[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H6514-H6600]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
The Speaker pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further
consideration of the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense
and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes will now resume.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution
1224, I offer amendments en bloc.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en
bloc.
Amendments en bloc No. 5 consisting of amendment Nos. 413, 415, 440,
444, 465, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554,
555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568,
569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582,
583, 584, 585, 586, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597,
598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611,
612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625,
626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 638, 639, 640,
641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, and 649, printed in part A of
House Report 117-405, offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:
Amendment No. 413 Offered by Ms. Jayapal of Washington
At the end of title LVIII of division E, add the following:
SEC. 5806. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS WITH
WILLFUL OR REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE FAIR
LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.
(a) Initiation of Debarment Proceedings.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall initiate a
debarment proceeding with respect to a covered person for
whom information regarding two or more willful or repeated
violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
201 et seq.) (as determined by a disposition described under
subsection (c)(1) of section 2313 of title 41, United States
Code, and issued in the last five years) is included in the
database established under subsection (a) of such section.
(2) Length of debarment.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Labor may determine the
length of a debarment under paragraph (1).
(b) Databases.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall ensure
that the enforcement and compliance databases of the
Department of Labor--
(1) identify persons that have been finally adjudicated to
have violated labor laws;
(2) list each person, identified by the tax identification
number of the person, that is suspended or debarred for a
violation of a labor law; and
(3) are accessible to contracting officers and suspension
and debarment officials at all Federal agencies.
(c) Revision of FAR.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation
shall be revised to require contracting officers--
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(1) when renewing or awarding a contract, to check the
database in subsection (b) for suspensions or debarments
described under that subsection when determining present
responsibility and conducting a past performance evaluation;
(2) to enter relevant information from the database in
subsection (b) into past performance evaluations in the
Contractor Performance Assessment and Reporting System; and
(3) to coordinate with the Labor Advisor of the agency and
consult with experts regarding alleged violations of labor
law.
(d) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``covered person'' means any individual,
enterprise, or firm applying for a contract worth $500,000 or
more;
(2) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code;
(3) the term ``labor law'' includes--
(A) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis Bacon Act'');
(B) chapter 67 of subtitle II of title 41, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ``Services Contracting
Act''); and
(C) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.); and
(4) the term ``willful'' has the meaning given that term in
section 578.3 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment No. 415 Offered by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez of New York
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING THE
PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES BY
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER.
(a) Defense Contracts.--Section 4657 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Compliance.--
``(1) Procedures for submission of complaint.--The
Secretary of Defense shall establish, and make available to
the public, procedures under which an applicant for a
position with a Department of Defense contractor may submit
to the Secretary a complaint, or any other information,
relating to compliance by the contractor with subsection
(a)(1)(B).
``(2) Investigation of compliance.--In addition to the
authority to investigate compliance by a contractor with
subsection (a)(1)(B) pursuant to a complaint submitted under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense
may investigate compliance with subsection (a)(1)(B) in
conducting a compliance evaluation under section 60-1.20, 60-
300.60, or 60-741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any successor regulation).''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``, based upon the results of a complaint
investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by the
Secretary of Defense under section 60-1.20, 60-300.60, or 60-
741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation)'' after ``determines'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``warning'' and
inserting ``notice''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by inserting ``, based upon the results of a complaint
investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by the
Secretary of Defense under section 60-1.20, 60-300.60, or 60-
741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation),'' after ``determines'';
(ii) by inserting ``as may be necessary'' after ``Federal
agencies''; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) taking an action to impose a sanction described under
section 202(7) of Executive Order 11246 (related to equal
employment opportunity) and section 60-1.27 of title 41, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).''.
(b) Civilian Agency Contracts.--Section 4714(b) of title
41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Compliance.--
``(1) Procedures for submission of complaint.--The
Secretary of Labor shall establish, and make available to the
public, procedures under which an applicant for a position
with a Federal contractor may submit to the Secretary a
complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance
by the contractor with subsection (a)(1)(B).
``(2) Investigation of compliance.--In addition to the
authority to investigate compliance by a contractor with
subsection (a)(1)(B) pursuant to a complaint submitted under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor may
investigate compliance with subsection (a)(1)(B) in
conducting a compliance evaluation under section 60-1.20, 60-
300.60, or 60-741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any successor regulation).''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``head of an executive agency'' and
inserting ``Secretary of Labor'';
(ii) by inserting ``, based upon the results of a complaint
investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by the
Secretary of Labor under section 60-1.20, 60-300.60, or 60-
741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation)'' after ``determines'';
(iii) by striking ``such head'' and inserting ``the
Secretary of Labor''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``warning'' and
inserting ``notice''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``head of an executive agency'' and
inserting ``Secretary of Labor'';
(ii) by inserting ``, based upon the results of a complaint
investigation or compliance evaluation conducted by the
Secretary of Labor under section 60-1.20, 60-300.60, or 60-
741.60 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation),'' after ``determines'';
(iii) by striking ``such head'' and inserting ``the
Secretary of Labor'';
(iv) by inserting ``as may be necessary'' after ``Federal
agencies''; and
(v) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) taking an action to impose a sanction described under
section 202(7) of Executive Order 11246 (related to equal
employment opportunity) and section 60-1.27 of title 41, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).''.
(c) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by
this Act, shall apply with respect to contracts awarded on or
after December 20, 2022.
Amendment No. 440 Offered by Ms. Wild of Pennsylvania
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes the
following:
(1) An assessment of extrajudicial killings and other human
rights violations committed by the Philippines military,
police, and paramilitary forces, specifically violations
against trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders,
critics of the government, faith and religious leaders, and
other civil society activists.
(2) A description of the human rights climate in the
Philippines; an assessment of the Philippines military,
police, and paramilitary forces' adherence to human rights;
and an analysis of such forces' role in the practice of
``red-tagging'', including against United States citizens.
Amendment No. 444 Offered by Mr. Quigley of Illinois
At the end of division E, add the following:
TITLE LIX--PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS
SEC. 5901. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(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) Commercial trade in live wildlife.--The term
``commercial trade in live wildlife''--
(A) means commercial trade in live wildlife for human
consumption as food or medicine, whether the animals
originated in the wild or in a captive environment; and
(B) does not include--
(i) fish;
(ii) invertebrates;
(iii) amphibians and reptiles; and
(iv) the meat of ruminant game species--
(I) traded in markets in countries with effective
implementation and enforcement of scientifically based,
nationally implemented policies and legislation for
processing, trans-port, trade, and marketing; and
(II) sold after being slaughtered and processed under
sanitary conditions.
(3) One health.--The term ``One Health'' means a
collaborative, multi-sectoral, and transdisciplinary approach
working at the local, regional, national, and global levels
with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes that
recognizes the interconnection between--
(A) people, animals, both wild and domestic, and plants;
and
(B) the environment shared by such people, animals, and
plants.
(4) Wildlife market.--The term ``wildlife market''--
(A) means a commercial market or subsection of a commercial
market--
(i) where live mammalian or avian wildlife is held,
slaughtered, or sold for human consumption as food or
medicine whether the animals originated in the wild or in a
captive environment; and
(ii) that delivers a product in communities where
alternative nutritional or protein sources are readily
available and affordable; and
(B) does not include--
(i) markets in areas where no other practical alternative
sources of protein or meat exists, such as wildlife markets
in rural areas on which indigenous people and rural local
communities rely to feed them-selves and their families; and
(ii) processors of dead wild game and fish.
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SEC. 5902. COUNTRY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO END THE COMMERCIAL
TRADE IN LIVE WILDLIFE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE
MARKETS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the
completion of the first report required under section 5905,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development and the heads of other relevant Federal
departments and agencies, including the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Secretary of the Interior, and after consideration of the
results of best available scientific findings of practices
and behaviors occurring at the source of zoonoses spillover
and spread, shall publicly release a list of countries the
governments of which express willingness to end the domestic
and international commercial trade in live wildlife and
associated wildlife markets for human consumption, as defined
for purposes of this title--
(1) immediately;
(2) after a transitional period; and
(3) aspirationally, over a long-term period.
(b) Global Health Security Zoonosis Plans.--The Secretary
of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall work bilaterally with the
governments of the countries listed pursuant to subsection
(a) to establish Global Health Security Zoonoses Plans that--
(1) outline actions to address novel pathogens of zoonotic
origin that have the potential to become epidemics or
pandemics;
(2) identify incentives and strengthened policies; and
(3) provide technical support to communities, policy
makers, civil society, law enforcement, and other
stakeholders to--
(A) end the domestic and international commercial trade in
live wildlife and associated wildlife markets for human
consumption immediately, during a transitional period, or
aspirationally; and
(B) improve the biosecurity and sanitation conditions in
markets.
(c) Updates.--The list of countries required by subsection
(a), the corresponding Global Health Security Zoonosis plans
established pursuant to subsection (b), and any actions taken
under such plans to end the commercial trade in live wildlife
and associated wildlife markets for human consumption
immediately, during a transitional period, or aspirationally,
shall be reviewed, updated, and publicly released annually by
the Secretary and Administrator, following review of the most
recent scientific data.
SEC. 5903. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that global institutions,
including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, the World Organisation for Animal Health, the World
Health Organization, and the United Nations Environment
Programme, together with leading intergovernmental and
nongovernmental organizations, veterinary and medical
colleges, the Department of State, and the United States
Agency for International Development, should--
(1) promote the paradigm of One Health as an effective and
integrated way to address the complexity of emerging disease
threats; and
(2) support improved community health, biodiversity
conservation, forest conservation and management, sustainable
agriculture, and the safety of livestock, domestic animals,
and wildlife in developing countries, particularly in
tropical landscapes where there is an elevated risk of
zoonotic disease spill over.
SEC. 5904. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to--
(1) support the availability of scalable and sustainable
alternative sources of protein and nutrition for local
communities, where appropriate, in order to minimize human
reliance on the commercial trade in live wildlife for human
consumption;
(2) support foreign governments to--
(A) reduce commercial trade in live wildlife for human
consumption;
(B) transition from the commercial trade in live wildlife
for human consumption to sustainably produced alternate
protein and nutritional sources;
(C) establish and effectively manage and protect natural
habitat, including protected and conserved areas and the
lands of Indigenous peoples and local communities,
particularly in countries with tropical forest hotspots for
emerging diseases;
(D) strengthen veterinary and agricultural extension
capacity to improve sanitation along the value chain and
biosecurity of live animal markets; and
(E) strengthen public health capacity, particularly in
countries where there is a high risk of emerging zoonotic
viruses and other infectious diseases;
(3) respect the rights and needs of indigenous peoples and
local communities dependent on such wildlife for nutritional
needs and food security; and
(4) facilitate international cooperation by working with
international partners through intergovernmental,
international, and nongovernmental organizations such as the
United Nations to--
(A) lead a resolution at the United Nations Security
Council or General Assembly and World Health Assembly
outlining the danger to human and animal health from emerging
zoonotic infectious diseases, with recommendations for
implementing the closure of wildlife markets and prevention
of the commercial trade in live wildlife for human
consumption, except where the consumption of wildlife is
necessary for local food security or where such actions would
significantly disrupt a readily available and irreplaceable
food supply;
(B) raise awareness and build stakeholder engagement
networks, including civil society, the private sector, and
local and regional governments on the dangerous potential of
wildlife markets as a source of zoonotic diseases and reduce
demand for the consumption of wildlife through evidence-based
behavior change programs, while ensuring that existing
wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part
of this process;
(C) encourage and support alternative forms of sustainable
food production, farming, and shifts to sustainable sources
of protein and nutrition instead of terrestrial wildlife,
where able and appropriate, and reduce consumer demand for
terrestrial and freshwater wildlife through enhanced local
and national food systems, especially in areas where wildlife
markets play a significant role in meeting subsistence needs
while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not
encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process; and
(D) strive to increase biosecurity and hygienic standards
implemented in farms, gathering centers, transport, and
market systems around the globe, especially those
specializing in the provision of products intended for human
consumption.
SEC. 5905. PREVENTION OF FUTURE ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER EVENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, in consultation with the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the heads of other relevant departments
and agencies, shall work with foreign governments,
multilateral entities, intergovernmental organizations,
international partners, private sector partners, and
nongovernmental organizations to carry out activities
supporting the following objectives, recognizing that
multiple interventions will likely be necessary to make an
impact, and that interventions will need to be tailored to
the situation to--
(1) pursuant to section 5902, close wildlife markets and
prevent associated commercial trade in live wildlife, placing
a priority focus on countries with significant markets for
live wildlife for human consumption, high-volume commercial
trade and associated markets, trade in and across urban
centers, and trade for luxury consumption or where there is
no dietary necessity--
(A) through existing treaties, conventions, and agreements;
(B) by amending existing protocols or agreements;
(C) by pursuing new protocols; or
(D) by other means of international coordination;
(2) improve regulatory oversight and reduce commercial
trade in live wildlife and eliminate practices identified to
contribute to zoonotic spillover and emerging pathogens;
(3) prevent commercial trade in live wildlife through
programs that combat wildlife trafficking and poaching,
including--
(A) providing assistance to improve law enforcement;
(B) detecting and deterring the illegal import, transit,
sale, and export of wildlife;
(C) strengthening such programs to assist countries through
legal reform;
(D) improving information sharing and enhancing
capabilities of participating foreign governments;
(E) supporting efforts to change behavior and reduce demand
for such wildlife products;
(F) leveraging United States private sector technologies
and expertise to scale and enhance enforcement responses to
detect and prevent such trade; and
(G) strengthening collaboration with key private sector
entities in the transportation industry to prevent and report
the transport of such wildlife and wildlife products;
(4) leverage strong United States bilateral relationships
to support new and existing inter-Ministerial collaborations
or Task Forces that can serve as regional One Health models;
(5) build local agricultural and food safety capacity by
leveraging expertise from the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and institutions of higher education with
agricultural or natural resource expertise;
(6) work through international organizations to help
develop a set of objective risk-based metrics that provide a
cross-country comparable measure of the level of risk posed
by wildlife trade and marketing and can be used to track
progress nations make in reducing risks, identify where
resources should be focused, and potentially leverage a peer
influence effect;
(7) increase efforts to prevent the degradation and
fragmentation of forests and other intact ecosystems to
minimize interactions between wildlife and human and
livestock populations that could contribute to spillover
events and zoonotic disease transmission, including by
providing assistance or supporting policies to, for example--
(A) conserve, protect, and restore the integrity of such
ecosystems;
(B) support the rights and needs of Indigenous People and
local communities and their
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ability to continue their effective stewardship of their
traditional lands and territories;
(C) support the establishment and effective management of
protected areas, prioritizing highly intact areas; and
(D) prevent activities that result in the destruction,
degradation, fragmentation, or conversion of intact forests
and other intact ecosystems and biodiversity strongholds,
including by governments, private sector entities, and
multilateral development financial institutions;
(8) offer appropriate alternative livelihood and worker
training programs and enterprise development to wildlife
traders, wildlife breeders, and local communities whose
members are engaged in the commercial trade in live wildlife
for human consumption;
(9) ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples and local
communities are respected and their authority to exercise
these rights is protected;
(10) strengthen global capacity for prevention, prediction,
and detection of novel and existing zoonoses with pandemic
potential, including the support of innovative technologies
in coordination with the United States Agency for
International Development, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and other relevant departments and agencies;
and
(11) support the development of One Health systems at the
local, regional, national, and global levels in coordination
with the United States Agency for International Development,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other
relevant departments and agencies, particularly in emerging
infectious disease hotspots, through a collaborative,
multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach that recognizes
the interconnections among people, animals, plants, and their
shared environment to achieve equitable and sustainable
health outcomes.
(b) Activities May Include.--
(1) Global cooperation.--The United States Government,
working through the United Nations and its components, as
well as international organization such as Interpol, the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the
World Organisation for Animal Health, and in furtherance of
the policies described in section 5904, shall--
(A) collaborate with other member States, issue
declarations, statements, and communiques urging countries to
close wildlife markets, and prevent commercial trade in live
wildlife for human consumption; and
(B) urge increased enforcement of existing laws to end
wildlife trafficking.
(2) International coalitions.--The Secretary of State shall
seek to build new, and support existing, international
coalitions focused on closing wildlife markets and preventing
commercial trade in live wildlife for human consumption, with
a focus on the following efforts:
(A) Providing assistance and advice to other governments in
the adoption of legislation and regulations to close wildlife
markets and associated trade over such timeframe and in such
manner as to minimize the increase of wildlife trafficking
and poaching.
(B) Creating economic and enforcement pressure for the
immediate shut down of uncontrolled, unsanitary, or illicit
wildlife markets and their supply chains to prevent their
operation.
(C) Providing assistance and guidance to other governments
on measures to prohibit the import, export, and domestic
commercial trade in live wildlife for the purpose of human
consumption.
(D) Implementing risk reduction interventions and control
options to address zoonotic spillover along the supply chain
for the wildlife market system.
(E) Engaging and receiving guidance from key stakeholders
at the ministerial, local government, and civil society
level, including Indigenous Peoples, in countries that will
be impacted by this title and where wildlife markets and
associated wildlife trade are the predominant source of meat
or protein, in order to mitigate the impact of any
international efforts on food security, nutrition, local
customs, conservation methods, or cultural norms.
(c) United States Agency for International Development.--
(1) Sustainable food systems funding.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to any
other amounts provided for such purposes, there is authorized
to be appropriated such sums as necessary for each of fiscal
years 2023 through 2032 to the United States Agency for
International Development to reduce demand for consumption of
wildlife from wildlife markets and support shifts to
diversified alternative and sustainably produced sources of
nutritious food and protein in communities that rely upon the
consumption of wildlife for food security, while ensuring
that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or
destroyed as part of this process, using a multisectoral
approach and including support for demonstration programs.
(B) Activities.--The Bureau for Development, Democracy and
Innovation (DDI), the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
(RFS), and the Bureau for Global Health (GH) of the United
States Agency for International Development shall, in
partnership with United States and international institutions
of higher education and nongovernmental organizations, co-
develop approaches focused on safe, sustainable food systems
that support and incentivize the replacement of terrestrial
wildlife in diets, while ensuring that existing wildlife
habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this
process.
(2) Addressing threats and causes of zoonotic disease
outbreaks.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Interior, shall increase activities in United States
Agency for International Development programs related to
conserving biodiversity, combating wildlife trafficking,
sustainable landscapes, global health, food security, and
resilience in order to address the threats and causes of
zoonotic disease outbreaks, including through--
(A) education;
(B) capacity building;
(C) strengthening human, livestock, and wildlife health
monitoring systems of pathogens of zoonotic origin to support
early detection and reporting of novel and known pathogens
for emergence of zoonotic disease and strengthening cross-
sectoral collaboration to align risk reduction approaches in
consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(D) improved domestic and wild animal disease monitoring
and control at production and market levels;
(E) development of alternative livelihood opportunities
where possible;
(F) preventing degradation and fragmentation of forests and
other intact ecosystems and restoring the integrity of such
ecosystems, particularly in tropical countries, to prevent
the creation of new pathways for zoonotic pathogen
transmission that arise from interactions among wildlife,
humans, and livestock populations;
(G) minimizing interactions between domestic livestock and
wild animals in markets and captive production;
(H) supporting shifts from wildlife markets to diversified,
safe, affordable, and accessible alternative sources of
protein and nutrition through enhanced local and national
food systems while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is
not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process;
(I) improving community health, forest management
practices, and safety of livestock production in tropical
landscapes, particularly in hotspots for zoonotic spillover
and emerging infectious diseases;
(J) preventing degradation and fragmentation of forests and
other intact ecosystems, particularly in tropical countries,
to minimize interactions between wildlife, human, and
livestock populations that could contribute to spillover
events and zoonotic disease transmission, including by
providing assistance or supporting policies to--
(i) conserve, protect, and restore the integrity of such
ecosystems; and
(ii) support the rights of Indigenous People and local
communities and their ability to continue their effective
steward ship of their intact traditional lands and
territories;
(K) supporting development and use of multi-data sourced
predictive models and decisionmaking tools to identify areas
of highest probability of zoonotic spillover and to determine
cost-effective monitoring and mitigation approaches; and
(L) other relevant activities described in this section
that are within the mandate of the United States Agency for
International Development.
(d) Staffing Requirements.--The Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, in collaboration
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United
States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and other Federal entities as appropriate, is
authorized to hire additional personnel--
(1) to undertake programs aimed at reducing the risks of
endemic and emerging infectious diseases and exposure to
antimicrobial resistant pathogens;
(2) to provide administrative support and resources to
ensure effective and efficient coordination of funding
opportunities and sharing of expertise from relevant United
States Agency for International Development bureaus and
programs, including emerging pandemic threats;
(3) to award funding to on-the-ground projects;
(4) to provide project oversight to ensure accountability
and transparency in all phases of the award process; and
(5) to undertake additional activities under this title.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Department of state and united states agency for
international development.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until
2030, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
(i) describing--
(I) the actions taken pursuant to this title and the
provision of United States technical assistance;
(II) the impact and effectiveness of international
cooperation on shutting down wildlife markets;
(III) partnerships developed with other institutions of
higher learning and nongovernmental organizations; and
(IV) the impact and effectiveness of international
cooperation on preventing the import, export, and domestic
commercial trade
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in live wildlife for the purpose of human use as food or
medicine, while accounting for the differentiated needs of
vulnerable populations who depend upon such wildlife as a
predominant source of meat or protein;
(ii) identifying--
(I) foreign countries that continue to enable the operation
of wildlife markets as defined by this title and the
associated trade of wildlife products for human use as food
or medicine that feeds such markets;
(II) recommendations for incentivizing or enforcing
compliance with laws and policies to close wildlife markets
pursuant to section 5902 and uncontrolled, unsanitary, or
illicit wildlife markets and end the associated commercial
trade in live wildlife for human use as food or medicine,
which may include visa restrictions and other diplomatic or
economic tools; and
(III) summarizing additional personnel hired with funding
authorized under this title, including the number hired in
each bureau.
(B) Initial report.--The first report submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include, in addition to the elements
described in such subparagraph, a summary of existing
research and findings related to the risk live wildlife
markets pose to human health through the emergence or
reemergence of pathogens and activities to reduce the risk of
zoonotic spillover.
(C) Form.--The report required under this paragraph shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 5906. LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHE DEPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, and in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall require the Chief of Law Enforcement of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service to hire, train, and deploy
not fewer than 50 new United States Fish and Wildlife Service
law enforcement attaches, and appropriate additional support
staff, at 1 or more United States embassies, consulates,
commands, or other facilities--
(1) in 1 or more countries designated as a focus country or
a country of concern in the most recent report submitted
under section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and
(2) in such additional countries or regions, as determined
by the Secretary of the Interior, that are known or suspected
to be a source of illegal trade of species listed--
(A) as a threatened species or an endangered species under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
or
(B) under appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at
Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249).
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032.
SEC. 5907. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
Nothing in this title shall restrict or otherwise
prohibit--
(1) legal and regulated hunting, fishing, or trapping
activities for subsistence, sport, or recreation; or
(2) the lawful domestic and international transport of
legally harvested fish or wildlife trophies.
amendment no. 465 offered by mr. defazio of oregon
At the end of the bill, add the following:
DIVISION F--DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Don
Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
division is as follows:
DIVISION F--DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities.
Sec. 104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional
cutters.
TITLE II--COAST GUARD
Subtitle A--Military Personnel Matters
Sec. 201. Authorized strength.
Sec. 202. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on
active duty.
Sec. 203. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion
list.
Sec. 204. Coast Guard behavioral health policy.
Sec. 205. Improving representation of women and of racial and ethnic
minorities among Coast Guard active-duty members.
Subtitle B--Operational Matters
Sec. 206. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness
through condition-based maintenance.
Sec. 207. Unmanned systems strategy.
Sec. 208. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations.
Sec. 209. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness.
Sec. 210. Great Lakes winter shipping.
Sec. 211. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and
response.
Sec. 212. Study on laydown of Coast Guard cutters.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 213. Responses of Commandant of the Coast Guard to safety
recommendations.
Sec. 214. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.
Sec. 215. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates.
Sec. 216. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan.
Sec. 217. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal.
Sec. 218. Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
Sec. 219. Notification of communication outages.
TITLE III--MARITIME
Subtitle A--Shipping
Sec. 301. Nonoperating individual.
Sec. 302. Oceanographic research vessels.
Sec. 303. Atlantic Coast port access routes briefing.
Subtitle B--Vessel Safety
Sec. 304. Fishing vessel safety.
Sec. 305. Requirements for DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessels.
Sec. 306. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passengers
vessels.
Sec. 307. Automatic identification system requirements.
Subtitle C--Shipbuilding Program
Sec. 308. Qualified vessel.
Sec. 309. Establishing a capital construction fund.
TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Sec. 401. Terms and vacancies.
TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS
Subtitle A--Navigation
Sec. 501. Restriction on changing salvors.
Sec. 502. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established
anchorage grounds.
Sec. 503. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Sec. 504. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in
aquaculture activities.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 505. Information on type approval certificates.
Sec. 506. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.
Sec. 507. Cargo waiting time reduction.
Sec. 508. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response
contracts.
Sec. 509. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer.
Sec. 510. Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria.
Sec. 511. Nonapplicability.
Sec. 512. Report on enforcement of coastwise laws.
Sec. 513. Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California.
Sec. 514. Center of Expertise for Marine Environmental Response.
Sec. 515. Prohibition on entry and operation.
Sec. 516. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.
Sec. 517. Assistance related to marine mammals.
Sec. 518. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels,
vehicles, and structures.
TITLE VI--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.
Sec. 603. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension
or revocation.
Sec. 604. Accommodation; notices.
Sec. 605. Protection against discrimination.
Sec. 606. Alcohol prohibition.
Sec. 607. Surveillance requirements.
Sec. 608. Master key control.
Sec. 609. Safety management systems.
Sec. 610. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment.
Sec. 611. Civil actions for personal injury or death of seamen.
Sec. 612. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.
TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Technical corrections.
Sec. 702. Transportation worker identification credential technical
amendments.
Sec. 703. Reinstatement.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``years 2020 and 2021'' and inserting ``years 2022 and
2023'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``$8,151,620,850 for fiscal year 2020'' and
inserting ``$9,282,360,000 for fiscal year 2022''; and
(ii) by striking ``$8,396,169,475 for fiscal year 2021''
and inserting ``$10,210,596,000 for fiscal year 2023'';
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$17,035,000'' and
inserting ``$17,723,520''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$17,376,000'' and
inserting ``$18,077,990'';
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(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``$2,794,745,000 for fiscal year 2020'' and
inserting ``$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022''; and
(ii) by striking ``$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2021''
and inserting ``$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020'' and
inserting ``$20,400,000 for fiscal year 2022''; and
(ii) by striking ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021'' and
inserting ``$20,808,000 for fiscal year 2023'';
(4) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``$13,834,000 for fiscal year 2020'' and
inserting ``$14,393,220 for fiscal year 2022''; and
(B) by striking ``$14,111,000 for fiscal year 2021'' and
inserting ``$14,681,084 for fiscal year 2023''; and
(5) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``$205,107,000 for fiscal year 2020'' and
inserting ``$213,393,180 for fiscal year 2022''; and
(B) by striking ``$209,209,000 for fiscal year 2021'' and
inserting ``$217,661,044 for fiscal year 2023''.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND
TRAINING.
Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``fiscal years 2020 and
2021'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2022 and 2023''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ``fiscal years 2020 and
2021'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2022 and 2023''.
SEC. 103. SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, up to
$585,000,000 shall be authorized for the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating to fund the
acquisition, construction, rebuilding, or improvement of
Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure and facilities necessary
to support Coast Guard operations and readiness.
(b) Baltimore Coast Guard Yard.--Of the amounts set aside
under subsection (a), up to $175,000,000 shall be authorized
to improve facilities at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore,
Maryland, including improvements to piers and wharves, dry
dock, capital equipment utilities, or dredging necessary to
facilitate access to such Yard.
(c) Training Center Cape May.--Of the amounts set aside
under subsection (a), up to $60,000,000 shall be authorized
to fund Phase I, in fiscal year 2022, and Phase II, in fiscal
year 2023, for the recapitalization of the barracks at the
United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape
May, New Jersey.
(d) Mitigation of Hazard Risks.--In carrying out projects
with funds authorized under this section, the Coast Guard
shall mitigate, to the greatest extent practicable, natural
hazard risks identified in any Shore Infrastructure
Vulnerability Assessment for Phase I related to such
projects.
(e) Fort Wadsworth, New York.--Of the amounts set aside
under subsection (a), up to $1,200,000 shall be authorized to
fund a construction project to--
(1) complete repairs to the United States Coast Guard
Station, New York, waterfront, including repairs to the
concrete pier; and
(2) replace floating piers Alpha and Bravo, the South
Breakwater and Ice Screen, the North Breakwater and Ice
Screen, and the seawall.
SEC. 104. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF
ADDITIONAL CUTTERS.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under--
(1) section 4902(2)(A)(i) of title 14, United States Code,
as amended by section 101 of this title, for fiscal year
2022;
(A) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of
a twelfth National Security Cutter; and
(B) $210,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of
3 Fast Response Cutters; and
(2) section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code,
as amended by section 101 of this title, for fiscal year
2023;
(A) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of
a twelfth National Security Cutter; and
(B) $210,000,000 shall be authorized for the acquisition of
3 Fast Response Cutters.
(b) Treatment of Acquired Cutter.--Any cutter acquired
using amounts authorized under subsection (a) shall be in
addition to the National Security Cutters and Fast Response
Cutters approved under the existing acquisition baseline in
the program of record for the National Security Cutter and
Fast Response Cutter.
(c) Great Lakes Icebreaker Acquisition.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of
title 14, United States Code--
(1) for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be authorized
for the acquisition of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as
capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30); and
(2) for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000 shall be authorized
for the design and selection of icebreaking cutters for
operation in the Great Lakes, the Northeastern United States,
and the Arctic, as appropriate, that are at least as capable
as the Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking tugs.
(d) Drug and Migrant Interdiction.--Of the Fast Response
Cutters authorized for acquisition under subsection (a), at
least 1 shall be used for drug and migrant interdiction in
the Caribbean Basin (including the Gulf of Mexico).
TITLE II--COAST GUARD
Subtitle A--Military Personnel Matters
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.
Section 3702 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(c) The Secretary may vary the authorized end strength of
the Coast Guard Selected Reserves for a fiscal year by a
number equal to not more than 3 percent of such end strength
upon a determination by the Secretary that varying such
authorized end strength is in the national interest.
``(d) The Commandant may increase the authorized end
strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves by a number
equal to not more than 2 percent of such authorized end
strength upon a determination by the Commandant that such
increase would enhance manning and readiness in essential
units or in critical specialties or ratings.''.
SEC. 202. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS WITH CERTAIN CRITICAL
SKILLS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2165 the
following:
``Sec. 2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard
officers with certain critical skills
``(a) In General.--The Commandant may authorize an officer
in a grade above grade O-2 to remain on active duty after the
date otherwise provided for the retirement of such officer in
section 2154 of this title, if the officer possesses a
critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field
designated pursuant to subsection (b).
``(b) Critical Skills, Specialty, or Career Field.--The
Commandant shall designate any critical skill, specialty, or
career field eligible for continuation on active duty as
provided in subsection (a).
``(c) Duration of Continuation.--An officer continued on
active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not earlier
retired, be retired on the first day of the month after the
month in which the officer completes 40 years of active
service.
``(d) Policy.--The Commandant shall carry out this section
by prescribing policy which shall specify the criteria to be
used in designating any critical skill, specialty, or career
field for purposes of subsection (b).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 21 of
title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2165 the following:
``2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain
critical skills.''.
SEC. 203. NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY
PROMOTION LIST.
(a) Maximum Number of Officers.--Section 2103(a) of title
14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Maximum Total Number.--
``(1) In general.--The total number of Coast Guard
commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list,
excluding warrant officers, shall not exceed--
``(A) 7,100 in fiscal year 2022;
``(B) 7,200 in fiscal year 2023;
``(C) 7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and
``(D) 7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal
year.
``(2) Temporary increase.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
the Commandant may temporarily increase the total number of
commissioned officers permitted under such paragraph by up to
2 percent for no more than 60 days following the date of the
commissioning of a Coast Guard Academy class.
``(3) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after exceeding
the total number of commissioned officers permitted under
paragraph (1), and each 30 days thereafter until the total
number of commissioned officers no longer exceeds the number
of such officers permitted under paragraph (1), the
Commandant shall notify the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate of the number of officers on the active duty promotion
list on the last day of the preceding 30-day period.''.
(b) Officers Not on Active Duty Promotion List.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list
``Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to section
1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate the number of Coast Guard
officers serving at other Federal entities on a reimbursable
basis but not on the active duty promotion list.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list.''.
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SEC. 204. COAST GUARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY.
(a) Interim Behavioral Health Policy.--Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant
of the Coast Guard shall establish an interim behavioral
health policy for members of the Coast Guard equivalent to
the policy described in section 5.28 (relating to behavioral
health) of Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, volume
2, ``Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention''.
(b) Termination.--The interim policy established under
subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the date on which
the Commandant issues a permanent behavior health policy for
members of the Coast Guard which is, to the extent
practicable, equivalent to such section 5.28.
SEC. 205. IMPROVING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND OF RACIAL AND
ETHNIC MINORITIES AMONG COAST GUARD ACTIVE-DUTY
MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall--
(1) determine which recommendations in the RAND
representation report can practicably be implemented to
promote improved representation in the Coast Guard of--
(A) women; and
(B) racial and ethnic minorities; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on the actions the Commandant has taken, or
plans to take, to implement such recommendations.
(b) Curriculum and Training.--The Commandant shall update,
to reflect actions described under subsection (a)(2), the
curriculum and training materials used at--
(1) officer accession points, including the Coast Guard
Academy and the Leadership Development Center;
(2) enlisted member accession at the United States Coast
Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; and
(3) the officer, enlisted member, and civilian leadership
courses managed by the Leadership Development Center.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``RAND
representation report'' means the report titled ``Improving
the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members'' issued by the
Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center of the RAND
Corporation on August 11, 2021.
Subtitle B--Operational Matters
SEC. 206. PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD CUTTER
READINESS THROUGH CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall conduct a pilot project to enhance cutter readiness and
reduce lost patrol days through the deployment of
commercially developed condition-based program standards for
cutter maintenance, in accordance with the criteria set forth
in subsection (b).
(b) Criteria for Condition-Based Maintenance Evaluation.--
In conducting the pilot project under subsection (a), the
Commandant shall--
(1) select at least 1 legacy cutter asset and 1 class of
cutters under construction with respect to which the
application of the pilot project would enhance readiness;
(2) use commercially developed condition-based program
standards similar to those applicable to privately owned and
operated vessels or vessels owned or operated by other
Federal agencies (such as those currently operating under the
direction of Military Sealift Command);
(3) create and model a full ship digital twin for the
cutters selected under paragraph (1);
(4) install or modify instrumentation capable of producing
full hull, mechanical, and electrical data necessary to
analyze cutter operational conditions with active maintenance
alerts; and
(5) deploy artificial intelligence, prognostic-based
integrated maintenance planning modeled after standards
described in paragraph (2).
(c) Report to Congress.--The Commandant shall submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives--
(1) an interim report not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act on the progress in carrying out
the pilot project described in subsection (a); and
(2) a final report not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act on the results of the pilot project
described in subsection (a) that includes--
(A) options to integrate commercially developed condition-
based program standards for cutter maintenance to Coast Guard
cutters; and
(B) plans to deploy commercially developed condition-based
program standards for cutter maintenance to Coast Guard
cutters.
SEC. 207. UNMANNED SYSTEMS STRATEGY.
(a) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a detailed description of the strategy of the Coast
Guard to implement unmanned systems across mission areas,
including--
(1) the steps taken to implement actions recommended in the
consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine published on November 12, 2020,
titled ``Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard
Missions: A Strategic Imperative'';
(2) the strategic goals and acquisition strategies for
proposed uses and procurements of unmanned systems;
(3) a strategy to sustain competition and innovation for
procurement of unmanned systems and services for the Coast
Guard, including defining opportunities for new and existing
technologies; and
(4) an estimate of the timeline, costs, staff resources,
technology, or other resources necessary to accomplish the
strategy.
(b) Pilot Project.--
(1) Autonomous control and computer vision technology.--The
Commandant of the Coast Guard, acting through the Blue
Technology Center of Expertise, shall conduct a pilot project
to retrofit an existing Coast Guard small boat with--
(A) commercially available autonomous control and computer
vision technology; and
(B) such sensors and methods of communication as are
necessary to demonstrate the ability of such control and
technology to assist in conducting search and rescue,
surveillance, and interdiction missions.
(2) Collection of data.--The pilot project under paragraph
(1) shall evaluate commercially available products in the
field and collect operational data to inform future
requirements.
(3) Briefing.--Not later than 6 months after completing the
pilot project required under paragraph (1), the Commandant
shall brief the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate on the evaluation of the data derived from the
project.
SEC. 208. BUDGETING OF COAST GUARD RELATING TO CERTAIN
OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5114. Expenses of performing and executing defense
readiness mission activities
``The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall include in the
annual budget submission of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, a dedicated budget line item that
adequately represents a calculation of the annual costs and
expenditures of performing and executing all defense
readiness mission activities, including--
``(1) all expenses related to the Coast Guard's
coordination, training, and execution of defense readiness
mission activities in the Coast Guard's capacity as an Armed
Force (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10) in
support of Department of Defense national security operations
and activities or for any other military department or
defense agency (as such terms are defined in such section);
``(2) costs associated with Coast Guard detachments
assigned in support of the Coast Guard's defense readiness
mission; and
``(3) any other expenses, costs, or matters the Commandant
determines appropriate or otherwise of interest to
Congress.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of
title 14, United States Code, is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``5114. Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness mission
activities.''.
SEC. 209. REPORT ON SAN DIEGO MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report containing--
(1) an overview of the maritime domain awareness in the
area of responsibility of the Coast Guard sector responsible
for San Diego, California, including--
(A) the average volume of known maritime traffic that
transited the area during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;
(B) current sensor platforms deployed by such sector to
monitor illicit activity occurring at sea in such area;
(C) the number of illicit activity incidents at sea in such
area that the sector responded to during fiscal years 2020
through 2022;
(D) an estimate of the volume of traffic engaged in illicit
activity at sea in such area and the type and description of
any vessels used to carry out illicit activities that such
sector responded to during fiscal years 2020 through 2022;
and
(E) the maritime domain awareness requirements to
effectively meet the mission of such sector;
(2) a description of current actions taken by the Coast
Guard to partner with Federal, regional, State, and local
entities to meet the maritime domain awareness needs of such
area;
(3) a description of any gaps in maritime domain awareness
within the area of responsibility of such sector resulting
from an inability to meet the enduring maritime domain
awareness requirements of the sector or adequately respond to
maritime disorder;
(4) an identification of current technology and assets the
Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps identified in paragraph
(3);
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(5) an identification of capabilities needed to mitigate
such gaps, including any capabilities the Coast Guard
currently possesses that can be deployed to the sector;
(6) an identification of technology and assets the Coast
Guard does not currently possess and are needed to acquire in
order to address such gaps; and
(7) an identification of any financial obstacles that
prevent the Coast Guard from deploying existing commercially
available sensor technology to address such gaps.
SEC. 210. GREAT LAKES WINTER SHIPPING.
(a) Great Lakes Icebreaking Operations.--
(1) Government accountability office report.--
(A) 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 the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report on Coast Guard icebreaking in the
Great Lakes.
(B) Elements.--The report required under subparagraph (A)
shall--
(i) evaluate--
(I) the economic impact related to vessel delays or
cancellations associated with ice coverage on the Great
Lakes;
(II) the impact the standards proposed in paragraph (2)
would have on Coast Guard operations in the Great Lakes if
such standards were adopted;
(III) the fleet mix of medium icebreakers and icebreaking
tugs necessary to meet the standards proposed in paragraph
(2); and
(IV) the resources necessary to support the fleet described
in subclause (III), including billets for crew and operating
costs; and
(ii) make recommendations to the Commandant for
improvements to the Great Lakes icebreaking program,
including with respect to facilitating shipping and meeting
all Coast Guard mission needs.
(2) Proposed standards for icebreaking operations.--The
proposed standards, the impact of the adoption of which is
evaluated in subclauses (II) and (III) of paragraph
(1)(B)(i), are the following:
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the ice-covered
waterways in the Great Lakes shall be open to navigation not
less than 90 percent of the hours that vessels engaged in
commercial service and ferries attempt to transit such ice-
covered waterways.
(B) In a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to
navigation, as described in subparagraph (A), because of ice
of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10
years, ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes shall be open
to navigation at least 70 percent of the hours that vessels
engaged in commercial service and ferries attempt to transit
such ice-covered waterways.
(3) Report by commandant.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the Comptroller General submits the report
under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives a report that includes the
following:
(A) A plan for Coast Guard implementation of any
recommendation made by the Comptroller General under
paragraph (1)(B)(ii) with which the Commandant concurs.
(B) With respect to any recommendation made under paragraph
(1)(B)(ii) with which the Commandant does not concur, an
explanation of the reasons why the Commandant does not
concur.
(C) A review of, and a proposed implementation plan for,
the results of the fleet mix analysis under paragraph
(1)(B)(i)(III).
(D) Any proposed modifications to current Coast Guard
standards for icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes.
(4) Pilot program.--During the 5 ice seasons following the
date of enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard shall conduct
a pilot program to determine the extent to which the current
Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking cutter fleet can meet the
proposed standards described in paragraph (2).
(b) Data on Icebreaking Operations in the Great Lakes.--
(1) In general.--The Commandant shall collect, during ice
season, archive, and disseminate data on icebreaking
operations and transits on ice-covered waterways in the Great
Lakes of vessels engaged in commercial service and ferries.
(2) Elements.--Data collected, archived, and disseminated
under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) Voyages by vessels engaged in commercial service and
ferries to transit ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes
that are delayed or canceled because of the nonavailability
of a suitable icebreaking vessel.
(B) Voyages attempted by vessels engaged in commercial
service and ferries to transit ice-covered waterways in the
Great Lakes that do not reach their intended destination
because of the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking
vessel.
(C) The period of time that each vessel engaged in
commercial service or ferry was delayed in getting underway
or during a transit of ice-covered waterways in the Great
Lakes due to the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking
vessel.
(D) The period of time elapsed between each request for
icebreaking assistance by a vessel engaged in commercial
service or ferry and the arrival of a suitable icebreaking
vessel and whether such icebreaking vessel was a Coast Guard
or commercial asset.
(E) The percentage of hours that Great Lakes ice-covered
waterways were open to navigation while vessels engaged in
commercial service and ferries attempted to transit such
waterways for each ice season after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(F) Relevant communications of each vessel engaged in
commercial service or ferry with the Coast Guard or
commercial icebreaking service providers with respect to
subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(G) A description of any mitigating circumstance, such as
Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaker diversions to higher
priority missions, that may have contributed to the amount of
time described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) or the percentage
of time described in subparagraph (E).
(3) Voluntary reporting.--Any reporting by operators of
commercial vessels engaged in commercial service or ferries
under this section shall be voluntary.
(4) Public availability.--The Commandant shall make the
data collected, archived, and disseminated under this
subsection available to the public on a publicly accessible
internet website of the Coast Guard.
(5) Consultation with industry.--With respect to the Great
Lakes icebreaking operations of the Coast Guard and the
development of the data collected, archived, and disseminated
under this subsection, the Commandant shall consult operators
of--
(A) vessels engaged in commercial service; and
(B) ferries.
(c) Report on Common Hull Design.--Section 8105 of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Commandant shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives a report on the operational
benefits and limitations of a common hull design for
icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, the
Northeastern United States, and the Arctic, as appropriate,
that are at least as capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot
icebreaking tugs.''.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commercial service.--The term ``commercial service''
has the meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46,
United States Code.
(2) Great lakes.--The term ``Great Lakes''--
(A) has the meaning given such term in section 118 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268); and
(B) includes harbors adjacent to such waters.
(3) Ice-covered waterway.--The term ``ice-covered
waterway'' means any portion of the Great Lakes in which
vessels engaged in commercial service or ferries operate that
is 70 percent or greater covered by ice, but does not include
any waters adjacent to piers or docks for which commercial
icebreaking services are available and adequate for the ice
conditions.
(4) Open to navigation.--The term ``open to navigation''
means navigable to the extent necessary to--
(A) meet the reasonable demands of shipping;
(B) minimize delays to passenger ferries;
(C) extricate vessels and persons from danger;
(D) prevent damage due to flooding; and
(E) conduct other Coast Guard missions, as required.
(5) Reasonable demands of shipping.--The term ``reasonable
demands of shipping'' means the safe movement of vessels
engaged in commercial service and ferries transiting ice-
covered waterways in the Great Lakes to their intended
destination, regardless of type of cargo.
SEC. 211. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL SPILL
SEARCH AND RESPONSE.
Section 807(d) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended to
read as follows:
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `Great Lakes'
means--
``(1) Lake Ontario;
``(2) Lake Erie;
``(3) Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair);
``(4) Lake Michigan;
``(5) Lake Superior; and
``(6) the connecting channels (including the following
rivers and tributaries of such rivers: Saint Mary's River,
Saint Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, Illinois
River, Chicago River, Fox River, Grand River, St. Joseph
River, St. Louis River, Menominee River, Muskegon River,
Kalamazoo River, and Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian
border).''.
SEC. 212. STUDY ON LAYDOWN OF COAST GUARD CUTTERS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of Transportation, shall conduct a study on the
laydown of Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters to assess Coast
Guard mission readiness and to identify areas of need for
asset coverage.
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Subtitle C--Other Matters
SEC. 213. RESPONSES OF COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD TO
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 721. Responses to safety recommendations
``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the
submission to the Commandant of the Coast Guard of a
recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board
relating to transportation safety, the Commandant shall
submit to the Board a written response to each
recommendation, which shall include whether the Commandant--
``(1) concurs with the recommendation;
``(2) partially concurs with the recommendation; or
``(3) does not concur with the recommendation.
``(b) Explanation of Concurrence.--A response under
subsection (a) shall include--
``(1) with respect to a recommendation to which the
Commandant concurs, an explanation of the actions the
Commandant intends to take to implement such recommendation;
``(2) with respect to a recommendation to which the
Commandant partially concurs, an explanation of the actions
the Commandant intends to take to implement the portion of
such recommendation with which the Commandant partially
concurs; and
``(3) with respect to a recommendation to which the
Commandant does not concur, the reasons why the Commandant
does not concur with such recommendation.
``(c) Failure To Respond.--If the Board has not received
the written response required under subsection (a) by the end
of the time period described in such subsection, the Board
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate that such response has not been received.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of
title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 720 the following:
``721. Responses to safety recommendations.''.
SEC. 214. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD VESSELS FOR PUBLIC
PURPOSES.
(a) Redesignation and Transfer.--
(1) In general.--Section 914 of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is transferred
to chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, inserted after
section 508, redesignated as section 509, and amended so that
the enumerator, section heading, typeface, and typestyle
conform to those appearing in other sections in title 46,
United States Code.
(2) Clerical amendments.--
(A) Coast guard authorization act of 2010.--The table of
contents in section 1(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-281) is amended by striking the item
relating to section 914.
(B) Title 46.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 508 the following:
``509. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.''.
(b) Conveyance of Coast Guard Vessels for Public
Purposes.--Section 509 of title 14, United States Code (as
transferred and redesignated under subsection (a)), is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--At the request of the Commandant, the
Administrator of the General Services Administration may
transfer ownership of a Coast Guard vessel or aircraft to an
eligible entity for use for educational, cultural,
historical, charitable, recreational, or other public
purposes if such transfer is authorized by law.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``as if such a request were being
processed'' after ``vessels''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, as in effect on the date of enactment
of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022''
after ``Code of Federal Regulations''; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, as in effect on the
date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2022'' after ``such title''.
SEC. 215. ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES.
Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Types of estimates.--For each Level 1 or Level 2
acquisition project or program, in addition to life-cycle
cost estimates developed under paragraph (1), the Commandant
shall require that--
``(A) such life-cycle cost estimates be updated before--
``(i) each milestone decision is concluded; and
``(ii) the project or program enters a new acquisition
phase; and
``(B) an independent cost estimate or independent cost
assessment, as appropriate, be developed to validate such
life-cycle cost estimates developed under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 216. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM FUNDING PLAN.
Section 316(c)(4) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``the Inspector General of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating'' and inserting ``a
third party entity qualified to undertake such a
certification process''.
SEC. 217. REPORT ON COAST GUARD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on the viability of establishing an explosive
ordnance disposal program (hereinafter referred to as the
``Program'') in the Coast Guard.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall contain, at a minimum, an explanation of the following
with respect to such a Program:
(1) Where within the organizational structure of the Coast
Guard the Program would be located, including a discussion of
whether the Program should reside in--
(A) Maritime Safety and Security Teams;
(B) Maritime Security Response Teams;
(C) a combination of the teams described under
subparagraphs (A) and (B); or
(D) elsewhere within the Coast Guard.
(3) The vehicles and dive craft that are Coast Guard
airframe and vessel transportable that would be required for
the transportation of explosive ordnance disposal elements.
(4) The Coast Guard stations at which--
(A) portable explosives storage magazines would be
available for explosive ordnance disposal elements; and
(B) explosive ordnance disposal elements equipment would be
pre-positioned.
(5) How the Program would support other elements within the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice,
and in wartime, the Department of Defense to--
(A) counter improvised explosive devices;
(B) counter unexploded ordnance;
(C) combat weapons of destruction;
(D) provide service in support of the President; and
(E) support national security special events.
(6) The career progression of Coast Guardsman participating
in the Program from--
(A) Seaman Recruit to Command Master Chief Petty Officer;
(B) Chief Warrant Officer 2 to that of Chief Warrant
Officer 4; and
(C) Ensign to that of Rear Admiral.
(7) Initial and annual budget justification estimates on a
single program element of the Program for--
(A) civilian and military pay with details on military pay,
including special and incentive pays such as--
(i) officer responsibility pay;
(ii) officer SCUBA diving duty pay;
(iii) officer demolition hazardous duty pay;
(iv) enlisted SCUBA diving duty pay;
(v) enlisted demolition hazardous duty pay;
(vi) enlisted special duty assignment pay at level special
duty-5;
(vii) enlisted assignment incentive pays;
(viii) enlistment and reenlistment bonuses;
(ix) officer and enlisted full civilian clothing
allowances;
(x) an exception to the policy allowing a third hazardous
duty pay for explosive ordnance disposal-qualified officers
and enlisted; and
(xi) parachutist hazardous duty pay;
(B) research, development, test, and evaluation;
(C) procurement;
(D) other transaction agreements;
(E) operations and support; and
(F) overseas contingency operations.
SEC. 218. PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION COMPLETION ACTIONS.
(a) Extensions.--Section 524 of the Pribilof Island
Transition Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-120) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5) by striking ``5 years'' and
inserting ``6 years''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``60 days'' and
inserting ``120 days''.
(b) Actual Use and Occupancy Reports.--Not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter,
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report describing--
(1) the degree to which Coast Guard personnel and equipment
are deployed to St. Paul Island, Alaska, in actual occupancy
of the facilities, as required under section 524 of the
Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law
114-120); and
(2) the status of the activities described in subsections
(c) and (d) until such activities have been completed.
(c) Aircraft Hanger.--The Secretary may--
(1) enter into a lease for a hangar to house deployed Coast
Guard aircraft if such hanger was previously under lease by
the Coast Guard for purposes of housing such aircraft; and
(2) may enter into an agreement with the lessor of such a
hanger in which the Secretary may carry out repairs necessary
to support the deployment of such aircraft and the cost such
repairs may be offset under the terms of the lease.
(d) Fuel Tank.--
(1) Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine
whether the fuel tank located on St. Paul Island, Alaska,
that
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is owned by the Coast Guard is needed for Coast Guard
operations.
(2) Transfer.--Subject to paragraph (3), if the Secretary
determines such tank is not needed for operations, the
Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after making such
determination, transfer such tank to the Alaska Native
Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska.
(3) Fair market value exception.--The Secretary may only
carry out a transfer under paragraph (2) if the fair market
value of such tank is less than the aggregate value of any
lease payments for the property on which the tank is located
that the Coast Guard would have paid to the Alaska Native
Village Corporation for St. Paul Island, Alaska, had such
lease been extended at the same rate.
(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit any rights of the Alaska Native Village
Corporation for St. Paul to receive conveyance of all or part
of the lands and improvements related to Tract 43 under the
same terms and conditions as prescribed in section 524 of the
Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2016 (Public Law
114-120).
