[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7884]
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  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     rescinded under paragraph (2):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.
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