely blaming the United States for the disease.
       (ii) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Global Engagement Center should continue its efforts to 
     expose and counter state and non-state-sponsored 
     disinformation related to COVID-19, the origins of COVID-19, 
     and COVID-19 vaccinations.
       (i) Findings and Sense of Congress Regarding the United 
     States International Development Finance Corporation.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a global economic 
     recession, as evidenced by the global economic indicators 
     described in subparagraphs (B) through (D).
       (B) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 
     determined that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the global 
     economy into recession in 2020 on a scale that has not been 
     witnessed since the 1930s.
       (C) Developed countries are expected to experience a 
     relatively more significant rebound in gross domestic product 
     growth during 2021 than is expected to be experienced in 
     developing countries, leading to concerns about a further 
     expansion in the gap between rich and poor countries, 
     particularly if this trend continues into 2022.
       (D) Global markets have suffered losses ranging between 5 
     percent and over 10 percent since the beginning of the 
     pandemic. While markets are recovering in 2021, global job 
     losses and unemployment rates remain high, with--
       (i) approximately 33,000,000 labor hours lost globally (13 
     per cent of the total hours lost) due to outright 
     unemployment; and
       (ii) an estimated additional 81,000,000 labor hours lost 
     due to inactivity or underemployment.
       (E) Given the prolonged nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     African finance ministers have requested continued efforts to 
     provide--
       (i) additional liquidity;
       (ii) better market access;
       (iii) more concessional resources; and
       (iv) an extension in the Debt Service Suspension Initiative 
     established by the Group of 20.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) even when markets begin to recover in the future, it is 
     likely that access to capital will be especially challenging 
     for developing countries, which still will be struggling with 
     the containment of, and recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic;
       (B) economic uncertainty and the inability of individuals 
     and households to generate income are major drivers of 
     political instability and social discord, which create 
     conditions for insecurity;
       (C) it is in the security and economic interests of the 
     United States to assist in the economic recovery of 
     developing countries that are made more vulnerable and 
     unstable from the public health and economic impacts of the 
     COVID-19 pandemic;
       (D) United States foreign assistance and development 
     finance institutions should seek to blunt the impacts of a 
     COVID-19 related economic recession by supporting investments 
     in sectors critical to maintaining economic stability and 
     resilience in low and middle income countries;
       (E) the need for the United States International 
     Development Finance Corporation's support for advancing 
     development outcomes in less developed countries, as mandated 
     by the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to 
     Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), is critical 
     to ensuring lasting and resilient economic growth in light of 
     the COVID-19 pandemic's exacerbation of economic hardships 
     and challenges;
       (F) The United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation should adjust its view of risk versus return by 
     taking smart risks that may produce a lower rate of financial 
     return, but produce significant development outcomes in 
     responding to the economic effects of COVID-19;
       (G) to mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 
     recession, the United States International Development 
     Finance Corporation should use its resources and authorities, 
     among other things--
       (i) to ensure loan support for small- and medium-sized 
     enterprises;
       (ii) to offer local currency loans to borrowers for working 
     capital needs;
       (iii) to create dedicated financing opportunities for new 
     ``customers'' that are experiencing financial hardship due to 
     the COVID-19 pandemic; and
       (iv) to work with other development finance institutions to 
     create co-financing facilities to support customers 
     experiencing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
       (j) Sense of Congress Regarding International Cooperation 
     to Prevent and Respond to Future Pandemics.--It is the sense 
     of Congress that--
       (1) global pandemic preparedness and response requires 
     international and regional cooperation and action;
       (2) the United States should lead efforts in multilateral 
     fora, such as the Group of 7, the Group of 20, and the United 
     Nations, by collaborating and cooperating with other 
     countries and international and regional organizations, 
     including the World Health Organization and other key 
     stakeholders, to implement international strategies, tools, 
     and agreements to better prevent, detect, and respond to 
     future infectious disease threats before they become 
     pandemics; and
       (3) the United States should enhance and expand 
     coordination and collaboration among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, the Food and Agriculture 
     Organization of the United Nations, the World Health 
     Organization, and the World Organization for Animal Health, 
     to advance a One Health approach toward preventing, 
     detecting, and responding to zoonotic threats in the human-
     animal interface.
       (k) Roles of the Department of State, the United States 
     Agency for International Development, and the Department of 
     Health and Human Services in International Pandemic 
     Response.--
       (1) Designation of lead agencies for coordination of the 
     united states' international response to infectious disease 
     outbreaks with severe or pandemic potential.--The President 
     shall designate relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
     including the Department of State, USAID, and the Department 
     of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention), to lead specific aspects of 
     the United States' international response to outbreaks of 
     emerging high-consequence infectious disease threats.
       (2) Notification.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives of the designations made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), including detailed descriptions of the roles 
     and responsibilities of each relevant department and agency.
       (l) USAID Disaster Surge Capacity.--
       (1) Surge capacity.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available to carry out part I and chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.), including funds made available for 
     ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', may be 
     used, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
     such purposes, for the cost (including support costs) of 
     individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary 
     responsibility is to carry out programs in response to global 
     health emergencies and natural or man-made disasters.
       (2) Notification.--Not later than 15 days before making 
     funds available to address man-made disasters pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of State or the USAID 
     Administrator shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees of such action.
       (m) Statement of Policy on Humanitarian Assistance to 
     Countries Affected by Pandemics.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) to ensure that United States assistance to address 
     pandemics, including the provision of vaccines, reaches 
     vulnerable and marginalized populations, including racial and 
     religious minorities, refugees, internally displaced persons, 
     migrants, stateless persons, women, children, the elderly, 
     and persons with disabilities;
       (B) to ensure that United States assistance, including 
     development finance, addresses the second order effects of a 
     pandemic, including acute food insecurity; and
       (C) to protect and support humanitarian actors who are 
     essential workers in preventing, mitigating and responding to 
     the spread of a pandemic among vulnerable and marginalized 
     groups described in subparagraph (A), including ensuring that 
     such humanitarian actors--
       (i) are exempted from unreasonable travel restrictions to 
     ensure that they can effectively provide life-saving 
     assistance; and
       (ii) are prioritized as frontline workers in country 
     vaccine distribution plans.
       (2) Facilitating effective and safe humanitarian 
     assistance.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     USAID Administrator, should carry out actions that

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     accomplish the policies set forth in paragraph (1), including 
     by--
       (A) taking steps to ensure that travel restrictions 
     implemented to help contain the spread of a pandemic are not 
     applied to individuals authorized by the United States 
     Government to travel to, or reside in, a designated country 
     to provide assistance related to, or otherwise impacted by, 
     an outbreak;
       (B) approving the use of foreign assistance for the 
     procurement of personal protective equipment by United States 
     Government implementing partners from businesses within or 
     nearby the country receiving foreign assistance on an urgent 
     basis and in a manner consistent with efforts to respond to 
     the spread of a pandemic in the United States; and
       (C) waiving certain travel restrictions implemented to help 
     contain the spread of a pandemic in order to facilitate the 
     medical evacuation of United States Government implementing 
     partners, regardless of nationality.

     SEC. 1295. INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND 
                   PREPAREDNESS.

       (a) Partner Country Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``partner country'' means a foreign country in which the 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies are implementing 
     United States assistance for global health security and 
     pandemic prevention and preparedness under this subtitle.
       (b) United States Global Health Security and Diplomacy 
     Strategy and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall develop, update, 
     maintain, and advance a comprehensive strategy for improving 
     global health security and pandemic prevention, preparedness, 
     and response that--
       (A) clearly articulates the policy goals related to 
     pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and actions 
     necessary to elevate and strengthen United States diplomatic 
     leadership in global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness, including by building the expertise of the 
     diplomatic corps;
       (B) improves the effectiveness of United States foreign 
     assistance to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
     disease threats, including through the advancement of a One 
     Health approach, the Global Health Security Agenda, the 
     International Health Regulations (2005), and other relevant 
     frameworks and programs that contribute to global health 
     security and pandemic preparedness;
       (C) establishes specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, 
     timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and 
     evaluation plans for United States foreign policy and 
     assistance for global health security that promote learning 
     and adaptation and reflect international best practices 
     relating to global health security, transparency, and 
     accountability;
       (D) establishes transparent means to improve coordination 
     and performance by the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies and sets out clear roles and responsibilities that 
     reflect the unique capabilities and resources of each such 
     department and agency;
       (E) establishes mechanisms to improve coordination and 
     avoid duplication of effort among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, partner countries, donor countries, 
     the private sector, multilateral organizations, and other key 
     stakeholders, and ensures collaboration at the country level;
       (F) supports, and is aligned with, partner country-led, 
     global health security policy and investment plans, developed 
     with input from key stakeholders, as appropriate;
       (G) prioritizes working with partner countries with--
       (i) demonstrated need, as identified through the Joint 
     External Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, national action plans for 
     health security, the Global Health Security Agenda, other 
     risk-based assessments, and other complementary or successor 
     indicators of global health security and pandemic 
     preparedness; and
       (ii) demonstrated commitment to transparency, including 
     budget and global health data transparency, complying with 
     the International Health Regulations (2005), investing in 
     domestic health systems, and achieving measurable results;
       (H) reduces long-term reliance upon United States foreign 
     assistance for global health security by--
       (i) helping build and enhance community resilience to 
     infectious disease emergencies and threats, such as COVID-19 
     and Ebola;
       (ii) ensuring that United States global health assistance 
     is strategically planned and coordinated in a manner that 
     contributes to the strengthening of overall health systems 
     and builds the capacity of local organizations and 
     institutions;
       (iii) promoting improved domestic resource mobilization, 
     co-financing, and appropriate national budget allocations for 
     strong public health systems, global health security, and 
     pandemic preparedness and response in partner countries; and
       (iv) ensuring partner country ownership of global health 
     security strategies, data, programs, and outcomes;
       (I) supports health budget and workforce planning in 
     partner countries, including training in public financial 
     management and budget data transparency;
       (J) works to ensure that--
       (i) partner countries have national action plans for health 
     security that are developed with input from key stakeholders, 
     including communities and the private sector;
       (ii) United States foreign assistance for global health 
     security is aligned with such national action plans for 
     health security in partner countries, developed with input 
     from key stakeholders, including communities and the private 
     sector, to the greatest extent practicable and appropriate; 
     and
       (iii) United States global health security efforts are 
     aligned with ongoing strategies and initiatives across 
     government agencies to help nations better identify and 
     prevent health impacts related to deforestation, climate-
     related events, and increased unsafe interactions between 
     wildlife, livestock, and people, including the emergence, 
     reemergence, and spread of zoonoses;
       (K) strengthens linkages between complementary bilateral 
     and multilateral foreign assistance programs, including 
     efforts of the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the 
     Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Gavi, 
     the Vaccine Alliance, and regional health organizations, that 
     contribute to the development of more resilient health 
     systems and supply chains in partner countries with the 
     capacity, resources, and personnel required to prevent, 
     detect, and respond to infectious disease threats; and
       (L) supports innovation and partnerships with the private 
     sector, health organizations, civil society, nongovernmental 
     organizations, and health research and academic institutions 
     to improve pandemic preparedness and response, including for 
     the prevention and detection of infectious disease, and the 
     development and deployment of effective and accessible 
     infectious disease tracking tools, diagnostics, therapeutics, 
     and vaccines.
       (2) Submission of strategy.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     submit the strategy required under paragraph (1) to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the submission 
     of the strategy to the congressional committees referred to 
     in paragraph (2), and not later than October 1 of each year 
     thereafter for the following 4 fiscal years, the President 
     shall submit a report to such congressional committees that 
     describes--
       (i) the status of the implementation of the strategy 
     required under paragraph (1);
       (ii) any necessary updates to the strategy;
       (iii) the progress made in implementing the strategy, with 
     specific information related to the progress toward improving 
     countries' ability to detect, respond and prevent the spread 
     of infectious disease threats, such as COVID-19 and Ebola; 
     and
       (iv) details on the status of funds made available to carry 
     out the purposes of this section.
       (B) Agency-specific plans.--The reports required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include specific implementation plans 
     from each relevant Federal department and agency that 
     describe--
       (i) how updates to the strategy may have impacted the 
     agency's plan during the preceding calendar year;
       (ii) the progress made in meeting the goals, objectives, 
     and benchmarks under implementation plans during the 
     preceding year;
       (iii) the anticipated staffing plans and contributions of 
     the department or agency, including technical, financial, and 
     in-kind contributions, to implement the strategy;
       (iv) a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of 
     obligations by each of the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies to implement the strategy, including--

       (I) the statutory source of obligated funds;
       (II) the amounts obligated;
       (III) implementing partners;
       (IV) targeted beneficiaries; and
       (V) activities supported;

       (v) the efforts of the relevant Federal department or 
     agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out 
     pursuant to the strategy are designed to achieve maximum 
     impact and enduring returns, including through specific 
     activities to strengthen health systems, as appropriate; and
       (vi) a plan for regularly reviewing and updating programs 
     and partnerships, and for sharing lessons learned with a wide 
     range of stakeholders in an open, transparent manner.
       (C) Form.--The reports required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Committee on Global Health Security and Pandemic and 
     Biological Threats.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) to promote global health security as a core national 
     security interest; and
       (B) to ensure effective coordination and collaboration 
     between the relevant Federal departments and agencies engaged 
     in efforts to advance the global health security of the 
     United States.
       (2) Coordination.--
       (A) Establishment of committee.--There is authorized to be 
     established, within the National Security Council, the 
     Committee on Global Health Security and Pandemic and 
     Biological Threats (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Committee''), whose day-to-day operations should be led by 
     the Special Advisor for Global Health Security.

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       (B) Special advisor for global health security.--The 
     Special Advisor for Global Health Security--
       (i) should serve on the staff of the National Security 
     Council; and
       (ii) may also be the Senior Director for the Global Health 
     Security and Biodefense Directorate within the Executive 
     Office of the President, who reports to the Assistant to the 
     President for National Security Affairs.
       (C) Functions.--
       (i) In general.--The functions of the Committee should be--

       (I) to provide strategic guidance for the development of a 
     policy framework for United States Government activities 
     relating to global health security, including pandemic 
     prevention, preparedness and response; and
       (II) to ensure policy coordination between United States 
     Government agencies.

       (ii) Activities.--In carrying out the functions described 
     in clause (i), the Committee should--

       (I) conduct, in coordination with the heads of relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, a review of existing United 
     States global health security policies and strategies;
       (II) develop recommendations for how the Federal Government 
     may regularly update and harmonize the policies and 
     strategies referred to in subclause (I) to enable the United 
     States Government to respond to pandemic threats and to 
     monitor the implementation of such strategies;
       (III) develop a plan for modernizing global early warning 
     and trigger systems for scaling action to prevent, detect, 
     respond to, and recover from emerging biological threats;
       (IV) provide policy-level recommendations regarding the 
     Global Health Security Agenda goals, objectives, and 
     implementation, and other international efforts to strengthen 
     pandemic prevention, preparedness and response;
       (V) review the progress toward, and working to resolve 
     challenges in, achieving United States commitments under the 
     Global Health Security Agenda;
       (VI) develop protocols for coordinating and deploying a 
     global response to emerging high-consequence infectious 
     disease threats that outline the respective roles for 
     relevant Federal agencies in facilitating and supporting such 
     response operations that should facilitate the operational 
     work of Federal agencies and of the Special Advisor for 
     Global Health Security;
       (VII) make recommendations regarding appropriate responses 
     to specific pandemic threats and ensure the coordination of 
     domestic and international agencies regarding the Federal 
     Government's efforts to prevent, detect, respond to, and 
     recover from biological events;
       (VIII) take steps to strengthen the global pandemic supply 
     chain and address any barriers to the timely delivery of 
     supplies in response to a pandemic, including through 
     engagement with the private sector, as appropriate;
       (IX) develop recommendations to ensure the effective 
     sharing of information from domestic and international 
     sources about pandemic threats among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, State and local governments, and 
     international partners and organizations; and
       (X) develop guidelines to enhance and improve the 
     operational coordination between State and local governments 
     and Federal agencies with respect to pandemic threats.

       (D) Responsibilities of departments and agencies.--The 
     Committee and the Special Advisor for Global Health Security 
     shall not assume any responsibilities or authorities of the 
     head of any Federal department, agency, or office, including 
     the foreign affairs responsibilities and authorities of the 
     Secretary of State to oversee the implementation of programs 
     and policies that advance global health security within 
     foreign countries.
       (E) Specific roles and responsibilities.--
       (i) In general.--The heads of the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies should--

       (I) make global health security and pandemic threat 
     reduction a high priority within their respective departments 
     and agencies, and include global health security and pandemic 
     threat reduction-related activities within their respective 
     agencies' strategic planning and budget processes;
       (II) designate a senior-level official to be responsible 
     for global health security and pandemic threat reduction at 
     each of their respective departments and agencies;
       (III) designate an appropriate representative at the 
     Assistant Secretary level or higher to participate on the 
     Committee whenever the head of the department or agency 
     cannot participate;
       (IV) keep the Committee apprised of Global Health Security 
     and pandemic threat reduction-related activities undertaken 
     within their respective departments and agencies;
       (V) ensure interagency cooperation and collaboration and 
     maintain responsibility for agency-related programmatic 
     functions including, as applicable, in coordination with 
     partner governments, country teams, and global health 
     security in-country teams; and
       (VI) keep the Committee apprised of GHSA-related activities 
     undertaken within their respective agencies.

       (ii) Additional roles and responsibilities.--In addition to 
     the roles and responsibilities described in clause (i), the 
     heads of the relevant Federal departments and agencies should 
     carry out their respective roles and responsibilities 
     described in--

       (I) Executive Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to 
     Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda to Achieve a 
     World Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats); and
       (II) the National Security Memorandum-1 on United States 
     Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 
     Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological 
     Preparedness, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

       (d) United States Overseas Global Health Security and 
     Diplomacy Coordination.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established, within the 
     Department of State, a Special Representative for United 
     States International Activities to Advance Global Health 
     Security and Diplomacy Overseas (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``Special Representative'').
       (2) Appointment; qualifications.--The Special 
     Representative--
       (A) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate;
       (B) shall report to the Secretary of State; and
       (C) shall have--
       (i) demonstrated knowledge and experience in the fields of 
     development and public health, epidemiology, or medicine; and
       (ii) relevant diplomatic, policy, and political expertise.
       (3) Authorities.--The Special Representative is 
     authorized--
       (A) to operate internationally to carry out the purposes of 
     this section;
       (B) to lead in developing a global pandemic prevention, 
     preparedness and response framework to support global 
     pandemic prevention, preparedness, responses and recovery 
     efforts, including through--
       (i) diplomatic engagement and related foreign policy 
     efforts, such as multilateral and bilateral arrangements, 
     enhanced coordination of engagement with multilateral 
     organizations and countries, and the mobilization of donor 
     contributions; and
       (ii) support for United States citizens living abroad, 
     including consular support;
       (C) to serve as the representative of the Department of 
     State on the Committee on Global Health Security and Pandemic 
     and Biological Threats authorized to be established under 
     subsection (b)(2)(B);
       (D) to represent the United States in the multilateral, 
     catalytic financing mechanism described in section 
     1296(b)(1);
       (E) to transfer and allocate United States foreign 
     assistance funding authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (6) to the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies implementing the strategy required under subsection 
     (b), in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget 
     and USAID;
       (F) to utilize detailees, on a reimbursable or 
     nonreimbursable basis, from the relevant Federal departments 
     and agencies and hire personal service contractors, who may 
     operate domestically and internationally, to ensure that the 
     Office of the Special Representative has access to the 
     highest quality experts available to the United States 
     Government to carry out the functions under this subtitle; 
     and
       (G) to perform such other functions as the Secretary of 
     State may assign.
       (4) Duties.--The Special Representative shall coordinate, 
     manage, and oversee United States foreign policy, diplomatic 
     efforts, and foreign assistance funded with amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (6) to advance the 
     relevant elements of the United States Global Health Security 
     and Diplomacy Strategy developed pursuant to subsection (b), 
     including by--
       (A) developing and coordinating a global pandemic 
     prevention, preparedness and response framework consistent 
     with paragraph (3)(B);
       (B) enhancing engagement with multilateral organizations 
     and partner countries, including through the mobilization of 
     donor support;
       (C) enhancing coordination of consular services for United 
     States citizens abroad in the event of a global health 
     emergency;
       (D) ensuring effective program coordination and 
     implementation of international activities, by the relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies by--
       (i) formulating, issuing, and updating related policy 
     guidance;
       (ii) establishing, in consultation with USAID and the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, unified auditing, 
     monitoring, and evaluation plans;
       (iii) aligning, in coordination with United States chiefs 
     of mission and country teams in partner countries--

       (I) the foreign assistance resources funded with amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraph (6); and
       (II) international activities described in the 
     implementation plans required under subsection (b)(3)(B) with 
     the relevant Federal departments and agencies in a manner 
     that--

       (aa) is consistent with Executive Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 
     78701; relating to Advancing the Global Health Security 
     Agenda to Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious 
     Disease Threats);
       (bb) is consistent with the National Security Memorandum on 
     United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the 
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     Health Security and Biological Preparedness, issued by 
     President Biden on January 21, 2021; and
       (cc) reflects and leverages the unique capabilities of each 
     such department and agency;
       (iv) convening, as appropriate, an interagency working 
     group on international pandemic prevention and preparedness, 
     headed by the Special Representative and including 
     representatives from the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, to facilitate coordination of activities relating 
     to pandemic prevention and preparedness in partner countries 
     under this subtitle;
       (v) working with, and leveraging the expertise and 
     activities of, the Office of the United States Global AIDS 
     Coordinator, the Office of the United States Global Malaria 
     Coordinator, and similar or successor entities that are 
     implementing United States global health assistance overseas; 
     and
       (vi) avoiding duplication of effort and working to resolve 
     policy, program, and funding disputes among the relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies;
       (E) leading diplomatic efforts to identify and address 
     current and emerging threats to global health security;
       (F) coordinating, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services and the USAID Administrator, 
     effective representation of the United States in relevant 
     international forums, including at the World Health 
     Organization, the World Health Assembly, and meetings of the 
     Global Health Security Agenda and of the Global Health 
     Security Initiative;
       (G) working to enhance coordination with, and transparency 
     among, the governments of partner countries and key 
     stakeholders, including the private sector;
       (H) promoting greater donor and national investment in 
     partner countries to build more resilient health systems and 
     supply chains, including through representation and 
     participation in a multilateral, catalytic financing 
     mechanism for global health security and pandemic prevention 
     and preparedness, consistent with section 1296;
       (I) securing bilateral and multilateral financing 
     commitments to advance the Global Health Security Agenda, in 
     coordination with the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, including through funding for the financing 
     mechanism described in section 1296; and
       (J) providing regular updates to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives regarding 
     the fulfillment of the duties described in this subsection.
       (5) Deputy representative.--The Special Representative 
     should be supported by a deputy, who--
       (A) should be an employee of USAID serving in a career or 
     noncareer position in the Senior Executive Service or at the 
     level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher;
       (B) should have demonstrated knowledge and experience in 
     the fields of development and public health, epidemiology, or 
     medicine; and
       (C) serves concurrently as the deputy and performs the 
     functions described in section 3(h) of Executive Order 13747 
     (81 Fed. Reg. 78701).
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $5,000,000,000, for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 
     2022, to carry out the purposes of this subsection and 
     section 1296, which, in consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees and subject to the requirements 
     under chapters 1 and 10 of part I and section 634A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), may 
     include support for--
       (i) enhancing preparedness in partner countries through 
     implementation of the Global Health Security Strategy 
     developed pursuant to subsection (b);
       (ii) replenishing the Emergency Reserve Fund at USAID, 
     established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department 
     of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) to 
     address new or emerging infectious disease threats, as 
     necessary and appropriate;
       (iii) United States contributions to the World Bank Health 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response Multi-Donor Fund; and
       (iv) United States contributions to a multilateral, 
     catalytic financing mechanism for global health security and 
     pandemic prevention and preparedness described in section 
     1296(b).
       (B) Exception.--Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) shall not apply to 
     assistance made available pursuant to this subsection.
       (e) Resilience.--It shall be the policy of the United 
     States to support the growth of healthier, more stable 
     societies, while advancing the global health security 
     interests of the United States by working with key 
     stakeholders--
       (1) in developing countries that are highly vulnerable to 
     the emergence, reemergence, and spread of infectious diseases 
     with pandemic potential, including disease outbreaks 
     resulting from natural and manmade disasters, human 
     displacement, loss of natural habitat, poor access to water, 
     sanitation, and hygiene, and other political, security, 
     economic, and climatic shocks and stresses;
       (2) to develop effective tools to identify, analyze, 
     forecast, and mitigate the risks that make such countries 
     vulnerable;
       (3) to better integrate short-, medium-, and long-term 
     recovery efforts into global health emergency response and 
     disaster relief; and
       (4) to ensure that international assistance and financing 
     tools are effectively designed, objectively informed, 
     strategically targeted, carefully coordinated, reasonably 
     adapted, and rigorously monitored and evaluated in a manner 
     that advances the policy objectives under this subsection.
       (f) Strengthening Health Systems.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to ensure that bilateral global health 
     assistance programs are effectively managed and coordinated 
     to contribute to the strengthening of health systems in each 
     country in which such programs are carried out, as necessary 
     and appropriate for the purposes of achieving improved health 
     outcomes.
       (2) Coordination.--The Administrator of USAID shall work 
     with the Global Malaria Coordinator and the United States 
     Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global 
     Health Diplomacy at the Department of State, and, as 
     appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to 
     identify areas of collaboration and coordination in countries 
     with global health programs and activities undertaken by 
     USAID pursuant to the United States Leadership Against HIV/
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     25) and other relevant statutes to ensure that such 
     activities contribute to health systems strengthening.
       (3) Pilot program .--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of USAID should identify 
     not fewer than 5 countries in which the United States has 
     significant bilateral investments in global health to develop 
     an integrated approach toward health systems strengthening 
     that takes advantage of all sources of funding for global 
     health in such country, with the aim of establishing an 
     enduring model for coordinating health systems strengthening 
     activities, including improving pandemic preparedness in 
     additional countries in the future.
       (B) Assessment.--In each of the countries selected under 
     subparagraph (A), USAID missions, in consultation with 
     USAID's Office of Health Systems, should conduct an 
     assessment that--
       (i) takes a comprehensive view of the constraints in the 
     country's health system that prevent the achievement of 
     desired outcomes of United States Government-supported health 
     programs;
       (ii) identifies the best opportunities for improving health 
     systems to achieve improved outcomes, including obstacles to 
     health service delivery;
       (iii) maps the resources of the country and other donors in 
     the health sector with a focus on investment in health system 
     strengthening; and
       (iv) develops, based on the results of the assessment 
     described in clause (i), and implements a new or revised 5-
     year strategy for United States assistance to strengthen the 
     country's health system that--

       (I) provides a framework for implementing such strategy;
       (II) identifies key areas for investments to strengthen the 
     health system in alignment with other donors and achieve 
     health outcomes beyond a single sector;
       (III) specifies the anticipated role of health programs 
     undertaken by each of the relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies operating in the country in implementing such 
     strategy;
       (IV) includes clear goals, benchmarks, outputs, desired 
     outcomes, a means of measuring progress and a cost analysis; 
     and
       (V) requires reporting by each Federal department and 
     agency regarding their participation and contribution, 
     including in the PEPFAR Annual Report to Congress.

       (C) Strategies to strengthen health systems.--USAID 
     missions in countries identified pursuant subparagraph (A) 
     should develop a strategy to strengthen health systems based 
     on the assessment developed pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
     that--
       (i) ensures complementarity with priorities identified 
     under any other action plan focused on strengthening a 
     country's health system, such as the World Health 
     Organization's Joint External Evaluation and National Action 
     Plans for Health Security;
       (ii) identifies bureaucratic barriers and inefficiencies, 
     including poor linkages between government ministries and 
     between ministries and donor agencies and the extent of any 
     corruption, and identify actions to overcome such barriers;
       (iii) identifies potential obstacles to the implementation 
     of the strategy, such as issues relating to lack of political 
     will, poor governance of an effective health system at all 
     levels of the country's public health systems, especially 
     with respect to governing bodies and councils at the 
     provincial, district, and community levels, and the exclusion 
     of women, minorities, other underserved groups, and frontline 
     health workers in decision making;
       (iv) includes proposals for mobilizing sufficient and 
     durable financing for health systems;
       (v) identifies barriers to building and retaining an 
     effective frontline health workforce with key global health 
     security capacities, informed by the International Health 
     Regulations (2005), including--

       (I) strengthened data collection and analysis;
       (II) data driven decision making capacity;

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       (III) recommendations for partner country actions to 
     achieve a workforce that conforms with the World Health 
     Organization's recommendation for at least 44.5 doctors, 
     nurses, and midwives and at least 15 paid, trained, equipped, 
     and professionally supervised community health workers for 
     every 10,000 people, while supporting proper distribution and 
     high-quality job performance; and
       (IV) inclusion of the community health workforce in 
     planning for a resilient health system to ensure essential 
     service delivery and pandemic response;

       (vi) identifies deficiencies in information systems and 
     communication technologies that prevent linkages at all 
     levels of the health system delivery and medical supply 
     systems and promotes interoperability across data systems 
     with near real-time data, while protecting data security;
       (vii) identifies weaknesses in supply chain and procurement 
     systems and practices, and recommends ways to improve the 
     efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of such systems 
     and practices;
       (viii) identifies obstacles to health service access and 
     quality and improved health outcomes for women and girls, and 
     for the poorest and most vulnerable, including a lack of 
     social support and other underlying causes, and 
     recommendations for how to overcome such obstacles;
       (ix) includes plans for integrating innovations in health 
     technologies, services, and systems;
       (x) identifies barriers to health literacy, community 
     engagement, and patient empowerment, and recommendations for 
     overcoming such barriers;
       (xi) includes proposals for strengthening community health 
     systems and the community-based health workforce informed by 
     the World Health Organization guideline on health policy and 
     system support to optimize community health worker programmes 
     (2018), including the professionalization of community health 
     workers;
       (xii) describes the role of the private sector and 
     nongovernmental health providers, including community groups 
     engaged in health promotion and mutual assistance and other 
     institutions engaged in health delivery, including the extent 
     to which the local population utilizes such health services;
       (xiii) facilitates rapid response during health 
     emergencies, such as last mile delivery of vaccines to 
     respond to and prevent the spread of infectious diseases with 
     epidemic and pandemic potential; and
       (xiv) ensures that relevant USAID missions and bureaus are 
     appropriately staffed and resourced to carry out such 
     activities efficiently, effectively, and in-line with best 
     practices.
       (D) Consultation and reporting requirements.--
       (i) Consultation.--In developing a strategy pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C), each USAID mission should consult with a 
     wide variety of stakeholders, including--

       (I) relevant partner government institutions;
       (II) professional associations;
       (III) patient groups;
       (IV) civil society organizations (including international 
     nongovernmental organizations with relevant expertise in 
     program implementation); and
       (V) the private sector.

       (ii) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID and the 
     United States Global AIDS Coordinator shall submit a report 
     to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 
     progress of the pilot program authorized under this 
     paragraph, including--

       (I) progress made toward the integration and co-financing 
     of health systems strengthening activities by USAID and the 
     Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator; and
       (II) the results of integrated efforts under this section, 
     including for cross-cutting efforts to strengthen local 
     health workforces.

       (4) Technical capacity.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of USAID shall ensure 
     that USAID is sufficiently resourced and staffed to ensure 
     performance, consistency, and adoption of best practices in 
     USAID's health systems programs, including the pilot program 
     authorized under paragraph (3).
       (B) Resources.--The Administrator of USAID and the United 
     States Global AIDS Coordinator shall include detail in the 
     fiscal year 2023 Congressional Budget Justification regarding 
     health systems strengthening activities, including--
       (i) the plans for, and the progress toward, reaching the 
     capacity described in subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the requirements for sustaining such capacity, 
     including the resources needed by USAID; and
       (iii) budget detail on the integration and joint funding of 
     health systems capacity building, as appropriate.
       (5) International efforts.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of USAID and, as 
     appropriate, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     should work with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
     and Malaria, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, bilateral donors, 
     and other relevant multilateral and international 
     organizations and stakeholders to develop--
       (A) shared core indicators for strengthened health systems;
       (B) agreements among donors that reporting requirements for 
     health systems come from country systems to reduce the burden 
     placed on partner countries;
       (C) structures for joint assessments, plans, auditing, and 
     consultations; and
       (D) a regularized approach to coordination on health 
     systems strengthening.
       (6) Public private partnerships to improve health systems 
     strengthening.--The country strategies developed under 
     paragraph (3)(C) should include a section that--
       (A) discusses the role of the private sector (including 
     corporate, local, and international organizations with 
     relevant expertise); and
       (B) identifies relevant opportunities for the private 
     sector--
       (i) to accelerate research and development of innovative 
     health and information technology, and to offer training 
     related to its use;
       (ii) to contribute to improvements in health administration 
     and management processes;
       (iii) to improve system efficiency;
       (iv) to develop training related to clinical practice 
     guidelines; and
       (v) to help countries develop systems for documenting 
     outcomes and achievements related to activities undertaken to 
     strengthen the health sector.
       (7) Authorization for use of funds.--Amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out 
     section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151b) may be made available to carry out this subsection.
       (g) Additional Authorities.--
       (1) Foreign assistance act of 1961.--Chapter 1 of part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 104(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)(1)), by 
     inserting ``(emphasizing health systems strengthening, as 
     appropriate)'' after ``health services'';
       (B) in section 104A (22 U.S.C. 2151b-2)--
       (i) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by striking ``including health 
     care systems, under other international donor support'' and 
     inserting ``including through support for health systems 
     strengthening, under other donor support''; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)(3)(Q), by inserting ``the Office of 
     the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, partner countries, 
     and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
     to ensure that their actions support the activities taken to 
     strengthen the overall health systems in recipient countries, 
     and efforts by'' after ``efforts by''; and
       (C) in section 104B(g)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2151b-3(g)(2)), by 
     inserting ``strengthening the health system of the country 
     and'' after ``contribute to''.
       (2) United states leadership against hiv/aids, 
     tuberculosis, and malaria act of 2003.--Section 204(a) of the 
     United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
     Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7623(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``in a manner that is 
     coordinated with, and contributes to, efforts through other 
     assistance activities being carried out to strengthen 
     national health systems and health policies'' after 
     ``systems''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``as part of a 
     strategy to improve overall health'' before the semicolon at 
     the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) to contribute to efforts that build health systems 
     capable of preventing, detecting and responding to HIV/AIDS, 
     tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases with 
     pandemic potential.''.
       (h) Authorization for United States Participation in the 
     Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.--
       (1) In general.--The United States is authorized to 
     participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness 
     Innovations (referred to in this subsection as ``CEPI'').
       (2) Investors council and board of directors.--
       (A) Initial designation.--The President shall designate an 
     employee of USAID to serve on the Investors Council and, if 
     nominated, on the Board of Directors of CEPI, as a 
     representative of the United States during the period 
     beginning on the date of such designation and ending on 
     September 30, 2022.
       (B) Ongoing designations.--The President may designate an 
     employee of the relevant Federal department or agency with 
     fiduciary responsibility for United States contributions to 
     CEPI to serve on the Investors Council and, if nominated, on 
     the Board of Directors of CEPI, as a representative of the 
     United States.
       (C) Qualifications.--Any employee designated pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) shall have demonstrated knowledge and 
     experience in the fields of development and public health, 
     epidemiology, or medicine, from the Federal department or 
     agency with primary fiduciary responsibility for United 
     States contributions pursuant to paragraph (3).
       (D) Coordination .--In carrying out the responsibilities 
     under this subsection, an employee designated by the 
     President to serve on the Investors Council or the Board of 
     Directors, as applicable, shall coordinate with the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services to promote alignment, as 
     appropriate, between CEPI and the strategic objectives and 
     activities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
     respect to the research, development, and procurement of

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     medical countermeasures, consistent with titles III and 
     XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et 
     seq. and 300hh et seq.).
       (3) Consultation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the employee designated pursuant 
     to paragraph (2)(A) shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
     regarding--
       (A) the manner and extent to which the United States plans 
     to participate in CEPI, including through the governance of 
     CEPI;
       (B) any planned financial contributions from the United 
     States to CEPI; and
       (C) how participation in CEPI is expected to support--
       (i) the United States Global Health Security Strategy 
     required under this subtitle;
       (ii) the applicable revision of the National Biodefense 
     Strategy required under section 1086 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and
       (iii) any other relevant programs relating to global health 
     security and biodefense.
       (4) United states contributions.--
       (A) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President, consistent with the provisions under section 
     10003(a)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, should 
     make an immediate contribution to CEPI in the amount of 
     $300,000,000, to expand research and development of vaccines 
     to combat the spread of COVID-19 variants.
       (B) Notification.--Not later than 15 days before a 
     contribution is made available pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
     the President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees of the details of the amount, purposes, and 
     national interests served by such contribution.
       (i) Intelligence Assessments Regarding Novel Diseases and 
     Pandemic Threats.--
       (1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Intelligence assessments.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 4 years, the National Intelligence Council shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
     intelligence assessment regarding the risks posed to the 
     national security interests of the United States by the 
     emergence, reemergence, and overseas transmission of 
     pathogens with pandemic potential.
       (B) Elements.--The intelligence assessments submitted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) identify the countries or regions most vulnerable to 
     the emergence or reemergence of a pathogen with pandemic 
     potential, including the most likely sources and pathways of 
     such emergence or reemergence, whether naturally occurring, 
     accidental, or deliberate;
       (ii) assess the likelihood that a pathogen described in 
     clause (i) will spread to the United States, the United 
     States Armed Forces, diplomatic or development personnel of 
     the United States stationed abroad, or citizens of the United 
     States living abroad in a manner that could lead to an 
     epidemic in the United States or otherwise affect the 
     national security or economic prosperity of the United 
     States;
       (iii) assess the preparedness of countries around the 
     world, particularly those identified pursuant to clause (i), 
     to prevent, detect, and respond to pandemic threats; and
       (iv) identify any scientific, capacity, or governance gaps 
     in the preparedness of countries identified pursuant to 
     clause (i), including an analysis of the capacity and 
     performance of any country or entity described in clause 
     (iii) in complying with biosecurity standards, as applicable.
       (3) Congressional briefings.--The National Intelligence 
     Council shall provide an annual briefing to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress regarding--
       (A) the most recent intelligence assessments submitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) the emergence or reemergence of pathogens with pandemic 
     potential that could lead to an epidemic described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
       (4) Public availability.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence shall make publicly available an unclassified 
     version of each intelligence assessment submitted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       (j) Pandemic Early Warning Network.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the USAID 
     Administrator, the Director of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, and the heads of the other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, shall work with the World 
     Health Organization and other key stakeholders to establish 
     or strengthen effective early warning systems, at the partner 
     country, regional, and international levels, that utilize 
     innovative information and analytical tools and robust review 
     processes to track, document, analyze, and forecast 
     infectious disease threats with epidemic and pandemic 
     potential.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 4 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads 
     of the other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives that describes United States 
     Government efforts and opportunities to establish or 
     strengthen effective early warning systems to detect 
     infectious disease threats internationally.
       (k) International Emergency Operations.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it 
     is essential to enhance the capacity of key stakeholders to 
     effectively operationalize early warning and execute multi-
     sectoral emergency operations during an infectious disease 
     outbreak, particularly in countries and areas that 
     deliberately withhold critical global health data and delay 
     access during an infectious disease outbreak in advance of 
     the next infectious disease outbreak with pandemic potential.
       (2) Public health emergencies of international concern.--
     The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, should work with the World Health 
     Organization and like-minded member states to adopt an 
     approach toward assessing infectious disease threats under 
     the International Health Regulations (2005) for the World 
     Health Organization to identify and transparently 
     communicate, on an ongoing basis, varying levels of risk 
     leading up to a declaration by the Director General of the 
     World Health Organization of a Public Health Emergency of 
     International Concern for the duration and in the aftermath 
     of such declaration.
       (3) Emergency operations.--The Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with 
     the USAID Administrator, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads of other 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies, and consistent 
     with the requirements under the International Health 
     Regulations (2005) and the objectives of the World Health 
     Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, the Global 
     Health Security Agenda, and national actions plans for health 
     security, shall work, in coordination with the World Health 
     Organization, with partner countries and other key 
     stakeholders to support the establishment, strengthening, and 
     rapid response capacity of global health emergency operations 
     centers, at the partner country and international levels, 
     including efforts--
       (A) to collect and share public health data, assess risk, 
     and operationalize early warning;
       (B) to secure, including through utilization of stand-by 
     arrangements and emergency funding mechanisms, the staff, 
     systems, and resources necessary to execute cross-sectoral 
     emergency operations during the 48-hour period immediately 
     following an infectious disease outbreak with pandemic 
     potential; and
       (C) to organize and conduct emergency simulations.

     SEC. 1296. FINANCING MECHANISM FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND 
                   PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS.

       (a) Eligible Partner Country Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``eligible partner country'' means a country in which 
     the Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Prevention 
     and Preparedness to be established under subsection (b) may 
     finance global health security and pandemic prevention and 
     preparedness assistance programs under this subtitle based on 
     the country's demonstrated--
       (1) need, as identified through the Joint External 
     Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, national action plans for 
     health security, the World Organization for Animal Health's 
     Performance of Veterinary Services evaluation, and other 
     complementary or successor indicators of global health 
     security and pandemic prevention and preparedness; and
       (2) commitment to transparency, including--
       (A) budget and global health data transparency;
       (B) complying with the International Health Regulations 
     (2005);
       (C) investing in domestic health systems; and
       (D) achieving measurable results.
       (b) Establishment of Fund for Global Health Security and 
     Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness.--
       (1) Negotiations for establishment of fund for global 
     health security and pandemic prevention and preparedness.--
     The Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID 
     Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, as necessary and appropriate, should seek to enter 
     into negotiations with donors, relevant United Nations 
     agencies, including the World Health Organization, and other 
     key multilateral stakeholders, to establish--

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       (A) a multilateral, catalytic financing mechanism for 
     global health security and pandemic prevention and 
     preparedness, which may be known as the Fund for Global 
     Health Security and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness 
     (referred to in this section as ``the Fund''), to address the 
     need for and secure durable financing in accordance with the 
     provisions of this subsection; and
       (B) an Advisory Board to the Fund in accordance with 
     subsection (e).
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fund should be--
       (A) to close critical gaps in global health security and 
     pandemic prevention and preparedness; and
       (B) to work with, and build the capacity of, eligible 
     partner countries in the areas of global health security, 
     infectious disease control, and pandemic prevention and 
     preparedness, in a manner that--
       (i) prioritizes capacity building and financing 
     availability in eligible partner countries;
       (ii) incentivizes countries to prioritize the use of 
     domestic resources for global health security and pandemic 
     prevention and preparedness;
       (iii) leverages government, nongovernment, and private 
     sector investments;
       (iv) regularly responds to and evaluates progress based on 
     clear metrics and benchmarks, such as the Joint External 
     Evaluation and the Global Health Security Index;
       (v) aligns with and complements ongoing bilateral and 
     multilateral efforts and financing, including through the 
     World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to 
     Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Coalition for 
     Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, and Gavi, the Vaccine 
     Alliance; and
       (vi) helps countries accelerate and achieve compliance with 
     the International Health Regulations (2005) and the 
     fulfillment of the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 
     Framework not later than 5 years after the date on which the 
     Fund is established, in coordination with the ongoing Joint 
     External Evaluation national action planning process.
       (3) Executive board.--
       (A) In general.--The Fund should be governed by a 
     transparent and accountable body (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Executive Board''), which should--
       (i) function as a partnership with, and through full 
     engagement by, donor governments, eligible partner countries, 
     and independent civil society; and
       (ii) be composed of not more than 20 representatives of 
     governments, foundations, academic institutions, independent 
     civil society, indigenous people, vulnerable communities, 
     frontline health workers, and the private sector with 
     demonstrated commitment to carrying out the purposes of the 
     Fund and upholding transparency and accountability 
     requirements.
       (B) Duties.--The Executive Board should--
       (i) be charged with approving strategies, operations, and 
     grant making authorities in order to conduct effective 
     fiduciary, monitoring, and evaluation efforts, and other 
     oversight functions;
       (ii) determine operational procedures such that the Fund is 
     able to effectively fulfill its mission;
       (iii) provide oversight and accountability for the Fund in 
     collaboration with the Inspector General to be established 
     pursuant to subsection (d)(5)(A)(i);
       (iv) develop and utilize a mechanism to obtain formal input 
     from eligible partner countries, independent civil society, 
     and implementing entities relative to program design, review, 
     and implementation and associated lessons learned; and
       (v) coordinate and align with other multilateral financing 
     and technical assistance activities, and with the United 
     States and other nations leading outbreak prevention, 
     preparedness, and response activities in partner countries, 
     as appropriate.
       (C) Composition.--The Executive Board should include--
       (i) representatives of the governments of founding member 
     countries who, in addition to the requirements under 
     subparagraph (A), qualify based upon meeting an established 
     initial contribution threshold, which should be not less than 
     10 percent of total initial contributions, and a demonstrated 
     commitment to supporting the International Health Regulations 
     (2005);
       (ii) a geographically diverse group of members who--

       (I) come from donor countries, eligible partner countries, 
     academic institutions, independent civil society, including 
     indigenous organizations, and the private sector; and
       (II) are selected on the basis of their experience and 
     commitment to innovation, best practices, and the advancement 
     of global health security objectives;

       (iii) representatives of the World Health Organization; and
       (iv) the chair of the Global Health Security Steering 
     Group.
       (D) Contributions.--Each government or private sector 
     entity represented on the Executive Board should agree to 
     make annual contributions to the Fund in an amount not less 
     than the minimum determined by the Executive Board.
       (E) Qualifications.--Individuals appointed to the Executive 
     Board should have demonstrated knowledge and experience 
     across a variety of sectors, including human and animal 
     health, agriculture, development, defense, finance, research, 
     and academia.
       (F) Conflicts of interest.--
       (i) Technical experts.--The Executive Board may include 
     independent technical experts who are not affiliated with, or 
     employed by, a recipient country or organization.
       (ii) Multilateral bodies and institutions.--Executive Board 
     members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (C)(iii) should be 
     required to recuse themselves from matters presenting 
     conflicts of interest, including financing decisions relating 
     to such bodies and institutions.
       (G) United states representation.--
       (i) Founding member.--The Secretary of State should seek--

       (I) to establish the United States as a founding member of 
     the Fund; and
       (II) to ensure that the United States is represented on the 
     Executive Board by an officer or employee of the United 
     States, who shall be appointed by the President.

       (ii) Effective and termination dates.--

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

       (H) Removal procedures.--The Fund should establish 
     procedures for the removal of members of the Executive Board 
     who--
       (i) engage in a consistent pattern of human rights abuses;
       (ii) fail to uphold global health data transparency 
     requirements; or
       (iii) otherwise violate the established standards of the 
     Fund, including in relation to corruption.
       (c) Authorities.--
       (1) Program objectives.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the purpose set forth in 
     subsection (b), the Fund, acting through the Executive Board, 
     should--
       (i) develop grant making requirements to be administered by 
     an independent technical review panel comprised of entities 
     barred from applying for funding or support;
       (ii) provide grants, including challenge grants, technical 
     assistance, concessional lending, catalytic investment funds, 
     and other innovative funding mechanisms, in coordination with 
     ongoing bilateral and multilateral efforts, as appropriate--

       (I) to help eligible partner countries close critical gaps 
     in health security, as identified through the Joint External 
     Evaluation process, the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems, and national action plans 
     for health security and other complementary or successor 
     indicators of global health security and pandemic prevention 
     and preparedness; and
       (II) to support measures that enable such countries, at the 
     national and subnational levels, and in partnership with 
     civil society and the private sector, to strengthen and 
     sustain resilient health systems and supply chains with the 
     resources, capacity, and personnel required to prevent, 
     detect, mitigate, and respond to infectious disease threats, 
     including the emergence or reemergence of pathogens, before 
     they become pandemics;

       (iii) leverage the expertise, capabilities, and resources 
     of proven, existing agencies and organizations to effectively 
     target and manage resources for impact, including through 
     alignment with, and co-financing of, complementary programs, 
     as appropriate and consistent with subparagraph (C); and
       (iv) develop recommendations for a mechanism for assisting 
     countries that are at high risk for the emergence or 
     reemergence of pathogens with pandemic potential to 
     participate in the Global Health Security Agenda and the 
     Joint External Evaluations.
       (B) Activities supported.--The activities to be supported 
     by the Fund should include efforts--
       (i) to enable eligible partner countries to formulate and 
     implement national health security and pandemic prevention 
     and preparedness action plans, advance action packages under 
     the Global Health Security Agenda, and adopt and uphold 
     commitments under the International Health Regulations (2005) 
     and other related international health agreements and 
     arrangements, as appropriate;
       (ii) to support health security budget planning in eligible 
     partner countries, including training in public financial 
     management, budget and health data transparency, human 
     resource information systems, and integrated and transparent 
     budget and health data;
       (iii) to strengthen the health workforce, including hiring, 
     training, and deploying experts and other essential staff, 
     including community health workers, to improve frontline 
     prevention of, and monitoring and preparedness for, unknown, 
     new, emerging, or reemerging pathogens, epidemics, and 
     pandemic threats, including capacity to surge and manage 
     additional staff during emergencies;
       (iv) to improve the quality of community health worker 
     programs as the foundation of pandemic preparedness and 
     response through application of appropriate assessment tools;
       (v) to improve infection prevention and control, the 
     protection of healthcare workers, including community health 
     workers, and access to water and sanitation within healthcare 
     settings;
       (vi) to combat the threat of antimicrobial resistance;
       (vii) to strengthen laboratory capacity and promote 
     biosafety and biosecurity through

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     the provision of material and technical assistance;
       (viii) to reduce the risk of bioterrorism, the emergence, 
     reemergence, or spread of zoonotic disease (whether through 
     loss of natural habitat, the commercial trade in wildlife for 
     human consumption, or other means), and accidental biological 
     release;
       (ix) to build technical capacity to manage, as appropriate, 
     supply chains for applicable global health commodities 
     through effective forecasting, procurement, warehousing, and 
     delivery from central warehouses to points of service in both 
     the public and private sectors;
       (x) to enable bilateral, regional, and international 
     partnerships and cooperation, including through pandemic 
     early warning systems and emergency operations centers, to 
     identify and address transnational infectious disease threats 
     exacerbated by natural and man-made disasters, human 
     displacement, and zoonotic infection;
       (xi) to establish partnerships for the sharing of best 
     practices and enabling eligible countries to meet targets and 
     indicators under the Joint External Evaluation process, the 
     Global Health Security Index classification of health 
     systems, and national action plans for health security 
     relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of 
     neglected tropical diseases;
       (xii) to build the capacity of eligible partner countries 
     to prepare for and respond to second order development 
     impacts of infectious disease outbreaks and maintain 
     essential health services, while accounting for the 
     differentiated needs and vulnerabilities of marginalized 
     populations, including women and girls;
       (xiii) to develop and utilize metrics to monitor and 
     evaluate programmatic performance and identify best 
     practices, including in accordance with Joint External 
     Evaluation benchmarks, Global Health Security Agenda targets, 
     and Global Health Security Index indicators;
       (xiv) to develop and deploy mechanisms to enhance and 
     independently monitor the transparency and accountability of 
     global health security and pandemic prevention and 
     preparedness programs and data, in compliance with the 
     International Health Regulations (2005), including through 
     the sharing of trends, risks, and lessons learned;
       (xv) to promote broad participation in health emergency 
     planning and advisory bodies, including by women and 
     frontline health workers;
       (xvi) to develop and implement simulation exercises, 
     produce and release after action reports, and address related 
     gaps;
       (xvii) to support countries in conducting Joint External 
     Evaluations;
       (xviii) to improve disease surveillance capacity in partner 
     counties, including at the community level, such that those 
     countries are better able to detect and respond to known and 
     unknown pathogens and zoonotic infectious diseases; and
       (xix) to support governments through coordinated and 
     prioritized assistance efforts to prevent the emergence, 
     reemergence, or spread of zoonotic diseases caused by 
     deforestation, commercial trade in wildlife for human 
     consumption, climate-related events, and unsafe interactions 
     between wildlife, livestock, and people.
       (C) Implementation of program objectives.--In carrying out 
     the objectives under subparagraph (A), the Fund should work 
     to eliminate duplication and waste by upholding strict 
     transparency and accountability standards and coordinating 
     its programs and activities with key partners working to 
     advance global health security and pandemic prevention and 
     preparedness, including--
       (i) governments, independent civil society, nongovernmental 
     organizations, research and academic institutions, and 
     private sector entities in eligible partner countries;
       (ii) the pandemic early warning systems and international 
     emergency operations centers to be established under 
     subsections (j) and (k) of section 1295;
       (iii) the World Health Organization;
       (iv) the Global Health Security Agenda;
       (v) the Global Health Security Initiative;
       (vi) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
     Malaria;
       (vii) the United Nations Office for the Coordination of 
     Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, and other relevant funds, 
     programs, and specialized agencies of the United Nations;
       (viii) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance;
       (ix) the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations 
     (CEPI);
       (x) The World Organisation for Animal Health;
       (xi) The United Nations Environment Programme;
       (xii) Food and Agriculture Organization; and
       (xiii) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
       (2) Priority.--In providing assistance under this section, 
     the Fund should give priority to low-and lower middle income 
     countries with--
       (A) low scores on the Global Health Security Index 
     classification of health systems;
       (B) measurable gaps in global health security and pandemic 
     prevention and preparedness identified under Joint External 
     Evaluations and national action plans for health security;
       (C) demonstrated political and financial commitment to 
     pandemic prevention and preparedness; and
       (D) demonstrated commitment to upholding global health 
     budget and data transparency and accountability standards, 
     complying with the International Health Regulations (2005), 
     investing in domestic health systems, and achieving 
     measurable results.
       (3) Eligible grant recipients.--Governments and 
     nongovernmental organizations should be eligible to receive 
     grants as described in this section.
       (d) Administration.--
       (1) Appointments.--The Executive Board should appoint--
       (A) an Administrator, who should be responsible for 
     managing the day-to-day operations of the Fund; and
       (B) an independent Inspector General, who should be 
     responsible for monitoring grants implementation and 
     proactively safeguarding against conflicts of interests.
       (2) Authority to accept and solicit contributions.--The 
     Fund should be authorized to solicit and accept contributions 
     from governments, the private sector, foundations, 
     individuals, and nongovernmental entities.
       (3) Accountability; conflicts of interest; criteria for 
     programs.--As part of the negotiations described in 
     subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the State, consistent 
     with paragraph (4), should--
       (A) take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the 
     Fund will have in effect adequate procedures and standards to 
     account for and monitor the use of funds contributed to the 
     Fund, including the cost of administering the Fund;
       (B) ensure there is agreement to put in place a conflict of 
     interest policy to ensure fairness and a high standard of 
     ethical conduct in the Fund's decision-making processes, 
     including proactive procedures to screen staff for conflicts 
     of interest and measures to address any conflicts, such as 
     potential divestments of interests, prohibition from engaging 
     in certain activities, recusal from certain decision-making 
     and administrative processes, and representation by an 
     alternate board member; and
       (C) seek agreement on the criteria that should be used to 
     determine the programs and activities that should be assisted 
     by the Fund.
       (4) Selection of partner countries, projects, and 
     recipients.--The Executive Board should establish--
       (A) eligible partner country selection criteria, to include 
     transparent metrics to measure and assess global health 
     security and pandemic prevention and preparedness strengths 
     and vulnerabilities in countries seeking assistance;
       (B) minimum standards for ensuring eligible partner country 
     ownership and commitment to long-term results, including 
     requirements for domestic budgeting, resource mobilization, 
     and co-investment;
       (C) criteria for the selection of projects to receive 
     support from the Fund;
       (D) standards and criteria regarding qualifications of 
     recipients of such support;
       (E) such rules and procedures as may be necessary for cost-
     effective management of the Fund; and
       (F) such rules and procedures as may be necessary to ensure 
     transparency and accountability in the grant-making process.
       (5) Additional transparency and accountability 
     requirements.--
       (A) Inspector general.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of State shall seek to 
     ensure that the Inspector General appointed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)--

       (I) is fully enabled to operate independently and 
     transparently;
       (II) is supported by and with the requisite resources and 
     capacity to regularly conduct and publish, on a publicly 
     accessible website, rigorous financial, programmatic, and 
     reporting audits and investigations of the Fund and its 
     grantees; and
       (III) establishes an investigative unit that--

       (aa) develops an oversight mechanism to ensure that grant 
     funds are not diverted to illicit or corrupt purposes or 
     activities; and
       (bb) submits an annual report to the Executive Board 
     describing its activities, investigations, and results.
       (ii) Sense of congress on corruption.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that--

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

       (B) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary of State shall 
     seek to ensure the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes 
     publicly available a system to track the administrative and 
     management costs of the Fund on a quarterly basis.
       (C) Financial tracking systems.--The Secretary of State 
     shall ensure that the Fund establishes, maintains, and makes 
     publicly available a system to track the amount of funds 
     disbursed to each grant recipient and sub-recipient during a 
     grant's fiscal cycle.
       (D) Exemption from duties and taxes.--The Secretary should 
     ensure that the Fund adopts rules that condition grants upon 
     agreement by the relevant national authorities in an eligible 
     partner country to exempt from duties and taxes all products 
     financed by such grants, including procurements by any 
     principal or sub-recipient for the purpose of carrying out 
     such grants.
       (e) Advisory Board.--

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       (1) In general.--There should be an Advisory Board to the 
     Fund.
       (2) Appointments.--The members of the Advisory Board should 
     be composed of--
       (A) a geographically diverse group of individuals that 
     includes representation from low- and middle-income 
     countries;
       (B) individuals with experience and leadership in the 
     fields of development, global health, epidemiology, medicine, 
     biomedical research, and social sciences; and
       (C) representatives of relevant United Nations agencies, 
     including the World Health Organization, and nongovernmental 
     organizations with on-the ground experience in implementing 
     global health programs in low and lower-middle income 
     countries.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Advisory Board should provide 
     advice and guidance to the Executive Board of the Fund on the 
     development and implementation of programs and projects to be 
     assisted by the Fund and on leveraging donations to the Fund.
       (4) Prohibition on payment of compensation.--
       (A) In general.--Except for travel expenses (including per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence), no member of the Advisory Board 
     should receive compensation for services performed as a 
     member of the Board.
       (B) United states representative.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including an international 
     agreement), a representative of the United States on the 
     Advisory Board may not accept compensation for services 
     performed as a member of the Board, except that such 
     representative may accept travel expenses, including per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence, while away from the representative's 
     home or regular place of business in the performance of 
     services for the Board.
       (5) Conflicts of interest.--Members of the Advisory Board 
     should be required to disclose any potential conflicts of 
     interest prior to serving on the Advisory Board and, in the 
     event of any conflicts of interest, recuse themselves from 
     such matters during their service on the Advisory Board.
       (f) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Status report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the USAID Administrator, and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     describes the progress of international negotiations to 
     establish the Fund.
       (2) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the establishment of the Fund, and annually thereafter for 
     the duration of the Fund, the Secretary of State, shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the administration of the Fund.
       (B) Report elements.--The report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall describe--
       (i) the goals of the Fund;
       (ii) the programs, projects, and activities supported by 
     the Fund;
       (iii) private and governmental contributions to the Fund; 
     and
       (iv) the criteria utilized to determine the programs and 
     activities that should be assisted by the Fund, including 
     baselines, targets, desired outcomes, measurable goals, and 
     extent to which those goals are being achieved.
       (3) GAO report on effectiveness.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which the Fund is established, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     evaluates the effectiveness of the Fund, including the 
     effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities 
     supported by the Fund, as described in subsection (c)(1).
       (g) United States Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to submission of the certification 
     under this subsection, the President is authorized to make 
     available for United States contributions to the Fund such 
     funds as may be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     such purpose.
       (2) Notification.--The Secretary of State shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days 
     in advance of making a contribution to the Fund, including--
       (A) the amount of the proposed contribution;
       (B) the total of funds contributed by other donors; and
       (C) the national interests served by United States 
     participation in the Fund.
       (3) Limitation.--During the 5-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, a United States 
     contribution to the Fund may not cause the cumulative total 
     of United States contributions to the Fund to exceed 33 
     percent of the total contributions to the Fund from all 
     sources.
       (4) Withholdings.--
       (A) Support for acts of international terrorism.--If the 
     Secretary of State determines that the Fund has provided 
     assistance to a country, the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 
     620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) 
     has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism, the United States shall withhold from its 
     contribution to the Fund for the next fiscal year an amount 
     equal to the amount expended by the Fund to the government of 
     such country.
       (B) Excessive salaries.--During the 5-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the Secretary of 
     State determines that the salary of any individual employed 
     by the Fund exceeds the salary of the Vice President of the 
     United States for such fiscal year, the United States should 
     withhold from its contribution for the next fiscal year an 
     amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the salary of 
     each such individual exceeds the salary of the Vice President 
     of the United States.
       (C) Accountability certification requirement.--The 
     Secretary of State may withhold not more than 20 percent of 
     planned United States contributions to the Fund until the 
     Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Fund has established procedures to 
     provide access by the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of State, as cognizant Inspector General, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, the Inspector General of USAID, and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States to the Fund's financial data and 
     other information relevant to United States contributions to 
     the Fund (as determined by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State).
       (h) Compliance With the Foreign Aid Transparency and 
     Accountability Act of 2016.--Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid 
     Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-
     191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 
     Response Act of 2021.''.
       (i) Prohibition Against United States Foreign Assistance 
     for the Government of the People's Republic of China.--None 
     of the assistance authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subtitle may be made available to the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China or to any entity owned or 
     controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4397. Mr. GRASSLEY 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. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ACTUAL COST OF 
                   CERTAIN NET ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE 
                   OF NET ASSESSMENT.

       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 congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the results of an analysis of the actual cost 
     of performance of net assessments conducted by the Office of 
     Net Assessment of standing trends and future prospects of 
     United States military capabilities and national potential in 
     comparison with those of other countries or groups of 
     countries so as to identify emerging or future threats or 
     opportunities for the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4398. Mr. COTTON 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. AUSTRALIA-UNITED STATES LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The People's Republic of China continues to assert its 
     regional ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (2) The ideological aims driving the Chinese Communist 
     Party's foreign policy runs counter to aims of democracies 
     such as the United States and its allies.
       (3) Australia has been one of the United State's staunchest 
     allies for well over 100 years. This ``Mateship'' began with 
     the visit of the American Great White Fleet to Sydney Harbor 
     in 1908. The budding relationship was soon sealed through 
     American and Australian troops fighting and dying together in 
     the World War I.
       (4) Since the World War I, Australians and Americans--
       (A) have supported each other in every major military 
     conflict in which the United States was involved; and
       (B) have mutually supported each another in intelligence-
     sharing.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

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       (1) the United States must continue to build and maintain 
     strong relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-
     Pacific region to successfully compete with the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (2) the Australia-United States relationship will continue 
     to be vital throughout the 21st century and beyond to compete 
     with and deter China;
       (3) as the Australia-United States alliance evolves, it is 
     vital to ensure that emerging leaders in both countries 
     develop a deep understanding of their ally's view of the 
     world; and
       (4) exchange programs between key legislative national 
     security staff from Congress and Australian Parliament will 
     further bind our nations together.
       (c) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Majority Leader of the Senate, the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, working through a designated nonprofit, such 
     as a think tank, a foundation, or another suitable 
     organization contracted by the Department of Defense 
     competitive award process, shall work with the leaders of the 
     Australian Parliament to establish the Australia-United 
     States Legislative Exchange Program (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Program'').
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be to 
     coordinate annual 1 to 2 week legislative exchanges between 
     United States congressional staff and the Australian 
     parliamentary staff that focus on national security, foreign 
     policy, and other issues of mutual interest between the 2 
     countries.
       (3) Selection of staff.--
       (A) Congressional staff.--In carrying out the Program, the 
     congressional leaders referred to in paragraph (1), in 
     consultation with the head of the nonprofit designated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), shall jointly select a bipartisan, 
     bicameral group of congressional staff for each exchange 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (B) Parliamentary staff.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     leaders in the Australian Parliament will select a 
     politically balanced group of Australian parliamentary staff 
     who will participate in each exchange described in paragraph 
     (2).
       (4) Venues.--The exchanges described in paragraph (2) shall 
     take place primarily in Washington, D.C. and Canberra, 
     Australia, but may include opportunities for staff--
       (A) to engage in cultural immersion activities; and
       (B) to tour other key regions in each country in accordance 
     with the purposes of the Program.
       (5) Program activities.--Program participants, while 
     visiting the partner country, shall--
       (A) meet with senior executive and legislative branch 
     officials, think tank scholars, and nonprofit advocacy 
     groups; and
       (B) participate in specially designed courses covering the 
     politics and foreign policy issues in such country with the 
     intent to foster a deeper understanding of the political 
     environment in which their counterparts operate.
       (6) Consultation.--In managing the Program on behalf of the 
     congressional leaders referred to in paragraph (1), the head 
     of the nonprofit designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     consult with, and accepting guidance from, senior staff of 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (7) Alumni network.--The head of the nonprofit designated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall establish an alumni network 
     program, in cooperation with a representative of the 
     Australian Parliament, that brings together past alumni of 
     the program for special events or programs that provide for 
     further exchanges and lasting relationships between 
     policymakers and leaders in both countries.
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  SA 4399. Mr. COTTON 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 title XIV, add the following:

Subtitle D--Extraction and Processing of Defense Minerals in the United 
                                 States

     SEC. 1431. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Restoring Essential 
     Energy and Security Holdings Onshore for Rare Earths Act of 
     2021'' or the ``REEShore Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1432. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Defense mineral.--The term ``defense mineral'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``critical mineral'' in section 
     7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (division Z of Public Law 
     116-260; 30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
       (3) Defense mineral product.--The term ``defense mineral 
     product'' means any product--
       (A) formed or comprised of, or manufactured from, one or 
     more defense minerals; and
       (B) used in military defense technologies or other related 
     applications.

     SEC. 1433. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC DEFENSE 
                   MINERAL AND DEFENSE MINERAL PRODUCTS RESERVE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the storage of 
     substantial quantities of defense minerals and defense 
     mineral products will--
       (1) diminish the vulnerability of the United States to the 
     effects of a severe supply chain interruption; and
       (2) provide limited protection from the short-term 
     consequences of an interruption in supplies of defense 
     mineral products.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in procuring defense minerals and defense mineral products, 
     the Secretary of Defense should prioritize procurement of 
     defense minerals and defense mineral products from sources in 
     the United States, including that are mined, produced, 
     separated, and manufactured within the United States.
       (c) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the United States Geologic Survey, and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report describing--
       (A) the strategic requirements of the United States 
     regarding stockpiles of defense minerals and defense mineral 
     products; and
       (B) the requirements for such metals and products to 
     support the United States for one year in the event of a 
     supply disruption.
       (2) Considerations.--In developing the report required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration the needs 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States, the defense 
     industrial and technology sectors, and any places, 
     organizations, physical infrastructure, or digital 
     infrastructure designated as critical to the national 
     security of the United States.
       (d) Reassessment of Requirements.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) jointly and continually reassess the strategic 
     requirements described in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and 
     the considerations described in paragraph (2) of that 
     subsection; and
       (2) not less frequently than annually, submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report--
       (A) on that reassessment; and
       (B) describing any activities relating to the establishment 
     or use of a strategic defense minerals and defense mineral 
     products reserve during the preceding year.

     SEC. 1434. REPORT ON DISCLOSURES CONCERNING DEFENSE MINERALS 
                   BY CONTRACTORS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Not later than December 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes--
       (1) a disclosure, provided by a contractor to the 
     Department of Defense, of any system with a defense mineral 
     product that is a permanent magnet, including an 
     identification of the country or countries in which--
       (A) the defense minerals used in the magnet were mined;
       (B) such defense minerals were refined into oxides;
       (C) such defense minerals were made into metals and alloys; 
     and
       (D) the magnet was sintered or bonded and magnetized;
       (2) if a contractor cannot make the disclosure described in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a magnet, an assessment of the 
     effect of requiring the contractor to establish and implement 
     an independently verifiable supply chain tracking system in 
     order to provide that disclosure not later than 180 days 
     after providing the magnet to the Department of Defense;
       (3) an assessment of the extent of reliance by the United 
     States on foreign countries, and especially countries that 
     are not allies of the United States, for defense minerals;
       (4) a determination with respect to which systems are of 
     the greatest concern for interruptions of defense minerals 
     supply chains; and
       (5) any suggestions for legislation or funding that would 
     mitigate supply chain security gaps.

     SEC. 1435. PRODUCTION IN AND USES OF DEFENSE MINERALS BY 
                   UNITED STATES ALLIES.

       (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to 
     encourage countries that are allies of the United States to 
     eliminate their dependence on non-allied countries for 
     defense minerals to the maximum extent practicable.

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       (b) Report Required.--Not later than December 31, 2022, and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report--
       (1) describing in detail the discussions of such 
     Secretaries with countries that are allies of the United 
     States concerning supply chain security for defense minerals;
       (2) assessing the likelihood of those countries 
     discontinuing the use of defense minerals from the People's 
     Republic of China or other countries that such Secretaries 
     deem to be of concern; and
       (3) assessing initiatives in other countries to increase 
     defense mineral mining and production capabilities.
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  SA 4400. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Menendez) 
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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
                   PREVENTION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act 
     of 2021'' or as the ``TRAP Act of 2021''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The International Criminal Police Organization 
     (INTERPOL) works to prevent and fight crime through enhanced 
     cooperation and innovation on police and security matters, 
     including kleptocracy, counterterrorism, cybercrime, 
     counternarcotics, and transnational organized crime.
       (2) United States membership and participation in INTERPOL 
     advances the national security and law enforcement interests 
     of the United States related to combating kleptocracy, 
     terrorism, cybercrime, narcotics, and transnational organized 
     crime.
       (3) Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that the 
     organization aims ``[to] ensure and promote the widest 
     possible mutual assistance between all criminal police 
     authorities . . . in the spirit of the `Universal Declaration 
     of Human Rights' ''.
       (4) Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that ``[i]t 
     is strictly forbidden for the Organization to undertake any 
     intervention or activities of a political, military, 
     religious or racial character''.
       (5) These principles provide INTERPOL with a foundation 
     based on respect for human rights and avoidance of 
     politically motivated actions by the organization and its 
     members.
       (6) According to the Justice Manual of the United States 
     Department of Justice, ``[i]n the United States, national law 
     prohibits the arrest of the subject of a Red Notice issued by 
     another INTERPOL member country, based upon the notice 
     alone''.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     some INTERPOL member countries have repeatedly misused 
     INTERPOL's databases and processes, including Notice and 
     Diffusion mechanisms, for activities of an overtly political 
     or other unlawful character and in violation of international 
     human rights standards, including making requests to harass 
     or persecute political opponents, human rights defenders, or 
     journalists.
       (d) Support for INTERPOL Institutional Reforms.--The 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall--
       (1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
     States, as appropriate, within INTERPOL's General Assembly 
     and Executive Committee to promote reforms aimed at improving 
     the transparency of INTERPOL and ensuring its operation 
     consistent with its Constitution, particularly articles 2 and 
     3, and Rules on the Processing of Data, including--
       (A) supporting INTERPOL's reforms enhancing the screening 
     process for Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL 
     communications to ensure they comply with INTERPOL's 
     Constitution and Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD);
       (B) supporting and strengthening INTERPOL's coordination 
     with the Commission for Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) in 
     cases in which INTERPOL or the CCF has determined that a 
     member country issued a Notice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL 
     communication against an individual in violation of articles 
     2 or 3 of the INTERPOL Constitution, or the RPD, to prohibit 
     such member country from seeking the publication or issuance 
     of any subsequent Notices, Diffusions, or other INTERPOL 
     communication against the same individual based on the same 
     set of claims or facts;
       (C) increasing, to the extent practicable, dedicated 
     funding to the CCF and the Notices and Diffusions Task Force 
     in order to further expand operations related to the review 
     of requests for red notices and red diffusions;
       (D) supporting candidates for positions within INTERPOL's 
     structures, including the Presidency, Executive Committee, 
     General Secretariat, and CCF who have demonstrated experience 
     relating to and respect for the rule of law;
       (E) seeking to require INTERPOL in its annual report to 
     provide a detailed account, disaggregated by member country 
     or entity of--
       (i) the number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color, 
     that it received;
       (ii) the number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color, 
     that it rejected;
       (iii) the category of violation identified in each instance 
     of a rejected Notice;
       (iv) the number of Diffusions that it cancelled without 
     reference to decisions by the CCF; and
       (v) the sources of all INTERPOL income during the reporting 
     period; and
       (F) supporting greater transparency by the CCF in its 
     annual report by providing a detailed account, disaggregated 
     by country, of--
       (i) the number of admissible requests for correction or 
     deletion of data received by the CCF regarding issued 
     Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications; and
       (ii) the category of violation alleged in each such 
     complaint;
       (2) inform the INTERPOL General Secretariat about incidents 
     in which member countries abuse INTERPOL communications for 
     politically motivated or other unlawful purposes so that, as 
     appropriate, action can be taken by INTERPOL; and
       (3) request to censure member countries that repeatedly 
     abuse and misuse INTERPOL's red notice and red diffusion 
     mechanisms, including restricting the access of those 
     countries to INTERPOL's data and information systems.
       (e) Report on INTERPOL.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter for a period 
     of 4 years, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with the heads of other relevant United 
     States Government departments or agencies, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an 
     assessment of how INTERPOL member countries abuse INTERPOL 
     Red Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications 
     for political motives and other unlawful purposes within the 
     past three years.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A list of countries that the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary determine have repeatedly abused and misused the 
     red notice and red diffusion mechanisms for political 
     purposes.
       (B) A description of the most common tactics employed by 
     member countries in conducting such abuse, including the 
     crimes most commonly alleged and the INTERPOL communications 
     most commonly exploited.
       (C) An assessment of the adequacy of INTERPOL mechanisms 
     for challenging abusive requests, including the Commission 
     for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF), an assessment of 
     the CCF's March 2017 Operating Rules, and any shortcoming the 
     United States believes should be addressed.
       (D) A description of how INTERPOL's General Secretariat 
     identifies requests for red notice or red diffusions that are 
     politically motivated or are otherwise in violation of 
     INTERPOL's rules and how INTERPOL reviews and addresses cases 
     in which a member country has abused or misused the red 
     notice and red diffusion mechanisms for overtly political 
     purposes.
       (E) A description of any incidents in which the Department 
     of Justice assesses that United States courts and executive 
     departments or agencies have relied on INTERPOL 
     communications in contravention of existing law or policy to 
     seek the detention of individuals or render judgments 
     concerning their immigration status or requests for asylum, 
     with holding of removal, or convention against torture claims 
     and any measures the Department of Justice or other executive 
     departments or agencies took in response to these incidents.
       (F) A description of how the United States monitors and 
     responds to likely instances of abuse of INTERPOL 
     communications by member countries that could affect the 
     interests of the United States, including citizens and 
     nationals of the United States, employees of the United 
     States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully 
     present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum, 
     withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims, 
     though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
       (G) A description of what actions the United States takes 
     in response to credible information it receives concerning 
     likely abuse of INTERPOL communications targeting employees 
     of the United States Government for activities they undertook 
     in an official capacity.
       (H) A description of United States advocacy for reform and 
     good governance within INTERPOL.
       (I) A strategy for improving interagency coordination to 
     identify and address instances of INTERPOL abuse that affect 
     the interests of the United States, including international 
     respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, citizens 
     and nationals of the United States, employees of the United 
     States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully

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     present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum, 
     withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims, 
     though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required under this 
     subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex, as appropriate. The unclassified 
     portion of the report shall be posted on a publicly available 
     website of the Department of State and of the Department of 
     Justice.
       (4) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission 
     of each report under paragraph (1), the Department of Justice 
     and the Department of State, in coordination with other 
     relevant United States Government departments and agencies, 
     shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     content of the reports and recent instances of INTERPOL abuse 
     by member countries and United States efforts to identify and 
     challenge such abuse, including efforts to promote reform and 
     good governance within INTERPOL.
       (f) Prohibition Regarding Basis for Extradition.--No United 
     States Government department or agency may extradite an 
     individual based solely on an INTERPOL Red Notice or 
     Diffusion issued by another INTERPOL member country for such 
     individual.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (2) INTERPOL communications.--The term ``INTERPOL 
     communications'' means any INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion or 
     any entry into any INTERPOL database or other communications 
     system maintained by INTERPOL.
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  SA 4401. Mr. THUNE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Daines)) 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. MCCAIN-MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``eligible individual'' means an individual 
     who meets the eligibility criteria established under 
     subsection (d)(1)(A);
       (2) the term ``Program'' means the McCain-Mansfield 
     Fellowship Program established under subsection (b); and
       (3) the term ``Sergeant at Arms'' means the Sergeant at 
     Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than December 31, 2023, and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sergeant 
     at Arms shall establish a fellowship program to be known as 
     the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for wounded or 
     disabled veterans.
       (c) Fellowships.--Under the Program, an eligible individual 
     may serve a 24-month fellowship in the office of a Senator.
       (d) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate shall promulgate regulations for the 
     administration of the Program, including establishing the 
     criteria for--
       (A) eligibility to participate in a fellowship under the 
     Program; and
       (B) a method of prioritizing the assignment of fellowships 
     to the offices of Senators under the Program, if the amount 
     made available to carry out the Program for a fiscal year is 
     not enough to provide fellowships in all offices requesting 
     to participate in the Program for such fiscal year.
       (2) Placement.--An eligible individual may serve in a 
     fellowship under the Program at the office of a Senator in 
     the District of Columbia or at a State office of the Senator.
       (3) Authority for agreement.--The Sergeant at Arms may 
     enter into an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer 
     of the House of Representatives for the joint operation of 
     the Program, the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship 
     Program established under House Resolution 107, 116th 
     Congress, agreed to October 29, 2019, and the Wounded Warrior 
     Fellowship Program carried out by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer.
       (e) Exclusion of Appointees for Purposes of Compensation 
     Limits.--The compensation paid to any eligible individual 
     serving in a fellowship under the Program in the office of a 
     Senator shall not be included in the determination of the 
     aggregate gross compensation for employees employed by the 
     Senator under section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1968 (20 U.S.C. 4575(d)(1)).
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  SA 4402. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Tillis) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. REPORT ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
                   INTERDICT OR BLOCKADE CERTAIN VESSELS IN THE 
                   SOUTH AND EAST CHINA SEAS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the ability of the Department of Defense, in the event of 
     hostilities between the United States and the People's 
     Republic of China, to interdict or blockade civilian merchant 
     shipping vessels transiting the South and East China Seas 
     under the flag of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of each of the following:
       (A) The number of such vessels that transit the South and 
     East China Seas annually.
       (B) The annual percentage of trade by the People's Republic 
     of China that is conducted through the South and East China 
     Seas by such vessels.
       (C) The maritime choke points in the South and East China 
     Seas that are most important to the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (D) The capacity and capability of the Department--
       (i) to execute a blockade of such vessels around maritime 
     choke points in the South and East China Seas; and
       (ii) to otherwise interdict such vessels.
       (E) The manner in which the granting or rejection of 
     basing, overflight, or transit rights by countries bordering 
     the South and East China Seas would affect the ability of the 
     Department to interdict or blockade such vessels.
       (2) A description of any instance of Department-funded 
     wargames in which the United States or the People's Republic 
     of China initiated any type of blockade, including the 
     lessons learned from any such instance and the views of the 
     game participants.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and include a classified 
     annex.
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  SA 4403. Mr. LANKFORD 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. CHINESE DEBT STUDY.

       (a) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State, working through the Under Secretary of State for 
     Economic Affairs, shall direct each United States embassy to 
     prepare a report outlining Chinese equity and assets within 
     their respective countries of operation.
       (b) Contents.--Each report prepared pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include, with respect to the indebted country--
       (1) an assessment of the country's overall debt obligations 
     to the People's Republic of China;
       (2) a list of known infrastructure projects that are 
     financed from capital provided by--
       (A) the banking system of the People's Republic of China, 
     including--
       (i) policy banks, including--

       (I) the China Development Bank;
       (II) the Export-Import Bank of China; and
       (III) the Agricultural Development Bank of China;

       (ii) commercial banks owned by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, including--

       (I) the Bank of China;
       (II) the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China;
       (III) the Agricultural Bank of China;
       (IV) the China Construction Bank; and
       (V) the Bank of Communications Limited;

       (iii) sovereign wealth funds, including--

       (I) China Investment Corporation;
       (II) China Life Insurance Company;
       (III) China National Social Security Fund; and
       (IV) the Silk Road Fund;

       (iv) urban commercial banks; and
       (v) rural financial institutions;
       (B) international financing institutions, including--
       (i) the World Bank Group;
       (ii) the Asian Development Bank;
       (iii) the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and

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       (iv) the New Development Bank; and
       (C) any other financial institution or entity the Secretary 
     of State considers appropriate;
       (3) an assessment of which known infrastructure projects 
     included in the list described in paragraph (2) are projects 
     under the Belt and Road Initiative;
       (4) any domestic vulnerabilities that the debts referred to 
     in paragraph (1) could exacerbate in such country;
       (5) a list of collateral for debts incurred by Belt and 
     Road Initiative projects described in paragraph (3); and
       (6) a list of known assets in the country that are owned by 
     entities controlled by the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, including telecommunications and critical 
     infrastructure.
       (c) Submission; Compilation.--
       (1) Staffing.--Each diplomatic post shall designate at 
     least 1 employee--
       (A) to monitor the investments of the entities referred to 
     in subsection (b)(2); and
       (B) to compile the reports required under subsection (a).
       (2) Submission.--Not later than 120 days after receiving 
     each directive described in subsection (a), the ambassador or 
     charge d'affaires of each embassy shall submit a report 
     containing the information described in subsection (b) to the 
     Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth.
       (3) Compilation.--The Under Secretary of State for Economic 
     Growth shall annually compile the information contained in 
     the reports submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) to create a 
     centralized database of information about Chinese capital 
     investments in the developing world.
       (d) Notifications; Annual Report.--
       (1) Notifications.--After the submission of the initial 
     reports pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Under Secretary of 
     State for Economic Growth require that the employees 
     designated under subsection (c)(1), under the supervision of 
     the ambassador or charge d'affaires of the diplomatic post to 
     which they are assigned, to notify the Under Secretary not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the employee 
     discovers that an entity referred to in subsection (b)(2) has 
     made a new investment in an infrastructure project in the 
     country in which such diplomatic post is located.
       (2) Annual report.--The ambassador or charge d'affaires of 
     each embassy shall submit a holistic annual report to the 
     Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth that contains 
     information about all investments in infrastructure projects 
     made in the country in which such embassy is located by any 
     entity referred to in subsection (b)(2) during the 1-year 
     period immediately preceding such submission.
       (e) Use of Information.--The Under Secretary of State for 
     Economic Growth, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 
     State for Political Affairs, shall utilize the information in 
     the database compiled pursuant to subsection (c)(2) to 
     provide guidance to the leadership and staff of relevant 
     embassies to counter the influence of the People's Republic 
     of China in the indebted countries.
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  SA 4404. Mr. KELLY 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. ____. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE GILA 
                   RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Blackwater trading post land.--The term ``Blackwater 
     Trading Post Land'' means the approximately 55.3 acres of 
     land as depicted on the map that--
       (A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, and bordered by 
     Community land to the east, west, and north and State Highway 
     87 to the south; and
       (B) is owned by the Community.
       (2) Community.--The term ``Community'' means the Gila River 
     Indian Community of the Reservation.
       (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Results 
     of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion of the West \1/2\ of 
     Section 12, Township 5 South, Range 7 East, Gila and Salt 
     River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona'' and dated October 15, 
     2012.
       (4) Reservation.--The term ``Reservation'' means the land 
     located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation 
     created under sections 3 and 4 of the Act of February 28, 
     1859 (11 Stat. 401, chapter LXVI), and Executive orders of 
     August 31, 1876, June 14, 1879, May 5, 1882, November 15, 
     1883, July 31, 1911, June 2, 1913, August 27, 1914, and July 
     19, 1915, and any other lands placed in trust for the benefit 
     of the Community.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Land Taken Into Trust for Benefit of the Gila River 
     Indian Community.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take the Blackwater 
     Trading Post Land into trust for the benefit of the 
     Community, after the Community--
       (A) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest 
     of the Community in and to the Blackwater Trading Post Land;
       (B) submits to the Secretary a request to take the 
     Blackwater Trading Post Land into trust for the benefit of 
     the Community;
       (C) conducts a survey (to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary) to determine the exact acreage and legal 
     description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land, if the 
     Secretary determines a survey is necessary; and
       (D) pays all costs of any survey conducted under 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Availability of map.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under 
     paragraph (1), the map shall be on file and available for 
     public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Lands taken into trust part of reservation.--After the 
     date on which the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into 
     trust under paragraph (1), the land shall be treated as part 
     of the Reservation.
       (4) Gaming.--Class II and class III gaming under the Indian 
     Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be 
     allowed at any time on the land taken into trust under 
     paragraph (1).
       (5) Description.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cause the full 
     metes-and-bounds description of the Blackwater Trading Post 
     Land to be published in the Federal Register. The description 
     shall, on publication, constitute the official description of 
     the Blackwater Trading Post Land.
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  SA 4405. Mr. PETERS 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 in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. PILOT PROGRAM ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH 
                   INTERNET ECOSYSTEM COMPANIES TO DETECT AND 
                   DISRUPT ADVERSARY CYBER OPERATIONS.

       (a) Pilot Required.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, acting 
     through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency and in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense and National Cyber Director, establish and commence a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     entering into public-private partnerships with internet 
     ecosystem companies to facilitate, within the bounds of the 
     applicable provisions of law and companies' terms of service, 
     policies, procedures, contracts, and other agreements, 
     actions by such companies to discover and disrupt use of the 
     platforms, systems, services, and infrastructure of such 
     companies by malicious cyber actors.
       (b) Public-private Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to enter into one or 
     more public-private partnerships with internet ecosystem 
     companies to facilitate actions as described in subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Voluntary participation.--(A) Participation by an 
     internet ecosystem company in a public-private partnership 
     under the pilot program shall be voluntary.
       (B) Participation by an internet ecosystem company in any 
     activity under the pilot program set forth in subsection (c), 
     or otherwise occurring under the pilot program, shall be 
     voluntary.
       (C) No funds appropriated by any Act may be used to direct, 
     pressure, coerce, or otherwise require that any internet 
     ecosystem company take any action on their platforms, 
     systems, services, and infrastructure as part of this pilot 
     program.
       (c) Authorized Activities.--In establishing and conducting 
     the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary may--
       (1) provide assistance to a participating company in 
     developing effective know-your-customer processes and 
     requirements;
       (2) provide information, analytics, and technical 
     assistance to improve the ability of participating companies 
     to detect and prevent illicit or suspicious procurement, 
     payment, and account creation on their own platforms, 
     systems, services, or infrastructure;
       (3) develop and socialize best practices for the 
     collection, retention, and sharing of data by participating 
     companies to support internet ecosystem company discovery of 
     malicious cyber activity, investigations, and attribution on 
     their own platforms, systems, services, or infrastructure;
       (4) provide actionable, timely, and relevant information to 
     participating companies, such as information about ongoing 
     operations and infrastructure, threats, tactics, and 
     procedures, and indicators of compromise, to enable such 
     companies to detect and disrupt the use of their platforms, 
     systems, services, and infrastructure by malicious cyber 
     actors;
       (5) provide recommendations for (but not design, develop, 
     install, operate, or maintain) operational workflows, 
     assessment and

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     compliance practices, and training that participating 
     internet ecosystem companies can institute within their 
     companies to reliably detect and disrupt the use of their 
     platforms, systems, services, and infrastructure by malicious 
     cyber actors;
       (6) provide recommendations for accelerating, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, the automation of existing or 
     instituted operational workflows to operate at line-rate in 
     order to enable real-time mitigation without the need for 
     manual review or action;
       (7) provide recommendations for (but not design, develop, 
     install, operate, or maintain) technical capabilities to 
     enable participating internet ecosystem companies to collect 
     and analyze data on malicious activities occurring on their 
     platforms, systems, services, and infrastructure to detect 
     and disrupt operations of malicious cyber actors; and
       (8) provide recommendations regarding relevant mitigations 
     for suspected or discovered malicious cyber activity and 
     thresholds for action.
       (d) Competition Concerns.--Consistent with section 1905 of 
     title 18, United States Code, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     any trade secret or proprietary information of a 
     participating internet ecosystem company made known to the 
     Federal Government pursuant to a public-private partnership 
     under the pilot program remains private and protected unless 
     explicitly authorized by the participating company.
       (e) Impartiality.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall not take any action that 
     is intended primarily to advance the particular business 
     interests of a given company but are otherwise authorized to 
     take actions that advance the interests of the United States, 
     notwithstanding differential impact or benefit to a given 
     company's or given companies' business interests.
       (f) Responsibilities.--
       (1) Secretary of homeland security.--The Secretary shall 
     exercise primary responsibility for the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a), organizing and directing 
     authorized activities with participating Federal Government 
     organizations and internet ecosystem companies to achieve the 
     objectives of the pilot program.
       (2) National cyber director.--The National Cyber Director 
     shall support prioritization and cross-agency coordination 
     for the pilot program required by subsection (a), including 
     ensuring appropriate participation by participating agencies 
     and the identification and prioritization of key private 
     sector entities and initiatives for the pilot program.
       (3) Secretary of defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide support and resources to the pilot program required 
     by subsection (a), including the provision of technical and 
     operational expertise drawn from appropriate and relevant 
     components of the Department of Defense, including the 
     National Security Agency, United States Cyber Command, the 
     Chief Information Officer, the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, military department Principal Cyber Advisors, and 
     the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (g) Participation of Other Federal Government Components.--
     The Secretary may invite to participate in the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a) the heads of such departments or 
     agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (h) Integration With Other Efforts.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the pilot program makes use of, builds upon, and, 
     as appropriate, integrates with and does not duplicate other 
     efforts of the Department of Homeland Security and the 
     Department of Defense relating to cybersecurity, including 
     the following:
       (1) The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       (2) The Cybersecurity Collaboration Center and Enduring 
     Security Framework of the National Security Agency.
       (i) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Limitation on government access to data.--Nothing in 
     this section authorizes sharing of information, including 
     information relating to customers of internet ecosystem 
     companies or private individuals, from an internet ecosystem 
     company to an agency, officer, or employee of the Federal 
     Government unless otherwise authorized by another provision 
     of law and the Secretary shall ensure compliance with this 
     subsection.
       (2) Stored communications act.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to permit or require disclosure by a 
     provider of a remote computing service or a provider of an 
     electronic communication service to the public of information 
     not otherwise permitted or required to be disclosed under 
     chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the ``Stored Communications Act'').
       (3) Third party customers.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to require a third party, such as a customer or 
     managed service provider of an internet ecosystem company, to 
     participate in the pilot program.
       (j) Briefings.--
       (1) Initial.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the National 
     Cyber Director, brief the appropriate committees of Congress 
     on the pilot program required by subsection (a).
       (B) Elements.--The briefing required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) The plans of the Secretary for the conduct of the pilot 
     program under subsection (a).
       (ii) Identification of key priorities for the pilot 
     program.
       (iii) Identification of any potential challenges in 
     standing up the pilot program or impediments to private 
     sector participation in the program, such as a lack of 
     liability protection.
       (iv) A description of the roles and responsibilities under 
     the pilot program of each participating Federal entity.
       (2) Annual.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three 
     years, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the National Cyber Director, brief 
     the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress of the 
     pilot program required by subsection (a).
       (B) Elements.--Each briefing required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) Recommendations for addressing relevant policy, 
     budgetary, and legislative gaps to make the pilot program 
     more effective.
       (ii) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have for 
     increasing private sector participation in the pilot program, 
     such as providing liability protection.
       (iii) A description of the challenges encountered in 
     carrying out subsection (a), including any concerns expressed 
     by private sector partners regarding participation in the 
     pilot program.
       (iv) The findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
     feasibility and advisability of extending or expanding the 
     pilot program
       (v) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (k) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (l) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``internet ecosystem company'' means a 
     business incorporated in the United States that provide 
     cybersecurity services, internet service, content delivery 
     services, Domain Name Service, cloud services, mobile 
     telecommunications services, email and messaging services, 
     internet browser services, or such other services as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate for the purposes of the 
     pilot program required by subsection (a).
       (3) The term ``participating company'' means an internet 
     ecosystem company that has entered into a public-private 
     partnership with the Secretary under subsection (b).
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4406. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and 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 B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. ADDITIONAL VISAS UNDER AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT 
                   VISA PROGRAM.

       Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
     2009 (Public Law 111-8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``34,500'' and 
     inserting ``38,500''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4407. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Durbin) 
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. REPORTS ON JOINT STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   AND GERMANY ON SUPPORTING UKRAINE, EUROPEAN 
                   ENERGY SECURITY, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States remains opposed to the completion of 
     the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which threatens the energy 
     security of many European allies;
       (2) the United States is concerned by recent efforts by the 
     Russian Federation to

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     weaponize gas supplies to advance its geopolitical agenda and 
     exploit the vulnerabilities of Eastern European companies; 
     and
       (3) the Government of Germany must make every effort--
       (A) to act upon all deliverables outlined in the joint 
     statement reached between the United States and Germany on 
     July 15, 2021;
       (B) to apply sanctions with respect to the Russian 
     Federation for any malign activity that weaponizes gas 
     supplies to European allies; and
       (C) to comply with the regulatory framework under the 
     European Union's Third Energy Package with respect to Nord 
     Stream 2.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter 
     through September 30, 2023, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the implementation of the United 
     States-Germany climate and energy joint statement announced 
     by the President on July 15, 2021.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of efforts undertaken by Germany to 
     execute the elements of such joint statement, including 
     efforts--
       (i) to implement assistance programs that--

       (I) support energy diversification in Ukraine; and
       (II) commit funding to, and mobilize investments toward, 
     sustainable energy;

       (ii) to support Ukraine in negotiations with Gazprom to 
     extend the current transit agreement; and
       (iii) to engage more deeply in the Minsk Agreements and the 
     Normandy Format for a political solution to the Russian 
     Federation's illegal occupation of Crimea.
       (B) An assessment of activities by the United States and 
     Germany to advance and provide funding for the Three Seas 
     Initiative.
       (C) A description of any activity of, or supported by, the 
     Government of the Russian Federation--
       (i) to weaponize the gas supplies of the Russian Federation 
     so as to exert political pressure upon any European country;
       (ii) to withhold gas supplies for the purpose of extracting 
     excessive profit over European customers; or
       (iii) to seek exemption from the European Union's Third 
     Energy Package regulatory framework.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4408. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Durbin) 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 1053 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1053. ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agency coordination lead.--The term ``Agency 
     Coordination Lead'' means a senior official designated by the 
     head of a relevant agency to serve as the Anomalous Health 
     Incident Agency Coordination Lead for such agency.
       (2) Appropriate national security committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate national security committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (J) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Interagency coordinator.--The term ``Interagency 
     Coordinator'' means the Anomalous Health Incidents 
     Interagency Coordinator designated pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (4) Relevant agencies.--The term ``relevant agencies'' 
     means--
       (A) the Department of Defense;
       (B) the Department of State;
       (C) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
       (D) the Department of Justice;
       (E) the Department of Homeland Security; and
       (F) other agencies and bodies designated by the Interagency 
     Coordinator.
       (b) Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator.--
       (1) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an 
     appropriate senior official as the ``Anomalous Health 
     Incidents Interagency Coordinator'', who shall work through 
     the President's designated National Security process--
       (A) to coordinate the United States Government's response 
     to anomalous health incidents;
       (B) to coordinate among relevant agencies to ensure 
     equitable and timely access to assessment and care for 
     affected personnel, dependents, and other appropriate 
     individuals;
       (C) to ensure adequate training and education for United 
     States Government personnel; and
       (D) to ensure that information regarding anomalous health 
     incidents is efficiently shared across relevant agencies in a 
     manner that provides appropriate protections for classified, 
     sensitive, and personal information.
       (2) Designation of agency coordination leads.--
       (A) In general.--The head of each relevant agency shall 
     designate a Senate-confirmed or other appropriate senior 
     official, who shall--
       (i) serve as the Anomalous Health Incident Agency 
     Coordination Lead for the relevant agency;
       (ii) report directly to the head of the relevant agency 
     regarding activities carried out under this section;
       (iii) perform functions specific to the relevant agency, 
     consistent with the directives of the Interagency Coordinator 
     and the established interagency process;
       (iv) participate in interagency briefings to Congress 
     regarding the United States Government response to anomalous 
     health incidents; and
       (v) represent the relevant agency in meetings convened by 
     the Interagency Coordinator.
       (B) Delegation prohibited.--An Agency Coordination Lead may 
     not delegate the responsibilities described in clauses (i) 
     through (v) of subparagraph (A).
       (3) Secure reporting mechanisms.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Interagency 
     Coordinator shall--
       (A) ensure that agencies develop a process to provide a 
     secure mechanism for personnel, their dependents, and other 
     appropriate individuals to self-report any suspected exposure 
     that could be an anomalous health incident;
       (B) ensure that agencies share all relevant data with the 
     Office of the Director of National Intelligence through 
     existing processes coordinated by the Interagency 
     Coordinator; and
       (C) in establishing the mechanism described in subparagraph 
     (A), prioritize secure information collection and handling 
     processes to protect classified, sensitive, and personal 
     information.
       (4) Briefings.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the 
     following 2 years, the Agency Coordination Leads shall 
     jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate national 
     security committees regarding progress made in achieving the 
     objectives described in paragraph (1).
       (B) Elements.--The briefings required under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include--
       (i) an update on the investigation into anomalous health 
     incidents impacting United States Government personnel and 
     their family members, including technical causation and 
     suspected perpetrators;
       (ii) an update on new or persistent incidents;
       (iii) threat prevention and mitigation efforts to include 
     personnel training;
       (iv) changes to operating posture due to anomalous health 
     threats;
       (v) an update on diagnosis and treatment efforts for 
     affected individuals, including patient numbers and wait 
     times to access care;
       (vi) efforts to improve and encourage reporting of 
     incidents;
       (vii) detailed roles and responsibilities of Agency 
     Coordination Leads;
       (viii) information regarding additional authorities or 
     resources needed to support the interagency response; and
       (ix) other matters that the Interagency Coordinator or the 
     Agency Coordination Leads consider appropriate.
       (C) Unclassified briefing summary.--The Agency Coordination 
     Leads shall provide a coordinated, unclassified summary of 
     the briefings to Congress, which shall include as much 
     information as practicable without revealing classified 
     information or information that is likely to identify an 
     individual.
       (5) Retention of authority.--The appointment of the 
     Interagency Coordinator shall not deprive any Federal agency 
     of any authority to independently perform its authorized 
     functions.
       (6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to limit--
       (A) the President's authority under article II of the 
     United States Constitution; or
       (B) the provision of health care and benefits to afflicted 
     individuals, consistent with existing laws.
       (c) Development and Dissemination of Workforce Guidance.--
     The President shall direct relevant agencies to develop and 
     disseminate to their employees, not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, updated workforce 
     guidance that describes--

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       (1) the threat posed by anomalous health incidents;
       (2) known defensive techniques; and
       (3) processes to self-report suspected exposure that could 
     be an anomalous health incident.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4409. 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. 14106. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Office of Global Women's Issues (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Office'') in the Department of State 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Department'') should--
       (1) be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's 
     Issues, who should be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate;
       (2) coordinate, under the direction of the Secretary of 
     State (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), the 
     United States foreign policy efforts to promote gender 
     equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls in 
     United States diplomacy, partnerships, and programs;
       (3) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary 
     regarding gender equality, women's and girls' empowerment, 
     and violence against women and girls as a priority of United 
     States foreign policy;
       (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
     multilateral fora on matters relevant to the status of women 
     and girls;
       (5) advise the Secretary and provide input on all 
     activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to 
     gender equality and the advancement of women and girls 
     internationally for all bureaus and offices of the Department 
     and in the international programs of all other Federal 
     agencies;
       (6) work to ensure that efforts to advance gender equality 
     and women's and girls' empowerment are fully integrated into 
     the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all 
     bureaus and offices of the Department and in the 
     international programs of other Federal agencies; and
       (7) conduct regular consultations with civil society 
     organizations that are working to advance gender equality and 
     empower women and girls internationally.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report or 
     provide a briefing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the efforts of the Office to 
     carry out the duties described in subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4410. Mr. PETERS (for himself 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 year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 356. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING 
                   RESEARCH RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL OR 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) support research efforts relating to perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
       (2) establish practices to ensure the timely and complete 
     dissemination of research findings and related data relating 
     to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to the 
     general public.
       (b) Publication of Information.--Beginning not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     Secretary of Defense shall publish on the publicly available 
     website established under section 331(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) timely and regularly updated 
     information on the research efforts of the Department of 
     Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances, which shall include the following:
       (1) A description of any research collaborations and data 
     sharing by the Department with the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
     Registry, or any other agency (as defined in section 551 
     title 5, United States Code), States, academic institutions, 
     nongovernmental organizations, or any other entity.
       (2) Regularly updated information on research projects 
     supported or conducted by the Department of Defense 
     pertaining to the development, testing, and evaluation of a 
     fluorine-free firefighting foam or any other alternative to 
     aqueous film forming foam that contains perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       (3) Regularly updated information on research projects 
     supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to the 
     health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances, including information relating to the impact of 
     such substances on firefighters, veterans, and military 
     families.
       (4) Regularly updated information on research projects 
     supported or conducted by the Department pertaining to 
     treatment options for drinking water, surface water, ground 
     water, and the safe disposal of perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       (5) Budget information, including specific spending 
     information for the research projects relating to 
     perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances that are 
     supported or conducted by the Department.
       (6) Such other matters as may be relevant to ongoing 
     research projects supported or conducted by the Department to 
     address the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances and the health effects of the use of such 
     substances.
       (c) Disaggregation of Information.--To the degree 
     applicable, all of the information made published under 
     subsection (b) shall be disaggregated by State, congressional 
     district, component of the Department, military installation 
     name, and military installation type.
       (d) Format.--The information published under subsection (b) 
     shall be made available in a downloadable, machine-readable, 
     open, and a user-friendly format.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``military installation'' includes active, 
     inactive, and former military installations.
       (2) The term ``perfluoroalkyl substance'' means a man-made 
     chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully 
     fluorinated carbon atoms.
       (3) The term ``polyfluoroalkyl substance'' means a man-made 
     chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, 
     partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon 
     atoms.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4411. Mr. PETERS 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 title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1110. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2105(c)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) alleged violations of paragraph (8) or subparagraph 
     (A)(i), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (9) of section 2302(b), 
     which shall be received, investigated, adjudicated, and 
     subject to judicial review under the procedures, legal 
     burdens of proof, and remedies provided for under this title; 
     or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2302(a)(2)(C) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting 
     ``and, in the case of an alleged prohibited personnel 
     practice described under paragraph (8) or subparagraph 
     (A)(i), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (9) of subsection (b), 
     a nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the jurisdiction 
     of the Armed Forces,'' after ``Government Publishing 
     Office,''.
       (2) Section 1587 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (3) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 1587.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4412. Mr. PETERS 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. __. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES HIRED BY 
                   INSPECTORS GENERAL TO SUPPORT THE LEAD IG 
                   MISSION.

       Section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a lead Inspector 
     General for'' and inserting ``any Inspector General specified 
     in subsection (c) for oversight of''; and

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       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2 years'' and 
     inserting ``4 years''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4413. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Daines) 
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 in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVING THE REVIEW OF DISCHARGES AND DISMISSALS.

       (a) Interagency Discharge Review Board Task Force.--Section 
     1553 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1)(A) There is hereby established a task force on the 
     review of discharges and dismissals under this section.
       ``(B) The task force established by subparagraph (A) shall 
     be known as the `Interagency Discharge Review Board Task 
     Force' (in this subsection the `Task Force').
       ``(2) The Task Force shall be composed of the following:
       ``(A) The Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve 
     Affairs of each military department.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(C) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
     Affairs.
       ``(D) Such other persons as the Chairperson of the Task 
     Force considers appropriate.
       ``(3) The Chairperson of the Task Force shall be the Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
       ``(4)(A) The Task Force shall develop strategies to 
     increase the efficacy of reviews of discharges and dismissals 
     under this section.
       ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Task Force 
     shall analyze the following:
       ``(i) The structures and processes used under this section 
     to review discharges and dismissals and how such structures 
     and processes vary across the military services.
       ``(ii) Outreach procedures of the Department of Defense for 
     members of the armed forces and veterans transitioning from 
     service in the armed forces to civilian life.
       ``(iii) Decision notification policies of the boards 
     established under this section.
       ``(iv) Department of Defense coordination protocols 
     regarding matters relating to reviews of discharges and 
     dismissals under this section with State veterans agencies, 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and veterans service organizations.
       ``(v) Such other measures as the Task Force determines may 
     be necessary to ensure continued modernization of the review 
     of discharges and dismissals under section 1553 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(5) In this subsection, the term `veterans service 
     organization' means an organization recognized by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of 
     veterans under section 5902 of title 38.''.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Section 1553 of such title, as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
     fiscal year, the task force established by subsection (g)(1) 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on the implementation of this section.
       ``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       ``(A) A summary of the activities undertaken by the task 
     force during the most recent fiscal year.
       ``(B) The number of motions or requests for review received 
     during the last fiscal year by a board established under this 
     section, disaggregated by military service.
       ``(C) The percentage of such motions and requests that 
     resulted in a correction to upgrade the characterization of 
     discharge or dismissal of a former member of the armed 
     forces.
       ``(D) The average amount of time between a submittal of a 
     motion or request described in subparagraph (A) and a final 
     decision of a board with respect to the motion or request.
       ``(3) In this subparagraph, the term `appropriate 
     committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.
       (c) Notice.--Section 1553 of such title, as amended by 
     subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which a board established under this section reaches a final 
     decision with respect to correcting a discharge or dismissal 
     of a former member of the armed forces, the board shall 
     transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the State 
     agency of the home of the former member (using the most 
     current contract information available to the Secretary of 
     Defense) that has a mission to serve veterans, any legal 
     professional representing the former member, and the former 
     member notice of such decision.''.
       (d) Preseparation Counseling.--Section 1142(b) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(20) A description of the process for review under 
     section 1553 of this title.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4414. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Moran, 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 576. RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Standard Record of Service Required.--Chapter 59 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 1168 the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 1168a. Discharge or release: record of military 
       service

       ``(a) Record of Service Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     and implement a standard record of military service for all 
     members of the active and reserve components of the armed 
     forces to encompass all duty under this title and titles 32, 
     and 14.
       ``(2) Designation.--The record of service shall be known as 
     the `Certificate of Military Service'.
       ``(b) Nature and Scope.--The record of service required by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) consist of a standardized summary of the service on 
     active duty, inactive duty, annual training, active duty for 
     training, and State active duty in the armed forces of each 
     member who serves in the armed forces;
       ``(2) be the same document for all members of the armed 
     forces; and
       ``(3) replace and serve the same function as a discharge 
     certificate or certificate of release from active duty for 
     purposes of section 1168 of this title that is performed as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act by Department of 
     Defense Form DD-214.
       ``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with all applicable 
     stakeholders, including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in 
     order to ensure that the record of service required by 
     subsection (a) serves as acceptable proof of military service 
     for receipt of applicable benefits under the laws 
     administered by such stakeholders.''.
       (b) Issuance to Members of Reserve Components.--Chapter 59 
     of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended by inserting after section 1168a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1168b. Record of military service: issuance to members 
       of reserve components

       ``An up-to-date record of service (as provided for by 
     section 1168a of this title) shall be issued to members of 
     the reserve components of the armed forces as follows:
       ``(1) Upon permanent change to duty status (retirement, 
     resignation, Expiration Term of Service, commissioning to 
     officer/warrant officer, or permanent transfer to active 
     duty).
       ``(2) Upon discharge or release from temporary active duty 
     orders (minimum of 90 days on orders or 30 days for a 
     contingency operation).
       ``(3) Upon promotion to each grade (starting at O-3 for 
     commissioned officers, W-3 for warrant officers, and E-4 for 
     enlisted members).
       ``(4) In the case of a member of the National Guard, upon 
     any transfer to the National Guard of another State or 
     territory (commonly referred to as an `Interstate 
     Transfer').''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Related to Current Discharge 
     Certificate Authorities.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1168 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``his discharge certificate or certificate 
     of release from active duty, respectively, and his final 
     pay'' and inserting ``the member's record or military service 
     (as provided for by section 1168a of this title), and the 
     member's final pay''; and
       (B) by striking ``him or his'' and inserting ``the member 
     or the member's''.
       (2) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section 1168 is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1168. Discharge or release from active duty: 
       limitations; issuance of record of military service''.

       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 59 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1168 and inserting the following 
     new items:
       

``1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limitations; issuance of 
              record of military service.
``1168a. Discharge or release: record of military service.
``1168b. Record of military service: issuance to members of reserve 
              components.''.
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  SA 4415. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tester, and Mr.

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Padilla) 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 VI, add the following:

     SEC. 6__. REDUCED RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS OF READY RESERVE CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY 
                   FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
                   NUCLEAR (CBRN) RESPONSE MISSIONS.