SEC. 219. NOTIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION OUTAGES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report that--
(1) contains a plan for the Coast Guard to notify mariners
of radio outages for towers owned and operated by the Coast
Guard in District 17;
(2) address in such plan how the Coast Guard in District 17
will--
(A) disseminate outage updates regarding outages on social
media at least every 48 hours;
(B) provide updates on a publicly accessible website at
least every 48 hours;
(C) develop methods for notifying mariners where cellular
connectivity does not exist;
(D) generate receipt confirmation and acknowledgment of
outages from mariners; and
(E) develop and advertise a web-based communications update
hub on AM/FM radio for mariners; and
(3) identifies technology gaps necessary to implement the
plan and provide a budgetary assessment necessary to
implement the plan.
TITLE III--MARITIME
Subtitle A--Shipping
SEC. 301. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL.
Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283) is amended by striking ``the date that is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting
``January 1, 2025''.
SEC. 302. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
detailing the total number of vessels known or estimated to
operate or to have operated under section 50503 of title 46,
United States Code, during each of the past 10 fiscal years.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) The total number of foreign-flagged vessels known or
estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic
research vessels (as such term is defined in section 2101 of
title 46, United States Code) during each of the past 10
fiscal years.
(2) The total number of United States-flagged vessels known
or estimated to operate or to have operated as oceanographic
research vessels (as such term is defined section 2101 of
title 46, United States Code) during each of the past 10
fiscal years.
SEC. 303. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTES BRIEFING.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the requirements of
section 70003 of title 46, United States Code, are fully
executed with respect to the Atlantic Coast Port Access
Route, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating shall brief the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate on any progress made to execute
such requirements.
Subtitle B--Vessel Safety
SEC. 304. FISHING VESSEL SAFETY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 45 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 4502(f)(2) by striking ``certain vessels
described in subsection (b) if requested by the owner or
operator; and'' and inserting ``vessels described in
subsection (b) if--
``(A) requested by an owner or operator; or
``(B) the vessel is--
``(i) at least 50 feet overall in length;
``(ii) built before July 1, 2013; and
``(iii) 25 years of age or older; and'';
(2) in section 4503(b) by striking ``Except as provided in
section 4503a, subsection (a)'' and inserting ``Subsection
(a)''; and
(3) by repealing section 4503a.
(b) Alternative Safety Compliance Agreements.--Nothing in
this section or the amendments made by this section shall be
construed to affect or apply to any alternative compliance
and safety agreement entered into by the Coast Guard that is
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections in
chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking the item relating to section 4503a.
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR DUKW-TYPE AMPHIBIOUS PASSENGER
VESSELS.
(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall issue regulations for DUKW-type amphibious
passenger vessels operating in waters subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 2.38
of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act).
(b) Deadline for Compliance.--The regulations issued under
subsection (a) shall take effect not later than 24 months
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Requirements.--The regulations required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A requirement that operators of DUKW-type amphibious
passenger vessels provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels
through passive means, including watertight
compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or such other means
as determined appropriate by the Commandant, in order to
ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the
event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement
of passengers and crew.
(2) A requirement that an operator of a DUKW-type
amphibious passenger vessel--
(A) review and notate the forecast of the National Weather
Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in the logbook of the vessel before getting
underway and periodically while underway;
(B) proceed to the nearest harbor or safe refuge in any
case in which a watch or warning is issued for wind speeds
exceeding the wind speed equivalent used to certify the
stability of such DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessel; and
(C) maintain and monitor a weather monitor radio receiver
at the operator station of the vessel that is automatically
activated by the warning alarm device of the National Weather
Service.
(3) A requirement that--
(A) operators of DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessels
inform passengers that seat belts may not be worn during
waterborne operations;
(B) before the commencement of waterborne operations, a
crew member shall visually check that the seatbelt of each
passenger is unbuckled; and
(C) operators or crew maintain a log recording the actions
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(4) A requirement for annual training for operators and
crew of DUKW-type amphibious passengers vessels, including--
(A) training for personal flotation and seat belt
requirements, verifying the integrity of the vessel at the
onset of each waterborne departure, identification of weather
hazards, and use of National Weather Service resources prior
to operation; and
(B) training for crew to respond to emergency situations,
including flooding, engine compartment fires, man-overboard
situations, and in water emergency egress procedures.
(d) Consideration.--In issuing the regulations required
under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consider whether
personal flotation devices should be required for the
duration of the waterborne transit of a DUKW-type amphibious
passenger vessel.
(e) Interim Requirements.--Beginning on the date on which
the regulations under subsection (a) are issued, the
Commandant shall require that operators of DUKW-type
amphibious passenger vessels that are not in compliance with
such regulations shall be subject to the following
requirements:
(1) Remove the canopies and any window coverings of such
vessels for waterborne operations, or install in such vessels
a canopy that does not restrict horizontal or vertical escape
by passengers in the event of flooding or sinking.
(2) If a canopy and window coverings are removed from any
such vessel pursuant to paragraph (1), require that all
passengers wear a personal flotation device approved by the
Coast Guard before the onset of waterborne operations of such
vessel.
(3) Reengineer such vessels to permanently close all
unnecessary access plugs and reduce all through-hull
penetrations to the minimum number and size necessary for
operation.
(4) Install in such vessels independently powered electric
bilge pumps that are capable of dewatering such vessels at
the volume of the largest remaining penetration in order to
supplement an operable Higgins pump or a dewatering pump of
equivalent or greater capacity.
(5) Install in such vessels not fewer than 4 independently
powered bilge alarms.
(6) Conduct an in-water inspection of any such vessel after
each time a through-hull penetration of such vessel has been
removed or uncovered.
(7) Verify through an in-water inspection the watertight
integrity of any such vessel at the outset of each waterborne
departure of such vessel.
(8) Install underwater LED lights that activate
automatically in an emergency.
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(9) Otherwise comply with any other provisions of relevant
Coast Guard guidance or instructions in the inspection,
configuration, and operation of such vessels.
SEC. 306. EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR SMALL
PASSENGERS VESSELS.
(a) Restructuring.--Chapter 305 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting the following before section 30501 the
following:
``Subchapter I--General Provisions'';
(2) by inserting the following before section 30503:
``Subchapter II--Exoneration and Limitation of Liability'';
and
(3) by redesignating sections 30503 through 30512 as
sections 30521 through 30530, respectively.
(b) Definitions.--Section 30501 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 30501. Definitions
``In this chapter:
``(1) Covered small passenger vessel.--The term `covered
small passenger vessel'--
``(A) means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section
2101 that is--
``(i) not a wing-in-ground craft; and
``(ii) carrying--
``(I) not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic
voyage; and
``(II) not more than 150 passengers on any voyage that is
not an overnight domestic voyage; and
``(B) includes any wooden vessel constructed prior to March
11, 1996, carrying at least 1 passenger for hire.
``(2) Owner.--The term `owner' includes a charterer that
mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer's own
expense or by the charterer's own procurement.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 30501
in the analysis for chapter 305 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``30501. Definitions.''.
(d) Applicability.--Section 30502 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``as to covered small
passenger vessels, and'' before ``as otherwise provided''.
(e) Provisions Requiring Notice of Claim or Limiting Time
for Bringing Action.--Section 30526 of title 46, United
States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and covered small
passenger vessels'' after ``seagoing vessels'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``6 months'' and
inserting ``2 years''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``one year'' and
inserting ``2 years''.
(f) Tables of Subchapters and Tables of Sections.--The
table of sections for chapter 305 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting before section 30501 the following:
``subchapter i--general provisions'';
(2) by inserting after section 30502 the following:
``subchapter ii--exoneration and limitation of liability'';
and
(3) by redesignating the items relating to sections 30503
through 30512 as items relating to sections 30521 through
30530, respectively.
(g) Conforming Amendments.--Title 46, United States Code,
is further amended--
(1) in section 14305(a)(5), by striking ``section 30506''
and inserting ``section 30524'';
(2) in section 30523(a), as redesignated by subsection (a),
by striking ``section 30506'' and inserting ``section
30524'';
(3) in section 30524(b), as redesignated by subsection (a),
by striking ``section 30505'' and inserting ``section
30523''; and
(4) in section 30525, as redesignated by subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``sections 30505 and 30506'' and inserting ``sections 30523
and 30524'';
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``section 30505'' and
inserting ``section 30523''; and
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``section 30506(b)'' and
inserting ``section 30524(b)''.
SEC. 307. AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Requirement for Fishing Vessels To Have Automatic
Identification Systems.--Section 70114(a)(1) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``, while operating on the navigable waters
of the United States,'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as
clauses (i) through (iv);
(3) by inserting before clauses (i) through (iv), as
redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:
``(A) While operating on the navigable waters of the United
States:''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) A vessel of the United States that is more than 65
feet overall in length, while engaged in fishing, fish
processing, or fish tendering operations on the navigable
waters of the United States or in the United States exclusive
economic zone.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal
year 2022, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
purchase automatic identification systems for fishing
vessels, fish processing vessels, fish tender vessels more
than 50 feet in length, as described under this section and
the amendments made by this section.
Subtitle C--Shipbuilding Program
SEC. 308. QUALIFIED VESSEL.
(a) Eligible Vessel.--Section 53501(2) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and
``(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such
terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger
capacity of 50 passengers or greater.''.
(b) Qualified Vessel.--Section 53501(5) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and
``(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such
terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger
capacity of 50 passengers or greater.''.
SEC. 309. ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``(including transportation on a ferry,
passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such terms
are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of
50 passengers or greater)'' after ``short sea
transportation''.
TITLE IV--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SEC. 401. TERMS AND VACANCIES.
Section 46101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``2 years''; and
(B) by striking ``2 terms'' and inserting ``3 terms''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``of the individual being succeeded'' and
inserting ``to which such individual is appointed'';
(B) by striking ``2 terms'' and inserting ``3 terms''; and
(C) by striking ``the predecessor of that'' and inserting
``such''.
TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS
Subtitle A--Navigation
SEC. 501. RESTRICTION ON CHANGING SALVORS.
Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(C) An owner or operator may not change salvors as part
of a deviation under subparagraph (B) in cases in which the
original salvor satisfies the Coast Guard requirements in
accordance with the National Contingency Plan and the
applicable response plan required under subsection (j).
``(D) In any case in which the Coast Guard authorizes a
deviation from the salvor as part of a deviation under
subparagraph (B) from the applicable response plan required
under subsection (j), the Commandant shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the
deviation and the reasons for such deviation.''.
SEC. 502. PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS ANCHORED IN
ESTABLISHED ANCHORAGE GROUNDS.
(a) In General.--Section 70006 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 70006. Anchorage grounds
``(a) Anchorage Grounds.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall define and establish
anchorage grounds in the navigable waters of the United
States for vessels operating in such waters.
``(2) Relevant factors for establishment.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account all
relevant factors concerning navigational safety, protection
of the marine environment, proximity to undersea pipelines
and cables, safe and efficient use of Marine Transportation
System, and national security.
``(b) Vessel Requirements.--Vessels, of certain sizes or
type determined by the Secretary, shall--
``(1) set and maintain an anchor alarm for the duration of
an anchorage;
``(2) comply with any directions or orders issued by the
Captain of the Port; and
``(3) comply with any applicable anchorage regulations.
``(c) Prohibitions.--A vessel may not--
``(1) anchor in any Federal navigation channel unless
authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port;
``(2) anchor in near proximity, within distances determined
by the Coast Guard, to an undersea pipeline or cable, unless
authorized or directed to by the Captain of the Port; and
``(3) anchor or remain anchored in an anchorage ground
during any period in which the Captain of the Port orders
closure of the anchorage ground due to inclement weather,
navigational hazard, a threat to the environment, or other
safety or security concern.
``(d) Safety Exception.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent a vessel from taking actions necessary
to maintain
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the safety of the vessel or to prevent the loss of life or
property.''.
(b) Regulatory Review.--
(1) Review required.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall complete a review of
existing anchorage regulations and identify regulations that
may need modification--
(A) in the interest of marine safety, security, and
environmental concerns, taking into account undersea
pipelines, cables, or other infrastructure; and
(B) to implement the amendments made by this section.
(2) Briefing.--Upon completion of the review under
paragraph (1), but not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that
summarizes the review.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 70006 and inserting the
following:
``70006. Anchorage grounds.''.
(d) Applicability of Regulations.--The amendments made by
subsection (a) may not be construed to alter any existing
rules, regulations, or final agency actions issued under
section 70006 of title 46, United States Code, as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act until all
regulations required under subsection (b) take effect.
SEC. 503. AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.
(a) Recreational Vessel Defined.--Section 1003 of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (17) as
paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
``(13) `State' means each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the
United States;
``(14) `recreational vessel' has the meaning given that
term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362);''.
(b) Observers.--Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Observers.--The chairpersons designated under
subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental
entities to participate as observers of the Task Force.''.
(c) Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.--Section 1201(b)
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) the Director of the National Park Service;
``(8) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;
``(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and''.
(d) Aquatic Nuisance Species Program.--Section 1202 of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Technical assistance and recommendations.--The Task
Force may provide technical assistance and recommendations
for best practices to an agency or entity engaged in vessel
inspections or decontaminations for the purpose of--
``(A) effectively managing and controlling the movement of
aquatic nuisance species into, within, or out of water of the
United States; and
``(B) inspecting recreational vessels in a manner that
minimizes disruptions to public access for boating and
recreation in non-contaminated vessels.
``(5) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (4),
including the development of recommendations, the Task Force
may consult with--
``(A) State fish and wildlife management agencies;
``(B) other State agencies that manage fishery resources of
the State or sustain fishery habitat; and
``(C) relevant nongovernmental entities.''; and
(2) in subsection (k) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Task
Force shall submit a report to Congress recommending
legislative, programmatic, or regulatory changes to eliminate
remaining gaps in authorities between members of the Task
Force to effectively manage and control the movement of
aquatic nuisance species.''.
(e) Technical Corrections and Conforming Amendments.--The
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 1002(b)(2), by inserting a comma after
``funded'';
(2) in section 1003, in paragraph (7), by striking
``Canandian'' and inserting ``Canadian'';
(3) in section 1203(a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting ``and'' after
``research,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``encourage'' and
inserting ``encouraged'';
(4) in section 1204(b)(4), in the paragraph heading, by
striking ``Adminisrative'' and inserting ``Administrative'';
and
(5) in section 1209, by striking ``subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``section 1202(a)''.
SEC. 504. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES
INCURRED IN AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 30104 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the first
sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Limitation on Recovery by Aquaculture Workers.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term
`seaman' does not include an individual who--
``(A) is an aquaculture worker if State workers'
compensation is available to such individual; and
``(B) was, at the time of injury, engaged in aquaculture in
a place where such individual had lawful access.
``(2) Aquaculture worker defined.--In this subsection, the
term `aquaculture worker' means an individual who--
``(A) is employed by a commercial enterprise that is
involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic
plants and animals, including--
``(i) the cleaning, processing, or canning of fish and fish
products;
``(ii) the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish; and
``(iii) the controlled growing and harvesting of other
aquatic species;
``(B) does not hold a license issued under section 7101(c);
and
``(C) is not required to hold a merchant mariner credential
under part F of subtitle II.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to an injury incurred on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 505. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.
(a) In General.--Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 904. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.
``The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, upon request by
any State, the District of Columbia, or territory of the
United States, provide all data possessed by the Coast Guard
pertaining to challenge water quality characteristics,
challenge water biological organism concentrations, post-
treatment water quality characteristics, and post-treatment
biological organism concentrations data for a ballast water
management system with a type approval certificate approved
by the Coast Guard pursuant to subpart 162.060 of title 46,
Code of Federal Regulations.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-282) is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 903 the following:
``904. Information on type approval certificates.''.
SEC. 506. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
Section 3507(k)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``at least 250'' and
inserting ``250 or more''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) has overnight accommodations for 250 or more
passengers; and''.
SEC. 507. CARGO WAITING TIME REDUCTION.
(a) Interagency Task Force.--The President shall, acting
through the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force established
under Executive Order 14017 (relating to supply chains) of
February 24, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849) (hereinafter referred
to as the ``Task Force''), carry out the duties described in
subsection (c).
(b) Duties.--In carrying out this section, the Task Force
shall--
(1) evaluate and quantify the economic and environmental
impact of cargo backlogs;
(2) evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by each
Federal agency represented on the Task Force, and by State
and local governments, due to such cargo backlogs;
(3) evaluate the responses of each such Federal agency to
such cargo backlogs; and
(4) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act--
(A) develop a plan to--
(i) significantly reduce or eliminate such cargo backlog;
and
(ii) reduce nationwide cargo processing delays, including
the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach; and
(B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report containing the plan developed under
subparagraph (A).
(c) Report of the Commandant.--No later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of
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this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on cargo
backlogs that includes--
(1) an explanation of the extent to which vessels carrying
cargo are complying with the requirements of chapter 700 of
title 46, United States Code;
(2) the status of the investigation on the cause of the oil
spill that occurred in October 2021 on the waters over the
San Pedro Shelf related to an anchor strike, including the
expected date on which the Marine Casualty Investigation
Report with respect to such spill will be released; and
(3) with respect to such vessels, a summary of actions
taken or planned to be taken by the Commandant to--
(A) provide additional protections against oil spills
caused by anchor strikes; and
(B) address other safety concerns and environmental
impacts.
SEC. 508. LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY OIL SPILL
RESPONSE CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a
contract for the containment or removal of a discharge
entered into by the President under section 311(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) shall
contain a provision to indemnify a contractor for liabilities
and expenses incidental to the containment or removal arising
out of the performance of the contract that is substantially
identical to the terms contained in subsections (d) through
(h) of section H.4 (except for paragraph (1) of subsection
(d)) of the contract offered by the Coast Guard in the
solicitation numbered DTCG89-98- A-68F953, dated November 17,
1998.
(b) Requirements.--
(1) Source of funds.--The provision required under
subsection (a) shall include a provision that the obligation
to indemnify is limited to funds available in the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 at the time the claim for
indemnity is made.
(2) Uncompensated removal.--A claim for indemnity under a
contract described in subsection (a) shall be made as a claim
for uncompensated removal costs under section 1012(a)(4) of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4)).
(3) Limitation.--The total indemnity for a claim under a
contract described in subsection (a) may not be more than
$50,000 per incident.
(c) Applicability of Exemptions.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the United States shall not be obligated to
indemnify a contractor for any act or omission of the
contractor carried out pursuant to a contract entered into
under this section where such act or omission is grossly
negligent or which constitutes willful misconduct.
SEC. 509. PORT COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR POINT SPENCER.
Section 541 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016
(Public Law 114-120) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)
and inserting the following:
``(1) BSNC (to serve as Council Chair).
``(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
``(3) An Oil Spill Response Organization that serves the
area in which such Port is located.
``(4) The State.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the
following:
``(C) land use planning and development at Point Spencer in
support of the following activities within the Bearing Sea,
the Chukchi Sea, and the Arctic Ocean:
``(i) Search and rescue.
``(ii) Shipping safety.
``(iii) Economic development.
``(iv) Oil spill prevention and response.
``(v) National security.
``(vi) Major marine casualties.
``(vii) Protection of Alaska Native archaeological and
cultural resources.
``(viii) Port of refuge, arctic research, and maritime law
enforcement.'';
(3) by amending subsection (c)(3) to read as follows:
``(3) Facilitate coordination among members of the Council
on the development and use of the land and coastline of Point
Spencer, as such development and use relate to activities of
the Council at the Port of Point Spencer.''; and
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``Operations and management costs'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) Determination of costs.--Operations and management
costs''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Funding.--To facilitate the mooring buoy system in
Port Clarence and to assist the Council in the development of
other oil spill prevention and response infrastructure,
including reactivating the airstrip at Point Spencer with
appropriate technology and safety equipment in support of
response operations, there is authorized to be made available
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 from
the interest generated from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund.''.
SEC. 510. WESTERN ALASKA OIL SPILL PLANNING CRITERIA.
(a) Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria.--Section
311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(J)(i) Except as provided in clause (iv) (including with
respect to Cook Inlet), in any case in which the Secretary
has determined that the national planning criteria
established pursuant to this subsection are inappropriate for
a vessel operating in the area of responsibility of the
Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, a response plan
required under this paragraph with respect to a discharge of
oil for the vessel shall comply with the planning criteria
established under clause (ii), which planning criteria shall,
with respect to a discharge of oil from the vessel, apply in
lieu of any alternative planning criteria approved for
vessels operating in such area.
``(ii) The President shall establish planning criteria for
a worst case discharge of oil, and a substantial threat of
such a discharge, within the area of responsibility of
Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone, including planning
criteria for the following:
``(I) Oil spill response resources that are required to be
located within such area.
``(II) Response times for mobilization of oil spill
response resources and arrival on the scene of a worst case
discharge of oil, or substantial threat of such a discharge,
occurring within such area.
``(III) Pre-identified vessels for oil spill response that
are capable of operating in the ocean environment and
required to be located within such area.
``(IV) Real-time continuous vessel tracking, monitoring,
and engagement protocols that detect and address vessel
operation anomalies.
``(V) Vessel routing measures consistent with international
routing measure deviation protocols.
``(VI) Ensuring the availability of at least one oil spill
removal organization that is classified by the Coast Guard
and that--
``(aa) is capable of responding in all operating
environments in such area;
``(bb) controls oil spill response resources of dedicated
and nondedicated resources within such area, through
ownership, contracts, agreements, or other means approved by
the President, sufficient to mobilize and sustain a response
to a worst case discharge of oil and to contain, recover, and
temporarily store discharged oil; and
``(cc) has pre-positioned oil spill response resources in
strategic locations throughout such area in a manner that
ensures the ability to support response personnel, marine
operations, air cargo, or other related logistics
infrastructure.
``(VII) Temporary storage capability using both dedicated
and non-dedicated assets located within such area.
``(VIII) Non-mechanical oil spill response resources, to be
available under contracts, agreements, or other means
approved by the President, capable of responding to both a
discharge of persistent oil and a discharge of non-persistent
oil, whether the discharged oil was carried by a vessel as
fuel or cargo.
``(IX) With respect to tank barges carrying non-persistent
oil in bulk as cargo, oil spill response resources that are
required to be carried on board.
``(X) Ensuring that oil spill response resources required
to comply with this subparagraph are separate from and in
addition to resources otherwise required to be included in a
response plan for purposes of compliance with salvage and
marine firefighting planning requirements under this
subsection.
``(XI) Specifying a minimum length of time that approval of
a response plan under this subparagraph is valid.
``(XII) Ensuring compliance with requirements for the
preparation and submission of vessel response plans
established by regulations pursuant to this paragraph.
``(iii) The President may approve a response plan for a
vessel under this subparagraph only if the owner or operator
of the vessel demonstrates the availability of the oil spill
response resources required to be included in the response
plan under the planning criteria established under clause
(ii).
``(iv) Nothing in this subparagraph affects--
``(I) the requirements under this subsection applicable to
vessel response plans for vessels operating within the area
of responsibility of the Western Alaska Captain of the Port
Zone within Cook Inlet, Alaska;
``(II) the requirements applicable to tank vessels
operating within Prince William Sound Captain of the Port
Zone that are subject to section 5005 of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2735); or
``(III) the authority of a Federal On-Scene Coordinator to
use any available resources when responding to an oil spill.
``(v) The Secretary shall review any determination that the
national planning criteria are inappropriate for a vessel
operating in the area of responsibility of Western Alaska
Captain of the Port Zone not less frequently than once every
five years.
``(vi) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `Western
Alaska Captain of the Port Zone' means the area described in
section 3.85-15 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as
in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph.''.
(b) Establishment of Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria.--
(1) Deadline.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the
planning criteria required to be established under
subparagraph
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(J) of section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act of (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)), as added by this
section.
(2) Consultation.--In establishing such planning criteria,
the President shall consult with the State of Alaska, owners
and operators of vessels subject to such planning criteria,
oil spill removal organizations, Alaska Native organizations,
and environmental nongovernmental organizations located
within the State of Alaska.
(3) Vessels in cook inlet.--Unless otherwise authorized by
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard, a
vessel may only operate in Cook Inlet, Alaska, under a vessel
response plan that meets the requirements of the national
planning criteria established pursuant to section 311(j)(5)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1321(j)(5)).
(c) Congressional Report.--Not later than one year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit
to Congress a report regarding the status of implementing the
requirements of subparagraph (J) of section 311(j)(5) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)),
as added by this section.
SEC. 511. NONAPPLICABILITY.
Requirements under sections 3507(d), 3507(e), 3508, and
3509 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to the
passenger vessel American Queen (U.S. Coast Guard Official
Number 1030765) or any other passenger vessel--
(1) on which construction identifiable with the specific
vessel begins prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) to which sections 3507 and 3508 would otherwise apply
when such vessels are operating inside the boundary line.
SEC. 512. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE LAWS.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to Congress
a report describing any changes to the enforcement of
chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United States Code, as a
result of the amendments to section 4(a)(1) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) made by
section 9503 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283).
SEC. 513. LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, LATHROP,
CALIFORNIA.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall
complete the land conveyance required under section 2833 of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).
SEC. 514. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in
consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a Center of
Expertise for Marine Environmental Response (referred to in
this section as the ``Center of Expertise'') in accordance
with section 313 of title 14, United States Code.
(b) Location.--The Center of Expertise shall be located in
close proximity to--
(1) an area of the country with quick access to State,
Federal, and international waters, port and marine
environments, coastal and estuary environments, and the
intercoastal waterway;
(2) multiple Coast Guard sea and air stations;
(3) multiple Federal agencies that are engaged in coastal
and fisheries management;
(4) one or more designated national estuaries;
(5) State coastal and wildlife management agencies; and
(6) an institution of higher education with adequate marine
science search laboratory facilities and capabilities and
expertise in coastal marine ecology, ecosystems,
environmental chemistry, fish and wildlife management,
coastal mapping, water resources, and marine technology
development.
(c) Functions.--The Center of Expertise shall--
(1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the state of
knowledge regarding training, education, and technology
development for marine environmental response protocols in
State, Federal, and international waters, port and marine
environments, coastal and estuary environments, and the
intercoastal waterway;
(2) identify any significant gaps in research related to
marine environmental response protocols, including an
assessment of major scientific or technological deficiencies
in responses to past incidents in these waterways that are
interconnected, and seek to fill such gaps;
(3) conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation
for marine environmental response equipment, technologies,
and techniques to mitigate and respond to environmental
incidents in these waterways;
(4) educate and train Federal, State, and local first
responders in--
(A) the incident command system structure;
(B) marine environmental response techniques and
strategies; and
(C) public affairs; and
(5) work with academic and private sector response training
centers to develop and standardize marine environmental
response training and techniques.
(d) Marine Environmental Response Defined.--In this
section, the term ``marine environmental response'' means any
response to incidents that--
(1) impacts--
(A) the marine environment of State, Federal or
international waterways;
(B) port and marine environments;
(C) coastal and estuary environments; or
(D) the intercoastal waterway; and
(2) promotes--
(A) the protection and conservation of the marine
environment;
(B) the health of fish, animal populations, and endangered
species; and
(C) the resilience of coastal ecosystems and
infrastructure.
SEC. 515. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY AND OPERATION.
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, during the period in which Executive Order 14065 (87
Fed. Reg. 10293, relating to blocking certain Russian
property or transactions), or any successor Executive Order
is in effect, no vessel described in subsection (b) may enter
or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or
transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of
the United States.
(2) Limitations on application.----
(A) In general.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
not apply with respect to vessel described in subsection (b)
if the Secretary of State determines that--
(i) the vessel is owned or operated by a Russian national
or operated by the government of the Russian Federation; and
(ii) it is in the national security interest not to apply
the prohibition to such vessel.
(B) Notice.--Not later than 15 days after making a
determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate written notice of the determination and the basis upon
which the determination was made.
(C) Publication.--The Secretary of State shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register of each determination made
under subparagraph (A).
(b) Vessels Described.--A vessel referred to in subsection
(a) is a vessel owned or operated by a Russian national or
operated by the government of the Russian Federation.
(c) Information and Publication.--The Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall--
(1) maintain timely information on the registrations of all
foreign vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the
Government of the Russian Federation, a Russian national, or
a entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation
or any jurisdiction within the Russian Federation; and
(2) periodically publish in the Federal Register a list of
the vessels described in paragraph (1).
(d) Notification of Governments.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall notify each
government, the agents or instrumentalities of which are
maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel that is
included on a list published under subsection (c)(2), not
later than 30 days after such publication, that all vessels
registered under such government's authority are subject to
subsection (a).
(2) Additional notification.--In the case of a government
that continues to maintain a registration for a vessel that
is included on such list after receiving an initial
notification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue
an additional notification to such government not later than
120 days after the publication of a list under subsection
(c)(2).
(e) Notification of Vessels.--Upon receiving a notice of
arrival under section 70001(a)(5) of title 46, United States
Code, from a vessel described in subsection (b), the
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall notify the master of such vessel that the
vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of
the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place
under the jurisdiction of the United States, unless--
(1) the Secretary of State has made a determination under
subsection (a)(2); or
(2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating allows provisional entry of the vessel, or
transfer of cargo from the vessel, under subsection (f).
(f) Provisional Entry or Cargo Transfer.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may allow
provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a vessel, if
such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the
vessel or persons aboard.
SEC. 516. ST. LUCIE RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall take such actions
as are necessary to implement any recommendations for the St.
Lucie River railroad bridge made by the Coast Guard in the
document titled ``Waterways Analysis and Management System
for Intracoastal Waterway Miles 925-1005 (WAMS #07301)''
published by Coast Guard Sector Miami in 2018.
SEC. 517. ASSISTANCE RELATED TO MARINE MAMMALS.
(a) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance
Program.--Section 50307(b) of title 46, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
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(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and insert ``;
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) technologies that quantifiably reduce underwater
noise from marine vessels, including noise produced
incidental to the propulsion of marine vessels.''.
(b) Assistance to Reduce Impacts of Vessel Strikes and
Noise on Marine Mammals.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 541 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 54102. Assistance to reduce impacts of vessel strikes
and noise on marine mammals
``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Maritime
Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may make
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
with, academic, public, private, and nongovernmental entities
to develop and implement mitigation measures that will lead
to a quantifiable reduction in--
``(1) impacts to marine mammals from vessels; and
``(2) underwater noise from vessels, including noise
produced incidental to the propulsion of vessels.
``(b) Eligible Use.--Assistance under this section may be
used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce
threats to marine mammals by--
``(1) reducing--
``(A) stressors related to vessel traffic; and
``(B) vessel strike mortality, and serious injury; or
``(2) monitoring--
``(A) sound; and
``(B) vessel interactions with marine mammals.
``(c) Priority.--The Administrator shall prioritize
assistance under this section for projects that--
``(1) is based on the best available science on methods to
reduce threats related to vessels traffic;
``(2) collect data on the reduction of such threats;
``(3) reduce--
``(A) disturbances from vessel presence;
``(B) mortality risk; or
``(C) serious injury from vessel strikes; or
``(4) conduct risk assessments, or tracks progress toward
threat reduction.
``(d) Briefing.--The Administrator shall provide to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, an annual briefing that
includes the following:
``(1) The name and location of each entity receiving a
grant under this section.
``(2) The amount of each such grant.
``(3) A description of the activities carried out with
assistance provided under this section.
``(4) An estimate of the impact that a project carried out
with such assistance has on the reduction of threats to
marine mammals.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026, to remain available until expended.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 541 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``54102. Assistance to reduce impacts of vessel strikes and noise on
marine mammals.''.
(c) Near Real-time Monitoring and Mitigation Program for
Large Whales.--
(1) In general.--Part of A of subtitle V of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``CHAPTER 507--MONITORING AND MITIGATION
``Sec.
``50701. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large
whales.
``50702. Pilot project.
``Sec. 50701. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation
program for large whales
``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Maritime
Administration, in consultation with the Commandant of the
Coast Guard, shall design and deploy a near real-time large
whale monitoring and mitigation program (in this section
referred to as the Program) informed by the technologies,
monitoring methods, and mitigation protocols developed
pursuant to the pilot program required under section 50702.
``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program will be to
reduce the risk to large whales of vessel collisions and to
minimize other impacts.
``(c) Requirements.--In designing and deploying the
Program, the Administrator shall--
``(1) prioritize species of large whales for which vessel
collision impacts are of particular concern;
``(2) prioritize areas where such vessel impacts are of
particular concern;
``(3) develop technologies capable of detecting and
alerting individuals and enforcement agencies of the probable
location of large whales on a near real-time basis, to
include real time data whenever possible;
``(4) inform sector-specific mitigation protocols to
effectively reduce takes of large whales; and
``(5) integrate technology improvements as such
improvements become available.
``(d) Authority.--The Administrator may make grants or
enter into and contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section
on such terms as the Administrator considers appropriate,
consistent with Federal acquisition regulations.
``Sec. 50702. Pilot project
``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Maritime
Administration shall carry out a pilot monitoring and
mitigation project for North Atlantic right whales (in this
section referred to as the `Pilot Program') for purposes of
informing a cost-effective, efficient, and results-oriented
near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large
whales under 50701.
``(b) Pilot Project Requirements.--In carrying out the
pilot program, the Administrator, in coordination with the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, using best available
scientific information, shall identify and ensure coverage
of--
``(1) core foraging habitats of North Atlantic right
whales, including--
``(A) the South of the Islands core foraging habitat;
``(B) the Cape Cod Bay Area core foraging habitat;
``(C) the Great South Channel core foraging habitat; and
``(D) the Gulf of Maine; and
``(2) important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or
migratory habitats of North Atlantic right whales that co-
occur with areas of high risk of mortality, serious injury,
or other impacts to such whales, including from vessels or
vessel strikes.
``(c) Pilot Project Components.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2022, the Administrator, in consultation with the Commandant,
Tribal governments, and with input from affected
stakeholders, shall design and deploy a near real-time
monitoring system for North Atlantic right whales that--
``(A) comprises the best available detection and survey
technologies to detect North Atlantic right whales within
core foraging habitats;
``(B) uses dynamic habitat suitability models to inform the
likelihood of North Atlantic right whale occurrence in core
foraging habitat at any given time;
``(C) coordinates with the Integrated Ocean Observing
System and Coast Guard vessel traffic service centers, and
may coordinate with Regional Ocean Partnerships to leverage
monitoring assets;
``(D) integrates historical data;
``(E) integrates new near real-time monitoring methods and
technologies as they become available;
``(F) accurately verifies and rapidly communicates
detection data;
``(G) creates standards for allowing ocean users to
contribute data to the monitoring system using comparable
near real-time monitoring methods and technologies; and
``(H) communicates the risks of injury to large whales to
ocean users in a way that is most likely to result in
informed decision making regarding the mitigation of those
risks.
``(2) National security considerations.--All monitoring
methods, technologies, and protocols under this section shall
be consistent with national security considerations and
interests.
``(3) Access to data.--The Administrator shall provide
access to data generated by the monitoring system deployed
under paragraph (1) for purposes of scientific research and
evaluation, and public awareness and education, including
through the NOAA Right Whale Sighting Advisory System and
WhaleMap or other successive public web portals, subject to
review for national security considerations.
``(d) Mitigation Protocols.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the Commandant, and with input from
affected stakeholders, develop and deploy mitigation
protocols that make use of the near real-time monitoring
system deployed under subsection (c) to direct sector-
specific mitigation measures that avoid and significantly
reduce risk of serious injury and mortality to North Atlantic
right whales.
``(e) Reporting.--
``(1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2022, the Administrator, in consultation
with the Commandant, shall submit to the appropriate
Congressional Committees and make available to the public a
preliminary report which shall include--
``(A) a description of the monitoring methods and
technology in use or planned for deployment;
``(B) analyses of the efficacy of the methods and
technology in use or planned for deployment for detecting
North Atlantic right whales;
``(C) how the monitoring system is directly informing and
improving North American right whale management, health, and
survival;
``(D) a prioritized identification of technology or
research gaps;
``(E) a plan to communicate the risks of injury to large
whales to ocean users in a way that is most likely to result
in informed decision making regarding the mitigation of those
risks; and
``(F) additional information, as appropriate.
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``(2) Final report.--Not later than 6 years after the date
of the enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2022, the Administrator, in consultation with the
Commandant, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees and make available to the public a final report,
addressing the components in subparagraph (A) and including--
``(A) an assessment of the benefits and efficacy of the
near real-time monitoring and mitigation program;
``(B) a strategic plan to expand the pilot program to
provide near real-time monitoring and mitigation measures;
``(i) to additional large whale species of concern for
which such measures would reduce risk of serious injury or
death; and
``(ii) in important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or
migratory habitats of whales that co-occur with areas of high
risk of mortality or serious injury of such whales from
vessel strikes or disturbance;
``(C) a prioritized plan for acquisition, deployment, and
maintenance of monitoring technologies;
``(D) the locations or species for which the plan would
apply; and
``(E) a budget and description of funds necessary to carry
out the strategic plan.
``(f) Additional Authority.--The Administrator may make
grants enter into contracts, leases, or cooperative
agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section on such terms as the Administrator considers
appropriate, consistent with Federal acquisition regulations.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this
section $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section and section 50701:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
``(2) Core foraging habitats.--The term `core foraging
habitats' means areas with biological and physical
oceanographic features that aggregate Calanus finmarchicus
and where North Atlantic right whales foraging aggregations
have been well documented.
``(3) Near real-time.--The term `near real-time' means
detected activity that is visual, acoustic, or in any other
form, of North Atlantic right whales that are transmitted and
reported as soon as technically feasible after such detected
activity has occurred.
``(4) Large whale.--The term `large whale' means all
Mysticeti species and species within the genera Physeter and
Orcinus.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle
V of title 46, United States Code is amended by adding after
the item related to chapter 505 the following:
``507. Monitoring and Mitigation...........................50701''.....
SEC. 518. MANNING AND CREWING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
VESSELS, VEHICLES, AND STRUCTURES.
(a) Authorization of Limited Exemptions From Manning and
Crew Requirement.--Chapter 81 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 8108. Exemptions from manning and crew requirements
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide an exemption
described in subsection (b) to the owner or operator of a
covered facility if each individual who is manning or crewing
the covered facility is--
``(1) a citizen of the United States;
``(2) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence; or
``(3) a citizen of the nation under the laws of which the
vessel is documented.
``(b) Requirements for Eligibility for Exemption.--An
exemption under this subsection is an exemption from the
regulations established pursuant to section 30(a)(3) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356(a)(3)).
``(c) Limitations.--An exemption under this section--
``(1) shall provide that the number of individuals manning
or crewing the covered facility who are described in
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) may not exceed two
and one- half times the number of individuals required to man
or crew the covered facility under the laws of the nation
under the laws of which the covered facility is documented;
and
``(2) shall be effective for not more than 12 months, but
may be renewed by application to and approval by the
Secretary.
``(d) Application.--To be eligible for an exemption or a
renewal of an exemption under this section, the owner or
operator of a covered facility shall apply to the Secretary
with an application that includes a sworn statement by the
applicant of all information required for the issuance of the
exemption.
``(e) Revocation.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary--
``(A) may revoke an exemption for a covered facility under
this section if the Secretary determines that information
provided in the application for the exemption was false or
incomplete, or is no longer true or complete; and
``(B) shall immediately revoke such an exemption if the
Secretary determines that the covered facility, in the
effective period of the exemption, was manned or crewed in a
manner not authorized by the exemption.
``(2) Notice required.--The Secretary shall provides notice
of a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph
(1) to the owner or operator of the covered facility.
``(f) Review of Compliance.--The Secretary shall
periodically, but not less than once annually, inspect each
covered facility that operates under an exemption under this
section to verify the owner or operator of the covered
facility's compliance with the exemption. During an
inspection under this subsection, the Secretary shall require
all crew members serving under the exemption to hold a valid
transportation security card issued under section 70105.
``(g) Penalty.--In addition to revocation under subsection
(e), the Secretary may impose on the owner or operator of a
covered facility a civil penalty of $10,000 per day for each
day the covered facility--
``(1) is manned or crewed in violation of an exemption
under this subsection; or
``(2) operated under an exemption under this subsection
that the Secretary determines was not validly obtained.
``(h) Notification of Secretary of State.--The Secretary
shall notify the Secretary of State of each exemption issued
under this section, including the effective period of the
exemption.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered facility.--The term `covered facility' means
any vessel, rig, platform, or other vehicle or structure,
over 50 percent of which is owned by citizens of a foreign
nation or with respect to which the citizens of a foreign
nation have the right effectively to control, except to the
extent and to the degree that the President determines that
the government of such foreign nation or any of its political
subdivisions has implemented, by statute, regulation, policy,
or practice, a national manning requirement for equipment
engaged in the exploring for, developing, or producing
resources, including non-mineral energy resources in its
offshore areas.
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.''.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report containing information on
each letter of nonapplicability of section 8109 of title 46,
United States Code, with respect to a covered facility that
was issued by the Secretary during the preceding year.
(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include, for each covered facility--
(A) the name and International Maritime Organization
number;
(B) the nation in which the covered facility is documented;
(C) the nationality of owner or owners; and
(D) for any covered facility that was previously issued a
letter of nonapplicability in a prior year, any changes in
the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations that specify the documentary and other
requirements for the issuance of an exemption under the
amendment made by this section.
(d) Existing Exemptions.--
(1) Effect of amendments; termination.--Each exemption
under section 30(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1356(c)(2)) issued before the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(A) shall not be affected by the amendments made by this
section during the 120-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(B) shall not be effective after such period.
(2) Notification of holders.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
notify all persons that hold such an exemption that it will
expire as provided in paragraph (1).
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 81 of the
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``8108. Exemptions from manning and crew requirements.''.
TITLE VI--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (45) through (54) as
paragraphs (47) through (56), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (44) the following:
``(45) `sexual assault' means any form of abuse or contact
as defined in chapter 109A of title 18, or a substantially
similar State, local, or Tribal offense.
``(46) `sexual harassment' means--
``(A) conduct that--
``(i) involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, or deliberate or repeated offensive comments
or gestures of a sexual nature if any--
``(I) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly
or implicitly a term or condition of employment, pay, career,
benefits, or entitlements of the individual;
``(II) submission to, or rejection, of such conduct by an
individual is used as a basis for decisions affecting that
individual's job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements;
``(III) such conduct has the purpose or effect of
unreasonably interfering with an individual's work
performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
work environment; or
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``(IV) conduct may have been by an individual's supervisor,
a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or another
credentialed mariner; and
``(ii) is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person
would perceive, and the victim does perceive, the environment
as hostile or offensive;
``(B) any use or condonation associated with first-hand or
personal knowledge, by any individual in a supervisory or
command position, of any form of sexual behavior to control,
influence, or affect the career, pay, benefits, entitlements,
or employment of a subordinate; and
``(C) any deliberate or repeated unwelcome verbal comment
or gesture of a sexual nature by any fellow employee of the
complainant.''.
(b) Report.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing
any changes the Commandant may propose to the definitions
added by the amendments in subsection (a).
SEC. 602. CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS GROUNDS FOR DENIAL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial
``(a) Sexual Abuse.--A license, certificate of registry, or
merchant mariner's document authorized to be issued under
this part shall be denied to an individual who has been
convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under chapter 109A
of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of
title 18, or a substantially similar State, local, or Tribal
offense.
``(b) Abusive Sexual Contact.--A license, certificate of
registry, or merchant mariner's document authorized to be
issued under this part may be denied to an individual who
within 5 years before applying for the license, certificate,
or document, has been convicted of a sexual offense
prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18,
or a substantially similar State, local, or Tribal
offense.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 75 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.''.
SEC. 603. SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS GROUNDS FOR
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 7704 the
following:
``Sec. 7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds
for suspension or revocation
``(a) Sexual Harassment.--If it is shown at a hearing under
this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of
registry, or merchant mariner's document issued under this
part, within 5 years before the beginning of the suspension
and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official
finding of sexual harassment, then the license, certificate
of registry, or merchant mariner's document may be suspended
or revoked.
``(b) Sexual Assault.--If it is shown at a hearing under
this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of
registry, or merchant mariner's document issued under this
part, within 10 years before the beginning of the suspension
and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official
finding of sexual assault, then the license, certificate of
registry, or merchant mariner's document shall be revoked.
``(c) Official Finding.--
``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `official
finding' means--
``(A) a legal proceeding or agency finding or decision that
determines the individual committed sexual harassment or
sexual assault in violation of any Federal, State, local, or
Tribal law or regulation; or
``(B) a determination after an investigation by the Coast
Guard that, by a preponderance of the evidence, the
individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault if
the investigation affords appropriate due process rights to
the subject of the investigation.
``(2) Investigation by the coast guard.--An investigation
by the Coast Guard under paragraph (1)(B) shall include, at a
minimum, evaluation of the following materials that, upon
request, shall be provided to the Coast Guard:
``(A) Any inquiry or determination made by the employer or
former employer of the individual as to whether the
individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault.
``(B) Any investigative materials, documents, records, or
files in the possession of an employer or former employer of
the individual that are related to the claim of sexual
harassment or sexual assault by the individual.
``(3) Administrative law judge review.--
``(A) Coast guard investigation.--A determination under
paragraph (1)(B) shall be reviewed and affirmed by an
administrative law judge within the same proceeding as any
suspension or revocation of a license, certificate of
registry, or merchant mariner's document under subsection (a)
or (b).
``(B) Legal proceeding.--A determination under paragraph
(1)(A) that an individual committed sexual harassment or
sexual assault is conclusive in suspension and revocation
proceedings.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis of chapter 77
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 7704 the following:
``7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension
or revocation.''.
SEC. 604. ACCOMMODATION; NOTICES.
Section 11101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and'';
(3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) each crew berthing area shall be equipped with
information regarding--
``(A) vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual
assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and
alcohol usage; and
``(B) procedures and resources to report crimes, including
sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information--
``(i) on the contact information, website address, and
mobile application to the Coast Guard Investigative Services
for reporting of crimes and the Coast Guard National Command
Center;
``(ii) on vessel owner or company procedures to report
violations of company policy and access resources;
``(iii) on resources provided by outside organizations such
as sexual assault hotlines and counseling;
``(iv) on the retention period for surveillance video
recording after an incident of sexual harassment or sexual
assault is reported; and
``(v) additional items specified in regulations issued by,
and at the discretion of, the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating.''; and
(4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
``In each washing space in a visible location there shall be
information regarding procedures and resources to report
crimes upon the vessel, including sexual assault and sexual
harassment, and vessel owner or company policies prohibiting
sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug
and alcohol usage.''.
SEC. 605. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
Section 2114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as
subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) the seaman in good faith has reported or is about to
report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard or other appropriate
Federal agency or department sexual harassment or sexual
assault against the seaman or knowledge of sexual harassment
or sexual assault against another seaman;''.
SEC. 606. ALCOHOL PROHIBITION.
(a) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall, taking into account
the safety and security of every individual on documented
vessels, issue such regulations as are necessary relating to
alcohol consumption on documented vessels, according to the
following requirements:
(A) The Secretary shall determine safe levels of alcohol
consumption by crewmembers aboard documented vessels engaged
in commercial service.
(B) If the Secretary determines there is no alcohol policy
that can be implemented to ensure a safe environment for crew
and passengers, the Secretary shall implement a prohibition
on possession and consumption of alcohol by crewmembers while
aboard a vessel, except when possession is associated with
the commercial sale or gift to non-crew members aboard the
vessel.
(C) To the extent a policy establishes safe levels of
alcohol consumption in accordance with subparagraph (A), such
policy shall not supersede a vessel owner's discretion to
further limit or prohibit alcohol on its vessels.
(2) Immunity from civil liability.--Any crewmember who
reports an incident of sexual assault or sexual harassment
that is directly related to a violation of the regulations
issued under paragraph (1) is immune from civil liability for
any related violation of such regulations.
SEC. 607. SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part B of subtitle II of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 49--OCEANGOING NON-PASSENGER COMMERCIAL VESSELS
``Sec.
``4901. Surveillance requirements.
``Sec. 4901. Surveillance requirements
``(a) In General.--A vessel engaged in commercial service
that does not carry passengers, shall maintain a video
surveillance system.
``(b) Applicability.--The requirements in this section
shall apply to--
``(1) documented vessels with overnight accommodations for
at least 10 persons on board--
``(A) is on a voyage of at least 600 miles and crosses
seaward of the Boundary Line; or
``(B) is at least 24 meters (79 feet) in overall length and
required to have a load line under chapter 51;
``(2) documented vessels of at least 500 gross tons as
measured under section 14502,
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or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as
prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 on an
international voyage; and
``(3) vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10
persons on board that are operating for no less than 72 hours
on waters superjacent to the Outer Continental Shelf.
``(c) Placement of Video and Audio Surveillance
Equipment.--
``(1) In general.--The owner of a vessel to which this
section applies shall install video and audio surveillance
equipment aboard the vessel not later than 2 years after
enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
2022, or during the next scheduled drydock, whichever is
later.
``(2) Locations.--Video and audio surveillance equipment
shall be placed in passageways on to which doors from
staterooms open. Such equipment shall be placed in a manner
ensuring the visibility of every door in each such
passageway.
``(d) Notice of Video and Audio Surveillance.--The owner of
a vessel to which this section applies shall provide clear
and conspicuous signs on board the vessel notifying the crew
of the presence of video and audio surveillance equipment.
``(e) Access to Video and Audio Records.--
``(1) In general.--The owner of a vessel to which this
section applies shall provide to any Federal, state, or other
law enforcement official performing official duties in the
course and scope of a criminal or marine safety
investigation, upon request, a copy of all records of video
and audio surveillance that the official believes is relevant
to the investigation.
``(2) Civil actions.--Except as proscribed by law
enforcement authorities or court order, the owner of a vessel
to which this section applies shall, upon written request,
provide to any individual or the individual's legal
representative a copy of all records of video and audio
surveillance--
``(A) in which the individual is a subject of the video and
audio surveillance;
``(B) the request is in conjunction with a legal proceeding
or investigation; and
``(C) that may provide evidence of any sexual harassment or
sexual assault incident in a civil action.
``(3) Limited access.--The owner of a vessel to which this
section applies shall ensure that access to records of video
and audio surveillance is limited to the purposes described
in this paragraph and not used as part of a labor action
against a crew member or employment dispute unless used in a
criminal or civil action.
``(f) Retention Requirements.--The owner of a vessel to
which this section applies shall retain all records of audio
and video surveillance for not less than 150 days after the
footage is obtained. Any video and audio surveillance found
to be associated with an alleged incident should be preserved
for not less than 4 years from the date of the alleged
incident. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Coast
Guard are authorized access to all records of video and audio
surveillance relevant to an investigation into criminal
conduct.
``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `owner' means
the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other
individual in charge of a vessel.
``(h) Exemption.--Fishing vessels, fish processing vessels,
and fish tender vessels are exempt from this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle
II of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding
after the item related to chapter 47 the following:
``49. Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels...........4901''.....
SEC. 608. MASTER KEY CONTROL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3106. Master key control system
``(a) In General.--The owner of a vessel subject to
inspection under section 3301 shall--
``(1) ensure that such vessel is equipped with a vessel
master key control system, manual or electronic, which
provides controlled access to all copies of the vessel's
master key of which access shall only be available to the
individuals described in paragraph (2);
``(2) establish a list of all crew, identified by position,
allowed to access and use the master key and maintain such
list upon the vessel, within owner records and included in
the vessel safety management system;
``(3) record in a log book information on all access and
use of the vessel's master key, including--
``(A) dates and times of access;
``(B) the room or location accessed; and
``(C) the name and rank of the crew member that used the
master key; and
``(4) make the list under paragraph (2) and the log book
under paragraph (3) available upon request to any agent of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any member of the Coast
Guard, and any law enforcement officer performing official
duties in the course and scope of an investigation.
``(b) Prohibited Use.--Crew not included on the list
described in subsection (a)(2) shall not have access to or
use the master key unless in an emergency and shall
immediately notify the master and owner of the vessel
following use of such key.
``(c) Requirements for Log Book.--The log book described in
subsection (a)(3) and required to be included in a safety
management system under section 3203(a)(6)--
``(1) may be electronic; and
``(2) shall be located in a centralized location that is
readily accessible to law enforcement personnel.
``(d) Penalty.--Any crew member who uses the master key
without having been granted access pursuant to subsection
(a)(2) shall be liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty of not more than $1,000 and may be subject to
suspension or revocation under section 7703.
``(e) Exemption.--This section shall not apply to vessels
subject to section 3507(f).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 31 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``3106. Master key control system.''.
SEC. 609. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
Section 3203 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(7) and (8); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault,
procedures for, and annual training requirements for all
shipboard personnel on--
``(A) prevention;
``(B) bystander intervention;
``(C) reporting;
``(D) response; and
``(E) investigation;
``(6) the log book required under section 3106;'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Procedures and Training Requirements.--In prescribing
regulations for the procedures and training requirements
described in subsection (a)(5), such procedures and
requirements shall be consistent with the requirements to
report sexual harassment or sexual assault under section
10104.''.
