[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4918-S4940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 5518. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Lee) proposed an amendment 
to the resolution of ratification to Treaty Doc. 117-1, Amendment to 
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the 
``Montreal Protocol''), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the 
Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the 
``Kigali Amendment''); as follows:

       In section 1, in the section heading, strike 
     ``declaration'' and insert ``declarations and a condition''.
       In section 1, strike ``declaration of section 2'' and 
     insert ``declarations of section 2 and the condition of 
     section 3''.
       In section 2, in the section heading, strike 
     ``declaration'' and insert ``declarations''.
       In section 2, strike ``following declaration'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and insert the 
     following: ``following declarations:
       (1) The Kigali amendment is not self-executing.
       (2) The People's Republic of China is not a developing 
     country, and the United Nations and other intergovernmental 
     organizations should not treat the People's Republic of China 
     as such.
       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. CONDITION.

       The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is 
     subject to the following condition: Prior to the Thirty-Fifth 
     Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the 
     Secretary of State shall transmit to the Secretariat of the 
     Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer a 
     proposal to amend Decision I/12E, ``Clarification of terms 
     and definitions: developing countries,'' made at the First 
     Meeting of the Parties, to remove the People's Republic of 
     China.
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  SA 5519. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 10__. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT 
                   GSA FACILITIES OR CAMPUSES.

       (a) Annual Goals.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 
     Services (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall develop--
       (1) annual goals for the deployment of zero-emission 
     vehicle infrastructure, including electric vehicle supply 
     equipment, at facilities or campuses of the General Services 
     Administration (referred to in this section as ``GSA 
     facilities or campuses'') such that by December 31, 2030, not 
     less than 90 percent of GSA facilities or campuses with 200 
     or more daily employees and visitors offer zero-emission 
     vehicle charging or fueling infrastructure; and
       (2) guidance to ensure progress towards the annual goals 
     developed under paragraph (1).
       (b) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare a 
     detailed plan--
       (1) to achieve the goals developed under subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (2) that--
       (A) identifies particular GSA facilities or campuses as 
     priority facilities or campuses, as applicable, at which to 
     achieve those goals, including by considering--
       (i) demand for zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling;
       (ii) locations of zero-emission vehicle fleets of the 
     General Services Administration and tenant Federal agencies;
       (iii) locations relevant to State zero-emission vehicle 
     charging and fueling needs;
       (iv) geographical gaps in zero-emission vehicle charging 
     infrastructure;
       (v) availability of incentives; and
       (vi) other factors, as determined by the Administrator; and
       (B) includes a requirement that all applicable electric 
     vehicle supply equipment at GSA facilities or campuses is 
     certified under the Energy Star program established by 
     section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6294a).
       (c) Inclusion in Projects.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that appropriate 
     zero-emission

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     vehicle infrastructure, including electric vehicle supply 
     equipment and zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, 
     is included in, with respect to a GSA facility or campus--
       (1) any prospectus for a construction, alteration, or lease 
     project;
       (2) any prospectus for an alteration of a leased building;
       (3) any contract for parking lot paving or repaving; and
       (4) any other appropriate project, as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       (d) Funding.--The Administrator may use amounts made 
     available under section 60504 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly 
     known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act'')--
       (1) to achieve the zero-emission vehicle infrastructure 
     goals developed under subsection (a)(1), including through 
     carrying out projects in support of those goals; and
       (2) for the cost of any additional employees, contractors, 
     and training needed to support those goals.
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  SA 5520. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10__. TREATMENT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 
                   FORGIVENESS OF PAYROLL COSTS UNDER HIGHWAY AND 
                   PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECT COST-
                   REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 31.201-5 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), 
     for the purposes of any cost-reimbursement contract awarded 
     in accordance with section 112 of title 23, United States 
     Code, or section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, or any 
     subcontract under such a contract, no cost reduction or cash 
     refund (including through a reduced indirect cost rate) shall 
     be due to the Department of Transportation or to a State 
     transportation department, transit agency, or other recipient 
     of assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, on the 
     basis of forgiveness of the payroll costs of a covered loan 
     (as those terms are defined in section 7A(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636m(a))) issued under the paycheck 
     protection program under section 7(a)(36) of that Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(a)(36)).
       (b) Saving Provision.--Nothing in this section amends or 
     exempts the prohibitions and liabilities under section 3729 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       (c) Termination.--This section ceases to be effective on 
     June 30, 2025.
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  SA 5521. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN FACILITIES OF THE 
                   VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1715 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the 
       Veterans Health Administration

       ``(a) Prohibition.--No person (including any veteran, 
     patient, resident, employee of the Department, contractor, or 
     visitor) may smoke on the premises of any facility of the 
     Veterans Health Administration.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `facility of the Veterans Health 
     Administration' means any land or building (including any 
     medical center, nursing home, domiciliary facility, 
     outpatient clinic, or center that provides readjustment 
     counseling) that is--
       ``(A) under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs;
       ``(B) under the control of the Veterans Health 
     Administration; and
       ``(C) not under the control of the General Services 
     Administration.
       ``(2) The term `smoke' includes--
       ``(A) the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and any other 
     combustion or heating of tobacco; and
       ``(B) the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system, 
     including electronic or e-cigarettes, vape pens, and e-
     cigars.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter II of chapter 17 of such title is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1715 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``1715. Prohibition on smoking in facilities of the Veterans Health 
              Administration.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 526 of the Veterans 
     Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 1715 
     note) is repealed.
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  SA 5522. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 1276. INVESTMENT, TRADE, AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND 
                   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall establish a 
     comprehensive United States strategy for public and private 
     investment, trade, and development in Africa and Latin 
     America and the Caribbean.
       (2) Focus of strategy.--The strategy required by paragraph 
     (1) shall focus on increasing exports of United States goods 
     and services to Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean by 
     200 percent in real dollar value by the date that is 10 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Consultations.--In developing the strategy required by 
     paragraph (1), the President shall consult with--
       (A) Congress;
       (B) each agency that is a member of the Trade Promotion 
     Coordinating Committee;
       (C) the relevant multilateral development banks, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     respective United States Executive Directors of such banks;
       (D) each agency that participates in the Trade Policy Staff 
     Committee;
       (E) the President's Export Council;
       (F) each of the development agencies;
       (G) any other Federal agencies with responsibility for 
     export promotion or financing and development; and
       (H) the private sector, including businesses, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and African and Latin American 
     and Caribbean diaspora groups.
       (4) Submission to congress.--
       (A) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress the strategy required by paragraph (1).
       (B) Progress report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the implementation of the strategy 
     required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Special Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 
     Export Strategy Coordinators.--The President shall designate 
     an individual to serve as Special Africa Export Strategy 
     Coordinator and an individual to serve as Special Latin 
     America and the Caribbean Export Strategy Coordinator--
       (1) to oversee the development and implementation of the 
     strategy required by subsection (a); and
       (2) to coordinate developing and implementing the strategy 
     with--
       (A) the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee;
       (B) the Assistant United States Trade Representative for 
     African Affairs or the Assistant United States Trade 
     Representative for the Western Hemisphere, as appropriate;
       (C) the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs or 
     the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere 
     Affairs, as appropriate;
       (D) the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (E) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation; and
       (F) the development agencies.
       (c) Trade Missions to Africa and Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.--It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Commerce and other high-level officials of the 
     United States Government with responsibility for export 
     promotion, financing, and development should conduct a joint 
     trade missions to Africa and to Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.
       (d) Training.--The President shall develop a plan--
       (1) to standardize the training received by United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service officers, economic officers of 
     the Department of State, and economic officers of the United 
     States Agency for International Development with respect to 
     the programs and procedures of the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, the United States International Development 
     Finance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, and 
     the United States Trade and Development Agency; and

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       (2) to ensure that, not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) all United States and Foreign Commercial Service 
     officers that are stationed overseas receive the training 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) in the case of a country to which no United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service officer is assigned, any economic 
     officer of the Department of State stationed in that country 
     receives that training.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Development agencies.--The term ``development 
     agencies'' means the United States Department of State, the 
     United States Agency for International Development, the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, the United 
     States Trade and Development Agency, the United States 
     Department of Agriculture, and relevant multilateral 
     development banks.
       (2) Multilateral development banks.--The term 
     ``multilateral development banks'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1701(c)(4) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(4)) and includes the 
     African Development Foundation.
       (3) Trade policy staff committee.--The term ``Trade Policy 
     Staff Committee'' means the Trade Policy Staff Committee 
     established pursuant to section 2002.2 of title 15, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (4) Trade promotion coordinating committee.--The term 
     ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' means the Trade 
     Promotion Coordinating Committee established under section 
     2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727).
       (5) United states and foreign commercial service.--The term 
     ``United States and Foreign Commercial Service'' means the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service established by 
     section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     4721).
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  SA 5523. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1052. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF 
                   MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR.

       (a) Future Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and 
     Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of 
     military force or declaration of war enacted into law after 
     the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date 
     that is 10 years after the date of enactment of such 
     authorization or declaration.
       (b) Existing Authorizations for the Use of Military Force 
     and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of 
     military force or declaration of war enacted before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that 
     is 6 months after the date of such enactment.
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  SA 5524. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

               Subtitle G--Baltic Defense and Deterrence

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Baltic Defense and 
     Deterrence Act''.

     SEC. 1282. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) supporting and strengthening the security of Estonia, 
     Latvia, and Lithuania (referred to in this Act as the 
     ``Baltic countries'') is in the national security interests 
     of the United States;
       (2) continuing to strengthen and update the United States-
     Baltics security cooperation roadmap is critical to achieving 
     strategic security priorities as the Baltic countries face 
     ongoing belligerence and threats from the Russian Federation, 
     including amid the Russian Federation's illegal and 
     unprovoked war in Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022;
       (3) the United States should encourage advancement of the 
     Three Seas Initiative to strengthen transport, energy, and 
     digital infrastructures among Eastern European countries, 
     including the Baltic countries; and
       (4) improved economic ties between the United States and 
     the Baltic countries, including to counter economic pressure 
     by the People's Republic of China, offer an opportunity to 
     strengthen the United States-Baltic strategic partnership.

     SEC. 1283. BALTIC SECURITY AND ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENT 
                   INITIATIVE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     and implement an initiative, to be known as the ``Baltic 
     Security and Economic Enhancement Initiative'', for the 
     purpose of increasing security and economic ties with the 
     Baltic countries.
       (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Baltic Security and 
     Economic Enhancement Initiative shall be--
       (1) to ensure timely delivery of security assistance to the 
     Baltic countries, prioritizing assistance to bolster defenses 
     against hybrid warfare and improve interoperability with the 
     military forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
       (2) to mitigate the impact on the Baltic countries of 
     economic coercion by the Russian Federation and the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (3) to identify new opportunities for foreign direct 
     investment and United States business ties; and
       (4) to bolster United States support for the economic and 
     energy security needs of the Baltic countries, including by 
     convening an annual trade forum with the Baltic countries and 
     the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of State, $60,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the 
     initiative authorized under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1284. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish and implement an initiative, to be known as the 
     ``Baltic Security Initiative'', for the purpose of deepening 
     security cooperation with the Baltic countries.
       (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Baltic Security 
     Initiative shall be--
       (1) to achieve United States national security objectives, 
     including deterring aggression by the Russian Federation and 
     bolstering the long-term security of North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization allies;
       (2) to enhance regional planning and cooperation among the 
     Baltic countries, particularly with respect to long-term 
     regional capability projects, including--
       (A) long-range precision fire systems and capabilities;
       (B) integrated air and missile defense;
       (C) maritime domain awareness;
       (D) land forces development, including stockpiling large 
     caliber ammunition;
       (E) command, control, communications, computers, 
     intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
       (F) special operations forces development; and
       (G) coordination with and security enhancements for Poland, 
     which is a neighboring North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     ally; and
       (3) to improve the Baltic countries' cyber defenses and 
     resilience to hybrid threats.
       (c) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report setting forth the strategy of the 
     Department of Defense to achieve the objectives described in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Considerations.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include a consideration of--
       (A) security assistance programs for the Baltic countries 
     managed by the Department of State;
       (B) the ongoing security threats to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization's eastern flank posed by Russian 
     aggression, including as a result of the Russian Federation's 
     2022 invasion of Ukraine with support from Belarus; and
       (C) rising tensions with, and presence in the Baltic 
     countries of, the People's Republic of China, including 
     economic bullying of the Baltic countries by the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of Defense, 
     $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
     carry out the initiative authorized under subsection (a).
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  SA 5525. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 144. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF C-40 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the Air 
     Force may be obligated to retire, prepare to retire, or place 
     in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C-40 
     aircraft.
       (b) Exception.--

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       (1) In general.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to an individual C-40 aircraft that the Secretary 
     of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be 
     no longer mission capable because of a Class A mishap.
       (2) Certification required.--If the Secretary determines 
     under paragraph (1) that an aircraft is no longer mission 
     capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification that the status of such 
     aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of 
     maintenance or repairs or other reasons.
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  SA 5526. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO OPERATE THE 
                   DETENTION FACILITY AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 
                   STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AFTER SEPTEMBER 
                   30, 2024.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
     used to operate the detention facility at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after September 30, 2024.

     SEC. 1036. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO DETAINEES AT 
                   UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA.

       (a) Use of Funds for Transfer or Release of Individuals 
     Detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, to Certain Countries.--Section 1035 of the John S. 
     McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently 
     amended by section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), 
     is repealed.
       (b) Use of Funds for Transfer or Release of Individuals 
     Detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, to the United States.--Section 1033 of the John S. 
     McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most recently 
     amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1901), 
     is repealed.
       (c) Use of Funds to Construct or Modify Facilities in the 
     United States to House Detainees Transferred From United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Section 1034 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as 
     most recently amended by section 1034 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 
     135 Stat. 1901), is repealed.