       Section 12731(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or (3)'' after 
     ``paragraph (2)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a person who as a member of the 
     Ready Reserve performs active service described in 
     subparagraph (B) after March 1, 2009, the eligibility age for 
     purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be reduced, subject to 
     subparagraph (D), below 60 years of age by three months for 
     each aggregate of 90 days on which such person performs such 
     active service in any fiscal year after March 1, 2009. A day 
     of duty may be included in only one aggregate of 90 days for 
     purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Active service described in this subparagraph is 
     service under a call to active duty authorized by the 
     President or the Secretary of Defense under section 502(f) of 
     title 32 with a chemical, biological, radiological, and 
     nuclear (CBRN) response mission in the continental United 
     States, including the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, 
     Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Consequence 
     Management Reaction Force (CCMRF)/Command and Control CBRN 
     Response Element-Bravo (C2CRE-B) mission.
       ``(C) If a member described in subparagraph (A) is wounded 
     or otherwise injured or becomes ill while serving on active 
     duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty described in 
     subparagraph (B), and the member is then ordered to active 
     duty under section 12301(h)(1) of this title to receive 
     medical care for the wound, injury, or illness, each day of 
     active duty under that order for medical care shall be 
     treated as a continuation of the original call or order to 
     active duty for purposes of reducing the eligibility age of 
     the member under this paragraph.
       ``(D) The eligibility age for purposes of subsection (a)(1) 
     may not be reduced below 50 years of age for any person under 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (2)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4416. Mr. COONS 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COMMERCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SBIR AND STTR 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Improvements to Commercialization Selection.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``1 year'' and 
     inserting ``180 days'';
       (ii) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) with respect to peer review carried out under the 
     SBIR program, to the extent practicable, include in the peer 
     review--
       ``(A) the likelihood of commercialization in addition to 
     scientific and technical merit and feasibility; and
       ``(B) not less than 1 reviewer with commercialization 
     expertise who is capable of assessing the likelihood of 
     commercialization.'';
       (B) in subsection (o)--
       (i) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``1 year'' and 
     inserting ``180 days'';
       (ii) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) with respect to peer review carried out under the 
     STTR program, to the extent practicable, include in the peer 
     review--
       ``(A) the likelhood of commercialization in addition to 
     scientific and technical merit and feasibility; and
       ``(B) not less than 1 reviewer with commercialization 
     expertise who is capable of assessing the likelihood of 
     commercialization.'';
       (C) in subsection (cc)--
       (i) by striking ``During fiscal years 2012 through 2022, 
     the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, 
     and the Department of Education'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--During fiscal years 2022 through 2027, 
     each Federal agency with an SBIR or STTR program''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Limitation.--The total value of awards provided by a 
     Federal agency under this subsection in a fiscal year shall 
     be--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 
     10 percent of the total funds allocated to the SBIR and STTR 
     programs of the Federal agency during that fiscal year; and
       ``(B) with respect to the National Institutes of Health, 
     not more than 15 percent of the total funds allocated to the 
     SBIR and STTR programs of the National Institutes of Health 
     during that fiscal year.
       ``(3) Extension.--During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, each 
     Federal agency with an SBIR or STTR program may continue 
     phase flexibility as described in this subsection only if the 
     reports required under subsection (tt)(1)(B) have been 
     submitted to the appropriate committees.'';
       (D) in subsection (hh)(2)(A)(i), by inserting ``application 
     process and requirements'' after ``simplified and 
     standardized''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vv) Technology Commercialization Official.--Each Federal 
     agency participating in the SBIR or STTR program shall 
     designate a Technology Commercialization Official in the 
     Federal agency, who shall--
       ``(1) have sufficient commercialization experience;
       ``(2) provide assistance to SBIR and STTR program awardees 
     in commercializing and transitioning technologies;
       ``(3) identify SBIR and STTR program technologies with 
     sufficient technology and commercialization readiness to 
     advance to Phase III awards or other non-SBIR or STTR program 
     contracts;
       ``(4) coordinate with the Technology Commercialization 
     Officials of other Federal agencies to identify additional 
     markets and commercialization pathways for promising SBIR and 
     STTR program technologies;
       ``(5) submit to the Administration an annual report on the 
     number of technologies from the SBIR or STTR program that 
     have advanced commercialization activities, including 
     information required in the commercialization impact 
     assessment under subsection (xx);
       ``(6) submit to the Administration an annual report on 
     actions taken by the Federal agency, and the results of those 
     actions, to simplify, standardize, and expedite the 
     application process and requirements, procedures, and 
     contracts as required under subsection (hh) and described in 
     subsection (xx)(E); and
       ``(7) carry out such other duties as the Federal agency 
     determines necessary.''.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
     summarizing the metrics relating to and an evaluation of the 
     authority provided under section 9(cc) of the Small Business 
     Act, as amended by subsection (a), which shall include the 
     size and location of the small business concerns receiving 
     awards under the SBIR or STTR program.
       (b) Improvements to Technical and Business Assistance; 
     Commercialization Impact Assessment; Patent Assistance.--
     Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (q)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) by striking ``may enter into an agreement with 1 or 
     more vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``shall authorize recipients of awards under the SBIR or STTR 
     program to select, if desired, commercialization activities 
     provided under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph 
     (2)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, cybersecurity assistance'' after 
     ``intellectual property protections'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Staff.--A small business concern may, by contract or 
     otherwise, use funding provided under this section to hire 
     new staff, augment staff, or direct staff to conduct or 
     participate in training activities consistent with the goals 
     listed in paragraph (1).'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Phase i.--A Federal agency described in paragraph (1) 
     shall authorize a recipient of a Phase I SBIR or STTR award 
     to utilize not more than $6,500 per project, included as part 
     of the award of the recipient or in addition to the amount of 
     the award of the recipient as determined appropriate by the 
     head of the Federal agency, for the services described in 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) provided through a vendor selected under paragraph 
     (2)(A);
       ``(ii) provided through a vendor other than a vendor 
     selected under paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(iii) achieved through the activities described in 
     paragraph (2)(C); or
       ``(iv) provided or achieved through any combination of 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).
       ``(B) Phase ii.--A Federal agency described in paragraph 
     (1) shall authorize a recipient of

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     a Phase II SBIR or STTR award to utilize not more than 
     $50,000 per project, included as part of the award of the 
     recipient or in addition to the amount of the award of the 
     recipient as determined appropriate by the head of the 
     Federal agency, for the services described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) provided through a vendor selected under paragraph 
     (2)(A);
       ``(ii) provided through a vendor other than a vendor 
     selected under paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(iii) achieved through the activities described in 
     paragraph (2)(C); or
       ``(iv) provided or achieved through any combination of 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Targeted review.--A Federal agency may perform 
     targeted reviews of technical and business assistance funding 
     as described in subsection (mm)(1)(F).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ww) I-Corps Participation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Federal agency that is required to 
     conduct an SBIR or STTR program with an Innovation Corps 
     (commonly known as `I-Corps') program shall--
       ``(A) provide an option for participation in an I-Corps 
     teams course by recipients of an award under the SBIR or STTR 
     program; and
       ``(B) authorize the recipients described in subparagraph 
     (A) to use an award provided under subsection (q) to provide 
     additional technical assistance for participation in the I-
     Corps teams course.
       ``(2) Cost of participation.--The cost of participation by 
     a recipient described in paragraph (1)(A) in an I-Corps 
     course may be provided by--
       ``(A) an I-Corps team grant;
       ``(B) funds awarded to the recipient under subsection (q);
       ``(C) the participating teams or other sources as 
     appropriate; or
       ``(D) any combination of sources described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(xx) Commercialization Impact Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall coordinate with 
     each Federal agency with an SBIR or STTR program to develop 
     an annual commercialization impact assessment report of the 
     Federal agency, which shall measure, for the 5-year period 
     preceding the report--
       ``(A) for Phase II contracts--
       ``(i) the total amount of sales of new products and 
     services to the Federal Government or other commercial 
     markets;
       ``(ii) the total outside investment from partnerships, 
     joint ventures, or other private sector funding sources;
       ``(iii) the total number of technologies licensed to other 
     companies;
       ``(iv) the total number of acquisitions of small business 
     concerns participating in the SBIR program or the STTR 
     program that are acquired by other entities;
       ``(v) the total number of new spin-out companies;
       ``(vi) the total outside investment from venture capital or 
     angel investments;
       ``(vii) the total number of patent applications;
       ``(viii) the total number of patents acquired;
       ``(ix) the year of first Phase I award and the total number 
     of employees at time of first Phase I award;
       ``(x) the total number of employees from the preceding 
     completed year; and
       ``(xi) the percent of revenue, as of the date of the 
     report, generated through SBIR or STTR program funding;
       ``(B) the total number and value of subsequent Phase II 
     awards, as described in subsection (bb), awarded for each 
     particular project or technology;
       ``(C) the total number and value of Phase III awards 
     awarded subsequent to a Phase II award;
       ``(D) the total number and value of non-SBIR and STTR 
     program Federal awards and contracts; and
       ``(E) actions taken by the Federal agency, and the results 
     of those actions, relating to developing a simplified and 
     standardized application process and requirements, 
     procedures, and model contracts throughout the Federal agency 
     for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III SBIR program awards in 
     subsection (hh).
       ``(2) Publication.--A commercialization impact assessment 
     report described in paragraph (1) of a Federal agency shall 
     be--
       ``(A) included in the annual report of the Federal agency 
     required under this section; and
       ``(B) published on the website of the Administration.
       ``(yy) Patent Assistance.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `low bono services' means services provided 
     at a reduced fee; and
       ``(B) the term `USPTO' means the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office.
       ``(2) Assistance.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
     interagency agreement with the USPTO to assist recipients of 
     an award under the SBIR or STTR program (in this paragraph 
     referred to as `SBIR and STTR recipients') relating to 
     intellectual property protection through--
       ``(A) track one processing, under which the USPTO may--
       ``(i) allocate--

       ``(I) not less than 5 percent or 500 track one requests, 
     whichever is greater, per year to SBIR and STTR recipients on 
     a first-come, first-served basis; and
       ``(II) not more than 2 track one requests to an individual 
     SBIR and STTR recipient, to expedite final disposition on 
     SBIR and STTR program patent applications; and

       ``(ii) waive the track one fee requirement for SBIR and 
     STTR recipients; and
       ``(B) through the USPTO Patent Pro Bono Program, providing 
     SBIR and STTR recipients--
       ``(i) pro bono services if the recipient--

       ``(I) had a total gross income of more than $150,000 but 
     less than $5,000,000 in the preceding calendar year, and 
     expects a total gross income of more than $150,000 but less 
     than $5,000,000 in the current calendar year;
       ``(II) is not under any obligation to assign the rights to 
     the invention to another entity other than the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(III) has not previously received USPTO pro bono or low 
     bono services; or

       ``(ii) low bono services if the recipient--

       ``(I) had a total gross income of more than $5,000,000 but 
     less than $10,000,000 in the preceding calendar year, and 
     expects a total gross income of more than $5,000,000 but less 
     than $10,000,000 in the current calendar year;
       ``(II) is not under any obligation to assign the rights to 
     the invention to another entity other than the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(III) has not previously received USPTO pro bono or low 
     bono services.

       ``(3) Outreach.--The Administrator shall coordinate with 
     the USPTO to provide outreach regarding the pro se assistance 
     program and scam prevention services of the USPTO.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4417. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 title XII, add the following:

          Subtitle H--Ukraine Security Partnership Act of 2021

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Ukraine Security 
     Partnership Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Throughout its history, Ukraine has experienced several 
     long periods of occupation.
       (2) Between 1919 and 1991, Ukraine was brutally ruled by 
     the Soviet Union, whose policy of agricultural 
     collectivization caused the Holodomor of 1932-1933, a man-
     made famine that resulted in the death of at least 3,000,000 
     Ukrainians by starvation.
       (3) During the Nazi occupation of Ukraine accompanying 
     World War II--
       (A) approximately 3,500,000 Ukrainian civilians and 
     3,000,000 soldiers were killed; and
       (B) approximately 1,500,000 Jews were massacred.
       (4) Ukraine declared its independence from Moscow in 1991, 
     after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
       (5) In the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, the Russian 
     Federation, the United States, and the United Kingdom pledged 
     to ``respect the independence and sovereignty and the 
     existing borders of Ukraine'' and ``refrain from the threat 
     or use of force against the territorial integrity or 
     political independence of Ukraine'' in exchange for Ukraine's 
     surrender of its nuclear arsenal.
       (6) From November 2004 through January 2005, thousands of 
     Ukrainians took to the streets to peacefully protest 
     electoral fraud and widespread corruption by the ruling elite 
     in the 2004 Presidential election, successfully triggering a 
     re-vote, in what became known as the Orange Revolution.
       (7) During Ukraine's 2014 Revolution of Dignity, or 
     Euromaidan, the pro-Russian government of President Viktor 
     Yanukovych was forced to resign after thousands of Ukrainians 
     peacefully protested Yanukovych's decision to reject a closer 
     relationship with the European Union and his continued 
     systemic corruption, and over 100 of those protestors were 
     killed by violent government suppression.
       (8) Fearful of Ukraine's strengthened pro-Western 
     orientation after the Revolution of Dignity, the Government 
     of the Russian Federation, in violation of international law 
     and in contravention of its commitments in the Budapest 
     Memorandum--
       (A) sent undisclosed military personnel into Ukraine's 
     Autonomous Republic of Crimea in February 2014 and has 
     illegally occupied the Crimean Peninsula for the past seven 
     years;
       (B) sent covert, unmarked military personnel into the 
     Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in April 2014, 
     instigating and supporting a still-ongoing conflict that has 
     cost nearly 14,000 lives; and
       (C) provided the Buk missile system used by those Russia-
     led forces to shoot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over 
     eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 passengers and 
     crew on board.
       (9) Under Russian control, Crimean authorities have 
     kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured Crimean Tatars, 
     opposition figures, activists, and other minority 
     populations, and have persecuted religious minorities by 
     pressing false charges of terrorism and deregistering 
     religious centers.

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       (10) In September 2014, in an attempt to stop the fighting 
     that the Russian Federation had initiated in eastern Ukraine, 
     France, Germany, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), and Russia-
     led forces from eastern Ukraine signed the Minsk Protocol.
       (11) In February 2015, after the failure of the initial 
     Minsk Protocol, the Russian Federation committed to the Minsk 
     II Agreement, the roadmap for resolving the conflict in 
     eastern Ukraine, signed by the Governments of Ukraine, 
     Russia, France, and Germany.
       (12) Despite these agreements, the Government of the 
     Russian Federation continues to violate Ukrainian sovereignty 
     through--
       (A) manipulation of Ukraine's dependence on Russian natural 
     gas, including cutting off access in 2014, which deprived 
     Ukraine of its energy supply and transit fees;
       (B) espionage and clandestine assassinations on Ukrainian 
     territory;
       (C) continuous cyber warfare against the Government of 
     Ukraine and Ukrainian businesses, such as the NotPetya hack 
     in 2017; and
       (D) seizure of Ukrainian property and citizens, including 
     the November 2018 seizure in the Kerch Strait of three 
     Ukrainian naval vessels and 24 Ukrainian officers on board 
     those vessels.
       (13) In July 2018, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo 
     issued the Crimea Declaration and reiterated in February 2020 
     on the sixth anniversary of Russia's illegal occupation that 
     ``Crimea is Ukraine''.
       (14) On February 26, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden 
     confirmed that Crimea is Ukraine and the United States does 
     not and will never recognize Russia's purported annexation of 
     the peninsula.
       (15) Since April 2014, at least 4,100 Ukrainian soldiers 
     have died fighting for their country against the Russian 
     Federation and Russia-led forces, while no less than 3,361 
     civilians have perished as a result of that fighting.
       (16) Despite Ukraine's tumultuous history and neighborhood, 
     in under 30 years it has risen from the collapse of the 
     Soviet Union to become a developing democracy, steadily 
     working to overcome its Soviet legacy of oppression, 
     oligarchic control, and corruption.
       (17) Running on a strong anti-corruption platform, 
     Volodymyr Zelensky won the 2019 presidential election with 73 
     percent of the vote, and his political party, Servant of the 
     People, won a parliamentary majority in the Ukrainian 
     parliament.
       (18) The OSCE confirmed the 2019 elections were 
     ``competitive and fundamental freedoms were generally 
     respected''.
       (19) In March and April 2021, the Russian Federation 
     amassed over 75,000 troops on its border with the Eastern 
     Ukraine and in the occupied territory of Crimea.
       (20) Since 2014, the Government of Ukraine has made 
     difficult and substantial reforms in an effort to address 
     corruption and more closely align with the West, such as 
     slimming and decentralizing its bureaucracy, removing 
     immunity from prosecution for Members of Parliament, 
     reforming its gas, pension, and procurement systems, and 
     working to adapt its military to the standards of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
       (21) Despite progress in reforming many areas of Ukrainian 
     governance, serious issues still remain, particularly in the 
     areas of corruption and rule of law.
       (22) The United States Government has consistently 
     supported Ukraine's democratic transition and its fight 
     against Russia-led forces by assisting its governance reform 
     efforts, maintaining robust and coordinated sanctions against 
     the Russian Federation alongside the European Union, and 
     providing the Ukrainian military with training and equipment, 
     including lethal defensive weaponry.
       (23) In addition to the United States, the European Union, 
     European countries, and Canada have provided substantial 
     diplomatic, monetary, and military support for Ukraine's 
     democratic transition and its fight against Russia-led forces 
     in eastern Ukraine, and also have implemented and maintained 
     robust sanctions regimes against the Russian Federation for 
     its illegal occupation of Crimea and its active 
     destabilization of Ukraine.
       (24) the Government of Ukraine has steadfastly supported 
     the United States and European allies by deploying troops to 
     Iraq, Afghanistan, and NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), allowing 
     United States military planes to refuel on Ukrainian soil, 
     and trading billions of dollars' worth of goods and services 
     with the United States.
       (25) NATO has recently decided to include Ukraine in its 
     Enhanced Opportunities Partnership in recognition of 
     Ukraine's contributions to NATO missions and efforts to 
     reform its military in line with NATO standards.
       (26) Since the Russian Federation's 2014 invasion of 
     Ukraine, the United States Congress has demonstrated its 
     support for Ukraine through the passage of legislation, 
     including the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, 
     Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 
     (Public Law 113-95; 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.), the Ukraine 
     Freedom Support Act (Public Law 113-272; 22 U.S.C. 8921 et 
     seq.), the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative established 
     under section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068), the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44), and the Protecting Europe's Energy 
     Security Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-92, title LXXV), and the 
     United States Congress continues to demonstrate strong 
     support for assisting Ukraine in defending itself and 
     deterring Russia.

     SEC. 1293. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Ukraine stands as a bulwark against the malign 
     influence of the Russian Federation in Europe, and robust 
     United States support for Ukraine is vital to United States 
     national security and demonstrates the commitment of the 
     United States to upholding a free and open international 
     order;
       (2) since Ukraine's independence in 1991, the Government 
     and people of Ukraine have made significant strides towards 
     improved governance, rule of law, anti-corruption measures, 
     and economic reforms;
       (3) Ukraine's long-term viability is directly connected to 
     its efforts to reduce corruption and build strong democratic 
     institutions that are able to defend against internal and 
     external corrupt actors;
       (4) the efforts and sacrifices of Ukrainian citizens to 
     determine their own fate after centuries of oppression, 
     through democratic representation and governance reforms, is 
     evidence of that country's dedication to a free, independent, 
     and democratic future;
       (5) Ukraine has proven itself to be a valuable security 
     partner of the United States, not simply a recipient of 
     assistance;
       (6) it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States to continue and deepen its security partnership with 
     Ukraine, including through the provision of both lethal and 
     non-lethal assistance;
       (7) the United States should continue to place policy-based 
     conditions on Ukraine's receipt of financial and military 
     assistance, as that mechanism has proven effective in 
     incentivizing reforms in Ukraine;
       (8) the United States should use its voice and vote at NATO 
     to encourage the adoption of a policy by the Alliance that 
     all of its member states will refuse to recognize the illegal 
     attempted annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation;
       (9) the United States should support at the highest level 
     and take an active part in the Ukrainian ``Crimean Platform'' 
     initiative to ensure that the international community's 
     attention remains focused on--
       (A) the unacceptable violation of Ukraine's territorial 
     integrity in Crimea; and
       (B) working towards the reversal of such violation;
       (10) the United States should continue to bolster the 
     capacity of the Ukrainian Navy as it strives to fulfill the 
     goals it set out in its ``Strategy of the Naval Forces of the 
     Armed Forces of Ukraine 2035'';
       (11) the military-focused technical, training, maintenance, 
     and logistical assistance provided by the United States to 
     Ukraine is as essential as the military hardware provided to 
     the country;
       (12) all security assistance provided to Ukraine should 
     continue to be subject to rigorous vetting requirements under 
     section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2378d) and security cooperation under section 362 of title 
     10, United States Code, including assistance provided to 
     units in the National Guard of Ukraine as well as all units 
     falling under the authority of the Ministry of Defense;
       (13) the Office of Defense Cooperation at the United States 
     Embassy in Ukraine should be fully staffed with officers who 
     serve three-year terms in order to administer the security 
     assistance being provided to the country;
       (14) the Secretary of Defense should conduct an assessment 
     of the staffing resources of the Office of Defense 
     Cooperation and strongly consider providing additional staff 
     to the Office of Defense Cooperation in Ukraine;
       (15) the United States should continue to support Ukraine's 
     NATO aspirations, including through work towards a Membership 
     Action Plan;
       (16) the enduring partnership between the United States and 
     Ukraine, including bipartisan support for a sovereign, 
     democratic, and whole Ukraine through political, monetary, 
     and military assistance, remains strong and must continue to 
     be reaffirmed; and
       (17) the United States should continue to strongly support 
     Ukraine's ambitions to join the Euro-Atlantic community of 
     democracies.

     SEC. 1294. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to refuse to recognize the attempted annexation of 
     Crimea by the Russian Federation, an action that was taken in 
     contravention of international law;
       (2) to utilize existing sanctions and other authorities to 
     deter malign actions by the Russian Federation in or intended 
     to harm Ukraine, including the mandates and authorities 
     codified by--
       (A) the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.); and
       (B) the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 
     (title LXXV of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note);
       (3) to work with our European allies to coordinate 
     strategies to curtail Russian malign influence in Ukraine;
       (4) to work with our allies and partners to conduct more 
     frequent multinational freedom of navigation operations in 
     the Black Sea in order to demonstrate support for Ukraine's 
     internationally-recognized maritime boundaries, to safeguard 
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     traffic of lawful commerce, and to push back against 
     excessive Russian Federation claims of sovereignty;
       (5) to work with our allies and partners to demonstrate 
     support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, including its 
     internationally-recognized land borders; and
       (6) to support democratic, economic, and anti-corruption 
     reforms in Ukraine and the country's integration into Euro-
     Atlantic institutions.

     SEC. 1295. STRATEGY ON UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT FOR 
                   UKRAINE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     with a strategy on how the United States will work to 
     diplomatically support Ukraine during fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of how relevant departments and agencies 
     of the United States Government will work together to 
     collectively support efforts by the Government of Ukraine to 
     deter Russian aggression in the form of military incursions, 
     cyber attacks, the coercive use of energy resources, the 
     disruption of lawful commerce and traffic to Ukrainian ports, 
     use of passportization, and efforts to corrupt the Ukrainian 
     political and economic systems.
       (2) A description of the United States' current efforts and 
     strategy to support Ukrainian diplomatic initiatives when 
     they align with United States interests.
       (3) A strategy on how the United States will use its voice 
     and vote at the United Nations, OSCE, Council of Europe, 
     NATO, and other relevant international bodies to support 
     Ukraine and its reform efforts.
       (4) A strategy on how the United States will assist Ukraine 
     in bolstering its diplomatic, economic, energy, and maritime 
     relationships with key Black Sea countries, including 
     Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and Georgia.
       (5) A strategy on how the United States will engage with 
     Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia to advance the Normandy 
     Format and Minsk Agreements.
       (6) An assessment of Ukraine's recent progress on anti-
     corruption reforms and a strategy on how the United States 
     will work with allies to continue to engage Ukraine to ensure 
     meaningful progress on democratic, economic, and anti-
     corruption reforms.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 1296. UNITED STATES-EUROPE WORKING GROUP ON UKRAINE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State should seek to 
     establish a United States-Europe Working Group on Ukraine.
       (b) Representation.--The United States-Europe Working Group 
     on Ukraine should include high-level representatives from the 
     European Union, its institutions, and relevant European 
     governments, as appropriate, to jointly prioritize, evaluate 
     and coordinate economic and policy reform assistance and 
     support for Ukraine.
       (c) Termination.--The authorities authorized under this 
     section shall terminate on September 30 of the fifth fiscal 
     year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1297. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR UKRAINE.

       (a) Establishment.--The President should appoint, by and 
     with the consent of the Senate, a Special Envoy for Ukraine, 
     who should report to the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Europe and Eurasia.
       (b) Rank.--The Special Envoy for Ukraine shall have the 
     rank and status of ambassador.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy for Ukraine 
     should--
       (1) serve as the United States liaison to the Normandy 
     Format, tasked with leading the peace process between Ukraine 
     and the Russian Federation;
       (2) facilitate diplomatic outreach to and dialogue with 
     countries in the Black Sea region that, like Ukraine, are 
     faced with the impact of Russia's growing militarization of 
     the Sea;
       (3) coordinate closely with the Chief of Mission in 
     Ukraine;
       (4) coordinate with the United States-Europe Working Group 
     on Ukraine established pursuant to section 1296;
       (5) coordinate with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to 
     Ukraine; and
       (6) provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives regular updates and briefings on the status 
     of peace negotiations.
       (d) Termination.--The Special Envoy for Ukraine position 
     authorized under subsection (a) shall terminate 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1298. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of State for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026 $300,000,000 for Foreign 
     Military Financing (FMF) assistance to Ukraine to assist the 
     country in meeting its defense needs.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a), 
     not more than $150,000,000 shall be made available until the 
     Secretary of State makes the certification described in 
     paragraph (2) for such fiscal year, including a detailed 
     explanation justifying the certification with respect to each 
     of the categories listed in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 
     such paragraph. The certification shall be submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees in unclassified form, 
     but may contain a classified annex.
       (2) Certification.--The certification described in this 
     paragraph is a certification by the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, that the 
     Government of Ukraine has taken actions to--
       (A) make defense institutional reforms, in accordance with 
     NATO standards;
       (B) further strengthen civilian control of the military;
       (C) reform its state-owned arms production sector;
       (D) increase transparency and accountability in defense 
     procurement;
       (E) respect Verkhovna Rada efforts to exercise oversight of 
     the Ministry of Defense and military forces;
       (F) promote respect for the observation of human rights as 
     enshrined in the requirements of section 620M of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) within the security 
     forces of Ukraine; and
       (G) support the work of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, 
     including the High Anti-Corruption Court, National Anti-
     Corruption Bureau, and the Special Anti-Corruption 
     Prosecutor's Office.
       (c) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days before 
     providing assistance or support pursuant to subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a notification containing the 
     following:
       (1) A detailed description of the assistance or support to 
     be provided, including--
       (A) the objectives of such assistance or support;
       (B) the budget for such assistance or support; and
       (C) the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of such 
     assistance or support.
       (2) A description of such other matters as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     assistance provided under this section should--
       (1) prioritize the procurement of vessels for the Ukrainian 
     Navy and other articles that bolster the capacity of the 
     Ukrainian Navy to counter Russian maritime aggression and 
     maintain the freedom of innocent passage throughout the Black 
     Sea; and
       (2) ensure adequate planning for maintenance for any 
     equipment provided.
       (e) Authority To Provide Lethal Assistance.--The Secretary 
     of State is authorized to provide lethal assistance under 
     this section, including anti-armor weapon systems, mortars, 
     crew-served weapons and ammunition, grenade launchers and 
     ammunition, anti-tank weapons systems, anti-ship weapons 
     systems, anti-aircraft weapons systems, and small arms and 
     ammunition.

     SEC. 1299. EXPEDITED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES TRANSFER 
                   PROGRAM.

       During fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the delivery of 
     excess defense articles to Ukraine shall be given the same 
     priority as that given other countries and regions under 
     section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)).

     SEC. 1299A. STRATEGY ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FROM ALLIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a classified 
     strategy on how the United States will encourage third 
     countries to donate excess defense equipment to Ukraine.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A listing of all friendly and allied nations that have 
     excess defense material that may be compatible with the needs 
     and systems utilized by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
       (2) A description of the diplomatic efforts undertaken by 
     the United States Government to encourage allied nations to 
     donate their excess defense articles to Ukraine on an 
     expedited basis.

     SEC. 1299B. IMET COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of State $4,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for International 
     Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance for 
     Ukraine. The assistance shall be made available for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Training of future leaders.
       (2) Fostering a better understanding of the United States.
       (3) Establishing a rapport between the United States Armed 
     Forces and Ukraine's military to build partnerships for the 
     future.
       (4) Enhancement of interoperability and capabilities for 
     joint operations.
       (5) Focusing on professional military education, civilian 
     control of the military, and human rights.
       (b) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days before 
     providing assistance or support pursuant to subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification 
     containing the following elements:
       (1) A detailed description of the assistance or support to 
     be provided, including--
       (A) the objectives of such assistance or support;
       (B) the budget for such assistance or support; and

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       (C) the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of such 
     assistance or support.
       (2) A description of such other matters as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1299C. STRATEGY ON IMET PROGRAMMING IN UKRAINE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Government of Ukraine should fully utilize the United 
     States IMET program, encourage eligible officers and civilian 
     leaders to participate in the training, and promote 
     successful graduates to positions of prominence in the 
     Ukrainian Armed Forces.
       (b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy 
     for the implementation of the IMET program in Ukraine 
     authorized under section 1299B.
       (c) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A clear plan, developed in close consultation with the 
     Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of 
     Ukraine, for how the IMET program will be used by the United 
     States Government and the Government of Ukraine to propel 
     program graduates to positions of prominence in support of 
     the Ukrainian military's reform efforts in line with NATO 
     standards.
       (2) An assessment of the education and training 
     requirements of the Ukrainian military and clear 
     recommendations for how IMET graduates should be assigned by 
     the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense upon completion of 
     education or training.
       (3) An accounting of the current combat requirements of the 
     Ukrainian military and an assessment of the viability of 
     alternative mobile training teams, distributed learning, and 
     other flexible solutions to reach such students.
       (4) An identification of opportunities to influence the 
     next generation of leaders through attendance at United 
     States staff and war colleges, junior leader development 
     programs, and technical schools.
       (d) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 1299D. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as appropriate, the United States Government should 
     provide direct loans to Ukraine for the procurement of 
     defense articles, defense services, and design and 
     construction services pursuant to the authority of section 23 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) to support 
     the further development of Ukraine's military forces; and
       (2) such loans should be considered an additive security 
     assistance tool, and not a substitute for Foreign Military 
     Financing for grant assistance or Ukraine Security Assistance 
     Initiative programming.

     SEC. 1299E. STRATEGY TO PROTECT UKRAINE'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY 
                   FROM STRATEGIC COMPETITORS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should work with the Government of Ukraine 
     to ensure strategic assets and companies in Ukraine's 
     aerospace and defense sector are not subject to foreign 
     ownership, control, or undue influence by strategic 
     competitors to the United States, such as the People's 
     Republic of China (PRC). These efforts will require support 
     from across the Executive Branch and should leverage all 
     available tools and authorities.
       (b) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State and in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Departments and 
     agencies as the President may determine, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to support 
     Ukraine in protecting its aerospace and defense industry from 
     predatory investments.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) An assessment of the efforts by strategic competitors, 
     such as the PRC, to acquire strategic assets and companies in 
     Ukraine's aerospace and defense sector and the national 
     security implications for Ukraine, the United States, and 
     other NATO allies and partners.
       (B) An assessment of the vulnerabilities that strategic 
     competitors of the United States exploit to acquire strategic 
     assets in the Ukrainian aerospace and defense sector, 
     Ukraine's progress in addressing them, and United States 
     initiatives to support these efforts such as assistance in 
     strengthening Ukraine's investment screening and national 
     security vetting laws.
       (C) An assessment of Ukraine's efforts to make reforms 
     necessary to incentivize Western investment in Ukraine's 
     aerospace and defense sector and United States support for 
     these efforts.
       (D) A strategy to--
       (i) promote, as appropriate, United States direct 
     investment in Ukraine's aerospace and defense sector;
       (ii) better leverage tools like debt financing, equity 
     investments, and political risk insurance to incentivize 
     greater participation by United States firms;
       (iii) provide an alternative to PRC investments; and
       (iv) engage like-minded allies and partners on these 
     efforts.
       (3) Form.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1299F. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of State $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026 for the purposes described in 
     subsection (b) with respect to Ukraine.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may only be used--
       (1) to strengthen Ukraine's cyber security, cyber 
     resilience and intellectual property enforcement;
       (2) to provide support and training in Ukraine for--
       (A) sectoral reforms related to banking and public finance 
     management reform;
       (B) the privatization of state-owned enterprises;
       (C) regulatory independence;
       (D) subsidy reform;
       (E) land reform;
       (F) corporate governance; and
       (G) foreign investment screening;
       (3) to combat corruption, improve the rule of law, and 
     otherwise strengthen independent legal institutions, 
     including by--
       (A) expanding regional anti-corruption training and 
     exchanges among Ukrainian Ministry officials, law enforcement 
     officers, judges, and prosecutors to build peer support, 
     share best practices, maintain reform momentum, and protect 
     reforms from capture;
       (B) supporting regional training of United States Embassy 
     personal responsible for supporting anti-corruption and the 
     rule of law to improve their effectiveness in supporting the 
     consolidation and expansion of reform;
       (4) to respond to the humanitarian crises caused or 
     aggravated by the invasion and occupation of Ukraine by the 
     Russian Federation, including by supporting internally 
     displaced persons and communities in conflict-affected areas;
       (5) to improve participatory legislative processes in 
     Ukraine, including through--
       (A) engagement with members of the Verkhovna Rada;
       (B) training on government oversight, legal education, 
     political transparency and competition, and compliance with 
     international obligations; and
       (C) supporting the development of professional legislative 
     staff to advise and assist member of the Verkhovna Rada and 
     committees in the execution of their duties and build legal 
     and policy expertise within the Verkhovna Rada; and
       (6) to further build the capacity of civil society, 
     independent media, human rights, and other nongovernmental 
     organizations in Ukraine, with an emphasis on--
       (A) building capacity outside of Kyiv; and
       (B) regional civil society training and exchange programs.

     SEC. 1299G. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER NORD STREAM 2 AG AND 
                   ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION VESSELS MEET CRITERIA 
                   FOR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER PROTECTING 
                   EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2019.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes the following:
       (1) The determination of the President with respect to 
     whether Nord Stream 2 AG meets the criteria for the 
     imposition of sanctions under the Protecting Europe's Energy 
     Security Act of 2019.
       (2) The determination of the President with respect to 
     whether the following vessels and entities meet the criteria 
     for the imposition of sanctions under the Protecting Europe's 
     Energy Security Act of 2019:
       (A) Akademik Cherskiy.
       (B) Umka.
       (C) Errie.
       (D) Yuri Topchev.
       (E) Mentor.
       (F) DP Gezina.
       (G) Krebs GEO.
       (H) Vladislav Strizhov.
       (I) Glomar Wave.
       (J) Finval.
       (K) Katun.
       (L) Venie.
       (M) Murman.
       (N) Baltiyskiy Issledovatel.
       (O) Artemis Offshore.
       (P) Havila Subsea.
       (Q) Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
       (R) LLC Insurance Company Constanta.
       (S) TUV Austria Holding AG.
       (3) A detailed explanation for each determination made 
     under paragraph (1) or (2), including with respect to any 
     determination that the criteria for the imposition of 
     sanctions under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act 
     of 2019 were not met with respect to a vessel or entity.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019'' means the Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public 
     Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note), as amended by section 1242 
     of the William M. (Mac)

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     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283).

     SEC. 1299H. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

       In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4418. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORT ON PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA'S UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than January 31 of each year 
     through January 31, 2027, the Secretary of State shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     People Republic of China's United Nations peacekeeping 
     efforts.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include an assessment of the People Republic of China's 
     contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions, 
     including--
       (1) a detailed list of the placement of People Republic of 
     China's peacekeeping troops;
       (2) an estimate of the amount of money that the People's 
     Republic of China receives from the United Nations for its 
     peacekeeping contributions;
       (3) an estimate of the portion of the money the People's 
     Republic of China receives for its peacekeeping operations 
     and troops that comes from United States contributions to 
     United Nations peacekeeping efforts;
       (4) an analysis comparing the locations of People Republic 
     of China's peacekeeping troops and the locations of ``One 
     Belt, One Road'' projects; and
       (5) an assessment of the number of Chinese United Nations 
     peacekeepers who are part of the People's Liberation Army or 
     People's Armed Police, including which rank, divisions, 
     branches, and theater commands.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4419. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
Rubio) 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 D of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 844. SMALL BUSINESS LOANS FOR NONPROFIT CHILD CARE 
                   PROVIDERS.

       Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Nonprofit child care providers.--
       ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `covered 
     nonprofit child care provider' means an organization--
       ``(i) that--

       ``(I) is in compliance with licensing requirements for 
     child care providers of the State in which the organization 
     is located;
       ``(II) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
     of such Code; and
       ``(III) is primarily engaged in providing child care for 
     children from birth to compulsory school age;

       ``(ii) for which each employee and regular volunteer 
     complies with the criminal background check requirements 
     under section 658H(b) of the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858f(b)); and
       ``(iii) that may--

       ``(I) provide care for school-age children outside of 
     school hours or outside of the school year; or
       ``(II) offer preschool or prekindergarten educational 
     programs.

       ``(B) Eligibility for loan programs.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subsection, a covered nonprofit child 
     care provider shall be deemed to be a small business concern 
     for purposes of any program under this Act or the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) under 
     which--
       ``(i) the Administrator may make loans to small business 
     concerns;
       ``(ii) the Administrator may guarantee timely payment of 
     loans to small business concerns; or
       ``(iii) the recipient of a loan made or guaranteed by the 
     Administrator may make loans to small business concerns.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4420. Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 1109 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1109. CIVILIAN CYBERSECURITY RESERVES PILOT PROJECT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       (2) Competitive service.--The term ``competitive service'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Agency.
       (4) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 2103 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (5) Executive agent.--The term ``Executive Agent'' means 
     the Executive Agent of the United States Cyber Command.
       (6) Significant incident.--The term ``significant 
     incident''--
       (A) means an incident or a group of related incidents that 
     results, or is likely to result, in demonstrable harm to--
       (i) the national security interests, foreign relations, or 
     economy of the United States; or
       (ii) the public confidence, civil liberties, or public 
     health and safety of the people of the United States; and
       (B) does not include an incident or a portion of a group of 
     related incidents that occurs on--
       (i) a national security system, as defined in section 3552 
     of title 44, United States Code; or
       (ii) an information system described in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) of section 3553(e) of title 44, United States Code.
       (7) Temporary position.--The term ``temporary position'' 
     means a position in the competitive or excepted service for a 
     period of 180 days or less.
       (8) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Pilot Project.--There is established a pilot project 
     under which--
       (1) the Executive Agent, in coordination with the Chief 
     Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall 
     establish a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at the United 
     States Cyber Command in accordance with subsection (c); and
       (2) the Director may establish a Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve at the Agency in accordance with subsection (d).
       (c) Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at the United States 
     Cyber Command.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (ii) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (iv) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (v) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Civilian cybersecurity reserve.--The term ``Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve'' means the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve at the United States Cyber Command established under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (C) Pilot project.--The term ``pilot project'' means the 
     pilot project established by subsection (b) with respect to 
     the United States Cyber Command.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve is to enable the United States Cyber Command to 
     effectively respond to significant incidents.
       (3) Alternative methods.--Consistent with section 4703 of 
     title 5, United States Code, in carrying out the pilot 
     project, the Executive Agent may, without further 
     authorization from the Office of Personnel Management, 
     provide for alternative methods of--
       (A) establishing qualifications requirements for, 
     recruitment of, and appointment to positions; and
       (B) classifying positions.
       (4) Appointments.--Under the pilot project, upon occurrence 
     of a significant incident, the Executive Agent--

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       (A) may activate members of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve by--
       (i) noncompetitively appointing members of the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve to temporary positions in the 
     competitive service; or
       (ii) appointing members of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve to temporary positions in the excepted service;
       (B) shall notify Congress whenever a member is activated 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) may appoint not more than 50 members to the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve under subparagraph (A) at any time.
       (5) Status as employees.--An individual appointed under 
     paragraph (4) shall be considered a Federal civil service 
     employee under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (6) Additional employees.--Individuals appointed under 
     paragraph (4) shall be in addition to any employees of the 
     United States Cyber Command who provide cybersecurity 
     services.
       (7) Employment protections.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to ensure the 
     reemployment, continuation of benefits, and non-
     discrimination in reemployment of individuals appointed under 
     paragraph (4), provided that such regulations shall include, 
     at a minimum, those rights and obligations set forth under 
     chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.
       (8) Status in reserve.--During the period beginning on the 
     date on which an individual is recruited by the United States 
     Cyber Command to serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve 
     and ending on the date on which the individual is appointed 
     under paragraph (4), and during any period in between any 
     such appointments, the individual shall not be considered a 
     Federal employee.
       (9) Eligibility; application and selection.--
       (A) In general.--Under the pilot project, the Executive 
     Agent shall establish criteria for--
       (i) individuals to be eligible for the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (ii) the application and selection processes for the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (B) Requirements for individuals.--The criteria established 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to an individual shall 
     include--
       (i) if the individual has previously served as a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, that the previous 
     appointment ended not less than 60 days before the individual 
     may be appointed for a subsequent temporary position in the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (ii) cybersecurity expertise.
       (C) Prescreening.--The Executive Agent shall--
       (i) conduct a prescreening of each individual prior to 
     appointment under paragraph (4) for any topic or product that 
     would create a conflict of interest; and
       (ii) require each individual appointed under paragraph (4) 
     to notify the Executive Agent if a potential conflict of 
     interest arises during the appointment.
       (D) Agreement required.--An individual may become a member 
     of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve only if the individual 
     enters into an agreement with the Executive Agent to become 
     such a member, which shall set forth the rights and 
     obligations of the individual and the United States Cyber 
     Command.
       (E) Exception for continuing military service 
     commitments.--A member of the Selected Reserve under section 
     10143 of title 10, United States Code, may not be a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (F) Prohibition.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     executive branch may not be recruited or appointed to serve 
     in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (10) Security clearances.--
       (A) In general.--The Executive Agent shall ensure that all 
     members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve undergo the 
     appropriate personnel vetting and adjudication commensurate 
     with the duties of the position, including a determination of 
     eligibility for access to classified information where a 
     security clearance is necessary, according to applicable 
     policy and authorities.
       (B) Cost of sponsoring clearances.--If a member of the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve requires a security clearance 
     in order to carry out the duties of the member, the United 
     States Cyber Command shall be responsible for the cost of 
     sponsoring the security clearance of the member.
       (11) Study and implementation plan.--
       (A) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness of the Department of Defense and the Principal 
     Cyber Advisors of the military services, submits the 
     evaluation of reserve models tailored to the support of 
     cyberspace operations for the Department required by section 
     1730(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), 
     the Executive Agent shall begin a study on the design and 
     implementation of the pilot project required under subsection 
     (b)(1), including--
       (i) compensation and benefits for members of the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve;
       (ii) activities that members may undertake as part of their 
     duties;
       (iii) methods for identifying and recruiting members, 
     including alternatives to traditional qualifications 
     requirements;
       (iv) methods for preventing conflicts of interest or other 
     ethical concerns as a result of participation in the pilot 
     project and details of mitigation efforts to address any 
     conflict of interest concerns;
       (v) resources, including additional funding, needed to 
     carry out the pilot project;
       (vi) possible penalties for individuals who do not respond 
     to activation when called, in accordance with the rights and 
     procedures set forth under title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       (vii) processes and requirements for training and 
     onboarding members.
       (B) Implementation plan.--Not later than one year after 
     beginning the study required under subparagraph (A), the 
     Executive Agent shall--
       (i) submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     implementation plan for the pilot project; and
       (ii) provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the implementation plan.
       (C) Prohibition.--The Executive Agent may not take any 
     action to begin implementation of the pilot project until the 
     Executive Agent fulfills the requirements under subparagraph 
     (B).
       (12) Project guidance.--Not later than two years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Agent shall, 
     in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management and 
     the Office of Government Ethics, issue guidance establishing 
     and implementing the pilot project.
       (13) Briefings and report.--
       (A) Briefings.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the Executive Agent issues guidance establishing and 
     implementing the pilot project under paragraph (12), the 
     Executive Agent shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a briefing on activities carried out 
     under the pilot project, including--
       (i) participation in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, 
     including the number of participants, the diversity of 
     participants, and any barriers to recruitment or retention of 
     members;
       (ii) an evaluation of the ethical requirements of the pilot 
     project;
       (iii) whether the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve has been 
     effective in providing additional capacity to the United 
     States Cyber Command during significant incidents; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (B) Report.--Not earlier than 180 days and not later than 
     90 days before the date on which the pilot project terminates 
     under subsection (e), the Executive Agent shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report and provide a 
     briefing on recommendations relating to the pilot project, 
     including recommendations for--
       (i) whether the pilot project should be modified, extended 
     in duration, or established as a permanent program, and if 
     so, an appropriate scope for the program;
       (ii) how to attract participants, ensure a diversity of 
     participants, and address any barriers to recruitment or 
     retention of members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve;
       (iii) the ethical requirements of the pilot project and the 
     effectiveness of mitigation efforts to address any conflict 
     of interest concerns; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (14) Evaluation.--Not later than three years after the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve is established under 
     subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall--
       (A) conduct a study evaluating the pilot project; and
       (B) submit to Congress--
       (i) a report on the results of the study; and
       (ii) a recommendation with respect to whether the pilot 
     project should be modified.
       (d) Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (iii) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (iv) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (v) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Civilian cybersecurity reserve.--The term ``Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve'' means the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve at the Agency established under subsection (b)(2).
       (C) Pilot project.--The term ``pilot project'' means the 
     pilot project established by subsection (b) with respect to 
     the Agency.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of a Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve is to enable the Agency to effectively respond to 
     significant incidents.
       (3) Alternative methods.--Consistent with section 4703 of 
     title 5, United States Code, in carrying out the pilot 
     project, the Director may, without further authorization from 
     the Office of Personnel Management, provide for alternative 
     methods of--
       (A) establishing qualifications requirements for, 
     recruitment of, and appointment to positions; and
       (B) classifying positions.

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       (4) Appointments.--Under the pilot project, upon occurrence 
     of a significant incident, the Director--
       (A) may activate members of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve by--
       (i) noncompetitively appointing members of the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve to temporary positions in the 
     competitive service; or
       (ii) appointing members of the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve to temporary positions in the excepted service;
       (B) shall notify Congress whenever a member is activated 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       (C) may appoint not more than 30 members to the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve under subparagraph (A) at any time.
       (5) Status as employees.--An individual appointed under 
     paragraph (4) shall be considered a Federal civil service 
     employee under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (6) Additional employees.--Individuals appointed under 
     paragraph (4) shall be in addition to any employees of the 
     Agency who provide cybersecurity services.
       (7) Employment protections.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     prescribe such regulations as necessary to ensure the 
     reemployment, continuation of benefits, and non-
     discrimination in reemployment of individuals appointed under 
     paragraph (4), provided that such regulations shall include, 
     at a minimum, those rights and obligations set forth under 
     chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.
       (8) Status in reserve.--During the period beginning on the 
     date on which an individual is recruited by the Agency to 
     serve in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve and ending on the 
     date on which the individual is appointed under paragraph 
     (4), and during any period in between any such appointments, 
     the individual shall not be considered a Federal employee.
       (9) Eligibility; application and selection.--
       (A) In general.--Under the pilot project, the Director 
     shall establish criteria for--
       (i) individuals to be eligible for the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (ii) the application and selection processes for the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (B) Requirements for individuals.--The criteria established 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to an individual shall 
     include--
       (i) previous employment--

       (I) by the executive branch;
       (II) within the uniformed services;
       (III) as a Federal contractor within the executive branch; 
     or
       (IV) by a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government;

       (ii) if the individual has previously served as a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, that the previous 
     appointment ended not less than 60 days before the individual 
     may be appointed for a subsequent temporary position in the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve; and
       (iii) cybersecurity expertise.
       (C) Prescreening.--The Director shall--
       (i) conduct a prescreening of each individual prior to 
     appointment under paragraph (4) for any topic or product that 
     would create a conflict of interest; and
       (ii) require each individual appointed under paragraph (4) 
     to notify the Director if a potential conflict of interest 
     arises during the appointment.
       (D) Agreement required.--An individual may become a member 
     of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve only if the individual 
     enters into an agreement with the Director to become such a 
     member, which shall set forth the rights and obligations of 
     the individual and the Agency.
       (E) Exception for continuing military service 
     commitments.--A member of the Selected Reserve under section 
     10143 of title 10, United States Code, may not be a member of 
     the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (F) Priority.--In appointing individuals to the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve, the Agency shall prioritize the 
     appointment of individuals described in subclause (I) or (II) 
     of subparagraph (B)(i) before considering individuals 
     described in subclause (III) or (IV) of subparagraph (B)(i).
       (G) Prohibition.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
     executive branch may not be recruited or appointed to serve 
     in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve.
       (10) Security clearances.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall ensure that all members 
     of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve undergo the appropriate 
     personnel vetting and adjudication commensurate with the 
     duties of the position, including a determination of 
     eligibility for access to classified information where a 
     security clearance is necessary, according to applicable 
     policy and authorities.
       (B) Cost of sponsoring clearances.--If a member of the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve requires a security clearance 
     in order to carry out the duties of the member, the Agency 
     shall be responsible for the cost of sponsoring the security 
     clearance of the member.
       (11) Study and implementation plan.--
       (A) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall begin a study on 
     the design and implementation of the pilot project, 
     including--
       (i) compensation and benefits for members of the Civilian 
     Cybersecurity Reserve;
       (ii) activities that members may undertake as part of their 
     duties;
       (iii) methods for identifying and recruiting members, 
     including alternatives to traditional qualifications 
     requirements;
       (iv) methods for preventing conflicts of interest or other 
     ethical concerns as a result of participation in the pilot 
     project and details of mitigation efforts to address any 
     conflict of interest concerns;
       (v) resources, including additional funding, needed to 
     carry out the pilot project;
       (vi) possible penalties for individuals who do not respond 
     to activation when called, in accordance with the rights and 
     procedures set forth under title 5, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       (vii) processes and requirements for training and 
     onboarding members.
       (B) Implementation plan.--Not later than one year after 
     beginning the study required under subparagraph (A), the 
     Director shall--
       (i) submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     implementation plan for the pilot project; and
       (ii) provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the implementation plan.
       (C) Prohibition.--The Director may not take any action to 
     begin implementation of the pilot project until the Director 
     fulfills the requirements under subparagraph (B).
       (12) Project guidance.--If the Director establishes the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, not later than two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
     shall, in consultation with the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Office of Government Ethics, issue 
     guidance establishing and implementing the pilot project.
       (13) Briefings and report.--
       (A) Briefings.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the Director issues guidance establishing and 
     implementing the pilot project under paragraph (12), and 
     every year thereafter until the date on which the pilot 
     project terminates under subsection (e), the Director shall 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on activities carried out under the pilot project, 
     including--
       (i) participation in the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve, 
     including the number of participants, the diversity of 
     participants, and any barriers to recruitment or retention of 
     members;
       (ii) an evaluation of the ethical requirements of the pilot 
     project;
       (iii) whether the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve has been 
     effective in providing additional capacity to the Agency 
     during significant incidents; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (B) Report.--Not earlier than 180 days and not later than 
     90 days before the date on which the pilot project terminates 
     under subsection (e), the Director shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report and provide a 
     briefing on recommendations relating to the pilot project, 
     including recommendations for--
       (i) whether the pilot project should be modified, extended 
     in duration, or established as a permanent program, and if 
     so, an appropriate scope for the program;
       (ii) how to attract participants, ensure a diversity of 
     participants, and address any barriers to recruitment or 
     retention of members of the Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve;
       (iii) the ethical requirements of the pilot project and the 
     effectiveness of mitigation efforts to address any conflict 
     of interest concerns; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the eligibility requirements for the 
     pilot project.
       (14) Evaluation.--Not later than three years after the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve is established under 
     subsection (b)(2), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall--
       (A) conduct a study evaluating the pilot project; and
       (B) submit to Congress--
       (i) a report on the results of the study; and
       (ii) a recommendation with respect to whether the pilot 
     project should be modified, extended in duration, or 
     established as a permanent program.
       (e) Sunset.--The pilot project established by subsection 
     (b) shall terminate on the date that is four years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) No Additional Funds.--
       (1) In general.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.
       (2) Existing authorized amounts.--Funds to carry out this 
     section may, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
     only come from amounts authorized to be appropriated to--
       (A) the United States Cyber Command, with respect to the 
     Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at the United States Cyber 
     Command established under subsection (b)(1); and
       (B) the Agency, with respect to the Civilian Cybersecurity 
     Reserve at the Agency established under subsection (b)(2).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4421. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. 
Blackburn) 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

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other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CLARIFICATION FOR UPSTREAM MANUFACTURERS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 9901(2) of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``production,'' before ``or research and 
     development''; and
       (2) by striking ``of semiconductors.'' and inserting ``of 
     semiconductors, materials used to manufacture semiconductors, 
     or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.''.
       (b) Semiconductor Incentives.--Section 9902(a) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``for semiconductor fabrication'' and 
     inserting ``for the fabrication'';
       (B) by inserting ``production,'' before ``or research and 
     development''; and
       (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``of 
     semiconductors, materials used to manufacture semiconductors, 
     or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``used for 
     semiconductors'' and inserting ``used for the purposes''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4422. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
Thune, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. 
Sinema)) 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. ____. RECOGNITION AS CORPORATION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL 
                   CHARTER FOR NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, 
                   INCORPORATED.

       (a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1503 the 
     following:

    ``CHAPTER 1504--NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED

``Sec.
``150401. Organization.
``150402. Purposes.
``150403. Membership.
``150404. Board of directors.
``150405. Officers.
``150406. Nondiscrimination.
``150407. Powers.
``150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges.
``150409. Restrictions.
``150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.
``150411. Records and inspection.
``150412. Service of process.
``150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
``150414. Failure to comply with requirements.
``150415. Annual report.

     ``Sec. 150401 Organization

       ``The National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, a 
     nonprofit corporation organized in the United States 
     (referred to in this chapter the `corporation'), is a 
     federally chartered corporation.

     ``Sec. 150402. Purposes

       ``The purposes of the corporation are those stated in the 
     articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the 
     corporation, and include a commitment--
       ``(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United 
     States while respecting the sovereignty of the American 
     Indian Nations;
       ``(2) to unite under one body all American Indian veterans 
     who served in the Armed Forces of United States;
       ``(3) to be an advocate on behalf of all American Indian 
     veterans without regard to whether they served during times 
     of peace, conflict, or war;
       ``(4) to promote social welfare (including educational, 
     economic, social, physical, and cultural values and 
     traditional healing) in the United States by encouraging the 
     growth and development, readjustment, self-respect, self-
     confidence, contributions, and self-identity of American 
     Indian veterans;
       ``(5) to serve as an advocate for the needs of American 
     Indian veterans and their families and survivors in their 
     dealings with all Federal and State government agencies;
       ``(6) to promote, support, and utilize research, on a 
     nonpartisan basis, pertaining to the relationship between 
     American Indian veterans and American society; and
       ``(7) to provide technical assistance to the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs regional areas that are not served by any 
     veterans committee or organization or program by--
       ``(A) providing outreach service to Indian Tribes in need; 
     and
       ``(B) training and educating Tribal Veterans Service 
     Officers for Indian Tribes in need.

     ``Sec. 150403. Membership

       ``Subject to section 150406, eligibility for membership in 
     the corporation, and the rights and privileges of members, 
     shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150404. Board of directors

       ``Subject to section 150406, the board of directors of the 
     corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, shall be 
     as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws under which the corporation 
     is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150405. Officers

       ``Subject to section 150406, the officers of the 
     corporation, and the election of such officers, shall be as 
     provided in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation 
     and in conformity with the laws of the jurisdiction under 
     which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150406. Nondiscrimination

       ``In establishing the conditions of membership in the 
     corporation, and in determining the requirements for serving 
     on the board of directors or as an officer of the 
     corporation, the corporation may not discriminate on the 
     basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
     handicap, or age.

     ``Sec. 150407. Powers

       ``The corporation shall have only those powers granted the 
     corporation through its articles of incorporation, 
     constitution, and bylaws, which shall conform to the laws of 
     the jurisdiction under which the corporation is incorporated.

     ``Sec. 150408. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and 
       badges

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall have the sole and 
     exclusive right to use the names `National American Indian 
     Veterans, Incorporated' and `National American Indian 
     Veterans', and such seals, emblems, and badges as the 
     corporation may lawfully adopt.
       ``(b) Effect.--Nothing in this section interferes or 
     conflicts with any established or vested rights.

     ``Sec. 150409. Restrictions

       ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not--
       ``(1) issue any shares of stock; or
       ``(2) declare or pay any dividends.
       ``(b) Distribution of Income or Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--The income or assets of the corporation 
     may not--
       ``(A) inure to any person who is a member, officer, or 
     director of the corporation; or
       ``(B) be distributed to any such person during the life of 
     the charter granted by this chapter.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection prevents the 
     payment of reasonable compensation to the officers of the 
     corporation, or reimbursement for actual and necessary 
     expenses, in amounts approved by the board of directors.
       ``(c) Loans.--The corporation may not make any loan to any 
     officer, director, member, or employee of the corporation.
       ``(d) No Federal Endorsement.--The corporation may not 
     claim congressional approval or Federal Government authority 
     by virtue of the charter granted by this chapter for any of 
     the activities of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150410. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

       ``The corporation shall maintain its status as an 
     organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.

     ``Sec. 150411. Records and inspection

       ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
       ``(1) correct and complete books and records of accounts;
       ``(2) minutes of any proceeding of the corporation 
     involving any of member of the corporation, the board of 
     directors, or any committee having authority under the board 
     of directors; and
       ``(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record 
     of the names and addresses of all members of the corporation 
     having the right to vote.
       ``(b) Inspection.--
       ``(1) In general.--All books and records of the corporation 
     may be inspected by any member having the right to vote, or 
     by any agent or attorney of such a member, for any proper 
     purpose, at any reasonable time.
       ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this section contravenes--
       ``(A) the laws of the jurisdiction under which the 
     corporation is incorporated; or
       ``(B) the laws of those jurisdictions within the United 
     States and its territories within which the corporation 
     carries out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the 
     corporation.

     ``Sec. 150412. Service of process

       ``With respect to service of process, the corporation shall 
     comply with the laws of--
       ``(1) the jurisdiction under which the corporation is 
     incorporated; and
       ``(2) those jurisdictions within the United States and its 
     territories within which the corporation carries out 
     activities in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation.

     ``Sec. 150413. Liability for acts of officers and agents

       ``The corporation shall be liable for the acts of the 
     officers and agents of the corporation acting within the 
     scope of their authority.

     ``Sec. 150414. Failure to comply with requirements

       ``If the corporation fails to comply with any of the 
     requirements of this chapter, including the requirement under 
     section 150410

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     to maintain its status as an organization exempt from 
     taxation, the charter granted by this chapter shall expire.

     ``Sec. 150415. Annual report

       ``(a) In General.--The corporation shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report describing the activities of the corporation 
     during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Submittal Date.--Each annual report under this 
     section shall be submitted at the same time as the report of 
     the audit of the corporation required by section 10101(b).
       ``(c) Report Not Public Document.--No annual report under 
     this section shall be printed as a public document.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     II of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 1503 the following:

``1504.  National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated..150401''.....

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4423. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Manchin)) 
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 in title IX, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. MODIFICATION OF POSITION OF PRINCIPAL CYBER 
                   ADVISOR.

       (a) Designation of Principal Cyber Advisor.--Paragraph (1) 
     of section 932(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Designation.--(A) The Secretary shall designate, from 
     among the personnel of the Office of the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy, a Principal Cyber Advisor to act as the 
     principal advisor to the Secretary on military cyber forces 
     and activities.
       ``(B) The Secretary may only designate an official under 
     this paragraph if such official was appointed to the position 
     in which such official serves by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.''.
       (b) Designation of Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor.--Section 
     905(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Defense for Policy''.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 
     brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     on such recommendations as the Deputy Secretary may have for 
     alternate reporting structures for the Principal Cyber 
     Advisor and the Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor within the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4424. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS 
                   FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

       Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 634, 
     chapter 1041; 33 U.S.C. 583a), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Regular officers of the Corps of 
     Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army who 
     are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The personnel described in subsection 
     (b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Personnel Described.--The personnel referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of the 
     Army.
       ``(2) The following members of the Army who are assigned to 
     the Corps of Engineers:
       ``(A) Reserve component officers.
       ``(B) Warrant officers (whether regular or reserve 
     component).
       ``(C) Enlisted members (whether regular or reserve 
     component).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4425. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Sasse, Ms. Ernst, 
Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Romney) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR NATIONALS OF 
                   AFGHANISTAN EMPLOYED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE 
                   AGREEMENT, GRANT, OR NONGOVERNMENTAL 
                   ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States recognizes the immense contributions 
     of the nationals of Afghanistan who worked, through 
     cooperative agreements, grants, and nongovernmental 
     organizations in Afghanistan, in support of the United States 
     mission to advance the causes of democracy, human rights, and 
     the rule of law in Afghanistan;
       (2) due to the close association of such nationals of 
     Afghanistan with the United States, their lives are at risk; 
     and
       (3) such nationals of Afghanistan should be provided with 
     special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies and 
     Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-
     8).
       (b) Special Immigrant Status.--Section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) 
     of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 
     note; Public Law 111-8) is amended by inserting after 
     ``United States Government'' the following: ``, including 
     employment in Afghanistan funded by the United States 
     Government through a cooperative agreement, grant, or 
     nongovernmental organization, provided that the Chief of 
     Mission or delegated Department of State designee determines, 
     based on a recommendation from the Federal agency or 
     organization authorizing such funding, that such alien 
     contributed to the United States mission in Afghanistan''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4426. Mr. MANCHIN 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 XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 31__. DEFENSE CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.

       Section 215A of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``of the 48 contiguous 
     States or the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``State'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Resilience.--The term `resilience' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 1304A(j) of the Energy Independence 
     and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17384a(j)).'';
       (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``the 48 contiguous States and the District 
     of Columbia'' and inserting ``any State''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Authority to Address Vulnerabilities.--The Secretary 
     may, to the extent that funds are made available for such 
     purposes in advance in appropriations Acts, enter into 
     contracts or cooperative agreements with external providers 
     of electric energy--
       ``(1) to improve the resilience of defense critical 
     electric infrastructure; and
       ``(2) to reduce the vulnerability of critical defense 
     facilities designated under subsection (c) to the disruption 
     of the supply of electric energy to those facilities.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4427. Mr. MANCHIN 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 subtitle E of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3157. UNIVERSITY-BASED NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
                   COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 2565 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4312. UNIVERSITY-BASED NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
                   COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Program.--The Administrator shall--

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       ``(1) establish a program to develop a policy research 
     consortium of institutions of higher education and nonprofit 
     entities in support of implementing and innovating the 
     defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the 
     Administration; and
       ``(2) execute such program in a manner similar to the 
     program established under section 4814.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium established 
     under subsection (a) are as follows:
       ``(1) To inform the formulation and application of policy 
     through the conduct of research and analysis regarding 
     defense nuclear nonproliferation programs.
       ``(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant 
     to understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms 
     control, and nuclear security.
       ``(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers 
     of excellence relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation to 
     better distribute expertise to specific issues and scenarios 
     regarding relating to nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, 
     and nuclear security .
       ``(c) Duties.--
       ``(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the 
     consortium established under subsection (a) provides support 
     to individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of 
     nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research 
     internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and 
     research grants.
       ``(2) Individuals described.--Individuals described in this 
     paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy 
     specialists, who are focused on policy innovation related 
     to--
       ``(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;
       ``(B) arms control;
       ``(C) nuclear deterrence;
       ``(D) foreign nuclear programs;
       ``(E) nuclear safeguards and security; or
       ``(F) educating and training individuals interested in the 
     study of defense nuclear nonproliferation policy.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 4311 the following new item:

``Sec. 4312. University-based nuclear nonproliferation collaboration 
              program.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4428. Mr. INHOFE 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. ___. GRANT ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
                   TOWER COVERED PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the airport sponsor of a covered project shall be 
     eligible for a grant under subchapter I of chapter 471 and 
     subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
     from any funds made available by an Act of Congress for 
     ``Grants-In-Aid for Airports'' for fiscal years 2022 and 
     2023.
       (b) Covered Projects Defined.--In subsection (a), the term 
     ``covered project'' means a project for relocating, 
     reconstructing, repairing, or improving an air traffic 
     control tower that--
       (1) is owned by the sponsor of a primary airport;
       (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, was over 60 
     years of age; and
       (3) in fiscal year 2019, handled over 300,000 total 
     terminal operations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4429. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Lankford) 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. __. ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSITION OF A CERTAIN HOSPITAL 
                   TO A MEDICARE RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

       (a) Special Rule.--In the case of a critical access 
     hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)) with a Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services certification number of 371338, 
     the following shall apply:
       (1) Pursuant to the June 11, 2021, Centers for Medicare & 
     Medicaid Services letter sent to the critical access 
     hospital--
       (A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall suspend the 
     running of the twenty-four month extension mentioned in the 
     October 15, 2019, letter to the hospital during the COVID-19 
     public health emergency; and
       (B) the hospital shall have 19.7 months after the end of 
     the COVID-19 public health emergency to notify the Centers 
     for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the hospital's intent to 
     either convert to an acute care hospital, transition to a 
     rural emergency hospital under section 1861(kkk) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)) (if the hospital 
     qualifies as such), or terminate as a critical access 
     hospital.
       (2) Prior to the end of the 19.7 months described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall not take an adverse 
     redesignation action with respect to the critical access 
     hospital status of the hospital as long as the hospital 
     continues to meet all of the requirements for designation as 
     a critical access hospital other than the distance 
     requirement under section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)).
       (3) If, prior to the end of the 19.7 months described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the critical access hospital notifies the 
     Secretary of the hospital's intention to transition to a 
     rural emergency hospital, the Secretary--
       (A) shall give priority to the processing of the request 
     for such transition; and
       (B) shall not take an adverse redesignation action with 
     respect to the critical access hospital status of the 
     hospital prior to the later of--
       (i) the end of the 19.7 months described in paragraph 
     (1)(B); or
       (ii) the date the Secretary makes a final determination 
     with respect to such request.
       (b) Timeline for Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) not later than July 1, 2022, promulgate a proposed rule 
     to carry out the provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     section 125 of division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260); and
       (B) not later than November 1, 2022, promulgate a final 
     rule to carry out such provisions and amendments.
       (2) Additional information.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the proposed and final rules required under paragraph 
     (1) contain a description of the additional information that 
     will be required under section 1861(kkk)(4) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(4)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4430. Mr. INHOFE 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 in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. EDUCATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICE 
                   FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Access to high quality primary care is associated with 
     improved health outcomes and lower health care costs.
       (2) Substantial disparities exist in the distribution of 
     primary care providers.
       (3) Shortages of health care providers affect Tribal, 
     rural, and medically underserved communities more than the 
     populations of more densely populated areas, resulting in 
     such communities experiencing significant health challenges 
     and disparities.
       (4) American Indian, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians 
     tend to have lower health status, lower life expectancy, and 
     disproportionate disease burden when compared to other 
     Americans.
       (5) Having training experiences in, living among, and being 
     a member of Tribal, rural, and medically underserved 
     communities increases cultural awareness and can influence 
     career choice for physicians to better serve such 
     populations.
       (6) Research shows there is a relationship between the 
     characteristics of a physician and the eventual practice 
     location, including being part of an underrepresented 
     minority or growing up in a rural area.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--Part B of title VII of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 742. EDUCATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PRIMARY HEALTH 
                   SERVICE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, shall establish a grant program to award 
     grants to public institutions of higher education located in 
     a covered State to carry out the activities described in 
     subsection (d) for the purposes of--
       ``(1) expanding and supporting education for medical 
     students who are preparing to become physicians in a covered 
     State; and
       ``(2) preparing and encouraging each such student training 
     in a covered State to serve Tribal, rural, or medically 
     underserved communities as a primary care physician after 
     completing such training.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a public institution of higher 
     education shall submit an application to the Secretary that 
     includes--
       ``(1) a certification that such institution will use 
     amounts provided to the institution to carry out the 
     activities described in subsection (d); and

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       ``(2) a description of how such institution will carry out 
     such activities.
       ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to public institutions of 
     higher education that--
       ``(1) are located in a State with not fewer than 2 
     federally recognized Tribes; and
       ``(2) demonstrate a public-private partnership.
       ``(d) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity that 
     receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made 
     available under such grant to carry out the following 
     activities:
       ``(1) Support or expand community-based experiential 
     training for medical students who will practice in or serve 
     Tribal, rural, and medically underserved communities.
       ``(2) Develop and operate programs to train medical 
     students in primary care services.
       ``(3) Develop and implement curricula that--
       ``(A) includes a defined set of clinical and community-
     based training activities that emphasize care for Tribal, 
     rural, or medically underserved communities;
       ``(B) is applicable to primary care practice with respect 
     to individuals from Tribal, rural, or medically underserved 
     communities;
       ``(C) identifies and addresses challenges to health equity, 
     including the needs of Tribal, rural, and medically 
     underserved communities;
       ``(D) supports the use of telehealth technologies and 
     practices;
       ``(E) considers social determinants of health in care plan 
     development;
       ``(F) integrates behavioral health care into primary care 
     practice, including prevention and treatment of opioid 
     disorders and other substance use disorders;
       ``(G) promotes interprofessional training that supports a 
     patient-centered model of care; and
       ``(H) builds cultural and linguistic competency.
       ``(4) Increase the capacity of faculty to implement the 
     curricula described in paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Develop or expand strategic partnerships to improve 
     health outcomes for individuals from Tribal, rural, and 
     medically underserved communities, including with--
       ``(A) federally recognized Tribes, Tribal colleges, and 
     Tribal organizations;
       ``(B) Federally-qualified health centers;
       ``(C) rural health clinics;
       ``(D) Indian health programs;
       ``(E) primary care delivery sites and systems; and
       ``(F) other community-based organizations.
       ``(6) Develop a plan to track graduates' chosen specialties 
     for residency and the States in which such residency programs 
     are located.
       ``(7) Develop, implement, and evaluate methods to improve 
     recruitment and retention of medical students from Tribal, 
     rural, and medically underserved communities.
       ``(8) Train and support instructors to serve Tribal, rural, 
     and medically underserved communities.
       ``(9) Prepare medical students for transition into primary 
     care residency training and future practice.
       ``(10) Provide scholarships to medical students.
       ``(e) Grant Period.--A grant under this section shall be 
     awarded for a period of not more than 5 years.
       ``(f) Grant Amount.--Each fiscal year, the amount of a 
     grant made to a public institution of higher education under 
     this section shall be in amount that is not less than 
     $1,000,000.
       ``(g) Matching Requirement.--Each public institution of 
     higher education that receives a grant under this section 
     shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 
     or greater than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal 
     funds provided to the institution each fiscal year during the 
     period of the grant (which may be provided in cash or in 
     kind).
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered state.--The term `covered State' means a 
     State that is in the top quartile of States by projected 
     unmet demand for primary care providers, as determined by the 
     Secretary
       ``(2) Federally-qualified health center.--The term 
     `Federally-qualified health center' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security 
     Act.
       ``(3) Indian health program.--The term `Indian health 
     program' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
       ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     provided that such institution is public in nature.
       ``(5) Medically underserved community.--The term `medically 
     underserved community' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 799B.
       ``(6) Rural health clinic.--The term `rural health clinic' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 1861(aa) of the 
     Social Security Act.
       ``(7) Rural population.--The term `rural population' means 
     the population of a geographical area located--
       ``(A) in a non-metropolitan county; or
       ``(B) in a metropolitan county designated as rural by the 
     Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration.
       ``(8) Tribal population.--The term `Tribal population' 
     means the population of any Indian Tribe recognized by the 
     Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 104 of the 
     Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4431. Mr. INHOFE 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 XV, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1516. MODIFICATION TO ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES FROM FEDERAL 
                   COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48.

       Section 1664 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``or any subsequent fiscal year'' after 
     ``fiscal year 2021''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Distribution of Estimate.--As soon as practicable 
     after submitting an estimate as described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) and making the certification described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary shall make 
     such estimate available to any licensee operating under the 
     Order and Authorization described in such subsection.
       ``(e) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Seek Recovery of 
     Costs.--The Secretary may work directly with any licensee (or 
     any future assignee, successor, or purchaser) affected by the 
     Order and Authorization described in subsection (a) to seek 
     recovery of costs incurred by the Department as a result of 
     the effect of such order and authorization.
       ``(f) Reimbursement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     facilitate a process for any licensee (or any future 
     assignee, successor, or purchaser) subject to the Order and 
     Authorization described in subsection (a) to provide 
     reimbursement to the Department, only to the extent provided 
     in appropriation Acts, for the covered costs and eligible 
     reimbursable costs submitted and certified to the 
     congressional defense committees under such subsection.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use any funds 
     received under this subsection, to the extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, for 
     covered costs described in subsection (b) and the range of 
     eligible reimbursable costs identified under subsection 
     (a)(1).
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary establishes the process required by 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on such process.
       ``(g) Good Faith.--The execution of the responsibilities of 
     this section by the Department shall be considered to be good 
     faith actions pursuant to paragraph 104 of the Order and 
     Authorization described in subsection (a).''.
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  SA 4432. Mr. INHOFE 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. EXPANSION OF PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NOT 
                   ELIGIBLE FOR SALE OR DONATION FOR LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND STUDY ON USE OF SUCH 
                   AUTHORITY TO SELL OR DONATE PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 2576a(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(5) Explosives.
       ``(6) Firearms of 0.5 caliber or greater and ammunition of 
     0.5 caliber or greater.
       ``(7) Asphyxiating gases, including those comprised of 
     lachrymatory agents, and analogous liquids, materials, or 
     devices.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Logistics 
     Agency shall conduct a study on the use by the Department of 
     Defense of the authority under section 2576a of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the administration of such authority 
     by the Law Enforcement Support Office of the Department.
       (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an analysis of the degree to which personal property 
     transferred under section

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     2576a of title 10, United States Code, has been distributed 
     equitably between larger, well-resourced municipalities and 
     units of government and smaller, less well-resourced 
     municipalities and units of government; and
       (B) an identification of potential modifications to the 
     authority under such section to ensure that property 
     transferred under such section is transferred in a manner 
     that provides adequate opportunity for participation by 
     smaller, less well-resourced municipalities and units of 
     government.
       (3) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2022, the Director 
     of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 
     the study conducted under paragraph (1).
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  SA 4433. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. ECONOMIC DEFENSE RESPONSE TEAMS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through 
     the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a pilot 
     program for the creation of deployable economic defense 
     response teams to help provide emergency technical assistance 
     and support to a country subjected to the threat or use of 
     coercive economic measures and to play a liaison role between 
     the legitimate government of that country and the United 
     States Government. Such assistance and support may include 
     the following activities:
       (1) Reducing the partner country's vulnerability to 
     coercive economic measures.
       (2) Minimizing the damage that such measures by an 
     adversary could cause to that country.
       (3) Implementing any bilateral or multilateral contingency 
     plans that may exist for responding to the threat or use of 
     such measures.
       (4) In coordination with the partner country, developing or 
     improving plans and strategies by the country for reducing 
     vulnerabilities and improving responses to such measures in 
     the future.
       (5) Assisting the partner country in dealing with foreign 
     sovereign investment in infrastructure or related projects 
     that may undermine the partner country's sovereignty.
       (6) Assisting the partner country in responding to specific 
     efforts from an adversary attempting to employ economic 
     coercion that undermines the partner country's sovereignty, 
     including efforts in the cyber domain, such as efforts that 
     undermine cybersecurity or digital security of the partner 
     country or initiatives that introduce digital technologies in 
     a manner that undermines freedom, security, and sovereignty 
     of the partner country.
       (7) Otherwise providing direct and relevant short-to-medium 
     term economic or other assistance from the United States and 
     marshalling other resources in support of effective responses 
     to such measures.
       (b) Institutional Support.--The pilot program required by 
     subsection (a) should include the following elements:
       (1) Identification and designation of relevant personnel 
     within the United States Government with expertise relevant 
     to the objectives specified in subsection (a), including 
     personnel in--
       (A) the Department of State, for overseeing the economic 
     defense response team's activities, engaging with the partner 
     country government and other stakeholders, and other purposes 
     relevant to advancing the success of the mission of the 
     economic defense response team;
       (B) the United States Agency for International Development, 
     for the purposes of providing technical, humanitarian, and 
     other assistance, generally;
       (C) the Department of the Treasury, for the purposes of 
     providing advisory support and assistance on all financial 
     matters and fiscal implications of the crisis at hand;
       (D) the Department of Commerce, for the purposes of 
     providing economic analysis and assistance in market 
     development relevant to the partner country's response to the 
     crisis at hand, technology security as appropriate, and other 
     matters that may be relevant;
       (E) the Department of Energy, for the purposes of providing 
     advisory services and technical assistance with respect to 
     energy needs as affected by the crisis at hand;
       (F) the Department of Homeland Security, for the purposes 
     of providing assistance with respect to digital and 
     cybersecurity matters, and assisting in the development of 
     any contingency plans referred to in paragraphs (3) and (6) 
     of subsection (a) as appropriate;
       (G) the Department of Agriculture, for providing advisory 
     and other assistance with respect to responding to coercive 
     measures such as arbitrary market closures that affect the 
     partner country's agricultural sector;
       (H) the Office of the United States Trade Representative 
     with respect to providing support and guidance on trade and 
     investment matters; and
       (I) other Federal departments and agencies as determined by 
     the President.
       (2) Negotiation of memoranda of understanding, where 
     appropriate, with other United States Government components 
     for the provision of any relevant participating or detailed 
     non-Department of State personnel identified under paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) Negotiation of contracts, as appropriate, with private 
     sector representatives or other individuals with relevant 
     expertise to advance the objectives specified in subsection 
     (a).
       (4) Development within the United States Government of--
       (A) appropriate training curricula for relevant experts 
     identified under paragraph (1) and for United States 
     diplomatic personnel in a country actually or potentially 
     threatened by coercive economic measures;
       (B) operational procedures and appropriate protocols for 
     the rapid assembly of such experts into one or more teams for 
     deployment to a country actually or potentially threatened by 
     coercive economic measures; and
       (C) procedures for ensuring appropriate support for such 
     teams when serving in a country actually or potentially 
     threatened by coercive economic measures, including, as 
     applicable, logistical assistance, office space, information 
     support, and communications.
       (5) Negotiation with relevant potential host countries of 
     procedures and methods for ensuring the rapid and effective 
     deployment of such teams, and the establishment of 
     appropriate liaison relationships with local public and 
     private sector officials and entities.
       (c) Reports Required.--
       (1) Report on establishment.--Upon establishment of the 
     pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     State shall provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives with a detailed report and briefing 
     describing the pilot program, the major elements of the 
     program, the personnel and institutions involved, and the 
     degree to which the program incorporates the elements 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Follow-up report.--Not later than one year after the 
     report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
     shall provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives with a detailed report and briefing 
     describing the operations over the previous year of the pilot 
     program established pursuant to subsection (a), as well as 
     the Secretary's assessment of its performance and suitability 
     for becoming a permanent program.
       (3) Form.--Each report required under this subsection shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Declaration of an Economic Crisis Required.--
       (1) Notification.--The President may activate an economic 
     defense response team for a period of 180 days under the 
     authorities of this section to assist a partner country in 
     responding to an unusual and extraordinary economic coercive 
     threat by an adversary of the United States upon the 
     declaration of a coercive economic emergency, together with 
     notification to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Extension authority.--The President may activate the 
     response team for an additional 180 days upon the submission 
     of a detailed analysis to the committees described in 
     paragraph (1) justifying why the continued deployment of the 
     economic defense response team in response to the economic 
     emergency is in the national security interest of the United 
     States.
       (e) Sunset.--The authorities provided under this section 
     shall expire on December 31, 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4434. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Young, 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCLUSION FOR ARTICLES OR 
                   COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES THAT CONTAIN, WERE 
                   PRODUCED USING, BENEFIT FROM, OR USE TRADE 
                   SECRETS MISAPPROPRIATED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH 
                   IMPROPER MEANS BY A FOREIGN AGENT OR FOREIGN 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Stopping and Excluding Commercial Ripoffs and Espionage 
     with U.S. Trade Secrets'' or the ``Secrets Act of 2021''.
       (b) National Security Exclusion.--Title III of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 341 (19 
     U.S.C. 1341) the following:

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     ``SEC. 342. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCLUSION FOR ARTICLES OR 
                   COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES THAT CONTAIN, WERE 
                   PRODUCED USING, BENEFIT FROM, OR USE TRADE 
                   SECRETS MISAPPROPRIATED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH 
                   IMPROPER MEANS BY A FOREIGN AGENT OR FOREIGN 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Upon a determination under subsection 
     (c)(1), and subject to the procedures required under 
     subsection (d), the Commission shall direct the exclusion 
     from the United States of, on the basis of national security, 
     imports of articles that contain, were produced using, 
     benefit from, or use any trade secret acquired through 
     improper means or misappropriation by a foreign agent or 
     foreign instrumentality (in this section referred to as a 
     `covered article').
       ``(b) Interagency Committee on Trade Secrets.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established an Interagency 
     Committee on Trade Secrets (in this section referred to as 
     the `Committee') to carry out the review and submission of 
     allegations under paragraph (5) and such other duties as the 
     President may designate as necessary to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(2) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the 
     following voting members (or the designee of any such 
     member):
       ``(i) The Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       ``(iii) The Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(iv) The Attorney General.
       ``(v) The Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.
       ``(vi) The United States Trade Representative.
       ``(vii) The head of such other Federal agency or other 
     executive office as the President determines appropriate, 
     generally or on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(B) Director of national intelligence.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
     Committee.
       ``(ii) Notice.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     be provided with all notices received by the Committee 
     regarding allegations under paragraph (5) but shall serve no 
     policy role on the Committee other than to provide analysis 
     unless serving on the Committee under subparagraph (A)(vii).
       ``(3) Chairperson.--The Attorney General shall serve as the 
     chairperson of the Committee.
       ``(4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet upon the 
     direction of the President or upon the call of the 
     chairperson, without regard to section 552b of title 5, 
     United States Code (if otherwise applicable).
       ``(5) Unfair trade practice review.--The Committee--
       ``(A) shall review upon complaint under oath by the owner 
     of a trade secret or on its own initiative any allegations 
     that an article imported or to be imported into the United 
     States is a covered article; and
       ``(B) shall, if the Committee decides to proceed with those 
     allegations, submit to the Commission a report including 
     those allegations.
       ``(c) Ex Parte Preliminary Review, Investigation, and 
     Determination.--
       ``(1) Ex parte preliminary review.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of an allegation contained in a report under 
     subsection (b)(5)(B) with respect to an article imported or 
     to be imported into the United States, the Commission shall 
     conduct a confidential, ex parte, preliminary review to 
     determine whether the article is more likely than not a 
     covered article.
       ``(2) Investigation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 150 days after an 
     affirmative determination under paragraph (1), the Commission 
     shall conduct an ex parte investigation, which may include a 
     hearing at the discretion of the Commission, to consider if 
     that determination should be extended under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Analysis by director of national intelligence.--
       ``(i) In general.--As part of an investigation conducted 
     under subparagraph (A) with respect to an allegation 
     contained in a report under subsection (b)(5)(B), the 
     Director of National Intelligence, at the request of the 
     Commission, shall expeditiously carry out a thorough analysis 
     of the allegation and shall incorporate the views of 
     appropriate intelligence agencies with respect to the 
     allegation.
       ``(ii) Timing.--Not later than 20 days after the date on 
     which the Commission begins an investigation under 
     subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     submit to the Commission the analysis requested under clause 
     (i).
       ``(iii) Supplementation or amendment.--Any analysis 
     submitted under clause (i) may be supplemented or amended as 
     the Director of National Intelligence considers necessary or 
     appropriate or upon request by the Commission for additional 
     information.
       ``(iv) Beginning of analysis before investigation.--The 
     Director of National Intelligence may begin an analysis under 
     clause (i) of an allegation contained in a report under 
     subsection (b)(5)(B) before investigation by the Commission 
     of the allegation under subparagraph (A), in accordance with 
     applicable law.
       ``(3) Extension, modification, or termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission, at its sole discretion, 
     may extend, modify, or terminate a determination under 
     paragraph (1) for good cause and as necessary and 
     appropriate, as determined by the Commission and based on the 
     findings of the investigation conducted under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Reconsideration.--The Commission shall reconsider any 
     extension, modification, or termination under subparagraph 
     (A) of a determination under paragraph (1) upon request in 
     writing from the Committee.
       ``(4) Consideration.--In conducting a preliminary review 
     under paragraph (1) or an investigation under paragraph (2) 
     with respect to an article, the Commission may consider the 
     following:
       ``(A) If the article contains, was produced using, benefits 
     from, or uses any trade secret acquired through improper 
     means or misappropriation by a foreign agent or foreign 
     instrumentality.
       ``(B) The national security and policy interests of the 
     United States, as established by the Committee for purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(5) Disclosure of confidential information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Information submitted to the Commission 
     or exchanged among the interested persons in connection with 
     a preliminary review under paragraph (1) or an investigation 
     under paragraph (2), including by the owner of the trade 
     secret with respect to which the review or investigation is 
     connected, may not be disclosed (except under a protective 
     order issued under regulations of the Commission that 
     authorizes limited disclosure of such information) to any 
     person other than a person described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding the prohibition under 
     subparagraph (A), information described in that subparagraph 
     may be disclosed to--
       ``(i) an officer or employee of the Commission who is 
     directly concerned with--

       ``(I) carrying out the preliminary review, investigation, 
     or related proceeding in connection with which the 
     information is submitted;
       ``(II) the administration or enforcement of a national 
     security exclusion order issued under subsection (d);
       ``(III) a proceeding for the modification or rescission of 
     a national security exclusion order issued under subsection 
     (d); or
       ``(IV) maintaining the administrative record of the 
     preliminary review, investigation, or related proceeding;

       ``(ii) an officer or employee of the United States 
     Government who is directly involved in the review under 
     subsection (d)(2); or
       ``(iii) an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection who is directly involved in administering an 
     exclusion from entry under subsection (d) resulting from the 
     preliminary review, investigation, or related proceeding in 
     connection with which the information is submitted.
       ``(6) Publication of results.--Not later than 30 days after 
     a determination under paragraph (1) or an extension under 
     paragraph (3), the Commission shall publish notice of the 
     determination or extension, as the case may be, in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(7) Designation of lead agency from committee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General shall designate, as 
     appropriate, a Federal agency or agencies represented on the 
     Committee to be the lead agency or agencies on behalf of the 
     Committee for each action under paragraphs (1) through (3).
       ``(B) Duties.--The duties of the lead agency or agencies 
     designated under subparagraph (A), with respect to an action 
     under paragraphs (1) through (3), shall include assisting in 
     the action and coordinating activity between the Committee 
     and the Commission.
       ``(8) Consultation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In conducting an action under paragraphs 
     (1) through (3), the Commission shall consult with the heads 
     of such other Federal agencies (or their designees) as the 
     Commission determines appropriate on the basis of the facts 
     and circumstances of the action.
       ``(B) Cooperation.--The heads of Federal agencies consulted 
     under subparagraph (A) for an action, and the agency or 
     agencies designated under paragraph (7)(A), shall cooperate 
     with the Commission in conducting the action, including by--
       ``(i) producing documents and witnesses for testimony; and
       ``(ii) assisting with any complaint or report or any 
     analysis by the Committee.
       ``(9) Interaction with intelligence community.--The 
     Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) remains 
     engaged in the collection, analysis, and dissemination to the 
     Commission of any additional relevant information that may 
     become available during the course of any action conducted 
     under paragraphs (1) through (3).
       ``(10) Rule of construction regarding submission of 
     additional information.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as prohibiting any interested person to an 
     allegation described in subsection (b)(5) from submitting 
     additional information concerning the allegation while an 
     action under paragraphs (1) through (3) with respect to the 
     allegation is ongoing.
       ``(d) Procedures for National Security Exclusion.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Commission determines under 
     subsection (c)(1) that it is more

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     likely than not that an article to be imported into the 
     United States is a covered article, not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of the allegation described in that subsection 
     with respect to that determination, the Commission shall--
       ``(A) issue an order directing that the article concerned 
     be excluded from entry into the United States under 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(B) notify the President of that determination.
       ``(2) Presidential review.--If, before the end of the 30-
     day period beginning on the day after the date on which the 
     President is notified under paragraph (1)(B) of the 
     determination of the Commission under subsection (c)(1), the 
     President disapproves of that determination and notifies the 
     Commission of that disapproval, effective on the date of that 
     notice, that determination shall have no force or effect.
       ``(3) Exclusion of covered articles.--
       ``(A) Notification.--Upon expiration of the 30-day period 
     described in paragraph (2), or notification from the 
     President of approval of the determination of the Commission 
     under subsection (c)(1) before the expiration of that period, 
     the Commission shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security of its action under 
     subsection (a) to direct the exclusion of covered articles 
     from entry.
       ``(B) Refusal of entry.--Upon receipt of notice under 
     subparagraph (A) regarding the exclusion of covered articles 
     from entry, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall refuse the entry of those 
     articles.
       ``(4) Continuation in effect.--Any exclusion from entry of 
     covered articles under subsection (a) shall continue in 
     effect until the Commission--
       ``(A) determines that the conditions that led to such 
     exclusion from entry do not exist; and
       ``(B) notifies the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security of that determination.
       ``(5) Modification or rescission.--
       ``(A) In general.--An interested person may petition the 
     Commission for a modification or rescission of an exclusion 
     order issued under subsection (a) with respect to covered 
     articles only after an affirmative extension of the order is 
     issued under subsection (c)(3) in accordance with the 
     procedures under subsection (c)(2).
       ``(B) Revisitation of exclusion.--The Commission may modify 
     or rescind an exclusion order issued under subsection (a) at 
     any time at the discretion of the Commission.
       ``(C) Burden of proof.--The burden of proof in any 
     proceeding before the Commission regarding a petition made by 
     an interested person under subparagraph (A) shall be on the 
     interested person.
       ``(D) Relief.--A modification or rescission for which a 
     petition is made under subparagraph (A) may be granted by the 
     Commission--
       ``(i) on the basis of new evidence or evidence that could 
     not have been presented at the prior proceeding; or
       ``(ii) on grounds that would permit relief from a judgment 
     or order under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(E) Evidentiary standard.--A modification or rescission 
     may be made under subparagraph (A) if the Commission 
     determines that there has been a clear and convincing showing 
     to the Commission from an interested person that such a 
     modification or rescission should be made.
       ``(e) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person adversely affected by a final 
     modification or rescission determination by the Commission 
     under subsection (d)(5) may appeal such determination only--
       ``(A) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
     Circuit; and
       ``(B) not later than 60 days after that determination has 
     become final.
       ``(2) No other judicial review.--Except as authorized under 
     paragraph (1), the determinations of the Commission under 
     this section and any exclusion from entry or delivery or 
     demand for redelivery in connection with the enforcement of 
     an order by the Commission under this section may not be 
     reviewed by any court, including for constitutional claims, 
     whether by action in the nature of mandamus or otherwise.
       ``(3) Procedures for review of privileged information.--If 
     an appeal is brought under paragraph (1) and the 
     administrative record contains classified or other 
     information subject to privilege or protections under law, 
     that information shall be submitted confidentially to the 
     court and the court shall maintain that information under 
     seal.
       ``(4) Applicability of use of information provisions.--The 
     use of information provisions of sections 106, 305, 405, and 
     706 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1806, 1825, 1845, and 1881e) shall not apply to an 
     appeal under paragraph (1).
       ``(f) Inapplicability of the Administrative Procedure 
     Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to--
       ``(A) an action conducted by the Commission under 
     paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); or
       ``(B) the procedures for exclusion under paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) of subsection (d).
       ``(2) Adjudication.--Any adjudication under this section 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 554, 
     556, and 557 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(g) Freedom of Information Act Exception.--Section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     `Freedom of Information Act'), shall not apply to the 
     activities conducted under this section.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Commission may prescribe such 
     regulations as the Commission considers necessary and 
     appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out this section.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Article.--The term `article' includes any article or 
     component of an article.
       ``(2) Foreign agent; foreign instrumentality; improper 
     means; misappropriation; owner; trade secret.--The terms 
     `foreign agent', `foreign instrumentality', `improper means', 
     `misappropriation', `owner', and `trade secret' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 1839 of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(3) Interested person.--The term `interested person', 
     with respect to an allegation under subsection (b)(5), means 
     a person named in the allegation or otherwise identified by 
     the Commission as having a material interest with respect to 
     the allegation.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 341 the following:

``Sec. 342. National security exclusion for articles or components of 
              articles that contain, were produced using, benefit from, 
              or use trade secrets misappropriated or acquired through 
              improper means by a foreign agent or foreign 
              instrumentality.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 514(a)(4) of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``a 
     determination appealable under section 337 of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``in connection with the enforcement of an order of 
     the United States International Trade Commission issued under 
     section 342''.
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  SA 4435. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. EVALUATION OF AND REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL FROM 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction (in this section referred to as 
     the Inspector General) shall conduct an evaluation of the 
     performance of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security 
     Forces (in this section referred to as the ``ANDSF'') during 
     the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending on 
     August 31, 2021.
       (2) Elements.--The evaluation required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A determination as to the reason the ANDSF proved 
     unable to defend Afghanistan from the Taliban following the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces.
       (B) An assessment of the impact such withdrawal had on the 
     performance of the ANDSF.
       (C) With respect to efforts made by the United States Armed 
     Forces since 2001 to provide training, assistance, and advice 
     to the ANDSF, an analysis of any such effort that impacted 
     the performance of the ANDSF following such withdrawal.
       (D) An assessment of the current status of--
       (i) equipment provided to the ANDSF by the United States; 
     and
       (ii) ANDSF personnel who were trained by the United States.
       (E) An identification of the types of military equipment 
     provided by the United States to the military or security 
     forces of Afghanistan that was left in Afghanistan after the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces, including 
     equipment provided to the air force of Afghanistan.
       (F) An assessment whether--
       (i) the Taliban has control over the equipment described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) such equipment is being moved or sold to any third 
     parties.
       (G) An assessment whether government officials of 
     Afghanistan fled Afghanistan with United States taxpayer 
     dollars.
       (H) An assessment whether funds made available from the 
     Afghan Security Forces Fund--
       (i) were stolen by government officials of Afghanistan; or
       (ii) diverted from the originally intended purposes of such 
     funds.
       (I) An assessment whether equipment provided to the 
     military or security forces of Afghanistan was used to assist 
     government officials of Afghanistan in fleeing Afghanistan.
       (J) Any other matter the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate.

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       (3) Cooperation of secretary of defense.--To the extent 
     practicable and consistent with law, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the Inspector General any such information 
     or assistance as the Inspector General may request for the 
     purpose of conducting the evaluation required by this 
     subsection.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees one or more reports 
     the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
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  SA 4436. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Braun) 
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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. DEFENSE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative 
     branch the Defense Financial Systems Commission (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
       (A) review the financial management systems of the 
     Department of Defense, including policies, procedures, and 
     past and planned investments;
       (B) review the spending of the Department on financial 
     management systems, including new investments, operations and 
     maintenance, and legacy systems;
       (C) determine which financial management systems of the 
     Department meet the standards described in paragraph (2);
       (D) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and 
     the secretaries of the military departments with respect to--
       (i) which financial management systems need to be replaced 
     or modified, and what new systems are needed, to ensure that 
     the financial management systems of the Department meet the 
     standards described in paragraph (2); and
       (ii) improving such systems and related processes to ensure 
     effective internal control and ability to achieve auditable 
     financial statements and meet other financial management and 
     operational needs, including, as appropriate, recommendations 
     for both short-term and long-term actions; and
       (E) assess the progress of the Department of Defense in 
     implementing any previous recommendations of the Commission.
       (2) Standards described.--A financial management system 
     meets the standards described in this paragraph if the 
     system--
       (A) complies with--
       (i) the accounting principles, standards, and requirements 
     prescribed under section 3511 of title 31, United States 
     Code;
       (ii) the most recent governmentwide financial management 
     plan prepared under section 3512 of that title; and
       (iii) guidance and recommendations made by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense, and other auditors;
       (B) addresses the findings of financial statement audits; 
     and
       (C) provides reliable, useful, and timely information to 
     support the preparation of auditable financial statements and 
     meet other financial management and operational needs, 
     including, as appropriate, with respect to both short-term 
     and long-term actions.
       (3) Report required.--Not later than March 31 and September 
     30 of fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the 
     secretaries of the military departments, Congress, and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States a report that 
     includes--
       (A) the findings of the reviews conducted under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
       (B) the determinations required by subparagraph (C) of that 
     paragraph;
       (C) the recommendations required by subparagraph (D) of 
     paragraph (1);
       (D) the results of the assessment required by subparagraph 
     (E) of that paragraph; and
       (E) a description of the work the Commission plans to 
     conduct during the six-month period following submission of 
     the report.
       (c) Commission Membership.--
       (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of three members appointed by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States.
       (2) Qualifications; representation.--In appointing members 
     of the Commission, the Comptroller General shall include 
     individuals--
       (A) knowledgeable of accounting, auditing, financial 
     management, information technology, data science, change 
     management, and the operating environment of the Department 
     of Defense; and
       (B) to the extent feasible, who have relevant experience 
     based in--
       (i) the Department;
       (ii) the Federal Government (other than the Department); 
     and
       (iii) the private sector.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) In general.--A member of the Commission shall be 
     appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the Comptroller 
     General shall designate staggered terms for the members first 
     appointed.
       (B) Vacancies.--
       (i) In general.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be 
     filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
     made.
       (ii) Members appointed to fill vacancies.--Any member of 
     the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
     the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor 
     was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
     that term.
       (iii) Continuation of service till successor takes 
     office.--A member of the Commission may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office.
       (4) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--
       (A) In general.--The Comptroller General shall designate a 
     member of the Commission as the Chairperson and a member of 
     the Commission as the Vice Chairperson at the time of their 
     appointment and for that term of appointment.
       (B) Vacancies.--If the member of the Commission designated 
     under subparagraph (A) as the Chairperson or the Vice 
     Chairperson leaves the Commission before the end of the 
     member's term, the Comptroller General may designate another 
     member of the Commission as the Chairperson or the Vice 
     Chairperson for the remainder of the term of that member's 
     term.
       (d) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (e) Compensation and Employment Status of Members and 
     Staff.--
       (1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Board.
       (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission may be 
     paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from the member's home or regular place of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission, 
     as authorized by the chairperson of the Commission.
       (3) Financial disclosure requirements.--A member of the 
     Commission shall be considered an employee of Congress whose 
     compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate for 
     purposes of applying title I of the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), except that a member of the 
     Commission is required to file public financial disclosure 
     reports without regard to their number of days of service or 
     rate of pay.
       (4) Members employed by other agencies.--The employment 
     status and pay of a member of the Commission who is employed 
     by another Federal agency shall not be affected by the 
     service of the member on the Commission.
       (5) Pay and benefits of staff of commission.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee 
     of the Commission (other than a member of the Commission) 
     shall, for purposes of pay and employment benefits, rights, 
     and privileges, be treated as an employee of the Senate.
       (B) Congressional accountability act of 1995.--For purposes 
     of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
     1301 et seq.), with respect to provisions of law covered by 
     part A of title II of that Act (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.)--
       (i) an employee of the Commission shall be considered to be 
     an employee of the Senate, as defined in section 3 of that 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 1301); and
       (ii) the Commission shall be considered to be the employing 
     office, as defined in that section, for that employee.
       (6) Not treated as employees of government accountability 
     office.--Members and employees of the Commission may not be 
     treated as employees of the Government Accountability Office 
     for any purpose.
       (f) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--The 
     Commission shall hire such staff and engage such experts and 
     consultants knowledgeable of accounting, internal controls, 
     auditing, financial management, information technology, data 
     science, change management, and the operating environment of 
     the Department of Defense, as may be necessary to carry out 
     the duties of the Commission.
       (g) Powers and Authorities.--Subject to such review as the 
     Comptroller General deems necessary to assure the efficient 
     administration of the Commission, the Commission may--
       (1) employ and fix the compensation of an Executive 
     Director (subject to the approval of the Comptroller General) 
     and such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the 
     duties of the Commission without regard to the provisions of 
     subchapter I of chapter

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     33 of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
     the competitive service;
       (2) seek such assistance and support as may be required in 
     the performance of the duties of the Commission from 
     appropriate Federal and State agencies;
       (3) enter into such contracts or make such other 
     arrangements as may be necessary for the conduct of the work 
     of the Commission without regard to the requirements of 
     section 6101 of title 41, United States Code;
       (4) make advance, progress, and other payments that relate 
     to the work of the Commission;
       (5) provide transportation and subsistence for members, 
     staff, and persons serving without compensation; and
       (6) prescribe such rules and regulations as the Commission 
     deems necessary with respect to the internal organization and 
     operation of the Commission.
       (h) Obtaining Information From Other Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Requests from commission.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any Federal agency information necessary to 
     enable the Commission to carry out this section.
       (2) Deadline for responses.--The head of a Federal agency 
     shall, not later than 30 days after receiving a request for 
     information from the Commission under paragraph (1) (unless 
     the Chairperson of the Commission agrees to a different 
     schedule), provide that information to the Commission.
       (i) Oversight by Government Accountability Office.--
       (1) Consultation with government accountability office.--
     The Commission shall, not less frequently than once each 
     month, consult with the Comptroller General on the status of 
     its reviews, analysis, findings and recommendations, and 
     related subjects.
       (2) Access of government accountability office to 
     information.--The Comptroller General shall have access to 
     all deliberations, records, data, and personnel of the 
     Commission, immediately upon request.
       (3) Periodic audits.--The Commission shall be subject to 
     periodic audit by the Comptroller General.
       (4) Reports by government accountability office to 
     congress.--Not later than 90 days after the Commission 
     submits each report required by subsection (b)(3), the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     work of the Commission and the implementation by the 
     Department of Defense of the recommendations of the 
     Commission.
       (j) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) shall not apply 
     to the Commission.
       (k) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of amounts appropriated to any entity 
     within the Department of Defense for operation and 
     maintenance for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter until the fiscal year in which the Commission 
     terminates under subsection (l), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall transfer to the Commission an amount determined with 
     the concurrence of the Comptroller General, which may not 
     exceed $10,000,000, for expenses the Commission determines 
     are necessary to carry out this section.
       (2) Lack of concurrence.--If the Comptroller General does 
     not concur with the Secretary with respect to the amount to 
     be transferred to the Commission under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall, not later than 5 calendar days after 
     receiving notice that the Comptroller General does not 
     concur, submit to the Commission, the Comptroller General, 
     and Congress a report explaining the reasons for the amount 
     transferred by the Secretary to the Commission. The 
     Commission shall post the report on a publicly available 
     internet website of the Commission.
       (3) Availability.--Amounts transferred to the Commission 
     under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
       (l) Sunset.--The Commission shall terminate on the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the date that is 90 days after the Commission 
     determines and report to Congress that the financial 
     management systems of the Department of Defense are in 
     compliance with the standards described in subsection (b)(2); 
     and
       (2) the date that is five years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 4437. Mr. GRASSLEY 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. _____. WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS.

       Section 5323 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 6314 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 
     (division F of Public Law 116-283) is amended by striking 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any covered judicial or 
     administrative action, or related action, the Secretary, 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and subject to 
     subsection (c), shall pay an award or awards to 1 or more 
     whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information 
     to the employer of the individual, the Secretary, or the 
     Attorney General, as applicable, that led to the successful 
     enforcement of the covered judicial or administrative action, 
     or related action, in an aggregate amount equal to--
       ``(A) not less than 10 percent, in total, of what has been 
     collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or 
     related actions; and
       ``(B) not more than 30 percent, in total, of what has been 
     collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or 
     related actions.
       ``(2) Payment of awards.--Any amount paid under paragraph 
     (1) shall be paid from the Fund established under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(3) Source of awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as 
     the Financial Integrity Fund (referred to in this subsection 
     as the `Fund').
       ``(B) Use of fund.--The Fund shall be available to the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
     limitations, for--
       ``(i) the payment of awards to whistleblowers as provided 
     in subsection (b);
       ``(ii) the funding of education initiatives and 
     administrative expenses; and
       ``(iii) carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(4) Deposits and credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be deposited into or 
     credited to the Fund an amount equal to--
       ``(i) any monetary sanction collected by the Secretary or 
     Attorney General in any judicial or administrative action 
     under this title unless the balance of the Fund at the time 
     the monetary judgement is collected exceeds $300,000,000; and
       ``(ii) all income from investments made under paragraph 
     (5).
       ``(B) Additional amounts.--If the amounts deposited into or 
     credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are not 
     sufficient to satisfy an award made under this subsection, 
     there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an 
     amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the award from any 
     monetary sanction collected by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     or Attorney General in the covered judicial or administrative 
     action on which the award is based.
       ``(5) Investments.--
       ``(A) Amounts in fund may be invested.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury may invest the portion of the Fund that is not 
     required to meet the current needs of the Fund.
       ``(B) Eligible investments.--Investments shall be made by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United 
     States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and 
     interest by the United States, with maturities suitable to 
     the needs of the Fund as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Interest and proceeds credited.--The interest on, and 
     the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations 
     held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, 
     the Fund.''.
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  SA 4438. Mr. KENNEDY 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Confucius 
     Institute'' means a cultural institute directly or indirectly 
     funded by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Restrictions on Confucius Institutes.--An institution 
     of higher education or other postsecondary educational 
     institution (referred to in this section as an 
     ``institution'') shall not be eligible to receive Federal 
     funds from the Department of Education (except funds under 
     title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
     et seq.) or other Department of Education funds that are 
     provided directly to students) unless the institution ensures 
     that any contract or agreement between the institution and a 
     Confucius Institute includes clear provisions that--
       (1) protect academic freedom at the institution;
       (2) prohibit the application of any foreign law on any 
     campus of the institution; and
       (3) grant full managerial authority of the Confucius 
     Institute to the institution, including full control over 
     what is being taught, the activities carried out, the 
     research grants that are made, and who is employed at the 
     Confucius Institute.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4439. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to

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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. ___. TRADING PROHIBITION FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE NON-
                   INSPECTION YEARS.

       Section 104(i) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
     7214(i)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ``the foreign 
     jurisdiction described in clause (i)'' and inserting ``a 
     foreign jurisdiction''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``3'' and 
     inserting ``2''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``3'' and inserting ``2''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4440. Mr. KENNEDY 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. ___. TRANSFER AND REDEMPTION OF ABANDONED SAVINGS BONDS.

       Section 3105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other Federal law, the 
     ownership of an applicable savings bond may be transferred 
     pursuant to a valid judgment of escheatment vesting a State 
     with title to the bond. Nothing in this section, or in any 
     regulation promulgated by the Secretary to implement this 
     section, may be construed to preempt State law providing for, 
     or governing the escheatment of, applicable savings bonds.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall recognize an order of a court of 
     competent jurisdiction that vests title to an applicable 
     savings bond with a State, regardless of whether the State 
     has possession of such bond if the State provides the 
     Secretary with a certified copy of such order.
       ``(3)(A) If a State has title or is seeking to obtain title 
     through a judicial proceeding to an applicable savings bond, 
     the Secretary shall provide to the State, upon request, the 
     serial number of such bond, and any reasonably available 
     records or information--
       ``(i) relating to the purchase or ownership of such bond, 
     including any transactions involving such bond; or
       ``(ii) which may provide other identifying information 
     relating to such bond.
       ``(B) Any records or information provided to a State 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be considered sufficient 
     to enable the State to redeem the applicable savings bond for 
     full value, regardless whether the bond is lost, stolen, 
     destroyed, mutilated, defaced, or otherwise not in the 
     State's possession.
       ``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), a State may redeem 
     and receive payment for an applicable savings bond for which 
     the State has title pursuant to the same procedures 
     established pursuant to regulations which are available for 
     payment or redemption of a savings bond by any owner of such 
     bond.
       ``(B) The Secretary may not prescribe any regulation which 
     prevents or prohibits a State from obtaining title to an 
     applicable savings bond or redeeming such bond pursuant to 
     the procedures described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) In the case of an applicable savings bond which is 
     lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, defaced, or otherwise not 
     in the possession of the State, if the State has requested 
     records and information under paragraph (3)(A), any 
     applicable period of limitation for payment or redemption of 
     such bond shall not begin to run against the State until the 
     date on which the Secretary has provided the State with the 
     records and information described in such paragraph.
       ``(5) If the United States Government makes payment to a 
     State for an applicable savings bond pursuant to paragraph 
     (4)--
       ``(A) that State shall attempt to locate the original owner 
     of each such bond registered with an address in that State 
     pursuant to the same standards and requirements as exist 
     under that State's abandoned property rules and regulations;
       ``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), the United 
     States Government shall not retain any further obligation or 
     liability relating to such bond, including any obligation or 
     liability with respect to the registered owner of such bond 
     (as described in paragraph (6));
       ``(C) should a State that receives payment for an 
     applicable savings bond pursuant to paragraph (4) fail to 
     make payment to a registered owner of such bond (as described 
     in paragraph (6)(B)) after presentment of a valid claim of 
     ownership pursuant to that State's abandoned property rules 
     and regulations, such owner may then seek redemption of their 
     bond through the Secretary or any paying agent authorized by 
     the United States Government to make payments to redeem such 
     bonds, and it shall be paid; and
       ``(D) where the United States Government has made payment 
     of an applicable savings bond under subparagraph (C), the 
     respective State shall indemnify the United States for 
     payments made on such bond.
       ``(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term `applicable 
     savings bond' means any United States savings bond that--
       ``(A) matured on or before December 31, 2017;
       ``(B) is registered to an owner with a last known address 
     within a State claiming title under a valid escheatment order 
     entered after December 31, 2012, and before January 2026; and
       ``(C) has not been redeemed by such owner.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4441. Mr. KENNEDY 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. PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE FOR ACTIVITIES OF 
                   COMMISSION ON NAMING OF ITEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE THAT COMMEMORATE THE CONFEDERATE STATES 
                   OF AMERICA OR ANY PERSON WHO SERVED VOLUNTARILY 
                   WITH THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

       Section 370 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j), as 
     subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Preliminary Cost Estimate.--Not later than September 
     30, 2022, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
     preliminary cost estimate for the activities of the 
     Commission.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4442. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR EXECUTION OF CLIN 0101.