SEC. 610. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
HARASSMENT.
Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Mandatory Reporting by Crew Member.--
``(1) In general.--A crew member of a documented vessel
shall report to the Secretary any complaint or incident of
sexual harassment or sexual assault of which the crewmember
has first-hand or personal knowledge.
``(2) Penalty.--A crew member with first-hand or personal
knowledge of a sexual assault or sexual harassment incident
on a documented vessel who knowingly fails to report in
compliance with paragraph (a)(1) is liable to the United
States Government for a civil penalty of not more than
$5,000.
``(3) Amnesty.--A crew member who fails to make the
required reporting under paragraph (1) shall not be subject
to the penalty described in paragraph (2) if--
``(A) the crew member is the victim of such sexual assault
or sexual harassment incident;
``(B) the complaint is shared in confidence with the crew
member directly from the victim; or
``(C) the crew member is a victim advocate as defined in
section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
``(b) Mandatory Reporting by Vessel Owner.--
``(1) In general.--A vessel owner or managing operator of a
documented vessel or the employer of a seafarer on that
vessel shall report to the Secretary any complaint or
incident of harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault
in violation of employer policy or law, of which such vessel
owner or managing operator of a vessel engaged in commercial
service, or the employer of the seafarer is made aware. Such
reporting shall include results of any investigation into the
incident, if applicable, and any action taken against the
offending crewmember.
``(2) Penalty.--A vessel owner or managing operator of a
vessel engaged in commercial service, or the employer of a
seafarer on that vessel who knowingly fails to report in
compliance with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States
Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.
``(c) Reporting Procedures.--
``(1) Crew member reporting.--A report required under
subsection (a)--
``(A) with respect to a crew member, shall be made as soon
as practicable, but no later than 10 days after the crew
member develops first-hand or personal knowledge of the
sexual assault or sexual harassment incident to the Coast
Guard National Command Center by the fastest
telecommunication channel available; and
``(B) with respect to a master, shall be made immediately
after the master develops first-hand or personal knowledge of
a sexual assault incident to the Coast Guard National Command
Center by the fastest telecommunication channel available.
``(2) Vessel owner reporting.--A report required under
subsection (b) shall be made immediately after the vessel
owner, managing operator, or employer of the seafarer gains
knowledge of a sexual assault or sexual harassment incident
by the fastest telecommunication channel available, and such
report shall be made to the Coast Guard National Command
Center and to--
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``(A) the nearest Coast Guard Captain of the Port; or
``(B) the appropriate officer or agency of the government
of the country in whose waters the incident occurs.
``(3) Contents.--A report required under subsections (a)
and (b) shall include, to the best of the reporter's
knowledge--
``(A) the name, official position or role in relation to
the vessel, and contact information of the individual making
the report;
``(B) the name and official number of the documented
vessel;
``(C) the time and date of the incident;
``(D) the geographic position or location of the vessel
when the incident occurred; and
``(E) a brief description of the alleged sexual harassment
or sexual assault being reported.
``(4) Information collection.--After receipt of the report
made under this subsection, the Coast Guard will collect
information related to the identity of each alleged victim,
alleged perpetrator, and witness through means designed to
protect, to the extent practicable, the personal identifiable
information of such individuals.
``(d) Regulations.--The requirements of this section are
effective as of the date of enactment of the Don Young Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2022. The Secretary may issue
additional regulations to implement the requirements of this
section.''.
SEC. 611. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH OF
SEAMEN.
(a) Personal Injury to or Death of Seamen.--Section
30104(a) of title 46, United States Code, as so designated by
section 505(a)(1), is amended by inserting ``, including an
injury resulting from sexual assault or sexual harassment,''
after ``in the course of employment''.
(b) Time Limit on Bringing Maritime Action.--Section 30106
of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``for personal
injury or death'';
(2) by striking ``Except as otherwise'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Extension for Sexual Offense.--A civil action under
subsection (a) arising out of a maritime tort for a claim of
sexual harassment or sexual assault shall be brought not more
than 5 years after the cause of action for a claim of sexual
harassment or sexual assault arose.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 301 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
related to section 30106 and inserting the following:
``30106. Time limit on bringing maritime action.''.
SEC. 612. ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC
EXAMINATION KITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 564. Administration of sexual assault forensic
examination kits
``(a) Requirement.--A Coast Guard vessel that embarks on a
covered voyage shall be--
``(1) equipped with no less than 2 sexual assault and
forensic examination kits; and
``(2) staffed with at least 1 medical professional
qualified and trained to administer such kits.
``(b) Covered Voyage Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered voyage' means a prescheduled voyage of a Coast Guard
vessel that, at any point during such voyage--
``(1) would require the vessel to travel 5 consecutive days
or longer at 20 knots per hour to reach a land-based or
afloat medical facility; and
``(2) aeromedical evacuation will be unavailable during the
travel period referenced in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``564. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.''.
TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``section 331 of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)'' and inserting
``section 44801 of title 49''.
(b) Section 1156(c) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``section 331 of the FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)'' and inserting
``section 44801 of title 49''.
SEC. 702. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 70105 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``security cards''
and inserting ``worker identification credentials'';
(2) by striking ``transportation security card'' each place
it appears and inserting ``transportation worker
identification credential'';
(3) by striking ``transportation security cards'' each
place it appears and inserting ``transportation worker
identification credentials'';
(4) by striking ``card'' each place it appears and
inserting ``credential''
(5) in the heading for subsection (b) by striking ``Cards''
and inserting ``Credentials'';
(6) in subsection (g), by striking ``Assistant Secretary of
Homeland Security for'' and inserting ``Administrator of'';
(7) by striking subsection (i) and redesignating
subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j),
respectively;
(8) by striking subsection (l) and redesignating
subsections (m) through (q) as subsections (k) through (o),
respectively;
(9) in subsection (j), as so redesignated--
(A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Security Card''
and inserting ``Worker Identification Credential''; and
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2) by striking ``security
cards'' and inserting ``worker identification credential'';
(10) in subsection (k)(1), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (k)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)(3)'';
and
(11) in subsection (o), as so redesignated--
(A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Security Card''
and inserting ``Worker Identification Credential'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``subsection (k)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (j)(3)''; and
(ii) by striking ``This plan shall'' and inserting ``Such
receipt and activation shall''; and
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``on-site activation
capability'' and inserting ``on-site receipt and activation
of transportation worker identification credentials''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 701 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
related to section 70105 and inserting the following:
``70105. Transportation worker identification credentials.''.
SEC. 703. REINSTATEMENT.
(a) Reinstatement.--The text of section 12(a) of the Act of
June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 522(a)), popularly known as the
Truman-Hobbs Act, is--
(1) reinstated as it appeared on the day before the date of
enactment of section 8507(b) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283); and
(2) redesignated as the sole text of section 12 of the Act
of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 522).
(b) Effective Date.--The provision reinstated by subsection
(a) shall be treated as if such section 8507(b) had never
taken effect.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The provision reinstated under
subsection (a) is amended by striking ``, except to the
extent provided in this section''.
amendment no. 543 offered by mr. katko of new york
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Preliminary damage assessments play a critical role in
assessing and validating the impact and magnitude of a
disaster.
(2) Through the preliminary damage assessment process,
representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
validate information gathered by State and local officials
that serves as the basis for disaster assistance requests.
(3) Various factors can impact the duration of a
preliminary damage assessment and the corresponding
submission of a major disaster request, however, the average
time between when a disaster occurs, and the submission of a
corresponding disaster request has been found to be
approximately twenty days longer for flooding disasters.
(4) With communities across the country facing increased
instances of catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather
events, accurate and efficient preliminary damage assessments
have become critically important to the relief process for
impacted States and municipalities.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report
describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as
supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the 5
years before the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Contents.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall
contain the following:
(A) The process of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
for deploying personnel to support preliminary damage
assessments.
(B) The number of Agency staff participating on disaster
assessment teams.
(C) The training and experience of such staff described in
subparagraph (B).
(D) A calculation of the average amount of time disaster
assessment teams described in subparagraph (A) are deployed
to a disaster area.
(E) The efforts of the Agency to maintain a consistent
liaison between the Agency and State, local, tribal, and
territorial officials within a disaster area.
(c) Preliminary Damage Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall convene an advisory panel
consisting of emergency management personnel employed by
State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities, and the
representative organizations of such personnel to assist the
Agency in improving critical components of the preliminary
damage assessment process.
(2) Membership.--
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(A) In general.--This advisory panel shall consist of at
least 2 representatives from national emergency management
organizations and at least 1 representative from each of the
10 regions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
selected from emergency management personnel employed by
State, local, territorial, or tribal authorities within each
region.
(B) Inclusion on panel.--To the furthest extent
practicable, representation on the advisory panel shall
include emergency management personnel from both rural and
urban jurisdictions.
(3) Considerations.--The advisory panel convened under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) consider--
(i) establishing a training regime to ensure preliminary
damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under
consistent guidelines;
(ii) utilizing a common technological platform to integrate
data collected by State and local governments with data
collected by the Agency; and
(iii) assessing instruction materials provided by the
Agency for omissions of pertinent information or language
that conflicts with other statutory requirements; and
(B) identify opportunities for streamlining the
consideration of preliminary damage assessments by the
Agency, including eliminating duplicative paperwork
requirements and ensuring consistent communication and
decision making among Agency staff.
(4) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit
to Congress a report regarding the findings of the advisory
panel, steps that will be undertaken by the Agency to
implement the findings of the advisory panel, and additional
legislation that may be necessary to implement the findings
of the advisory panel.
(5) Rulemaking and final report.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement
the recommendations of the advisory panel and submit to
Congress a report discussing--
(A) the implementation of recommendations from the advisory
panel;
(B) the identification of any additional challenges to the
preliminary damage assessment process, including whether
specific disasters result in longer preliminary damage
assessments; and
(C) any additional legislative recommendations necessary to
improve the preliminary damage assessment process.
amendment no. 544 offered by mr. katko of new york
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. DESIGNATION OF SMALL STATE AND RURAL ADVOCATE.
(a) In General.--Section 326(c) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5165d) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) assist States in the collection and presentation of
material in the disaster or emergency declaration request
relevant to demonstrate severe localized impacts within the
State for a specific incident, including--
``(A) the per capita personal income by local area, as
calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis;
``(B) the disaster impacted population profile, as reported
by the Bureau of the Census, including--
``(i) the percentage of the population for whom poverty
status is determined;
``(ii) the percentage of the population already receiving
Government assistance such as Supplemental Security Income
and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;
``(iii) the pre-disaster unemployment rate;
``(iv) the percentage of the population that is 65 years
old and older;
``(v) the percentage of the population 18 years old and
younger;
``(vi) the percentage of the population with a disability;
``(vii) the percentage of the population who speak a
language other than English and speak English less than `very
well'; and
``(viii) any unique considerations regarding American
Indian and Alaskan Native Tribal populations raised in the
State's request for a major disaster declaration that may not
be reflected in the data points referenced in this
subparagraph;
``(C) the impact to community infrastructure, including--
``(i) disruptions to community life-saving and life-
sustaining services;
``(ii) disruptions or increased demand for essential
community services; and
``(iii) disruptions to transportation, infrastructure, and
utilities; and
``(D) any other information relevant to demonstrate severe
local impacts.''.
(b) Gao Review of a Final Rule.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a
review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
implementation of its final rule, published on March 21,
2019, amending section 206.48(b) of title 44, Code of Federal
Regulations (regarding factors considered when evaluating a
Governor's request for a major disaster declaration), which
revised the factors that the Agency considers when evaluating
a Governor's request for a major disaster declaration
authorizing individual assistance under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq).
(2) Scope.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of the criteria used by the Agency to
assess individual assistance requests following a major
disaster declaration authorizing individual assistance.
(B) An assessment of the consistency with which the Agency
uses the updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors
when assessing the impact of individual communities after a
major disaster declaration.
(C) An assessment of the impact, if any, of using the
updated Individual Assistance Declaration Factors has had on
equity in disaster recovery outcomes.
(D) Recommendations to improve the use of the Individual
Assistance Declaration Factors to increase equity in disaster
recovery outcomes.
(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on
the review required under this section.
amendment no. 545 offered by mr. katko of new york
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. ___. REQUIREMENT FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT TO ANNUALLY REPORT COMPLAINTS OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
(a) Requirement to Annually Report Complaints of Sexual
Harassment.--
(1) Annual report.--Section 808(e)(2) of the Fair Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(2)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii) by striking the semicolon and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) containing tabulations of the number of instances in
the preceding year in which complaints of discriminatory
housing practices were filed with the Department of Housing
and Urban Development or a fair housing assistance program,
including identification of whether each complaint was filed
with respect to discrimination based on race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial
status.''.
(2) Sexual harassment.--Section 808 of the Fair Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 3608) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(g) In carrying out the reporting obligations under this
section, the Secretary shall--
``(1) consider a complaint filed with respect to
discrimination based on sex to include any complaint filed
with respect to sexual harassment; and
``(2) in reporting the instances of a complaint filed with
respect to discrimination based on sex under subsection
(e)(2)(C), include a disaggregated tabulation of the total
number of such complaints filed with respect to sexual
harassment.''.
(3) Initiative to combat sexual harassment in housing.--
Title IX of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 902. INITIATIVE TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
HOUSING.
``The Attorney General shall establish an initiative to
investigate and prosecute an allegation of a violation under
this Act with respect to sexual harassment.''.
amendment no. 546 offered by mr. katko of new york
At the end of title LVIII, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 58___. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES WITH PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OBTAINED
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Study Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, 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) Limitation 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.
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(b) Inclusions.--The study required under subsection (a)(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.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Labor shall--
(1) submit a report to Congress that describes the results
of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a); and
(2) make such report publicly available on the website of
the Department of Labor.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 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) Except as otherwise defined in this section, terms used
in this section have the definitions given such terms under
section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)).
amendment no. 547 offered by mr. keating of massachusetts
Page 826, insert after line 13 the following:
SEC. 1236. PROHIBITION ON RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE G7.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to exclude the Russian Federation from the Group of
Seven or reconstitute a Group of Eight that includes the
Russian Federation.
(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to take any action to support or
facilitate--
(1) the participation of the Russian Federation in a Group
of Seven proceeding; or
(2) the reconstitution of a Group of Eight that includes
the Russian Federation.
amendment no. 548 offered by mr. keating of massachusetts
Page 826, insert after line 13 the following:
SEC. 1236. CONDEMNING DETENTION AND INDICTMENT OF RUSSIAN
OPPOSITION LEADER VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH KARA-
MURZA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (referred to in this
section as ``Mr. Kara-Murza'') has tirelessly worked for
decades to advance the cause of freedom, democracy, and human
rights for the people of the Russian Federation.
(2) In retaliation for his advocacy, two attempts have been
made on Mr. Kara-Murza's life, as--
(A) on May 26, 2015, Mr. Kara-Murza fell ill with symptoms
indicative of poisoning and was hospitalized; and
(B) on February 2, 2017, he fell ill with similar symptoms
and was placed in a medically induced coma.
(3) Independent investigations conducted by Bellingcat, the
Insider, and Der Spiegel found that the same unit of the
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
responsible for poisoning Mr. Kara-Murza was responsible for
poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and
activists Timur Kuashev, Ruslan Magomedragimov, and Nikita
Isayev.
(4) On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched another
unprovoked, unjustified, and illegal invasion into Ukraine in
contravention of the obligations freely undertaken by the
Russian Federation to respect the territorial integrity of
Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, the Minsk
protocols of 2014 and 2015, and international law.
(5) On March 5, 2022, Vladimir Putin signed a law
criminalizing the distribution of truthful statements about
the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and
mandating up to 15 years in prison for such offenses.
(6) Since February 24, 2022, Mr. Kara-Murza has used his
voice and platform to join more than 15,000 citizens of the
Russian Federation in peacefully protesting the war against
Ukraine and millions more who silently oppose the war.
(7) On April 11, 2022, five police officers arrested Mr.
Kara-Murza in front of his home and denied his right to an
attorney, and the next day Mr. Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15
days in prison for disobeying a police order.
(8) On April 22, 2022, the Investigative Committee of the
Russian Federation charged Mr. Kara-Murza with violations
under the law signed on March 5, 2022, for his fact-based
statements condemning the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation.
(9) Mr. Kara-Murza was then placed into pretrial detention
and ordered to be held until at least June 12, 2022.
(10) If convicted of those charges, Mr. Kara-Murza faces
detention in a penitentiary system that human rights
nongovernmental organizations have criticized for widespread
torture, ill-treatment, and suspicious deaths of prisoners.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Congress--
(1) condemns the unjust detention and indicting of Russian
opposition leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, who has
courageously stood up to oppression in the Russian
Federation;
(2) expresses solidarity with Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-
Murza, his family, and all individuals in the Russian
Federation imprisoned for exercising their fundamental
freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief;
(3) urges the United States Government and other allied
governments to work to secure the immediate release of
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and other
citizens of the Russian Federation imprisoned for opposing
the regime of Vladimir Putin and the war against Ukraine; and
(4) calls on the President to increase support provided by
the United States Government for those advocating for
democracy and independent media in the Russian Federation,
which Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza has worked to
advance.
amendment no. 549 offered by mr. kilmer of washington
At the end of title XI, add the following:
SEC. 11__. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES TO MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM
POSITIONS.
Section 1108 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 ``subsection (b)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b) or (c)'';
(2) in the heading for subsection (b), by striking
``Positions'' and inserting ``Defense Industrial Base
Facility Positions'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Military Health System Positions.--The positions in
the Department described in this subsection are medical or
health profession positions in the civil service within the
military health system.''; and
(5) by amending subsection (f) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3) of this section) to read as follows:
``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `civil service' has the meaning given that
term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code;
``(2) the term `medical or health profession positions'
means any position listed under any of paragraphs (1), (2),
or (3) of section 7401 of title 38, United States Code; and
``(3) the terms `member' and `Secretary concerned' have the
meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 37, United
States Code.''.
amendment no. 550 offered by mr. lamalfa of california
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. ___. FLEXIBILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1216(a) of the Disaster Recovery
Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174a(a)) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall--
``(i) waive a debt owed to the United States related to
covered assistance provided to an individual or household if
the covered assistance was distributed based on an error by
the Agency and such debt shall be construed as a hardship;
and
``(ii) waive a debt owed to the United States related to
covered assistance provided to an individual or household if
such assistance is subject to a claim or legal action,
including in accordance with section 317 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5160); and''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
(A) by striking ``Removal of'' and inserting ``Report on'';
and
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ``the authority of the
Administrator to waive debt under paragraph (2) shall no
longer be effective'' and inserting ``the Administrator shall
report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of
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the Senate actions that the Administrator will take to reduce
the error rate''.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing a
description of the internal processes used to make decisions
regarding the distribution of covered assistance under
section 1216 of the Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2018
(42 U.S.C. 5174a) and any changes made to such processes.
amendment no. 551 offered by mr. lamb of pennsylvania
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. USE OF VETERANS WITH MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS IN
RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.
(a) Update of Web Portal to Identify Veterans Who Had
Medical Occupations as Members of the Armed Forces.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall update existing web
portals of the Department to allow the identification of
veterans who had a medical occupation as a member of the
Armed Forces.
(2) Information in portal.--
(A) In general.--An update to a portal under paragraph (1)
shall allow a veteran to elect to provide the following
information:
(i) Contact information for the veteran.
(ii) A history of the medical experience and trained
competencies of the veteran.
(B) Inclusions in history.--To the extent practicable,
histories provided under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include
individual critical task lists specific to military
occupational specialties that align with existing standard
occupational codes maintained by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(b) Program on Provision to States of Information on
Veterans With Medical Skills Obtained During Service in the
Armed Forces.--For purposes of facilitating civilian medical
credentialing and hiring opportunities for veterans seeking
to respond to a national emergency, including a public health
emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall
establish a program to share information specified in section
3(b) with the following:
(1) State departments of veterans affairs.
(2) Veterans service organizations.
(3) State credentialing bodies.
(4) State homes.
(5) Other stakeholders involved in State-level
credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(c) Program on Training of Intermediate Care Technicians of
Department of Veterans Affairs.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall implement a program
to train covered veterans to work as intermediate care
technicians of the Department.
(2) Locations.--The Secretary may place an intermediate
care technician trained under the program under paragraph (1)
at any medical center of the Department, giving priority to a
location with a significant staffing shortage.
(3) Inclusion of information in transition assistance
program.--As part of the Transition Assistance Program under
sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary shall prepare a communications campaign to convey
opportunities for training, certification, and employment
under the program under paragraph (1) to appropriate members
of the Armed Forces separating from active duty.
(4) Report on expansion of program.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on whether the
program under this section could be replicated for other
medical positions within the Department.
(5) Covered veteran defined.--In this subsection, the term
``covered veteran'' means a veteran whom the Secretary
determines served as a basic health care technician while
serving in the Armed Forces.
(d) Notification of Opportunities for Veterans.--The
Secretary shall notify veterans service organizations and, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces of opportunities for
veterans under this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Department; secretary; veteran.--The terms
``Department'', ``Secretary'', ``State home'', and
``veteran'' have the meanings given those terms in section
101 of title 38, United States Code.
(2) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans
service organization'' means an organization that provides
services to veterans, including organizations recognized by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902 of title
38, United States Code.
amendment no. 552 offered by mr. lamb of pennsylvania
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. PILOT PROGRAM TO EMPLOY VETERANS IN POSITIONS
RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
the Secretaries concerned shall jointly establish a pilot
program under which veterans are employed by the Federal
Government in positions that relate to the conservation and
resource management activities of the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall administer the pilot program under subsection (a).
(c) Positions.--The Secretaries concerned shall--
(1) identify vacant positions in the respective Departments
of the Secretaries that are appropriate to fill using the
pilot program under subsection (a); and
(2) to the extent practicable, fill such positions using
the pilot program.
(d) Application of Civil Service Laws.--A veteran employed
under the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be treated
as an employee as defined in section 2105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(e) Best Practices for Other Departments.--The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall establish guidelines containing best
practices for departments and agencies of the Federal
Government that carry out programs to employ veterans who are
transitioning from service in the Armed Forces. Such
guidelines shall include--
(1) lessons learned under the Warrior Training Advancement
Course of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2) methods to realize cost savings based on such lessons
learned.
(f) Partnership.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
Secretaries concerned, and the Secretary of Defense may enter
into a partnership to include the pilot program under
subsection (a) as part of the Skillbridge program under
section 1143 of title 10, United States Code.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and the Secretaries concerned shall jointly submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
pilot program under subsection (a), including a description
of how the pilot program will be carried out in a manner to
reduce the unemployment of veterans.
(2) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date
on which the pilot program under subsection (a) commences,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretaries
concerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the implementation of
the pilot program.
(3) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date
on which the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretaries
concerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the pilot program that
includes the following:
(A) The number of veterans who applied to participate in
the pilot program.
(B) The number of such veterans employed under the pilot
program.
(C) The number of veterans identified in subparagraph (B)
who transitioned to full-time positions with the Federal
Government after participating in the pilot program.
(D) Any other information the Secretaries determine
appropriate with respect to measuring the effectiveness of
the pilot program.
(h) Duration.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two
years after the date on which the pilot program commences.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on
Agriculture, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) The term ``resource management'' means approved
conservation practices which, when properly planned and
applied, work in tandem to provide environmental conservation
and protection for soil, water, air, plant, and animal
resources.
(3) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to matters
regarding the National Forest System and the Department of
Agriculture; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to matters
regarding the National Park System and the Department of the
Interior.
amendment no. 553 offered by mr. langevin of rhode island
Add at the end of title LII of division E the following:
SEC. 5206. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.
(a) Critical Technology Security Centers.--Title III of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 323. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting
through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and
in coordination with the Director, shall award grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements to covered entities for
the establishment of not fewer than two cybersecurity-focused
Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test the
security of critical technology.
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``(b) Evaluation and Testing.--In carrying out the
evaluation and testing of the security of critical technology
pursuant to subsection (a), the Critical Technology Security
Centers referred to in such subsection shall address the
following technologies:
``(1) The security of information and communications
technology that underpins national critical functions related
to communications.
``(2) The security of networked industrial equipment, such
as connected programmable data logic controllers and
supervisory control and data acquisition servers.
``(3) The security of open source software that underpins
national critical functions.
``(4) The security of critical software used by the Federal
Government.
``(c) Addition or Termination of Centers.--
``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary for Science and
Technology may, in coordination with the Director, award or
terminate grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to
covered entities for the establishment of additional or
termination of existing Critical Technology Security Centers
to address critical technologies.
``(2) Limitation.--The authority provided under paragraph
(1) may be exercised except if such exercise would result in
the operation at any time of fewer than two Critical
Technology Security Centers.
``(d) Selection of Critical Technologies.--
``(1) In general.--Before awarding a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement to a covered entity to establish a
Critical Technology Security Center, the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology shall coordinate with the Director,
who shall provide the Under Secretary a list of critical
technologies or specific guidance on such technologies that
would be within the remit of any such Center.
``(2) Expansion and modification.--The Under Secretary for
Science and Technology, in coordination with the Director, is
authorized to expand or modify at any time the list of
critical technologies or specific guidance on technologies
referred to in paragraph (1) that is within the remit of a
proposed or established Critical Technology Security Center.
``(e) Responsibilities.--In carrying out the evaluation and
testing of the security of critical technology pursuant to
subsection (a), the Critical Technology Security Centers
referred to in such subsection shall each have the following
responsibilities:
``(1) Conducting rigorous security testing to identify
vulnerabilities in such technologies.
``(2) Utilizing the coordinated vulnerability disclosure
processes established under subsection (g) to report to the
developers of such technologies and, as appropriate, to the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, information
relating to vulnerabilities discovered and any information
necessary to reproduce such vulnerabilities.
``(3) Developing new capabilities for improving the
security of such technologies, including vulnerability
discovery, management, and mitigation.
``(4) Assessing the security of software, firmware, and
hardware that underpin national critical functions.
``(5) Supporting existing communities of interest,
including through grant making, in remediating
vulnerabilities discovered within such technologies.
``(6) Utilizing findings to inform and support the future
work of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
``(f) Risk Based Evaluations.--Unless otherwise directed
pursuant to guidance issued by the Under Secretary or
Director under subsection (d), to the greatest extent
practicable activities carried out pursuant to the
responsibilities specified in subsection (e) shall leverage
risk-based evaluations to focus on activities that have the
greatest effect practicable on the security of the critical
technologies within each Critical Technology Security
Center's remit, such as the following:
``(1) Developing capabilities that can detect or eliminate
entire classes of vulnerabilities.
``(2) Testing for vulnerabilities in the most widely used
technology or vulnerabilities that affect many such critical
technologies.
``(g) Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Processes.--Each
Critical Technology Security Center shall establish, in
coordination with the Director, coordinated vulnerability
disclosure processes regarding the disclosure of
vulnerabilities that--
``(1) are adhered to when a vulnerability is discovered or
disclosed by each such Center, consistent with international
standards and coordinated vulnerability disclosure best
practices; and
``(2) are published on the website of each such Center.
``(h) Application.--To be eligible for an award of a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement as a Critical Technology
Security Center pursuant to subsection (a), a covered entity
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and including such information as the Secretary
may require.
``(i) Public Reporting of Vulnerabilities.--The Under
Secretary for Science and Technology shall ensure that
vulnerabilities discovered by a Critical Technology Security
Center are reported to the National Vulnerability Database of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as
appropriate and using the coordinated vulnerability
disclosure processes established under subsection (g).
``(j) Additional Guidance.--The Under Secretary for Science
and Technology, in coordination with the Director, shall
develop, and periodically update, guidance, including
eligibility and any additional requirements, relating to how
Critical Technology Security Centers may award grants to
communities of interest pursuant to subsection (e)(5) to
remediate vulnerabilities and take other actions under such
subsection and subsection (k).
``(k) Open Source Software Security Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Any Critical Technology Security Center
addressing open source software security may award grants, in
consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and
Technology and Director, to individual open source software
developers and maintainers, nonprofit organizations, and
other non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by any
such Center, to fund improvements to the security of the open
source software ecosystem.
``(2) Improvements.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1)
may include improvements such as the following:
``(A) Security audits.
``(B) Funding for developers to patch vulnerabilities.
``(C) Addressing code, infrastructure, and structural
weaknesses, including rewrites of open source software
components in memory-safe programming languages.
``(D) Research and tools to assess and improve the overall
security of the open source software ecosystem, such as
improved software fault isolation techniques.
``(E) Training and other tools to aid open source software
developers in the secure development of open source software,
including secure coding practices and secure systems
architecture.
``(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), a
Critical Technology Security Center shall prioritize, to the
greatest extent practicable, the following:
``(A) Where applicable, open source software components
identified in guidance from the Director, or if no such
guidance is so provided, utilizing the risk-based evaluation
described in subsection (f).
``(B) Activities that most promote the long-term security
of the open source software ecosystem.
``(l) Biennial Reports to Under Secretary.--Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this section and
every two years thereafter, each Critical Technology Security
Center shall submit to the Under Secretary for Science and
Technology and Director a report that includes the following:
``(1) A summary of the work performed by such Center.
``(2) Information relating to the allocation of Federal
funds at such Center.
``(3) A description of each vulnerability that has been
publicly disclosed pursuant to subsection (g), including
information relating to the corresponding software weakness.
``(4) An assessment of the criticality of each such
vulnerability.
``(5) A list of critical technologies studied by such
Center.
``(6) An overview of the methodologies used by such Center,
such as tactics, techniques, and procedures.
``(7) A description of such Center's development of
capabilities for vulnerability discovery, management, and
mitigation.
``(8) A summary of such Center's support to existing
communities of interest, including an accounting of dispersed
grant funds.
``(9) For such Center, if applicable, a summary of any
grants awarded during the period covered by the report that
includes the following:
``(A) An identification of the entity to which each such
grant was awarded.
``(B) The amount of each such grant.
``(C) The purpose of each such grant.
``(D) The expected impact of each such grant.
``(10) The coordinated vulnerability disclosure processes
established by such Center.
``(m) Reports to Congress.--Upon receiving the reports
required under subsection (l), the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes, with respect
to each Critical Technology Security Center, the reports
received in subsection (l). Where applicable, the Under
Secretary shall include an explanation for any deviations
from the list of critical technologies studied by a Center
from the list of critical technologies or specific guidance
relating to such technologies provided by the Director before
the distribution of funding to such Center.
``(n) Consultation With Relevant Agencies.--In carrying out
this section, the Under Secretary shall consult with the
heads of other Federal agencies conducting cybersecurity
research, including the following:
``(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
``(2) The National Science Foundation.
``(3) Relevant agencies within the Department of Energy.
``(4) Relevant agencies within the Department of Defense.
``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the
following:
``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
``(2) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
``(3) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
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``(4) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
``(5) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
``(p) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate.
``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means a
university or federally-funded research and development
center, including a national laboratory, or a consortia
thereof.
``(3) Critical technology.--The term `critical technology'
means technology that underpins one or more national critical
functions.
``(4) Critical software.--The term `critical software' has
the meaning given such term by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology pursuant to Executive Order 14028 or
any successor provision.
``(5) Open source software.--The term `open source
software' means software for which the human-readable source
code is made available to the public for use, study, re-use,
modification, enhancement, and redistribution.
``(6) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.''.
(b) Identification of Certain Technology.--Paragraph (1) of
section 2202(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 603(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(S) To identify the critical technologies (as such term
is defined in section 323) or develop guidance relating to
such technologies within the remits of the Critical
Technology Security Centers as described in such section.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 322 the
following new item:
``Sec. 323. Critical Technology Security Centers.''.
amendment no. 554 offered by mr. langevin of rhode island
Add at the end of title LII of division E the following:
SEC. 5206. SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT ENTITIES.
(a) Identification of Systemically Important Entities.--
Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2220D. PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATION OF SYSTEMICALLY
IMPORTANT ENTITIES.
``(a) Establishment of Criteria and Procedures.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting
through the Director, in consultation with the National Cyber
Director, Sector Risk Management Agencies, the Critical
Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, and, as
appropriate, other government and nongovernmental entities,
shall establish criteria and procedures for identifying and
designating certain entities as systemically important
entities for purposes of this section.
``(2) Consideration.--In establishing the criteria for
designation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider
the following:
``(A) The consequences that a disruption to a system,
asset, or facility under an entity's control would have on
one or more national critical functions.
``(B) The degree to which the entity has the capacity to
engage in operational collaboration with the Agency, and the
degree to which such operational collaboration would benefit
national security.
``(C) The entity's role and prominence within critical
supply chains or in the delivery of critical functions.
``(D) Any other factors the Secretary determines
appropriate.
``(3) Elements.--The Secretary shall develop a mechanism
for owners and operators of critical infrastructure to submit
information to assist the Secretary in making designations
under this subsection.
``(b) Designation of Systemically Important Entities.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, using the criteria and
procedures established under subsection (a)(1) and any
supplementary information submitted under subsection (a)(3),
shall designate certain entities as systemically important
entities.
``(2) Notification of designation status.--The Secretary
shall notify designees within 30 days of designation or
dedesignation, with an explanation of the basis for such
determination.
``(3) Register.--The Secretary shall maintain and routinely
update a list, or register, of such entities, with contact
information.
``(4) Limitations.--
``(A) In general.--The number of designated entities shall
not exceed 200 in total.
``(B) Sunset.--Beginning on the date that is four years
after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary, after consultation with the Director, may increase
the number of designated entities provided--
``(i) such number does not exceed 150 percent of the prior
maximum;
``(ii) the Secretary publishes such new maximum number in
the Federal Register; and
``(iii) such new maximum number has not been changed in the
immediately preceding four years.
``(c) Redress.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall develop a mechanism, consistent with subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, for an entity
notified under subsection (b)(2) to present evidence that the
Secretary should reverse--
``(A) the designation of a facility, system, or asset as
systemically important critical infrastructure;
``(B) the determination that a facility, system, or asset
no longer constitutes systemically important critical
infrastructure; or
``(C) a final judgment entered in a civil action seeking
judicial review brought in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(2) Appeal to federal court.--A civil action seeking
judicial review of a final agency action taken under the
mechanism developed under paragraph (1) shall be filed in the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
``(d) Reporting for Systemically Important Entities.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting
through the Director, in consultation with the National Cyber
Director, Sector Risk Management Agencies, the CISA
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, and relevant government and
nongovernment entities, shall establish reporting
requirements for systemically important entities.
``(2) Requirements.--The requirements established under
subsection (a) shall directly support the Department's
ability to understand and prioritize mitigation of risks to
national critical functions and ensure that any information
obtained by a systemically important entity pursuant to this
section is properly secured.
``(3) Reported information.--The requirements under
paragraph (2) may include obligations for systemically
important entities to--
``(A) identify critical assets, systems, suppliers,
technologies, software, services, processes, or other
dependencies that would inform the Federal Government's
understanding of the risks to national critical functions
present in the entity's supply chain;
``(B) associate specific third-party entities with the
supply chain dependencies identified under subparagraph (A);
``(C) detail the supply chain risk management practices put
in place by the systemically important entity, including,
where applicable, any known security and assurance
requirements for third-party entities under subparagraph (B);
and
``(D) identify any documented security controls or risk
management practices that third-party entities have enacted
to ensure the continued delivery of critical services to the
systemically important entity.
``(4) Duplicative requirements.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the
head of any Federal agency with responsibility for regulating
the security of a systemically important entity to determine
whether the reporting requirements under this subsection may
be fulfilled by any reporting requirement in effect on the
date of the enactment of this section or subsequently enacted
after such date.
``(B) Existing required reports.--If the Secretary
determines that an existing reporting requirement for a
systemically important entity substantially satisfies the
reporting requirements under this subsection, the Secretary
shall accept such report and may not require a such entity to
submit an alternate or modified report.
``(C) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with
the head any Federal agency with responsibilities for
regulating the security of a systemically important entity to
eliminate any duplicate reporting or compliance requirements
relating to the security or resiliency of such entities.
``(e) Intelligence Support to Systemically Important
Entities.--
``(1) Identification of information needs.--Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a
process to solicit and compile relevant information from
Sector Risk Management Agencies and any other relevant
Federal agency to inform and identify common information
needs and interdependencies across systemically important
entities
``(2) Interdependencies and risk identification.--In
establishing the process under paragraph (1), the Secretary,
acting through the Director, shall incorporate methods and
procedures--
``(A) to identify the types of information needed to
understand interdependence of systemically important entities
and areas where a nation-state adversary may target to cause
widespread compromise or disruption, including--
``(i) common technologies, including hardware, software,
and services, used within systemically important entities;
``(ii) critical lines of businesses, services, processes,
and functions on which multiple systemically important
entities are dependent;
``(iii) specific technologies, components, materials, or
resources on which multiple systemically important entities
are dependent; and
``(iv) Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial
government services, functions, and processes on which
multiple systemically important entities are dependent; and
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``(B) to associate specific systemically important entities
with the information identified under subparagraph (A),
``(3) Information needs and indications and warning.--In
establishing the process under paragraph (1), the Secretary,
acting through the Director, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence, shall incorporate methods
and procedures to--
``(A) provide indications and warning to systemically
important entities regarding nation-state adversary cyber
operations relevant to information identified under paragraph
(2)(A); and
``(B) to identify information needs for the cyber defense
efforts of such entities.
``(4) Recurrent input.--Not later than 30 days after the
establishment of the process under paragraph (1) and no less
often than biennially thereafter, the Secretary, acting
through the Director, shall solicit information from
systemically important entities utilizing such process.
``(5) Intelligence sharing.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than five days after discovery
of information that indicates a credible threat to an
identifiable systemically important entity, the Director of
National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary,
shall share the appropriate intelligence information with
such entity.
``(B) Emergency notification.--The Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary, shall share
any intelligence information related to a systemically
important entity with such entity not later than 24 hours
after the Director of National Intelligence determines that
such information indicates an imminent threat--
``(i) to such entity, or to a system, asset, or facility
such entity owns or operates; or
``(ii) to national security, economic security, or public
health and safety relevant to such entity.
``(C) National security exemptions.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) or (B), the Director of National
Intelligence may withhold intelligence information pertaining
to a systemically important entity if the Director of
National Intelligence, with the concurrence of the Secretary
and the Director, determines that withholding such
information is in the national security interest of the
United States.
``(D) Report to congress.--Not later than three years after
the date of the enactment of this section and annually
thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the National
Cyber Director and the Director of National Intelligence,
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security
and Government Affairs of the Senate, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a
report that--
``(i) provides an overview of the intelligence information
shared with systemically important entities; and
``(ii) evaluates the relevance and success of the
classified, actionable information the intelligence community
(as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) provided to
systemically important entities.
``(E) Intelligence sharing.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, information or intelligence shared with
systemically important entities under the processes
established under this subsection shall not constitute
favoring one private entity over another.
``(f) Prioritization.--In allocating Department resources,
the Secretary shall prioritize systemically important
entities in the provision of voluntary services, and
encourage participation in programs to provide technical
assistance in the form of continuous monitoring and detection
of cybersecurity risks.
``(g) Incident Response.--In the event that a systemically
important entity experiences a serious cyber incident, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) promptly establish contact with such entity to
acknowledge receipt of notification, obtain additional
information regarding such incident, and ascertain the need
for incident response or technical assistance;
``(2) maintain routine or continuous contact with such
entity to monitor developments related to such incident;
``(3) assist in incident response, mitigation, and recovery
efforts;
``(4) ascertain evolving needs of such entity; and
``(5) prioritize voluntary incident response and technical
assistance for such covered entity.
``(h) Operational Collaboration With Systemically Important
Entities.--The head of the office for joint cyber planning
established pursuant to section 2216, in carrying out the
responsibilities of such office with respect to relevant
cyber defense planning, joint cyber operations, cybersecurity
exercises, and information-sharing practices, shall, to the
extent practicable, prioritize the involvement of
systemically important entities.
``(i) Emergency Planning.--In partnership with systemically
important entities, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Director, the heads of Sector Risk Management Agencies, and
the heads of other Federal agencies with responsibilities for
regulating critical infrastructure, shall regularly exercise
response, recovery, and restoration plans to--
``(1) assess performance and improve the capabilities and
procedures of government and systemically important entities
to respond to a major cyber incident; and
``(2) clarify specific roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of government and systemically important entities
when responding to such an incident.
``(j) Interagency Council for Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity Coordination.--
``(1) Interagency council for critical infrastructure
cybersecurity coordination.--There is established an
Interagency Council for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Coordination (in this section referred to as the `Council').
``(2) Chairs.--The Council shall be co-chaired by--
``(A) the Secretary, acting through the Director; and
``(B) the National Cyber Director.
``(3) Membership.--The Council shall be comprised of
representatives from the following:
``(A) Appropriate Federal departments and agencies,
including independent regulatory agencies responsible for
regulating the security of critical infrastructure, as
determined by the Secretary and National Cyber Director.
``(B) Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``(C) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
``(4) Functions.--The Council shall be responsible for the
following:
``(A) Reviewing existing regulatory authorities that could
be utilized to strengthen cybersecurity for critical
infrastructure, as well as potential forthcoming regulatory
requirements under consideration, and coordinating to ensure
that any new or existing regulations are streamlined and
harmonized to the extent practicable, consistent with the
principles described in paragraph (5).
``(B) Developing cross-sector and sector-specific
cybersecurity performance goals that serve as clear guidance
for critical infrastructure owners and operators about the
cybersecurity practices and postures that the American people
can trust and should expect for essential services.
``(C) Facilitating information sharing and, where
applicable, coordination on the development of cybersecurity
policy, rulemaking, examinations, reporting requirements,
enforcement actions, and information sharing practices.
``(D) Recommending to members of the council general
supervisory priorities and principles reflecting the outcome
of discussions among such members.
``(E) Identifying gaps in regulation that could invite
cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, and as
appropriate, developing legislative proposals to resolve such
regulatory gaps.
``(F) Providing a forum for discussion and analysis of
emerging cybersecurity developments and cybersecurity
regulatory issues.
``(5) Principles.--In carrying out the activities under
paragraph (4), the Council shall seek to harmonize
regulations in a way that--
``(A) avoids duplicative, overlapping, overly burdensome,
or conflicting regulatory requirements that do not
effectively or efficiently serve the interests of national
security, economic security, or public health and safety;
``(B) is consistent with national cyber policy and
strategy, including the National Cyber Strategy;
``(C) recognizes and prioritizes the need for the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as the lead
coordinator for the security and resilience of critical
infrastructure across all sectors, to have visibility
regarding cybersecurity threats and security vulnerabilities
across sectors, and leverages regulatory authorities in a
manner that supports such cross-sector visibility and
coordination, to the extent practicable; and
``(D) recognizes and accounts for the variation within and
among critical infrastructure sectors with respect to the
level of cybersecurity maturity, the nature of the
infrastructure and assets, resources available to deploy
security measures, and other factors.
``(6) Leveraging existing coordinating bodies.--The Council
shall, as appropriate in the determination of the Co-Chairs,
carry out its work in coordination with critical
infrastructure stakeholders, including sector coordinating
councils and information sharing and analysis organizations,
and the Cyber Incident Reporting Council established pursuant
to section 2246.
``(7) Congressional oversight.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this section and annually
thereafter, the Council shall report to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the
Senate, and other relevant congressional committees, on the
activities of the Council, including efforts to harmonize
regulatory requirements, and close regulatory gaps, together
with legislative proposals, as appropriate.
``(k) Study on Performance Goals for Systemically Important
Entities.--
``(1) In general.--The Council shall conduct a study to
develop policy options and recommendations regarding the
development of risk-based cybersecurity performance
benchmarks that, if met, would establish a common minimum
level of cybersecurity for systemically important entities.
``(2) Areas of interest.--The study required under
paragraph (1) shall evaluate how the performance benchmarks
referred to in such paragraph can be--
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``(A) flexible, nonprescriptive, risk-based, and outcome-
focused;
``(B) designed to improve resilience and address
cybersecurity threats and security vulnerabilities while also
providing an appropriate amount of discretion to operators in
deciding which specific technologies or solutions to deploy;
``(C) applicable and appropriate across critical
infrastructure sectors, but also adaptable and augmentable to
develop tailored, sector-specific cybersecurity performance
goals; and
``(D) reflective of existing industry best practices,
standards, and guidelines to the greatest extent possible.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Systemically important entity.--The term
`systemically important entity' means a critical
infrastructure entity the Secretary has designated as a
systemically important entity pursuant to subsection (b).
``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
``(3) Sector risk management agency.--The term `Sector Risk
Management Agency' has the meaning given such term is section
2201.
``(4) National critical functions.--The term `national
critical functions' means functions of government or private
sector so vital to the United States that the disruption,
corruption, or dysfunction of such functions would have a
debilitating effect on security, national economic security,
national public health or safety, or any combination
thereof.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2220C the following new
item:
``Sec. 2220D. Procedure for designation of covered systemically
important entities.''.
amendment no. 555 offered by mr. levin of michigan
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE BOYCOTT OF CERTAIN
COMPANIES THAT CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN RUSSIA
AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO THE PUTIN
REGIME.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 24, 2022, the Government of Russia, led by
Vladimir Putin, invaded the sovereign country of Ukraine
under the direction of the President of the Russian
Federation Vladimir Putin.
(2) On March 6, 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
stated that the United States has seen credible reports of
Russia engaging in ``deliberate attacks on civilians, which
would constitute a war crime''.
(3) On March 16, 2022, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urged
``All American companies must leave Russia . . . leave their
market immediately, because it is flooded with [Ukrainian]
blood''.
(4) In the same speech, President Zelenskyy called on
Congress to lead by pressuring companies ``who finance the
Russian military machine'' and conduct ``business in Russia''
and to ``make sure that the Russians do not receive a single
penny that they use to destroy people in Ukraine''.
(5) Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of the Yale School of Management has
compiled a list of some 1,000 companies which have withdrawn
permanently or temporarily from Russia.
(6) By refusing to reduce, cease, or withdraw operations in
Russia, these companies which have not withdrawn permanently
or temporarily from Russia contribute to undermining the
sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies that
are intended to deter further Russian aggression.
(7) A number of United States and multinational companies
that do business in Russia do not provide life-saving or
health-related goods and services to the Russian people and
contribute to Putin's ability to wage war in Ukraine and
continue to commit war crimes by providing revenue for the
Russian Government.
(b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) supports and encourages Americans who choose to
exercise their free speech rights by boycotting companies
that do not provide life-saving or health-related goods and
services to the Russian people yet continue to operate in
Russia;
(2) condemns companies that continue to operate in Russia
and provide financial benefits to the Putin regime that
enable his ability to continue waging war in Ukraine; and
(3) commends companies that have already suspended
operations in or withdrawn from markets in Russia in response
to the Putin regime's unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
amendment no. 556 offered by mr. levin of michigan
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. REPORT ON ARMS TRAFFICKING IN HAITI.
(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 Commerce and the Attorney
General, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on arms trafficking in Haiti.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report shall include the
following:
(1) The number and category of United States-origin weapons
in Haiti, including those in possession of the Haitian
National Police or other state authorities and diverted
outside of their control and the number of United States-
origin weapons believed to be illegally trafficked from the
United States since 1991.
(2) The major routes by which illegal arms are trafficked
into Haiti.
(3) The major Haitian seaports, airports, and other border
crossings where illegal arms are trafficked.
(4) An accounting of the ways individuals evade law
enforcement and customs officials.
(5) A description of networks among Haitian government
officials, Haitian customs officials, and gangs and others
illegally involved in arms trafficking.
(6) Whether any end-use agreements between the United
States and Haiti in the issuance of United States-origin
weapons have been violated.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate.
amendment no. 557 offered by mr. levin of michigan
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY ON HAITI.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 2018, the ruling PHTK has presided over
increasing instability, displacement, and poverty in Haiti
stemming from, among other reasons--
(A) systematic dismantlement of the judicial system;
(B) a non-functioning parliamentary system;
(C) mass gang violence against civilians and between gangs
resulting in large-scale massacres;
(D) gang rule of large parts of Haiti; daily kidnappings
for ransom;
(E) widespread sexual violence against women, girls and
marginalized people;
(F) grand corruption;
(G) state violence against protesters;
(H) unsafe conditions for workers;
(I) diminished access to water, food, healthcare and
education; and
(J) unnatural devastation from natural disasters.
(2) Government-supported violence in Haiti has forced large
numbers of Haitians to flee the country, including to the
United States.
(3) Independent human rights organizations and the media
have documented PHTK collusion with gang activity through--
(A) the participation of PHTK officials in gang attacks;
(B) the use of police vehicles in gang activities; and
(C) systemic refusals by the police to interfere in gang
attacks and the justice system to prosecute gang members and
government officials credibly accused of participating in
massacres.
(4) In 2021, the United States together with the
international community installed PHTK official Ariel Henry
as the Prime Minister and thus de facto head of Government of
Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the security, freedom, and well-being of Haitians are
intertwined with that of the people of the United States, and
United States interests are not served by an unstable or
unsafe Haiti.
(c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) to support a Haitian-led solution to the current
crisis;
(2) that the people of Haiti must be empowered to choose
their leaders and govern Haiti free from foreign
interference; and
(3) to support the sustainable rebuilding and development
of Haiti in a manner that promotes efforts led and supported
by the people and Government of Haiti at all levels, so that
Haitians lead the course of reconstruction and development of
Haiti.
amendment no. 558 offered by mr. lieu of california
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII the following:
SEC. 13__. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF CITY AND STATE
DIPLOMACY.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (h) (relating to
the Office of Sanctions Coordination) as subsection (k); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Office of City and State Diplomacy.--
``(1) In general.--There shall be established within the
Department of State an Office of City and State Diplomacy (in
this subsection referred to as the `Office'). The Department
may use a similar name at its discretion and upon
notification to Congress.
``(2) Head of office.--The head of the Office shall be the
Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy (in this
subsection referred to as the `Ambassador') or other
appropriate senior official. The head of the Office shall--
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``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate; and
``(B) report directly to the Secretary, or such other
senior official as the Secretary determines appropriate and
upon notification to Congress.
``(3) Duties.--
``(A) Principal duty.--The principal duty of the head of
the Office shall be the overall coordination (including
policy oversight of resources) of Federal support for
subnational engagements by State and municipal governments
with foreign governments. The head of the Office shall be the
principal adviser to the Secretary of State on subnational
engagements and the principal official on such matters within
the senior management of the Department of State.
``(B) Additional duties.--The additional duties of the head
of the Office shall include the following:
``(i) Coordinating overall United States policy and
programs in support of subnational engagements by State and
municipal governments with foreign governments, including
with respect to the following:
``(I) Coordinating resources across the Department of State
and throughout the Federal Government in support of such
engagements.
``(II) Identifying policy, program, and funding
discrepancies among relevant Federal agencies regarding such
coordination.
``(III) Identifying gaps in Federal support for such
engagements and developing corresponding policy or
programmatic changes to address such gaps.
``(ii) Identifying areas of alignment between United States
foreign policy and State and municipal goals.
``(iii) Improving communication with the American public,
including, potentially, communication that demonstrate the
breadth of international engagement by subnational actors and
the impact of diplomacy across the United States.
``(iv) Providing advisory support to subnational
engagements, including by assisting State and municipal
governments regarding--
``(I) developing and implementing global engagement and
public diplomacy strategies;
``(II) implementing programs to cooperate with foreign
governments on policy priorities or managing shared
resources; and
``(III) understanding the implications of foreign policy
developments or policy changes through regular and
extraordinary briefings.
``(v) Facilitating linkages and networks among State and
municipal governments, and between State and municipal
governments and their foreign counterparts, including by
tracking subnational engagements and leveraging State and
municipal expertise.
``(vi) Supporting the work of Department of State detailees
assigned to State and municipal governments pursuant to this
subsection.
``(vii) Under the direction of the Secretary, negotiating
agreements and memoranda of understanding with foreign
governments related to subnational engagements and
priorities.
``(viii) Supporting United States economic interests
through subnational engagements, in consultation and
coordination with the Department of Commerce, the Department
of the Treasury, and the Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
``(ix) Coordinating subnational engagements with the
associations of subnational elected leaders, including the
United States Conference of Mayors, National Governors
Association, National League of Cities, National Association
of Counties, Council of State Governments, National
Conference of State Legislators, and State International
Development Organizations.
``(4) Coordination.--With respect to matters involving
trade promotion and inward investment facilitation, the
Office shall coordinate with and support the International
Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce as the
lead Federal agency for trade promotion and facilitation of
business investment in the United States.
``(5) Detailees.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, with respect to
employees of the Department of State, is authorized to detail
a member of the civil service or Foreign Service to State and
municipal governments on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
basis. Such details shall be for a period not to exceed two
years, and shall be without interruption or loss of status or
privilege.
``(B) Responsibilities.--Detailees under subparagraph (A)
should carry out the following:
``(i) Supporting the mission and objectives of the host
subnational government office.
