[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4977-S5031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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  SA 5571. Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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 CONTRACTING BY DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE WITH PERSONS THAT HAVE BUSINESS 
                   OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
     the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for 
     the procurement of goods or services with any person that has 
     business operations with--
       (1) an authority of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation; or
       (2) a fossil fuel company that operates in the Russian 
     Federation, except if the fossil fuel company transports oil 
     or gas--
       (A) through the Russian Federation for sale outside of the 
     Russian Federation; and
       (B) that was extracted from a country other than the 
     Russian Federation with respect to the energy sector of which 
     the President has not imposed sanctions as of the date on 
     which the contract is awarded.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and national 
     security.--
       (A) In general.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does 
     not apply to a contract that the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State jointly determine--
       (i) is necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian 
     assistance to the people of the Russian Federation;
       (ii) is necessary for purposes of providing disaster relief 
     and other urgent life-saving measures; or
       (iii) is vital to the national security interests of the 
     United States.
       (B) Notification requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any 
     contract entered into on the basis of an exception under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Office of foreign assets control licenses.--The 
     prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply to a person 
     that has a valid license to operate in the Russian Federation 
     issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 
     Department of the Treasury or is otherwise authorized to 
     operate notwithstanding the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to the Russian Federation.
       (3) American diplomatic mission in russia.--The prohibition 
     under subsection (a) does not apply to contracts related to 
     the operation and maintenance of the consular offices and 
     diplomatic posts of the United States Government in the 
     Russian Federation.
       (c) Applicability.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to 
     any contract entered into on or after such date.
       (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date on 
     which the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a certification in writing that contains a 
     determination of the President that the Russian Federation--
       (1) has reached an agreement relating to the withdrawal of 
     Russian forces from Ukraine and cessation of military 
     hostilities in Ukraine that is accepted by the free and 
     independent government of Ukraine;
       (2) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any 
     member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
       (3) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to 
     independently and freely choose their own government.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agency or instrumentality of the government of the 
     russian federation.--The term ``agency or instrumentality of 
     the Government of the Russian Federation'' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with each reference 
     in such section to ``a foreign state'' deemed to be a 
     reference to ``the Russian Federation''.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (3) Business operations.--The term ``business operations'' 
     means the act of engaging in commerce in any form, including 
     acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, 
     possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, 
     personnel, products, services, personal property, real 
     property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.
       (4) Fossil fuel company.--The term ``fossil fuel company'' 
     means a person that--
       (A) carries out oil, gas, or coal exploration, development, 
     or production activities;
       (B) processes or refines oil, gas, or coal; or
       (C) transports, or constructs facilities for the 
     transportation of, oil, gas, or coal.
       (5) Government of the russian federation.--The term 
     ``Government of the Russian Federation'' includes the 
     government of any political subdivision of the Russian 
     Federation and any agency or instrumentality of the 
     Government of the Russian Federation.
       (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
       (A) a natural person, corporation, company, business 
     association, partnership, society, trust, or any other 
     nongovernmental entity, organization, or group;
       (B) a governmental entity or instrumentality of a 
     government, including a multilateral development institution 
     (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International 
     Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3))); and
       (C) a successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, 
     or an entity under common ownership or control with, an 
     entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
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  SA 5572. Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Tariff Act of 1930.--Section 401(j) of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(j)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``means--
       ``(1) in the case'';
       (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``from the baselines of the United States 
     (determined in accordance with international law)'';
       (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(2) in the case'';
       (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
     coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``the waters within--
       ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and
       ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999.''.
       (b) Anti-Smuggling Act.--Section 401(c) of the Anti-
     Smuggling Act (19 U.S.C. 1709(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``means, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``means--
       ``(1) in the case'';
       (2) by striking ``of the coast of the United States'' and 
     inserting ``from the baselines of the United States 
     (determined in accordance with international law)'';
       (3) by striking ``and, in the case'' and inserting the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(2) in the case'';
       (4) by striking ``the waters within four leagues of the 
     coast of the United States.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``the waters within--
       ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and
       ``(B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the 
     limits permitted by international law in accordance with 
     Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
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  SA 5573. Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a joint select 
     committee of Congress to be known as the ``Joint Select 
     Committee on Afghanistan'' (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Joint Committee'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Joint Committee shall be composed of 
     12 members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2).