       (a) Additional Amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $41,700,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle, line 095 of 
     the table in section 4201, to carry out execution of CLIN 
     0101.
       (b) Offsets.--
       (1) Reduction.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2022 by section 301 for operation and 
     maintenance is hereby decreased by $41,700,000.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts available for operation and 
     maintenance pursuant to section 301 are hereby reduced as 
     follows:
       (A) The amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, 
     Base Support, as specified on line 90 of the table in section 
     4301, by $15,000,000.
       (B) The amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army, Base 
     Operations Support, as specified on line 110 of the table in 
     section 4301, by $14,000,000.
       (C) The amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy, Base 
     Operating Support, as specified on line 280 of the table in 
     section 4301, by $10,000,000.
       (D) The amount for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense, as specified on line 540 
     of the table in section 4301, by $2,700,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4443. Mr. KENNEDY 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

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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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. REPORT ON VETTING NATIONALS FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the process used to vet 
     nationals of Afghanistan who arrived in the United States 
     during the period beginning on July 15, 2021 and ending on 
     August 31, 2021.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of such process.
       (2) The number of such nationals of Afghanistan present in 
     the United States who, upon entry to the United States--
       (A) did not present the identification documents required 
     for admission into the United States; and
       (B) were allowed to provide only a name and date of birth 
     to vetting officials to input into tracking systems of the 
     Government.
       (3) A description of the training that vetting officials 
     receive regarding the detection of fraudulent identification 
     documents.
       (4) In the case of any such national of Afghanistan who has 
     been detained following entry to the United States for 
     reasons related to national security, a specific 
     justification for such detention.
       (5) A plan for relocating nationals of Afghanistan held in 
     the Republic of Kosovo due to the potential risks they pose 
     to the national security of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4444. Mr. KENNEDY 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 XII, add the following:

     SECTION 1216. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
                   AND INTERPRETERS AND ALLIES OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES REMAINING IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the number of United States 
     citizens and interpreters and allies of the United States who 
     remain in Afghanistan following the evacuation of Afghanistan 
     beginning in July 2021.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) The number of United States citizens and lawful 
     permanent residents in Afghanistan.
       (2) The number of nationals of Afghanistan who--
       (A) sought assistance from the Government of the United 
     States to evacuate Afghanistan during the period beginning on 
     July 15, 2021 and ending on August 31, 2021; and
       (B) remain in Afghanistan.
       (3) The number of nationals of Afghanistan who--
       (A) served as interpreters for, or were allies of, the 
     United States; and
       (B) remain in Afghanistan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4445. Mr. KENNEDY 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING AFGHANISTAN'S RARE EARTH 
                   MINERALS.

       (a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to each foreign 
     person the President determines engages, on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, in any transaction involving 
     rare earth minerals mined or otherwise extracted in 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to a foreign person are the 
     following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--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 the 
     foreign person if such property and interests in property are 
     in the United States, come within the United States, or are 
     or come within the possession or control of a United States 
     person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of 
     an alien described in subsection (a) shall be revoked, 
     regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is 
     or was issued.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.

       (c) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) 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 section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
     to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the 
     penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
     act described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (d) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to 
     a foreign person if the President--
       (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States; and
       (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     notification of the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
       (e) Exceptions.--
       (1) Intelligence activities.--This section shall not apply 
     with respect to activities 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.
       (2) Law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this 
     section shall not apply with respect to any authorized law 
     enforcement activities of the United States.
       (3) Exception to comply with international agreements.--
     Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the 
     admission of an alien to the United States if such admission 
     is necessary to comply with the obligations of the United 
     States under 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, under the Convention on 
     Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 
     entered into force March 19, 1967, or under other 
     international agreements.
       (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authority or a requirement to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not include the authority 
     or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (f) Report Required.--The Secretary of State shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     supply of rare earth minerals in Afghanistan during the 
     period after the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any 
     individual or entity that is not a United States person.
       (4) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     to the United States for permanent residence; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4446. Mr. KENNEDY 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

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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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. REPORTS ON CURRICULUM USED IN SCHOOLS IN AREAS 
                   CONTROLLED BY THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND IN 
                   GAZA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 2016 and 2017, the Palestinian Authority published 
     modified curricula for school-aged children in grades 1 
     through 11.
       (2) Textbooks used by the Palestinian Authority in the West 
     Bank and Gaza include graphics portraying violence against 
     Israeli soldiers, positive portrayals of individuals who have 
     committed attacks against citizens of Israel, and references 
     to Palestinian efforts to target the ``Zionists''.
       (3) Palestinian Authority textbooks are used at schools 
     sponsored by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for 
     Palestine Refugees in the Near East because the schools use 
     the textbooks of the host government.
       (4) On April 26, 2018, the Government Accountability Office 
     published a report that found the following:
       (A) Textbooks in schools in areas controlled by the 
     Palestinian Authority feature inaccurate and misleading maps 
     of the region and include militaristic, adversarial imagery 
     and content that incite hatred.
       (B) The Department of State raised with Palestinian 
     officials the objectionable content in the textbooks, 
     including a specific math problem using the number of 
     Palestinian casualties in the First and Second Intifadas.
       (C) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for 
     Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in its review of the 
     textbooks, identified content not aligned with United Nations 
     values, the majority of which content related to neutrality 
     or bias issues, including issues related to maps and 
     references to Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Palestinian Authority has not sufficiently eliminated 
     content encouraging violence or intolerance toward other 
     countries or ethnic groups from the curriculum used in 
     schools in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
       (c) Reports Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 
     years in accordance with paragraph (4), the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives a report reviewing curriculum used in 
     schools in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority or 
     located in Gaza and controlled by any other entity.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A determination of whether the curriculum reviewed 
     contains content encouraging violence or intolerance toward 
     other countries or ethnic groups, and a detailed explanation 
     of the reasons for reaching such determination.
       (B) An assessment of the steps the Palestinian Authority is 
     taking to reform curriculum containing such content at 
     schools to conform with standards of peace and tolerance in 
     the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance adopted by Member 
     States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and 
     Cultural Organization on November 16, 1995.
       (C) A determination of whether United States foreign 
     assistance is used, directly or indirectly, to fund the 
     dissemination of such curriculum by the Palestinian 
     Authority.
       (D) A detailed report on how United States assistance is 
     being used to address curriculum that encourages violence or 
     intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups.
       (E) A detailed report on United States diplomatic efforts, 
     during the 5-year period preceding the date on which the 
     report is submitted, to encourage peace and tolerance in 
     Palestinian education.
       (F) If any diplomatic efforts referred to in subparagraph 
     (E) were stopped by the Secretary of State, the reasons for 
     such stoppages.
       (3) Public availability.--The Secretary of State shall post 
     on a publicly available website of the Department of State 
     each report required by paragraph (1).
       (4) Subsequent deadlines.--Each report required by 
     paragraph (1), other than the first such report, shall be 
     submitted not later than 90 days after the date on which a 
     new school year begins for schools in areas controlled by the 
     Palestinian Authority.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4447. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Schumer) 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. ___. CATAWBA INDIAN NATION LANDS.

       (a) Application of Current Law.--
       (1) Lands in south carolina.--Section 14 of the Catawba 
     Indian Tribe of South Carolina Claims Settlement Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-116) shall only apply to gaming conducted by 
     the Catawba Indian Nation on lands located in South Carolina.
       (2) Lands in states other than south carolina.--Gaming 
     conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation on lands located in 
     States other than South Carolina shall be subject to the 
     Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and 
     sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Reaffirmation of Status and Actions.--
       (1) Ratification of trust status.--The action taken by the 
     Secretary on July 10, 2020, to place approximately 17 acres 
     of land located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, into 
     trust for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation is hereby 
     ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under 
     a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that 
     action.
       (2) Administration.--The land placed into trust for the 
     benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation by the Secretary on July 
     10, 2020, shall--
       (A) be a part of the Catawba Reservation and administered 
     in accordance with the laws and regulations generally 
     applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an 
     Indian Tribe; and
       (B) be deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust as 
     part of the restoration of lands for an Indian tribe that is 
     restored to Federal recognition pursuant to section 
     20(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
     U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)).
       (3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this section shall--
       (A) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim 
     of the Catawba Indian Nation to any land or interest in land 
     in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) affect any water right of the Catawba Indian Nation in 
     existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (C) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-
     of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (D) alter or diminish the right of the Catawba Indian 
     Nation to seek to have additional land taken into trust by 
     the United States for the benefit of the Catawba Indian 
     Nation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4448. Mr. GRAHAM 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF QATAR IN SUPPORT OF 
                   OPERATION ALLIES REFUGE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Thousands of United States citizens, lawful permanent 
     residents, vulnerable Afghans, and their families sought 
     refuge following the Afghan Taliban's takeover of the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan.
       (2) The State of Qatar played a critical role in assisting 
     the United States in evacuating thousands of people from the 
     rule of the Afghan Taliban regime.
       (3) Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar served as a central 
     transportation hub for many evacuees desperately seeking to 
     exit Afghanistan.
       (4) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin stated, ``Qatar's 
     support for Operation Allies Refuge was indispensable to the 
     safe transit of Americans and U.S. personnel, allies, 
     partners and Afghans at special risk.''
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) thanks the State of Qatar for their pivotal role and 
     support of Operation Allies Refuge; and
       (2) appreciates the State of Qatar's support to temporarily 
     house thousands of evacuees until they are cleared for 
     follow-on movement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4449. Mr. TILLIS 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 in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTEROPERABILITY 
                   FOR DATA ANALYTICS.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data Officer of 
     the Department of Defense shall brief the congressional

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     defense committees on the activities the Department is 
     undertaking to ensure that authoritative enterprise data is 
     available to and interoperable among multiple data management 
     and analytics platforms for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense, Principal Staff Assistants, and 
     components of the Department in adherence with an open data 
     standard architecture.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing provided under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of how data analytics platforms currently 
     in use adhere to an open data standard architecture in 
     accordance with the Deputy Secretary of Defense's memorandum 
     on Creating Data Advantage.
       (2) A description of the process and metrics used by the 
     Chief Data Officer to approve additional platforms for use.
       (3) A plan to federate data that can be accessed across the 
     enterprise, wherever it exists, by multiple data analytics 
     platforms.
       (4) An assessment of the cybersecurity benefits derived 
     through implementing a diversity of data platforms.
       (5) An assessment of the ability to better meet unique 
     mission requirements at the edge via operator access to 
     competitive, multi-tool analytics platforms.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4450. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coons, and Ms. 
Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 ON FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WITH 
                   PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OBTAINED IN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) Applicable immigrants and refugees.--In this section, 
     the term ``applicable immigrants and refugees''--
       (A) means individuals who--
       (i)(I) are not citizens or nationals of the United States; 
     and
       (II) are lawfully present in the United States and 
     authorized to be employed in the United States; or
       (ii) are naturalized citizens of the United States who were 
     born outside of the United States and its outlying 
     possessions; and
       (B) includes individuals described in section 602(b)(2) of 
     the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (title VI of 
     division F of Public Law 111-8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
       (2) Other terms.--Except as otherwise defined in this 
     subsection, terms used in this section have the definitions 
     given such terms under section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
       (b) Study Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service, and the 
     Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, shall 
     conduct a study of the factors affecting employment 
     opportunities in the United States for applicable immigrants 
     and refugees who have professional credentials that were 
     obtained in a country other than the United States.
       (2) Work with other entities.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     seek to work with relevant nonprofit organizations and State 
     agencies to use the existing data and resources of such 
     entities to conduct the study required under paragraph (1).
       (3) Limitations on disclosure.--Any information provided to 
     the Secretary of Labor in connection with the study required 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) may only be used for the purposes of, and to the extent 
     necessary to ensure the efficient operation of, such study; 
     and
       (B) may not be disclosed to any other person or entity 
     except as provided under this subsection.
       (c) Inclusions.--The study required under subsection (b)(1) 
     shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the employment history of applicable 
     immigrants and refugees admitted to the United States during 
     the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, which shall include, to the extent 
     practicable--
       (A) a comparison of the employment applicable immigrants 
     and refugees held before immigrating to the United States 
     with the employment they obtained in the United States, if 
     any, since their arrival; and
       (B) the occupational and professional credentials and 
     academic degrees held by applicable immigrants and refugees 
     before immigrating to the United States;
       (2) an assessment of any barriers that prevent applicable 
     immigrants and refugees from using occupational experience 
     obtained outside the United States to obtain employment in 
     the United States;
       (3) an analysis of available public and private resources 
     assisting applicable immigrants and refugees who have 
     professional experience and qualifications obtained outside 
     of the United States to obtain skill-appropriate employment 
     in the United States; and
       (4) policy recommendations for better enabling applicable 
     immigrants and refugees who have professional experience and 
     qualifications obtained outside of the United States to 
     obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall--
       (1) submit a report to Congress that describes the results 
     of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b); and
       (2) make such report publically available on the website of 
     the Department of Labor.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4451. Mr. INHOFE 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. ADDRESSING THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY WITH 
                   RESPECT TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade 
     Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 234. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       ``It is the policy of the United States--
       ``(1) to ensure the continued strength and leadership of 
     the United States with respect to the research and 
     development of key technologies for future wireless 
     telecommunications standards and infrastructure;
       ``(2) that the national security of the United States 
     requires the United States to maintain its leadership in the 
     research and development of key technologies for future 
     wireless telecommunications standards and infrastructure; and
       ``(3) that the national security and foreign policy of the 
     United States requires that the importation of items that 
     use, without a license, a claimed invention protected by a 
     patent that is essential for the implementation of a wireless 
     communications standard and is held by a United States 
     person, be controlled to ensure the achievement of the 
     policies described in paragraphs (1) and (2).

     ``SEC. 235. LIST OF FOREIGN ENTITIES THAT THREATEN NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY WITH RESPECT TO WIRELESS 
                   COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce (in this 
     section referred to as the `Secretary') shall establish and 
     maintain a list of each foreign entity that the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(1)(A) uses, without a license, a claimed invention 
     protected by a patent that is essential for the 
     implementation of a wireless communications standard and is 
     held by a covered person; and
       ``(B) is a person of concern or has as its ultimate parent 
     a person of concern; or
       ``(2) is a successor to an entity described in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(b) Watch List.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain a watch list of each foreign entity--
       ``(A)(i) that is a person of concern or has as its ultimate 
     parent a person of concern; and
       ``(ii) with respect to which a covered person has made the 
     demonstration described in paragraph (2) in a petition 
     submitted to the Secretary for the inclusion of the entity on 
     the list; or
       ``(B) that is a successor to an entity described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Demonstration described.--
       ``(A) In general.--A covered person has made a 
     demonstration described in this paragraph if the person has 
     reasonably demonstrated to the Secretary that--
       ``(i) the person owns at least one unexpired patent that is 
     essential for the implementation of a wireless communications 
     standard;
       ``(ii) a foreign entity that is a person of concern, or has 
     as its ultimate parent a person of concern, has been, for a 
     period of more than 180 days, selling wireless communications 
     devices in or into the United States, directly or indirectly, 
     that are claimed, labeled, marketed, or advertised as 
     complying with that standard;
       ``(iii) the covered person has offered to the foreign 
     entity or any of its affiliates--

       ``(I) a license to the person's portfolio of patents that 
     are essential to that standard; or
       ``(II) to enter into binding arbitration to resolve the 
     terms of such a license; and

       ``(iv) the foreign entity has not executed a license 
     agreement or an agreement to enter into such arbitration, as 
     the case may be, by the date that is 180 days after the 
     covered person made such an offer.
       ``(B) Demonstration of essentiality.--A covered person may 
     demonstrate under subparagraph (A)(i) that the person owns at 
     least one unexpired patent that is essential for the 
     implementation of a wireless communications standard by 
     providing to the Secretary any of the following:

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       ``(i) A decision by a court or arbitral tribunal that a 
     patent owned by the person is essential for the 
     implementation of that standard.
       ``(ii) A determination by an independent patent evaluator 
     not hired by the person that a patent owned by the person is 
     essential for the implementation of that standard.
       ``(iii) A showing that wireless communications device 
     manufacturers together accounting for a significant portion 
     of the United States or world market for such devices have 
     entered into agreements for licenses to the person's 
     portfolio of patents that are essential for the 
     implementation of that standard.
       ``(iv) A showing that the person has previously granted 
     licenses to the foreign entity described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) or any of its affiliates with respect to a reasonably 
     similar portfolio of the person's patents that are essential 
     for the implementation of that standard.
       ``(C) Accounting of wireless communications device 
     market.--A showing described in subparagraph (B)(iii) may be 
     made either by including or excluding wireless communications 
     device manufacturers that are persons of concern.
       ``(3) Procedures.--
       ``(A) Adding a foreign entity to the watch list.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may add a foreign entity 
     to the watch list under paragraph (1) only after notice and 
     opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in accordance 
     with (except as provided in clause (ii)) sections 554 through 
     557 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(ii) Matters considered at hearing.--An agency hearing 
     conducted under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall be limited to consideration of--

       ``(aa) whether the demonstration described in paragraph (2) 
     has been reasonably made; and
       ``(bb) the amount of bond to be required in accordance with 
     section 236; and

       ``(II) may not include the presentation or consideration of 
     legal or equitable defenses or counterclaims.

       ``(B) Administrative procedure.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (A), the functions exercised under this section 
     and section 236 shall not be subject to sections 551, 553 
     through 559, or 701 through 706 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       ``(c) Movement Between Lists.--A foreign entity on the 
     watch list required by subsection (b)(1) may be moved to the 
     list required by subsection (a), pursuant to procedures 
     established by the Secretary, on or after the date that is 
     one year after being included on the watch list if the 
     foreign entity is not able to reasonably demonstrate that it 
     has entered into a patent license agreement or a binding 
     arbitration agreement with each covered person that has made 
     the demonstration described in subsection (b)(2) with respect 
     to the entity.
       ``(d) Removal From Lists.--A foreign entity on the list 
     required by subsection (a) or on the watch list required by 
     subsection (b)(1) may petition the Secretary to be removed 
     from that list on the basis that the conditions that led to 
     the inclusion of the foreign entity on the list no longer 
     exist. The burden of proof shall be on the foreign entity.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Affiliate.--The term `affiliate', with respect to an 
     entity, means any entity that owns or controls, is owned or 
     controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, 
     the entity.
       ``(2) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' 
     means a country with respect to which the Secretary 
     determines that--
       ``(A) persons in the country persistently use, without 
     obtaining a license, patents--
       ``(i) essential to the implementation of wireless 
     communications standards; and
       ``(ii) held by a covered person; and
       ``(B) that use of patents poses a threat to--
       ``(i) the ability of the United States to maintain a 
     wireless communications research and development 
     infrastructure; and
       ``(ii) the national security of the United States, pursuant 
     to the policy set forth in section 234.
       ``(3) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means--
       ``(A) a covered United States person; or
       ``(B) an affiliate of a covered United States person--
       ``(i) headquartered in, or organized under the laws of, a 
     country that is a member of the European Union or the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
       ``(ii) engaged in wireless communications research and 
     development.
       ``(4) Covered united states person.--The term `covered 
     United States person' means a United States person engaged in 
     wireless communications research and development in the 
     United States.
       ``(5) Person of concern.--The term `person of concern' 
     means a person that is--
       ``(A) an individual who is a citizen or national (as 
     defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) of a country of concern; or
       ``(B) an entity that is headquartered in, or organized 
     under the laws of, a country of concern.
       ``(6) United states person.--The term `United States 
     person' means--
       ``(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
     including a foreign branch of such an entity; or
       ``(C) any person in the United States.
       ``(7) Wireless communications standard.--The term `wireless 
     communications standard' means--
       ``(A) a cellular wireless telecommunications standard, 
     including such a standard promulgated by the 3rd Generation 
     Partnership Project (commonly known as `3GPP') or the 3rd 
     Generation Partnership Project 2 (commonly known as `3GPP2'); 
     or
       ``(B) a wireless local area network standard, including 
     such a standard designated as IEEE 802.11 as developed by the 
     Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (commonly 
     known as the `IEEE').

     ``SEC. 236. IMPORT SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES THAT THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Any foreign entity on the list required 
     by section 235(a) may be subject to such controls on the 
     importing of goods or technology into the United States as 
     the President may prescribe.
       ``(b) Entry Under Bond.--
       ``(1) In general.--Unless otherwise prescribed by the 
     President, a product described in paragraph (2) may not enter 
     the United States except under bond prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Commerce in an amount determined by the 
     Secretary to be sufficient to protect from injury a covered 
     United States person that made the demonstration described in 
     section 235(b)(2) with respect to the entity that has been 
     selling the product directly or indirectly in or into the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Products described.--A product described in this 
     paragraph is a wireless communications device--
       ``(A) produced or sold by--
       ``(i) a foreign entity on the watch list required by 
     section 235(b);
       ``(ii) a successor of such an entity; or
       ``(iii) an affiliate of an entity described in clause (i) 
     or (ii); and
       ``(B) that is claimed, labeled, marketed, or advertised as 
     complying with a wireless communications standard that was 
     the basis for the inclusion of the foreign entity on the 
     watch list.
       ``(c) Forfeiture of Bond.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a foreign entity on the watch list 
     required by section 235(b) is moved to the list required by 
     section 235(a) and becomes subject to controls under 
     subsection (a), a bond paid under subsection (b) shall be 
     forfeited to a covered United States person that made the 
     demonstration described in section 235(b)(2) with respect to 
     the entity.
       ``(2) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall prescribe the procedures and any terms or conditions 
     under which bonds will be forfeited under paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Non-interest-bearing Bonds.--A bond under this 
     section shall be non-interest-bearing.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `affiliate' 
     and `covered United States person' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 235(d).''.
       (b) Controls on Imports of Goods or Technology Against 
     Persons That Raise National Security Concerns.--Section 233 
     of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1864) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 233. IMPORT SANCTIONS FOR EXPORT VIOLATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A person described in subsection (b) may 
     be subject to such controls on the importing of goods or 
     technology into the United States as the President may 
     prescribe.
       ``(b) Persons Described.--A person described in this 
     subsection is a person that--
       ``(1) violates any national security export control imposed 
     under section 1755 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 
     (50 U.S.C. 4814) or any regulation, order, or license issued 
     under that section; or
       ``(2) raises a national security concern under--
       ``(A) section 235 or any regulation, order, or license 
     issued under that section; or
       ``(B) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.) or any regulation, order, or license issued under 
     that Act.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4452. Mr. RISCH 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 subtitle F of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1264. REPORTS ON ADOPTION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY AS LEGAL 
                   TENDER IN EL SALVADOR.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     adoption by the Government of El Salvador of a cryptocurrency 
     as legal tender.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the process followed by the Government 
     of El Salvador to develop

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     and enact the Bitcoin Law (Legislative Decree No. 57, 
     Official Record No. 110, Volume 431, enacted June 9, 2021), 
     which provides the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, with legal tender 
     status in El Salvador.
       (2) An assessment of--
       (A) the regulatory framework in El Salvador with respect to 
     the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender and the 
     technical capacity of El Salvador to effectively mitigate the 
     financial integrity and cyber security risks associated with 
     virtual-asset transactions;
       (B) whether the regulatory framework in El Salvador meets 
     the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force with 
     respect to virtual-asset transactions;
       (C) whether the regulatory framework for the adoption of a 
     cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador meets the 
     guidelines set forth by the Group of Seven in the document 
     entitled ``Public Policy Principles for Retail Central Bank 
     Digital Currencies'' issued on October 14, 2021;
       (D) the impact of such adoption of a cryptocurrency on--
       (i) the macroeconomic stability and public finances of El 
     Salvador;
       (ii) the rule of law, democratic governance, and respect 
     for inalienable rights in El Salvador;
       (iii) bilateral and international efforts to combat 
     transnational illicit activities; and
       (iv) El Salvador's bilateral economic relationship with the 
     United States;
       (3) a description of internet infrastructure of El Salvador 
     and an assessment of--
       (A) the degree to which cryptocurrency is used in El 
     Salvador; and
       (B) access to transparent and affordable internet and 
     digital infrastructure among the unbanked population of El 
     Salvador.
       (c) Plan to Mitigate Risks to United States Financial 
     System.--Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the 
     report required by subsection (a), the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the heads of the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to mitigate 
     any potential risk to the United States financial system 
     posed by the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in 
     El Salvador.
       (d) Subsequent Report.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     an updated version of such report, including a description of 
     any significant development related to the risks to the 
     United States financial system posed by the use of a 
     cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4453. Mr. RISCH 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, insert the following:

     SEC. 1054. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON 
                   OVERSIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES 
                   RESEARCH COLLABORATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the following matters:
       (1) An audit of United States Government authorities, 
     policies, and processes governing cooperation with other 
     nations as it relates to life sciences research that could be 
     weaponized or pose dual-use concerns, such as pathogens or 
     toxins, synthetic biology, and related emerging technologies, 
     and the degree to which these authorities, policies, and 
     processes account for national security, proliferation, and 
     country-specific considerations in decisions on whether to 
     pursue such collaboration.
       (2) An assessment of the degree of coordination between 
     Federal departments and agencies responsible for public 
     health preparedness and the governance of biomedical research 
     and Federal departments and agencies responsible for national 
     security, especially the United States Department of State, 
     to assess and account for security implications of 
     cooperation with other nations on life sciences research.
       (b) Elements.--The review required under subsection (a) 
     shall address the following elements:
       (1) The Federal department or agencies or other 
     governmental entities that provide funding or other material 
     support for life sciences research, especially biological 
     research, with other nations.
       (2) The authorities, policies, and processes that currently 
     exist for reviewing, approving, and monitoring grant funding 
     or other material support for biological research with other 
     nations, including a description of all the steps involved 
     reviewing, approving, and monitoring such funding or other 
     support.
       (3) Which Federal departments and agencies, including 
     specific bureaus and offices, are involved in the 
     authorities, policies, and processes described in paragraph 
     (2).
       (4) The circumstances under which Federal departments and 
     agencies apply enhanced review, monitoring, and coordination 
     to proposed collaboration, as well as an analysis of the 
     extent to which and how national security, proliferation, or 
     country-specific considerations, such as a nation's adherence 
     to the Biological Weapons Convention, are among the 
     circumstances that trigger enhanced scrutiny of whether the 
     United States Government should fund a particular research 
     program.
       (5) The information required to be included in an 
     application for United States Government funding of life 
     sciences research to address potential national security, 
     proliferation, or country-specific concerns, and whether the 
     information required varies across departments and agencies.
       (6) The extent to which Federal departments and agencies 
     with national security responsibilities have visibility into 
     the information described in paragraph (5) prior to an award 
     being made, even if grantees are applying to funding from 
     another Federal department or agency.
       (7) The processes and timeline by which funds are issued to 
     the awardee or awardees after a grant or other funding award 
     is made, and to what extent these funds are monitored for 
     national security implications thereafter, including how 
     Federal departments and agencies with national security 
     responsibilities are involved in monitoring such research 
     after funds are awarded.
       (c) Report Submission.--Within 15 days of the completion of 
     the report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
     General shall submit the report to--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (d) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4454. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. LIMITATION ON REMOVING GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FROM 
                   STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM LIST UNTIL 
                   PRESIDENT CERTIFIES CUBA NO LONGER PROVIDES 
                   SANCTUARY TO TERRORISTS AND UNITED STATES 
                   FUGITIVES.

       The President may not remove Cuba from the list of state 
     sponsors of terrorism until the President, without 
     delegation, certifies and reports to Congress that the 
     Government of Cuba has ceased to provide sanctuary to 
     terrorists and United States fugitives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4455. Mr. RISCH 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:

        After section 1537, insert the following:

     SEC. 1538. BRIEFING ON CONSULTATIONS WITH UNITED STATES 
                   ALLIES REGARDING NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     on all consultations with United States allies regarding the 
     2021 Nuclear Posture Review.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A listing of all countries consulted with respect to 
     the 2021 Nuclear Posture Review, including the dates and 
     circumstances of each such consultation and the countries 
     present.
       (2) An overview of the topics and concepts discussed with 
     each such country during such consultations, including any 
     discussion of potential changes to the nuclear declaratory 
     policy of the United States.
       (3) A summary of any feedback provided during such 
     consultations.
       (c) Form.--The briefing required by subsection (a) shall be 
     conducted in both in an unclassified and classified format.

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       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4456. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Murphy) 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 title XII, add the following:

              Subtitle H--Diplomatic Support and Security

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Diplomatic Support and 
     Security Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is an effective 
     foreign policy, particularly in unstable environments where a 
     flexible and timely diplomatic response can be decisive in 
     preventing and addressing violent conflict.
       (2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their families 
     at great personal risk to serve their country overseas where 
     they increasingly face threats related to international 
     terrorism, violent conflict, and public health, among others.
       (3) The Department of State has a remarkable record of 
     protecting personnel while enabling an enormous amount of 
     global diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote 
     places and facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. 
     With support from Congress, the Department of State has 
     revised policy, improved physical security through 
     retrofitting and replacing old facilities, deployed 
     additional security personnel and armored vehicles, and 
     greatly enhanced training requirements and facilities, 
     including the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in 
     Blackstone, Virginia.
       (4) However, there is broad consensus that the pendulum has 
     swung too far toward eliminating risk, excessively inhibiting 
     diplomatic activity, too often resulting in embassy closures, 
     reducing footprints, and postponing or denying travel 
     requests.
       (5) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and 
     ambitious external engagement to advance United States 
     interests as diverse as competing with China's malign 
     influence around the world, fighting terrorism and 
     transnational organized crime, preventing and addressing 
     violent conflict and humanitarian disasters, promoting United 
     States businesses and trade, protecting the rights of 
     marginalized groups, addressing climate change, and 
     preventing pandemic disease.
       (6) Despite the fact that Congress currently provides 
     annual appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy 
     security, construction, and maintenance, the Department of 
     State is unable to fully transform this considerable 
     investment into true overseas presence given excessive 
     movement and safety restrictions that inhibit the ability of 
     diplomats to--
       (A) meet outside United States secured facilities with 
     foreign leaders to explain, defend, and advance United States 
     priorities;
       (B) understand and report on foreign political, social, and 
     economic conditions through meeting and interacting with 
     community officials outside of United States facilities;
       (C) provide United States citizen services that can be are 
     often a matter of life and death in unsecure places; and
       (D) collaborate and, at times, compete with other 
     diplomatic missions, such as the People's Republic of China, 
     that do not have the same restrictions on meeting locations.
       (7) Given these stakes, Congress has a responsibility to 
     empower, support, and hold the Department of State 
     accountable for implementing an aggressive presence strategy 
     that mitigates potential risks and adequately considers the 
     myriad direct and indirect consequences of a lack of 
     presence.

     SEC. 1293. ENCOURAGING EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Purpose.--Subsection (b) of section 102 of the 
     Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) to promote strengthened security measures, 
     institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of 
     apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend the 
     Director General of the Foreign Service investigate 
     accountability for United States Government personnel with 
     security-related responsibilities;'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) to support a culture of risk management, instead of 
     risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State to 
     pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that it is not 
     desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all 
     risks;''.
       (b) Briefings on Embassy Security.--Section 105(a)(1) of 
     the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4804(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``any plans to open or reopen a high risk, 
     high threat post'' and inserting ``progress towards opening 
     or reopening high risk, high threat posts, and the risk to 
     national security of the continued closure and remaining 
     barriers to doing so'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the type and level 
     of security threats such post could encounter'' and inserting 
     ``the risk to national security of the post's continued 
     closure''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``the type and level 
     of security threats such post could encounter, and'' before 
     ``security `tripwires' ''.

     SEC. 1294. INVESTIGATION OF SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENTS.

       (a) Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 
     U.S.C. 4831) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``accountability 
     review boards'' and inserting ``security review committees'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Convening the security review committee.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any case of a serious security 
     incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or 
     significant destruction of property at, or related to, a 
     United States Government (USG) diplomatic mission abroad, and 
     in any case of a serious breach of security involving 
     intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a 
     USG mission abroad, a Security Review Committee (SRC) into 
     the event shall be convened by the Department of State and a 
     report produced for the Secretary providing a full account of 
     what occurred.
       ``(B) Exception.--A Serious Security Incident Investigation 
     need not be convened where the Secretary determines that a 
     case clearly involves only causes unrelated to security.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Committee composition.--The Secretary shall determine 
     the composition of the SRC and designate a Chairperson. 
     Members of the SRC shall, at a minimum, include the following 
     personnel:
       ``(A) A representative of the Under Secretary of State for 
     Management, who shall serve as chair of the SRC.
       ``(B) The Assistant Secretary responsible for the region 
     where the incident occurred.
       ``(C) The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.
       ``(D) The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 
     Intelligence and Research.
       ``(E) An Assistant Secretary-level representative from any 
     involved United States Government department or agency.
       ``(F) Other personnel as determined necessary or 
     appropriate.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary of State shall promulgate 
     regulations defining the membership and operating procedures 
     for the SRC and provide to the Chairmen and ranking members 
     of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     in writing, a description of how the SRC will be structured 
     with respect to any other standing committees.'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Except as'' and all that follows through 
     ``a Board'' and inserting ``The Secretary of State shall 
     convene a SRC''; and
       (ii) by striking ``for the convening of the Board''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Board'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``SRC''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``convenes a Board'' and inserting 
     ``convenes a SRC'';
       (B) by adding ``and ranking member'' after ``chairman''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``Speaker'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``chairman and ranking member of the Committee of Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 302 of 
     the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4832) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``accountability 
     review board'' and inserting ``security review committee''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``SRC''.

     SEC. 1295. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS.

       Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 
     U.S.C. 4833) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS.

       ``(a) Investigation Process.--
       ``(1) Initiation.--The Serious Security Incident review 
     process begins when a United States mission reports a serious 
     security incident at the mission, including an initial report 
     within three days of the event.
       ``(2) Investigation.--The Diplomatic Security Service shall 
     assemble an investigative

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     team to carry out the investigation of an incident reported 
     under paragraph (1). The investigation shall cover the 
     following matters:
       ``(A) An assessment of what occurred, who perpetrated or is 
     suspected of having perpetrated the attack, and whether 
     applicable security procedures were followed.
       ``(B) In the event the security incident was an attack on a 
     United States diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or 
     other facility, a determination whether adequate security 
     countermeasures were in effect based on known threat at the 
     time of the incident.
       ``(C) If the incident was an attack on an individual or 
     group of officers, employees, or family members under chief 
     of mission authority conducting approved operations or 
     movements outside the United States mission, a determination 
     whether proper security briefings and procedures were in 
     place and whether adequate consideration of threat and 
     weighing of risk of the operation or movement took place.
       ``(D) An assessment of whether the failure of any officials 
     or employees to follow procedures or perform their duties 
     contributed to the security incident.
       ``(b) Report of Investigation.--The investigative team 
     shall prepare a Report of Investigation at the conclusion of 
     the Serious Security Incident Investigation and submit the 
     report to the SRC. The report shall include the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) A detailed description of the matters set forth in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including 
     all related findings.
       ``(2) An accurate account of the casualties, injured, and 
     damage resulting from the incident.
       ``(3) A review of security procedures and directives in 
     place at the time of the incident.
       ``(c) Confidentiality.--The investigative team shall adopt 
     such procedures with respect to confidentiality as determined 
     necessary, including procedures relating to the conduct of 
     closed proceedings or the submission and use of evidence in 
     camera, to ensure in particular the protection of classified 
     information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or 
     intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall establish the level of protection required for 
     intelligence information and for information relating to 
     intelligence personnel included in the report under 
     subsection (b). The SRC shall determine the level of 
     classification of the final report prepared under section 
     304(b), but shall incorporate the same confidentiality 
     measures in such report to the maximum extent practicable.''.

     SEC. 1296. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE [SECURITY 
                   REVIEW COMMITTEE].

       Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 
     U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 304. [SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE] FINDINGS AND REPORT.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Security Review Committee shall review 
     the Report of Investigation prepared under section 303(b), 
     all other evidence, reporting, and relevant information 
     relating to a serious security incident at a United States 
     mission abroad, including an examination of the facts and 
     circumstances surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, 
     or significant destruction of property resulting from the 
     incident and shall make the following written findings:
       ``(1) Whether the incident abroad was security related and 
     constituted a serious security incident.
       ``(2) If the incident involved a diplomatic compound, 
     motorcade, residence, or other mission facility, whether the 
     security systems, security countermeasures, and security 
     procedures operated as intended, and whether such systems 
     worked to materially mitigate the attack or were found to be 
     inadequate to mitigate the threat and attack.
       ``(3) If the incident involved an individual or group of 
     officers conducting an approved operation outside the 
     mission, a determination whether a valid process was followed 
     in evaluating the requested operation and weighing the risk 
     of the operation. Such determination shall not seek to assign 
     accountability for the incident unless the SRC determines 
     that an official breached their duty.
       ``(4) An assessment of the impact of intelligence and 
     information availability, and whether the mission was aware 
     of the general operating threat environment or any more 
     specific threat intelligence or information and took that 
     into account in ongoing and specific operations.
       ``(5) Such other facts and circumstances that may be 
     relevant to the appropriate security management of United 
     States missions abroad.
       ``(b) SRC Report.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
     the Report of Investigation prepared under section 303(b), 
     the SRC shall submit a report to the Secretary of State 
     including the findings under subsection (a) and any related 
     recommendations. Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     report, the Secretary of State shall submit the report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       ``(c) Personnel Recommendations.--If in the course of 
     conducting an investigation under section 303, the 
     investigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any 
     individual described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the 
     duty of that individual or finds lesser failures on the part 
     of an individual in the performance of his or her duties 
     related to the incident, it shall be reported to the SRC. If 
     the SRC find reasonable cause to support the determination, 
     it shall be reported to the Director General of the Foreign 
     Service for appropriate action.''.

     SEC. 1297. RELATION TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 305 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 
     U.S.C. 4835) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) No Effect on Existing Remedies or 
     Defenses.--'' before ``Nothing in this title''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Future Inquiries.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a 
     follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security 
     incident if the incident was of such magnitude or 
     significance that an internal process is deemed insufficient 
     to understand and investigate the incident. All materials 
     gathered during the procedures provided under this title 
     shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by 
     the Secretary.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4457. Mr. RISCH 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 638, strike lines 18 and 19 and insert the 
     following:
     mit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the obstructions
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4458. Mr. TILLIS 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. ___. LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT TERMS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 154(b)(2) of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``No patent'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (D), no 
     patent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Exception.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to a 
     patent for which is a terminal disclaimer has been filed over 
     a later-issued patent if--
       ``(i)(I) the earliest-filed application to which there is a 
     specific reference under section 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) 
     in the terminally disclaimed patent and the later-issued 
     patent is the same; or
       ``(II) the earliest-filed application to which there is a 
     specific reference under section 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) 
     in the later-issued patent is the application that was issued 
     as the terminally disclaimed patent;
       ``(ii) the patents are commonly owned; and
       ``(iii) the later-issued patent is in force on the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to a patent for which a terminal disclaimer 
     is filed after the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4459. Mr. CORNYN 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. ____. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS AND RECORDKEEPING UNDER 
                   FARA.

       (a) Limitation on Exemptions.--Section 3 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), 
     is amended, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by 
     inserting ``, except that the exemptions under subsections 
     (d)(1) and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign 
     principal that is included on the list maintained by the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information under section 5(b)'' before the colon.
       (b) Books and Records.--
       (1) List of agents of foreign adversaries.--Section 5 of 
     the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 615), is amended--

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       (A) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
     that follows through the end of the first sentence and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 5. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND RECORDS; LIST OF AGENTS OF 
                   FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

       ``(a) Books of Account and Records.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, each agent of a foreign 
     principal that is registered under this Act shall maintain, 
     during the period of service as an agent of a foreign 
     principal, all books of account and other records with 
     respect to the activities of the agent of a foreign principal 
     the disclosure of which is required under this Act, in 
     accordance with such business and accounting practices as the 
     Attorney General, having due regard for the national security 
     and the public interest, determines, by regulation, to be 
     necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this Act, and 
     preserve those books and records for a period of not less 
     than 3 years after the date of termination of the status of 
     the agent as an agent of a foreign principal.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) List of Agents of Foreign Adversaries.--The Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
     shall establish a list of, and any relevant information 
     relating to, each agent of a foreign principal that is a 
     foreign adversary (as defined in section 8(c) of the Secure 
     and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
     1607(c))). The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information shall update and maintain the 
     list and any related information under this subsection as the 
     Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary and 
     appropriate.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7 of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 617), is 
     amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``and 5'' and 
     inserting ``and 5(a)''.
       (c) National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Program Modification.--Section 8(a)(2) of the 
     Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 
     U.S.C. 1607(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       
       ``(E) notwithstanding paragraph (3), periodically submit to 
     the Attorney General a list of, and any relevant information 
     relating to, each foreign adversary identified for purposes 
     of the program.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4460. Mr. CORNYN (for himself 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

    Subtitle __--National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Cybersecurity 
     Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021''.

     SEC. __02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``community college'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``junior or community college'' in section 312 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058);
       (2) the term ``consortium'' means a group primarily 
     composed of nonprofit entities, including academic 
     institutions, that develop, update, and deliver cybersecurity 
     training in support of homeland security;
       (3) the terms ``cybersecurity risk'' and ``incident'' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 2209(a) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(a));
       (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (5) the term ``Hispanic-serving institution'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 502 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a);
       (6) the term ``historically Black college and university'' 
     has the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in 
     section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061);
       (7) the term ``minority-serving institution'' means an 
     institution of higher education described in section 371(a) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a));
       (8) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security;
       (9) The term ``State'' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
     possession of the United States;
       (10) the term ``Tribal Colleges and Universities'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 316 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and
       (11) the term ``Tribal organization'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

     SEC. __03. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may work with 1 or more 
     consortia to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks 
     and incidents.
       (b) Assistance to DHS.--The Secretary may work with 1 or 
     more consortia to carry out the responsibility of the 
     Secretary under section 2209(e)(1)(P) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(e)(1)(P)) to--
       (1) provide training and education to State, Tribal, and 
     local first responders and officials specifically for 
     preparing for and responding to cybersecurity risks and 
     incidents, in accordance with applicable law;
       (2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing existing 
     training and educational programs and models in accordance 
     with section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 659), for State, Tribal, and local first responders 
     and officials, related to cybersecurity risks and incidents;
       (3) provide technical assistance services, training, and 
     educational programs to build and sustain capabilities in 
     support of preparedness for and response to cybersecurity 
     risks and incidents, including threats and acts of terrorism, 
     in accordance with such section 2209;
       (4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training, education, 
     and simulation exercises for entities, including State and 
     local governments and Tribal organizations, critical 
     infrastructure owners and operators, and private industry, to 
     encourage community-wide coordination in defending against 
     and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in 
     accordance with section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c));
       (5) help States, Tribal organizations, and communities 
     develop cybersecurity information sharing programs, in 
     accordance with section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for the dissemination of homeland 
     security information related to cybersecurity risks and 
     incidents;
       (6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and incident 
     prevention and response into existing State, Tribal, and 
     local emergency plans, including continuity of operations 
     plans; and
       (7) assist States and Tribal organizations in developing 
     cybersecurity plans.
       (c) Considerations Regarding Selection of a Consortium.--In 
     selecting a consortium with which to work under this 
     subtitle, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
     following:
       (1) Prior experience conducting cybersecurity training, 
     education, and exercises for State and local entities.
       (2) Geographic diversity of the members of any such 
     consortium so as to maximize coverage of the different 
     regions of the United States.
       (3) The participation in such consortium of 1 or more 
     historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-
     serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other 
     minority-serving institutions, and community colleges that 
     participate in the National Centers of Excellence in 
     Cybersecurity program, as carried out by the Department.
       (d) Metrics.--If the Secretary works with a consortium 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall measure the 
     effectiveness of the activities undertaken by the consortium 
     under this subtitle.
       (e) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach to 
     universities and colleges, including, in particular, outreach 
     to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-
     serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other 
     minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, 
     regarding opportunities to support efforts to address 
     cybersecurity risks and incidents, by working with the 
     Secretary under subsection (a).

     SEC. __04. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to authorize a 
     consortium to control or direct any law enforcement agency in 
     the exercise of the duties of the law enforcement agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4461. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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:

    DIVISION __--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

    DIVISION __--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

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                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 103. Intelligence Community Management Account.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

               Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Matters

Sec. 301. Increasing agricultural and commercial intelligence measures.
Sec. 302. Plan for allowing contracts with providers of services 
              relating to sensitive compartmented information 
              facilities.
Sec. 303. Plan to establish commercial geospatial intelligence data and 
              services program office.
Sec. 304. Investment strategy for commercial geospatial intelligence 
              services acquisition.
Sec. 305. Central Intelligence Agency Acquisition Innovation Center 
              report, strategy, and plan.
Sec. 306. Improving authorities relating to national 
              counterintelligence and security.
Sec. 307. Removal of Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence 
              Community from level IV of the Executive Schedule.
Sec. 308. Requirements relating to construction of facilities to be 
              used primarily by intelligence community.
Sec. 309. Director of National Intelligence support for intelligence 
              community diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 
              activities.
Sec. 310. Establishment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of 
              the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 311. Annual report evaluating collaboration between the National 
              Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force.
Sec. 312. Director of National Intelligence declassification review of 
              information relating to terrorist attacks of September 
              11, 2001.
Sec. 313. Establishment of Chaplain Corps of the Central Intelligence 
              Agency.
Sec. 314. Pilot program on recruitment and retention in Office of 
              Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the 
              Treasury.
Sec. 315. Pilot program on student loan repayment at Office of 
              Intelligence and Analysis of Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 316. Prohibition on collection and analysis of United States 
              persons' information by intelligence community based on 
              First Amendment-protected activities.
Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate on the use of intelligence community 
              resources for collection, assessment, and analysis of 
              information pertaining exclusively to United States 
              persons absent a foreign nexus.

      Subtitle B--Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Sec. 321. Submittal of complaints and information by whistleblowers in 
              the intelligence community to Congress.
Sec. 322. Definitions and authorities regarding whistleblower 
              complaints and information of urgent concern received by 
              Inspectors General of the intelligence community.
Sec. 323. Harmonization of whistleblower protections.
Sec. 324. Prohibition against disclosure of whistleblower identity as 
              reprisal against whistleblower disclosure by employees 
              and contractors in intelligence community.
Sec. 325. Congressional oversight of controlled access programs.

  Subtitle C--Reports and Assessments Pertaining to the Intelligence 
                               Community

Sec. 331. Report on efforts to build an integrated hybrid space 
              architecture.
Sec. 332. Report on Project Maven transition.
Sec. 333. Assessment of intelligence community counternarcotics 
              capabilities.
Sec. 334. Assessment of intelligence community's intelligence-sharing 
              relationships with Latin American partners in 
              counternarcotics.
Sec. 335. Report on United States Southern Command intelligence 
              capabilities.
Sec. 336. Director of National Intelligence report on trends in 
              technologies of strategic importance to United States.
Sec. 337. Report on Nord Stream II companies and intelligence ties.
Sec. 338. Assessment of Organization of Defensive Innovation and 
              Research activities.
Sec. 339. Report on intelligence community support to Visas Mantis 
              program.
Sec. 340. Plan for artificial intelligence digital ecosystem.
Sec. 341. Study on utility of expanded personnel management authority.
Sec. 342. Assessment of role of foreign groups in domestic violent 
              extremism.
Sec. 343. Report on the assessment of all-source cyber intelligence 
              information, with an emphasis on supply chain risks.
Sec. 344. Review of National Security Agency and United States Cyber 
              Command.
Sec. 345. Support for and oversight of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 
              Task Force.
Sec. 346. Publication of unclassified appendices from reports on 
              intelligence community participation in Vulnerabilities 
              Equities Process.
Sec. 347. Report on future structure and responsibilities of Foreign 
              Malign Influence Center.

                 Subtitle D--People's Republic of China

Sec. 351. Assessment of posture and capabilities of intelligence 
              community with respect to actions of the People's 
              Republic of China targeting Taiwan.
Sec. 352. Plan to cooperate with intelligence agencies of key 
              democratic countries regarding technological competition 
              with People's Republic of China.
Sec. 353. Assessment of People's Republic of China genomic collection.
Sec. 354. Updates to annual reports on influence operations and 
              campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist 
              Party.
Sec. 355. Report on influence of People's Republic of China through 
              Belt and Road Initiative projects with other countries.
Sec. 356. Study on the creation of an official digital currency by the 
              People's Republic of China.
Sec. 357. Report on efforts of Chinese Communist Party to erode freedom 
              and autonomy in Hong Kong.
Sec. 358. Report on targeting of renewable sectors by China.

                  TITLE IV--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS

Sec. 401. Definition of anomalous health incident.
Sec. 402. Assessment and report on interagency communication relating 
              to efforts to address anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 403. Advisory panel on the Office of Medical Services of the 
              Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 404. Joint task force to investigate anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 405. Reporting on occurrence of anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 406. Access to certain facilities of United States Government for 
              assessment of anomalous health conditions.

           TITLE V--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE

Sec. 501. Exclusivity, consistency, and transparency in security 
              clearance procedures, and right to appeal.
Sec. 502. Federal policy on sharing of derogatory information 
              pertaining to contractor employees in the trusted 
              workforce.
Sec. 503. Performance measures regarding timeliness for personnel 
              mobility.
Sec. 504. Governance of Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.

                  TITLE VI--OTHER INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

Sec. 601. Improvements relating to continuity of Privacy and Civil 
              Liberties Oversight Board membership.
Sec. 602. Reports on intelligence support for and capacity of the 
              Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and the House of 
              Representatives and the United States Capitol Police.
Sec. 603. Study on vulnerability of Global Positioning System to 
              hostile actions.
Sec. 604. Authority for transportation of federally owned canines 
              associated with force protection duties of intelligence 
              community.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given such term in such section.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2022 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       (2) The Central Intelligence Agency.

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       (3) The Department of Defense.
       (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (5) The National Security Agency.
       (6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (7) The Coast Guard.
       (8) The Department of State.
       (9) The Department of the Treasury.
       (10) The Department of Energy.
       (11) The Department of Justice.
       (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
       (16) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (17) The Space Force.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under section 101 for the conduct of the 
     intelligence activities of the elements listed in paragraphs 
     (1) through (17) of section 101, are those specified in the 
     classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany 
     this division.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--
       (1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made 
     available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and to the President.
       (2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph 
     (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of 
     the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
     subsection (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, 
     within the executive branch of the Federal Government.
       (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly 
     disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
     portion of such Schedule except--
       (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 
     3306(a));
       (B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or
       (C) as otherwise required by law.

     SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management 
     Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal 
     year 2022 the sum of $615,600,000.
       (b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--In 
     addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Intelligence Community Management Account by subsection (a), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account for fiscal year 2022 such 
     additional amounts as are specified in the classified 
     Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
     $514,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

                TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

               Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Matters

     SEC. 301. INCREASING AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
     the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
     on Financial Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
     Government entities, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report detailing the options for the 
     intelligence community to improve intelligence support to the 
     Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.

     SEC. 302. PLAN FOR ALLOWING CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS OF 
                   SERVICES RELATING TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED 
                   INFORMATION FACILITIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a plan for allowing elements of the intelligence 
     community to contract with providers of services relating to 
     sensitive compartmented information facilities for use of 
     those facilities by businesses and organizations on contracts 
     at multiple security levels.
       (c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (b) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An explanation of how the Director of National 
     Intelligence will leverage the contracting methodology the 
     National Reconnaissance Office has used to provide leased 
     sensitive compartmented information facility space to 
     businesses and organizations.
       (2) Policy and budget guidance to incentivize Federal 
     agencies to implement the plan required by subsection (b).

     SEC. 303. PLAN TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE DATA AND SERVICES PROGRAM OFFICE.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office and the Director of the National 
     Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in consultation with the 
     Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly develop and 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to 
     establish a colocated joint commercial geospatial 
     intelligence data and services program office.
       (c) Contents.--The plan required by subsection (b) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Milestones for implementation of the plan.
       (2) An updated acquisition strategy that--
       (A) provides for an annual evaluation of new commercially 
     available capabilities with opportunities for new entrants;
       (B) provides for a flexible contract approach that will 
     rapidly leverage innovative commercial geospatial 
     intelligence data capabilities to meet new intelligence 
     challenges informed by operational requirements; and
       (C) considers efficiencies to be gained from closely 
     coordinated acquisitions of geospatial intelligence data and 
     services.
       (3) An organizational structure of the joint office that--
       (A) shares responsibilities and equities between the 
     National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-
     Intelligence Agency;
       (B) specifies as the head of the office a representative 
     from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and
       (C) specifies as the deputy head of the office a 
     representative from the National Reconnaissance Office.

     SEC. 304. INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL GEOSPATIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ACQUISITION.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Strategy Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in consultation with 
     the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress an investment strategy for the acquisition of 
     commercial geospatial intelligence data services and 
     analytics by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
       (c) Contents.--The strategy required by subsection (b) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A plan to increase purchases of unclassified geospatial 
     intelligence data services and analytics to meet global 
     mission requirements of the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
     Agency while maximizing enterprise access agreements for 
     procured data and services.
       (2) An articulation of the relationship between geospatial 
     intelligence data and services and how such data and services 
     are purchased, identifying in particular any challenges to 
     procuring such services independent of the underlying data.

     SEC. 305. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACQUISITION INNOVATION 
                   CENTER REPORT, STRATEGY, AND PLAN.

       (a) Requirement for Report and Strategy.--Not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to 
     the congressional intelligence committees--

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       (1) a report stating the mission and purpose of the 
     Acquisition Innovation Center of the Agency; and
       (2) a strategy for incorporating the Acquisition Innovation 
     Center into the standard operating procedures and procurement 
     and acquisition practices of the Agency.
       (b) Requirement for Implementation Plan.--Not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director shall, using the findings of the Director with 
     respect to the report submitted under subsection (a)(1), 
     submit to the congressional intelligence committees an 
     implementation plan that addresses--
       (1) how the Director will ensure the contracting officers 
     of the Agency and the technical representatives of the 
     Acquisition Innovation Center for the contracting officers 
     have access to the technical expertise required to inform 
     requirements development, technology maturity assessments, 
     and monitoring of acquisitions;
       (2) how the plan specifically applies to technical 
     industries, including telecommunications, software, 
     aerospace, and large-scale construction; and
       (3) projections for resources necessary to support the 
     Acquisition Innovation Center, including staff, training, and 
     contracting support tools.

     SEC. 306. IMPROVING AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATIONAL 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY.

       (a) Duties of the Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center.--Section 902(c) of 
     the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 
     3382(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) To organize and lead strategic planning for 
     counterintelligence activities in support of National 
     Counterintelligence Strategy objectives and other national 
     counterintelligence priorities by integrating all instruments 
     of national power, including diplomatic, financial, military, 
     intelligence, homeland security, and coordination with law 
     enforcement activities, within and among Federal agencies.''.
       (b) Changes to the Functions of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center.--
       (1) Evaluation of implementation of national 
     counterintelligence strategy.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     904(d) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3383(d)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Implementation of national counterintelligence 
     strategy.--To evaluate on an ongoing basis the implementation 
     of the National Counterintelligence Strategy by the 
     intelligence community and other appropriate elements of the 
     United States Government and to submit to the President, the 
     congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 
     3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), the 
     National Security Council, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and the National Counterintelligence 
     Policy Board periodic reports on such evaluation, including a 
     discussion of any shortfalls in the implementation of the 
     Strategy and recommendations for remedies for such 
     shortfalls.''.
       (2) National counterintelligence program budget.--Paragraph 
     (5) of such section is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``oversee and'' before ``coordinate''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``in furtherance of the National 
     Counterintelligence Strategy and other strategic 
     counterintelligence priorities'' before ``of the Department 
     of Defense''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the National 
     Security Council'' and inserting ``the congressional 
     intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), the National 
     Security Council, the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, and the National Counterintelligence Policy 
     Board''.
       (3) National counterintelligence outreach, watch, and 
     warning.--
       (A) Counterintelligence vulnerability risk assessments.--
     Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7) of such section is amended 
     by striking ``surveys of the vulnerability of the United 
     States Government, and the private sector,'' and inserting 
     ``counterintelligence risk assessments and surveys of the 
     vulnerability of the United States''.
       (B) Outreach.--Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Outreach.--
       ``(i) Outreach programs and activities.--To carry out and 
     coordinate, consistent with other applicable provisions of 
     law and in consultation with appropriate Federal departments 
     and agencies, outreach programs and outreach activities on 
     counterintelligence to other elements of the United States 
     Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, foreign 
     governments and allies of the United States, the private 
     sector, and United States academic institutions.
       ``(ii) Public warnings.--To coordinate the dissemination to 
     the public of warnings on intelligence threats to the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 307. REMOVAL OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FROM LEVEL IV OF THE 
                   EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.

       Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence 
     Community''.

     SEC. 308. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
                   TO BE USED PRIMARILY BY INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       Section 602(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3304(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$6,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$6,000,000''.

     SEC. 309. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 
                   INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Title XI of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et. seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 1111. SUPPORT FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY, 
                   EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Definition of Covered Workforce Activities.--In this 
     section, the term `covered workforce activities' includes--
       ``(1) activities relating to the recruitment or retention 
     of personnel in the workforce of the intelligence community; 
     and
       ``(2) activities relating to the workforce of the 
     intelligence community and diversity, equity, inclusion, or 
     accessibility.
       ``(b) Authority to Support Covered Workforce Activities.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations made available to the Director 
     of National Intelligence for covered workforce activities, 
     the Director may, with or without reimbursement, support such 
     covered workforce activities of the various elements of the 
     intelligence community as the Director determines will 
     benefit the intelligence community as a whole.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 1110 the following:

``Sec. 1111. Support for intelligence community diversity, equity, 
              inclusion, and accessibility activities.''.

     SEC. 310. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 
                   OFFICER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 103J (50 U.S.C. 3034a) the following:

     ``SEC. 103K. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICER OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       ``(a) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
     Intelligence Community.--Within the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, there is a Diversity, Equity, and 
     Inclusion Officer of the Intelligence Community who shall be 
     appointed by the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer 
     of the Intelligence Community shall--
       ``(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Director of 
     National Intelligence and the Principal Deputy Director of 
     National Intelligence on diversity, equity, and inclusion in 
     the intelligence community;
       ``(2) lead the development and implementation of strategies 
     and initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion 
     in the intelligence community; and
       ``(3) perform such other duties, consistent with paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), as may be prescribed by the Director.
       ``(c) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not less frequently than 
     once each year, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer 
     of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence communities a report on the 
     implementation of the strategies and initiatives developed 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2) and the execution of related 
     expenditures.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Simultaneous Service as Other 
     Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Officer.--An individual serving in the position 
     of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
     Intelligence Community may not, while so serving, serve as 
     either the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer or the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Officer of any other department 
     or agency, or component thereof, of the United States 
     Government.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 103J the following:

``Sec. 103K. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the 
              Intelligence Community.''.
       (c) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act may be used to increase the number 
     of full-time equivalent employees of the Office of the 
     Director of National Intelligence in order to carry out 
     section 103K of such Act, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 311. ANNUAL REPORT EVALUATING COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE 
                   NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE AND THE SPACE 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees; and
       (2) the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code).
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
     once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force and the Director of National

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     Intelligence shall jointly, in consultation with the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating 
     the partnership between the National Reconnaissance Office 
     and the Space Force.
       (c) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (b) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the division of labor between the 
     National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force, 
     including--
       (A) shared missions and programs; and
       (B) methods of collaboration.
       (2) An evaluation of the ways in which the National 
     Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force are partnering on 
     missions and programs, including identification of lessons 
     learned for improving collaboration and deconflicting 
     activities in the future.
       (3) An examination of how resources provided from the 
     National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence 
     Program are allocated to or transferred between the National 
     Reconnaissance Office and the Space Force.

     SEC. 312. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLASSIFICATION 
                   REVIEW OF INFORMATION RELATING TO TERRORIST 
                   ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

       (a) Declassification Review Required.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with 
     the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the heads of 
     such other elements of the intelligence community as the 
     Director of National Intelligence considers appropriate, 
     commence a declassification review, which the Director of 
     National Intelligence shall complete not later than 120 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, to determine 
     what additional information relating to the terrorist attacks 
     of September 11, 2001, can be appropriately declassified and 
     shared with the public.
       (b) Information Covered.--The information reviewed under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Information relating to the direction, facilitation, 
     and other support provided to the individuals who carried out 
     the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
       (2) Information from Operation Encore and the PENTTBOM 
     investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the 
     Director with respect to the declassification review 
     conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 313. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAPLAIN CORPS OF THE CENTRAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       The Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 26. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Chaplain Corps.--There is in the 
     Agency a Chaplain Corps for the provision of spiritual or 
     religious pastoral services.
       ``(b) Chief of Chaplains.--The head of the Chaplain Corps 
     shall be the Chief of Chaplains, who shall be appointed by 
     the Director.
       ``(c) Staff and Administration.--
       ``(1) Staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such staff of the Chaplain Corps as the 
     Director considers appropriate, except that the Director may 
     not--
       ``(A) appoint more than 10 full-time equivalent positions; 
     or
       ``(B) provide basic pay to any member of the staff of the 
     Chaplain Corps at an annual rate of basic pay in excess of 
     the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 as provided in 
     section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Administration.--The Director may--
       ``(A) reimburse members of the staff of the Chaplain Corps 
     for work-related travel expenses;
       ``(B) provide security clearances to such members; and
       ``(C) furnish such physical workspace at the headquarters 
     building of the Agency as the Director considers 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 314. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN 
                   OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Assistant Secretary for 
     Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of the Treasury 
     shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of using adjustments of rates of pay to recruit 
     and retain staff for high-demand positions in the Office of 
     Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury.
       (b) Duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the 
     pilot program required by subsection (a) during the 4-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Additional Pay.--Under the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall, 
     notwithstanding any provision of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing the rates of pay or classification of employees in 
     the executive branch, prescribe the rate of basic pay for 
     financial and cyber intelligence analyst positions designated 
     under subsection (d) at rates--
       (1) not greater than 130 percent of the maximum basic rate 
     of pay and locality pay that such positions would otherwise 
     be eligible for; and
       (2) not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for 
     level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Designated Positions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
     the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Assistant 
     Secretary shall designate not fewer than 5 percent and not 
     more than 25 percent of the total number of positions in the 
     Office, including positions to be filled by new hires, as 
     financial or cyber intelligence analyst positions eligible 
     for the additional pay under subsection (c).
       (2) Current employees.--The Assistant Secretary may 
     designate under paragraph (1) a position filled by an 
     employee who was employed in that position on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act only if the employee 
     was in the top one-third of performance rankings for the 
     position within the Office for the duration of the 2-year 
     period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Briefing on the Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less 
     frequently than once each year thereafter for the duration of 
     the period set forth in subsection (b), the Assistant 
     Secretary shall provide the congressional intelligence 
     committees and the Director of National Intelligence with a 
     briefing on the pilot program required by subsection (a).
       (f) Report on the Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days 
     before the last day of the period set forth in subsection 
     (b), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Director of National Intelligence a 
     report on the effectiveness of the pilot program and 
     recommendations on whether the pilot program should be 
     extended, modified, or ended.
       (g) Recommendations of Director of National Intelligence.--
     Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional 
     intelligence committees recommendations as to--
       (1) which, if any, other elements of the intelligence 
     community would benefit from a program similar to the pilot 
     program required by subsection (a); and
       (2) what, if any, modifications the Director would 
     recommend for such elements.
       (h) Retention of Prescribed Rates of Pay After Termination 
     of Pilot Program.--After the period set forth in subsection 
     (b), the Assistant Secretary may continue to pay a person, 
     who received pay during such period pursuant to a rate of 
     basic pay prescribed under subsection (c), at a rate of basic 
     pay not to exceed the rate of basic pay that was in effect 
     for the person on the day before the last day of such period, 
     until such time as the applicable rate of basic pay for the 
     person under the General Schedule exceeds the rate of basic 
     pay that was so in effect under subsection (c).

     SEC. 315. PILOT PROGRAM ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AT OFFICE 
                   OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   THE TREASURY.

       (a) Pilot Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary for 
     Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of the Treasury 
     shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of using repayment of loans on behalf of persons 
     that were used by the persons to finance education as a 
     recruitment incentive for employment at the Office of 
     Intelligence and Analysis of China specialists, data 
     scientists, cyber specialists, and others with any other 
     analytic or technical capabilities that are in high demand by 
     the Office.
       (b) Loan Repayments.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, the Assistant 
     Secretary may repay the principal, interest, and related 
     expenses of a loan obtained by a covered person to finance 
     education.
       (2) Covered persons.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     covered person is a person who agrees to an offer from the 
     Assistant Secretary to participate in the pilot program 
     before beginning employment in the Office.
       (3) Limitation on total amount.--Under the pilot program, 
     the Assistant Secretary may repay not more than $100,000 on 
     behalf of any one person.
       (4) Limitation on annual amount of payments.--Under the 
     pilot program, the Assistant Secretary may repay not more 
     than $15,000 on behalf of any one person in any one fiscal 
     year.
       (5) Timing and period of payments.--In repaying a loan of a 
     person under the pilot program, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     make payments--
       (A) on a monthly basis; and
       (B) only during the period beginning on the date on which 
     the person begins employment with the Office and ending on 
     the date on which the person leaves employment with the 
     Office.
       (c) Duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the 
     pilot program during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2024.
       (d) Limitation on Number of Participants.--The total number 
     of individuals receiving a loan repayment under the pilot 
     program during any fiscal year may not exceed 10.

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       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall--
       (A) establish such requirements relating to the academic or 
     specialized training of participants as the Assistant 
     Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that participants 
     are prepared for employment as intelligence analysts; and
       (B) periodically review the areas of high demand for 
     particular analytic or technical capabilities and determine 
     which academic areas of specialization may be most useful in 
     addressing that demand.
       (2) Use of existing programs.--The Assistant Secretary 
     shall assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     administering the pilot program by leveraging student loan 
     programs of the Department of the Treasury that were in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a preliminary report on the pilot 
     program, including a description of the pilot program and the 
     authorities to be utilized in carrying out the pilot program.
       (2) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
     commencement of the pilot program and annually thereafter 
     until the program ends, the Assistant Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional intelligence committees and the Director 
     of National Intelligence a report on the pilot program.
       (B) Contents.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) a description of the activities under the pilot 
     program, including the number of individuals who participated 
     in the pilot program;
       (ii) an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot 
     program as a recruitment tool; and
       (iii) such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as the Assistant Secretary considers 
     appropriate in light of the pilot program.
       (3) Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     commencement of the pilot program, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees the recommendations of the Director as to which, 
     if any, other elements of the intelligence community would 
     benefit from establishing a loan repayment program similar to 
     the pilot program required by subsection (a), and what, if 
     any, modifications the Director would recommend to the 
     program if it were established.
       (g) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act, $1,300,000 shall be available until expended to 
     carry out this section. Of such amounts--
       (1) $1,000,000 shall be available for repayment of loans; 
     and
       (2) $300,000 shall be available for a period of 2 years 
     during the pilot program to hire personnel to administer the 
     pilot program.

     SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF UNITED 
                   STATES PERSONS' INFORMATION BY INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMUNITY BASED ON FIRST AMENDMENT-PROTECTED 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       No element of the intelligence community may collect or 
     analyze a United States person's information solely upon the 
     basis of an activity protected by the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States.

     SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE USE OF INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR COLLECTION, ASSESSMENT, 
                   AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION PERTAINING 
                   EXCLUSIVELY TO UNITED STATES PERSONS ABSENT A 
                   FOREIGN NEXUS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department 
     of Homeland Security do vital work in enforcing the rule of 
     law and safeguarding the people of the United States from 
     harm;
       (2) the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
     2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3638) sought to 
     facilitate greater information sharing between law 
     enforcement and intelligence communities for the purpose of 
     thwarting attacks on the homeland from international 
     terrorist organizations;
       (3) National Intelligence Program funds should be expended 
     only in support of intelligence activities with a foreign 
     nexus consistent with the definition of intelligence provided 
     by Congress in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3003); and
       (4) the intelligence community should not engage in the 
     collection, assessment, or analysis of information that 
     pertains exclusively to United States persons absent a 
     foreign nexus.

      Subtitle B--Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

     SEC. 321. SUBMITTAL OF COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION BY 
                   WHISTLEBLOWERS IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978.--
       (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 8H of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Appointment of Security Officers.--Each Inspector 
     General under this section, including the designees of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3), shall appoint within their offices 
     security officers to provide, on a permanent basis, 
     confidential, security-related guidance and direction to an 
     employee of their respective establishment, an employee 
     assigned or detailed to such establishment, or an employee of 
     a contractor of such establishment who intends to report to 
     Congress a complaint or information, so that such employee 
     can obtain direction on how to report to Congress in 
     accordance with appropriate security practices.''.
       (2) Procedures.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or any other committee 
     of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives'' after ``either or both of the intelligence 
     committees'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     employee may contact an intelligence committee or another 
     committee of jurisdiction directly as described in paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection or in subsection (a)(4) only if the 
     employee--
       ``(i) before making such a contact, furnishes to the head 
     of the establishment, through the Inspector General (or 
     designee), a statement of the employee's complaint or 
     information and notice of the employee's intent to contact an 
     intelligence committee or another committee of jurisdiction 
     of the Senate or the House of Representatives directly; and
       ``(ii)(I) obtains and follows from the head of the 
     establishment, through the Inspector General (or designee), 
     procedural direction on how to contact an intelligence 
     committee or another committee of jurisdiction of the Senate 
     or the House of Representatives in accordance with 
     appropriate security practices; or
       ``(II) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
     the applicable security officer appointed under subsection 
     (h).
       ``(B) If an employee seeks procedural direction under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) and does not receive such procedural 
     direction within 30 days, or receives insufficient direction 
     to report to Congress a complaint or information, the 
     employee may contact an intelligence committee or any other 
     committee of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives directly without obtaining or following the 
     procedural direction otherwise required under such 
     subparagraph.''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) An employee of an element of the intelligence 
     community who intends to report to Congress a complaint or 
     information may report such complaint or information to the 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman or Chairman and Ranking Member of 
     an intelligence committee or another committee of 
     jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a 
     nonpartisan member of the committee staff designated for 
     purposes of receiving complaints or information under this 
     section, or a member of the majority staff and a member of 
     the minority staff of the committee.''.
       (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
     congress.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d), 
     an employee of an element of the intelligence community who 
     intends to report to Congress a complaint or information may 
     report such complaint or information directly to Congress, 
     regardless of whether the complaint or information is with 
     respect to an urgent concern--
       ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
     under paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
     information under paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Amendments to National Security Act of 1947.--
       (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 103H(j) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(j)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The Inspector General shall appoint within the Office 
     of the Inspector General security officers as required by 
     subsection (h) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
       (2) Procedures.--Subparagraph (D) of section 103H(k)(5) of 
     such Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``or any other committee of 
     jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives'' 
     after ``either or both of the congressional intelligence 
     committees'';
       (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), an employee 
     may contact a congressional intelligence committee or another 
     committee of jurisdiction directly as described in clause (i) 
     only if the employee--
       ``(aa) before making such a contact, furnishes to the 
     Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the 
     employee's complaint or information and notice of the 
     employee's intent to contact a congressional intelligence 
     committee or another committee of jurisdiction of the Senate 
     or the House of Representatives directly; and

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       ``(bb)(AA) obtains and follows from the Director, through 
     the Inspector General, procedural direction on how to contact 
     a congressional intelligence committee or another committee 
     of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives 
     in accordance with appropriate security practices; or
       ``(BB) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
     the applicable security officer appointed under section 8H(h) 
     of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(II) If an employee seeks procedural direction under 
     subclause (I)(bb) and does not receive such procedural 
     direction within 30 days, or receives insufficient direction 
     to report to Congress a complaint or information, the 
     employee may contact a congressional intelligence committee 
     or any other committee of jurisdiction of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives directly without obtaining or 
     following the procedural direction otherwise required under 
     such subclause.'';
       (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (D) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) An employee of an element of the intelligence 
     community who intends to report to Congress a complaint or 
     information may report such complaint or information to the 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman or Chairman and Ranking Member of 
     a congressional intelligence committee or another committee 
     of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, a nonpartisan member of the committee staff 
     designated for purposes of receiving complaints or 
     information under this section, or a member of the majority 
     staff and a member of the minority staff of the committee.''.
       (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
     congress.--Subparagraph (A) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee of''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph 
     (D), an employee of an element of the intelligence community 
     who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information 
     may report such complaint or information directly to 
     Congress, regardless of whether the complaint or information 
     is with respect to an urgent concern--
       ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
     under clause (i); or
       ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
     information under clause (i).''.
       (c) Amendments to the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949.--
       (1) Appointment of security officers.--Section 17(d)(5) of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
     3517(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) The Inspector General shall appoint within the Office 
     of the Inspector General security officers as required by 
     subsection (h) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
       (2) Procedures.--Subparagraph (D) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``or any other committee of 
     jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives'' 
     after ``either or both of the intelligence committees'';
       (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), an employee 
     may contact an intelligence committee or another committee of 
     jurisdiction directly as described in clause (i) only if the 
     employee--
       ``(aa) before making such a contact, furnishes to the 
     Director, through the Inspector General, a statement of the 
     employee's complaint or information and notice of the 
     employee's intent to contact an intelligence committee or 
     another committee of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House 
     of Representatives directly; and
       ``(bb)(AA) obtains and follows from the Director, through 
     the Inspector General, procedural direction on how to contact 
     an intelligence committee or another committee of 
     jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives in 
     accordance with appropriate security practices; or
       ``(BB) obtains and follows such procedural direction from 
     the applicable security officer appointed under section 8H(h) 
     of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(II) If an employee seeks procedural direction under 
     subclause (I)(bb) and does not receive such procedural 
     direction within 30 days, or receives insufficient direction 
     to report to Congress a complaint or information, the 
     employee may contact an intelligence committee or another 
     committee of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives directly without obtaining or following the 
     procedural direction otherwise required under such 
     subclause.'';
       (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (D) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) An employee of the Agency who intends to report to 
     Congress a complaint or information may report such complaint 
     or information to the Chairman and Vice Chairman or Chairman 
     and Ranking Member of an intelligence committee or another 
     committee of jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, a nonpartisan member of the committee staff 
     designated for purposes of receiving complaints or 
     information under this section, or a member of the majority 
     staff and a member of the minority staff of the committee.''.
       (3) Clarification of right to report directly to 
     congress.--Subparagraph (A) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``An employee of''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph 
     (D), an employee of the Agency who intends to report to 
     Congress a complaint or information may report such complaint 
     or information directly to Congress, regardless of whether 
     the complaint or information is with respect to an urgent 
     concern--
       ``(A) in lieu of reporting such complaint or information 
     under clause (i); or
       ``(B) in addition to reporting such complaint or 
     information under clause (i).''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or an 
     amendment made by this section shall be construed to revoke 
     or diminish any right of an individual provided by section 
     2303 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 322. DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORITIES REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER 
                   COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION OF URGENT CONCERN 
                   RECEIVED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL OF THE 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) Definition of Urgent Concern.--
       (1) National security act of 1947.--Section 
     103H(k)(5)(G)(i) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)(i)) is amended by striking ``within 
     the'' and all that follows through ``policy matters.'' and 
     inserting the following: ``of the Federal Government that 
     is--
       ``(I) a matter of national security; and
       ``(II) not a difference of opinion concerning public policy 
     matters.''.
       (2) Inspector general act of 1978.--Paragraph (1)(A) of 
     subsection (i) of section 8H of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 
     321(a)(1)(A), is amended by striking ``involving'' and all 
     that follows through ``policy matters.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``of the Federal Government that is--
       ``(i) a matter of national security; and
       ``(ii) not a difference of opinion concerning public policy 
     matters.''.
       (3) Central intelligence agency act of 1949.--Section 
     17(d)(5)(G)(i)(I) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 
     1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
     ``involving'' and all that follows through ``policy 
     matters.'' and inserting the following: ``of the Federal 
     Government that is--
       ``(aa) a matter of national security; and
       ``(bb) not a difference of opinion concerning public policy 
     matters.''.
       (b) Authority of Inspectors General.--
       (1) Scope of authority of inspector general of the 
     intelligence community.--Section 103H(k)(5) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) The Inspector General shall have authority over any 
     complaint or information submitted to the Inspector General 
     from an employee, detailee, or contractor, or former 
     employee, detailee, or contractor, of the intelligence 
     community.''.
       (2) Authority of inspector general of the intelligence 
     community to determine matters of urgent concern.--Section 
     103H(k)(5)(G) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)(G)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (i), as amended by subsection (a)(1), by 
     resdesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and 
     (bb), respectively;
       (B) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;
       (C) in the matter before subclause (I), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(i)'' before ``In this''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to 
     determine whether any complaint or information reported to 
     the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under 
     this paragraph.''.
       (3) Authority of inspectors general to determine matters of 
     urgent concern.--Subsection (i) of section 8H of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
     redesignated by section 321(a)(1)(A), is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), as amended by subsection (a)(2), 
     by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and 
     (II), respectively; and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) and 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (C) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In this''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to 
     determine whether any complaint or information reported to 
     the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under 
     this section.''.
       (4) Authority of inspector general of central intelligence 
     agency to determine matters of urgent concern.--Section 
     17(d)(5)(G) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
     (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), as amended by subsection (a)(3), by 
     redesignating items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), 
     respectively; and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as 
     items (aa), (bb), and (cc), respectively;
       (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively; and

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       (C) in the matter before clause (I), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(i)'' before ``In this''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) The Inspector General shall have sole authority to 
     determine whether any complaint or information reported to 
     the Inspector General is a matter of urgent concern under 
     this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 323. HARMONIZATION OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Prohibited Personnel Practices in the Intelligence 
     Community.--
       (1) Threats relating to personnel actions.--
       (A) Agency employees.--Section 1104(b) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or threaten 
     to take or fail to take,'' after ``take or fail to take''.
       (B) Contractor employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or threaten to take or 
     fail to take,'' after ``take or fail to take''.
       (2) Protection for contractor employees against reprisal 
     from agency employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (50 
     U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)), as amended by paragraph (1)(B) of this 
     subsection, is further amended, in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of an agency or'' after 
     ``Any employee''.
       (3) Enforcement.--Subsection (d) of section 1104 of such 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Enforcement.--The President shall provide for the 
     enforcement of this section consistent, to the fullest extent 
     possible, with the policies and procedures used to adjudicate 
     alleged violations of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United 
     States Code.''.
       (b) Retaliatory Revocation of Security Clearances and 
     Access Determinations.--
       (1) Enforcement.--Section 3001(j) of the Intelligence 
     Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 
     3341(j)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Enforcement.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the President shall provide for the enforcement 
     of this section consistent, to the fullest extent possible, 
     with the policies and procedures used to adjudicate alleged 
     violations of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (2) Elimination of deadline for appeal of prohibited 
     reprisal.--Section 3001(j)(4)(A) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
     3341(j)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``within 90 days''.
       (3) Elimination of cap on compensatory damages.--Section 
     3001(j)(4)(B) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)(B)) is 
     amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``not to exceed 
     $300,000''.
       (4) Establishing process parity for adverse security 
     clearance and access determinations.--Subparagraph (C) of 
     section 3001(j)(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Burdens of proof.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), in determining 
     whether the adverse security clearance or access 
     determination violated paragraph (1), the agency shall find 
     that paragraph (1) was violated if the individual has 
     demonstrated that a disclosure described in paragraph (1) was 
     a contributing factor in the adverse security clearance or 
     access determination taken against the individual.
       ``(ii) Circumstantial evidence.--An individual under clause 
     (i) may demonstrate that the disclosure was a contributing 
     factor in the adverse security clearance or access 
     determination taken against the individual through 
     circumstantial evidence, such as evidence that--

       ``(I) the official making the determination knew of the 
     disclosure; and
       ``(II) the determination occurred within a period such that 
     a reasonable person could conclude that the disclosure was a 
     contributing factor in the determination.

       ``(iii) Defense.--In determining whether the adverse 
     security clearance or access determination violated paragraph 
     (1), the agency shall not find that paragraph (1) was 
     violated if, after a finding that a disclosure was a 
     contributing factor, the agency demonstrates by clear and 
     convincing evidence that it would have made the same security 
     clearance or access determination in the absence of such 
     disclosure.''.
       (c) Correction of Definition of Agency.--Section 
     3001(a)(1)(B) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(a)(1)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' and inserting ``or''.
       (d) Establishing Consistency With Respect to Protections 
     for Disclosures of Mismanagement.--
       (1) Security clearance and access determinations.--Section 
     3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``gross 
     mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``gross 
     mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''.
       (2) Personnel actions against contractor employees.--
     Section 1104(c)(1)(B) of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``gross 
     mismanagement'' and inserting ``mismanagement''.
       (e) Protected Disclosures to Supervisors.--
       (1) Personnel actions.--
       (A) Disclosures by agency employees to supervisors.--
     Section 1104(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3234(b)), as amended by subsection (a)(1)(A), is 
     further amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     inserting ``a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of 
     command, or a supervisor of the employing agency with 
     responsibility for the subject matter of the disclosure, up 
     to and including'' before ``the head of the employing 
     agency''.
       (B) Disclosures by contractor employees to supervisors.--
     Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is further amended, in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``a supervisor in 
     the contractor employee's direct chain of command up to and 
     including'' before ``the head of the contracting agency''.
       (2) Security clearance and access determinations.--Section 
     3001(j)(1)(A) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(A)) is amended, 
     in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``a 
     supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command, or a 
     supervisor of the employing agency with responsibility for 
     the subject matter of the disclosure, up to and including'' 
     before ``the head of the employing agency''.
       (f) Establishing Parity for Protected Disclosures.--Section 
     1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), as amended by subsections (a)(1)(A) 
     and (e)(1)(A)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as 
     redesignated and moved by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
     by striking ``for a lawful disclosure'' and inserting the 
     following: ``for--
       ``(1) any lawful disclosure''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) any lawful disclosure that complies with--
       ``(A) subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);
       ``(B) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 17(d)(5) 
     of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
     3517(d)(5)); or
       ``(C) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 
     103H(k)(5); or
       ``(3) if the actions do not result in the employee 
     unlawfully disclosing information specifically required by 
     Executive order to be kept classified in the interest of 
     national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs, any 
     lawful disclosure in conjunction with--
       ``(A) the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance 
     right granted by any law, rule, or regulation;
       ``(B) testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any 
     individual in the exercise of any right referred to in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) cooperation with or disclosing information to the 
     Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable 
     provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or 
     investigation conducted by the Inspector General.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), as amended by subsections (a) and 
     (e)(1)(B)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as so 
     redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated and 
     moved by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking 
     ``for a lawful disclosure'' and inserting the following: 
     ``for--
       ``(A) any lawful disclosure''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) any lawful disclosure that complies with--
       ``(i) subsections (a)(1), (d), and (g) of section 8H of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);
       ``(ii) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (H) of section 17(d)(5) 
     of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
     3517(d)(5)); or
       ``(iii) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 
     103H(k)(5); or
       ``(C) if the actions do not result in the contractor 
     employee unlawfully disclosing information specifically 
     required by Executive order to be kept classified in the 
     interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign 
     affairs, any lawful disclosure in conjunction with--
       ``(i) the exercise of any appeal, complaint, or grievance 
     right granted by any law, rule, or regulation;
       ``(ii) testimony for or otherwise lawfully assisting any 
     individual in the exercise of any right referred to in clause 
     (i); or
       ``(iii) cooperation with or disclosing information to the 
     Inspector General of an agency, in accordance with applicable 
     provisions of law in connection with an audit, inspection, or 
     investigation conducted by the Inspector General.''.
       (g) Clarification Relating to Protected Disclosures.--
     Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3234) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Consistent with the protection 
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     nothing in subsection (b) or (c) shall be construed to 
     authorize--
       ``(1) the withholding of information from Congress; or
       ``(2) the taking of any personnel action against an 
     employee who lawfully discloses information to Congress.
       ``(e) Disclosures.--A disclosure shall not be excluded from 
     this section because--
       ``(1) the disclosure was made to an individual, including a 
     supervisor, who participated in an activity that the employee 
     reasonably believed to be covered under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
     or the contractor employee reasonably believed to be covered 
     under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii);
       ``(2) the disclosure revealed information that had been 
     previously disclosed;
       ``(3) the disclosure was not made in writing;
       ``(4) the disclosure was made while the employee was off 
     duty;
       ``(5) of the amount of time which has passed since the 
     occurrence of the events described in the disclosure; or
       ``(6) the disclosure was made during the normal course of 
     duties of an employee or contractor employee.''.
       (h) Correction Relating to Normal Course Disclosures.--
     Section 3001(j)(3) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Disclosures.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``because--'' and inserting ``Disclosures.--A 
     disclosure shall not be excluded from paragraph (1) because--
     '';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;
       (4) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``or'' at the end;
       (5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) the disclosure was made during the normal course of 
     duties of an employee.''.
       (i) Clarification Relating to Rule of Construction.--
     Section 3001(j)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or clearance action'' after ``personnel action''.
       (j) Clarification Relating to Prohibited Practices.--
       (1) Intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of 
     2004.--Section 3001(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)), as 
     amended by this section, is further amended by striking 
     ``over'' and inserting ``to take, materially impact, direct 
     others to take, recommend, or approve''.
       (2) National security act of 1947.--
       (A) Agency employees.--Section 1104(b) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234(b)), as amended by this 
     section, is further amended by inserting ``materially 
     impact,'' after ``authority to take,''
       (B) Contractor employees.--Section 1104(c)(1) of such Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 3234(c)(1)), as amended by this section, is 
     further amended by inserting ``materially impact,'' after 
     ``authority to take,''.
       (k) Technical Correction.--Section 3001(j)(1)(C)(i) of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
     U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``(h)'' and 
     inserting ``(g)''.
       (l) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
     the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional 
     intelligence committees a report assessing the extent to 
     which protections provided under Presidential Policy 
     Directive 19 (relating to protecting whistleblowers with 
     access to classified information) have been codified in 
     statutes.

     SEC. 324. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF WHISTLEBLOWER 
                   IDENTITY AS REPRISAL AGAINST WHISTLEBLOWER 
                   DISCLOSURE BY EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS IN 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1104 of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3) of such section--
       (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) a knowing and willful disclosure revealing the 
     identity or other personally identifiable information of an 
     employee or contractor employee; or'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g), as 
     redesignated by section 323(g)(1), as subsections (g) and 
     (h), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as added by section 
     323(g)(2), the following:
       ``(f) Personnel Actions Involving Disclosures of 
     Whistleblower Identity.--A personnel action described in 
     subsection (a)(3)(J) shall not be considered in violation of 
     subsection (b) or (c) under the following circumstances:
       ``(1) The personnel action was taken with the express 
     consent of the employee or contractor employee.
       ``(2) An Inspector General with oversight responsibility 
     for a covered intelligence community element determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the personnel action was unavoidable under section 
     103H(g)(3)(A) of this Act (50 U.S.C. 3033(g)(3)(A)), section 
     17(e)(3)(A) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 
     (50 U.S.C. 3517(e)(3)(A)), or section 8M(b)(2)(B) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.);
       ``(B) the personnel action was made to an official of the 
     Department of Justice responsible for determining whether a 
     prosecution should be undertaken; or
       ``(C) the personnel action was required by statute or an 
     order from a court of competent jurisdiction.''.
       (b) Applicability to Detailees.--Subsection (a) of section 
     1104 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Employee.--The term `employee', with respect to an 
     agency or a covered intelligence community element, includes 
     an individual who has been detailed to such agency or covered 
     intelligence community element.''.
       (c) Private Right of Action for Unlawful Disclosure of 
     Whistleblower Identity.--Subsection (g) of such section, as 
     amended by subsection (a)(3) of section 323(a)(3), 
     redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of such section, and 
     further redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the President shall provide for the enforcement 
     of this section.
       ``(2) Harmonization with other enforcement.--To the fullest 
     extent possible, the President shall provide for enforcement 
     of this section in a manner that is consistent with the 
     enforcement of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States 
     Code, especially with respect to policies and procedures used 
     to adjudicate alleged violations of such section.
       ``(3) Private right of action for disclosures of 
     whistleblower identity in violation of prohibition against 
     reprisals.--Subject to paragraph (4), in a case in which an 
     employee of an agency takes a personnel action described in 
     subsection (a)(3)(J) against an employee of a covered 
     intelligence community element as a reprisal in violation of 
     subsection (b) or in a case in which an employee or 
     contractor employee takes a personnel action described in 
     subsection (a)(3)(J) against another contractor employee as a 
     reprisal in violation of subsection (c), the employee or 
     contractor employee against whom the personnel action was 
     taken may, consistent with section 1221 of title 5, United 
     States Code, bring a private action for all appropriate 
     remedies, including injunctive relief and compensatory and 
     punitive damages, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, 
     against the agency of the employee or contracting agency of 
     the contractor employee who took the personnel action, in a 
     Federal district court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(4) Requirements.--
       ``(A) Review by inspector general and by external review 
     panel.--Before the employee or contractor employee may bring 
     a private action under paragraph (3), the employee or 
     contractor employee shall exhaust administrative remedies 
     by--
       ``(i) first, obtaining a disposition of their claim by 
     requesting review of the appropriate inspector general; and
       ``(ii) second, submitting to the Inspector General of the 
     Intelligence Community a request for a review of the claim by 
     an external review panel under section 1106.
       ``(B) Period to bring action.--The employee or contractor 
     employee may bring a private right of action under paragraph 
     (3) during the 180-day period beginning on the date on which 
     the employee or contractor employee is notified of the final 
     disposition of their claim under section 1106.''.

     SEC. 325. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CONTROLLED ACCESS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Congressional leadership.--The term ``congressional 
     leadership'' means--
       (A) the majority leader of the Senate;
       (B) the minority leader of the Senate;
       (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
       (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Controlled access program.--The term ``controlled 
     access program'' means a program created or managed pursuant 
     to Intelligence Community Directive 906, or successor 
     directive.
       (b) Periodic Briefings Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than semiannually or 
     upon request by one of the appropriate committees of Congress 
     or a member of congressional leadership, the Director of 
     National Intelligence shall provide the appropriate 
     committees of Congress and congressional leadership a 
     briefing on each controlled access program in effect.
       (2) Contents.--Each briefing provided under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) A description of the activity of the controlled access 
     programs during the period covered by the briefing.
       (B) Documentation with respect to how the controlled access 
     programs have achieved outcomes consistent with requirements 
     documented by the Director and, as applicable, the Secretary 
     of Defense.

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       (c) Limitations.--
       (1) Limitation on establishment.--A head of an element of 
     the intelligence community may not establish a controlled 
     access program, or a compartment or subpcompartment therein, 
     until the head notifies the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and congressional leadership of such controlled 
     access program, compartment, or subcompartment, as the case 
     may be.
       (2) Limitation on use of funds.--No funds may be obligated 
     or expended by an element of the intelligence community to 
     carry out a controlled access program, or a compartment or 
     subcompartment therein, until the head of that element has 
     briefed the appropriate committees of Congress and 
     congressional leadership on the controlled access program.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each head of an element of the 
     intelligence community shall provide to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress and congressional leadership a report 
     on all controlled access programs of the element in effect.
       (B) Matters addressed.--Each report under subparagraph (A) 
     shall address, for each controlled access program covered by 
     the report, the following:
       (i) Date of initial operational capability.
       (ii) Rationale.
       (iii) Annual level of funding.
       (iv) Current operational use.
       (2) Annual reports.--
       (A) Requirement.--On an annual basis, the head of each 
     element of the intelligence community shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress and congressional 
     leadership a report on controlled access programs 
     administered by the head.
       (B) Matters included.--Each report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period 
     covered by the report, the following:
       (i) A list of all compartments and subcompartments of 
     controlled access programs active as of the date of the 
     report.
       (ii) A list of all compartments and subcompartments of 
     controlled access programs terminated during the period 
     covered by the report.
       (iii) With respect to the report submitted by the Director 
     of National Intelligence, in addition to the matters 
     specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B)--

       (I) a certification regarding whether the creation, 
     validation, or substantial modification, including 
     termination, for all existing and proposed controlled access 
     programs, and the compartments and subcompartments within 
     each, are substantiated and justified based on the 
     information required by clause (ii); and
       (II) for each certification--

       (aa) the rationale for the revalidation, validation, or 
     substantial modification, including termination, of each 
     controlled access program, compartment, and subcompartment;
       (bb) the identification of a control officer for each 
     controlled access program; and
       (cc) a statement of protection requirements for each 
     controlled access program.
       (e) Conforming Repeal.--Section 608 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division N of Public 
     Law 115-31; 131 Stat. 833; 50 U.S.C. 3315) is amended by 
     striking subsection (b).

  Subtitle C--Reports and Assessments Pertaining to the Intelligence 
                               Community

     SEC. 331. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED HYBRID 
                   SPACE ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for 2 years 
     thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence and Security and the Director of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the efforts of the 
     intelligence community to build an integrated hybrid space 
     architecture that combines national and commercial 
     capabilities and large and small satellites.
       (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of how the integrated hybrid space 
     architecture approach is being realized in the overhead 
     architecture of the National Reconnaissance Office.
       (2) An assessment of the benefits to the mission of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office and the cost of integrating 
     capabilities from smaller, proliferated satellites and data 
     from commercial satellites with the national technical means 
     architecture.

     SEC. 332. REPORT ON PROJECT MAVEN TRANSITION.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in consultation with 
     such other Federal Government entities as the Director 
     considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the transition of Project 
     Maven to operational mission support.
       (c) Plan of Action and Milestones.--The report required by 
     subsection (b) shall include a detailed plan of action and 
     milestones that identifies--
       (1) the milestones and decision points leading up to the 
     transition of successful geospatial intelligence capabilities 
     developed under Project Maven to the National Geospatial-
     Intelligence Agency; and
       (2) the metrics of success regarding the transition 
     described in paragraph (1) and mission support provided to 
     the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 333. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                   COUNTERNARCOTICS CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall, in consultation with such other Federal 
     Government entities as the Director considers appropriate, 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
     assessment on the status of the intelligence community's--
       (1) counternarcotics capabilities and resourcing with 
     regard to intelligence collection and analysis;
       (2) operational support to foreign liaison partners; and
       (3) operational capacity to support the counternarcotics 
     mission of the Federal Government.
       (c) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 334. ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S 
                   INTELLIGENCE-SHARING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LATIN 
                   AMERICAN PARTNERS IN COUNTERNARCOTICS.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall, in consultation with such other Federal 
     Government entities as the Director considers appropriate, 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
     assessment on the intelligence-sharing relationships of the 
     intelligence community with foreign partners in Latin America 
     on counternarcotics matters.
       (c) Form.--The assessment required by subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 335. REPORT ON UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 
                   INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such other 
     Federal Government entities as the Director considers 
     relevant, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report detailing the status of United States 
     Southern Command's intelligence collection, analysis, and 
     operational capabilities to support Latin America-based 
     missions.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 336. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT ON TRENDS 
                   IN TECHNOLOGIES OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not less frequently than once every 2 
     years until the date that is 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence

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     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
     submit to Congress a report assessing commercial and foreign 
     trends in technologies the Director considers of strategic 
     importance to the national and economic security of the 
     United States.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A list of the top technology focus areas that the 
     Director considers to be of the most strategic importance to 
     the United States.
       (2) A list of the top technology focus areas in which 
     countries that are adversarial to the United States are 
     poised to match or surpass the technological leadership of 
     the United States.
       (c) Form.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) may 
     take the form of a National Intelligence Estimate and shall 
     be submitted in classified form, but may include an 
     unclassified summary.

     SEC. 337. REPORT ON NORD STREAM II COMPANIES AND INTELLIGENCE 
                   TIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
     and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Financial Services, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
     Government entities, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on Nord Stream II efforts, 
     including:
       (1) an unclassified list of all companies supporting the 
     Nord Stream II project; and
       (2) an updated assessment of current or former ties between 
     Nord Stream's Chief Executive Officer and Russian, East 
     German, or other hostile intelligence agencies.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.

     SEC. 338. ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF DEFENSIVE INNOVATION 
                   AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
     Government entities, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an assessment of the activities and 
     objectives of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and 
     Research (SPND). This assessment shall include information 
     about the composition of the organization, the relationship 
     of its personnel to any research on weapons of mass 
     destruction, and any sources of financial and material 
     support that such organization receives, including from the 
     Government of Iran.
       (c) Form.--The assessment required under subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.

     SEC. 339. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO VISAS 
                   MANTIS PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
     and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the head of any other 
     appropriate Government entity, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on intelligence 
     matters relating to the Visas Mantis program, including 
     efforts by--
       (A) the intelligence community to provide and plan for 
     effective intelligence support to such program; and
       (B) hostile intelligence services to exploit such program 
     or any other program by which visas for admission to the 
     United States are issued.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex, as necessary.

     SEC. 340. PLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall--
       (1) develop a plan for the development and resourcing of a 
     modern digital ecosystem that embraces state-of-the-art tools 
     and modern processes to enable development, testing, 
     fielding, and continuous updating of artificial intelligence-
     powered applications at speed and scale from headquarters to 
     the tactical edge; and
       (2) submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives the plan developed under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Contents of Plan.--At a minimum, the plan required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A roadmap for adopting a hoteling model to allow 
     trusted small- and medium-sized artificial intelligence 
     companies access to classified facilities on a flexible 
     basis.
       (2) An open architecture and an evolving reference design 
     and guidance for needed technical investments in the proposed 
     ecosystem that address issues, including common interfaces, 
     authentication, applications, platforms, software, hardware, 
     and data infrastructure.
       (3) A governance structure, together with associated 
     policies and guidance, to drive the implementation of the 
     reference throughout the intelligence community on a 
     federated basis.
       (4) Recommendations to ensure that use of artificial 
     intelligence and associated data in Federal Government 
     operations comport with rights relating to freedom of 
     expression, equal protection, privacy, and due process.
       (c) Form.--The plan submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 341. STUDY ON UTILITY OF EXPANDED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence and Security and the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a study on the utility of providing 
     elements of the intelligence community of the Department of 
     Defense, other than the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
     Agency, personnel management authority to attract experts in 
     science and engineering under section 1599h of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 342. ASSESSMENT OF ROLE OF FOREIGN GROUPS IN DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENT EXTREMISM.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall--
       (1) complete an assessment to identify the role of foreign 
     groups, including entities, adversaries, governments, or 
     other groups, in domestic violent extremist activities in the 
     United States; and
       (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
     findings of the Director with respect to the assessment 
     completed under paragraph (1).
       (c) Form.--The findings submitted under subsection (b)(2) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 343. REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL-SOURCE CYBER 
                   INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON 
                   SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees a report on the potential to strengthen all-source 
     intelligence integration relating to foreign cyber threats, 
     with an emphasis on cyber supply chain risks.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the all-source 
     cyber intelligence integration capabilities of the Office of 
     the Director of National Intelligence and recommendations for 
     such changes as the Director considers necessary to 
     strengthen those capabilities.
       (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Office of the 
     Director of National Intelligence in analyzing and reporting 
     on cyber

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     supply chain risks, including efforts undertaken by the 
     National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
       (3) Mitigation plans for any gaps or deficiencies 
     identified in the assessments included under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2).

     SEC. 344. REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND UNITED 
                   STATES CYBER COMMAND.

       (a) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
     the Intelligence Community, the Inspector General of the 
     National Security Agency, and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall jointly complete a review of the 
     National Security Agency and the United States Cyber Command.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     include assessment of the following:
       (1) Whether resources, authorities, activities, missions, 
     facilities, and personnel are appropriately being delineated 
     and used to conduct the intelligence and cybersecurity 
     missions at the National Security Agency as well as the cyber 
     offense and defense missions of United States Cyber Command.
       (2) The extent to which current resource-sharing 
     arrangements between the National Security Agency and United 
     States Cyber Command lead to conflicts of interest in 
     directing intelligence collection in support of United States 
     Cyber Command missions rather than foreign intelligence 
     collection.
       (3) The intelligence analysis and production conducted by 
     United States Cyber Command using National Security Agency 
     authorities, with a focus on analytic integrity and 
     intelligence oversight to ensure proper analysis is informing 
     mission operations.
       (c) Report and Brief.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
     the Intelligence Community and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall jointly submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees and the congressional 
     defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code) a report and provide such committees a 
     briefing on the findings of the inspectors general with 
     respect to the review completed under subsection (a).

     SEC. 345. SUPPORT FOR AND OVERSIGHT OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL 
                   PHENOMENA TASK FORCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' includes:
       (A) The congressional intelligence committees.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate.
       (D) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (E) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (F) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Unidentified aerial phenomena task force.--The term 
     ``Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force'' means the task 
     force established by the Department of Defense on August 4, 
     2020, to be led by the Department of the Navy, under the 
     Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
     Security.
       (b) Availability of Data on Unidentified Aerial 
     Phenomena.--The Director of National Intelligence and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall each, in coordination with each 
     other, require each element of the intelligence community and 
     the Department of Defense with data relating to unidentified 
     aerial phenomena to make such data available immediately to 
     the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and to the 
     National Air and Space Intelligence Center.
       (c) Quarterly Reports to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
     quarterly thereafter, the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task 
     Force, or such other entity as the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense may designate to be responsible for matters relating 
     to unidentified aerial phenomena, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress quarterly reports on the 
     findings of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, or 
     such other designated entity as the case may be.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related 
     events that occurred during the previous 90 days.
       (B) All reported unidentified aerial phenomena-related 
     events that occurred during a time period other than the 
     previous 90 days but were not included in an earlier report.
       (3) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in classified form.

     SEC. 346. PUBLICATION OF UNCLASSIFIED APPENDICES FROM REPORTS 
                   ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN 
                   VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROCESS.

       Section 6720(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3316a(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Publication.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall make available to the public each unclassified appendix 
     submitted with a report under paragraph (1) pursuant to 
     paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 347. REPORT ON FUTURE STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
                   FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CENTER.

       (a) Assessment and Report Required.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall--
       (1) conduct an assessment as to the future structure and 
     responsibilities of the Foreign Malign Influence Center; and
       (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
     report on the findings of the Director with respect to the 
     assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Elements.--The assessment conducted under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall include an assessment of whether--
       (1) the Director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center 
     should continue to report directly to the Director of 
     National Intelligence; or
       (2) the Foreign Malign Influence Center should become an 
     element of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center and the Director of the Foreign Malign Influence 
     Center should report to the Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center.

                 Subtitle D--People's Republic of China

     SEC. 351. ASSESSMENT OF POSTURE AND CAPABILITIES OF 
                   INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS 
                   OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TARGETING 
                   TAIWAN.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency shall jointly--
       (1) complete an assessment to identify whether the posture 
     and capabilities of the intelligence community are adequate 
     to provide--
       (A) sufficient indications and warnings regarding actions 
     of the People's Republic of China targeting Taiwan; and
       (B) policymakers with sufficient lead time to respond to 
     actions described in subparagraph (A); and
       (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
     findings of the assessment completed under paragraph (1).
       (c) Form.--The findings submitted under subsection (b)(2) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 352. PLAN TO COOPERATE WITH INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF KEY 
                   DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES REGARDING TECHNOLOGICAL 
                   COMPETITION WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a plan to increase cooperation with the intelligence 
     agencies of key democratic countries and key partners and 
     allies of the United States in order to track and analyze the 
     following:
       (1) Technology capabilities and gaps among allied and 
     partner countries of the United States.
       (2) Current capabilities of the People's Republic of China 
     in critical technologies and components.
       (3) The efforts of the People's Republic of China to buy 
     startups, conduct joint ventures, and invest in specific 
     technologies globally.
       (4) The technology development of the People's Republic of 
     China in key technology sectors.
       (5) The efforts of the People's Republic of China relating 
     to standard-setting forums.
       (6) Supply chain vulnerabilities for key technology 
     sectors.

     SEC. 353. ASSESSMENT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GENOMIC 
                   COLLECTION.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

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       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, the Committee on Labor and Education, the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Assessment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
     Government entities, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an assessment of the People's Republic 
     of China's plans, intentions, capabilities, and resources 
     devoted to biotechnology, and the objectives underlying those 
     activities. The assessment shall include--
       (1) a detailed analysis of efforts undertaken by the 
     People's Republic of China (PRC) to acquire foreign-origin 
     biotechnology, research and development, and genetic 
     information, including technology owned by United States 
     companies, research by United States institutions, and the 
     genetic information of United States citizens;
       (2) identification of PRC-based organizations conducting or 
     directing these efforts, including information about the ties 
     between those organizations and the PRC government, the 
     Chinese Communist Party, or the People's Liberation Army; and
       (3) a detailed analysis of the intelligence community 
     resources devoted to biotechnology, including synthetic 
     biology and genomic-related issues, and a plan to improve 
     understanding of these issues and ensure the intelligence 
     community has the requisite expertise.
       (c) Form.--The assessment required under subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.

     SEC. 354. UPDATES TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
                   AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE 
                   CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

       Section 1107(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3237(b)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) A listing of all known Chinese talent recruitment 
     programs operating in the United States as of the date of the 
     report.''.

     SEC. 355. REPORT ON INFLUENCE OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
                   THROUGH BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE PROJECTS WITH 
                   OTHER COUNTRIES.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on recent projects negotiated by the 
     People's Republic of China with other countries as part of 
     the Belt and Road Initiative of the People's Republic of 
     China. Such report shall include information about the types 
     of such projects, costs of such projects, and the potential 
     national security implications of such projects.
       (c) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 356. STUDY ON THE CREATION OF AN OFFICIAL DIGITAL 
                   CURRENCY BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the short-, 
     medium-, and long-term national security risks associated 
     with the creation and use of the official digital renminbi of 
     the People's Republic of China, including--
       (1) risks arising from potential surveillance of 
     transactions;
       (2) risks related to security and illicit finance; and
       (3) risks related to economic coercion and social control 
     by the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 357. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY TO 
                   ERODE FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY IN HONG KONG.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on efforts of the Chinese Communist Party 
     to stifle political freedoms in Hong Kong, influence or 
     manipulate the judiciary of Hong Kong, destroy freedom of the 
     press and speech in Hong Kong, and take actions to otherwise 
     undermine the democratic processes of Hong Kong.
       (c) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (b) 
     shall include an assessment of the implications of the 
     efforts of the Chinese Communist Party described in such 
     subsection for international business, investors, academic 
     institutions, and other individuals operating in Hong Kong.
       (d) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 358. REPORT ON TARGETING OF RENEWABLE SECTORS BY CHINA.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report assessing the efforts and advancements of 
     China in the wind power, solar power, and electric vehicle 
     battery production sectors (or key components of such 
     sectors).
       (c) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (b) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of how China is targeting rare earth 
     minerals and the effect of such targeting on the sectors 
     described in subsection (b).
       (2) Details of the use by the Chinese Communist Party of 
     state-sanctioned forced labor schemes, including forced labor 
     and the transfer of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups, and 
     other human rights abuses in such sectors.
       (d) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

                  TITLE IV--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS

     SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENT.

       In this title, the term ``anomalous health incident'' means 
     an unexplained health event characterized by any of a 
     collection of symptoms and clinical signs that includes the 
     sudden onset of perceived loud sound, a sensation of intense 
     pressure or vibration in the head, possibly with a 
     directional character, followed by the onset of tinnitus, 
     hearing loss, acute disequilibrium, unsteady gait, visual 
     disturbances, and ensuing cognitive dysfunction.

     SEC. 402. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION 
                   RELATING TO EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ANOMALOUS HEALTH 
                   INCIDENTS.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Assessment and Report Required.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall--
       (1) conduct an assessment of how the various elements of 
     the intelligence community are coordinating or collaborating 
     with each other and with elements of the Federal Government 
     that are not part of the intelligence community in their 
     efforts to address anomalous health incidents; and
       (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on the findings of the Director with respect to the 
     assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
       (c) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.

     SEC. 403. ADVISORY PANEL ON THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES OF 
                   THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall establish, under the sponsorship of such 
     entities as the Director considers appropriate, an advisory 
     panel to assess the capabilities, expertise, and 
     qualifications of the Office of Medical Services of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency in relation to the care and 
     health management of personnel of the intelligence community 
     who are reporting symptoms consistent with anomalous health 
     incidents.
       (b) Membership.--

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       (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall be composed of at 
     least 9 individuals selected by the Director of National 
     Intelligence from among individuals who are recognized 
     experts in the medical profession and intelligence community.
       (2) Diversity.--In making appointments to the advisory 
     panel, the Director shall ensure that the members of the 
     panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and private 
     sectors.
       (c) Duties.--The duties of the advisory panel established 
     under subsection (a) are as follows:
       (1) To review the performance of the Office of Medical 
     Services of the Central Intelligence Agency, specifically as 
     it relates to the medical care of personnel of the 
     intelligence community who are reporting symptoms consistent 
     with anomalous health incidents during the period beginning 
     on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2021.
       (2) To assess the policies and procedures that guided 
     external treatment referral practices for Office of Medical 
     Services patients who reported symptoms consistent with 
     anomalous health incidents during the period described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) To develop recommendations regarding capabilities, 
     processes, and policies to improve patient treatment by the 
     Office of Medical Services with regard to anomalous health 
     incidents, including with respect to access to external 
     treatment facilities and specialized medical care.
       (4) To prepare and submit a report as required by 
     subsection (e)(1).
       (d) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency shall provide the advisory panel established pursuant 
     to subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate 
     information, data, resources, and analysis so that the 
     advisory panel may carry out the duties of the advisory panel 
     under subsection (c).
       (2) Inapplicability of faca.--The requirements of the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the advisory panel established pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Director of National Intelligence establishes the 
     advisory panel pursuant to subsection (a), the advisory panel 
     shall submit to the Director of National Intelligence, the 
     Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the 
     congressional intelligence committees a final report on the 
     activities of the advisory panel under this section.
       (2) Elements.--The final report submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
     conclusions of the panel, including--
       (A) a history of anomalous health incidents; and
       (B) such additional recommendations for legislation or 
     administrative action as the advisory panel considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Interim report or briefing.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
     intelligence committees a report or provide such committees a 
     briefing on the interim findings of the advisory panel with 
     respect to the elements set forth in paragraph (2).
       (4) Comments of the director of national intelligence.--Not 
     later than 30 days after receiving the final report of the 
     advisory panel under paragraph (1), the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees such comments as the Director may have with 
     respect to such report.