``(ii) Advising State and municipal government officials
regarding questions of global affairs, foreign policy,
cooperative agreements, and public diplomacy.
``(iii) Coordinating activities relating to State and
municipal government subnational engagements with the
Department of State, including the Office, Department
leadership, and regional and functional bureaus of the
Department, as appropriate.
``(iv) Engaging Federal agencies regarding security, public
health, trade promotion, and other programs executed at the
State or municipal government level.
``(v) Any other duties requested by State and municipal
governments and approved by the Office.
``(C) Additional personnel support for subnational
engagement.--For the purposes of this subsection, the
Secretary of State--
``(i) is authorized to employ individuals by contract;
``(ii) is encouraged to make use of the re-hired annuitants
authority under section 3323 of title 5, United States Code,
particularly for annuitants who are already residing across
the United States who may have the skills and experience to
support subnational governments; and
``(iii) is encouraged to make use of authorities under the
Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et
seq.) to temporarily assign State and local government
officials to the Department of State or overseas missions to
increase their international experience and add their
perspectives on United States priorities to the Department.
``(6) Report and briefing.--
``(A) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the head of the Office
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes
information relating to the following:
``(i) The staffing plan (including permanent and temporary
staff) for the Office and a justification for the location of
the Office within the Department of State's organizational
structure.
``(ii) The funding level provided to the Office for the
Office, together with a justification relating to such level.
``(iii) The rank and title granted to the head of the
Office, together with a justification relating to such
decision and an analysis of whether the rank and title of
Ambassador-at-Large is required to fulfill the duties of the
Office.
``(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, including relating
to--
``(I) leveraging subnational engagement to improve United
States foreign policy effectiveness;
``(II) enhancing the awareness, understanding, and
involvement of United States citizens in the foreign policy
process; and
``(III) better engaging with foreign subnational
governments to strengthen diplomacy.
``(v) Any other matters as determined relevant by the head
of the Office.
``(B) Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after the
submission of the report required under subparagraph (A) and
annually thereafter, the head of the Office shall brief the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate on the work of the Office and
any changes made to the organizational structure or funding
of the Office.
``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed as precluding--
``(A) the Office from being elevated to a bureau within the
Department of State; or
``(B) the head of the Office from being elevated to an
Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary position
does not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions
at the Department above the number authorized under
subsection (c)(1).
``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Municipal.--The term `municipal' means, with respect
to the government of a municipality in the United States, a
municipality with a population of not fewer than 100,000
people.
``(B) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the
United States.
``(C) Subnational engagement.--The term `subnational
engagement' means formal meetings or events between elected
officials of State or municipal governments and their foreign
counterparts.''.
amendment no. 559 offered by mr. lieu of california
Add at the end of title LII of division E the following:
SEC. 5206. GAO REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EFFORTS RELATED TO ESTABLISHING SPACE AS A
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review, and not later than 18 months after such
date of enactment, submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
on the following:
(1) The actions taken by the Department of Homeland
Security to evaluate the establishment of space as a critical
infrastructure sector, based on the decision-support
framework published in reports required pursuant to section
9002(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 652a(b)).
(2) The status of efforts by the Department of Homeland
Security, if any, to establish space as a critical
infrastructure sector.
(3) The extent to which the current 16 critical
infrastructure sectors, as set forth in PPD21, cover space
systems, services, and technology, and the extent to which
such
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sectors leave coverage gaps relating to such space systems,
services, and technology.
amendment no. 560 offered by mr. lieu of california
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. 58__. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``major
disaster'' means--
(1) a major disaster declared by the President under
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or
(2) any natural disaster or extreme weather or public
health emergency event that--
(A) would activate the use of any Bureau of Prisons 18
contingency plans; and
(B) the Bureau of Prisons determines is a major disaster.
(b) Bureau of Prisons Annual Summary Report of Disaster
Damage.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Bureau of Prisons
shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Judiciary,
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives an annual summary report of disaster damage
on the scope of physical damage from a major disaster in each
Bureau of Prisons facility and its contract prisons impacted
or struck by a major disaster that explains the effects of
the damage on inmates and staff, including--
(A) data on injury and loss of life of inmates and staff;
(B) access to health and medical care, food, special
dietary needs, drinkable water, personal protective
equipment, and personal hygiene products;
(C) guidance used to adjudicate early release or home
confinement requests, data on early release or home
confinement approvals, denials, and justification for
denials;
(D) an explanation as to whether using home confinement or
early release was considered;
(E) access to cost-free and uninterrupted visitation with
legal counsel and visitors with justifications for facility
decisions that resulted in suspended or altered visitations;
(F) access to appropriate accommodations for inmates with
disabilities;
(G) access to educational and work programs;
(H) inmate grievances;
(I) assessment of the cost of the damage to the facility
and estimates for repairs;
(J) the impact on staffing, equipment, and financial
resources; and
(K) other factors relating to the ability of the Bureau of
Prisons and any existing contract prison to uphold the
health, safety, and civil rights of the correctional
population.
(2) Corrective action plan.--The report required under
paragraph (1) shall include agency corrective actions that
the Bureau of Prisons will take to improve and modernize
emergency preparedness plans, as they relate to natural
disasters, extreme weather, and public health emergencies and
a timeline to implement the corrective action plan.
(3) Recommendations.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include specific legislative recommendations to
Congress for improving emergency preparedness plans within
the Bureau of Prisons.
(4) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this section, the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons shall appoint an official of the Bureau of Prisons
responsible for carrying out the corrective action plan.
(c) National Institute of Corrections.--Section 4351 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``ten'' and inserting ``13''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) One shall have served a sentence in either a Federal
or State correctional facility or have a professional
background advocating on the behalf of formerly incarcerated
or incarcerated individuals.
``(4) One shall have a background as an emergency response
coordinator that has created an emergency management
accreditation program.
``(5) One shall have an educational and professional
background in public health working with communicable
diseases.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Field Hearing.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the National Institute of
Corrections shall conduct at least one public field hearing
on how correctional facilities can incorporate in their
emergency preparedness plans and recovery efforts--
``(1) inmate access to medical care, food, drinkable water,
personal protective equipment, and personal hygiene products;
``(2) consideration by staff of using home confinement or
early release;
``(3) inmate access to cost-free and uninterrupted
visitation with legal counsel and visitors with clear
standards for when facilities may suspend or alter
visitations;
``(4) inmate access to appropriate accommodations for
inmates with disabilities;
``(5) use of Federal funding to restore disaster-damaged
correctional facilities; and
``(6) incorporation by staff of risk management best
practices, such as those made available under the relevant
agencies of the Federal Emergency Management Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Government
Accountability Office to enhance emergency preparedness
plans.''.
amendment no. 561 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts
At the end of title LIV of division E, add the following:
SEC. 54__. STRENGTHENING AWARENESS OF SANCTIONS.
Section 312 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(i) OFAC Exchange.--
``(1) Establishment.--The OFAC Exchange is hereby
established within OFAC.
``(2) Purpose.--The OFAC Exchange shall facilitate a
voluntary public-private information sharing partnership
among law enforcement agencies, national security agencies,
financial institutions, and OFAC to--
``(A) effectively and efficiently administer and enforce
economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign
countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics
traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other
threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy
of the United States by promoting innovation and technical
advances in reporting--
``(i) under subchapter II of chapter 53 and the regulations
promulgated under that subchapter; and
``(ii) with respect to other economic and trade sanctions
requirements;
``(B) protect the financial system from illicit use,
including evasions of existing economic and trade sanctions
programs; and
``(C) facilitate two-way information exchange between OFAC
and persons who are required to comply with sanctions
administered and enforced by OFAC, including financial
institutions, business sectors frequently affected by
sanctions programs, and non-government organizations and
humanitarian groups impacted by such sanctions programs.
``(3) Report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, and once every 2 years
thereafter for the next 5 years, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report containing--
``(i) an analysis of the efforts undertaken by the OFAC
Exchange, which shall include an analysis of--
``(I) the results of those efforts; and
``(II) the extent and effectiveness of those efforts,
including the extent and effectiveness of communication
between OFAC and persons who are required to comply with
sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC;
``(ii) recommendations to improve efficiency and
effectiveness of targeting, compliance, enforcement, and
licensing activities undertaken by OFAC; and
``(iii) any legislative, administrative, or other
recommendations the Secretary may have to strengthen the
efforts of the OFAC Exchange.
``(B) Classified annex.--Each report under subparagraph (A)
may include a classified annex.
``(4) Information sharing requirement.--Information shared
under this subsection shall be shared--
``(A) in compliance with all other applicable Federal laws
and regulations;
``(B) in such a manner as to ensure the appropriate
confidentiality of personal information; and
``(C) at the discretion of the Director, with the
appropriate Federal functional regulator, as defined in
section 6003 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.
``(5) Protection of shared information.--
``(A) Regulations.--OFAC shall, as appropriate, promulgate
regulations that establish procedures for the protection of
information shared and exchanged between OFAC and the private
sector in accordance with this section, consistent with the
capacity, size, and nature of the financial institution to
which the particular procedures apply.
``(B) Use of information.--Information received by a
financial institution pursuant to this section shall not be
used for any purpose other than identifying and reporting on
activities that may involve the financing of terrorism,
proliferation financing, narcotics trafficking, or financing
of sanctioned countries, regimes, or persons.
``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to create new information sharing authorities or
requirements relating to the Bank Secrecy Act.''.
amendment no. 562 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts
At the end of title LIV, add the following:
SEC. 54__. BRIEFING ON CHINESE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ILLICIT
FINANCE.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Treasury shall
brief the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
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the Senate on the financial activities of China and Chinese
entities in connection with the finances of Afghanistan and
the Taliban.
(b) Matters Included.--The briefing under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the activities undertaken by the
People's Republic of China and Chinese-registered companies
to support illicit financial networks in Afghanistan,
particularly such networks involved in narcotics trafficking,
illicit financial transactions, official corruption, natural
resources exploitation, and terrorist networks.
(2) An assessment of financial, commercial, and economic
activities undertaken by China and Chinese companies in
Afghanistan, including the licit and illicit extraction of
critical minerals, to support Chinese policies counter to
American strategic interests.
(3) Information relating to the impacts of existing United
States and multilateral laws, regulations, and sanctions,
including environmental and public health impacts of natural
resources exploitation.
(4) Any recommendations to Congress regarding legislative
or regulatory improvements necessary to support the
identification and disruption of Chinese-supported illicit
financial networks in Afghanistan.
amendment no. 563 offered by ms. mace of south carolina
Page 1348, insert after line 23 the following (and conform
the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 5806. NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERAL HIRING FOR VETERAN
MEDICAL CANNABIS USERS; AUTHORIZED PROVISION OF
INFORMATION ON STATE-APPROVED MARIJUANA
PROGRAMS TO VETERANS.
(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a ``veteran'', as
defined in title 38, section 101(2) of the United States
Code, to be excluded from employment in the Federal
Government solely because the veteran consumes or has
consumed cannabis, as defined in the Controlled Substances
Act, or anywhere in the United States Code. For the purposes
determining if a person is a veteran under this provision, an
other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable release
premised solely on a nonviolent cannabis charge or conviction
shall be construed as a general discharge.
(b) Authorized Provision of Information.--Notwithstanding
the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
801 et seq.) or any other Federal, State, or local law
regulating or prohibiting the provision of information on
marijuana, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize
physicians and other health care providers of the Veterans
Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs
to provide to veterans who are residents of States with
State-approved marijuana programs information regarding the
participation of such veterans in such programs and to
recommend their participation in such programs.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``information'' includes details such as
informational materials, internet websites, and relevant
contact information for State-approved marijuana programs.
(2) The term ``marijuana'' has the meaning given the term
``marihuana'' in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802).
(3) The term ``State'' means each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
any territory, Federal enclave, or possession of the United
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(4) The term ``nonviolent cannabis charge or conviction''
shall include any nonviolent offense or offenses involving
marijuana, or tetrahydrocannabinols and any related
nonviolent offenses or convictions that would not have
satisfied all elements of the charged offense or offenses but
for the involvement of these substances except for any
offenses or convictions where it has been established in
court that the individual was associated with a foreign drug
cartel or operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a
drug or alcohol within the meaning of section 13(b) of title
18,United States Code, n offense of operating or being in
actual physical control of a motor vehicle within the meaning
of title 36, section 4.23 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
or drunken or reckless operation of vehicle, aircraft or
vessel within the meaning of article 111 of the Uniform Code
of Military Justice, section 911 of title 10, United States
Code.
amendment no. 564 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LII, insert the following:
SEC. 52__. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL SATELLITE CYBERSECURITY; CISA
COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY
CLEARINGHOUSE.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on the actions the Federal
Government has taken to support the cybersecurity of
commercial satellite systems, including as part of any action
to address the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure
sectors.
(2) 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 the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the study conducted under paragraph
(1), which shall include information on--
(A) efforts of the Federal Government to address or improve
the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems and support
related efforts with international entities or the private
sector;
(B) the resources made available to the public by Federal
agencies to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity
threats to commercial satellite systems;
(C) the extent to which commercial satellite systems and
the cybersecurity threats to such systems are integrated into
critical infrastructure risk analyses and protection plans of
the Department of Homeland Security; and
(D) the extent to which Federal agencies coordinate or
duplicate authorities and take other actions focused on the
cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2),
the Comptroller General of the United States shall coordinate
with appropriate Federal agencies and organizations,
including--
(A) the Department of Homeland Security;
(B) the Department of Commerce;
(C) the Department of Defense;
(D) the Department of Transportation;
(E) the Department of State;
(F) the Federal Communications Commission;
(G) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(H) the National Executive Committee for Space-Based
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing; and
(I) the National Space Council.
(4) Briefing.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing relating to carrying out paragraphs (1)
and (2).
(5) Classification.--The report under paragraph (2) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(b) CISA Commercial Satellite System Cybersecurity
Clearinghouse.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a
commercial satellite system cybersecurity clearinghouse.
(B) Requirements.--The clearinghouse shall--
(i) be publicly available online;
(ii) contain current, relevant, and publicly available
commercial satellite system cybersecurity resources,
including the recommendations consolidated under paragraph
(2), and any other appropriate materials for reference by
entities that develop commercial satellite systems; and
(iii) include materials specifically aimed at assisting
small business concerns with the secure development,
operation, and maintenance of commercial satellite systems.
(C) Existing platform or website.--The Director may
establish the clearinghouse on an online platform or a
website that is in existence as of the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) Consolidation of commercial satellite system
cybersecurity recommendations.--
(A) In general.--The Director shall consolidate voluntary
cybersecurity recommendations designed to assist in the
development, maintenance, and operation of commercial
satellite systems.
(B) Requirements.--The recommendations consolidated under
subparagraph (A) shall include, to the greatest extent
practicable, materials addressing the following:
(i) Risk-based, cybersecurity-informed engineering,
including continuous monitoring and resiliency.
(ii) Planning for retention or recovery of positive control
of commercial satellite systems in the event of a
cybersecurity incident.
(iii) Protection against unauthorized access to vital
commercial satellite system functions.
(iv) Physical protection measures designed to reduce the
vulnerabilities of a commercial satellite system's command,
control, or telemetry receiver systems.
(v) Protection against jamming or spoofing.
(vi) Security against threats throughout a commercial
satellite system's mission lifetime.
(vii) Management of supply chain risks that affect the
cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems.
(viii) As appropriate, and as applicable pursuant to the
requirement under paragraph (1)(b)(ii) (relating to the
clearinghouse containing current, relevant, and publicly
available commercial satellite system cybersecurity
resources), the findings and recommendations from the study
conducted by the Comptroller General of the United States
under subsection (a)(1).
(ix) Risks of a strategic competitor becoming dominant in
the commercial satellite sector.
(x) Any other recommendations to ensure the
confidentiality, availability, and integrity of data residing
on or in transit through commercial satellite systems.
(3) Implementation.--In implementing this subsection, the
Director shall--
(A) to the extent practicable, carry out such
implementation as a public-private partnership;
(B) coordinate with the heads of appropriate Federal
agencies with expertise and experience in satellite
operations, including the entities described in subsection
(a)(3);
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(C) consult with non-Federal entities developing commercial
satellite systems or otherwise supporting the cybersecurity
of commercial satellite systems, including private, consensus
organizations that develop relevant standards; and
(D) consider entering into an agreement with a non-Federal
organization to manage and operate the clearinghouse.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on
Space, Science, and Technology, the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate.
(2) The term ``clearinghouse'' means the commercial
satellite system cybersecurity clearinghouse required to be
developed and maintained under subsection (b)(1).
(3) The term ``commercial satellite system'' means a system
of one or more satellites and any ground support
infrastructure, and all transmission links among and between
them that is owned, or operated by a non-Federal United
States entity.
(4) The term ``critical infrastructure'' has the meaning
given such term in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42
U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(5) The term ``cybersecurity risk'' has the meaning given
such term in section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 659).
(6) The term ``cybersecurity threat'' has the meaning given
such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information
Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
(7) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
(8) The term ``small business concern'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632).
amendment no. 565 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. _. REPORT ON CERTAIN ENTITIES CONNECTED TO FOREIGN
PERSONS ON THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on private, commercial, and nongovernmental entities,
including non-profit foundations, controlled in whole or in
part by any foreign person named in the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence report titled ``Assessing
the Saudi Government's Role in the Killing of Jamal
Khashoggi'', dated February 11, 2021.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A description of such entities.
(2) A detailed assessment, based in part on credible open
sources and other publicly-available information, of the
roles, if any, such entities played in the murder of Jamal
Khashoggi or any other gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights.
(3) A certification of whether any such entity is subject
to sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
amendment no. 566 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 5806. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO VIOLATORS OF THE ARMS
EMBARGO ON LIBYA.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report
that describes whether the President has determined the
persons described in subsection (b) meet the criteria for the
imposition of sanctions under section 1(a) of Executive Order
13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and
suspending entry into the United States of persons
contributing to the situation in Libya).
(b) Persons.--For purposes of the determination required
under subsection (a), the President shall consider all
private companies listed for facilitating violations of the
United Nations arms embargo on Libya in the report of the
United Nations Panel of Experts entitled ``Letter dated 8
March 2021 from the Panel of Experts on Libya established
pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President
of the Security Council'' and ``Letter dated 24 May 2022 from
the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to
resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President of the
Security Council'', including the following:
(1) Maritime vessels.
(2) Corporate facilitators of arms embargo violations.
(3) Aircraft operators.
(4) Mercenary recruiters and facilitators.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
amendment no. 567 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. MODIFICATION OF PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT OF
ARMS.
Subsection (i) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Prior Notification of Shipment of Arms.--At least 30
days prior to the initial and final shipment of a sale of
defense articles subject to the requirements of subsection
(b), the President shall provide notification of such pending
shipment, in unclassified form, with a classified annex as
necessary, to the Chairperson and Ranking Member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Chairperson and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.
amendment no. 568 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASABILITY OF SUSPENSION OF
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND TAKEOVERS OF CERTAIN
FOREIGN SURVEILLANCE COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the heads of other relevant agencies,
shall--
(1) study the feasibility of using existing authorities to
implement a suspension of any merger, acquisition, or
takeover that would result in control, including full or
partial ownership of some or all assets, of a covered foreign
entity described in subsection (c) by a United States person;
and
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the results of such study.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The study and report required
by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of whether the President or Executive
branch agencies have the authority to implement a suspension
as described in subsection (a) and what additional
authorities would be required if needed.
(2) An assessment of whether the President or Executive
branch agencies could lift a suspension only if a
determination is made that the merger, acquisition, or
takeover described in subsection (a)--
(A) does not pose a significant counterintelligence or
national security risk to the United States or United States
treaty allies, including an undue risk of subversion of the
United States intelligence community or United States
national security interests through the design, integrity,
manufacturing, production, distribution, installation,
operation, or maintenance of targeted digital surveillance
technologies;
(B) does not seek or intend to evade or circumvent United
States export control laws, including through a transaction,
transfer, agreement or arrangement intended or designed to
limit exposure to United States export controls; or
(C) does not affect any existing contracts between the
United States Government and the United States person.
(c) Covered Foreign Entity Described.--A covered foreign
entity described in this subsection is an entity, including a
subsidiary or affiliate of the entity, that--
(1) is organized under the laws of or having its principal
place of business in a foreign country;
(2) develops, sells, or otherwise controls proprietary
technology, including non-sensitive technologies, related to
targeted digital surveillance capabilities; and
(3) is included on the 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.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Control.--The term ``control' '' means the power,
direct or indirect, whether exercised or not exercised, to
determine, direct, or decide important matters affecting an
entity, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Commerce.
(2) 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)).
(3) Targeted digital surveillance.--The term ``targeted
digital surveillance'' means the use of items or services
that enable an individual or entity (with or without the
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knowing authorization of the product's owner) to detect,
monitor, intercept, collect, exploit, preserve, protect,
transmit, retain, or otherwise gain access to the
communications, sensitive or protected information, work
product, browsing data, research, identifying information,
location history, and online and offline activities of other
individuals, organizations, or entities.
(4) 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 of the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity.
amendment no. 569 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. REPORT ON POLITICAL PRISONERS IN EGYPT.
(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 Director of National Intelligence,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the status of political prisoners in Egypt.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include a detailed assessment of how
many individuals are detained, imprisoned, or the victim of
an enforced disappearance in Egypt, including individuals
who--
(1) are human rights defenders;
(2) are detained, imprisoned, or otherwise physically
restricted because of their political, religious, other
conscientiously-held beliefs, or their identity;
(3) are prisoners who are arbitrarily detained;
(4) are victims of enforced disappearance or are reasonably
suspected of being detained or imprisoned in a secret
location; or
(5) have been subject to torture or other gross violations
of human rights while detained or imprisoned.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but portions of the report
described in subsection (b) may contain a classified annex,
so long as such annex is provided separately from the
unclassified report.
amendment no. 570 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. ___. ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FORFEITED
RUSSIAN ASSETS TO ASSIST UKRAINE.
(a) Authorization.--Subject to appropriations for such
purpose, the Attorney General may transfer to the Secretary
of State the proceeds of any covered forfeited property for
use by the Secretary of State to provide assistance to
Ukraine to remediate the harms of Russian aggression towards
Ukraine. Any such transfer shall be considered foreign
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(b) Report.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall
provide a semiannual report to the appropriate congressional
committees on any transfers made pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered forfeited property'' means property
seized by the Department of Justice under chapter 46 or
section 1963 of title 18, United States Code, which property
belonged to or was possessed by a person subject to sanctions
and designated by the Secretary of Treasury or the Secretary
of State, pursuant to Executive Order 14024, and as expanded
by Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022, and relied on for
additional steps taken in Executive Order 14039 of August 20,
2021, and Executive Order 14068 of March 11, 2022.
(2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
and
(D) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate.
(d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall apply
to any covered forfeited property seized on or before the
date of the enactment of this Act and on or before May 1,
2025.
amendment no. 571 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. REMOVING RUSSIAN ROUGH DIAMONDS FROM GLOBAL MARKETS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
the Treasury and the heads of all other relevant interagency
partners, should instruct the United States representatives
at each international institution as follows:
(1) To use the voice and vote of the United States to expel
Russia from the Kimberley Process to ensure that Russian
source and origin rough diamonds are not used to finance
Russia's war in Ukraine or to circumvent United States
sanctions.
(2) To engage the current chair of the Kimberley Process to
ensure that Russia's exclusion from the process is brought to
a formal decision in a timely manner.
(3) To use the role of the United States in the Working
Group on Monitoring in the Kimberley Process to ensure that
Kimberley Process compliance obligations include assessments
on tractability and provenance of potential Russian diamonds
moving through a particular country's compliance system.
(4) To work with other participants in the Kimberley
Process, including partner countries that provide avenues for
sanctioned Russian oligarchs to protect their wealth, to
develop a coordinated policy with respect to ensuring Russian
rough diamonds, precious metals, or other assets are not used
to circumvent United States sanctions on Russian oligarchs.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Treasury and the
Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of United States sanctions of Russian diamond
companies that includes the following:
(1) An assessment on how specific countries are
implementing sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian
state-owned enterprise Alrosa and other sanctioned Russian
diamond companies, including in particular the countries
that--
(A) receive security assistance from the United States
authorized under title 10, United States Code, or under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and
(B) have signed a collective defense arrangement with the
United States.
(2) A list of which countries wealthy Russian oligarchs,
sanctioned or otherwise, have emigrated to following the
outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
(3) An assessment on how implementation and enforcement of
the sanctions imposed with respect to Alrosa can be
strengthened, including through mechanisms for traceability.
(c) Resources.--In completing the report required by
subsection (b), the relevant departments shall directly
engage with key industry associations and members, including
grading laboratories, on matters of technical importance,
including traceability and provenance.
amendment no. 572 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. TRANSFER OF EXCESS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CLASS GUIDED
MISSILE FRIGATES TO EGYPT.
(a) In General.--The President is authorized to transfer to
the Government of Egypt the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided
missile frigates ex-USS CARR (FFG-52) and ex-USS ELROD (FFG-
55) on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) on or after the date
on which the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification described in
subsection (b).
(b) Certification.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification of the President of the
following:
(1) The President has received reliable assurances that the
Government of Egypt and any Egyptian state-owned
enterprises--
(A) are not knowingly engaged in any activity subject to
sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act, including an activity related to Russian Su-35
warplanes or other advanced military technologies; and
(B) will not knowingly engage in activity subject to
sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act in the future.
(2) The Egyptian crews participating in training related to
and involved in the operation of the vessels transferred
under this section are subject to the requirements of section
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d),
section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and other
relevant human rights vetting to ensure United States-funded
assistance related to the transfer of the vessels under this
section are not provided to Egyptian security forces that
have committee gross violations of internationally recognized
human rights or other documented human rights abuses.
(3) The Government of Egypt is no longer unlawfully or
wrongfully detaining United States nationals or lawful
permanent residents, based on criteria which may include--
(A) the detained individual has presented credible
information of factual innocence to United States officials;
(B) information exists that the individual is detained
solely or substantially because he or she is a citizen or
national of the United States;
(C) information exists that the individual is being
detained in violation of internationally protected rights and
freedoms, such as freedom of expression, association,
assembly, and religion;
(D) the individual is being detained in violation of the
laws of the detaining country;
(E) independent nongovernmental organizations or
journalists have raised legitimate questions about the
innocence of the detained individual;
(F) the United States embassy in the country where the
individual is detained has received credible reports that the
detention is a pretext;
(G) police reports show evidence of the lack of a credible
investigation;
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(H) the individual is detained in a country where the
Department of State has determined in its annual human rights
reports that the judicial system is not independent or
impartial, is susceptible to corruption, or is incapable of
rendering just verdicts;
(I) the individual is detained in inhumane conditions; and
(J) the international right to due process of law has been
sufficiently impaired so as to render the detention
arbitrary.
(c) Violations.--The President may not transfer a vessel
under this section unless the Government of Egypt agrees that
if any of the conditions described in subsection (b) are
violated after the transfer of the vessel, the Government of
Egypt will re-transfer the vessel to the United States at the
sole cost to the Government of Egypt, without using United
States funds, including United States foreign military
assistance funds.
(d) Grants Not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred
Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred
to the Government of Egypt under this section shall not be
counted against the aggregate value of excess defense
articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 516 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(e) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United
States in connection with the transfer of a vessel under this
section shall be charged to the Government of Egypt
notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)).
(f) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall
require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under
this section, that the Government of Egypt have such repair
or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the
vessel joins the naval forces of Egypt, performed at a
shipyard located in the United States, including a United
States Navy shipyard.
(g) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a
vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the
three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(h) Required Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days before the transfer
of a vessel under this section, the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report describing
the following:
(A) The specific operational activities and objectives
intended for the vessel upon receipt by the Government of
Egypt.
(B) A detailed description of how the transfer of the
vessel will help to alleviate United States mission
requirements in the Bab el Mandeb and the Red Sea.
(C) A detailed description of how the transfer of the
vessel will complement Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) mission
goals and activities, including those of Combined Task Forces
150, 151, 152, and 153.
(D) A detailed description of incidents of arbitrary
detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment in the
past 5 years by the Government of Egypt against United States
citizens, individuals in the United States, and their family
members who are not United States citizens, in both Egypt and
in the United States, and a determination of whether such
incidents constitute a pattern of acts of intimidation or
harassment.
(E) A description of policy efforts to ensure that United
States security assistance programs with Egypt are formulated
in a manner that will ``avoid identification of the United
States, through such programs, with governments which deny to
their people internationally recognized human rights and
fundamental freedoms'' in accordance with section 502B of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).
(2) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be
provided in unclassified form, but may include a separate
classified annex.
(i) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate.
amendment no. 573 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON ASSISTING IRANIAN DISSIDENTS AND PEOPLE
ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOOLS.
(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 the Treasury and the heads
of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to Committee
on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Banking of the Senate a report
that includes the matters described in subsection (b).
(b) Matters Described.--The matters described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) An assessment of the Iranian Government's ability to
impose internet shutdowns, censor the internet, and track
Iranian dissidents, labor organizers, political activists, or
human rights defenders inside Iran through targeted digital
surveillance or other digital means.
(2) A list of technologies, including hardware, software,
and services incident to personal communications, including
set-top boxes (STB), satellites, and web developer tools,
that would encourage the free flow of information to better
enable the Iranian people to communicate with each other and
the outside world.
(3) An assessment on whether existing United States policy
impedes the ability of Iranians to circumvent the Iranian
Government's attempt to securitize access to the internet and
block access to the internet at times of civil unrest.
(4) A review of the legal exemptions that authorize access
to information technology and how such exemptions or any
accompanying general licenses may be altered to mitigate any
hindrances imposed on Iranian dissidents and activists inside
Iran.
(5) An assessment of whether further exemptions or
alterations to existing exemptions and general licenses are
necessary to support Iranian citizens' access to the internet
and to assist their efforts to circumvent internet shutdowns
and targeted digital surveillance from the Iranian
Government.
(c) Form.--The report required pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex if such annex is provided separately from
such unclassified version.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``targeted
digital surveillance'' means the use of items or services
that enable an individual or entity (with or without the
knowing authorization of the product's owner) to detect,
monitor, intercept, collect, exploit, preserve, protect,
transmit, retain, or otherwise gain access to the
communications, sensitive or protected information, work
product, browsing data, research, identifying information,
location history, and online and offline activities of other
individuals, organizations, or entities.
amendment no. 574 offered by mr. malinowski of new jersey
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __ LIU XIAOBO FUND FOR STUDY OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) as a substitute to Confucius Institutes, the United
States Government should invest heavily into alternative
programs and institutions that ensure there remains a robust
pipeline of Americans learning China's many languages; and
(2) in a 21st century that will be dominated by a strategic
competition between the United States and China, it is in the
national security interests of the United States to ensure
that Americans continue to invest in Chinese language skills,
as well as Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian languages, while
ensuring they can do so in a context free of malign political
influence from foreign state actors.
(b) Establishment of the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the
Chinese Language.--The Secretary of State shall establish in
the Department of State the ``Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of
the Chinese Language'' to fund study by United States persons
of Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur,
Mongolian, and other contemporary spoken languages of China,
abroad or in the United States.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal year
2021 and every fiscal year thereafter, $10,000,000 to carry
out the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language.
(d) Required Activities.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to subsection (c) shall--
(1) be designed to advance the national security and
foreign policy interests of the United States, as determined
by the Secretary of State;
(2) favor funding mechanisms that can maximize the total
number of United States persons given the opportunity to
acquire full conversational linguistic proficiency in
Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian,
and other contemporary spoken languages of China;
(3) favor funding mechanisms that provide opportunities for
such language study to areas traditionally under-served by
such opportunities;
(4) be shaped by an ongoing consultative process taking
into account design inputs of--
(A) civil society institutions, including Chinese diaspora
community organizations;
(B) language experts in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese,
Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, and other contemporary spoken
languages of China;
(C) organizations representing historically disadvantaged
socioeconomic groups in the United States; and
(D) human rights organizations; and
(5) favor opportunities to fund the study of Mandarin and
Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, and other
contemporary spoken languages of China at Alaska Native-
serving institutions, Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving
institutions, historically Black college or universities,
Native American-serving nontribal institutions, Native
Hawaiian-serving institutions, Predominantly Black
institutions, Tribal Colleges or Universities.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act
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and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
detailing activities and disbursements made to carry out this
Act over the immediately preceding academic year.
(2) Report contents.--Each report required under paragraph
(1) shall include details on--
(A) which institutions, programs, or entities received
funds through the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese
Language;
(B) funds distribution disaggregated by institution,
program, or entity, including identification of the State or
country in which such institution, program, or entity is
located;
(C) the number of United States persons who received
language study under the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the
Chinese Language, and the average amount disbursed per person
for such study;
(D) a comparative analysis of per dollar program
effectiveness and efficiency in allowing United States
persons to reach conversational proficiency Mandarin or
Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, or other
contemporary spoken languages of China;
(E) an analysis of which of the languages referred to in
subparagraph (D) were studied through the funding from the
Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language; and
(F) any recommendations of the Secretary of State for
improvements to the authorities, priorities, or management of
the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language.
(f) Interagency Funds Transfers Authorization.--Amounts
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to
carry out this Act are authorized to be transferred to the
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies
for similar purposes, subject to prior notification to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Such
heads shall consult with the Secretary in the preparation of
the report required under subsection (e).
(g) Limitations.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act may only be made available for the costs
of language study funded and administration incurred by the
Department of State or programs carried out by the Department
of State (or by another Federal department or agency pursuant
to subsection (f)) to carry out this section.
(h) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Alaska Native-serving institution'' has the
meaning given such term in section 317(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))
(2) The term ``Asian American and Native American Pacific
Islander-serving institution'' has the meaning given such
term in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)).
(3) The term ``Hispanic-serving institution'' has the
meaning given such term in section 502 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
(4) The term ``historically Black college or university''
means a part B institution described in section 322(2) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (22 U.S.C. 1061(2)).
(5) The term ``Native American-serving nontribal
institution'' has the meaning given such term in section
371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(c)).
(6) The term ``Native Hawaiian-serving institution'' has
the meaning given such term in section 317(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)).
(7) The term ``Predominantly Black institution'' has the
meaning given such term in section 371(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)).
(8) The term ``Tribal College or University'' has the
meaning given such term in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).
amendment no. 575 offered by mrs. carolyn b. maloney of new york
At the end of title LVIII of division E, insert the
following:
SEC. 5806. ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO RECORDS.
(a) Plan to Eliminate Records Backlog at the National
Personnel Records Center.--
(1) Plan required.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of
requests for records from the National Personnel Records
Center and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of
operations at the National Personnel Records Center, that
includes, at a minimum, the following:
(A) An estimate of the number of backlogged record requests
for veterans.
(B) Target timeframes to reduce the backlog.
(C) A detailed plan for using existing funds to improve the
information technology infrastructure, including secure
access to appropriate agency Federal records, to prevent
future backlogs.
(D) Actions to improve customer service for requesters.
(E) Measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan
and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals.
(F) Strategies to prevent future record request backlogs,
including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees
of the Center from reporting to work in person.
(2) Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the comprehensive plan is submitted under paragraph
(1), and biannually thereafter until the response rate by the
National Personnel Records Center reaches 90 percent of all
requests in 20 days or less, not including any request
involving a record damaged or lost in the National Personnel
Records Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to
a fee that has not been paid in a timely manner by the
requestor (provided the National Personnel Records Center
issues an invoice within 20 days after the date on which the
request is made), the Archivist of the United States shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update
of such plan that--
(A) describes progress made by the National Personnel
Records Center during the preceding 90-day period with
respect to record request backlog reduction and efficiency
and responsiveness improvement;
(B) provides data on progress made toward the goals
identified in the comprehensive plan; and
(C) describes any changes made to the comprehensive plan.
(3) Consultation requirement.--In carrying out paragraphs
(1) and (2), the Archivist of the United States shall consult
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
(b) Additional Funding to Address Records Backlog.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the National Archives and Records
Administration, $60,000,000 to address backlogs in responding
to requests from veterans for military personnel records,
improve cybersecurity, improve digital preservation and
access to archival Federal records, and address backlogs in
requests made under section 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information
Act). Such amounts may also be used for the Federal Records
Center Program.
(2) Requirement to maintain in-person staffing levels.--Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Archivist of the United States shall ensure that the
National Personnel Records Center maintains staffing levels
and telework arrangements that enable the maximum processing
of records requests possible in order to achieve the
performance goal of responding to 90 percent of all requests
in 20 days or less, not including any request involving a
record damaged or lost in the National Personnel Records
Center fire of 1973 or any request that is subject to a fee
that has not been paid in a timely manner by the requestor
(provided the National Personnel Records Center issues an
invoice within 20 days after the date on which the request is
made).
(3) Inspector general reporting.--The Inspector General for
the National Archives and Records Administration shall, for
two years following the date of the enactment of this Act,
include in every semiannual report submitted to Congress
pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, a detailed
summary of--
(A) efforts taken by the National Archives and Records
Administration to address the backlog of records requests at
the National Personnel Records Center; and
(B) any recommendations for action proposed by the
Inspector General related to reducing the backlog of records
requests at the National Personnel Records Center and the
status of compliance with those recommendations by the
National Archives and Records Administration.
amendment no. 576 offered by mrs. carolyn b. maloney of new york
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION F--FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Financial
Transparency Act of 2022''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
DIVISION F--FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Deeming.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Sec. 101. Data standards.
Sec. 102. Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 103. Rulemaking.
Sec. 104. No new disclosure requirements.
Sec. 105. Report.
TITLE II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Sec. 201. Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Sec. 202. Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Sec. 203. Data transparency at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board.
Sec. 204. Data transparency at national securities associations.
Sec. 205. Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification
at the Securities and Exchange Commission; sunset.
Sec. 206. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE III--FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Sec. 301. Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Sec. 302. Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Sec. 303. Rulemaking.
Sec. 304. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE IV--OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Sec. 401. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Sec. 402. Rulemaking.
Sec. 403. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE V--BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Sec. 501. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Sec. 502. Rulemaking.
Sec. 503. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE VI--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Sec. 601. Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Sec. 602. Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Sec. 603. Rulemaking.
Sec. 604. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE VII--NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 701. Data standards.
Sec. 702. Open data publication by the National Credit Union
Administration.
Sec. 703. Rulemaking.
Sec. 704. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE VIII--FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Sec. 801. Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
Sec. 802. Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Sec. 803. Rulemaking.
Sec. 804. No new disclosure requirements.
TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 901. Rules of construction.
Sec. 902. Classified and protected information.
Sec. 903. Discretionary surplus fund.
SEC. 2. DEEMING.
Any reference in this division to ``this Act'' shall be
deemed a reference to ``this division''.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEC. 101. DATA STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title I of the Financial
Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 124. DATA STANDARDS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, by
rule, promulgate data standards, meaning a standard that
specifies rules by which data is described and recorded, for
the information reported to member agencies by financial
entities under the jurisdiction of the member agency and the
data collected from member agencies on behalf of the Council.
``(b) Standardization.--Member agencies, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall implement
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury
under subsection (a) to standardize data reported to member
agencies or collected on behalf of the Council, as described
under subsection (a).
``(c) Data Standards.--
``(1) Common identifiers.--The data standards promulgated
under subsection (a) shall include common identifiers for
information reported to member agencies or collected on
behalf of the Council. The common identifiers shall include a
common nonproprietary legal entity identifier that is
available under an open license (as defined under section
3502 of title 44, United States Code) for all entities
required to report to member agencies.
``(2) Data standard.--The data standards promulgated under
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license;
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Consultation.--In promulgating data standards under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult
with the member agencies and with other Federal departments
and agencies and multi-agency initiatives responsible for
Federal data standards.
``(4) Interoperability of data.--In promulgating data
standards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury
shall seek to promote interoperability of financial
regulatory data across members of the Council.
``(d) Member Agencies Defined.--In this section, the term
`member agencies' does not include the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents under
section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 123 the following:
``Sec. 124. Data standards.''.
SEC. 102. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY.
Section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as
added by section 101, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Open Data Publication.--All public information
published by the Secretary of the Treasury under this
subtitle shall be made available as an open Government data
asset (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code), freely available for download in bulk, and
rendered in a human-readable format and accessible via
application programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 103. RULEMAKING.
Not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue the regulations required under the
amendments made by this title. The Secretary may delegate the
functions required under the amendments made by this title to
an appropriate office within the Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 104. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury
to collect or make publicly available additional information
under the statutes amended by this title, beyond information
that was collected or made publicly available under such
statutes before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the end of the 2-year period
described in section 103, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report on the
feasibility, costs, and potential benefits of building upon
the taxonomy established by this Act to arrive at a Federal
Government-wide regulatory compliance standardization
mechanism similar to Standard Business Reporting.
TITLE II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEC. 201. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(a) Data Standards for Investment Advisers' Reports Under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--Section 204 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-4) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (d) (relating to
Records of Persons With Custody of Use) as subsection (e);
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Data Standards for Reports Filed Under This
Section.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all reports filed by investment advisers
with the Commission under this section.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
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(b) Data Standards for Registration Statements and Reports
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 8, by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Data Standards for Registration Statements.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all registration statements required to be
filed with the Commission under this section, except that the
Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and
certifications from such data standards.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''; and
(2) in section 30, by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Data Standards for Reports.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all reports required to be filed with the
Commission under this section, except that the Commission may
exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from such
data standards.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(c) Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted
or Published by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating
Organizations.--Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-7) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(w) Data Standards for Information Required To Be
Submitted or Published Under This Section.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all information required to be submitted
or published by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization under this section.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(d) Data Standards for Asset-Backed Securities
Disclosures.--Section 7(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77g(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Data standards for asset-backed securities
disclosures.--
``(A) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all disclosures required under this
subsection.
``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(i) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(ii) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(iii) assure that a data element or data asset that
exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information
collection requirement be consistently identified as such in
associated machine-readable metadata;
``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(v) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(vi) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this paragraph, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(e) Data Standards for Corporate Disclosures Under the
Securities Act of 1933.--Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all registration statements and for all
prospectuses included in registration statements required to
be filed with the Commission under this title, except that
the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and
certifications from such data standards.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(f) Data Standards for Periodic and Current Corporate
Disclosures Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78m) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all information contained in periodic and
current reports required to be filed or furnished under this
section or under section 15(d), except that the Commission
may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from such
data standards.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying
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regulatory information collection requirement be consistently
identified as such in associated machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(g) Data Standards for Corporate Proxy and Consent
Solicitation Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.--Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Data Standards for Proxy and Consent Solicitation
Materials.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all information contained in any proxy or
consent solicitation material prepared by an issuer for an
annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer, except that
the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and
certifications from such data standards.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(h) Data Standards for Security-Based Swap Reporting.--
Section 15F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o-10) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Data Standards for Security-Based Swap Reporting.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all reports related to security-based
swaps that are required under this Act.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(i) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue the
regulations required under the amendments made by this
section.
(2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this
section, the Securities and Exchange Commission may scale
data reporting requirements in order to reduce any
unjustified burden on emerging growth companies, lending
institutions, accelerated filers, smaller reporting
companies, and other smaller issuers, as determined by the
study required under section 205(c), while still providing
searchable information to investors.
(3) Minimizing disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this section, the
Securities and Exchange Commission shall seek to minimize
disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 202. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Open Data Publication.--All public information
published by the Commission under the securities laws and the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
shall be made available as an open Government data asset (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code),
freely available for download in bulk and rendered in a
human-readable format and accessible via application
programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 203. DATA TRANSPARENCY AT THE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
RULEMAKING BOARD.
(a) In General.--Section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(8) Data Standards.--
``(A) Requirement.--If the Board establishes information
systems under paragraph (3), the Board shall adopt data
standards for information submitted via such systems.
``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(i) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(ii) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(iii) assure that a data element or data asset that
exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information
collection requirement be consistently identified as such in
associated machine-readable metadata;
``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(v) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(vi) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards under this paragraph, the Board shall incorporate
all applicable data standards promulgated by the Secretary of
the Treasury.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall issue
the regulations required under the amendments made by this
section.
(2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this
section, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board may scale
data reporting requirements in order to reduce any
unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
(3) Minimizing disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this section, the
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall seek to minimize
disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 204. DATA TRANSPARENCY AT NATIONAL SECURITIES
ASSOCIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-3) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(n) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--A national securities association
registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall adopt data
standards for all information that is regularly filed with or
submitted to the association.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards under this subsection, the association shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--
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(1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, a national securities association shall adopt the
standards required under the amendments made by this section.
(2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In adopting the
standards required under the amendments made by this section,
a national securities association may scale data reporting
requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on
smaller regulated entities.
(3) Minimizing disruption.--In adopting the standards
required under the amendments made by this section, a
national securities association shall seek to minimize
disruptive changes to the persons affected by such standards.
SEC. 205. SHORTER-TERM BURDEN REDUCTION AND DISCLOSURE
SIMPLIFICATION AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION; SUNSET.
(a) Better Enforcement of the Quality of Corporate
Financial Data Submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission.--
(1) Data quality improvement program.--Within six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall establish a program to improve the quality of corporate
financial data filed or furnished by issuers under the
Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and the Investment Company Act of 1940. The program shall
include the following:
(A) The designation of an official in the Office of the
Chairman responsible for the improvement of the quality of
data filed with or furnished to the Commission by issuers.
(B) The issuance by the Division of Corporation Finance of
comment letters requiring correction of errors in data
filings and submissions, where necessary.
(2) Goals.--In establishing the program under this section,
the Commission shall seek to--
(A) improve the quality of data filed with or furnished to
the Commission to a commercially acceptable level; and
(B) make data filed with or furnished to the Commission
useful to investors.
(b) Report on the Use of Machine-Readable Data for
Corporate Disclosures.--
(1) In general.--Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every six months
thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report to the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate on the public and internal use of
machine-readable data for corporate disclosures.
(2) Content.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) an identification of which corporate disclosures
required under section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or section
14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are expressed as
machine-readable data and which are not;
(B) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the use of
machine-readable data in corporate disclosure to investors,
markets, the Commission, and issuers;
(C) a summary of enforcement actions that result from the
use or analysis of machine-readable data collected under
section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or section 14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(D) an analysis of how the Commission is itself using the
machine-readable data collected by the Commission.
(c) Sunset.--On and after the end of the 7-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, this
section shall have no force or effect.
SEC. 206. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or a
national securities association to collect or make publicly
available additional information under the statutes amended
by this title, beyond information that was collected or made
publicly available under such statutes before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
TITLE III--FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEC. 301. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 52. DATA STANDARDS.
``(a) Requirement.--The Corporation shall, by rule, adopt
data standards for all information that the Corporation
receives from any depository institution or financial company
under this Act or under title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this section, the Corporation shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
``(d) Financial Company Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term `financial company' has the meaning given
that term under section 201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5381(a)).''.
SEC. 302. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.),
as amended by section 301, is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 53. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.
``All public information published by the Corporation under
this Act or under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act shall be made available as an open
Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code), freely available for download in
bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and accessible
via application programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 303. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall issue
the regulations required under the amendments made by this
title.
(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may scale data
reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified
burden on smaller regulated entities.
(c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation shall seek to minimize
disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 304. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation to collect or make publicly available additional
information under the statutes amended by this title, beyond
information that was collected or made publicly available
under such statutes before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
TITLE IV--OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
SEC. 401. DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
OF THE CURRENCY.
The Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by
inserting after section 332 (12 U.S.C. 14) the following:
``SEC. 333. DATA STANDARDS; OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.
``(a) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Comptroller of the Currency shall,
by rule, adopt data standards for all information that is
regularly filed with or submitted to the Comptroller of the
Currency by any entity with respect to which the Office of
the Comptroller of the Currency is the appropriate Federal
banking agency (as defined under section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act).
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this subsection, the Comptroller of
the Currency shall incorporate all applicable data standards
promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
``(b) Open Data Publication.--All public information
published by the Comptroller of
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the Currency under title LXII or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act shall be made available as
an open Government data asset (as defined under section 3502
of title 44, United States Code), freely available for
download in bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and
accessible via application programming interface where
appropriate.''.
SEC. 402. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Comptroller of the Currency shall issue the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title.
(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title,
the Comptroller of the Currency may scale data reporting
requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on
smaller regulated entities.
(c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the
Comptroller of the Currency shall seek to minimize disruptive
changes to the persons affected by such regulations.
SEC. 403. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Comptroller of the Currency
to collect or make publicly available additional information
under the statutes amended by this title, beyond information
that was collected or made publicly available under such
statutes before the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE V--BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
SEC. 501. DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER
FINANCIAL PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 1018 the following:
``SEC. 1019. DATA STANDARDS.
``(a) Requirement.--The Bureau shall, by rule, adopt data
standards for all information that is regularly filed with or
submitted to the Bureau.
``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this section, the Bureau shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
``SEC. 1020. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.
``All public information published by the Bureau shall be
made available as an open Government data asset (as defined
under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely
available for download in bulk and rendered in a human-
readable format and accessible via application programming
interface where appropriate.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents under
section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1018 the following:
``Sec. 1019. Data standards.
``Sec. 1020. Open data publication.''.
SEC. 502. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue
the regulations required under the amendments made by this
title.
(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title,
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may scale data
reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified
burden on smaller regulated entities.
(c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the Bureau
of Consumer Financial Protection shall seek to minimize
disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 503. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection to collect or make publicly available
additional information under the statutes amended by this
title, beyond information that was collected or made publicly
available under such statutes before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
TITLE VI--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
SEC. 601. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
(a) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by
Nonbank Financial Companies.--Section 161(a) of the Financial
Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5361(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Data standards for reports under this subsection.--
``(A) In general.--The Board of Governors shall adopt data
standards for all financial data that is regularly filed with
or submitted to the Board of Governors by any nonbank
financial company supervised by the Board of Governors
pursuant to this subsection.
``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this
section shall, to the extent practicable--
``(i) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(ii) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(iii) assure that a data element or data asset that
exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information
collection requirement be consistently identified as such in
associated machine-readable metadata;
``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(v) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(vi) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this paragraph, the Board of
Governors shall incorporate all applicable data standards
promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(b) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by
Savings and Loan Holding Companies.--Section 10 of the Home
Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(u) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Board shall adopt data standards
for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted
to the Board by any savings and loan holding company, or
subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, other than
a depository institution, under this section.
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this
subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this section, the Board of Governors
shall incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated
by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(c) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by
Bank Holding Companies.--Section 5 of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(h) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Board shall adopt data standards
for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted
to the Board by any bank holding company in a report under
subsection (c).
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this
subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
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``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards under this subsection, the Board shall incorporate
all applicable data standards promulgated by the Secretary of
the Treasury.''.
(d) Data Standards for Information Submitted by Financial
Market Utilities or Institutions Under the Payment, Clearing,
and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010.--Section 809 of the
Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12
U.S.C. 5468) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Data Standards.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Board of Governors shall adopt data
standards for all information that is regularly filed with or
submitted to the Board by any financial market utility or
financial institution under subsection (a) or (b).
``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this
subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(E) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data
standards under this subsection, the Board of Governors shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
SEC. 602. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 226 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 32. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
``All public information published by the Board of
Governors under this Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Home Owners'
Loan Act, the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision
Act of 2010, or the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety
and Soundness Act of 2010 shall be made available as an open
Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code), freely available for download in
bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and accessible
via application programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 603. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
shall issue the regulations required under the amendments
made by this title.
(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title,
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may
scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any
unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
(c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall seek to
minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 604. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System to collect or make publicly available
additional information under the statutes amended by this
title, beyond information that was collected or made publicly
available under such statutes before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII--NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 701. DATA STANDARDS.
Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 132. DATA STANDARDS.
``(a) Requirement.--The Board shall, by rule, adopt data
standards for all information and reports regularly filed
with or submitted to the Administration under this Act.
``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this section, the Board shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
SEC. 702. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION.
Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et
seq.), as amended by section 801, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 133. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.
``All public information published by the Administration
under this title shall be made available as an open
Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code), freely available for download in
bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and accessible
via application programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 703. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the National Credit Union Administration Board shall
issue the regulations required under the amendments made by
this title.
(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title,
the National Credit Union Administration Board may scale data
reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified
burden on smaller regulated entities.
(c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the
National Credit Union Administration Board shall seek to
minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by such
regulations.
SEC. 704. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the National Credit Union
Administration Board to collect or make publicly available
additional information under the statutes amended by this
title, beyond information that was collected or made publicly
available under such statutes before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
TITLE VIII--FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
SEC. 801. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY.
Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1319H. DATA STANDARDS.
``(a) Requirement.--The Agency shall, by rule, adopt data
standards for all information that is regularly filed with or
submitted to the Agency under this Act.
``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with
accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title
44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable
taxonomy or ontology models, which clearly define the data's
semantic meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory
information collection requirements;
``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists
to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection
requirement be consistently identified as such in associated
machine-readable metadata;
``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open
license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United
States Code);
``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by
voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable
accounting and reporting principles.