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       (2) Appointment.--Members of the Joint Committee shall be 
     appointed as follows:
       (A) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members from among Members of the Senate.
       (B) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members from among Members of the Senate.
       (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
     appoint 3 members from among Members of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) The minority leader of the House of Representatives 
     shall appoint 3 members from among Members of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Co-chairs.--
       (A) In general.--Two of the appointed members of the Joint 
     Committee shall serve as co-chairs. The Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate 
     shall jointly appoint one co-chair, and the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of 
     the Senate shall jointly appoint the second co-chair. The co-
     chairs shall be appointed not later than 14 calendar days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Staff director.--The co-chairs, acting jointly, shall 
     hire the staff director of the Joint Committee.
       (4) Date.--Members of the Joint Committee shall be 
     appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Period of appointment.--Members shall be appointed for 
     the life of the Joint Committee. Any vacancy in the Joint 
     Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled 
     not later than 14 calendar days after the date on which the 
     vacancy occurs, in the same manner as the original 
     designation was made. If a member of the Joint Committee 
     ceases to be a Member of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate, as the case may be, the member is no longer a member 
     of the Joint Committee and a vacancy shall exist.
       (c) Investigation and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee shall conduct 
     an investigation and submit to Congress a report on the 
     United States 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A summary of any intelligence reports that indicated an 
     imminent threat at the Hamid Karzai International Airport 
     preceding the deadly attack on August 26, 2021, and the risks 
     to United States and allied country civilians as well as 
     Afghan partners for various United States withdrawal 
     scenarios.
       (B) A summary of any intelligence reports that indicated 
     that withdrawing military personnel and closing United States 
     military installations in Afghanistan before evacuating 
     civilians would negatively affect the evacuation of United 
     States citizens, green card holders, and Afghan partners and 
     thus put them at risk.
       (C) A full review of planning by the National Security 
     Council, the Department of State, and the Department of 
     Defense for a noncombatant evacuation from Afghanistan, 
     including details of all scenarios used by the Department of 
     State or the Department of Defense to plan and prepare for 
     noncombatant evacuation operations.
       (D) An analysis of the relationship between the retrograde 
     and noncombatant evacuation operation plans and operations.
       (E) A description of any actions that were taken by the 
     United States Government to protect the safety of United 
     States forces and neutralize threats in any withdrawal 
     scenarios.
       (F) A full review of all withdrawal scenarios compiled by 
     the intelligence community and the Department of Defense with 
     timelines for the decisions taken, including all advice 
     provided by military leaders to President Joseph R. Biden and 
     his national security team beginning in January 2021.
       (G) An analysis of why the withdrawal timeline expedited 
     from the September 11, 2021, date set by President Biden 
     earlier this year.
       (H) An analysis of United States and allied intelligence 
     shared with the Taliban.
       (I) An analysis of any actions taken by the United States 
     Government to proactively prepare for a successful 
     withdrawal.
       (J) A summary of intelligence that informed statements and 
     assurances made to the American people that the Taliban would 
     not take over Afghanistan with the speed that it did in 
     August 2021.
       (K) A full and unredacted transcript of the phone call 
     between President Joe Biden and President Ashraf Ghani of 
     Afghanistan on July 23, 2021.
       (L) A summary of any documents, reports, or intelligence 
     that indicates whether any members of the intelligence 
     community, the United States Armed Forces, or NATO partners 
     supporting the mission warned that the Taliban would swiftly 
     reclaim Afghanistan.
       (M) A description of the extent to which any members of the 
     intelligence community, the United States Armed Forces, or 
     NATO partners supporting the mission advised steps to be 
     taken by the White House that were ultimately rejected.
       (N) An assessment of the decision not to order a 
     noncombatant evacuation operation until August 14, 2021.
       (O) An assessment of whose advice the President heeded in 
     maintaining the timeline and the status of forces on the 
     ground before Thursday, August 12, 2021.