     SEC. 404. JOINT TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE ANOMALOUS HEALTH 
                   INCIDENTS.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Joint Task Force Required.--The Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall jointly establish a task force to 
     investigate anomalous health incidents.
       (c) Consultation.--In carrying out an investigation under 
     subsection (b), the task force established under such 
     subsection shall consult with the Secretary of Defense.
       (d) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the task force established under 
     subsection (b) shall complete the investigation required by 
     such subsection and submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a written report on the findings of the task force 
     with respect to such investigation.
       (2) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 405. REPORTING ON OCCURRENCE OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH 
                   INCIDENTS.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) In General.--Whenever the head of an element of the 
     intelligence community becomes aware of a report of an 
     anomalous health incident occurring among the employees or 
     contractors of the element, the head of the element shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a brief 
     report on the reported incident.

     SEC. 406. ACCESS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF UNITED STATES 
                   GOVERNMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH 
                   CONDITIONS.

       (a) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall ensure that elements of the intelligence community 
     provide to employees of elements of the intelligence 
     community and their family members who are experiencing 
     symptoms of anomalous health conditions timely access for 
     medical assessment to facilities of the United States 
     Government with expertise in traumatic brain injury.
       (b) Process for Assessment and Treatment.--The Director of 
     National Intelligence shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the heads of such Federal agencies as the 
     Director considers appropriate to ensure there is a process 
     to provide employees and their family members described in 
     subsection (a) with timely access to the National Intrepid 
     Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit Center, or an 
     appropriate military medical treatment facility for 
     assessment and, if necessary, treatment, by not later than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

           TITLE V--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE

     SEC. 501. EXCLUSIVITY, CONSISTENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY IN 
                   SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCEDURES, AND RIGHT TO 
                   APPEAL.

       (a) Exclusivity of Procedures.--Section 801 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(c) Exclusivity.--Except as provided in subsection (b) 
     and subject to sections 801A and 801B, the procedures 
     established pursuant to subsection (a) and promulgated and 
     set forth under part 2001 of title 32, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or successor regulations, shall be the exclusive 
     procedures by which decisions about eligibility for access to 
     classified information are governed.''.
       (b) Transparency.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Publication.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the President shall--
       ``(A) publish in the Federal Register the procedures 
     established pursuant to subsection (a); or
       ``(B) submit to Congress a certification that the 
     procedures currently in effect that govern access to 
     classified information as described in subsection (a)--
       ``(i) are published in the Federal Register; and
       ``(ii) comply with the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Updates.--Whenever the President makes a revision to 
     a procedure established pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     President shall publish such revision in the Federal Register 
     not later than 30 days before the date on which the revision 
     becomes effective.''.
       (c) Consistency.--
       (1) In general.--Title VIII of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 801 the following:

     ``SEC. 801A. DECISIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
                   INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
     term `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Classified information.--The term `classified 
     information' includes sensitive compartmented information, 
     restricted data, restricted handling information, and other 
     compartmented information.
       ``(3) Eligibility for access to classified information.--
     The term `eligibility for access to classified information' 
     has the meaning given such term in the procedures established 
     pursuant to section 801(a).
       ``(b) In General.--Each head of an agency that makes a 
     determination regarding eligibility for access to classified 
     information shall ensure that in making the determination, 
     the head of the agency or any person acting on behalf of the 
     head of the agency--
       ``(1) does not violate any right or protection enshrined in 
     the Constitution of the United States, including rights 
     articulated in the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments;
       ``(2) does not discriminate for or against an individual on 
     the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national 
     origin, age, or handicap;
       ``(3) is not carrying out--
       ``(A) retaliation for political activities or beliefs; or
       ``(B) a coercion or reprisal described in section 
     2302(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(4) does not violate section 3001(j)(1) of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
     U.S.C. 3341(j)(1)).''.

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       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in the 
     matter preceding section 2 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 801 the following:

``Sec. 801A. Decisions relating to access to classified information.''.
       (d) Right to Appeal.--
       (1) In general.--Such title, as amended by subsection (c), 
     is further amended by inserting after section 801A the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 801B. RIGHT TO APPEAL.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
     term `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means a 
     person, other than the President and Vice President, 
     currently or formerly employed in, detailed to, assigned to, 
     or issued an authorized conditional offer of employment for a 
     position that requires access to classified information by an 
     agency, including the following:
       ``(A) A member of the Armed Forces.
       ``(B) A civilian.
       ``(C) An expert or consultant with a contractual or 
     personnel obligation to an agency.
       ``(D) Any other category of person who acts for or on 
     behalf of an agency as determined by the head of the agency.
       ``(3) Eligibility for access to classified information.--
     The term `eligibility for access to classified information' 
     has the meaning given such term in the procedures established 
     pursuant to section 801(a).
       ``(4) Need for access.--The term `need for access' has such 
     meaning as the President may define in the procedures 
     established pursuant to section 801(a).
       ``(5) Reciprocity of clearance.--The term `reciprocity of 
     clearance', with respect to a denial by an agency, means that 
     the agency, with respect to a covered person--
       ``(A) failed to accept a security clearance background 
     investigation as required by paragraph (1) of section 3001(d) 
     of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
     2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(d));
       ``(B) failed to accept a transferred security clearance 
     background investigation required by paragraph (2) of such 
     section;
       ``(C) subjected the covered person to an additional 
     investigative or adjudicative requirement in violation of 
     paragraph (3) of such section; or
       ``(D) conducted an investigation in violation of paragraph 
     (4) of such section.
       ``(6) Security executive agent.--The term `Security 
     Executive Agent' means the officer serving as the Security 
     Executive Agent pursuant to section 803.
       ``(b) Agency Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022, each head of an agency shall, consistent 
     with the interests of national security, establish and 
     publish in the Federal Register a process by which a covered 
     person to whom eligibility for access to classified 
     information was denied or revoked by the agency or for whom 
     reciprocity of clearance was denied by the agency can appeal 
     that denial or revocation within the agency.
       ``(2) Elements.--The process required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) In the case of a covered person to whom eligibility 
     for access to classified information or reciprocity of 
     clearance is denied or revoked by an agency, the following:
       ``(i) The head of the agency shall provide the covered 
     person with a written--

       ``(I) detailed explanation of the basis for the denial or 
     revocation as the head of the agency determines is consistent 
     with the interests of national security and as permitted by 
     other applicable provisions of law; and
       ``(II) notice of the right of the covered person to a 
     hearing and appeal under this subsection.

       ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after receiving a request 
     from the covered person for copies of the documents that 
     formed the basis of the agency's decision to revoke or deny, 
     including the investigative file, the head of the agency 
     shall provide to the covered person copies of such documents 
     as--

       ``(I) the head of the agency determines is consistent with 
     the interests of national security; and
       ``(II) permitted by other applicable provisions of law, 
     including--

       ``(aa) section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the `Freedom of Information Act');
       ``(bb) section 552a of such title (commonly known as the 
     `Privacy Act of 1974'); and
       ``(cc) such other provisions of law relating to the 
     protection of confidential sources and privacy of 
     individuals.
       ``(iii)(I) The covered person shall have the opportunity to 
     retain counsel or other representation at the covered 
     person's expense.
       ``(II) Upon the request of the covered person, and a 
     showing that the ability to review classified information is 
     essential to the resolution of an appeal under this 
     subsection, counsel or other representation retained under 
     this clause shall be considered for access to classified 
     information for the limited purposes of such appeal.
       ``(iv)(I) The head of the agency shall provide the covered 
     person an opportunity, at a point in the process determined 
     by the agency head--

       ``(aa) to appear personally before an adjudicative or other 
     authority, other than the investigating entity, and to 
     present to such authority relevant documents, materials, and 
     information, including evidence that past problems relating 
     to the denial or revocation have been overcome or 
     sufficiently mitigated; and
       ``(bb) to call and cross-examine witnesses before such 
     authority, unless the head of the agency determines that 
     calling and cross-examining witnesses is not consistent with 
     the interests of national security.

       ``(II) The head of the agency shall make, as part of the 
     security record of the covered person, a written summary, 
     transcript, or recording of any appearance under item (aa) of 
     subclause (I) or of any calling or cross-examining of 
     witnesses under item (bb) of such subclause.
       ``(v) On or before the date that is 30 days after the date 
     on which the covered person receives copies of documents 
     under clause (ii), the covered person may request a hearing 
     of the decision to deny or revoke by filing a written appeal 
     with the head of the agency.
       ``(B) A requirement that each review of a decision under 
     this subsection is completed on average not later than 180 
     days after the date on which a hearing is requested under 
     subparagraph (A)(v).
       ``(3) Agency review panels.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall establish a 
     panel to hear and review appeals under this subsection.
       ``(B) Membership.--
       ``(i) Composition.--Each panel established by the head of 
     an agency under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of at 
     least 3 employees of the agency selected by the agency head, 
     two of whom shall not be members of the security field.
       ``(ii) Terms.--A term of service on a panel established by 
     the head of an agency under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
     2 years.
       ``(C) Decisions.--
       ``(i) Written.--Each decision of a panel established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in writing and contain a 
     justification of the decision.
       ``(ii) Consistency.--Each head of an agency that 
     establishes a panel under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that 
     each decision of the panel is consistent with the interests 
     of national security and applicable provisions of law.
       ``(iii) Overturn.--The head of an agency may overturn a 
     decision of the panel if, not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the panel issues the decision, the agency head 
     personally exercises the authority granted by this clause to 
     overturn such decision.
       ``(iv) Finality.--Each decision of a panel established 
     under subparagraph (A) or overturned pursuant to clause (iii) 
     of this subparagraph shall be final but subject to appeal and 
     review under subsection (c).
       ``(D) Access to classified information.--The head of an 
     agency that establishes a panel under subparagraph (A) shall 
     afford access to classified information to the members of the 
     panel as the agency head determines--
       ``(i) necessary for the panel to hear and review an appeal 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(ii) consistent with the interests of national security.
       ``(4) Representation by counsel.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall ensure 
     that, under this subsection, a covered person appealing a 
     decision of the head's agency under this subsection has an 
     opportunity to retain counsel or other representation at the 
     covered person's expense.
       ``(B) Access to classified information.--
       ``(i) In general.--Upon the request of a covered person 
     appealing a decision of an agency under this subsection and a 
     showing that the ability to review classified information is 
     essential to the resolution of the appeal under this 
     subsection, the head of the agency shall sponsor an 
     application by the counsel or other representation retained 
     under this paragraph for access to classified information for 
     the limited purposes of such appeal.
       ``(ii) Extent of access.--Counsel or another representative 
     who is cleared for access under this subparagraph may be 
     afforded access to relevant classified materials to the 
     extent consistent with the interests of national security.
       ``(5) Corrective action.--If, in the course of proceedings 
     under this subsection, the head of an agency or a panel 
     established by the agency head under paragraph (3) decides 
     that a covered person's eligibility for access to classified 
     information was improperly denied or revoked by the agency, 
     the agency shall take corrective action to return the covered 
     person, as nearly as practicable and reasonable, to the 
     position such covered person would have held had the improper 
     denial or revocation not occurred.
       ``(6) Publication of decisions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each head of an agency shall publish 
     each final decision on an appeal under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In order to ensure transparency, 
     oversight by Congress, and meaningful information for those 
     who need to understand how the clearance process works, each 
     publication under subparagraph (A) shall be--
       ``(i) made in a manner that is consistent with section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Electronic 
     Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-231);
       ``(ii) published to explain the facts of the case, 
     redacting personally identifiable information and sensitive 
     program information; and

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       ``(iii) made available on a website that is searchable by 
     members of the public.
       ``(c) Higher Level Review.--
       ``(1) Panel.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022, the Security Executive Agent shall 
     establish a panel to review decisions made on appeals 
     pursuant to the processes established under subsection (b).
       ``(B) Scope of review and jurisdiction.--After the initial 
     review to verify grounds for appeal, the panel established 
     under subparagraph (A) shall review such decisions only--
       ``(i) as they relate to violations of section 801A(b); or
       ``(ii) to the extent to which an agency properly conducted 
     a review of an appeal under subsection (b).
       ``(C) Composition.--The panel established pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall be composed of three individuals 
     selected by the Security Executive Agent for purposes of the 
     panel, of whom at least one shall be an attorney.
       ``(2) Appeals and timeliness.--
       ``(A) Appeals.--
       ``(i) Initiation.--On or before the date that is 30 days 
     after the date on which a covered person receives a written 
     decision on an appeal under subsection (b), the covered 
     person may initiate oversight of that decision by filing a 
     written appeal with the Security Executive Agent.
       ``(ii) Filing.--A written appeal filed under clause (i) 
     relating to a decision of an agency shall be filed in such 
     form, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Security Executive Agent may require, including--

       ``(I) a description of--

       ``(aa) any alleged violations of section 801A(b) relating 
     to the denial or revocation of the covered person's 
     eligibility for access to classified information; and
       ``(bb) any allegations of how the decision may have been 
     the result of the agency failing to properly conduct a review 
     under subsection (b); and

       ``(II) supporting materials and information for the 
     allegations described under subclause (I).

       ``(B) Timeliness.--The Security Executive Agent shall 
     ensure that, on average, review of each appeal filed under 
     this subsection is completed not later than 180 days after 
     the date on which the appeal is filed.
       ``(3) Decisions and remands.--
       ``(A) In general.--If, in the course of reviewing under 
     this subsection a decision of an agency under subsection (b), 
     the panel established under paragraph (1) decides that there 
     is sufficient evidence of a violation of section 801A(b) to 
     merit a new hearing or decides that the decision of the 
     agency was the result of an improperly conducted review under 
     subsection (b), the panel shall vacate the decision made 
     under subsection (b) and remand to the agency by which the 
     covered person shall be eligible for a new appeal under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) Written decisions.--Each decision of the panel 
     established under paragraph (1) shall be in writing and 
     contain a justification of the decision.
       ``(C) Consistency.--The panel under paragraph (1) shall 
     ensure that each decision of the panel is consistent with the 
     interests of national security and applicable provisions of 
     law.
       ``(D) Finality.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), each 
     decision of the panel established under paragraph (1) shall 
     be final.
       ``(ii) Overturn.--The Security Executive Agent may overturn 
     a decision of the panel if, not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the panel issues the decision, the Security 
     Executive Agent personally exercises the authority granted by 
     this clause to overturn such decision.
       ``(E) Nature of remands.--In remanding a decision under 
     subparagraph (A), the panel established under paragraph (1) 
     may not direct the outcome of any further appeal under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(F) Notice of decisions.--For each decision of the panel 
     established under paragraph (1) regarding a covered person, 
     the Security Executive Agent shall provide the covered person 
     with a written notice of the decision that includes a 
     detailed description of the reasons for the decision, 
     consistent with the interests of national security and 
     applicable provisions of law.
       ``(4) Representation by counsel.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Security Executive Agent shall 
     ensure that, under this subsection, a covered person 
     appealing a decision under subsection (b) has an opportunity 
     to retain counsel or other representation at the covered 
     person's expense.
       ``(B) Access to classified information.--
       ``(i) In general.--Upon the request of the covered person 
     and a showing that the ability to review classified 
     information is essential to the resolution of an appeal under 
     this subsection, the Security Executive Agent shall sponsor 
     an application by the counsel or other representation 
     retained under this paragraph for access to classified 
     information for the limited purposes of such appeal.
       ``(ii) Extent of access.--Counsel or another representative 
     who is cleared for access under this subparagraph may be 
     afforded access to relevant classified materials to the 
     extent consistent with the interests of national security.
       ``(5) Access to documents and employees.--
       ``(A) Affording access to members of panel.--The Security 
     Executive Agent shall afford access to classified information 
     to the members of the panel established under paragraph 
     (1)(A) as the Security Executive Agent determines--
       ``(i) necessary for the panel to review a decision 
     described in such paragraph; and
       ``(ii) consistent with the interests of national security.
       ``(B) Agency compliance with requests of panel.--Each head 
     of an agency shall comply with each request by the panel for 
     a document and each request by the panel for access to 
     employees of the agency necessary for the review of an appeal 
     under this subsection, to the degree that doing so is, as 
     determined by the head of the agency and permitted by 
     applicable provisions of law, consistent with the interests 
     of national security.
       ``(6) Publication of decisions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each final decision on an appeal 
     under this subsection, the head of the agency with respect to 
     which the appeal pertains and the Security Executive Agent 
     shall each publish the decision, consistent with the 
     interests of national security.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In order to ensure transparency, 
     oversight by Congress, and meaningful information for those 
     who need to understand how the clearance process works, each 
     publication under subparagraph (A) shall be--
       ``(i) made in a manner that is consistent with section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Electronic 
     Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 
     104-231);
       ``(ii) published to explain the facts of the case, 
     redacting personally identifiable information and sensitive 
     program information; and
       ``(iii) made available on a website that is searchable by 
     members of the public.
       ``(d) Period of Time for the Right to Appeal.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     covered person who has been the subject of a decision made by 
     the head of an agency to deny or revoke eligibility for 
     access to classified information shall retain all rights to 
     appeal under this section until the conclusion of the appeals 
     process under this section.
       ``(2) Waiver of rights.--
       ``(A) Persons.--Any covered person may voluntarily waive 
     the covered person's right to appeal under this section and 
     such waiver shall be conclusive.
       ``(B) Agencies.--The head of an agency may not require a 
     covered person to waive the covered person's right to appeal 
     under this section for any reason.
       ``(e) Waiver of Availability of Procedures for National 
     Security Interest.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the head of an agency determines that 
     a procedure established under subsection (b) cannot be made 
     available to a covered person in an exceptional case without 
     damaging a national security interest of the United States by 
     revealing classified information, such procedure shall not be 
     made available to such covered person.
       ``(2) Finality.--A determination under paragraph (1) shall 
     be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other 
     official or by any court.
       ``(3) Reporting.--
       ``(A) Case-by-case.--
       ``(i) In general.--In each case in which the head of an 
     agency determines under paragraph (1) that a procedure 
     established under subsection (b) cannot be made available to 
     a covered person, the agency head shall, not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the agency head makes such 
     determination, submit to the Security Executive Agent and to 
     the congressional intelligence committees a report stating 
     the reasons for the determination.
       ``(ii) Form.--A report submitted under clause (i) may be 
     submitted in classified form as necessary.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than once each 
     fiscal year, the Security Executive Agent shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
     determinations made under paragraph (1) during the previous 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted under clause (i) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
     following:

       ``(I) The number of cases and reasons for determinations 
     made under paragraph (1), disaggregated by agency.
       ``(II) Such other matters as the Security Executive Agent 
     considers appropriate.

       ``(f) Denials and Revocations Under Other Provisions of 
     Law.--
       ``(1) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to limit or affect the responsibility and power 
     of the head of an agency to deny or revoke eligibility for 
     access to classified information or to deny reciprocity of 
     clearance in the interest of national security.
       ``(2) Denials and revocation.--The power and responsibility 
     to deny or revoke eligibility for access to classified 
     information or to deny reciprocity of clearance pursuant to 
     any other provision of law or Executive order may be 
     exercised only when the head of an agency determines that an 
     applicable process established under this section cannot be 
     invoked in a manner that is consistent with national 
     security.
       ``(3) Finality.--A determination under paragraph (2) shall 
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     and may not be reviewed by any other official or by any 
     court.
       ``(4) Reporting.--
       ``(A) Case-by-case.--
       ``(i) In general.--In each case in which the head of an 
     agency determines under paragraph (2) that a determination 
     relating to a denial or revocation of eligibility for access 
     to classified information or denial of reciprocity of 
     clearance could not be made pursuant to a process established 
     under this section, the agency head shall, not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the agency head makes such a 
     determination under paragraph (2), submit to the Security 
     Executive Agent and to the congressional intelligence 
     committees a report stating the reasons for the 
     determination.
       ``(ii) Form.--A report submitted under clause (i) may be 
     submitted in classified form as necessary.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not less frequently than once each 
     fiscal year, the Security Executive Agent shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
     determinations made under paragraph (2) during the previous 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted under clause (i) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
     following:

       ``(I) The number of cases and reasons for determinations 
     made under paragraph (2), disaggregated by agency.
       ``(II) Such other matters as the Security Executive Agent 
     considers appropriate.

       ``(g) Relationship to Suitability.--No person may use a 
     determination of suitability under part 731 of title 5, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation, for the 
     purpose of denying a covered person the review proceedings of 
     this section where there has been a denial or revocation of 
     eligibility for access to classified information or a denial 
     of reciprocity of clearance.
       ``(h) Preservation of Roles and Responsibilities Under 
     Executive Order 10865 and of the Defense Office of Hearings 
     and Appeals.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     diminish or otherwise affect the procedures in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act for denial 
     and revocation procedures provided to individuals by 
     Executive Order 10865 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to 
     safeguarding classified information within industry), or 
     successor order, including those administered through the 
     Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of 
     Defense under Department of Defense Directive 5220.6, or 
     successor directive.
       ``(i) Rule of Construction Relating to Certain Other 
     Provisions of Law.--This section and the processes and 
     procedures established under this section shall not be 
     construed to apply to paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 
     3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
     Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in the 
     matter preceding section 2 of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3002), as amended by subsection (c), is 
     further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 801A the following:

``Sec. 801B. Right to appeal.''.

     SEC. 502. FEDERAL POLICY ON SHARING OF DEROGATORY INFORMATION 
                   PERTAINING TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE 
                   TRUSTED WORKFORCE.

       (a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Security Executive 
     Agent, in coordination with the principal members of the 
     Performance Accountability Council and the Attorney General, 
     shall issue a policy for the Federal Government on sharing of 
     derogatory information pertaining to contractor employees 
     engaged by the Federal Government.
       (b) Consent Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The policy issued under subsection (a) 
     shall require, as a condition of accepting a security 
     clearance with the Federal Government, that a contractor 
     employee provide prior written consent for the Federal 
     Government to share covered derogatory information with the 
     chief security officer of the contractor employer that 
     employs the contractor employee.
       (2) Covered derogatory information.--For purposes of this 
     section, covered derogatory information--
       (A) is information that--
       (i) contravenes National Security Adjudicative Guidelines 
     as specified in Security Executive Agent Directive 4 
     (appendix A to part 710 of title 10, Code of Federal 
     Regulations), or any successor Federal policy;
       (ii) a Federal Government agency certifies is accurate and 
     reliable;
       (iii) is relevant to a contractor's ability to protect 
     against insider threats as required by section 1-202 of the 
     National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
     (NISPOM), or successor manual; and
       (iv) may have a bearing on the contractor employee's 
     suitability for a position of public trust or to receive 
     credentials to access certain facilities of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (B) shall include any negative information considered in 
     the adjudicative process, including information provided by 
     the contractor employee on forms submitted for the processing 
     of the contractor employee's security clearance.
       (c) Elements.--The policy issued under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) require Federal agencies, except under exceptional 
     circumstances specified by the Security Executive Agent, to 
     share with the contractor employer of a contractor employee 
     engaged with the Federal Government the existence of 
     potentially derogatory information and which National 
     Security Adjudicative Guideline it falls under, with the 
     exception that the Security Executive Agent may waive such 
     requirement in circumstances the Security Executive Agent 
     considers extraordinary;
       (2) require that covered derogatory information shared with 
     a contractor employer as described in subsection (b)(1) be 
     used by the contractor employer exclusively for risk 
     mitigation purposes under section 1-202 of the National 
     Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, or successor 
     manual;
       (3) require Federal agencies to share any mitigation 
     measures in place to address the derogatory information;
       (4) establish standards for timeliness for sharing the 
     derogatory information;
       (5) specify the methods by which covered derogatory 
     information will be shared with the contractor employer of 
     the contractor employee;
       (6) allow the contractor employee, within a specified 
     timeframe, the right--
       (A) to contest the accuracy and reliability of covered 
     derogatory information;
       (B) to address or remedy any concerns raised by the covered 
     derogatory information; and
       (C) to provide documentation pertinent to subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) for an agency to place in relevant security clearance 
     databases;
       (7) establish a procedure by which the contractor employer 
     of the contractor employee may consult with the Federal 
     Government prior to taking any remedial action under section 
     1-202 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating 
     Manual, or successor manual, to address the derogatory 
     information the Federal agency has provided;
       (8) stipulate that the chief security officer of the 
     contractor employer is prohibited from sharing or discussing 
     covered derogatory information with other parties, including 
     nonsecurity professionals at the contractor employer; and
       (9) require companies in the National Industrial Security 
     Program to comply with the policy.
       (d) Consideration of Lessons Learned From Information-
     sharing Program for Positions of Trust and Security 
     Clearances.--In developing the policy issued under subsection 
     (a), the Director shall consider, to the extent available, 
     lessons learned from actions taken to carry out section 
     6611(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3352f(f)).

     SEC. 503. PERFORMANCE MEASURES REGARDING TIMELINESS FOR 
                   PERSONNEL MOBILITY.

       (a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall issue a policy for measuring the total 
     time it takes to transfer personnel with security clearances 
     and eligibility for access to information commonly referred 
     to as ``sensitive compartmented information'' (SCI) from one 
     Federal agency to another, or from one contract to another in 
     the case of a contractor.
       (b) Requirements.--The policy issued under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) to the degree practicable, cover all personnel who are 
     moving to positions that require a security clearance and 
     access to sensitive compartmented information;
       (2) cover the period from the first time a Federal agency 
     or company submits a request to a Federal agency for the 
     transfer of the employment of an individual with a clearance 
     access or eligibility determination to another Federal 
     agency, to the time the individual is authorized by that 
     receiving agency to start to work in the new position; and
       (3) include analysis of all appropriate phases of the 
     process, including polygraph, suitability determination, 
     fitness determination, human resources review, transfer of 
     the sensitive compartmented information access, and contract 
     actions.
       (c) Updated Policies.--
       (1) Modifications.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), 
     the Director shall issue modifications to such policies as 
     the Director determines were issued before the issuance of 
     the policy under such subsection and are relevant to such 
     updated policy, as the Director considers appropriate.
       (2) Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     on which the Director issues the policy under subsection (a), 
     the Director shall submit to Congress recommendations for 
     legislative action to update metrics specified elsewhere in 
     statute to measure parts of the process that support 
     transfers described in subsection (a).
       (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after issuing 
     the policy required by subsection (a) and not less frequently 
     than once each year thereafter until the date that is 3 years 
     after the date of such issuance, the Director shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the implementation of such policy. Such 
     report shall address performance by agency and by clearance 
     type in meeting such policy.

     SEC. 504. GOVERNANCE OF TRUSTED WORKFORCE 2.0 INITIATIVE.

       (a) Governance.--The Director of National Intelligence, 
     acting as the Security Executive Agent, and the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management, acting as the Suitability 
     and Credentialing Executive Agent, in coordination with the 
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     Management in the Office of Management and Budget, acting as 
     the director of the Performance Accountability Council, and 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 
     shall jointly--
       (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a policy with 
     guidelines and standards for Federal Government agencies and 
     industry partners to implement the Trusted Workforce 2.0 
     initiative;
       (2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and not less frequently than once every 6 months 
     thereafter, submit to Congress a report on the timing, 
     delivery, and adoption of Federal Government agencies' 
     policies, products, and services to implement the Trusted 
     Workforce 2.0 initiative, including those associated with the 
     National Background Investigation Service; and
       (3) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit to Congress performance management 
     metrics for the implementation of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 
     initiative, including performance metrics regarding 
     timeliness, cost, and measures of effectiveness.
       (b) Independent Study on Trusted Workforce 2.0.--
       (1) Study required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall enter into an agreement with an entity 
     that is not part of the Federal Government to conduct a study 
     on the effectiveness of the initiatives of the Federal 
     Government known as Trusted Workforce 1.25, 1.5, and 2.0.
       (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of how effective such initiatives are or 
     will be in determining who should or should not have access 
     to classified information.
       (B) A comparison of the effectiveness of such initiatives 
     with the system of periodic reinvestigations that was in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (C) Identification of what is lost from the suspension of 
     universal periodic reinvestigations in favor of a system of 
     continuous vetting.
       (D) An assessment of the relative effectiveness of Trusted 
     Workforce 1.25, Trusted Workforce 1.5, and Trusted Workforce 
     2.0.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on 
     the findings from the study conducted under paragraph (1) to 
     the following:
       (A) The congressional intelligence committees.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (C) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       (D) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (E) The Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

                  TITLE VI--OTHER INTELLIGENCE MATTERS

     SEC. 601. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUITY OF PRIVACY AND 
                   CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERSHIP.

       Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence Reform 
     and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(h)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Term.--
       ``(A) Commencement.--Each member of the Board shall serve a 
     term of 6 years, commencing on the date of the appointment of 
     the member to the Board.
       ``(B) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to one or 
     more additional terms.
       ``(C) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in 
     the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(D) Extension.--Upon the expiration of the term of office 
     of a member, the member may continue to serve, at the 
     election of the member--
       ``(i) during the period preceding the reappointment of the 
     member pursuant to subparagraph (B); or
       ``(ii) until the member's successor has been appointed and 
     qualified.''.

     SEC. 602. REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR AND CAPACITY OF 
                   THE SERGEANTS AT ARMS OF THE SENATE AND THE 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE UNITED STATES 
                   CAPITOL POLICE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, the Committee on Rules and Administration, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
     House Administration, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Sergeants at arms.--The term ``Sergeants at Arms'' 
     means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and 
     the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Report on Intelligence Support.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on intelligence support provided to the 
     Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include a description of the following:
       (A) Policies related to the Sergeants at Arms and the 
     United States Capitol Police as customers of intelligence.
       (B) How the intelligence community, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security, 
     including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, are structured, staffed, and resourced to provide 
     intelligence support to the Sergeants at Arms and the United 
     States Capitol Police.
       (C) The classified electronic and telephony 
     interoperability of the intelligence community, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland 
     Security with the Sergeants at Arms and the United States 
     Capitol Police.
       (D) Any expedited security clearances provided for the 
     Sergeants at Arms and the United States Capitol Police.
       (E) Counterterrorism intelligence and other intelligence 
     relevant to the physical security of Congress that are 
     provided to the Sergeants at Arms and the United States 
     Capitol Police, including--
       (i) strategic analysis and real-time warning; and
       (ii) access to classified systems for transmitting and 
     posting intelligence.
       (F) Cyber intelligence relevant to the protection of cyber 
     networks of Congress and the personal devices and accounts of 
     Members and employees of Congress, including--
       (i) strategic and real-time warnings, such as malware 
     signatures and other indications of attack; and
       (ii) access to classified systems for transmitting and 
     posting intelligence.
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (c) Government Accountability Office Report.--
       (1) Report required.--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 committees 
     of Congress a report on the capacity of the Sergeants at Arms 
     and the United States Capitol Police to access and use 
     intelligence and threat information relevant to the physical 
     and cyber security of Congress.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent to which the Sergeants at 
     Arms and the United States Capitol Police have the resources, 
     including facilities, cleared personnel, and necessary 
     training, and authorities to adequately access, analyze, 
     manage, and use intelligence and threat information necessary 
     to defend the physical and cyber security of Congress.
       (B) The extent to which the Sergeants at Arms and the 
     United States Capitol Police communicate and coordinate 
     threat data with each other and with other local law 
     enforcement entities.
       (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 603. STUDY ON VULNERABILITY OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 
                   TO HOSTILE ACTIONS.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Study Required.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Transportation, 
     conduct a study on the vulnerability of the Global 
     Positioning System (GPS) to hostile actions, as well as any 
     actions being undertaken by the intelligence community, the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the 
     Department of Transportation, and any other elements of the 
     Federal Government to mitigate any risks stemming from the 
     potential unavailability of the Global Positioning System.
       (c) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (b) 
     shall include net assessments and baseline studies of the 
     following:
       (1) The vulnerability of the Global Positioning System to 
     hostile actions.
       (2) The potential negative effects of a prolonged Global 
     Positioning System outage, including with respect to the 
     entire society, to the economy of the United States, and to 
     the capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (3) Alternative systems that could back up or replace the 
     Global Positioning System, especially for the purpose of 
     providing positioning, navigation, and timing, to United 
     States civil, commercial, and government users.
       (4) Any actions being planned or undertaken by the 
     intelligence community, the

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     Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the 
     Department of Transportation, and other elements of the 
     Federal Government to mitigate any risks to the entire 
     society, to the economy of the United States, and to the 
     capabilities of the Armed Forces, stemming from a potential 
     unavailability of the Global Positioning System.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report in writing and provide such committees a briefing on 
     the findings of the Director with respect to the study 
     conducted under subsection (b).

     SEC. 604. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FEDERALLY OWNED 
                   CANINES ASSOCIATED WITH FORCE PROTECTION DUTIES 
                   OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.

       Section 1344(a)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, or transportation of federally owned 
     canines associated with force protection duties of any part 
     of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003))'' after 
     ``duties''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4462. Mr. PETERS (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, add the following:

 DIVISION E--INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 5101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Inspector General 
     Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021''.

                TITLE LI--INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE

     SEC. 5111. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Securing Inspector General 
     Independence Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5112. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF INSPECTORS GENERAL; 
                   PLACEMENT ON NON-DUTY STATUS.

       (a) In General.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3(b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)(A)'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the second 
     sentence--

       (I) by striking ``reasons'' and inserting the following: 
     ``substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific 
     reasons,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``(including to the appropriate 
     congressional committees)'' after ``Houses of Congress''; and

       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
     Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
     the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
     communication required under that subparagraph shall--
       ``(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or that 
     conducted, the inquiry; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the 
     findings made during the inquiry.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, 
     only the President may place an Inspector General on non-duty 
     status.
       ``(B) If the President places an Inspector General on non-
     duty status, the President shall communicate in writing the 
     substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific 
     reasons, for the change in status to both Houses of Congress 
     (including to the appropriate congressional committees) not 
     later than 15 days before the date on which the change in 
     status takes effect, except that the President may submit 
     that communication not later than the date on which the 
     change in status takes effect if--
       ``(i) the President has made a determination that the 
     continued presence of the Inspector General in the workplace 
     poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) 
     of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(ii) in the communication, the President includes a 
     report on the determination described in clause (i), which 
     shall include--
       ``(I) a specification of which clause of section 
     6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the President 
     has determined applies under clause (i) of this subparagraph;
       ``(II) the substantive rationale, including detailed and 
     case-specific reasons, for the determination made under 
     clause (i);
       ``(III) an identification of each entity that is 
     conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the 
     determination under clause (i) was made; and
       ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in subclause 
     (III) that is completed, the findings made during that 
     inquiry.
       ``(C) The President may not place an Inspector General on 
     non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the date 
     on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred 
     under paragraph (1)(A) unless the President--
       ``(i) has made a determination that the continued presence 
     of the Inspector General in the workplace poses a threat 
     described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of section 
     6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(ii) not later than the date on which the change in 
     status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress 
     (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a 
     written communication that contains the information required 
     under subparagraph (B), including the report required under 
     clause (ii) of that subparagraph.
       ``(D) For the purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `Inspector General'--
       ``(I) means an Inspector General who was appointed by the 
     President, without regard to whether the Senate provided 
     advice and consent with respect to that appointment; and
       ``(II) includes the Inspector General of an establishment, 
     the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, the 
     Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
     Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the 
     Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
     Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
     Recovery; and
       ``(ii) a reference to the removal or transfer of an 
     Inspector General under paragraph (1), or to the written 
     communication described in that paragraph, shall be 
     considered to be--
       ``(I) in the case of the Inspector General of the 
     Intelligence Community, a reference to section 103H(c)(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(c)(4));
       ``(II) in the case of the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, a reference to section 17(b)(6) of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 
     3517(b)(6));
       ``(III) in the case of the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, a reference to section 1229(c)(6) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 378);
       ``(IV) in the case of the Special Inspector General for the 
     Troubled Asset Relief Program, a reference to section 
     121(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
     (12 U.S.C. 5231(b)(4)); and
       ``(V) in the case of the Special Inspector General for 
     Pandemic Recovery, a reference to section 4018(b)(3) of the 
     CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9053(b)(3)).''; and
       (2) in section 8G(e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or placement on non-
     duty status'' after ``a removal'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, in the first 
     sentence--

       (I) by striking ``reasons'' and inserting the following: 
     ``substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific 
     reasons,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``(including to the appropriate 
     congressional committees)'' after ``Houses of Congress''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) If there is an open or completed inquiry into an 
     Inspector General that relates to the removal or transfer of 
     the Inspector General under subparagraph (A), the written 
     communication required under that subparagraph shall--
       ``(i) identify each entity that is conducting, or that 
     conducted, the inquiry; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a completed inquiry, contain the 
     findings made during the inquiry.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A) Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, 
     only the head of the applicable designated Federal entity 
     (referred to in this paragraph as the `covered official') may 
     place an Inspector General on non-duty status.
       ``(B) If a covered official places an Inspector General on 
     non-duty status, the covered official shall communicate in 
     writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and 
     case-specific reasons, for the change in status to both 
     Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate 
     congressional committees) not later than 15 days before the 
     date on which the change in status takes effect, except that 
     the covered official may submit that communication not later 
     than the date on which the change in status takes effect if--
       ``(i) the covered official has made a determination that 
     the continued presence of the Inspector General in the 
     workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses (i) 
     through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(ii) in the communication, the covered official includes 
     a report on the determination described in clause (i), which 
     shall include--
       ``(I) a specification of which clause of section 
     6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the covered 
     official has determined applies under clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph;
       ``(II) the substantive rationale, including detailed and 
     case-specific reasons, for the determination made under 
     clause (i);
       ``(III) an identification of each entity that is 
     conducting, or that conducted, any inquiry upon which the 
     determination under clause (i) was made; and
       ``(IV) in the case of an inquiry described in subclause 
     (III) that is completed, the findings made during that 
     inquiry.
       ``(C) A covered official may not place an Inspector General 
     on non-duty status during the 30-day period preceding the 
     date on which the Inspector General is removed or transferred 
     under paragraph (2)(A) unless the covered official--
       ``(i) has made a determination that the continued presence 
     of the Inspector General

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     in the workplace poses a threat described in any of clauses 
     (i) through (iv) of section 6329b(b)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(ii) not later than the date on which the change in 
     status takes effect, submits to both Houses of Congress 
     (including to the appropriate congressional committees) a 
     written communication that contains the information required 
     under subparagraph (B), including the report required under 
     clause (ii) of that subparagraph.
       ``(D) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit 
     or otherwise modify--
       ``(i) any statutory protection that is afforded to an 
     Inspector General; or
       ``(ii) any other action that a covered official may take 
     under law with respect to an Inspector General.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 12(3) of 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended 
     by inserting ``except as otherwise expressly provided,'' 
     before ``the term''.

     SEC. 5113. VACANCY IN POSITION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `first assistant to the position of 
     Inspector General' means, with respect to an Office of 
     Inspector General--
       ``(i) an individual who, as of the day before the date on 
     which the Inspector General dies, resigns, or otherwise 
     becomes unable to perform the functions and duties of that 
     position--
       ``(I) is serving in a position in that Office; and
       ``(II) has been designated in writing by the Inspector 
     General, through an order of succession or otherwise, as the 
     first assistant to the position of Inspector General; or
       ``(ii) if the Inspector General has not made a designation 
     described in clause (i)(II)--
       ``(I) the Principal Deputy Inspector General of that 
     Office, as of the day before the date on which the Inspector 
     General dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform 
     the functions and duties of that position; or
       ``(II) if there is no Principal Deputy Inspector General of 
     that Office, the Deputy Inspector General of that Office, as 
     of the day before the date on which the Inspector General 
     dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the 
     functions and duties of that position; and
       ``(B) the term `Inspector General'--
       ``(i) means an Inspector General who is appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
     and
       ``(ii) includes the Inspector General of an establishment, 
     the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, the 
     Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
     Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
     Program, and the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
     Recovery.
       ``(2) If an Inspector General dies, resigns, or is 
     otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the 
     position--
       ``(A) section 3345(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 
     section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3025(e)) shall not apply;
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (4), the first assistant to the 
     position of Inspector General shall perform the functions and 
     duties of the Inspector General temporarily in an acting 
     capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of 
     title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(C) notwithstanding subparagraph (B), and subject to 
     paragraphs (4) and (5), the President (and only the 
     President) may direct an officer or employee of any Office of 
     an Inspector General to perform the functions and duties of 
     the Inspector General temporarily in an acting capacity 
     subject to the time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, 
     United States Code, only if--
       ``(i) during the 365-day period preceding the date of 
     death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the 
     Inspector General, the officer or employee served in a 
     position in an Office of an Inspector General for not less 
     than 90 days, except that--
       ``(I) the requirement under this clause shall not apply if 
     the officer is an Inspector General; and
       ``(II) for the purposes of this subparagraph, performing 
     the functions and duties of an Inspector General temporarily 
     in an acting capacity does not qualify as service in a 
     position in an Office of an Inspector General;
       ``(ii) the rate of pay for the position of the officer or 
     employee described in clause (i) is equal to or greater than 
     the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS-15 of 
     the General Schedule;
       ``(iii) the officer or employee has demonstrated ability in 
     accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management 
     analysis, public administration, or investigations; and
       ``(iv) not later than 30 days before the date on which the 
     direction takes effect, the President communicates in writing 
     to both Houses of Congress (including to the appropriate 
     congressional committees) the substantive rationale, 
     including the detailed and case-specific reasons, for such 
     direction, including the reason for the direction that 
     someone other than the individual who is performing the 
     functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in 
     an acting capacity (as of the date on which the President 
     issues that direction) perform those functions and duties 
     temporarily in an acting capacity.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 3345(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, section 103(e) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3025(e)), and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
     paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (4), during any 
     period in which an Inspector General is on non-duty status--
       ``(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspector 
     General shall perform the functions and duties of the 
     position temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the 
     time limitations of section 3346 of title 5, United States 
     Code; and
       ``(B) if the first assistant described in subparagraph (A) 
     dies, resigns, or becomes otherwise unable to perform those 
     functions and duties, the President (and only the President) 
     may direct an officer or employee in that Office of Inspector 
     General to perform those functions and duties temporarily in 
     an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of 
     section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, if--
       ``(i) that direction satisfies the requirements under 
     clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(C); and
       ``(ii) that officer or employee served in a position in 
     that Office of Inspector General for not fewer than 90 of the 
     365 days preceding the date on which the President makes that 
     direction.
       ``(4) An individual may perform the functions and duties of 
     an Inspector General temporarily and in an acting capacity 
     under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2), or under 
     paragraph (3), with respect to only 1 Inspector General 
     position at any given time.
       ``(5) If the President makes a direction under paragraph 
     (2)(C), during the 30-day period preceding the date on which 
     the direction of the President takes effect, the functions 
     and duties of the position of the applicable Inspector 
     General shall be performed by--
       ``(A) the first assistant to the position of Inspector 
     General; or
       ``(B) the individual performing those functions and duties 
     temporarily in an acting capacity, as of the date on which 
     the President issues that direction, if that individual is an 
     individual other than the first assistant to the position of 
     Inspector General.''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) may be construed to limit the applicability of 
     sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
     1998''), other than with respect to section 3345(a) of that 
     title.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Inspector 
     General'' has the meaning given the term in subsection 
     (h)(1)(B) of section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a) of this section.
       (2) Applicability.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall 
     take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Existing vacancies.--If, as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, an individual is performing the functions and 
     duties of an Inspector General temporarily in an acting 
     capacity, this section, and the amendments made by this 
     section, shall take effect with respect to that Inspector 
     General position on the date that is 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5114. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL WHISTLEBLOWER 
                   COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.--Section 
     3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
     by inserting ``, including employees of that Office of 
     Inspector General'' after ``employees''; and
       (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``(including the 
     Integrity Committee of that Council)'' after ``and 
     Efficiency''.
       (b) Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency.--Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``, 
     allegations of reprisal,'' and inserting the following: ``and 
     allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate 
     handling and consideration of protected disclosures and 
     allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of 
     Inspector General)''.

TITLE LII--PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR 
                                GENERAL

     SEC. 5121. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO NOMINATE AN 
                   INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     3349d the following:

     ``Sec. 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate 
       an inspector general

       ``If the President fails to make a formal nomination for a 
     vacant inspector general position that requires a formal 
     nomination by the President to be filled within the period 
     beginning on the later of the date on which the vacancy 
     occurred or on which a nomination is rejected, withdrawn, or 
     returned, and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 
     date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days after 
     the end of such period and not later than June 1 of each year 
     thereafter, to the appropriate congressional committees, as 
     defined in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.)--

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       ``(1) the reasons why the President has not yet made a 
     formal nomination; and
       ``(2) a target date for making a formal nomination.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 3349d the following:

``3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector 
              General.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect--
       (1) on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to 
     any vacancy first occurring on or after that date; and
       (2) on the day that is 210 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act with respect to any vacancy that occurred before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE LIII--INTEGRITY COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL ON 
                 INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY

     SEC. 5131. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Integrity Committee 
     Transparency Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5132. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REQUESTS 
                   AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Section 11(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``, the length of time the Integrity 
     Committee has been evaluating the allegation of wrongdoing, 
     and a description of any previous written notice provided 
     under this clause with respect to the allegation of 
     wrongdoing, including the description provided for why 
     additional time was needed.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), by inserting ``or corrective 
     action'' after ``disciplinary action''.

     SEC. 5133. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS ON CERTAIN 
                   ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING CLOSED WITHOUT 
                   REFERRAL.

       Section 11(d)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Availability of information to congress on certain 
     allegations of wrongdoing closed without referral.--

       ``(I) In general.--With respect to an allegation of 
     wrongdoing made by a member of Congress that is closed by the 
     Integrity Committee without referral to the Chairperson of 
     the Integrity Committee to initiate an investigation, the 
     Chairperson of the Integrity Committee shall, not later than 
     60 days after closing the allegation of wrongdoing, provide a 
     written description of the nature of the allegation of 
     wrongdoing and how the Integrity Committee evaluated the 
     allegation of wrongdoing to--

       ``(aa) the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       ``(bb) the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

       ``(II) Requirement to forward.--The Chairperson of the 
     Integrity Committee shall forward any written description or 
     update provided under this clause to the members of the 
     Integrity Committee and to the Chairperson of the Council.''.

     SEC. 5134. SEMIANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 11(d)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) Semiannual report.--On or before May 31, 2022, and 
     every 6 months thereafter, the Council shall submit to 
     Congress and the President a report on the activities of the 
     Integrity Committee during the immediately preceding 6-month 
     periods ending March 31 and September 30, which shall include 
     the following with respect to allegations of wrongdoing that 
     are made against Inspectors General and staff members of the 
     various Offices of Inspector General described in paragraph 
     (4)(C):
       ``(A) An overview and analysis of the allegations of 
     wrongdoing disposed of by the Integrity Committee, 
     including--
       ``(i) analysis of the positions held by individuals against 
     whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated 
     with such positions;
       ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types of the 
     allegations of wrongdoing; and
       ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the allegations.
       ``(B) The number of allegations received by the Integrity 
     Committee.
       ``(C) The number of allegations referred to the Department 
     of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, including the 
     number of allegations referred for criminal investigation.
       ``(D) The number of allegations referred to the Chairperson 
     of the Integrity Committee for investigation, a general 
     description of the status of such investigations, and a 
     summary of the findings of investigations completed.
       ``(E) An overview and analysis of allegations of wrongdoing 
     received by the Integrity Committee during any previous 
     reporting period, but remained pending during some part of 
     the six months covered by the report, including--
       ``(i) analysis of the positions held by individuals against 
     whom allegations were made, including the duties affiliated 
     with such positions;
       ``(ii) analysis of the categories or types of the 
     allegations of wrongdoing; and
       ``(iii) a summary of disposition of all the allegations.
       ``(F) The number and category or type of pending 
     investigations.
       ``(G) For each allegation received--
       ``(i) the date on which the investigation was opened;
       ``(ii) the date on which the allegation was disposed of, as 
     applicable; and
       ``(iii) the case number associated with the allegation.
       ``(H) The nature and number of allegations to the Integrity 
     Committee closed without referral, including the 
     justification for why each allegation was closed without 
     referral.
       ``(I) A brief description of any difficulty encountered by 
     the Integrity Committee when receiving, evaluating, 
     investigating, or referring for investigation an allegation 
     received by the Integrity Committee, including a brief 
     description of--
       ``(i) any attempt to prevent or hinder an investigation; or
       ``(ii) concerns about the integrity or operations at an 
     Office of Inspector General.
       ``(J) Other matters that the Council considers 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 5135. ADDITIONAL REPORTS.

       Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Additional Reports.--
       ``(1) Report to inspector general.--The Chairperson of the 
     Integrity Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General 
     on Integrity and Efficiency shall, immediately whenever the 
     Chairperson of the Integrity Committee becomes aware of 
     particularly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or 
     deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and 
     operations of an Office of Inspector General for which the 
     Integrity Committee may receive, review, and refer for 
     investigation allegations of wrongdoing under section 11(d), 
     submit a report to the Inspector General who leads the Office 
     at which the serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or 
     deficiencies were alleged.
       ``(2) Report to president, congress, and the 
     establishment.--Not later than 7 days after the date on which 
     an Inspector General receives a report submitted under 
     paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall submit to the 
     President, the appropriate congressional committees, and the 
     head of the establishment--
       ``(A) the report received under paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) a report by the Inspector General containing any 
     comments the Inspector General determines appropriate.''.

     SEC. 5136. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT FINAL DISPOSITION TO 
                   CONGRESS.

       Section 11(d)(8)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ``and the appropriate 
     congressional committees'' after ``Integrity Committee''.

     SEC. 5137. INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL OF 
                   ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE INTEGRITY COMMITTEE.

       Section 11(d)(7)(B)(i)(V) of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ``, and that an 
     investigation of an Office of Inspector General of an 
     establishment is conducted by another Office of Inspector 
     General of an establishment'' after ``size''.

    TITLE LIV--TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL

     SEC. 5141. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``IG Testimonial Subpoena 
     Authority Act''.

     SEC. 5142. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTORS 
                   GENERAL.

       The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after section 6 the following:

     ``SEC. 6A. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `Chairperson' means the Chairperson of the 
     Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency;
       ``(2) the term `Inspector General'--
       ``(A) means an Inspector General of an establishment or a 
     designated Federal entity (as defined in section 8G(a)); and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency established under section 17 of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517);
       ``(ii) the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 
     established under section 103H of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033);
       ``(iii) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction established under section 1229 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
     110-181; 122 Stat. 379);
       ``(iv) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
     Relief Plan established under section 121 of the Emergency 
     Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5231); and
       ``(v) the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery 
     established under section 4018 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
     9053); and
       ``(3) the term `Subpoena Panel' means the panel to which 
     requests for approval to issue a subpoena are submitted under 
     subsection (e).
       ``(b) Testimonial Subpoena Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the authority otherwise 
     provided by this Act and in accordance with the requirements 
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     section, each Inspector General, in carrying out the 
     provisions of this Act or the provisions of the authorizing 
     statute of the Inspector General, as applicable, is 
     authorized to require by subpoena the attendance and 
     testimony of witnesses as necessary in the performance of an 
     audit, inspection, evaluation, or investigation, which 
     subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall 
     be enforceable by order of any appropriate United States 
     district court.
       ``(2) Prohibition.--An Inspector General may not require by 
     subpoena the attendance and testimony of a Federal employee 
     or employee of a designated Federal entity, but may use other 
     authorized procedures.
       ``(3) Determination by inspector general.--The 
     determination of whether a matter constitutes an audit, 
     inspection, evaluation, or investigation shall be at the 
     discretion of the applicable Inspector General.
       ``(c) Limitation on Delegation.--The authority to issue a 
     subpoena under subsection (b) may only be delegated to an 
     official performing the functions and duties of an Inspector 
     General when the Inspector General position is vacant or when 
     the Inspector General is unable to perform the functions and 
     duties of the Office of the Inspector General.
       ``(d) Notice to Attorney General.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than 10 days before submitting 
     a request for approval to issue a subpoena to the Subpoena 
     Panel under subsection (e), an Inspector General shall--
       ``(A) notify the Attorney General of the plan of the 
     Inspector General to issue the subpoena; and
       ``(B) take into consideration any information provided by 
     the Attorney General relating to the subpoena.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to prevent an Inspector General from submitting 
     to the Subpoena Panel under subsection (e) a request for 
     approval to issue a subpoena if 10 or more days have elapsed 
     since the date on which the Inspector General submits to the 
     Attorney General the notification required under paragraph 
     (1)(A) with respect to that subpoena.
       ``(e) Panel Review Before Issuance.--
       ``(1) Approval required.--
       ``(A) Request for approval by subpoena panel.--Before the 
     issuance of a subpoena described in subsection (b), an 
     Inspector General shall submit to a panel a request for 
     approval to issue the subpoena, which shall include a 
     determination by the Inspector General that--
       ``(i) the testimony is likely to be reasonably relevant to 
     the audit, inspection, evaluation, or investigation for which 
     the subpoena is sought; and
       ``(ii) the information to be sought cannot be reasonably 
     obtained through other means.
       ``(B) Composition of subpoena panel.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), a 
     Subpoena Panel shall be comprised of 3 inspectors general 
     appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, who 
     shall be randomly drawn by the Chairperson or a designee of 
     the Chairperson from a pool of all such inspectors general.
       ``(ii) Classified information.--If consideration of a 
     request for a subpoena submitted under subparagraph (A) would 
     require access to classified information, the Chairperson or 
     a designee of the Chairperson may limit the pool of 
     inspectors general described in clause (i) to appropriately 
     cleared inspectors general.
       ``(iii) Confirmation of availability.--If an inspector 
     general drawn from the pool described in clause (i) does not 
     confirm their availability to serve on the Subpoena Panel 
     within 24 hours of receiving a notification from the 
     Chairperson or a designee of the Chairperson regarding 
     selection for the Subpoena Panel, the Chairperson or a 
     designee of the Chairperson may randomly draw a new inspector 
     general from the pool to serve on the Subpoena Panel.
       ``(C) Contents of request.--The request described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall include any information provided by 
     the Attorney General related to the subpoena, which the 
     Attorney General requests that the Subpoena Panel consider.
       ``(D) Protection from disclosure.--
       ``(i) In general.--The information contained in a request 
     submitted by an Inspector General under subparagraph (A) and 
     the identification of a witness shall be protected from 
     disclosure to the extent permitted by law.
       ``(ii) Request for disclosure.--Any request for disclosure 
     of the information described in clause (i) shall be submitted 
     to the Inspector General requesting the subpoena.
       ``(2) Time to respond.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Subpoena Panel shall approve or deny a request for 
     approval to issue a subpoena submitted under paragraph (1) 
     not later than 10 days after the submission of the request.
       ``(B) Additional information for panel.--If the Subpoena 
     Panel determines that additional information is necessary to 
     approve or deny a request for approval to issue a subpoena 
     submitted by an Inspector General under paragraph (1), the 
     Subpoena Panel shall--
       ``(i) request that information; and
       ``(ii) approve or deny the request for approval submitted 
     by the Inspector General not later than 20 days after the 
     Subpoena Panel submits the request for information under 
     clause (i).
       ``(3) Approval by panel.--If all members of the Subpoena 
     Panel unanimously approve a request for approval to issue a 
     subpoena submitted by an Inspector General under paragraph 
     (1), the Inspector General may issue the subpoena.
       ``(4) Notice to council and attorney general.--Upon 
     issuance of a subpoena by an Inspector General under 
     subsection (b), the Inspector General shall provide 
     contemporaneous notice of such issuance to the Chairperson or 
     a designee of the Chairperson and to the Attorney General.
       ``(f) Semiannual Reporting.--On or before May 31, 2022, and 
     every 6 months thereafter, the Council of the Inspectors 
     General on Integrity and Efficiency shall submit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States a report on the use of subpoenas described in 
     subsection (b) in any audit, inspection, evaluation, or 
     investigation that concluded during the immediately preceding 
     6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30, which shall 
     include--
       ``(1) a list of each Inspector General that has submitted a 
     request for approval of a subpoena to the Subpoena Panel;
       ``(2) for each applicable Inspector General, the number of 
     subpoenas submitted to the Subpoena Panel, approved by the 
     Subpoena Panel, and disapproved by the Subpoena Panel;
       ``(3) for each subpoena submitted to the Subpoena Panel for 
     approval--
       ``(A) an anonymized description of the individual or 
     organization to whom the subpoena was directed;
       ``(B) the date on which the subpoena request was sent to 
     the Attorney General, the date on which the Attorney General 
     responded, and whether the Attorney General provided 
     information regarding the subpoena request, including whether 
     the Attorney General opposed issuance of the proposed 
     subpoena;
       ``(C) the members of the Subpoena Panel considering the 
     subpoena;
       ``(D) the date on which the subpoena request was sent to 
     the Subpoena Panel, the date on which the Subpoena Panel 
     approved or disapproved the subpoena request, and the 
     decision of the Subpoena Panel; and
       ``(E) the date on which the subpoena was issued, if 
     approved; and
       ``(4) any other information the Council of the Inspectors 
     General on Integrity and Efficiency considers appropriate to 
     include.
       ``(g) Training and Standards.--The Council of the 
     Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall promulgate 
     standards and provide training relating to the issuance of 
     subpoenas, conflicts of interest, and any other matter the 
     Council determines necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(h) Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall 
     not affect the exercise of authority by an Inspector General 
     of testimonial subpoena authority established under another 
     provision of law.
       ``(i) Termination.--The authorities provided under 
     subsection (b) shall terminate on January 1, 2027, provided 
     that this subsection shall not affect the enforceability of a 
     subpoena issued on or before December 31, 2026.'';
       (2) in section 5(a), as amended by section 903 of this 
     Act--
       (A) in paragraph (16)(B), as so redesignated, by striking 
     the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) a description of the use of subpoenas for the 
     attendance and testimony of certain witnesses authorized 
     under section 6A.''; and
       (3) in section 8G(g)(1), by inserting ``6A,'' before ``and 
     7''.

     SEC. 5143. REVIEW BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

       Not later than January 1, 2026, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report reviewing the use of 
     testimonial subpoena authority, which shall include--
       (1) a summary of the information included in the semiannual 
     reports to Congress under section 6A(f) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by this title, 
     including an analysis of any patterns and trends identified 
     in the use of the authority during the reporting period;
       (2) a review of subpoenas issued by inspectors general on 
     and after the date of enactment of this Act to evaluate 
     compliance with this Act by the respective inspector general, 
     the Subpoena Panel, and the Council of the Inspectors General 
     on Integrity and Efficiency; and
       (3) any additional analysis, evaluation, or recommendation 
     based on observations or information gathered by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States during the course of 
     the review.

      TITLE LV--INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL

     SEC. 5151. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Inspector General Access 
     Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5152. 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

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       (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),''.

 TITLE LVI--NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN 
                      STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

     SEC. 5161. NOTICE OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS WHEN THERE IS A 
                   CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended by inserting after subsection (e), as added 
     by section 5135 of this division, the following:
       ``(f) Not later than 15 days after an Inspector General is 
     removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
     transferred to another position or location within an 
     establishment, the officer or employee performing the 
     functions and duties of the Inspector General temporarily in 
     an acting capacity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives information regarding work being conducted by 
     the Office as of the date on which the Inspector General was 
     removed, placed on paid or unpaid non-duty status, or 
     transferred, which shall include--
       ``(1) for each investigation--
       ``(A) the type of alleged offense;
       ``(B) the fiscal quarter in which the Office initiated the 
     investigation;
       ``(C) the relevant Federal agency, including the relevant 
     component of that Federal agency for any Federal agency 
     listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
     under investigation or affiliated with the individual or 
     entity under investigation; and
       ``(D) whether the investigation is administrative, civil, 
     criminal, or a combination thereof, if known; and
       ``(2) for any work not described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) a description of the subject matter and scope;
       ``(B) the relevant agency, including the relevant component 
     of that Federal agency, under review;
       ``(C) the date on which the Office initiated the work; and
       ``(D) the expected time frame for completion.''.

    TITLE LVII--COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND 
                   EFFICIENCY REPORT ON EXPENDITURES

     SEC. 5171. CIGIE REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.

       Section 11(c)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Report on expenditures.--Not later than November 30 
     of each year, the Chairperson shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees or subcommittees of Congress, including the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report 
     on the expenditures of the Council for the preceding fiscal 
     year, including from direct appropriations to the Council, 
     interagency funding pursuant to subparagraph (A), a revolving 
     fund pursuant to subparagraph (B), or any other source.''.

  TITLE LVIII--NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INSPECTORS GENERAL ACCESS

     SEC. 5181. NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR 
                   ASSISTANCE TO INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       Section 6(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) If the information or assistance that is the subject 
     of a report under paragraph (2) is not provided to the 
     Inspector General by the date that is 30 days after the 
     report is made, the Inspector General shall submit a notice 
     that the information or assistance requested has not been 
     provided by the head of the establishment involved or the 
     head of the Federal agency involved, as applicable, to the 
     appropriate congressional committees.''.

 TITLE LIX--TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL AND OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 5191. TRAINING RESOURCES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL.

        Section 11(c)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) support the professional development of Inspectors 
     General, including by providing training opportunities on the 
     duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this Act and 
     on topics relevant to Inspectors General and the work of 
     Inspectors General, as identified by Inspectors General and 
     the Council.''.

     SEC. 5192. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
                   COMMITTEES.

       The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 5--
       (A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``committees or subcommittees of the 
     Congress'' and inserting ``congressional committees''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``committees or 
     subcommittees of Congress'' and inserting ``congressional 
     committees'';
       (2) in section 6(h)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Government''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Any other relevant congressional committee or 
     subcommittee of jurisdiction.'';
       (3) in section 8--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and to 
     other appropriate committees or subcommittees of the 
     Congress'' and inserting ``the appropriate congressional 
     committees, including the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and to other 
     appropriate committees or subcommittees''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Committees on Armed 
     Services and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on 
     Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives and to other appropriate committees or 
     subcommittees of Congress'' and inserting ``the appropriate 
     congressional committees, including the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``committees or 
     subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting ``congressional 
     committees'';
       (4) in section 8D--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``Committees on 
     Governmental Affairs and Finance of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Government Operations and Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees 
     or subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting 
     ``appropriate congressional committees, including the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by striking ``committees or subcommittees of the 
     Congress'' and inserting ``congressional committees''; and
       (II) by striking ``Committees on Governmental Affairs and 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``committees or 
     subcommittees of Congress'' and inserting ``congressional 
     committees'';
       (5) in section 8E--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``Committees on 
     Governmental Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Government Operations and Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives, and to other appropriate committees 
     or subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting 
     ``appropriate congressional committees, including the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``committees or subcommittees of the 
     Congress'' and inserting ``congressional committees''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Government Operations of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee on the Judiciary 
     of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives'';
       (6) in section 8G--
       (A) in subsection (d)(2)(E), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``the appropriate congressional committees, 
     including'' after ``are''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)(3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, and to other appropriate committees or 
     subcommittees of the Congress'' and inserting ``the 
     appropriate congressional committees''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (7) in section 8I--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``committees and subcommittees 
     of Congress'' and inserting ``congressional committees''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``committees and 
     subcommittees of Congress'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``congressional committees'';
       (8) in section 8N(b), by striking ``committees of 
     Congress'' and inserting ``congressional committees'';
       (9) in section 11--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(viii)--
       (i) by striking subclauses (III) and (IV);
       (ii) in subclause (I), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (iii) by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:

       ``(II) the appropriate congressional committees.''; and

       (B) in subsection (d)(8)(A)(iii), by striking ``to the'' 
     and all that follows through ``jurisdiction'' and inserting 
     ``to the appropriate congressional committees''; and
       (10) in section 12--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(C) any other relevant congressional committee or 
     subcommittee of jurisdiction.''.

     SEC. 5193. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.

       The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 4(a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including'' after ``to make 
     recommendations''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``section 5(a)'';
       (2) in section 5--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (1) through (12) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and 
     deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and 
     operations of the establishment and associated reports and 
     recommendations for corrective action made by the Office;
       ``(2) an identification of each recommendation made before 
     the reporting period, for which corrective action has not 
     been completed, including the potential costs savings 
     associated with the recommendation;
       ``(3) a summary of significant investigations closed during 
     the reporting period;
       ``(4) an identification of the total number of convictions 
     during the reporting period resulting from investigations;
       ``(5) information regarding each audit, inspection, or 
     evaluation report issued during the reporting period, 
     including--
       ``(A) a listing of each audit, inspection, or evaluation;
       ``(B) if applicable, the total dollar value of questioned 
     costs (including a separate category for the dollar value of 
     unsupported costs) and the dollar value of recommendations 
     that funds be put to better use, including whether a 
     management decision had been made by the end of the reporting 
     period;
       ``(6) information regarding any management decision made 
     during the reporting period with respect to any audit, 
     inspection, or evaluation issued during a previous reporting 
     period;'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (22) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (16), respectively;
       (iii) by amending paragraph (13), as so redesignated, to 
     read as follows:
       ``(13) a report on each investigation conducted by the 
     Office where allegations of misconduct were substantiated, 
     including the name of the senior Government employee, if 
     already made public by the Office, and a detailed description 
     of--
       ``(A) the facts and circumstances of the investigation; and
       ``(B) the status and disposition of the matter, including--
       ``(i) if the matter was referred to the Department of 
     Justice, the date of the referral; and
       ``(ii) if the Department of Justice declined the referral, 
     the date of the declination;''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) any attempt by the establishment to interfere with 
     the independence of the Office, including--
       ``(i) with budget constraints designed to limit the 
     capabilities of the Office; and
       ``(ii) incidents where the establishment has resisted or 
     objected to oversight activities of the Office or restricted 
     or significantly delayed access to information, including the 
     justification of the establishment for such action; and
       ``(B) a summary of each report made to the head of the 
     establishment under section 6(c)(2) during the reporting 
     period;''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) where final action on audit, inspection, and 
     evaluation reports had not been taken before the commencement 
     of the reporting period, statistical tables showing--
       ``(A) with respect to management decisions--
       ``(i) for each report, whether a management decision was 
     made during the reporting period;
       ``(ii) if a management decision was made during the 
     reporting period, the dollar value of disallowed costs and 
     funds to be put to better use as agreed to in the management 
     decision; and
       ``(iii) total number of reports where a management decision 
     was made during the reporting period and the total 
     corresponding dollar value of disallowed costs and funds to 
     be put to better use as agreed to in the management decision; 
     and
       ``(B) with respect to final actions--
       ``(i) whether, if a management decision was made before the 
     end of the reporting period, final action was taken during 
     the reporting period;
       ``(ii) if final action was taken, the dollar value of--

       ``(I) disallowed costs that were recovered by management 
     through collection, offset, property in lieu of cash, or 
     otherwise;
       ``(II) disallowed costs that were written off by 
     management;
       ``(III) disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use 
     not yet recovered or written off by management;
       ``(IV) recommendations that were completed; and
       ``(V) recommendations that management has subsequently 
     concluded should not or could not be implemented or 
     completed; and

       ``(iii) total number of reports where final action was not 
     taken and total number of reports where final action was 
     taken, including the total corresponding dollar value of 
     disallowed costs and funds to be put to better use as agreed 
     to in the management decisions;'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
       (iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(20)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)(14)(A)''; and
       (iv) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) a statement explaining why final action has not been 
     taken with respect to each audit, inspection, and evaluation 
     report in which a management decision has been made but final 
     action has not yet been taken, except that such statement--
       ``(A) may exclude reports if--
       ``(i) a management decision was made within the preceding 
     year; or
       ``(ii) the report is under formal administrative or 
     judicial appeal or management of the establishment has agreed 
     to pursue a legislative solution; and
       ``(B) shall identify the number of reports in each category 
     so excluded.'';
       (C) by redesignating subsection (h), as so redesignated by 
     section 305, as subsection (i); and
       (D) by inserting after subsection (g), as so redesignated 
     by section 305, the following:
       ``(h) If an Office has published any portion of the report 
     or information required under subsection (a) to the website 
     of the Office or on oversight.gov, the Office may elect to 
     provide links to the relevant webpage or website in the 
     report of the Office under subsection (a) in lieu of 
     including the information in that report.''.

     SEC. 5194. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY 
                   NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OR BUSINESS 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 5(g) of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as so redesignated by section 5135 
     of this division, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if an 
     audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-investigative 
     report prepared by an Inspector General specifically 
     identifies a specific non-governmental organization or 
     business entity, whether or not the non-governmental 
     organization or business entity is the subject of that audit, 
     evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report--
       ``(i) the Inspector General shall notify the non-
     governmental organization or business entity;
       ``(ii) the non-governmental organization or business entity 
     shall have--
       ``(I) 30 days to review the audit, evaluation, inspection, 
     or non-investigative report beginning on the date of 
     publication of the audit, evaluation, inspection, or non-
     investigative report; and
       ``(II) the opportunity to submit a written response for the 
     purpose of clarifying or providing additional context as it 
     directly relates to each instance wherein an audit, 
     evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report 
     specifically identifies that non-governmental organization or 
     business entity; and
       ``(iii) if a written response is submitted under clause 
     (ii)(II) within the 30-day period described in clause 
     (ii)(I)--
       ``(I) the written response shall be attached to the audit, 
     evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report; and
       ``(II) in every instance where the report may appear on the 
     public-facing website of the Inspector General, the website 
     shall be updated in order to access a version of the audit, 
     evaluation, inspection, or non-investigative report that 
     includes the written response.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a 
     non-governmental organization or business entity that refused 
     to provide information or assistance sought by an Inspector 
     General during the creation of the audit, evaluation, 
     inspection, or non-investigative report.
       ``(C) An Inspector General shall review any written 
     response received under subparagraph (A) for the purpose of 
     preventing the improper disclosure of classified information 
     or other non-public information, consistent with applicable 
     laws, rules, and regulations, and, if necessary, redact such 
     information.''.
       (b) Retroactive Applicability.--During the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply upon 
     the request of a non-governmental organization or business 
     entity named in an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other 
     non-investigative report prepared on or after January 1, 
     2019; and
       (2) any written response submitted under clause (iii) of 
     section 5(g)(6)(A)of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.), as added by subsection (a), with respect to 
     such an audit, evaluation, inspection, or other non-
     investigative report shall attach to the original report in 
     the manner described in that clause.

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     SEC. 5195. REVIEW RELATING TO VETTING, PROCESSING, AND 
                   RESETTLEMENT OF EVACUEES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND 
                   THE AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, jointly with the Inspector 
     General of the Department of State, and in coordination with 
     any appropriate inspector general, shall conduct a thorough 
     review of efforts to support and process evacuees from 
     Afghanistan and the Afghanistan special immigrant visa 
     program.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of the systems, staffing, policies, and 
     programs used--
       (1) to the screen and vet such evacuees, including--
       (A) an assessment of whether personnel conducting such 
     screening and vetting were appropriately authorized and 
     provided with training, including training in the detection 
     of fraudulent personal identification documents;
       (B) an analysis of the degree to which such screening and 
     vetting deviated from United States law, regulations, policy, 
     and best practices relating to the screening and vetting of 
     refugees and applicants for United States visas that have 
     been in use at any time since January 1, 2016;
       (C) an identification of any risk to the national security 
     of the United States posed by any such deviations;
       (D) an analysis of the processes used for evacuees 
     traveling without personal identification records, including 
     the creation or provision of any new identification records 
     to such evacuees; and
       (E) an analysis of the degree to which such screening and 
     vetting process was capable of detecting--
       (i) instances of human trafficking and domestic abuse;
       (ii) evacuees who are unaccompanied minors; and
       (iii) evacuees with a spouse that is a minor;
       (2) to admit and process such evacuees at United States 
     ports of entry;
       (3) to temporarily house such evacuees prior to 
     resettlement;
       (4) to account for the total number of individual evacuated 
     from Afghanistan in 2021 with support of the United States 
     Government, disaggregated by--
       (A) country of origin;
       (B) age;
       (C) gender;
       (D) eligibility for special immigrant visas under the 
     Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
     Public Law 111-8) or section 1059 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; 
     Public Law 109-163) at the time of evacuation;
       (E) eligibility for employment-based nonimmigrant visas at 
     the time of evacuation; and
       (F) familial relationship to evacuees who are eligible for 
     visas described in subparagraphs (D) and (E); and
       (5) to provide eligible individuals with special immigrant 
     visas under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8) and section 1059 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-163) since the date of the 
     enactment of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8), including--
       (A) a detailed step-by-step description of the application 
     process for such special immigrant visas, including the 
     number of days allotted by the United States Government for 
     the completion of each step;
       (B) the number of such special immigrant visa applications 
     received, approved, and denied, disaggregated by fiscal year;
       (C) the number of such special immigrant visas issued, as 
     compared to the number available under law, disaggregated by 
     fiscal year;
       (D) an assessment of the average length of time taken to 
     process an application for such a special immigrant visa, 
     beginning on the date of submission of the application and 
     ending on the date of final disposition, disaggregated by 
     fiscal year;
       (E) an accounting of the number of applications for such 
     special immigrant visas that remained pending at the end of 
     each fiscal year;
       (F) an accounting of the number of interviews of applicants 
     for such special immigrant visas conducted during each fiscal 
     year;
       (G) the number of noncitizens who were admitted to the 
     United States pursuant to such a special immigrant visa 
     during each fiscal year;
       (H) an assessment of the extent to which each participating 
     department or agency of the United States Government, 
     including the Department of State and the Department of 
     Homeland Security, adjusted processing practices and 
     procedures for such special immigrant visas so as to vet 
     applicants and expand processing capacity since the February 
     29, 2020, Doha Agreement between the United States and the 
     Taliban;
       (I) a list of specific steps, if any, taken between 
     February 29, 2020, and August 31, 2021--
       (i) to streamline the processing of applications for such 
     special immigrant visas; and
       (ii) to address longstanding bureaucratic hurdles while 
     improving security protocols;
       (J) a description of the degree to which the Secretary of 
     State implemented recommendations made by the Department of 
     State Office of Inspector General in its June 2020 reports on 
     Review of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (AUD-
     MERO-20-35) and Management Assistance Report: Quarterly 
     Reporting on Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Needs 
     Improvement (AUD-MERO-20-34);
       (K) an assessment of the extent to which challenges in 
     verifying applicants' employment with the Department of 
     Defense contributed to delays in the processing of such 
     special immigrant visas, and an accounting of the specific 
     steps taken since February 29, 2020, to address issues 
     surrounding employment verification; and
       (L) recommendations to strengthen and streamline such 
     special immigrant visa process going forward.
       (c) Interim Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of 
     the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees not fewer than one interim report on 
     the review conducted under this section.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by this Act.
       (B) Screen; screening.--The terms ``screen'' and 
     ``screening'', with respect to an evacuee, mean the process 
     by which a Federal official determines--
       (i) the identity of the evacuee;
       (ii) whether the evacuee has a valid identification 
     documentation; and
       (iii) whether any database of the United States Government 
     contains derogatory information about the evacuee.
       (C) Vet; vetting.--The term ``vet'' and ``vetting'', with 
     respect to an evacuee, means the process by which a Federal 
     official interviews the evacuee to determine whether the 
     evacuee is who they purport to be, including whether the 
     evacuee poses a national security risk.
       (d) Discharge of Responsibilities.--The Inspector General 
     of the Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector 
     General of the Department of State shall discharge the 
     responsibilities under this section in a manner consistent 
     with the authorities and requirements of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and the authorities and 
     requirements applicable to the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security and the Inspector General of 
     the Department of State under that Act.
       (e) Coordination.--Upon request of an Inspector General for 
     information or assistance under subsection (a), the head of 
     any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as is practicable 
     and not in contravention of any existing statutory 
     restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which 
     the information is requested, furnish to such Inspector 
     General, or to an authorized designee, such information or 
     assistance.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Homeland Security or the Inspector General 
     of the Department of State to enter into agreements to 
     conduct joint audits, inspections, or investigations in the 
     exercise of the oversight responsibilities of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Homeland Security and the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State, in accordance 
     with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), with 
     respect to oversight of the evacuation from Afghanistan, the 
     selection, vetting, and processing of applicants for special 
     immigrant visas and asylum, and any resettlement in the 
     United States of such evacuees.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4463. Mr. SCHATZ 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. OVERSIGHT OF THE PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE 
                   AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Section 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Limitations on Purchases.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     require, as a condition of any purchase of equipment under 
     this section, that if the Department of Justice opens an 
     investigation into a State or unit of local government under 
     section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), the Secretary 
     shall pause all pending or future purchases by that State or 
     unit of local government.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prohibit the purchase of 
     equipment by a State or unit of local government for a period 
     of 5 years upon a finding that equipment purchased under

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     this section by the State or unit of local government was 
     used as part of a violation under section 210401 of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
     U.S.C. 12601).
       ``(e) Publicly Accessible Website on Purchased Equipment.--
     (1) The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     General Services, shall create and maintain a publicly 
     available internet website that provides in searchable format 
     information on the purchase of equipment under this section 
     and the recipients of such equipment.
       ``(2) The internet website required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include all publicly accessible unclassified 
     information pertaining to the purchase of equipment under 
     this section, including--
       ``(A) the catalog of equipment available for purchase under 
     subsection (c);
       ``(B) the recipient state or unit of local government;
       ``(C) the purpose of the purchase under subsection (a)(1);
       ``(D) the type of equipment;
       ``(E) the cost of the equipment;
       ``(F) the administrative costs under subsection (b); and
       ``(G) other information the Secretary determines is 
     necessary.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall update on a quarterly basis 
     information included on the internet website required under 
     paragraph (1).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4464. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Padilla) 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 title X, add the following:

            Subtitle H--Use of Medical Marijuana by Veterans

     SEC. 1071. SAFE HARBOR FOR USE BY VETERANS OF MEDICAL 
                   MARIJUANA.

       (a) Safe Harbor.--Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or any other Federal 
     law, it shall not be unlawful for--
       (1) a veteran to use, possess, or transport medical 
     marijuana in a State or on Indian land if the use, 
     possession, or transport is authorized and in accordance with 
     the law of the applicable State or Indian Tribe;
       (2) a physician to discuss with a veteran the use of 
     medical marijuana as a treatment if the physician is in a 
     State or on Indian land where the law of the applicable State 
     or Indian Tribe authorizes the use, possession, distribution, 
     dispensation, administration, delivery, and transport of 
     medical marijuana; or
       (3) a physician to recommend, complete forms for, or 
     register veterans for participation in a treatment program 
     involving medical marijuana that is approved by the law of 
     the applicable State or Indian Tribe.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Indian land.--The term ``Indian land'' means any of the 
     Indian lands, as that term is defined in section 824(b) of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1680n).
       (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304).
       (3) Physician.--The term ``physician'' means a physician 
     appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 
     7401(1) of title 38, United States Code.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 802).
       (5) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or 
     effect on the date that is five years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1072. STUDIES ON USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA BY VETERANS.

       (a) Study on Effects of Medical Marijuana on Veterans in 
     Pain.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall conduct a study on the effects of medical marijuana on 
     veterans in pain.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the study required under paragraph (1) is completed, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study, 
     which shall include such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) Study on Use by Veterans of State Medical Marijuana 
     Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a 
     study on the relationship between treatment programs 
     involving medical marijuana that are approved by States, the 
     access of veterans to such programs, and a reduction in 
     opioid use and abuse among veterans.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the study required under paragraph (1) is completed, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study, 
     which shall include such recommendations for legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Use of Amounts.--For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, of the 
     amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs--
       (1) $10,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (a); 
     and
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4465. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Hickenlooper, 
Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden) 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. ___. JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Japanese american museum.--The term ``Japanese American 
     museum'' means a museum located in the United States 
     established to promote the understanding and appreciation of 
     the ethnic and cultural diversity of the United States by 
     illustrating the Japanese American experience throughout the 
     history of the United States.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (b) Competitive Grants for Japanese American Confinement 
     Education.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
     award competitive grants to a Japanese American museum to 
     educate individuals in the United States on the historical 
     importance of Japanese American confinement during World War 
     II so that present and future generations may learn from 
     Japanese American confinement and the commitment of the 
     United States to equal justice under the law.
       (2) Use of funds.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall be used--
       (i) for the research and education relating to the Japanese 
     American confinement in World War II; and
       (ii) for the disbursement of accurate, relevant, and 
     accessible resources to promote understanding about how and 
     why the Japanese American confinement in World War II 
     happened, which--

       (I) shall include digital resources; and
       (II) may include other types of resources, including print 
     resources and exhibitions; and

       (B) shall not be used at a Japanese American museum that 
     does not provide--
       (i) free admission to individuals who were placed within a 
     Japanese American confinement camp; and
       (ii) dedicated free admission hours for the general public 
     not less than once per month.
       (3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a Japanese American museum shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       (4) Deadline for award.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary receives an application from a 
     Japanese American museum for a grant that is approved by the 
     Secretary under this subsection, the Secretary shall award a 
     grant to the Japanese American museum.
       (5) Priority considerations.--In awarding a grant under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority using the 
     following considerations:
       (A) The needs of the Japanese American museum.
       (B) The proximity of the project for which the grant funds 
     will be used to cities with populations that include not less 
     than 100,000 Japanese Americans, as certified by the most 
     recent census.
       (C) The ability and commitment of the Japanese American 
     museum to use grant funds--
       (i) to educate future generations of individuals in the 
     United States; and
       (ii) to locate Japanese American confinement survivors.
       (D) The existing relationship the Japanese American museum 
     has with Japanese American cultural and advocacy 
     organizations.
       (6) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each 
     fiscal year for which a Japanese American museum obligates or 
     expends amounts made available under a grant under this 
     subsection, the Japanese American museum shall submit to the 
     Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     that--
       (A) specifies the amount of grant funds obligated or 
     expended for the preceding fiscal year;

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       (B) specifies any purposes for which the funds were 
     obligated or expended; and
       (C) includes any other information that the Secretary may 
     require to more effectively administer the grant program.
       (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
     subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026.
       (c) Preservation of Historic Confinement Sites.--
       (1) Sunset.--Section 1 of Public Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 
     3288) is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 4 of Public 
     Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 3290) is amended, in the first 
     sentence--
       (A) by striking ``are authorized'' and inserting ``is 
     authorized''; and
       (B) by inserting ``for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter'' after ``this Act''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4466. Mr. SCHATZ 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. __. REFORM AND OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   TRANSFER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2576a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``the 
     provisions of this section''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary may transfer non-controlled property to 
     nonprofit organizations involved in humanitarian response or 
     first responder activities.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(7) the recipient, on an annual basis, certifies that if 
     the recipient determines that the property is surplus to the 
     needs of the recipient, the recipient will return the 
     property to the Department of Defense;
       ``(8) the recipient submits to the Department of Defense a 
     description of how the recipient expects to use the property;
       ``(9) with respect to a recipient that is not a Federal 
     agency, the recipient certifies to the Department of Defense 
     that the recipient notified the local community of the 
     request for property under this section by--
       ``(A) publishing a notice of such request on a publicly 
     accessible internet website;
       ``(B) posting such notice at several prominent locations in 
     the jurisdiction of the recipient; and
       ``(C) ensuring that such notices were available to the 
     local community for a period of not less than 30 days;
       ``(10) with respect to a recipient that is not a Federal 
     agency, the recipient submits to the Department of Defense a 
     description of the training courses or certifications 
     required for use of transferred property;
       ``(11) with respect to a recipient that is a local law 
     enforcement agency, the recipient has received the approval 
     of the city council or other local governing body to acquire 
     the property sought under this section; and
       ``(12) with respect to a recipient that is a State law 
     enforcement agency, the recipient has received the approval 
     of the appropriate state governing body to acquire the 
     property sought under this section.'';
       (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Grenades launchers.
       ``(6) Explosives.
       ``(7) Firearms of .50 caliber or higher and ammunition of 
     0.5 caliber or higher.
       ``(8) Asphyxiating gases, including those comprised of 
     lachrymatory agents, and analogous liquids, materials or 
     devices.
       ``(9) Items in the Federal Supply Class of banned items.'';
       (4) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Limitations on Transfers.--(1) The transfers 
     prohibited under subsection (e) shall also apply with respect 
     to the transfer of previously transferred property of the 
     Department of Defense from a Federal or State agency to 
     another such agency.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall require that equipment 
     transferred under this section shall be returned upon a 
     finding that the equipment has been used to conduct actions 
     against residents of the United States that infringe upon the 
     rights of the residents under the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to assemble peaceably or to 
     petition the Government for redress of grievances.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prohibit the transfer of 
     equipment to a Federal or State agency for a period of 5 
     years upon a finding that equipment transferred under this 
     section to the Federal or State agency has been used to 
     conduct actions against United States residents that infringe 
     upon the rights of the residents under the First Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to assemble peaceably 
     or to petition the Government for redress of grievances.
       ``(g) Annual Certification Accounting for Transferred 
     Property.--(1) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress certification in writing that each Federal 
     or State agency to which the Secretary has transferred 
     personal property under this section--
       ``(A) has provided to the Secretary documentation 
     accounting for all controlled property, including arms and 
     ammunition, that the Secretary has transferred to the agency, 
     including any item described in subsection (e) so transferred 
     before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; and
       ``(B) with respect to a non-Federal agency, carried out 
     each of paragraphs (5) through (9) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) If the Secretary cannot provide a certification under 
     paragraph (1) for a Federal or State agency, the Secretary 
     may not transfer additional property to that agency under 
     this section.
       ``(h) Annual Report on Excess Property.--The Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress each year, before making any 
     personal property available for transfer under this section 
     in that year, report setting forth a description of the 
     property to be transferred, together with a certification 
     that the transfer of the property would not violate this 
     section or any other provision of law.
       ``(i) Conditions for Extension of Program.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year 
     may not be obligated or expended to carry out this section 
     unless the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a certification, for the preceding fiscal year, 
     that--
       ``(1) each recipient agency that has received personal 
     property under this section has--
       ``(A) demonstrated full and complete accountability for all 
     such property, in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3), as 
     applicable; or
       ``(B) been suspended or terminated from the program 
     pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(2) with respect to each non-Federal agency that has 
     received property under this section, the State Coordinator 
     responsible for each such agency has verified that the State 
     Coordinator or an agent of the State Coordinator has 
     conducted an in-person inventory of the property transferred 
     to the agency and that all such property was accounted for 
     during the inventory or that the agency has been suspended or 
     terminated from the program pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(3) with respect to each Federal agency that has received 
     property under this section, the Secretary or an agent of the 
     Secretary has conducted an in-person inventory of the 
     property transferred to the agency and that all such property 
     was accounted for during the inventory or that the agency has 
     been suspended or terminated from the program pursuant to 
     paragraph (4);
       ``(4) the eligibility of any agency that has received 
     property under this section for which all of such property 
     was not accounted for during an inventory described in 
     paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, to receive property 
     transferred under this section has been suspended or 
     terminated;
       ``(5) each State Coordinator has certified, for each non-
     Federal agency located in the State for which the State 
     Coordinator is responsible that--
       ``(A) the agency has complied with all requirements under 
     this section; or
       ``(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property 
     transferred under this section has been suspended or 
     terminated; and
       ``(6) the Secretary has certified, for each Federal agency 
     that has received property under this section that--
       ``(A) the agency has complied with all requirements under 
     this section; or
       ``(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property 
     transferred under this section has been suspended or 
     terminated.
       ``(j) Approval by Law Required for Transfer of Property Not 
     Previously Transferrable.--(1) In the event the Secretary 
     proposes to make available for transfer under this section 
     any personal property of the Department of Defense not 
     previously made available for transfer under this section, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report setting forth the following:
       ``(A) A description of the property proposed to be made 
     available for transfer.
       ``(B) A description of the conditions, if any, to be 
     imposed on use of the property after transfer.
       ``(C) A certification that transfer of the property would 
     not violate a provision of this section or any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not transfer any property covered 
     by a report under this subsection unless authorized by a law 
     enacted by Congress after the date of the receipt of the 
     report by Congress.
       ``(k) Annual Certification Accounting for Transferred 
     Property.--(1) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress each year a certification in writing 
     that each recipient to which the Secretary has transferred 
     personal property

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     under this section during the preceding fiscal year--
       ``(A) has provided to the Secretary documentation 
     accounting for all property the Secretary has previously 
     transferred to such recipient under this section; and
       ``(B) has complied with paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
     subsection (b) with respect to the property so transferred 
     during such fiscal year.
       ``(2) If the Secretary cannot provide a certification under 
     paragraph (1) for a recipient, the Secretary may not transfer 
     additional property to such recipient under this section, 
     effective as of the date on which the Secretary would 
     otherwise make the certification under this subsection, and 
     such recipient shall be suspended or terminated from further 
     receipt of property under this section.
       ``(l) Quarterly Reports on Use of Controlled Equipment.--
     Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal 
     quarter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     any uses of controlled property transferred under this 
     section during that fiscal quarter.
       ``(m) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the last day of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the following for the preceding fiscal 
     year:
       ``(1) The percentage of equipment lost by recipients of 
     property transferred under this section, including specific 
     information about the type of property lost, the monetary 
     value of such property, and the recipient that lost the 
     property.
       ``(2) The transfer of any new (condition code A) property 
     transferred under this section, including specific 
     information about the type of property, the recipient of the 
     property, the monetary value of each item of the property, 
     and the total monetary value of all such property transferred 
     during the fiscal year.
       ``(n) Publicly Accessible Website on Transferred Controlled 
     Property.--(1) The Secretary shall create and maintain a 
     publicly available internet website that provides information 
     on the controlled property transferred under this section and 
     the recipients of such property.
       ``(2) The contents of the internet website required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include all publicly accessible 
     unclassified information pertaining to the request, transfer, 
     denial, and repossession of controlled property under this 
     section, including--
       ``(A) a current inventory of all controlled property 
     transferred to Federal and State agencies under this section, 
     listed by--
       ``(i) the name of the Federal agency, or the State, county, 
     and recipient agency;
       ``(ii) the item name, item type, and item model;
       ``(iii) the date on which such property was transferred; 
     and
       ``(iv) the current status of such item;
       ``(B) all pending requests for transfers of controlled 
     property under this section, including the information 
     submitted by the Federal and State agencies requesting such 
     transfers;
       ``(C) a list of each agency suspended or terminated from 
     further receipt of property under this section, including any 
     State, county, or local agency, and the reason for and 
     duration of such suspension or termination; and
       ``(D) all reports required to be submitted to the Secretary 
     under this section by Federal and State agencies that receive 
     controlled property under this section.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall update on a quarterly basis the 
     contents of the internet website required under paragraph 
     (1), on which the contents of the Internet website described 
     in paragraph (2) shall be made publicly available in a 
     searchable format.
       ``(o) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) The term `agent of a State Coordinator' means any 
     individual to whom a State Coordinator formally delegates 
     responsibilities for the duties of the State Coordinator to 
     conduct inventories described in subsection (i)(2).
       ``(3) The term `controlled property' means any item 
     assigned a demilitarization code of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under 
     Department of Defense Manual 4160.21-M, `Defense Materiel 
     Disposition Manual', or any successor document.
       ``(4) The term `State Coordinator', with respect to a 
     State, means the individual appointed by the governor of the 
     State to maintain property accountability records and oversee 
     property use by the State.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Interagency Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish an interagency Law Enforcement Equipment Working 
     Group (referred to in this subsection as the ``Working 
     Group'') to support oversight and policy development 
     functions for controlled equipment programs.
       (2) Purpose.--The Working Group shall--
       (A) examine and evaluate the Controlled and Prohibited 
     Equipment Lists for possible additions or deletions;
       (B) track law enforcement agency controlled equipment 
     inventory;
       (C) ensure Government-wide criteria to evaluate requests 
     for controlled equipment;
       (D) ensure uniform standards for compliance reviews;
       (E) harmonize Federal programs to ensure the programs have 
     consistent and transparent policies with respect to the 
     acquisition of controlled equipment by law enforcement 
     agencies;
       (F) require after-action analysis reports for significant 
     incidents involving Federally provided or Federally funded 
     controlled equipment;
       (G) develop policies to ensure that law enforcement 
     agencies abide by any limitations or affirmative obligations 
     imposed on the acquisition of controlled equipment or receipt 
     of funds to purchase controlled equipment from the Federal 
     Government and the obligations resulting from receipt of 
     Federal financial assistance;
       (H) require State and local governing body to review and 
     authorize a law enforcement agency's request for or 
     acquisition of controlled equipment;
       (I) require that law enforcement agencies participating in 
     Federal controlled equipment programs receive necessary 
     training regarding appropriate use of controlled equipment 
     and the implementation of obligations resulting from receipt 
     of Federal financial assistance, including training on the 
     protection of civil rights and civil liberties;
       (J) provide uniform standards for suspending law 
     enforcement agencies from Federal controlled equipment 
     programs for specified violations of law, including civil 
     rights laws, and ensuring those standards are implemented 
     consistently across agencies; and
       (K) create a process to monitor the sale or transfer of 
     controlled equipment from the Federal Government or 
     controlled equipment purchased with funds from the Federal 
     Government by law enforcement agencies to third parties.
       (3) Composition.--
       (A) In general.--The Working Group shall be co-chaired by 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (B) Membership.--The Working Group shall be comprised of--
       (i) representatives of interested parties, who are not 
     Federal employees, including appropriate State, local, and 
     Tribal officials, law enforcement organizations, civil rights 
     and civil liberties organizations, and academics; and
       (ii) the heads of such other agencies and offices as the 
     Co-Chairs may, from time to time, designate.
       (C) Designation.--A member of the Working Group described 
     in subparagraph (A) or in subparagraph (B)(ii) may designate 
     a senior-level official from the agency represented by the 
     member to perform the day-to-day Working Group functions of 
     the member, if the designated official is a full-time officer 
     or employee of the Federal Government.
       (D) Subgroups.--At the direction of the Co-Chairs, the 
     Working Group may establish subgroups consisting exclusively 
     of Working Group members or their designees under this 
     subsection, as appropriate.
       (E) Executive director.--
       (i) In general.--There shall be an Executive Director of 
     the Working Group, to be appointed by the Attorney General.
       (ii) Responsibilities.--The Executive Director appointed 
     under clause (i) shall determine the agenda of the Working 
     Group, convene regular meetings, and supervise the work of 
     the Working Group under the direction of the Co-Chairs.
       (iii) Funding.--

       (I) In general.--To the extent permitted by law and using 
     amounts already appropriated, the Secretary shall fund, and 
     provide administrative support for, the Working Group
       (II) Requirement.--Each agency shall bear its own expenses 
     for participating in the Working Group.

       (F) Coordination with the department of homeland 
     security.--In general, the Working Group shall coordinate 
     with the Homeland Security Advisory Council of the Department 
     of Homeland Security to identify areas of overlap or 
     potential national preparedness implications of further 
     changes to Federal controlled equipment programs.
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed as creating any right or benefit, substantive or 
     procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 
     against the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
     entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other 
     person.
       (d) Report on Department of Defense Transfer of Personal 
     Property to Law Enforcement Agencies and Other Entities.--
       (1) Appropriate recipients defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``appropriate recipients'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     recipients.

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       (3) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (2) 
     shall contain--
       (A) a review of the efficacy of the surplus equipment 
     transfer program; and
       (B) a determination of whether to recommend continuing or 
     ending the program in the future.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4467. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. 
Coons) 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF 
                   EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Requirement Relating to G.I. Bill Comparison Tool.--
       (1) Requirement to maintain tool.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall maintain the G.I. Bill Comparison Tool 
     that was established pursuant to Executive Order 13607 (77 
     Fed. Reg. 25861; relating to establishing principles of 
     excellence for educational institutions serving service 
     members, veterans, spouses, and other family members) and in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, or successor tool, to provide relevant and timely 
     information about programs of education approved under 
     chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, and the 
     educational institutions that offer such programs.
       (2) Data retention.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     historical data that is reported via the tool maintained 
     under paragraph (1) remains easily and prominently accessible 
     on the benefits.va.gov website, or successor website, for a 
     period of not less than seven years from the date of initial 
     publication.
       (b) Providing Timely and Relevant Education Information to 
     Veterans, Members of the Armed Forces, and Other 
     Individuals.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall make 
     such changes to the tool maintained under subsection (a) as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure that such tool 
     is an effective and efficient method for providing 
     information pursuant to section 3698(b)(5) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Modification of scope of comprehensive policy on 
     providing education information.--Section 3698 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``veterans and members 
     of the Armed Forces'' and inserting ``individuals entitled to 
     educational assistance under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(5)--
       (i) by striking ``veterans and members of the Armed 
     Forces'' and inserting ``individuals described in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the veteran or member'' and inserting 
     ``the individual''.
       (3) G.I. bill comparison tool required disclosures.--
     Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) for each individual described in subsection (a) 
     seeking information provided under subsection (b)(5)--
       ``(i) the name of each Federal student aid program, and a 
     description of each such program, from which the individual 
     may receive educational assistance; and
       ``(ii) for each program named and described pursuant to 
     clause (i), the amount of educational assistance that the 
     individual may be eligible to receive under the program; 
     and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``and a definition of each 
     type of institution'' before the semicolon;
       (ii) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
       ``(v) the average total cost, the average tuition, the 
     average cost of room and board, the average cost and the 
     average fees to earn a certificate, and associate's degree, a 
     bachelor's degree, a postdoctoral degree, and any other 
     degree or credential the institution awards;'';
       (iii) in clause (xii), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(xiii) program, degree, and certificate completion rates, 
     disaggregated by individuals who are veterans, individuals 
     who are members of the Armed Forces, and individuals who are 
     neither veterans nor members of the Armed Forces;
       ``(xiv) transfer-out rates, disaggregated by individuals 
     who are veterans, individuals who are members of the Armed 
     Forces, and individuals who are neither veterans nor members 
     of the Armed Forces;
       ``(xv) credentials available and the average time for 
     completion of each credential;
       ``(xvi) employment rate and median income of graduates of 
     the institution in general, disaggregated by--
       ``(I) specific credential;
       ``(II) individuals who are veterans;
       ``(III) individuals who are members of the Armed Forces; 
     and
       ``(IV) individuals who are neither veterans nor members of 
     the Armed Forces;
       ``(xvii) percentage of individuals who received educational 
     assistance under this title to pursue a program of education 
     at the institution who did not earn a credential within six 
     years of commencing such program of education;
       ``(xviii) the median amount of debt incurred from a Federal 
     student loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) by 
     an individual who pursued a program of education at the 
     institution with educational assistance under this title, 
     disaggregated by--
       ``(I) individuals who received a credential and individuals 
     who did not; and
       ``(II) individuals who are veterans, individuals who are 
     members of the Armed Forces, and individuals who are neither 
     veterans nor members of the Armed Forces;
       ``(xix) whether the institution participates in Federal 
     student aid programs, and if so, which programs;
       ``(xx) the average number of individuals enrolled in the 
     institution per year, disaggregated by--
       ``(I) individuals who are veterans;
       ``(II) individuals who are members of the Armed Forces; and
       ``(III) individuals who are neither veterans nor members of 
     the Armed Forces; and
       ``(xxi) a list of each civil settlement or finding 
     resulting from a Federal or State action in a court of 
     competent jurisdiction against the institution for violation 
     of a provision of Federal or State law that materially 
     affects the education provided at the institution or is the 
     result of illicit activity, including deceptive marketing or 
     misinformation provided to prospective students or current 
     enrollees.''.
       (4) Clarity of information provided.--Paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``To the extent''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that information provided 
     under subsection (b)(5) is provided in a manner that is easy 
     and accessible to individuals described in subsection (a), 
     especially with respect to information described in paragraph 
     (1)(C)(xxii).''.
       (c) Improvements for Student Feedback.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b)(2) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) providing institutions of higher learning up to 30-
     days to review and respond to any feedback and address issues 
     regarding the feedback before the feedback is published'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) for each institution of higher learning that is 
     approved under this chapter, retains, maintains, and 
     publishes all of such feedback for the entire duration that 
     the institution of higher is approved under this chapter; and
       ``(E) is easily accessible to individuals described in 
     subsection (a) and to the general public..''.
       (2) Accessibility from g.i. bill comparison tool.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that--
       (A) the feedback tracked and published under subsection 
     (b)(2) of such section, as amended by paragraph (1), is 
     prominently displayed in the tool maintained under subsection 
     (a) of this section; and
       (B) when such tool displays information for an institution 
     of higher learning, the applicable feedback is also displayed 
     for such institution of higher learning.
       (d) Training for Provision of Education Counseling 
     Services.--
       (1) In general.--Not less than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     personnel employed or contracted by the Department of Veteran 
     Affairs to provide education benefits counseling, vocational 
     or transition assistance, or similar functions, including 
     employees or contractors of the Department who provide such 
     counseling or assistance as part of the Transition Assistance 
     Program, are trained on how--
       (A) to use properly the tool maintained under subsection 
     (a); and
       (B) to provide appropriate educational counseling services 
     to veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and other 
     individuals.
       (2) Transition assistance program defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``Transition Assistance Program'' means 
     the program of counseling, information, and services under 
     section 1142 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. ___. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO VETERANS EDUCATIONAL 
                   ASSISTANCE AND OTHER RELIEF FOR VETERANS 
                   AFFECTED BY CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST 
                   EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3699(b)(1) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--

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       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a Federal or State civil enforcement action against 
     the education institution; or
       ``(D) an action taken by the Secretary; and''.
       (b) Mechanism.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish a simple mechanism that can be used by an 
     individual described in subsection (b)(1) of section 3699 of 
     such title by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of such 
     subsection, as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section, to 
     obtain relief under section 3699(a) of such title.
       (c) Partial Restoration of Entitlements.--Subsection (a) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
     by paragraph (1), by striking ``Any payment'' and inserting 
     ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any payment''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) A payment of educational assistance described in 
     subsection (b) by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of 
     paragraph (1) of such subsection may be charged against the 
     entitlement to educational assistance of the individual 
     concerned--
       ``(A) if the individual requests such charge; and
       ``(B) to such percentage of charge as the individual may 
     specify, except that such percentage may not be less than 
     zero or more than 100.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 3699 of such 
     title is amended by striking ``or disapproval of educational 
     institution'' and inserting ``of, disapproval of, or civil 
     enforcement actions against educational institutions''.
       (2) Subsection heading.--The heading for subsection (a) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``or Disapproval'' and 
     inserting ``, Disapproval, Civil Enforcement Actions, and 
     Other Actions by Secretary of Veterans Affairs''.
       (3) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 36 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 3699 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``3699. Effects of closure of, disapproval of, or civil enforcement 
              actions against educational institutions.''.
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  SA 4468. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) 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. REPORT ON SHARING OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND 
                   UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING-RELATED INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the ability and effectiveness of, and barriers to, the 
     Department of Defense related to the dissemination and 
     generation of IUU fishing-related information, particularly 
     related to the sharing of Department of Defense information 
     with other countries, State and local governments, and 
     private organizations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the challenges resulting from, and 
     ways to overcome, classification and dissemination issues 
     related to the sharing of invaluable IUU fishing-related 
     information; and
       (2) a description of the current and future planned use by 
     the Department of Defense of technology, including image 
     recognition algorithms, to combat IUU.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4469. 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. GOLD ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Guarantee Oversight and Litigation on Doping Act'' or the 
     ``GOLD Act''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the punishment of Russia for persistent decades-long 
     state-run doping fraud by the international sport governance 
     structure has been insufficient and Russia's competing status 
     as ``ROC'' at Tokyo 2020 demonstrates to authoritarian states 
     around the world that systematic doping will be tolerated; 
     and
       (2) aggressive enforcement of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping 
     Act of 2019 (21 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) can create the deterrent 
     required to curb doping fraud as the Foreign Corrupt 
     Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 et seq.) curbed 
     foreign bribery and the Department of Justice and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation should prioritize enforcement of the 
     Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 (21 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).
       (c) Predicate Offenses.--Part I of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 1956(c)(7)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``or section 104(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(a)''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``North Korea)'' the following: ``, 
     or section 3 of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 (21 
     U.S.C. 2402) (relating to prohibited activities with respect 
     to major international doping fraud conspiracies)''; and
       (2) in section 1961(1)--
       (A) by striking ``or (G) any act'' and inserting ``(G) any 
     act''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``section 2332(b)(g)(5)(B)'' the 
     following: ``, or (H) any act that is indictable under 
     section 3 of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 (21 
     U.S.C. 2402)''.
       (d) Limitation.--An athlete (as defined in section 2 of the 
     Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 (21 U.S.C. 2401)) may not 
     be prosecuted under section 1956 or chapter 96 of title 18, 
     United States Code, for any offense for which a violation of 
     section 3 of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 was the 
     predicate offense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4470. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Ms. Ernst) 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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 857. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONTRACTING 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Requirement to Refer Violations to Agency Suspension 
     and Debarment Official.--Section 1704(c)(1) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 
     7104b(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``refer the matter to the agency 
     suspension and debarment official and'' before ``consider 
     taking one of the following actions''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (G).
       (b) Report on Implementation of Trafficking in Contracting 
     Provisions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on 
     implementation of title XVII of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 
     126 Stat. 2092).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4471. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and 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 E of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3157. TRANSFER OF BUILDING LOCATED AT 4170 ALLIUM COURT, 
                   SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

       (a) In General.--The National Nuclear Security 
     Administration shall release all of its reversionary rights 
     without reimbursement to the building located at 4170 Allium 
     Court, Springfield, Ohio, also known as the Advanced 
     Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development, 
     to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County and 
     the Chamber of Commerce.
       (b) Fee Simple Interest.--The fee simple interest in the 
     property, on which the building described in subsection (a) 
     is located, shall be transferred from the Advanced Technical 
     Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development to the 
     Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County prior to or 
     concurrent with the release of the reversionary rights of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration under subsection 
     (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4472. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.

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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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 857. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES FOR PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL 
                   HISTORY INQUIRIES BY CONTRACTORS PRIOR TO 
                   CONDITIONAL OFFER.

       (a) Civilian Agency Contracts.--Section 4714(b) of title 41 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``complaint'' and 
     inserting ``investigative'';
       (B) by striking ``Administrator of General Services'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Labor'';
       (C) by striking ``submit to the Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``submit to the Secretary of Labor''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary of 
     Labor may also investigate compliance with subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) during the course of compliance evaluations 
     conducted pursuant to parts 60-1.20, 60-300.60, and 60-741.60 
     of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. The Secretary of 
     Labor may publish such procedures by regulation, guidance, or 
     such other means which the Secretary deems appropriate.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``head of an executive agency determines'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of Labor, based upon the results of 
     a complaint investigation or compliance evaluation conducted 
     by the Secretary, determines'';
       (ii) by striking ``such head'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``warning'' and 
     inserting ``notice''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``head of an executive agency determines'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of Labor, based upon the results of 
     a complaint investigation or compliance evaluation conducted 
     by the Secretary determines'';
       (ii) by striking ``such head'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary'';
       (iii) by inserting ``, as necessary'' after ``in 
     consultation with the relevant Federal agencies''; and
       (iv) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) taking any of the actions authorized by section 
     202(7) of Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note; 
     relating to equal employment opportunity) and section 60-1.27 
     of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
       (b) Defense Contracts.--Section 2339 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``complaint'' and 
     inserting ``investigative'';
       (B) by striking ``Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Labor''; and
       (C) by adding at the end before the period the 
     following:``to the Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Labor 
     may also investigate compliance with subsection (a)(1)(B) 
     during the course of compliance evaluations conducted 
     pursuant to parts 60-1.20, 60-300.60, and 60-741.60 of title 
     41, Code of Federal Regulations. The Secretary of Labor may 
     publish such procedures by regulation, guidance, or such 
     other means which the Secretary deems appropriate.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary of Defense determines'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Labor, based upon the results of a 
     complaint investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by 
     the Secretary, determines''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``warning'' and 
     inserting ``notice''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``Secretary of Defense determines'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Labor, based upon the results of a 
     complaint investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by 
     the Secretary, determines'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, as necessary'' after ``in 
     consultation with the relevant Federal agencies''; and
       (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) taking any of the actions authorized by section 
     202(7) of Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note; 
     relating to equal employment opportunity) and section 60-1.27 
     of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--Section 1123 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 41 
     U.S.C. 4714 note, 10 U.S.C. 2339 note), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``on or after the 
     date that is two years'' after ``solicitations issued''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``on or after the 
     date that is two years'' after ``solicitations issued''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4473. Mr. BOOKER (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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

                         Subtitle __--Equal Act

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Eliminating a 
     Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act'' or the 
     ``EQUAL Act''.

     SEC. __02. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR COCAINE 
                   OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE INVOLVED IS COCAINE 
                   BASE.

       (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The following provisions of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are 
     repealed:
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. 
     841(b)(1)(A)).
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 
     841(b)(1)(B)).
       (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--The 
     following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
       (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 
     960(b)(1)).
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) (21 U.S.C. 
     960(b)(2)).
       (c) Applicability to Pending and Past Cases.--
       (1) Pending cases.--This section, and the amendments made 
     by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the 
     offense was committed.
       (2) Past cases.--In the case of a defendant who, before the 
     date of enactment of this Act, was convicted or sentenced for 
     a Federal offense involving cocaine base, the sentencing 
     court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, 
     the attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose 
     a reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in 
     section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4474. Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) 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 title X, add the following:

     Subtitle H--Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS

     SEC. 1071. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON THERAPIES FOR ALS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     award grants to participating entities for purposes of 
     scientific research utilizing data from expanded access to 
     investigational drugs for individuals who are not otherwise 
     eligible for clinical trials for the prevention, diagnosis, 
     mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis. In the case of a participating entity seeking such 
     a grant, an expanded access request must be submitted, and 
     allowed to proceed by the Secretary, under section 561 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) and 
     part 312 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
     successor regulations), before the application for such grant 
     is submitted. 
       (b) Application.--
       (1) In general.--A participating entity seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary shall specify.
       (2) Use of data.--An application submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include a description of how data generated through 
     an expanded access request under section 561 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) with respect 
     to the investigational drug involved will be used to support 
     research or development related to the prevention, diagnosis, 
     mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis.
       (3) Noninterference with clinical trials.--An application 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a description of 
     how the proposed expanded access program will be designed so 
     as not to interfere with patient enrollment in ongoing 
     clinical trials for investigational therapies for the 
     prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or cure of 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
       (c) Selection.--Consistent with sections 406 and 492 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284a, 289a), the 
     Secretary shall, in determining whether to award a grant 
     under this section, confirm that--
       (1) such grant will be used to support a scientific 
     research objective relating to the prevention, diagnosis, 
     mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis (as described in subsection (a));
       (2) such grant shall not have the effect of diminishing 
     eligibility for, or impeding enrollment of, ongoing clinical 
     trials for the

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     prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or cure of 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by determining that individuals 
     who receive expanded access to investigational drugs through 
     such a grant are not eligible for enrollment in--
       (A) ongoing clinical trials that are registered on 
     ClinicalTrials.gov (or successor website), with respect to a 
     drug for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or 
     cure of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; or
       (B) clinical trials for the prevention, diagnosis, 
     mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis for which an exemption under section 505(i) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) has 
     been granted by the Food and Drug Administration and which 
     are expected to begin enrollment within one year; and
       (3) the resulting project funded by such grant will allow 
     for equitable access to investigational drugs by minority and 
     underserved populations.
       (d) Use of Funds.--A participating entity shall use funds 
     received through the grant--
       (1) to pay the manufacturer or sponsor for the direct costs 
     of the investigational drug, as authorized under section 
     312.8(d) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations), to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, 
     treat, or cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that is the 
     subject of an expanded access request described in subsection 
     (a), if such costs are justified as part of peer review of 
     the grant;
       (2) for the entity's direct costs incurred in providing 
     such drug consistent with the research mission of the grant; 
     or
       (3) for the direct and indirect costs of the entity in 
     conducting research with respect to such drug.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``participating entity'' means a participating 
     clinical trial site or sites sponsored by a small business 
     concern (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) that is the sponsor of a drug that is the 
     subject of an investigational new drug application under 
     section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, or 
     cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
       (2) The term ``participating clinical trial'' means a phase 
     3 clinical trial conducted pursuant to an exemption under 
     section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)) to investigate a drug intended 
     to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, or cure amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis.
       (3) The term ``participating clinical trial site'' means a 
     health care facility, or network of facilities, at which 
     patients participating in a participating clinical trial 
     receive an investigational drug through such trial.
       (f) Sunset.--The Secretary may not award grants under this 
     section on or after September 30, 2026.