``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data
standards by rule under this section, the Agency shall
incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.''.
SEC. 802. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY.
Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises
Financial Safety and Soundness
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Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), as amended by section
901, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1319I. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.
``All public information published by the Agency under this
Act shall be made available as an open Government data asset
(as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States
Code), freely available for download in bulk and rendered in
a human-readable format and accessible via application
programming interface where appropriate.''.
SEC. 803. RULEMAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year
period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated
pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of
2010, the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall issue the
regulations required under the amendments made by this title.
(b) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations
required under the amendments made by this title, the Federal
Housing Finance Agency shall seek to minimize disruptive
changes to the persons affected by such regulations.
SEC. 804. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title
shall be construed to require the Federal Housing Finance
Agency to collect or make publicly available additional
information under the statutes amended by this title, beyond
information that was collected or made publicly available
under such statutes before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 901. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) No Effect on Intellectual Property.--Nothing in this
Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to
alter the existing legal protections of copyrighted material
or other intellectual property rights of any non-Federal
person.
(b) No Effect on Monetary Policy.--Nothing in this Act or
the amendments made by this Act may be construed to apply to
activities conducted, or data standards used, exclusively in
connection with a monetary policy proposed or implemented by
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the
Federal Open Market Committee.
(c) Preservation of Agency Authority to Tailor
Regulations.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by
this Act may be construed to--
(1) require Federal agencies to incorporate identical data
standards to those promulgated by the Secretary of the
Treasury; or
(2) prohibit Federal agencies from tailoring such standards
when issuing rules under this Act and the amendments made by
this Act to adopt data standards.
SEC. 902. CLASSIFIED AND PROTECTED INFORMATION.
(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made
by this Act shall require the disclosure to the public of--
(1) information that would be exempt from disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
the ``Freedom of Information Act''); or
(2) information protected under section 552a of title 5,
United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of
1974''), or section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(b) Existing Agency Regulations.--Nothing in this Act or
the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to require
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, or
the Federal Housing Finance Agency to amend existing
regulations and procedures regarding the sharing and
disclosure of nonpublic information, including confidential
supervisory information.
SEC. 903. DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUND.
(a) In General.--The dollar amount specified under section
7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
289(a)(3)(A)) is reduced by $137,000,000.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on September 30, 2022.
amendment no. 577 offered by ms. matsui of california
At the end of subtitle _ of title _, insert the following:
SEC. __. JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION GRANTS.
Public Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 3290) is amended--
(1) in section 2, by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Japanese american confinement education grants.--The
term `Japanese American Confinement Education Grants' means
competitive grants, awarded through the Japanese American
Confinement Sites Program, for Japanese American
organizations to educate individuals, including through the
use of digital resources, 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.
``(5) Japanese american organization.--The term `Japanese
American organization' means a private nonprofit organization
within 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.''; and
(2) in section 4--
(A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There are
authorized'';
(B) by striking ``$38,000,000'' and inserting
``$80,000,000''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Japanese American Confinement Education Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under this
section, not more than $10,000,000 shall be awarded as
Japanese American Confinement Education Grants to Japanese
American organizations. Such competitive grants shall be in
an amount not less than $750,000 and the Secretary shall give
priority consideration to Japanese American organizations
with fewer than 100 employees.
``(2) Matching requirement.--
``(A) Fifty percent.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), for funds awarded under this subsection, the Secretary
shall require a 50 percent match with non-Federal assets from
non-Federal sources, which may include cash or durable goods
and materials fairly valued, as determined by the Secretary.
``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the
matching requirement under subparagraph (A), if the Secretary
determines that--
``(i) no reasonable means are available through which an
applicant can meet the matching requirement; and
``(ii) the probable benefit of the project funded outweighs
the public interest in such matching requirement.''.
amendment no. 578 offered by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. ___. REPORTING ON INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN
RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE ANNUAL
COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.
Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151n) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Internationally Recognized Human Rights in the United
States.--The report required by subsection (d) shall include
a section that provides a list of reports published during
the prior year by United States government agencies on the
status of internationally recognized human rights in the
United States, including reports issued by the Department of
Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the United
States Commission on Civil Rights.''.
amendment no. 579 offered by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. ____. EXPORT PROHIBITION OF MUNITIONS ITEMS TO THE HONG
KONG POLICE FORCE.
Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the
commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong
Police Force'', approved November 27, 2019 (Public Law 116-
77; 133 Stat. 1173), is amended by striking ``December 31,
2021'' and inserting the following: ``December 31, 2024''.
amendment no. 580 offered by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts
At the end of title LI of division E, add the following:
SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF ASSET AND INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW
COMMISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018
(subtitle A of title II of Public Law 115-182; 38 U.S.C. 8122
note) is amended by striking each section other than sections
204(b) and 207.
amendment no. 581 offered by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts
At the end of division E, add the following:
TITLE LIX--PROHIBITION OF ARMS SALES TO COUNTRIES COMMITTING GENOCIDE
OR WAR CRIMES AND RELATED MATTERS
SEC. 5901. PROHIBITION OF ARMS SALES TO COUNTRIES COMMITTING
GENOCIDE OR WAR CRIMES.
(a) In General.--No sale, export, or transfer of defense
articles or defense services may occur to any country if the
Secretary of State has credible information that the
government of such country has committed or is committing
genocide or violations of international humanitarian law
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Exception.--The restriction under subsection (a) shall
not apply if the Secretary of State certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the government has adequately punished the persons
directly or indirectly responsible for such acts through a
credible, transparent, and effective judicial process;
(2) appropriate measures have been instituted to ensure
that such acts will not recur; and
(3) other appropriate compensation or appropriate
compensatory measures have been or are being provided to the
persons harmed by such acts.
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SEC. 5902. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION
IN ARMS EXPORTS.
(a) In General.--In considering the sale, export, or
transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign
countries, the Secretary of State shall--
(1) also consider the extent to which the government of the
foreign country protects human rights and supports democratic
institutions, including an independent judiciary; and
(2) ensure that the views and expertise of the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State
in connection with any sale, export, or transfer are fully
taken into account.
(b) Inspector General Oversight.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for four years, the Inspector General of the
Department of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the implementation of
the requirement under subsection (a) during the preceding
year.
SEC. 5903. ENHANCEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS IN ARMS EXPORTS.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that any
letter of offer to sell, or any application for a license to
export or transfer, defense articles or defense services
controlled for export, regardless of monetary value, should
take into account as part of its evaluation whether the
Secretary of State has credible information, with respect to
a country to which the defense articles or defense services
are proposed to be sold, exported, or transferred, that--
(1) the government of such country on or after the date of
enactment of this Act has been deposed by a coup d'etat or
decree in which the military played a decisive role, and a
democratically elected government has not taken office
subsequent to the coup or decree; or
(2) a unit of the security forces of the government of such
country--
(A) has violated international humanitarian law and has not
been credibly investigated and subjected to a credible and
transparent judicial process addressing such allegation; or
(B) has committed a gross violation of human rights, and
has not been credibly investigated and subjected to a
credible and transparent judicial process addressing such
allegation, including, inter alia--
(i) torture;
(ii) rape or sexual assault;
(iii) ethnic cleansing of civilians;
(iv) recruitment or use of child soldiers;
(v) unjust or wrongful detention;
(vi) the operation of, or effective control or direction
over, secret detention facilities; or
(vii) extrajudicial killings or enforced disappearances,
whether by military, police, or other security forces.
(b) Inclusion of Information in Human Rights Report.--The
Secretary of State shall also provide to the appropriate
congressional committees the report described in section
502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2304(c))
biannually for the period of time specified in subsection (c)
of this section regarding any country covered under
subsection (a).
(c) Modification of Prior Notification of Shipment of
Arms.--Section 36(i) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2776(i)) is amended by striking ``subject to the
requirements of subsection (b) at the joint request of the
Chairman and Ranking Member'' and inserting ``subject to the
requirements of this section at the request of the Chairman
or Ranking Member''.
SEC. 5904. END USE MONITORING OF MISUSE OF ARMS IN HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES.
(a) End Use Monitoring.--Section 40A(a)(2)(B) of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2785) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``and;''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iii) such articles and services are not being used to
violate international humanitarian law or internationally
recognized human rights.''.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the measures that will be taken,
including any additional resources needed, to conduct an
effective end-use monitoring program to fulfill the
requirement of clause (iii) of section 40A(a)(2)(B) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as added by subsection (a)(3).
SEC. 5905. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) The terms ``defense article'' and ``defense service''
have the same meanings given the terms in section 47 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
amendment no. 582 offered by mrs. rodgers of washington
At the end of title LI, insert the following new section:
SEC. 51__. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR
EMERGENCY TREATMENT FURNISHED TO VETERANS.
(a) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``,
unless such emergency treatment was furnished during the 60-
day period following the date on which the veteran enrolled
in the health care system specified in subparagraph (A), in
which case no requirement for prior receipt of care shall
apply'' before the period.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to emergency treatment furnished on
or after the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
amendment no. 583 offered by mr. meeks of new york
At the end of division E, add the following:
SEC. 58_. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR REWARDS PAID USING
CRYPTOCURRENCIES.
(a) In General.--Section 36(e)(6) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(e)(6)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Not later than 15 days before making a reward in a form
that includes cryptocurrency, the Secretary of State shall
notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate of such form for the reward.''
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report on the use of cryptocurrency as a part of the
Department of State Rewards program established under section
36(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2708(a)) that--
(1) justifies any determination of the Secretary to make
rewards under such program in a form that includes
cryptocurrency;
(2) lists each cryptocurrency payment made under such
program as of the date of the submission of the report;
(3) provides evidence of the manner and extent to which
cryptocurrency payments would be more likely to induce
whistleblowers to come forward with information than rewards
paid out in United States dollars or other forms of money or
nonmonetary items; and
(4) examines whether the Department's use of cryptocurrency
could provide bad actors with additional hard-to-trace funds
that could be used for criminal or illicit purposes.
Amendment No. 584 Offered by Mr. Meeks of New York
Page 1348, after line 23, insert the following:
TITLE LVIX--BURMA ACT OF 2022
SEC. 5901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Burma Unified through
Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022'' or the ``BURMA
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 5902. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Burmese military.--The term ``Burmese military''--
(A) means the Armed Forces of Burma, including the army,
navy, and air force; and
(B) includes security services under the control of the
Armed Forces of Burma such as the police and border guards.
(2) Crimes against humanity.--The term ``crimes against
humanity'' includes the following, when committed as part of
a widespread or systematic attack directed against any
civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(A) Murder.
(B) Forced transfer of population.
(C) Torture.
(D) Extermination.
(E) Enslavement.
(F) Rape, sexual slavery, or any other form of sexual
violence of comparable severity.
(G) Enforced disappearance of persons.
(H) Persecution against any identifiable group or
collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic,
cultural, religious, gender, or other grounds that are
universally recognized as impermissible under international
law.
(I) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical
liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international
law.
(3) Executive order 14014.--The term ``Executive Order
14014'' means Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429;
relating to blocking property with respect to the situation
in Burma).
(4) Genocide.--The term ``genocide'' means any offense
described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.
(5) Transitional justice.--The term ``transitional
justice'' means the range of judicial, nonjudicial, formal,
informal, retributive, and restorative measures employed by
countries transitioning out of armed conflict or repressive
regimes, or employed by the international community through
international justice mechanisms, to redress past or ongoing
atrocities and to promote long-term, sustainable peace.
(6) War crime.--The term ``war crime'' has the meaning
given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States
Code.
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to the Conflict in Burma
SEC. 5911. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1988, the United States policy of principled
engagement has fostered positive
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democratic reforms in Burma, with elections in 2010, 2015,
and 2020, helping to bring about the partial transition to
civilian rule and with the latter 2 elections resulting in
resounding electoral victories for the National League for
Democracy.
(2) That democratic transition remained incomplete, with
the military retaining significant power and independence
from civilian control following the 2015 elections, including
through control of 25 percent of parliamentary seats, a de
facto veto over constitutional reform, authority over
multiple government ministries, and the ability to operate
with impunity and no civilian oversight.
(3) Despite some improvements with respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms beginning in 2010, and the
establishment of a quasi-civilian government following
credible elections in 2015, Burma's military leaders have,
since 2016, overseen an increase in restrictions to freedom
of expression (including for members of the press), freedom
of peaceful assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of
religion or belief.
(4) On August 25, 2017, Burmese military and security
forces launched a genocidal military campaign against
Rohingya, resulting in a mass exodus of some 750,000 Rohingya
from Burma's Rakhine State into Bangladesh, where they
remain. The military has since taken no steps to improve
conditions for Rohingya still in Rakhine State, who remain at
high risk of genocide and other atrocities, or to create
conditions conducive to the voluntary return of Rohingya
refugees and other internally displaced persons (IDPs).
(5) The Burmese military has also engaged in renewed
violence with other ethnic minority groups across the
country. The military has continued to commit atrocities in
Chin, Kachin, Kayah, and Shan. Fighting in northern Burma has
forced more than 100,000 people from their homes and into
camps for internally displaced persons. The Burmese military
continues to heavily proscribe humanitarian and media access
to conflict-affected populations across the country.
(6) With more nearly $470,000,000 in humanitarian
assistance in response to the crisis in fiscal year 2021, the
United States is the largest humanitarian donor to
populations in need as a result of conflicts in Burma. In May
2021, the United States announced nearly $155,000,000 in
additional humanitarian assistance to meet the urgent needs
of Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and
people affected by ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine,
Kachin, Shan, and Chin states. In September 2021, the United
States provided nearly $180,000,000 in additional critical
humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma, bringing the
total fiscal year 2021 to more than $434,000,000.
(7) Both government- and military-initiated investigations
into human rights abuses in Burma involving violence between
ethnic minorities and Burmese security forces have failed to
yield credible results or hold perpetrators accountable.
(8) In its report dated September 17, 2018, the United
Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on
Myanmar concluded, on reasonable grounds, that the factors
allowing inference of ``genocidal intent'' are present with
respect to the attacks against Rohingya in Rakhine State, and
acts by Burmese security forces against Rohingya in Rakhine
State and other ethnic minorities in Kachin and Shan States
amount to ``crimes against humanity'' and ``war crimes''. The
Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
established by the United Nations Human Rights Council
recommended that the United Nations Security Council ``should
ensure accountability for crimes under international law
committed in Myanmar, preferably by referring the situation
to the International Criminal Court or alternatively by
creating an ad hoc international criminal tribunal''. The
Mission also recommended the imposition of targeted economic
sanctions, including an arms embargo on Burma.
(9) On December 13, 2018, the United States House of
Representatives passed House Resolution 1091 (115th
Congress), which expressed the sense of the House that ``the
atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese
military and security forces since August 2017 constitute
crimes against humanity and genocide'' and called upon the
Secretary of State to review the available evidence and make
a similar determination.
(10) In a subsequent report dated August 5, 2019, the
United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
on Myanmar found that the Burmese military's economic
interests ``enable its conduct'' and that it benefits from
and supports extractive industry businesses operating in
conflict-affected areas in northern Burma, including natural
resources, particularly oil and gas, minerals and gems and
argued that ``through controlling its own business empire,
the Tatmadaw can evade the accountability and oversight that
normally arise from civilian oversight of military budgets''.
The report called for the United Nations and individual
governments to place targeted sanctions on all senior
officials in the Burmese military as well as their economic
interests, especially Myanma Economic Holdings Limited and
Myanmar Economic Corporation.
(11) Burma's November 2020 election resulted in a landslide
victory for the National League of Democracy, with the
National League for Democracy winning a large majority of
seats in Burma's national parliament. The elections were
judged to be credible, and marked an important step in the
country's democratic transition.
(12) On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military conducted a
coup d'etat, declaring a year-long state of emergency and
detaining State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win
Myint, and dozens of other government officials and elected
members of parliament, thus derailing Burma's transition to
democracy and disregarding the will of the people of Burma as
expressed in the November 2020 general elections, which were
determined to be credible by international and national
observers.
(13) Following the coup, some ousted members of parliament
established the Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
(CRPH), which subsequently established the National Unity
Consultative Council in March of 2021. The National Unity
Consultative Council includes representatives from a broad
spectrum of stakeholders in Burma opposed to the military and
the coup: elected representatives from the CRPH,
representatives from the ethnic armed organizations, members
of Burma's civil disobedience movement, and other anti-coup
forces.
(14) The CRPH subsequently released the Federal Democracy
Charter in March 2021 and established the National Unity
Government in April 2021. The National Unity Government
includes representatives from ethnic minority groups, civil
society organizations, women's groups, leaders of the civil
disobedience movement, and others.
(15) Since the coup on February 1, 2021, the Burmese
military has--
(A) used lethal force on peaceful protestors on multiple
occasions, killing more than 2,000 people, including more
than 142 children;
(B) detained more than 10,000 peaceful protestors,
participants in the Civil Disobedience Movement, labor
leaders, government officials and elected members of
parliament, members of the media, and others, according to
the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners;
(C) issued laws and directives used to further impede
fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression
(including for members of the press), freedom of peaceful
assembly, and freedom of association; and
(D) imposed restrictions on the internet and
telecommunications.
(16) According to the UNHCR, more than 758,000 people have
been internally displaced since the coup, while an estimated
40,000 have sought refuge in neighboring countries.
Nevertheless, the Burmese military continues to block
humanitarian assistance to populations in need. According to
the World Health Organization, the military has carried out
more than 286 attacks on health care entities since the coup
and killed at least 30 health workers. Dozens more have been
arbitrarily detained, and hundreds have warrants out for
their arrest. The military continued such attacks even as
they inhibited efforts to combat a devastating third wave of
COVID-19. The brutality of the Burmese military was on full
display on March 27, 2021, Armed Forces Day, when, after
threatening on state television to shoot protesters in the
head, security forces killed more than 150 people.
(17) The coup represents a continuation of a long pattern
of violent and anti-democratic behavior by the military that
stretches back decades, with the military having previously
taken over Burma in coups d'etat in 1962 and 1988, and having
ignored the results of the 1990 elections, and a long history
of violently repressing protest movements, including killing
and imprisoning thousands of peaceful protestors during pro-
democracy demonstrations in 1988 and 2007.
(18) On February 11, 2021, President Biden issued Executive
Order 14014 in response to the coup d'etat, authorizing
sanctions against the Burmese military, its economic
interests, and other perpetrators of the coup.
(19) Since the issuance of Executive Order 14014, President
Biden has taken several steps to impose costs on the Burmese
military and its leadership, including by designating or
otherwise imposing targeted sanctions with respect to--
(A) multiple high-ranking individuals and their family
members, including the Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese
military, Min Aung Hlaing, Burma's Chief of Police, Than
Hlaing, and the Bureau of Special Operations commander,
Lieutenant General Aung Soe, and over 35 other individuals;
(B) state-owned and military controlled companies,
including Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company, Ltd.,
Myanmar Economic Corporation, Ltd., Myanmar Economic Holdings
Ltd., Myanmar Ruby Enterprise, Myanmar Imperial Jade Co.,
Ltd., and Myanma Gems Enterprise; and
(C) other corporate entities, Burmese military units, and
Burmese military entities, including the military regime's
State Administrative Council.
(20) The United States has also implemented new
restrictions on exports and reexports to Burma pursuant to
Executive Order 14014; and
(21) On April 24, 2021, the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) agreed to a five-point consensus which called
for an ``immediate cessation of violence'', ``constructive
dialogue among all parties'', the appointment of an ASEAN
special envoy, the provision of humanitarian assistance
through ASEAN's AHA Centre, and a visit by the ASEAN special
envoy to Burma. Except for the appointment of the Special
Envoy in
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August 2021, the other elements of the ASEAN consensus remain
unimplemented due to obstruction by the Burmese military.
(22) In June 2021, the National Unity Government included
ethnic minorities and women among its cabinet and released a
policy paper outlining pledges to Rohingya and calling for
``justice and reparations'' for the community. The statement
affirms the Rohingya right to citizenship in Burma, a
significant break from past Burmese government policies.
(23) On March 21, 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
announced that the United States had concluded that ``members
of the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against
humanity against Rohingya''.
SEC. 5912. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to support genuine democracy, peace, and national
reconciliation in Burma;
(2) to pursue a strategy of calibrated engagement, which is
essential to support the establishment of a peaceful,
prosperous, and democratic Burma that includes respect for
the human rights of all individuals regardless of ethnicity
and religion;
(3) to seek the restoration to power of a civilian
government that reflects the will of the people of Burma;
(4) to support constitutional reforms that ensure civilian
governance and oversight over the military;
(5) to assist in the establishment of a fully democratic,
civilian-led, inclusive, and representative political system
that includes free, fair, credible, and democratic elections
in which all people of Burma, including all ethnic and
religious minorities, can participate in the political
process at all levels including the right to vote and to run
for elected office;
(6) to support legal reforms that ensure protection for the
civil and political rights of all individuals in Burma,
including reforms to laws that criminalize the exercise of
human rights and fundamental freedoms, and strengthening
respect for and protection of human rights, including freedom
of religion or belief;
(7) to seek the unconditional release of all prisoners of
conscience and political prisoners in Burma;
(8) to strengthen Burma's civilian governmental
institutions, including support for greater transparency and
accountability once the military is no longer in power;
(9) to empower and resource local communities, civil
society organizations, and independent media;
(10) to promote national reconciliation and the conclusion
and credible implementation of a nationwide cease-fire
agreement, followed by a peace process that is inclusive of
ethnic Rohingya, Shan, Rakhine, Kachin, Chin, Karenni, and
Karen, and other ethnic groups and leads to the development
of a political system that effectively addresses natural
resource governance, revenue-sharing, land rights, and
constitutional change enabling inclusive peace;
(11) to ensure the protection and non-refoulement of
refugees fleeing Burma to neighboring countries and
prioritize efforts to create a conducive environment and
meaningfully address long-standing structural challenges that
undermine the safety and rights of Rohingya in Rakhine State
as well as members of other ethnic and religious minorities
in Burma, including by promoting the creation of conditions
for the dignified, safe, sustainable, and voluntary return of
refugees in Bangladesh, Thailand, and in the surrounding
region when conditions allow;
(12) to support an immediate end to restrictions that
hinder the freedom of movement of members of ethnic
minorities throughout the country, including Rohingya, and an
end to any and all policies and practices designed to
forcibly segregate Rohingya, and providing humanitarian
support for all internally displaced persons in Burma;
(13) to support unfettered access for humanitarian actors,
media, and human rights mechanisms, including those
established by the United Nations Human Rights Council and
the United Nations General Assembly, to all relevant areas of
Burma, including Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Shan, and Kayin
States, as well as Sagaing and Magway regions;
(14) to call for accountability through independent,
credible investigations and prosecutions for any potential
genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including
those involving sexual and gender-based violence and violence
against children, perpetrated against ethnic or religious
minorities, including Rohingya, by members of the military
and security forces of Burma, and other armed groups;
(15) to encourage reforms toward the military, security,
and police forces operating under civilian control and being
held accountable in civilian courts for human rights abuses,
corruption, and other abuses of power;
(16) to promote broad-based, inclusive economic development
and fostering healthy and resilient communities;
(17) to combat corruption and illegal economic activity,
including that which involves the military and its close
allies; and
(18) to promote responsible international and regional
engagement;
(19) to support and advance the strategy of calibrated
engagement, impose targeted sanctions with respect to the
Burmese military's economic interests and major sources of
income for the Burmese military, including with respect to--
(A) officials in Burma, including the Commander in Chief of
the Armed Forces of Burma, Min Aung Hlaing, and all
individuals described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
section 202(a), under the authorities provided by title II,
Executive Order 14014, and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law
114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note);
(B) enterprises owned or controlled by the Burmese
military, including the Myanmar Economic Corporation, Union
of Myanmar Economic Holding, Ltd., and all other entities
described in section 202(a)(4), under the authorities
provided by title II, the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act
of 2003 (Public Law 108-61; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Tom
Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts)
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), other
relevant statutory authorities, and Executive Order 14014;
and
(C) state-owned economic enterprises if--
(i) there is a substantial risk of the Burmese military
accessing the accounts of such an enterprise; and
(ii) the imposition of sanctions would not cause
disproportionate harm to the people of Burma, the restoration
of a civilian government in Burma, or the national interest
of the United States; and
(20) to ensure that any sanctions imposed with respect to
entities or individuals are carefully targeted to maximize
impact on the military and security forces of Burma and its
economic interests while minimizing impact on the people of
Burma, recognizing the calls from the people of Burma for the
United States to take action against the sources of income
for the military and security forces of Burma.
Subtitle B--Sanctions and Policy Coordination With Respect to Burma
SEC. 5921. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign 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) Correspondent account; payable-through account.--The
terms ``correspondent account'' and ``payable-through
account'' have the meanings given those terms in section
5318A of title 31, United States Code.
(4) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
financial institution'' has the meaning of that term as
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation.
(5) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a United States person.
(6) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
entity.
(8) Support.--The term ``support'', with respect to the
Burmese military, means to knowingly have materially
assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or
technological support for, or goods or services to or in
support of the Burmese military.
(9) 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;
(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. 5922. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES AND PERPETRATION OF A COUP IN
BURMA.
(a) Mandatory Sanctions.--Not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the
sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to any
foreign person that the President determines--
(1) knowingly operates as a senior official or in a
significant capacity in the defense sector of the Burmese
economy;
(2) leading up to, during, and since the February 2021 coup
is responsible for or has directly and knowingly engaged in--
(A) actions or policies that undermine democratic processes
or institutions in Burma;
(B) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security,
or stability of Burma;
(C) actions or policies that prohibit, limit, or penalize
the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by people
in Burma, or that limit access to print, online, or broadcast
media in Burma; or
(D) the arbitrary detention or torture of any person in
Burma or other serious human rights abuse in Burma;
(3) is a senior leader of--
(A) the Burmese military or security forces of Burma, or
any successor entity to any of such forces;
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(B) the State Administration Council, the military-
appointed cabinet at the level of Deputy Minister or higher,
or a military-appointed minister of a Burmese state or
region; or
(C) an entity that has engaged in any activity described in
paragraph (2) leading up to, during, and after the February
2021 coup;
(4) knowingly operates--
(A) any entity that is a state-owned economic enterprise
under Burmese law (other than the entity specified in
subsection (c)) that benefits the Burmese military, including
the Myanma Gems Enterprise; or
(B) any entity controlled in whole or in part by an entity
described in subparagraph (A), or a successor to such an
entity, that benefits the Burmese military;
(5) knowingly and materially violates, attempts to violate,
conspires to violate, or has caused or attempted to cause a
violation of any license, order, regulation, or prohibition
contained in or issued pursuant to Executive Order 14014 or
this Act;
(6) to be a spouse or adult child of any person described
in any of paragraphs (1) through (5); or
(7) to be owned or controlled by, and to act for or on
behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person that has engaged
in the activity described, as the case may be, in any of
paragraphs (1) through (6).
(b) Additional Measure Relating to Facilitation of
Transactions.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, prohibit or impose
strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United
States of a correspondent account or payable-through account
by a foreign financial institution that the President
determines has, on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant
transaction or transactions on behalf of a foreign person
sanctioned based on subsection (a).
(c) Additional Sanctions.--Beginning on the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection
(d) with respect to the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise.
(d) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions that may be imposed
with respect to a foreign person described in subsection (a)
are the following:
(1) Property blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements of
section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise of all
powers granted to the President by that Act 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.
(2) Foreign exchange.--The President may, 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 foreign
person has any interest.
(3) Visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such
Secretaries) knows, or has reason to believe, is described in
subsection (a) is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible for 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 issuing consular officer, the
Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or
a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in accordance
with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry documentation
issued to an alien described in clause (i) regardless of when
the visa or other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subclause
(i)--
(I) shall take effect immediately; and
(II) shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the alien's possession.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) 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.
(2) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under subsection (d)(3) shall not apply with
respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling
the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the
United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947,
between the United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations.
(3) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian
assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not be imposed
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine,
or medical devices to Burma;
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people
of Burma;
(C) financial transactions relating to humanitarian
assistance or for humanitarian purposes in Burma; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are necessary to
carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or
humanitarian purposes in Burma.
(f) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis and
for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the
application of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect
to a foreign person under this section if the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not
later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that
the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the
United States.
(g) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) 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 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 promulgated under section
403(b) to carry out paragraph (1)(A) to the same extent that
such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act
described in section 206(a) of that Act.
(h) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 8 years,
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the heads of other United States
Government agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
(1) sets forth the plan of the Department of the Treasury
for ensuring that property blocked pursuant to subsection (a)
or Executive Order 14014 remains blocked;
(2) describes the primary sources of income to which the
Burmese military has access and that the United States has
been unable to reach using sanctions authorities;
(3) makes recommendations for how the sources of income
described in paragraph (2) can be reduced or blocked;
(4) evaluates the implications of imposing sanctions on the
Burmese-government owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise,
including a determination with respect to the extent to which
sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise would advance the
interests of the United States in Burma; and
(5) assesses the impact of the sanctions imposed pursuant
to the authorities under this Act on the Burmese people and
the Burmese military.
SEC. 5923. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR REMOVAL OF CERTAIN
PERSONS FROM THE LIST OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED
NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS.
(a) In General.--On or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President may not remove a person described in
subsection (b) from the list of specially designated
nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury
(commonly referred to as the ``SDN list'') until the
President submits to the appropriate congressional committees
a certification described in subsection (c) with respect to
the person.
(b) Persons Described.--A person described in this
subsection is a foreign person included in the SDN list for
violations of part 525 of title 31, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any other regulations imposing sanctions on
or related to Burma.
(c) Certification Described.--A certification described in
this subsection, with respect to a person described in
subsection (b), is a certification that the person has not
knowingly assisted in, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, or technological support for, or financial or other
services to or in support of--
(1) terrorism or a terrorist organization;
(2) a significant foreign narcotics trafficker (as defined
in section 808 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation
Act (21 U.S.C. 1907));
(3) a significant transnational criminal organization under
Executive Order 13581 (50 U.S.C. note; relating to blocking
property of transnational criminal organizations); or
(4) any other person on the SDN list.
(d) Form.--A certification described in subsection (c)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 5924. SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION FOR BURMA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State may designate an
official of the Department of State to serve as the United
States Special Coordinator for Burmese Democracy (in this
section referred to as the ``Special Coordinator'').
(b) Central Objective.--The Special Coordinator should
develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementation of
the full range of United States diplomatic capabilities,
including the provisions of this Act, to promote human rights
and the restoration of civilian government in Burma.
(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Coordinator
should, as appropriate, assist in--
(1) coordinating the sanctions policies of the United
States under section 5922 with relevant bureaus and offices
within the Department of State and other relevant United
States Government agencies;
(2) conducting relevant research and vetting of entities
and individuals that may be
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subject to sanctions under section 5922 and coordinate with
other United States Government agencies and international
financial intelligence units to assist in efforts to enforce
anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and
regulations;
(3) promoting a comprehensive international effort to
impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with respect to
Burma;
(4) coordinating with and supporting interagency United
States Government efforts, including efforts of the United
States Ambassador to Burma, the United States Ambassador to
ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the
United Nations, relating to--
(A) identifying opportunities to coordinate with and exert
pressure on the governments of the People's Republic of China
and the Russian Federation to support multilateral action
against the Burmese military;
(B) working with like-minded partners to impose a
coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and targeted
sanctions on the economic interests of the Burmese military,
including through the introduction and adoption of a United
Nations Security Council resolution;
(C) engaging in direct dialogue with Burmese civil society,
democracy advocates, ethnic minority representative groups,
and organizations or groups representing the protest movement
and the officials elected in 2020, such as the Committee
Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the National Unity
Government, the National Unity Consultative Council, and
their designated representatives;
(D) encouraging the National Unity Government to
incorporate accountability mechanisms in relation to the
atrocities against Rohingya and other ethnic groups, to take
further steps to make its leadership and membership
ethnically diverse, and to incorporate measures to enhance
ethnic reconciliation and national unity into its policy
agenda;
(E) assisting efforts by the relevant United Nations
Special Envoys and Special Rapporteurs to secure the release
of all political prisoners in Burma, promote respect for
human rights, and encourage dialogue; and
(F) supporting nongovernmental organizations operating in
Burma and neighboring countries working to restore civilian
democratic rule to Burma and to address the urgent
humanitarian needs of the people of Burma; and
(5) providing timely input for reporting on the impacts of
the implementation of section 5922 on the Burmese military
and the people of Burma.
(d) Deadline.--If the Secretary of State has not designated
the Special Coordinator by the date that is 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report detailing the reasons for not doing so.
SEC. 5925. SUPPORT FOR GREATER UNITED NATIONS ACTION WITH
RESPECT TO BURMA.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United Nations Security Council has not taken
adequate steps to condemn the February 1, 2021, coup in
Burma, pressure the Burmese military to cease its violence
against civilians, or secure the release of those unjustly
detained; and
(2) countries, such as the People's Republic of China and
the Russian Federation, that are directly or indirectly
shielding the Burmese military from international scrutiny
and action, should be obliged to endure the reputational
damage of doing so by taking public votes on resolutions
related to Burma that apply greater pressure on the Burmese
military to restore Burma to its democratic path.
(3) The United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations
Security Council should take concrete steps to address the
coup and ongoing crisis in Burma consistent with the UN
General Assembly resolution 75/287, ``The situation in
Myanmar,'' which was adopted on June 18, 2021.
(b) Support for Greater Action.--The President shall direct
the United States Permanent Representative to the United
Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States to spur greater action by the United Nations and the
United Nations Security Council with respect to Burma by--
(1) pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider
a resolution condemning the February 1, 2021, coup and
calling on the Burmese military to cease its violence against
the people of Burma and release without preconditions the
journalists, pro-democracy activists, and political officials
that it has unjustly detained;
(2) pushing the United Nations Security Council to consider
a resolution that immediately imposes a global arms embargo
against Burma to ensure that the Burmese military is not able
to obtain weapons and munitions from other nations to further
harm, murder, and oppress the people of Burma;
(3) pushing the United Nations and other United Nations
authorities to cut off assistance to the Government of Burma
while providing humanitarian assistance directly to the
people of Burma through UN bodies and civil society
organizations, particularly such organizations working with
ethnic minorities that have been adversely affected by the
coup and the Burmese military's violent crackdown;
(4) objecting to the appointment of representatives to the
United Nations and United Nations bodies such as the Human
Rights Council that are sanctioned by the Burmese military;
(5) working to ensure the Burmese military is not
recognized as the legitimate government of Burma in any
United Nations body; and
(6) spurring the United Nations Security Council to
consider multilateral sanctions against the Burmese military
for its atrocities against Rohingya and individuals of other
ethnic and religious minorities, its coup, and the crimes
against humanity it has and continues to commit in the coup's
aftermath.
SEC. 5926. SUNSET.
(a) In General.--The authority to impose sanctions and the
sanctions imposed under this title shall terminate on the
date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) Certification for Early Sunset of Sanctions.--Sanctions
imposed under this title may be removed before the date
specified in subsection (a), if the President submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a certification that--
(1) the Burmese military has released all political
prisoners taken into custody on or after February 1, 2021, or
is providing legal recourse to those that remain in custody;
(2) the elected government has been reinstated or new free
and fair elections have been held;
(3) all legal charges against those winning election in
November 2020 are dropped; and
(4) the 2008 constitution of Burma has been amended or
replaced to place the Burmese military under civilian
oversight and ensure that the Burmese military no longer
automatically receives 25 percent of seats in Burma's state,
regional, and national Hluttaws.
Subtitle C--Humanitarian Assistance and Civil Society Support With
Respect to Burma
SEC. 5931. SUPPORT TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA.
(a) Authorization to Provide Support.--The Secretary of
State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development are authorized to provide support
to civil society in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the
surrounding region, including by--
(1) ensuring the safety of democracy activists, civil
society leaders, independent media, participants in the Civil
Disobedience Movement, and government defectors exercising
their fundamental rights by--
(A) supporting safe houses for those under threat of
arbitrary arrest or detention;
(B) providing access to secure channels for communication;
(C) assisting individuals forced to flee from Burma and
take shelter in neighboring countries, including in ensuring
protection assistance and non-refoulement; and
(D) providing funding to organizations that equip
activists, civil society organizations, and independent media
with consistent, long-term technical support on physical and
digital security in local languages;
(2) supporting democracy activists in their efforts to
promote freedom, democracy, and human rights in Burma, by--
(A) providing aid and training to democracy activists in
Burma;
(B) providing aid to individuals and groups conducting
democracy programming outside of Burma targeted at a peaceful
transition to constitutional democracy inside Burma;
(C) providing aid and assistance to independent media
outlets and journalists and groups working to protect
internet freedom and maintain independent media;
(D) expanding radio and television broadcasting into Burma;
and
(E) providing financial support to civil society
organizations and nongovernmental organizations led by
members of ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma
and its cross-border regions;
(3) assisting ethnic minority groups and civil society in
Burma to further prospects for justice, reconciliation, and
sustainable peace; and
(4) promoting ethnic minority inclusion and participation
in political processes in Burma.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out the provisions of
this section for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
SEC. 5932. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND RECONCILIATION.
(a) Authorization to Provide Humanitarian Assistance.--The
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development are authorized to
provide humanitarian assistance and reconciliation activities
for ethnic groups and civil society organizations in Burma,
Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region, including--
(1) assistance for victims of violence by the Burmese
military, including Rohingya and individuals from other
ethnic minorities displaced or otherwise affected by
conflict, in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding
region;
(2) support for voluntary resettlement or repatriation of
displaced individuals in Burma, upon the conclusion of
genuine agreements developed and negotiated with the
involvement and consultation of the displaced individuals and
if resettlement or repatriation is safe, voluntary, and
dignified;
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(3) support for the promotion of ethnic and religious
tolerance, improving social cohesion, combating gender-based
violence, increasing the engagement of women in
peacebuilding, and mitigating human rights violations and
abuses against children;
(4) support for--
(A) primary, secondary, and tertiary education for
displaced children living in areas of Burma affected by
conflict; and
(B) refugee camps in the surrounding region and
opportunities to access to higher education in Bangladesh and
Thailand;
(5) capacity-building support--
(A) to ensure that displaced individuals are consulted and
participate in decision-making processes affecting the
displaced individuals; and
(B) for the creation of mechanisms to facilitate the
participation of displaced individuals in such processes; and
(6) increased humanitarian aid to Burma to address the dire
humanitarian situation that has uprooted 170,000 people
through--
(A) international aid partners;
(B) the International Committee of the Red Cross; and
(C) cross-border aid.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $220,500,000 to carry out the provisions
of this section for fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 5933. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR BURMA POLITICAL
PRISONERS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the freedom of expression, including for members of the
press, is an inalienable right and should be upheld and
protected in Burma and everywhere;
(2) the Burmese military must immediately cease the
arbitrary arrest, detention, imprisonment, and physical
attacks of journalists, which have created a climate of fear
and self-censorship among local journalists;
(3) the Government of Burma should repeal or amend all laws
that violate the right to freedom of expression, peaceful
assembly, or association, and ensure that laws such as the
Telecommunications Law of 2013 and the Unlawful Associations
Act of 1908, and laws relating to the right to peaceful
assembly all comply with Burma's human rights obligations;
(4) all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in
Burma should be unconditionally and immediately released;
(5) the Burmese military should immediately and
unconditionally release Danny Fenster and other journalists
unjustly detained for their work;
(6) the Government of Burma must immediately drop
defamation charges against all individuals unjustly detained,
including the three Kachin activists, Lum Zawng, Nang Pu, and
Zau Jet, who led a peaceful rally in Mytkyina, the capital of
Kachin State in April 2018, and that the prosecution of Lum
Zawng, Nang Pu, and Zau Jet is an attempt by Burmese
authorities to intimidate, harass, and silence community
leaders and human rights defenders who speak out about
military abuses and their impact on civilian populations; and
(7) the United States Government should use all diplomatic
tools to seek the unconditional and immediate release of all
prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma.
(b) Political Prisoners Assistance.--The Secretary of State
is authorized to continue to provide assistance to civil
society organizations in Burma that work to secure the
release of and support prisoners of conscience and political
prisoners in Burma, including--
(1) support for the documentation of human rights
violations with respect to prisoners of conscience and
political prisoners;
(2) support for advocacy in Burma to raise awareness of
issues relating to prisoners of conscience and political
prisoners;
(3) support for efforts to repeal or amend laws that are
used to imprison individuals as prisoners of conscience or
political prisoners;
(4) support for health, including mental health, and post-
incarceration assistance in gaining access to education and
employment opportunities or other forms of reparation to
enable former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners
to resume normal lives; and
(5) the creation, in consultation with former political
prisoners and prisoners of conscience, their families, and
their representatives, of an independent prisoner review
mechanism in Burma--
(A) to review the cases of individuals who may have been
charged or deprived of their liberty for peacefully
exercising their human rights;
(B) to review all laws used to arrest, prosecute, and
punish individuals as political prisoners and prisoners of
conscience; and
(C) to provide recommendations to the Government of Burma
for the repeal or amendment of all such laws.
(c) Termination.--The authority to provide assistance under
this section shall terminate on the date that is 8 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D--Accountability for Human Rights Abuses
SEC. 5941. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES, CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY, AND GENOCIDE IN BURMA.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) to continue the support of ongoing mechanisms and
special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights
Council, including the United Nations Independent
Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar and the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar; and
(2) to refute the credibility and impartiality of efforts
sponsored by the Government of Burma, such as the Independent
Commission of Enquiry, unless the United States Ambassador at
Large for Global Criminal Justice determines the efforts to
be credible and impartial and notifies the appropriate
congressional committees in writing and in unclassified form
regarding that determination.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after
consultation with the heads of other United States Government
agencies and representatives of human rights organizations,
as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that--
(1) evaluates the persecution of Rohingya in Burma by the
Burmese military;
(2) after consulting with the Atrocity Early Warning Task
Force, or any successor entity or office, provides a detailed
description of any proposed atrocity prevention response
recommended by the Task Force as it relates to Burma;
(3) summarizes any atrocity crimes committed against
Rohingya or members of other ethnic minority groups in Burma
between 2012 and the date of the submission of the report;
(4) describes any potential transitional justice mechanisms
for Burma;
(5) provides an analysis of whether the reports summarized
under paragraph (3) amount to war crimes, crimes against
humanity, or genocide;
(6) includes an assessment on which events that took place
in the state of Rakhine in Burma, starting on August 25,
2017, constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, or
genocide; and
(7) includes a determination with respect to whether events
that took place during or after the coup of February 1, 2021,
in any state in Burma constitute war crimes or crimes against
humanity.
(c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of--
(A) credible evidence of events that may constitute war
crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide committed by the
Burmese military against Rohingya and members of other ethnic
minority groups, including the identities of any other actors
involved in the events;
(B) the role of the civilian government in the commission
of any events described in subparagraph (A);
(C) credible evidence of events of war crimes, crimes
against humanity, or genocide committed by other armed groups
in Burma;
(D) attacks on health workers, health facilities, health
transport, or patients and, to the extent possible, the
identities of any individuals who engaged in or organized
such attacks in Burma; and
(E) to the extent possible, the conventional and
unconventional weapons used for any events or attacks
described in this paragraph and the sources of such weapons.
(2) In consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, the Attorney
General, and heads of any other appropriate United States
Government agencies, as appropriate, a description and
assessment of the effectiveness of any efforts undertaken by
the United States to promote accountability for war crimes,
crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated against
Rohingya by the Burmese military, the government of the
Rakhine State, pro-government militias, or other armed groups
operating in the Rakhine State, including efforts--
(A) to train civilian investigators, within and outside of
Burma and Bangladesh, to document, investigate, develop
findings of, identify, and locate alleged perpetrators of war
crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide in Burma;
(B) to promote and prepare for a transitional justice
mechanism for the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide occurring in the Rakhine State in
2017; and
(C) to document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence of
war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Burma,
including by--
(i) providing support for ethnic Rohingya, Shan, Rakhine,
Kachin, Chin, and Kayin and other ethnic minorities;
(ii) Burmese, Bangladeshi, foreign, and international
nongovernmental organizations;
(iii) the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar;
and
(iv) other entities engaged in investigative activities
with respect to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Burma.
(3) A detailed study of the feasibility and desirability of
a transitional justice mechanism for Burma, such as an
international tribunal, a hybrid tribunal, or other options,
that includes--
(A) a discussion of the use of universal jurisdiction or of
legal cases brought against Burma by other countries at the
International Court of Justice regarding any atrocity crimes
perpetrated in Burma;
(B) recommendations for any transitional justice mechanism
the United States should support, the reason the mechanism
should be supported, and the type of support that should be
offered; and
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(C) consultation regarding transitional justice mechanisms
with representatives of Rohingya and individuals from other
ethnic minority groups who have suffered human rights
violations and abuses.
(d) Protection of Witnesses and Evidence.--The Secretary of
State shall seek to ensure that the identification of
witnesses and physical evidence used for the report required
by this section are not publicly disclosed in a manner that
might place witnesses at risk of harm or encourage the
destruction of evidence by the military or government of
Burma.
(e) Form of Report; Public Availability.--
(1) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(2) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
report required by subsection (b) shall be posted on a
publicly available internet website.
(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
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. 5942. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
provide assistance to support appropriate civilian or
international entities that--
(1) identify suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and genocide;
(2) collect, document, and protect evidence of crimes and
preserving the chain of custody for such evidence;
(3) conduct criminal investigations of such crimes; and
(4) support investigations conducted by other countries,
and by entities mandated by the United Nations, such as the
Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
(b) Authorization for Transitional Justice Mechanisms.--The
Secretary of State, taking into account any relevant findings
in the report submitted under section 5942, is authorized to
provide support for the establishment and operation of
transitional justice mechanisms, including a hybrid tribunal,
to prosecute individuals suspected of committing war crimes,
crimes against humanity, or genocide in Burma.
Subtitle E--Sanctions Exception Relating to Importation of Goods
SEC. 5951. SANCTIONS EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF
GOODS.
(a) In General.--The authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or
requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means
any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply,
or manufactured product, including inspection and test
equipment, and excluding technical data.
amendment no. 585 offered by ms. meng of new york
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(a) Requirement.--Each appropriate authority shall ensure
that menstrual products are stocked in, and available free of
charge in, each covered restroom in each covered public
building under the jurisdiction of such authority.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate authority.--The term ``appropriate
authority'' means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect
of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for
the operation of a covered public building.
(2) Covered public building.--The term ``covered public
building'' means a public building, as defined in section
3301 of title 40, United States Code, that is open to the
public and contains a public restroom, and includes a
building listed in section 6301 or 5101 of such title.
(3) Covered restroom.--The term ``covered restroom'' means
a restroom in a covered public building, except for a
restroom designated solely for use by men.
(4) Menstrual products.--The term ``menstrual products''
means sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable
industry standards.
amendment no. 586 offered by ms. meng of new york
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. __. CONSULTATIONS ON REUNITING KOREAN AMERICANS WITH
FAMILY MEMBERS IN NORTH KOREA.
(a) Consultations.--
(1) Consultations with south korea.--The Secretary of
State, or a designee of the Secretary, should consult with
officials of South Korea, as appropriate, on potential
opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family
members in North Korea from which such Korean American
families were divided after the signing of the Korean War
Armistice Agreement, including potential opportunities for
video reunions for Korean Americans with such family members.
(2) Consultations with korean americans.--The Special Envoy
on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the Department of
State should regularly consult with representatives of Korean
Americans who have family members in North Korea with respect
to efforts to reunite families divided after the signing of
the Korean War Armistice Agreement, including potential
opportunities for video reunions for Korean Americans with
such family members.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
of State, acting through the Special Envoy on North Korean
Human Rights Issues, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the consultations
conducted pursuant to this section during the preceding year.
amendment no. 588 offered by ms. meng of new york
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
Subsection (a) of section 501 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601
note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as
paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph:
``(6) the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation
facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and
vulnerable populations.''.
amendment no. 589 offered by mr. mfume of maryland
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. EXTENSION OF TRANSFER DATE FOR THE VERIFICATION OF
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY
VETERANS OR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS TO THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
Section 862(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 657f) by
striking ``means'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``means January 1, 2024.''.
amendment no. 590 offered by mr. neguse of colorado
At the end of title LV of division E, add the following:
SEC. 5505. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter into
a cooperative agreement with the Foundation to establish the
Community Resilience and Restoration Fund at the Foundation
to--
(1) improve community safety in the face of climactic
extremes through conservation and protection of restoration
and resilience lands;
(2) to protect, conserve, and restore restoration and
resilience lands in order to help communities respond and
adapt to natural threats, including wildfire, drought,
extreme heat, and other threats posed or exacerbated by the
impacts of global climate;
(3) to build the resilience of restoration and resilience
lands to adapt to, recover from, and withstand natural
threats, including wildfire, drought, extreme heat, and other
threats posed or exacerbated by the impacts of global climate
change;
(4) to protect and enhance the biodiversity of wildlife
populations across restoration and resilience lands;
(5) to support the health of restoration and resilience
lands for the benefit of present and future generations;
(6) to foster innovative, nature-based solutions that help
meet the goals of this section; and
(7) to enhance the nation's natural carbon sequestration
capabilities and help communities strengthen natural carbon
sequestration capacity where applicable.
(b) Management of the Fund.--The Foundation shall manage
the Fund--
(1) pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); and
(2) in such a manner that, to the greatest extent
practicable and consistent with the purposes for which the
Fund is established--
(A) ensures that amounts made available through the Fund
are accessible to historically underserved communities,
including Tribal communities, communities of color, and rural
communities; and
(B) avoids project selection and funding overlap with those
projects and activities that could otherwise receive funding
under--
(i) the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund,
established under the National Oceans and Coastal Security
Act (16 U.S.C. 7501); or
(ii) other coastal management focused programs.
(c) Competitive Grants.--
(1) In general.--To the extent amounts are available in the
Fund, the Foundation shall award grants to eligible entities
through a competitive grant process in accordance with
procedures established pursuant to the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et
seq.) to carry out eligible projects and activities,
including planning eligible projects and activities.
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(2) Proposals.--The Foundation, in coordination with the
Secretary, shall establish requirements for proposals for
competitive grants under this section.
(d) Use of Amounts in the Fund.--
(1) Planning.--Not less than 8 percent of amounts
appropriated annually to the Fund may be used to plan
eligible projects and activities, including capacity
building.
(2) Administrative costs.--Not more than 4 percent of
amounts appropriated annually to the Fund may be used by the
Foundation for administrative expenses of the Fund or
administration of competitive grants offered under the Fund.
(3) Priority.--Not less than $10,000,000 shall be awarded
annually to support eligible projects and activities for
Indian Tribes.
(4) Coordination.--The Secretary and Foundation shall
ensure, to the greatest extent practicable and through
meaningful consultation, that input from Indian Tribes,
including traditional ecological knowledge, is incorporated
in the planning and execution of eligible projects and
activities.
(e) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports.--Beginning at the end the first full
fiscal year after the date of enactment of this section, and
not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year in
which amounts are deposited into the Fund, the Foundation
shall submit to the Secretary a report on the operation of
the Fund including--
(A) an accounting of expenditures made under the Fund,
including leverage and match where applicable;
(B) an accounting of any grants made under the Fund,
including a list of recipients and a brief description of
each project and its purposes and goals; and
(C) measures and metrics to track benefits created by
grants administered under the Fund, including enhanced
biodiversity, water quality, natural carbon sequestration,
and resilience.
(2) 5-Year reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end
of the fifth full fiscal year after the date of enactment of
this section, and not later than 90 days after the end every
fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to
the Secretary a report containing--
(A) a description of any socioeconomic, biodiversity,
community resilience, or climate resilience or mitigation
(including natural carbon sequestration), impacts generated
by projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including
measures and metrics illustrating these impacts;
(B) a description of land health benefits derived from
projects funded by grants awarded by the Fund, including an
accounting of--
(i) lands treated for invasive species;
(ii) lands treated for wildfire threat reduction, including
those treated with controlled burning or other natural fire-
management techniques; and
(iii) lands restored either from wildfire or other forms or
degradation, including over-grazing and sedimentation;
(C) key findings for Congress, including any recommended
changes to the authorization or purposes of the Fund;
(D) best practices for other Federal agencies in the
administration of funds intended for land and habitat
restoration;
(E) information on the use and outcome of funds
specifically set aside for planning and capacity building
pursuant to section 6; and
(F) any other information that the Foundation considers
relevant.
(3) Submission of reports to congress.--Not later than 10
days after receiving a report under this section, the
Secretary shall submit the report to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to carry out this
section.
(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``eligible entity'' means a Federal agency,
State, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United
States, a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, a non-
profit organization, or an accredited institution of higher
education.