       (P) A description of the initial views and advice of the 
     United States Armed Forces and the intelligence community 
     given to the National Security Council and the White House 
     before the decisions were taken regarding closure of United 
     States military installations, withdrawal of United States 
     assets, and withdrawal of United States military personnel.
       (Q) An assessment of United States assets, as well as any 
     assets left behind by allies, that could now be used by the 
     Taliban, ISIS-K, and other terrorist organizations operating 
     within the region.
       (R) An assessment of United States assets slated to be 
     delivered to Afghanistan, if any, the delivery of which was 
     paused because of the President's decision to withdraw, and 
     the status of and plans for those assets now.
       (S) An assessment of vetting procedures for Afghan 
     civilians to be evacuated with a timeline for the decision 
     making and ultimate decisions taken to ensure that no 
     terrorist suspects, persons with ties to terrorists, or 
     dangerous individuals would be admitted into third countries 
     or the United States.
       (T) An assessment of the discussions between the United 
     States Government and allies supporting our efforts in 
     Afghanistan and a timeline for decision making regarding the 
     withdrawal of United States forces, including discussion and 
     decisions about how to work together to repatriate all 
     foreign nationals desiring to return to their home countries.
       (U) A review of the policy decisions with timeline 
     regarding all Afghan nationals and other refugees evacuated 
     from Afghanistan by the United States Government and brought 
     to third countries and the United States, including a report 
     on what role the United States Armed Forces performed in 
     vetting each individual and what coordination the Departments 
     of State and Defense engaged in to safeguard members of the 
     Armed Forces from infectious diseases and terrorist threats.
       (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Meetings.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Joint Committee have been 
     appointed, the Joint Committee shall hold its first meeting.
       (2) Frequency.--The Joint Committee shall meet at the call 
     of the co-chairs.
       (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Joint 
     Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of 
     members may hold hearings.
       (4) Voting.--No proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of 
     the members of the Joint Committee.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--To enable the Joint Committee to exercise 
     its powers, functions, and duties, there are authorized to be 
     disbursed by the Senate the actual and necessary expenses of 
     the Joint Committee approved by the co-chairs, subject to the 
     rules and regulations of the Senate.
       (2) Expenses.--In carrying out its functions, the Joint 
     Committee is authorized to incur expenses in the same manner 
     and under the same conditions as the Joint Economic Committee 
     is authorized by section 11 of Public Law 79-304 (15 U.S.C. 
     1024 (d)).
       (3) Hearings.--
       (A) In general.--The Joint Committee may, for the purpose 
     of carrying out this section, hold such hearings, sit and act 
     at such times and places, require attendance of witnesses and 
     production of books, papers, and documents, take such 
     testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths 
     as the Joint Committee considers advisable.
       (B) Hearing procedures and responsibilities of co-chairs.--
       (i) Announcement.--The co-chairs of the Joint Committee 
     shall make a public announcement of the date, place, time, 
     and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted, not less 
     than 7 days in advance of such hearing, unless the co-chairs 
     determine that there is good cause to begin such hearing at 
     an earlier date.
       (ii) Written statement.--A witness appearing before the 
     Joint Committee shall file a written statement of proposed 
     testimony at least 2 calendar days before the appearance of 
     the witness, unless the requirement is waived by the co-
     chairs, following their determination that there is good 
     cause for failure to comply with such requirement.
       (4) Cooperation from federal agencies.--
       (A) Technical assistance.--Upon written request of the co-
     chairs, a Federal agency shall provide technical assistance 
     to the Joint Committee in order for the Joint Committee to 
     carry out its duties.
       (B) Provision of information.--The Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National Security 
     Council shall expeditiously respond to requests for 
     information related to compiling the report under subsection 
     (c).
       (f) Staff of Joint Committee.--
       (1) In general.--The co-chairs of the Joint Committee may 
     jointly appoint and fix the compensation of staff as they 
     deem necessary, within the guidelines for employees of the 
     Senate and following all applicable rules and employment 
     requirements of the Senate.
       (2) Ethical standards.--Members on the Joint Committee who 
     serve in the House of