     SEC. 1072. HHS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR RARE 
                   NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall establish and implement a Public-Private Partnership 
     for Neurodegenerative Diseases between the National 
     Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and 
     one or more eligible entities (to be known and referred to in 
     this section as the ``Partnership'') through cooperative 
     agreements, contracts, or other appropriate mechanisms with 
     such eligible entities, for the purpose of advancing the 
     understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and fostering the 
     development of treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. The Partnership 
     shall--
       (1) establish partnerships and consortia with other public 
     and private entities and individuals with expertise in 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other rare 
     neurodegenerative diseases for the purposes described in this 
     subsection;
       (2) focus on advancing regulatory science and scientific 
     research that will support and accelerate the development and 
     review of drugs for patients with amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis and other rare neurodegenerative diseases; and
       (3) foster the development of effective drugs that improve 
     the lives of people that suffer from amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.
       (b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
     entity'' means an entity that--
       (1) is--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 1001 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or a consortium of such institutions; or
       (B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     subsection (a) of such section;
       (2) has experienced personnel with clinical and other 
     technical expertise in the field of biomedical sciences and 
     demonstrated connection to the patient population;
       (3) demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that the 
     entity is capable of identifying and establishing 
     collaborations between public and private entities and 
     individuals with expertise in neurodegenerative diseases, 
     including patients, in order to facilitate--
       (A) development and critical evaluation of tools, methods, 
     and processes--
       (i) to characterize neurodegenerative diseases and their 
     natural history;
       (ii) to identify molecular targets for neurodegenerative 
     diseases; and
       (iii) to increase efficiency, predictability, and 
     productivity of clinical development of therapies, including 
     advancement of rational therapeutic development and 
     establishment of clinical trial networks; and
       (B) securing funding for the Partnership from Federal and 
     non-Federal governmental sources, foundations, and private 
     individuals; and
       (4) provides an assurance that the entity will not accept 
     funding for a Partnership project from any organization that 
     manufactures or distributes products regulated by the Food 
     and Drug Administration unless the entity provides assurances 
     in its agreement with the Secretary that the results of the 
     project will not be influenced by any source of funding.
       (c) Gifts.--
       (1) In general.--The Partnership may solicit and accept 
     gifts, grants, and other donations, establish accounts, and 
     invest and expend funds in support of basic research and 
     research associated with phase 3 clinical trials conducted 
     with respect to investigational drugs that are the subjects 
     of expanded access requests under section 561 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb).
       (2) Use.--In addition to any amounts appropriated for 
     purposes of carrying out this section, the Partnership may 
     use, without further appropriation, any funds derived from a 
     gift, grant, or other donation accepted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. 1073. ALS AND OTHER RARE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE 
                   ACTION PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
     shall publish on the website of the Food and Drug 
     Administration an action plan describing actions the Food and 
     Drug Administration intends to take during the 5-year period 
     following publication of the plan with respect to program 
     enhancements, policy development, regulatory science 
     initiatives, and other appropriate initiatives to--
       (1) foster the development of safe and effective drugs that 
     improve or extend, or both, the lives of people living with 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other rare 
     neurodegenerative diseases; and
       (2) facilitate access to investigational drugs for 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other rare 
     neurodegenerative diseases.
       (b) Contents.--The initial action plan published under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify appropriate representation from within the 
     Food and Drug Administration to be responsible for 
     implementation of such action plan;
       (2) include elements to facilitate--
       (A) interactions and collaboration between the Food and 
     Drug Administration, including the review centers thereof, 
     and stakeholders including patients, sponsors, and the 
     external biomedical research community;
       (B) consideration of cross-cutting clinical and regulatory 
     policy issues, including consistency of regulatory advice and 
     decision making;
       (C) identification of key regulatory science and policy 
     issues critical to advancing development of safe and 
     effective drugs; and
       (D) enhancement of collaboration and engagement of the 
     relevant centers and offices of the Food and Drug 
     Administration with other operating divisions within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, the Partnership, and 
     the broader neurodegenerative disease community; and
       (3) be subject to revision, as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

     SEC. 1074. FDA RARE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE GRANT PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
     the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall award grants and 
     contracts to public and private entities to cover the costs 
     of research on, and development of interventions intended to 
     prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, or cure, amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis and other rare neurodegenerative diseases 
     in adults and children, including costs incurred with respect 
     to the development and critical evaluation of tools, methods, 
     and processes--
       (1) to characterize such neurodegenerative diseases and 
     their natural history;
       (2) to identify molecular targets for such 
     neurodegenerative diseases; and
       (3) to increase efficiency and productivity of clinical 
     development of therapies, including through--
       (A) the use of master protocols and adaptive and add-on 
     clinical trial designs; and
       (B) efforts to establish new or leverage existing clinical 
     trial networks.

     SEC. 1075. GAO REPORT.

       Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing--
       (1) with respect to grants awarded under the program 
     established under section 1071--
       (A) an analysis of what is known about the impact of such 
     grants on research or development related to the prevention, 
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     mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis; and
       (B) data concerning such grants, including--
       (i) the number of grants awarded;
       (ii) the participating entities to whom grants were 
     awarded;
       (iii) the value of each such grant;
       (iv) a description of the research each such grant was used 
     to further;
       (v) the number of patients who received expanded access to 
     an investigational drug to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, 
     treat, or cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis under each 
     grant;
       (vi) whether the investigational drug that was the subject 
     of such a grant was approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; and
       (vii) the average number of days between when a grant 
     application is submitted and when a grant is awarded; and
       (2) with respect to grants awarded under the program 
     established under section 1074--
       (A) an analysis of what is known about the impact of such 
     grants on research or development related to the prevention, 
     diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or cure of amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis;
       (B) an analysis of what is known about how such grants 
     increased efficiency and productivity of the clinical 
     development of therapies, including through the use of 
     clinical trials that operated with common master protocols, 
     or had adaptive or add-on clinical trial designs; and
       (C) data concerning such grants, including--
       (i) the number of grants awarded;
       (ii) the participating entities to whom grants were 
     awarded;
       (iii) the value of each such grant;
       (iv) a description of the research each such grant was used 
     to further; and
       (v) whether the investigational drug that was the subject 
     of such a grant received approval by the Food and Drug 
     Administration.

     SEC. 1076. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       For purposes of carrying out this subtitle, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026.
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  SA 4475. Mr. ROMNEY 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. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF 
                   PASSPORT AGENCIES.

       (a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall conduct a review 
     of the geographic diversity of existing passport agencies to 
     identify--
       (1) the geographic areas in the United States that are 
     farther than 6 hours driving distance from the nearest 
     passport agency;
       (2) the per capita demand for passport services in the 
     areas described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) a strategy to ensure that passport agencies are 
     accessible to all eligible Americans, including Americans 
     living outside of large population centers and in States with 
     a high per capita demand for passport services.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report 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 
     containing the findings of the review conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
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  SA 4476. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. UNITED STATES GRAND STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CHINA.

       (a) Findings; Sense of Congress.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The United States is in a new era of geostrategic and 
     geoeconomic competition with the People's Republic of China, 
     a great power that seeks to challenge international norms, 
     laws and institutions, and confront the United States across 
     diplomatic, economic, military, technological, and 
     informational domains.
       (B) As it has during previous periods of great power 
     competition, the United States must articulate and refine its 
     grand strategy, including through rigorous testing of 
     assumptions and by drawing on expertise outside the United 
     States Government, to ensure its ultimate success, as well as 
     global peace, stability, and shared prosperity.
       (C) Historically, presidents of the United States have used 
     different models for grand strategy development, including 
     the following efforts:
       (i) In January 1950, President Truman requested an in-depth 
     report on the state of the world, actions taken by 
     adversaries of the United States, and the development of a 
     comprehensive national strategy, resulting in a paper 
     entitled ``United States Objectives and Programs for National 
     Security'', also known as NSC-68.
       (ii) President Eisenhower utilized experts from both within 
     and outside the United States Government during Project 
     Solarium to produce NSC 162/2, a ``Statement of Policy by the 
     National Security Council on Basic National Security Policy'' 
     in order to ``meet the Soviet Threat to U.S. security'' and 
     guide United States national security policy.
       (iii) President Ford authorized the Team B project to draw 
     in experts from outside the United States Government to 
     question and strengthen the analysis of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.
       (iv) President Reagan approved the National Security 
     Decision Directive Number 75 in January 1983 to organize 
     United States strategy toward the Soviet Union in order to 
     clarify and orient United States policies toward specific 
     objectives vis a vis the Soviet Union.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should draw upon previous successful models 
     of grand strategy to articulate a strategy that appropriately 
     addresses the evolving challenges and contours of the new era 
     of geostrategic and geoeconomic competition with the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (b) United States Grand Strategy With Respect to China.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the President first submits to Congress a national 
     security strategy under section 108 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President shall commence developing a 
     comprehensive report that articulates the strategy of the 
     United States with respect to the People's Republic of China 
     (in this section referred to as the ``China Strategy'') that 
     builds on the work of such national security strategy.
       (2) Submittal.--Not later than 270 days after the date on 
     which the President first submits to Congress a national 
     security strategy under section 108 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress the China 
     Strategy developed under paragraph (1).
       (3) Form.--The China Strategy shall be submitted in 
     classified form and shall include an unclassified summary.
       (c) Contents.--The China Strategy developed under 
     subsection (b) shall set forth the national security strategy 
     of the United States with respect to the People's Republic of 
     China and shall include a comprehensive description and 
     discussion of the following:
       (1) The strategy of the People's Republic of China 
     regarding the military, economic, and political power of 
     China in the Indo-Pacific region and worldwide, including why 
     the People's Republic of China has decided on such strategy 
     and what the strategy means for the long-term interests, 
     values, goals, and objectives of the United States.
       (2) The worldwide interests, values, goals, and objectives 
     of the United States as they relate to geostrategic and 
     geoeconomic competition with the People's Republic of China.
       (3) The foreign and economic policy, worldwide commitments, 
     and national defense capabilities of the United States 
     necessary to deter aggression and to implement the national 
     security strategy of the United States as they relate to the 
     new era of competition with the People's Republic of China.
       (4) How the United States will exercise the political, 
     economic, military, diplomatic, and other elements of its 
     national power to protect or advance its interests and values 
     and achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       (5) The adequacy of the capabilities of the United States 
     Government to carry out the national security strategy of the 
     United States within the context of new and emergent 
     challenges to the international order posed by the People's 
     Republic of China, including an evaluation--
       (A) of the balance among the capabilities of all elements 
     of national power of the United States; and
       (B) the balance of all United States elements of national 
     power in comparison to equivalent elements of national power 
     of the People's Republic of China.
       (6) The assumptions and end-state or end-states of the 
     strategy of the United States globally and in the Indo-
     Pacific region with respect to the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (7) Such other information as the President considers 
     necessary to help inform Congress on matters relating to the 
     national security strategy of the United States with respect 
     to the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Advisory Board on United States Grand Strategy With 
     Respect to China.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     executive branch a commission to be known as the ``Advisory 
     Board on United States Grand Strategy with respect to China'' 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Board'').

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       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Board is to convene 
     outside experts to advise the President on development of the 
     China Strategy.
       (3) Duties.--
       (A) Review.--The Board shall review the current national 
     security strategy of the United States with respect to the 
     People's Republic of China, including assumptions, 
     capabilities, strategy, and end-state or end-states.
       (B) Assessment and recommendations.--The Board shall 
     analyze the United States national security strategy with 
     respect to the People's Republic of China, including 
     challenging its assumptions and approach, and make 
     recommendations to the President for the China Strategy.
       (C) Classified briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the President submits the China Strategy to 
     Congress under subsection (b)(2), the Board shall provide to 
     Congress a classified briefing on its review, assessment, and 
     recommendations.
       (4) Composition.--
       (A) Recommendations.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the President first submits to Congress a national 
     security strategy under section 108 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
     leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives shall each provide to the President a list of 
     at not fewer than 10 candidates for membership on the Board, 
     at least 5 of whom shall be individuals in the private sector 
     and 5 of whom shall be individuals in academia or employed by 
     a nonprofit research institution.
       (B) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of 9 members 
     appointed by the President as follows:
       (i) The National Security Advisor or such other designee as 
     the President considers appropriate, such as the Asia 
     Coordinator from the National Security Council.
       (ii) Four shall be selected from among individuals in the 
     private sector.
       (iii) Four shall be selected from among individuals in 
     academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution.
       (iv) Two members should be selected from among individuals 
     included in the list submitted by the majority leader of the 
     Senate under subparagraph (A), of whom--

       (I) one should be selected from among individuals in the 
     private sector; and
       (II) one should be selected from among individuals in 
     academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution.

       (v) Two members should be selected from among individuals 
     included in the list submitted by the minority leader of the 
     Senate under subparagraph (A), of whom--

       (I) one should be selected from among individuals in the 
     private sector; and
       (II) one should be selected from among individuals in 
     academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution.

       (vi) Two members should be selected from among individuals 
     included in the list submitted by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives under subparagraph (A), or whom--

       (I) one should be selected from among individuals in the 
     private sector; and
       (II) one should be selected from among individuals in 
     academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution.

       (vii) Two members should be selected from among individuals 
     included in the list submitted by the minority leader of the 
     House of Representatives under subparagraph (A), of whom--

       (I) one should be selected from among individuals in the 
     private sector; and
       (II) one should be selected from among individuals in 
     academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution.

       (C) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Board shall be the 
     member of the Board appointed under subparagraph (B)(i).
       (D) Nongovernmental membership; period of appointment; 
     vacancies.--
       (i) Nongovernmental membership.--Except in the case of the 
     Chairperson of the Board, an individual appointed to the 
     Board may not be an officer or employee of an instrumentality 
     of government.
       (ii) Period of appointment.--Members shall be appointed for 
     the life of the Board.
       (iii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled 
     in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (5) Deadline for appointment.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date on which the President first submits to Congress a 
     national security strategy under section 108 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall--
       (A) appoint the members of the Board pursuant to paragraph 
     (4); and
       (B) submit to Congress a list of the members so appointed.
       (6) Experts and consultants.--The Board is authorized to 
     procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum 
     annual rate of basic pay under level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (7) Security clearances.--The appropriate Federal 
     departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Board in 
     expeditiously providing to the Board members and experts and 
     consultants appropriate security clearances to the extent 
     possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, 
     except that no person may be provided with access to 
     classified information under this Act without the appropriate 
     security clearances.
       (8) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
     Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and 
     disseminated by members of the Board and any experts and 
     consultants consistent with all applicable statutes, 
     regulations, and Executive orders.
       (9) Nonapplicability of certain requirements.--The Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 552b of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Government in the Sunshine Act''), shall not apply to the 
     Board.
       (10) Uncompensated service.--A member of the Board who is 
     not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall 
     serve without compensation.
       (11) Cooperation from government.--In carrying out its 
     duties, the Board shall receive the full and timely 
     cooperation of the heads of relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies in providing the Board with analysis, briefings, and 
     other information necessary for the fulfillment of its 
     responsibilities.
       (12) Termination.--The Board shall terminate on the date 
     that is 60 days after the date on which the President submits 
     the China Strategy to Congress under subsection (b)(2).
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  SA 4477. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself 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 end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ALLIES AND PARTNERS ASSISTING 
                   EVACUATION FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) following the Afghan Taliban takeover of the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Germany, 
     Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Norway, 
     Mexico, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Uganda, 
     Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and 
     the Self-Declared Independent Republic of Somaliland 
     responded to the United States' request for assistance in the 
     effort to evacuate and support thousands of United States 
     citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States, 
     vulnerable Afghans, and their families; and
       (2) the United States values the vital contributions of 
     these partners and allies to the evacuation effort and is 
     grateful for their support of this critical humanitarian 
     mission.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4478. Mr. ROMNEY 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 C of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1424. REPORT ON DOMESTIC PROCESSING OF RARE EARTHS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on domestic processing of 
     rare earths to achieve supply chain independence for the 
     United States Armed Forces and key allies and partners of the 
     United States.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the annual demand for processed rare 
     earths for the United States Armed Forces and key allies and 
     partners of the United States.
       (2) An outline of the necessary processed rare earths value 
     chain required to support the needs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) An assessment of gaps in the outline described in 
     paragraph (2) indicating where sufficient domestic capacity 
     already exists and where such capacity does not exist.
       (4) An identification of any Federal funds, including any 
     funds made available under title III of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.), currently 
     being deployed to support creation of domestic capacity to 
     address those gaps.
       (5) An estimate of the additional capital investment 
     required to build and operate capacity to address those gaps.
       (6) An estimate of the annual funding necessary for the 
     Department of Defense to procure domestically processed rare 
     earths sufficient to meet its annual needs, including 
     consideration of increased investments from private sector 
     capital.

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       (7) An estimate of the cost difference between the 
     Department of Defense sourcing rare earths processed in the 
     United States and sourcing rare earths on the open market.
       (8) An identification of how the Department of Defense 
     would direct its weapon suppliers to use the domestically 
     processed rare earths.
       (9) An assessment of what changes, if any, to authorities 
     under title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 are 
     necessary to enter into a long-term offtake agreement to 
     contract for domestically processed rare earths.
       (10) An assessment of the length of potential contracts 
     necessary for preventing the collapse of domestic processing 
     of rare earths in the case of price fluctuations from 
     increases in the People's Republic of China's export quota.
       (11) Recommendations for international cooperation with 
     allies and partners to jointly reduce dependence on rare 
     earths processed in or by the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in classified form but shall include an 
     unclassified summary.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4479. Mr. ROMNEY 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. DEFENSE TRADE DIALOGUE TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPEDITE 
                   TRANSFER OF DEFENSIVE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES 
                   TO TAIWAN.

       The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     report required under section 1245(c) is submitted, initiate 
     a defense trade dialogue with Taiwan with the goal of 
     prioritizing and expediting the transfer of defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities to Taiwan; and
       (2) not later than 90 days after the date on which such 
     dialogue is initiated, and every 90 days thereafter, provide 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     with a briefing on the status of such dialogue.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4480. Mr. ROMNEY 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 1245 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1245. ASSESSMENT OF AND PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE DEFENSIVE 
                   ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN.

       (a) Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall conduct an assessment of the defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the current defensive asymmetric 
     capabilities of Taiwan and the ability of Taiwan to defend 
     itself from external conventional military threats, which 
     shall include--
       (i) a description and assessment of the current defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan; and
       (ii) a description of the defensive asymmetric capabilities 
     necessary for Taiwan to successfully alter scenarios and 
     likely outcomes with respect to a possible use of force by 
     the People's Republic of China against Taiwan, including the 
     estimated cost of such capabilities.
       (B) An assessment of each of the following:
       (i) The applicability of Department of Defense authorities 
     for improving the defensive asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan 
     in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 
     22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
       (ii) The options available to the Department to support the 
     defense budgeting and procurement process of Taiwan in a 
     manner that facilitates sustained investment in capabilities 
     aligned with the asymmetric defense strategy of Taiwan.
       (iii) The feasibility and advisability, including the 
     estimated costs, of additional policy options to support the 
     enhancement of the defensive asymmetric capabilities of 
     Taiwan, including--

       (I) assisting Taiwan in the domestic production of 
     defensive asymmetric capabilities, including through the 
     transfer of intellectual property, co-development, or co-
     production arrangements; and
       (II) establishing a permanent fund to support regular 
     investment by Taiwan in defensive asymmetric capabilities.

       (iv) The plans, tactics, techniques, and procedures 
     underpinning the defensive asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan.
       (v) The interoperability of current and future defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan with the military 
     capabilities of the United States and its allies and 
     partners.
       (vi) Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) Plan.--The Secretary shall develop a plan for assisting 
     Taiwan in improving its defensive asymmetric capabilities 
     that includes--
       (1) recommendations for new Department authorities, or 
     modifications to existing Department authorities, necessary 
     to improve the defensive asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan in 
     accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 
     U.S.C. 3301 et seq.);
       (2) an identification of opportunities--
       (A) for key leader and subject matter expert engagement 
     between Department personnel and military and civilian 
     counterparts in Taiwan; and
       (B) to provide necessary support for the successful 
     deployment of defensive asymmetric capabilities by Taiwan, 
     including through appropriate training; and
       (3) an identification of challenges and opportunities for 
     leveraging non-Department authorities, resources, and 
     capabilities to improve the defensive asymmetric capabilities 
     of Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public 
     Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress--
       (1) a report on the results of the assessment required by 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) the plan required by subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Defensive asymmetric capabilities.--The term 
     ``defensive asymmetric capabilities'' means the capabilities 
     necessary to defend Taiwan against conventional external 
     threats, including coastal defense missiles, naval mines, 
     anti-aircraft capabilities, cyber defenses, and special 
     operations forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4481. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Kelly) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. ENHANCING DEFENSIVE ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES OF 
                   TAIWAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) President Xi of the People's Republic of China has--
       (A) declared that reunification of the People's Republic of 
     China and Taiwan must occur; and
       (B) not excluded using force as a means to accomplish such 
     reunification.
       (2) The People's Republic of China is taking aggressive 
     actions toward Taiwan through frequent air incursions, 
     including by sending 149 airplanes from the People's Republic 
     of China into the air defense zone of Taiwan from October 1 
     through October 4, 2021.
       (3) The defense policy of the United States towards Taiwan 
     continues to be governed by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 
     (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to support efforts by Taiwan to defend itself from 
     aggression and the potential use of force by the People's 
     Republic of China by enhancing its defensive asymmetric 
     capabilities.
       (c) Assessment of Defensive Asymmetric Capabilities of 
     Taiwan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of 
     National Intelligence, and the head of any other Federal 
     department or agency the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the defensive

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     asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan and options for the United 
     States to enhance such capabilities.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A comprehensive description and assessment of scenarios 
     and likely outcomes with respect to a possible use of force 
     against Taiwan by the People's Republic of China, compiled 
     from existing descriptions and assessments from Federal 
     departments and agencies.
       (B) An assessment of the defensive asymmetric capabilities 
     of Taiwan, including--
       (i) a description and assessment of the current defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities of Taiwan; and
       (ii) a description of the defensive asymmetric capabilities 
     necessary for Taiwan to successfully alter scenarios and 
     likely outcomes with respect to a possible use of force by 
     the People's Republic of China against Taiwan, including the 
     estimated cost of such capabilities.
       (C) An assessment of options for the United States to 
     support Taiwan's defense budgeting and procurement process in 
     a manner that facilitates sustained investment in 
     capabilities aligned with the asymmetric defense strategy of 
     Taiwan, including--
       (i) a review of technical advisory options for enhancing 
     defense budgeting across military services in Taiwan;
       (ii) an evaluation of any administrative, institutional, or 
     personnel barrier, in the United States or Taiwan, to 
     implementing the options described in clause (i);
       (iii) an evaluation of the most appropriate entities within 
     the Department of Defense to lead such options;
       (iv) an evaluation of the appropriate entities within the 
     Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan and the National 
     Security Council of Taiwan to participate in such options; 
     and
       (v) a description of additional personnel, resources, and 
     authorities in Taiwan or the United States that may be 
     required to implement such options.
       (D) An assessment of the merits, including any potential 
     risks or costs, of other policy options to support the 
     enhancement of the defensive asymmetric capabilities of 
     Taiwan identified under subparagraph (B)(ii), including--
       (i) assisting Taiwan in the domestic production of such 
     capabilities, including through the transfer of intellectual 
     property or co-development or co-production arrangements; and
       (ii) establishing a permanent fund to support regular 
     investment by Taiwan in such capabilities.
       (E) With respect to each element required by subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D), a description of any lack of consensus and 
     alternative views and analyses.
       (d) Strategy for Engagement With Taiwan To Enhance 
     Defensive Asymmetric Capabilities.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date on which the report required under subsection 
     (c) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report detailing a strategy for engagement with 
     Taiwan to enhance the defensive asymmetric capabilities of 
     Taiwan, including--
       (1) diplomatic and military engagement with Taiwan to 
     support the enhancement of the defensive asymmetric 
     capabilities identified under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii); and
       (2) support for the successful deployment of such 
     capabilities by Taiwan, including through necessary training.
       (e) Increased Sales of Defensive Asymmetric Capabilities to 
     Taiwan.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     report required under subsection (d) is submitted, the 
     Secretary of State shall--
       (1) initiate negotiations with Taiwan with the goal of 
     significantly increasing the sale to Taiwan of the defensive 
     asymmetric capabilities identified under subsection 
     (c)(2)(B)(ii); and
       (2) every 180 days after the initiation of such 
     negotiations, brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     on the status of such negotiations.
       (f) Form of Reports.--The reports required under this 
     section shall be submitted in classified form but may include 
     an unclassified annex.
       (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4482. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cotton, 
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Romney, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
Hawley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Tillis, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Thune) 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 C of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1548. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE UNITED 
                   STATES NUCLEAR FORCES.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense or the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration for any of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2027 may be obligated or expended to reduce--
       (1) the total quantity of strategic delivery systems below 
     the quantity of such systems as of January 1, 2021;
       (2) the quantity of deployed or non-deployed strategic 
     delivery systems below the quantities described as the 
     ``Final New START Treaty Force Structure'' in the plan on the 
     implementation of the New START Treaty required by section 
     1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1575); or
       (3) the size of the nuclear weapons stockpile below the 
     size of the stockpile as of January 1, 2021.
       (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does 
     not apply to--
       (1) reductions made to ensure the safety, security, 
     reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile 
     and strategic delivery systems, including activities related 
     to surveillance, assessment, certification, testing, and 
     maintenance of nuclear weapons and strategic delivery 
     systems;
       (2) temporary reductions in the quantity of nuclear weapons 
     or deployed strategic delivery systems to facilitate the 
     fielding of modernized replacements;
       (3) nuclear weapons that are retired or awaiting 
     dismantlement as of January 1, 2021; or
       (4) reductions made pursuant to a treaty with respect to 
     which the Senate has provided its advice and consent pursuant 
     to article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the 
     United States.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) New start treaty.--The term ``New START Treaty'' means 
     the Treaty between the United States of America and the 
     Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
     Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 
     2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011.
       (2) Strategic delivery system.--The term ``strategic 
     delivery system'' means any of the following:
       (A) LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 
     missiles and any associated reentry vehicles.
       (B) Launch facilities for LGM-30G Minuteman III 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles, whether deployed or non-
     deployed.
       (C) Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarines.
       (D) UGM-133 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic 
     missiles and any associated reentry vehicles.
       (E) B-52H Stratofortress long-range heavy bombers.
       (F) B-2A Spirit stealth bombers.
       (G) AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4483. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Burr, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
Sasse) 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DESIGNATION OF SENATOR ROY BLUNT GEOSPATIAL 
                   LEARNING CENTER.

       (a) Designation.--The Geospatial Learning Center in the 
     Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, shall after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated 
     as the ``Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning 
     Center''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4484. Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, 
and Mr. Menendez) 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,

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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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 356. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF AIR FORCE REGARDING 
                   CONTAMINATED REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) certain property on or near Air Force facilities 
     located in the United States are contaminated with harmful 
     perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate 
     chemicals;
       (2) perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate 
     contamination threatens the jobs, lives, and livelihoods of 
     citizens and livestock who live in contaminated areas;
       (3) property owners, especially those facing severe 
     financial hardship, cannot wait any longer for the Air Force 
     to acquire contaminated property; and
       (4) the Secretary of the Air Force should, in an 
     expeditious manner, use the authority under section 344 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) to acquire 
     contaminated property, remediate or dispose of it pursuant to 
     Federal and State environmental laws, and provide relocation 
     assistance.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     progress of the Air Force in carrying out section 344 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note).
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a detailed description of any real property 
     contaminated by perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane 
     sulfonate by activities of the Air Force;
       (B) a description of any progress made by the Secretary of 
     the Air Force to acquire and remediate or dispose of property 
     pursuant to Federal and State environmental laws or provide 
     relocation assistance pursuant to section 344 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
     116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note); and
       (C) if the Secretary of the Air Force has not acquired and 
     remediated or disposed of property pursuant to Federal and 
     State environmental laws or provided relocation assistance 
     pursuant to such section, an explanation of why not.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4485. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSACTION AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     establish an initiative, to be known as the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'', under which the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with other relevant 
     Federal agencies, including those represented on the Global 
     Infrastructure Coordinating Committee, may carry out various 
     programs to advance the development of sustainable, 
     transparent, and high-quality infrastructure in the Indo-
     Pacific region by--
       (1) strengthening capacity-building programs to improve 
     project evaluation processes, regulatory and procurement 
     environments, and project preparation capacity of countries 
     that are partners of the United States in such development;
       (2) providing transaction advisory services and project 
     preparation assistance to support sustainable infrastructure; 
     and
       (3) coordinating the provision of United States assistance 
     for the development of infrastructure, including 
     infrastructure that utilizes United States-manufactured goods 
     and services, and catalyzing investment led by the private 
     sector.
       (b) Transaction Advisory Fund.--As part of the 
     ``Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network'' 
     described under subsection (a), the Secretary of State is 
     authorized to provide support, including through the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund, for advisory services to help 
     boost the capacity of partner countries to evaluate contracts 
     and assess the financial and environmental impacts of 
     potential infrastructure projects, including through 
     providing services such as--
       (1) legal services;
       (2) project preparation and feasibility studies;
       (3) debt sustainability analyses;
       (4) bid or proposal evaluation; and
       (5) other services relevant to advancing the development of 
     sustainable, transparent, and high-quality infrastructure.
       (c) Strategic Infrastructure Fund.--
       (1) In general.--As part of the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'' described under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide support, including through the Strategic 
     Infrastructure Fund, for technical assistance, project 
     preparation, pipeline development, and other infrastructure 
     project support.
       (2) Joint infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized for 
     the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used in 
     coordination with the Department of Defense, the 
     International Development Finance Corporation, like-minded 
     donor partners, and multilateral banks, as appropriate, to 
     support joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific 
     region.
       (3) Strategic infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized 
     for the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used to 
     support strategic infrastructure projects that are in the 
     national security interest of the United States and 
     vulnerable to strategic competitors.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2026, 
     $75,000,000 to the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance 
     Network, of which $20,000,000 is to be provided for the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4486. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1283. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.

       The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.

       ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities under this Act may 
     be made available for an international peacekeeping operation 
     that has not been expressly authorized by the United Nations 
     Security Council.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4487. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE ARAB GAS 
                   PIPELINE.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2022 may be obligated or expended to implement 
     any activity relating to the construction, repair, 
     restoration, or assessment of the Arab Gas Pipeline.
       (b) Certification.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of subsection (a) if, not less than 30 days 
     before the date on which an activity described in that 
     subsection is proposed to commence, the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress in 
     writing that the implementation of the activity does not--
       (1) knowingly provide significant financial, material, or 
     technological support to, or involve knowingly engaging in a 
     significant transaction with--
       (A) the Government of Syria (including any entity owned or 
     controlled by the Government of Syria) or a senior political 
     figure of the Government of Syria;
       (B) a foreign person who is a military contractor 
     mercenary, a paramilitary force knowingly operating in a 
     military capacity inside Syria for, or on behalf of, the 
     Government of Syria, the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, or the Government of Iran; or
       (C) a foreign person subject to sanctions pursuant to the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) with respect to Syria or any other provision of law 
     that imposes sanctions with respect to Syria;
       (2) knowingly involve the sale or provision of significant 
     goods, services, technology, information, or other forms of 
     support that significantly facilitate the maintenance, 
     repair, or expansion of the Government of Syria's domestic 
     production of natural gas, petroleum, or petroleum products, 
     including

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     pipelines that facilitate the transit of energy into 
     neighboring countries; or
       (3) require a waiver under the Caesar Syria Civilian 
     Protection Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 2291; 22 
     U.S.C. 8791 note).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
       (1) details United States efforts to work with other 
     governments in the region to develop a plan for the 
     distribution of gas supplies to Lebanon in a manner that 
     reduces Lebanon's dependence on Iran;
       (2) assesses the extent to which alternatives to the Arab 
     Gas Pipeline were pursued and considered feasible;
       (3) includes a comprehensive overview of the key sources of 
     Lebanon's gas supply before 2020;
       (4) the response of the Administration to fuel from Iran 
     entering Lebanon, particularly amid reports that additional 
     vessels have departed Iran; and
       (5) a list of entities involved in the production and 
     transport of fuel from Syria to Lebanon in 2020 and 2021.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4488. Mr. RISCH 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 XII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SECTION 1216. RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL 
                   FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ASSISTANCE TO THE 
                   TALIBAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In August 2021, in response to the Taliban's toppling 
     of the internationally recognized Government of Afghanistan, 
     and growing concerns over reported human rights abuses, 
     donors suspended foreign aid to Afghanistan, which accounts 
     for approximately 40 percent of Afghanistan's gross domestic 
     product.
       (2) Among the donors referred to in paragraph (1) are 
     international financial institutions, such as the 
     International Monetary Fund, which froze the disbursement of 
     more than $400,000,000 in emergency currency reserves 
     allocated to Afghanistan because of concerns related to the 
     credibility and legitimacy of the Taliban rule.
       (3) The World Bank, which has committed more than 
     $5,300,000,000 in reconstruction and development funding for 
     Afghanistan since 2002, similarly suspended funding for 
     projects in Afghanistan, citing concerns over how Taliban 
     rule would impact ``the county's development prospects, 
     especially for women''.
       (4) Since Taliban rule in Afghanistan threatens vital gains 
     achieved in Afghanistan during the past 20 years, 
     particularly gains regarding the rule of law, 
     counterterrorism, and the rights of women and girls, it 
     should be denied credibility and international legitimacy on 
     the world stage.
       (5) In April 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken 
     stated, ``I can say very clearly and categorically that an 
     Afghanistan that does not respect [the rights of women and 
     girls], that does not sustain the gains we've made, will be a 
     pariah.''.
       (6) Despite the freeze in funding, the World Bank, along 
     with the rest of the international community--
       (A) remains firmly committed to assisting the Afghan 
     people; and
       (B) is ``exploring ways [through which the World Bank] can 
     remain engaged to preserve hard-won development gains and 
     continue to support the people of Afghanistan.''.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to oppose the extension of loans, guarantees, or other 
     financial or technical assistance to the Taliban, any agency 
     or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan that is 
     under the direction or control of the Taliban, or any member 
     of the Taliban until the Taliban has--
       (1) publicly and privately broken all ties with other 
     terrorist groups, including al Qaeda;
       (2) verifiably prevented the use of Afghanistan as a 
     platform for terrorist attacks against the United States or 
     against partners or allies of the United States, including by 
     denying terrorist groups--
       (A) sanctuary space in Afghanistan;
       (B) transit through Afghan territory; and
       (C) the use of Afghanistan for terrorist training, 
     planning, or equipping;
       (3) provided humanitarian actors with full, unimpeded 
     access to vulnerable populations throughout Afghanistan, 
     without interference or diversion;
       (4) respected freedom of movement, including by 
     facilitating--
       (A) the departure of foreign nationals, applicants for the 
     special immigrant visa program, and other at-risk Afghans by 
     air or land routes; and
       (B) the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of displaced 
     persons; and
       (5) supported the establishment of an inclusive government 
     of Afghanistan that respects the rule of law, press freedom, 
     and human rights, including the rights of women and girls.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) International financial institution.--The term 
     ``international finance institution'' includes--
       (A) the International Monetary Fund;
       (B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development;
       (C) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
       (D) the International Development Association;
       (E) the International Finance Corporation;
       (F) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency;
       (G) the African Development Bank;
       (H) the African Development Fund;
       (I) the Asian Development Bank;
       (J) the Inter-American Development Bank;
       (K) the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in 
     the Middle East and North Africa; and
       (L) the Inter-American Investment Corporation.
       (d) Restricting International Financial Institution 
     Assistance to the Taliban.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury should--
       (A) instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     World Bank Group to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States to oppose--
       (i) the extension by the International Finance Corporation 
     of any loan, guarantee, or other financial or technical 
     assistance to--

       (I) the Taliban;
       (II) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of 
     Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban; or
       (III) any member of the Taliban; and

       (ii) support by the International Finance Corporation of a 
     project that materially benefits the Taliban in Afghanistan;
       (B) instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
     European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose--
       (i) the extension by the Bank of any loan, guarantee, or 
     other financial or technical assistance to--

       (I) the Taliban;
       (II) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of 
     Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban; or
       (III) a member of the Taliban; or

       (ii) support by the Bank of a project that materially 
     benefits the Taliban in Afghanistan; and
       (C) instruct the United States Executive Directors of all 
     other international financial institutions, including the 
     International Monetary Fund, to work with other key donor 
     countries to develop a coherent policy approach that makes 
     all future engagements with and lending to the Taliban 
     contingent upon the Taliban--
       (i) publicly and privately breaking all ties with other 
     terrorist groups, including al Qaeda;
       (ii) verifiably preventing the use of Afghanistan as a 
     platform for terrorist attacks against the United States or 
     partners or allies of the United States, including by denying 
     terrorist groups--

       (I) sanctuary space in Afghanistan;
       (II) transit through Afghan territory; and
       (III) the use of Afghanistan for terrorist training, 
     planning, or equipping;

       (iii) providing humanitarian actors with full, unimpeded 
     access to vulnerable populations throughout Afghanistan, 
     without interference or diversion;
       (iv) respecting freedom of movement, including by 
     facilitating--

       (I) the departure of foreign nationals, applicants for the 
     special immigrant visa program, and other at-risk Afghans by 
     air or land routes; and
       (II) the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of displaced 
     persons; and

       (v) supporting the establishment of an inclusive Government 
     of Afghanistan that respects the rule of law, press freedom, 
     and human rights, including the rights of women and girls.
       (2) Exception for humanitarian purposes.--The restrictions 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply with respect to transactions which are integral to the 
     provision of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.
       (3) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply on or after 
     the date that is 30 days after date on which the President 
     determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the Taliban has complied with all of the 
     conditions set forth in subsection (b).

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       (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until 
     the restrictions under subsection (d)(1) are terminated 
     pursuant to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Secretary of State, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall jointly submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that describes--
       (1) the efforts of the United States Executive Directors of 
     international financial institutions to comply with their 
     respective responsibilities under subsection (d)(1);
       (2) the status of the Taliban's adherence to international 
     human rights principles that are recognized by the United 
     States; and
       (3) the degree to which the Taliban has met its commitments 
     under the peace agreement signed by the United States and the 
     Taliban in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020.
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  SA 4489. Mr. RISCH 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 in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO 
                   PROTECT CIVILIANS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE 
                   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FROM WEAPONIZED UNMANNED 
                   AERIAL SYSTEMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Houthis in Yemen have significantly intensified the 
     number of cross-border strikes against the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia since January 2021, using a combination of 
     increasingly sophisticated Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) and 
     cruise missiles to target civilian infrastructure, bases, 
     commercial shipping, and major population centers across the 
     Kingdom with unprecedented frequency.
       (2) The United Nations has noted the Houthis have deployed 
     extended long-range UAVs with the capacity to strike deep 
     into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates since at least 
     January 2018.
       (3) Between January and April 2021, the Houthis launched 
     upward of 150 UAVs into Saudi Arabia, threatening the Kingdom 
     of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and security, as well as the 
     lives of more than 70,000 United States nationals living 
     there.
       (4) Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea responded to a 
     realistic peace proposal presented by the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia, in March 2021, by threatening ``to carry out stronger 
     and harsher military attacks in the coming period.''.
       (5) United States Government officials, including Special 
     Envoy Timothy Lenderking, have publically underscored the 
     crucial role the Government of Iran plays in driving this 
     growing and continuous threat that emanates from the Houthis 
     in Yemen.
       (6) According to United States officials and United Nations 
     experts, the Government of Iran, alongside its Lebanese 
     proxy, Hezbollah, are providing sophisticated weapons systems 
     and military training to the Houthis, including technical 
     assistance on the development and employment of UAVs and 
     ballistic missiles.
       (7) The Houthi rebels have also made significant advances 
     in their domestic military industrial capacity in recent 
     years, drawing on Iranian sourced components, including 
     guidance systems to develop several new advanced platforms 
     like the Burkan medium range ballistic missile and the Sammad 
     drone series that have extend the Houthi's reach deep into 
     Saudi Arabia.
       (8) The Houthi's growing arsenal of increasingly 
     sophisticated drones, and ballistic missiles, and cruise 
     missiles pose a direct threat to United States interests, 
     particularly as relates to regional security, the safety of 
     United States nationals, and the trajectory of United 
     Nations-led peace talks.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should improve cooperation with 
     allies and likeminded partners to systematically map out, 
     expose, and disrupt missile and drone procurement networks 
     used by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen;
       (2) the partner countries of the United States in the 
     Arabian Peninsula face urgent and emerging threats from 
     unmanned aerial systems and other unmanned aerial vehicles;
       (3) joint research and development to counter unmanned 
     aerial systems will serve the national security interests of 
     the United States and its partners in the Arabian Peninsula;
       (4) development of counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 
     technology will reduce the impacts of these attacks, build 
     deterrence, and increase regional stability;
       (5) the United States and partners in the Arabian Peninsula 
     should continue to work together to protect United States 
     citizens and personnel in the Middle East and civilians in 
     the Arabian Peninsula in the face of the threat from unmanned 
     aerial systems; and
       (6) the United States Government should use all leverage at 
     its disposal to pressure the Houthis to de-escalate cross 
     border attacks, cease their offensive in Marib, and 
     meaningfully engage in United Nations-led peace talks.
       (c) Authority to Enter Into Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--The President is authorized to enter into 
     a cooperative project agreement with countries in the Arabian 
     Peninsula under the authority of section 27 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767) to carry out research on 
     and development, testing, evaluation, and joint production 
     (including follow-on support) of defense articles and defense 
     services to detect, track, and destroy armed unmanned aerial 
     systems that threaten the United States and its partners in 
     the Arabian Peninsula.
       (2) Applicable requirements.--The cooperative project 
     agreement described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall provide that any activities carried out pursuant 
     to the agreement are subject to--
       (i) the applicable requirements described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) of section 27(b)(2) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; and
       (ii) any other applicable requirements of the Arms Export 
     Control Act with respect to the use, transfer, and security 
     of such defense articles and defense services under that Act; 
     and
       (B) shall establish a framework to negotiate the rights to 
     intellectual property developed under the agreement.
       (d) Rule of Construction With Respect to Use of Military 
     Force.--Nothing in this section may be construed as an 
     authorization for the use of military force.
       (e) Arabian Peninsula Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Arabian Peninsula'' means Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 
     Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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  SA 4490. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTERING 
                   CHINESE INFLUENCE FUND.

       (a) Countering Chinese Influence Fund.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund to 
     counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party 
     globally. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this authorization 
     are authorized to remain available until expended and shall 
     be in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
     appropriated to counter such influence.
       (b) Consultation Required.--The obligation of funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to counter the 
     malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with, and consistent 
     with section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2394-1), the regular notification procedures of--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Policy Guidance, Coordination, and Approval.--
       (1) Coordinator.--The Secretary of State shall designate an 
     existing senior official of the Department at the rank of 
     Assistant Secretary or above to provide policy guidance, 
     coordination, and approval for the obligation of funds 
     authorized pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Duties.--The senior official designated pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be responsible for--
       (A) on an annual basis, the identification of specific 
     strategic priorities for using the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by subsection (a), such as geographic areas of 
     focus or functional categories of programming that funds are 
     to be concentrated within, consistent with the national 
     interests of the United States and the purposes of this 
     division;
       (B) the coordination and approval of all programming 
     conducted using the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     subsection (a), based on a determination that such 
     programming directly counters the malign influence of the 
     Chinese Communist Party, including specific activities or 
     policies advanced by the Chinese Communist Party, pursuant to 
     the strategic objectives of the United States, as established 
     in the 2017 National Security Strategy, the 2018 National 
     Defense Strategy, and other relevant national and regional 
     strategies as appropriate;
       (C) ensuring that all programming approved bears a 
     sufficiently direct nexus to such acts by the Chinese 
     Communist Party described in subsection (d) and adheres to 
     the requirements outlined in subsection (e); and

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       (D) conducting oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the 
     effectiveness of all programming conducted using the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) to ensure 
     that it advances United States interests and degrades the 
     ability of the Chinese Communist Party, to advance activities 
     that align with subsection (d) of this section.
       (3) Interagency coordination.--The senior official 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, in coordinating 
     and approving programming pursuant to paragraph (2), seek 
     to--
       (A) conduct appropriate interagency consultation; and
       (B) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all 
     approved programming functions in concert with other Federal 
     activities to counter the malign influence and activities of 
     the Chinese Communist Party.
       (4) Assistant coordinator.--The Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development shall designate a 
     senior official at the rank of Assistant Administrator or 
     above to assist and consult with the senior official 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (d) Malign Influence.--In this section, the term ``malign 
     influence'' with respect to the Chinese Communist Party 
     should be construed to include acts conducted by the Chinese 
     Communist Party or entities acting on its behalf that--
       (1) undermine a free and open international order;
       (2) advance an alternative, repressive international order 
     that bolsters the Chinese Communist Party's hegemonic 
     ambitions and is characterized by coercion and dependency;
       (3) undermine the national security or sovereignty of the 
     United States or other countries; or
       (4) undermine the economic security of the United States or 
     other countries, including by promoting corruption.
       (e) Countering Malign Influence.--In this section, 
     countering malign influence through the use of funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall include 
     efforts to--
       (1) promote transparency and accountability, and reduce 
     corruption, including in governance structures targeted by 
     the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party;
       (2) support civil society and independent media to raise 
     awareness of and increase transparency regarding the negative 
     impact of activities related to the Belt and Road Initiative 
     and associated initiatives;
       (3) counter transnational criminal networks that benefit, 
     or benefit from, the malign influence of the Chinese 
     Communist Party;
       (4) encourage economic development structures that help 
     protect against predatory lending schemes, including support 
     for market-based alternatives in key economic sectors, such 
     as digital economy, energy, and infrastructure;
       (5) counter activities that provide undue influence to the 
     security forces of the People's Republic of China;
       (6) expose misinformation and disinformation of the Chinese 
     Communist Party's propaganda, including through programs 
     carried out by the Global Engagement Center; and
       (7) counter efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to 
     legitimize or promote authoritarian ideology and governance 
     models.
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  SA 4491. Mr. RISCH 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 XII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 1253. ANNUAL REVIEW ON THE PRESENCE OF CHINESE COMPANIES 
                   IN UNITED STATES CAPITAL MARKETS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, shall submit an unclassified report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that describes the risks 
     posed to the United States by the presence in United States 
     capital markets of companies incorporated in the PRC.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) identify companies incorporated in the PRC that--
       (i) are listed or traded on at least 1 stock exchange 
     within the United States, including over-the-counter market 
     and ``A Shares'' added to indexes and exchange-traded funds 
     out of mainland exchanges in the PRC; and
       (ii) based on the factors for consideration described in 
     paragraph (3), have knowingly and materially contributed to--

       (I) activities that undermine United States national 
     security;
       (II) serious abuses of internationally recognized human 
     rights; or
       (III) a substantially increased financial risk exposure for 
     United States-based investors;

       (B) describe the activities of the companies identified 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), and the implications of such 
     activities for the United States; and
       (C) develop policy recommendations for the Federal 
     Government, State governments, United States financial 
     institutions, United States equity and debt exchanges, and 
     other relevant stakeholders to address the risks posed by the 
     presence in United States capital markets of the companies 
     identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (3) Factors for consideration.--In completing the report 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider 
     whether a company identified pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) has materially contributed to the development or 
     manufacture, or sold or facilitated procurement by the 
     People's Liberation Army of the PRC, of lethal military 
     equipment or component parts of such equipment;
       (B) has contributed to the construction and militarization 
     of features in the South China Sea;
       (C) has been sanctioned by the United States or has been 
     determined to have conducted business with sanctioned 
     entities;
       (D) has engaged in an act or a series of acts of 
     intellectual property theft;
       (E) has engaged in corporate or economic espionage;
       (F) has contributed to the proliferation of nuclear or 
     missile technology in violation of United Nations Security 
     Council resolutions or United States sanctions;
       (G) has contributed to the repression of religious and 
     ethnic minorities within the PRC, including in Xinjiang 
     Uyghur Autonomous Region or Tibet Autonomous Region;
       (H) has contributed to the development of technologies that 
     enable censorship directed or directly supported by the PRC 
     government;
       (I) has failed to comply fully with Federal securities laws 
     (including required audits by the Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board) and ``material risk'' disclosure 
     requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
       (J) has contributed to other activities or behavior 
     determined to be relevant by the Secretary of State.
       (c) Report Form.--The report required under subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.
       (d) Publication.--The unclassified portion of the report 
     required under subsection (b)(1) shall be made accessible to 
     the public online through relevant United States Government 
     websites.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4492. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to--
       (1) prioritize the Indo-Pacific region in United States 
     foreign policy, and prioritize resources for achieving United 
     States political and military objectives in the region;
       (2) exercise freedom of operations in the international 
     waters and airspace in the Indo-Pacific maritime domains, 
     which are critical to the prosperity, stability, and security 
     of the Indo-Pacific region;
       (3) maintain forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific 
     region, including a rotational bomber presence, integrated 
     missile defense capabilities, long-range precision fires, 
     undersea warfare capabilities, and diversified and resilient 
     basing and rotational presence, including support for pre-
     positioning strategies;
       (4) strengthen and deepen the alliances and partnerships of 
     the United States to build capacity and capabilities, 
     increase multilateral partnerships, modernize communications 
     architecture, address anti-access and area denial challenges, 
     and increase joint exercises and security cooperation 
     efforts;

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       (5) reaffirm the commitment and support of the United 
     States for allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, 
     including longstanding United States policy regarding--
       (A) Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
     Security between the United States and Japan, signed at 
     Washington January 19, 1960;
       (B) Article III of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the 
     United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington 
     October 1, 1953;
       (C) Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the 
     United States and the Republic of the Philippines, signed at 
     Washington August 30, 1951, including that, as the South 
     China Sea is part of the Pacific, any armed attack on 
     Philippine forces, aircraft or public vessels in the South 
     China Sea will trigger mutual defense obligations under 
     Article IV of our mutual defense treaty;
       (D) Article IV of the Australia, New Zealand, United States 
     Security Treaty, done at San Francisco September 1, 1951; and
       (E) the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, done at 
     Manila September 8, 1954, together with the Thanat-Rusk 
     Communique of 1962;
       (6) collaborate with United States treaty allies in the 
     Indo-Pacific to foster greater multilateral security and 
     defense cooperation with other regional partners;
       (7) ensure the continuity of operations by the United 
     States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region, including, as 
     appropriate, in cooperation with partners and allies, in 
     order to reaffirm the principle of freedom of operations in 
     international waters and airspace in accordance with 
     established principles and practices of international law;
       (8) sustain the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 
     U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the ``Six Assurances'' provided by 
     the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 as the foundations 
     for United States-Taiwan relations, and to deepen, to the 
     fullest extent possible, the extensive, close, and friendly 
     relations of the United States and Taiwan, including 
     cooperation to support the development of capable, ready, and 
     modern forces necessary for the defense of Taiwan;
       (9) enhance security partnerships with India, across 
     Southeast Asia, and with other nations of the Indo-Pacific;
       (10) deter acts of aggression or coercion by the People's 
     Republic of China against United States and allies' 
     interests, especially along the First Island Chain and in the 
     Western Pacific, by showing People's Republic of China 
     leaders that the United States can and is willing to deny 
     them the ability to achieve their objectives, including by--
       (A) consistently demonstrating the political will of the 
     United States to deepening existing treaty alliances and 
     growing new partnerships as a durable, asymmetric, and 
     unmatched strategic advantage to the People's Republic of 
     China's growing military capabilities and reach;
       (B) maintaining a system of forward-deployed bases in the 
     Indo-Pacific region as the most visible sign of United States 
     resolve and commitment to the region, and as platforms to 
     ensure United States operational readiness and advance 
     interoperability with allies and partners;
       (C) adopting a more dispersed force posture throughout the 
     region, particularly the Western Pacific, and pursuing 
     maximum access for United States mobile and relocatable 
     launchers for long-range cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic 
     weapons throughout the Indo-Pacific region;
       (D) fielding long-range, precision-strike networks to 
     United States and allied forces, including ground-launched 
     cruise missiles, under sea and naval capabilities, and 
     integrated air and missile defense in the First Island Chain 
     and the Second Island Chain, in order to deter and prevent 
     People's Republic of China coercion and aggression, and to 
     maximize the United States ability to operate;
       (E) strengthening extended deterrence to ensure that 
     escalation against key United States interests would be 
     costly, risky, and self defeating; and
       (F) collaborating with allies and partners to accelerate 
     their roles in more equitably sharing the burdens of mutual 
     defense, including through the acquisition and fielding of 
     advanced capabilities and training that will better enable 
     them to repel People's Republic of China aggression or 
     coercion; and
       (11) maintain the capacity of the United States to impose 
     prohibitive diplomatic, economic, financial, reputational, 
     and military costs on the People's Republic of China for acts 
     of coercion or aggression, including to defend itself and its 
     allies regardless of the point of origin of attacks against 
     them.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4493. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. REPORT ON CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT OF INDO-PACIFIC 
                   ALLIES AND PARTNERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of State should expand and strengthen 
     existing measures under the United States Conventional Arms 
     Transfer Policy to provide capabilities to allies and 
     partners consistent with agreed-on division of responsibility 
     for alliance roles, missions and capabilities, prioritizing 
     allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region in accordance 
     with United States strategic imperatives;
       (2) the United States should design for export to Indo-
     Pacific allies and partners capabilities critical to 
     maintaining a favorable military balance in the region, 
     including long-range precision fires, air and missile defense 
     systems, anti-ship cruise missiles, land attack cruise 
     missiles, conventional hypersonic systems, intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, and command 
     and control systems;
       (3) the United States should pursue, to the maximum extent 
     possible, anticipatory technology security and foreign 
     disclosure policy on the systems described in paragraph (2); 
     and
       (4) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, should--
       (A) urge allies and partners to invest in sufficient 
     quantities of munitions to meet contingency requirements and 
     avoid the need for accessing United States stocks in wartime; 
     and
       (B) cooperate with allies to deliver such munitions, or 
     when necessary, to increase allies' capacity to produce such 
     munitions.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     describes United States priorities for building more capable 
     security partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) provide a priority list of defense and military 
     capabilities that Indo-Pacific allies and partners must 
     possess for the United States to be able to achieve its 
     military objectives in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (B) identify, from the list referred to in subparagraph 
     (A), the capabilities that are best provided, or can only be 
     provided, by the United States;
       (C) identify--
       (i) actions required to prioritize United States Government 
     resources and personnel to expedite fielding the capabilities 
     identified in subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) steps needed to fully account for and a plan to 
     integrate all means of United States foreign military sales, 
     direct commercial sales, security assistance, and all 
     applicable authorities of the Department of State and the 
     Department of Defense;
       (D) assess the requirements for United States security 
     assistance, including International Military Education and 
     Training, in the Indo-Pacific region, as a part of the means 
     to deliver critical partner capability requirements 
     identified in subparagraph (B);
       (E) assess the resources necessary to meet the requirements 
     for United States security assistance, and identify resource 
     gaps;
       (F) assess the major obstacles to fulfilling requirements 
     for United States security assistance in the Indo-Pacific 
     region, including resources and personnel limits, foreign 
     legislative and policy barriers, and factors related to 
     specific partner countries;
       (G) identify limitations on the ability of the United 
     States to provide such capabilities, including those 
     identified under subparagraph (B), because of existing United 
     States treaty obligations, United States policies, or other 
     regulations;
       (H) recommend improvements to the process for developing 
     requirements for United States partner capabilities; and
       (I) identify required jointly agreed recommendations for 
     infrastructure and posture, based on any ongoing mutual 
     dialogues.
       (3) Form.--The report required under this subsection shall 
     be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4494. Mr. RISCH 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 XII of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 1253. INCREASING DEPARTMENT OF STATE PERSONNEL AND 
                   RESOURCES DEVOTED TO THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In fiscal year 2020, the Department of State allocated 
     $1,500,000,000 to the Indo-Pacific region in bilateral and 
     regional foreign

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     assistance resources, including as authorized by section 
     201(b) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public 
     Law 115-409; 132 Stat. 5391), and $798,000,000 in the 
     diplomatic engagement budget. These amounts represent only 5 
     percent of the diplomatic engagement budget and only 4 
     percent of the combined Department of State and United States 
     Agency for International Development budget.
       (2) Between fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the diplomatic 
     engagement budget and personnel levels in the Indo-Pacific 
     region averaged only 5 percent of the total Department of 
     States budget, while foreign assistance resources averaged 
     only 4 percent of the total resources committed worldwide.
       (3) In 2020, the Department of State began a process to 
     realign certain positions at posts to ensure that its 
     personnel footprint matches the demands of great-power 
     competition, including in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the size of the United States diplomatic corps must be 
     sufficient to meet the current and emerging challenges of the 
     21st century, including those posed by the People's Republic 
     of China in the Indo-Pacific region and elsewhere;
       (2) increases in the diplomatic corps must be designed to 
     meet the objectives of an Indo-Pacific strategy focused on 
     strengthening the good governance and sovereignty of states 
     that adhere to and uphold the rules-based international 
     order; and
       (3) increase in the diplomatic corps must be implemented 
     with a focus on increased numbers of economic, political, and 
     public diplomacy officers, representing a cumulative increase 
     of at least 200 foreign service officer generalists--
       (A) to advance free, fair, and reciprocal trade and open 
     investment environments for United States companies, and 
     engaged in increased commercial diplomacy in key markets;
       (B) to better articulate and explain United States 
     policies;
       (C) to strengthen civil society and democratic principles;
       (D) to enhance reporting on the People's Republic of 
     China's global activities;
       (E) to promote people-to-people exchanges;
       (F) to advance United States' influence in the Indo-Pacific 
     region; and
       (G) to increase capacity at small- and medium-sized 
     embassies and consulates in the Indo-Pacific region and in 
     other regions around the world, as necessary.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to ensure that Department of State funding levels and 
     its personnel footprint in the Indo-Pacific region reflect 
     the region's high degree of importance and its significance 
     to United States political, economic, and security interests;
       (2) to increase diplomatic engagement and foreign 
     assistance funding and the quantity of personnel dedicated to 
     the Indo-Pacific region respective to the Department of 
     State's total budget; and
       (3) to increase the number of resident Defense attaches in 
     the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in locations where the 
     People's Republic of China has a resident military attache 
     and the United States does not have a resident military 
     attache, to ensure coverage at all appropriate posts.
       (d) Action Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit an action plan to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress that--
       (1) identifies requirements to advance United States 
     strategic objectives in the Indo-Pacific region and the 
     personnel and budgetary resources needed to meet such 
     objectives, assuming an unconstrained resource environment;
       (2) includes a plan for increasing the portion of the 
     Department of State's budget that is dedicated to the Indo-
     Pacific region in terms of diplomatic engagement and foreign 
     assistance focused on development, economic, and security 
     assistance;
       (3) includes a plan for increasing the number of positions 
     at posts in the Indo-Pacific region and bureaus with 
     responsibility for the Indo-Pacific region, including--
       (A) a description of increases at each post or bureau;
       (B) a breakdown of increases by cone; and
       (C) a description of how such increases in personnel will 
     advance United States strategic objectives in the Indo-
     Pacific region;
       (4) defines concrete and annual benchmarks that the 
     Department of State will meet in implementing the action 
     plan; and
       (5) describes any barriers to implementing the action plan.
       (e) Updates to Report and Briefing.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the submission of the action plan required under 
     subsection (d), and quarterly thereafter until September 30, 
     2030, the Secretary of State shall submit an updated action 
     plan and brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     implementation of such action plan, with supporting data, 
     including a detailed assessment of benchmarks that have been 
     reached.
       (f) Secretary of State Certification.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a certification to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that indicates whether or 
     not the benchmarks described in the action plan required 
     under subsection (d) have been met. This certification 
     requirement may not be delegated to another Department of 
     State official.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated, 
     for fiscal year 2022--
       (A) $2,000,000,000 for bilateral and regional foreign 
     assistance resources to carry out the purposes of part 1 and 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. and 2346 et seq.) in the Indo-Pacific 
     region; and
       (B) $1,250,000,000 for diplomatic engagement resources to 
     the Indo-Pacific region.
       (2) Inclusion of amounts appropriated pursuant to asia 
     reassurance initiative act of 2018.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) include the amounts that 
     were authorized to be appropriated under section 201(b) of 
     the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
     409) for fiscal year 2022.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4495. Mr. RISCH 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TYPES OF LIFE 
                   SCIENCES RESEARCH.

       No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of conducting research that increases the 
     pathogenicity, contagiousness, or transmissibility of viruses 
     or bacteria, including any research anticipated to involve 
     enhanced potential pandemic pathogens, if such research 
     involves a foreign entity that is subject to the jurisdiction 
     of any of the following countries:
       (1) The People's Republic of China.
       (2) The Russian Federation.
       (3) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
       (4) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (5) The Syrian Arab Republic.
       (6) Any other country specified in the report assessing 
     compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention, as 
     required by section 403(a) of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2583a(a)) in the relevant calendar 
     year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4496. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CHINESE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OVERSEAS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding 
     United States diplomatic engagement with other nations that 
     host or are considering hosting any military installation of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a list of countries that currently host or are 
     considering hosting any military installation of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (2) a detailed description of United States diplomatic and 
     related efforts to engage countries that are considering 
     hosting a military installation of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, and the results of such efforts;
       (3) an assessment of the adverse impact on United States 
     interests of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     successfully establishing a military installation at any of 
     the locations it is currently considering;
       (4) a description and list of any commercial ports outside 
     of the People's Republic of China that the United States 
     Government assesses could be used by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China for military purposes, and any 
     diplomatic efforts to engage the governments of the countries 
     where such ports are located;
       (5) the impact of the military installations of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China on United States 
     interests; and
       (6) lessons learned from the diplomatic experience of 
     addressing the People's Republic of China's first overseas 
     base in Djibouti.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall be classified, but may include a unclassified 
     summary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4497. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to

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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 X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a more streamlined, shared, and coordinated approach, 
     which leverages economies of scale with major allies, is 
     necessary for the United States to retain its lead in defense 
     technology;
       (2) allowing for the export, re-export, or transfer of 
     defense-related technologies and services to members of the 
     national technology and industrial base (as defined in 
     section 2500 of title 10, United States Code) would advance 
     United States security interests by helping to leverage the 
     defense-related technologies and skilled workforces of 
     trusted allies to reduce the dependence on other countries, 
     including countries that pose challenges to United States 
     interests around the world, for defense-related innovation 
     and investment; and
       (3) it is in the interest of the United States to continue 
     to increase cooperation with Australia, Canada, and the 
     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to 
     protect critical defense-related technology and services and 
     leverage the investments of like-minded, major ally nations 
     in order to maximize the strategic edge afforded by defense 
     technology innovation.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that--
       (A) describes the Department of State's efforts to 
     facilitate access among the national technology and 
     industrial base to defense articles and services subject to 
     the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); and
       (B) identifies foreign legal and regulatory challenges, as 
     well as foreign policy or other challenges or considerations 
     that prevent or frustrate these efforts, to include any gaps 
     in the respective export control regimes implemented by 
     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 
     Australia, or Canada.
       (2) Form.--This report required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4498. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSACTION AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     establish an initiative, to be known as the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'', under which the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with other relevant 
     Federal agencies, including those represented on the Global 
     Infrastructure Coordinating Committee, may carry out various 
     programs to advance the development of sustainable, 
     transparent, and high-quality infrastructure in the Indo-
     Pacific region by--
       (1) strengthening capacity-building programs to improve 
     project evaluation processes, regulatory and procurement 
     environments, and project preparation capacity of countries 
     that are partners of the United States in such development;
       (2) providing transaction advisory services and project 
     preparation assistance to support sustainable infrastructure; 
     and
       (3) coordinating the provision of United States assistance 
     for the development of infrastructure, including 
     infrastructure that utilizes United States-manufactured goods 
     and services, and catalyzing investment led by the private 
     sector.
       (b) Transaction Advisory Fund.--As part of the 
     ``Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network'' 
     described under subsection (a), the Secretary of State is 
     authorized to provide support, including through the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund, for advisory services to help 
     boost the capacity of partner countries to evaluate contracts 
     and assess the financial and environmental impacts of 
     potential infrastructure projects, including through 
     providing services such as--
       (1) legal services;
       (2) project preparation and feasibility studies;
       (3) debt sustainability analyses;
       (4) bid or proposal evaluation; and
       (5) other services relevant to advancing the development of 
     sustainable, transparent, and high-quality infrastructure.
       (c) Strategic Infrastructure Fund.--
       (1) In general.--As part of the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'' described under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide support, including through the Strategic 
     Infrastructure Fund, for technical assistance, project 
     preparation, pipeline development, and other infrastructure 
     project support.
       (2) Joint infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized for 
     the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used in 
     coordination with the Department of Defense, the 
     International Development Finance Corporation, like-minded 
     donor partners, and multilateral banks, as appropriate, to 
     support joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific 
     region.
       (3) Strategic infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized 
     for the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used to 
     support strategic infrastructure projects that are in the 
     national security interest of the United States and 
     vulnerable to strategic competitors.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2026, 
     $75,000,000 to the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance 
     Network, of which $20,000,000 is to be provided for the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4499. Mr. RISCH 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1237. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON 
                   MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
                   AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1232 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
     (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2488) is amended by striking 
     ``or 2021'' and inserting ``2021, or 2022''.
       (b) Waiver.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) not later than 15 days before the date on which the 
     waiver takes effect, and every 90 days thereafter, submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees--
       ``(A) a notification that the waiver is in the national 
     security interest of the United States and a description of 
     the national security interest covered by the waiver during 
     the applicable reporting period;
       ``(B) a description of any condition or prerequisite placed 
     by the Russian Federation on military cooperation between the 
     United States and the Russian Federation;
       ``(C) a description of the results achieved by United 
     States-Russian Federation military cooperation during the 
     applicable reporting period and an assessment of whether such 
     results meet the national security objectives described under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(D) a description of the measures in place to mitigate 
     counterintelligence or operational security concerns and an 
     assessment of whether such measures have succeeded, submitted 
     in classified form as necessary; and
       ``(E) a report explaining why the Secretary of Defense 
     cannot make the certification under subsection (a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4500. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Barrasso, 
Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Cotton) 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1237. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORD 
                   STREAM 2.

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

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       (B) impose sanctions under paragraph (3) with respect to 
     any entity responsible for planning, construction, or 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor 
     entity.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole of 
     identified persons and corporate officers.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--

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

       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

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

       (aa) take effect immediately; and
       (bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.
       (3) Blocking of property of identified persons.--The 
     President shall exercise all powers granted to the President 
     by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
     all transactions in all property and interests in property of 
     an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) if such property and 
     interests in property are in the United States, come within 
     the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
     control of a United States person.
       (4) Implementation; penalties.--
       (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     subsection or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
     carry out this subsection shall be subject to the penalties 
     set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
     to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
     described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (5) Exceptions.--
       (A) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and 
     national security activities.--Sanctions under this 
     subsection shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, 
     law enforcement, or national security activities of the 
     United States.
       (B) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply 
     with respect to the admission of an alien to the United 
     States if the admission of the alien is necessary to permit 
     the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
     Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
     June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
     between the United Nations and the United States, the 
     Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
     1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other 
     applicable international obligations.
       (C) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subsection, the authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions under this subsection shall not include the 
     authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (ii) Good defined.--In this subparagraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, 
     supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
     equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (6) Sunset.--The authority to impose sanctions under this 
     subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (B) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (i) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States;
       (ii) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
     including a foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (iii) any person within the United States.
       (b) Repeal of National Interest Waiver Under Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019.--Section 7503 of the 
     Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV 
     of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``subsection (i)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (f);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) as 
     subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
       (4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``subsection (h)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''.
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  SA 4501. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. REVIEW BY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GIFTS TO AND 
                   CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Amendments to Defense Production Act of 1950.--
       (1) Definition of covered transaction.--Subsection (a)(4) 
     of section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4565) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) any transaction described in subparagraph (B)(vi) 
     proposed or pending after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(vi) Any gift to an institution of higher education from 
     a foreign person, or the entry into a contract by such an 
     institution with a foreign person, if--

       ``(I)(aa) the value of the gift or contract equals or 
     exceeds $1,000,000; or
       ``(bb) the institution receives, directly or indirectly, 
     more than one gift from or enters into more than one 
     contract, directly or indirectly, with the same foreign 
     person for the same purpose the aggregate value of which, 
     during the period of 2 consecutive calendar years, equals or 
     exceeds $1,000,000; and
       ``(II) the gift or contract--

       ``(aa) relates to research, development, or production of 
     critical technologies and provides the foreign person 
     potential access to any material nonpublic technical 
     information (as defined in subparagraph (D)(ii)) in the 
     possession of the institution; or
       ``(bb) is a restricted or conditional gift or contract (as 
     defined in section 117(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1011f(h))) that establishes control.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) Foreign gifts to and contracts with institutions of 
     higher education.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(vi):
       ``(i) Contract.--The term `contract' means any agreement 
     for the acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property 
     or services by a foreign person, for the direct benefit or 
     use of either of the parties.
       ``(ii) Gift.--The term `gift' means any gift of money or 
     property.
       ``(iii) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' means any institution, 
     public or private, or, if a multicampus institution, any 
     single campus of such institution, in any State--

       ``(I) that is legally authorized within such State to 
     provide a program of education beyond secondary school;
       ``(II) that provides a program for which the institution 
     awards a bachelor's degree (or provides not less than a 2-
     year program which is acceptable for full credit toward such 
     a degree) or a more advanced degree;
       ``(III) that is accredited by a nationally recognized 
     accrediting agency or association; and
       ``(IV) to which the Federal Government extends Federal 
     financial assistance (directly or indirectly through another 
     entity or person), or that receives support from the 
     extension of Federal financial assistance to any of the 
     institution's subunits.''.

       (2) Mandatory declarations.--Subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(aa) of such section is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Such regulations shall require a 
     declaration under this subclause with respect to a covered 
     transaction described in subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi)(II)(aa).''.
       (3) Factors to be considered.--Subsection (f) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
       ``(11) as appropriate, and particularly with respect to 
     covered transactions described in subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi), 
     the importance of academic freedom at institutions of higher 
     education in the United States; and''.
       (4) Membership of cfius.--Subsection (k) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J) as 
     subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) In the case of a covered transaction involving an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(4)(G)), the Secretary of Education.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Inclusion of other agencies on committee.--In 
     considering including on the

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     Committee under paragraph (2)(K) the heads of other executive 
     departments, agencies, or offices, the President shall give 
     due consideration to the heads of relevant research and 
     science agencies, departments, and offices, including the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health, and the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation.''.
       (5) Contents of annual report relating to critical 
     technologies.--Subsection (m)(3) of such section is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an evaluation of whether there are foreign malign 
     influence or espionage activities directed or directly 
     assisted by foreign governments against institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in subsection (a)(4)(G)) aimed 
     at obtaining research and development methods or secrets 
     related to critical technologies; and
       ``(E) an evaluation of, and recommendation for any changes 
     to, reviews conducted under this section that relate to 
     institutions of higher education, based on an analysis of 
     disclosure reports submitted to the chairperson under section 
     117(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1011f(a)).''.
       (b) Inclusion of CFIUS in Reporting on Foreign Gifts Under 
     Higher Education Act of 1965.--Section 117 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``the Secretary'' 
     the following: ``and the Secretary of the Treasury (in the 
     capacity of the Secretary as the chairperson of the Committee 
     on Foreign Investment in the United States under section 
     721(k)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     4565(k)(3)))''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``with the Secretary'' and inserting ``with 
     the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury''; and
       (ii) by striking ``to the Secretary'' and inserting ``to 
     each such Secretary''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``with the Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``with the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury''.
       (c) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     subject to the requirements of subsections (d) and (e); and
       (2) apply with respect to any covered transaction the 
     review or investigation of which is initiated under section 
     721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 on or after the 
     date that is 30 days after the publication in the Federal 
     Register of the notice required under subsection (e)(2).
       (d) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
     United States (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Committee''), which shall include the Secretary of 
     Education for purposes of this subsection, shall prescribe 
     regulations as necessary and appropriate to implement the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The regulations prescribed under paragraph 
     (1) shall include--
       (A) regulations accounting for the burden on institutions 
     of higher education likely to result from compliance with the 
     amendments made by subsection (a), including structuring 
     penalties and filing fees to reduce such burdens, shortening 
     timelines for reviews and investigations, allowing for 
     simplified and streamlined declaration and notice 
     requirements, and implementing any procedures necessary to 
     protect academic freedom; and
       (B) guidance with respect to--
       (i) which gifts and contracts described in described in 
     clause (vi)(II)(aa) of subsection (a)(4)(B) of section 721 of 
     the Defense Production Act of 1950, as added by subsection 
     (a)(1), would be subject to filing mandatory declarations 
     under subsection (b)(1)(C)(v)(IV) of that section; and
       (ii) the meaning of ``control'', as defined in subsection 
     (a) of that section, as that term applies to covered 
     transactions described in clause (vi) of paragraph (4)(B) of 
     that section, as added by subsection (a)(1).
       (3) Issuance of final rule.--The Committee shall issue a 
     final rule to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a) 
     after assessing the findings of the pilot program required by 
     subsection (e).
       (e) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 30 days 
     after the publication in the Federal Register of the matter 
     required by paragraph (2) and ending on the date that is 570 
     days thereafter, the Committee shall conduct a pilot program 
     to assess methods for implementing the review of covered 
     transactions described in clause (vi) of section 721(a)(4)(B) 
     of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as added by subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (2) Proposed determination.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee shall, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Education, publish in 
     the Federal Register--
       (A) a proposed determination of the scope of and procedures 
     for the pilot program required by paragraph (1);
       (B) an assessment of the burden on institutions of higher 
     education likely to result from compliance with the pilot 
     program;
       (C) recommendations for addressing any such burdens, 
     including shortening timelines for reviews and 
     investigations, structuring penalties and filing fees, and 
     simplifying and streamlining declaration and notice 
     requirements to reduce such burdens; and
       (D) any procedures necessary to ensure that the pilot 
     program does not infringe upon academic freedom.
       (3) Report on findings.--Upon conclusion of the pilot 
     program required by paragraph (1), the Committee shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the findings of that pilot program 
     that includes--
       (A) a summary of the reviews conducted by the Committee 
     under the pilot program and the outcome of such reviews;
       (B) an assessment of any additional resources required by 
     the Committee to carry out this section or the amendments 
     made by subsection (a);
       (C) findings regarding the additional burden on 
     institutions of higher education likely to result from 
     compliance with the amendments made by subsection (a) and any 
     additional recommended steps to reduce those burdens; and
       (D) any recommendations for Congress to consider regarding 
     the scope or procedures described in this section or the 
     amendments made by subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4502. Mr. RISCH 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 division A, add the following:

TITLE XVII--AFGHANISTAN COUNTERTERRORISM, OVERSIGHT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
                              ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Afghanistan 
     Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act of 
     2021''.

     SEC. 1702. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On April 14, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced 
     the unconditional withdrawal of United States Armed Forces 
     from Afghanistan after 20 years of conflict.
       (2) United States troop withdrawals led to the rapid 
     collapse of the democratically elected Government of 
     Afghanistan, effectively ended prospects for a negotiated 
     settlement, threaten to reverse the hard-earned rights of 
     Afghanistan's women and youth, and created dangerous 
     sanctuary space for potential terrorist attacks against the 
     United States and allies and partners of the United States.
       (3) Under the terms of the peace agreement signed by the 
     United States and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 
     2020, the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces was 
     contingent upon the Taliban upholding its commitment to a 
     reduction in the levels of violence, engaging in substantive 
     talks with the Government of Afghanistan, and adhering to 
     certain counterterrorism guarantees. The Taliban failed to 
     meet its commitments.
       (4) The Taliban's rise to power and inability to control 
     its borders may result in a safe haven for violent jihadist 
     groups, like al Qaeda and the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic 
     State group, ISIS-Khorasan (commonly referred to as ``ISIS-
     K'').
       (5) According to a May 2020 report of the United Nations, 
     ``The senior leadership of Al-Qaida remains present in 
     Afghanistan, as well as hundreds of armed operatives, Al-
     Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, and groups of foreign 
     terrorist fighters aligned with the Taliban.''.
       (6) According to the same United Nations report, ``The 
     Taliban regularly consulted with Al-Qaida during negotiations 
     with the United States and offered guarantees that it would 
     honor their historical ties.''.
       (7) In November 2020, the Lead Inspector General for 
     Operation Freedom's Sentinel of the Department of Defense (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Lead Inspector General'') 
     echoed similar concerns, noting that ``members of al-Qaeda 
     were integrated into the Taliban's leadership and command 
     structure''.
       (8) In May 2021, the Lead Inspector General reaffirmed 
     those concerns, noting that ``[a]ccording to the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency, the Taliban maintained close ties with 
     al-Qaeda and was very likely preparing for large-scale 
     offensives''.
       (9) On September 14, 2021, the Deputy Director of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency stated, ``We are already 
     beginning to see some of the indications of some potential 
     movement of al Qaeda to Afghanistan.''.
       (10) On August 14, 2021, the United States began an 
     operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport to evacuate 
     United States citizens and Afghans affiliated with the United 
     States, an action which forced the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (commonly referred to as ``NATO'') and allied 
     countries to undertake similar operations.
       (11) During the evacuation operation conducted in August 
     2021, United States allies, all of which had contributed 
     soldiers and resources to the fight against the Taliban and 
     terrorism in Afghanistan since 2001, assisted in the 
     exfiltration of thousands of United

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     States citizens, their own nationals, and Afghans affiliated 
     with NATO.
       (12) In August 2021, at the height of the United States 
     evacuation operation, ISIS-K carried out a dual attack 
     striking Hamid Karzai International Airport and the Baron 
     Hotel, killing more than 170 civilians, including 13 members 
     of the United States Armed Forces.
       (13) According to the reports of the Department of State, 
     as many as 10,000 to 15,000 United States citizens were in 
     Afghanistan before the evacuation efforts.
       (14) As of August 31, 2021, the Department of State 
     evacuated just over 6,000 United States citizens, leaving 
     untold numbers of United States citizens stranded in 
     Afghanistan with little recourse for departure.
       (15) As of August 31, 2021, the United States evacuated 705 
     out of 22,000 Afghans who applied for special immigrant 
     visas, leaving the vast majority of Afghans behind and 
     vulnerable to retribution by the Taliban.
       (16) The Taliban continues to hamper the movement of United 
     States citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan.
       (17) On September 10, 2021, the Taliban appointed 
     Sirajjudin Haqqani, a wanted terrorist responsible for 
     attacks against United States citizens, as the Taliban 
     minister of interior, ostensibly responsible for the 
     continued evacuations of United States citizens and at-risk 
     Afghans out of Afghanistan.
       (18) A Taliban-led government rooted in Sharia law would 
     undermine the vital gains made since 2001, particularly with 
     respect to the rule of law and the rights of women and girls, 
     and would lack credibility and international legitimacy on 
     the world stage.
       (19) As noted by Human Rights Watch, ``Even before their 
     takeover of Kabul on August 15, Taliban forces were already 
     committing atrocities, including summary executions of 
     government officials and security force members in their 
     custody.''.
       (20) Since the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, the Taliban has 
     raided the homes of journalists and activists, as well as 
     members of their families, and restricted girls' access to 
     education and women's ability to work.
       (21) The Lead Inspector General reported in May 2021 that 
     the Taliban had carried out ``dozens of targeted killings of 
     Afghan civilians, including government officials, teachers, 
     journalists, medical workers, and religious scholars''.
       (22) Despite reportedly providing written assurances to 
     donors and the United Nations, the Taliban also continues to 
     hinder humanitarian access to the most vulnerable areas and 
     individuals in Afghanistan, with an estimated 18,400,000 
     people, or roughly half of the population in Afghanistan, 
     currently in dire need of lifesaving assistance.
       (23) Between 2001 and 2020, at least 569 humanitarian 
     workers were targeted for attack in Afghanistan, and in 
     August 2021 alone, at least 240 incidents affecting 
     humanitarian access were reported by relief agencies.
       (24) The United States has invested more than 
     $56,000,000,000 since 2002 in efforts to address profound 
     humanitarian needs and help the people of Afghanistan, 
     including women, girls, and religious and ethnic minorities, 
     realize their democratic and development aspirations.
       (25) Despite consistent challenges, United States 
     humanitarian and development assistance has helped expand 
     access to education for more than 3,000,000 girls since 2008, 
     reduce maternal and child deaths by more than half since 
     2000, provide first-time access to safe drinking water for 
     650,000 people and improved sanitation services for 1,200,000 
     people since 2016, and catalyze a 3,000 percent increase in 
     per capita gross domestic product between 2002 and 2018.
       (26) Following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, those 
     notable achievements are at risk of reversal, the country 
     stands on the verge of economic collapse, and according to 
     the World Food Programme of the United Nations, an estimated 
     14,000,000 people are ``marching toward starvation''.

     SEC. 1703. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Special immigrant visa program.--The term ``special 
     immigrant visa program'' means--
       (A) the special immigrant visa program under section 602 of 
     the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 8 
     U.S.C. 1101 note); and
       (B) the special immigrant visa program under section 1059 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006 (Public Law 109-163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) with respect to 
     nationals of Afghanistan.
       (2) Taliban.--The term ``Taliban'' means the entity--
       (A) known as the Taliban;
       (B) operating in Afghanistan; and
       (C) designated as a specially designated global terrorist 
     under part 594 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Terrorist group.--The term ``terrorist group'' means--
       (A) any entity designated as a specially designated global 
     terrorist under part 594 of title 31, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (other than the Taliban); or
       (B) any foreign terrorist organization (as defined in 
     section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1189)).
       (4) United states lawful permanent resident.--The term 
     ``United States lawful permanent resident'' means an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
     States (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).

  Subtitle A--State Department Afghanistan Task Force and Diplomatic 
                               Engagement

     SEC. 1711. TASK FORCE ON EVACUATIONS FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
     maintain a task force dedicated to--
       (1) the implementation of a comprehensive strategy relating 
     to the evacuation of United States citizens, United States 
     lawful permanent residents, and applicants for the special 
     immigrant visa program, from Afghanistan; and
       (2) identifying individuals in Afghanistan who have--
       (A) applied to the United States Refugee Admissions 
     Program; or
       (B) sought entry into the United States as humanitarian 
     parolees under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)).
       (b) Focus of Task Force.--The task force established under 
     subsection (a) shall prioritize efforts of the Department of 
     State--
       (1) to account for all United States citizens still within 
     Afghanistan and ensure all United States citizens have the 
     opportunity to safely depart Afghanistan; and
       (2) to account for United States lawful permanent residents 
     and applicants for the special immigrant visa program still 
     within Afghanistan and help ensure those individuals have an 
     opportunity to safely depart Afghanistan.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report detailing lessons learned from the task force 
     established under subsection (a), including such lessons 
     related to the evacuation of United States citizens, United 
     States lawful permanent residents, and applicants for the 
     special immigrant visa program, from Afghanistan.
       (d) Briefing Requirement.--The task force established under 
     subsection (a) shall provide quarterly briefings to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on--
       (1) the strategy described in subsection (a); and
       (2) any additional authorities the Department of State 
     requires to better advance the strategy.
       (e) Termination.--The task force established under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, 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. 1712. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC 
                   COOPERATION WITH THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report detailing the manner and extent to which foreign 
     governments and international organizations have pursued 
     diplomatic engagement or economic or security cooperation 
     with the Taliban or members of the Taliban.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include a description of--
       (1) steps taken by foreign governments and international 
     organizations toward formal diplomatic recognition of the 
     Taliban or a government of Afghanistan under the direction or 
     control of the Taliban or members of the Taliban;
       (2) efforts to maintain or re-establish a diplomatic 
     presence in Kabul;
       (3) the extent to which formal bilateral relationships 
     serve to bolster the Taliban's credibility on the world 
     stage;
       (4) the scale and scope of economic cooperation with the 
     Taliban, or any agency or instrumentality of the Government 
     of Afghanistan under the direction or control of the Taliban 
     or a member of the Taliban, by foreign governments and 
     international organizations, particularly international 
     financial institutions;
       (5) the extent of any assistance provided by foreign 
     governments and international organizations to or through the 
     Taliban or any agency or instrumentality described in 
     paragraph (4), including humanitarian, technical, and 
     security assistance; and
       (6) major security cooperation activities or initiatives 
     undertaken by foreign governments with the Taliban or any 
     agency or instrumentality described in paragraph (4), 
     including the establishment by a foreign government of any 
     military presence within Afghanistan.
       (c) Form of Report; Availability.--
       (1) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of the report 
     required by subsection (a) shall be made available on a 
     publicly accessible internet website of the Department of 
     State.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

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       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1713. OPPOSITION TO RECOGNITION OF TALIBAN 
                   REPRESENTATIVE AS AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       The President should not recognize as the Ambassador of 
     Afghanistan to the United States or accept diplomatic 
     credentials from any individual who is a member of the 
     Taliban.

     SEC. 1714. OPPOSITION TO PARTICIPATION OF TALIBAN AT THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES.

       The United States Ambassador to the United Nations should 
     use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the United Nations--
       (1) to object to the issuance of credentials to any member 
     of the delegation of Afghanistan to the United Nations 
     General Assembly who is a member of the Taliban, consistent 
     with Rules 27 and 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General 
     Assembly;
       (2) to ensure that no member of the Taliban may serve in a 
     leadership position in any United Nations body, fund, 
     program, or specialized agency;
       (3) to support a resolution on human rights abuses 
     committed by the Taliban at the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council and calling for the immediate deployment of human 
     rights monitors to Afghanistan under the special procedures 
     of the Council;
       (4) to demand immediate, unfettered humanitarian access to 
     the whole of Afghanistan, including to prevent famine and to 
     expand access to lifesaving vaccines and immunizations; and
       (5) to prevent diversions of humanitarian assistance 
     delivered through United Nations bodies, funds, programs, and 
     specialized agencies to individuals and entities subject to 
     sanctions under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
     1988 (2011) and 2255 (2015), including through the imposition 
     of duties, fees, or taxes on such humanitarian assistance or 
     the manipulation of beneficiary lists.

     SEC. 1715. REVISED STRATEGY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a strategy for a path 
     forward for the relationship of the United States with South 
     and Central Asian countries after the United States 
     withdrawal from Afghanistan.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A detailed description of the security and economic 
     challenges that the Russian Federation, the People's Republic 
     of China, and the Taliban pose to the countries of South and 
     Central Asia, including border disputes with South and 
     Central Asian countries that border the People's Republic of 
     China, investments by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China in land and sea ports, military activities and 
     installations, transportation infrastructure, and energy 
     projects across the region.
       (2) A detailed description of United States efforts to 
     provide alternatives to investment by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China in infrastructure and other 
     sectors in South and Central Asia.
       (3) An examination of the areas and sectors in which South 
     and Central Asian countries are subject to political, 
     military, information, and diplomatic pressure from the 
     Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.
       (4) An examination of the extent to which the C5+1 format 
     should or should not be changed to reflect the new conditions 
     in Afghanistan.
       (5) An analysis of the possibilities for access to and 
     basing in Central Asian countries for the United States Armed 
     Forces, and overflight of those countries by United States 
     drones, and the diplomatic outreach needed to achieve those 
     outcomes.
       (6) A detailed description of bilateral and regional 
     efforts to work with countries in South Asia on strategies to 
     build resilience against efforts of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian 
     Federation to interfere in their political systems and 
     economies.
       (7) A detailed description of United States diplomatic 
     efforts to address the challenges posed by investment by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China in the mining 
     and mineral sectors in Afghanistan.
       (8) Identification of areas where the United States 
     Government can strengthen diplomatic, economic, and defense 
     cooperation with the Government of India, as appropriate, to 
     address economic and security challenges posed by the 
     People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the 
     Taliban in the region, and an assessment of how the changes 
     to India's security environment resulting from the Taliban's 
     takeover of Afghanistan will affect United States engagement 
     with India.
       (9) A description of the coordination mechanisms among key 
     regional and functional bureaus within the Department of 
     State and the Department of Defense tasked with engaging with 
     the countries of South and Central Asia on issues relating to 
     the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and 
     the Taliban.
       (10) A description of the efforts being made by Federal 
     agencies, including the Department of State, the United 
     States Agency for International Development, the Department 
     of Commerce, the Department of Energy, and the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative, to help the countries of 
     South and Central Asia develop trade and commerce links that 
     will help those countries diversify their trade away from the 
     People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.
       (11) A detailed description of United States diplomatic 
     efforts with South and Central Asian countries, Turkey, and 
     any other countries with significant populations of Uyghurs 
     and other ethnic minorities fleeing persecution in the 
     People's Republic of China, to press those countries to 
     refrain from deporting ethnic minorities to the People's 
     Republic of China, protect ethnic minorities from 
     intimidation by authorities of the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, and protect the right to the freedoms of 
     assembly and expression.
       (12) An analysis of the effect ending the denial of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Republic 
     of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic 
     of Uzbekistan under chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (commonly known as the ``Jackson-Vanik amendment'') 
     would have on improving trade and diplomatic relations with 
     the United States.
       (c) Form of Report; Availability.--
       (1) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of the strategy 
     required by subsection (a) shall be made available on a 
     publicly accessible internet website of the Department of 
     State.
       (d) Consultation.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the development and implementation of the strategy 
     required by subsection (a).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) C5+1 format.--The term ``C5+1 format'' means meetings 
     of representatives of the governments of the United States, 
     the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic 
     of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

          Subtitle B--Counterterrorism Strategies and Reports

     SEC. 1721. COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report setting forth the United States 
     counterterrorism strategy for Afghanistan and addressing each 
     of the elements described in subsection (b).
       (b) Elements.--The elements described in this subsection 
     are the following:
       (1) An assessment of terrorist activity in Afghanistan and 
     threats posed to the United States by that activity.
       (2) An assessment of whether the Taliban is taking 
     meaningful action to ensure that Afghanistan is not a safe 
     haven for terrorist groups, such as al Qaeda or ISIS-K, 
     pursuant to the peace agreement signed by the United States 
     and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020, or 
     subsequent agreements or arrangements.
       (3) A detailed description of all discussions, 
     transactions, deconfliction arrangements, or other agreements 
     or arrangements with the Taliban.
       (4) An assessment of the status of access, basing, and 
     overflight agreements with countries neighboring Afghanistan 
     that facilitate ongoing United States counterterrorism 
     missions.
       (5) An assessment of the status of--
       (A) human intelligence and multi-source intelligence assets 
     dedicated to Afghanistan; and
       (B) the ability of the United States to detect emerging 
     threats against the United States and allies and partners of 
     the United States.
       (6) A description of the number and types of intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance assets and strike assets 
     dedicated to Afghanistan counterterrorism missions and 
     associated flight times and times on station for such assets.
       (7) An assessment of local or indigenous counterterrorism 
     partners.
       (8) An assessment of risks to the mission and risks to 
     United States personnel involved in over-the-horizon 
     counterterrorism options.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and

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       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1722. REPORT ON ENTITIES PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE 
                   TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on entities providing support to the 
     Taliban.
       (b) Elements of First Report.--The first report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) an assessment of support by state and non-state actors, 
     including the Government of Pakistan, for the Taliban between 
     2001 and 2020, including the provision of sanctuary space, 
     financial support, intelligence support, logistics and 
     medical support, training, equipping, and tactical, 
     operational, or strategic direction;
       (2) an assessment of support by state and non-state actors, 
     including the Government of Pakistan, for the 2021 offensive 
     of the Taliban that toppled the Government of the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan, including the provision of sanctuary 
     space, financial support, intelligence support, logistics and 
     medical support, training, equipping, and tactical, 
     operational, or strategic direction;
       (3) an assessment of support by state and non-state actors, 
     including the Government of Pakistan, for the September 2021 
     offensive of the Taliban against the Panjshir Valley and the 
     Afghan resistance; and
       (4) a detailed description of United States diplomatic and 
     military activities undertaken to curtail support for the 
     2021 offensive of the Taliban that toppled the Government of 
     the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
       (c) Elements of Subsequent Reports.--Each report required 
     by subsection (a) after the first such report shall include--
       (1) an assessment of support by state and non-state actors 
     for the Taliban, including the provision of sanctuary space, 
     financial support, intelligence support, logistics and 
     medical support, training, equipping, and tactical, 
     operational, or strategic direction;
       (2) an assessment of support by state and non-state actors 
     for offensive actions of the Taliban against any elements of 
     the Afghan resistance; and
       (3) a detailed description of United States diplomatic and 
     military activities undertaken to curtail support for the 
     Taliban.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1723. REPORT AND STRATEGY ON UNITED STATES-ORIGIN 
                   DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on United States-origin defense articles 
     and defense services provided to the Government of 
     Afghanistan on or before August 14, 2021.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) an inventory of all United States-origin defense 
     articles and defense services provided to the Government of 
     Afghanistan;
       (B) an assessment of the current location and disposition 
     of all such articles;
       (C) an assessment of the risks that such articles pose to 
     United States citizens and interests, regional security, and 
     the people of Afghanistan;
       (D) an assessment of the most sensitive training provided 
     by the United States to Afghan forces and the current 
     location and status of Afghans who received such training; 
     and
       (E) an assessment of the counterintelligence risk if the 
     Taliban provides access to United States-origin defense 
     articles to the Russian Federation, Iran, or the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (b) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a strategy on United States-origin defense 
     articles and defense services provided to the Government of 
     Afghanistan.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (d) 
     shall include--
       (A) a plan to recover, destroy, or de-militarize United 
     States-origin defense articles that pose a significant risk 
     to United States citizens and interests, regional security, 
     or the people of Afghanistan; and
       (B) a plan--
       (i) to identify Afghan personnel whose training could 
     present a significant risk to regional security or to the 
     people of Afghanistan; and
       (ii) to ensure such personnel are not coerced to support 
     the Taliban or other hostile forces.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) and the 
     strategy required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Defense article; defense service; training.--The terms 
     ``defense article'', ``defense service'', and ``training'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 47 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).

   Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Hostages, Special Immigrant Visa 
                        Applicants, And Refugees

     SEC. 1731. REPORT ON HOSTAGES TAKEN BY THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     the extent to which the Taliban has engaged in the 
     politically motivated taking or release of hostages or 
     otherwise is engaging in practices of unlawful or wrongful 
     detention.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum--
       (1) an assessment of whether there is credible information 
     that detained United States citizens or United States lawful 
     permanent residents are being held hostage or are being 
     detained unlawfully or wrongfully by the Taliban; and
       (2) an assessment of whether there is credible information 
     that citizens of NATO allies are being held hostage or are 
     being detained unlawfully or wrongfully by the Taliban.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1732. BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA 
                   APPLICANTS, REFUGEES, AND PAROLEES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 10 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 15 days thereafter until 
     September 30, 2022, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives on the status of--
       (1) the processing of applications for the special 
     immigrant visa program; and
       (2) refugee and parolee designations for nationals of 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) Initial briefing.--The initial briefing required by 
     subsection (a) shall include, for the period beginning on 
     August 1, 2021, and ending on the date of the briefing--
       (A)(i) the number of nationals of Afghanistan who have--
       (I) submitted applications for--

       (aa) the special immigrant visa program; or
       (bb) resettlement in the United States through the United 
     States Refugee Admissions Program; or

       (II) sought entry to the United States as humanitarian 
     parolees under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and
       (ii) the status of such nationals of Afghanistan;
       (B) the number of Department of State and Department of 
     Homeland Security employees assigned to processing 
     applications described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and 
     adjudicating the entry of nationals of Afghanistan as 
     humanitarian parolees;
       (C) the location of each national of Afghanistan who has 
     submitted such an application or sought entry to the United 
     States as a humanitarian parolee;
       (D) the status of any agreement between the United States 
     and any foreign government that is hosting such nationals of 
     Afghanistan;
       (E) an assessment of any required revision to the levels 
     and forms of United States foreign assistance provided to 
     entities supporting such nationals of Afghanistan; and
       (F) the status of any national of Afghanistan who--
       (i) after July 1, 2021, submitted an application described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or sought entry to the United 
     States as a humanitarian parolee; and
       (ii) failed to meet United States vetting requirements.
       (2) Subsequent briefings.--Each subsequent briefing 
     required by subsection (a) shall include the information 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) 
     for the preceding 15-day period.
       (c) Form.--A briefing required by subsection (a) may be 
     provided in classified form, as necessary.

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       (d) Written Materials.--The Secretary of State may submit 
     written materials in conjunction with a briefing under this 
     section.

             Subtitle D--Restrictions on Foreign Assistance

     SEC. 1741. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States not 
     to provide foreign assistance, including development 
     assistance, economic support, or security assistance under 
     parts I and II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
     (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Better Utilization of 
     Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.), the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et 
     seq.), or section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2763), to or through the Taliban, or in a manner that 
     would directly benefit the Taliban in Afghanistan.
       (b) Humanitarian Assistance.--It is the policy of the 
     United States to support the provision of humanitarian 
     assistance for displaced and conflict-affected persons in 
     Afghanistan consistent with chapter 9 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.), provided 
     that such assistance is not provided to or through the 
     Taliban or entities controlled by the Taliban or persons with 
     respect to which sanctions have been imposed under section 
     1762 or 1763.
       (c) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the United States 
     strategy to ensure the safe and timely delivery of targeted 
     humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, including by enabling 
     humanitarian organizations to access related financial 
     services, consistent with this section.

     SEC. 1742. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AND 
                   ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING AFGHAN REFUGEES AND 
                   AFGHAN ALLIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

       Subject to section 1743, it is the policy of the United 
     States to support the provision of humanitarian assistance 
     for displaced and conflict-affected persons seeking refuge 
     from Afghanistan in third countries, as well as for hosting 
     communities with measurable need in such third countries.

     SEC. 1743. REVIEW OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AND 
                   ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less than annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of all forms of United States foreign 
     assistance provided to or through the government of any 
     country or any organization providing any form of material 
     support to the Taliban, utilizing transparent metrics to 
     measure the forms, amounts, goals, objectives, benchmarks, 
     and outcomes of such assistance.
       (b) Aid Suspension.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall suspend all 
     forms of United States foreign assistance not covered by an 
     exception under section 1766(b)(3) provided to or through a 
     government or organization described in subsection (a).
       (2) Termination.--The suspension of United States foreign 
     assistance under paragraph (1) shall cease to be in effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary--
       (A) has certified to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the government or organization subject to 
     such suspension has ceased to provide material support to the 
     Taliban; or
       (B) has submitted to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a certification described in section 1766(c).
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the suspension of 
     United States foreign assistance required under paragraph (1) 
     if, not later than 10 days before issuing such a waiver, the 
     Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       (A) providing such assistance is in the national security 
     interest of the United States; and
       (B) sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that no 
     United States assistance is diverted to support the Taliban.

     SEC. 1744. 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.

                Subtitle E--Human Rights in Afghanistan

     SEC. 1751. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     the extent to which the Taliban, or any agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan under the 
     direction or control of the Taliban or a member of the 
     Taliban, has carried out or facilitated serious human rights 
     abuse.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the Taliban's respect for the rule of 
     law, press freedom, and human rights, including the rights of 
     women, girls, and minorities, in Afghanistan;
       (2) an assessment of the extent to which the Government of 
     Afghanistan has adhered to the basic human rights standards 
     set out in the United Nations International Covenant on Civil 
     and Political Rights, which was ratified by Afghanistan in 
     1983, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
       (3) a description of the scale and scope of any incidents 
     of arbitrary arrest or extrajudicial execution;
       (4) an assessment of the degree to which Afghans who 
     formerly served as part of the internationally recognized 
     government of Afghanistan or who have ties to the United 
     States have been the target of Taliban-supported revenge 
     killings, enforced disappearances, or other forms of abuse, 
     including torture;
       (5) a detailed description of how the rights of women, 
     girls, and minorities in Afghanistan have been impacted, 
     specifically with respect to access to education, freedom of 
     movement, and right to employment, since the Taliban's 
     seizure of power in August 2021;
       (6) an evaluation of the ability of human rights defenders, 
     female activists, and journalists to freely operate in 
     Afghanistan without fear of reprisal;
       (7) an assessment of whether any of the abuses carried out 
     by the Taliban, or any agency or instrumentality described in 
     subsection (a), constitute war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity; and
       (8) a description of any steps taken to impede access by 
     independent human rights monitors and United Nations 
     investigators.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     provided in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

           Subtitle F--Sanctions With Respect to the Taliban

     SEC. 1761. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Admission; admitted; alien.-- The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
     commodity'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
       (A) means a person that is not a United States person; and
       (B) includes an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
     government.
       (5) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
       (6) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
       (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such entity.

     SEC. 1762. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ACTIVITIES 
                   OF THE TALIBAN AND OTHERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a)  Sanctions Relating to Support for Terrorism.--On and 
     after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the 
     sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to each 
     foreign person, including any member of the Taliban, that the 
     President determines provides financial, material, or 
     technological support for, or financial or other services to 
     or in support of, any terrorist group in Afghanistan.
       (b) Sanctions Relating to Human Rights Abuses.--On and 
     after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the 
     sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to each 
     foreign person, including any member of the Taliban, that the 
     President determines is responsible for, complicit in, or has 
     directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights 
     abuses in Afghanistan.
       (c) Sanctions Relating to Drug Trafficking.--On and after 
     the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described 
     in subsection (d) with respect to each foreign person, 
     including any member of the Taliban, that the President 
     determines--
       (1) plays a significant role in international narcotics 
     trafficking centered in Afghanistan; or
       (2) provides significant financial, material, or 
     technological support for, or financial or other services to 
     or in support of, any person described in paragraph (1).

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       (d) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Property blocking.--The exercise of 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 described in 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c) 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.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A)  Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be--
       (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of 
     any alien described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) is subject 
     to revocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or 
     other entry documentation.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation 
     that is in the possession of the alien.

     SEC. 1763. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORTERS 
                   OF THE TALIBAN.

       (a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     may impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with 
     respect to any foreign person that the President determines 
     provides support described in subsection (b) to or in support 
     of--
       (1) the Taliban or any member of the Taliban; or
       (2) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of 
     Afghanistan under the direction or control of--
       (A) the Taliban or a member of the Taliban; or
       (B) another terrorist group or a member of such a group.
       (b) Support Described.--Support described in this 
     subsection is any of the following:
       (1) Military or paramilitary training.
       (2) Logistical or intelligence support.
       (3) Safe haven.
       (4) Financial, material, or technological support.
       (5) Financial or other services.
       (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Property blocking.--The exercise of 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 described in 
     subsection 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.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (a) may be--
       (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.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of 
     any alien described in subsection (a) is subject to 
     revocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or other 
     entry documentation.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation 
     that is in the possession of the alien.

     SEC. 1764. SUPPORT FOR MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   THE TALIBAN.

       (a) Voice and Vote at United Nations.--The Secretary of 
     State shall use the voice and vote of the United States at 
     the United Nations to maintain the sanctions with respect to 
     the Taliban described in and imposed pursuant to United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1988 (2011) and United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 2255 (2015).
       (b) Engagement With Allies and Partners.--The Secretary of 
     State shall, acting through the Office of Sanctions 
     Coordination established under section 1(h) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(h)), engage with the governments of allies and partners 
     of the United States to promote their use of sanctions 
     against the Taliban, particularly for any support for 
     terrorism, serious human rights abuses, or international 
     narcotics trafficking.

     SEC. 1765. 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 subtitle.
       (b) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     subtitle or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
     out this subtitle shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
     in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
     to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
     described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (c) Report on Implementation of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on the implementation of sanctions under this 
     subtitle.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the number and identity of foreign 
     persons with respect to which sanctions were imposed under 
     sections 1762 and 1763 during the 90-day period preceding 
     submission of the report.
       (B) A description of the efforts of the United States 
     Government to maintain sanctions on the Taliban at the United 
     Nations pursuant to section 1764(a) during that period.
       (C) A description of the impact of sanctions imposed under 
     sections 1762 and 1763 on the behavior of the Taliban, other 
     groups, and other foreign governments during that period.

     SEC. 1766. WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS; SUSPENSION.

       (a) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of 
     sanctions under this subtitle with respect to a foreign 
     person if the President, not later than 10 days before the 
     waiver is to take effect, determines and certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such a waiver is in 
     the vital national security interest of the United States. 
     The President shall submit with the certification a detailed 
     justification explaining the reasons for the waiver.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under 
     this subtitle 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.
       (2) Exception to comply with international obligations and 
     for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under section 
     1762(d)(2) or 1763(c)(2) shall not apply with respect to an 
     alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United 
     States is necessary--
       (A) 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; or
       (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the 
     United States.
       (3) Exceptions for humanitarian purposes.--
       (A) In general.--Sanctions under this subtitle shall not 
     apply with respect to the following activities:
       (i) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet 
     basic human needs in Afghanistan, including--

       (I) disaster relief;
       (II) assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons, 
     and conflict victims;
       (III) provision of health services; and
       (IV) provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, 
     medical devices, or other articles to provide humanitarian 
     assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

       (ii) Activities to support democracy building in 
     Afghanistan, including projects relating to the rule of law, 
     citizen participation, government accountability, and civil 
     society development.
       (iii) Activities determined by the Secretary of State to be 
     appropriate for supporting education in Afghanistan and that 
     do not directly benefit the Taliban, including combating 
     illiteracy, increasing access to education, particularly for 
     girls, and assisting education reform projects.
       (iv) Activities that do not directly benefit the Taliban to 
     prevent infectious disease and promote maternal and child 
     health, food security, and clean water assistance.
       (v) Transactions necessary and incident to activities 
     described in clauses (i) through (v).
       (vi) Transactions incident to travel into or out of 
     Afghanistan on a commercial or charter flight or through a 
     land border crossing.
       (B) Personal communication.--Sanctions under this subtitle 
     shall not apply to any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or 
     other personal communication that does not involve a transfer 
     of anything of value.
       (C) Internet communications.--Sanctions under this subtitle 
     shall not apply to the provision of--
       (i) services incident to the exchange of personal 
     communications over the internet or software necessary to 
     enable such services;
       (ii) hardware necessary to enable such services; or
       (iii) hardware, software, or technology necessary for 
     access to the internet.
       (D) Goods, services, or technologies necessary to ensure 
     the safe operation of commercial aircraft.--Sanctions under 
     this subtitle shall not apply to the provision of

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     goods, services, or technologies necessary to ensure the safe 
     operation of commercial aircraft produced in the United 
     States or commercial aircraft into which aircraft components 
     produced in the United States are incorporated, if the 
     provision of such goods, services, or technologies is 
     approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the 
     provision of such goods, services, or technologies, if 
     appropriate.
       (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions authorized under this subtitle shall not include 
     the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (c) Suspension of Sanctions.--
       (1) Suspension.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and the Secretary of the Treasury, may suspend 
     the imposition of sanctions under this subtitle if the 
     Secretary of State certifies in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the Taliban has--
       (A) publicly and privately broken all ties with other 
     terrorist groups, including al Qaeda;
       (B) verifiably prevented the use of Afghanistan as a 
     platform for terrorist attacks against the United States or 
     partners or allies of the United States, including by denying 
     sanctuary space, transit of Afghan territory, and use of 
     Afghanistan for terrorist training, planning, or equipping;
       (C) provided humanitarian actors with full, unimpeded 
     access to vulnerable populations throughout Afghanistan 
     without interference or diversion;
       (D) respected freedom of movement, including by 
     facilitating the departure of foreign nationals, applicants 
     for the special immigrant visa program, and other at-risk 
     Afghans by air or land routes, and the safe, voluntary, and 
     dignified return of displaced persons; and
       (E) supported the establishment of an inclusive government 
     of Afghanistan that respects the rule of law, press freedom, 
     and human rights, including the rights of women and girls.
       (2) Report required.--The Secretary of State shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees with any 
     certification under paragraph (1) a report addressing in 
     detail each of the criteria for the suspension of sanctions 
     under paragraph (1). Such report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form.

                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

     SEC. 1771. TERMINATION.