(2) The term ``eligible projects and activities'' means
projects and activities carried out by an eligible entity on
public lands, tribal lands, or private land, or any
combination thereof, to further the purposes for which the
Fund is established, including planning and capacity building
and projects and activities carried out in coordination with
Federal, State, or tribal departments or agencies, or any
department or agency of a subdivision of a State.
(3) The term ``Foundation'' means the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation established under the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et
seq.).
(4) The term ``Fund'' means the Community Resilience and
Restoration Fund established under subsection (a).
(5) The term ``Indian Tribe'' means the governing body of
any individually identified and federally recognized Indian
or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village,
community, affiliated Tribal group, or component reservation
in the list published pursuant to section 104(a) of the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
5131(a)).
(6) The term ``restoration and resilience lands'' means
fish, wildlife, and plant habitats, and other important
natural areas in the United States, on public lands, private
land (after obtaining proper consent from the landowner), or
land of Indian Tribes, including grasslands, shrublands,
prairies, chapparal lands, forest lands, deserts, and
riparian or wetland areas within or adjacent to these
ecosystems.
(7) The term ``public lands'' means lands owned or
controlled by the United States.
(8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service.
(9) The term ``State'' means a State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, any Indian Tribe, and any
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
amendment no. 591 offered by mr. neguse of colorado
Page 1236, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. ____ IMPROVING PROCESSING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS OF DISABILITY CLAIMS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Training for Claims Processors Who Handle Claims
Relating to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.--
(1) Update training programs.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the
``Secretary'') shall, acting through the Under Secretary for
Benefits (in this section referred to as the ``Under
Secretary''), update an ongoing, national training program
for claims processors who review claims for compensation for
service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.
(2) Participation required.--Beginning on the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall require that each claims processor described
in paragraph (1) participates in the training established
under paragraph (1) at least once each year beginning in the
second year in which the claims processor carries out the
duties of the claims processor for the Department.
(3) Required elements.--The training established under
paragraph (1) shall include instruction on stressor
development and verification.
(b) Standardization of Training at Regional Offices.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall
standardize the training provided at regional offices of the
Veterans Benefits Administration to the employees of such
regional offices.
(c) Formal Process for Conduct of Annual Analysis of
Trends.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the
Under Secretary, shall establish a formal process to analyze,
on an annual basis, training needs based on identified
processing error trends.
(d) Formal Process for Conduct of Annual Studies.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the
Under Secretary, shall establish a formal process to conduct,
on an annual basis, studies to help guide the national
training program established under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Elements.--Each study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall cover the following:
(A) Military post-traumatic stress disorder stressors.
(B) Decision-making claims for claims processors.
(e) Annual Updates to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Procedural Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than
once each year thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the
Under Secretary, shall evaluate the guidance relating to
post-traumatic stress disorder to determine if updates are
warranted to provide claims processors of the Department with
better resources regarding best practices for claims
processing, including specific guidance regarding development
of claims involving compensation for service-connected post-
traumatic stress disorder.
amendment no. 592 offered by ms. newman of illinois
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. APPLICATION OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR
QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS TO
CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(E) Application to certain contracts.--The requirements
of subparagraph (A) shall apply to an unrestricted order
issued under an unrestricted multiple award contract or the
unrestricted portion of a contract that is partially set
aside for competition restricted to small business
concerns.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall revise any rule or guidance to
implement the requirements of this section.
amendment no. 593 offered by ms. ocasio-cortez of new york
Page 1262, after line 23, insert the following:
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SEC. ___. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE
DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT.
(a) In General.--Title XVI of the International Financial
Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1632. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE
DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT.
``(a) Debt Relief.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall--
``(1) engage with international financial institutions, the
G20, and official and commercial creditors to advance support
for prompt and effective implementation and improvement of
the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI (in
this section referred to as the `Common Framework'), or any
successor framework or similar coordinated international debt
treatment process in which the United States participates
through the establishment and publication of clear and
accountable--
``(A) debt treatment benchmarks designed to achieve debt
sustainability for each participating debtor;
``(B) standards for appropriate burden-sharing among all
creditors with material claims on each participating debtor,
without regard for their official, private, or hybrid status;
``(C) robust debt disclosure by creditors, including the
People's Republic of China, and debtor countries, including
inter-creditor data-sharing and, to the maximum extent
practicable, public disclosure of material terms and
conditions of claims on participating debtors;
``(D) expansion of Common Framework country eligibility to
lower middle-income countries who otherwise meet the existing
criteria;
``(E) improvements to the Common Framework process with the
aim of ensuring access to debt relief in a timely manner for
those countries eligible and who request treatment; and
``(F) consistent enforcement and improvement of the
policies of multilateral institutions relating to asset-based
and revenue-based borrowing by participating debtors, and
coordinated standards on restructuring collateralized debt;
``(2) engage with international financial institutions and
official and commercial creditors to advance support, as the
Secretary finds appropriate, for debt restructuring or debt
relief for each participating debtor, including, on a case-
by-case basis, a debt standstill, if requested by the debtor
country through the Common Framework process from the time of
conclusion of a staff-level agreement with the International
Monetary Fund, and until the conclusion of a memorandum of
understanding with its creditor committee pursuant to the
Common Framework, or any successor framework or similar
coordinated international debt treatment process in which the
United States participates; and
``(3) instruct the United States Executive Director at the
International Monetary Fund and the United States Executive
Director at the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the
United States to advance the efforts described in paragraphs
(1) and (2).
``(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committees on Financial Services and
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that
describes--
``(1) any actions that have been taken, in coordination
with international financial institutions, by official
creditors, including the government of, and state-owned
enterprises in, the People's Republic of China, and relevant
commercial creditor groups to advance debt restructuring or
relief for countries with unsustainable debt that have sought
restructuring or relief under the Common Framework, any
successor framework or mechanism, or under any other
coordinated international arrangement for sovereign debt
restructuring in which the United States participates;
``(2) any implementation challenges that hinder the ability
of the Common Framework to provide timely debt restructuring
for any country with unsustainable debt that seeks debt
restructuring or debt payment relief, including any refusal
of a creditor to participate in appropriate burden-sharing,
including failure to share (or publish, as appropriate) all
material information needed to assess debt sustainability;
and
``(3) recommendations on how to address any challenges
identified in paragraph (2).''.
(b) Sunset.--The amendment made by subsection (a) is
repealed effective on the date that is 5 years after the
effective date of this section.
Amendment No. 594 Offered by Mr. O'Halleran of Arizona
At the end of subtitle _ of title _, insert the following:
SEC. __. BLACKWATER TRADING POST LAND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 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) The term ``Community'' means the Gila River Indian
Community of the Reservation.
(3) 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) 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) 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.
(c) CERCLA Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall comply with section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
Amendment No. 595 Offered by Mr. Pappas of New Hampshire
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO PER- AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Establishment of Registry.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall--
(A) establish and maintain a registry for eligible
individuals who may have been exposed to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this section referred to as
``PFAS'') due to the environmental release of aqueous film-
forming foam (in this section referred to as ``AFFF'') on
military installations to meet the requirements of military
specification MIL-F-24385F;
(B) include any information in such registry that the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines necessary to
ascertain and monitor the health effects of the exposure of
members of the Armed Forces to PFAS associated with AFFF;
(C) develop a public information campaign to inform
eligible individuals about the registry, including how to
register and the benefits of registering; and
(D) periodically notify eligible individuals of significant
developments in the study and treatment of conditions
associated with exposure to PFAS.
(2) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense in carrying out
paragraph (1).
(b) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than two years after the
date on which the registry under subsection (a) is
established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress an initial report containing the following:
(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of actions taken by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of
Defense to collect and maintain information on the health
effects of exposure to PFAS.
(B) Recommendations to improve the collection and
maintenance of such information.
(C) Using established and previously published
epidemiological studies, recommendations regarding the most
effective and prudent means of addressing the medical needs
of eligible individuals with respect to exposure to PFAS.
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(2) Follow-up report.--Not later than five years after
submitting the initial report under paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a
follow-up report containing the following:
(A) An update to the initial report submitted under
paragraph (1).
(B) An assessment of whether and to what degree the content
of the registry established under subsection (a) is current
and scientifically up-to-date.
(3) Independent scientific organization.--The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with an
independent scientific organization to prepare the reports
under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(c) Recommendations for Additional Exposures to Be
Included.--Not later than five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every five years thereafter, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to Congress
recommendations for additional chemicals with respect to
which individuals exposed to such chemicals should be
included in the registry established under subsection (a).
(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
``eligible individual'' means any individual who, on or after
a date specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs through
regulations, served or is serving in the Armed Forces at a
military installation where AFFF was used or at another
location of the Department of Defense where AFFF was used.
Amendment No. 596 Offered by Mr. Payne of New Jersey
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 5403. PAYMENT CHOICE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
every consumer has the right to use cash at retail businesses
who accept in-person payments.
(b) Retail Businesses Prohibited From Refusing Cash
Payments.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 5104. Retail businesses prohibited from refusing cash
payments.
``(a) In General.--Any person engaged in the business of
selling or offering goods or services at retail to the public
with a person accepting in-person payments at a physical
location (including a person accepting payments for
telephone, mail, or internet-based transactions who is
accepting in-person payments at a physical location)--
``(1) shall accept cash as a form of payment for sales of
less than $2,000 (or, for loan payments, payments made on a
loan with an original principal amount of less than $2,000)
made at such physical location; and
``(2) may not charge cash-paying customers a higher price
compared to the price charged to customers not paying with
cash.
``(b) Exceptions.--
``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a
person if such person--
``(A) is unable to accept cash because of--
``(i) a sale system failure that temporarily prevents the
processing of cash payments; or
``(ii) a temporary insufficiency in cash on hand needed to
provide change; or
``(B) provides customers with the means, on the premises,
to convert cash into a card that is either a general-use
prepaid card, a gift card, or an access device for electronic
fund transfers for which--
``(i) there is no fee for the use of the card;
``(ii) there is not a minimum deposit amount greater than 1
dollar;
``(iii) amounts loaded on the card do not expire, except as
permitted under paragraph (2);
``(iv) there is no collection of any personal identifying
information from the customer;
``(v) there is no fee to use the card; and
``(iv) there may be a limit to the number of transactions.
``(2) Inactivity.--A person seeking exception from
subsection (a) may charge an inactivity fee in association
with a card offered by such person if--
``(A) there has been no activity with respect to the card
during the 12-month period ending on the date on which the
inactivity fee is imposed;
``(B) not more than 1 inactivity fee is imposed in any 1-
month period; and
``(C) it is clearly and conspicuously stated, on the face
of the mechanism that issues the card and on the card--
``(i) that an inactivity fee or charge may be imposed;
``(ii) the frequency at which such inactivity fee may be
imposed; and
``(iii) the amount of such inactivity fee.
``(c) Right to Not Accept Large Bills.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), for the
5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this
section, this section shall not require a person to accept
cash payments in $50 bills or any larger bill.
``(2) Rulemaking.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in this
section referred to as the Secretary, shall issue a rule on
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this section with respect to any bills a person is not
required to accept.
``(B) Requirement.--When issuing a rule under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall require persons to accept $1, $5,
$10, $20, and $50 bills.
``(d) Enforcement.--
``(1) Preventative relief.--Whenever any person has
engaged, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any
person is about to engage, in any act or practice prohibited
by this section, a civil action for preventive relief,
including an application for a permanent or temporary
injunction, restraining order, or other order may be brought
against such person.
``(2) Civil penalties.--Any person who violates this
section shall--
``(A) be liable for actual damages;
``(B) be fined not more than $2,500 for a first offense;
and
``(C) be fined not more than $5,000 for a second or
subsequent offense.
``(3) Jurisdiction.--An action under this section may be
brought in any United States district court, or in any other
court of competent jurisdiction.
``(4) Intervention of attorney general.--Upon timely
application, a court may, in its discretion, permit the
Attorney General to intervene in a civil action brought under
this subsection, if the Attorney General certifies that the
action is of general public importance.
``(5) Authority to appoint court-paid attorney.--Upon
application by an individual and in such circumstances as the
court may determine just, the court may appoint an attorney
for such individual and may authorize the commencement of a
civil action under this subsection without the payment of
fees, costs, or security.
``(6) Attorney's fees.--In any action commenced pursuant to
this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the
prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable
attorney's fee as part of the costs, and the United States
shall be liable for costs the same as a private person.
``(7) Requirements in certain states and local areas.--In
the case of an alleged act or practice prohibited by this
section which occurs in a State, or political subdivision of
a State, which has a State or local law prohibiting such act
or practice and establishing or authorizing a State or local
authority to grant or seek relief from such act or practice
or to institute criminal proceedings with respect thereto
upon receiving notice thereof, no civil action may be brought
hereunder before the expiration of 30 days after written
notice of such alleged act or practice has been given to the
appropriate State or local authority by registered mail or in
person, provided that the court may stay proceedings in such
civil action pending the termination of State or local
enforcement proceedings.
``(e) Greater Protection Under State Law.--This section
shall not preempt any law of a State, the District of
Columbia, a Tribal government, or a territory of the United
States if the protections that such law affords to consumers
are greater than the protections provided under this section.
``(f) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall issue such rules as
the Secretary determines are necessary to implement this
section, which may prescribe additional exceptions to the
application of the requirements described in subsection
(a).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for chapter
51 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5103 the following:
``5104. Retail businesses prohibited from refusing cash payments.''.
(3) Rule of construction.--The amendments made by this
section may not be construed to have any effect on section
5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Discretionary Surplus Fund.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 7(a)(3) of the
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by
reducing the dollar figure described in such subparagraph by
$15,000,000.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on September 30, 2022.
Amendment No. 597 Offered by Mr. Peters of California
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SCORECARD.
(a) In General.--Section 868(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note)
is transferred to section 15 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644), inserted after subsection (x), redesignated as
subsection (y), and amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (6), and (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6);
(4) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking
``Beginning in'' and all that follows through ``to evaluate''
and inserting ``The Administrator shall use a scorecard to
annually evaluate'';
(5) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``developed under paragraph (1)''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and Governmentwide'' after ``each
Federal agency''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 15(g)(1)(B)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))'' and
inserting ``subsection (g)(1)(B)'';
(6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (3)(A)''
and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
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(7) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)
the following new paragraph:
``(4) Additional requirements for scorecards.--The
scorecard shall include, for each Federal agency and
Governmentwide, the following information with respect to
prime contracts:
``(A) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned
and controlled by women through sole source contracts and
competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and
controlled by women under section 8(m).
``(B) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned
and controlled by qualified HUBZone small business concerns
through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to
qualified HUBZone small business concerns under section
31(c)(2).
``(C) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total
dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned
and controlled by service-disabled veterans through sole
source contracts and competitions restricted to small
business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans under section 36.
``(D) The number (expressed as a percentage) and total
dollar amount of awards made to socially and economically
disadvantaged small business concerns under section 8(a)
through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to
socially and economically disadvantaged small business
concerns, disaggregated by awards made to such concerns that
are owned and controlled by individuals and awards made to
such concerns that are owned and controlled by an entity.'';
(8) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 15(h)(2) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2))'' and inserting
``subsection (h)(2)''; and
(9) by amending paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) to read
as follows:
``(6) Scorecard defined.--In this subsection, the term
`scorecard' means any summary using a rating system to
evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals
established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that--
``(A) includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and
``(B) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 15(x)(2) of the Small
Business Act is amended by striking ``scorecard described in
section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note)'' and inserting
``scorecard (as defined in subsection (y))''.
Amendment No. 598 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota
At the appropriate place in division E, insert the
following:
SEC. __. AUTHORIZATIONS RELATING TO VETERINARY CARE OVERSEAS.
(a) Department of State.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, is authorized, in order to facilitate
the importation to the United States, of domestic animals by
officers and employees of the United States Government, and
their dependents, under the authority of any Chief of Mission
from a country classified by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention as high risk for dog rabies--
(1) to enter into contracts with individuals who are
licensed in the United States for the provision of personal
services (as described in section 104 of part 37 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations and including pursuant to section
904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084)) to
provide veterinary care overseas for domestic animals of such
officers, employees, and dependents, except that--
(A) such individuals may not be deemed officers or
employees of the United States for the purpose of any law
administered by the Office of Personnel Management; and
(B) such individuals shall be expected to be available to
travel to any overseas post as necessary to provide
veterinary care and shall not be hired for or detailed
exclusively to any specific overseas post; and
(2) to take such steps as may be necessary to provide
medical services or related support with respect to the
domestic animals of such officers, employees, and dependents,
including in particular the purchase, procurement, delivery,
and administration of rabies vaccines licensed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, on a reimbursable basis to the
extent feasible, except that such reimbursement may not
exceed the amount that would be charged for equivalent
veterinarian services if received in the United States.
(b) Use of Existing Mechanisms.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary of State shall use existing
mechanisms, including for the purchase, procurement,
delivery, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to officers
and employees of the United States Government and their
dependents under the authority of any Chief of Mission
abroad, to carry out the authorities provided by subsection
(a), especially with respect to the purchase, procurement,
delivery, and administration of rabies vaccines licensed by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(c) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``domestic animal'' means a dog or a cat; and
(2) the term ``officers and employees of the United States
Government'' includes volunteers in the Peace Corps.
Amendment No. 599 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota
At the end of title LIII, add the following:
SEC. __. FLY AMERICA ACT EXCEPTION.
Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Certain Transportation of Domestic Animals.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c),
an appropriation to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government may be used
to pay for the transportation of a Peace Corps volunteer or
an officer, employee, or member of the uniformed services of
any such department, agency, or instrumentality, a dependent
of the Peace Corps volunteer, officer, employee, or member,
and in-cabin or accompanying checked baggage, by a foreign
air carrier when--
``(A) the transportation is from a place--
``(i) outside the United States to a place in the United
States;
``(ii) in the United States to a place outside the United
States; or
``(iii) outside the United States to another place outside
the United States; and
``(B) no air carrier holding a certificate under section
41102 is willing and able to transport up to three domestic
animals accompanying such Peace Corps volunteer, officer,
employee, member, or dependent.
``(2) Limitation.--An amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1)
for transportation by a foreign carrier may not be greater
than the amount that would otherwise have been paid had the
transportation been on an air carrier holding a certificate
under section 41102 had that carrier been willing and able to
provide such transportation. If the amount that would
otherwise have been paid to such an air carrier is less than
the cost of transportation on the applicable foreign carrier,
the Peace Corps volunteer, officer, employee, member may pay
the difference of such amount.
``(3) Definition.--In this subsection:
``(A) Domestic animal.--The term `domestic animal' means a
dog or a cat.
``(B) Peace corps volunteer.--The term `Peace Corps
volunteer' means an individual described in section 5(a) of
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)).''.
Amendment No. 600 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR PAVILION AT EXPO
2025 OSAKA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the Admiral
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C.
2452b), there is authorized to be appropriated for each of
fiscal years 2023 and 2024 funds for a United States pavilion
at Expo 2025 Osaka, subject to subsections (b) and (c).
(b) Cost-share Requirement.--Funds made available pursuant
to subsection (a) to the Department of State for a United
States pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka shall be made available on
a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable,
from sources other than the United States Government.
(c) Notification.--
(1) In general.--Funds made available pursuant to
subsection (a) to the Department of State for a United States
pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka may be obligated only after the
appropriate congressional committees are notified not less
than 15 days prior to such obligation.
(2) Matters to be included.--Such notification shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the source of such funds, including
any funds reprogrammed or transferred by the Department of
State to be made available for such pavilion.
(B) An estimate of the amount of investment such pavilion
could bring to the United States.
(C) A description of the strategy of the Department to
identify and obtain such matching funds from sources other
than the United States Government, in accordance with
subsection (b).
(D) A certification that each entity receiving amounts for
a contract, grant, or other agreement to construct, maintain,
or otherwise service such pavilion--
(i) is not in violation of the labor laws of Japan, the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-213),
and any other applicable anti-corruption laws; and
(ii) does not employ, or otherwise utilize, a victim of
trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)).
(d) Final Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
on which a United States pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka is
opened, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) the number of United States businesses that
participated in such pavilion; and
(2) the dollar amount and source of any matching funds
obtained by the Department.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(f) Sunset.--This section ceases to be effective on
December 31, 2025.
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Amendment No. 601 Offered by Mr. Phillips of Minnesota
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts
to facilitate cooperation with the public to render aid to
distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United
States Code.
(b) Pilot Program Contents.--The pilot program established
under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent possible--
(1) include a voluntary opt-in program under which members
of the public may receive notifications on cellular devices
regarding Coast Guard activities to render aid to distressed
individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States
Code;
(2) cover areas located within the area of responsibility
of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geographic
regions; and
(3) provide that the dissemination of an alert be limited
to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the
rendering of aide to distressed individuals.
(c) Consultation With Other Agencies, States, Territories,
and Political Subdivisions.--In developing the pilot program
under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult any
relevant Federal agency, State, Territory, Tribal government,
possession, or political subdivision.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
through 2026, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the
public, a report on the implementation of this Act.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act $3,000,000 to the Commandant for each of
fiscal years 2023 through 2026.
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
Amendment No. 602 Offered by Ms. Pressley of Massachusetts
At the appropriate place the bill, insert the following:
SEC. __. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.
(a) Federal Emergency Assistance.--Section 502(a)(6) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is amended by inserting ``and
section 416'' after ``section 408''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Amendment No. 603 Offered by Ms. Ross of North Carolina
Add at the end of subtitle G of title LVI the following:
SEC. 56__. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL.
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and paragraph (3)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``, except with respect
to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),''.
Amendment No. 604 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. OUTREACH TO MEMBERS REGARDING POSSIBLE TOXIC
EXPOSURE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall
establish--
(1) a new risk assessment for toxic exposure for members of
the Armed Forces assigned to work near burn pits; and
(2) an outreach program to inform such members regarding
such toxic exposure. Such program shall include information
regarding benefits and support programs furnished by the
Secretary (including eligibility requirements and timelines)
regarding toxic exposure.
(b) Promotion.--The Secretary shall promote the program to
members described in subsection (a) by direct mail, email,
text messaging, and social media.
(c) Publication.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a
website of the Department of Defense a list of resources
furnished by the Secretary for--
(1) members and veterans who experienced toxic exposure in
the course of serving as a member of the Armed Forces;
(2) dependents and caregivers of such members and veterans;
and
(3) survivors of such members and veterans who receive
death benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
(d) Toxic Exposure Defined.--In this section, the term
``toxic exposure'' has the meaning given such term in section
631 of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-
315; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note).
Amendment No. 605 Offered by Mr. Ruiz of California
At the end of title LVIII of division E, add the following:
SEC. 58__. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, AND
CONSERVATION LAND.
Section 714(a) of the California Desert Protection Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-433; 16 U.S.C. 410aaa-81c(a)) is amended
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Conservation land.--The term `conservation land'
means--
``(A) any land within the Conservation Area that is
designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat
conservation plan, general conservation plan, or State
natural communities conservation plan;
``(B) any national conservation land within the
Conservation Area established pursuant to section
2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (16 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D)); and
``(C) any area of critical environmental concern within the
Conservation Area established pursuant to section 202(c)(3)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)).''.
Amendment No. 606 Offered by Mr. Sablan of Northern Mariana Islands
At the end of title LI of division E, insert the following:
SEC. 5103. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON UNITED STATES OUTLYING AREAS AND FREELY
ASSOCIATED STATES.
(a) Establishment of Advisory Committee.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 548. Advisory Committee on United States Outlying
Areas and Freely Associated States
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee, to be known as the `Advisory Committee on
United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States',
to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters
relating to covered veterans.
``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Committee shall be the
following:
``(1) To advise the Secretary on matters relating to
covered veterans, including how the Secretary can improve the
programs and services of the Department to better serve such
veterans.
``(2) To identify for the Secretary evolving issues of
relevance to covered veterans.
``(3) To propose clarifications, recommendations, and
solutions to address issues raised by covered veterans.
``(4) To provide a forum for covered veterans, veterans
service organizations serving covered veterans, and the
Department to discuss issues and proposals for changes to
regulations, policies, and procedures of the Department.
``(5) To identify priorities for and provide advice to the
Secretary on appropriate strategies for consultation with
veterans service organizations serving covered veterans.
``(6) To encourage the Secretary to work with other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government and
Congress to ensure covered veterans are provided the full
benefits of their status as covered veterans.
``(7) To highlight contributions of covered veterans in the
Armed Forces.
``(8) To conduct other duties as determined appropriate by
the Secretary.
``(c) Membership.--(1) The Committee shall be comprised of
15 voting members appointed by the Secretary.
``(2) In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall ensure the following:
``(A) At least one member is appointed to represent covered
veterans in each of the following areas:
``(i) American Samoa.
``(ii) Guam.
``(iii) Puerto Rico.
``(iv) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``(v) The Virgin Islands of the United States.
``(vi) The Federated States of Micronesia.
``(vii) The Republic of the Marshall Islands.
``(viii) The Republic of Palau.
``(B) Not fewer than half of the members appointed are
covered veterans, unless the Secretary determines that an
insufficient number of qualified covered veterans are
available.
``(C) Each member appointed resides in an area specified in
subparagraph (A).
``(3) In appointing members pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary may consult with any Member of Congress who
represents an area specified in paragraph (2)(A).
``(d) Terms; Vacancies.--(1) A member of the Committee--
``(A) shall be appointed for a term of two years; and
``(B) may be reappointed to serve an additional 2-year
term.
``(2) Not later than 180 days after receiving notice of a
vacancy in the Committee, the Secretary shall fill the
vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment.
``(e) Meeting Format and Frequency.--(1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), the Committee shall meet in-person with the
Secretary not less frequently than once each
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year and hold monthly conference calls as necessary.
``(2) Meetings held under paragraph (1) may be conducted
virtually if determined necessary based on--
``(A) Department protocols; and
``(B) timing and budget considerations.
``(f) Additional Representation.--(1) Representatives of
relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government
may attend meetings of the Committee and provide information
to the Committee.
``(2) One representative of the Department shall attend
each meeting of the Committee.
``(3) Representatives attending meetings under this
subsection--
``(A) shall not be considered voting members of the
Committee; and
``(B) may not receive additional compensation for services
performed with respect to the Committee.
``(g) Subcommittees.--(1) The Committee may establish
subcommittees.
``(2) The Secretary may, in consultation with the
Committee, appoint a member to a subcommittee established
under paragraph (1) who is not a member of the Committee.
``(3) A subcommittee established under paragraph (1) may
enhance the function of the Committee, but may not supersede
the authority of the Committee or provide direct advice or
work products to the Secretary.
``(h) Reports.--(1) Not less frequently than once every 2
years, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the
appropriate committees of Congress a report--
``(A) containing such recommendations as the Committee may
have for legislative or administrative action; and
``(B) describing the activities of the Committee during the
previous two years.
``(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the
Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a written response to the report after--
``(A) giving the Committee an opportunity to review such
written response; and
``(B) including in such written response any comments the
Committee considers appropriate.
``(3) The Secretary shall make publicly available on an
internet website of the Department--
``(A) each report the Secretary receives under paragraph
(1);
``(B) each written response the Secretary submits under
paragraph (2); and
``(C) each report the Secretary receives under paragraph
(3).
``(i) Committee Personnel Matters.--A member of the
Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5 while away from the home or regular place of business
of the member in the performance of the duties of the
Committee.
``(j) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall consult with veterans service organizations
serving covered veterans.
``(k) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on the
date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this
section.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
``(2) The term `Committee' means the Advisory Committee on
United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States
established under subsection (a).
``(3) The term `covered veteran' means a veteran residing
in an area specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).
``(4) The term `veterans service organization serving
covered veterans' means any organization that--
``(A) serves the interests of covered veterans;
``(B) has covered veterans in substantive and policymaking
positions within the organization; and
``(C) has demonstrated experience working with covered
veterans.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 547 the following new
item:
``548. Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely
Associated States.''.
(b) Deadline for Establishment.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall establish the advisory committee
required by section 548 of title 38, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(c) Deadline for Initial Appointments.--Not later than 90
days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the
advisory committee required by such section 548, the
Secretary shall appoint the members of such advisory
committee.
(d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory
committee required by such section 548, such advisory
committee shall hold its first meeting.
amendment no. 607 offered by ms. salazar of florida
At the end of title VIII, insert the following:
SEC. 8__ AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
(a) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business
Concerns.--Section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting
``$10,000,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting
``$8,000,000''.
(b) Certain Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by
Women.--Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C.637(m)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)(B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting
``$10,000,000''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$4,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (8)(B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and inserting
``$10,000,000''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$4,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''.
(c) Qualified Hubzone Small Business Concerns.--Section
31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''.
(d) Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by
Service-disabled Veterans.--Section 36(c)(2) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''.
(e) Certain Veteran-owned Concerns.--Section 8127(c)(2) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking
``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``the dollar thresholds under
section 36(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
657f(c)(2))''.
amendment no. 608 offered by ms. salazar of florida
Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. MODIFICATIONS TO THE NONMANUFACTURER RULE.
(a) In General.--Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraphs:
``(D) Denials.--Upon denial of a waiver under subparagraph
(B)(iv)(I), the Administrator shall provide a justification
of such denial, and if appropriate, make recommendations
(including examples) for resubmitting a request for a waiver.
``(E) Information required for granted waivers.--A waiver
granted under subparagraph (B)(iv)(I) shall include the
following information:
``(i) The date on which the waiver terminates.
``(ii) A statement specifying that the contract to supply
any product for which the waiver was granted must be awarded
prior to the termination date in clause (i).
``(iii) The total dollar value of the products that are
subject to the waiver.
``(iv) An exclusive list of specific products identified by
the Administrator that are subject to the waiver, regardless
of the determination of the contracting officer submitted
under such subparagraph.
``(v) A list of actions taken by the contracting Federal
agency for which a new such determination shall be required,
including--
``(I) modifications to the scope of the contract for which
the waiver was granted; and
``(II) modifications to the contract type of such contract.
``(F) Modifications.--If a Federal agency modifies a
contract for which a waiver was granted under subparagraph
(B)(iv)(I) in a manner described in subparagraph (E)(v), the
head of such Federal agency shall notify the Administrator
and seek a new waiver under subparagraph (B)(iv)(I).''.
(b) Congressional Notification and Publication.--Not later
than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall
publish on a website of the Administration and submit to the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of
the Senate any program guidance or standard operating
procedures of the Administration relating to the process by
which the Administrator grants waivers under section
8(a)(17)(B)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(a)(17)(B)(iv)(I)).
amendment no. 609 offered by ms. sanchez of california
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN
FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall
submit to Congress a report on the barriers veterans
experience related to receiving benefits under Federal
housing programs, including barriers faced by veterans based
on their membership in one or more protected classes under
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), being part of
a multi-generational household, and any other barriers as
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
amendment no. 610 offered by ms. sanchez of california
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
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SEC. 51__ DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT ON SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND HOUSING INSECURITY.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the
Secretary of Labor, shall submit to Congress a report on how
often and what type of supportive services (including career
transition and mental health services and services for
elderly veterans) are being offered to and used by veterans,
and any correlation between a lack of supportive services
programs and the likelihood of veterans falling back into
housing insecurity. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that any medical information included in the report is
de-identified.
amendment no. 611 offered by mr. schiff of california
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AZERBAIJAN'S ILLEGAL
DETENTION OF ARMENIAN PRISONERS OF WAR.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Azerbaijan must immediately and unconditionally return
all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians; and
(2) the Biden Administration should engage at all levels
with Azerbaijani authorities, including through the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk
Group process, to make clear the importance of adhering to
their obligations, under the November 9 statement and
international law, to immediately release all prisoners of
war and captured civilians.
amendment no. 612 offered by mr. schiff of california
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. JAMAL KHASHOGGI PRESS FREEDOM ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
2021.
(a) Expanding Scope of Human Rights Reports With Respect to
Violations of Human Rights of Journalists.--The Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended as
follows:
(1) In paragraph (12) of section 116(d)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by inserting ``or online harassment'' after ``direct
physical attacks''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or surveillance'' after ``sources of
pressure'';
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``ensure the
prosecution'' and all that follows to the end of the clause
and inserting ``ensure the investigation, prosecution, and
conviction of government officials or private individuals who
engage in or facilitate digital or physical attacks,
including hacking, censorship, surveillance, harassment,
unlawful imprisonment, or bodily harm, against journalists
and others who perform, or provide administrative support to,
the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-based, or
social media intended to communicate facts or opinion.'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) (as amended
by subparagraph (A) of this section) as subparagraphs (C) and
(D), respectively; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) an identification of countries in which there were
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
(as such term is defined for purposes of section 502B)
committed against journalists;''.
(2) By redesignating the second subsection (i) of section
502B as subsection (j).
(3) In the first subsection (i) of section 502B--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by inserting ``or online harassment'' after ``direct
physical attacks''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or surveillance'' after ``sources of
pressure'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as amended by
subparagraph (A) of this section) and paragraph (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
``(2) an identification of countries in which there were
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
committed against journalists;''.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions on Persons Responsible for the
Commission of Gross Violations of Internationally Recognized
Human Rights Against Journalists.--
(1) Listing of persons who have committed gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights.--
(A) In general.--On or after the date on which a person is
listed pursuant to subparagraph (B), the President shall
impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) on each
foreign person the President determines, based on credible
information, has perpetrated, ordered, or otherwise directed
the extrajudicial killing of or other gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights committed against a
journalist or other person who performs, or provides
administrative support to, the dissemination of print,
broadcast, internet-based, or social media intended to report
newsworthy activities or information, or communicate facts or
fact-based opinions.
(B) Publication of list.--The Secretary of State shall
publish on a publicly available website of the Department of
State a list of the names of each foreign person determined
pursuant to subparagraph (A) to have perpetrated, ordered, or
directed an act described in such paragraph. Such list shall
be updated at least annually.
(C) Exception.--The President may waive the imposition of
sanctions under subparagraph (A) (and omit a foreign person
from the list published in accordance with subparagraph (B))
or terminate such sanctions and remove a foreign person from
such list, if the President certifies to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate--
(i) that public identification of the individual is not in
the national interest of the United States, including an
unclassified description of the factual basis supporting such
certification, which may contain a classified annex; or
(ii) that appropriate foreign government authorities have
credibly--
(I) investigated the foreign person and, as appropriate,
held such person accountable for perpetrating, ordering, or
directing the acts described in subparagraph (A);
(II) publicly condemned violations of the freedom of the
press and the acts described in subparagraph (A);
(III) complied with any requests for information from
international or regional human rights organizations with
respect to the acts described in subparagraph (A); and
(IV) complied with any United States Government requests
for information with respect to the acts described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of
the powers granted to the President under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in
property and interests in property of a foreign person
identified in the report required under paragraph (1)(A) if
such property and interests in property are in the United
States, come within the United States, or come within the
possession or control of a United States person.
(B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in
paragraph (1)(A) is--
(I) inadmissible to the United States;
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to
enter the United States; and
(III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into
the United States or to receive any other benefit under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--An alien described in paragraph (1)(A) is
subject to revocation of any visa or other entry
documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry
documentation is or was issued.
(II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I)
shall take effect immediately, and automatically cancel any
other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the
alien's possession.
(C) Exceptions.--
(i) Exception for intelligence activities.--The sanctions
described in this paragraph shall not apply to any activity
subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any
authorized intelligence activities of the United States.
(ii) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
The sanctions described in this paragraph shall not apply
with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary to permit the United
States to comply with the Agreement regarding the
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947,
between the United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations.
(3) Implementation; penalties.--
(A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702
and 1704) to carry out this subsection.
(B) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a foreign
person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to
violate, or causes a violation of this subsection to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an
unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.
(4) Exception relating to the importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions under this section shall not include any authority
or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of
goods.
(B) Good defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
``good'' means any article, natural or man-made substance,
material, supply, or manufactured product, including
inspection and test equipment and excluding technical data.
(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' have the meanings
given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1001).
(B) The term ``foreign person'' means an individual who is
not--
(i) a United States citizen or national; or
(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to
the United States.
(C) The term ``United States person'' means--
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(i) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence to the United States, or any other
individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(ii) an entity organized under the laws of the United
States or of any jurisdiction within the United States,
including a foreign branch of such entity; or
(iii) any person in the United States.
(c) Prohibition on Foreign Assistance.--
(1) Prohibition.--Assistance authorized under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may not be made
available to any governmental entity of a country if the
Secretary of State or the Director of National Intelligence
has credible information that one or more officials
associated with, leading, or otherwise acting under the
authority of such entity has committed a gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights against a journalist
or other person who performs, or provides administrative
support to, the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-
based, or social media intended to report newsworthy
activities or information, or communicate facts or fact-based
opinions. To the maximum extent practicable, a list of such
governmental entities shall be published on publicly
available websites of the Department of State and of the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence and shall be
updated on a regular basis.
(2) Prompt information.--The Secretary of State shall
promptly inform appropriate officials of the government of a
country from which assistance is withheld in accordance with
the prohibition under paragraph (1).
(3) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
not apply with respect to the following:
(A) Humanitarian assistance or disaster relief assistance
authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(B) Assistance the Secretary determines to be essential to
assist the government of a country to bring the responsible
members of the relevant governmental entity to justice for
the acts described in paragraph (1).
(4) Waiver.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to a
governmental entity of a country if--
(i) the President, acting through the Secretary of State
and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that
such a waiver is in the national security interest of the
United States; or
(ii) the Secretary of State has received credible
information that the government of that country has--
(I) performed a thorough investigation of the acts
described in paragraph (1) and is taking effective steps to
bring responsible members of the relevant governmental entity
to justice;
(II) condemned violations of the freedom of the press and
the acts described in paragraph (1);
(III) complied with any requests for information from
international or regional human rights organizations with
respect to the acts described in paragraph (1), in accordance
with international legal obligations to protect the freedom
of expression; and
(IV) complied with United States Government requests for
information with respect to the acts described in paragraph
(1).
(B) Certification.--A waiver described in subparagraph (A)
may only take effect if--
(i) the Secretary of State certifies, not later than 30
days before the effective date of the waiver, to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate that such waiver is warranted
and includes an unclassified description of the factual basis
supporting the certification, which may contain a classified
annex; and
(ii) the Director of National Intelligence, not later than
30 days before the effective date of the waiver, submits to
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate a report detailing any underlying information
that the intelligence community (as such term is defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003)) has regarding the perpetrators of the acts described
in paragraph (1), which shall be submitted in unclassified
form but may contain a classified annex.
amendment no. 613 offered by mr. schiff of california
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. GAO STUDY ON THE DANIEL PEARL FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
ACT OF 2009.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall evaluate the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom
of the Press Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-166) by--
(1) assessing the effects of including the information
described in section 116(d)(12) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)(12)) in the annual Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices; and
(2) determining how reporting on instances of governmental
suppression of free press abroad and inaction in addressing
press freedom violations has changed since the enactment of
the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to Congress and to the Secretary of State a report that--
(1) summarizes the results of the study required under
subsection (a); and
(2) provides recommendations for any legislative or
regulatory action that would improve the efforts of the
Department of State to report on issues of press freedom
abroad.
amendment no. 614 offered by mr. schiff of california
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58__. SECRETARY OF STATE ASSISTANCE FOR PRISONERS IN
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States that--
(1) the Islamic Republic of Iran should allow the United
Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
in the Islamic Republic of Iran unimpeded access to
facilitate the full implementation of the mandate of the
United Nations Special Rapporteur, including--
(A) investigating alleged violations of human rights that
are occurring or have occurred both within prisons and
elsewhere;
(B) transmitting urgent appeals and letters to the Islamic
Republic of Iran regarding alleged violations of human
rights; and
(C) engaging with relevant stakeholders in the Islamic
Republic of Iran and the surrounding region;
(2) the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately end
violations of the human rights of political prisoners or
persons imprisoned for exercising the right to freedom of
speech, including--
(A) torture;
(B) denial of access to health care; and
(C) denial of a fair trial;
(3) all prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in
the Islamic Republic of Iran should be unconditionally and
immediately released;
(4) all diplomatic tools of the United States should be
invoked to ensure that all prisoners of conscience and
political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran are
released, including raising individual cases of particular
concern; and
(5) all officials of the government of the Islamic Republic
of Iran who are responsible for human rights abuses in the
form of politically motivated imprisonment should be held to
account, including through the imposition of sanctions
pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability
Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) and other applicable statutory
authorities of the United States.
(b) Assistance for Prisoners.--The Secretary of State is
authorized to continue to provide assistance to civil society
organizations that support prisoners of conscience and
political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
including organizations that--
(1) work to secure the release of such prisoners;
(2) document violations of human rights with respect to
such prisoners;
(3) support international advocacy to raise awareness of
issues relating to such prisoners;
(4) support the health, including mental health, of such
prisoners; and
(5) provide post-incarceration assistance to enable such
prisoners to resume normal lives, including access to
education, employment, or other forms of reparation.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``political prisoner'' means a person who has
been detained or imprisoned on politically motivated grounds
and may include persons that--
(A) have used violence;
(B) have advocated violence or hatred; or
(C) have committed a minor offense that serves as a pretext
for politically motivated imprisonment.
(2) The term ``prisoner of conscience'' means a person
who--
(A) is imprisoned or otherwise physically restricted solely
in response to the peaceful exercise of the human rights of
such person; and
(B) has not used violence or advocated violence or hatred.
Amendment No. 615 Offered by Mr. Schiff of California
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. 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 18 months 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 in service who were
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
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any activities carried out under subsection (a) or (b).
Amendment No. 616 Offered by Mr. Schneider of Illinois
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58__. POLICY REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY
IRAN.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Congress and several successive Presidential
administrations have long sought to prevent Iran from ever
acquiring a nuclear weapon.
(2) It is currently estimated that Iran is almost to the
point of having enough highly-enriched nuclear material to
produce a nuclear weapon, if further enriched.
(3) On March 3, 2020, the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) Director General reported to the Agency's Board
of Governors that nuclear material was found at three
previously undisclosed locations in Iran.
(4) The IAEA reported it began investigating this matter
pursuant to Iran's IAEA safeguards obligations in 2019.
(5) On March 5, 2022, the IAEA and the Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran announced an agreement wherein Iran
committed to provide the IAEA with information and documents
in response to the IAEA's questions related to uranium
particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran.
(6) On June 6, 2022, the Director General of the IAEA
stated that ``Iran has not provided explanations that are
technically credible in relation to the Agency's findings at
three undeclared locations in Iran. Nor has Iran informed the
Agency of the current location, or locations, of the nuclear
material and/or of the equipment contaminated with nuclear
material, that was moved from Turquzabad in 2018.''.
(7) On June 8, 2022, the IAEA Board of Governors
overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Iran to
cooperate with the IAEA on an urgent basis to fulfil its
safeguards obligations and expressing profound concern with
Iran's insufficient substantive cooperation thus far, with 30
Board Members voting in favor, two voting against, and three
abstaining.
(8) The IAEA Board of Governors's resolution called upon
Iran to ``act on an urgent basis to fulfill its legal
obligations and, without delay, take up the Director
General's offer of further engagement to clarify and resolve
all outstanding safeguards issues.''.
(9) Shortly before the IAEA Board of Governors's vote
adopting the resolution, Iran announced it would remove 27
IAEA cameras installed to monitor the separate issue of
Iran's JCPOA commitments at certain Iranian facilities and
Iran has since followed through on disconnecting these
cameras.
(10) Following the vote of the IAEA Board of Governors,
Iran informed the IAEA it would install additional cascades
of advanced IR-6 centrifuges at its Natanz facility;
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
it--
(1) reiterates its commitment to ensuring Iran will never
acquire a nuclear weapon;
(2) supports the important work of the IAEA in safeguarding
nuclear material around the globe;
(3) condemns Iran for its lack of transparency and
meaningful cooperation with the IAEA on the unresolved matter
of uranium particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran
and additional escalatory actions related to its nuclear
program; and
(4) applauds the IAEA Board of Governors' resolution urging
Iran's full cooperation with the IAEA on outstanding
safeguards issues on an urgent basis.
Amendment No. 617 Offered by Ms. Schrier of Washington
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. ASSESSMENT, PLAN, AND REPORTS ON THE AUTOMATED
SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM.
(a) Joint Assessment and Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, shall--
(A) conduct an assessment of resources, personnel,
procedures, and activities necessary to maximize the
functionality and utility of the automated surface observing
system of the United States that identifies--
(i) key system upgrades needed to improve observation
quality and utility for weather forecasting, aviation safety,
and other users;
(ii) improvements needed in observations within the
planetary boundary layer, including mixing height;
(iii) improvements needed in public accessibility of
observational data;
(iv) improvements needed to reduce latency in reporting of
observational data;
(v) relevant data to be collected for the production of
forecasts or forecast guidance relating to atmospheric
composition, including particulate and air quality data, and
aviation safety;
(vi) areas of concern regarding operational continuity and
reliability of the system, which may include needs for on-
night staff, particularly in remote and rural areas and areas
where system failure would have the greatest negative impact
to the community;
(vii) stewardship, data handling, data distribution, and
product generation needs arising from upgrading and changing
the automated surface observation systems;
(viii) possible solutions for areas of concern identified
under clause (vi), including with respect to the potential
use of backup systems, power and communication system
reliability, staffing needs and personnel location, and the
acquisition of critical component backups and proper storage
location to ensure rapid system repair necessary to ensure
system operational continuity; and
(ix) research, development, and transition to operations
needed to develop advanced data collection, quality control,
and distribution so that the data are provided to models,
users, and decision support systems in a timely manner; and
(B) develop and implement a plan that addresses the
findings of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A),
including by seeking and allocating resources necessary to
ensure that system upgrades are standardized across the
Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration,
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
the extent practicable.
(2) Standardization.--Any system standardization
implemented under paragraph (1)(B) shall not impede
activities to upgrade or improve individual units of the
system.
(3) Remote automatic weather station coordination.--The
Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with relevant Federal
agencies and the National Interagency Fire Center, shall
assess and develop cooperative agreements to improve
coordination, interoperability standards, operations, and
placement of remote automatic weather stations for the
purpose of improving utility and coverage of remote automatic
weather stations, automated surface observation systems, and
other similar stations and systems for weather and climate
operations.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that--
(A) details the findings of the assessment required by
subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1); and
(B) the plan required by subparagraph (B) of such
subsection.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include a detailed assessment of appropriations required--
(A) to address the findings of the assessment required by
subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1); and
(B) to implement the plan required by subparagraph (B) of
such subsection.
(c) Government Accountability Office 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
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
(1) evaluates the functionality, utility, reliability, and
operational status of the automated surface observing system
across the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation
Administration, and the Administration;
(2) evaluates the progress, performance, and implementation
of the plan required by subsection (a)(1)(B);
(3) assesses the efficacy of cross-agency collaboration and
stakeholder engagement in carrying out the plan and provides
recommendations to improve such activities;
(4) evaluates the operational continuity and reliability of
the system, particularly in remote and rural areas and areas
where system failure would have the greatest negative impact
to the community, and provides recommendations to improve
such continuity and reliability;
(5) assesses Federal coordination regarding the remote
automatic weather station network, air resource advisors, and
other Federal observing assets used for weather and climate
modeling and response activities, and provides
recommendations for improvements; and
(6) includes such other recommendations as the Comptroller
General determines are appropriate to improve the system.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
(3) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives.
(4) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate.
(5) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives.
Amendment No. 618 Offered by Mr. Scott of Virginia
Page 1348, after line 23, insert the following:
SEC. 5806. TRANSFER OF NOAA PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
(a) In General.--The Act entitled, ``An Act to authorize
the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property
located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes'',
enacted on October 13, 2008 (P.L. 110-393; 122 Stat. 4203),
is amended by striking the heading and subsections (a), (b),
(c), and (d) of section 1 and inserting the following:
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``SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF NOAA PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall transfer
without consideration all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the property described in subsection
(b) to the City of Norfolk, Virginia, not later than the
earlier of--
``(1) the date on which the Secretary of Commerce has
transferred all of the employees of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (in this section referred to as
`NOAA') from its facilities at the property described in
subsection (b); or
``(2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
``(b) Property Described.--The property described in this
subsection is--
``(1) the real property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the NOAA, including land and improvements
thereon, located at 538 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia,
consisting of approximately 3.78 acres; and
``(2) the real property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the NOAA, including land and improvements
thereon, located at 439 W. York Street, Norfolk, Virginia,
consisting of approximately 2.5231 acres.
``(c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of
the property described in subsection (b) shall be determined
by a survey or surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.
``(d) Compliance With Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 1 of
such Act (122 Stat. 4204) is amended by striking the first
sentence.
Amendment No. 619 Offered by Mr. Sherman of California
At the end of title LIV of division E, insert the
following:
SEC. 5403. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CHINA-BASED
HEDGE FUNDS CAPITAL RAISING ACTIVITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES THROUGH CERTAIN EXEMPTED
TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Amendment.--The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 13A (15 U.S.C. 78m-1) the
following:
``SEC. 13B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN
EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in the case of an issuer that is domiciled in the
People's Republic of China, including a China-based hedge
fund or a China-based private equity fund, that conducts a
covered exempted transaction, such issuer shall provide to
the Commission, at such time and in such manner as the
Commission may prescribe, the following:
``(1) The identity of the issuer.
``(2) The place of incorporation of the issuer.
``(3) The amount of the issuance involved in the covered
exempted transaction and the net proceeds to the issuer.
``(4) The principal beneficial owners of the issuer.
``(5) The intended use of the proceeds from such issuance,
including--
``(A) each country in which the issuer intends to invest
such proceeds; and
``(B) each industry in which the issuer intends to invest
such proceeds.
``(6) The exemption the issuer relies on with respect to
such covered exempted transaction.
``(b) Authority to Revise and Promulgate Rules,
Regulations, and Forms.--The Commission shall, for the
protection of investors and fair and orderly markets--
``(1) revise and promulgate such rules, regulations, and
forms as may be necessary to carry out this section; and
``(2) issue rules to set conditions for the use of covered
exempted transactions by an issuer who does not comply with
the requirements under subsection (a).
``(c) Covered Exempted Transaction.--In this section, the
term `covered exempted transaction' means an issuance of a
security that is exempt from registration under section 5 of
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e) that--
``(1) is structured or intended to comply with--
``(A) Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, as promulgated by the
Commission;
``(B) Regulation S, as promulgated by the Commission; or
``(C) Rule 144A, as promulgated by the Commission; and
``(2) either--
``(A) has an issuance equal to $25,000,000 or greater; or
``(B) with respect to any 1-year period, has, together with
all covered exempted transactions in that period, an
aggregate issuance of $50,000,000 or greater.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to issuers of covered exempted
transactions on the date that is 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) Report.--The Securities and Exchange Commission shall,
each quarter, issue a report to the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate containing
all information submitted by an issuer under section 13B of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by subsection
(a), during the previous quarter.
Amendment No. 620 Offered by Mr. Sherman of California
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 5403. RUSSIA AND BELARUS FINANCIAL SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--A United States financial institution
shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any
entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to
comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b)
to the same extent as required of a United States financial
institution.
(b) Provision of Law Described.--A provision of law
described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation
described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order
applicable to a United States financial institution
concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus,
involving--
(1) the conduct of transactions;
(2) the acceptance of deposits;
(3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or
brokering of loans or credits;
(4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange,
securities, commodity futures, or options;
(5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under
paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or
(6) any other good or service provided by a United States
financial institution.
(c) Penalty.--A United States financial institution that
violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties
described in the applicable statute, regulation or order
applicable to a United States financial Institution.
(d) United States Financial Institution Defined.--In this
section, the term ``United States financial institution''
means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that
is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making,
granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or
credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange,
securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and
sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes
depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services
businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust
companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and
dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward
contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and
commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment
companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious
metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S.
affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing.
This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of
foreign financial institutions that are located in the United
States, but not such institutions' foreign branches, offices,
or agencies.
Amendment No. 621 Offered by Mr. Sherman of California
Page 1262, after line 23, insert the following:
SEC. 5403. APPRAISAL STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING
MORTGAGES.
(a) Certification or Licensing.--Paragraph (5) of section
202(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(g)) is
amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following new subparagraph:
``(A)(i) in the case of an appraiser for a mortgage for
single-family housing, be certified or licensed by the State
in which the property to be appraised is located; and
``(ii) in the case of an appraiser for a mortgage for
multifamily housing, be certified by the State in which the
property to be appraised is located; and''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``, which, in the case of appraisers
for any mortgage for single-family housing, shall include
completion of a course or seminar that consists of not less
than 7 hours of training regarding such appraisal
requirements that is approved by the Course Approval Program
of the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal
Foundation or a State appraiser certifying and licensing
agency''.