     SEC. 1037. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS 
                   AND NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF 
                   DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
                   GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND 
                   OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Certification.--Section 1034 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 
     129 Stat. 969; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed.
       (b) Notification.--Section 308 of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-87; 
     125 Stat. 1883; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1038. REPEAL OF CHAPTER 47A OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapters I through VI and subchapter 
     VIII of chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Subchapter VII.--Subchapter 
     VII of chapter 47A of such title is amended--
       (1) in section 950d(a)(3), by inserting ``(as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023)'' after ``of 
     this title'';
       (2) in section 950f--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023)'' after ``of this 
     title''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``section 949b(b)(4) 
     of this title'' and inserting ``paragraph (7)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) No appellate military judge on the United States 
     Court of Military Commission Review may be reassigned to 
     other duties, except under circumstances as follows:
       ``(A) The appellate military judge voluntarily requests to 
     be reassigned to other duties and the Secretary of Defense, 
     or the designee of the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the 
     appellate military judge is a member, approves such 
     reassignment.
       ``(B) The appellate military judge retires or otherwise 
     separates from the armed forces.
       ``(C) The appellate military judge is reassigned to other 
     duties by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Judge Advocate General of 
     the armed force of which the appellate military judge is a 
     member, based on military necessity and such reassignment is 
     consistent with service rotation regulations (to the extent 
     such regulations are applicable).
       ``(D) The appellate military judge is withdrawn by the 
     Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Judge Advocate General of the armed 
     force of which the appellate military judge is a member, for 
     good cause consistent with applicable procedures under 
     chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice).'';
       (3) in section 950h(c), by inserting ``(as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023)'' after ``of this 
     title''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 950k. Definition

       ``In this subchapter, the term `military commission under 
     this chapter' means a military commission under this chapter 
     as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters at the 
     beginning of chapter 47A of such title is amended by striking 
     the items relating to subchapters I through VI and subchapter 
     VIII.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5527. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In the funding table in section 4101, in the item relating 
     to F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET, strike the amount in the 
     Senate Authorized column and insert ``756,865''.
       In the funding table in section 4101, in the item relating 
     to Total Aircraft Procurement, Navy, strike the amount in the 
     Senate Authorized column and insert ``19,125,814''.
       In the funding table in section 4101, in the item relating 
     to Total Procurement, strike the amount in the Senate 
     Authorized column and insert ``158,585,016''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5528. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. EXTREMIST ACTIVITY BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES: 
                   TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNSELING; 
                   NOTATION IN SERVICE RECORD.

       (a) Transition Assistance Program Counseling.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(20) In the case of a member who has violated Department 
     of Defense Instruction 1325.06 (or successor instruction) by 
     participating in extremist activity, in-person counseling, 
     developed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, that includes--
       ``(A) efforts to deradicalize the member;
       ``(B) information regarding why extremist activity is 
     inconsistent with service in the armed forces and with 
     national security;
       ``(C) information regarding the dangers associated with 
     involvement with an extremist group; and
       ``(D) methods for the member to recognize and avoid 
     disinformation.''.
       (2) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete development of counseling provided under paragraph 
     (20) of such subsection, as added by paragraph (1), not later 
     than the day that is one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. The Secretary concerned shall ensure that such 
     counseling is carried out on and after that day.
       (b) Service Record.--In the case of a member of the Armed 
     Forces who has violated Department of Defense Instruction 
     1325.06 (or successor instruction) by participating in 
     extremist activity, the Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
     the commanding officer of the member notes the violation in 
     the service record of the member.

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       (c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5529. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                         DIVISION E--DREAM ACT

                          TITLE LI--DREAM ACT

     SEC. 5101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Dream Act''.

     SEC. 5102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     any term used in this title that is used in the immigration 
     laws shall have the meaning given such term in the 
     immigration laws.
       (2) DACA.--The term ``DACA'' means deferred action granted 
     to an alien pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood 
     Arrivals program announced by President Obama on June 15, 
     2012.
       (3) Disability.--The term ``disability'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3(1) of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)).
       (4) Early childhood education program.--The term ``early 
     childhood education program'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1003).
       (5) Elementary school; high school; secondary school.--The 
     terms ``elementary school'', ``high school'', and ``secondary 
     school'' have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7801).
       (6) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)).
       (7) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education''--
       (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the meaning 
     given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and
       (B) does not include an institution of higher education 
     outside of the United States.
       (8) Permanent resident status on a conditional basis.--The 
     term ``permanent resident status on a conditional basis'' 
     means status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence on a conditional basis under this title.
       (9) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).
       (10) Secretary.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (11) Uniformed services.--The term ``Uniformed Services'' 
     has the meaning given the term ``uniformed services'' in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 5103. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A CONDITIONAL BASIS 
                   FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENTS WHO ENTERED THE 
                   UNITED STATES AS CHILDREN.

       (a) Conditional Basis for Status.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, an alien shall be considered, at the 
     time of obtaining the status of an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence under this section, to have obtained 
     such status on a conditional basis subject to the provisions 
     under this title.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to 
     the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence on a conditional basis, an alien who is 
     inadmissible or deportable from the United States or is in 
     temporary protected status under section 244 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), if--
       (A) the alien has been continuously physically present in 
     the United States since the date that is 4 years before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) the alien was younger than 18 years of age on the date 
     on which the alien initially entered the United States;
       (C) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the alien--
       (i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), (6)(E), 
     (6)(G), (8), (10)(A), (10)(C), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a));
       (ii) has not ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise 
     participated in the persecution of any person on account of 
     race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
     social group, or political opinion; and
       (iii) has not been convicted of--

       (I) any offense under Federal or State law, other than a 
     State offense for which an essential element is the alien's 
     immigration status, that is punishable by a maximum term of 
     imprisonment of more than 1 year; or
       (II) 3 or more offenses under Federal or State law, other 
     than State offenses for which an essential element is the 
     alien's immigration status, for which the alien was 
     convicted on different dates for each of the 3 offenses 
     and imprisoned for an aggregate of 90 days or more; and
       (D) the alien--
       (i) has been admitted to an institution of higher 
     education;
       (ii) has earned a high school diploma or a commensurate 
     alternative award from a public or private high school, or 
     has obtained a general education development certificate 
     recognized under State law or a high school equivalency 
     diploma in the United States; or
       (iii) is enrolled in secondary school or in an education 
     program assisting students in--
       (I) obtaining a regular high school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent under State law; or
       (II) in passing a general educational development exam, a 
     high school equivalence diploma examination, or other similar 
     State-authorized exam.
       (2) Waiver.--With respect to any benefit under this title, 
     the Secretary may waive the grounds of inadmissibility under 
     paragraph (2), (6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) for 
     humanitarian purposes or family unity or if the waiver is 
     otherwise in the public interest.
       (3) Treatment of expunged convictions.--An expunged 
     conviction shall not automatically be treated as an offense 
     under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall evaluate expunged 
     convictions on a case-by-case basis according to the nature 
     and severity of the offense to determine whether, under the 
     particular circumstances, the Secretary determines that the 
     alien should be eligible for cancellation of removal, 
     adjustment to permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis, or other adjustment of status.
       (4) DACA recipients.--Secretary shall cancel the removal 
     of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who 
     was granted DACA unless the alien has engaged in conduct 
     since the alien was granted DACA that would make the alien 
     ineligible for DACA.
       (5) Application fee.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may require an alien 
     applying for permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     under this section to pay a reasonable fee that is 
     commensurate with the cost of processing the application.
       (B) Exemption.--An applicant may be exempted from paying 
     the fee required under subparagraph (A) if the alien--
       (i)(I) is younger than 18 years of age;
       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line; and
       (III) is in foster care or otherwise lacking any parental 
     or other familial support;
       (ii) is younger than 18 years of age and is homeless;
       (iii)(I) cannot care for himself or herself because of a 
     serious, chronic disability; and
       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line; or
       (iv)(I) during the 12-month period immediately preceding 
     the date on which the alien files an application under this 
     section, accumulated $10,000 or more in debt as a result of 
     unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by the alien or an 
     immediate family member of the alien; and
       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line.
       (6) Submission of biometric and biographic data.--The 
     Secretary may not grant an alien permanent resident status on 
     a conditional basis under this section unless the alien 
     submits biometric and biographic data, in accordance with 
     procedures established by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
     provide an alternative procedure for aliens who are unable to 
     provide such biometric or biographic data because of a 
     physical impairment.
       (7) Background checks.--
       (A) Requirement for background checks.--The Secretary shall 
     utilize biometric, biographic, and other data that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate--
       (i) to conduct security and law enforcement background 
     checks of an alien seeking permanent resident status on a 
     conditional basis under this section; and
       (ii) to determine whether there is any criminal, national 
     security, or other factor that would render the alien 
     ineligible for such status.
       (B) Completion of background checks.--The security and law 
     enforcement background checks of an alien required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be completed, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, before the date on which the Secretary grants 
     such alien permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     under this section.
       (8) Medical examination.--
       (A) Requirement.--An alien applying for permanent resident 
     status on a conditional

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     basis under this section shall undergo a medical examination.
       (B) Policies and procedures.--The Secretary, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall prescribe policies and procedures for the nature and 
     timing of the examination required under subparagraph (A).
       (9) Military selective service.--An alien applying for 
     permanent resident status on a conditional basis under this 
     section shall establish that the alien has registered under 
     the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), 
     if the alien is subject to registration under such Act.
       (c) Determination of Continuous Presence.--
       (1) Termination of continuous period.--Any period of 
     continuous physical presence in the United States of an alien 
     who applies for permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis under this section shall not terminate when the alien 
     is served a notice to appear under section 239(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)).
       (2) Treatment of certain breaks in presence.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), an alien shall be considered to have failed to 
     maintain continuous physical presence in the United States 
     under subsection (b)(1)(A) if the alien has departed from the 
     United States for any period exceeding 90 days or for any 
     periods, in the aggregate, exceeding 180 days.
       (B) Extensions for extenuating circumstances.--The 
     Secretary may extend the time periods described in 
     subparagraph (A) for an alien who demonstrates that the 
     failure to timely return to the United States was due to 
     extenuating circumstances beyond the alien's control, 
     including the serious illness of the alien, or death or 
     serious illness of a parent, grandparent, sibling, or child 
     of the alien.
       (C) Travel authorized by the secretary.--Any period of 
     travel outside of the United States by an alien that was 
     authorized by the Secretary may not be counted toward any 
     period of departure from the United States under subparagraph 
     (A).
       (d) Limitation on Removal of Certain Aliens.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary or the Attorney General may 
     not remove an alien who appears prima facie eligible for 
     relief under this section.
       (2) Aliens subject to removal.--The Secretary shall provide 
     a reasonable opportunity to apply for relief under this 
     section to any alien who requests such an opportunity or who 
     appears prima facie eligible for relief under this section if 
     the alien is in removal proceedings, is the subject of a 
     final removal order, or is the subject of a voluntary 
     departure order.
       (3) Certain aliens enrolled in elementary or secondary 
     school.--
       (A) Stay of removal.--The Attorney General shall stay the 
     removal proceedings of an alien who--
       (i) meets all the requirements under subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(1), subject to paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) of such subsection;
       (ii) is at least 5 years of age; and
       (iii) is enrolled in an elementary school, a secondary 
     school, or an early childhood education program.
       (B) Commencement of removal proceedings.--The Secretary may 
     not commence removal proceedings for an alien described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (C) Employment.--An alien whose removal is stayed pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) or who may not be placed in removal 
     proceedings pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall, upon 
     application to the Secretary, be granted an employment 
     authorization document.
       (D) Lift of stay.--The Secretary or Attorney General may 
     not lift the stay granted to an alien under subparagraph (A) 
     unless the alien ceases to meet the requirements under such 
     subparagraph.
       (e) Exemption From Numerical Limitations.--Nothing in this 
     section or in any other law may be construed to apply a 
     numerical limitation on the number of aliens who may be 
     granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     under this title.

     SEC. 5104. TERMS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A 
                   CONDITIONAL BASIS.

       (a) Period of Status.--Permanent resident status on a 
     conditional basis is--
       (1) valid for a period of 8 years, unless such period is 
     extended by the Secretary; and
       (2) subject to termination under subsection (c).
       (b) Notice of Requirements.--At the time an alien obtains 
     permanent resident status on a conditional basis, the 
     Secretary shall provide notice to the alien regarding the 
     provisions of this title and the requirements to have the 
     conditional basis of such status removed.
       (c) Termination of Status.--The Secretary may terminate the 
     permanent resident status on a conditional basis of an alien 
     only if the Secretary--
       (1) determines that the alien ceases to meet the 
     requirements under paragraph (1)(C) of section 5103(b), 
     subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of that section; and
       (2) prior to the termination, provides the alien--
       (A) notice of the proposed termination; and
       (B) the opportunity for a hearing to provide evidence that 
     the alien meets such requirements or otherwise contest the 
     termination.
       (d) Return to Previous Immigration Status.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
     alien whose permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     expires under subsection (a)(1) or is terminated under 
     subsection (c) or whose application for such status is denied 
     shall return to the immigration status that the alien had 
     immediately before receiving permanent resident status on a 
     conditional basis or applying for such status, as 
     appropriate.
       (2) Special Rule for Temporary Protected Status.--An alien 
     whose permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     expires under subsection (a)(1) or is terminated under 
     subsection (c) or whose application for such status is denied 
     and who had temporary protected status under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) 
     immediately before receiving or applying for such permanent 
     resident status on a conditional basis, as appropriate, may 
     not return to such temporary protected status if--
       (A) the relevant designation under section 244(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) has been 
     terminated; or
       (B) the Secretary determines that the reason for 
     terminating the permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis renders the alien ineligible for such temporary 
     protected status.

     SEC. 5105. REMOVAL OF CONDITIONAL BASIS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT 
                   STATUS.

       (a) Eligibility for Removal of Conditional Basis.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall remove the conditional basis of an alien's permanent 
     resident status granted under this title and grant the alien 
     status as all alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     if the alien--
       (A) is described in paragraph (1)(C) of section 5103(b), 
     subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of that section;
       (B) has not abandoned the alien's residence in the United 
     States; and
       (C)(i) has acquired a degree from an institution of higher 
     education or has completed at least 2 years, in good 
     standing, in a program for a bachelor's degree or higher 
     degree in the United States;
       (ii) has served in the Uniformed Services for at least 2 
     years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge; or
       (iii) has been employed for periods totaling at least 3 
     years and at least 75 percent of the time that the alien has 
     had a valid employment authorization, except that any period 
     during which the alien is not employed while having a valid 
     employment authorization and is enrolled in an institution of 
     higher education, a secondary school, or an education program 
     described in section 5103(b)(1)(D)(iii), shall not count 
     toward the time requirements under this clause.
       (2) Hardship exception.--The Secretary shall remove the 
     conditional basis of an alien's permanent resident status and 
     grant the alien status as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence if the alien--
       (A) satisfies the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (1);
       (B) demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability 
     to satisfy the requirements under subparagraph (C) of such 
     paragraph; and
       (C) demonstrates that--
       (i) the alien has a disability;
       (ii) the alien is a full-time caregiver of a minor child; 
     or
       (iii) the removal of the alien from the United States would 
     result in extreme hardship to the alien or the alien's 
     spouse, parent, or child who is a national of the United 
     States or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
       (3) Citizenship requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the conditional basis of an alien's permanent resident status 
     granted under this title may not be removed unless the alien 
     demonstrates that the alien satisfies the requirements under 
     section 312(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1423(a)).
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an 
     alien who is unable to meet the requirements under such 
     section 312(a) due to disability.
       (4) Application fee.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may require aliens applying 
     for lawful permanent resident status under this section to 
     pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with the cost of 
     processing the application.
       (B) Exemption.--An applicant may be exempted from paying 
     the fee required under subparagraph (A) if the alien--
       (i)(I) is younger than 18 years of age;
       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line; and
       (III) is in foster care or otherwise lacking any parental 
     or other familial support;
       (ii) is younger than 18 years of age and is homeless;
       (iii)(I) cannot care for himself or herself because of a 
     serious, chronic disability; and
       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line; or
       (iv)(I) during the 12-month period immediately preceding 
     the date on which the alien files an application under this 
     section, the alien accumulated $10,000 or more in debt as a 
     result of unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by the alien 
     or an immediate family member of the alien; and

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       (II) received total income, during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the alien files an 
     application under this section, that is less than 150 percent 
     of the poverty line.
       (5) Submission of biometric and biographic data.--The 
     Secretary may not remove the conditional basis of an alien's 
     permanent resident status unless the alien submits biometric 
     and biographic data, in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide an 
     alternative procedure for applicants who are unable to 
     provide such biometric data because of a physical impairment.
       (6) Background checks.--
       (A) Requirement for background checks.--The Secretary shall 
     utilize biometric, biographic, and other data that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate--
       (i) to conduct security and law enforcement background 
     checks of an alien applying for removal of the conditional 
     basis of the alien's permanent resident status; and
       (ii) to determine whether there is any criminal, national 
     security, or other factor that would render the alien 
     ineligible for removal of such conditional basis
       (B) Completion of background checks.--The security and law 
     enforcement background checks of an alien required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be completed, to the satisfaction of 
     the Secretary, before the date on which the Secretary removes 
     the conditional basis of the alien's permanent resident 
     status.
       (b) Treatment for Purposes of Naturalization.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of title III of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), an 
     alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis shall be considered to have been admitted to the United 
     States, and be present in the United States, as an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
       (2) Limitation on application for naturalization.--An alien 
     may not apply for naturalization while the alien is in 
     permanent resident status on a conditional basis.