       This title shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4503. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. BRIEFING ON SYNCHRONIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE AND EUROPEAN 
                   DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the synchronization of the processes used to 
     implement the Pacific Deterrence Initiative with the 
     processes used to implement the European Deterrence 
     Initiative, including--
       (1) the allocation of fiscal toplines in the program 
     objective memorandum process to support such initiatives at 
     the outset of process;
       (2) the role of the combatant commanders in setting 
     requirements for such initiatives;
       (3) the role of the [military departments and other 
     components of the Armed Forces] in proposing programmatic 
     options to meet such requirements; and
       (4) the role of the combatant commanders, [the military 
     departments and other components of the Armed Forces], the 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Office, and the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense in adjudicating requirements and 
     programmatic options--
       (A) before the submission of the program objective 
     memorandum [for each such initiative]; and
       (B) during program review.
       (b) Guidance.--In establishing program objective memorandum 
     guidance for fiscal year 2024, the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that the processes used to implement the 
     Pacific Deterrence Initiative align with the processes used 
     to implement the European Deterrence Initiative, including 
     through the allocation of fiscal toplines for each such 
     initiative in the fiscal year 2024 process.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4504. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. INELIGIBILITY FOR GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
                   PREFERENCES OF COUNTRIES THAT HOST CHINESE 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2462(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
     the following:
       ``(I) Such country has been determined by the President, 
     based on the recommendation of the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
     and the Secretary of Defense, to be hosting on its territory 
     a military installation of the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4505. Mr. RISCH 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 of division A, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 1264. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON SECURITY AND DEFENSE 
                   PARTNERSHIP WITH SOMALILAND.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a 
     study regarding the feasibility of the establishment of a 
     security and defense partnership between the United States 
     and Somaliland (a semi-autonomous region of the Republic of 
     Somalia) that--
       (1) is separate and distinct from any security and defense 
     partnership with the Federal Republic of Somalia;
       (2) includes coordination with Somaliland government 
     security organs, including Somaliland's Ministry of Defense 
     and Armed Forces;
       (3) determines opportunities for collaboration in the 
     pursuit of United States national security interests in the 
     Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and the broader Indo-
     Pacific region;
       (4) identifies opportunities for United States training of 
     Somaliland security sector actors to improve 
     professionalization and capacity; and
       (5) is separate and distinct from any security and defense 
     partnership with the Federal Republic of Somalia.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a classified 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     contains the results of the study required under subsection 
     (b), including an assessment of the extent to which--
       (1) opportunities exist for the United States to support 
     the training of Somaliland's security sector actors with a 
     specific focus on counter-terrorism and maritime security;
       (2) Somaliland's security forces have been implicated in 
     gross violations of human rights during the 3-year period 
     immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (3) the United States has provided, or discussed with 
     Somaliland government and military officials the provision 
     of, training to security forces, including--
       (A) where such training has been provided;
       (B) the extent to which Somaliland security forces have 
     demonstrated the ability to absorb previous training; and
       (C) the ability of Somaliland security forces to maintain 
     and appropriately utilize such training, as applicable;
       (4) a direct United States security and defense partnership 
     with Somaliland would have a strategic impact, including by 
     protecting United States and allied maritime interests in the 
     Bab el-Mandeb Strait and at Somaliland's Berbera Port;

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       (5) Somaliland could--
       (A) serve as a maritime gateway in East Africa for the 
     United States and its allies; and
       (B) counter Iran's presence in the Gulf of Aden and China's 
     growing regional military presence; and
       (6) a direct United States security and defense partnership 
     would--
       (A) bolster security and defense cooperation and 
     capabilities between Somaliland and Taiwan;
       (B) further stabilize this semi-autonomous region of 
     Somalia as a democratic counterweight to destabilizing and 
     anti-democratic forces in Somalia and the wider East Africa 
     region; and
       (C) impact United States capacity to achieve policy 
     objectives, particularly to degrade and ultimately defeat the 
     terrorist threat in Somalia posed by al-Shabaab and the 
     Somalia-based Islamic State affiliate ISIS-Somalia.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, 
     including the conduct of the feasibility study under 
     subsection (b) and the submission of the classified report 
     under subsection (c), may be construed to convey United 
     States recognition of Somaliland as an independent state.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4506. Mr. RISCH 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 in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF OPERATION WELCOME ALLIES AT 
                   INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 10 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 15 days thereafter until 
     September 30, 2022, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, shall provide to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a briefing on--
       (1) the operational status of Operation Allies Welcome at 
     installations of the Department of Defense within the 
     continental United States and overseas;
       (2) the processing of applications of nationals of 
     Afghanistan for special immigrant visas under the Afghan 
     Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 
     111-8) and section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-
     163); and
       (3) the processing of refugee and parolee designations for 
     nationals of Afghanistan.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) Initial briefing.--The initial briefing required by 
     subsection (a) shall include, for the period beginning on 
     August 1, 2021, and ending on the date on which the briefing 
     is provided, the following:
       (A)(i) The number of nationals of Afghanistan who have--
       (I) submitted applications for--

       (aa) special immigrant visas under the Afghan Allies 
     Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 111-8) 
     or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 109-163); or
       (bb) resettlement in the United States through the United 
     States Refugee Admissions Program; or

       (II) sought entry to the United States as humanitarian 
     parolees under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and
       (ii) the location of each such national of Afghanistan.
       (B) With respect to any national of Afghanistan who has 
     been issued such a visa or who has received Chief of Mission 
     approval, including any such national of Afghanistan who 
     remains in Afghanistan and is actively in processing, and any 
     dependent of such a national of Afghanistan, their location 
     and immigration status.
       (C) With respect to the adjudication and processing of 
     applications for such visas and the entry to the United 
     States of nationals of Afghanistan as humanitarian parolees--
       (i) the number of Department of State and Department of 
     Homeland Security employees assigned to such adjudication and 
     processing; and
       (ii) the respective timelines for such adjudication and 
     processing.
       (D) A description of the status of any agreement between 
     the United States and the government of any foreign country 
     hosting nationals of Afghanistan described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B).
       (E) An assessment of any required revision to the levels 
     and forms of United States foreign assistance provided to 
     entities supporting such nationals of Afghanistan.
       (F) The status of any national of Afghanistan who, after 
     July 1, 2021, submitted an application for such a visa or 
     sought entry to the United States as a humanitarian parolee 
     and failed to meet United States vetting requirements.
       (G) As of the date of the briefing, the number of nationals 
     of Afghanistan located at an installation of the Department 
     of Defense within the continental United States and overseas, 
     disaggregated by evacuee category and immigration status.
       (H) A description of, and justification for, the specific 
     vetting procedures and requirements applicable to individuals 
     of each evacuee category and immigration status.
       (2) Subsequent briefings.--Each subsequent briefing 
     required by subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding 
     15-day period, the information described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of paragraph (1).
       (c) Form.--A briefing required by subsection (a) may be 
     provided in classified form, as necessary.
       (d) Written Materials.--The Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     may submit written materials in conjunction with a briefing 
     under this section.
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4507. Mrs. BLACKBURN 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 XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3157. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR PLANT-DIRECTED 
                   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a) is 
     amended by striking ``4 percent'' and inserting ``5 
     percent''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4508. Mrs. BLACKBURN 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 XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3114. REPORT ON PLANT-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 15, 2022, the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on plant-directed 
     research and development by nuclear weapons production 
     facilities.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A master plan for plant-directed research and 
     development that ensures utilization of all funds available 
     for plant-directed research and development by the nuclear 
     weapons production facilities.
       (2) A list of research, development, and demonstration 
     activities by each such facility in order to maintain and 
     enhance the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at the 
     facility and a brief scope of work for each such activity.
       (3) Aa review of current and projected workload 
     requirements for such activities and cost estimates necessary 
     to complete each such activity.
       (4) A review of the progress made in prioritizing and 
     funding such activities.
       (c) Annual Report.--As part of the annual budget submission 
     by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report describing the progress made in 
     establishing the master plan required by subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Nuclear Weapons Production Facility Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4509. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono) 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:


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       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     withhold all or partial funds to a tribe or tribal entity 
     under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) if, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     tribe, the Secretary determines prior to disbursement that 
     the tribe is not in compliance with obligations under its 
     1866 treaty with the United States as it relates to the 
     inclusion of persons who are lineal descendants of Freedmen 
     as having the rights of the citizens of such tribes, unless a 
     Federal court has issued a final order that determines the 
     treaty obligations with respect to including Freedmen as 
     citizens. For purposes of this section, a court order is not 
     considered final if time remains for an appeal with respect 
     to that order.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4510. Mr. MARKEY 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 XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3114. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON W80-4 NUCLEAR WARHEAD LIFE 
                   EXTENSION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear 
     Security shall seek to enter into an agreement with a 
     federally funded research and development center to conduct a 
     study on the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program.
       (b) Matters Included.--The study required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An explanation of the unexpected increase in cost of 
     the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program.
       (2) An analysis of--
       (A) the future costs of the program; and
       (B) schedule requirements.
       (3) An analysis of the impacts on other programs as a 
     result of the additional cost of the W80-4 nuclear warhead 
     life extension program, including--
       (A) other life extension programs;
       (B) infrastructure programs; and
       (C) research, development, test, and evaluation programs.
       (4) An analysis of the impacts that a delay of the program 
     will have on other programs as a result of--
       (A) technical or management challenges; and
       (B) changes in requirements for the W80-4 nuclear warhead 
     life extension program.
       (c) Report Required.--
       (1) Submission to nnsa.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded 
     research and development center shall submit to the 
     Administrator a report on the study required by subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 210 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 
     report required by paragraph (1), without change.
       (d) Form.--The reports required by subsection (c) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4511. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio) 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 title XII, add the following:

Subtitle H--U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act 
                                of 2021

     SEC. 1291. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``U.S.-Greece Defense and 
     Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1292. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States and Greece are strong allies in the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and have deepened 
     their defense relationship in recent years in response to 
     growing security challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean 
     region.
       (2) Greece participates in several NATO missions, including 
     Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean and NATO's 
     mission in Kosovo.
       (3) The Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy 
     Partnership Act (title II of division J of Public Law 116-
     94), authorized new security assistance for Greece and 
     Cyprus, lifted the United States prohibition on arms 
     transfers to Cyprus, and authorized the establishment of a 
     United States-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center to 
     facilitate energy cooperation among the United States, 
     Greece, Israel, and Cyprus.
       (4) The United States has demonstrated its support for the 
     trilateral partnership of Greece, Israel, and Cyprus through 
     joint engagement with Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United 
     States in the ``3+1'' format.
       (5) The United States and Greece have held Strategic 
     Dialogue meetings in Athens, Washington D.C., and virtually, 
     and have committed to hold an upcoming Strategic Dialogue 
     session in 2021 in Washington, D.C.
       (6) In October 2019, the United States and Greece agreed to 
     update the United States-Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation 
     Agreement, and the amended agreement officially entered into 
     force on February 13, 2020.
       (7) The amended Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement 
     provides for increased joint United States-Greece and NATO 
     activities at Greek military bases and facilities in Larissa, 
     Stefanovikio, Alexandroupolis, and other parts of central and 
     northern Greece, and allows for infrastructure improvements 
     at the United States Naval Support Activity Souda Bay base on 
     Crete.
       (8) In October 2020, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias 
     announced that Greece hopes to further expand the Mutual 
     Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States.
       (9) The United States Naval Support Activity Souda Bay 
     serves as a critical naval logistics hub for the United 
     States Navy's 6th Fleet.
       (10) In June 2020, United States Ambassador to Greece 
     Geoffrey Pyatt characterized the importance of Naval Support 
     Activity Souda Bay as ``our most important platform for the 
     projection of American power into a strategically dynamic 
     Eastern Mediterranean region. From Syria to Libya to the 
     chokepoint of the Black Sea, this is a critically important 
     asset for the United States, as our air force, naval, and 
     other resources are applied to support our Alliance 
     obligations and to help bring peace and stability.''.
       (11) The USS Hershel ``Woody'' Williams, the second of a 
     new class of United States sea-basing ships, is now based out 
     of Souda Bay, the first permanent United States naval 
     deployment at the base.
       (12) The United States cooperates with the Hellenic Armed 
     Forces at facilities in Larissa, Stefanovikio, and 
     Alexandroupolis, where the United States Armed Forces conduct 
     training, refueling, temporary maintenance, storage, and 
     emergency response.
       (13) The United States has conducted a longstanding 
     International Military Education and Training (IMET) program 
     with Greece, and the Government of Greece has committed to 
     provide $3 for every dollar invested by the United States in 
     the program.
       (14) Greece's defense spending in 2020 amounted to an 
     estimated 2.68 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), 
     exceeding NATO's 2 percent of GDP benchmark agreed to at the 
     2014 NATO Summit in Wales.
       (15) Greece is eligible for the delivery of excess defense 
     articles under section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)).
       (16) In September 2020, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos 
     Mitsotakis announced plans to modernize all three branches of 
     the Hellenic Armed Forces, which will strengthen Greece's 
     military position in the Eastern Mediterranean.
       (17) The modernization includes upgrades to the arms of all 
     three branches, including new anti-tank weapons for the 
     Hellenic Army, new heavy-duty torpedoes for the Hellenic 
     Navy, and new guided missiles for the Hellenic Air Force.
       (18) The Hellenic Navy also plans to upgrade its four MEKO 
     200HN frigates and purchase four new multirole frigates of an 
     undisclosed type, to be accompanied by 4 MH-60R anti-
     submarine helicopters.
       (19) The Hellenic Air Force plans to fully upgrade its 
     fleet of F-16 jets to the F-16 Viper variant by 2027 and has 
     expressed interest in participating in the F-35 Joint Strike 
     Fighter program.

     SEC. 1293. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Greece is a pillar of stability in the Eastern 
     Mediterranean region and the United States should remain 
     committed to supporting its security and prosperity;
       (2) the 3+1 format of cooperation among Cyprus, Greece, 
     Israel, and the United States has been a successful forum to 
     cooperate on energy issues and should be expanded to include 
     other areas of common concern to the members;
       (3) the United States should increase and deepen efforts to 
     partner with and support the modernization of the Greek 
     military;
       (4) it is in the interests of the United States that Greece 
     continue to transition its military equipment away from 
     Russian-produced platforms and weapons systems through the 
     European Recapitalization Investment Program;
       (5) the United States Government should continue to deepen 
     strong partnerships with the Greek military, especially in 
     co-development and co-production opportunities with the Greek 
     Navy;
       (6) the naval partnerships with Greece at Souda Bay and 
     Alexandroupolis are mutually beneficial to the national 
     security of the United States and Greece;
       (7) the United States should, as appropriate, support the 
     sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Greece;

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       (8) the United States Government should continue to invest 
     in International Military Education and Training (IMET) 
     programs in Greece;
       (9) the United States Government should support joint 
     maritime security cooperation exercises with Cyprus, Greece, 
     and Israel;
       (10) in accordance with its legal authorities and project 
     selection criteria, the United States Development Finance 
     Corporation should consider supporting private investment in 
     strategic infrastructure projects in Greece, to include 
     shipyards and ports that contribute to the security of the 
     region and Greece's prosperity;
       (11) the extension of the Mutual Defense Cooperation 
     Agreement with Greece for a period of five years includes 
     deepened partnerships at Greek military facilities throughout 
     the country and is a welcome development; and
       (12) the United States Government should establish the 
     United States-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center as 
     authorized in the Eastern Mediterranean Energy and Security 
     Partnership Act of 2019.

     SEC. 1294. FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN RECAPITALIZATION INCENTIVE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--To the maximum extent feasible, of the 
     funds appropriated for the European Recapitalization 
     Incentive Program, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 should be considered for Greece as appropriate 
     to assist the country in meeting its defense needs and 
     transitioning away from Russian-produced military equipment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     provides a full accounting of all funds distributed under the 
     European Recapitalization Incentive Program, including--
       (1) identification of each recipient country;
       (2) a description of how the funds were used; and
       (3) an accounting of remaining equipment in recipient 
     countries that was provided by the then-Soviet Union or 
     Russian Federation.

     SEC. 1295. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of Congress that, as appropriate, the 
     United States Government should provide direct loans to 
     Greece for the procurement of defense articles, defense 
     services, and design and construction services pursuant to 
     the authority of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2763) to support the further development of 
     Greece's military forces.

     SEC. 1296. TRANSFER OF F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TO 
                   GREECE.

       The President is authorized to expedite delivery of any 
     future F-35 aircraft to Greece once Greece is prepared to 
     move forward with such a purchase on such terms and 
     conditions as the President may require. Such transfer shall 
     be submitted to Congress pursuant to the certification 
     requirements under section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2776).

     SEC. 1297. IMET COOPERATION WITH GREECE.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for International Military 
     Education and Training (IMET) assistance, $1,800,000 shall be 
     made available for Greece, to the maximum extent practicable. 
     The assistance shall be made available for the following 
     purposes:
       (1) Training of future leaders.
       (2) Fostering a better understanding of the United States.
       (3) Establishing a rapport between the United States Armed 
     Forces and Greece's military to build partnerships for the 
     future.
       (4) Enhancement of interoperability and capabilities for 
     joint operations.
       (5) Focusing on professional military education, civilian 
     control of the military, and protection of human rights.

     SEC. 1298. CYPRUS, GREECE, ISRAEL, AND THE UNITED STATES 3+1 
                   INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a group, to be 
     known as the ``Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States 
     3+1 Interparliamentary Group'', to serve as a legislative 
     component to the 3+1 process launched in Jerusalem in March 
     2019.
       (b) Membership.--The Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United 
     States 3+1 Interparliamentary Group shall include a group of 
     not more than 6 United States Senators, to be known as the 
     ``United States group'', who shall be appointed jointly by 
     the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
       (c) Meetings.--Not less frequently than once each year, the 
     United States group shall meet with members of the 3+1 group 
     to discuss issues on the agenda of the 3+1 deliberations of 
     the Governments of Greece, Israel, Cyprus, and the United 
     States to include maritime security, defense cooperation, 
     energy initiatives, and countering malign influence efforts 
     by the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.

     SEC. 1299. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

       In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4512. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) 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 D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1036. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Trans-
     Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) terrorist and violent extremist organizations, such as 
     Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, the Islamic 
     State of West Africa, and other affiliated groups, have 
     killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians, displaced 
     populations, destabilized local and national governments, and 
     caused mass human suffering in the affected communities;
       (2) poor governance, political and economic 
     marginalization, and lack of accountability for human rights 
     abuses by security forces are drivers of extremism;
       (3) it is in the national security interest of the United 
     States--
       (A) to combat the spread of terrorism and violent 
     extremism; and
       (B) to build the capacity of partner countries to combat 
     such threats in Africa;
       (4) terrorist and violent extremist organizations exploit 
     vulnerable and marginalized communities suffering from 
     poverty, lack of economic opportunity (particularly among 
     youth populations), corruption, and weak governance; and
       (5) a comprehensive, coordinated interagency approach is 
     needed to develop an effective strategy--
       (A) to address the security challenges in the Sahel-
     Maghreb;
       (B) to appropriately allocate resources and de-conflict 
     programs; and
       (C) to maximize the effectiveness of United States defense, 
     diplomatic, and development capabilities.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to assist countries in North Africa and West Africa, 
     and other allies and partners that are active in those 
     regions, in combating terrorism and violent extremism through 
     a coordinated interagency approach with a consistent strategy 
     that appropriately balances security activities with 
     diplomatic and development efforts to address the political, 
     socioeconomic, governance, and development challenges in 
     North Africa and West Africa that contribute to terrorism and 
     violent extremism.
       (d) Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program.--
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) In general.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     establish a partnership program, which shall be known as the 
     ``Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Program''), to 
     coordinate all programs, projects, and activities of the 
     United States Government in countries in North Africa and 
     West Africa that are conducted--
       (i) to improve governance and the capacities of countries 
     in North Africa and West Africa to deliver basic services, 
     particularly to at-risk communities, as a means of countering 
     terrorism and violent extremism by enhancing state legitimacy 
     and authority and countering corruption;
       (ii) to address the factors that make people and 
     communities vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist and 
     violent extremist organizations, including economic 
     vulnerability and mistrust of government and government 
     security forces, through activities such as--

       (I) supporting strategies that increase youth employment 
     opportunities;
       (II) promoting girls' education and women's political 
     participation;
       (III) strengthening local governance and civil society 
     capacity;
       (IV) improving government transparency and accountability;
       (V) fighting corruption;
       (VI) improving access to economic opportunities; and

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       (VII) other development activities necessary to support 
     community resilience;

       (iii) to strengthen the rule of law in such countries, 
     including by enhancing the capability of the judicial 
     institutions to independently, transparently, and credibly 
     deter, investigate, and prosecute acts of terrorism and 
     violent extremism;
       (iv) to improve the ability of military and law enforcement 
     entities in partner countries--

       (I) to detect, disrupt, respond to, and prosecute violent 
     extremist and terrorist activity, while respecting human 
     rights; and
       (II) to cooperate with the United States and other partner 
     countries on counterterrorism and counter-extremism efforts;

       (v) to enhance the border security capacity of partner 
     countries, including the ability to monitor, detain, and 
     interdict terrorists;
       (vi) to identify, monitor, disrupt, and counter the human 
     capital and financing pipelines of terrorism; or
       (vii) to support the free expression and operations of 
     independent, local-language media, particularly in rural 
     areas, while countering the media operations and recruitment 
     propaganda of terrorist and violent extremist organizations.
       (B) Assistance framework.--Program activities shall--
       (i) be carried out in countries in which the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development--

       (I) determines that there is an adequate level of partner 
     country commitment; and
       (II) has considered partner country needs, absorptive 
     capacity, sustainment capacity, and efforts of other donors 
     in the sector;

       (ii) have clearly defined outcomes;
       (iii) be closely coordinated among United States diplomatic 
     and development missions, United States Africa Command, and 
     relevant participating departments and agencies;
       (iv) have specific plans with robust indicators to 
     regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact;
       (v) complement and enhance efforts to promote democratic 
     governance, the rule of law, human rights, and economic 
     growth;
       (vi) in the case of train and equip programs, complement 
     longer-term security sector institution-building; and
       (vii) have mechanisms in place to track resources and 
     routinely monitor and evaluate the efficacy of relevant 
     programs.
       (C) Consultation.--In coordinating activities through the 
     Program, the Secretary of State shall consult, as 
     appropriate, with the heads of relevant Federal departments 
     and agencies, as determined by the President.
       (D) Congressional notification.--Not later than 15 days 
     before obligating amounts for an activity coordinated through 
     the Program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees, in 
     accordance with section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1), of--
       (i) the foreign country and entity, as applicable, whose 
     capabilities are to be enhanced in accordance with the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (A);
       (ii) the amount, type, and purpose of support to be 
     provided;
       (iii) the absorptive capacity of the foreign country to 
     effectively implement the assistance to be provided;
       (iv) the extent to which state security forces of the 
     foreign country have been implicated in gross violations of 
     human rights and the risk that obligated funds may be used to 
     perpetrate further abuses;
       (v) the anticipated implementation timeline for the 
     activity; and
       (vi) the plans to sustain any military or security 
     equipment provided beyond the completion date of such 
     activity, if applicable, and the estimated cost and source of 
     funds to support such sustainment.
       (3) International coordination.--Efforts carried out under 
     this subsection--
       (A) shall take into account partner country 
     counterterrorism, counter-extremism, and development 
     strategies;
       (B) shall be aligned with such strategies, to the extent 
     practicable; and
       (C) shall be coordinated with counterterrorism and counter-
     extremism activities and programs in the areas of defense, 
     diplomacy, and development carried out by other like-minded 
     donors and international organizations in the relevant 
     country.
       (4) Strategies.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development and other relevant Federal Government agencies, 
     shall submit the strategies described in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (B) Comprehensive, 5-year strategy for the sahel-maghreb.--
     The Secretary of State shall develop a comprehensive, 5-year 
     strategy for the Sahel-Maghreb, including details related to 
     whole-of-government efforts in the areas of defense, 
     diplomacy, and development to advance the national security, 
     economic, and humanitarian interests of the United States, 
     including--
       (i) efforts to ensure coordination with multilateral and 
     bilateral partners, such as the Joint Force of the Group of 
     Five of the Sahel, and with other relevant assistance 
     frameworks;
       (ii) a public diplomacy strategy and actions to ensure that 
     populations in the Sahel-Maghreb are aware of the development 
     activities of the United States Government, especially in 
     countries with a significant Department of Defense presence 
     or engagement through train and equip programs;
       (iii) activities aimed at supporting democratic 
     institutions and countering violent extremism with measurable 
     goals and transparent benchmarks;
       (iv) plans to help each partner country address 
     humanitarian and development needs and to help prevent, 
     respond to, and mitigate intercommunal violence;
       (v) a comprehensive plan to support security sector reform 
     in each partner country that includes a detailed section on 
     programs and activities being undertaken by relevant 
     stakeholders and other international actors operating in the 
     sector; and
       (vi) a specific strategy for Mali that includes plans for 
     sustained, high-level diplomatic engagement with 
     stakeholders, including countries in Europe and the Middle 
     East with interests in the Sahel-Maghreb, regional 
     governments, relevant multilateral organizations, signatory 
     groups of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, 
     done in Algiers July 24, 2014, and civil society actors.
       (C) A comprehensive 5-year strategy for program 
     counterterrorism efforts.--The Secretary of State shall 
     develop a comprehensive 5-year strategy for the Program that 
     includes--
       (i) a clear statement of the objectives of United States 
     counterterrorism efforts in North Africa and West Africa with 
     respect to the use of all forms of United States assistance 
     to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism, including 
     efforts--

       (I) to build military and civilian law enforcement 
     capacity;
       (II) to strengthen the rule of law;
       (III) to promote responsive and accountable governance; and
       (IV) to address the root causes of terrorism and violent 
     extremism;

       (ii) a plan for coordinating programs through the Program 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), including identifying the 
     agency or bureau of the Department of State, as applicable, 
     that will be responsible for leading and coordinating each 
     such program;
       (iii) a plan to monitor, evaluate, and share data and 
     learning about the Program in accordance with monitoring and 
     evaluation provisions under sections 3 and 4 of the Foreign 
     Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
     2394c note and 2394c); and
       (iv) a plan for ensuring coordination and compliance with 
     related requirements in United States law, including the 
     Global Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.).
       (D) Consultation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     consult with the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the progress made towards developing the strategies 
     required under subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (5) Supporting material in annual budget request.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall include a 
     description of the requirements, activities, and planned 
     allocation of amounts requested by the Program in the budget 
     materials submitted to Congress in support of the President's 
     annual budget request pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, for each fiscal year beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 
     the following 5 years.
       (B) Exception.--The requirement under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to activities of the Department of Defense 
     conducted pursuant to authorities under title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities.--
     Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that describes--
       (A) the progress made in meeting the objectives of the 
     strategies required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
     paragraph (4), including any lessons learned in carrying out 
     Program activities and any recommendations for improving such 
     programs and activities;
       (B) the efforts taken to coordinate, de-conflict, and 
     streamline Program activities to maximize resource 
     effectiveness;
       (C) the extent to which each partner country has 
     demonstrated the ability to absorb the equipment or training 
     provided in the previous year under the Program, and as 
     applicable, the ability to maintain and appropriately utilize 
     such equipment;
       (D) the extent to which each partner country is investing 
     its own resources to advance the goals described in paragraph 
     (2)(A) or is demonstrating a commitment and willingness to 
     cooperate with the United States to advance such goals;
       (E) the actions taken by the government of each partner 
     country receiving assistance under the Program to combat 
     corruption, improve transparency and accountability, and 
     promote other forms of democratic governance;
       (F) the extent to which state security forces in each 
     partner country have been implicated in gross violations of 
     human rights during the reporting period, including how

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     such gross violations of human rights have been addressed and 
     or will be addressed through Program activities;
       (G) the assistance provided in each of the 3 preceding 
     fiscal years under the Program, broken down by partner 
     country, including the type, statutory authorization, and 
     purpose of all United States security assistance provided to 
     the country pursuant to authorities under title 10, United 
     States Code, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.), or any other ``train and equip'' authorities 
     of the Department of Defense; and
       (H) any changes or updates to the Comprehensive 5-Year 
     Strategy for the Program required under paragraph (4)(C) 
     necessitated by the findings in this annual report.
       (7) Reporting requirement related to audit of bureau of 
     african affairs monitoring and coordination of the trans-
     sahara counterterrorism partnership program.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     every 120 days thereafter until the earlier of the date on 
     which all 13 recommendations in the September 2020 Department 
     of State Office of Inspector General audit entitled ``Audit 
     of the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs 
     Monitoring and Coordination of the Trans-Sahara 
     Counterterrorism Partnership Program'' (AUD-MERO-20-42) are 
     closed or the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     identifies--
       (A) which of the 13 recommendations in AUD-MERO-20-42 have 
     not been closed;
       (B) a description of progress made since the last report 
     toward closing each recommendation identified under 
     subparagraph (A);
       (C) additional resources needed, including assessment of 
     staffing capacity, if any, to complete action required to 
     close each recommendation identified under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (D) the anticipated timeline for completion of action 
     required to close each recommendation identified under 
     subparagraph (A), including application of all 
     recommendations into all existing security assistance 
     programs managed by the Department of State under the 
     Program.
       (8) Program administration.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to Congress that describes plans for 
     conducting a written review of a representative sample of 
     each of the security assistance programs administered by the 
     Bureau of African Affairs that--
       (A) identifies potential waste, fraud, abuse, 
     inefficiencies, or deficiencies; and
       (B) includes an analysis of staff capacity, including human 
     resource needs, available resources, procedural guidance, and 
     monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure that the Bureau 
     of African Affairs is managing programs efficiently and 
     effectively.
       (9) Form.--The strategies required under subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of paragraph (4) and the report required under 
     paragraph (6) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as authorizing the use of military force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4513. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
                   AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) Section 112b of Title 1.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking section 112b and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 112b. United States international agreements; 
       transparency provisions

       ``(a)(1) Not less frequently than once each month, the 
     Secretary, through the Legal Adviser of the Department of 
     State, shall provide in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees the following:
       ``(A)(i) A list of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments approved for negotiation 
     by the Secretary or another Department of State officer at 
     the Assistant Secretary level or higher during the prior 
     month, or, in the event an international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument is not included in the list 
     required by this clause, a certification corresponding to the 
     international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument 
     as authorized under paragraph (4)(A).
       ``(ii) A description of the intended subject matter and 
     parties to or participants for each international agreement 
     and qualifying non-binding instrument listed pursuant to 
     clause (i).
       ``(B)(i) A list of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or 
     otherwise finalized during the prior month.
       ``(ii) The text of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) A detailed description of the legal authority that, 
     in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each 
     international agreement and qualifying non-binding instrument 
     provided under clause (ii) to become operative. If multiple 
     authorities are relied upon in relation to an international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument, the Secretary 
     shall cite all such authorities. All citations to a treaty or 
     statute shall include the specific article or section and 
     subsection reference whenever available and, if not 
     available, shall be as specific as possible. If the authority 
     relied upon is or includes article II of the Constitution of 
     the United States, the Secretary shall explain the basis for 
     that reliance.
       ``(C)(i) A list of all international agreements that 
     entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments 
     that became operative for the United States or an agency of 
     the United States during the prior month.
       ``(ii) The text of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) A statement describing any new or amended statutory 
     or regulatory authority anticipated to be required to fully 
     implement each proposed international agreement and 
     qualifying non-binding instrument included in the list 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(iv) A statement of whether there were any opportunities 
     for public comment on the international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument prior to the conclusion of 
     such agreement or instrument.
       ``(2) The Secretary may provide any of the information or 
     texts of international agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments required under paragraph (1) in classified form 
     if providing such information in unclassified form could 
     reasonably be expected to cause damage to the foreign 
     relations or foreign activities of the United States.
       ``(3) In the case of a general authorization issued for the 
     negotiation or conclusion of a series of international 
     agreements of the same general type, the requirements of this 
     subsection may be satisfied by the provision in writing of--
       ``(A) a single notification containing all the information 
     required by this subsection; and
       ``(B) a list, to the extent described in such general 
     authorization, of the countries or entities with which such 
     agreements are contemplated.
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, waive 
     the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) with respect to a 
     specific international agreement or qualifying non-binding 
     instrument for renewable periods of up to 180 days if the 
     Secretary certifies in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that--
       ``(i) exercising the waiver authority is vital to the 
     negotiation of a particular international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument; and
       ``(ii) the international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument would significantly and materially advance 
     the foreign policy or national security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall brief the Majority Leader and the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Chairs and 
     Ranking Members of the appropriate congressional committees 
     on the scope and status of the negotiation that is the 
     subject of the waiver under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) not later than 60 calendar days after the date on 
     which the Secretary exercises the waiver; and
       ``(ii) once every 180 calendar days during the period in 
     which a renewed waiver is in effect.
       ``(C) The certification required by subparagraph (A) may be 
     provided in classified form.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall not delegate the waiver authority 
     or certification requirements under subparagraph (A). The 
     Secretary shall not delegate the briefing requirements under 
     subparagraph (B) to any person other than the Deputy 
     Secretary.
       ``(b)(1) Not less frequently than once each month, the 
     Secretary shall make the text of all international agreements 
     that entered into force during the prior month, and the 
     information required by subparagraph (B)(iii) of subsection 
     (a)(1) and clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (C) of such 
     subsection, available to the public on the website of the 
     Department of State.
       ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not apply to any information, including the 
     text of an international agreement, that is classified; and
       ``(B) shall apply to any information, including the text of 
     an international agreement, that is unclassified, except that 
     the information required by subparagraph (B)(iii) of 
     subsection (a)(1) and clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph 
     (C) of such subsection shall not be subject to the 
     requirement under paragraph (1) if the international 
     agreement to which it relates is classified.
       ``(3)(A) Not less frequently than once every 90 calendar 
     days, the Secretary shall make the text of all unclassified 
     qualifying non-binding instruments that become operative 
     available to the public on the website of the Department of 
     State.

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       ``(B) The requirement under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to a qualifying non-binding instrument if making the 
     text of that instrument available to the public could 
     reasonably be expected to cause damage to the foreign 
     relations or foreign activities of the United States.
       ``(c) For any international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument, not later than 30 calendar days after the 
     date on which the Secretary receives a written communication 
     from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate 
     congressional committees requesting copies of any 
     implementing agreements or instruments, whether binding or 
     non-binding, the Secretary shall submit such implementing 
     agreements or instruments to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.
       ``(d) Any department or agency of the United States 
     Government that enters into any international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the 
     United States shall--
       ``(1) provide to the Secretary the text of each 
     international agreement not later than 30 calendar days after 
     the date on which such agreement is signed;
       ``(2) provide to the Secretary the text of each qualifying 
     non-binding instrument not later than 30 calendar days after 
     the date of the written communication described in subsection 
     (m)(3)(A)(ii)(II); and
       ``(3) on an ongoing basis, provide any implementing 
     material to the Secretary for transmittal to the appropriate 
     congressional committees as needed to satisfy the 
     requirements described in subsection (c).
       ``(e)(1) Each department or agency of the United States 
     Government that enters into any international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the 
     United States shall designate a Chief International 
     Agreements Officer, who shall--
       ``(A) be selected from among employees of such department 
     or agency;
       ``(B) serve concurrently as the Chief International 
     Agreements Officer; and
       ``(C) subject to the authority of the head of such 
     department or agency, have department- or agency-wide 
     responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) The Chief International Agreements Officer of the 
     Department of State shall serve in the Office of the Legal 
     Adviser with the title of International Agreements Compliance 
     Officer.
       ``(f) Texts of oral international agreements and qualifying 
     non-binding instruments shall be reduced to writing and 
     subject to the requirements of subsection (a).
       ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     international agreement may not be signed or otherwise 
     concluded on behalf of the United States without prior 
     consultation with the Secretary. Such consultation may 
     encompass a class of agreements rather than a particular 
     agreement.
       ``(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     amounts appropriated to the Department of State under any law 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure to conclude 
     or implement or to support the conclusion or implementation 
     of (including through the use of personnel or resources 
     subject to the authority of a chief of mission) an 
     international agreement, other than to facilitate compliance 
     with this section, until the Secretary satisfies the 
     substantive requirements in subsection (a) with respect to 
     that international agreement.
       ``(2)(A) An obligation or expenditure of funds that does 
     not comply with the prohibition described in paragraph (1) 
     shall not constitute a violation of paragraph (1) or any 
     other law if such violation was inadvertent.
       ``(B) For purposes of this subsection, a violation shall be 
     considered to be inadvertent if, not later than 5 business 
     days after the date on which a Department of State official 
     first learns of the violation, the Secretary--
       ``(i) certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that, to the Secretary's knowledge, the Department 
     of State was unaware of the violation at the time of the 
     obligation or expenditure; and
       ``(ii) satisfies the substantive requirements in subsection 
     (a) with respect to the international agreement concerned.
       ``(3) This subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2022.
       ``(i)(1) Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 
     every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct an audit of the compliance of the 
     Secretary with the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) In any instance in which a failure by the Secretary 
     to comply with such requirements is determined by the 
     Comptroller General to have been due to the failure or 
     refusal of another agency to provide information or material 
     to the Department of State, or the failure to do so in a 
     timely manner, the Comptroller General shall engage such 
     other agency to determine--
       ``(A) the cause and scope of such failure or refusal;
       ``(B) the specific office or offices responsible for such 
     failure or refusal; and
       ``(C) penalties or other recommendations for measures to 
     ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
       ``(3) The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing the results 
     of each audit required by paragraph (1).
       ``(4) The Comptroller General and the Secretary shall make 
     the results of each audit required by paragraph (1) publicly 
     available on the websites of the Government Accountability 
     Office and the Department of State, respectively.
       ``(j)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a written report that contains a list of--
       ``(A) all international agreements and qualifying non-
     binding instruments that were signed or otherwise concluded, 
     entered into force or otherwise became operative, or that 
     were modified or otherwise amended during the preceding 
     calendar year; and
       ``(B) for each agreement and instrument included in the 
     list under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the dates of any action described in such 
     subparagraph;
       ``(ii) the title of the agreement or instrument; and
       ``(iii) a summary of the agreement or instrument (including 
     a description of the duration of activities under the 
     agreement or instrument and a description of the agreement or 
     instrument).
       ``(2) The report described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary should make the report, except for 
     any classified annex, available to the public on the website 
     of the Department of State.
       ``(B) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary 
     shall make available to the public on the website of the 
     Department of State each part of the report involving an 
     international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument 
     that entered into force or became operative during the 
     preceding calendar year, except for any classified annex or 
     information contained therein.
       ``(4) Not less frequently than once every 90 calendar days, 
     the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on developments with regard to treaties, other 
     international agreements, and non-binding instruments that 
     have an important effect on the foreign relations of the 
     United States.
       ``(k) The President shall, through the Secretary, 
     promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(l) It is the sense of Congress that the executive branch 
     should not prescribe or otherwise commit to or include 
     specific legislative text in a treaty, executive agreement, 
     or non-binding instrument unless Congress has authorized such 
     action.
       ``(m) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) The term `Deputy Secretary' means the Deputy 
     Secretary of State.
       ``(3) The term `intelligence community' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       ``(4) The term `international agreement' includes--
       ``(A) any treaty that requires the advice and consent of 
     the Senate, pursuant to article II of the Constitution of the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) any other international agreement to which the United 
     States is a party and that is not subject to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(5)(A) The term `qualifying non-binding instrument' means 
     a non-binding instrument that--
       ``(i) is or will be under negotiation or is signed or 
     otherwise becomes operative with one or more foreign 
     governments, international organizations, or foreign 
     entities, including non-state actors; and
       ``(ii)(I) could reasonably be expected to have a 
     significant impact on the foreign policy of the United 
     States; or
       ``(II) is the subject of a written communication from the 
     Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate 
     congressional committees to the Secretary.
       ``(B) The term `qualifying non-binding instrument' does not 
     include any non-binding instrument that is signed or 
     otherwise becomes operative pursuant to the authorities 
     provided in title 10 or the authorities provided to any 
     element of the intelligence community.
       ``(6) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of State.
       ``(7)(A) The term `text' with respect to an international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument includes--
       ``(i) any annex, appendix, codicil, side agreement, side 
     letter, or any document of similar purpose or function to the 
     aforementioned, regardless of the title of the document, that 
     is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the 
     international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument; 
     and
       ``(ii) any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any 
     document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned 
     regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into 
     contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument.
       ``(B) Under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `contemporaneously and in conjunction with' shall be 
     construed liberally and shall not be interpreted to mean 
     simultaneously or on the same day.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 2 of title

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     1, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 112b and inserting the following:

``112b. United states international agreements; transparency 
              provisions.''.
       (3) Technical and conforming amendment relating to 
     authorities of the secretary of state.--Section 317(h)(2) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c(h)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``Section 112b(c)'' and inserting 
     ``Section 112b(g)''.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of State $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for purposes of 
     implementing the requirements of section 112b of title 1, 
     United States Code, as amended by this subsection.
       (5) Rules and regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, 
     through the Secretary of State, promulgate such rules and 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out section 112b of 
     title 1, United States Code, as amended by this subsection.
       (b) Section 112a of Title 1.--Section 112a of title 1, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) The Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4514. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (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. RESEARCH INTO NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out research with 
     respect to non-opioid methods of pain management, including 
     non-pharmaceutical remedies for pain and integrative medicine 
     solutions.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of 
     conducting research under this section, there are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. 1065. LONG-TERM TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES 
                   OUTCOMES RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out 
     evidence-based, long-term outcomes research, over 5-year 
     periods, for different modalities of treatment and recovery 
     support for substance use disorder, including culturally 
     competent (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental 
     Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 15002)) treatment. Such research shall measure 
     mortality, morbidity, physical and emotional health, 
     employment, stable housing, criminal justice involvement, 
     family relationships, and other quality-of-life measures. 
     Such research shall distinguish outcomes based on race, 
     gender, and socioeconomic status, as well as any other 
     relevant characteristics.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary.

     SEC. 1066. CONTINUING CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN 
                   RECOVERY.

       Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
     inserting after section 547A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-2a) 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 547B. CONTINUING CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO 
                   MAINTAIN RECOVERY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to peer 
     recovery support services, for the purposes of providing 
     continuing care and ongoing community support for individuals 
     to maintain recovery from substance use disorders.
       ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `peer recovery support services' means an independent 
     nonprofit organization that provides peer recovery support 
     services, through credentialed peer support professionals.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026, $50,000,000 for purposes of awarding grants 
     under subsection (a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4515. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) 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, add the following:

       DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Department of State 
     Authorization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term `` 
     `appropriate congressional committees' '' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Department.--If not otherwise specified, the term `` 
     `Department' '' means the Department of State.
       (3) Secretary.--If not otherwise specified, the term `` 
     `Secretary' '' means the Secretary of State.

    TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 5101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE'S WORK.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States global engagement is key to a stable and 
     prosperous world;
       (2) United States leadership is indispensable in light of 
     the many complex and interconnected threats facing the United 
     States and the world;
       (3) diplomacy and development are critical tools of 
     national power, and full deployment of these tools is vital 
     to United States national security;
       (4) challenges such as the global refugee and migration 
     crises, terrorism, historic famine and food insecurity, and 
     fragile or repressive societies cannot be addressed without 
     sustained and robust United States diplomatic and development 
     leadership;
       (5) the United States Government must use all of the 
     instruments of national security and foreign policy at its 
     disposal to protect United States citizens, promote United 
     States interests and values, and support global stability and 
     prosperity;
       (6) United States security and prosperity depend on having 
     partners and allies that share our interests and values, and 
     these partnerships are nurtured and our shared interests and 
     values are promoted through United States diplomatic 
     engagement, security cooperation, economic statecraft, and 
     assistance that helps further economic development, good 
     governance, including the rule of law and democratic 
     institutions, and the development of shared responses to 
     natural and humanitarian disasters;
       (7) as the United States Government agencies primarily 
     charged with conducting diplomacy and development, the 
     Department and the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) require sustained and robust funding to 
     carry out this important work, which is essential to our 
     ability to project United States leadership and values and to 
     advance United States interests around the world;
       (8) the work of the Department and USAID makes the United 
     States and the world safer and more prosperous by alleviating 
     global poverty and hunger, fighting HIV/AIDS and other 
     infectious diseases, strengthening alliances, expanding 
     educational opportunities for women and girls, promoting good 
     governance and democracy, supporting anti-corruption efforts, 
     driving economic development and trade, preventing armed 
     conflicts and humanitarian crises, and creating American jobs 
     and export opportunities;
       (9) the Department and USAID are vital national security 
     agencies, whose work is critical to the projection of United 
     States power and leadership worldwide, and without which 
     Americans would be less safe, United States economic power 
     would be diminished, and global stability and prosperity 
     would suffer;
       (10) investing in diplomacy and development before 
     conflicts break out saves American lives while also being 
     cost-effective; and
       (11) the contributions of personnel working at the 
     Department and USAID are extraordinarily valuable and allow 
     the United States to maintain its leadership around the 
     world.

     SEC. 5102. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``All special envoys, ambassadors, and 
     coordinators located within the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor shall report directly to the Assistant 
     Secretary unless otherwise provided by law.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``section'' and inserting ``sections 116 
     and''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``(commonly referred to as the annual `Country 
     Reports on Human Rights Practices')''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Authorities.--In addition to the duties, functions, 
     and responsibilities specified in this paragraph, the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor is authorized to--
       ``(i) promote democracy and actively support human rights 
     throughout the world;
       ``(ii) promote the rule of law and good governance 
     throughout the world;
       ``(iii) strengthen, empower, and protect civil society 
     representatives, programs, and

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     organizations, and facilitate their ability to engage in 
     dialogue with governments and other civil society entities;
       ``(iv) work with regional bureaus to ensure adequate 
     personnel at diplomatic posts are assigned responsibilities 
     relating to advancing democracy, human rights, labor rights, 
     women's equal participation in society, and the rule of law, 
     with particular attention paid to adequate oversight and 
     engagement on such issues by senior officials at such posts;
       ``(v) review and, as appropriate, make recommendations that 
     shall be given equal weight to those of other bureaus or 
     offices to the Secretary of State regarding the proposed 
     transfer of--

       ``(I) defense articles and defense services authorized 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) or the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.); and
       ``(II) military items listed on the `600 series' of the 
     Commerce Control List contained in Supplement No. 1 to part 
     774 of subtitle B of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations;

       ``(vi) coordinate programs and activities that protect and 
     advance the exercise of human rights and internet freedom in 
     cyberspace; and
       ``(vii) implement other relevant policies and provisions of 
     law.
       ``(D) Local oversight.--United States missions, when 
     executing DRL programming, to the extent practicable, should 
     assist in exercising oversight authority and coordinate with 
     the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to ensure 
     that funds are appropriately used and comply with anti-
     corruption practices.''.

     SEC. 5103. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                   AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Assistant secretary for international narcotics and 
     law enforcement affairs.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be in the 
     Department of State an Assistant Secretary for International 
     Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, who shall be 
     responsible to the Secretary of State for all matters, 
     programs, and related activities pertaining to international 
     narcotics, anti-crime, and law enforcement affairs in the 
     conduct of foreign policy by the Department, including, as 
     appropriate, leading the coordination of programs carried out 
     by United States Government agencies abroad, and such other 
     related duties as the Secretary may from time to time 
     designate.
       ``(B) Areas of responsibility.--The Assistant Secretary for 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs shall 
     maintain continuous observation and coordination of all 
     matters pertaining to international narcotics, anti-crime, 
     and law enforcement affairs in the conduct of foreign policy, 
     including programs carried out by other United States 
     Government agencies when such programs pertain to the 
     following matters:
       ``(i) Combating international narcotics production and 
     trafficking.
       ``(ii) Strengthening foreign justice systems, including 
     judicial and prosecutorial capacity, appeals systems, law 
     enforcement agencies, prison systems, and the sharing of 
     recovered assets.
       ``(iii) Training and equipping foreign police, border 
     control, other government officials, and other civilian law 
     enforcement authorities for anti-crime purposes, including 
     ensuring that no foreign security unit or member of such unit 
     shall receive such assistance from the United States 
     Government absent appropriate vetting.
       ``(iv) Ensuring the inclusion of human rights and women's 
     participation issues in law enforcement programs, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, and other senior officials in 
     regional and thematic bureaus and offices.
       ``(v) Combating, in conjunction with other relevant bureaus 
     of the Department of State and other United States Government 
     agencies, all forms of transnational organized crime, 
     including human trafficking, illicit trafficking in arms, 
     wildlife, and cultural property, migrant smuggling, 
     corruption, money laundering, the illicit smuggling of bulk 
     cash, the licit use of financial systems for malign purposes, 
     and other new and emerging forms of crime.
       ``(vi) Identifying and responding to global corruption, 
     including strengthening the capacity of foreign government 
     institutions responsible for addressing financial crimes and 
     engaging with multilateral organizations responsible for 
     monitoring and supporting foreign governments' anti-
     corruption efforts.
       ``(C) Additional duties.--In addition to the 
     responsibilities specified in subparagraph (B), the Assistant 
     Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
     Affairs shall also--
       ``(i) carry out timely and substantive consultation with 
     chiefs of mission and, as appropriate, the heads of other 
     United States Government agencies to ensure effective 
     coordination of all international narcotics and law 
     enforcement programs carried out overseas by the Department 
     and such other agencies;
       ``(ii) coordinate with the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy to ensure lessons learned from other United States 
     Government agencies are available to the Bureau of 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the 
     Department;
       ``(iii) develop standard requirements for monitoring and 
     evaluation of Bureau programs, including metrics for success 
     that do not rely solely on the amounts of illegal drugs that 
     are produced or seized;
       ``(iv) in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     annually certify in writing to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate that United States and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     enforcement personnel posted abroad whose activities are 
     funded to any extent by the Bureau of International Narcotics 
     and Law Enforcement Affairs are complying with section 207 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927); and
       ``(v) carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary 
     may assign.
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may 
     be construed to limit or impair the authority or 
     responsibility of any other Federal agency with respect to 
     law enforcement, domestic security operations, or 
     intelligence activities as defined in Executive Order 
     12333.''.
       (b) Modification of Annual International Narcotics Control 
     Strategy Report.--Subsection (a) of section 489 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) A separate section that contains an identification 
     of all United States Government-supported units funded by the 
     Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 
     and any Bureau-funded operations by such units in which 
     United States law enforcement personnel have been physically 
     present.''.

     SEC. 5104. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF POPULATION, 
                   REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Bureau of Consular Affairs.--There is in the 
     Department of State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which 
     shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Consular Affairs.
       ``(h) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.--There 
     is in the Department of State the Bureau of Population, 
     Refugees, and Migration, which shall be headed by the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and 
     Migration.''.

     SEC. 5105. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS.

       (a) Establishment.--There should be established in the 
     Department of State an Office of International Disability 
     Rights (referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
       (b) Duties.--The Office should--
       (1) seek to ensure that all United States foreign 
     operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, persons with 
     disabilities;
       (2) promote the human rights and full participation in 
     international development activities of all persons with 
     disabilities;
       (3) promote disability inclusive practices and the training 
     of Department of State staff on soliciting quality programs 
     that are fully inclusive of people with disabilities;
       (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
     multilateral fora on matters relevant to the rights of 
     persons with disabilities, and work to raise the profile of 
     disability across a broader range of organizations 
     contributing to international development efforts;
       (5) conduct regular consultation with civil society 
     organizations working to advance international disability 
     rights and empower persons with disabilities internationally;
       (6) consult with other relevant offices at the Department 
     that are responsible for drafting annual reports documenting 
     progress on human rights, including, wherever applicable, 
     references to instances of discrimination, prejudice, or 
     abuses of persons with disabilities;
       (7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent 
     within the Department regarding the hiring and recruitment 
     and overseas practices of civil service employees and Foreign 
     Service officers with disabilities and their family members 
     with chronic medical conditions or disabilities; and
       (8) carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary 
     of State may assign.
       (c) Supervision.--The Office may be headed by--
       (1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assistant Secretary 
     of State; or
       (2) an officer exercising significant authority who reports 
     to the President or Secretary of State, appointed by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of State should direct 
     Ambassadors at Large, Representatives, Special Envoys, and 
     coordinators working on human rights to consult with the 
     Office to promote the human rights and full participation in 
     international development activities of all persons with 
     disabilities.

     SEC. 5106. SPECIAL APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 5104 of this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection (h) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i) Special Appointments.--

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       ``(1) Positions exercising significant authority.--The 
     President may, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, appoint an individual as a Special Envoy, Special 
     Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, 
     Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other 
     position performing a similar function, regardless of title, 
     at the Department of State exercising significant authority 
     pursuant to the laws of the United States. Except as provided 
     in paragraph (3) or in clause 3, section 2, article II of the 
     Constitution (relating to recess appointments), an individual 
     may not be designated as a Special Envoy, Special 
     Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, 
     Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other 
     position performing a similar function, regardless of title, 
     at the Department exercising significant authority pursuant 
     to the laws of the United States without the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Positions not exercising significant authority.--The 
     President or Secretary of State may appoint any Special 
     Envoy, Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special 
     Negotiator, Special Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, 
     Special Advisor, or other position performing a similar 
     function, regardless of title, at the Department of State not 
     exercising significant authority pursuant to the laws of the 
     United States without the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     if the President or Secretary, not later than 15 days before 
     the appointment of a person to such a position, submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a notification that 
     includes the following:
       ``(A) A certification that the position does not require 
     the exercise of significant authority pursuant to the laws of 
     the United States.
       ``(B) A description of the duties and purpose of the 
     position.
       ``(C) The rationale for giving the specific title and 
     function to the position.
       ``(3) Limited exception for temporary appointments 
     exercising significant authority.--The President may maintain 
     or establish a position with the title of Special Envoy, 
     Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special 
     Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special 
     Advisor, or other position performing a similar function, 
     regardless of title, at the Department of State exercising 
     significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United 
     States for not longer than 180 days if the Secretary of 
     State, not later than 15 days after the appointment of a 
     person to such a position, or 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, whichever is earlier, submits 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a notification that includes the following:
       ``(A) The necessity for conferring such title and function.
       ``(B) The dates during which such title and function will 
     be held.
       ``(C) The justification for not submitting the proposed 
     conferral of such title and function to the Senate as a 
     nomination for advice and consent to appointment.
       ``(D) All relevant information concerning any potential 
     conflict of interest which the proposed recipient of such 
     title and function may have with regard to the appointment.
       ``(4) Renewal of temporary appointment.--The President may 
     renew for one period not to exceed 180 days any position 
     maintained or established under paragraph (3) if the 
     President, not later than 15 days before issuing such 
     renewal, submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a detailed justification on the necessity of 
     such extension, including the dates with respect to which 
     such title will continue to be held and the justification for 
     not submitting such title to the Senate as a nomination for 
     advice and consent.
       ``(5) Exemption.--Paragraphs (1) through (4) shall not 
     apply to a Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 
     Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, 
     Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other person performing a 
     similar function, regardless of title, at the Department of 
     State if the position is expressly mandated by statute.
       ``(6) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to 
     appointments made on or after January 3, 2023.''.

     SEC. 5107. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND 
                   POLICY COORDINATOR FOR BURMA.

       Section 7 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade (Junta's 
     Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286; 50 
     U.S.C. 1701 note) relating to the establishment of a Special 
     Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma) is hereby 
     repealed.

     SEC. 5108. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide for the 
     participation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
     Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional 
     Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery 
     against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).

     SEC. 5109. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING TO NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department is a crucial national security agency, 
     whose employees, both Foreign and Civil Service, require the 
     best possible training at every stage of their careers to 
     prepare them to promote and defend United States national 
     interests and the health and safety of United States citizens 
     abroad;
       (2) the Secretary should explore establishing a ``training 
     float'' requiring that a certain percentage of the Foreign 
     Service shall be in long-term training at any given time;
       (3) the Department's Foreign Service Institute should seek 
     to substantially increase its educational and training 
     offerings to Department personnel, including developing new 
     and innovative educational and training courses, methods, 
     programs, and opportunities; and
       (4) consistent with existing Department gift acceptance 
     authority and other applicable laws, the Department and 
     Foreign Service Institute may accept funds and other 
     resources from foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and 
     other appropriate sources to help the Department and the 
     Institute accomplish the goals specified in paragraph (3).

     SEC. 5110. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE 
                   OFFICERS.

       The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
       (1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by inserting ``If a 
     position designated under this section is unfilled for more 
     than 365 calendar days, such position may be filled, as 
     appropriate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with section 
     309.'' after ``Positions designated under this section are 
     excepted from the competitive service.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)), 
     by inserting ``, or domestically, in a position working on 
     issues relating to a particular country or geographic area,'' 
     after ``geographic area''.

     SEC. 5111. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Subsection (c) of section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by 
     section 5103 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as redesignated 
     pursuant to such section 5103) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Energy resources.--
       ``(A) Authorization for assistant secretary.--Subject to 
     the numerical limitation specified in paragraph (1), there is 
     authorized to be established in the Department of State an 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources.
       ``(B) Personnel.--If the Department establishes an 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources in 
     accordance with the authorization provided in subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary of State shall ensure there are sufficient 
     personnel dedicated to energy matters within the Department 
     of State whose responsibilities shall include--
       ``(i) formulating and implementing international policies 
     aimed at protecting and advancing United States energy 
     security interests by effectively managing United States 
     bilateral and multilateral relations;
       ``(ii) ensuring that analyses of the national security 
     implications of global energy and environmental developments 
     are reflected in the decision making process within the 
     Department;
       ``(iii) incorporating energy security priorities into the 
     activities of the Department;
       ``(iv) coordinating energy activities of the Department 
     with relevant Federal departments and agencies;
       ``(v) coordinating with the Office of Sanctions 
     Coordination on economic sanctions pertaining to the 
     international energy sector; and
       ``(vi) working internationally to--

       ``(I) support the development of energy resources and the 
     distribution of such resources for the benefit of the United 
     States and United States allies and trading partners for 
     their energy security and economic development needs;
       ``(II) promote availability of diversified energy supplies 
     and a well-functioning global market for energy resources, 
     technologies, and expertise for the benefit of the United 
     States and United States allies and trading partners;
       ``(III) resolve international disputes regarding the 
     exploration, development, production, or distribution of 
     energy resources;
       ``(IV) support the economic and commercial interests of 
     United States persons operating in the energy markets of 
     foreign countries;
       ``(V) support and coordinate international efforts to 
     alleviate energy poverty;
       ``(VI) leading the United States commitment to the 
     Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; and
       ``(VII) coordinating energy security and other relevant 
     functions within the Department currently undertaken by--

       ``(aa) the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs;
       ``(bb) the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental 
     and Scientific Affairs; and
       ``(cc) other offices within the Department of State.''.

     SEC. 5112. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

       Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 is amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2735) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 64. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

       ``(a) Activities.--

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       ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
     the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
     outreach services and related events, including organizing 
     programs and conference activities, museum shop services and 
     food services in the public exhibition and related space 
     utilized by the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
       ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
     authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and outreach services 
     and related events referred to in such paragraph, including 
     fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for 
     American Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
     recovery of the costs of operating the museum.
       ``(b) Disposition of National Museum of American Diplomacy 
     Documents, Artifacts, and Other Articles.--
       ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts, or 
     other articles permanently acquired by the Department of 
     State and determined by the Secretary of State to be suitable 
     for display by the National Museum of American Diplomacy 
     shall be considered to be the property of the United States 
     Government and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     State makes the determination described in paragraph (3) with 
     respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may sell at fair market value, 
     trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
     without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title 40, 
     United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be used 
     solely for the advancement of the mission of the National 
     Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for any 
     purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
     collections of the museum.
       ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or transfer.--
     The determination described in this paragraph with respect to 
     a document, artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), 
     is a determination that--
       ``(A) such document, artifact, or other article no longer 
     serves to further the purposes of the National Museum of 
     American Diplomacy as set forth in the collections management 
     policy of the museum;
       ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such document, 
     artifact, or other article would serve to maintain the 
     standards of the collection of the museum; or
       ``(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such document, artifact, 
     or other article would be in the best interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under 
     paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
     documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of State may loan such documents, artifacts, or 
     other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
     National Museum of American Diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
     Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
     exhibition.''.

     SEC. 5113. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FISHERMEN 
                   FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND 
                   DETENTION OF U.S.-FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Amounts.--Payments may be made under this section 
     only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts.''.
       (b) Retroactive Applicability.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply as if the date specified in subsection (e) of 
     section 7 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, were the day after such date of enactment.
       (2) Agreements and payments.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to--
       (A) enter into agreements pursuant to section 7 of the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 for any claims to which 
     such section would otherwise apply but for the date specified 
     in subsection (e) of such section, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) make payments in accordance with agreements entered 
     into pursuant to such section if any such payments have not 
     been made as a result of the expiration of the date specified 
     in such section, as in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5114. ART IN EMBASSIES.

       (a) In General.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the purchase of any piece of art for the purposes of 
     installation or display in any embassy, consulate, or other 
     foreign mission of the United States if the purchase price of 
     such piece of art is in excess of $50,000, unless such 
     purchase is subject to prior consultation with, and the 
     regular notification procedures of, the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the costs of 
     the Art in Embassies Program for each of fiscal years 2012, 
     2013, and 2014.
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that 
     is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``art'' includes 
     paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial design, and 
     craft art.

     SEC. 5115. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Burma.--
       (1) In general.--Section 570 of Public Law 104-208 is 
     amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Multilateral Strategy.--The President shall develop, 
     in coordination with likeminded countries, a comprehensive, 
     multilateral strategy to--
       ``(1) assist Burma in addressing corrosive malign influence 
     of the People's Republic of China; and
       ``(2) support a return to democratic governance, and 
     support constitutional, economic, and security sector reforms 
     in Burma designed to--
       ``(A) advance democratic development and improve human 
     rights practices and the quality of life; and
       ``(B) promote genuine national reconciliation.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``six months'' and inserting ``year'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (7); and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) improvements in human rights practices;
       ``(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive economic 
     growth; and
       ``(5) progress toward genuine national reconciliation.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to the first report required under 
     subsection (d) of section 570 of Public Law 104-208 that is 
     required after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 101-246.
       (2) Section 6 of Public Law 104-45.
       (3) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 96-465 (22 
     U.S.C. 4022).
       (4) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2593b).
       (5) Section 5 of Public Law 94-304 (22 U.S.C. 3005).
       (6) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 
     2349aa-7).
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes each of the 
     following:
       (1) A list of all reports described in subsection (d) 
     required to be submitted by their respective agency.
       (2) For each such report, a citation to the provision of 
     law under which the report is required to be submitted.
       (3) The reporting frequency of each such report.
       (4) The estimated cost of each report, to include personnel 
     time costs.
       (d) Covered Reports.--A report described in this subsection 
     is a recurring report that is required to be submitted to 
     Congress by the Department of State or the United States 
     Agency for International Development, or by any officer, 
     official, component, or element of each entity.
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 5116. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists 
     all of the Government Accountability Office's recommendations 
     relating to the Department that have not been fully 
     implemented.
       (b) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     identifies any discrepancies between the list of 
     recommendations included in such report and the Government 
     Accountability Office's list of outstanding recommendations 
     for the Department.
       (c) Implementation Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the submission of the Comptroller General's report under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that describes the 
     implementation status of each recommendation from the 
     Government Accountability Office included in the report 
     submitted under subsection (a).
       (2) Justification.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a detailed justification for each decision not to fully 
     implement a recommendation or to implement a recommendation 
     in a different manner than specified by the Government 
     Accountability Office;
       (B) a timeline for the full implementation of any 
     recommendation the Secretary has decided to adopt, but has 
     not yet fully implemented; and

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       (C) an explanation for any discrepancies included in the 
     Comptroller General report submitted under subsection (b).
       (d) Form.--The information required in each report under 
     this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, but may be included in a 
     classified annex to the extent necessary.

     SEC. 5117. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

       (a) In General.--There should be established within the 
     Department of State an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Office''), which may be 
     placed within the organizational structure of the Department 
     at the discretion of the Secretary.
       (b) Duties.--The Office should carry out the following:
       (1) Advise the Secretary and other relevant senior 
     officials on issues related to atrocities, including war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
       (2) Assist in formulating United States policy on the 
     prevention of, responses to, and accountability for 
     atrocities.
       (3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, United States Government 
     positions relating to the international and hybrid courts 
     currently prosecuting persons suspected of atrocities around 
     the world.
       (4) Work with other governments, international 
     organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, as 
     appropriate, to establish and assist international and 
     domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, and 
     tribunals to investigate, document, and prosecute atrocities 
     around the world.
       (5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
     Federal departments and agencies, the deployment of 
     diplomatic, legal, economic, military, and other tools to 
     help collect evidence of atrocities, judge those responsible, 
     protect and assist victims, enable reconciliation, prevent 
     and deter atrocities, and promote the rule of law.
       (6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional justice 
     mechanisms to United States personnel operating in conflict 
     and post-conflict environments.
       (7) Act as a point of contact for international, hybrid, 
     and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction over 
     atrocities committed around the world.
       (8) Represent the Department on any interagency whole-of-
     government coordinating entities addressing genocide and 
     other atrocities.
       (9) Perform any additional duties and exercise such powers 
     as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
       (c) Supervision.--If established, the Office shall be led 
     by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice who is 
     nominated by the President and appointed by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate.

                     TITLE II--EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 5201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

       For ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', 
     there is authorized to be appropriated $1,975,449,000 for 
     fiscal year 2022.

     SEC. 5202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) 
     or successor office should give appropriate consideration to 
     standardization in construction, in which each new United 
     States embassy and consulate starts with a standard design 
     and keeps customization to a minimum.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out any new 
     United States embassy compound or new consulate compound 
     project that utilizes a non-standard design, including those 
     projects that are in the design or pre-design phase as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, only in consultation with 
     the appropriate congressional committees. The Secretary shall 
     provide the appropriate congressional committees, for each 
     such project, the following documentation:
       (1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle costs of 
     the project to the estimated full lifecycle costs of such 
     project if it were to use a standard design.
       (2) A comparison of the estimated completion date of such 
     project to the estimated completion date of such project if 
     it were to use a standard design.
       (3) A comparison of the security of the completed project 
     to the security of such completed project if it were to use a 
     standard design.
       (4) A justification for the Secretary's selection of a non-
     standard design over a standard design for such project.
       (5) A written explanation if any of the documentation 
     necessary to support the comparisons and justification, as 
     the case may be, described in paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     cannot be provided.
       (c) Sunset.--The consultation requirement under subsection 
     (b) shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY.

       Section 118 of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading , by striking ``annual report on 
     embassy construction costs'' and inserting ``biannual report 
     on overseas capital construction projects''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection and every 180 days 
     thereafter until the date that is 4 years after such date of 
     enactment, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding all 
     ongoing overseas capital construction projects and major 
     embassy security upgrade projects.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following with respect to each ongoing 
     overseas capital construction project and major embassy 
     security upgrade project:
       ``(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
     proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
     funds required by the Committees on Appropriations for Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       ``(2) The current cost estimate.
       ``(3) The value of each request for equitable adjustment 
     received by the Department to date.
       ``(4) The value of each certified claim received by the 
     Department to date.
       ``(5) The value of any usage of the project's contingency 
     fund to date and the value of the remainder of the project's 
     contingency fund.
       ``(6) An enumerated list of each request for adjustment and 
     certified claim that remains outstanding or unresolved.
       ``(7) An enumerated list of each request for equitable 
     adjustment and certified claim that has been fully 
     adjudicated or that the Department has settled, and the final 
     dollar amount of each adjudication or settlement.
       ``(8) The date of estimated completion specified in the 
     proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
     funds required by the Committees on Appropriations not later 
     than 45 days after the date of the enactment of an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       ``(9) The current date of estimated completion.''.

     SEC. 5204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

       (a) Deadline for Completion.--The Secretary shall complete 
     all contractor performance evaluations outstanding as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act required by subpart 42.15 
     of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for those contractors 
     engaged in construction of new embassy or new consulate 
     compounds by April 1, 2022.
       (b) Prioritization System.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
     prioritization system for clearing the current backlog of 
     required evaluations referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The system required under paragraph (1) 
     should prioritize the evaluations as follows:
       (A) Project completion evaluations should be prioritized 
     over annual evaluations.
       (B) Evaluations for relatively large contracts should have 
     priority.
       (C) Evaluations that would be particularly informative for 
     the awarding of government contracts should have priority.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the Department's plan 
     for completing all evaluations by April 1, 2022, in 
     accordance with subsection (a) and the prioritization system 
     developed pursuant to subsection (b).
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) contractors deciding whether to bid on Department 
     contracts would benefit from greater understanding of the 
     Department as a client; and
       (2) the Department should develop a forum where contractors 
     can comment on the Department's project management 
     performance.

     SEC. 5205. GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR NEW EMBASSIES AND 
                   CONSULATES.

       (a) In General.--For each new United States embassy 
     compound (NEC) and new consulate compound project (NCC) in or 
     not yet in the design phase as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Department shall project growth over the 
     estimated life of the facility using all available and 
     relevant data, including the following:
       (1) Relevant historical trends for Department personnel and 
     personnel from other agencies represented at the NEC or NCC 
     that is to be constructed.
       (2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk and the needs 
     of United States Government policy conducted as part of the 
     most recent Vital Presence Validation Process, if applicable.
       (3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic importance 
     of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, over the life of the 
     building at issue.
       (4) Any other data that would be helpful in projecting the 
     future growth of NEC or NCC.
       (b) Other Federal Agencies.--The head of each Federal 
     agency represented at a United States embassy or consulate 
     shall provide to the Secretary, upon request, growth 
     projections for the personnel of each such agency over the 
     estimated life of each embassy or consulate, as the case may 
     be.
       (c) Basis for Estimates.--The Department shall base its 
     growth assumption for all NECs and NCCs on the estimates 
     required under subsections (a) and (b).
       (d) Congressional Notification.--Any congressional 
     notification of site selection

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     for a NEC or NCC submitted after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall include the growth assumption used pursuant to 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 5206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS.

       (a) Plans Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     next five years as the Secretary of State considers 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall develop--
       (A) a comprehensive 6-year plan documenting the 
     Department's overseas building program for the replacement of 
     overseas diplomatic posts taking into account security 
     factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and 
     regulations, as well as occupational safety and health 
     factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including 
     environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact 
     employee health and safety; and
       (B) a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing the Department's 
     long-term planning for the maintenance and sustainment of 
     completed diplomatic posts, which takes into account security 
     factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and 
     regulations, as well as occupational safety and health 
     factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
     1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including 
     environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact 
     employee health and safety.
       (2) Initial report.--The first plan developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a one-time status report 
     on existing small diplomatic posts and a strategy for 
     establishing a physical diplomatic presence in countries in 
     which there is no current physical diplomatic presence and 
     with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations. 
     Such report, which may include a classified annex, shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the extent to which each small 
     diplomatic post furthers the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (B) A description of how each small diplomatic post 
     provides American Citizen Services, including data on 
     specific services provided and the number of Americans 
     receiving services over the previous year.
       (C) A description of whether each small diplomatic post 
     meets current security requirements.
       (D) A description of the full financial cost of maintaining 
     each small diplomatic post.
       (E) Input from the relevant chiefs of mission on any unique 
     operational or policy value the small diplomatic post 
     provides.
       (F) A recommendation of whether any small diplomatic posts 
     should be closed.
       (3) Updated information.--The annual updates of each of the 
     plans developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall highlight any 
     changes from the previous year's plan to the ordering of 
     construction and maintenance projects.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Submission of plans to congress.--Not later than 60 
     days after the completion of each plan required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the plans to the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       (2) Reference in budget justification materials.--In the 
     budget justification materials submitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees in support of the Department's 
     budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of 
     the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code), the plans required under subsection (a) shall 
     be referenced to justify funding requested for building and 
     maintenance projects overseas.
       (3) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Small Diplomatic Post Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small diplomatic post'' means any United States 
     embassy or consulate that has employed five or fewer United 
     States Government employees or contractors on average over 
     the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5207. VALUE ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Federal departments and agencies are required to use 
     value engineering (VE) as a management tool, where 
     appropriate, to reduce program and acquisition costs pursuant 
     to OMB Circular A-131, Value Engineering, dated December 31, 
     2013.
       (2) OBO has a Policy Directive and Standard Operation 
     Procedure, dated May 24, 2017, on conducting risk management 
     studies on all international construction projects.
       (b) Notification Requirements.--
       (1) Submission to authorizing committees.--Any operating 
     plan that includes the allocation of capital construction and 
     maintenance funds shall be submitted to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Requirement to confirm completion of value engineering 
     and risk assessment studies.--The notifications required 
     under paragraph (1) shall include confirmation that the 
     Department has completed the requisite VE and risk management 
     process described in subsection (a), or applicable successor 
     process.
       (c) Reporting and Briefing Requirements.--The Secretary 
     shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
     upon request--
       (1) a description of each risk management study referred to 
     in subsection (a)(2) and a table detailing which 
     recommendations related to each such study were accepted and 
     which were rejected; and
       (2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale for not 
     implementing any such recommendations that may otherwise 
     yield significant cost savings to the Department if 
     implemented.

     SEC. 5208. BUSINESS VOLUME.

       Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4852(c)(2)(E)) is 
     amended by striking ``in 3 years'' and inserting 
     ``cumulatively over 3 years''.

     SEC. 5209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFICIENCIES.

       The Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate upon request information on physical 
     security deficiencies at United States diplomatic posts, 
     including relating to the following:
       (1) Requests made over the previous year by United States 
     diplomatic posts for security upgrades.
       (2) Significant security deficiencies at United States 
     diplomatic posts that are not operating out of a new embassy 
     compound or new consulate compound.

     SEC. 5210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual to stipulate that information on the current 
     threat environment shall be provided to all United States 
     Government employees under chief of mission authority 
     traveling to a foreign country on official business. To the 
     extent practicable, such material shall be provided to such 
     employees prior to their arrival at a United States 
     diplomatic post or as soon as possible thereafter.

     SEC. 5211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Delivery.--Unless the Secretary of State notifies the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the use of the 
     design-build project delivery method would not be 
     appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method at 
     United States diplomatic posts that have not yet received 
     design or capital construction contracts as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notification.--Before executing a contract for a 
     delivery method other than design-build in accordance with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing of the 
     decision, including the reasons therefor. The notification 
     required by this subsection may be included in any other 
     report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that is 
     required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.
       (c) Performance Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding performance evaluation measures in accordance with 
     GAO's ``Standards for Internal Control in the Federal 
     Government'' that will be applicable to design and 
     construction, lifecycle cost, and building maintenance 
     programs of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the 
     Department.

     SEC. 5212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION.

       Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committee a report detailing steps 
     the Department of State is taking to expand the embassy 
     construction contractor base in order to increase competition 
     and maximize value.

     SEC. 5213. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau of 
     Overseas Building Operations of the Department or its 
     successor office shall continue to balance functionality and 
     security with accessibility, as defined by guidelines 
     established by the United States Access Board in constructing 
     embassies and consulates, and shall ensure compliance with 
     the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et 
     seq.) to the fullest extent possible.

     SEC. 5214. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Design-build.--The term ``design-build'' means a method 
     of project delivery in which one entity works under a single 
     contract with the Department to provide design and 
     construction services.
       (2) Non-standard design.--The term ``non-standard design'' 
     means a design for a new embassy compound project or new 
     consulate compound project that does not utilize a 
     standardized design for the structural, spatial, or security 
     requirements of such embassy compound or consulate compound, 
     as the case may be.

                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

     SEC. 5301. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE WAIVERS.

       (a) Application for Waivers.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     apply to the Department of Labor for a waiver from insurance 
     requirements under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et 
     seq.) for all countries with respect to which the requirement

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     was waived prior to January 2017, and for which there is not 
     currently a waiver.
       (b) Certification Requirement.--Not later than 45 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that the requirement in subsection (a) has been met.

     SEC. 5302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report detailing an 
     empirical analysis on the effect of overseas allowances on 
     the foreign assignment of Foreign Service officers (FSOs), to 
     be conducted by a federally-funded research and development 
     center with appropriate expertise in labor economics and 
     military compensation.
       (2) Contents.--The analysis required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) identify all allowances paid to FSOs assigned 
     permanently or on temporary duty to foreign areas;
       (B) examine the efficiency of the Foreign Service bidding 
     system in determining foreign assignments;
       (C) examine the factors that incentivize FSOs to bid on 
     particular assignments, including danger levels and hardship 
     conditions;
       (D) examine the Department's strategy and process for 
     incentivizing FSOs to bid on assignments that are 
     historically in lower demand, including with monetary 
     compensation, and whether monetary compensation is necessary 
     for assignments in higher demand;
       (E) make any relevant comparisons to military compensation 
     and allowances, noting which allowances are shared or based 
     on the same regulations;
       (F) recommend options for restructuring allowances to 
     improve the efficiency of the assignments system and better 
     align FSO incentives with the needs of the Foreign Service, 
     including any cost savings associated with such 
     restructuring;
       (G) recommend any statutory changes necessary to implement 
     subparagraph (F), such as consolidating existing legal 
     authorities for the provision of hardship and danger pay; and
       (H) detail any effects of recommendations made pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G) on other United States Government 
     departments and agencies with civilian employees permanently 
     assigned or on temporary duty in foreign areas, following 
     consultation with such departments and agencies.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--Before initiating the analysis 
     required under subsection (a)(1), and not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this 
     section that includes the following:
       (1) The name of the federally funded research and 
     development center that will conduct such analysis.
       (2) The scope of such analysis and terms of reference for 
     such analysis as specified between the Department and such 
     federally funded research and development center.
       (c) Availability of Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available to the 
     federally-funded research and development center carrying out 
     the analysis required under subsection (a)(1) all necessary 
     and relevant information to allow such center to conduct such 
     analysis in a quantitative and analytical manner, including 
     historical data on the number of bids for each foreign 
     assignment and any survey data collected by the Department 
     from eligible bidders on their bid decision-making.
       (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall work with the heads 
     of other relevant United States Government departments and 
     agencies to ensure such departments and agencies provide all 
     necessary and relevant information to the federally-funded 
     research and development center carrying out the analysis 
     required under subsection (a)(1).
       (d) Interim Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall 
     require that the chief executive officer of the federally-
     funded research and development center that carries out the 
     analysis required under subsection (a)(1) submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     an interim report on such analysis not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

       Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Related to Science 
     and Technology Fellowship Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     grants or enter into cooperative agreements related to 
     Department of State science and technology fellowship 
     programs, including for assistance in recruiting fellows and 
     the payment of stipends, travel, and other appropriate 
     expenses to fellows.
       ``(2) Exclusion from consideration as compensation.--
     Stipends under paragraph (1) shall not be considered 
     compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       ``(3) Maximum annual amount.--The total amount of grants 
     made pursuant to this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in 
     any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

       Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``1 round-trip per year for each child below age 21 of a 
     member of the Service assigned abroad'' and inserting ``in 
     the case of one or more children below age 21 of a member of 
     the Service assigned abroad, 1 round-trip per year'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to visit the 
     member abroad''; and
       (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a comma;
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to visit the 
     other parent''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after ``resides,'';
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) for one of the child's parents to visit the child or 
     children abroad if the child or children do not regularly 
     reside with that parent and that parent is not receiving an 
     education allowance or educational travel allowance for the 
     child or children under section 5924(4) of title 5, United 
     States Code,''; and
       (5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), as added by 
     paragraph (4) of this section, by striking ``a payment'' and 
     inserting ``the cost of round-trip travel''.

     SEC. 5305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

       Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``In cases in which a member of the Service has 
     official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the 
     family members of the member reside apart from the member at 
     authorized locations outside the United States, the member 
     may take the leave ordered under this section where that 
     member's family members reside, notwithstanding section 6305 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 5306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FELLOWSHIP 
                   PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Department fellowships 
     that promote the employment of candidates belonging to under-
     represented groups, including the Charles B. Rangel 
     International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, the Thomas 
     R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the 
     Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program, 
     represent smart investments vital for building a strong, 
     capable, and representative national security workforce.

     SEC. 5307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding clause (i), by--
       (1) striking ``promotion'' and inserting ``promotion, on or 
     after January 1, 2017,''; and
       (2) striking ``individual joining the Service on or after 
     January 1, 2017,'' and inserting ``Foreign Service officer, 
     appointed under section 302(a)(1), who has general 
     responsibility for carrying out the functions of the 
     Service''.

     SEC. 5308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 614 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
     ``department awards''; and
       (2) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or Civil 
     Service'' after ``the Service''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 614 
     in the table of contents of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 614. Department awards.''.

     SEC. 5309. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Workforce Recruitment.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary should continue to hold 
     entry-level classes for Foreign Service officers and 
     specialists and continue to recruit civil servants through 
     programs such as the Presidential Management Fellows Program 
     and Pathways Internship Programs in a manner and at a 
     frequency consistent with prior years and consistent with the 
     need to maintain a pool of experienced personnel effectively 
     distributed across skill codes and ranks. It is further the 
     sense of Congress that absent continuous recruitment and 
     training of Foreign Service officers and civil servants, the 
     Department will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the 
     short, medium, and long terms.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary should not implement any 
     reduction-in-force action under section 3502 or 3595 of title 
     5, United States Code, or for any incentive payments for 
     early separation or retirement under any other provision of 
     law unless--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees are notified 
     not less than 15 days in advance of such obligation or 
     expenditure; and
       (2) the Secretary has provided to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a detailed report that describes the 
     Department's strategic staffing goals, including--
       (A) a justification that describes how any proposed 
     workforce reduction enhances the effectiveness of the 
     Department;
       (B) a certification that such workforce reduction is in the 
     national interest of the United States;

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       (C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan for the 
     Department, including 5-year workforce forecasting and a 
     description of the anticipated impact of any proposed 
     workforce reduction; and
       (D) a dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data for 
     all current and planned employees of the Department, 
     disaggregated by--
       (i) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist 
     rank;
       (ii) civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau 
     of assignment;
       (iii) contracted employees, including the equivalent job 
     skill code and bureau of assignment; and
       (iv) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 
     213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including their 
     equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment.

     SEC. 5310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AT 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department should continue to promote the 
     employment of veterans, in accordance with section 301 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941), as amended by 
     section 5407 of this Act, including those veterans belonging 
     to traditionally underrepresented groups at the Department;
       (2) veterans employed by the Department have made 
     significant contributions to United States foreign policy in 
     a variety of regional and global affairs bureaus and 
     diplomatic posts overseas; and
       (3) the Department should continue to encourage veteran 
     employment and facilitate their participation in the 
     workforce.

     SEC. 5311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND PRECLUSIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department should expand the appeal process it makes 
     available to employees related to assignment preclusions and 
     restrictions.
       (b) Appeal of Assignment Restriction or Preclusion.--
     Subsection (a) of section 414 of the Department of State 
     Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``Such right and process shall ensure that any employee 
     subjected to an assignment restriction or preclusion shall 
     have the same appeal rights as provided by the Department 
     regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance. Any 
     such appeal shall be resolved not later than 60 days after 
     such appeal is filed.''.
       (c) Notice and Certification.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     revise, and certify to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives regarding such revision, the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual guidance regarding denial or revocation of a 
     security clearance to expressly state that all review and 
     appeal rights relating thereto shall also apply to any 
     recommendation or decision to impose an assignment 
     restriction or preclusion to an employee.

     SEC. 5312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) career Department employees provide invaluable service 
     to the United States as nonpartisan professionals who 
     contribute subject matter expertise and professional skills 
     to the successful development and execution of United States 
     foreign policy; and
       (2) reemployment of skilled former members of the Foreign 
     and civil service who have voluntarily separated from the 
     Foreign or civil service due to family reasons or to obtain 
     professional skills outside government is of benefit to the 
     Department.
       (b) Notice of Employment Opportunities.--Title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 102 the 
     following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 103--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

``Sec.
``10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
              USAID positions.
``10302. Consulting services for the Department of State.

     ``Sec. 10301. Notice of employment opportunities for 
       Department of State and USAID positions

       ``To ensure that individuals who have separated from the 
     Department of State or the United States Agency for 
     International Development and who are eligible for 
     reappointment are aware of such opportunities, the Department 
     of State and the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall publicize notice of all employment 
     opportunities, including positions for which the relevant 
     agency is accepting applications from individuals within the 
     agency's workforce under merit promotion procedures, on 
     publicly accessible sites, including www.usajobs.gov. If 
     using merit promotion procedures, the notice shall expressly 
     state that former employees eligible for reinstatement may 
     apply.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 102 the 
     following:

``103. Department of State................................10301.''.....

     SEC. 5313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 5-year 
     strategic staffing plan for the Department that is aligned 
     with and furthers the objectives of the National Security 
     Strategy of the United States of America issued in December 
     2017, or any subsequent strategy issued not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, which 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data, 
     including all shortages in bureaus described in GAO report 
     GAO-19-220, for all current and planned employees of the 
     Department, disaggregated by--
       (A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist 
     rank;
       (B) civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau 
     of assignment;
       (C) contracted employees, including the equivalent job 
     skill code and bureau of assignment; and
       (D) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 
     213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including the 
     equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment 
     of such employee.
       (2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service 
     officers disaggregated by service cone that should be posted 
     at each United States diplomatic post and in the District of 
     Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations.
       (3) Recommendations on the number of civil service officers 
     that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed 
     basis for such recommendations.
       (b) Maintenance.--The dataset required under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall lead the development 
     of the plan required under subsection (a) but may consult or 
     partner with private sector entities with expertise in labor 
     economics, management, or human resources, as well as 
     organizations familiar with the demands and needs of the 
     Department's workforce.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 
     root causes of Foreign Service and civil service shortages, 
     the effect of such shortages on national security objectives, 
     and the Department's plan to implement recommendations 
     described in GAO-19-220.

     SEC. 5314. CONSULTING SERVICES.

       Chapter 103 of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
     section 5312, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 10302. Consulting services for the Department of State

       ``Any consulting service obtained by the Department of 
     State through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
     contracts with respect to which expenditures are a matter of 
     public record and available for public inspection, except if 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.''.

     SEC. 5315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.

       Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2009 (Public Law 111-32) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.

     SEC. 5316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY 
                   REVIEW BOARDS.

       Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``afghanistan and'' and 
     inserting ``afghanistan, yemen, syria, and''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``Afghanistan or'' and 
     inserting ``Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, or''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``beginning on October 1, 
     2005, and ending on September 30, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 
     2022''.

     SEC. 5317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.

       Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``suspend'' and inserting ``indefinitely 
     suspend without duties'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) Any member of the Service suspended from duties under 
     this subsection may be suspended without pay only after a 
     final written decision is provided to such member under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(6) If no final written decision under paragraph (2) has 
     been provided within 1 calendar year of the date the 
     suspension at issue was proposed, not later than 30 days 
     thereafter the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in 
     writing regarding the specific reasons for such delay.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``(7) In this subsection:'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The term'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) In this subsection, the term'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating to the 
     definition of ``suspend'' and ``suspension''); and

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       (D) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively; and moving such subparagraphs 2 
     ems to the left.

     SEC. 5318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   HANDBOOK CHANGES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
     5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing all changes made 
     to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the Foreign Affairs 
     Handbook.
       (b) Covered Periods.--The first report required under 
     subsection (a) shall cover the 5-year period preceding the 
     submission of such report. Each subsequent report shall cover 
     the 180-day period preceding submission.
       (c) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall contain the following:
       (1) The location within the Foreign Affairs Manual or the 
     Foreign Affairs Handbook where a change has been made.
       (2) The statutory basis for each such change.
       (3) A side-by-side comparison of the Foreign Affairs Manual 
     or Foreign Affairs Handbook before and after such change.
       (4) A summary of such changes displayed in spreadsheet 
     form.

     SEC. 5319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL 
                   REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN POSITIONS.

       The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the 
     individual occupational requirements with respect to an 
     employee or prospective employee of the Department of State 
     for a civilian position categorized under the GS-0130 
     occupational series if the Secretary determines that the 
     individual possesses significant scientific, technological, 
     engineering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to 
     performing the duties of the applicable position, based on 
     demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. With 
     respect to each waiver granted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall set forth in a written document that is 
     transmitted to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management the rationale for the decision of the Secretary to 
     waive such requirements.

     SEC. 5320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 
                   CENTER.

       The Secretary may appoint, for a 3-year period that may be 
     extended for up to an additional 2 years, solely to carry out 
     the functions of the Global Engagement Center, employees of 
     the Department without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointment in the competitive 
     service, and may fix the basic compensation of such employees 
     without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
     of such title.

     SEC. 5321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS 
                   LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sections:

     ``Sec. 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
     term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
     Government Accountability Office;
       ``(2) the term `combat zone' means a geographic area 
     designated by an Executive order of the President as an area 
     in which the Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in 
     combat, an area designated by law to be treated as a combat 
     zone, or a location the Department of Defense has certified 
     for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct support of 
     military operations;
       ``(3) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 6301 of this title;
       ``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omnibus 
     Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
     4803); and
       ``(5) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending on the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--The head of an 
     agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 20 days of 
     paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes of rest and 
     recuperation to an employee of the agency serving in a combat 
     zone, any other high risk, high threat post, or any other 
     location presenting significant security or operational 
     challenges.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the 
     authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive 
     discretion of the head of the agency concerned.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.

     ``Sec. 6329e. Overseas operations leave

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
     term is defined in section 105 of this title), but does not 
     include the Government Accountability Office;
       ``(2) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 6301 of this title; and
       ``(3) the term `leave year' means the period beginning with 
     the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
     year and ending with the day immediately before the first day 
     of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
     year.
       ``(b) Leave for Overseas Operations.--The head of an agency 
     may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 days of paid 
     leave, per leave year, to an employee of the agency serving 
     abroad where the conduct of business could pose potential 
     security or safety related risks or would be inconsistent 
     with host-country practice. Such regulations may provide that 
     additional leave days may be granted during such leave year 
     if the head of the agency determines that to do so is 
     necessary to advance the national security or foreign policy 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the 
     authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive 
     discretion of the head of the agency concerned.
       ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under 
     this section separately from leave authorized under any other 
     provision of law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 6329c the following new items:

``6329d. Rest and recuperation leave.
``6329e. Overseas operations leave.''.

     SEC. 5322. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CORONAVIRUS RELATED 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other Federal agencies whose employees are authorized to 
     receive payments of monetary amounts and other allowances 
     under section 5523 of title 5, United States Code, may rely 
     upon the authority of that section, without regard to the 
     time limitations referenced therein, to continue such 
     payments in connection with authorized or ordered departures 
     from foreign areas, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     coronavirus.
       (b) Applicability.--The authority under subsection (a) 
     shall be available to continue the payments described in such 
     subsection for the period beginning on July 21, 2020, through 
     September 30, 2022, when such authority shall expire.

     SEC. 5323. EDUCATION ALLOWANCES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

       (a) In General.--The authority under section 5924 of title 
     5, United States Code, may be exercised by the Secretary of 
     State and the heads of other Federal agencies for education 
     allowances to employees who are in the United States with 
     assignment orders to a foreign area and for whom service 
     abroad has been interrupted or delayed because of the 
     coronavirus pandemic without regard to the foreign area 
     limitations referenced therein.
       (b) Termination.--The authority under subsection shall 
     expire on September 30, 2022.

     SEC. 5324. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.

       Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the 
     Secretary, provide emergency medical services or related 
     support for private United States citizens, nationals, and 
     permanent resident aliens abroad, or third country nationals 
     connected to such persons or to the diplomatic or development 
     missions of the United States abroad, who are unable to 
     obtain such services or support otherwise, with such 
     assistance provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent 
     feasible.''.

     SEC. 5325. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish the 
     Department of State Student Internship Program (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Program'') to offer internship 
     opportunities at the Department of State to eligible students 
     to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the 
     conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization 
     of United States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     Program, an applicant shall--
       (1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002)); or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;
       (2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate security 
     clearance; and
       (3) satisfy such other criteria as established by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Selection.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
     Program that includes the following:
       (1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign affairs.
       (2) Academic performance.
       (3) Such other criteria as determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary of State shall advertise the 
     Program widely, including on the internet, through the 
     Department of State's Diplomats in Residence program, and 
     through other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting 
     undergraduate and graduate students. The Secretary shall 
     actively encourage people belonging to traditionally under 
     represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, geographic, 
     and gender diversity, and disability status to apply to the 
     Program, including by conducting targeted

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     outreach at minority serving institutions (as such term is 
     described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Students participating in the Program 
     should be paid at least--
       (A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); or
       (B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction in which the 
     internship is located,
     whichever is greatest.
       (2) Housing assistance.--
       (A) Abroad.--The Secretary of State shall provide housing 
     to a student participating in the Program whose permanent 
     address is within the United States if the location of the 
     internship in which such student is participating is outside 
     the United States.
       (B) Domestic.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide housing to a student participating in the Program 
     whose permanent address is within the United States if the 
     location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating is more than 50 miles away from such student's 
     permanent address.
       (3) Travel assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
     provide a student participating in the Program whose 
     permanent address is within the United States financial 
     assistance to cover the costs of travel once to and once from 
     the location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating, including travel by air, train, bus, or other 
     transit as appropriate, if the location of such internship 
     is--
       (A) more than 50 miles from such student's permanent 
     address; or
       (B) outside the United States.
       (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The 
     Secretary of State is authorized to enter into agreements 
     with institutions of higher education to structure 
     internships to ensure such internships satisfy criteria for 
     academic programs in which participants in such internships 
     are enrolled.
       (g) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of a Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report that includes the following:
       (1) Information regarding the number of students, 
     disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, institution of 
     higher learning, home State, State where each student 
     graduated from high school, and disability status, who 
     applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
     participated.
       (2) Information on the number of security clearance 
     investigations started and the timeline for such 
     investigations, including whether such investigations were 
     completed or if, and when, an interim security clearance was 
     granted.
       (3) Information on expenditures on the Program.
       (4) Information regarding the Department of State's 
     compliance with subsection (g).
       (h) Voluntary Participation.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
     to compel any employee of the Department of State to 
     participate in the collection of the data or divulge any 
     personal information. Department employees shall be informed 
     that their participation in the data collection contemplated 
     by this title is voluntary.
       (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
     section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.

     SEC. 5326. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES HIRED BY 
                   INSPECTORS GENERAL TO SUPPORT THE LEAD IG 
                   MISSION.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5)(A) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
     ``a lead Inspector General for'' and inserting ``any of the 
     Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) for oversight 
     of''.

     SEC. 5327. REPORT RELATING TO FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER 
                   TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     certain fellowship or detail opportunities for Department of 
     State Foreign Service personnel.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (1) The number of Senior Foreign Service Officer 
     generalists who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     have done a tour of at least one year in any of the agencies 
     or congressional committees described in subsection (a).
       (2) The total number of senior Foreign Service Officer 
     generalists as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) The average number of Senior Foreign Service Officer 
     generalists inducted annually during the 10 years preceding 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) The total number of Department advisors stationed in 
     any of the agencies or congressional offices described in 
     subsection (a), including the agencies or offices in which 
     such advisors serve.
       (5) The total number of advisors from other United States 
     Government agencies stationed in the Department of State 
     (excluding defense attaches, senior defense officials, and 
     other Department of Defense personnel stationed in United 
     States missions abroad), the home agency of the advisor, and 
     the offices in which such advisors serve.

     SEC. 5328. INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the 
     Department of State for United States participation in 
     international fairs and expositions abroad, including for 
     construction and the operation of United States pavilions or 
     other major exhibits.

  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

     SEC. 5401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Applicant flow data.--The term ``applicant flow data'' 
     means data that tracks the rate of applications for job 
     positions among demographic categories.
       (2) Demographic data.--The term ``demographic data'' means 
     facts or statistics relating to the demographic categories 
     specified in the Office of Management and Budget statistical 
     policy directive entitled ``Standards for Maintaining, 
     Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and 
     Ethnicity'' (81 Fed. Reg. 67398).
       (3) Diversity.--The term ``diversity'' means those classes 
     of persons protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       (4) Workforce.--The term ``workforce'' means--
       (A) individuals serving in a position in the civil service 
     (as defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code);
       (B) individuals who are members of the Foreign Service (as 
     defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3902));
       (C) all individuals serving under a personal services 
     contract;
       (D) all individuals serving under a Foreign Service Limited 
     appointment under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980; or
       (E) individuals other than Locally Employed Staff working 
     in the Department of State under any other authority.

     SEC. 5402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF 
                   WORKFORCE DATA.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report, which shall also be posted on a publicly available 
     website of the Department in a searchable database format, 
     that includes disaggregated demographic data and other 
     information regarding the diversity of the workforce of the 
     Department.
       (b) Data.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following data:
       (1) Demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
     the Department, disaggregated by rank and grade or grade-
     equivalent, with respect to the following groups:
       (A) Applicants for positions in the Department.
       (B) Individuals hired to join the workforce.
       (C) Individuals promoted during the 2-year period ending on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, including promotions 
     to and within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior 
     Foreign Service.
       (D) Individuals serving on applicable selection boards.
       (E) Members of any external advisory committee or board who 
     are subject to appointment by individuals at senior positions 
     in the Department.
       (F) Individuals participating in professional development 
     programs of the Department, and the extent to which such 
     participants have been placed into senior positions within 
     the Department after such participation.
       (G) Individuals participating in mentorship or retention 
     programs.
       (H) Individuals who separated from the agency during the 2-
     year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     including individuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
     Senior Foreign Service.
       (2) An assessment of agency compliance with the essential 
     elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 
     2003.
       (3) Data on the overall number of individuals who are part 
     of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce 
     corresponding to each element listed in section 5401(4), and 
     the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade-
     equivalent.
       (c) Recommendation.--The Secretary may include in the 
     report under subsection (a) a recommendation to the Director 
     of Office of Management and Budget and to the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding whether the Department 
     should collect more detailed data on demographic categories 
     in addition to the race and ethnicity categories specified in 
     the Office of Management and Budget statistical policy 
     directive entitled ``Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, 
     and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity'' (81 Fed. 
     Reg. 67398).
       (d) Other Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     also describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of 
     the Department--
       (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
     the work environment, both domestically and abroad;

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       (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
     policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;
       (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
     any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
     hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
     training;
       (4) to prevent illegal retaliation against employees for 
     participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
     activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual 
     assault;
       (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
     employees and applicants with disabilities; and
       (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
       (A) recruiting women and minorities;
       (B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
     other institutions serving a significant percentage of 
     minority students;
       (C) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward women and minorities;
       (D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
     rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities;
       (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service 
     Internship Program under chapter 12 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring 
     initiatives;
       (F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals 
     through programs designed to increase minority representation 
     in international affairs;
       (G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral 
     assessment examinations in several locations throughout the 
     United States to reduce the burden of applicants having to 
     travel at their own expense to take either or both such 
     examinations;
       (H) expanding the use of paid internships; and
       (I) supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities 
     through--
       (i) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program;
       (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
     Program; and
       (iii) other initiatives, including agency-wide policy 
     initiatives.
       (e) Annual Updates.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     publication of the report required under subsection (a) and 
     annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary 
     shall work with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management and the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget to provide a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, which shall be posted on the Department's 
     website, which may be included in another annual report 
     required under another provision of law, that includes--
       (1) disaggregated demographic data relating to the 
     workforce and information on the status of diversity and 
     inclusion efforts of the Department;
       (2) an analysis of applicant flow data; and
       (3) disaggregated demographic data relating to participants 
     in professional development programs of the Department and 
     the rate of placement into senior positions for participants 
     in such programs.

     SEC. 5403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE.

       (a) Retained Members.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or 
     its equivalent shall conduct periodic interviews with a 
     representative and diverse cross-section of the workforce of 
     the Department--
       (1) to understand the reasons of individuals in such 
     workforce for remaining in a position in the Department; and
       (2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, professional 
     development opportunities, and other issues affecting the 
     decision of individuals in the workforce to remain in the 
     Department.
       (b) Departing Members.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or 
     its equivalent shall provide an opportunity for an exit 
     interview to each individual in the workforce of the 
     Department who separates from service with the Department to 
     better understand the reasons of such individual for leaving 
     such service.
       (c) Use of Analysis From Interviews.--The Director General 
     of the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
     Human Resources or its equivalent shall analyze demographic 
     data and other information obtained through interviews under 
     subsections (a) and (b) to determine--
       (1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
     participating in such interviews impacts the results; and
       (2) whether to implement any policy changes or include any 
     recommendations in a report required under subsection (a) or 
     (e) of section 5402 relating to the determination reached 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (d) Tracking Data.--The Department shall--
       (1) track demographic data relating to participants in 
     professional development programs and the rate of placement 
     into senior positions for participants in such programs;
       (2) annually evaluate such data--
       (A) to identify ways to improve outreach and recruitment 
     for such programs, consistent with merit system principles; 
     and
       (B) to understand the extent to which participation in any 
     professional development program offered or sponsored by the 
     Department differs among the demographic categories of the 
     workforce; and
       (3) actively encourage participation from a range of 
     demographic categories, especially from categories with 
     consistently low participation, in such professional 
     development programs.

     SEC. 5404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool of 
     applicants; and
       (2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign Service 
     and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources of the 
     Department to have a recruitment plan of action for the 
     recruitment of people belonging to traditionally under-
     represented groups, which should include outreach at 
     appropriate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and 
     professional associations.
       (b) Scope.--The diversity recruitment initiatives described 
     in subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
     other institutions serving a significant percentage of 
     minority students;
       (2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward diverse groups;
       (3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
     rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities;
       (4) providing opportunities through highly respected, 
     international leadership programs, that focus on diversity 
     recruitment and retention;
       (5) expanding the use of paid internships; and
       (6) cultivating partnerships with organizations dedicated 
     to the advancement of the profession of international affairs 
     and national security to advance shared diversity goals.
       (c) Expand Training on Anti-Harassment and Anti-
     Discrimination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, through the Foreign 
     Service Institute and other educational and training 
     opportunities--
       (A) ensure the provision to all individuals in the 
     workforce of training on anti-harassment and anti-
     discrimination information and policies, including in 
     existing Foreign Service Institute courses or modules 
     prioritized in the Department's Diversity and Inclusion 
     Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 to promote diversity in Bureau 
     awards or mitigate unconscious bias;
       (B) expand the provision of training on workplace rights 
     and responsibilities to focus on anti-harassment and anti-
     discrimination information and policies, including policies 
     relating to sexual assault prevention and response; and
       (C) make such expanded training mandatory for--
       (i) individuals in senior and supervisory positions;
       (ii) individuals having responsibilities related to 
     recruitment, retention, or promotion of employees; and
       (iii) any other individual determined by the Department who 
     needs such training based on analysis by the Department or 
     OPM analysis.
       (2) Best practices.--The Department shall give special 
     attention to ensuring the continuous incorporation of 
     research-based best practices in training provided under this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 5405. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Reward and Recognize Efforts To Promote Diversity and 
     Inclusion.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement performance 
     and advancement requirements that reward and recognize the 
     efforts of individuals in senior positions and supervisors in 
     the Department in fostering an inclusive environment and 
     cultivating talent consistent with merit system principles, 
     such as through participation in mentoring programs or 
     sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other 
     similar opportunities.
       (2) Outreach events.--The Secretary shall create 
     opportunities for individuals in senior positions and 
     supervisors in the Department to participate in outreach 
     events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and 
     inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, including 
     with employee resource groups.
       (b) External Advisory Committees and Boards.--For each 
     external advisory committee or board to which individuals in 
     senior positions in the Department appoint members, the 
     Secretary is strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such 
     external advisory committee or board is developed, reviewed, 
     and carried out by qualified teams that represent the 
     diversity of the organization.

     SEC. 5406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TOOLS.

       (a) Expand Provision of Professional Development and Career 
     Advancement Opportunities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to expand 
     professional development opportunities that support the 
     mission needs of the Department, such as--
       (A) academic programs;
       (B) private-public exchanges; and
       (C) detail assignments to relevant positions in--
       (i) private or international organizations;
       (ii) State, local, and Tribal governments;
       (iii) other branches of the Federal Government; or
       (iv) professional schools of international affairs.

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       (2) Training for senior positions.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall offer, or sponsor 
     members of the workforce to participate in, a Senior 
     Executive Service candidate development program or other 
     program that trains members on the skills required for 
     appointment to senior positions in the Department.
       (B) Requirements.--In determining which members of the 
     workforce are granted professional development or career 
     advancement opportunities under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (i) ensure any program offered or sponsored by the 
     Department under such subparagraph comports with the 
     requirements of subpart C of part 412 of title 5, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, including 
     merit staffing and assessment requirements;
       (ii) consider the number of expected vacancies in senior 
     positions as a factor in determining the number of candidates 
     to select for such programs;
       (iii) understand how participation in any program offered 
     or sponsored by the Department under such subparagraph 
     differs by gender, race, national origin, disability status, 
     or other demographic categories; and
       (iv) actively encourage participation from a range of 
     demographic categories, especially from categories with 
     consistently low participation.

     SEC. 5407. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department should offer both the Foreign Service written 
     examination and oral assessment in more locations throughout 
     the United States. Doing so would ease the financial burden 
     on potential candidates who do not currently reside in and 
     must travel at their own expense to one of the few locations 
     where these assessments are offered.
       (b) Foreign Service Examinations.--Section 301(b) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting: ``(1) The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of 
     Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral 
     assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in cities, 
     chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least five cities 
     in three different time zones across the United States.''.

     SEC. 5408. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Undergraduate and graduate components of 
     the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship 
     Program may conduct outreach to attract outstanding students 
     with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career who 
     represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
       (b) Review of Past Programs.--The Secretary shall review 
     past programs designed to increase minority representation in 
     international affairs positions.

     SEC. 5409. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title should be construed 
     so as to compel any employee to participate in the collection 
     of the data or divulge any personal information. Department 
     employees shall be informed that their participation in the 
     data collection contemplated by this title is voluntary.
       (b) Privacy Protection.--Any data collected under this 
     title shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.

                     TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY

     SEC. 5501. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 5502. LIST OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS.

       (a) List of Covered Contractors.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
     in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall develop or maintain, as the case may be, and update as 
     frequently as the Secretary determines appropriate, a list of 
     covered contractors with respect to which the Department 
     should seek to avoid entering into contracts. Not later than 
     30 days after the initial development of the list under this 
     subsection, any update thereto, and annually thereafter for 5 
     years after such initial 30 day period, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of 
     such list.
       (b) Covered Contractor Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered contractor'' means a provider of 
     telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or 
     information technology equipment, including hardware, 
     software, or services, that has knowingly assisted or 
     facilitated a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, 
     including passive or active monitoring, carried out against--
       (1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any government, 
     or persons associated with such government, listed as a cyber 
     threat actor in the intelligence community's 2017 assessment 
     of worldwide threats to United States national security or 
     any subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the 
     intelligence community; or
       (2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
     opposition politicians, or other individuals for the purposes 
     of suppressing dissent or intimidating critics, on behalf of 
     a country included in the annual country reports on human 
     rights practices of the Department for systematic acts of 
     political repression, including arbitrary arrest or 
     detention, torture, extrajudicial or politically motivated 
     killing, or other gross violations of human rights.

     SEC. 5503. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 
                   CONDUCTED RELATED TO OFFICIAL DUTIES OF 
                   POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC TRUST OF THE AMERICAN 
                   PEOPLE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     as a matter of rule of law and transparency in a democratic 
     government, all officers and employees of the Department and 
     the United States Agency for International Development must 
     preserve all records of communications conducted in their 
     official capacities or related to their official duties with 
     entities outside of the United States Government. It is 
     further the sense of Congress that such practice should 
     include foreign government officials or other foreign 
     entities which may seek to influence United States Government 
     policies and actions.
       (b) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Foreign Affairs Manual guidance implementing chapter 31 of 
     title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Federal Records Act''), to treat electronic messaging 
     systems, software, and applications as equivalent to 
     electronic mail for the purpose of identifying Federal 
     records, and shall also publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual 
     the statutory penalties for failure to comply with such 
     guidance. Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, no funds are authorized to 
     be appropriated or made available to the Department of State 
     under any Act to support the use or establishment of accounts 
     on third-party messaging applications or other non-Government 
     online communication tools if the Secretary does not certify 
     to the relevant congressional committees that the Secretary 
     has carried out this section. The prohibition described in 
     this subsection shall not apply to warden or embassy security 
     messages.

     SEC. 5504. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES (FRUS) 
                   SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION.

       The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 402(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 4352(a)(2)), by 
     striking ``26'' and inserting ``20''; and
       (2) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``30''and inserting 
     ``25''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``30'' and 
     inserting ``25''.

     SEC. 5505. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY 
                   PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program'' 
     means a program under which an approved individual, 
     organization, or company is temporarily authorized to 
     identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing 
     information technology of the Department in exchange for 
     compensation.
       (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of State.
       (3) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101 
     of title 40, United States Code.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (b) Department of State Vulnerability Disclosure Process.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, 
     establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure 
     Process (VDP) to improve Department cybersecurity by--
       (A) providing security researchers with clear guidelines 
     for--
       (i) conducting vulnerability discovery activities directed 
     at Department information technology; and
       (ii) submitting discovered security vulnerabilities to the 
     Department; and
       (B) creating Department procedures and infrastructure to 
     receive and fix discovered vulnerabilities.
       (2) Requirements.--In establishing the VDP pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) identify which Department information technology should 
     be included in the process;
       (B) determine whether the process should differentiate 
     among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that 
     may be targeted;
       (C) provide a readily available means of reporting 
     discovered security vulnerabilities and the form in which 
     such vulnerabilities should be reported;
       (D) identify which Department offices and positions will be 
     responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and addressing 
     security vulnerability disclosure reports;
       (E) consult with the Attorney General regarding how to 
     ensure that individuals, organizations, and companies that 
     comply with the requirements of the process are protected 
     from prosecution under section 1030 of

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     title 18, United States Code, and similar provisions of law 
     for specific activities authorized under the process;
       (F) consult with the relevant offices at the Department of 
     Defense that were responsible for launching the 2016 
     Vulnerability Disclosure Program, ``Hack the Pentagon'', and 
     subsequent Department of Defense bug bounty programs;
       (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
     nongovernmental sector representatives, about the structure 
     of the process as constructive and to the extent practicable; 
     and
       (H) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to manage 
     the process and implement the remediation of discovered 
     security vulnerabilities.
       (3) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     establishment of the VDP under paragraph (1) and annually 
     thereafter for the next 5 years, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the VDP, including information 
     relating to the following:
       (A) The number and severity, in accordance with the 
     National Vulnerabilities Database of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, of security vulnerabilities 
     reported.
       (B) The number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result.
       (C) The current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State 
     remediation plans.
       (D) The average length of time between the reporting of 
     security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
     vulnerabilities.
       (E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
     responsibilities within the Department used to implement the 
     VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation.
       (F) Any other information the Secretary determines 
     relevant.
       (c) Department of State Bug Bounty Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     bug bounty pilot program to minimize security vulnerabilities 
     of internet-facing information technology of the Department.
       (2) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) provide compensation for reports of previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities within the websites, 
     applications, and other internet-facing information 
     technology of the Department that are accessible to the 
     public;
       (B) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to manage 
     such pilot program and for executing the remediation of 
     security vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A);
       (C) identify which Department information technology should 
     be included in such pilot program;
       (D) consult with the Attorney General on how to ensure that 
     individuals, organizations, or companies that comply with the 
     requirements of such pilot program are protected from 
     prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
     Code, and similar provisions of law for specific activities 
     authorized under such pilot program;
       (E) consult with the relevant offices at the Department of 
     Defense that were responsible for launching the 2016 ``Hack 
     the Pentagon'' pilot program and subsequent Department of 
     Defense bug bounty programs;
       (F) develop a process by which an approved individual, 
     organization, or company can register with the entity 
     referred to in subparagraph (B), submit to a background check 
     as determined by the Department, and receive a determination 
     as to eligibility for participation in such pilot program;
       (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
     nongovernmental sector representatives, about the structure 
     of such pilot program as constructive and to the extent 
     practicable; and
       (H) consult with relevant United States Government 
     officials to ensure that such pilot program complements 
     persistent network and vulnerability scans of the Department 
     of State's internet-accessible systems, such as the scans 
     conducted pursuant to Binding Operational Directive BOD-15-
     01.
       (3) Duration.--The pilot program established under 
     paragraph (1) should be short-term in duration and not last 
     longer than 1 year.
       (4) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the bug bounty pilot program under subsection (a) is 
     completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on such 
     pilot program, including information relating to--
       (A) the number of approved individuals, organizations, or 
     companies involved in such pilot program, broken down by the 
     number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies 
     that--
       (i) registered;
       (ii) were approved;
       (iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; and
       (iv) received compensation;
       (B) the number and severity, in accordance with the 
     National Vulnerabilities Database of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, of security vulnerabilities 
     reported as part of such pilot program;
       (C) the number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such pilot program;
       (D) the current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
     remediation plans;
       (E) the average length of time between the reporting of 
     security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
     vulnerabilities;
       (F) the types of compensation provided under such pilot 
     program; and
       (G) the lessons learned from such pilot program.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Public Diplomacy 
     Modernization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS.