(b) Compliance With Verifiable Education Requirements;
Grandfathering.--Effective beginning on the date of the
effectiveness of the mortgagee letter or other guidance
issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section,
notwithstanding any choice or approval of any appraiser made
before such date of enactment, no appraiser may conduct an
appraisal for any mortgage for single-family housing insured
under title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et
seq.) unless such appraiser is, as of such date of
effectiveness, in compliance with--
(1) all of the requirements under section 202(g)(5) of such
Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(g)(5)), as amended by subsection (a) of
this section, including the requirement under subparagraph
(B) of such section 202(g)(5) (relating to demonstrated
verifiable education in appraisal requirements); or
(2) all of the requirements under section 202(g)(5) of such
Act as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) Implementation.--Not later than the expiration of the
240-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
issue a mortgagee letter or other guidance that shall--
(1) implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this
section;
(2) clearly set forth all of the specific requirements
under section 202(g)(5) of the National Housing Act (as
amended by subsection (a) of this section) for approval to
conduct appraisals under title II of such Act
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for mortgages for single-family housing, which shall
include--
(A) providing that the completion, prior to the effective
date of such mortgagee letter or guidance, of training
meeting the requirements under subparagraph (B) of such
section 202(g)(5) (as amended by subsection (a) of this
section) shall be considered to fulfill the requirement under
such subparagraph; and
(B) providing a method for appraisers to demonstrate such
prior completion; and
(3) take effect not later than the expiration of the 180-
day period beginning upon issuance of such mortgagee letter
or guidance.
Amendment No. 622 Offered by Ms. Sherrill of New Jersey
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF SENTENCING DISPARITY FOR COCAINE
OFFENSES.
(a) Elimination of Increased Penalties for Cocaine Offenses
Where the Cocaine Involved Is Cocaine Base.--
(1) Controlled substances act.--The following provisions of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are
repealed:
(A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C.
841(b)(1)(A)).
(B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C.
841(b)(1)(B)).
(2) 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:
(A) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(1)).
(B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) (21 U.S.C.
960(b)(2)).
(3) Applicability to pending and past cases.--
(A) Pending cases.--This section, and the amendments made
by this subsection, shall apply to any sentence imposed after
the date of enactment of this section, regardless of when the
offense was committed.
(B) Past cases.--
(i) In general.--In the case of a defendant who, on or
before the date of enactment of this section, was sentenced
for a Federal offense described in clause (ii), 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.
(ii) Federal offense described.--A Federal offense
described in this clause is an offense that involves cocaine
base that is an offense under one of the following:
(I) Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
841).
(II) Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and
Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960).
(III) Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 844(a)).
(IV) Any other Federal criminal offense, the conduct or
penalties for which were established by reference to a
provision described in subclause (I), (II), or (III).
(iii) Defendant not required to be present.--
Notwithstanding Rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure, the defendant is not required to be present at any
hearing on whether to impose a reduced sentence pursuant to
this subparagraph.
(iv) No reduction for previously reduced sentences.--A
court may not consider a motion made under this subparagraph
to reduce a sentence if the sentence was previously imposed
or previously reduced in accordance with this section.
(v) No requirement to reduce sentence.--Nothing in this
subparagraph may be construed to require a court to reduce a
sentence pursuant to this subparagraph.
(b) Determination of Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary
effects of this section, for the purpose of complying with
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined
by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary
Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this section, 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.
Amendment No. 623 Offered by Ms. Slotkin of Michigan
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. ___. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE,
SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF GOLD TO OR FROM RUSSIA.
(a) Identification.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and periodically as necessary
thereafter, the President--
(1) shall submit to Congress a report identifying foreign
persons that knowingly participated in a significant
transaction--
(A) for the sale, supply, or transfer (including
transportation) of gold, directly or indirectly, to or from
the Russian Federation or the Government of the Russian
Federation, including from reserves of the Central Bank of
the Russian Federation held outside the Russian Federation;
or
(B) that otherwise involved gold in which the Government of
the Russian Federation had any interest; and
(2) shall impose the sanctions described in subsection
(b)(1) with respect to each such person; and
(3) may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(2)
with respect to any such person that is an alien.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The exercise of 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 a foreign person
identified in the report required by subsection (a)(1) 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)(1) 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 subsection (a)(1)
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.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i)
shall--
(I) take effect pursuant to section 221(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)); and
(II) 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 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) National Interest Waiver.--The President may waive the
imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a
person if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
interests of the United States; and
(2) submits to Congress a notification of the waiver and
the reasons for the waiver.
(e) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
requirement to impose sanctions under this section, and any
sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the
earlier of--
(A) the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(B) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
President certifies to Congress that--
(i) the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its
destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Ukraine; and
(ii) such termination in the national interests of the
United States.
(2) Transition rules.--
(A) Continuation of certain authorities.--Any authorities
exercised before the termination date under paragraph (1) to
impose sanctions with respect to a foreign person under this
section may continue to be exercised on and after that date
if the President determines that the continuation of those
authorities is in the national interests of the United
States.
(B) Application to ongoing investigations.--The termination
date under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any investigation
of a civil or criminal violation of this section or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this
section, or the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty for
such a violation, if--
(i) the violation occurred before the termination date; or
(ii) the person involved in the violation continues to be
subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(f) Exceptions.--
(1) Exceptions for authorized intelligence and law
enforcement 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 or law
enforcement activities of the United States.
(2) Exception to comply with international agreements.--
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) may 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, or the Convention on Consular
Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into
force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.
(3) Humanitarian exemption.--The President shall not impose
sanctions under this
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section with respect to any person for conducting or
facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural
commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for the
provision of humanitarian assistance.
(4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--The requirement or authority 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.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', ``alien'', and
``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) The term ``foreign person'' means an individual or
entity that is not a United States person.
(3) The term ``knowingly'', with respect to conduct, a
circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual
knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(4) 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 any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity; or
(C) any person in the United States.
Amendment No. 624 Offered by ms. Slotkin of Michigan
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. ____. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA AND
REFUGEE APPLICANTS .
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should increase support for nationals of
Afghanistan who aided the United States mission in
Afghanistan during the past twenty years and are now under
threat from the Taliban, specifically special immigrant visa
applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan and referrals of
nationals of Afghanistan to the United States Refugee
Admissions Program, including through the Priority 2
Designation for nationals of Afghanistan, who remain in
Afghanistan or are in third countries.
(b) Requirements.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall
further surge capacity to better support special immigrant
visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan and
referrals of nationals of Afghanistan to the United States
Refugee Admissions Program and who have been approved by the
chief of mission, including through the Priority 2
Designation for nationals of Afghanistan, and reduce their
application processing times, while ensuring strict and
necessary security vetting, including, to the extent
practicable, enabling refugee referrals to initiate
application processes while still in Afghanistan.
(c) Surge Capacity Described.--The term ``surge capacity''
includes increasing consular personnel to any embassy or
consulate in the region processing visa applications for
nationals of Afghanistan.
Amendment No. 625 Offered by Mr. Smith of New Jersey
Insert in the appropriate place in subtitle H of title
XXVIII of division B the following:
SEC. _. ENSURING THAT CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ON ARMY CORPS
PROJECTS ARE PAID PREVAILING WAGES AS REQUIRED
BY LAW.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall
provide to each Army Corps district clarifying, uniform
guidance with respect to prevailing wage requirements for
contractors and subcontractors of the Army Corps that--
(1) conforms with the Department of Labor's regulations,
policies, and guidance with respect to the proper
implementation and enforcement of subchapter IV of chapter 31
of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the
"Davis-Bacon Act") and other related Acts, including the
proper classification of all crafts by Federal construction
contractors and subcontractors;
(2) directs Army Corps districts to investigate worker
complaints and third-party complaints within 30 days of the
date of filing; and
(3) instructs Army Corps districts that certified payroll
reports submitted by contractors and subcontractors and the
information contained therein shall be publicly available and
are not exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title
5, United States Code.
Amendment no. 626 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 5403. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the Chairman of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, and the Secretary of State, shall
conduct a study and issue a report on the exposure of the
United States to the financial sector of the People's
Republic of China that includes--
(1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to the
financial sector of the People's Republic of China on the
United States and global financial systems;
(2) a description of the policies the United States
Government is adopting to protect the interests of the United
States while the financial sector of the People's Republic of
China undergoes such reforms;
(3) a description and analysis of any risks to the
financial stability of the United States and the global
economy emanating from the People's Republic of China; and
(4) recommendations for additional actions the United
States Government, including United States representatives at
relevant international organizations, should take to
strengthen international cooperation to monitor and mitigate
such financial stability risks and protect United States
interests.
(b) Transmission of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall transmit the report required under subsection (a) not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act
to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives, the Committees on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and to the United States representatives at relevant
international organizations, as appropriate.
(c) Classification.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified
annex.
(d) Publication of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall publish the report required under subsection (a) (other
than any classified annex) on the website of the Department
of the Treasury not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Amendment No. 627 Offered by Ms. Spanberger of Virginia
Add at the end of title LII of division E the following:
SEC. 5206. REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH REGARDING DRUG
INTERDICTION AT AND BETWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY.
(a) Research on Additional Technologies to Detect
Fentanyl.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Federal Drug Administration, and the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency, shall research additional
technological solutions to--
(1) target and detect illicit fentanyl and its precursors,
including low-purity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit
pressed tablets, and illicit pill press molds;
(2) enhance targeting of counterfeit pills through
nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other visual screening
technologies; and
(3) enhance data-driven targeting to increase seizure rates
of fentanyl and its precursors.
(b) Evaluation of Current Technologies and Strategies in
Illicit Drug Interdiction and Procurement Decisions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs, shall establish a program to collect available data
and develop metrics to measure how technologies and
strategies used by the Department, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, and other relevant Federal agencies have helped
detect, deter, or address illicit fentanyl and its precursors
being trafficking into the United States at and between land,
air, and sea ports of entry. Such data and metrics program
may consider the rate of detection at random secondary
inspections at such ports of entry, investigations and
intelligence sharing into the origins of illicit fentanyl
later detected within the United States, and other data or
metrics considered appropriate by the Secretary. The
Secretary, as appropriate and in the coordination with the
officials specified in this paragraph, may update such data
and metrics program.
(2) Reports.--
(A) Secretary of homeland security.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Postmaster General
shall, based on the data collected and metrics developed
pursuant to the program established under paragraph (1),
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs a report that--
(i) examines and analyzes current technologies deployed at
land, air, and sea ports of entry, including pilot
technologies, to assess how well such technologies detect,
deter, and address fentanyl and its precursors;
(ii) contains a cost-benefit analysis of technologies used
in drug interdiction; and
(iii) describes how such analysis may be used when making
procurement decisions relating to such technologies.
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(B) GAO.--Not later than one year after each report
submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate a report that evaluates and, as appropriate, makes
recommendations to improve, the data collected and metrics
used in each such report.
Amendment No. 628 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of title LVIII of division E, add the following:
SEC. 5806. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE OR UPDATE
INFORMATION.
Section 2313 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``, to the extent
practicable,'';
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``subsection (c)''
and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsections:
``(g) Liability.--A knowing and willful failure to disclose
or update information in accordance with subsections (d)(3)
and (f) can result in one or more of the following:
``(1) Entry of the violation in the database described by
this section.
``(2) Liability pursuant to section 3729 of title 31.
``(3) Suspension or debarment.
``(h) Annual Report on Awardee Beneficial Ownership
Reporting and Compliance.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than October 31 of each year,
the Administrator of General Services, in coordination with
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the congressional
defense committees (as defined under section 101(a)(16) of
title 10), the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Oversight and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that assesses the
utility and risks of beneficial ownership disclosures by
persons with Federal agency contracts and grants.
``(2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall address and include information about the number of
beneficial ownership disclosures that were made by persons
with Federal agency contracts and grants, gaps in the data
caused by the divergent reporting threshold for government
and awardee entries, the impact on small business concerns
(as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632)), data on contractors owned by entities outside
of the United States, data on violations of disclosure rules
and any penalties assessed for disclosure non-compliance, and
recommendations for improving the Federal Awardee Performance
and Integrity Information System disclosures by a person with
Federal agency contracts and grants.''.
Amendment No. 629 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. ____. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY AND REPORT
ON CONTRACTORS USING DISTRIBUTORS TO AVOID
SCRUTINY.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on Federal Government
contractors that supply goods to executive agencies using
distributors or other intermediaries.
(b) Contents of the Study.--The study under subsection (a)
shall assess--
(1) advantages and disadvantages of the use of distributors
or other intermediaries by Federal Government contractors to
supply goods to executive agencies; and
(2) whether the use of distributors or other intermediaries
by Federal Government contractors has an effect on the
ability of the Federal Government to acquire needed goods at
reasonable prices.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit a report containing the results of the study required
by this section to the--
(1) Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.
Amendment No. 630 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
Insert the following in the appropriate place in division
E:
SEC. __. SUPPLEMENT TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE VIEWPOINT SURVEY.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the
Office of Personnel and Management shall make available
through a secure and accessible online portal a supplement to
the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to assess employee
experiences with workplace harassment and discrimination.
(b) Development of Supplement.--In developing the
supplement, the Director shall--
(1) use best practices from peer-reviewed research
measuring harassment and discrimination; and
(2) consult with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, experts in survey research related to harassment
and discrimination, and organizations engaged in the
prevention of and response to, and advocacy on behalf of
victims of harassment and discrimination regarding the
development and design of such supplement.
(c) Survey Questions.--Survey questions included in the
supplement developed pursuant to this section shall--
(1) be designed to gather information on employee
experiences with harassment and discrimination, including the
experiences of victims of such incidents;
(2) use trauma-informed language to prevent
retraumatization; and
(3) include--
(A) questions that give employees the option to report
their demographic information;
(B) questions designed to determine the incidence and
prevalence of harassment and discrimination;
(C) questions regarding whether employees know about agency
policies and procedures related to harassment and
discrimination;
(D) questions designed to determine if the employee
reported perceived harassment or discrimination, to whom the
incident was reported and what response the employee may have
received;
(E) questions to determine why the employee chose to report
or not report an incident;
(F) questions to determine satisfaction with the complaints
process;
(G) questions to determine the impact of harassment and
discrimination on performance and productivity;
(H) questions to determine the impact of harassment and
discrimination on mental and physical health;
(I) questions to determine the impact and effectiveness of
prevention and awareness programs and complaints processes;
(J) questions to determine attitudes toward harassment and
discrimination, including the willingness of individuals to
intervene as a bystander;
(K) questions to determine whether employees believe those
who engage in harassment or discrimination will face
disciplinary action;
(L) questions to determine whether employees perceive
prevention and accountability for harassment and
discrimination to be a priority for supervisors and agency
leadership; and
(M) other questions, as determined by the Director.
(d) Responses.--The responses to the survey questions
described in subsection (c) shall--
(1) be submitted confidentially;
(2) in the case of such responses being included in a
report, shall not include personally identifiable
information; and
(3) be disaggregated by agency and, to the extent
practicable, operating division, department, or bureau.
(e) Publication.--The Director shall publish the results of
the supplemental survey in a report on its website.
Amendment No. 631 Offered by Ms. Speier of California
Page 1348, insert after line 23 the following (and conform
the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 5806. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO INTIMATE VISUAL
DEPICTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 88 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual
depictions
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Communications service.--The term `communications
service' means--
``(A) a service provided by a person that is a common
carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153), insofar as the
person is acting as a common carrier;
``(B) an electronic communication service, as that term is
defined in section 2510;
``(C) an information service, as that term is defined in
section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);
and
``(D) an interactive computer service, as that term is
defined in section 230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 230(f)).
``(2) Information content provider.--The term `information
content provider' has the meaning given that term in section
230(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(f)).
``(3) Intimate visual depiction.--The term `intimate visual
depiction' means any visual depiction (as that term is
defined in section 2256(5)) of an individual who is
recognizable by an individual other than the depicted
individual from the intimate image itself or information or
text displayed in connection with the intimate image itself
or information or text displayed in connection with the
intimate image who has attained 18 years of age at the time
the intimate visual depiction is created and--
``(A) who is depicted engaging in sexually explicit
conduct; or
``(B) whose genitals, anus, pubic area, or female nipple
are unclothed and visible.
``(4) Visual depiction of a nude minor.--The term `visual
depiction of a nude minor' means any visual depiction (as
that term is defined in section 2256(5)) of an individual who
is recognizable by an individual other than the depicted
individual from the intimate image itself or information or
text displayed in connection with the intimate image who was
under the age of 18 at the time the visual depiction was
created in which the actual anus, genitals, or pubic area, or
post-pubescent female nipple, of the
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minor are unclothed, visible, and displayed in a manner that
does not constitute sexually explicit conduct.
``(4) Sexually explicit conduct.--The term `sexually
explicit conduct' has the meaning given that term in section
2256(2)(A).
``(b) Offense.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (d), it
shall be unlawful to knowingly mail, or to distribute using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce, an intimate visual
depiction of an individual--
``(A) with knowledge of or reckless disregard for the lack
of consent of the individual to the distribution; and
``(B) where what is depicted was not voluntarily exposed by
the individual in a public or commercial setting; and
``(C) where what is depicted is not a matter of public
concern.
For purposes of this section, the fact that the subject of
the depiction consented to the creation of the depiction
shall not establish that that person consented to its
distribution.
``(2) Exception.--Except as provided in subsection (d), it
shall be unlawful to knowingly mail, or to distribute using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or
affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a visual depiction
of a nude minor with intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or
degrade the minor, or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire
of any person.
``(c) Penalty.--
``(1) In general.--Any person who violates subsection (b),
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
``(2) Forfeiture.--
``(A) The court, in imposing a sentence on any person
convicted of a violation involving intimate visual depictions
or visual depictions of a nude minor under this subchapter,
or convicted of a conspiracy of a violation involving
intimate visual depictions or visual depictions of a nude
minor under this subchapter, shall order, in addition to any
other sentence imposed and irrespective of any provision of
State law, that such person forfeit to the United States--
``(i) any material distributed in violation of this
chapter;
``(ii) such person's interest in property, real or
personal, constituting or derived from any gross proceeds of
such violation, or any property traceable to such property,
obtained or retained directly or indirectly as a result of
such violation; and
``(iii) any property, real or personal, used or intended to
be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such
offense.
``(B) Section 413 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 853), with the exception of subsections (a) and (d),
applies to the criminal forfeiture of property pursuant to
subsection (1).
``(3) Restitution.--Restitution shall be available as
provided in chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code,
section 2264.
``(d) Exceptions.--
``(1) Law enforcement, lawful reporting, and other legal
proceedings.--This section--
``(A) does not prohibit any lawfully authorized
investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law
enforcement agency of the United States, a State, or a
political subdivision of a State, or of an intelligence
agency of the United States;
``(B) shall not apply in the case of an individual acting
in good faith to report unlawful activity or in pursuance of
a legal or professional or other lawful obligation; and
``(C) shall not apply in the case of a document production
or filing associated with a legal proceeding.
``(2) Service providers.--This section shall not apply to
any provider of a communications service with regard to
content provided by another information content provider
unless the provider of the communications service
intentionally solicits, or knowingly and predominantly
distributes, such content.
``(e) Threats.--Any person who threatens to commit an
offense under subsection (b) shall be punished as provided in
subsection (c).
``(f) Extraterritoriality.--There is extraterritorial
Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if
the defendant or the depicted individual is a citizen or
permanent resident of the United States.
``(g) Civil Forfeiture.--
``(1) The following shall be subject to forfeiture to the
United States in accordance with provisions of chapter 46 and
no property right shall exist in them:
``(A) Any material distributed in violation of this
chapter.
``(B) Any property, real or personal, that was used, in any
manner, to commit or to facilitate the commission of a
violation involving intimate visual depictions or visual
depictions of a nude minor under this subchapter or a
conspiracy of a violation involving intimate visual
depictions or visual depictions of a nude minor under this
subchapter.
``(C) Any property, real or personal, constituting, or
traceable to the gross proceeds obtained or retained in
connection with or as a result of a violation involving
intimate visual depictions or visual depictions of a nude
minor under this subchapter, a conspiracy of a violation
involving intimate visual depictions or visual depictions of
a nude minor under this subchapter.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter
88 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1801 the following:
``1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions.''.
Amendment No. 632 Offered by Mr. Stauber of Minnesota
Add at the end of subtitle F of title VIII the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (x) as subsection (y); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (w) the following new
subsection:
``(x) Interim Partial Payments for Equitable Adjustments to
Construction Contracts.--
``(1) Request for an equitable adjustment.--A small
business concern that was awarded a construction contract by
an agency may submit a request for an equitable adjustment to
the contracting officer of such agency if the contracting
officer directs a change in the terms of the contract
performance without the agreement of the small business
concern. Such request shall--
``(A) be timely made pursuant to the terms of the contract;
and
``(B) specify the estimated amount required to cover
additional costs resulting from such change in the terms.
``(2) Amount.--Upon receipt of a request for equitable
adjustment from a small business concern under paragraph (1),
the agency shall provide to such concern an interim partial
payment in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the
estimated amount under paragraph (1)(B).
``(3) Limitation.--Any interim partial payment made under
this section may not be deemed to be an action to definitize
the request for an equitable adjustment.
``(4) Flow-down of interim partial payment amounts.--A
small business concern that receives an equitable adjustment
under this subsection shall pay to a first tier subcontractor
of such concern the portion of each interim partial payment
received that is attributable to the increased costs of
performance incurred by such subcontractor due to the change
in the terms of the contract performance described in
paragraph (1). A first tier subcontractor that receives a
portion of an interim partial payment under this section
shall pay to a subcontractor (at any tier) the appropriate
portion of such payment.''.
(b) Implementation.--The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall implement the requirements of
this section not later than the earlier of the following
dates:
(1) The first day of the first full fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) October 1, 2024.
amendment no. 633 offered by mr. steube of florida
At the end of subtitle _ of title _, insert the following:
SEC. ___. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE FOR
VETERANS' SPECIAL EVENTS.
(a) Waiver.--The application fee for any special use permit
solely for a veterans' special event at war memorials on land
administered by the National Park Service in the District of
Columbia and its environs shall be waived.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``the District of Columbia and its environs''
has the meaning given that term in section 8902(a) of title
40, United States Code.
(2) The term ``Gold Star Families'' includes any individual
described in section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction
1348.36.
(3) The term ``special events'' has the meaning given that
term in section 7.96 of title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(4) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
(5) The term ``veterans' special event'' means a special
event of which the majority of attendees are veterans or Gold
Star Families.
(6) The term ``war memorial'' means any memorial or
monument which has been erected or dedicated to commemorate a
military unit, military group, war, conflict, victory, or
peace.
(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any special
use permit application submitted after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Applicability of Existing Laws.--Permit applicants
remain subject to all other laws, regulations, and policies
regarding the application, issuance and execution of special
use permits for a veterans' special event at war memorials on
land administered by the National Park Service in the
District of Columbia and its environs.
amendment no. 634 offered by ms. strickland of washington
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. RECOGNIZING FEMA SUPPORT.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides vital
support to communities and disaster survivors in the
aftermath of major disasters, including housing
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assistance for individuals and families displaced from their
homes.
(2) The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be
encouraged to study the idea integrating collapsible shelters
for appropriate non-congregate sheltering needs into the
disaster preparedness stockpile.
amendment no. 635 offered by ms. strickland of washington
At the end of title LIII of division E of the bill, add the
following:
SEC. 5306. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (33), (34), (35), and (36)
as paragraphs (34), (35), (36), and (37), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (32) the following:
``(33) Transportation demand management.--The term
`transportation demand management' means the use of
strategies to inform and encourage travelers to maximize the
efficiency of a transportation system, leading to improved
mobility, reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions,
including strategies that use planning, programs, policies,
marketing, communications, incentives, pricing, data, and
technology.''.
amendment no. 636 offered by ms. strickland of washington
At the end of title LVIII of division E, insert the
following:
SEC. ___. REGIONAL WATER PROGRAMS.
(a) San Francisco Bay Restoration Grant Program.--Title I
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 124. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Estuary partnership.--The term `Estuary Partnership'
means the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, designated as
the management conference for the San Francisco Bay under
section 320.
``(2) San francisco bay plan.--The term `San Francisco Bay
Plan' means--
``(A) until the date of the completion of the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d), the
comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under
section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and
``(B) on and after the date of the completion of the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d), the plan
developed by the Director under subsection (d).
``(b) Program Office.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish in
the Environmental Protection Agency a San Francisco Bay
Program Office. The Office shall be located at the
headquarters of Region 9 of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
``(2) Appointment of director.--The Administrator shall
appoint a Director of the Office, who shall have management
experience and technical expertise relating to the San
Francisco Bay and be highly qualified to direct the
development and implementation of projects, activities, and
studies necessary to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan.
``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--The Administrator
shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide
such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(c) Annual Priority List.--
``(1) In general.--After providing public notice, the
Director shall annually compile a priority list, consistent
with the San Francisco Bay Plan, identifying and prioritizing
the projects, activities, and studies to be carried out with
amounts made available under subsection (e).
``(2) Inclusions.--The annual priority list compiled under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
``(A) Projects, activities, and studies, including
restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish,
waterfowl, and wildlife, that advance the goals and
objectives of the San Francisco Bay Plan, for--
``(i) water quality improvement, including the reduction of
marine litter;
``(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and
protection;
``(iii) nearshore and endangered species recovery; and
``(iv) adaptation to climate change.
``(B) Information on the projects, activities, and studies
specified under subparagraph (A), including--
``(i) the identity of each entity receiving assistance
pursuant to subsection (e); and
``(ii) a description of the communities to be served.
``(C) The criteria and methods established by the Director
for identification of projects, activities, and studies to be
included on the annual priority list.
``(3) Consultation.--In compiling the annual priority list
under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult with, and
consider the recommendations of--
``(A) the Estuary Partnership;
``(B) the State of California and affected local
governments in the San Francisco Bay estuary watershed;
``(C) the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; and
``(D) any other relevant stakeholder involved with the
protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary
that the Director determines to be appropriate.
``(d) San Francisco Bay Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Director, in conjunction with
the Estuary Partnership, shall review and revise the
comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under
section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a
plan to guide the projects, activities, and studies of the
Office to address the restoration and protection of the San
Francisco Bay.
``(2) Revision of san francisco bay plan.--Not less often
than once every 5 years after the date of the completion of
the plan described in paragraph (1), the Director shall
review, and revise as appropriate, the San Francisco Bay
Plan.
``(3) Outreach.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Director shall consult with the Estuary Partnership and
Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal
stakeholders.
``(e) Grant Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Director may provide funding through
cooperative agreements, grants, or other means to State and
local agencies, special districts, and public or nonprofit
agencies, institutions, and organizations, including the
Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies
identified on the annual priority list compiled under
subsection (c).
``(2) Maximum amount of grants; non-federal share.--
``(A) Maximum amount of grants.--Amounts provided to any
entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed
an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any
projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out
using those amounts.
``(B) Non-federal share.--Not less than 25 percent of the
cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using
amounts provided under this section shall be provided from
non-Federal sources.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Administrative expenses.--Of the amount made
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the
Director may not use more than 5 percent to pay
administrative expenses incurred in carrying out this
section.
``(2) Prohibition.--No amounts made available under this
section may be used for the administration of a management
conference under section 320.''.
(b) Puget Sound Coordinated Recovery.--Title I of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 124. PUGET SOUND.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Coastal nonpoint pollution control program.--The term
`Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program' means the State
of Washington's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
approved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990.
``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Program Office.
``(3) Federal action plan.--The term `Federal Action Plan'
means the plan developed under subsection (c)(3)(B).
``(4) International joint commission.--The term
`International Joint Commission' means the International
Joint Commission established by the Treaty relating to the
boundary waters and questions arising along the boundary
between the United States and Canada, signed at Washington
January 11, 1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (36
Stat. 2448; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319).
``(5) Pacific salmon commission.--The term `Pacific Salmon
Commission' means the Pacific Salmon Commission established
by the United States and Canada under the Treaty concerning
Pacific salmon, with annexes and memorandum of understanding,
signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, and entered into force
March 18, 1985 (TIAS 11091; 1469 UNTS 357) (commonly known as
the `Pacific Salmon Treaty').
``(6) Program office.--The term `Program Office' means the
Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office established by
subsection (b).
``(7) Puget sound action agenda; action agenda.--The term
`Puget Sound Action Agenda' or `Action Agenda' means the most
recent plan developed by the Puget Sound National Estuary
Program Management Conference, in consultation with the Puget
Sound Tribal Management Conference, and approved by the
Administrator as the comprehensive conservation and
management plan for the Puget Sound under section 320.
``(8) Puget sound federal leadership task force.--The term
`Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force' means the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force established under
subsection (c).
``(9) Puget sound federal task force.--The term `Puget
Sound Federal Task Force' means the Puget Sound Federal Task
Force established in 2016 under a memorandum of understanding
among 9 Federal agencies.
``(10) Puget sound national estuary program management
conference.--The term `Puget Sound National Estuary Program
Management Conference' means the management conference for
the Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320.
``(11) Puget sound partnership.--The term `Puget Sound
Partnership' means the State agency created under the laws of
the State of Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised
Code of Washington), or its successor agency that has been
designated by the Administrator as the lead entity to support
the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Management
Conference.
``(12) Puget sound region.--
``(A) In general.--The term `Puget Sound region' means the
land and waters in the
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northwest corner of the State of Washington from the Canadian
border to the north to the Pacific Ocean on the west,
including Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Puget Sound region' includes
all watersheds that drain into the Puget Sound.
``(13) Puget sound tribal management conference.--The term
`Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference' means the 20
treaty Indian tribes of western Washington and the Northwest
Indian Fisheries Commission.
``(14) Salish sea.--The term `Salish Sea' means the network
of coastal waterways on the west coast of North America that
includes the Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the
Strait of Juan de Fuca.
``(15) Salmon recovery plans.--The term `Salmon Recovery
Plans' means the recovery plans for salmon and steelhead
species approved by the Secretary of the Interior under
section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that are
applicable to the Puget Sound region.
``(16) State advisory committee.--The term `State Advisory
Committee' means the advisory committee established by
subsection (d).
``(17) Treaty rights at risk initiative.--The term `Treaty
Rights at Risk Initiative' means the report from the treaty
Indian tribes of western Washington entitled `Treaty Rights
At Risk: Ongoing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon
Resource, and Recommendations for Change' and dated July 14,
2011, or its successor report that outlines issues and offers
solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty rights,
recovery of salmon habitat, and management of sustainable
treaty and nontreaty salmon fisheries, including through
Tribal salmon hatchery programs.
``(b) Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound Recovery
National Program Office, to be located in the State of
Washington.
``(2) Director.--
``(A) In general.--There shall be a Director of the Program
Office, who shall have leadership and project management
experience and shall be highly qualified to--
``(i) direct the integration of multiple project planning
efforts and programs from different agencies and
jurisdictions; and
``(ii) align numerous, and possibly competing, priorities
to accomplish visible and measurable outcomes under the
Action Agenda.
``(B) Position.--The position of Director of the Program
Office shall be a career reserved position, as such term is
defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code.
``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--Using amounts
made available to carry out this section, the Administrator
shall delegate to the Director such authority and provide
such staff as may be necessary to carry out this section.
``(4) Duties.--The Director shall--
``(A) coordinate and manage the timely execution of the
requirements of this section, including the formation and
meetings of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;
``(B) coordinate activities related to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound across the Environmental
Protection Agency;
``(C) coordinate and align the activities of the
Administrator with the Action Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans,
the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program;
``(D) promote the efficient use of Environmental Protection
Agency resources in pursuit of the restoration and protection
of the Puget Sound;
``(E) serve on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force and collaborate with, help coordinate, and implement
activities with other Federal agencies that have
responsibilities involving the restoration and protection of
the Puget Sound;
``(F) provide or procure such other advice, technical
assistance, research, assessments, monitoring, or other
support as is determined by the Director to be necessary or
prudent to most efficiently and effectively fulfill the
objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon
Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, consistent with
the best available science, to ensure the health of the Puget
Sound ecosystem;
``(G) track the progress of the Environmental Protection
Agency towards meeting the agency's specified objectives and
priorities within the Action Agenda and the Federal Action
Plan;
``(H) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
General set forth in the report entitled `Puget Sound
Restoration: Additional Actions Could Improve Assessments of
Progress' and dated July 19, 2018;
``(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activities for the
restoration and protection of the Salish Sea with Canadian
authorities, the Pacific Salmon Commission, and the
International Joint Commission; and
``(J) carry out such additional duties as the Director
determines necessary and appropriate.
``(c) Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established a Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(2) Membership.--
``(A) Composition.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force shall be composed of the following members:
``(i) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of Agriculture:
``(I) A representative of the National Forest Service.
``(II) A representative of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
``(ii) A representative of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce.
``(iii) The following individuals appointed by the
Secretary of Defense:
``(I) A representative of the Corps of Engineers.
``(II) A representative of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
``(III) A representative of the Commander, Navy Region
Northwest.
``(iv) The Director of the Program Office.
``(v) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of Homeland Security:
``(I) A representative of the Coast Guard.
``(II) A representative of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
``(vi) The following individuals appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior:
``(I) A representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
``(II) A representative of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
``(III) A representative of the United States Geological
Survey.
``(IV) A representative of the National Park Service.
``(vii) The following individuals appointed by the
Secretary of Transportation:
``(I) A representative of the Federal Highway
Administration.
``(II) A representative of the Federal Transit
Administration.
``(viii) Representatives of such other Federal agencies,
programs, and initiatives as the other members of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force determines necessary.
``(B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under this
paragraph shall have experience and expertise in matters of
restoration and protection of large watersheds and bodies of
water, or related experience that will benefit the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(C) Co-chairs.--
``(i) In general.--The following members of the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co-Chairs of the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force:
``(I) The representative of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
``(II) The Director of the Program Office.
``(III) The representative of the Corps of Engineers.
``(ii) Leadership.--The Co-Chairs shall ensure the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force completes its duties
through robust discussion of all relevant issues. The Co-
Chairs shall share leadership responsibilities equally.
``(3) Duties.--
``(A) General duties.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall--
``(i) uphold Federal trust responsibilities to restore and
protect resources crucial to Tribal treaty rights, including
by carrying out government-to-government consultation with
Indian tribes when requested by such tribes;
``(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and coordination across
all Federal agencies represented by a member of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to align Federal
resources for the purposes of carrying out the requirements
of this section and all other Federal laws that contribute to
the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, including
by--
``(I) enabling and encouraging such agencies to act
consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program;
``(II) facilitating the coordination of Federal activities
that impact such restoration and protection;
``(III) facilitating the delivery of feedback given by such
agencies to the Puget Sound Partnership during the
development of the Action Agenda;
``(IV) facilitating the resolution of interagency conflicts
associated with such restoration and protection among such
agencies;
``(V) providing a forum for exchanging information among
such agencies regarding activities being conducted, including
obstacles or efficiencies found, during restoration and
protection activities; and
``(VI) promoting the efficient use of government resources
in pursuit of such restoration and protection through
coordination and collaboration, including by ensuring that
the Federal efforts relating to the science necessary for
such restoration and protection are consistent, and not
duplicative, across the Federal Government;
``(iii) catalyze public leaders at all levels to work
together toward shared goals by demonstrating interagency
best practices coming from such agencies;
``(iv) provide advice and support on scientific and
technical issues and act as a forum for the exchange of
scientific information about the Puget Sound;
``(v) identify and inventory Federal environmental research
and monitoring programs related to the Puget Sound, and
provide such inventory to the Puget Sound National Estuary
Program Management Conference;
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``(vi) ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection
activities are as consistent as practicable with ongoing
restoration and protection and related efforts in the Salish
Sea that are being conducted by Canadian authorities, the
Pacific Salmon Commission, and the International Joint
Commission;
``(vii) ensure that Puget Sound restoration and protection
activities are consistent with national security interests;
``(viii) establish any working groups or committees
necessary to assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force in its duties, including relating to public policy and
scientific issues; and
``(ix) raise national awareness of the significance of the
Puget Sound.
``(B) Puget sound federal action plan.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall develop and approve a Federal Action Plan
that leverages Federal programs across agencies and serves to
coordinate diverse programs and priorities for the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(ii) Revision of puget sound federal action plan.--Not
less often than once every 5 years after the date of approval
of the Federal Action Plan under clause (i), the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall review, and revise as
appropriate, the Federal Action Plan.
``(C) Feedback by federal agencies.--In facilitating
feedback under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force shall request Federal agencies
to consider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions within
the Puget Sound region designed to--
``(i) further the goals, targets, and actions of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program;
``(ii) as applicable, implement and enforce this Act, the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other Federal laws
that contribute to the restoration and protection of the
Puget Sound, including those that protect Tribal treaty
rights;
``(iii) prevent the introduction and spread of invasive
species;
``(iv) protect marine and wildlife habitats;
``(v) protect, restore, and conserve forests, wetlands,
riparian zones, and nearshore waters;
``(vi) promote resilience to climate change and ocean
acidification effects;
``(vii) restore fisheries so that they are sustainable and
productive;
``(viii) preserve biodiversity;
``(ix) restore and protect ecosystem services that provide
clean water, filter toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem
resilience; and
``(x) improve water quality, including by preventing and
managing stormwater runoff, incorporating erosion control
techniques and trash capture devices, using sustainable
stormwater practices, and mitigating and minimizing nonpoint
source pollution, including marine litter.
``(4) Participation of state advisory committee and puget
sound tribal management conference.--The Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall carry out its duties with input
from, and in collaboration with, the State Advisory Committee
and the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, including
by seeking advice and recommendations on the actions,
progress, and issues pertaining to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound.
``(5) Meetings.--
``(A) Initial meeting.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force shall meet not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section--
``(i) to determine if all Federal agencies are properly
represented;
``(ii) to establish the bylaws of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force;
``(iii) to establish necessary working groups or
committees; and
``(iv) to determine subsequent meeting times, dates, and
logistics.
``(B) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting, the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet, at a
minimum, twice per year to carry out the duties of the Puget
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(C) Working group meetings.--A meeting of any established
working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall not be considered a biannual
meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B).
``(D) Joint meetings.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership
Task Force--
``(i) shall offer to meet jointly with the Puget Sound
National Estuary Program Management Conference and the Puget
Sound Tribal Management Conference, at a minimum, once per
year; and
``(ii) may consider such a joint meeting to be a biannual
meeting of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for
purposes of subparagraph (B).
``(E) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall constitute a
quorum.
``(F) Voting.--For the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force to take an official action, a quorum shall be present,
and at least a two-thirds majority of the members present
shall vote in the affirmative.
``(6) Puget sound federal leadership task force procedures
and advice.--
``(A) Advisors.--The Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task
Force may seek advice and input from any interested,
knowledgeable, or affected party as the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force determines necessary to perform its
duties.
``(B) Compensation.--A member of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall receive no additional
compensation for service as a member on the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force.
``(C) Travel expenses.--Travel expenses incurred by a
member of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in
the performance of service on the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force may be paid by the agency that the
member represents.
``(7) Puget sound federal task force.--
``(A) In general.--On the date of enactment of this
section, the 2016 memorandum of understanding establishing
the Puget Sound Federal Task Force shall cease to be
effective.
``(B) Use of previous work.--The Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force shall, to the extent practicable, use
the work product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by the
Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order to avoid duplicating
the efforts of the Puget Sound Federal Task Force.
``(d) State Advisory Committee.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established a State Advisory
Committee.
``(2) Membership.--The State Advisory Committee shall
consist of up to seven members designated by the governing
body of the Puget Sound Partnership, in consultation with the
Governor of Washington, who will represent Washington State
agencies that have significant roles and responsibilities
related to the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound.
``(e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force, State Advisory Committee, and
any working group or committee of the Puget Sound Federal
Leadership Task Force, shall not be considered an advisory
committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
``(f) Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force Biennial
Report on Puget Sound Restoration and Protection
Activities.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, in collaboration
with the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference and the
State Advisory Committee, shall submit to the President,
Congress, the Governor of Washington, and the governing body
of the Puget Sound Partnership a report that summarizes the
progress, challenges, and milestones of the Puget Sound
Federal Leadership Task Force relating to the restoration and
protection of the Puget Sound.
``(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a description of the following:
``(A) The roles and progress of each State, local
government entity, and Federal agency that has jurisdiction
in the Puget Sound region relating to meeting the identified
objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon
Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.
``(B) If available, the roles and progress of Tribal
governments that have jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region
relating to meeting the identified objectives and priorities
of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty
Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution
Control Program.
``(C) A summary of specific recommendations concerning
implementation of the Action Agenda and the Federal Action
Plan, including challenges, barriers, and anticipated
milestones, targets, and timelines.
``(D) A summary of progress made by Federal agencies toward
the priorities identified in the Federal Action Plan.
``(g) Tribal Rights and Consultation.--
``(1) Preservation of tribal treaty rights.--Nothing in
this section affects, or is intended to affect, any right
reserved by treaty between the United States and one or more
Indian tribes.
``(2) Consultation.--Nothing in this section affects any
authorization or obligation of a Federal agency to consult
with an Indian tribe under any other provision of law.
``(h) Consistency.--
``(1) In general.--Actions authorized or implemented under
this section shall be consistent with--
``(A) the Salmon Recovery Plans;
``(B) the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; and
``(C) the water quality standards of the State of
Washington approved by the Administrator under section 303.
``(2) Federal actions.--All Federal agencies represented on
the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall act
consistently with the protection of Tribal, treaty-reserved
rights and, to the greatest extent practicable given such
agencies' existing obligations under Federal law, act
consistently with the objectives and priorities of the Action
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program, when--
``(A) conducting Federal agency activities within or
outside the Puget Sound that affect any land or water use or
natural resources of the Puget Sound region, including
activities performed by a contractor for the benefit of a
Federal agency;
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``(B) interpreting and enforcing regulations that impact
the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound;
``(C) issuing Federal licenses or permits that impact the
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound; and
``(D) granting Federal assistance to State, local, and
Tribal governments for activities related to the restoration
and protection of the Puget Sound.''.
(c) Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.--
(1) Review of comprehensive management plan.--Section 121
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273)
is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) ensure that the comprehensive conservation and
management plan approved for the Basin under section 320 is
reviewed and revised in accordance with section 320 not less
often than once every 5 years, beginning on the date of
enactment of this paragraph.''.
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ``recommended by a
management conference convened for the Basin under section
320'' and inserting ``identified in the comprehensive
conservation and management plan approved for the Basin under
section 320''.
(2) Definitions.--Section 121(e)(1) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(e)(1)) is amended by
striking ``, a 5,000 square mile''.
(3) Administrative costs.--Section 121(f) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273(f)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of
the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be
used for administrative expenses.''.
(4) Application to existing appropriations.--Amounts
appropriated for Lake Pontchartrain by title VI of division J
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under the
heading ``Environmental Protection Agency--Environmental
Programs and Management'' (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1396)
shall be considered to be appropriated pursuant to section
121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by
this subsection, including with respect to the use of such
funds for administrative expenses under subsection (f)(3) of
such section 121.
amendment no. 638 offered by ms. tlaib of michigan
Page 1262, after line 23, insert the following:
SEC. 5403. REVIEW OF FHA SMALL-DOLLAR MORTGAGE PRACTICES.
(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) affordable homeownership opportunities are being
hindered due to the lack of financing available for home
purchases under $100,000;
(2) according to the Urban Institute, small-dollar mortgage
loan applications in 2017 were denied by lenders at double
the rate of denial for large mortgage loans, and this
difference in denial rates cannot be fully explained by
differences in the applicants' credit profiles;
(3) according to data compiled by Attom Data solutions,
small-dollar mortgage originations have decreased 38 percent
since 2009, while there has been a 65-percent increase in
origination of mortgages for more than $150,000;
(4) the FHA's mission is to serve creditworthy borrowers
who are underserved and, according to the Urban Institute,
the FHA serves 24 percent of the overall market, but only 19
percent of the small-dollar mortgage market; and
(5) the causes behind these variations are not fully
understood, but merit study that could assist in furthering
the Department of Housing and Urban Development's mission,
including meeting the housing needs of borrowers the program
is designed to serve and reducing barriers to homeownership,
while protecting the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund.
(b) Review.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall conduct a review of its FHA single-family mortgage
insurance policies, practices, and products to identify any
barriers or impediments to supporting, facilitating, and
making available mortgage insurance for small dollar
mortgages, as defined by the Secretary. Not later than the
expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Congress describing the findings of such review
and the actions that the Secretary will take, without
adversely affecting the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund, to remove such barriers and impediments to
providing mortgage insurance for such mortgages.
amendment no. 639 offered by mrs. torres of california
Page 1348, insert after line 23 the following:
SEC. 5806. LIMITATION ON LICENSES AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR EXPORT OF CERTAIN ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS
LIST AND MADE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF
THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce may not grant a
license or other authorization for the export of covered
items unless before granting the license or other
authorization the Secretary submits to the chairman and
ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking member
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate a written
certification with respect to such proposed export license or
other authorization containing--
(1) the name of the person applying for the license or
other authorization;
(2) the name of the person who is the proposed recipient of
the export;
(3) the name of the country or international organization
to which the export will be made;
(4) a description of the items proposed to be exported; and
(5) the value of the items proposed to be exported.
(b) Form.--A certification required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, except that
information regarding the dollar value and number of items
proposed to be exported may be restricted from public
disclosure if such disclosure would be detrimental to the
security of the United States.
(c) Deadlines; Waiver.--A certification required under
subsection (a) shall be submitted--
(1) at least 15 calendar days before a proposed export
license or other authorization is granted in the case of a
transfer of items to a country which is a member of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization or Australia, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, and
(2) at least 30 calendar days before a proposed export
license or other authorization is issued in the case of a
transfer of items to any other country.
(d) Congressional Resolution of Disapproval.--A proposed
export license or other authorization described in paragraph
(1) of subsection (c) shall become effective after the end of
the 15-day period described in such paragraph, and a proposed
export license or other authorization described in paragraph
(2) of subsection (c) shall become effective after the end of
the 30-day period specified in such paragraph, only if the
Congress does not enact, within the applicable time period, a
joint resolution prohibiting the export of items with respect
to the proposed export license.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered items.--The term ``covered items'' means items
that--
(A) were included in category I of the United States
Munitions List (as in effect on January 1, 2020);
(B) were removed from the United States Munitions List and
made subject to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration
Regulations through publication in the Federal Register on
January 23, 2020; and
(C) are valued at $1,000,000 or more.
(2) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export
Administration Regulations'' means the regulations set forth
in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations, or successor regulations.
(3) United states munitions list.--The term ``United States
Munitions List'' means the list maintained pursuant to part
121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.
amendment no. 640 offered by mrs. torres of california
At the appropriate place in division E, add the following:
SEC. __. REVIEW OF STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall,
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, categorize public safety telecommunicators as a
protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational
Classification System.
amendment no. 641 offered by mr. torres of new york
At the appropriate place in division E, insert:
SECTION __. UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION ON-SITE
INVESTIGATIONS OF MAJOR FIRES.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 38. INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.
``(a) In General.--In the case of any major fire, the
Administrator may send incident investigators, which may
include safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes
and standards experts, researchers, and fire training
specialists, to the site of the fire to conduct an
investigation as described in subsection (b).
``(b) Investigation Required.--A fire investigation
conducted under this section--
``(1) shall be conducted in coordination and cooperation
with appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities,
including Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate
a major fire or an incident of which the major fire is a
part; and
``(2) shall examine the determined cause and origin of the
fire and assess broader systematic matters to include use of
codes and standards, demographics, structural
characteristics, smoke and fire dynamics (movement) during
the event, and costs of associated injuries and deaths.
``(c) Report.--Upon concluding any fire investigation under
this section, the Administrator shall issue a public report
to local, State, and Federal authorities on the findings of
such investigation, or collaborate
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with another investigating Federal agency on that agency's
report, including recommendations on--
``(1) any other buildings with similar characteristics that
may bear similar fire risks;
``(2) improving tactical response to similar fires;
``(3) improving civilian safety practices;
``(4) assessing the costs and benefits to the community of
adding fire safety features; and
``(5) how to mitigate the causes of such fire.
``(d) Discretionary Authority.--In addition to
investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the
Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct
investigations at the site of any fire with unusual or
remarkable context that results in losses less severe than
those occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination
with appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities,
including Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate
a major fire or an incident of which the major fire is a
part.
``(e) Major Fire Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `major fire' shall have the meaning given such term
under regulations to be issued by the Administrator.''.
amendment no. 642 offered by mr. torres of new york
Add at the end of title LII of division E the following:
SEC. 5206. REPORT ON PUERTO RICO'S ELECTRIC GRID.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), in consultation with the Secretary of the
Department of Energy and the Secretary of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on Puerto
Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and
detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking
to expedite such rebuilding. The report shall contain the
following:
(1) An analysis of the state of Puerto Rico's electric
grid, including the following:
(A) A list of projects in order of priority, estimated
cost, and estimated time necessary for completion.
(B) An analysis of the measures taken by the Federal
Government to expedite such rebuilding and the effectiveness
of such measures.
(C) Information relating to the amount of funds that have
been allocated and the amount of funds that have been
disbursed.
(D) An analysis of how the Federal Government can provide
further assistance in expediting such rebuilding.
(2) An analysis of the state of Puerto Rico's renewable
energy generation and storage capacities, including the
following:
(A) A list of current and expected projects focused on
renewable energy generation and storage.
(B) A report on the development of renewable energy sources
in Puerto Rico, including projections for meeting renewable
energy metrics established in the Puerto Rico Energy Public
Policy Act (Act 17).
(C) An analysis of challenges for improving Puerto Rico's
renewable energy capacity and recommendations for addressing
such challenges.
(D) An analysis of how the Federal Government can provide
further assistance, including funding and legislative
actions, in facilitating renewable energy development and
improving Puerto Rico's renewable energy generation and
storage capacities.
(E) An analysis of the extent to which the federally funded
projects to rebuild the electric grid will support an
efficient transition from fossil fueled generation sources to
renewable sources, in a manner that sustains reliable power
supply during such transition, preserves base and peak load
capacity upon completion of such transition, and prevents
creation of stranded assets.
(3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for power companies
and governments to reduce the number of outages and
blackouts.
(4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and
funding needed to improve the process of fund disbursement
for critical projects related to electric grids.
(5) A plan for expediting such rebuilding by not later than
three months after the report is so submitted.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
amendment no. 643 offered by mr. torres of new york
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 5403. DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESSES TIES TO RUSSIA.
(a) In General.--Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(s) Disclosure of Business Ties to Russia.--Any issuer
required to file an annual or quarterly report under
subsection (a) that--
``(1) does business in Russia, or with or through firms
domiciled in Russia, regardless of where that business
activity takes place, or
``(2) with the Russian government, or with any entity owned
by or affiliated with such government, regardless of where
that business activity takes place,
shall disclose in that report relevant facts and a
description about the business activity.''.
(b) The Securities and Exchange Commission shall within 270
days of enactment of this section define any necessary terms
and amend its rules or forms, to carry out the requirements
of the provision added by subsection (a).
amendment no. 644 offered by mr. torres of new york
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 5403. SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--Section 704B of the Equal Credit
Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691c-2) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``LGBTQ-owned,'' after ``minority-owned,''
each place such term appears;
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by inserting ``, sexual
orientation, gender identity'' after ``sex''; and
(3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following:
``(7) LGBTQ-owned business.--The term `LGBTQ-owned
business' means a business--
``(A) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of
which is held by 1 or more individuals self-identifying as
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer; and
``(B) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss of
which accrues to 1 or more individuals self-identifying as
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.''.
(b) Discretionary Surplus Fund.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 7(a)(3) of the
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by
reducing the dollar figure described in such subparagraph by
$500,000.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on September 30, 2032.
amendment no. 645 offered by mrs. trahan of massachusetts
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON THE
INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall take
such action as may be necessary to seek to initiate
negotiations to obtain an agreement on a multilateral basis
with countries that are allies or partners of the United
States, including countries that are members of the Group of
Seven (G7), to establish an independent international center
for research on the information environment (in this section
referred to as the ``research center'').
(b) Consultation.--As part of the negotiations to obtain an
agreement described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State
should consult with--
(1) representatives from providers of prominent online
platforms;
(2) researchers from the fields of information science,
media studies, international data governance, and other
similar fields;
(3) privacy and human and civil rights advocates;
(4) technologists, including individuals with training and
expertise in the state of the art in the fields of
information technology, information security, network
security, software development, computer science, computer
engineering, and other related fields;
(5) representatives from international standards-setting
organizations; and
(6) experts in mechanisms for enabling access to online
platform data which is compliant with data protection
frameworks.