     SEC. 5106. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Documents Establishing Identity.--An alien's 
     application for permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis may include, as proof of identity--
       (1) a passport or national identity document from the 
     alien's country of origin that includes the alien's name and 
     the alien's photograph or fingerprint;
       (2) the alien's birth certificate and an identity card that 
     includes the alien's name and photograph;
       (3) a school identification card that includes the alien's 
     name and photograph, and school records showing the alien's 
     name and that the alien is or was enrolled at the school;
       (4) a Uniformed Services identification card issued by the 
     Department of Defense;
       (5) any immigration or other document issued by the United 
     States Government bearing the alien's name and photograph; or
       (6) a State-issued identification card bearing the alien's 
     name and photograph.
       (b) Documents Establishing Continuous Physical Presence in 
     the United States.--To establish that an alien has been 
     continuously physically present in the United States, as 
     required under section 5103(b)(1)(A), or to establish that an 
     alien has not abandoned residence in the United States, as 
     required under section 5105(a)(1)(B), the alien may submit 
     documents to the Secretary, including--
       (1) employment records that include the employer's name and 
     contact information;
       (2) records from any educational institution the alien has 
     attended in the United States;
       (3) records of service from the Uniformed Services;
       (4) official records from a religious entity confirming the 
     alien's participation in a religious ceremony;
       (5) passport entries;
       (6) a birth certificate for a child who was born in the 
     United States;
       (7) automobile license receipts or registration;
       (8) deeds, mortgages, or rental agreement contracts;
       (9) tax receipts;
       (10) insurance policies;
       (11) remittance records;
       (12) rent receipts or utility bills bearing the alien's 
     name or the name of an immediate family member of the alien, 
     and the alien's address;
       (13) copies of money order receipts for money sent in or 
     out of the United States;
       (14) dated bank transactions; or
       (15) 2 or more sworn affidavits from individuals who are 
     not related to the alien who have direct knowledge of the 
     alien's continuous physical presence in the United States, 
     that contain--
       (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; 
     and
       (B) the nature and duration of the relationship between the 
     affiant and the alien.
       (c) Documents Establishing Initial Entry Into the United 
     States.--To establish under section 5103(b)(1)(B) that an 
     alien was younger than 18 years of age on the date on which 
     the alien initially entered the United States, an alien may 
     submit documents to the Secretary, including--
       (1) an admission stamp on the alien's passport;
       (2) records from any educational institution the alien has 
     attended in the United States;
       (3) any document from the Department of Justice or the 
     Department of Homeland Security stating the alien's date of 
     entry into the United States;
       (4) hospital or medical records showing medical treatment 
     or hospitalization, the name of the medical facility or 
     physician, and the date of the treatment or hospitalization;
       (5) rent receipts or utility bills bearing the alien's name 
     or the name of an immediate family member of the alien, and 
     the alien's address;
       (6) employment records that include the employer's name and 
     contact information;
       (7) official records from a religious entity confirming the 
     alien's participation in a religious ceremony;
       (8) a birth certificate for a child who was born in the 
     United States;
       (9) automobile license receipts or registration;
       (10) deeds, mortgages, or rental agreement contracts;
       (11) tax receipts;
       (12) travel records;
       (13) copies of money order receipts sent in or out of the 
     country;
       (14) dated bank transactions;
       (15) remittance records; or
       (16) insurance policies.
       (d) Documents Establishing Admission to an Institution of 
     Higher Education.--To establish that an alien has been 
     admitted to an institution of higher education, the alien 
     shall submit to the Secretary a document from the institution 
     of higher education certifying that the alien--
       (1) has been admitted to the institution; or
       (2) is currently enrolled in the institution as a student.
       (e) Documents Establishing Receipt of a Degree From an 
     Institution of Higher Education.--To establish that an alien 
     has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education 
     in the United States, the alien shall submit to the Secretary 
     a diploma or other document from the institution stating that 
     the alien has received such a degree.
       (f) Documents Establishing Receipt of High School Diploma, 
     General Educational Development Certificate, or a Recognized 
     Equivalent.--To establish that an alien has earned a high 
     school diploma or a commensurate alternative award from a 
     public or private high school, or has obtained a general 
     educational development certificate recognized under State 
     law or a high school equivalency diploma in the United 
     States, the alien shall submit to the Secretary--
       (1) a high school diploma, certificate of completion, or 
     other alternate award;
       (2) a high school equivalency diploma or certificate 
     recognized under State law; or
       (3) evidence that the alien passed a State-authorized exam, 
     including the general educational development exam, in the 
     United States.
       (g) Documents Establishing Enrollment in an Educational 
     Program.--To establish that an alien is enrolled in any 
     school or education program described in section 
     5103(b)(1)(D)(iii), 5103(d)(3)(A)(iii), or 5105(a)(1)(C), the 
     alien shall submit school records from the United States 
     school that the alien is currently attending that include--
       (1) the name of the school; and
       (2) the alien's name, periods of attendance, and current 
     grade or educational level.
       (h) Documents Establishing Exemption From Application 
     Fees.--To establish that an alien is exempt from an 
     application fee under section 5103(b)(5)(B) or 5105(a)(4)(B), 
     the alien shall submit to the Secretary the following 
     relevant documents:
       (1) Documents to establish age.--To establish that an alien 
     meets an age requirement, the alien shall provide proof of 
     identity, as described in subsection (a), that establishes 
     that the alien is younger than 18 years of age.
       (2) Documents to establish income.--To establish the 
     alien's income, the alien shall provide--
       (A) employment records that have been maintained by the 
     Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, 
     or any other Federal, State, or local government agency;
       (B) bank records; or
       (C) at least 2 sworn affidavits from individuals who are 
     not related to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the 
     alien's work and income that contain--
       (i) the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; 
     and
       (ii) the nature and duration of the relationship between 
     the affiant and the alien.
       (3) Documents to establish foster care, lack of familial 
     support, homelessness, or serious, chronic disability.--To 
     establish that the alien was in foster care, lacks parental 
     or familial support, is homeless, or has a serious, chronic 
     disability, the alien shall provide at least 2 sworn 
     affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien 
     and who have direct knowledge of the circumstances that 
     contain--
       (A) a statement that the alien is in foster care, otherwise 
     lacks any parental or other familiar support, is homeless, or 
     has a serious, chronic disability, as appropriate;
       (B) the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; 
     and
       (C) the nature and duration of the relationship between the 
     affiant and the alien.
       (4) Documents to establish unpaid medical expense.--To 
     establish that the alien has debt as a result of unreimbursed 
     medical expenses, the alien shall provide receipts or

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     other documentation from a medical provider that--
       (A) bear the provider's name and address;
       (B) bear the name of the individual receiving treatment; 
     and
       (C) document that the alien has accumulated $10,000 or more 
     in debt in the past 12 months as a result of unreimbursed 
     medical expenses incurred by the alien or an immediate 
     family member of the alien.
       (i) Documents Establishing Qualification for Hardship 
     Exemption.--To establish that an alien satisfies one of the 
     criteria for the hardship exemption set forth in section 
     5105(a)(2)(C), the alien shall submit to the Secretary at 
     least 2 sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related 
     to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the 
     circumstances that warrant the exemption, that contain--
       (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; 
     and
       (2) the nature and duration of the relationship between the 
     affiant and the alien.
       (j) Documents Establishing Services in the Uniformed 
     Services.--To establish that an alien has served in the 
     Uniformed Services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, 
     received an honorable discharge, the alien shall submit to 
     the Secretary--
       (1) a Department of Defense form DD-214;
       (2) a National Guard Report of Separation and Record of 
     Service form 22;
       (3) personnel records for such service from the appropriate 
     Uniformed Service; or
       (4) health records from the appropriate Uniformed Service.
       (k) Documents Establishing Employment.--
       In General.--An alien may satisfy the employment 
     requirement under section 5105(a)(1)(C)(iii) by submitting 
     records that--
       (A) establish compliance with such employment requirement; 
     and
       (B) have been maintained by the Social Security 
     Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or any other 
     Federal, State, or local government agency.
       (2) Other Documents.--An alien who is unable to submit the 
     records described in paragraph (1) may satisfy the employment 
     requirement by submitting at least 2 types of reliable 
     documents that provide evidence of employment, including--
       (A) bank records;
       (B) business records;
       (C) employer records;
       (D) records of a labor union, day labor center, or 
     organization that assists workers in employment;
       (E) sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related 
     to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the alien's 
     work, that contain--
       (i) the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; 
     and
       (ii) the nature and duration of the relationship between 
     the affiant and the alien; and
       (F) remittance records.
       (1) Authority To Prohibit Use of Certain Documents.--If the 
     Secretary determines, after publication in the Federal 
     Register and an opportunity for public comment, that any 
     document or class of documents does not reliably establish 
     identity or that permanent resident status on a conditional 
     basis is being obtained fraudulently to an unacceptable 
     degree, the Secretary may prohibit or restrict the use of 
     such document or class of documents.

     SEC. 5107. RULEMAKING.

       (a) Initial Publication.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     publish regulations implementing this title in the Federal 
     Register. Such regulations shall allow eligible individuals 
     to immediately apply affirmatively for the relief available 
     under section 5103 without being placed in removal 
     proceedings.
       (b) Interim Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code, the regulations published 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be effective, on an interim 
     basis, immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, 
     but may be subject to change and revision after public notice 
     and opportunity for a period of public comment.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which interim regulations are published under this 
     section, the Secretary shall publish final regulations 
     implementing this title.
       (d) Paperwork Reduction Act.--The requirements under 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as 
     the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''), shall not apply to any 
     action to implement this title.

     SEC. 5108. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may not disclose or use 
     information provided in applications filed under this title 
     or in requests for DACA for the purpose of immigration 
     enforcement.
       (b) Referrals Prohibited.--The Secretary may not refer any 
     individual who has been granted permanent resident status on 
     a conditional basis or who was granted DACA to U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, or any designee of either such entity.
       (c) Limited Exception.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and 
     (b), information provided in an application for permanent 
     resident status on a conditional basis or a request for DACA 
     may be shared with Federal security and law enforcement 
     agencies--
       (1) for assistance in the consideration of an application 
     for permanent resident status on a conditional basis;
       (2) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;
       (3) for national security purposes; or
       (4) for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not 
     related to immigration status.
       (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or 
     permits information to be examined in violation of this 
     section shall be fined not more than $10,000.

     SEC. 5109. RESTORATION OF STATE OPTION TO DETERMINE RESIDENCY 
                   FOR PURPOSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1623) is repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The repeal under subsection (a) shall 
     take effect as if included in the original enactment of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
     546).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5530. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Risch, and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 606. ACCESS TO PAY AND BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL 
                   GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS WHILE REQUESTS FOR 
                   RELIGIOUS AND HEALTH ACCOMMODATIONS ARE 
                   PENDING.

       A member of the National Guard or another reserve component 
     of the Armed Forces shall maintain access to pay and benefits 
     while a request of the member for a religious or health 
     accommodation is pending.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5531. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
Braun) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 589. LIMITATION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF MEMBERS OF 
                   ARMED FORCES BASED ON COVID-19 VACCINATION 
                   STATUS.