       The Secretary shall--
       (1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
     operations, including through improved coordination of 
     efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the 
     Department; and
       (2) maximize shared use of resources between, and within, 
     such public diplomacy bureaus and offices in cases in which 
     programs, facilities, or administrative functions are 
     duplicative or substantially overlapping.

     SEC. 5603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       (a) Research and Evaluation Activities.--The Secretary, 
     acting through the Director of Research and Evaluation 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (b), shall--
       (1) conduct regular research and evaluation of public 
     diplomacy programs and activities of the Department, 
     including through the routine use of audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations, to plan and 
     execute such programs and activities; and
       (2) make available to Congress the findings of the research 
     and evaluations conducted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a 
     Director of Research and Evaluation (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``Director'') in the Office of Policy, 
     Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs of the Department.
       (2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of the 
     Director pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not result in an 
     increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions within 
     the Department.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Director shall--
       (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of 
     public diplomacy programs and activities of the Department in 
     order to--
       (i) improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and
       (ii) ensure that such programs and activities are 
     increasing the knowledge, understanding, and trust of the 
     United States by relevant target audiences;
       (B) routinely organize and oversee audience research, 
     digital analytics, and impact evaluations across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department;
       (C) support United States diplomatic posts' public affairs 
     sections;
       (D) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
     evaluation information within the Department and with other 
     appropriate Federal departments and agencies;
       (E) regularly design and coordinate standardized research 
     questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that 
     public diplomacy programs and activities across all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices are designed to meet 
     appropriate foreign policy objectives; and
       (F) report biannually to the United States Advisory 
     Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Subcommittee on 
     Research and Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
     (f), regarding the research and evaluation of all public 
     diplomacy bureaus and offices.
       (4) Guidance and training.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     appointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall develop guidance and training, including 
     curriculum for use by the Foreign Service Institute, for all 
     public diplomacy officers of the Department regarding the 
     reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program and 
     activity evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and 
     related lessons learned are implemented in the planning and 
     evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities of 
     the Department.
       (c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The head of the Office of Policy, 
     Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs of the Department shall ensure that research and 
     evaluation of public diplomacy and activities of the 
     Department, as coordinated and overseen by the Director 
     pursuant to subsection (b), supports strategic planning and 
     resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and 
     offices of the Department.
       (2) Allocation of resources.--Amounts allocated for the 
     purpose of research and evaluation of public diplomacy 
     programs and activities of the Department pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be made available to be disbursed at the 
     direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among 
     the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy 
     bureaus and offices of the Department.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department should gradually increase its allocation of 
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     and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and ``Diplomatic Programs'' 
     for research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and 
     activities of the Department pursuant to subsection (b) to a 
     percentage of program funds that is commensurate with Federal 
     Government best practices.
       (d) Limited Exemption Relating to the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'') shall not apply to 
     the collection of information directed at any individuals 
     conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department of State for 
     the purpose of audience research, monitoring, and 
     evaluations, and in connection with the Department's 
     activities conducted pursuant to any of the following:
       (1) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).
       (2) Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
     note).
       (3) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Limited Exemption Relating to the Privacy Act.--
       (1) In general.--The Department shall maintain, collect, 
     use, and disseminate records (as such term is defined in 
     section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code) for 
     audience research, digital analytics, and impact evaluation 
     of communications related to public diplomacy efforts 
     intended for foreign audiences.
       (2) Conditions.--Audience research, digital analytics, and 
     impact evaluations under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) reasonably tailored to meet the purposes of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) carried out with due regard for privacy and civil 
     liberties guidance and oversight.
       (f) United States Advisory Commission on Public 
     Diplomacy.--
       (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall 
     establish a Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation to 
     monitor and advise regarding audience research, digital 
     analytics, and impact evaluations carried out by the 
     Department and the United States Agency for Global Media.
       (2) Annual report.--The Subcommittee on Research and 
     Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report, 
     in conjunction with the United States Advisory Commission on 
     Public Diplomacy's Comprehensive Annual Report on the 
     performance of the Department and the United States Agency 
     for Global Media, describing all actions taken by the 
     Subcommittee pursuant to paragraph (1) and any findings made 
     as a result of such actions.

     SEC. 5604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``sunset'' and 
     inserting ``continuation''; and
       (2) by striking ``until October 1, 2021''.

     SEC. 5605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Working Group Established.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a working group to explore the possibilities 
     and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning to a shared 
     services model as such pertains to human resources, travel, 
     purchasing, budgetary planning, and all other executive 
     support functions for all bureaus of the Department that 
     report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy of the 
     Department.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a plan to implement any 
     such findings of the working group established under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 5606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, guidelines 
     to collect and utilize information from each diplomatic post 
     at which the construction of a new embassy compound or new 
     consulate compound would result in the closure or co-location 
     of an American Space, American Center, American Corner, or 
     any other public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 
     et seq.).
       (b) Requirements.--The guidelines required by subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Standardized notification to each chief of mission at a 
     diplomatic post describing the requirements of the Secure 
     Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the 
     impact on the mission footprint of such requirements.
       (2) An assessment and recommendations from each chief of 
     mission of potential impacts to public diplomacy programming 
     at such diplomatic post if any public diplomacy facility 
     referred to in subsection (a) is closed or staff is co-
     located in accordance with such Act.
       (3) A process by which assessments and recommendations 
     under paragraph (2) are considered by the Secretary and the 
     appropriate Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of 
     the Department.
       (4) Notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, prior to the initiation of a new embassy compound 
     or new consulate compound design, of the intent to close any 
     such public diplomacy facility or co-locate public diplomacy 
     staff in accordance with such Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing the 
     guidelines required under subsection (a) and any 
     recommendations for any modifications to such guidelines.

     SEC. 5607. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Audience research.--The term ``audience research'' 
     means research conducted at the outset of a public diplomacy 
     program or the outset of campaign planning and design 
     regarding specific audience segments to understand the 
     attitudes, interests, knowledge, and behaviors of such 
     audience segments.
       (2) Digital analytics.--The term ``digital analytics'' 
     means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, 
     accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and 
     outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
       (3) Impact evaluation.--The term ``impact evaluation'' 
     means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted 
     by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be 
     attributed to such program or campaign.
       (4) Public diplomacy bureaus and offices.--The term 
     ``public diplomacy bureaus and offices'' means, with respect 
     to the Department, the following:
       (A) The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
       (B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
       (C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for 
     Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
       (D) The Global Engagement Center.
       (E) The public diplomacy functions within the regional and 
     functional bureaus.

                 TITLE VII--COMBATING PUBLIC CORRUPTION

     SEC. 5701. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the United 
     States to help foreign countries promote good governance and 
     combat public corruption;
       (2) multiple Federal departments and agencies operate 
     programs that promote good governance in foreign countries 
     and enhance such countries' ability to combat public 
     corruption; and
       (3) the Department of State should--
       (A) promote coordination among the Federal departments and 
     agencies implementing programs to promote good governance and 
     combat public corruption in foreign countries in order to 
     improve effectiveness and efficiency; and
       (B) identify areas in which United States efforts to help 
     other countries promote good governance and combat public 
     corruption could be enhanced.

     SEC. 5702. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Corrupt actor.--The term ``corrupt actor'' means--
       (A) any foreign person or entity that is a government 
     official or government entity responsible for, or complicit 
     in, an act of corruption; and
       (B) any company, in which a person or entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) has a significant stake, which is 
     responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption.
       (2) Corruption.--The term ``corruption'' means the unlawful 
     exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, 
     including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.
       (3) Significant corruption.--The term ``significant 
     corruption'' means corruption committed at a high level of 
     government that has some or all of the following 
     characteristics:
       (A) Illegitimately distorts major decision-making, such as 
     policy or resource determinations, or other fundamental 
     functions of governance.
       (B) Involves economically or socially large-scale 
     government activities.

     SEC. 5703. PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     publish, on a publicly accessible website, a tiered ranking 
     of all foreign countries.
       (b) Tier 1 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     1 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is complying with the minimum 
     standards set forth in section 5704.
       (c) Tier 2 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     2 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is making efforts to comply 
     with the minimum standards set forth in section 5704, but is 
     not achieving the requisite level of compliance to be ranked 
     as a tier 1 country.
       (d) Tier 3 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     3 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is making de minimis or no 
     efforts to comply with the minimum standards set forth in 
     section 5704.

     SEC. 5704. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
                   CORRUPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
                   CORRUPTION.

       (a) In General.--The government of a country is complying 
     with the minimum standards for the elimination of corruption 
     if the government--
       (1) has enacted and implemented laws and established 
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     and practices that prohibit corruption, including significant 
     corruption;
       (2) enforces the laws described in paragraph (1) by 
     punishing any person who is found, through a fair judicial 
     process, to have violated such laws;
       (3) prescribes punishment for significant corruption that 
     is commensurate with the punishment prescribed for serious 
     crimes; and
       (4) is making serious and sustained efforts to address 
     corruption, including through prevention.
       (b) Factors for Assessing Government Efforts to Combat 
     Corruption.--In determining whether a government is making 
     serious and sustained efforts to address corruption, the 
     Secretary of State shall consider, to the extent relevant or 
     appropriate, factors such as--
       (1) whether the government of the country has criminalized 
     corruption, investigates and prosecutes acts of corruption, 
     and convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts 
     over which it has jurisdiction, including, as appropriate, 
     incarcerating individuals convicted of such acts;
       (2) whether the government of the country vigorously 
     investigates, prosecutes, convicts, and sentences public 
     officials who participate in or facilitate corruption, 
     including nationals of the country who are deployed in 
     foreign military assignments, trade delegations abroad, or 
     other similar missions, who engage in or facilitate 
     significant corruption;
       (3) whether the government of the country has adopted 
     measures to prevent corruption, such as measures to inform 
     and educate the public, including potential victims, about 
     the causes and consequences of corruption;
       (4) what steps the government of the country has taken to 
     prohibit government officials from participating in, 
     facilitating, or condoning corruption, including the 
     investigation, prosecution, and conviction of such officials;
       (5) the extent to which the country provides access, or, as 
     appropriate, makes adequate resources available, to civil 
     society organizations and other institutions to combat 
     corruption, including reporting, investigating, and 
     monitoring;
       (6) whether an independent judiciary or judicial body in 
     the country is responsible for, and effectively capable of, 
     deciding corruption cases impartially, on the basis of facts 
     and in accordance with the law, without any improper 
     restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, threats, or 
     interferences (direct or indirect);
       (7) whether the government of the country is assisting in 
     international investigations of transnational corruption 
     networks and in other cooperative efforts to combat 
     significant corruption, including, as appropriate, 
     cooperating with the governments of other countries to 
     extradite corrupt actors;
       (8) whether the government of the country recognizes the 
     rights of victims of corruption, ensures their access to 
     justice, and takes steps to prevent victims from being 
     further victimized or persecuted by corrupt actors, 
     government officials, or others;
       (9) whether the government of the country protects victims 
     of corruption or whistleblowers from reprisal due to such 
     persons having assisted in exposing corruption, and refrains 
     from other discriminatory treatment of such persons;
       (10) whether the government of the country is willing and 
     able to recover and, as appropriate, return the proceeds of 
     corruption;
       (11) whether the government of the country is taking steps 
     to implement financial transparency measures in line with the 
     Financial Action Task Force recommendations, including due 
     diligence and beneficial ownership transparency requirements;
       (12) whether the government of the country is facilitating 
     corruption in other countries in connection with state-
     directed investment, loans or grants for major 
     infrastructure, or other initiatives; and
       (13) such other information relating to corruption as the 
     Secretary of State considers appropriate.
       (c) Assessing Government Efforts to Combat Corruption in 
     Relation to Relevant International Commitments.--In 
     determining whether a government is making serious and 
     sustained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of 
     State shall consider the government of a country's compliance 
     with the following, as relevant:
       (1) The Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the 
     Organization of American States, done at Caracas March 29, 
     1996.
       (2) The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public 
     Officials in International Business Transactions of the 
     Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, done 
     at Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Anti-Bribery Convention'').
       (3) The United Nations Convention against Transnational 
     Organized Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000.
       (4) The United Nations Convention against Corruption, done 
     at New York October 31, 2003.
       (5) Such other treaties, agreements, and international 
     standards as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

     SEC. 5705. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, should evaluate whether 
     there are foreign persons engaged in significant corruption 
     for the purposes of potential imposition of sanctions under 
     the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
     (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 
     2656 note)--
       (1) in all countries identified as tier 3 countries under 
     section 5703; or
       (2) in relation to the planning or construction or any 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     publishing the list required by section 5703(a) and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     committees specified in subsection (f) a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a list of foreign persons with respect to which the 
     President imposed sanctions pursuant to the evaluation under 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed;
       (3) the reasons for imposing such sanctions; and
       (4) a list of all foreign persons found to have been 
     engaged in significant corruption in relation to the 
     planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 
     pipeline.
       (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except 
     with respect to the list required by subsection (b)(4)) 
     provide a briefing to the committees specified in subsection 
     (f) instead of submitting a written report required under 
     subsection (b), if doing so would better serve existing 
     United States anti-corruption efforts or the national 
     interests of the Untied States.
       (e) Termination of Requirements Relating to Nord Stream 
     2.--The requirements under subsections (a)(2) and (b)(4) 
     shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 5706. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF 
                   CONTACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United 
     States diplomatic post to each country identified as tier 2 
     or tier 3 under section 5703, or which the Secretary 
     otherwise determines is in need of such a point of contact. 
     The point of contact shall be the chief of mission or the 
     chief of mission's designee.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of 
     contact designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible 
     for enhancing coordination and promoting the implementation 
     of a whole-of-government approach among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies undertaking efforts to--
       (1) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
       (2) enhance the ability of such countries--
       (A) to combat public corruption; and
       (B) to develop and implement corruption risk assessment 
     tools and mitigation strategies.
       (c) Training.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
     appropriate training for anti-corruption points of contact 
     designated under subsection (a).

       TITLE VIII--GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY 
                          REAUTHORIZATION ACT

     SEC. 5801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Global Magnitsky Human 
     Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act''.

     SEC. 5802. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 1262 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Immediate family member.--The term `immediate family 
     member', with respect to a foreign person, means the spouse, 
     parent, sibling, or adult child of the person.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
     114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by inserting after 
     section 1262 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     establish and regularize information sharing and sanctions-
     related decision making with like-minded governments 
     possessing human rights and anti-corruption sanctions 
     programs similar in nature to those authorized under this 
     subtitle.''.
       (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1263 of the 
     Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F 
     of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to--

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       ``(1) any foreign person that the President determines, 
     based on credible information--
       ``(A) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly 
     or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse;
       ``(B) is a current or former government official, or a 
     person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is 
     responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or 
     indirectly engaged in--
       ``(i) corruption, including--

       ``(I) the misappropriation of state assets;
       ``(II) the expropriation of private assets for personal 
     gain;
       ``(III) corruption related to government contracts or the 
     extraction of natural resources; or
       ``(IV) bribery; or

       ``(ii) the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of the 
     proceeds of corruption;
       ``(C) is or has been a leader or official of--
       ``(i) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the 
     activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) related to 
     the tenure of the leader or official; or
       ``(ii) an entity whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section as a result of 
     activities related to the tenure of the leader or official;
       ``(D) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to or in support of--
       ``(i) an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that 
     is conducted by a foreign person;
       ``(ii) a person whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section; or
       ``(iii) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, an activity 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) conducted by a foreign 
     person; or
       ``(E) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or been 
     purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
     a person whose property and interests in property are blocked 
     pursuant to this section; and
       ``(2) any immediate family member of a person described in 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Consideration of certain information.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``corruption 
     and'' after ``monitor''.
       (3) Requests by congress.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or an immediate 
     family member of the person''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``human rights 
     violations'' and inserting ``serious human rights abuse''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a)'' and inserting ``described in subsection 
     (a)(1) relating to serious human rights abuse''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``described in subsection (a)(1) relating to 
     corruption or the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of 
     the proceeds of corruption''; and
       (II) by striking ``ranking member of'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``ranking member 
     of one of the appropriate congressional committees''.

       (4) Termination of sanctions.--Subsection (g) of such 
     section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     inserting ``and the immediate family members of that person'' 
     after ``a person''.
       (d) Reports to Congress.--Section 1264(a) of the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of 
     title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) A description of additional steps taken by the 
     President through diplomacy, international engagement, and 
     assistance to foreign or security sectors to address 
     persistent underlying causes of serious human rights abuse 
     and corruption in each country in which foreign persons with 
     respect to which sanctions have been imposed under section 
     1263 are located.''.
       (e) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed.

                        TITLE IX--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 5901. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.

       Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No assistance'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) No assistance'';
       (2) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``any 
     country'';
       (3) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``such 
     country'' each place it appears;
       (4) by striking ``determines'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``determines, after consultation with the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     that assistance for such country is in the national interest 
     of the United States.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this Act, the 
     Peace Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, the 
     African Development Foundation Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, 
     section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act to the government of any country 
     which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar 
     year in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
     or any loan made to the government of such country by the 
     United States unless the President determines, following 
     consultation with the congressional committees specified in 
     paragraph (1), that assistance for such country is in the 
     national interest of the United States.''.

     SEC. 5902. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION 
                   AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 AMENDMENT.

       Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Sean and David Goldman 
     International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 
     2014 (22 U.S.C. 9111; Public Law 113-150) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting ``, respectively,'' after ``access 
     cases''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and the number of children involved'' 
     before the semicolon at the end; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``respectively, the 
     number of children involved,'' after ``access cases,'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, and number of 
     children involved in such cases'' before the semicolon at the 
     end;
       (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) the total number of pending cases the Department of 
     State has assigned to case officers and number of children 
     involved for each country and as a total for all 
     countries.''.

     SEC. 5903. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF COMMISSION FOR THE 
                   PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE ABROAD.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3123 of title 54, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 312302, by inserting ``, and unimpeded 
     access to those sites,'' after ``and historic buildings''.
       (2) In section 312304(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``and historic buildings'' and inserting 
     ``and historic buildings, and unimpeded access to those 
     sites''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and protected'' and inserting ``, 
     protected, and made accessible''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and protecting'' and 
     inserting ``, protecting, and making accessible''.
       (3) In section 312305, by inserting ``and to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives'' after 
     ``President''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad shall submit to the President and 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report that contains an evaluation of the extent to which 
     the Commission is prepared to continue its activities and 
     accomplishments with respect to the foreign heritage of 
     United States citizens from eastern and central Europe, were 
     the Commission's duties and powers extended to include other 
     regions, including the Middle East and North Africa, and any 
     additional resources or personnel the Commission would 
     require.

     SEC. 5904. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND 
                   AUTHORITY RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY 
                   CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT 
                   RELATING TO CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which a chief of mission provides concurrence for 
     the provision of United States Government support to entities 
     or individuals engaged in facilitating or supporting United 
     States Government operations within the area of 
     responsibility of the chief of mission, the Secretary of 
     State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives of the provision of such concurrence.
       (b) Quarterly Review, Determination, and Briefing 
     Required.--Not less frequently than every 90 days, the 
     Secretary of State shall, in order to ensure support 
     described in subsection (a) continues to align with United 
     States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the 
     Department of State--
       (1) conduct a review of any concurrence described in 
     subsection (a) in effect as of the date of the review;
       (2) based on the review, determine whether to revoke any 
     such concurrence pending further study and review; and
       (3) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives on the results of the review.
       (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--Based on the review 
     conducted pursuant to subsection

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     (b), the Secretary may revoke any such concurrence.
       (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of 
     each year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report that includes the following:
       (1) A description of any support described in subsection 
     (a) that was provided with the concurrence of a chief of 
     mission during the calendar year preceding the calendar year 
     in which the report is submitted.
       (2) An analysis of the effects of the support described in 
     paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of effort, including with 
     respect to--
       (A) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related 
     Programs (NADR) and associated Anti-Terrorism Assistance 
     (ATA) programs;
       (B) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     (INCLE) programs; and
       (C) Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military 
     Financing (FMF), and associated training programs.

     SEC. 5905. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS REPATRIATION 
                   TASK FORCE.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate a report evaluating the 
     efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force of the 
     Department of State to repatriate United States citizens and 
     legal permanent residents in response to the 2020 coronavirus 
     outbreak. The report shall identify--
       (1) the most significant impediments to repatriating such 
     persons;
       (2) the lessons learned from such repatriations; and
       (3) any changes planned to future repatriation efforts of 
     the Department of State to incorporate such lessons learned.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4516. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
Collins, and Ms. Sinema) 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, add the following:

   DIVISION E--FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 5101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Federal Information 
     Security Modernization Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division, unless otherwise specified:
       (1) Additional cybersecurity procedure.--The term 
     ``additional cybersecurity procedure'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code, 
     as amended by this division.
       (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (5) Incident.--The term ``incident'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code.
       (6) National security system.--The term ``national security 
     system'' has the meaning given the term in section 3552(b) of 
     title 44, United States Code.
       (7) Penetration test.--The term ``penetration test'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 3552(b) of title 44, 
     United States Code, as amended by this division.
       (8) Threat hunting.--The term ``threat hunting'' means 
     proactively and iteratively searching for threats to systems 
     that evade detection by automated threat detection systems.

                       TITLE LI--UPDATES TO FISMA

     SEC. 5121. TITLE 44 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Subchapter I Amendments.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 3504--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B)--
       (i) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
       ``(v) confidentiality, disclosure, and sharing of 
     information;'';
       (ii) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and
       (iii) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) in consultation with the National Cyber Director and 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, security of information; and'';
       (B) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) with respect to information collected or maintained 
     by or for agencies--
       ``(A) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
     principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy, 
     confidentiality, disclosure, and sharing of the information; 
     and
       ``(B) in consultation with the National Cyber Director and 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, develop and oversee policies, principles, standards, 
     and guidelines on security of the information; and''; and
       (C) in subsection (h)(1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber 
     Director,'' before ``the Director''; and
       (II) by inserting a comma before ``and the Administrator''; 
     and

       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``security and'' 
     after ``information technology'';
       (2) in section 3505--
       (A) in paragraph (3) of the first subsection designated as 
     subsection (c)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by inserting ``the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Cyber Director, 
     and'' before ``the Comptroller General''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) maintained on a continual basis through the use of 
     automation, machine-readable data, and scanning.''; and
       (B) by striking the second subsection designated as 
     subsection (c);
       (3) in section 3506--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by inserting ``, 
     availability'' after ``integrity''; and
       (B) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting ``security,'' after 
     ``efficiency,''; and
       (4) in section 3513--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Each agency providing a written plan under subsection 
     (b) shall provide any portion of the written plan addressing 
     information security or cybersecurity to the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.''.
       (b) Subchapter II Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3552(b) of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), and 
     (11), respectively;
       (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) The term `additional cybersecurity procedure' means a 
     process, procedure, or other activity that is established in 
     excess of the information security standards promulgated 
     under section 11331(b) of title 40 to increase the security 
     and reduce the cybersecurity risk of agency systems.'';
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(7) The term `high value asset' means information or an 
     information system that the head of an agency determines so 
     critical to the agency that the loss or corruption of the 
     information or the loss of access to the information system 
     would have a serious impact on the ability of the agency to 
     perform the mission of the agency or conduct business.
       ``(8) The term `major incident' has the meaning given the 
     term in guidance issued by the Director under section 
     3598(a).'';
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(10) The term `penetration test' means a specialized type 
     of assessment that--
       ``(A) is conducted on an information system or a component 
     of an information system; and
       ``(B) emulates an attack or other exploitation capability 
     of a potential adversary, typically under specific 
     constraints, in order to identify any vulnerabilities of an 
     information system or a component of an information system 
     that could be exploited.''; and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(12) The term `shared service' means a centralized 
     business or mission capability that is provided to multiple 
     organizations within an agency or to multiple agencies.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Homeland security act of 2002.--Section 1001(c)(1)(A) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(1)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 3552(b)(5)'' and inserting 
     ``section 3552(b)''.
       (B) Title 10.--
       (i) Section 2222.--Section 2222(i)(8) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 3552(b)(6)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)(9)(A)''.
       (ii) Section 2223.--Section 2223(c)(3) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 3552(b)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)''.
       (iii) Section 2315.--Section 2315 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 3552(b)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)''.
       (iv) Section 2339a.--Section 2339a(e)(5) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 
     3552(b)(6)'' and inserting ``section 3552(b)''.
       (C) High-performance computing act of 1991.--Section 207(a) 
     of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 
     5527(a)) is amended by striking ``section

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     3552(b)(6)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``section 
     3552(b)(9)(A)(i)''.
       (D) Internet of things cybersecurity improvement act of 
     2020.--Section 3(5) of the Internet of Things Cybersecurity 
     Improvement Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g-3a) is amended by 
     striking ``section 3552(b)(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     3552(b)''.
       (E) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     2013.--Section 933(e)(1)(B) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 
     is amended by striking ``section 3542(b)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``section 3552(b)''.
       (F) Ike skelton national defense authorization act for 
     fiscal year 2011.--The Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383) 
     is amended--
       (i) in section 806(e)(5) (10 U.S.C. 2304 note), by striking 
     ``section 3542(b)'' and inserting ``section 3552(b)'';
       (ii) in section 931(b)(3) (10 U.S.C. 2223 note), by 
     striking ``section 3542(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     3552(b)''; and
       (iii) in section 932(b)(2) (10 U.S.C. 2224 note), by 
     striking ``section 3542(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     3552(b)''.
       (G) E-government act of 2002.--Section 301(c)(1)(A) of the 
     E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended by 
     striking ``section 3542(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     3552(b)''.
       (H) National institute of standards and technology act.--
     Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``section 
     3552(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 3552(b)''; and
       (ii) in subsection (f)--

       (I) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 3532(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 3552(b)''; and
       (II) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 3532(b)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)''.

       (c) Subchapter II Amendments.--Subchapter II of chapter 35 
     of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 3551--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) recognize the role of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency as the lead entity for 
     operational cybersecurity coordination across the Federal 
     Government;'';
       (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``diagnose and improve'' and inserting ``integrate, deliver, 
     diagnose, and improve'';
       (D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a semi colon; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) recognize that each agency has specific mission 
     requirements and, at times, unique cybersecurity requirements 
     to meet the mission of the agency;
       ``(9) recognize that each agency does not have the same 
     resources to secure agency systems, and an agency should not 
     be expected to have the capability to secure the systems of 
     the agency from advanced adversaries alone; and
       ``(10) recognize that--
       ``(A) a holistic Federal cybersecurity model is necessary 
     to account for differences between the missions and 
     capabilities of agencies; and
       ``(B) in accounting for the differences described in 
     subparagraph (A) and ensuring overall Federal cybersecurity--
       ``(i) the Office of Management and Budget is the leader for 
     policy development and oversight of Federal cybersecurity;
       ``(ii) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
     is the leader for implementing operations at agencies; and
       ``(iii) the National Cyber Director is responsible for 
     developing the overall cybersecurity strategy of the United 
     States and advising the President on matters relating to 
     cybersecurity.'';
       (2) in section 3553--
       (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
     ``Authority and functions of the Director and the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency''.
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in coordination with 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency and the National Cyber Director,'' before ``developing 
     and overseeing'';
       (ii) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) by inserting ``, in consultation with the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the 
     National Cyber Director,'' before ``agency compliance''; and
       (II) by striking ``and'' at the end; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) promoting, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology--
       ``(A) the use of automation to improve Federal 
     cybersecurity and visibility with respect to the 
     implementation of Federal cybersecurity; and
       ``(B) the use of presumption of compromise and least 
     privilege principles to improve resiliency and timely 
     response actions to incidents on Federal systems.'';
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'';
       (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Director'' and 
     inserting ``The Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, in consultation with the 
     Director and the National Cyber Director'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and reporting 
     requirements under subchapter IV of this title'' after 
     ``section 3556''; and
       (II) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the Director or 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency'';

       (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking ``coordinating'' and 
     inserting ``leading the coordination of'';
       (v) in paragraph (8), by striking ``the Secretary's 
     discretion'' and inserting ``the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's 
     discretion''; and
       (vi) in paragraph (9), by striking ``as the Director or the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Director,'' and inserting 
     ``as the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency'';
       (D) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``each year'' and inserting ``each year during which agencies 
     are required to submit reports under section 3554(c)'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1);
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (iv) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (v) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so redesignated 
     the following:
       ``(4) a summary of each assessment of Federal risk posture 
     performed under subsection (i);''; and
       (vi) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'';
       (E) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l) as 
     subsections (j), (k), (l), and (m) respectively;
       (F) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Federal Risk Assessments.--On an ongoing and 
     continuous basis, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall perform assessments of 
     Federal risk posture using any available information on the 
     cybersecurity posture of agencies, and brief the Director and 
     National Cyber Director on the findings of those assessments 
     including--
       ``(1) the status of agency cybersecurity remedial actions 
     described in section 3554(b)(7);
       ``(2) any vulnerability information relating to the systems 
     of an agency that is known by the agency;
       ``(3) analysis of incident information under section 3597;
       ``(4) evaluation of penetration testing performed under 
     section 3559A;
       ``(5) evaluation of vulnerability disclosure program 
     information under section 3559B;
       ``(6) evaluation of agency threat hunting results;
       ``(7) evaluation of Federal and non-Federal threat 
     intelligence;
       ``(8) data on agency compliance with standards issued under 
     section 11331 of title 40;
       ``(9) agency system risk assessments performed under 
     section 3554(a)(1)(A); and
       ``(10) any other information the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency determines 
     relevant.''; and
       (G) in subsection (j), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``regarding the specific'' and inserting 
     ``that includes a summary of--
       ``(1) the specific'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and'' and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) the trends identified in the Federal risk assessment 
     performed under subsection (i).''; and
       (H) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Binding Operational Directives.--If the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issues a 
     binding operational directive or an emergency directive under 
     this section, not later than 2 days after the date on which 
     the binding operational directive requires an agency to take 
     an action, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall provide to the 
     appropriate reporting entities the status of the 
     implementation of the binding operational directive at the 
     agency.'';
       (3) in section 3554--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
       (II) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated, the following:

       ``(A) on an ongoing and continuous basis, performing agency 
     system risk assessments that--
       ``(i) identify and document the high value assets of the 
     agency using guidance from the Director;
       ``(ii) evaluate the data assets inventoried under section 
     3511 for sensitivity to compromises in confidentiality, 
     integrity, and availability;
       ``(iii) identify agency systems that have access to or hold 
     the data assets inventoried under section 3511;

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       ``(iv) evaluate the threats facing agency systems and data, 
     including high value assets, based on Federal and non-Federal 
     cyber threat intelligence products, where available;
       ``(v) evaluate the vulnerability of agency systems and 
     data, including high value assets, including by analyzing--

       ``(I) the results of penetration testing performed by the 
     Department of Homeland Security under section 3553(b)(9);
       ``(II) the results of penetration testing performed under 
     section 3559A;
       ``(III) information provided to the agency through the 
     vulnerability disclosure program of the agency under section 
     3559B;
       ``(IV) incidents; and
       ``(V) any other vulnerability information relating to 
     agency systems that is known to the agency;

       ``(vi) assess the impacts of potential agency incidents to 
     agency systems, data, and operations based on the evaluations 
     described in clauses (ii) and (iv) and the agency systems 
     identified under clause (iii); and
       ``(vii) assess the consequences of potential incidents 
     occurring on agency systems that would impact systems at 
     other agencies, including due to interconnectivity between 
     different agency systems or operational reliance on the 
     operations of the system or data in the system;'';

       (III) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, in the 
     matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``providing 
     information'' and inserting ``using information from the 
     assessment conducted under subparagraph (A), providing, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, information'';
       (IV) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--

       (aa) in clause (ii) by inserting ``binding'' before 
     ``operational''; and
       (bb) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end; and

       (V) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(E) providing an update on the ongoing and continuous 
     assessment performed under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) upon request, to the inspector general of the agency 
     or the Comptroller General of the United States; and
       ``(ii) on a periodic basis, as determined by guidance 
     issued by the Director but not less frequently than annually, 
     to--

       ``(I) the Director;
       ``(II) the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency; and
       ``(III) the National Cyber Director;

       ``(F) in consultation with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and not less 
     frequently than once every 3 years, performing an evaluation 
     of whether additional cybersecurity procedures are 
     appropriate for securing a system of, or under the 
     supervision of, the agency, which shall--
       ``(i) be completed considering the agency system risk 
     assessment performed under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) include a specific evaluation for high value assets;
       ``(G) not later than 30 days after completing the 
     evaluation performed under subparagraph (F), providing the 
     evaluation and an implementation plan, if applicable, for 
     using additional cybersecurity procedures determined to be 
     appropriate to--
       ``(i) the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency;
       ``(ii) the Director; and
       ``(iii) the National Cyber Director; and
       ``(H) if the head of the agency determines there is need 
     for additional cybersecurity procedures, ensuring that those 
     additional cybersecurity procedures are reflected in the 
     budget request of the agency in accordance with the risk-
     based cyber budget model developed pursuant to section 
     3553(a)(7);'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in accordance with 
     the agency system risk assessment performed under paragraph 
     (1)(A)'' after ``information systems'';
       (II) in subparagraph (B)--

       (aa) by striking ``in accordance with standards'' and 
     inserting ``in accordance with--
       ``(i) standards''; and
       (bb) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) the evaluation performed under paragraph (1)(F); and
       ``(iii) the implementation plan described in paragraph 
     (1)(G);''; and

       (III) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, through the use 
     of penetration testing, the vulnerability disclosure program 
     established under section 3559B, and other means,'' after 
     ``periodically'';

       (iii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (bb) in clause (iv), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) ensure that--

       ``(I) senior agency information security officers of 
     component agencies carry out responsibilities under this 
     subchapter, as directed by the senior agency information 
     security officer of the agency or an equivalent official; and
       ``(II) senior agency information security officers of 
     component agencies report to--

       ``(aa) the senior information security officer of the 
     agency or an equivalent official; and
       ``(bb) the Chief Information Officer of the component 
     agency or an equivalent official;''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'' before 
     ``on the effectiveness'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A), performing ongoing 
     and continuous agency system risk assessments, which may 
     include using guidelines and automated tools consistent with 
     standards and guidelines promulgated under section 11331 of 
     title 40, as applicable;'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(B) comply with the risk-based cyber budget model 
     developed pursuant to section 3553(a)(7);''; and

       (II) in subparagraph (D)--

       (aa) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses 
     (iv) and (v), respectively;
       (bb) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) binding operational directives and emergency 
     directives promulgated by the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency under section 3553;''; and
       (cc) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking ``as 
     determined by the agency; and'' and inserting ``as determined 
     by the agency, considering--

       ``(I) the agency risk assessment performed under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A); and
       ``(II) the determinations of applying more stringent 
     standards and additional cybersecurity procedures pursuant to 
     section 11331(c)(1) of title 40; and'';

       (iii) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``, including 
     penetration testing, as appropriate,'' after ``shall include 
     testing'';
       (iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ``planning, 
     implementing, evaluating, and documenting'' and inserting 
     ``planning and implementing and, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, evaluating and documenting'';
       (v) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively;
       (vi) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) a process for providing the status of every remedial 
     action and known system vulnerability to the Director and the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, using automation and machine-readable data to the 
     greatest extent practicable;''; and
       (vii) in paragraph (8)(C), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

       ``(ii) notifying and consulting with the Federal 
     information security incident center established under 
     section 3556 pursuant to the requirements of section 3594;'';

       (II) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);
       (III) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

       ``(iii) performing the notifications and other activities 
     required under subchapter IV of this title; and''; and

       (IV) in clause (iv), as so redesignated--

       (aa) in subclause (I), by striking ``and relevant offices 
     of inspectors general'';
       (bb) in subclause (II), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (cc) by striking subclause (III); and
       (dd) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (III);
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5);
       (ii) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Biannual report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of the Federal Information Security 
     Modernization Act of 2021 and not less frequently than once 
     every 2 years thereafter, using the continuous and ongoing 
     agency system risk assessment under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
     head of each agency shall submit to the Director, the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives, the appropriate 
     authorization and appropriations committees of Congress, the 
     National Cyber Director, and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States a report that--
       ``(A) summarizes the agency system risk assessment 
     performed under subsection (a)(1)(A);
       ``(B) evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of 
     information security policies, procedures, and practices of 
     the agency to address the risks identified in the agency 
     system risk assessment performed under subsection (a)(1)(A), 
     including an analysis of the agency's cybersecurity and 
     incident response capabilities using the metrics established 
     under section 224(c) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 
     U.S.C. 1522(c));
       ``(C) summarizes the evaluation and implementation plans 
     described in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of subsection (a)(1) 
     and whether those evaluation and implementation plans call 
     for the use of additional cybersecurity procedures determined 
     to be appropriate by the agency; and
       ``(D) summarizes the status of remedial actions identified 
     by inspector general of the agency, the Comptroller General 
     of the United States, and any other source determined 
     appropriate by the head of the agency.

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       ``(2) Unclassified reports.--Each report submitted under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be, to the greatest extent practicable, in an 
     unclassified and otherwise uncontrolled form; and
       ``(B) may include a classified annex.
       ``(3) Access to information.--The head of an agency shall 
     ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, information 
     is included in the unclassified form of the report submitted 
     by the agency under paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(4) Briefings.--During each year during which a report is 
     not required to be submitted under paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall provide to the congressional committees 
     described in paragraph (1) a briefing summarizing current 
     agency and Federal risk postures.''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``including the reporting procedures established under 
     section 11315(d) of title 40 and subsection (a)(3)(A)(v) of 
     this section''; and
       (D) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency'' after 
     ``the Director''; and
       (4) in section 3555--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``annual 
     independent'' and inserting ``independent'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``during which a report 
     is required to be submitted under section 3553(c),'' after 
     ``Each year'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, including by 
     penetration testing and analyzing the vulnerability 
     disclosure program of the agency'' after ``information 
     systems''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) An evaluation under this section may include 
     recommendations for improving the cybersecurity posture of 
     the agency.'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``annual'';
       (D) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``during which a 
     report is required to be submitted under section 3553(c)'' 
     after ``Each year'';
       (E) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Protection of Information.--(1) Agencies, evaluators, 
     and other recipients of information that, if disclosed, may 
     cause grave harm to the efforts of Federal information 
     security officers shall take appropriate steps to ensure the 
     protection of that information, including safeguarding the 
     information from public disclosure.
       ``(2) The protections required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     commensurate with the risk and comply with all applicable 
     laws and regulations.
       ``(3) With respect to information that is not related to 
     national security systems, agencies and evaluators shall make 
     a summary of the information unclassified and publicly 
     available, including information that does not identify--
       ``(A) specific information system incidents; or
       ``(B) specific information system vulnerabilities.'';
       (F) in subsection (g)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``this subsection shall'' and inserting 
     ``this subsection--
       ``(A) shall'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) identify any entity that performs an independent 
     evaluation under subsection (b).''; and
       (G) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
       ``(j) Guidance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, the Chief Information Officers Council, the Council 
     of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and 
     other interested parties as appropriate, shall ensure the 
     development of guidance for evaluating the effectiveness of 
     an information security program and practices
       ``(2) Priorities.--The guidance developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall prioritize the identification of--
       ``(A) the most common threat patterns experienced by each 
     agency;
       ``(B) the security controls that address the threat 
     patterns described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) any other security risks unique to the networks of 
     each agency.''; and
       (5) in section 3556(a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency'' after ``incident center''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``3554(b)'' and inserting 
     ``3554(a)(1)(A)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 3553 and 
     inserting the following:

``3553. Authority and functions of the Director and the Director of the 
              Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.''; and
       (B) by striking the item relating to section 3555 and 
     inserting the following:

``3555. Independent evaluation.''.
       (2) OMB reports.--Section 226(c) of the Cybersecurity Act 
     of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1524(c)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``annually thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``thereafter during the years during which a report is 
     required to be submitted under section 3553(c) of title 44, 
     United States Code''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--
       (i) by striking ``annually thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``thereafter during the years during which a report is 
     required to be submitted under section 3553(c) of title 44, 
     United States Code''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the report required under section 
     3553(c) of title 44, United States Code'' and inserting 
     ``that report''.
       (3) NIST responsibilities.--Section 20(d)(3)(B) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278g-3(d)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``annual''.
       (e) Federal System Incident Response.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``SUBCHAPTER IV--FEDERAL SYSTEM INCIDENT RESPONSE

     ``Sec. 3591. Definitions

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 shall apply to 
     this subchapter.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--As used in this subchapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate reporting entities.--The term 
     `appropriate reporting entities' means--
       ``(A) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(D) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(E) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(F) the appropriate authorization and appropriations 
     committees of Congress;
       ``(G) the Director;
       ``(H) the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency;
       ``(I) the National Cyber Director;
       ``(J) the Comptroller General of the United States; and
       ``(K) the inspector general of any impacted agency.
       ``(2) Awardee.--The term `awardee'--
       ``(A) means a person, business, or other entity that 
     receives a grant from, or is a party to a cooperative 
     agreement or an other transaction agreement with, an agency; 
     and
       ``(B) includes any subgrantee of a person, business, or 
     other entity described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Breach.--The term `breach' means--
       ``(A) a compromise of the security, confidentiality, or 
     integrity of data in electronic form that results in 
     unauthorized access to, or an acquisition of, personal 
     information; or
       ``(B) a loss of data in electronic form that results in 
     unauthorized access to, or an acquisition of, personal 
     information.
       ``(4) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means--
       ``(A) a prime contractor of an agency or a subcontractor of 
     a prime contractor of an agency; and
       ``(B) any person or business that collects or maintains 
     information, including personally identifiable information, 
     on behalf of an agency.
       ``(5) Federal information.--The term `Federal information' 
     means information created, collected, processed, maintained, 
     disseminated, disclosed, or disposed of by or for the Federal 
     Government in any medium or form.
       ``(6) Federal information system.--The term `Federal 
     information system' means an information system used or 
     operated by an agency, a contractor, an awardee, or another 
     organization on behalf of an agency.
       ``(7) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence 
     community' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       ``(8) Nationwide consumer reporting agency.--The term 
     `nationwide consumer reporting agency' means a consumer 
     reporting agency described in section 603(p) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)).
       ``(9) Vulnerability disclosure.--The term `vulnerability 
     disclosure' means a vulnerability identified under section 
     3559B.

     ``Sec. 3592. Notification of breach

       ``(a) Notification.--As expeditiously as practicable and 
     without unreasonable delay, and in any case not later than 45 
     days after an agency has a reasonable basis to conclude that 
     a breach has occurred, the head of the agency, in 
     consultation with a senior privacy officer of the agency, 
     shall--
       ``(1) determine whether notice to any individual 
     potentially affected by the breach is appropriate based on an 
     assessment of the risk of harm to the individual that 
     considers--
       ``(A) the nature and sensitivity of the personally 
     identifiable information affected by the breach;
       ``(B) the likelihood of access to and use of the personally 
     identifiable information affected by the breach;
       ``(C) the type of breach; and
       ``(D) any other factors determined by the Director; and
       ``(2) as appropriate, provide written notice in accordance 
     with subsection (b) to each individual potentially affected 
     by the breach--
       ``(A) to the last known mailing address of the individual; 
     or

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       ``(B) through an appropriate alternative method of 
     notification that the head of the agency or a designated 
     senior-level individual of the agency selects based on 
     factors determined by the Director.
       ``(b) Contents of Notice.--Each notice of a breach provided 
     to an individual under subsection (a)(2) shall include--
       ``(1) a brief description of the rationale for the 
     determination that notice should be provided under subsection 
     (a);
       ``(2) if possible, a description of the types of personally 
     identifiable information affected by the breach;
       ``(3) contact information of the agency that may be used to 
     ask questions of the agency, which--
       ``(A) shall include an e-mail address or another digital 
     contact mechanism; and
       ``(B) may include a telephone number or a website;
       ``(4) information on any remedy being offered by the 
     agency;
       ``(5) any applicable educational materials relating to what 
     individuals can do in response to a breach that potentially 
     affects their personally identifiable information, including 
     relevant contact information for Federal law enforcement 
     agencies and each nationwide consumer reporting agency; and
       ``(6) any other appropriate information, as determined by 
     the head of the agency or established in guidance by the 
     Director.
       ``(c) Delay of Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General, the Director of 
     National Intelligence, or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     may delay a notification required under subsection (a) if the 
     notification would--
       ``(A) impede a criminal investigation or a national 
     security activity;
       ``(B) reveal sensitive sources and methods;
       ``(C) cause damage to national security; or
       ``(D) hamper security remediation actions.
       ``(2) Documentation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any delay under paragraph (1) shall be 
     reported in writing to the Director, the Attorney General, 
     the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, and the head of the agency 
     and the inspector general of the agency that experienced the 
     breach.
       ``(B) Contents.--A report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a written statement from the entity that 
     delayed the notification explaining the need for the delay.
       ``(C) Form.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be unclassified but may include a classified annex.
       ``(3) Renewal.--A delay under paragraph (1) shall be for a 
     period of 60 days and may be renewed.
       ``(d) Update Notification.--If an agency determines there 
     is a significant change in the reasonable basis to conclude 
     that a breach occurred, a significant change to the 
     determination made under subsection (a)(1), or that it is 
     necessary to update the details of the information provided 
     to impacted individuals as described in subsection (b), the 
     agency shall as expeditiously as practicable and without 
     unreasonable delay, and in any case not later than 30 days 
     after such a determination, notify each individual who 
     received a notification pursuant to subsection (a) of those 
     changes.
       ``(e) Exemption From Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of an agency, in consultation 
     with the inspector general of the agency, may request an 
     exemption from the Director from complying with the 
     notification requirements under subsection (a) if the 
     information affected by the breach is determined by an 
     independent evaluation to be unreadable, including, as 
     appropriate, instances in which the information is--
       ``(A) encrypted; and
       ``(B) determined by the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency to be of sufficiently low risk 
     of exposure.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Director shall determine whether to 
     grant an exemption requested under paragraph (1) in 
     consultation with--
       ``(A) the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency; and
       ``(B) the Attorney General.
       ``(3) Documentation.--Any exemption granted by the Director 
     under paragraph (1) shall be reported in writing to the head 
     of the agency and the inspector general of the agency that 
     experienced the breach and the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to limit--
       ``(1) the Director from issuing guidance relating to 
     notifications or the head of an agency from notifying 
     individuals potentially affected by breaches that are not 
     determined to be major incidents; or
       ``(2) the Director from issuing guidance relating to 
     notifications of major incidents or the head of an agency 
     from providing more information than described in subsection 
     (b) when notifying individuals potentially affected by 
     breaches.

     ``Sec. 3593. Congressional and Executive Branch reports

       ``(a) Initial Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 72 hours after an agency 
     has a reasonable basis to conclude that a major incident 
     occurred, the head of the agency impacted by the major 
     incident shall submit to the appropriate reporting entities a 
     written report and, to the extent practicable, provide a 
     briefing to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the appropriate authorization and 
     appropriations committees of Congress, taking into account--
       ``(A) the information known at the time of the report;
       ``(B) the sensitivity of the details associated with the 
     major incident; and
       ``(C) the classification level of the information contained 
     in the report.
       ``(2) Contents.--A report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, in a manner that excludes or otherwise 
     reasonably protects personally identifiable information and 
     to the extent permitted by applicable law, including privacy 
     and statistical laws--
       ``(A) a summary of the information available about the 
     major incident, including how the major incident occurred, 
     information indicating that the major incident may be a 
     breach, and information relating to the major incident as a 
     breach, based on information available to agency officials as 
     of the date on which the agency submits the report;
       ``(B) if applicable, a description and any associated 
     documentation of any circumstances necessitating a delay in 
     or exemption to notification to individuals potentially 
     affected by the major incident under subsection (c) or (e) of 
     section 3592; and
       ``(C) if applicable, an assessment of the impacts to the 
     agency, the Federal Government, or the security of the United 
     States, based on information available to agency officials on 
     the date on which the agency submits the report.
       ``(b) Supplemental Report.--Within a reasonable amount of 
     time, but not later than 30 days after the date on which an 
     agency submits a written report under subsection (a), the 
     head of the agency shall provide to the appropriate reporting 
     entities written updates on the major incident and, to the 
     extent practicable, provide a briefing to the congressional 
     committees described in subsection (a)(1), including 
     summaries of--
       ``(1) vulnerabilities, means by which the major incident 
     occurred, and impacts to the agency relating to the major 
     incident;
       ``(2) any risk assessment and subsequent risk-based 
     security implementation of the affected information system 
     before the date on which the major incident occurred;
       ``(3) the status of compliance of the affected information 
     system with applicable security requirements at the time of 
     the major incident;
       ``(4) an estimate of the number of individuals potentially 
     affected by the major incident based on information available 
     to agency officials as of the date on which the agency 
     provides the update;
       ``(5) an assessment of the risk of harm to individuals 
     potentially affected by the major incident based on 
     information available to agency officials as of the date on 
     which the agency provides the update;
       ``(6) an update to the assessment of the risk to agency 
     operations, or to impacts on other agency or non-Federal 
     entity operations, affected by the major incident based on 
     information available to agency officials as of the date on 
     which the agency provides the update; and
       ``(7) the detection, response, and remediation actions of 
     the agency, including any support provided by the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under 
     section 3594(d) and status updates on the notification 
     process described in section 3592(a), including any delay or 
     exemption described in subsection (c) or (e), respectively, 
     of section 3592, if applicable.
       ``(c) Update Report.--If the agency determines that there 
     is any significant change in the understanding of the agency 
     of the scope, scale, or consequence of a major incident for 
     which an agency submitted a written report under subsection 
     (a), the agency shall provide an updated report to the 
     appropriate reporting entities that includes information 
     relating to the change in understanding.
       ``(d) Annual Report.--Each agency shall submit as part of 
     the annual report required under section 3554(c)(1) of this 
     title a description of each major incident that occurred 
     during the 1-year period preceding the date on which the 
     report is submitted.
       ``(e) Delay and Exemption Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall submit to the 
     appropriate notification entities an annual report on all 
     notification delays and exemptions granted pursuant to 
     subsections (c) and (d) of section 3592.
       ``(2) Component of other report.--The Director may submit 
     the report required under paragraph (1) as a component of the 
     annual report submitted under section 3597(b).
       ``(f) Report Delivery.--Any written report required to be 
     submitted under this section may be submitted in a paper or 
     electronic format.
       ``(g) Threat Briefing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 7 days after the date on 
     which an agency has a reasonable basis to conclude that a 
     major incident occurred, the head of the agency, jointly with 
     the National Cyber Director and any other Federal entity 
     determined appropriate by the National Cyber Director, shall 
     provide a briefing to the congressional committees described 
     in subsection (a)(1) on the threat causing the major 
     incident.
       ``(2) Components.--The briefing required under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) shall, to the greatest extent practicable, include an 
     unclassified component; and

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       ``(B) may include a classified component.
       ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to limit--
       ``(1) the ability of an agency to provide additional 
     reports or briefings to Congress; or
       ``(2) Congress from requesting additional information from 
     agencies through reports, briefings, or other means.

     ``Sec. 3594. Government information sharing and incident 
       response

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Incident reporting.--The head of each agency shall 
     provide any information relating to any incident, whether the 
     information is obtained by the Federal Government directly or 
     indirectly, to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency and the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(2) Contents.--A provision of information relating to an 
     incident made by the head of an agency under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       ``(A) include detailed information about the safeguards 
     that were in place when the incident occurred;
       ``(B) whether the agency implemented the safeguards 
     described in subparagraph (A) correctly;
       ``(C) in order to protect against a similar incident, 
     identify--
       ``(i) how the safeguards described in subparagraph (A) 
     should be implemented differently; and
       ``(ii) additional necessary safeguards; and
       ``(D) include information to aid in incident response, such 
     as--
       ``(i) a description of the affected systems or networks;
       ``(ii) the estimated dates of when the incident occurred; 
     and
       ``(iii) information that could reasonably help identify the 
     party that conducted the incident.
       ``(3) Information sharing.--To the greatest extent 
     practicable, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall share information 
     relating to an incident with any agencies that may be 
     impacted by the incident.
       ``(4) National security systems.--Each agency operating or 
     exercising control of a national security system shall share 
     information about incidents that occur on national security 
     systems with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency to the extent consistent with 
     standards and guidelines for national security systems issued 
     in accordance with law and as directed by the President.
       ``(b) Compliance.--The information provided under 
     subsection (a) shall take into account the level of 
     classification of the information and any information sharing 
     limitations and protections, such as limitations and 
     protections relating to law enforcement, national security, 
     privacy, statistical confidentiality, or other factors 
     determined by the Director
       ``(c) Incident Response.--Each agency that has a reasonable 
     basis to conclude that a major incident occurred involving 
     Federal information in electronic medium or form, as defined 
     by the Director and not involving a national security system, 
     regardless of delays from notification granted for a major 
     incident, shall coordinate with the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency regarding--
       ``(1) incident response and recovery; and
       ``(2) recommendations for mitigating future incidents.

     ``Sec. 3595. Responsibilities of contractors and awardees

       ``(a) Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Unless otherwise specified in a 
     contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or an other 
     transaction agreement, any contractor or awardee of an agency 
     shall report to the agency within the same amount of time 
     such agency is required to report an incident to the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, if the 
     contractor or awardee has a reasonable basis to conclude 
     that--
       ``(A) an incident or breach has occurred with respect to 
     Federal information collected, used, or maintained by the 
     contractor or awardee in connection with the contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or other transaction agreement of the 
     contractor or awardee;
       ``(B) an incident or breach has occurred with respect to a 
     Federal information system used or operated by the contractor 
     or awardee in connection with the contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or other transaction agreement of the 
     contractor or awardee; or
       ``(C) the contractor or awardee has received information 
     from the agency that the contractor or awardee is not 
     authorized to receive in connection with the contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, or other transaction agreement of the 
     contractor or awardee.
       ``(2) Procedures.--
       ``(A) Major incident.--Following a report of a breach or 
     major incident by a contractor or awardee under paragraph 
     (1), the agency, in consultation with the contractor or 
     awardee, shall carry out the requirements under sections 
     3592, 3593, and 3594 with respect to the major incident.
       ``(B) Incident.--Following a report of an incident by a 
     contractor or awardee under paragraph (1), an agency, in 
     consultation with the contractor or awardee, shall carry out 
     the requirements under section 3594 with respect to the 
     incident.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and 
     after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021.

     ``Sec. 3596. Training

       ``(a) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `covered individual' means an individual who obtains 
     access to Federal information or Federal information systems 
     because of the status of the individual as an employee, 
     contractor, awardee, volunteer, or intern of an agency.
       ``(b) Requirement.--The head of each agency shall develop 
     training for covered individuals on how to identify and 
     respond to an incident, including--
       ``(1) the internal process of the agency for reporting an 
     incident; and
       ``(2) the obligation of a covered individual to report to 
     the agency a confirmed major incident and any suspected 
     incident involving information in any medium or form, 
     including paper, oral, and electronic.
       ``(c) Inclusion in Annual Training.--The training developed 
     under subsection (b) may be included as part of an annual 
     privacy or security awareness training of an agency.

     ``Sec. 3597. Analysis and report on Federal incidents

       ``(a) Analysis of Federal Incidents.--
       ``(1) Quantitative and qualitative analyses.--The Director 
     of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall 
     develop, in consultation with the Director and the National 
     Cyber Director, and perform continuous monitoring and 
     quantitative and qualitative analyses of incidents at 
     agencies, including major incidents, including--
       ``(A) the causes of incidents, including--
       ``(i) attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures; and
       ``(ii) system vulnerabilities, including zero days, 
     unpatched systems, and information system misconfigurations;
       ``(B) the scope and scale of incidents at agencies;
       ``(C) cross Federal Government root causes of incidents at 
     agencies;
       ``(D) agency incident response, recovery, and remediation 
     actions and the effectiveness of those actions, as 
     applicable;
       ``(E) lessons learned and recommendations in responding to, 
     recovering from, remediating, and mitigating future 
     incidents; and
       ``(F) trends in cross-Federal Government cybersecurity and 
     incident response capabilities using the metrics established 
     under section 224(c) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 
     U.S.C. 1522(c)).
       ``(2) Automated analysis.--The analyses developed under 
     paragraph (1) shall, to the greatest extent practicable, use 
     machine readable data, automation, and machine learning 
     processes.
       ``(3) Sharing of data and analysis.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director shall share on an ongoing 
     basis the analyses required under this subsection with 
     agencies and the National Cyber Director to--
       ``(i) improve the understanding of cybersecurity risk of 
     agencies; and
       ``(ii) support the cybersecurity improvement efforts of 
     agencies.
       ``(B) Format.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Director shall share the analyses--
       ``(i) in human-readable written products; and
       ``(ii) to the greatest extent practicable, in machine-
     readable formats in order to enable automated intake and use 
     by agencies.
       ``(b) Annual Report on Federal Incidents.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this section, and not 
     less frequently than annually thereafter, the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in 
     consultation with the Director and other Federal agencies as 
     appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate notification 
     entities a report that includes--
       ``(1) a summary of causes of incidents from across the 
     Federal Government that categorizes those incidents as 
     incidents or major incidents;
       ``(2) the quantitative and qualitative analyses of 
     incidents developed under subsection (a)(1) on an agency-by-
     agency basis and comprehensively across the Federal 
     Government, including--
       ``(A) a specific analysis of breaches; and
       ``(B) an analysis of the Federal Government's performance 
     against the metrics established under section 224(c) of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1522(c)); and
       ``(3) an annex for each agency that includes--
       ``(A) a description of each major incident;
       ``(B) the total number of compromises of the agency; and
       ``(C) an analysis of the agency's performance against the 
     metrics established under section 224(c) of the Cybersecurity 
     Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1522(c)).
       ``(c) Publication.--A version of each report submitted 
     under subsection (b) shall be made publicly available on the 
     website of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency during the year in which the report is submitted.
       ``(d) Information Provided by Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The analysis required under subsection 
     (a) and each report submitted under subsection (b) shall use 
     information provided by agencies under section 3594(a).
       ``(2) Noncompliance reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), during any 
     year during which the head of an agency does not provide data 
     for an incident to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency in accordance with section 3594(a), the head 
     of the agency, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

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     and the Director, shall submit to the appropriate reporting 
     entities a report that includes--
       ``(i) data for the incident; and
       ``(ii) the information described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to the agency.
       ``(B) Exception for national security systems.--The head of 
     an agency that owns or exercises control of a national 
     security system shall not include data for an incident that 
     occurs on a national security system in any report submitted 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) National security system reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--Annually, the head of an agency that 
     operates or exercises control of a national security system 
     shall submit a report that includes the information described 
     in subsection (b) with respect to the agency to the extent 
     that the submission is consistent with standards and 
     guidelines for national security systems issued in accordance 
     with law and as directed by the President to--
       ``(i) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate,
       ``(ii) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(iii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(iv) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(v) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       ``(vi) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(vii) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
     of Representatives;
       ``(viii) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(ix) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(x) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(xi) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(B) Classified form.--A report required under 
     subparagraph (A) may be submitted in a classified form.
       ``(e) Requirement for Compiling Information.--In publishing 
     the public report required under subsection (c), the Director 
     of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall 
     sufficiently compile information such that no specific 
     incident of an agency can be identified, except with the 
     concurrence of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget and in consultation with the impacted agency.

     ``Sec. 3598. Major incident definition

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Information Security 
     Modernization Act of 2021, the Director, in coordination with 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency and the National Cyber Director, shall develop and 
     promulgate guidance on the definition of the term `major 
     incident' for the purposes of subchapter II and this 
     subchapter.
       ``(b) Requirements.--With respect to the guidance issued 
     under subsection (a), the definition of the term `major 
     incident' shall--
       ``(1) include, with respect to any information collected or 
     maintained by or on behalf of an agency or an information 
     system used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an 
     agency or another organization on behalf of an agency--
       ``(A) any incident the head of the agency determines is 
     likely to have an impact on--
       ``(i) the national security, homeland security, or economic 
     security of the United States; or
       ``(ii) the civil liberties or public health and safety of 
     the people of the United States;
       ``(B) any incident the head of the agency determines likely 
     to result in an inability for the agency, a component of the 
     agency, or the Federal Government, to provide 1 or more 
     critical services;
       ``(C) any incident that the head of an agency, in 
     consultation with a senior privacy officer of the agency, 
     determines is likely to have a significant privacy impact on 
     1 or more individual;
       ``(D) any incident that the head of the agency, in 
     consultation with a senior privacy official of the agency, 
     determines is likely to have a substantial privacy impact on 
     a significant number of individuals;
       ``(E) any incident the head of the agency determines 
     impacts the operations of a high value asset owned or 
     operated by the agency;
       ``(F) any incident involving the exposure of sensitive 
     agency information to a foreign entity, such as the 
     communications of the head of the agency, the head of a 
     component of the agency, or the direct reports of the head of 
     the agency or the head of a component of the agency; and
       ``(G) any other type of incident determined appropriate by 
     the Director;
       ``(2) stipulate that the National Cyber Director shall 
     declare a major incident at each agency impacted by an 
     incident if the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency determines that an incident--
       ``(A) occurs at not less than 2 agencies; and
       ``(B) is enabled by--
       ``(i) a common technical root cause, such as a supply chain 
     compromise, a common software or hardware vulnerability; or
       ``(ii) the related activities of a common threat actor; and
       ``(3) stipulate that, in determining whether an incident 
     constitutes a major incident because that incident--
       ``(A) is any incident described in paragraph (1), the head 
     of an agency shall consult with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency;
       ``(B) is an incident described in paragraph (1)(A), the 
     head of the agency shall consult with the National Cyber 
     Director; and
       ``(C) is an incident described in subparagraph (C) or (D) 
     of paragraph (1), the head of the agency shall consult with--
       ``(i) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and
       ``(ii) the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
       ``(c) Significant Number of Individuals.--In determining 
     what constitutes a significant number of individuals under 
     subsection (b)(1)(D), the Director--
       ``(1) may determine a threshold for a minimum number of 
     individuals that constitutes a significant amount; and
       ``(2) may not determine a threshold described in paragraph 
     (1) that exceeds 5,000 individuals.
       ``(d) Evaluation and Updates.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of the Federal Information Security 
     Modernization Act of 2021, and not less frequently than every 
     2 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
     House of Representatives an evaluation, which shall include--
       ``(1) an update, if necessary, to the guidance issued under 
     subsection (a);
       ``(2) the definition of the term `major incident' included 
     in the guidance issued under subsection (a); and
       ``(3) an explanation of, and the analysis that led to, the 
     definition described in paragraph (2).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

           ``subchapter iv--federal system incident response

``3591. Definitions.
``3592. Notification of breach.
``3593. Congressional and Executive Branch reports.
``3594. Government information sharing and incident response.
``3595. Responsibilities of contractors and awardees.
``3596. Training.
``3597. Analysis and report on Federal incidents.
``3598. Major incident definition.''.

     SEC. 5122. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE III OF TITLE 40.

       (a) Information Technology Modernization Centers of 
     Excellence Program Act.--Section 2(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the 
     Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence 
     Program Act (40 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``, which shall be provided 
     in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.''.
       (b) Modernizing Government Technology.--Subtitle G of title 
     X of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2018 (40 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended--
       (1) in section 1077(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``improving the 
     cybersecurity of systems and'' before ``cost savings 
     activities''; and
       (B) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``cio'' and 
     inserting ``CIO'';
       (ii) by striking ``In evaluating projects'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) Consideration of guidance.--In evaluating projects'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking 
     ``under section 1094(b)(1)'' and inserting ``by the 
     Director''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Consultation.--In using funds under paragraph (3)(A), 
     the Chief Information Officer of the covered agency shall 
     consult with the necessary stakeholders to ensure the project 
     appropriately addresses cybersecurity risks, including the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, as appropriate.''; and
       (2) in section 1078--
       (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) High value asset.--The term `high value asset' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44, 
     United States Code.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Proposal evaluation.--The Director shall--
       ``(A) give consideration for the use of amounts in the Fund 
     to improve the security of high value assets; and
       ``(B) require that any proposal for the use of amounts in 
     the Fund includes a cybersecurity plan, including a supply 
     chain risk management plan, to be reviewed by the member of 
     the Technology Modernization Board described in subsection 
     (c)(5)(C).''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting ``, including a 
     consideration of the impact on high value assets'' after 
     ``operational risks'';
       (ii) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``and''; and

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       (III) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(C) a senior official from the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, appointed by the Director.''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``shall be--'' and 
     all that follows through ``4 employees'' and inserting 
     ``shall be 4 employees''.
       (c) Subchapter I.--Subchapter I of subtitle III of title 
     40, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 11302--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``use, security, and 
     disposal of'' and inserting ``use, and disposal of, and, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber 
     Director, promote and improve the security of,'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) by striking ``including data'' and inserting ``which 
     shall--
       ``(i) include data'';
       (bb) in clause (i), as so designated, by striking ``, and 
     performance'' and inserting ``security, and performance; 
     and''; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) specifically denote cybersecurity funding under the 
     risk-based cyber budget model developed pursuant to section 
     3553(a)(7) of title 44.''; and

       (II) in subparagraph (B), adding at the end the following:

       ``(iii) The Director shall provide to the National Cyber 
     Director any cybersecurity funding information described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) that is provided to the Director under 
     clause (ii) of this subparagraph.''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the review under subparagraph (A) is completed,'' 
     before ``the Administrator'';
       (C) in subsection (f)--
       (i) by striking ``heads of executive agencies to develop'' 
     and inserting ``heads of executive agencies to--
       ``(1) develop'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) consult with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency for the development and use of 
     supply chain security best practices.''; and
       (D) in subsection (h), by inserting ``, including 
     cybersecurity performances,'' after ``the performances''; and
       (2) in section 11303(b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (ii), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) whether the function should be performed by a 
     shared service offered by another executive agency;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), by inserting ``, while taking 
     into account the risk-based cyber budget model developed 
     pursuant to section 3553(a)(7) of title 44'' after ``title 
     31''.
       (d) Subchapter II.--Subchapter II of subtitle III of title 
     40, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 11312(a), by inserting ``, including 
     security risks'' after ``managing the risks'';
       (2) in section 11313(1), by striking ``efficiency and 
     effectiveness'' and inserting ``efficiency, security, and 
     effectiveness'';
       (3) in section 11315, by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Component Agency Chief Information Officers.--The 
     Chief Information Officer or an equivalent official of a 
     component agency shall report to--
       ``(1) the Chief Information Officer designated under 
     section 3506(a)(2) of title 44 or an equivalent official of 
     the agency of which the component agency is a component; and
       ``(2) the head of the component agency.'';
       (4) in section 11317, by inserting ``security,'' before 
     ``or schedule''; and
       (5) in section 11319(b)(1), in the paragraph heading, by 
     striking ``CIOS'' and inserting ``Chief information 
     officers''.
       (e) Subchapter III.--Section 11331 of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 3532(b)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``in consultation'' and inserting ``in 
     coordination''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' and 
     inserting ``the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Application of More Stringent Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of an agency shall--
       ``(A) evaluate, in consultation with the senior agency 
     information security officers, the need to employ standards 
     for cost-effective, risk-based information security for all 
     systems, operations, and assets within or under the 
     supervision of the agency that are more stringent than the 
     standards promulgated by the Director under this section, if 
     such standards contain, at a minimum, the provisions of those 
     applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the 
     Director; and
       ``(B) to the greatest extent practicable and if the head of 
     the agency determines that the standards described in 
     subparagraph (A) are necessary, employ those standards.
       ``(2) Evaluation of more stringent standards.--In 
     evaluating the need to employ more stringent standards under 
     paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall consider available 
     risk information, such as--
       ``(A) the status of cybersecurity remedial actions of the 
     agency;
       ``(B) any vulnerability information relating to agency 
     systems that is known to the agency;
       ``(C) incident information of the agency;
       ``(D) information from--
       ``(i) penetration testing performed under section 3559A of 
     title 44; and
       ``(ii) information from the vulnerability disclosure 
     program established under section 3559B of title 44;
       ``(E) agency threat hunting results under section 5145 of 
     the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2021;
       ``(F) Federal and non-Federal threat intelligence;
       ``(G) data on compliance with standards issued under this 
     section;
       ``(H) agency system risk assessments performed under 
     section 3554(a)(1)(A) of title 44; and
       ``(I) any other information determined relevant by the head 
     of the agency.'';
       (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Notice and 
     comment'' and inserting ``Consultation, notice, and 
     comment'';
       (B) by inserting ``promulgate,'' before ``significantly 
     modify''; and
       (C) by striking ``shall be made after the public is given 
     an opportunity to comment on the Director's proposed 
     decision.'' and inserting ``shall be made--
       ``(A) for a decision to significantly modify or not 
     promulgate such a proposed standard, after the public is 
     given an opportunity to comment on the Director's proposed 
     decision;
       ``(B) in consultation with the Chief Information Officers 
     Council, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency, the National Cyber Director, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, and the Council of the 
     Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency;
       ``(C) considering the Federal risk assessments performed 
     under section 3553(i) of title 44; and
       ``(D) considering the extent to which the proposed standard 
     reduces risk relative to the cost of implementation of the 
     standard.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Review of Office of Management and Budget Guidance 
     and Policy.--
       ``(1) Conduct of review.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once every 3 
     years, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, the National Cyber Director, the Comptroller General 
     of the United States, and the Council of the Inspectors 
     General on Integrity and Efficiency shall review the efficacy 
     of the guidance and policy promulgated by the Director in 
     reducing cybersecurity risks, including an assessment of the 
     requirements for agencies to report information to the 
     Director, and determine whether any changes to that guidance 
     or policy is appropriate.
       ``(B) Federal risk assessments.--In conducting the review 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall consider 
     the Federal risk assessments performed under section 3553(i) 
     of title 44.
       ``(2) Updated guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which a review is completed under paragraph (1), the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue 
     updated guidance or policy to agencies determined appropriate 
     by the Director, based on the results of the review.
       ``(3) Public report.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which a review is completed under paragraph (1), the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make 
     publicly available a report that includes--
       ``(A) an overview of the guidance and policy promulgated 
     under this section that is currently in effect;
       ``(B) the cybersecurity risk mitigation, or other 
     cybersecurity benefit, offered by each guidance or policy 
     document described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) a summary of the guidance or policy to which changes 
     were determined appropriate during the review and what the 
     changes are anticipated to include.
       ``(4) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which a review is completed under paragraph (1), 
     the Director shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the review.
       ``(f) Automated Standard Implementation Verification.--When 
     the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology issues a proposed standard pursuant to paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)), the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology shall consider developing and, if appropriate and 
     practical, develop, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
     specifications to enable the

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     automated verification of the implementation of the controls 
     within the standard.''.

     SEC. 5123. ACTIONS TO ENHANCE FEDERAL INCIDENT RESPONSE.

       (a) Responsibilities of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall--
       (A) develop a plan for the development of the analysis 
     required under section 3597(a) of title 44, United States 
     Code, as added by this division, and the report required 
     under subsection (b) of that section that includes--
       (i) a description of any challenges the Director 
     anticipates encountering; and
       (ii) the use of automation and machine-readable formats for 
     collecting, compiling, monitoring, and analyzing data; and
       (B) provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the plan developed under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall provide to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a briefing on--
       (A) the execution of the plan required under paragraph 
     (1)(A); and
       (B) the development of the report required under section 
     3597(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by this 
     division.
       (b) Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.--
       (1) FISMA.--Section 2 of the Federal Information Security 
     Modernization Act of 2014 (44 U.S.C. 3554 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
     subsections (b) through (e), respectively.
       (2) Incident data sharing.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall develop guidance, to be 
     updated not less frequently than once every 2 years, on the 
     content, timeliness, and format of the information provided 
     by agencies under section 3594(a) of title 44, United States 
     Code, as added by this division.
       (B) Requirements.--The guidance developed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) prioritize the availability of data necessary to 
     understand and analyze--

       (I) the causes of incidents;
       (II) the scope and scale of incidents within the 
     environments and systems of an agency;
       (III) a root cause analysis of incidents that--

       (aa) are common across the Federal Government; or
       (bb) have a Government-wide impact;

       (IV) agency response, recovery, and remediation actions and 
     the effectiveness of those actions; and
       (V) the impact of incidents;

       (ii) enable the efficient development of--

       (I) lessons learned and recommendations in responding to, 
     recovering from, remediating, and mitigating future 
     incidents; and
       (II) the report on Federal incidents required under section 
     3597(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by this 
     division;

       (iii) include requirements for the timeliness of data 
     production; and
       (iv) include requirements for using automation and machine-
     readable data for data sharing and availability.
       (3) Guidance on responding to information requests.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director shall develop guidance for agencies to implement 
     the requirement under section 3594(c) of title 44, United 
     States Code, as added by this division, to provide 
     information to other agencies experiencing incidents.
       (4) Standard guidance and templates.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, shall develop guidance and 
     templates, to be reviewed and, if necessary, updated not less 
     frequently than once every 2 years, for use by Federal 
     agencies in the activities required under sections 3592, 
     3593, and 3596 of title 44, United States Code, as added by 
     this division.
       (5) Contractor and awardee guidance.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Administrator of General Services, and the heads of other 
     agencies determined appropriate by the Director, shall issue 
     guidance to Federal agencies on how to deconflict, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, existing regulations, policies, 
     and procedures relating to the responsibilities of 
     contractors and awardees established under section 3595 of 
     title 44, United States Code, as added by this division.
       (B) Existing processes.--To the greatest extent 
     practicable, the guidance issued under subparagraph (A) shall 
     allow contractors and awardees to use existing processes for 
     notifying Federal agencies of incidents involving information 
     of the Federal Government.
       (6) Updated briefings.--Not less frequently than once every 
     2 years, the Director shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an update on the guidance and 
     templates developed under paragraphs (2) through (4).
       (c) Update to the Privacy Act of 1974.--Section 552a(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy 
     Act of 1974'') is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) to another agency in furtherance of a response to an 
     incident (as defined in section 3552 of title 44) and 
     pursuant to the information sharing requirements in section 
     3594 of title 44 if the head of the requesting agency has 
     made a written request to the agency that maintains the 
     record specifying the particular portion desired and the 
     activity for which the record is sought.''.

     SEC. 5124. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE TO AGENCIES ON FISMA UPDATES.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall issue 
     guidance for agencies on--
       (1) performing the ongoing and continuous agency system 
     risk assessment required under section 3554(a)(1)(A) of title 
     44, United States Code, as amended by this division;
       (2) implementing additional cybersecurity procedures, which 
     shall include resources for shared services;
       (3) establishing a process for providing the status of each 
     remedial action under section 3554(b)(7) of title 44, United 
     States Code, as amended by this division, to the Director and 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency using 
     automation and machine-readable data, as practicable, which 
     shall include--
       (A) specific guidance for the use of automation and 
     machine-readable data; and
       (B) templates for providing the status of the remedial 
     action;
       (4) interpreting the definition of ``high value asset'' 
     under section 3552 of title 44, United States Code, as 
     amended by this division; and
       (5) a requirement to coordinate with inspectors general of 
     agencies to ensure consistent understanding and application 
     of agency policies for the purpose of evaluations by 
     inspectors general.

     SEC. 5125. AGENCY REQUIREMENTS TO NOTIFY PRIVATE SECTOR 
                   ENTITIES IMPACTED BY INCIDENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Reporting entity.--The term ``reporting entity'' means 
     private organization or governmental unit that is required by 
     statute or regulation to submit sensitive information to an 
     agency.
       (2) Sensitive information.--The term ``sensitive 
     information'' has the meaning given the term by the Director 
     in guidance issued under subsection (b).
       (b) Guidance on Notification of Reporting Entities.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director shall issue guidance requiring the head of each 
     agency to notify a reporting entity of an incident that is 
     likely to substantially affect--
       (1) the confidentiality or integrity of sensitive 
     information submitted by the reporting entity to the agency 
     pursuant to a statutory or regulatory requirement; or
       (2) the agency information system or systems used in the 
     transmission or storage of the sensitive information 
     described in paragraph (1).

               TITLE LII--IMPROVING FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY

     SEC. 5141. MOBILE SECURITY STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
       (1) evaluate mobile application security guidance 
     promulgated by the Director; and
       (2) issue guidance to secure mobile devices, including for 
     mobile applications, for every agency.
       (b) Contents.--The guidance issued under subsection (a)(2) 
     shall include--
       (1) a requirement, pursuant to section 3506(b)(4) of title 
     44, United States Code, for every agency to maintain a 
     continuous inventory of every--
       (A) mobile device operated by or on behalf of the agency; 
     and
       (B) vulnerability identified by the agency associated with 
     a mobile device; and
       (2) a requirement for every agency to perform continuous 
     evaluation of the vulnerabilities described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) and other risks associated with the use of 
     applications on mobile devices.
       (c) Information Sharing.--The Director, in coordination 
     with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency, shall issue guidance to agencies for sharing 
     the inventory of the agency required under subsection (b)(1) 
     with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency, using automation and machine-readable data 
     to the greatest extent practicable.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the Director issues guidance under subsection (a)(2), 
     the Director, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the guidance.

     SEC. 5142. DATA AND LOGGING RETENTION FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE.

       (a) Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 
     2 years thereafter, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, in consultation with the 
     Attorney General,

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     shall submit to the Director recommendations on requirements 
     for logging events on agency systems and retaining other 
     relevant data within the systems and networks of an agency.
       (b) Contents.--The recommendations provided under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) the types of logs to be maintained;
       (2) the time periods to retain the logs and other relevant 
     data;
       (3) the time periods for agencies to enable recommended 
     logging and security requirements;
       (4) how to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and 
     availability of logs;
       (5) requirements to ensure that, upon request, in a manner 
     that excludes or otherwise reasonably protects personally 
     identifiable information, and to the extent permitted by 
     applicable law (including privacy and statistical laws), 
     agencies provide logs to--
       (A) the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency for a cybersecurity purpose; and
       (B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate 
     potential criminal activity; and
       (6) requirements to ensure that, subject to compliance with 
     statistical laws and other relevant data protection 
     requirements, the highest level security operations center of 
     each agency has visibility into all agency logs.
       (c) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     recommendations submitted under subsection (a), the Director, 
     in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and the Attorney General, 
     shall, as determined to be appropriate by the Director, 
     update guidance to agencies regarding requirements for 
     logging, log retention, log management, sharing of log data 
     with other appropriate agencies, or any other logging 
     activity determined to be appropriate by the Director.

     SEC. 5143. CISA AGENCY ADVISORS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall assign not less than 1 
     cybersecurity professional employed by the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency to be the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency advisor to the senior agency 
     information security officer of each agency.
       (b) Qualifications.--Each advisor assigned under subsection 
     (a) shall have knowledge of--
       (1) cybersecurity threats facing agencies, including any 
     specific threats to the assigned agency;
       (2) performing risk assessments of agency systems; and
       (3) other Federal cybersecurity initiatives.
       (c) Duties.--The duties of each advisor assigned under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) providing ongoing assistance and advice, as requested, 
     to the agency Chief Information Officer;
       (2) serving as an incident response point of contact 
     between the assigned agency and the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency; and
       (3) familiarizing themselves with agency systems, 
     processes, and procedures to better facilitate support to the 
     agency in responding to incidents.
       (d) Limitation.--An advisor assigned under subsection (a) 
     shall not be a contractor.
       (e) Multiple Assignments.--One individual advisor may be 
     assigned to multiple agency Chief Information Officers under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 5144. FEDERAL PENETRATION TESTING POLICY.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3559A. Federal penetration testing

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agency operational plan.--The term `agency 
     operational plan' means a plan of an agency for the use of 
     penetration testing.
       ``(2) Rules of engagement.--The term `rules of engagement' 
     means a set of rules established by an agency for the use of 
     penetration testing.
       ``(b) Guidance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall issue guidance that--
       ``(A) requires agencies to use, when and where appropriate, 
     penetration testing on agency systems; and
       ``(B) requires agencies to develop an agency operational 
     plan and rules of engagement that meet the requirements under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(2) Penetration testing guidance.--The guidance issued 
     under this section shall--
       ``(A) permit an agency to use, for the purpose of 
     performing penetration testing--
       ``(i) a shared service of the agency or another agency; or
       ``(ii) an external entity, such as a vendor; and
       ``(B) require agencies to provide the rules of engagement 
     and results of penetration testing to the Director and the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, without regard to the status of the entity that 
     performs the penetration testing.
       ``(c) Agency Plans and Rules of Engagement.--The agency 
     operational plan and rules of engagement of an agency shall--
       ``(1) require the agency to--
       ``(A) perform penetration testing on the high value assets 
     of the agency; or
       ``(B) coordinate with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency to ensure that penetration 
     testing is being performed;
       ``(2) establish guidelines for avoiding, as a result of 
     penetration testing--
       ``(A) adverse impacts to the operations of the agency;
       ``(B) adverse impacts to operational environments and 
     systems of the agency; and
       ``(C) inappropriate access to data;
       ``(3) require the results of penetration testing to include 
     feedback to improve the cybersecurity of the agency; and
       ``(4) include mechanisms for providing consistently 
     formatted, and, if applicable, automated and machine-
     readable, data to the Director and the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of CISA.--The Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall--
       ``(1) establish a process to assess the performance of 
     penetration testing by both Federal and non-Federal entities 
     that establishes minimum quality controls for penetration 
     testing;
       ``(2) develop operational guidance for instituting 
     penetration testing programs at agencies;
       ``(3) develop and maintain a centralized capability to 
     offer penetration testing as a service to Federal and non-
     Federal entities; and
       ``(4) provide guidance to agencies on the best use of 
     penetration testing resources.
       ``(e) Responsibilities of OMB.--The Director, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, shall--
       ``(1) not less frequently than annually, inventory all 
     Federal penetration testing assets; and
       ``(2) develop and maintain a standardized process for the 
     use of penetration testing.
       ``(f) Prioritization of Penetration Testing Resources.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, shall develop a framework for prioritizing Federal 
     penetration testing resources among agencies.
       ``(2) Considerations.--In developing the framework under 
     this subsection, the Director shall consider--
       ``(A) agency system risk assessments performed under 
     section 3554(a)(1)(A);
       ``(B) the Federal risk assessment performed under section 
     3553(i);
       ``(C) the analysis of Federal incident data performed under 
     section 3597; and
       ``(D) any other information determined appropriate by the 
     Director or the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(g) Exception for National Security Systems.--The 
     guidance issued under subsection (b) shall not apply to 
     national security systems.
       ``(h) Delegation of Authority for Certain Systems.--The 
     authorities of the Director described in subsection (b) shall 
     be delegated--
       ``(1) to the Secretary of Defense in the case of systems 
     described in section 3553(e)(2); and
       ``(2) to the Director of National Intelligence in the case 
     of systems described in 3553(e)(3).''.
       (b) Deadline for Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue 
     the guidance required under section 3559A(b) of title 44, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     after the item relating to section 3559 the following:

``3559A. Federal penetration testing.''.
       (d) Penetration Testing by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.--Section 3553(b) of title 44, United States Code, 
     as amended by section 5121, is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) performing penetration testing with or without 
     advance notice to, or authorization from, agencies, to 
     identify vulnerabilities within Federal information systems; 
     and''.

     SEC. 5145. ONGOING THREAT HUNTING PROGRAM.

       (a) Threat Hunting Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 540 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall establish a program to 
     provide ongoing, hypothesis-driven threat-hunting services on 
     the network of each agency.
       (2) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall develop a plan to 
     establish the program required under paragraph (1) that 
     describes how the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency plans to--
       (A) determine the method for collecting, storing, 
     accessing, and analyzing appropriate agency data;
       (B) provide on-premises support to agencies;
       (C) staff threat hunting services;
       (D) allocate available human and financial resources to 
     implement the plan; and
       (E) provide input to the heads of agencies on the use of--
       (i) more stringent standards under section 11331(c)(1) of 
     title 40, United States Code; and

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       (ii) additional cybersecurity procedures under section 3554 
     of title 44, United States Code.
       (b) Reports.--The Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency completes the plan required under subsection (a)(2), a 
     report on the plan to provide threat hunting services to 
     agencies;
       (2) not less than 30 days before the date on which the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency begins providing threat hunting services under the 
     program under subsection (a)(1), a report providing any 
     updates to the plan developed under subsection (a)(2); and
       (3) not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency begins providing threat hunting services to agencies 
     other than the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, a report describing lessons learned from providing 
     those services.

     SEC. 5146. CODIFYING VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 3559A, as added 
     by section 5144 of this division, the following:

     ``Sec. 3559B. Federal vulnerability disclosure programs

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Report.--The term `report' means a vulnerability 
     disclosure made to an agency by a reporter.
       ``(2) Reporter.--The term `reporter' means an individual 
     that submits a vulnerability report pursuant to the 
     vulnerability disclosure process of an agency.
       ``(b) Responsibilities of OMB.--
       ``(1) Limitation on legal action.--The Director, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall issue guidance 
     to agencies to not recommend or pursue legal action against a 
     reporter or an individual that conducts a security research 
     activity that the head of the agency determines--
       ``(A) represents a good faith effort to follow the 
     vulnerability disclosure policy of the agency developed under 
     subsection (d)(2); and
       ``(B) is authorized under the vulnerability disclosure 
     policy of the agency developed under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(2) Sharing information with cisa.--The Director, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber 
     Director, shall issue guidance to agencies on sharing 
     relevant information in a consistent, automated, and machine 
     readable manner with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency, including--
       ``(A) any valid or credible reports of newly discovered or 
     not publicly known vulnerabilities (including 
     misconfigurations) on Federal information systems that use 
     commercial software or services;
       ``(B) information relating to vulnerability disclosure, 
     coordination, or remediation activities of an agency, 
     particularly as those activities relate to outside 
     organizations--
       ``(i) with which the head of the agency believes the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency can assist; or
       ``(ii) about which the head of the agency believes the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency should know; and
       ``(C) any other information with respect to which the head 
     of the agency determines helpful or necessary to involve the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(3) Agency vulnerability disclosure policies.--The 
     Director shall issue guidance to agencies on the required 
     minimum scope of agency systems covered by the vulnerability 
     disclosure policy of an agency required under subsection 
     (d)(2).
       ``(c) Responsibilities of CISA.--The Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall--
       ``(1) provide support to agencies with respect to the 
     implementation of the requirements of this section;
       ``(2) develop tools, processes, and other mechanisms 
     determined appropriate to offer agencies capabilities to 
     implement the requirements of this section; and
       ``(3) upon a request by an agency, assist the agency in the 
     disclosure to vendors of newly identified vulnerabilities in 
     vendor products and services.
       ``(d) Responsibilities of Agencies.--
       ``(1) Public information.--The head of each agency shall 
     make publicly available, with respect to each internet domain 
     under the control of the agency that is not a national 
     security system--
       ``(A) an appropriate security contact; and
       ``(B) the component of the agency that is responsible for 
     the internet accessible services offered at the domain.
       ``(2) Vulnerability disclosure policy.--The head of each 
     agency shall develop and make publicly available a 
     vulnerability disclosure policy for the agency, which shall--
       ``(A) describe--
       ``(i) the scope of the systems of the agency included in 
     the vulnerability disclosure policy;
       ``(ii) the type of information system testing that is 
     authorized by the agency;
       ``(iii) the type of information system testing that is not 
     authorized by the agency; and
       ``(iv) the disclosure policy of the agency for sensitive 
     information;
       ``(B) with respect to a report to an agency, describe--
       ``(i) how the reporter should submit the report; and
       ``(ii) if the report is not anonymous, when the reporter 
     should anticipate an acknowledgment of receipt of the report 
     by the agency;
       ``(C) include any other relevant information; and
       ``(D) be mature in scope, to cover all Federal information 
     systems used or operated by that agency or on behalf of that 
     agency.
       ``(3) Identified vulnerabilities.--The head of each agency 
     shall incorporate any vulnerabilities reported under 
     paragraph (2) into the vulnerability management process of 
     the agency in order to track and remediate the vulnerability.
       ``(e) Paperwork Reduction Act Exemption.--The requirements 
     of subchapter I (commonly known as the `Paperwork Reduction 
     Act') shall not apply to a vulnerability disclosure program 
     established under this section.
       ``(f) Congressional Reporting.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Federal Information 
     Security Modernization Act of 2021, and annually thereafter 
     for a 3-year period, the Director shall provide to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
     House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the use 
     of vulnerability disclosure policies under this section at 
     agencies, including, with respect to the guidance issued 
     under subsection (b)(3), an identification of the agencies 
     that are compliant and not compliant.
       ``(g) Exemptions.--The authorities and functions of the 
     Director and Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency under this section shall not apply to 
     national security systems.
       ``(h) Delegation of Authority for Certain Systems.--The 
     authorities of the Director and the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency described in 
     this section shall be delegated--
       ``(1) to the Secretary of Defense in the case of systems 
     described in section 3553(e)(2); and
       ``(2) to the Director of National Intelligence in the case 
     of systems described in section 3553(e)(3).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     after the item relating to section 3559A, as added by section 
     204, the following:

``3559B. Federal vulnerability disclosure programs.''.

     SEC. 5147. IMPLEMENTING PRESUMPTION OF COMPROMISE AND LEAST 
                   PRIVILEGE PRINCIPLES.

       (a) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide an update 
     to the appropriate congressional committees on progress in 
     increasing the internal defenses of agency systems, 
     including--
       (1) shifting away from ``trusted networks'' to implement 
     security controls based on a presumption of compromise;
       (2) implementing principles of least privilege in 
     administering information security programs;
       (3) limiting the ability of entities that cause incidents 
     to move laterally through or between agency systems;
       (4) identifying incidents quickly;
       (5) isolating and removing unauthorized entities from 
     agency systems quickly;
       (6) otherwise increasing the resource costs for entities 
     that cause incidents to be successful; and
       (7) a summary of the agency progress reports required under 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Agency Progress Reports.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
     shall submit to the Director a progress report on 
     implementing an information security program based on the 
     presumption of compromise and least privilege principles, 
     which shall include--
       (1) a description of any steps the agency has completed, 
     including progress toward achieving requirements issued by 
     the Director;
       (2) an identification of activities that have not yet been 
     completed and that would have the most immediate security 
     impact; and
       (3) a schedule to implement any planned activities.

     SEC. 5148. AUTOMATION REPORTS.

       (a) OMB Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the use of 
     automation under paragraphs (1), (5)(C) and (8)(B) of section 
     3554(b) of title 44, United States Code.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall perform a study on the use of automation and 
     machine readable data across the Federal Government for 
     cybersecurity purposes, including the automated updating of 
     cybersecurity tools, sensors, or processes by agencies.

     SEC. 5149. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION SECURITY COUNCIL.

       Section 1328 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the date that'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2026.''.

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     SEC. 5150. COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND 
                   EFFICIENCY DASHBOARD.

       (a) Dashboard Required.--Section 11(e)(2) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) that shall include a dashboard of open information 
     security recommendations identified in the independent 
     evaluations required by section 3555(a) of title 44, United 
     States Code; and''.

     SEC. 5151. QUANTITATIVE CYBERSECURITY METRICS.

       (a) Definition of Covered Metrics.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered metrics'' means the metrics established, 
     reviewed, and updated under section 224(c) of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1522(c)).
       (b) Updating and Establishing Metrics.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in 
     coordination with the Director, shall--
       (1) evaluate any covered metrics established as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) as appropriate and pursuant to section 224(c) of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1522(c))--
       (A) update the covered metrics; and
       (B) establish new covered metrics.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 540 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, shall promulgate guidance that requires each agency 
     to use covered metrics to track trends in the cybersecurity 
     and incident response capabilities of the agency.
       (2) Performance demonstration.--The guidance issued under 
     paragraph (1) and any subsequent guidance shall require 
     agencies to share with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency data demonstrating the 
     performance of the agency using the covered metrics included 
     in the guidance.
       (3) Penetration tests.--On not less than 2 occasions during 
     the 2-year period following the date on which guidance is 
     promulgated under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure 
     that not less than 3 agencies are subjected to substantially 
     similar penetration tests, as determined by the Director, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, in order to validate the 
     utility of the covered metrics.
       (4) Analysis capacity.--The Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency shall develop a capability 
     that allows for the analysis of the covered metrics, 
     including cross-agency performance of agency cybersecurity 
     and incident response capability trends.
       (d) Congressional Reports.--
       (1) Utility of metrics.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     utility of the covered metrics.
       (2) Use of metrics.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     on which the Director promulgates guidance under subsection 
     (c)(1), the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the results of the use 
     of the covered metrics by agencies.
       (e) Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Updates.--Section 224 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1522) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Improved Metrics.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, in coordination with the 
     Director, shall establish, review, and update metrics to 
     measure the cybersecurity and incident response capabilities 
     of agencies in accordance with the responsibilities of 
     agencies under section 3554 of title 44, United States Code.
       ``(2) Qualities.--With respect to the metrics established, 
     reviewed, and updated under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) not less than 2 of the metrics shall be time-based, 
     such as a metric of--
       ``(i) the amount of time it takes for an agency to detect 
     an incident; and
       ``(ii) the amount of time that passes between--

       ``(I) the detection of an incident and the remediation of 
     the incident; and
       ``(II) the remediation of an incident and the recovery from 
     the incident; and

       ``(B) the metrics may include other measurable outcomes.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

                  TITLE LIII--RISK-BASED BUDGET MODEL

     SEC. 5161. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``executive agency'' in section 133 of 
     title 41, United States Code.
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (4) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology''--
       (A) has the meaning given the term in section 11101 of 
     title 40, United States Code; and
       (B) includes the hardware and software systems of a Federal 
     agency that monitor and control physical equipment and 
     processes of the Federal agency.
       (5) Risk-based budget.--The term ``risk-based budget'' 
     means a budget--
       (A) developed by identifying and prioritizing cybersecurity 
     risks and vulnerabilities, including impact on agency 
     operations in the case of a cyber attack, through analysis of 
     threat intelligence, incident data, and tactics, techniques, 
     procedures, and capabilities of cyber threats; and
       (B) that allocates resources based on the risks identified 
     and prioritized under subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 5162. ESTABLISHMENT OF RISK-BASED BUDGET MODEL.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Model.--Not later than 1 year after the first 
     publication of the budget submitted by the President under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, following the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency and the National Cyber Director and in 
     coordination with the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, shall develop a standard model for 
     creating a risk-based budget for cybersecurity spending.
       (2) Responsibility of director.--Section 3553(a) of title 
     44, United States Code, as amended by section 5121 of this 
     division, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (6) 
     the following:
       ``(7) developing a standard risk-based budget model to 
     inform Federal agency cybersecurity budget development; 
     and''.
       (3) Contents of model.--The model required to be developed 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) consider Federal and non-Federal cyber threat 
     intelligence products, where available, to identify threats, 
     vulnerabilities, and risks;
       (B) consider the impact of agency operations of compromise 
     of systems, including the interconnectivity to other agency 
     systems and the operations of other agencies;
       (C) indicate where resources should be allocated to have 
     the greatest impact on mitigating current and future threats 
     and current and future cybersecurity capabilities;
       (D) be used to inform acquisition and sustainment of--
       (i) information technology and cybersecurity tools;
       (ii) information technology and cybersecurity 
     architectures;
       (iii) information technology and cybersecurity personnel; 
     and
       (iv) cybersecurity and information technology concepts of 
     operations; and
       (E) be used to evaluate and inform Government-wide 
     cybersecurity programs of the Department of Homeland 
     Security.
       (4) Required updates.--Not less frequently than once every 
     3 years, the Director shall review, and update as necessary, 
     the model required to be developed under this subsection.
       (5) Publication.--The Director shall publish the model 
     required to be developed under this subsection, and any 
     updates necessary under paragraph (4), on the public website 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (6) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of 
     the 2 following fiscal years or until the date on which the 
     model required to be developed under this subsection is 
     completed, whichever is sooner, the Director shall submit a 
     report to Congress on the development of the model.
       (b) Required Use of Risk-based Budget Model.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which the model developed under subsection (a) is published, 
     the head of each covered agency shall use the model to 
     develop the annual cybersecurity and information technology 
     budget requests of the agency.
       (2) Agency performance plans.--Section 3554(d)(2) of title 
     44, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and the 
     risk-based budget model required under section 3553(a)(7)'' 
     after ``paragraph (1)''.
       (c) Verification.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1105(a)(35)(A)(i) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking ``by 
     agency, and by initiative area (as determined by the 
     administration)'' and inserting ``and by agency'';
       (B) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) a validation that the budgets submitted were 
     developed using a risk-based methodology; and
       ``(VI) a report on the progress of each agency on closing 
     recommendations identified under the independent evaluation 
     required by section 3555(a)(1) of title 44.''.

       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on

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     the date that is 2 years after the date on which the model 
     developed under subsection (a) is published.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Independent evaluation.--Section 3555(a)(2) of title 
     44, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an assessment of how the agency implemented the risk-
     based budget model required under section 3553(a)(7) and an 
     evaluation of whether the model mitigates agency cyber 
     vulnerabilities.''.
       (2) Assessment.--Section 3553(c) of title 44, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 5121, is further amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) an assessment of--
       ``(A) Federal agency implementation of the model required 
     under subsection (a)(7);
       ``(B) how cyber vulnerabilities of Federal agencies changed 
     from the previous year; and
       ``(C) whether the model mitigates the cyber vulnerabilities 
     of the Federal Government.''.
       (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which the first budget of the President is submitted to 
     Congress containing the validation required under section 
     1105(a)(35)(A)(i)(V) of title 31, United States Code, as 
     amended by subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes--
       (1) an evaluation of the success of covered agencies in 
     developing risk-based budgets;
       (2) an evaluation of the success of covered agencies in 
     implementing risk-based budgets;
       (3) an evaluation of whether the risk-based budgets 
     developed by covered agencies mitigate cyber vulnerability, 
     including the extent to which the risk-based budgets inform 
     Federal Government-wide cybersecurity programs; and
       (4) any other information relating to risk-based budgets 
     the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

       TITLE LIV--PILOT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY

     SEC. 5181. ACTIVE CYBER DEFENSIVE STUDY.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``active defense 
     technique''--
       (1) means an action taken on the systems of an entity to 
     increase the security of information on the network of an 
     agency by misleading an adversary; and
       (2) includes a honeypot, deception, or purposefully feeding 
     false or misleading data to an adversary when the adversary 
     is on the systems of the entity.
       (b) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, in coordination with the 
     Director, shall perform a study on the use of active defense 
     techniques to enhance the security of agencies, which shall 
     include--
       (1) a review of legal restrictions on the use of different 
     active cyber defense techniques in Federal environments, in 
     consultation with the Department of Justice;
       (2) an evaluation of--
       (A) the efficacy of a selection of active defense 
     techniques determined by the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency; and
       (B) factors that impact the efficacy of the active defense 
     techniques evaluated under subparagraph (A);
       (3) recommendations on safeguards and procedures that shall 
     be established to require that active defense techniques are 
     adequately coordinated to ensure that active defense 
     techniques do not impede threat response efforts, criminal 
     investigations, and national security activities, including 
     intelligence collection; and
       (4) the development of a framework for the use of different 
     active defense techniques by agencies.

     SEC. 5182. SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER AS A SERVICE PILOT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is for the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to run a 
     security operation center on behalf of another agency, 
     alleviating the need to duplicate this function at every 
     agency, and empowering a greater centralized cybersecurity 
     capability.
       (b) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall develop a plan to 
     establish a centralized Federal security operations center 
     shared service offering within the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency.
       (c) Contents.--The plan required under subsection (b) shall 
     include considerations for--
       (1) collecting, organizing, and analyzing agency 
     information system data in real time;
       (2) staffing and resources; and
       (3) appropriate interagency agreements, concepts of 
     operations, and governance plans.
       (d) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the plan required under subsection (b) is developed, 
     the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, in consultation with the Director, shall enter into a 
     1-year agreement with not less than 2 agencies to offer a 
     security operations center as a shared service.
       (2) Additional agreements.--After the date on which the 
     briefing required under subsection (e)(1) is provided, the 
     Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
     Agency, in consultation with the Director, may enter into 
     additional 1-year agreements described in paragraph (1) with 
     agencies.
       (e) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than 260 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency shall provide to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a 
     briefing on the parameters of any 1-year agreements entered 
     into under subsection (d)(1).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which 
     the first 1-year agreement entered into under subsection (d) 
     expires, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
     Security Agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on--
       (A) the agreement; and
       (B) any additional agreements entered into with agencies 
     under subsection (d).

  DIVISION F--CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING ACT OF 2021 AND CISA TECHNICAL 
                CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2021

            TITLE LXI--CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Cyber Incident Reporting 
     Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 6102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Covered cyber incident; covered entity; cyber 
     incident.--The terms ``covered cyber incident'', ``covered 
     entity'', and ``cyber incident'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 2230 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, as added by section 6103 of this title.
       (2) Ransom payment; ransomware attack.--The terms ``ransom 
     payment'' and ``ransomware attack'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 651), as added by section 6203 of this 
     division.
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       (4) Information system; security vulnerability.--The terms 
     ``information system'' and ``security vulnerability'' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).

     SEC. 6103. CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING.

       (a) Cyber Incident Reporting.--Title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 2209(b) (6 U.S.C. 659(b)), as so 
     redesignated by section 6203(b) of this division--
       (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) receiving, aggregating, and analyzing reports 
     related to covered cyber incidents (as defined in section 
     2230) submitted by covered entities (as defined in section 
     2230) and reports related to ransom payments submitted by 
     entities in furtherance of the activities specified in 
     sections 2202(e), 2203, and 2231, this subsection, and any 
     other authorized activity of the Director, to enhance the 
     situational awareness of cybersecurity threats across 
     critical infrastructure sectors.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

                 ``Subtitle C--Cyber Incident Reporting

     ``SEC. 2230. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Center.--The term `Center' means the center 
     established under section 2209.
       ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Cyber Incident 
     Reporting Council described in section 1752(c)(1)(H) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 1500(c)(1)(H)).
       ``(3) Covered cyber incident.--The term `covered cyber 
     incident' means a substantial cyber incident experienced by a 
     covered entity that satisfies the definition and criteria 
     established by the Director in the final rule issued pursuant 
     to section 2232(b).
       ``(4) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means--
       ``(A) any Federal contractor; or
       ``(B) an entity that owns or operates critical 
     infrastructure that satisfies the definition established by 
     the Director in the final rule issued pursuant to section 
     2232(b).
       ``(5) Cyber incident.--The term `cyber incident' has the 
     meaning given the term `incident' in section 2200.
       ``(6) Cyber threat.--The term `cyber threat'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given the term `cybersecurity threat' 
     in section 2200; and
       ``(B) does not include any activity related to good faith 
     security research, including participation in a bug-bounty 
     program or a vulnerability disclosure program.
       ``(7) Federal contractor.--The term `Federal contractor' 
     means a business, nonprofit organization, or other private 
     sector entity that holds a Federal Government contract, 
     unless that contractor is a party only to--

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       ``(A) a service contract to provide housekeeping or 
     custodial services; or
       ``(B) a contract to provide products or services unrelated 
     to information technology that is below the micro-purchase 
     threshold, as defined in section 2.101 of title 48, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       ``(8) Federal entity; information system; security 
     control.--The terms `Federal entity', `information system', 
     and `security control' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
       ``(9) Significant cyber incident.--The term `significant 
     cyber incident' means a cybersecurity incident, or a group of 
     related cybersecurity incidents, that the Secretary 
     determines is likely to result in demonstrable harm to the 
     national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of 
     the United States or to the public confidence, civil 
     liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the 
     United States.
       ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) a small business concern, as defined in section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); or
       ``(ii) any nonprofit organization, including faith-based 
     organizations and houses of worship, or other private sector 
     entity with fewer than 200 employees (determined on a full-
     time equivalent basis); and
       ``(B) does not include--
       ``(i) a business, nonprofit organization, or other private 
     sector entity that is a covered entity; or
       ``(ii) a Federal contractor.

     ``SEC. 2231. CYBER INCIDENT REVIEW.

       ``(a) Activities.--The Center shall--
       ``(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using 
     processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to 
     the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
     1501 et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a 
     covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of 
     security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and 
     procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and 
     other cybersecurity purposes, including to support law 
     enforcement investigations, to assess potential impact of 
     incidents on public health and safety, and to have a more 
     accurate picture of the cyber threat to critical 
     infrastructure and the people of the United States;
       ``(2) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure reports to 
     lead the identification of tactics, techniques, and 
     procedures used to perpetuate cyber incidents and ransomware 
     attacks;
       ``(3) coordinate and share information with appropriate 
     Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom 
     payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies;
       ``(4) leverage information gathered about cybersecurity 
     incidents to--
       ``(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information 
     sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, 
     including agencies, sector coordinating councils, information 
     sharing and analysis organizations, technology providers, 
     critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity 
     and incident response firms, and security researchers; and
       ``(B) provide appropriate entities, including agencies, 
     sector coordinating councils, information sharing and 
     analysis organizations, technology providers, cybersecurity 
     and incident response firms, and security researchers, with 
     timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident 
     campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, related contextual information, cyber threat 
     indicators, and defensive measures, pursuant to section 2235;
       ``(5) establish mechanisms to receive feedback from 
     stakeholders on how the Agency can most effectively receive 
     covered cyber incident reports, ransom payment reports, and 
     other voluntarily provided information;
       ``(6) facilitate the timely sharing, on a voluntary basis, 
     between relevant critical infrastructure owners and operators 
     of information relating to covered cyber incidents and ransom 
     payments, particularly with respect to ongoing cyber threats 
     or security vulnerabilities and identify and disseminate ways 
     to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future;
       ``(7) for a covered cyber incident, including a ransomware 
     attack, that also satisfies the definition of a significant 
     cyber incident, or is part of a group of related cyber 
     incidents that together satisfy such definition, conduct a 
     review of the details surrounding the covered cyber incident 
     or group of those incidents and identify and disseminate ways 
     to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future;
       ``(8) with respect to covered cyber incident reports under 
     subsection (b) involving an ongoing cyber threat or security 
     vulnerability, immediately review those reports for cyber 
     threat indicators that can be anonymized and disseminated, 
     with defensive measures, to appropriate stakeholders, in 
     coordination with other divisions within the Agency, as 
     appropriate;
       ``(9) publish quarterly unclassified, public reports that 
     may be based on the unclassified information contained in the 
     reports required under subsection (b);
       ``(10) proactively identify opportunities and perform 
     analyses, consistent with the protections in section 2235, to 
     leverage and utilize data on ransomware attacks to support 
     law enforcement operations to identify, track, and seize 
     ransom payments utilizing virtual currencies, to the greatest 
     extent practicable;
       ``(11) proactively identify opportunities, consistent with 
     the protections in section 2235, to leverage and utilize data 
     on cyber incidents in a manner that enables and strengthens 
     cybersecurity research carried out by academic institutions 
     and other private sector organizations, to the greatest 
     extent practicable;
       ``(12) on a not less frequently than annual basis, analyze 
     public disclosures made pursuant to parts 229 and 249 of 
     title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any subsequent 
     document submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     by entities experiencing cyber incidents and compare such 
     disclosures to reports received by the Center; and
       ``(13) in accordance with section 2235 and subsection (b) 
     of this section, as soon as possible but not later than 24 
     hours after receiving a covered cyber incident report, ransom 
     payment report, voluntarily submitted information pursuant to 
     section 2233, or information received pursuant to a request 
     for information or subpoena under section 2234, make 
     available the information to appropriate Sector Risk 
     Management Agencies and other appropriate Federal agencies.
       ``(b) Interagency Sharing.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director and 
     the National Cyber Director--
       ``(1) may establish a specific time requirement for sharing 
     information under subsection (a)(13); and
       ``(2) shall determine the appropriate Federal agencies 
     under subsection (a)(13).
       ``(c) Periodic Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     effective date of the final rule required under section 
     2232(b), and on the first day of each month thereafter, the 
     Director, in consultation with the National Cyber Director, 
     the Attorney General, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall provide to the majority leader of the 
     Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a briefing 
     that characterizes the national cyber threat landscape, 
     including the threat facing Federal agencies and covered 
     entities, and applicable intelligence and law enforcement 
     information, covered cyber incidents, and ransomware attacks, 
     as of the date of the briefing, which shall--
       ``(1) include the total number of reports submitted under 
     sections 2232 and 2233 during the preceding month, including 
     a breakdown of required and voluntary reports;
       ``(2) include any identified trends in covered cyber 
     incidents and ransomware attacks over the course of the 
     preceding month and as compared to previous reports, 
     including any trends related to the information collected in 
     the reports submitted under sections 2232 and 2233, 
     including--
       ``(A) the infrastructure, tactics, and techniques malicious 
     cyber actors commonly use; and
       ``(B) intelligence gaps that have impeded, or currently are 
     impeding, the ability to counter covered cyber incidents and 
     ransomware threats;
       ``(3) include a summary of the known uses of the 
     information in reports submitted under sections 2232 and 
     2233; and
       ``(4) be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.