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     Representatives shall be governed by the ethics rules and 
     requirements of the House. Members of the Senate who serve on 
     the Joint Committee and staff of the Joint Committee shall 
     comply with the ethics rules of the Senate.
       (g) Termination.--The Joint Committee shall terminate on 
     the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (h) Funding.--Funding for the Joint Committee shall be 
     derived in equal portions from--
       (1) the applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) the contingent fund of the Senate from the 
     appropriations account ``Miscellaneous Items'', subject to 
     the rules and regulations of the Senate.
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  SA 5574. Mr. SCOTT of Florida 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 VIII, add the following:

            Subtitle F--American Security Drone Act of 2022

     SEC. 881. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``American Security Drone 
     Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 882. DEFINITIONS.

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

     SEC. 883. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsections (b) 
     through (f), the head of an executive agency may not procure 
     any covered unmanned aircraft system that is manufactured or 
     assembled by a covered foreign entity, which includes 
     associated elements (consisting of communication links and 
     the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that 
     enable the operator to operate the aircraft in the National 
     Airspace System. The Federal Acquisition Security Council, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
     develop and update a list of associated elements.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the 
     procurement--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare, 
     information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development 
     of unmanned aircraft system or counter-unmanned aircraft 
     system technology;
       (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting counterterrorism 
     or counterintelligence activities, protective missions, or 
     Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations;
       (3) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as procured or as 
     modified after procurement but before operational use, can no 
     longer transfer to, or download data from, a covered foreign 
     entity and otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 
     risks as determined by the exempting official; and
       (4) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Department of Transportation Exemption.--The Secretary 
     of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the procurement is for research, 
     evaluation, training, testing, or analysis purposes carried 
     out by the Department.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement is 
     necessary for the sole purpose of conducting safety 
     investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement is 
     necessary for the purpose of meeting NOAA's science or 
     management objectives.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, after consultation with the Federal 
     Acquisition Security Council; and
       (2) upon notification to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Government 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) other appropriate congressional committees of 
     jurisdiction.

     SEC. 884. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal 
     department or agency may operate a covered unmanned aircraft 
     system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
       (2) Applicability to contracted services.--The prohibition 
     under paragraph (1) applies to any covered unmanned aircraft 
     systems that are being used by any executive agency through 
     the method of contracting for the services of covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems.
       (b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation--
       (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, 
     training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare, 
     information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development 
     of an unmanned aircraft system or counter-unmanned aircraft 
     system technology;
       (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting counterterrorism 
     or counterintelligence activities, protective missions, or 
     Federal criminal or national security investigations, 
     including forensic examinations;
       (3) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as procured or as 
     modified after procurement but before operational use, can no 
     longer transfer to, or download data from, a covered foreign 
     entity and otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 
     risks as determined by the exempting official; and
       (4) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Department of Transportation Exemption.--The Secretary 
     of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the procurement is for research, 
     evaluation, training, testing, or analysis purposes carried 
     out by the Department.
       (d) National Transportation Safety Board Exemption.--The 
     National Transportation Safety Board, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement is 
     necessary for the sole purpose of conducting safety 
     investigations.
       (e) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement is 
     necessary for the purpose of meeting NOAA's science or 
     management objectives.
       (f) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, after consultation with the Federal 
     Acquisition Security Council; and
       (2) upon notification to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) other appropriate congressional committees of 
     jurisdiction.
       (g) Regulations and Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General 
     shall prescribe regulations or guidance to implement this 
     section.

     SEC. 885. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PURCHASES 
                   AND OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded through 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or otherwise 
     made available may be used--
       (1) to purchase a covered unmanned aircraft system that is 
     manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity; or
       (2) in connection with the operation of such a drone or 
     unmanned aircraft system.
       (b) Exemption.--A Federal department or agency is exempt 
     from the restriction under subsection (a) if--

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       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement was 
     awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (2) the operation or purchase is for the sole purposes of 
     research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for 
     electronic warfare, information warfare operations, 
     cybersecurity, or development of an unmanned aircraft system 
     or counter-unmanned aircraft system technology;
       (3) the operation or purchase is for the sole purposes of 
     conducting counterterrorism or counterintelligence 
     activities, protective missions, or Federal criminal or 
     national security investigations, including forensic 
     examinations;
       (4) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as purchased or as 
     modified after purchase but before operational use, can no 
     longer transfer to, or download data from, a covered foreign 
     entity and otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 
     risks as determined by the exempting official; and
       (5) is required in the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (c) Department of Transportation Exemption.--The Secretary 
     of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, is exempt from the restriction under 
     subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is for 
     research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis purposes 
     carried out by the Department deemed to support the safe, 
     secure, or efficient operation of the National Airspace 
     System or maintenance of public safety.
       (d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Exemption.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, is exempt from the 
     restriction under subsection (a) if the operation or 
     procurement is necessary for the purpose of meeting NOAA's 
     science or management objectives.
       (e) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis--
       (1) with the approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, after consultation with the Federal 
     Acquisition Security Council; and
       (2) upon notification to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Government 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (C) other appropriate congressional committees of 
     jurisdiction.
       (f) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as 
     necessary, to implement the requirements of this section 
     pertaining to Federal contracts.