       A member of an active or reserve component of the Armed 
     Forces may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed 
     Forces based solely on the vaccination status of the member 
     with respect to COVID-19 until the Armed Forces have achieved 
     the end strengths authorized under section 401.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5532. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle D of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1254. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASING PORT AND AIRFIELD 
                   CAPACITY OF COUNTRIES IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       It is the sense of Congress that, as the People's Republic 
     of China continues to grow in influence through 
     infrastructure (specifically infrastructure that can easily 
     be shifted from economic to military uses), the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation should 
     prioritize providing alternative financing opportunities that 
     increase port and air field capacity of countries throughout 
     the Indo-Pacific region that--
       (1) are targets of the predatory infrastructure development 
     scheme of the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) are eligible for support provided by the Corporation 
     under title II of the Better Utilization of Investments 
     Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5533. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by

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Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY 
                   AND CREW.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The USS Oklahoma City is a nuclear-powered fast attack 
     submarine named after Oklahoma City, the capital and most 
     populous city in Oklahoma, and is the second ship in the 
     history of the Navy to bear that name.
       (2) The motto of the USS Oklahoma City is ``The Sooner, The 
     Better'', which is a testament to both the spirit of the 
     people of Oklahoma City and the readiness of the 140-person 
     crew of the USS Oklahoma City.
       (3) The USS Oklahoma City was christened and launched on 
     November 2, 1985, sponsored by Linda M. Nickles, and was 
     commissioned for service on July 9, 1988, with Commander 
     Kevin John Reardon as the first commanding officer of the 
     submarine.
       (4) Since the commissioning of the USS Oklahoma City, the 
     USS Oklahoma City has traveled around the globe multiple 
     times and has served in the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, 
     the Pacific, and, most recently, Apra Harbor, Guam.
       (5) In the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the 
     Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the crew 
     of the USS Oklahoma City donated blood in support of the 
     victims of the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in the 
     history of the United States, which resulted in the deaths of 
     168 individuals.
       (6) The USS Oklahoma City was the first Navy submarine to 
     transition from navigation using paper charts to an all-
     electronic navigation suite.
       (7) On Friday, May 20, 2022, the inactivation ceremony for 
     the USS Oklahoma City was held in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 
     to honor nearly 34 years of service.
       (8) Throughout the career of the USS Oklahoma City, the USS 
     Oklahoma City supported a range of missions, including anti-
     surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, targeted strike 
     missions, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
     missions.
       (b) Recognition of Service.--Congress recognizes the 
     service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the USS 
     Oklahoma City and the crew of the USS Oklahoma City, who 
     served the United States with valor and bravery.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5534. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 589. PROHIBITED EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend Department of 
     Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1325.06 to provide that military 
     personnel may not actively engage in, threaten, or advocate--
       (1) conduct that promotes illegal discrimination based on 
     race, creed, color, sex, religion, ethnicity, or national 
     origin; or
       (2) conduct that threatens or advocate the use of force, 
     violence, or criminal activity to achieve political or 
     ideological objectives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5535. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1064. ENSURING RELIABLE SUPPLY OF RARE EARTH MINERALS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The People's Republic of China is the global leader in 
     mining, refining, and component manufacturing of rare earth 
     elements, producing approximately 85 percent of the world's 
     supply between 2011 and 2017.
       (2) In 2019, the United States imported an estimated 80 
     percent of its rare earth compounds from the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (3) On March 26, 2014, the World Trade Organization ruled 
     that the People's Republic of China's export restraints on 
     rare earth minerals violated its obligations under its 
     protocol of accession to the World Trade Organization, 
     thereby harming United States manufacturers and workers.
       (4) The Chinese Communist Party has threatened to leverage 
     the People's Republic of China's dominant position in the 
     rare earth market to ``strike back'' at the United States.
       (5) The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is an effective 
     partnership for reliable multilateral financing, development, 
     and distribution of goods for global consumption, as 
     evidenced by the Quad Vaccine Partnership announced on March 
     12, 2021.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the People's Republic of China's dominant share of the 
     global rare earth mining market is a threat to the economic 
     stability, well being, and competitiveness of key industries 
     in the United States;
       (2) the United States should reduce reliance on the 
     People's Republic of China for rare earth minerals through--
       (A) strategic investments in development projects, 
     production technologies, and refining facilities in the 
     United States; or
       (B) in partnership with strategic allies of the United 
     States that are reliable trading partners, including members 
     of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; and
       (3) the United States Trade Representative should initiate 
     multilateral talks among the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of rare earth minerals.
       (c) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the officials specified 
     in paragraph (3), shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the work of the Trade 
     Representative to address the national security threat posed 
     by the People's Republic of China's control of nearly \2/3\ 
     of the global supply of rare earth minerals.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the extent of the engagement of the 
     United States with the other countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of rare earth minerals during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
     on the date of the report; and
       (B) a description of the plans of the President to leverage 
     the partnership of the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to produce a more reliable and secure 
     global supply chain of rare earth minerals.
       (3) Officials specified.--The official specified in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Secretary of State.
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce.
       (C) The Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5536. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Section 220 is amended to read as follows:

     SEC. 220. STUDY ON FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC 
                   VEHICLE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR WARFIGHTERS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     conduct study to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     providing support to domestic battery producers, particularly 
     those producing lithium-ion cells and battery packs--
       (1) to facilitate the research and development of safe and 
     secure battery technologies for existing as well as new or 
     novel battery chemistry configurations;
       (2) to assess existing commercial battery offerings within 
     the marketplace for viability and utility for warfighter 
     applications; and
       (3) to transition such technologies, including technologies 
     developed from pilot programs, prototype projects, or other 
     research and development programs, from the prototyping phase 
     to production.
       (b) Requirements.--In conducting the study required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) collect, analyze, and retain data;
       (2) develop and share best practices relating to matters 
     described in subsection (a);

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       (3) identify any policy or regulatory impediments 
     inhibiting the facilitation described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) or the transition described in paragraph (3) 
     of such subsection; and
       (4) share results from the study across the Department, and 
     with elements of the Federal Government, including the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government.
       (c) Administration.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering shall administer the study.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5537. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 5__. LIMITATION ON DISCHARGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR 
                   COVID-19.

       The Secretary of Defense may not discharge any member of 
     the Armed Forces under conditions other than honorable solely 
     because such member chooses not to receive a vaccine for 
     COVID-19.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5538. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. GUIDANCE CLARITY.

       (a) Requirement.--Each agency, as defined in section 551 of 
     title 5, United States Code, shall include a guidance clarity 
     statement as described in subsection (b) on any guidance 
     issued by that agency under section 553(b)(3)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code, on and after the date that is 30 days 
     after the date on which the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget issues the guidance required under 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Guidance Clarity Statement.--A guidance clarity 
     statement required under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be displayed prominently on the first page of the 
     document; and
       (2) include the following: ``The contents of this document 
     do not have the force and effect of law and do not, of 
     themselves, bind the public or the agency. This document is 
     intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding 
     existing requirements under the law or agency policies.''.
       (c) OMB Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue guidance to implement this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5539. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. GOLDEN VISA TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered contribution.--The term ``covered 
     contribution'' means--
       (A) a monetary donation to, investment in, or any other 
     form of direct or indirect capital transfer, including 
     through the purchase or rental of real estate, to--
       (i) the government of a foreign country; or
       (ii) any person, business, or entity in such a foreign 
     country; and
       (B) a donation to, or endowment of, any activity 
     contributing to the public good in such a foreign country.
       (3) Golden visa program.--The term ``golden visa program'' 
     means an immigration, investment, or other program of a 
     foreign country that, in exchange for a covered contribution 
     authorizes the individual making the covered contribution to 
     acquire citizenship in such country or receive any other 
     immigration benefit in the foreign country, including 
     temporary or permanent residence that may serve as the basis 
     for subsequent naturalization.
       (4) Visa waiver program.--The term ``visa waiver program'' 
     means the program authorized under section 217 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187).
       (b) Notification Requirement for Visa Waiver Program 
     Participant Countries That Operate Golden Visa Programs.--
       (1) In general.--As a condition of continued participation 
     in the visa waiver program, each foreign country 
     participating in the visa waiver program that operates a 
     golden visa program shall--
       (A) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security a 
     description of the laws, regulations, and policies governing 
     the golden visa program of the country, including, as 
     applicable, such laws, regulations, and policies relating 
     to--
       (i) the physical presence of the golden visa program 
     applicant in the country;
       (ii) residence requirements;
       (iii) covered contribution requirements;
       (iv) security and background check procedures for 
     applicants and intermediaries;
       (v) risk management practices or measures, control systems, 
     and oversight mechanisms;
       (vi) information sharing with other foreign countries 
     regarding application rejections;
       (vii) anti-money laundering measures; and
       (viii) information sharing with the tax residence of the 
     applicant; and
       (B) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, provide notice to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State of the name of each 
     individual to whom the foreign country has ever provided 
     citizenship, residence, or any other immigration benefit 
     through such golden visa program before the date of the first 
     such notice;
       (C) promptly provide notice to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State of the name of each 
     individual to whom the foreign country provides citizenship, 
     residence, or any other immigration benefit through such 
     golden visa program after the date of the first such notice; 
     and
       (D) with respect to each such individual, details 
     regarding--
       (i) any identity assumed by the individual before the 
     individual applied for such golden visa program; and
       (ii) any identity the individual has assumed since 
     receiving such immigration benefit.
       (2) Effect of noncompliance.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     shall suspend from participation in the visa waiver program 
     any foreign country described in paragraph (1) that does not 
     comply with such paragraph.
       (3) Procedures to ensure sanctioned individuals are not 
     admitted or paroled into the united states.--The Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall develop procedures to ensure that an 
     individual whose entry into the United States has been 
     prohibited pursuant to sanctions imposed by the United States 
     Government and who has received an immigration benefit 
     through a foreign country's golden visa program is not 
     admitted or paroled into the United States as a national of 
     such foreign country.
       (4) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and at the beginning of each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
       (i) with respect to each visa waiver program participant 
     country that operates a golden visa program, describes the 
     laws, regulations, and policies governing the golden visa 
     program including, as applicable, such laws, regulations, and 
     policies with respect to--

       (I) the physical presence of the golden visa program 
     applicant in the country;
       (II) residence requirements;
       (III) covered contribution requirements;
       (IV) security and background check procedures for 
     applicants and intermediaries;
       (V) risk management practices or measures, control systems, 
     and oversight mechanisms;
       (VI) information sharing with other foreign countries 
     regarding application rejections;
       (VII) anti-money laundering measures; and
       (VIII) information sharing with the tax residence of an 
     applicant;

       (ii) includes the number of individuals whose entry into 
     the United States has been prohibited pursuant to sanctions 
     imposed by the United States Government and who have received 
     an immigration benefit pursuant to

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     a golden visa program of a visa waiver program country, 
     disaggregated by country that granted such benefit;
       (iii) with respect to each such individual, a description 
     of the specific type of sanction to which the individual is 
     subject;
       (iv) describes the procedures developed and implemented 
     pursuant to paragraph (3); and
       (v) includes an intelligence assessment of national 
     security and criminal threats posed by the use of golden visa 
     programs by foreign nationals and by United States citizens.
       (B) Form.--Each report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Modifications to Visa Waiver Program.--Section 217(c) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Operation of golden visa program.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, no 
     country that operates a golden visa program may be designated 
     as a program country unless the country submits, as a 
     condition of its participation, the information described in 
     section 1077(b)(1) of such Act.'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (IV), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (ii) by redesignating subclause (V) as subclause (VI); and
       (iii) by inserting after subclause (IV) the following:

       ``(V) shall evaluate whether the program country operates a 
     golden visa program and, as applicable, whether the program 
     country has complied with the requirements of the James M. 
     Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023; and'';

       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) Terminations relating to golden visa programs.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     immediately terminate the designation of a program country if 
     the country--

       ``(I) establishes a golden visa program (or in the case of 
     a program country with an existing golden visa program, 
     modifies the golden visa program or the terms and conditions 
     of the golden visa program) without providing to the 
     Secretary the information described in section 1077(b)(1) of 
     the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2023;
       ``(II) refuses to provide such information; or
       ``(III) provides such information but the information is of 
     insufficient quality, as determined by the Secretary.

       ``(ii) Redesignation.--With respect to a country the 
     designation of which has been terminated under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     redesignate the country as a program country, without regard 
     to subsection (f) or paragraph (2) or (3), if the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State, determines that--

       ``(I) the country--

       ``(aa) has resumed sharing the information described in 
     section 1077(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and
       ``(bb) has shared such information that was withheld before 
     the date of termination and such information that has 
     accumulated since that date; and

       ``(II) the quality of such information is sufficient, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.''; and

       (D) in subparagraph (D)(i), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (11)(C)--
       (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) with respect to a subject country that operates a 
     golden visa program--

       ``(I) an assessment of any threat posed by the golden visa 
     program;
       ``(II) recommendations to mitigate any such threat; and
       ``(III) an assessment of the quality of the subject 
     country's information sharing relating to the golden visa 
     program.''; and

       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Definition of golden visa program.--In this 
     subsection, the term `golden visa program' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 1077(a) of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5540. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100 WORD SUMMARY TO 
                   REGULATIONS.GOV.

       Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 
     100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, 
     that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 
     206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) 
     (commonly known as regulations.gov).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5541. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 322. PRODUCTION AND USE OF NATURAL GAS AT MCALESTER ARMY 
                   AMMUNITION PLANT.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3 of the Mineral 
     Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352), the Secretary 
     of the Army may--
       (A) produce any natural gas located within land under the 
     geographic footprint of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 
     (referred to in this Act as ``MCAAP''); and
       (B) treat, manage, and use the natural gas produced 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (2) Contract authority.--To carry out any authority 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army may 
     enter into a contract with an entity determined appropriate 
     by the Secretary.
       (b) Royalties to the State of Oklahoma.--
       (1) Value of royalties.--Beginning after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, as soon as practicable after the end 
     of each calendar year, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide to the Secretary of the Army, for natural gas 
     produced at MCAAP pursuant to subsection (a) during that 
     calendar year, information on the amount of royalty payments 
     that the State of Oklahoma would have received under the 
     Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et 
     seq.) if the natural gas had been produced pursuant to a 
     lease issued under that Act.
       (2) Access to information.--On request of the Secretary of 
     the Interior, the Secretary of the Army shall promptly 
     provide all information, documents, and other materials the 
     Secretary of the Interior considers necessary to calculate 
     the amount of royalty payments under paragraph (1).
       (3) Payments; disbursements.--
       (A) Payments to treasury.--On receipt of the information 
     from the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1) each 
     calendar year, the Secretary of the Army shall deposit in the 
     Treasury of the United States an amount equal to the amount 
     of the royalty payments calculated under that paragraph.
       (B) Disbursements to oklahoma.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall disburse to the State of Oklahoma an amount 
     equal to the amount deposited in the Treasury of the United 
     States by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) as though the amounts were being disbursed to the State 
     under section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands 
     (30 U.S.C. 355).
       (4) Waiver authority.--On receipt of written notice from 
     the Governor of Oklahoma consenting to the waiver of any of 
     the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3), the Secretary 
     of the Interior may waive that requirement.
       (c) Ownership of Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may take 
     ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment and 
     facilities and associated infrastructure from an entity with 
     which the Secretary has entered into a contract under 
     subsection (a)(2) in accordance with the terms of such 
     contract.
       (2) Responsibility.--With respect to a natural gas well 
     installed on MCAAP and subject to this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall have no responsibility for--
       (A) the plugging, abandonment, or reclamation of such well; 
     or
       (B) any environmental damage caused by or associated with 
     the production of such well.
       (d) Limitation on Uses.--Natural gas produced pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be used only to support activities and 
     operations at MCAAP.
       (e) Safety Standards for Gas Wells.--
       (1) In general.--A natural gas well installed on MCAAP and 
     subject to this Act shall meet the same technical 
     installation and operating standards required for a natural 
     gas well installed under a lease issued pursuant to the 
     Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et 
     seq.), including--

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       (A) the gas measurement requirements under the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.); and
       (B) the operational standards required by the Bureau of 
     Land Management pursuant to part 3160 of title 43, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
       (2) Compliance.--With respect to a natural gas well 
     installed on MCAAP and subject to this Act--
       (A) the Bureau of Land Management shall--
       (i) ensure compliance by the Secretary of the Army with the 
     standards described in paragraph (1); and
       (ii) report any violations of the standards to the 
     Secretary of the Army; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Army shall take such actions as 
     are necessary to bring the well into compliance with such 
     standards.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5542. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CRITERIA FOR GRANTING DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY TO 
                   AGENCIES.

       Section 3304(a)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``shortage of candidates'' and all that 
     follows through ``highly qualified candidates)'' and 
     inserting ``shortage of highly qualified candidates''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5543. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.

       Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) The term `remote work' refers to a work flexibility 
     arrangement under which an employee--
       ``(A) is not expected to physically report to the location 
     from which the employee would otherwise work, considering the 
     position of the employee; and
       ``(B) performs the duties and responsibilities of such 
     employee's position, and other authorized activities, from an 
     approved worksite--
       ``(i) other than the location from which the employee would 
     otherwise work;
       ``(ii) that may be inside or outside the local commuting 
     area of the location from which the employee would otherwise 
     work; and
       ``(iii) that is typically the residence of the employee.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is on 
     active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of 
     the Armed Forces, to a position in which that spouse will 
     engage in remote work.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5544. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 606. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL FOR 
                   MEDICAL CARE.

       Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Travel Away From Duty Station for Medical Care.--A 
     member of the uniformed services, or a family member of such 
     a member, who travels to obtain medical care not provided at 
     the duty station of the member may be provided travel and 
     transportation allowances to the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed under section 464 of this title.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5545. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1276. SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES AT COUNTER-UAS 
                   TRAINING ACADEMY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) supports the Department of Defense's decision to 
     establish the Counter-UAS Training Academy at Fort Sill, 
     Oklahoma (in this section referred to as the ``C-UAS 
     Academy'');
       (2) believes the C-UAS Academy will play an important role 
     in synchronizing training on counter-drone tactics across the 
     military services;
       (3) recognizes the important role of the C-UAS Academy in 
     the military education and training of foreign partners on 
     counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations; and
       (4) encourages the Department of Defense to utilize the C-
     UAS Academy to expand such efforts.
       (b) Briefing on Security Cooperation Efforts.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives on how the Department of Defense 
     intends to bolster security cooperation activities with 
     allies and partners at the C-UAS Academy, including an 
     identification of any shortfalls in resourcing or gaps in 
     authorities that could inhibit these security cooperation 
     efforts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5546. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
Lee) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1115. LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES TO CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Section 3326 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``certain'' before 
     ``positions''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``appointed'' and all that follows through 
     ``Defense'' and inserting ``appointed to a position in the 
     excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS-14 
     of the General Schedule (or equivalent) in or under the 
     Department of Defense''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for the purpose'' and 
     all that follows through ``Management''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such title is 
     amended in the item relating to section 3326 by inserting 
     ``certain'' before ``positions''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5547. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. SOCIOECONOMIC LABOR THRESHOLD FOR THE SERVICE 
                   CONTRACT ACT.

       (a) Socioeconomic Labor Threshold.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     socioeconomic labor threshold is--
       (A) for the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ending on October

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     1 following such date of enactment, the amount determined by 
     the Secretary of Labor under paragraph (2)(A); and
       (B) for each 1-year period beginning on October 1 following 
     such date of enactment, the amount determined by the 
     Secretary of Labor under paragraph (2)(B).
       (2) Inflation adjustments.--
       (A) Initial period.--The amount determined under this 
     paragraph for the period described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     be $2,500 as--
       (i) increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer 
     Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States 
     city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, comparing--

       (I) such Consumer Price Index for October of 1965; and
       (II) such Consumer Price Index for the most recent month as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act for which such Consumer 
     Price Index is available; and

       (ii) (if applicable), rounded to the nearest multiple of 
     $100.
       (B) Subsequent periods.--
       (i) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subparagraph for the applicable period described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be the amount in effect on the date of such 
     determination as--

       (I) increased (if applicable) from such amount by the 
     annual percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city 
     average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     from the preceding year as calculated in accordance with 
     clause (ii); and
       (II) (if applicable) rounded to the nearest multiple of 
     $100.

       (ii) Consumer price index.--In making the determination 
     under clause (i) and calculating the percentage increase in 
     the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers under clause 
     (i)(I), the Secretary of Labor shall compare the Consumer 
     Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States 
     city average), as determined by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, for June of the calendar year in which such 
     determination is made with the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average), as 
     determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for June of the 
     preceding calendar year.
       (iii) Rule of construction.--With respect to a 
     determination under clause (i) of the amount in effect under 
     this paragraph for an applicable period under paragraph 
     (1)(B), if there is not an annual percentage increase in the 
     Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; 
     United States city average) from the preceding year as 
     described in clause (i)(I), the amount in effect under this 
     paragraph for such applicable period shall be the amount in 
     effect under paragraph (1) on the date of such determination.
       (b) Amendments to the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract 
     Act.--
       (1) Definition.--Section 6701 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Socioeconomic labor threshold.--The term 
     `socioeconomic labor threshold' means the socioeconomic labor 
     threshold established under section 1077(a) of the James M. 
     Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2023.''.
       (2) Applicability threshold.--Section 6702(a)(2) of title 
     41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) involves an amount exceeding--
       ``(A) for contracts and bid specifications made prior to 
     the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, $2,500; and
       ``(B) for contracts and bid specifications made on or after 
     such date of enactment, the socioeconomic labor threshold.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5548. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FLEXIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY AND TERM APPOINTMENTS.

       (a) Temporary and Term Appointments.--Subchapter I of 
     chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 3117. Temporary and term appointments

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(2) Temporary appointment.--The term `temporary 
     appointment' means an appointment in the competitive service 
     for a period of not more than 1 year.
       ``(3) Term appointment.--The term `term appointment' means 
     an appointment in the competitive service for a period of 
     more than 1 year and not more than 5 years.
       ``(b) Appointment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of an Executive agency may make 
     a temporary appointment or term appointment to a position in 
     the competitive service when the need for the services of an 
     employee in the position is not permanent.
       ``(2) Extension.--Under conditions prescribed by the 
     Director, the head of an Executive agency may--
       ``(A) extend a temporary appointment made under paragraph 
     (1) in increments of not more than 1 year each, up to a 
     maximum of 3 total years of service; and
       ``(B) extend a term appointment made under paragraph (1) in 
     increments determined appropriate by the head of the 
     Executive agency, up to a maximum of 6 total years of 
     service.
       ``(c) Appointments for Critical Hiring Needs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under conditions prescribed by the 
     Director, the head of an Executive agency may make a 
     noncompetitive temporary appointment, or a noncompetitive 
     term appointment for a period of not more than 18 months, to 
     a position in the competitive service for which a critical 
     hiring need exists, as determined under section 3304, without 
     regard to the requirements of sections 3327 and 3330.
       ``(2) No extensions.--An appointment made under paragraph 
     (1) may not be extended.
       ``(d) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Director 
     may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Application.--Any regulations prescribed by the 
     Director for the administration of this section shall not 
     apply to the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of the 
     authorities granted under section 1105 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
     114-328; 130 Stat. 2447).
       ``(e) Special Provision Regarding the Department of 
     Defense.--Nothing in this section shall preclude the 
     Secretary of Defense from making temporary and term 
     appointments in the competitive service pursuant to section 
     1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2447).
       ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect the authorities granted under section 
     3109.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3116 
     the following:

``3117. Temporary and term appointments.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5549. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 2867.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5550. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Expedited Hiring Authority for College Graduates.--
     Section 3115(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''.
       (b) Expedited Hiring Authority for Post-secondary 
     Students.--Section 3116(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``25 
     percent''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5551. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 564. REPORT ON STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EDUCATION AND 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the implementation of the 
     training for all components of the Armed Forces required by 
     Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1300.17, entitled 
     ``Religious Liberty in the Military Services'' and issued on 
     September 1, 2020.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A copy of the educational materials for each military 
     service.
       (2) A description, disaggregated by military service, of--
       (A) the number of trainings that have been conducted 
     pursuant to DoDI 1300.17;
       (B) the number of members of the Armed Forces who have 
     received the training; and
       (C) the number of members of the Armed Forces who have yet 
     to complete the training.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5552. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR HIGH-PERFORMING 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``competitive service'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Regulations.--Under such regulations as the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, an Executive 
     agency may noncompetitively appoint, for other than temporary 
     employment, to a position in the competitive service any 
     individual who--
       (1) is certified by the Director as having been a high-
     performing employee in a former position in the competitive 
     service;
       (2) has been separated from the former position described 
     in paragraph (1) for less than 6 years; and
       (3) is qualified for the new position in the competitive 
     service, as determined by the head of the Executive agency 
     making the noncompetitive appointment.
       (c) Limitation on Authority.--An individual may not be 
     appointed to a position under subsection (b) more than once.
       (d) Designation of High-performing Employees.--The Director 
     of the Office of Personnel Management shall, in the 
     regulations issued under subsection (b), set forth the 
     criteria for certifying an individual as a ``high-performing 
     employee'' in a former position, which shall be based on--
       (1) the final performance appraisal of the individual in 
     that former position; and
       (2) a recommendation by the immediate or other supervisor 
     of the individual in that former position.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5553. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 389. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MAINTAIN OR ESTABLISH 
                   COMPUTER NETWORKS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
     of the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
     blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of 
     pornography.
       (b) Exception for Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance.--
     Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other activity 
     relating to law enforcement or victim assistance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5554. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1052. PORT MAINTENANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 411(o) of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(o)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Port maintenance.--
       ``(A) Procedures.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     the Commissioner, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the General Services Administration--

       ``(I) shall establish procedures by which U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection may conduct maintenance and repair projects 
     costing not more than $300,000 at any Federal Government-
     owned port of entry where the Office of Field Operations 
     performs any of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (G) of subsection (g)(3); and
       ``(II) is authorized to perform such maintenance and repair 
     projects, subject to the procedures described in clause (ii).

       ``(ii) Procedures described.--The procedures established 
     pursuant to clause (i) shall include--

       ``(I) a description of the types of projects that may be 
     carried out pursuant to clause (i); and
       ``(II) the procedures for identifying and addressing any 
     impacts on other tenants of facilities where such projects 
     will be carried out.

       ``(iii) Publication of procedures.--All of the procedures 
     established pursuant to clause (i) shall be published in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(iv) Rule of construction.--The publication of procedures 
     under clause (iii) shall not impact the authority of the 
     Commissioner to update such procedures, in consultation with 
     the Administrator, as appropriate.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The authority under subparagraph (A) 
     shall only be available for maintenance and repair projects 
     involving existing infrastructure, property, and capital at 
     any port of entry described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Annual adjustments.--The Commissioner shall annually 
     adjust the amount described in subparagraph (A) by the 
     percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All 
     Urban Consumers for the month of June preceding the date on 
     which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price 
     Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may 
     be construed to affect the availability of funding from--
       ``(i) the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 
     592 of title 40, United States Code;
       ``(ii) the Donation Acceptance Program established under 
     section 482; or
       ``(iii) any other statutory authority or appropriation for 
     projects described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that 
     includes the elements described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a summary of all maintenance projects conducted 
     pursuant to section 411(o)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, as added by subsection (a) during the prior fiscal 
     year;
       (B) the cost of each project referred to in subparagraph 
     (A);
       (C) the account that funded each such project, if 
     applicable; and
       (D) any budgetary transfers, if applicable, that funded 
     each such project.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 422(a) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 232(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``section 411(o)(3) of this Act and'' after 
     ``Administrator under''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5555. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

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     SEC. ___. MAKING PERMANENT THE DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR 
                   DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES, 
                   THE MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE, AND 
                   THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST 
                   AND EVALUATION.

       (a) Codification of Section 1125 of FY 2017 NDAA.--Chapter 
     81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end a new section consisting of--
       (1) a heading as follows:

     ``Sec. 1599j. Direct hire authority for domestic defense 
       industrial base facilities, the Major Range and Test 
       Facilities Base, and the Office of the Director of 
       Operational Test and Evaluation''; and

       (2) a text consisting of the text of section 1125 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 
     U.S.C. 1580 note prec.).
       (b) Conforming Amendments in Connection With 
     Codification.--Section 1599j of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``During each of fiscal years 2017 through 
     2025, the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``United States Code,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``During fiscal years 2017 through 2021, 
     the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``United States Code,''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``1599j. Direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base 
              facilities, the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and 
              the Office of the Director of Operational Test and 
              Evaluation.''.
       (d) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1125 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 
     1580 note prec.) is repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5556. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 829. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFICKING IN CONTRACTING 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Requirement to Refer Violations to Agency Suspension 
     and Debarment Official.--Section 1704(c)(1) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
     112-239; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``refer the matter to the agency 
     suspension and debarment official and'' before ``consider 
     taking one of the following actions''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (G).
       (b) Report on Implementation of Trafficking in Contracting 
     Provisions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on 
     implementation of title XVII of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 
     126 Stat. 2092).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5557. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION 
                   CONTAINED IN VESSEL MANIFESTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 431(c) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not 
     be available for public disclosure if--
       ``(i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative 
     finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is 
     likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property 
     damage; or
       ``(ii) the information is exempt under the provisions of 
     section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally 
     identifiable information, including Social Security numbers 
     and passport numbers, is removed from any manifest signed, 
     produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this 
     section before access to the manifest is provided to the 
     public.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5558. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 5__. OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE 20 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE NOT 
                   RECEIVED A VACCINE FOR COVID-19.

       The Secretary of Defense shall permit any member of the 
     Armed Forces who has reached or exceeded 18 years of 
     satisfactory service in the Armed Forces the opportunity to 
     complete 20 years of satisfactory service if--
       (1) the member has not received a vaccine for COVID-19; and
       (2) the Secretary is unable to provide clear and convincing 
     evidence that there is a reason not to permit the member to 
     complete such service other than the fact that member has not 
     received such vaccine.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5559. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. USE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN RULEMAKING.

       Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) To the extent that an agency makes a decision based 
     on science when issuing a rule under this section, the agency 
     shall use scientific information, technical procedures, 
     measures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models, 
     employed in a manner consistent with the best available 
     science, and shall consider as applicable--
       ``(1) the extent to which the scientific information, 
     technical procedures, measures, methods, protocols, 
     methodologies, or models employed to generate the information 
     are reasonable for and consistent with the intended use of 
     the information;
       ``(2) the extent to which the information is relevant for 
     use by the head of the agency in making a decision related to 
     issuing the rule;
       ``(3) the degree of clarity and completeness with which the 
     data, assumptions, methods, quality assurance, and analyses 
     employed to generate the information are documented;
       ``(4) the extent to which the variability and uncertainty 
     in the information, or in the procedures, measures, methods, 
     protocols, methodologies, or models, are evaluated and 
     characterized; and
       ``(5) the extent of independent verification or peer review 
     of the information or of the procedures, measures, methods, 
     protocols, methodologies, or models.
       ``(g) An agency shall make a decision described in 
     subsection (f) based on the weight of the scientific 
     evidence.
       ``(h) Each agency shall make available to the public--
       ``(1) all notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent 
     agreements, and orders of the head of the agency in 
     connection with a rule;
       ``(2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation 
     conducted in connection with a rule; and
       ``(3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in 
     carrying out each risk evaluation described in paragraph (2), 
     along with a description of the results of those studies.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5560. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At end of title XII, add the following:

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             Subtitle G--Belt and Road Initiative Oversight

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Belt and Road Oversight 
     Act''.