     ``SEC. 2232. REQUIRED REPORTING OF CERTAIN CYBER INCIDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Covered cyber incident reports.--A covered entity 
     that is a victim of a covered cyber incident shall report the 
     covered cyber incident to the Director not later than 72 
     hours after the covered entity reasonably believes that the 
     covered cyber incident has occurred.
       ``(2) Ransom payment reports.--An entity, including a 
     covered entity and except for an individual or a small 
     organization, that makes a ransom payment as the result of a 
     ransomware attack against the entity shall report the payment 
     to the Director not later than 24 hours after the ransom 
     payment has been made.
       ``(3) Supplemental reports.--A covered entity shall 
     promptly submit to the Director an update or supplement to a 
     previously submitted covered cyber incident report if new or 
     different information becomes available or if the covered 
     entity makes a ransom payment after submitting a covered 
     cyber incident report required under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Preservation of information.--Any entity subject to 
     requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall preserve 
     data relevant to the covered cyber incident or ransom payment 
     in accordance with procedures established in the final rule 
     issued pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(5) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Reporting of covered cyber incident with ransom 
     payment.--If a covered cyber incident includes a ransom 
     payment such that the reporting requirements under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) apply, the covered entity may submit a single 
     report to satisfy the requirements of both paragraphs in 
     accordance with procedures established in the final rule 
     issued pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(B) Substantially similar reported information.--The 
     requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall not 
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     entity required by law, regulation, or contract to report 
     substantially similar information to another Federal agency 
     within a substantially similar timeframe.
       ``(C) Domain name system.--The requirements under 
     paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall not apply to an entity or 
     the functions of an entity that the Director determines 
     constitute critical infrastructure owned, operated, or 
     governed by multi-stakeholder organizations that develop, 
     implement, and enforce policies concerning the Domain Name 
     System, such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names 
     and Numbers or the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
       ``(6) Manner, timing, and form of reports.--Reports made 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be made in the 
     manner and form, and within the time period in the case of 
     reports made under paragraph (3), prescribed in the final 
     rule issued pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(7) Effective date.--Paragraphs (1) through (4) shall 
     take effect on the dates prescribed in the final rule issued 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(b) Rulemaking.--
       ``(1) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 2 
     years after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Director, in consultation with Sector Risk Management 
     Agencies and the heads of other Federal agencies, shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking to implement subsection (a).
       ``(2) Final rule.--Not later than 18 months after 
     publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking under 
     paragraph (1), the Director shall issue a final rule to 
     implement subsection (a).
       ``(3) Subsequent rulemakings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Director may issue regulations to 
     implement subsection (a) after issuance of the final rule 
     under paragraph (2), including a rule to amend or revise the 
     final rule.
       ``(B) Procedures.--Any subsequent rules issued under 
     subparagraph (A) shall comply with the requirements under 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, including the 
     issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking under section 553 
     of such title.
       ``(c) Elements.--The final rule issued pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be composed of the following elements:
       ``(1) A clear description of the types of entities that 
     constitute covered entities, based on--
       ``(A) the consequences that disruption to or compromise of 
     such an entity could cause to national security, economic 
     security, or public health and safety;
       ``(B) the likelihood that such an entity may be targeted by 
     a malicious cyber actor, including a foreign country; and
       ``(C) the extent to which damage, disruption, or 
     unauthorized access to such an entity, including the 
     accessing of sensitive cybersecurity vulnerability 
     information or penetration testing tools or techniques, will 
     likely enable the disruption of the reliable operation of 
     critical infrastructure.
       ``(2) A clear description of the types of substantial cyber 
     incidents that constitute covered cyber incidents, which 
     shall--
       ``(A) at a minimum, require the occurrence of--
       ``(i) the unauthorized access to an information system or 
     network with a substantial loss of confidentiality, 
     integrity, or availability of such information system or 
     network, or a serious impact on the safety and resiliency of 
     operational systems and processes;
       ``(ii) a disruption of business or industrial operations 
     due to a cyber incident; or
       ``(iii) an occurrence described in clause (i) or (ii) due 
     to loss of service facilitated through, or caused by, a 
     compromise of a cloud service provider, managed service 
     provider, or other third-party data hosting provider or by a 
     supply chain compromise;
       ``(B) consider--
       ``(i) the sophistication or novelty of the tactics used to 
     perpetrate such an incident, as well as the type, volume, and 
     sensitivity of the data at issue;
       ``(ii) the number of individuals directly or indirectly 
     affected or potentially affected by such an incident; and
       ``(iii) potential impacts on industrial control systems, 
     such as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, 
     distributed control systems, and programmable logic 
     controllers; and
       ``(C) exclude--
       ``(i) any event where the cyber incident is perpetuated by 
     a United States Government entity, good faith security 
     research, or in response to an invitation by the owner or 
     operator of the information system for third parties to find 
     vulnerabilities in the information system, such as through a 
     vulnerability disclosure program or the use of authorized 
     penetration testing services; and
       ``(ii) the threat of disruption as extortion, as described 
     in section 2201(9)(A).
       ``(3) A requirement that, if a covered cyber incident or a 
     ransom payment occurs following an exempted threat described 
     in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), the entity shall comply with the 
     requirements in this subtitle in reporting the covered cyber 
     incident or ransom payment.
       ``(4) A clear description of the specific required contents 
     of a report pursuant to subsection (a)(1), which shall 
     include the following information, to the extent applicable 
     and available, with respect to a covered cyber incident:
       ``(A) A description of the covered cyber incident, 
     including--
       ``(i) identification and a description of the function of 
     the affected information systems, networks, or devices that 
     were, or are reasonably believed to have been, affected by 
     such incident;
       ``(ii) a description of the unauthorized access with 
     substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or 
     availability of the affected information system or network or 
     disruption of business or industrial operations;
       ``(iii) the estimated date range of such incident; and
       ``(iv) the impact to the operations of the covered entity.
       ``(B) Where applicable, a description of the 
     vulnerabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures used to 
     perpetuate the covered cyber incident.
       ``(C) Where applicable, any identifying or contact 
     information related to each actor reasonably believed to be 
     responsible for such incident.
       ``(D) Where applicable, identification of the category or 
     categories of information that were, or are reasonably 
     believed to have been, accessed or acquired by an 
     unauthorized person.
       ``(E) The name and other information that clearly 
     identifies the entity impacted by the covered cyber incident.
       ``(F) Contact information, such as telephone number or 
     electronic mail address, that the Center may use to contact 
     the covered entity or an authorized agent of such covered 
     entity, or, where applicable, the service provider of such 
     covered entity acting with the express permission of, and at 
     the direction of, the covered entity to assist with 
     compliance with the requirements of this subtitle.
       ``(5) A clear description of the specific required contents 
     of a report pursuant to subsection (a)(2), which shall be the 
     following information, to the extent applicable and 
     available, with respect to a ransom payment:
       ``(A) A description of the ransomware attack, including the 
     estimated date range of the attack.
       ``(B) Where applicable, a description of the 
     vulnerabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures used to 
     perpetuate the ransomware attack.
       ``(C) Where applicable, any identifying or contact 
     information related to the actor or actors reasonably 
     believed to be responsible for the ransomware attack.
       ``(D) The name and other information that clearly 
     identifies the entity that made the ransom payment.
       ``(E) Contact information, such as telephone number or 
     electronic mail address, that the Center may use to contact 
     the entity that made the ransom payment or an authorized 
     agent of such covered entity, or, where applicable, the 
     service provider of such covered entity acting with the 
     express permission of, and at the direction of, that entity 
     to assist with compliance with the requirements of this 
     subtitle.
       ``(F) The date of the ransom payment.
       ``(G) The ransom payment demand, including the type of 
     virtual currency or other commodity requested, if applicable.
       ``(H) The ransom payment instructions, including 
     information regarding where to send the payment, such as the 
     virtual currency address or physical address the funds were 
     requested to be sent to, if applicable.
       ``(I) The amount of the ransom payment.
       ``(6) A clear description of the types of data required to 
     be preserved pursuant to subsection (a)(4) and the period of 
     time for which the data is required to be preserved.
       ``(7) Deadlines for submitting reports to the Director 
     required under subsection (a)(3), which shall--
       ``(A) be established by the Director in consultation with 
     the Council;
       ``(B) consider any existing regulatory reporting 
     requirements similar in scope, purpose, and timing to the 
     reporting requirements to which such a covered entity may 
     also be subject, and make efforts to harmonize the timing and 
     contents of any such reports to the maximum extent 
     practicable; and
       ``(C) balance the need for situational awareness with the 
     ability of the covered entity to conduct incident response 
     and investigations.
       ``(8) Procedures for--
       ``(A) entities to submit reports required by paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), including the manner and 
     form thereof, which shall include, at a minimum, a concise, 
     user-friendly web-based form;
       ``(B) the Agency to carry out the enforcement provisions of 
     section 2233, including with respect to the issuance, 
     service, withdrawal, and enforcement of subpoenas, appeals 
     and due process procedures, the suspension and debarment 
     provisions in section 2234(c), and other aspects of 
     noncompliance;
       ``(C) implementing the exceptions provided in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (a)(5); and
       ``(D) protecting privacy and civil liberties consistent 
     with processes adopted pursuant to section 105(b) of the 
     Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1504(b)) and anonymizing 
     and safeguarding, or no longer retaining, information 
     received and disclosed through covered cyber incident reports 
     and ransom payment reports that is known to be personal 
     information of a specific individual or information that 
     identifies a specific individual that is not directly related 
     to a cybersecurity threat.
       ``(9) A clear description of the types of entities that 
     constitute other private sector entities for purposes of 
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       ``(d) Third Party Report Submission and Ransom Payment.--
       ``(1) Report submission.--An entity, including a covered 
     entity, that is required to submit a covered cyber incident 
     report or a ransom payment report may use a third party, such 
     as an incident response company, insurance provider, service 
     provider, information sharing and analysis organization, or 
     law firm, to submit the required report under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Ransom payment.--If an entity impacted by a 
     ransomware attack uses a third party to make a ransom 
     payment, the third party shall not be required to submit a 
     ransom payment report for itself under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) Duty to report.--Third-party reporting under this 
     subparagraph does not relieve a covered entity or an entity 
     that makes a ransom payment from the duty to comply with the 
     requirements for covered cyber incident report or ransom 
     payment report submission.
       ``(4) Responsibility to advise.--Any third party used by an 
     entity that knowingly makes a ransom payment on behalf of an 
     entity impacted by a ransomware attack shall advise the 
     impacted entity of the responsibilities of the impacted 
     entity regarding reporting ransom payments under this 
     section.
       ``(e) Outreach to Covered Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall conduct an outreach 
     and education campaign to inform likely covered entities, 
     entities that offer or advertise as a service to customers to 
     make or facilitate ransom payments on behalf of entities 
     impacted by ransomware attacks, potential ransomware attack 
     victims, and other appropriate entities of the requirements 
     of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Elements.--The outreach and education campaign under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       ``(A) An overview of the final rule issued pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) An overview of mechanisms to submit to the Center 
     covered cyber incident reports and information relating to 
     the disclosure, retention, and use of incident reports under 
     this section.
       ``(C) An overview of the protections afforded to covered 
     entities for complying with the requirements under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).
       ``(D) An overview of the steps taken under section 2234 
     when a covered entity is not in compliance with the reporting 
     requirements under subsection (a).
       ``(E) Specific outreach to cybersecurity vendors, incident 
     response providers, cybersecurity insurance entities, and 
     other entities that may support covered entities or 
     ransomware attack victims.
       ``(F) An overview of the privacy and civil liberties 
     requirements in this subtitle.
       ``(3) Coordination.--In conducting the outreach and 
     education campaign required under paragraph (1), the Director 
     may coordinate with--
       ``(A) the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory 
     Council established under section 871;
       ``(B) information sharing and analysis organizations;
       ``(C) trade associations;
       ``(D) information sharing and analysis centers;
       ``(E) sector coordinating councils; and
       ``(F) any other entity as determined appropriate by the 
     Director.
       ``(f) Organization of Reports.--Notwithstanding chapter 35 
     of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     `Paperwork Reduction Act'), the Director may request 
     information within the scope of the final rule issued under 
     subsection (b) by the alteration of existing questions or 
     response fields and the reorganization and reformatting of 
     the means by which covered cyber incident reports, ransom 
     payment reports, and any voluntarily offered information is 
     submitted to the Center.

     ``SEC. 2233. VOLUNTARY REPORTING OF OTHER CYBER INCIDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Entities may voluntarily report 
     incidents or ransom payments to the Director that are not 
     required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 2232(a), 
     but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.
       ``(b) Voluntary Provision of Additional Information in 
     Required Reports.--Entities may voluntarily include in 
     reports required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 
     2232(a) information that is not required to be included, but 
     may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.
       ``(c) Application of Protections.--The protections under 
     section 2235 applicable to covered cyber incident reports 
     shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to 
     reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and 
     (b).

     ``SEC. 2234. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REQUIRED REPORTING.

       ``(a) Purpose.--In the event that an entity that is 
     required to submit a report under section 2232(a) fails to 
     comply with the requirement to report, the Director may 
     obtain information about the incident or ransom payment by 
     engaging the entity directly to request information about the 
     incident or ransom payment, and if the Director is unable to 
     obtain information through such engagement, by issuing a 
     subpoena to the entity, pursuant to subsection (c), to gather 
     information sufficient to determine whether a covered cyber 
     incident or ransom payment has occurred, and, if so, whether 
     additional action is warranted pursuant to subsection (d).
       ``(b) Initial Request for Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Director has reason to believe, 
     whether through public reporting or other information in the 
     possession of the Federal Government, including through 
     analysis performed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     section 2231(a), that an entity has experienced a covered 
     cyber incident or made a ransom payment but failed to report 
     such incident or payment to the Center within 72 hours in 
     accordance with section 2232(a), the Director shall request 
     additional information from the entity to confirm whether or 
     not a covered cyber incident or ransom payment has occurred.
       ``(2) Treatment.--Information provided to the Center in 
     response to a request under paragraph (1) shall be treated as 
     if it was submitted through the reporting procedures 
     established in section 2232.
       ``(c) Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Debar.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, after the date that is 72 hours from 
     the date on which the Director made the request for 
     information in subsection (b), the Director has received no 
     response from the entity from which such information was 
     requested, or received an inadequate response, the Director 
     may issue to such entity a subpoena to compel disclosure of 
     information the Director deems necessary to determine whether 
     a covered cyber incident or ransom payment has occurred and 
     obtain the information required to be reported pursuant to 
     section 2232 and any implementing regulations.
       ``(2) Civil action.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an entity fails to comply with a 
     subpoena, the Director may refer the matter to the Attorney 
     General to bring a civil action in a district court of the 
     United States to enforce such subpoena.
       ``(B) Venue.--An action under this paragraph may be brought 
     in the judicial district in which the entity against which 
     the action is brought resides, is found, or does business.
       ``(C) Contempt of court.--A court may punish a failure to 
     comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection as 
     contempt of court.
       ``(3) Non-delegation.--The authority of the Director to 
     issue a subpoena under this subsection may not be delegated.
       ``(4) Debarment of federal contractors.--If a covered 
     entity with a Federal Government contract, grant, cooperative 
     agreement, or other transaction agreement fails to comply 
     with a subpoena issued under this subsection--
       ``(A) the Director may refer the matter to the 
     Administrator of General Services; and
       ``(B) upon receiving a referral from the Director, the 
     Administrator of General Services may impose additional 
     available penalties, including suspension or debarment.
       ``(d) Actions by Attorney General and Regulators.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 2235(a) and 
     subsection (b)(2) of this section, if the Attorney General or 
     the appropriate regulator determines, based on information 
     provided in response to a subpoena issued pursuant to 
     subsection (c), that the facts relating to the covered cyber 
     incident or ransom payment at issue may constitute grounds 
     for a regulatory enforcement action or criminal prosecution, 
     the Attorney General or the appropriate regulator may use 
     that information for a regulatory enforcement action or 
     criminal prosecution.
       ``(2) Application to certain entities and third parties.--A 
     covered cyber incident or ransom payment report submitted to 
     the Center by an entity that makes a ransom payment or third 
     party under section 2232 shall not be used by any Federal, 
     State, Tribal, or local government to investigate or take 
     another law enforcement action against the entity that makes 
     a ransom payment or third party.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     be construed to provide an entity that submits a covered 
     cyber incident report or ransom payment report under section 
     2232 any immunity from law enforcement action for making a 
     ransom payment otherwise prohibited by law.
       ``(e) Considerations.--When determining whether to exercise 
     the authorities provided under this section, the Director 
     shall take into consideration--
       ``(1) the size and complexity of the entity;
       ``(2) the complexity in determining if a covered cyber 
     incident has occurred; and
       ``(3) prior interaction with the Agency or awareness of the 
     entity of the policies and procedures of the Agency for 
     reporting covered cyber incidents and ransom payments.
       ``(f) Exclusions.--This section shall not apply to a State, 
     local, Tribal, or territorial government entity.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--The Director shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on the number of times the 
     Director--
       ``(1) issued an initial request for information pursuant to 
     subsection (b);
       ``(2) issued a subpoena pursuant to subsection (c);
       ``(3) brought a civil action pursuant to subsection (c)(2); 
     or
       ``(4) conducted additional actions pursuant to subsection 
     (d).

     ``SEC. 2235. INFORMATION SHARED WITH OR PROVIDED TO THE 
                   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

       ``(a) Disclosure, Retention, and Use.--
       ``(1) Authorized activities.--Information provided to the 
     Center or Agency pursuant to section 2232 may be disclosed 
     to, retained by, and used by, consistent with otherwise

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     applicable provisions of Federal law, any Federal agency or 
     department, component, officer, employee, or agent of the 
     Federal Government solely for--
       ``(A) a cybersecurity purpose;
       ``(B) the purpose of identifying--
       ``(i) a cyber threat, including the source of the cyber 
     threat; or
       ``(ii) a security vulnerability;
       ``(C) the purpose of responding to, or otherwise preventing 
     or mitigating, a specific threat of death, a specific threat 
     of serious bodily harm, or a specific threat of serious 
     economic harm, including a terrorist act or use of a weapon 
     of mass destruction;
       ``(D) the purpose of responding to, investigating, 
     prosecuting, or otherwise preventing or mitigating, a serious 
     threat to a minor, including sexual exploitation and threats 
     to physical safety; or
       ``(E) the purpose of preventing, investigating, disrupting, 
     or prosecuting an offense arising out of a covered cyber 
     incident or any of the offenses listed in section 
     105(d)(5)(A)(v) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
     1504(d)(5)(A)(v)).
       ``(2) Agency actions after receipt.--
       ``(A) Rapid, confidential sharing of cyber threat 
     indicators.--Upon receiving a covered cyber incident or 
     ransom payment report submitted pursuant to this section, the 
     center shall immediately review the report to determine 
     whether the incident that is the subject of the report is 
     connected to an ongoing cyber threat or security 
     vulnerability and where applicable, use such report to 
     identify, develop, and rapidly disseminate to appropriate 
     stakeholders actionable, anonymized cyber threat indicators 
     and defensive measures.
       ``(B) Standards for sharing security vulnerabilities.--With 
     respect to information in a covered cyber incident or ransom 
     payment report regarding a security vulnerability referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the Director shall develop 
     principles that govern the timing and manner in which 
     information relating to security vulnerabilities may be 
     shared, consistent with common industry best practices and 
     United States and international standards.
       ``(3) Privacy and civil liberties.--Information contained 
     in covered cyber incident and ransom payment reports 
     submitted to the Center or the Agency pursuant to section 
     2232 shall be retained, used, and disseminated, where 
     permissible and appropriate, by the Federal Government in 
     accordance with processes to be developed for the protection 
     of personal information consistent with processes adopted 
     pursuant to section 105 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 
     U.S.C. 1504) and in a manner that protects from unauthorized 
     use or disclosure any information that may contain--
       ``(A) personal information of a specific individual; or
       ``(B) information that identifies a specific individual 
     that is not directly related to a cybersecurity threat.
       ``(4) Digital security.--The Center and the Agency shall 
     ensure that reports submitted to the Center or the Agency 
     pursuant to section 2232, and any information contained in 
     those reports, are collected, stored, and protected at a 
     minimum in accordance with the requirements for moderate 
     impact Federal information systems, as described in Federal 
     Information Processing Standards Publication 199, or any 
     successor document.
       ``(5) Prohibition on use of information in regulatory 
     actions.--A Federal, State, local, or Tribal government shall 
     not use information about a covered cyber incident or ransom 
     payment obtained solely through reporting directly to the 
     Center or the Agency in accordance with this subtitle to 
     regulate, including through an enforcement action, the lawful 
     activities of the covered entity or entity that made a ransom 
     payment.
       ``(b) No Waiver of Privilege or Protection.--The submission 
     of a report to the Center or the Agency under section 2232 
     shall not constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege or 
     protection provided by law, including trade secret protection 
     and attorney-client privilege.
       ``(c) Exemption From Disclosure.--Information contained in 
     a report submitted to the Office under section 2232 shall be 
     exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the `Freedom of 
     Information Act') and any State, Tribal, or local provision 
     of law requiring disclosure of information or records.
       ``(d) Ex Parte Communications.--The submission of a report 
     to the Agency under section 2232 shall not be subject to a 
     rule of any Federal agency or department or any judicial 
     doctrine regarding ex parte communications with a decision-
     making official.
       ``(e) Liability Protections.--
       ``(1) In general.--No cause of action shall lie or be 
     maintained in any court by any person or entity and any such 
     action shall be promptly dismissed for the submission of a 
     report pursuant to section 2232(a) that is submitted in 
     conformance with this subtitle and the rule promulgated under 
     section 2232(b), except that this subsection shall not apply 
     with regard to an action by the Federal Government pursuant 
     to section 2234(c)(2).
       ``(2) Scope.--The liability protections provided in 
     subsection (e) shall only apply to or affect litigation that 
     is solely based on the submission of a covered cyber incident 
     report or ransom payment report to the Center or the Agency.
       ``(3) Restrictions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), no 
     report submitted to the Agency pursuant to this subtitle or 
     any communication, document, material, or other record, 
     created for the sole purpose of preparing, drafting, or 
     submitting such report, may be received in evidence, subject 
     to discovery, or otherwise used in any trial, hearing, or 
     other proceeding in or before any court, regulatory body, or 
     other authority of the United States, a State, or a political 
     subdivision thereof, provided that nothing in this subtitle 
     shall create a defense to discovery or otherwise affect the 
     discovery of any communication, document, material, or other 
     record not created for the sole purpose of preparing, 
     drafting, or submitting such report.
       ``(f) Sharing With Non-Federal Entities.--The Agency shall 
     anonymize the victim who reported the information when making 
     information provided in reports received under section 2232 
     available to critical infrastructure owners and operators and 
     the general public.
       ``(g) Proprietary Information.--Information contained in a 
     report submitted to the Agency under section 2232 shall be 
     considered the commercial, financial, and proprietary 
     information of the covered entity when so designated by the 
     covered entity.
       ``(h) Stored Communications Act.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed to permit or require disclosure by a 
     provider of a remote computing service or a provider of an 
     electronic communication service to the public of information 
     not otherwise permitted or required to be disclosed under 
     chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the `Stored Communications Act').''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the items relating to subtitle B of title XXII the 
     following:

                 ``Subtitle C--Cyber Incident Reporting

``Sec. 2230. Definitions.
``Sec. 2231. Cyber Incident Review.
``Sec. 2232. Required reporting of certain cyber incidents.
``Sec. 2233. Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents.
``Sec. 2234. Noncompliance with required reporting.
``Sec. 2235. Information shared with or provided to the Federal 
              Government.''.

     SEC. 6104. FEDERAL SHARING OF INCIDENT REPORTS.

       (a) Cyber Incident Reporting Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or regulation, any Federal agency that receives a report from 
     an entity of a cyber incident, including a ransomware attack, 
     shall provide the report to the Director as soon as possible, 
     but not later than 24 hours after receiving the report, 
     unless a shorter period is required by an agreement made 
     between the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency and 
     the recipient Federal agency.
       (2) Rule of construction.--The requirements described in 
     paragraph (1) shall not be construed to be a violation of any 
     provision of law or policy that would otherwise prohibit 
     disclosure within the executive branch.
       (3) Protection of information.--The Director shall comply 
     with any obligations of the recipient Federal agency 
     described in paragraph (1) to protect information, including 
     with respect to privacy, confidentiality, or information 
     security, if those obligations would impose greater 
     protection requirements than this Act or the amendments made 
     by this Act.
       (4) FOIA exemption.--Any report received by the Director 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be exempt from disclosure 
     under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Freedom of Information Act'').
       (b) Creation of Council.--Section 1752(c) of the William M. 
     (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 1500(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) lead an intergovernmental Cyber Incident Reporting 
     Council, in coordination with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Director of the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency and in consultation with 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies (as defined in section 2201 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651)) and 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, to coordinate, 
     deconflict, and harmonize Federal incident reporting 
     requirements, including those issued through regulations, for 
     covered entities (as defined in section 2230 of such Act) and 
     entities that make a ransom payment (as defined in such 
     section 2201 (6 U.S.C. 651)); and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(H) 
     shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory 
     authority to any Federal entity.''.
       (c) Harmonizing Reporting Requirements.--The National Cyber 
     Director shall, in consultation with the Director, the Cyber 
     Incident Reporting Council described in section 1752(c)(1)(H) 
     of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 
     1500(c)(1)(H)), and the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, to the maximum extent practicable--

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       (1) periodically review existing regulatory requirements, 
     including the information required in such reports, to report 
     cyber incidents and ensure that any such reporting 
     requirements and procedures avoid conflicting, duplicative, 
     or burdensome requirements; and
       (2) coordinate with the Director and regulatory authorities 
     that receive reports relating to cyber incidents to identify 
     opportunities to streamline reporting processes, and where 
     feasible, facilitate interagency agreements between such 
     authorities to permit the sharing of such reports, consistent 
     with applicable law and policy, without impacting the ability 
     of such agencies to gain timely situational awareness of a 
     covered cyber incident or ransom payment.

     SEC. 6105. RANSOMWARE VULNERABILITY WARNING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
     ransomware vulnerability warning program to leverage existing 
     authorities and technology to specifically develop processes 
     and procedures for, and to dedicate resources to, identifying 
     information systems that contain security vulnerabilities 
     associated with common ransomware attacks, and to notify the 
     owners of those vulnerable systems of their security 
     vulnerability.
       (b) Identification of Vulnerable Systems.--The pilot 
     program established under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify the most common security vulnerabilities 
     utilized in ransomware attacks and mitigation techniques; and
       (2) utilize existing authorities to identify Federal and 
     other relevant information systems that contain the security 
     vulnerabilities identified in paragraph (1).
       (c) Entity Notification.--
       (1) Identification.--If the Director is able to identify 
     the entity at risk that owns or operates a vulnerable 
     information system identified in subsection (b), the Director 
     may notify the owner of the information system.
       (2) No identification.--If the Director is not able to 
     identify the entity at risk that owns or operates a 
     vulnerable information system identified in subsection (b), 
     the Director may utilize the subpoena authority pursuant to 
     section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     659) to identify and notify the entity at risk pursuant to 
     the procedures within that section.
       (3) Required information.--A notification made under 
     paragraph (1) shall include information on the identified 
     security vulnerability and mitigation techniques.
       (d) Prioritization of Notifications.--To the extent 
     practicable, the Director shall prioritize covered entities 
     for identification and notification activities under the 
     pilot program established under this section.
       (e) Limitation on Procedures.--No procedure, notification, 
     or other authorities utilized in the execution of the pilot 
     program established under subsection (a) shall require an 
     owner or operator of a vulnerable information system to take 
     any action as a result of a notice of a security 
     vulnerability made pursuant to subsection (c).
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to provide additional authorities to the Director 
     to identify vulnerabilities or vulnerable systems.
       (g) Termination.--The pilot program established under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 4 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6106. RANSOMWARE THREAT MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Joint Ransomware Task Force.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the National Cyber Director, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish and 
     chair the Joint Ransomware Task Force to coordinate an 
     ongoing nationwide campaign against ransomware attacks, and 
     identify and pursue opportunities for international 
     cooperation.
       (2) Composition.--The Joint Ransomware Task Force shall 
     consist of participants from Federal agencies, as determined 
     appropriate by the National Cyber Director in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Joint Ransomware Task Force, 
     utilizing only existing authorities of each participating 
     agency, shall coordinate across the Federal Government the 
     following activities:
       (A) Prioritization of intelligence-driven operations to 
     disrupt specific ransomware actors.
       (B) Consult with relevant private sector, State, local, 
     Tribal, and territorial governments and international 
     stakeholders to identify needs and establish mechanisms for 
     providing input into the Task Force.
       (C) Identifying, in consultation with relevant entities, a 
     list of highest threat ransomware entities updated on an 
     ongoing basis, in order to facilitate--
       (i) prioritization for Federal action by appropriate 
     Federal agencies; and
       (ii) identify metrics for success of said actions.
       (D) Disrupting ransomware criminal actors, associated 
     infrastructure, and their finances.
       (E) Facilitating coordination and collaboration between 
     Federal entities and relevant entities, including the private 
     sector, to improve Federal actions against ransomware 
     threats.
       (F) Collection, sharing, and analysis of ransomware trends 
     to inform Federal actions.
       (G) Creation of after-action reports and other lessons 
     learned from Federal actions that identify successes and 
     failures to improve subsequent actions.
       (H) Any other activities determined appropriate by the task 
     force to mitigate the threat of ransomware attacks against 
     Federal and non-Federal entities.
       (b) Clarifying Private Sector Lawful Defensive Measures.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the National Cyber Director, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, 
     shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform of the House of Representatives a report that 
     describes defensive measures that private sector actors can 
     take when countering ransomware attacks and what laws need to 
     be clarified to enable that action.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to provide any additional authority to any Federal 
     agency.

     SEC. 6107. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.

       (a) Report on Stakeholder Engagement.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the Director issues the final 
     rule under section 2232(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, as added by section 6103(b) of this title, the Director 
     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 
     that describes how the Director engaged stakeholders in the 
     development of the final rule.
       (b) Report on Opportunities to Strengthen Security 
     Research.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Director 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 describing how the National 
     Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center 
     established under section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) has carried out activities under 
     section 2231(a)(9) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
     added by section 6103(a) of this title, by proactively 
     identifying opportunities to use cyber incident data to 
     inform and enable cybersecurity research within the academic 
     and private sector.
       (c) Report on Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot 
     Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the 
     pilot program established under section 6105, the Director 
     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, 
     which may include a classified annex, on the effectiveness of 
     the pilot program, which shall include a discussion of the 
     following:
       (1) The effectiveness of the notifications under section 
     6105(c) in mitigating security vulnerabilities and the threat 
     of ransomware.
       (2) Identification of the most common vulnerabilities 
     utilized in ransomware.
       (3) The number of notifications issued during the preceding 
     year.
       (4) To the extent practicable, the number of vulnerable 
     devices or systems mitigated under this pilot by the Agency 
     during the preceding year.
       (d) Report on Harmonization of Reporting Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the National Cyber Director convenes the Council 
     described in section 1752(c)(1)(H) of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (6 U.S.C. 1500(c)(1)(H)), the National Cyber Director 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report that includes--
       (A) a list of duplicative Federal cyber incident reporting 
     requirements on covered entities and entities that make a 
     ransom payment;
       (B) a description of any challenges in harmonizing the 
     duplicative reporting requirements;
       (C) any actions the National Cyber Director intends to take 
     to facilitate harmonizing the duplicative reporting 
     requirements; and
       (D) any proposed legislative changes necessary to address 
     the duplicative reporting.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 
     be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority 
     to any Federal agency.
       (e) GAO Reports.--
       (1) Implementation of this act.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States 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 implementation of this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act.
       (2) Exemptions to reporting.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date on which the Director issues the final rule required 
     under section 2232(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
     as added by section 6103 of this title, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States

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     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 exemptions to reporting under paragraphs (2) and (5) of 
     section 2232(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
     added by section 6103 of this title, which shall include--
       (A) to the extent practicable, an evaluation of the 
     quantity of incidents not reported to the Federal Government;
       (B) an evaluation of the impact on impacted entities, 
     homeland security, and the national economy of the ransomware 
     criminal ecosystem of incidents and ransom payments, 
     including a discussion on the scope of impact of incidents 
     that were not reported to the Federal Government;
       (C) an evaluation of the burden, financial and otherwise, 
     on entities required to report cyber incidents under this 
     Act, including an analysis of entities that meet the 
     definition of a small organization and would be exempt from 
     ransom payment reporting but not for being a covered entity; 
     and
       (D) a description of the consequences and effects of the 
     exemptions.
       (f) Report on Effectiveness of Enforcement Mechanisms.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date on which the Director issues 
     the final rule required under section 2232(b) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002, as added by section 6103 of this title, 
     the Director 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 effectiveness of the 
     enforcement mechanisms within section 2234 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002, as added by section 6103 of this title.

  TITLE LXII--CISA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2021

     SEC. 6201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``CISA Technical Corrections 
     and Improvements Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 6202. REDESIGNATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f) as 
     section 2220;
       (2) by redesignating section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e) as 
     section 2219;
       (3) by redesignating the fourth section 2215 (relating to 
     Sector Risk Management Agencies) (6 U.S.C. 665d) as section 
     2218;
       (4) by redesignating the third section 2215 (relating to 
     the Cybersecurity State Coordinator) (6 U.S.C. 665c) as 
     section 2217; and
       (5) by redesignating the second section 2215 (relating to 
     the Joint Cyber Planning Office) (6 U.S.C. 665b) as section 
     2216.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 2202(c) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first paragraph (12), by striking ``section 
     2215'' and inserting ``section 2217''; and
       (2) by redesignating the second and third paragraphs (12) 
     as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively.
       (c) Additional Technical Amendment.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 904(b)(1) of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 
     (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Homeland 
     Security Act'' and inserting ``Homeland Security Act of 
     2002''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if enacted as part of the DOTGOV Act of 
     2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260).

     SEC. 6203. CONSOLIDATION OF DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 651) is amended by inserting before the 
     subtitle A heading the following:

     ``SEC. 2200. DEFINITIONS.

       ``Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Cybersecurity 
     and Infrastructure Security Agency.
       ``(2) Agency information.--The term `agency information' 
     means information collected or maintained by or on behalf of 
     an agency.
       ``(3) Agency information system.--The term `agency 
     information system' means an information system used or 
     operated by an agency or by another entity on behalf of an 
     agency.
       ``(4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(5) Cloud service provider.--The term `cloud service 
     provider' means an entity offering products or services 
     related to cloud computing, as defined by the National 
     Institutes of Standards and Technology in NIST Special 
     Publication 800-145 and any amendatory or superseding 
     document relating thereto.
       ``(6) Critical infrastructure information.--The term 
     `critical infrastructure information' means information not 
     customarily in the public domain and related to the security 
     of critical infrastructure or protected systems, including--
       ``(A) actual, potential, or threatened interference with, 
     attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation of critical 
     infrastructure or protected systems by either physical or 
     computer-based attack or other similar conduct (including the 
     misuse of or unauthorized access to all types of 
     communications and data transmission systems) that violates 
     Federal, State, or local law, harms interstate commerce of 
     the United States, or threatens public health or safety;
       ``(B) the ability of any critical infrastructure or 
     protected system to resist such interference, compromise, or 
     incapacitation, including any planned or past assessment, 
     projection, or estimate of the vulnerability of critical 
     infrastructure or a protected system, including security 
     testing, risk evaluation thereto, risk management planning, 
     or risk audit; or
       ``(C) any planned or past operational problem or solution 
     regarding critical infrastructure or protected systems, 
     including repair, recovery, reconstruction, insurance, or 
     continuity, to the extent it is related to such interference, 
     compromise, or incapacitation.
       ``(7) Cyber threat indicator.--The term `cyber threat 
     indicator' means information that is necessary to describe or 
     identify--
       ``(A) malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous 
     patterns of communications that appear to be transmitted for 
     the purpose of gathering technical information related to a 
     cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability;
       ``(B) a method of defeating a security control or 
     exploitation of a security vulnerability;
       ``(C) a security vulnerability, including anomalous 
     activity that appears to indicate the existence of a security 
     vulnerability;
       ``(D) a method of causing a user with legitimate access to 
     an information system or information that is stored on, 
     processed by, or transiting an information system to 
     unwittingly enable the defeat of a security control or 
     exploitation of a security vulnerability;
       ``(E) malicious cyber command and control;
       ``(F) the actual or potential harm caused by an incident, 
     including a description of the information exfiltrated as a 
     result of a particular cybersecurity threat;
       ``(G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity threat, if 
     disclosure of such attribute is not otherwise prohibited by 
     law; or
       ``(H) any combination thereof.
       ``(8) Cybersecurity purpose.--The term `cybersecurity 
     purpose' means the purpose of protecting an information 
     system or information that is stored on, processed by, or 
     transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat 
     or security vulnerability.
       ``(9) Cybersecurity risk.--The term `cybersecurity risk'--
       ``(A) means threats to and vulnerabilities of information 
     or information systems and any related consequences caused by 
     or resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 
     degradation, disruption, modification, or destruction of such 
     information or information systems, including such related 
     consequences caused by an act of terrorism; and
       ``(B) does not include any action that solely involves a 
     violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer 
     licensing agreement.
       ``(10) Cybersecurity threat.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `cybersecurity threat' means an action, not 
     protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States, on or through an information system that may 
     result in an unauthorized effort to adversely impact the 
     security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of an 
     information system or information that is stored on, 
     processed by, or transiting an information system.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `cybersecurity threat' does not 
     include any action that solely involves a violation of a 
     consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.
       ``(11) Defensive measure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `defensive measure' means an action, device, 
     procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied to 
     an information system or information that is stored on, 
     processed by, or transiting an information system that 
     detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected 
     cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `defensive measure' does not 
     include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, provides 
     unauthorized access to, or substantially harms an information 
     system or information stored on, processed by, or transiting 
     such information system not owned by--
       ``(i) the entity operating the measure; or
       ``(ii) another entity or Federal entity that is authorized 
     to provide consent and has provided consent to that private 
     entity for operation of such measure.
       ``(12) Homeland security enterprise.--The term `Homeland 
     Security Enterprise' means relevant governmental and 
     nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security, 
     including Federal, State, local, and Tribal government 
     officials, private sector representatives, academics, and 
     other policy experts.
       ``(13) Incident.--The term `incident' means an occurrence 
     that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful 
     authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of 
     information on an information system, or actually or 
     imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, an 
     information system.
       ``(14) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The 
     term `Information Sharing and Analysis Organization' means 
     any

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     formal or informal entity or collaboration created or 
     employed by public or private sector organizations, for 
     purposes of--
       ``(A) gathering and analyzing critical infrastructure 
     information, including information related to cybersecurity 
     risks and incidents, in order to better understand security 
     problems and interdependencies related to critical 
     infrastructure, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, 
     and protected systems, so as to ensure the availability, 
     integrity, and reliability thereof;
       ``(B) communicating or disclosing critical infrastructure 
     information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to 
     help prevent, detect, mitigate, or recover from the effects 
     of a interference, compromise, or a incapacitation problem 
     related to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity 
     risks and incidents, or protected systems; and
       ``(C) voluntarily disseminating critical infrastructure 
     information, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, to 
     its members, State, local, and Federal Governments, or any 
     other entities that may be of assistance in carrying out the 
     purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(15) Information system.--The term `information system' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       ``(16) Intelligence community.--The term `intelligence 
     community' has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       ``(17) Managed service provider.--The term `managed service 
     provider' means an entity that delivers services, such as 
     network, application, infrastructure, or security services, 
     via ongoing and regular support and active administration on 
     the premises of a customer, in the data center of the entity 
     (such as hosting), or in a third party data center.
       ``(18) Monitor.--The term `monitor' means to acquire, 
     identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored 
     on, processed by, or transiting an information system.
       ``(19) National cybersecurity asset response activities.--
     The term `national cybersecurity asset response activities' 
     means--
       ``(A) furnishing cybersecurity technical assistance to 
     entities affected by cybersecurity risks to protect assets, 
     mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce impacts of cyber 
     incidents;
       ``(B) identifying other entities that may be at risk of an 
     incident and assessing risk to the same or similar 
     vulnerabilities;
       ``(C) assessing potential cybersecurity risks to a sector 
     or region, including potential cascading effects, and 
     developing courses of action to mitigate such risks;
       ``(D) facilitating information sharing and operational 
     coordination with threat response; and
       ``(E) providing guidance on how best to utilize Federal 
     resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to 
     speed recovery from cybersecurity risks.
       ``(20) National security system.--The term `national 
     security system' has the meaning given the term in section 
     11103 of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(21) Ransom payment.--The term `ransom payment' means the 
     transmission of any money or other property or asset, 
     including virtual currency, or any portion thereof, which has 
     at any time been delivered as ransom in connection with a 
     ransomware attack.
       ``(22) Ransomware attack.--The term `ransomware attack'--
       ``(A) means a cyber incident that includes the threat of 
     use of unauthorized or malicious code on an information 
     system, or the threat of use of another digital mechanism 
     such as a denial of service attack, to interrupt or disrupt 
     the operations of an information system or compromise the 
     confidentiality, availability, or integrity of electronic 
     data stored on, processed by, or transiting an information 
     system to extort a demand for a ransom payment; and
       ``(B) does not include any such event where the demand for 
     payment is made by a Federal Government entity, good faith 
     security research, or in response to an invitation by the 
     owner or operator of the information system for third parties 
     to identify vulnerabilities in the information system.
       ``(23) Sector risk management agency.--The term `Sector 
     Risk Management Agency' means a Federal department or agency, 
     designated by law or Presidential directive, with 
     responsibility for providing institutional knowledge and 
     specialized expertise of a sector, as well as leading, 
     facilitating, or supporting programs and associated 
     activities of its designated critical infrastructure sector 
     in the all hazards environment in coordination with the 
     Department.
       ``(24) Security vulnerability.--The term `security 
     vulnerability' means any attribute of hardware, software, 
     process, or procedure that could enable or facilitate the 
     defeat of a security control.
       ``(25) Sharing.--The term `sharing' (including all 
     conjugations thereof) means providing, receiving, and 
     disseminating (including all conjugations of each such 
     terms).
       ``(26) Supply chain compromise.--The term `supply chain 
     compromise' means a cyber incident within the supply chain of 
     an information technology system whereby an adversary 
     jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability 
     of the information technology system or the information the 
     system processes, stores, or transmits, and can occur at any 
     point during the life cycle.
       ``(27) Virtual currency.--The term `virtual currency' means 
     the digital representation of value that functions as a 
     medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value.
       ``(28) Virtual currency address.--The term `virtual 
     currency address' means a unique public cryptographic key 
     identifying the location to which a virtual currency payment 
     can be made.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending section 2201 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 2201. DEFINITION.

       ``In this subtitle, the term `Cybersecurity Advisory 
     Committee' means the advisory committee established under 
     section 2219(a).'';
       (2) in section 2202--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(in this subtitle 
     referred to as the Agency)'';
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Executive'' before 
     ``Assistant Director''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``Executive'' before 
     ``Assistant Director'';
       (3) in section 2203(a)(2), by striking ``as the `Assistant 
     Director' '' and inserting ``as the `Executive Assistant 
     Director' '';
       (4) in section 2204(a)(2), by striking ``as the `Assistant 
     Director' '' and inserting ``as the `Executive Assistant 
     Director' '';
       (5) in section 2209--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b) through (o) as 
     subsections (a) through (n), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii), as so redesignated, by 
     striking ``, as that term is defined under section 3(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))'';
       (D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)'';
       (E) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (c)(8)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(8)''; 
     and
       (F) in subsection (n), as so redesignated--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsection (c)(12)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(12)''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``subsection 
     (c)(12)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(12)'';
       (6) in section 2210--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
     subsections (a) through (c), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``information sharing and analysis 
     organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))'' and inserting 
     ``Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(as defined in section 2209)''; and
       (D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
       (7) in section 2211, by striking subsection (h);
       (8) in section 2212, by striking ``information sharing and 
     analysis organizations (as defined in section 2222(5))'' and 
     inserting ``Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations'';
       (9) in section 2213--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
     subsections (a) through (e); respectively;
       (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (b)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)'';
       (D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
       (E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)'';
       (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)''; and
       (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection 
     (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; and

       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (c)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)'';
       (10) in section 2216, as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b) through (h) as 
     subsections (a) through (g), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)'';
       (D) in subsection (b)(4), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``subsection (h)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (g)'';
       (E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(1)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (F) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)'';
       (ii) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''; and

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       (iii) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (G) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
       (11) in section 2217, as so redesignated, by striking 
     subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Cyber Defense Operation Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `cyber defense operation' means the use of a 
     defensive measure.''; and
       (12) in section 2222--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and (8);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (c) Table of Contents Amendments.--The table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the item relating to subtitle A of 
     title XXII the following:

``Sec. 2200. Definitions.'';
       (2) by striking the item relating to section 2201 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 2201. Definition.''; and
       (3) by striking the second item relating to section 2215 
     and all that follows through the item relating to section 
     2217 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 2216. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2217. Joint Cyber Planning Office.
``Sec. 2218. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.''.
       (d) Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Definitions.--Section 102 of 
     the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) through (7) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(4) Cybersecurity purpose.--The term `cybersecurity 
     purpose' has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
       ``(5) Cybersecurity threat.--The term `cybersecurity 
     threat' has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002.
       ``(6) Cyber threat indicator.--The term `cyber threat 
     indicator' has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
       ``(7) Defensive measure.--The term `defensive measure' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:
       ``(13) Monitor.-- The term `monitor' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
       ``(17) Security vulnerability.--The term `security 
     vulnerability' has the meaning given the term in section 2200 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.''.

     SEC. 6204. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015.--The 
     Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1521 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 222 (6 U.S.C. 1521)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 2210'' and 
     inserting ``section 2200''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 2209'' and 
     inserting ``section 2200'';
       (2) in section 223 (6 U.S.C. 151 note), by striking 
     ``section 2213(b)(1)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``section 2213(a)(1)'';
       (3) in section 226--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 2213'' and 
     inserting ``section 2200'';
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 2210(b)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 2210(a)(1)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 2213(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 2213(a)''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(vi), by striking ``section 
     2213(c)(5)'' and inserting ``section 2213(b)(5)''; and
       (4) in section 227(b) (6 U.S.C. 1525(b)), by striking 
     ``section 2213(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 2213(c)(2)''.
       (b) Public Health Service Act.--Section 2811(b)(4)(D) of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)) 
     is amended by striking ``section 228(c) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 149(c))'' and inserting 
     ``section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002''.
       (c) William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021.--Section 9002 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 652a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 2222(5) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 671(5))'' and 
     inserting ``section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) Sector risk management agency.--The term `Sector Risk 
     Management Agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ``section 2201(5) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651(5))'' and 
     inserting ``section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``section 2215'' and inserting ``section 
     2218''; and
       (B) by striking ``, as added by this section''.
       (d) National Security Act of 1947.--Section 113B of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3049a(b)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 226 of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)'' and inserting ``section 2206 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002''.
       (e) IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020.--Section 
     5(b)(3) of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (15 
     U.S.C. 278g-3c) is amended by striking ``section 2209(m)'' 
     and inserting ``section 2209(l)''.
       (f) Small Business Act.--Section 21(a)(8)(B) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 2209(a)'' and inserting ``section 2200''.
       (g) Title 46.--Section 70101(2) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``section 227 of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)'' and inserting ``section 
     2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002''.
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  SA 4517. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. 
Feinstein, and Mr. Wyden) 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 in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ____ BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN 
                   EDUCATION MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Clarifying Amendments to Definitions.--Section 1403 of 
     the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 4702) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of Palau, and any other territory or possession of 
     the United States.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) The term `eligible person' means--
       ``(A) a permanent resident alien of the United States;
       ``(B) a citizen or national of the United States;
       ``(C) a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; 
     or
       ``(D) any person who may be admitted to lawfully engage in 
     occupations and establish residence as a nonimmigrant in the 
     United States as permitted under the Compact of Free 
     Association agreements with the Republic of the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
     of Palau.''.
       (b) Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
     Awards.--
       (1) Section 1405(a) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Program (20 U.S.C. 4704(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Award of 
     Scholarships and Fellowships'' and inserting ``Award of 
     Scholarships, Fellowships, and Research Internships'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``scholarships and fellowships'' and 
     inserting ``scholarships, fellowships, and research 
     internships''each place the term appears; and
       (ii) by striking ``science and mathematics'' and inserting 
     ``the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``mathematics and the 
     natural sciences'' and inserting ``the natural sciences, 
     engineering, and mathematics'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``mathematics and the 
     natural sciences'' and inserting ``the natural sciences, 
     engineering, and mathematics'';
       (E) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``scholarships and fellowships'' and inserting 
     ``scholarships, fellowships, and research internships''; and
       (G) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Research internships shall be awarded to outstanding 
     undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers in the 
     natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics, which shall 
     be prioritized for students attending community colleges.''.
       (2) Section 1405(b) of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Program (20 U.S.C. 4704(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Recipients of 
     research internships under this title shall be known as 
     `Barry Goldwater Interns'.''
       (c) Stipends.--Section 1406 of the Barry Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4705) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Each person 
     awarded a research internship under this title shall receive 
     a stipend as may be prescribed by the Board, which shall not 
     exceed

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     the maximum stipend amount awarded for a scholarship or 
     fellowship.''
       (d) Scholarship and Research Internship Conditions.--
     Section 1407 of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4706) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and research 
     internship'' after ``scholarship'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Scholarship Conditions''; and
       (B) by striking ``and devoting full time to study or 
     research and is not engaging in gainful employment other than 
     employment approved by the Foundation'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection heading 
     and inserting ``Reports on Scholarships''; and
       (4) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(c) Research Internship Conditions.--A person awarded a 
     research internship under this title may receive payments 
     authorized under this title only during such periods as the 
     Foundation finds that the person is maintaining satisfactory 
     proficiency pursuant to regulations of the Board.
       ``(d) Reports on Research Internships.--The Foundation may 
     require reports containing such information in such form and 
     to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be 
     necessary from any person awarded a research internship under 
     this title. Such reports may be accompanied by a certificate 
     from an appropriate official at the institution of higher 
     education or internship employer, approved by the Foundation, 
     stating that such person is maintaining satisfactory progress 
     in the internship.''.
       (e) Sustainable Investments of Funds.--Section 1408 of the 
     Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 4707) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (f)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Investment in Securities.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (b), the Secretary of the Treasury may invest not more than 
     40 percent of the fund's assets in securities other than 
     public debt securities of the United States, if--
       ``(1) the Secretary receives a determination from the Board 
     that such investments are necessary to enable the Foundation 
     to carry out the purposes of this title; and
       ``(2) the securities in which such funds are invested are 
     traded in established United States markets.
       ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the authority of the Board to increase the 
     number of scholarships provided under section 1405, or to 
     increase the amount of the stipend authorized by section 
     1406, as the Board considers appropriate and is otherwise 
     consistent with the requirements of this title.''.
       (f) Administrative Provisions.--Section 1411(a) of the 
     Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 4710(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) appoint and fix the rates of basic pay of such 
     personnel (in addition to the Executive Secretary appointed 
     under section 1410) as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this chapter, without regard to the provisions 
     in chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointment in the competitive service or the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, 
     except that--
       ``(A) a rate of basic pay set under this paragraph may not 
     exceed the maximum rate provided for employees in grade GS-15 
     of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(B) the employee shall be entitled to the applicable 
     locality-based comparability payment under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code, subject to the applicable 
     limitation established under subsection (g) of such 
     section;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``grade GS-18 under 
     section 5332 of such title'' and inserting ``level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule'';
       (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10); and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) expend not more than 5 percent of the Foundation's 
     annual operating budget on programs that, in addition to or 
     in conjunction with the Foundation's scholarship financial 
     awards, support the development of Barry Goldwater Scholars 
     and Barry Goldwater interns throughout their professional 
     careers;
       ``(9) expend not more than 5 percent of the Foundation's 
     annual operating budget to pay the costs associated with 
     fundraising activities, including public and private 
     gatherings; and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4518. Mr. KELLY 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 379, line 17, insert ``currently under contract at 
     the installation and not'' after ``are not''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4519. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF 
                   THE NAMES OF THE LOST CREW MEMBERS OF THE 
                   U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall 
     in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew 
     members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
       (b) Required Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American 
     Battlefield Monuments Commission, and other applicable 
     authorities with respect to any adjustments to the 
     nomenclature and placement of names pursuant to subsection 
     (a) to address any space limitations on the placement of 
     additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
       (c) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 
     89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall not apply to any 
     activities carried out under subsection (a) or (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4520. Mr. THUNE 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF DISSENT CABLES RELATING 
                   TO WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
                   FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Submission of Classified Dissent Cables to Congress.--
     Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress any 
     classified Department of State cable or memo that expresses a 
     dissenting recommendation or opinion with respect to the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Public Availability of Unclassified Dissent Cables.--
     Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall make available to the 
     public an unclassified version of any such cable or memo.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4521. Mr. THUNE 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1224. REPORT ON MALIGN INFLUENCE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC 
                   OF IRAN.

       (a) In General.-- Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
     2027, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the activities 
     of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is a designated state 
     sponsor of terrorism, with respect to the material, 
     technological, financial, or other support provided by the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran to the following:
       (1) Shiite militias.
       (2) Houthis in Yemen.
       (3) Hezbollah.
       (4) Hamas.
       (5) The Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
       (6) The Taliban.

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       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4522. Mr. PETERS 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. __. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OTHER TRANSACTION 
                   AUTHORITY.

       Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     391) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''; 
     and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Prototype projects.--The Secretary--
       ``(A) may under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out 
     prototype projects under section 2371b of title 10, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(B) in applying the authorities of such section 2371b, 
     shall perform the functions of the Secretary of Defense as 
     prescribed in such section.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 2017'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2024''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 845(e)'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``section 2371b(e) of title 
     10, United States Code.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4523. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Boozman) 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. ____. RECREATION PASSES.

       Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
     (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3385; 16 U.S.C. 6804) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``age and disability 
     discounted'' and inserting ``age discount and lifetime''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Discounted'' and 
     inserting ``Free and Discounted'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Disability discount'' and 
     inserting ``Lifetime passes''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Any veteran who provides adequate proof of military 
     service as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Any member of a Gold Star Family who meets the 
     eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of 
     Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Gold star families parks 
     pass'' and inserting ``Annual passes''; and
       (ii) by striking ``members of'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the sentence and inserting ``members of 
     the uniformed services and their dependents who provide 
     adequate proof of eligibility for such pass as determined by 
     the Secretary.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4524. Mr. OSSOFF 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 BY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ON UNMANNED UNDERSEA 
                   VEHICLES.

       Not later than June 30, 2022, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report that includes the following:
       (1) Detailed plans of the Navy for basing Navy unmanned 
     undersea vehicles and planned or potential unmanned undersea 
     vehicle squadrons, including the infrastructure, personnel, 
     and logistical requirements for the testing, evaluation, 
     docking, and maintenance of such vehicles.
       (2) An examination of the merits of locating the vehicles 
     and squadrons described in paragraph (1) at sites undergoing 
     retrofitting, renovation, and upgrades in support of the 
     transition from Ohio-class submarines to Columbia-class 
     submarines.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4525. Mr. SCHATZ 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. ___. RIGHTS FOR THE TSA WORKFORCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``2019 Determination'' means the publication 
     entitled ``Determination on Transportation Security Officers 
     and Collective Bargaining'', issued on July 13, 2019, by 
     Administrator David P. Pekoske;
       (2) the term ``adjusted basic pay'' means--
       (A) the rate of pay fixed by law or administrative action 
     for a position occupied by a covered employee, before any 
     deductions; and
       (B) any regular, fixed supplemental payment for non-
     overtime hours of work creditable as basic pay for retirement 
     purposes, including any applicable locality payment and any 
     special rate supplement;
       (3) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Transportation Security Administration;
       (4) the term ``conversion date'' means the date on which 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(3) take 
     effect;
       (5) the term ``covered employee'' means an employee who 
     occupies a covered position;
       (6) the term ``covered position'' means a position within 
     the Transportation Security Administration;
       (7) the term ``employee'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, which shall be 
     determined without regard to any provision of law cited in 
     paragraph (9);
       (8) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security; and
       (9) the term ``TSA personnel management system'' means any 
     personnel management system established or modified under--
       (A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation 
     Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note); or
       (B) section 114(n) of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Conversion of TSA Personnel.--
       (1) Restrictions on certain personnel authorities.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) any TSA personnel management system in use for covered 
     employees and covered positions on the day before that date 
     of enactment, and any Transportation Security Administration 
     personnel management policy, letters, guideline, or directive 
     in effect on that day, may not be modified;
       (B) no Transportation Security Administration personnel 
     management policy, letter, guideline, or directive that was 
     not established before that date issued under section 111(d) 
     of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 
     44935 note) or section 114(n) of title 49, United States 
     Code, may be established; and
       (C) any authority to establish or adjust a human resources 
     management system under chapter 97 of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall terminate with respect to covered employees and 
     covered positions.
       (2) Personnel authorities during transition period.--Any 
     TSA personnel management system in use for covered employees 
     and covered positions on the day before the date of enactment 
     of this Act and any Transportation Security Administration 
     personnel management policy, letter, guideline, or directive 
     in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall remain in effect until the effective date under 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) Transition to general personnel management system 
     applicable to civil service employees.--Effective as of a 
     date determined by the Secretary, but in no event later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) each provision of law cited in subsection (a)(9) is 
     repealed;
       (B) any Transportation Security Administration personnel 
     management policy, letter, guideline, or directive, including 
     the 2019 Determination, shall cease to be effective;
       (C) any human resources management system established or 
     adjusted under chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, 
     with respect to covered employees or covered positions shall 
     cease to be effective; and

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       (D) covered employees and covered positions shall be 
     subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Safeguards on grievances.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall take such actions as are 
     necessary to provide an opportunity to each covered employee 
     with a grievance or disciplinary action (including an adverse 
     action) pending within the Transportation Security 
     Administration on the date of enactment of this Act, or at 
     any time during the transition period described in paragraph 
     (3), to have that grievance removed to proceedings pursuant 
     to title 5, United States Code, or continued within the 
     Administration.
       (c) Transition Rules.--
       (1) Nonreduction in pay and compensation.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), under pay 
     conversion rules as the Secretary may prescribe to carry out 
     this section, a covered employee converted from a TSA 
     personnel management system to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, under subsection (b)(3)(D) shall not be 
     subject to any reduction in the rate of adjusted basic pay 
     payable, or total compensation provided, to that covered 
     employee.
       (B) Federal air marshal service.--An employee of the 
     Federal Air Marshal Service converted from a TSA personnel 
     management system to the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, under subsection (b)(3)(D) shall be converted such that 
     the rate of adjusted basic pay payable to the employee is not 
     less than that rate for a position at GS-13 of the General 
     Schedule.
       (2) Preservation of other rights.--With respect to each 
     covered employee, as of the conversion date, the Secretary 
     shall take any actions necessary to ensure that--
       (A) any annual leave, sick leave, or other paid leave 
     accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to the covered 
     employee, as of the day before the conversion date, shall 
     remain available to the covered employee until used; and
       (B) the Government share of any premiums or other periodic 
     charges under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing group health insurance shall be paid in an amount 
     that is not less than the amount paid for those premiums and 
     other periodic charges, as of the day before the conversion 
     date.
       (3) GAO study on tsa pay rates.--Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the differences in rates of pay, classified by pay 
     system, between Transportation Security Administration 
     employees--
       (A) with duty stations in the contiguous 48 States; and
       (B) with duty stations outside of the States described in 
     subparagraph (A), including those employees located in any 
     territory or possession of the United States.
       (4) Rule of construction.--During the transition period 
     described in subsection (b)(3), and after the conversion 
     date, the Secretary shall ensure that the Transportation 
     Security Administration continues to prevent the appointment 
     of individuals who have been convicted of a sex crime, an 
     offense involving a minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism.
       (d) Consultation Requirement.--
       (1) Exclusive representative.--
       (A) In general.--The labor organization certified by the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority on June 29, 2011, or a 
     successor labor organization, shall be--
       (i) treated as the exclusive representative of full- and 
     part-time non-supervisory personnel of the Transportation 
     Security Administration carrying out screening functions 
     under section 44901 of title 49, United States Code; and
       (ii) the exclusive representative for the personnel 
     described in clause (i) under chapter 71 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with full rights under that chapter.
       (B) Application.--Any collective bargaining agreement 
     covering the personnel described in subparagraph (A)(i) that 
     is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall 
     remain in effect, consistent with paragraph (4).
       (2) Consultation rights.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 7 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     exclusive representative for the personnel described in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) under chapter 71 of title 5, United 
     States Code, as well as appropriate labor associations that 
     represent a substantial percentage of employees, on the 
     formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out the 
     conversion of covered employees and covered positions under 
     this section.
       (B) Plans.--Before the conversion date, the Secretary shall 
     provide (in writing) to the exclusive representative and 
     labor associations described in subparagraph (A) the plans 
     for how the Secretary intends to carry out the conversion of 
     covered employees and covered positions under this section, 
     including with respect to such matters as--
       (i) the anticipated conversion date; and
       (ii) measures to ensure compliance with subsections (b) and 
     (c).
       (3) Required agency response.--If any views or 
     recommendations are presented under paragraph (2) by the 
     exclusive representative, or the labor associations described 
     in that subsection, the Secretary shall--
       (A) consider the views or recommendations before taking 
     final action on any matter with respect to which the views or 
     recommendations are presented; and
       (B) provide the exclusive representative and those labor 
     associations a written statement of the reasons for the final 
     actions to be taken.
       (4) Sunset provision.--The provisions of this subsection 
     shall cease to be effective as of the conversion date.
       (e) No Right to Strike.-- Nothing in this section may be 
     considered--
       (1) to repeal or otherwise affect--
       (A) section 1918 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
     to disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the 
     Government); or
       (B) section 7311 of title 5, United States Code (relating 
     to loyalty and striking); or
       (2) to otherwise authorize any activity that is not 
     permitted under either provision of law cited in paragraph 
     (1).
       (f) Rule of Construction With Respect to Certain Crimes 
     Relating to Terrorism.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to contradict chapter 113B of title 18, United 
     States Code, including with respect to--
       (1) section 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism 
     transcending national boundaries);
       (2) section 2339 (relating to harboring or concealing 
     terrorists); and
       (3) section 2339A (relating to providing material support 
     to terrorists).
       (g) Report by GAO Regarding TSA Recruitment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of 
     the Administrator regarding recruitment, including 
     recruitment efforts relating to--
       (A) veterans and the dependents of veterans; and
       (B) members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of those 
     members.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include recommendations regarding how the Administrator 
     may improve the recruitment efforts described in that 
     paragraph.
       (h) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the personnel system of the Transportation Security 
     Administration provides insufficient benefits and workplace 
     protections to the workforce that secures the transportation 
     systems of the United States; and
       (2) the workforce of the Transportation Security 
     Administration should be provided protections and benefits 
     under title 5, United States Code.
       (i) Federal Air Marshal Service.--The Administrator shall--
       (1) implement in-person or remote (by means of 
     telecommunications) mental health programs at each field 
     office of the Federal Air Marshal Service that offer, at a 
     minimum, confidential and direct psychiatric counseling; and
       (2) consult with appropriate labor associations that 
     represent a substantial percentage of Federal Air Marshal 
     Service employees regarding, with respect to those 
     employees--
       (A) mental health;
       (B) suicide rates;
       (C) morale and recruitment;
       (D) equipment and training; and
       (E) any other personnel issues the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       (j) Veterans Hiring.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``disabled 
     veteran'', ``preference eligible'', and ``veteran'' have the 
     meanings given the terms in section 2108 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall prioritize the 
     appointment of veterans, including disabled veterans, and 
     other preference eligibles, including widows and widowers of 
     veterans, to covered positions.
       (l) Prevention and Protection Against Certain Illness.--The 
     Administrator, in coordination with the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director 
     of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
     shall ensure that covered employees are provided proper 
     guidance regarding prevention and protections against 
     coronavirus, including appropriate resources.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4526. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1253. BRIEFING ON SYNCHRONIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE AND EUROPEAN 
                   DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the synchronization of the processes used to 
     implement the Pacific Deterrence Initiative with the 
     processes used to implement the European Deterrence 
     Initiative, including--
       (1) the allocation of fiscal toplines in the program 
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     support such initiatives at the outset of process;
       (2) the role of the combatant commanders in setting 
     requirements for such initiatives;
       (3) the role of the military departments and other 
     components of the Armed Forces in proposing programmatic 
     options to meet such requirements; and
       (4) the role of the combatant commanders, the military 
     departments and other components of the Armed Forces, the 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Office, and the Deputy 
     Secretary of Defense in adjudicating requirements and 
     programmatic options--
       (A) before the submission of the program objective 
     memorandum for each such initiative; and
       (B) during program review.
       (b) Guidance.--In establishing program objective memorandum 
     guidance for fiscal year 2024, the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that the processes used to implement the 
     Pacific Deterrence Initiative align with the processes used 
     to implement the European Deterrence Initiative, including 
     through the allocation of fiscal toplines for each such 
     initiative in the fiscal year 2024 process.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4527. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1054. REPORT ON SHARING OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND 
                   UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING-RELATED INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives a report on the ability and effectiveness 
     of, and barriers to, the Department of Defense related to the 
     dissemination and generation of IUU fishing-related 
     information, particularly related to the sharing of 
     Department of Defense information with other countries, State 
     and local governments, and private organizations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the challenges resulting from, and 
     ways to overcome, classification and dissemination issues 
     related to the sharing of invaluable IUU fishing-related 
     information; and
       (2) a description of the current and future planned use by 
     the Department of Defense of technology, including image 
     recognition algorithms, to combat IUU.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4528. Mr. CORNYN 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. CBP DONATIONS ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``CBP 
     Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act''.
       (b) Inclusion of Government-leased Land Ports of Entry; 
     Reauthorization.--Section 482 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 301a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or -leased'' before 
     ``land'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by inserting ``or -leased'' before ``land''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``terminate'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``terminate on December 31, 
     2026.''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``carrying out'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``a proposal accepted for 
     consideration by U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant 
     to this section or a prior pilot program before such 
     termination date.''.
       (c) GAO Biennial Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit a biennial report to Congress that 
     describes the activities of the CBP Donations Acceptance 
     Program authorized under section 482 of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 301a).
       (2) Sunset.--Paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective on 
     December 31, 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4529. Mr. RISCH 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE ARAB GAS 
                   PIPELINE.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2022 may be obligated or expended to implement 
     any activity relating to the construction, repair, 
     restoration, or assessment of the Arab Gas Pipeline.
       (b) Certification.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of subsection (a) if, not less than 30 days 
     before the date on which an activity described in that 
     subsection is proposed to commence, the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress in 
     writing that the implementation of the activity does not--
       (1) knowingly provide significant financial, material, or 
     technological support to, or involve knowingly engaging in a 
     significant transaction with--
       (A) the Government of Syria (including any entity owned or 
     controlled by the Government of Syria) or a senior political 
     figure of the Government of Syria;
       (B) a foreign person who is a military contractor 
     mercenary, a paramilitary force knowingly operating in a 
     military capacity inside Syria for, or on behalf of, the 
     Government of Syria, the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, or the Government of Iran;
       (C) a foreign person subject to sanctions pursuant to the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) with respect to Syria or any other provision of law 
     that imposes sanctions with respect to Syria; or
       (2) knowingly involve the sale or provision of significant 
     goods, services, technology, information, or other forms of 
     support that significantly facilitate the maintenance, 
     repair, or expansion of the Government of Syria's domestic 
     production of natural gas, petroleum, or petroleum products, 
     including pipelines that facilitate the transit of energy 
     into neighboring countries.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
       (1) details United States efforts to work with other 
     governments in the region to develop a plan for the 
     distribution of gas supplies to Lebanon in a manner that 
     reduces Lebanon's dependence on Iran;
       (2) assesses the extent to which alternatives to the Arab 
     Gas Pipeline were pursued and considered feasible;
       (3) includes a comprehensive overview of the key sources of 
     Lebanon's gas supply before 2020;
       (4) the response of the Administration to fuel from Iran 
     entering Lebanon, particularly amid reports that additional 
     vessels have departed Iran; and
       (5) a list of entities involved in the production and 
     transport of fuel from Syria to Lebanon in 2020 and 2021.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4530. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) 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 title X, add the following:

            Subtitle H--Foreign Service Families Act of 2021

     SECTION 1071. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Foreign Service 
     Families Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 1072. TELECOMMUTING OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) DETO Policy.--
       (1) In general.--Each Federal department and agency shall 
     establish a policy enumerating the circumstances under which 
     employees may be permitted to temporarily perform work 
     requirements and duties from approved overseas locations 
     where there is a related Foreign Service assignment pursuant 
     to an approved Domestically Employed Teleworking Overseas 
     (DETO) agreement.
       (2) Participation.--The policy described under paragraph 
     (1) shall--

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       (A) ensure that telework does not diminish employee 
     performance or agency operations;
       (B) require a written agreement that--
       (i) is entered into between an agency manager and an 
     employee authorized to telework, that outlines the specific 
     work arrangement that is agreed to; and
       (ii) is mandatory in order for any employee to participate 
     in telework;
       (C) provide that an employee may not be authorized to 
     telework if the performance of that employee does not comply 
     with the terms of the written agreement between the agency 
     manager and that employee;
       (D) except in emergency situations as determined by the 
     head of an agency, not apply to any employee of the agency 
     whose official duties require on a daily basis (every work 
     day)--
       (i) direct handling of secure materials determined to be 
     inappropriate for telework by the agency head; or
       (ii) on-site activity that cannot be handled remotely or at 
     an alternate worksite;
       (E) be incorporated as part of the continuity of operations 
     plans of the agency in the event of an emergency; and
       (F) enumerate the circumstances under which employees may 
     be permitted to temporarily perform work requirements and 
     duties from approved overseas locations.
       (b) Access to ICASS System.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall revise chapter 900 of volume 6 of the Foreign Affairs 
     Manual, the International Cooperative Administrative Support 
     Services Handbook, the Personnel Operations Handbook, and any 
     other relevant regulations to allow each Federal agency that 
     has enacted a policy under subsection (a) to have access to 
     the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services 
     (ICASS) system.

     SEC. 1073. EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ELIGIBLE 
                   FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       Section 706(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4026(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary shall''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) establishing a program for assisting eligible family 
     members in accessing employment and education opportunities, 
     as appropriate, including by exercising the authorities, in 
     relevant part, under sections 1784 and 1784a of title 10, 
     United States Code, and subject to such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe modeled after those prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (b) of such section 1784.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (9);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations--
       ``(A) to provide preference to eligible family members in 
     hiring for any civilian position in the Department, 
     notwithstanding the prohibition on marital discrimination 
     found in 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1)(E), if --
       ``(i) the eligible family member is among persons 
     determined to be best qualified for the position; and
       ``(ii) the position is located in the overseas country of 
     assignment of their sponsoring employee;
       ``(B) to ensure that notice of any vacant position in the 
     Department is provided in a manner reasonably designed to 
     reach eligible family members of sponsoring employees whose 
     permanent duty stations are in the same country as that in 
     which the position is located; and
       ``(C) to ensure that an eligible family member who applies 
     for a vacant position in the Department shall, to the extent 
     practicable, be considered for any such position located in 
     the same country as the permanent duty station of their 
     sponsoring employee.
       ``(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to provide 
     an eligible family member with entitlement or preference in 
     hiring over an individual who is preference eligible.
       ``(4) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a 
     chief of mission may, consistent with all applicable laws and 
     regulations pertaining to the ICASS system, make available to 
     an eligible family member and a non-Department entity space 
     in an embassy or consulate for the purpose of the non-
     Department entity providing employment-related training for 
     eligible family members.
       ``(5) The Secretary may work with the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the heads of other Federal 
     departments and agencies to expand and facilitate the use of 
     existing Federal programs and resources in support of 
     eligible family member employment.
       ``(6) The Secretary may--
       ``(A) develop partnerships with firms in the private sector 
     to enhance employment opportunities for eligible family 
     members and to provide for improved job portability for such 
     spouses, especially in the case of an eligible family member 
     accompanying a sponsoring employee to a new geographical area 
     because of a change of permanent duty station of the 
     sponsoring employee; and
       ``(B) work with the United States Chamber of Commerce and 
     other appropriate private-sector entities to facilitate the 
     formation of such partnerships.
       ``(7) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to 
     incorporate hiring preferences for eligible family members of 
     sponsoring employees into contracts between the Department 
     and private sector entities.
       ``(8)(A) The Secretary of State may enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the Council of State Governments 
     to assist with funding of the development of interstate 
     compacts on licensed occupations in order to alleviate the 
     burden associated with relicensing in such an occupation by 
     an eligible family member in connection with a permanent 
     change of duty station of their sponsoring employee.
       ``(B) The total amount of assistance provided under 
     subparagraph (A) for all interstate compacts in any fiscal 
     year may not exceed $4,000,000.
       ``(C) The amount provided under subparagraph (A) as 
     assistance for the development of any particular interstate 
     compact may not exceed $1,000,000.
       ``(D) Not later than February 28 each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on interstate compacts described in 
     subparagraph (A) developed through assistance provided under 
     that subparagraph. Each report shall set forth the following:
       ``(i) Any interstate compact developed during the preceding 
     calendar year, including the occupational licenses covered by 
     such compact and the States agreeing to enter into such 
     compact.
       ``(ii) Any interstate compact developed during a prior 
     calendar year into which one or more additional States agreed 
     to enter during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(E) The authority to enter into a cooperative agreement 
     under subparagraph (A), and to provide assistance described 
     in that subparagraph pursuant to such cooperative agreement, 
     expire on September 30, 2024.''; and
       (4) by adding after paragraph (9), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) In this subsection, the term `eligible family 
     member' refers to family members of government employees 
     assigned abroad or hired for service at their post of 
     residence who are appointed by the Secretary of State or the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development pursuant to sections 102, 202, 303, and 311.''.

     SEC. 1074. BRIEFING ON FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILY RESERVE CORPS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief 
     the appropriate congressional committees on the status of 
     implementation of the Foreign Service Family Reserve Corps.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of the status of implementation of the 
     Foreign Service Family Reserve Corps (FSFRC).
       (2) An assessment of the extent to which implementation was 
     impacted by the Department's hiring freeze and a detailed 
     explanation of the effect of any such impacts.
       (3) A description of the status of implementation of a 
     hiring preference for the FSFRC.
       (4) A detailed accounting of any individuals eligible for 
     membership in the FSFRC who were unable to begin working at a 
     new location as a result of being unable to transfer their 
     security clearance, including an assessment of whether they 
     would have been able to port their clearance as a member of 
     the FSFRC if the program had been fully implemented.
       (5) An estimate of the number of individuals who are 
     eligible to join the FSFRC worldwide and the categories, as 
     detailed in the Under Secretary for Management's guidance 
     dated May 3, 2016, under which those individuals would 
     enroll.
       (6) An estimate of the number of individuals who are 
     enrolled in the FSFRC worldwide and the categories, as 
     detailed in the Under Secretary for Management's guidance 
     dated May 3, 2016, under which those individuals enrolled.
       (7) An estimate of the number of individuals who were 
     enrolled in each phase of the implementation of the FSFRC as 
     detailed in guidance issued by the Under Secretary for 
     Management.
       (8) An estimate of the number of individuals enrolled in 
     the FSFRC who have successfully transferred a security 
     clearance to a new post since implementation of the program 
     began.
       (9) An estimate of the number of individuals enrolled in 
     the FSFRC who have been unable to successfully transfer a 
     security clearance to a new post since implementation of the 
     program began.
       (10) An estimate of the number of individuals who have 
     declined in writing to apply to the FSFRC.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1075. TREATMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS SEEKING POSITIONS 
                   CUSTOMARILY FILLED BY FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS 
                   OR FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES.

       Section 311 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3951) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(e) The Secretary shall hold a family member of a 
     government employee described in subsection (a) seeking 
     employment in a position described in that subsection to the 
     same employment standards as those applicable to Foreign 
     Service officers, Foreign Service personnel, or foreign 
     national employees seeking the same or a substantially 
     similar position.''.

     SEC. 1076. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF QUALIFYING 
                   FEDERAL SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``the armed forces 
     on active duty, spouses, and dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``qualifying federal service'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``member of the armed 
     forces who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 
     days and'' and inserting ``member of a qualifying Federal 
     service'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``member of the armed 
     forces'' and inserting ``member of a qualifying Federal 
     service''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the term `member of a 
     qualifying Federal service' means--
       ``(1) a member of the armed forces (as defined in section 
     101 of title 10, United States Code) who is on active duty 
     for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 101 
     of title 10, United States Code); or
       ``(2) a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in 
     section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3903)) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 
     days.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made under subsection 
     (a) shall take effect at each public institution of higher 
     education in a State that receives assistance under the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the 
     first period of enrollment at such institution that begins 
     after July 1, 2021.

     SEC. 1077. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES 
                   AND TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN 
                   MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 907. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE 
                   LEASES AND TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS.

       ``The terms governing the termination of residential or 
     motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts 
     described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively of the 
     Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955 and 3956) 
     with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders 
     described in such Act shall apply in the same manner and to 
     the same extent to members of the Service who are posted 
     abroad at a Foreign Service post in accordance with this 
     Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 906 the following new 
     item:
       

``Sec. 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and 
              telephone service contracts.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4531. Mr. REED 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. _____. TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS.

       Section 9902(a) 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:
       ``(6) Taxpayer protections.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, may receive from a 
     covered entity that receives a financial assistance award 
     under this subsection a nonvoting warrant or nonvoting equity 
     interest in the covered entity, or a senior debt instrument 
     issued by the covered entity that, in the sole determination 
     of the Secretary, provides appropriate compensation to the 
     Federal Government for the provision of the financial 
     assistance award. The Secretary shall not exercise voting 
     power with respect to any warrant, equity interest, or senior 
     debt instrument received from a covered entity, including 
     common stock and preferred stock.
       ``(B) Terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions of 
     any warrant, equity interest, or senior debt instrument 
     received under subparagraph (A) shall be set by the Secretary 
     and shall meet the following requirements:
       ``(i) Purposes.--Such terms and conditions shall be 
     designed to provide for a reasonable participation by the 
     Secretary, for the benefit of taxpayers, in equity 
     appreciation in the case of a warrant or other equity 
     interest, or a reasonable interest rate premium, in the case 
     of a debt instrument.
       ``(ii) Authority to sell, exercise, or surrender.--For the 
     primary benefit of taxpayers, the Secretary may sell, 
     exercise, or surrender a warrant, equity interest, or any 
     senior debt instrument received from a covered entity. The 
     Secretary shall not exercise voting power with respect to any 
     warrant, equity interest, or senior debt instrument received 
     from a covered entity.
       ``(C) Transfer to treasury.--Dividend, interest, and 
     principal payments from a warrant, equity interest, or senior 
     debt instrument received from a covered entity, and proceeds 
     from the sale, exercise, or surrender of such a warrant, 
     equity interest, or senior debt instrument shall be paid into 
     the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public 
     debt.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4532. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Padilla) 
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:

     SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S 
                   WAIVER AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE THE CONSTRUCTION 
                   OF BARRIERS AND ROADS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST 
                   BORDER.

       Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 
     8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4533. Mr. SANDERS 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. REPORT ON THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF THE GAZA 
                   RESTRICTIONS AND THE FEASIBILITY OF ENDING THE 
                   RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, after consultation with the President, the Secretary 
     of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, and 
     appropriate representatives of the United Nations, the World 
     Bank, the European Union, and donor nations supporting 
     reconstruction efforts in Gaza, shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     regarding--
       (1) whether the implementation of the Gaza Reconstruction 
     Mechanism is adhering to international dual-use standards;
       (2) short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to address the 
     humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza;
       (3) the economic, humanitarian, political, and 
     psychological impact of the restrictions on Palestinians in 
     Gaza and its impact on recovery and reconstruction efforts 
     following the Israeli airstrikes in May 2021;
       (4) any arbitrary delays caused by extra Israeli 
     inspections;
       (5) the feasibility of replacing the current inspection 
     mechanism at the border crossings in Gaza with an 
     international inspection mechanism of commercial and 
     humanitarian goods entering and exiting Gaza modeled after 
     the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for 
     Yemen;
       (6) the feasibility of the United Nations, in consultation 
     with all key stakeholders, leading the facilitation and 
     inspection mechanisms of a new international agreement on 
     movement and access for Gaza, in a neutral and transparent 
     way that addresses humanitarian, economic, and legitimate 
     security concerns;
       (7) the feasibility of docking United States boats in the 
     Port of Gaza, including an analysis of--
       (A) relevant logistical requirements, such as boat size and 
     dock location; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States 
     agencies operating in Gaza;
       (8) the feasibility of sending United States Government 
     personnel into Gaza through a land or sea border, including 
     an analysis of--

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       (A) relevant logistical requirements, such as ports of 
     entry, and security accommodations; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of United Nations and United States 
     agencies operating in Gaza; and
       (9) the feasibility of transporting Palestinians in United 
     States vehicles between the Erez Crossing in Gaza to the 
     United States Embassy in Jerusalem for appointments with 
     Embassy staff, including an analysis of--
       (A) relevant logistical requirements and security 
     accommodations; and
       (B) navigating the legal and political restrictions through 
     the coordinated efforts of Israeli authorities and United 
     Nations and United States agencies operating in Gaza.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
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  SA 4534. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Markey) 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED 
                   FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 BY THIS ACT.

       (a) In General.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2022 by this Act is--
       (1) the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by this Act (other than for military 
     personnel and the Defense Health Program); minus
       (2) the amount equal to 14 percent of the aggregate amount 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Allocation.--The reduction made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply on a pro rata basis among the accounts and funds for 
     which amounts are authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     (other than military personnel and the Defense Health 
     Program), and shall be applied on a pro rata basis across 
     each program, project, and activity funded by the account or 
     fund concerned.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4535. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Markey) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT OR MILITARY PARTICIPATION 
                   IN SAUDI-LED OPERATIONS IN YEMEN.

       (a) Prohibition on Support.--None of the funds authorized 
     to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     may be made available to provide the following forms of 
     United States support to the Saudi-led coalition's operations 
     in Yemen:
       (1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of enabling 
     offensive coalition strikes.
       (2) Providing logistical support for coalition strikes that 
     prolong and deepen the conflict in Yemen, including by 
     providing maintenance or transferring spare parts to 
     coalition members flying warplanes engaged in military 
     strikes in Yemen.
       (b) Prohibition on Military Participation.--None of the 
     funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for any civilian 
     or military personnel of the Department of Defense to 
     command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or 
     accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the 
     Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in Yemen 
     or in situations in which there exists an imminent threat 
     that such coalition forces become engaged in such 
     hostilities, unless and until the President has obtained 
     specific statutory authorization, in accordance with section 
     8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--The prohibitions under this 
     section may not be construed to apply with respect to United 
     States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at al 
     Qaeda or associated forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4536. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Grassley) 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING REDUCTIONS IN THE 
                   ABSENCE OF AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION.

       If during any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that a department, agency, or 
     other element of the Department of Defense has not achieved 
     an unqualified opinion on its full financial statements for 
     the calendar year ending during such fiscal year--
       (1) the amount available to such department, agency, or 
     element for the fiscal year in which such determination is 
     made shall be equal to the amount otherwise authorized to be 
     appropriated minus 1.0 percent;
       (2) the amount unavailable to such department, agency, or 
     element for that fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     be applied on a pro rata basis against each program, project, 
     and activity of such department, agency, or element in that 
     fiscal year; and
       (3) the Secretary shall deposit in the general fund of the 
     Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction all amounts 
     unavailable to departments, agencies, and elements of the 
     Department in the fiscal year pursuant to determinations made 
     under paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4537. Mr. WARNER 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. BRIEFING ON UNITED STATES-INDIA JOINT DEFENSE AND 
                   RELATED INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing 
     on joint defense and related industrial and technology 
     research and development and personnel exchange opportunities 
     between the United States and India.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The briefing under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A status update on the Defense Technology and Trade 
     Initiative and its efforts to increase private sector 
     industrial cooperation.
       (2) An assessment of whether additional funds are necessary 
     for the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative for seed 
     funding and personnel exchanges.
       (3) An assessment of whether the Israel-U.S. Binational 
     Industrial Research and Development Foundation and Fund 
     provides a model for United States and India private sector 
     collaboration on defense and critical technologies.
       (4) A status update on the collaboration between the 
     Department of Defense Innovation Unit and the Innovations for 
     Defence Excellence program of the Ministry of Defence of 
     India to enhance the capacity of the Department of Defense 
     and Ministry of Defence of India to identify and source 
     solutions to military requirements by accessing cutting-edge 
     commercial technology through nontraditional processes.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4538. Mr. WARNER 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 in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PURSUIT OF PROGRAMS OF 
                   EDUCATION IN CYBERSECURITY.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, 
     acting through the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, carry out a program on the provision of 
     educational assistance to individuals for the pursuit of a 
     programs of education in the field of cybersecurity in 
     support of Department of Defense requirements and in order to 
     create a talent pipeline for the cyber testing and evaluation 
     workforce capable of improving confidence in the operational 
     effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of software-
     enabled and cyber physical systems.

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       (b) Requirements.--In providing educational assistance 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     educational assistance is provided for programs of education 
     that lead to a degree or certification in a cybersecurity 
     field from an institution of higher education, including a 
     community college.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $3,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for Life Fire Test and Evaluation (PE 
     0605131OTE).
       (2) Availability.--The amount available under paragraph (1) 
     shall be available to carry out the program required by 
     subsection (a).
       (3) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by section 101 for procurement is hereby 
     decreased by $3,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to 
     be taken from amounts available for Procurement of Ammo, Navy 
     & Marine Corps, General Purpose Bombs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4539. Mr. WARNER 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. ANNUAL REPORT ON SURVEILLANCE SALES TO REPRESSIVE 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
     2040, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a 
     report with respect to foreign persons that the Secretary of 
     State determines--
       (1) have operated, sold, leased, or otherwise provided, 
     directly or indirectly, items or services related to targeted 
     digital surveillance with knowledge of, or disregard for, 
     potential human rights concerns to--
       (A) a foreign government or entity located primarily inside 
     a foreign country where a reasonable person would assess that 
     such transfer could result in a use of the items or services 
     in a manner contrary to human rights; or
       (B) a country including any governmental unit thereof, 
     entity, or other person determined by the Secretary of State 
     in a notice published in the Federal Register to have used 
     items or services for targeted digital surveillance in a 
     manner contrary to human rights; or
       (2) have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or items 
     or services to or in support of, the activities described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--Each report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following for the preceding 
     one-year period:
       (1) The name of each foreign person with respect to which 
     the Secretary has made a determination under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (a).
       (2) The name of each intended and actual recipient of items 
     or services described in subsection (a).
       (3) A detailed description of such items or services.
       (4) An identification of such items and services that could 
     provide the Government of the People's Republic of China with 
     a critical capability to suppress basic human rights, 
     including items and services that provide the capability--
       (A) to conduct surveillance;
       (B) to monitor and restrict an individual's movement;
       (C) to monitor and restrict access to the internet; or
       (D) to identify individuals through facial or voice 
     recognition.
       (5) An analysis of whether the inclusion of the persons 
     named under paragraph (1) on the entity list maintained by 
     the Bureau of Industry and Security is appropriate.
       (c) Consultation.--In compiling data and making assessments 
     for the purpose of preparing a report required by subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with a wide range 
     of organizations, including with respect to--
       (1) classified and unclassified information provided by the 
     Director of National Intelligence;
       (2) information provided by the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor's Internet Freedom, Business and Human 
     Rights section;
       (3) information provided by the Department of Commerce, 
     including the Bureau of Industry and Security;
       (4) information provided by the advisory committees 
     established by the Secretary of State to advise the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security on controls 
     under the Export Administration Regulations, including the 
     Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee; and
       (5) information on human rights and technology matters, as 
     solicited from civil society and human rights organizations 
     through regular consultation processes; and
       (6) information contained in the country reports on human 
     rights practices published annually by the Department of 
     State.
       (d) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Public Availability.--Not later than 14 days after the 
     date on which each report required by subsection (a) is 
     submitted to Congress, the President shall post the report on 
     a text-based, searchable, and publicly available internet 
     website.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an 
     individual or entity that is not a United States person.
       (2) In a manner contrary to human rights.--The term ``in a 
     manner contrary to human rights'', with respect to targeted 
     digital surveillance, means engaging in targeted digital 
     surveillance--
       (A) in violation of basic human rights, including to 
     silence dissent, sanction criticism, punish independent 
     reporting (and sources for that reporting), manipulate or 
     interfere with democratic or electoral processes, persecute 
     minorities or vulnerable groups, or target advocates or 
     practitioners of human rights and democratic rights 
     (including activists, journalists, artists, minority 
     communities, or opposition politicians); or
       (B) in a country lacking a minimum legal framework 
     governing the use of targeted digital surveillance, including 
     established--
       (i) authorization under laws that are accessible, precise, 
     and available to the public;
       (ii) constraints limiting the use of targeted digital 
     surveillance under principles of necessity, proportionality, 
     and legitimacy;
       (iii) oversight by entities independent of the government's 
     executive agencies;
       (iv) involvement of an independent and impartial judiciary 
     branch in authorizing the use of targeted digital 
     surveillance; or
       (v) legal remedies in case of abuse.
       (3) Targeted digital surveillance.--The term ``targeted 
     digital surveillance'' means the use of items or services 
     that enable an individual or entity to detect, monitor, 
     intercept, collect, exploit, preserve, protect, transmit, 
     retain, or otherwise gain access to the communications, 
     protected information, work product, browsing data, research, 
     identifying information, location history, or online and 
     offline activities of other individuals, organizations, or 
     entities, with or without the explicit authorization of such 
     individuals, organizations, or entities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4540. 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:

        On page 565, strike lines 6 and 7, and insert the 
     following:
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``fiscal year 2021'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 2022''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$125,000,000'';
       In the funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Administrative and 
     Service-Wide Activities, in the item relating to the Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency, Increase to Ukraine Security 
     Assistance Initiative, strike the amount in the Senate 
     Authorized column and insert ``[100,000]''.
       In the funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Subtotal Administrative 
     and Service-Wide Activities, strike the amount in the Senate 
     Authorized column and insert ``35,080,256''.
       In the funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Total Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide, strike the amount in the Senate 
     Authorized column and insert ``45,129,862''.
       In the funding table in section 4301 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund, Afghan Air Force, [Sustainment], strike the 
     amount in the Senate Authorized column and insert 
     ``512,056''.
       In the funding table in section 4301 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund, Afghan Air Force, Subtotal Afghan Air Force, 
     strike the amount in the Senate Authorized column and insert 
     ``467,331''.
       In the funding table in section 4301 for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-wide relating to Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund, Total Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, strike 
     the amount in the Senate Authorized column and insert 
     ``3,277,810''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4541. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to

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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:

        In section 511, strike subsection (g) and insert the 
     following:
       (g) Separate Vote Requirement for Induction of Men and 
     Women.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) Clause 12 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution 
     of the United States empowers Congress with the 
     responsibility to ``raise and support Armies''.
       (B) The United States first required military conscription 
     in the American Civil War under the Civil War Military Draft 
     Act of 1863.
       (C) The Selective Services Act of 1917 authorized the 
     President to draft additional forces beyond the volunteer 
     force to support exceedingly high demand for additional 
     forces when the U.S. entered the first World War.
       (D) The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was the 
     first authorization by Congress for conscription in peacetime 
     but limited the President's induction authority to ``no 
     greater number of men than the Congress shall hereafter make 
     specific appropriation for from time to time''.
       (E) Congress allowed induction authority to lapse in 1947.
       (F) Congress reinstated the President's induction authority 
     under the Selective Service Act of 1948 to raise troops for 
     United States participation in the Korean War.
       (G) Congress maintained the President's induction authority 
     under the Selective Service Act of 1948 through the beginning 
     of the Vietnam War.
       (H) Congress passed additional reforms to the draft under 
     the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 in response to 
     issues arising from United States engagement in the Vietnam 
     War.
       (I) Congress prohibited any further use of the draft after 
     July 1, 1973.
       (J) If a president seeks to reactivate the use of the 
     draft, Congress would have to enact a law providing 
     authorization for this purpose
       (2) Amendment.--Section 17 of the Military Selective 
     Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3815) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection: Section 17 of the Military 
     Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3815) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) No person shall be inducted for training and service 
     in the Armed Forces unless Congress first passes and there is 
     enacted--
       ``(1) a law expressly authorizing such induction into 
     service; and
       ``(2) a law authorizing separately--
       ``(A) the number of male persons subject to such induction 
     into service; and
       ``(B) the number of female persons subject to such 
     induction into service.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that the amendments made by subsections (d) and (g) 
     shall take effect 1 year after such date of enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4542. 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:

        Strike section 511.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4543. 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:

       In section 511(d)(4), strike the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) and insert the following: ``; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) No person may be inducted for training and service 
     under this title if such person--
       ``(1) has a dependent child and the other parent of the 
     dependent child has been inducted for training or service 
     under this title unless the person volunteers for such 
     induction; or
       ``(2) has a dependent child who has no other living 
     parent.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4544. 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:

        In section 511, strike subsection (g) and insert the 
     following:
       (g) Enactment of Authorization Required for Draft.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) Clause 12 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution 
     of the United States empowers Congress with the 
     responsibility to ``raise and support Armies''.
       (B) The United States first required military conscription 
     in the American Civil War under the Civil War Military Draft 
     Act of 1863.
       (C) The Selective Services Act of 1917 authorized the 
     President to draft additional forces beyond the volunteer 
     force to support exceedingly high demand for additional 
     forces when the U.S. entered the first World War.
       (D) The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was the 
     first authorization by Congress for conscription in peacetime 
     but limited the President's induction authority to ``no 
     greater number of men than the Congress shall hereafter make 
     specific appropriation for from time to time''.
       (E) Congress allowed induction authority to lapse in 1947.
       (F) Congress reinstated the President's induction authority 
     under the Selective Service Act of 1948 to raise troops for 
     United States participation in the Korean War.
       (G) Congress maintained the President's induction authority 
     under the Selective Service Act of 1948 through the beginning 
     of the Vietnam War.
       (H) Congress passed additional reforms to the draft under 
     the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 in response to 
     issues arising from United States engagement in the Vietnam 
     War.
       (I) Congress prohibited any further use of the draft after 
     July 1, 1973.
       (J) If a president seeks to reactivate the use of the 
     draft, Congress would have to enact a law providing 
     authorization for this purpose
       (2) Amendment.--Section 17 of the Military Selective 
     Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3815) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) No person shall be inducted for training and service 
     in the Armed Forces unless Congress first passes and there is 
     enacted a law expressly authorizing such induction into 
     service and specifying the total number of persons that may 
     be so inducted.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except that the amendments made by subsections (d) and (g) 
     shall take effect 1 year after such date of enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4545. Mr. CORNYN 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. _____. ADVERSE INFORMATION IN CASES OF TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605B the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 605C Adverse information in cases of trafficking

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Trafficking documentation.--The term `trafficking 
     documentation' means--
       ``(A) documentation of--
       ``(i) a determination by a Federal or State governmental 
     entity that a consumer is a victim of trafficking; or
       ``(ii) a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction 
     that a consumer is a victim of trafficking; and
       ``(B) documentation that identifies items of adverse 
     information that should not be furnished by a consumer 
     reporting agency because the items resulted from the severe 
     form of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking of which 
     the consumer is a victim.
       ``(2) Victim of trafficking.--The term `victim of 
     trafficking' means a person who is a victim of a severe form 
     of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking, as those terms 
     are defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       ``(b) Adverse Information.--A consumer reporting agency may 
     not furnish a consumer report containing any adverse item of 
     information about a consumer that resulted from a severe form 
     of trafficking in persons or sex trafficking if the consumer 
     has provided trafficking documentation to the consumer 
     reporting agency.

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       ``(c) Rulemaking.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Director shall 
     promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a).
       ``(2) Contents.--The regulations issued pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall establish a method by which consumers 
     shall submit trafficking documentation to consumer reporting 
     agencies.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     the Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 605B the following:

``605C. Adverse information in cases of trafficking.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply on the date that is 30 days after the date on 
     which the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection issues a rule pursuant to section 605C(c) of the 
     Fair Credit Reporting Act, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section. Any rule issued by the Director to implement such 
     section 605C shall be limited to preventing a consumer 
     reporting agency from furnishing a consumer report containing 
     any adverse item of information about a consumer that 
     resulted from trafficking.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4546. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Young) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1283. CONTINGENCY PLAN RELATING TO FLOATING OIL STORAGE 
                   AND OFFLOADING VESSEL  SAFER.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the condition of the floating storage and offloading 
     vessel (FSO) Safer in the port of Hodeidah in Yemen poses a 
     significant threat to the economic, ecological, and 
     humanitarian environment of the countries bordering the Red 
     Sea;
       (2) the Houthis have repeatedly obstructed efforts by the 
     international community, including the United Nations, to 
     inspect and repair the FSO Safer;
       (3) a spill of the nearly 1,000,000 barrels of crude oil 
     contained in the FSO Safer, four times the amount spilled in 
     the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989, would result in 
     devastating ecological damage to the unique environment of 
     the Red Sea, and would profoundly damage fishing industries 
     along both sides of the Red Sea Coast, especially in Yemen;
       (4) a spill from the FSO Safer would--
       (A) block a vital shipping lane through which 10 percent of 
     annual trade transits; and
       (B) disrupt international trade during a time in which 
     countries around the world continue efforts to recover from 
     the COVID-19 pandemic;
       (5) the people of Yemen continue to face dire 
     circumstances, and such circumstances would be exacerbated by 
     a spill from the FSO Safer because such a spill would close 
     of the port of Hodeidah, through which \2/3\ of Yemen's food 
     is transferred, and result in the potential for widespread 
     famine and malnutrition; and
       (6) Congress should encourage the efforts of various 
     parties, including the United Nations and other regional 
     stakeholders, to resolve the dangerous situation posed by the 
     FSO Safer and find a lasting solution to the crisis, 
     including by contributing financially to efforts--
       (A) to prevent an oil spill from the FSO Safer; and
       (B) in the event of such a spill, to mitigate the effects 
     of the spill.
       (b) Contingency Plan.--
       (1) Interagency working group.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall establish an interagency working group consisting 
     of representatives of relevant Federal agencies, including 
     the Department of Defense, the United States Mission to the 
     United Nations, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to 
     develop a contingency plan to be implemented in the event a 
     crude oil leak from, or an explosion on, the FSO Safer.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
     representatives of the interagency working group established 
     under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the 
     contingency plan developed under that paragraph that 
     describes--
       (i) the options available to the United States Government 
     for mitigating the economic, ecological, and humanitarian 
     crises that would result from a disaster related to the FSO 
     Safer; and
       (ii) the steps already taken by the United States 
     Government and international and regional stakeholders--

       (I) to encourage a diplomatic solution to the situation; 
     and
       (II) to prepare for the eventuality that a disaster may 
     occur before such a solution is reached.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4547. 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL 
                   EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY INNOVATION BASE.

       (a) Special Immigrant Status.--In accordance with the 
     procedures established under subsection (f)(1), and subject 
     to the numerical limitations under subsection (c)(1), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may provide an alien described 
     in subsection (b) (and the spouse and children of the alien 
     if accompanying or following to join the alien) with the 
     status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if 
     the alien--
       (1) submits a classification petition under section 
     204(a)(1)(G)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and
       (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and 
     is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent 
     residence.
       (b) Aliens Described.--An alien is described in this 
     subsection if--
       (1) the alien--
       (A) is employed by a United States employer and engaged in 
     work to promote and protect the National Security Innovation 
     Base;
       (B) is engaged in basic or applied research, funded by the 
     Department of Defense, through a United States institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or
       (C) possesses scientific or technical expertise that will 
     advance the development of critical technologies identified 
     in the National Defense Strategy or the National Defense 
     Science and Technology Strategy, required by section 218 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679); and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense issues a written statement to 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security confirming that the 
     admission of the alien is essential to advancing the 
     research, development, testing, or evaluation of critical 
     technologies described in paragraph (1)(C) or otherwise 
     serves national security interests.
       (c) Numerical Limitations.--
       (1) In general.--The total number of principal aliens who 
     may be provided special immigrant status under this section 
     may not exceed--
       (A) 10 in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2030; and
       (B) 100 in fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       (2) Exclusion from numerical limitation.--Aliens provided 
     special immigrant status under this section shall not be 
     counted against the numerical limitations under sections 
     201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)).
       (d) Defense Competition for Scientists and Technical 
     Experts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a process to select, on a competitive basis 
     from among individuals described in subsection (b), 
     individuals for recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for special immigrant status under subsection (a).
       (e) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall authorize appropriate personnel of 
     the Department of Defense to use all personnel and management 
     authorities available to the Department, including--
       (1) the personnel and management authorities provided to 
     the science and technology reinvention laboratories;
       (2) the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in 
     196(i) of title 10, United States Code); and
       (3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (f) Procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     and Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish policies and 
     procedures implementing this section, which shall include 
     procedures for--
       (1) processing of petitions for classification submitted 
     under subsection (a)(1) and applications for an immigrant 
     visa or adjustment of status, as applicable; and
       (2) thorough processing of any required security 
     clearances.
       (g) Fees.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     establish a fee--
       (1) to be charged and collected to process an application 
     filed under this section; and

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       (2) that is set at a level that will ensure recovery of the 
     full costs of such processing and any additional costs 
     associated with the administration of the fees collected.
       (h) Implementation Report Required.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense shall 
     jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report that includes--
       (1) a plan for implementing the authorities provided under 
     this section; and
       (2) identification of any additional authorities that may 
     be required to assist the Secretaries in fully implementing 
     this section.
       (i) Program Evaluation and Report.--
       (1) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an evaluation of the competitive program 
     and special immigrant program described in subsections (a) 
     through (g).
       (2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the results of the 
     evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
       (2) National security innovation base.--The term ``National 
     Security Innovation Base'' means the network of persons and 
     organizations, including Federal agencies, institutions of 
     higher education, federally funded research and development 
     centers, defense industrial base entities, nonprofit 
     organizations, commercial entities, and venture capital firms 
     that are engaged in the military and nonmilitary research, 
     development, funding, and production of innovative 
     technologies that support the national security of the United 
     States.
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  SA 4548. Mr. LANKFORD 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 C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 744. DELAY OF COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 
                   RELATING TO RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS.

       (a) Delay of Vaccine Mandate.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     not require members of the Armed Forces to receive the 
     vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known as 
     ``COVID-19'') or penalize such members for not receiving such 
     vaccine until the date on which all religious and medical 
     accommodation requests filed before December 1, 2022, seeking 
     an exemption from such a requirement have been individually 
     evaluated with a final determination and all appeal processes 
     in connection with any such requests have been exhausted.
       (b) Private Right of Action Relating to COVID-19 
     Vaccination.--A member of the Armed Forces whose religious 
     accommodation request relating to the vaccination for 
     coronavirus disease 2019 is denied without written 
     individualized consideration or consultation with the Office 
     of the Chief of Chaplains for the military department 
     concerned to confirm that there is a compelling interest in 
     having the member receive such vaccination and that mandating 
     vaccination is the least restrictive means of furthering that 
     interest shall have a cause of action for financial damages 
     caused by the harm to their military career, retirement, or 
     benefits.
       (c) Consultation With Offices of Chief of Chaplains 
     Regarding Religious Accommodations.--
       (1) In general.--The final accommodation authority for each 
     military department shall consult with the Office of the 
     Chief of Chaplains for the military department concerned 
     before denying any religious accommodation request.
       (2) Procedures for religious exemption requests.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall consult with the members of the 
     Armed Forces Chaplains Board in determining the general 
     procedure for processing religious exemption requests.
       (3) Determinations relating to religious belief or 
     conscience.--No determinations shall be made regarding the 
     sincerity of the religious belief or conscience of a member 
     of the Armed Forces by the final accommodation authority 
     without the documented consultation of a chaplain with the 
     member.
       (d) Inspector General Investigation Regarding Religious 
     Accommodations for COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall complete 
     an investigation into whether each of the military 
     departments has complied with Federal law (including the 
     Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb 
     et seq.)), Department of Defense Instruction 1300.17, and 
     other policies of the military departments relevant to 
     determining religious accommodations for the requirement that 
     members of the Armed Forces receive the vaccination for 
     coronavirus disease 2019.
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  SA 4549. Mr. TUBERVILLE 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 XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3157. PRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF URANIUM-233 TO FOSTER 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF THORIUM MOLTEN-SALT REACTORS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Thorium molten-salt reactor technology was originally 
     developed in the United States, primarily at the Oak Ridge 
     National Laboratory in the State of Tennessee.
       (2) Before the cancellation of the program in 1976, the 
     technology developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory was 
     moving steadily toward efficient utilization of the natural 
     thorium energy resource, which exists in substantial amounts 
     in many parts of the United States and around the world.
       (3) The People's Republic of China is known to be pursuing 
     the development of molten salt reactor technology based on a 
     thorium fuel cycle.
       (4) Thorium itself is not fissile, but fertile, and 
     requires a fissile material to begin a nuclear chain 
     reaction.
       (5) Uranium-233, derived from neutron absorption by natural 
     thorium, is the ideal candidate for the fissile component of 
     a thorium reactor, and is the only fissile material candidate 
     that can minimize the production of long-lived transuranic 
     elements, which have proven a great challenge to the geologic 
     disposal of existing spent nuclear fuel.
       (6) Geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel from 
     conventional nuclear reactors continues to pose severe 
     political and technical challenges, and costs the United 
     States taxpayer more than $500,000,000 annually in court-
     mandated awards to utilities.
       (7) The United States possesses the largest inventory of 
     uranium-233 in the world, aggregated at the Oak Ridge 
     National Laboratory.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the best economic and national security 
     interests of the United States to resume development of 
     highly efficient thorium molten-salt reactors that can 
     minimize transuranic waste production, in consideration of 
     the pursuit by the People's Republic of China of thorium 
     molten-salt reactors and associated cooperative research 
     agreements with United States national laboratories;
       (2) that the development of highly efficient thorium 
     molten-salt reactors is consistent with section 1261 of the 
     John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2060), which 
     declared long-term strategic competition with the People's 
     Republic of China as ``a principal priority for the United 
     States''; and
       (3) to resume such development, it is necessary to preserve 
     as much of the uranium-233 remaining at Oak Ridge National 
     Laboratory as possible.
       (c) Preservation and Storage of Uranium-233.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall seek every 
     opportunity to preserve separated uranium-233, with the goal 
     of fostering development of thorium molten-salt reactors by 
     United States industry.
       (2) Downblending and disposal of certain uranium.--The 
     Secretary may provide for the downblending and disposal of 
     uranium-233 determined by industry experts not to be valuable 
     for research and development of thorium molten-salt reactors 
     or technology implementation.
       (d) Interagency Cooperation.--The Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of the Army (including the head of the Army Reactor 
     Office), the Secretary of Transportation, the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority, and other relevant agencies shall--
       (1) work together to preserve uranium-233;
       (2) if necessary, expedite transfers of uranium-233 between 
     the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense; and
       (3) seek the assistance of appropriate industrial or 
     medical entities.
       (e) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that includes the following:
       (1) Details of the separated U-233 inventory that is most 
     feasible for immediate or near-term transfer.
       (2) The costs of constructing or modifying a suitable 
     category I facility for the secure, permanent storage of the 
     U-233 inventory.
       (3) A pathway for National Asset Material designation.

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       (4) A description of the scope for such a facility that 
     would enable secure access to the nuclear material for 
     research and development of thorium fuel cycle reactors, for 
     defense and civilian applications, as well as for medical 
     isotope extraction and processing, including by developing 
     such a facility through public-private partnerships.
       (5) An assessment of whether the Secretary should transfer 
     the ownership of U-233 from the Office of Environmental 
     Management to the Office of Nuclear Energy.
       (6) An assessment of the ability of the Department of 
     Energy to transfer the inventory of U-233 that the Secretary 
     determines is most feasible for immediate or near-term 
     transfer to the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, for secure interim storage.
       (7) The feasibility of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration providing for the secure storage of the 
     inventory of U-233 within the Y-12 National Security Complex 
     or another suitable location within the nuclear security 
     enterprise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
     Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
       (f) No Funding Authorized.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 3102 and available as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4701 for the U233 Disposition 
     Program is hereby reduced by $55,000,000.
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  SA 4550. Mr. THUNE 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 X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF IMPROVED SCHEDULING AND 
                   MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL ACTIVITY AIRSPACE.

       (a) Sense of Congress on Adaptive Airspace.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that--
       (1) where it does not conflict with safety, improved 
     scheduling and management of special activity airspace (also 
     referred to as ``adaptive airspace'' and ``dynamic 
     airspace'') is expected to optimize the use of the national 
     airspace system for all stakeholders; and
       (2) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the Secretary of Defense should take such 
     actions as may be necessary to support ongoing efforts to 
     develop improved scheduling and management of special 
     activity airspace, including--
       (A) the continuation of formal partnerships between the 
     Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense 
     that focus on special activity airspace, future airspace 
     needs, and joint solutions; and
       (B) maturing research within their federally funded 
     research and development centers, Federal partner agencies, 
     and the aviation community.
       (b) Pilot Program.--
       (1) Pilot program required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall establish a pilot program on 
     developing and testing improved management of special 
     activity airspace supported by efficient scheduling 
     capabilities.
       (2) Testing of special activity airspace scheduling and 
     management.--Under the pilot program established under 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Secretary shall 
     jointly test not fewer than three areas of special activity 
     airspace designated by the Federal Aviation Administration 
     for use by the Department of Defense, of which--
       (A) at least one shall be over coastal waters of the United 
     States; and
       (B) at least two shall be over land of the United States.
       (c) Report.--Not less than two years after the date of the 
     establishment of the pilot program under subsection (b)(1), 
     the Administrator and Secretary shall submit to the following 
     congressional committees a report on the interim results of 
     the pilot program:
       (1) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (d) Authorization of Funds.--The Administrator and 
     Secretary shall be authorized to use such funds as necessary 
     to carry out the activities established under subsections (b) 
     and (c).
       (e) Limits on Staff.--Any such hour or other employee 
     limitations concerning staff or workforce that may be 
     dedicated to the execution of the activities established 
     under subsections (b) and (c), including work associated with 
     the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, shall be 
     waived.

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