(c) Purposes, Functions, and Related Administrative
Provisions of Research Center.--An agreement obtained under
subsection (a) should include provisions relating to the
following:
(1) The purposes and functions of the research center,
including its mandate to ensure the widest possible
cooperation among member countries of the research center to
ensure such purposes are achieved and such functions are
carried out, including to--
(A) enable international collaboration to gain
understanding and measure the impacts of foreign state and
non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at
undermining or influencing the policies, security, or
stability of the United States and countries that are allies
or partners of the United States;
(B) enable international collaboration to gain
understanding and measure the impacts of the content
moderation, product design decisions, and algorithms of
online platforms on society, politics, the spread of hate,
harassment, and extremism, security, privacy, and physical or
mental health, including considerations for youth
development;
(C) conduct research projects with a focus on the global
information environment that require information from or
about multiple online platforms and multi-year time horizons;
(D) conduct research projects that explore the impact of
published media, such as television, podcasts, radio, and
newspapers, on so-ciety, politics, the spread of hate,
harassment, and extremism, security, privacy, and
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physical or mental health, including considerations for youth
development;
(E) facilitate secure information sharing between online
platforms and researchers affiliated with the research
center;
(F) disseminate findings to the public; and
(G) offer recommendations to online platforms and
governments regarding ways to ensure a safe and resilient
online information environment.
(2) The governance structure and process for adding and
removing member countries of the research center.
(3) The process by which a researcher can become affiliated
with or join the research center, including provisions to
ensure the researcher is not working on behalf of a business
enterprise.
(4) A proposed budget and contributions to be provided by
member countries of the research center.
(d) Proposal for Secure Information Sharing With Research
Center.--
(1) In general.--An agreement obtained under subsection (a)
should include provisions relating to the following:
(A) Best practices regarding what types of information from
an online platform should be made available, and under what
circumstances, to the research center.
(B) A code of conduct for researchers working with
information made available as described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Matters to be included.--
(A) Review by research center prior to publication.--The
provisions described in paragraph (1) should include the
circumstances under which the research center will review a
publication based on information made available to the
research center prior to publication to determine whether the
publication violates the privacy of a user of the online
platform or other information outlet that made available the
information or would reveal trade secrets of the provider of
the online platform or other information outlet.
(B) User privacy.--The provisions described in paragraph
(1) should--
(i) ensure that the making available of information to the
research center and the provision of access to the
information by the research center do not infringe upon
reasonable expectations of personal privacy of users of
online platforms or of other individuals; and
(ii) ensure that information is made available to the
research center consistent with any applicable privacy and
data security laws of member countries.
(C) Code of conduct for researchers.--The code of conduct
included under paragraph (1)(B) in the provisions described
in paragraph (1) should require researchers described in such
paragraph to commit to the following:
(i) To use information made available to the research
center only for research purposes specified in the agreement
establishing the research center.
(ii) Not to re-identify, or to attempt to re-identify, an
individual to whom information made available to the research
center relates.
(iii) Not to publish personal information derived from
information made available to the research center.
(iv) To comply with limits on commercial use of information
made available to the research center or research conducted
using such information, as specified by the research center.
(e) Online Platform Defined.--In this section, the term
``online platform'' means a service provided over the
internet that enables two or more distinct but interdependent
sets of users (which may be firms or individuals) to interact
with each other.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out
this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023
and 2024.
Amendment No. 646 Offered by Mr. Trone of Maryland
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED
SYNTHETIC DRUGS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize
efforts of the Department of State to combat international
trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by carrying out
programs and activities including the following:
(1) Supporting increased data collection by the United
States and foreign countries through increased drug use
surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater
testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that
data.
(2) Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with
international drug agencies, including the European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and
regulatory agencies in foreign countries.
(3) Carrying out the program to provide assistance to build
the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect
to covered synthetic drugs.
(4) Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and
nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign
countries to provide educational and professional development
on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of
narcotics and other drugs.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the implementation of this section.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(c) Program to Provide Assistance to Build the Capacity of
Foreign Law Enforcement Agencies With Respect to Covered
Synthetic Drugs.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of
State shall establish a program to provide assistance to
build the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the
countries described in paragraph (3) to help such agencies to
identify, track, and improve their forensics detection
capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.
(2) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize
assistance under paragraph (1) among those countries
described in paragraph (3) in which such assistance would
have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered
synthetic drugs in the United States.
(3) Countries described.--The foreign countries described
in this paragraph are--
(A) countries that are producers of covered synthetic
drugs;
(B) countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries
are known to be exploited for development or procurement of
precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or
(C) major drug-transit countries as defined by the
President.
(4) Authorization of additional appropriations.--In
addition to amounts otherwise authorized for the purposes
described in this subsection, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $4,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.
(d) Exchange Program for Governmental and Nongovernmental
Personnel to Provide Educational and Professional Development
on Demand Reduction Matters Relating to Illicit Use of
Narcotics and Other Drugs.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish or
continue and strengthen, as appropriate, an exchange program
for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United
States and in foreign countries to provide educational and
professional development on demand reduction matters relating
to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
(2) Program requirements.--The program required by
paragraph (1)--
(A) shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and
experience in matters described in paragraph (1);
(B) in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as
part of exchange programs and international visitor programs
administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the Department of State, including the
International Visitor Leadership Program in consultation or
coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs; and
(C) shall include outbound exchanges for governmental or
nongovernmental personnel in the United States.
(3) Authorization of additional appropriations.--In
addition to amounts otherwise authorized for the purposes
described in this subsection, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.
(e) Amendments to International Narcotics Control
Program.--
(1) International narcotics control strategy report.--
Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended--
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph (10) (relating to
an identification of the countries that are the most
significant sources of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl
analogues) as paragraph (11); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) Information that contains an assessment of the
countries significantly involved in the manufacture,
production, or transshipment of synthetic opioids, including
fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, including the following:
``(A) The scale of legal domestic production and any
available information on the number of manufacturers and
producers of such opioids in such countries.
``(B) Information on any law enforcement assessments of the
scale of illegal production, including a description of the
capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such opioids.
``(C) The types of inputs used and a description of the
primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of
such opioids.
``(D) An assessment of the policies of such countries to
regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture,
diversion, distribution, and shipment of such opioids and an
assessment of the effectiveness of the policies'
implementation.
``(13) Information on, to the extent practicable, any
policies of responding to a substance described in section
[__](g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023, including the following:
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``(A) Which governments have articulated policies on
scheduling of such substances.
``(B) Any data on impacts of such policies and other
responses to such substances.
``(C) An assessment of any policies the United States could
adopt to improve its response to such substances.''.
(2) Modifications to definitions.--Section 481(e) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting ``or a significant
direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or
other controlled substances'' after ``opioids''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
``(5) the term `major drug-transit country' means a country
through which are transported illicit narcotic or
psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances
significantly affecting the United States.''.
(f) Covered Synthetic Drug.--In this section, the term
``covered synthetic drug'' means--
(1) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined in section
102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))),
including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or
(2) a substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof,
that--
(A) is not--
(i) included in any schedule as a controlled substance
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);
or
(ii) controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
signed at New York, New York, on March 30, 1961, or the
Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed at Vienna,
Austria, on February 21, 1971;
(B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and
(C) poses a threat to the public health and safety.
Amendment No. 647 Offered by Ms. Van Duyne of Texas
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 8__. STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN-BASED
COMPANIES.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study to determine the amount of small
business assistance that has been received by foreign-based
small business concerns during the period beginning on March
1, 2020, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study
conducted under subsection (a), including the amount of small
business assistance that has been received by foreign-based
small business concerns in total and disaggregated by country
of origin.
(2) Identifiable or proprietary information.--The
Comptroller General shall ensure that the report submitted
under paragraph (1) does not include any identifiable or
proprietary information of any foreign-based small business
concern.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Country of origin.--The term ``country of origin''
means the country, other than the United States--
(A) in which a foreign-based small business concern is
headquartered;
(B) under the laws of which an entity owning or holding,
directly or indirectly, not less than 25 percent of the
economic interest of a foreign-based small business concern
is organized; or
(C) of which a person owning or holding, directly or
indirectly, not less than 25 percent of the economic interest
of a foreign-based small business concern is a citizen.
(2) Foreign-based small business concern.--The term
``foreign-based small business concern'' means a small
business concern--
(A) that is headquartered in a country other than the
United States; or
(B) for which an entity organized under the laws of a
country other than the United States, or a citizen of such a
country, owns or holds, directly or indirectly, not less than
25 percent of the economic interest of the small business
concern, including as equity shares or a capital or profit
interest in a limited liability company or partnership.
(3) Small business assistance.--The term ``small business
assistance'' means any Federal funds and other benefits
available to small business concerns under programs
administered by the Small Business Administration,
including--
(A) loans, whether directly or indirectly made;
(B) grants; and
(C) contracting preferences.
(4) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning given such term under section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
Amendment No. 648 Offered by Mr. Vargas of California
Add at the end of title LIV of division E the following:
SEC. 54__. NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DECLARATION MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Determination on Emergency Supplies and Other Public
Health Emergencies.--For the purposes of section 101 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511), the
following materials may be deemed by the President, during a
nationwide emergency declaration period, to be scarce and
critical materials essential to the national defense and
otherwise meet the requirements of section 101(b) of such
Act, and funds available to implement such Act may be used
for the purchase, production (including the construction,
repair, and retrofitting of government-owned facilities as
necessary), or distribution of such materials:
(1) Face masks and personal protective equipment, including
non-surgical isolation gowns, face shields, nitrile gloves,
N-95 filtering facepiece respirators, and any other masks or
equipment (including durable medical equipment) determined by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be needed to
respond during a nationwide emergency declaration period, and
the materials, machinery, additional manufacturing lines or
facilities, or other technology necessary to produce such
equipment.
(2) Drugs and devices (as those terms are defined in the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.))
and biological products (as that term is defined by section
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262)) that
are approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use during
a nationwide emergency, and any materials, manufacturing
machinery, additional manufacturing or fill-finish lines or
facilities, technology, or equipment (including durable
medical equipment) necessary to produce or use such drugs,
biological products, or devices (including syringes, vials,
or other supplies or equipment related to delivery,
distribution, or administration).
(3) Any other medical equipment or supplies determined by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary
of Homeland Security to be scarce and critical materials
essential to the national defense for purposes of section 101
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511).
(b) Enhancement of Supply Chain Production.--In exercising
authority under title III of the Defense Production Act of
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) with respect to materials
described in subsection (a), the President shall seek to
ensure that support is provided to companies that comprise
the supply chains for reagents, components, raw materials,
and other materials and items necessary to produce or use the
materials described in subsection (a) to the extent necessary
for the national defense during a nationwide emergency
declaration and subsequent major disaster declarations under
sections 501 and 401, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191,
5170).
(c) Enhanced Reporting During Nationwide Disaster
Declarations.--
(1) Report on exercising authorities under the defense
production act of 1950.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the exercise of
authorities under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) prior to the
date of such report for the purposes of the nationwide
emergency declaration response.
(B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A)
and the update required under subparagraph (C) shall include
the following:
(i) In general.--With respect to each exercise of such
authority--
(I) an explanation of the purpose of the applicable
contract, purchase order, or other exercise of authority
(including an allocation of materials, services, and
facilities under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511(a)(2));
(II) the cost of such exercise of authority; and
(III) if applicable--
(aa) the amount of goods that were purchased or allocated;
(bb) an identification of the entity awarded a contract or
purchase order or that was the subject of the exercise of
authority; and
(cc) an identification of any entity that had shipments
delayed by the exercise of any authority under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
(ii) Consultations.--A description of any consultations
conducted with relevant stakeholders on the needs addressed
by the exercise of the authorities described in subparagraph
(A).
(C) Update.--The President shall provide an additional
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the
matters described under subparagraph (B) no later than four
months after the submission of the report.
(2) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate at the end of the nationwide emergency declaration
period.
Amendment No. 649 Offered by Mrs. Wagner of Missouri
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. __. ISOLATE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACT OF 2022.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to seek to exclude government officials of the Russian
Federation, to the maximum extent practicable, from
participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities
of the following organizations:
(1) Group of 20.
(2) Bank for International Settlements.
(3) Basel Committee for Banking Standards.
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(4) Financial Stability Board.
(5) International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
(6) International Organization of Securities Commissions.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, shall
take all necessary steps to advance the policy set forth in
subsection (a).
(c) Termination.--This section shall have no force or
effect on the earlier of--
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
President reports to Congress that the Government of the
Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities
with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Ukraine.
(d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of
this section if the President reports to the Congress that
the waiver is in the national interest of the United States
and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) and the gentleman from Alabama
(Mr. Rogers) each will control 15 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I have no speakers at this time
on this amendment and I am prepared to close.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I intend to support the en bloc
package even though it is not in our jurisdiction.
At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr.
Issa), my friend and colleague.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time.
Mr. Speaker, 2 minutes is not enough time to describe the fog of war.
Two minutes is not enough time to describe a level of heroism that
occurred more than half a century ago over the waters of North Korea.
But today, one of the amendments en bloc will, in fact, recognize for
the Congressional Medal of Honor the unsung hero of that war. Royce
Williams, who took on six MiGs of superior capability all by himself,
and defended the entire fleet on behalf of himself, came home to his
aircraft carrier with over 200 holes in his aircraft, landed it at
almost twice the speed that aircraft would be able to land, and his
record was impounded in secrecy and classified for decades.
Only now, after the Soviet Union fell, can we begin to understand his
heroism and his success.
Today, on behalf of all the members of the San Diego delegation of
both parties who support this amendment, on behalf of the more than 100
flag officers who have signed on recommending that he receive the Medal
of Honor, I am proud to say that it has been ruled in order, and I
thank all those involved in bringing it to the floor.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my
time.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I intend to support this package,
and I urge its adoption.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of
my time not to speak on the en bloc, but this is the last opportunity
to speak about the bill.
We are going to have three other amendments after this en bloc, so I
just want to do a quick closing and urge all Members to vote in favor
of the bill.
You have seen the process play out. I think this has been an
incredibly inclusive process, starting in the committee in a bipartisan
way and moving to the floor, where we have had the opportunity for all
Members to contribute and participate in this process.
I think we have a good product that is going to enable us to continue
to exercise our oversight of the Pentagon, fulfill our duties as
Members of Congress, and support the men and women of our Armed Forces
in carrying out the missions that we ask them to do. I urge Members to
support the bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr.
Rogers) for his closing remarks.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his
leadership in this endeavor. This is a very important piece of
legislation, a very bipartisan product, and I hope that our colleagues
on both sides of the aisle will join the chairman and I in giving final
passage to this important piece of legislation.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I urge all Members
to support the defense bill. I appreciate the staff and everybody who
worked on the effort. I recognize the Rules Committee staff, the Armed
Services Committee staff, the floor staff, and the Parliamentarians who
are the ones who have to process those 1,200 amendments, figure out how
to write them out, how to make sure we are doing it right.
I don't understand fully how you are able to do that, so I very much
appreciate that you do, and we get a good product at the end of it. I
think we have all participated in a good process. I urge Members to
support the bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my opposition to
Amendment No. 554 to H.R. 7900 Offered by Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island.
I think we can all agree that increasing cybersecurity coordination
across different sectors is an important goal. However, I have concerns
with the functions of the Interagency Council for Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity Coordination. I am concerned that this
amendment is assigning the Council tasks that it does not have the
qualifications to complete.
The Council is charged with reviewing existing regulatory authorities
that could be used to strengthen cybersecurity for critical
infrastructure. It is also supposed to identify regulatory gaps that
could invite cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure and develop
legislative proposals to resolve such regulatory gaps.
I am worried the Council does not have the expertise to review
regulations and propose legislation for our critical infrastructure.
While I appreciate that the Council will include representatives from
Sector Risk Management Agencies and potentially other federal
departments and agencies as determined by the Secretary of National
Cyber Security, I am concerned that each councilmember's expertise
within a given sector or within cybersecurity generally is not adequate
to perform this regulatory assessment or potential legislative
proposals required by this bill.
For example, I do not agree that a councilmember whose expertise is
in the financial sector should be reviewing regulations of the dams
sector. Nor should the councilmember for the dams sector be proposing
legislation for the health and public health sector.
While I understand that there are commonalities to cybersecurity
risks posed to different sectors, the regulatory and statutory
regimes--including those related to cybersecurity--must account for the
unique operations of each sector, the type of actors in each sector,
and technical feasibility within each sector.
Therefore, I oppose the creation of the Interagency Council for
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Coordination as structured by
this amendment. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the Smith-Norcross amendment to
the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA directs the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure
high-quality workmanship on federal construction projects by providing
each of their districts with clarifying, uniform guidance and to
enforce compliance more strongly with already existing laws--especially
the Davis-Bacon Act--that mandate proper worker classification and the
corresponding wages.
Additionally, it requires the Corps to investigate worker
classification complaints and third-party related complaints within 30
days of filings and reaffirms transparency and disclosure requirements
for certified payroll reports.
For years, we have witnessed disingenuous contractors purposely hire
underqualified workers for military construction projects and put them
in high-skilled jobs for which they lack the needed expertise--a
practice known as ``worker misclassification''. These contractors
dishonestly undercut their more skilled, better-value competitors, only
to have those important projects mismanaged, understaffed, delayed,
unfinished, and in some cases, rebid--then properly redone by high-
skilled tradesmen and women who should have gotten the job in the first
place.
There are two different types of misclassification: craft
misclassification and independent contractor misclassification. Craft
misclassification occurs when dishonest contractors misclassify high-
skilled workers as general laborers or lower wage classifications in
order to avoid paying the higher prevailing wage rate applicable to the
high-skilled work actually performed. Independent contractor
misclassification occurs when contractors misclassify employees as
independent contractors to avoid paying prevailing wages thereby
reducing labor costs and avoiding state and federal taxes.
These practices deny workers of their rights to critical benefits and
protections, including
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prevailing wages, worker's compensation, and unemployment insurance;
and communities suffer because misclassification results in lower tax
revenues for federal, state, and local governments.
Additionally, the end product is often compromised by shoddy
workmanship which can lead to do-overs and substantial cost overruns.
Congress has passed laws to prevent such problems and punish the
offenders. The Davis-Bacon Act is critical in this effort as it
requires contractors working on certain federally funded construction
projects to pay their workers a prevailing wage to ensure that our
federal projects are completed by skilled workers who have been
properly trained, classified, and paid according to their expertise and
locality. The Act stands as a check and balance designed to protect
employees from low-wage, low-bidding contractors who look to do the job
cheaply while hurting the workers and the client, i.e. the federal
taxpayer.
When it comes to domestic construction projects, the Army Corps of
Engineers procures more than most divisions of the Department of
Defense. As recently as 2019, the Corps obligated over $11 billion for
domestic construction contracts, according to the Government
Accountability Office (GAO)--the federal government's ``watchdog''
agency.
Each federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the Davis-
Bacon protections at its construction worksites. The Army Corps has a
lot of construction projects and federal construction monies to
properly oversee. Unfortunately, federal construction projects in my
district, including Army Corps projects at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst--have fallen short in oversight and compliance and have run
into trouble with unqualified, subpar bidders who avoid hiring needed
skilled workers. We have seen cases of sophisticated work--HVAC,
plumbing and sheet metal--needing to be ripped up and redone after the
irresponsible bidders failed to properly do the work.
To combat this persistent problem and ensure these important laws are
being enforced, in 2019, Congress passed an amendment I authored,
cosponsored by Congressman Norcross, to the 2020 NDAA directing the GAO
to study the contracting practices of the Corps with a focus on the
monitoring and enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act.
The GAO conducted its audit from May 2020 to March 2021 examining
Corps guidance, relevant documents about the Davis-Bacon Act,
Department of Labor guidance and other relevant laws and regulations.
They conducted semi-structured interviews in four Army Corps district
offices--Louisville, New Orleans, New York and Walla Walla--based on
the district's activities and representing ``various geographical areas
in the U.S. and a mixture of volume and type of construction contracts
(e.g. military and civil projects)''. They interviewed Corps
headquarters officials, DOL officials and four external groups
including two labor unions and two trade associations.
The GAO said that ``monitoring, including payroll reviews and on-site
inspections, are key to ensuring that the Corps enforces contractor's
compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act''.
But the report also described implementation inconsistencies across
the various districts that can easily lead to gaps in compliance with
Davis-Bacon.
The GAO concluded that aspects of the reviews and on-site inspections
``may not be sufficient.'' They found that ``Corps documents lack
information'' and said that ``In the absence of directions to
consistently document on-the-ground conditions, like the number of
employees on site'' district officials ``may not be fully using on-site
inspection to ensure contractors' compliance with the [Davis-Bacon]
Act.''
Ultimately, the GAO recommended that the Army Corps provide
clarifying information on how they conduct payroll reviews and document
on-site inspections to ensure the proper monitoring of the number of
workers and work performed.
More work remains to be done to implement these recommendations and
crack down on this harmful practice.
Today's amendment addresses those problems and instructs the Corps'
to fully comply with relevant federal laws and regulations for:
building quality facilities--labs, hangars, housing, and workspaces--
for our military men and women; providing an honest wage for
construction workers; and providing the best investment for the
taxpayer.
Mr. Speaker, working with partners such as the AFL-CIO, North
America's Building Trades Unions, New Jersey trades like the IBEW and
the Plumbers and Pipefitters, and my friend, Congressman Norcross, we
can finally ensure that military construction is done with the best
possible workmanship, that we make best use of the hardworking
Americans' taxpayer dollars, and that the men and women who work with
our military are treated fairly.
Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of En Bloc 5 to H.R. 7900,
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which
includes my two final amendments to this legislation. These additional
provisions will strengthen how we enforce U.S. sanctions and provide
the Congress with vital information about the China-Afghan economic
relationship.
Amendment No. 561 establishes the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC) Exchange within OFAC. This voluntary public-private partnership
would advance information sharing between law enforcement agencies,
national security agencies, financial institutions, and OFAC. It would
facilitate sanctions administration and enforcement that target foreign
countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers,
and other threats to national security, foreign policy, or the U.S.
economy. This collaboration will allow for U.S. economic and trade
sanctions to be better administered and enforced, and, ultimately, make
them more effective.
Amendment No. 562 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to
brief the Congress on the identification and analysis of Chinese
economic, commercial, and financial connections to Afghanistan which
fuel both Chinese and Taliban interests, to include illicit financial
networks involved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial
transactions, official corruption, natural resources exploitation, and
terrorist networks. Earlier this year, China, among other nations,
pledged to deepen its economic and trade ties with Afghanistan through
the so-called ``Tunxi Initiative.'' However, China has a history of
seeking to increase its influence through development and economic
assistance that completely ignores, or even undermines, rule of law,
independent civil society, and protection of human rights. After all
that the United States has invested and sacrificed in Afghanistan, it
is vital that Congress understand the extent of China's connections,
and intentions, in Afghanistan so we can respond accordingly.
Once again I would like to express my sincerest thanks to Armed
Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, Ranking Member Mike Rogers, and
their staffs for including my amendments in this last En Bloc. I would
urge all my colleagues to vote in favor of this final En Bloc.
Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, my amendment No. 606, which is included in
En Bloc 5, creates a VA advisory committee for veterans living in the
U.S. insular areas and in the Freely Associated States. Veterans in my
district, especially, and in the other insular areas, too, face
barriers to VA services no vet should be forced to endure.
My amendment creates a Department of Veterans Affairs advisory
committee representing veterans living in the U.S. insular areas of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the Freely Associated States of Palau,
Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
In my district, the Northern Mariana Islands, there are no VA clinics
and no Vet Centers. Veterans there sometimes fly 3,700 miles to Hawai'i
or over 6,000 miles to California to access VA services. Even reaching
VA services in nearby Guam is a challenge.
That is why my amendment, establishing a committee to educate the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the obstacles insular area veterans
face, is so important. Each U.S. insular area and each of the three
Freely Associated States would have a seat on the advisory committee.
They would be able to describe the barriers their veterans face in
receiving VA services.
Establishing an advisory committee will not solve every logistical
problem for veterans who live in geographically remote areas of
America. But, at least, those veterans on the margins will have a way
to communicate directly with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on how
to improve VA programs and services in their communities.
This amendment is, with minor technical changes, the same legislation
as H.R. 3730, which passed in the House last fall with strong
bipartisan support. The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Iraq
and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Disabled American Veterans, and
Minority Veterans of America have endorsed the legislation.
I ask my colleagues to support En Bloc 5.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution Number 1224,
the previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by
the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
The question is on the amendments en bloc.
The en bloc amendments were agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Amendment No. 587 Offered by Ms. Meng
The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No.
587 printed in part A of House Report 117-405.
Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of title LI of division E, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 51__. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
ON FERTILITY SERVICES.
(a) Awareness Campaign.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall conduct an awareness campaign regarding the types of
fertility treatments, procedures, and services covered under
the medical benefits package of the Department of Veterans
Affairs that are available to veterans experiencing issues
with fertility.
(b) Modes of Outreach.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall ensure that a variety of modes of outreach
are incorporated into the awareness campaign under such
subsection, taking into consideration the age range of the
veteran population.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a
summary of the actions that have been taken to implement the
awareness campaign under subsection (a) and how the Secretary
plans to better engage women veterans, to ensure awareness of
such veterans regarding covered fertility services available.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Meng) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
My amendment requires the VA to conduct an outreach campaign to
veterans to make them aware of the full range of fertility treatments,
procedures, and services covered under the VA's medical benefits
package.
I emphasize that this amendment was included in the fiscal year 2022
House-passed NDAA as part of an en bloc package and received
overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle.
Our veterans, who served our country honorably, deserve every
opportunity to begin the family of their dreams. A study released last
year on reproductive-aged veteran women found that the rate of
infertility among veterans is more than 50 percent higher than among
the general female population.
For years, the VA has provided a range of fertility treatments and
services to veterans. Many veterans have brought to my attention the
issue that because they are unaware of the fertility services covered
by the VA, they instead seek out expensive private care to help them
begin a family.
This amendment is simple. We provide critical funding to the VA to
offer comprehensive medical care to our veterans. The VA should be
doing outreach to all veterans to ensure that they are fully aware of
the critical healthcare services covered by the VA.
Those who have served our country honorably and now struggle with
infertility as a result of their service deserve assistance in trying
to build a family.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I claim time in opposition.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, this amendment would direct the VA to conduct
an awareness campaign regarding types of fertility treatments,
procedures, and services that are available to veterans.
While I do agree that all veterans should be made aware of the care
and services covered under the earned VA medical benefits package, I
must oppose this inclusion of the amendment in the NDAA.
I cannot support an outreach campaign that champions a process like
in vitro fertilization, a process that creates life in a petri dish and
then either destroys, discards, or forever freezes it on a shelf. This
is not life-affirming. This is not right for veterans or their spouses
or their children.
Being a father is one of the highlights of my life. I wish every
veteran could know the joy of parenthood, and I want to help veterans
struggling with infertility to connect with life-affirming resources
and support.
I hope to work with my colleagues and fellow veterans to find a
better way forward for veterans who are unable to conceive. Dropping an
amendment into the NDAA is not the way forward, and for that reason, I
am opposed to the amendment.
Mr. Speaker, I mentioned earlier in my statement, I cannot support
this amendment that promotes the provision of in vitro fertilization as
part of the VA medical benefits package, and I urge Members to oppose
the amendment.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Meng).
The question is on the amendment.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question
are postponed.
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Amendment No. 637 Offered by Mr. Takano
The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No.
637 printed in part A of House Report 117-405.
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of title LI, insert the following:
SEC. 51__. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
Section 109 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d)(1) Any person described in paragraph (2) shall be
entitled to hospital and domiciliary care and medical
services within the United States under chapter 17 of this
title to the same extent as if the service described in such
paragraph had been performed in the Armed Forces of the
United States.
``(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whom
the Secretary determines meets the following criteria:
``(A) The person served in Vietnam as a member of the armed
forces of the Republic of Korea at any time during the period
beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, or
such other period as determined appropriate by the Secretary
for purposes of this subsection.
``(B) The person became a citizen of the United States on
or after the date on which such service in the armed forces
of the Republic of Korea ended.''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment, which would
correct a decades-long gap in VA's Allied Beneficiary Program by
extending this program to South Korean veterans now living in the
United States who served alongside the United States during the Vietnam
war.
For 63 years, veterans of allied forces from World Wars I and II have
been able to enroll in VA healthcare. The U.K., Australia, France, New
Zealand, and Canada have had reciprocal agreements with the United
States, reimbursing the VA for care provided to their veterans and vice
versa.
In the 1970s, Congress also made veterans of the Czech and Polish
Armed Forces who have been American citizens for at least 10 years
eligible for VA healthcare. However, neither the Czech Republic nor
Poland have reciprocal agreements with the United States, so VA is not
reimbursed for the care provided to these veterans.
Yet still today, veterans of the Republic of Korea who fought
alongside us in the Vietnam war and then went on to become citizens of
the United States are denied what their European counterparts already
have: access to veteran-centric, high-quality care from VA.
Over 300,000 Koreans fought alongside the United States in Vietnam.
Thousands went on to build lives here and
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become citizens, but today only 300 of these veterans are still living.
However, despite their service as our allies in the Korean military,
these Korean Americans are not recognized as U.S. veterans in theory or
in title and are therefore not granted access to VA services under the
law. They are also not covered by the Korean healthcare system while
living here in the United States.
Once they are naturalized United States citizens, they are recognized
by South Korea as foreign nationals, with no benefits available to them
in the United States. This is the decades-long inequity that this
amendment would seek to address. This amendment is about supporting
naturalized United States citizens as much as it is about sending a
clear message to our allies abroad: If you serve alongside us in times
of war, we will have your back.
This is important not only to provide vital healthcare to veterans
here in the United States but also to instill confidence in our country
as an international partner and ally. Three hundred Korean Vietnam
veterans, now Americans, are asking this country to respect their
service as fully as we respect the service of our European allies.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I claim time in opposition.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this amendment would provide access to VA medical care
and services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Korea during the Vietnam conflict.
There are approximately 3,000 Korean veterans living in the U.S. as
citizens and who served alongside American forces during the Vietnam
conflict. This amendment would grant them eligibility to enroll in the
VA healthcare system. This would create an inequity between these
individuals and veterans of U.S. Armed Forces who are not currently
eligible to enroll in the VA care.
It would also create a disparity with the veterans of other allies of
other conflicts who later became U.S. citizens. Ultimately, the
amendment unfairly singles out one group of service above others. That
is why I cannot support the amendment's inclusion in the NDAA.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my friend, the ranking member of the
Veterans' Affairs Committee, implying that he would be supportive of
this if we included other categories and other cohorts of veterans in a
similar place. I go along with that.
I would be willing to work with the ranking member to address these
other cohorts because I believe that we need to extend this particular
offer to these others, but there is no reason for us not to act on this
particular amendment because we have these 300 now-naturalized Korean-
American citizens who served with us in the Vietnam war who have
critical health needs.
Let us take care of these veterans now, but I pledge to work with the
ranking member to address the other categories of naturalized American
citizens who have served in a similar vein as our Czech Americans, our
Polish Americans, and all of our other American allies.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the chairman's willingness to
work on doing that as well, but this amendment itself being included in
the NDAA will not take care of those others. I would like to work with
him to make sure that everybody that needs to be included is included.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, again, I just urge that all Members of
Congress support this amendment. The ranking member and I can work on
the other classifications, other classes of veterans.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier in my statement, I
cannot support the amendment that would provide benefits to one group
of allied veterans before considering that same eligibility for all
veterans. I appreciate the opportunity for the chairman to work with us
to make sure that all the U.S. Armed Forces that have supported us over
the years, that we can come to some sort of agreement.
Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to oppose this amendment, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from California (Mr. Takano).
The question is on the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Amendment No. 650 Offered by Ms. Wild
The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No.
650 printed in part A of House Report 117-405.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. 58_. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO THE
PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of State are
authorized to be made available to provide assistance for the
Philippine National Police, including assistance in the form
of equipment or training, until the Secretary of State
certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate that the Government of the Philippines has--
(1) investigated and successfully prosecuted members of the
Philippine National Police who have violated human rights,
ensured that police personnel cooperated with judicial
authorities in such cases, and affirmed that such violations
have ceased;
(2) established that the Philippine National Police
effectively protects the rights of trade unionists,
journalists, human rights defenders, critics of the
government, faith and religious leaders, and other civil
society activists to operate without interference;
(3) taken effective steps to guarantee a judicial system
that is capable of investigating, prosecuting, and bringing
to justice members of the police and military who have
committed human rights abuses; and
(4) fully complied with domestic and United States audits
and investigations regarding the improper use of prior
security assistance.
(b) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis and
for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) if the President certifies
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate not later than 15 days before such waiver is to take
effect that such waiver is vital to the national security
interests of the United States or its partners and allies.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1224, the
gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Wild) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, at its core what this amendment says is simple: After an
estimated 30,000 extrajudicial killings in the Philippines between 2016
and today, after the assassinations, arbitrary arrests, torture, and
red tagging of labor organizers and opposition leaders, after former
President Duterte's calls for assassinating politically engaged
bishops, after the Philippines has been named year after year by the
International Trade Union Confederation as one of the world's 10 most
repressive countries for the labor movement and workers, the time is
long overdue to begin putting some basic human rights guardrails in
place in the United States-Philippines relationship.
I believe our policy should be built on a clear principle: Our
constituents' tax dollars should not be used to supply weapons,
training, or any other assistance to state security forces that
violently target political opponents, including a United States
citizen, Brandon Lee, a human rights activist, who was shot by state
security forces in 2019 and remains paralyzed from the chest down today
as a result of that attack. Brandon deserves to know that his
government stands with him, not with his attackers.
I have made this point to the Trump administration, and I am making
it to
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the Biden administration. If we in the United States are going to say
that we stand for human rights around the world, then we need to stand
for human rights around the world, not just when it is politically
convenient and not just when it is easy.
Is it too much to ask that our country put some modest conditions on
arming and assisting the security forces of an authoritarian government
waging war on its own people?
Is it too much to ask that our government side with workers and the
labor movement here at home and around the world? With faith and
religious leaders? With human rights activists and dissidents who are
simply trying to build a free society?
Those who oppose this amendment will claim that providing uncritical,
unconditional assistance to the Philippines, regardless of the war its
government is waging against its own population, is critical for our
national security objective of countering China. But the need to
counter the Chinese regime's authoritarianism on the international
stage is precisely why it is so important that we maintain our
credibility on human rights. It is why it is so vital that we do not
undermine our own case for democracy and open ourselves up to charges
of hypocrisy by supporting brutal regimes out of short-term political
expediency.
Let's pass this amendment and send a resounding signal to the world
that we are prepared to make respect for human rights a cornerstone of
U.S. foreign policy rather than an empty slogan that we yield
arbitrarily.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I claim time in opposition to the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I would note if there has to be a Democrat
in that seat, there is no Democrat I would rather see than the
gentleman from New York. He is a fine gentleman who I have worked with
over the years and respect greatly.
As the ranking member of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and a co-
chair of the U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus, I would submit that
our alliance with the Philippines is one of our most important
relationships across the globe. We have partnered with them for over 70
years now, and cooperation between our two nations is just as important
today as it has ever been.
In the face of territorial aggression in the South China Sea by the
People's Liberation Army, which of course is the military wing of the
Chinese Communist Party, the CCP, our partnership with the Philippines
serves as a geostrategic counterweight to China. As Chairman Xi seeks
to control international maritime trade routes, including key waterways
like the Luzon Strait, the Philippines remains a critical partner in
checking his nefarious ambitions.
As with all our strongest alliances, our relationship with the
Philippines extends beyond military affairs, for example, to
cooperation in law enforcement. Our joint efforts with the Philippines
in this regard are really critical to strengthening maritime security
as well as tackling the evils of human trafficking and narcotics
trafficking.
Of course, we have all been appalled by former President Duterte's
brutal drug war, particularly its extrajudicial killings. Such
brutality was the primary reason why Congress suspended International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement assistance to the Philippine
National Police.
However, it would be self-defeating to simply cut off all cooperation
with Philippine law enforcement, as this amendment seeks to do. The
amendment would end maritime law enforcement activities that strengthen
U.S. national security. It would block joint efforts to pursue drug
traffickers and child traffickers, and it would stop human rights and
rule of law assistance.
Fortunately, the June 30 inauguration of President Marcos is an
opportunity to strengthen the U.S.-Philippines relationship to address
not only threats to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific but also
human rights and respect for rule of law.
This amendment would undermine the Biden administration and those of
us in Congress who are working towards these efforts. It would curtail
cooperative efforts between our security forces at a time when Chairman
Xi seeks to dismantle our more than 70-year mutual security partnership
with the Philippines. It doesn't make sense.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues for all the reasons that I just
mentioned to oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the aisle is arguing for
the status quo. As I said before, it is critical for our own national
security objectives of countering China that we maintain our
credibility on human rights issues. It is absolutely vital that we do
not undermine our own case for democracy.
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If I have one message for all those who defend the status quo on this
issue, all those who claim that we effectively need to choose between
our security and our principles, it is this: It doesn't need to be this
way. Abdicating our values makes us less secure in the long run. That
is why I urge my colleagues to pass this amendment by a resounding
margin and to cosponsor my bill, the Philippines Human Rights Act.
The vote on this amendment is just a first step of what must be a
sustained commitment to standing with the people of the Philippines.
Together, we can finally begin shaping a U.S. policy toward the
Philippines that is anchored in respect for human rights and human
dignity, those of the people of the Philippines as well as those of our
people and all people around the world.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, just to conclude and actually reiterate some of my
previous remarks, I have been the co-chair of the Philippines
Friendship Caucus, the Republican co-chair, along with my colleague
Bobby Scott from Virginia, for quite a few years now. We were both
appalled by President Duterte's looking the other way and actually
probably being involved to some degree directly in the command of a lot
of the extrajudicial killings as well as the loss of life and brutality
that took place for quite a few years.
We agreed with him on the war on drugs. Drugs kill far too many
Filipinos and kill far too many Americans. But we do not agree on
extrajudicial measures which take human life.
However, this is an opportunity now, because that government is in
the past, and we have a new government. This is a new opportunity to
build up this relationship once again between these two key allies, the
United States and the Philippines. It is an important relationship,
particularly when one considers that our principal challenge across the
globe right now is countering the nefarious actions of the CCP, the
Chinese Communist Party.
So I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Although well
intentioned, I think ultimately it would do more harm than good.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose it, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). Pursuant to House Resolution
1224, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Wild).
The question is on the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Vitiating Proceedings on Amendment Offered by Mr. Schiff
Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the
ordering of the yeas and nays on amendment No. 451 printed in part A of
House Report 117-405 be vitiated to the end that the amendment be
withdrawn.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from New Jersey?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the ordering of the yeas
and nays is vitiated and the amendment is withdrawn.
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Proceedings will resume on questions
previously postponed.
Votes will be taken in the following order:
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The following amendments to H.R. 7900:
33, 48, 49, 79, 81, en bloc No. 2, en bloc No. 3, en bloc No. 4, 384,
391, 392, 395, 399, 410, 426, 447, 448, 454, and 455.
The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining electronic votes will be
conducted as 5-minute votes.
Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mr. Aguilar
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 33, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from California (Mr. Aguilar).
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217,
nays 206, not voting 7, as follows:
[Roll No. 327]
YEAS--217
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--206
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--7
Cammack
Diaz-Balart
Johnson (LA)
Mfume
Rice (NY)
Sewell
Thompson (PA)
{time} 1249
Mr. BUCHANAN changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 48, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 209,
nays 217, not voting 4, as follows:
[Roll No. 328]
YEAS--209
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
[[Page H6588]]
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Mrvan
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--217
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moulton
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spanberger
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--4
Armstrong
Bowman
Rice (NY)
Ruppersberger
{time} 1259
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted
``yes'' on rollcall No. 328.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 49 Offered by Ms. Speier
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 49, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216,
nays 211, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 329]
YEAS--216
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Yarmuth
NAYS--211
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
[[Page H6589]]
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Larson (CT)
Rice (NY)
Wilson (FL)
{time} 1309
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 79 Offered by Mr. Levin of Michigan
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Wexton). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule
XX, the unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 79,
printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings
were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 233,
nays 196, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 330]
YEAS--233
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gaetz
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Huizenga
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Mfume
Moolenaar
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--196
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Issa
Jackson
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--1
Gohmert
{time} 1318
Mr. GAETZ, Mses. WEXTON, and OMAR changed their vote from ``nay'' to
``yea.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 81 Offered by Ms. Speier
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 81, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further
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proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226,
nays 203, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 331]
YEAS--226
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--203
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--1
Webster (FL)
{time} 1327
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
=========================== NOTE ===========================
July 14, 2022, on page H6590, in the third column, the following
appeared:Reschenthaler (Keller)Rice (NY) (Murphy (NY))Ryan (Beyer)
The online version has been corrected to read:Reschenthaler
(Keller)Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))Ryan (Beyer)
========================= END NOTE =========================
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendments En Bloc No. 2, As Modified, Offered by Mr. Smith of
Washington
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en
bloc No. 2, as modified, printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc, as modified.
The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc, as modified.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc,
as modified, offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 330,
nays 99, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 332]
YEAS--330
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Auchincloss
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fallon
Fischbach
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Flood
Flores
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harshbarger
Hayes
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
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Latta
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Owens
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Taylor
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wenstrup
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Yarmuth
Zeldin
NAYS--99
Allen
Arrington
Bentz
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bowman
Brooks
Buck
Burgess
Bush
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Davidson
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gimenez
Gohmert
Good (VA)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Harris
Hern
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Huizenga
Jackson
Johnson (LA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lesko
Loudermilk
Mann
Massie
Mast
McClintock
Miller (IL)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Mullin
Nehls
Norman
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Rose
Rosendale
Roy
Rutherford
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Spartz
Stauber
Steube
Tenney
Tiffany
Tlaib
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Womack
NOT VOTING--1
Hartzler
{time} 1338
So the en bloc amendments, as modified, were agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en
bloc No. 3, printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc
offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 362,
nays 64, not voting 4, as follows:
[Roll No. 333]
YEAS--362
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Conway
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Evans
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Flores
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guest
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harshbarger
Hayes
Hern
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Mann
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Speier
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Van Duyne
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wenstrup
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yarmuth
Zeldin
NAYS--64
Bentz
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brooks
Buck
Burchett
Burgess
Bush
Cammack
Carey
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Comer
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gohmert
Good (VA)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Harris
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Jackson
Jordan
LaMalfa
Lesko
Massie
Mast
McClintock
Miller (IL)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Mullin
Nehls
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Norman
Omar
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Pressley
Rosendale
Roy
Rutherford
Schweikert
Sessions
Stauber
Steube
Van Drew
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams (TX)
NOT VOTING--4
Gonzalez, Vicente
Hartzler
Issa
Stansbury
{time} 1346
So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on the adoption of amendments en
bloc No. 4, printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc.
The Clerk redesignated the amendments en bloc.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendments en bloc
offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 277,
nays 150, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 334]
YEAS--277
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amodei
Auchincloss
Axne
Baird
Balderson
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bucshon
Bustos
Butterfield
Cammack
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cawthorn
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fallon
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Flores
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Long
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Moore (AL)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rogers (AL)
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Yarmuth
NAYS--150
Aderholt
Allen
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Banks
Bentz
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Bush
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Chabot
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Ellzey
Estes
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Gohmert
Good (VA)
Gosar
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Jackson
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McClain
McClintock
McKinley
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Norman
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Bishop (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Meuser
{time} 1355
So the en bloc amendments were agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 384 Offered by Mr. Bowman
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McGovern). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule
XX, the unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 384,
printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings
were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bowman).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 155,
nays 273, not voting 2, as follows:
[Roll No. 335]
YEAS--155
Adams
Auchincloss
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Beyer
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Boebert
Bonamici
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Bowman
Brown (OH)
Buck
Bush
Cammack
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Cartwright
Case
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cloud
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Courtney
Davidson
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Demings
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Foster
Fulcher
Gaetz
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Gohmert
Gomez
Good (VA)
Gosar
Green, Al (TX)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grijalva
Hayes
Herrell
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hollingsworth
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Jordan
Kahele
Kaptur
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kirkpatrick
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lee (CA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lynch
Mace
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McGovern
McNerney
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Moulton
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Perry
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Raskin
Rosendale
Roy
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Sherman
Speier
Stansbury
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Tiffany
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Veasey
Velazquez
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--273
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bost
Bourdeaux
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brooks
Brown (MD)
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Casten
Castor (FL)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Cline
Clyburn
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Correa
Costa
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis, Rodney
DelBene
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Gallagher
Gallego
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Latta
LaTurner
Lawson (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Mann
Manning
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McEachin
McHenry
McKinley
Meeks
Meijer
Miller (IL)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Morelle
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norcross
Norman
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pence
Peters
Pfluger
Phillips
Posey
Price (NC)
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schneider
Schrier
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Suozzi
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Torres (CA)
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Vargas
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--2
Miller (WV)
Yarmuth
{time} 1404
Mr. LANGEVIN changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 391 Offered by Mr. Keating
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 391, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 208,
nays 217, not voting 5, as follows:
[Roll No. 336]
YEAS--208
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Smith (WA)
Soto
Speier
Stansbury
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--217
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
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Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spanberger
Spartz
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wild
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--5
Boebert
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Grijalva
Yarmuth
{time} 1411
Ms. WILD changed her vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Soto (Neguse)
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 392 Offered by Ms. Jayapal
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 392, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 207,
nays 219, not voting 4, as follows:
[Roll No. 337]
YEAS--207
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--219
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Houlahan
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Trone
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wild
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--4
Bass
Garamendi
Sherman
Yarmuth
{time} 1418
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, during Roll Call No. 337 on H.R. 7900, I
mistakenly recorded my vote as no when I should have voted yes.
[[Page H6595]]
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 395 Offered by Ms. Speier
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 395, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222,
nays 195, not voting 13, as follows:
[Roll No. 338]
YEAS--222
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Armstrong
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hartzler
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meng
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Panetta
Pappas
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
NAYS--195
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--13
DeFazio
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Kirkpatrick
Meeks
Neal
Pallone
Pascrell
Schrader
Sires
Spartz
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1425
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, one of my votes was not recorded today
due to an error. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll
Call No. 338.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
July 14, 2022, on page H6595, in the third column, the following
appeared: Mr. Speaker, one of my votes was not recorded today due
to an error. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll
Call No. 338.
The online version has been corrected to read: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK.
Mr. Speaker, one of my votes was not recorded today due to an
error. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No.
338.
========================= END NOTE =========================
Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted YEA
on Roll Call No. 338.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
July 14, 2022, on page H6595, in the third column, the following
appeared: Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would
have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 338.
The online version has been corrected to show the statement
typeset in Helvetica:
========================= END NOTE =========================
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 399 Offered by Mr. Pallone
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 399, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 244,
nays 179, not voting 7, as follows:
[Roll No. 339]
YEAS--244
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NC)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Boebert
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brooks
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Buchanan
Burchett
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Cammack
Cardenas
Carson
[[Page H6596]]
Cartwright
Case
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cawthorn
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Conway
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gaetz
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Good (VA)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrell
Higgins (NY)
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lynch
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Massie
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McClintock
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (IL)
Miller-Meeks
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Mrvan
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Palazzo
Pallone
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Rosendale
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Steube
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Zeldin
NAYS--179
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Bourdeaux
Brady
Brown (MD)
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Calvert
Carbajal
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Casten
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Cloud
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Comer
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
DesJarlais
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Gibbs
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden (TX)
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (NJ)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Letlow
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Mace
Mann
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McKinley
Meijer
Miller (WV)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moulton
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Norman
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Owens
Palmer
Panetta
Pence
Pfluger
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rouzer
Roy
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Stewart
Strickland
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Van Duyne
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
NOT VOTING--7
Clyburn
Dean
Demings
Johnson (GA)
Spartz
Van Drew
Yarmuth
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1431
Mr. MOULTON changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 410 Offered by Mr. Garamendi
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 410, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 195,
nays 232, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 340]
YEAS--195
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Kuster
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (MS)
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--232
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Bourdeaux
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Connolly
Conway
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
[[Page H6597]]
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Eshoo
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kinzinger
Krishnamoorthi
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Larsen (WA)
Latta
LaTurner
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
Matsui
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Morelle
Moulton
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Phillips
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spanberger
Spartz
Speier
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Titus
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Veasey
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wild
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Vargas
Waltz
Yarmuth
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1437
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 426 Offered by Mr. Langevin
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 426, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226,
nays 201, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 341]
YEAS--226
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Vargas
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--201
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spartz
Speier
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Schrader
Veasey
Yarmuth
{time} 1443
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
[[Page H6598]]
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
(By unanimous consent, Ms. PELOSI was allowed to speak out of order.)
Tribute to Jaime Lizarraga
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a departing member
of my office, my longtime senior adviser, Jaime Lizarraga.
This is a moment of great official pride as, last week, he was
unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Commissioner of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
His departure is also bittersweet for me, as he has been an
invaluable member of our team for the last 15 years.
All of those who have ever had the privilege of working with Jaime
know firsthand, he is the model of an outstanding, patriotic public
servant in a bipartisan way.
He has dedicated his entire career to doing the people's work. He has
excelled not only in my office but also on the House Financial Services
Committee, where he worked with then-Chairman Barney Frank; at the
Treasury Department; and as a staffer at the SEC.
Indeed, President Biden's selection of Jaime to serve on the SEC is a
testament to Jaime's deep expertise, strategic mind, and strong values.
His unanimous confirmation in the Senate was a tremendous victory for
working families and for the entire country.
Here in the House, his masterful leadership was instrumental in
enabling and enacting some of the most consequential economic
legislation in a generation. During the financial meltdown of 2008, he
helped stabilize the markets with the Troubled Assets Relief Program,
TARP.
In the wake of economic catastrophe, he also helped strengthen the
oversight of Wall Street with the historic Dodd-Frank legislation.
As COVID ravaged the Nation, he helped negotiate multiple relief
packages that saved lives and spared livelihoods.
For years, he has been a relentless champion in the Congress for
restructuring Puerto Rico's debt, supporting affordable housing,
reforming our immigration system, and building economic opportunity for
all.
Beyond his many impressive legislative achievements, Jaime is truly
the embodiment of the American Dream. The proud son of immigrants from
Mexico, he has never forgotten his parents' sacrifices to give him and
his sister a brighter future. In that spirit, every day, he fights
relentlessly to open doors of opportunity for every American family.
Jaime's brilliance, expertise, and personal kindness will be sorely
missed in my office and in Congress. But our Nation will greatly
benefit from his continued public service at the SEC as he strives to
build a fairer financial future for all.
On behalf of the House, we congratulate Jaime on this remarkable
achievement and wish him so much success in his new role. We send best
wishes to him, his beloved wife, and his 5 dear children as they begin
this exciting chapter.
Congratulations, Jaime, and thank you for your service.
Amendment No. 447 Offered by Mr. Schiff
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McGovern). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule
XX, the unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 447,
printed in part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings
were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 215,
nays 213, not voting 3, as follows:
[Roll No. 342]
YEAS--215
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--213
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Panetta
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
[[Page H6599]]
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--3
Bustos
Frankel, Lois
Yarmuth
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1455
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 448 Offered by Mr. Green of Texas
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 448, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216,
nays 208, not voting 6, as follows:
[Roll No. 343]
YEAS--216
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--208
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--6
Brady
Bustos
Frankel, Lois
Rodgers (WA)
Rutherford
Yarmuth
{time} 1501
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Evans (Neguse)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
Amendment No. 454 Offered by Mr. Connolly
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the
unfinished business is the question on amendment No. 454, printed in
part A of House Report 117-405, on which further proceedings were
postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 215,
nays 201, not voting 14, as follows:
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[Roll No. 344]
YEAS--215
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--201
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Conway
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Flores
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--14
Brady
Bustos
Clarke (NY)
Evans
Frankel, Lois
Gonzalez, Vicente
Johnson (GA)
Kinzinger
McHenry
Payne
Rutherford
Simpson
Tlaib
Yarmuth
{time} 1508
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast a vote on
rollcall vote Number 344. Had I been present, I would have
voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 344.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Neguse)
Barragan (Correa)
Bentz (Obernolte)
Brown (MD) (Trone)
Cardenas (Correa)
Castro (TX) (Neguse)
Cohen (Beyer)
Crist (Schneider)
DeFazio (Pallone)
Deutch (Stevens)
Doggett (Beyer)
Fallon (Carl)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Hartzler (Bacon)
Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kahele (Correa)
Katko (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Leger Fernandez (Kuster)
Lieu (Beyer)
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Moulton (Stevens)
Newman (Beyer)
Panetta (Beyer)
Pappas (Kuster)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Pingree (Kuster)
Porter (Neguse)
Pressley (Neguse)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Ryan (Beyer)
Salazar (Dunn)
Sires (Pallone)
Smith (NJ) (Kelly (PA))
Taylor (Armstrong)
Timmons (Armstrong)
Trahan (Stevens)
Upton (Meijer)
Walorski (Baird)
Wasserman Schultz (Schneider)
Wilson (SC) (Lamborn)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further
consideration of H.R. 7900 is postponed.
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