     SEC. 1282. COUNTRY CHINA OFFICER.

       (a) Designation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     direct all Chiefs of Mission to designate not fewer than 1 
     Foreign Service Officer in a United States embassy or other 
     diplomatic post in each country with whom the United States 
     has diplomatic relations as the Country China Officer.
       (b) Duties.--Each Country China Officer shall monitor and 
     report on the activity of the People's Republic of China in 
     his or her country of responsibility, including capital 
     investment in critical infrastructure and other projects 
     associated with the Belt and Road Initiative.

     SEC. 1283. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall direct 
     all United States embassies to prepare a report that details 
     equity and assets within their country of operation that are 
     controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China. Each such report shall be prepared by a Country China 
     Officer designated pursuant to section 1282(a) and shall 
     include the information described in subsection (b).
       (b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the respective country's overall debt 
     obligations to the People's Republic of China;
       (2) a list of known infrastructure projects in the 
     respective country that are financed from capital provided 
     by--
       (A) the banking system of the People's Republic of China, 
     including--
       (i) policy banks, including--

       (I) the China Development Bank;
       (II) the Export-Import Bank of China; and
       (III) the Agricultural Development Bank of China;

       (ii) state-owned commercial banks, including--

       (I) the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China;
       (II) the Agricultural Bank of China;
       (III) the China Construction Bank;
       (IV) the Bank of Communications Limited; and
       (V) the Bank of China;

       (iii) sovereign wealth funds, including--

       (I) the China Investment Corporation;
       (II) China Life Insurance Company;
       (III) the China National Social Security Fund; and
       (IV) the Silk Road Fund;

       (iv) urban commercial banks; and
       (v) rural financial institutions; and
       (B) international financing institutions, including--
       (i) the World Bank Group;
       (ii) the Asian Development Bank;
       (iii) the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and
       (iv) the New Development Bank; and
       (C) any other financial institution or entity the China 
     Country Officer deems appropriate;
       (3) the identification of the infrastructure projects 
     referred to in paragraph (2) that are projects under the Belt 
     and Road Initiative;
       (4) any domestic vulnerabilities that the debts referred to 
     in paragraph (1) could exacerbate in the respective country;
       (5) a list of the known or speculated collateral listed by 
     the respective country for the debts incurred by Belt and 
     Road Initiative projects referred to in paragraph (2); and
       (6) a list of the known or speculated assets owned by 
     People's Republic of China entities, including 
     telecommunications and critical infrastructure.
       (c) Submission and Distribution of Report.--
       (1) Initial submission.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the Secretary of State issues the directive 
     described in subsection (a), the Chief of Mission in each 
     country shall submit the report required under subsection (a) 
     to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
       (2) Distribution.--The Under Secretary shall prepare and 
     distribute a report that includes all of the information from 
     the individual country reports received pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) to--
       (A) the heads of other Bureaus and agencies of the 
     Department of State, as appropriate;
       (B) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (E) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (F) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
       (G) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (I) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (J) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 1284. NOTIFICATION OF FUTURE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE 
                   PROJECTS.

       After the reports required under section 1283 have been 
     prepared and submitted, the Secretary of State shall require 
     that each Country China Officer notify the Chief of Mission 
     of the respective Embassy and the China Desk at the 
     Department of State of any project described in section 
     1283(b)(2) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Country China Officer is made aware of such project.

     SEC. 1285. ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF BELT AND ROAD 
                   INITIATIVE PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the reports required under 
     section 1283 and the notifications required under section 
     1284, each Country China Officer shall submit an annual 
     report to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 
     through the Chief of Mission that contains all of findings 
     relating to Belt and Road Initiative projects described in 
     section 1283(b)(2) in the respective country during the 12-
     month reporting period.
       (b) Distribution.--The Under Secretary shall prepare and 
     distribute an annual report containing all of the information 
     from the reports received pursuant to subsection (a) to the 
     recipients described in section 1283(c)(2).

     SEC. 1286. ANNUAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER THE INFLUENCE OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--The Country China Officer at each 
     respective embassy, in consultation with the Chief of Mission 
     for the respective country, shall develop a comprehensive, 
     country-specific strategy to counter the influence of the 
     People's Republic of China within their country of 
     responsibility.
       (b) Use of Strategy.--The strategy developed pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be used to equip all personnel across 
     all embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts in the 
     respective country of responsibility to effectively counter 
     the influence of the People's Republic of China in their 
     respective context and country of responsibility.
       (c) Submission.--The Chief of Mission shall submit an 
     annual report to the Under Secretary of State for Political 
     Affairs that--
       (1) describes the implementation of the strategy developed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) during the reporting period; and
       (2) assesses specific challenges and opportunities relating 
     to the People's Republic of China in the respective country 
     of responsibility.
       (d) Distribution.--The Under Secretary shall submit an 
     annual report that summarizes the information contained in 
     the reports received pursuant to subsection (c) to the heads 
     of the Bureaus of the Department of State, as appropriate.

     SEC. 1287. PROCUREMENT PROJECTIONS.

       (a) Annual Report.--The Country China Officer at each 
     respective embassy, in consultation with other embassy 
     personnel, shall submit an annual report to the Under 
     Secretary of State for Political Affairs that--
       (1) describes the procurement and infrastructure needs of 
     their respective country of responsibility; and
       (2) assesses specific challenges and opportunities relating 
     to potential financing by the People's Republic of China for 
     procurement and infrastructure projects to meet such needs.
       (b) Distribution.--The Under Secretary shall submit an 
     annual report that summarizes the information contained in 
     the reports received pursuant to subsection (a) to--
       (1) the heads of the Bureaus of the Department of State, as 
     appropriate; and
       (2) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation.

     SEC. 1288. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE.

       It is the sense of Congress that, as the People's Republic 
     of China's influence grows through infrastructure 
     (particularly infrastructure that can easily be shifted from 
     economic to military uses), the United States International 
     Development Finance Corporation should prioritize providing 
     alternative financing opportunities that increase port and 
     air field capacity of countries that--
       (1) meet the investment criteria set forth in the BUILD Act 
     of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254); and
       (2) are targets of the predatory infrastructure development 
     scheme of the People's Republic of China commonly known as 
     the Belt and Road Initiative.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5561. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. BLENDED FEDERAL WORKFORCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1103(c) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)(1)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)(A)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B)(i) The Office of Personnel Management shall collect 
     from Executive agencies, other than elements of the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.

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     3003(4))), on at least an annual basis the following:
       ``(I) The total number of persons employed directly by the 
     Executive agency.
       ``(II) The total number of prime contractor employees and 
     subcontractor employees, as those terms are defined in 
     section 8701 of title 41, issued credentials allowing access 
     to Executive agency property or computer systems.
       ``(III) The total number of employees of Federal grant and 
     cooperative agreement recipients, as those legal instruments 
     are described in sections 6304 and 6305 of title 31, 
     respectively, who are issued credentials allowing access to 
     Executive agency property or computer systems.
       ``(IV) A total count of the workforce of the Executive 
     agency, including employees, prime contractor employees, 
     subcontractor employees, grantee employees, and cooperative 
     agreement employees.
       ``(ii) The Office of Personnel Management shall compile the 
     data collected under clause (i) and issue, and post on its 
     website, an annual report containing the data.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)''.
       (b) Sense of Congress on Effective and Efficient Management 
     of the Blended Federal Workforce.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Executive 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 105 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) The implementation of Federal laws and the competent 
     administration of Federal programs require skilled and 
     capable personnel.
       (B) Executive agencies depend on a blended workforce that 
     includes Federal employees, employees of prime contractors 
     and subcontractors performing services to Executive agencies, 
     and employees of State or local governments, nonprofit 
     organizations, or institutions of higher education performing 
     services to Executive agencies under the terms of grants and 
     cooperative agreements (in this subsection referred to as 
     ``grantees''), all of whom make essential contributions to 
     achieving the missions of the Government in service to the 
     people of the United States.
       (C) Approximately 2,000,000 Federal employees help to 
     execute the laws of the United States, supplemented by an 
     unknown number, estimated to exceed 5,000,000, of employees 
     of prime contractors, subcontractors, and grantees providing 
     services to Executive agencies.
       (D) Policymakers, Executive agencies, and observers have 
     often focused on individual components of the blended 
     workforce, such as employees, without considering all 
     components or considering the entire blended workforce and 
     how all 3 components can work most effectively together.
       (E) Executive agencies inhibit their own workforce planning 
     and risk making decisions that may reduce the overall 
     efficiency and cost effectiveness of the blended workforce by 
     focusing on only 1 component in isolation.
       (F) Establishing artificial limits on headcounts or full-
     time equivalent positions for Federal employees, 
     administrators, and managerial employees of Executive 
     agencies may discourage the employment of interns or entry-
     level employees to build a balanced employment pipeline and 
     may inadvertently encourage managers to shift work to 
     contractors and grantees for the purpose of complying with 
     such numerical limits, even if those decisions are not 
     justified by an approach to improve the efficiency or cost 
     effectiveness of the Executive agency's work.
       (G) The Government Accountability Office has identified 
     strategic human capital management as a high-risk area for 
     the Federal Government, adding that critical skills gaps 
     ``impede the government from cost-effectively serving the 
     public and achieving results''.
       (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Executive agencies should--
       (A) manage the entire Federal blended workforce, including 
     employees, contractors, and grantees, using a comprehensive 
     and holistic approach to advance their missions as 
     effectively and cost efficiently as possible, within 
     appropriated budgets and without using artificial numerical 
     limits on headcounts or full-time-equivalent positions; and
       (B) conduct a holistic review of their blended workforce 
     and develop a comprehensive plan to ensure an efficient and 
     cost-effective blended workforce.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5562. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 753. CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES 
                   WHO PROVIDE OR ASSIST WITH PROVISION OF HEALTH 
                   CARE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall not take 
     any adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces who 
     provides or assists in the provision of health care for the 
     Department of Defense (including as a behavioral, mental, or 
     physical health professional) on the basis that such member 
     declines to perform, assist, refer for, or otherwise 
     participate in a particular medical procedure, counseling 
     activity, or course of treatment because of a sincere 
     religious belief or moral conviction of such member or 
     because the particular medical procedure, counseling 
     activity, or course of treatment would, in the professional 
     medical judgment of such member, be harmful to the patient.
       (b) No Impact on Care.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
     patient is unduly delayed in receiving any medically 
     indicated care they are otherwise eligible to receive, 
     including preventative, emergency, and routine care, because 
     of compliance by the Secretary with subsection (a).
       (c) Adverse Action Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``adverse action'' includes any adverse personnel action, 
     discrimination, or denial of promotion, schooling, training, 
     or assignment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5563. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1262. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA COUNTERNARCOTICS 
                   PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the counternarcotics partnership between the United States 
     and Colombia.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A strategy for the Department to enhance coordination 
     with and support for the Comandos Jungla Antinarcoticos, 
     including through training with United States Special Forces, 
     also known as the Green Berets.
       (2) An evaluation of the success, as of the date on which 
     the report is submitted, of the support provided by the 
     Department for the efforts of the Policia National de 
     Colombia to conduct counternarcotics operations, eradicate 
     and seize cocaine and coca base, and train police in rural 
     security positions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5564. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Hirono, 
and Mr. Ossoff) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1214. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT TRAINING PIPELINE BETWEEN 
                   UNITED STATES NAVY AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, and the United States presents a significant 
     opportunity to enhance security cooperation in the Indo-
     Pacific region;
       (2) parties to the AUKUS partnership should work 
     expeditiously to implement a strategic roadmap to 
     successfully deliver capabilities outlined in the agreement;
       (3) the United States should engage with industry partners 
     to develop a comprehensive understanding of the requirements 
     needed to increase capacity and capability;
       (4) Australia should continue to expand its industrial base 
     to support production and delivery of future capabilities;
       (5) the delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine to the 
     Government of Australia would require the appropriate 
     training and development of future commanding officers to 
     operate such submarines for the Royal Australian Navy; and
       (6) in order to uphold the stewardship of the Naval Nuclear 
     Propulsion Program, the Secretary of Defense should work to 
     coordinate an exchange program to integrate and train 
     Australian sailors for the operation and maintenance of 
     nuclear-powered submarines.
       (b) Exchange Program.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out an 
     exchange program for Australian submarine officers during 
     2023 and each subsequent year. Under the

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     program, each year, two Australian submarine officers shall 
     be selected to participate in the program. Each such 
     participant shall--
       (1) receive training in the Navy Nuclear Propulsion School;
       (2) following such training and by not later than July 1 of 
     the year of participation, enroll in the Submarine Office 
     Basic Course; and
       (3) following completion of such course, be assigned to 
     duty on an operational United States submarine at sea.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on a 
     notional exchange program for Australian submarine officers 
     that includes initial, follow-on, and recurring training that 
     could be provided to Australian submarine officers in order 
     to prepare such officers for command of nuclear-powered 
     Australian submarines.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5565. Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for 
himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LOW POWER TV STATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission;
       (2) the term ``Designated Market Area'' means--
       (A) a Designated Market Area determined by Nielsen Media 
     Research or any successor entity; or
       (B) a Designated Market Area under a system of dividing 
     television broadcast station licensees into local markets 
     using a system that the Commission determines is equivalent 
     to the system established by Nielsen Media Research; and
       (3) the term ``low power TV station'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``digital low power TV station'' in section 74.701 
     of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
     regulation.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide low 
     power TV stations with a limited window of opportunity to 
     apply for the opportunity to be accorded primary status as 
     Class A television licensees.
       (c) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking to issue a rule that contains the 
     requirements described in this subsection.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The rule with respect to which the 
     Commission is required to issue notice under paragraph (1) 
     shall provide that, during the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date on which that rule takes effect, a low power TV station 
     may apply to the Commission to be accorded primary status as 
     a Class A television licensee under section 73.6001 of title 
     47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       (B) Considerations.--The Commission may approve an 
     application submitted under subparagraph (A) if the low power 
     TV station submitting the application--
       (i) satisfies--

       (I) section 336(f)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 336(f)(2)) and the rules issued under that section, 
     including the requirements under such section 336(f)(2) with 
     respect to locally produced programming, except that, for the 
     purposes of this subclause, the period described in the 
     matter preceding subclause (I) of subparagraph (A)(i) of such 
     section 336(f)(2) shall be construed to be the 90-day period 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (II) paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of 73.6001 of title 47, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;

       (ii) demonstrates to the Commission that the Class A 
     station for which the license is sought will not cause any 
     interference described in section 336(f)(7) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 336(f)(7)); and
       (iii) as of the date of enactment of this Act, operates in 
     a Designated Market Area with not more than 95,000 television 
     households.
       (3) Applicability of license.--A license that accords 
     primary status as a Class A television licensee to a low 
     power TV station as a result of the rule with respect to 
     which the Commission is required to issue notice under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) be subject to the same license terms and renewal 
     standards as a license for a full power television broadcast 
     station, except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
     subsection; and
       (B) require the low power TV station to remain in 
     compliance with paragraph (2)(B) during the term of the 
     license.
       (d) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives a report regarding the implementation of 
     this section, which shall include--
       (1) a list of the current, as of the date on which the 
     report is submitted, licensees that have been accorded 
     primary status as Class A television licensees; and
       (2) of the licensees described in paragraph (1), an 
     identification of each such licensee that has been accorded 
     the status described in that paragraph because of the 
     implementation of this section.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect a decision of the Commission relating to 
     completion of the transition, relocation, or reimbursement of 
     entities as a result of the systems of competitive bidding 
     conducted pursuant to title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
     and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), and 
     the amendments made by that title, that are collectively 
     commonly referred to as the ``Television Broadcast Incentive 
     Auction''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5566. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1276. MODIFICATIONS TO SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 1262 the following:

     ``SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     establish and regularize information sharing and sanctions-
     related decision making with like-minded governments 
     possessing human rights and anti-corruption sanctions 
     programs similar in nature to those authorized under this 
     subtitle.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     2(b) and in title XII of division A of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) 
     are each amended by inserting after the items relating to 
     section 1262 the following:

``Sec. 1262A. Sense of Congress.''.
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1263(a) of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10102) is amended 
     by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) is a current or former government official, or a 
     person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is 
     responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or 
     indirectly engaged in--
       ``(A) corruption, including--
       ``(i) the misappropriation of state assets;
       ``(ii) the expropriation of private assets for personal 
     gain;
       ``(iii) corruption related to government contracts or the 
     extraction of natural resources; or
       ``(iv) bribery; or
       ``(B) the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of the 
     proceeds of corruption;
       ``(3) is or has been a leader or official of--
       ``(A) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the 
     activities described in paragraph (1) or (2) related to the 
     tenure of the leader or official; or
       ``(B) an entity whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section as a result of 
     activities related to the tenure of the leader or official;
       ``(4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to or in support of--
       ``(A) an activity described in paragraph (1) or (2) that is 
     conducted by a foreign person;
       ``(B) a person whose property and interests in property are 
     blocked pursuant to this section; or
       ``(C) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, an activity 
     described in paragraph (1) or (2) conducted by a foreign 
     person; or
       ``(5) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or been 
     purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
     a person whose property and interests in property are blocked 
     pursuant to this section.''.
       (2) Consideration of certain information.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``corruption 
     and'' after ``monitor''.
       (3) Requests by congress.--Subsection (d)(2) of such 
     section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Requirements.--A request under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an 
     activity described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to 
     the President in writing jointly by the chairperson and 
     ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional 
     committees.''.

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       (c) Reports to Congress.--Section 1264(a) of the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
     10103(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) a description of additional steps taken by the 
     President through diplomacy, international engagement, and 
     assistance to foreign or security sectors to address 
     persistent underlying causes of conduct giving rise to the 
     imposition of sanctions under this section, as amended on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, in each 
     country in which foreign persons with respect to which such 
     sanctions have been imposed are located; and
       ``(8) a description of additional steps taken by the 
     President to ensure the pursuit of judicial accountability in 
     appropriate jurisdictions with respect to foreign persons 
     subject to sanctions under this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5567. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title XII, add the following:

                Subtitle G--Combating Global Corruption

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Combating Global 
     Corruption Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 1282. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Corrupt actor.--The term ``corrupt actor'' means--
       (A) any foreign person or entity that is a government 
     official or government entity responsible for, or complicit 
     in, an act of corruption; and
       (B) any company, in which a person or entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) has a significant stake, which is 
     responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption.
       (2) Corruption.--The term ``corruption'' means the unlawful 
     exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, 
     including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.
       (3) Significant corruption.--The term ``significant 
     corruption'' means corruption committed at a high level of 
     government that has some or all of the following 
     characteristics:
       (A) Illegitimately distorts major decision-making, such as 
     policy or resource determinations, or other fundamental 
     functions of governance.
       (B) Involves economically or socially large-scale 
     government activities.

     SEC. 1283. PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     publish, on a publicly accessible website, a tiered ranking 
     of all foreign countries.
       (b) Tier 1 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     1 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is complying with the minimum 
     standards set forth in section 1284.
       (c) Tier 2 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     2 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is making efforts to comply 
     with the minimum standards set forth in section 1284, but is 
     not achieving the requisite level of compliance to be ranked 
     as a tier 1 country.
       (d) Tier 3 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 
     3 country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if 
     the government of such country is making de minimis or no 
     efforts to comply with the minimum standards set forth in 
     section 1284.

     SEC. 1284. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
                   CORRUPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
                   CORRUPTION.

       (a) In General.--The government of a country is complying 
     with the minimum standards for the elimination of corruption 
     if the government--
       (1) has enacted and implemented laws and established 
     government structures, policies, and practices that prohibit 
     corruption, including significant corruption;
       (2) enforces the laws described in paragraph (1) by 
     punishing any person who is found, through a fair judicial 
     process, to have violated such laws;
       (3) prescribes punishment for significant corruption that 
     is commensurate with the punishment prescribed for serious 
     crimes; and
       (4) is making serious and sustained efforts to address 
     corruption, including through prevention.
       (b) Factors for Assessing Government Efforts To Combat 
     Corruption.--In determining whether a government is making 
     serious and sustained efforts to address corruption, the 
     Secretary of State shall consider, to the extent relevant or 
     appropriate, factors such as--
       (1) whether the government of the country has criminalized 
     corruption, investigates and prosecutes acts of corruption, 
     and convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts 
     over which it has jurisdiction, including, as appropriate, 
     incarcerating individuals convicted of such acts;
       (2) whether the government of the country vigorously 
     investigates, prosecutes, convicts, and sentences public 
     officials who participate in or facilitate corruption, 
     including nationals of the country who are deployed in 
     foreign military assignments, trade delegations abroad, or 
     other similar missions, who engage in or facilitate 
     significant corruption;
       (3) whether the government of the country has adopted 
     measures to prevent corruption, such as measures to inform 
     and educate the public, including potential victims, about 
     the causes and consequences of corruption;
       (4) what steps the government of the country has taken to 
     prohibit government officials from participating in, 
     facilitating, or condoning corruption, including the 
     investigation, prosecution, and conviction of such officials;
       (5) the extent to which the country provides access, or, as 
     appropriate, makes adequate resources available, to civil 
     society organizations and other institutions to combat 
     corruption, including reporting, investigating, and 
     monitoring;
       (6) whether an independent judiciary or judicial body in 
     the country is responsible for, and effectively capable of, 
     deciding corruption cases impartially, on the basis of facts 
     and in accordance with the law, without any improper 
     restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, threats, or 
     interferences (direct or indirect);
       (7) whether the government of the country is assisting in 
     international investigations of transnational corruption 
     networks and in other cooperative efforts to combat 
     significant corruption, including, as appropriate, 
     cooperating with the governments of other countries to 
     extradite corrupt actors;
       (8) whether the government of the country recognizes the 
     rights of victims of corruption, ensures their access to 
     justice, and takes steps to prevent victims from being 
     further victimized or persecuted by corrupt actors, 
     government officials, or others;
       (9) whether the government of the country protects victims 
     of corruption or whistleblowers from reprisal due to such 
     persons having assisted in exposing corruption, and refrains 
     from other discriminatory treatment of such persons;
       (10) whether the government of the country is willing and 
     able to recover and, as appropriate, return the proceeds of 
     corruption;
       (11) whether the government of the country is taking steps 
     to implement financial transparency measures in line with the 
     Financial Action Task Force recommendations, including due 
     diligence and beneficial ownership transparency requirements;
       (12) whether the government of the country is facilitating 
     corruption in other countries in connection with state-
     directed investment, loans or grants for major 
     infrastructure, or other initiatives; and
       (13) such other information relating to corruption as the 
     Secretary of State considers appropriate.
       (c) Assessing Government Efforts to Combat Corruption in 
     Relation to Relevant International Commitments.--In 
     determining whether a government is making serious and 
     sustained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of 
     State shall consider the government of a country's compliance 
     with the following, as relevant:
       (1) The Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the 
     Organization of American States, done at Caracas March 29, 
     1996.
       (2) The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public 
     Officials in International Business Transactions of the 
     Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, done 
     at Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Anti-Bribery Convention'').
       (3) The United Nations Convention against Transnational 
     Organized Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000.
       (4) The United Nations Convention against Corruption, done 
     at New York October 31, 2003.
       (5) Such other treaties, agreements, and international 
     standards as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1285. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury, should evaluate whether 
     there are foreign persons engaged in significant corruption 
     for the purposes of potential imposition of sanctions under 
     the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
     (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 
     2656 note)--
       (1) in all countries identified as tier 3 countries under 
     section 1283; or
       (2) in relation to the planning or construction or any 
     operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after 
     publishing the list required by section 1283(a) and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     committees specified in subsection (f) a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a list of foreign persons with respect to which the 
     President imposed sanctions pursuant to the evaluation under 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed;
       (3) the reasons for imposing such sanctions; and

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       (4) a list of all foreign persons found to have been 
     engaged in significant corruption in relation to the 
     planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 
     pipeline.
       (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except 
     with respect to the list required by subsection (b)(4)) 
     provide a briefing to the committees specified in subsection 
     (f) instead of submitting a written report required under 
     subsection (b), if doing so would better serve existing 
     United States anti-corruption efforts or the national 
     interests of the United States.
       (e) Termination of Requirements Relating to Nord Stream 
     2.--The requirements under subsections (a)(2) and (b)(4) 
     shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1286. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF 
                   CONTACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually 
     designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United 
     States diplomatic post to each country identified as tier 2 
     or tier 3 under section 1283, or which the Secretary 
     otherwise determines is in need of such a point of contact. 
     The point of contact shall be the chief of mission or the 
     chief of mission's designee.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of 
     contact designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible 
     for enhancing coordination and promoting the implementation 
     of a whole-of-government approach among the relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies undertaking efforts to--
       (1) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
       (2) enhance the ability of such countries--
       (A) to combat public corruption; and
       (B) to develop and implement corruption risk assessment 
     tools and mitigation strategies.
       (c) Training.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
     appropriate training for anti-corruption points of contact 
     designated under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5568. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE-CONFIRMED 
                   OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress and the executive branch have recognized the 
     importance of preventing and mitigating the potential for 
     conflicts of interest following government service, including 
     with respect to senior United States officials working on 
     behalf of foreign governments; and
       (2) Congress and the executive branch should jointly 
     evaluate the status and scope of post-employment 
     restrictions.
       (b) Restrictions.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(m) Extended Post-employment Restrictions for Certain 
     Senate-confirmed Officials.--
       ``(1) Secretary of state and deputy secretary of state.--
     With respect to a person serving as the Secretary of State or 
     Deputy Secretary of State, the restrictions described in 
     section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall 
     apply to representing, aiding, or advising a foreign 
     governmental entity before an officer or employee of the 
     executive branch of the United States at any time after the 
     termination of that person's service as Secretary or Deputy 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and 
     ambassadors.--With respect to a person serving as an Under 
     Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Ambassador at the 
     Department of State or the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations, the restrictions 
     described in section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States 
     Code, shall apply to representing, aiding, or advising a 
     foreign governmental entity before an officer or employee of 
     the executive branch of the United States for 3 years after 
     the termination of that person's service in a position 
     described in this paragraph, or the duration of the term or 
     terms of the President who appointed that person to their 
     position, whichever is longer.
       ``(3) Enhanced restrictions for post-employment work on 
     behalf of certain countries of concern.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to all former officials 
     listed in this subsection, the restrictions described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to representing, aiding, 
     or advising a country of concern described in subparagraph 
     (B) before an officer or employee of the executive branch of 
     the United States at any time after the termination of that 
     person's service in a position described in paragraph (1) or 
     (2).
       ``(B) Countries specified.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `country of concern' means--
       ``(i) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(ii) the Russian Federation;
       ``(iii) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(iv) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(v) the Republic of Cuba; and
       ``(vi) the Syrian Arab Republic.
       ``(4) Penalties and injunctions.--Any violations of the 
     restrictions in paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be subject to the 
     penalties and injunctions provided for under section 216 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Foreign government entity.--The term `foreign 
     governmental entity' includes--
       ``(i) any person employed by--

       ``(I) any department, agency, or other entity of a foreign 
     government at the national, regional, or local level;
       ``(II) any governing party or coalition of a foreign 
     government at the national, regional, or local level; or
       ``(III) any entity majority-owned or majority-controlled by 
     a foreign government at the national, regional, or local 
     level; and

       ``(ii) in the case of a country described in paragraph 
     (3)(B), any company, economic project, cultural organization, 
     exchange program, or nongovernmental organization that is 
     more than 33 percent owned or controlled by the government of 
     such country.
       ``(B) Representation.--The term `representation' does not 
     include representation by an attorney, who is duly licensed 
     and authorized to provide legal advice in a United States 
     jurisdiction, of a person or entity in a legal capacity or 
     for the purposes of rendering legal advice.
       ``(6) Notice of restrictions.--Any person subject to the 
     restrictions of this subsection shall be provided notice of 
     these restrictions by the Department of State upon 
     appointment by the President, and subsequently upon 
     termination of service with the Department of State.
       ``(7) Effective date.--The restrictions under this 
     subsection shall apply only to persons who are appointed by 
     the President to the positions referenced in this subsection 
     on or after 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.
       ``(8) Sunset.--The enhanced restrictions under paragraph 
     (3) shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5569. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title XII, add the following:

              Subtitle G--Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2022

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Masih Alinejad Harassment 
     and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2022'' or the ``Masih Alinejad 
     HUNT Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 1282. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that the Government of the Islamic Republic 
     of Iran surveils, harasses, terrorizes, tortures, abducts, 
     and murders individuals who peacefully defend human rights 
     and freedoms in Iran, and innocent entities and individuals 
     considered by the Government of Iran to be enemies of that 
     regime, including United States citizens on United States 
     soil, and takes foreign nationals hostage, including in the 
     following instances:
       (1) In 2021, Iranian intelligence agents were indicted for 
     plotting to kidnap United States citizen, women's rights 
     activist, and journalist Masih Alinejad, from her home in New 
     York City, in retaliation for exercising her rights under the 
     First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
     Iranian agents allegedly spent at least approximately half a 
     million dollars to capture the outspoken critic of the 
     authoritarianism of the Government of Iran, and studied 
     evacuating her by military-style speedboats to Venezuela 
     before rendition to Iran.
       (2) Prior to the New York kidnapping plot, Ms. Alinejad's 
     family in Iran was instructed by authorities to lure Ms. 
     Alinejad to Turkey. In an attempt to intimidate her into 
     silence, the Government of Iran arrested 3 of Ms. Alinejad's 
     family members in 2019, and sentenced her brother to 8 years 
     in prison for refusing to denounce her.

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       (3) According to Federal prosecutors, the same Iranian 
     intelligence network that allegedly plotted to kidnap Ms. 
     Alinejad is also targeting critics of the Government of Iran 
     who live in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab 
     Emirates.
       (4) In 2021, an Iranian diplomat was convicted in Belgium 
     of attempting to carry out a 2018 bombing of a dissident 
     rally in France.
       (5) In 2021, a Danish high court found a Norwegian citizen 
     of Iranian descent guilty of illegal espionage and complicity 
     in a failed plot to kill an Iranian Arab dissident figure in 
     Denmark.
       (6) In 2021, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 
     appealed to the United Nations to protect BBC Persian 
     employees in London who suffer regular harassment and threats 
     of kidnapping by Iranian government agents.
       (7) In 2021, 15 militants allegedly working on behalf of 
     the Government of Iran were arrested in Ethiopia for plotting 
     to attack citizens of Israel, the United States, and the 
     United Arab Emirates, according to United States officials.
       (8) In 2020, Iranian agents allegedly kidnapped United 
     States resident and Iranian-German journalist Jamshid 
     Sharmahd, while he was traveling to India through Dubai. 
     Iranian authorities announced they had seized Mr. Sharmahd in 
     ``a complex operation'', and paraded him blindfolded on state 
     television. Mr. Sharmahd is arbitrarily detained in Iran, 
     allegedly facing the death penalty. In 2009, Mr. Sharmahd was 
     the target of an alleged Iran-directed assassination plot in 
     Glendora, California.
       (9) In 2020, the Government of Turkey released 
     counterterrorism files exposing how Iranian authorities 
     allegedly collaborated with drug gangs to kidnap Habib Chabi, 
     an Iranian-Swedish activist for Iran's Arab minority. In 
     2020, the Government of Iran allegedly lured Mr. Chabi to 
     Istanbul through a female agent posing as a potential lover. 
     Mr. Chabi was then allegedly kidnapped from Istanbul, and 
     smuggled into Iran where he faces execution, following a sham 
     trial.
       (10) In 2020, a United States-Iranian citizen and an 
     Iranian resident of California pleaded guilty to charges of 
     acting as illegal agents of the Government of Iran by 
     surveilling Jewish student facilities, including the Hillel 
     Center and Rohr Chabad Center at the University of Chicago, 
     in addition to surveilling and collecting identifying 
     information about United States citizens and nationals who 
     are critical of the Iranian regime.
       (11) In 2019, 2 Iranian intelligence officers at the 
     Iranian consulate in Turkey allegedly orchestrated the 
     assassination of Iranian dissident journalist Masoud Molavi 
     Vardanjani, who was shot while walking with a friend in 
     Istanbul. Unbeknownst to Mr. Molavi, his ``friend'' was in 
     fact an undercover Iranian agent and the leader of the 
     killing squad, according to a Turkish police report.
       (12) In 2019, around 1,500 people were allegedly killed 
     amid a less than 2 week crackdown by security forces on anti-
     government protests across Iran, including at least an 
     alleged 23 children and 400 women.
       (13) In 2019, Iranian operatives allegedly lured Paris-
     based Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam to Iraq, where he was 
     abducted, and hanged in Iran for sedition.
       (14) In 2019, a Kurdistan regional court convicted an 
     Iranian female for trying to lure Voice of America reporter 
     Ali Javanmardi to a hotel room in Irbil, as part of a foiled 
     Iranian intelligence plot to kidnap and extradite Mr. 
     Javanmardi, a critic of the Government of Iran.
       (15) In 2019, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents 
     visited the rural Connecticut home of Iran-born United States 
     author and poet Roya Hakakian to warn her that she was the 
     target of an assassination plot orchestrated by the 
     Government of Iran.
       (16) In 2019, the Government of Denmark accused the 
     Government of Iran of directing the assassination of Iranian 
     Arab activist Ahmad Mola Nissi, in The Hague, and the 
     assassination of another opposition figure, Reza Kolahi 
     Samadi, who was murdered near Amsterdam in 2015.
       (17) In 2018, German security forces searched for 10 
     alleged spies who were working for Iran's al-Quds Force to 
     collect information on targets related to the local Jewish 
     community, including kindergartens.
       (18) In 2017, Germany convicted a Pakistani man for working 
     as an Iranian agent to spy on targets including a former 
     German lawmaker and a French-Israeli economics professor.
       (19) In 2012, an Iranian American pleaded guilty to 
     conspiring with members of the Iranian military to bomb a 
     popular Washington, DC, restaurant with the aim of 
     assassinating the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United 
     States.
       (20) In 1996, agents of the Government of Iran allegedly 
     assassinated 5 Iranian dissident exiles across Turkey, 
     Pakistan, and Baghdad, over a 5-month period that year.
       (21) In 1992, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the 
     United Kingdom expelled 2 Iranians employed at the Iranian 
     Embassy in London and a third Iranian on a student visa amid 
     allegations they were plotting to kill Indian-born British 
     American novelist Salman Rushdie, pursuant to the fatwa 
     issued by then supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah 
     Khomeini.
       (22) In 1992, 4 Iranian Kurdish dissidents were 
     assassinated at a restaurant in Berlin, Germany, allegedly by 
     Iranian agents.
       (23) In 1992, singer, actor, poet, and gay Iranian 
     dissident Fereydoun Farrokhzad was found dead with multiple 
     stab wounds in his apartment in Germany. His death is 
     allegedly the work of Iran-directed agents.
       (24) In 1980, Ali Akbar Tabatabaei, a leading critic of 
     Iran and then president of the Iran Freedom Foundation, was 
     murdered in front of his Bethesda, Maryland, home by an 
     assassin disguised as a postal courier. The Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation had identified the ``mailman'' as Dawud 
     Salahuddin, born David Theodore Belfield. Mr. Salahuddin was 
     working as a security guard at an Iranian interest office in 
     Washington, DC, when he claims he accepted the assignment and 
     payment of $5,000 from the Government of Iran to kill Mr. 
     Tabatabaei.
       (25) Other exiled Iranian dissidents alleged to have been 
     victims of the Government of Iran's murderous 
     extraterritorial campaign include Shahriar Shafiq, Shapour 
     Bakhtiar, and Gholam Ali Oveissi.
       (26) Iranian Americans face an ongoing campaign of 
     intimidation both in the virtual and physical world by agents 
     and affiliates of the Government of Iran, which aims to 
     stifle freedom of expression and eliminate the threat Iranian 
     authorities believe democracy, justice, and gender equality 
     pose to their rule.

     SEC. 1283. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
     ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs 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 pursuant to 
     section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
     Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
     8513(i)).
       (5) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any 
     individual or entity that is not a United States person.
       (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.

     SEC. 1284. REPORT AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN 
                   ABUSES TOWARD DISSIDENTS ON BEHALF OF THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director 
     of National Intelligence, and the Attorney General, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     that--
       (A) includes a detailed description and assessment of--
       (i) the state of human rights and the rule of law inside 
     Iran, including the rights and well-being of women, religious 
     and ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ community in Iran;
       (ii) actions taken by the Government of Iran during the 
     year preceding submission of the report to target and silence 
     dissidents both inside and outside of Iran who advocate for 
     human rights inside Iran;
       (iii) the methods used by the Government of Iran to target 
     and silence dissidents both inside and outside of Iran; and
       (iv) the means through which the Government of Iran 
     finances efforts to target and silence dissidents both inside 
     and outside of Iran;
       (B) identifies foreign persons working as part of the 
     Government of Iran or acting on behalf of that Government 
     (including members of paramilitary organizations such as 
     Ansar-e-Hezbollah and Basij-e Mostaz'afin), that the 
     Secretary of State determines, based on credible evidence, 
     are knowingly responsible for, complicit in or involved in 
     ordering, conspiring, planning or implementing the 
     surveillance, harassment, kidnapping, illegal extradition, 
     imprisonment, torture, killing, or assassination of citizens 
     of Iran (including citizens of Iran of dual nationality) or 
     citizens of the United States inside or outside Iran who 
     seek--
       (i) to expose illegal or corrupt activity carried out by 
     officials of the Government of Iran;
       (ii) to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote 
     internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as 
     the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and 
     assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic 
     elections, in Iran; or
       (iii) to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote the rights 
     and well-being of women, religious

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     and ethnic minorities, and the LGBTQ community in Iran; and
       (C) includes, for each foreign person identified 
     subparagraph (B), a clear explanation for why the foreign 
     person was so identified.
       (2) Updates of report.--The report required by paragraph 
     (1) shall be updated, and the updated version submitted to 
     the appropriate congressional committees, during the 10-year 
     period following the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) not less frequently than annually; and
       (B) with respect to matters relating to the identification 
     of foreign persons under paragraph (1)(B), on an ongoing 
     basis as new information becomes available.
       (3) Form of report.--
       (A) In general.--Each report required by paragraph (1) and 
     each update required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
       (B) Public availability.--The Secretary of State shall post 
     the unclassified portion of each report required by paragraph 
     (1) and each update required by paragraph (2) on a publicly 
     available internet website of the Department of State.
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--In the case of a foreign 
     person identified under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) in 
     the most recent report or update submitted under that 
     subsection, the President shall--
       (1) if the foreign person meets the criteria for the 
     imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) of section 1263 
     of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 
     U.S.C. 10102), impose sanctions under subsection (b) of that 
     section; and
       (2) if the foreign person does not meet such criteria, 
     impose the sanctions described in subsection (c).
       (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed under 
     this subsection with respect to a foreign person are the 
     following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all 
     powers granted to the President by the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the 
     extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
     all property and interests in property of the person if such 
     property and interests in property are in the United States, 
     come within the United States, or are or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) is--

       (I) inadmissible to the United States;
       (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into 
     the United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

       (ii) Current visas revoked.--

       (I) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of 
     an alien described in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be revoked, 
     regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is 
     or was issued.
       (II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under subclause (I) 
     shall--

       (aa) take effect immediately; and
       (bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry 
     documentation that is in the alien's possession.
       (d) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate 
     the application of sanctions under this section with respect 
     to a person if the President determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, not later than 15 days 
     before the termination of the sanctions that--
       (1) credible information exists that the person did not 
     engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed;
       (2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the 
     activity for which sanctions were imposed; or
       (3) the person has--
       (A) credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior;
       (B) has paid an appropriate consequence for the activity 
     for which sanctions were imposed; and
       (C) has credibly committed to not engage in an activity 
     described in subsection (a) in the future.

     SEC. 1285. REPORT AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CONDUCTING 
                   SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS 
                   RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN ABUSES TOWARD 
                   DISSIDENTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not earlier than 30 days and not later 
     than 60 days after the Secretary of State submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report required by 
     section 1284(a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies 
     any foreign financial institution that knowingly conducts a 
     significant transaction with a foreign person identified in 
     the report submitted under section 1284(a).
       (2) Form of report.--
       (A) In general.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (B) Public availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall post the unclassified portion of each report required 
     by paragraph (1) on a publicly available internet website of 
     the Department of the Treasury.
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     may prohibit the opening, or prohibit or impose strict 
     conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a 
     correspondent account or a payable-through account by a 
     foreign financial institution identified under subsection 
     (a)(1).

     SEC. 1286. EXCEPTIONS; WAIVERS; IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and 
     national security activities.--Sanctions under sections 1284 
     and 1285 shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law 
     enforcement, or national security activities of the United 
     States.
       (2) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Sanctions under section 1284(c)(2) shall not 
     apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United 
     States if the admission of the alien is necessary to permit 
     the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
     Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
     June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
     between the United Nations and the United States, the 
     Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
     1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other 
     applicable international obligations.
       (b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     application of sanctions under section 1284 with respect to a 
     person if the President--
       (1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
     interests of the United States; and
       (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
       (c) 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 Act.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     section 1284(b)(1) or 1285(b) or any regulation, license, or 
     order issued to carry out either such 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.

     SEC. 1287. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the authorities and requirements to impose 
     sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or 
     a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means 
     any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply 
     or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
     equipment, and excluding technical data.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5570. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1077. PATUXENT RESEARCH REFUGE EXPANSION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
     approximately 105 acres of Goddard Space Flight Center land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Administrator known as ``Area 
     400''.
       (3) Research refuge.--The term ``Research Refuge'' means 
     the Patuxent Research Refuge established by Executive Order 
     7514 of December 16, 1936.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (b) Research Refuge Boundary Modification.--The acquisition 
     boundary of the Research Refuge is expanded to include the 
     land depicted as ``Area 400'' on the map entitled ``Patuxent 
     Research Refuge Acquisition Boundary Expansion'' and dated 
     July 28, 2022.
       (c) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction Over Certain 
     Goddard Space Flight Center Land.--
       (1) In general.--On a joint determination by the 
     Administrator and the Secretary that the Federal land has 
     been remediated and restored to the satisfaction of the 
     Administrator and the Secretary, in accordance with 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the Administrator shall transfer to 
     the Secretary, at no cost, administrative jurisdiction over 
     the Federal land for inclusion in the Research Refuge.

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       (2) Remediation.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare an 
     updated environmental evaluation of the Federal land, which 
     shall include--
       (i) a sampling and analysis of the soil;
       (ii) a sampling and analysis of the groundwater; and
       (iii) an assessment of the onsite septic system.
       (B) Consultation.--The Administrator shall consult with, 
     and incorporate input from, the Secretary relating to the 
     environmental evaluation prepared under subparagraph (A), 
     including for purposes of--
       (i) developing the sampling design;
       (ii) conducting the data review and analysis; and
       (iii) developing recommendations for the remediation of the 
     Federal land.
       (C) Remediation.--Any necessary remediation identified in 
     the environmental evaluation prepared under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be conducted and funded by the Administrator.
       (D) Monitoring.--Based on the findings of the environmental 
     evaluation prepared under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
     and the Secretary shall jointly design and agree to an 
     ongoing monitoring plan for the Federal land, which shall be 
     conducted and funded by the Administrator.
       (3) Restoration.--Before the transfer of the Federal land 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall restore the 
     Federal land, which shall include--
       (A) the demolition of any--
       (i) aboveground structures;
       (ii) concrete sidewalks;
       (iii) underground storage tanks;
       (iv) seismic isolation pads; and
       (v) abandoned in-place monitoring wells;
       (B) the decommissioning of the septic system;
       (C) the demolition of the perimeter fence and gate;
       (D) the decommissioning of electrical, sewer, and water 
     connections;
       (E) the removal of associated debris from the Federal land; 
     and
       (F) the stabilization of exposed soil.
       (4) Future liability.--The Administrator shall retain post-
     transfer responsibility, including for any ongoing monitoring 
     required under paragraph (2)(D), for any hazardous substances 
     that may be present on the Federal land as a result of 
     activities by the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this subsection.

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