     SEC. 886. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PURCHASE 
                   CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

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

     SEC. 887. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COVERED 
                   UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN 
                   ENTITIES.

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

     SEC. 888. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

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

     SEC. 889. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

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

     SEC. 890. STATE, LOCAL, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICE EXEMPTION.

       (a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle shall 
     prevent a State, local, territorial, or Tribal law 
     enforcement or emergency service agency from procuring or 
     operating a covered unmanned aircraft system purchased with 
     non-Federal dollars.
       (b) Continuity of Arrangements.--The Federal Government may 
     continue entering into contracts, grants, and cooperative 
     agreements or other Federal funding instruments with State, 
     local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement or emergency 
     service agencies under which a covered unmanned aircraft 
     system will be purchased or operated if the agency has 
     received approval or waiver to purchase or operate a covered 
     unmanned aircraft system pursuant to section 885.

     SEC. 891. STUDY.

       (a) Study on the Supply Chain for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
     and Components.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the supply 
     chain for covered unmanned aircraft systems, including a 
     discussion of current and projected future demand for covered 
     unmanned aircraft systems.
       (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A description of the current and future global and 
     domestic market for covered unmanned aircraft systems that 
     are not widely commercially available except from a covered 
     foreign entity.
       (B) A description of the sustainability, availability, 
     cost, and quality of secure sources of covered unmanned 
     aircraft systems domestically and from sources in allied and 
     partner countries.

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       (C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense to address any 
     gaps or deficiencies identified in subparagraph (B), 
     including through the use of funds available under the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and 
     partnerships with the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration and other interested persons.
       (D) Such other information as the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this section 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means:
       (A) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives.
       (B) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform of the House of Representatives.
       (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 892. SUNSET.

       Sections 883, 884, and 885 shall cease to have effect on 
     the date that is five years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
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  SA 5575. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Moran) 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. ___. ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT.

       Section 8421a(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``as an air traffic'' and inserting the 
     following: ``as an--
       ``(1) air traffic'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) air traffic controller pursuant to a contract made 
     with the Secretary of Transportation under section 47124 of 
     title 49.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5576. Mr. TOOMEY 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. PROCESS FOR EXCLUSIONS FROM DUTIES UNDER SECTION 
                   301 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.

       Section 305 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2415) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Process of Issuing Exclusions From Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Trade Representative 
     shall establish and maintain a process for--
       ``(A) issuing exclusions from duties imposed under section 
     301 for articles subject to such duties; and
       ``(B) renewing such exclusions in a timely manner.
       ``(2) Product-wide application.--An exclusion issued or 
     renewed under paragraph (1) with respect to an article shall 
     apply without regard to the importer of the article.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5577. Mr. TOOMEY 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 V, add the following:

     SEC. 575. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.

       (a) Background Checks.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, each covered local 
     educational agency and each Department of Defense domestic 
     dependent elementary and secondary school established 
     pursuant to section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, 
     shall have in effect policies and procedures that--
       (1) require that a criminal background check be conducted 
     for each school employee of the agency or school, 
     respectively, that includes--
       (A) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
     of the State in which the school employee resides;
       (B) a search of State-based child abuse and neglect 
     registries and databases of the State in which the school 
     employee resides;
       (C) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check 
     using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification 
     System; and
       (D) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
     established under section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20921);
       (2) prohibit the employment of a school employee as a 
     school employee at the agency or school, respectively, if 
     such employee--
       (A) refuses to consent to a criminal background check under 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) makes a false statement in connection with such 
     criminal background check;
       (C) has been convicted of a felony consisting of--
       (i) murder;
       (ii) child abuse or neglect;
       (iii) a crime against children, including child 
     pornography;
       (iv) spousal abuse;
       (v) a crime involving rape or sexual assault;
       (vi) kidnapping;
       (vii) arson; or
       (viii) physical assault, battery, or a drug-related 
     offense, committed on or after the date that is 5 years 
     before the date of such employee's criminal background check 
     under paragraph (1); or
       (D) has been convicted of any other crime that is a violent 
     or sexual crime against a minor;
       (3) require that each criminal background check conducted 
     under paragraph (1) be periodically repeated or updated in 
     accordance with policies established by the covered local 
     educational agency or the Department of Defense (in the case 
     of a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary and 
     secondary school established pursuant to section 2164 of 
     title 10, United States Code);
       (4) upon request, provide each school employee who has had 
     a criminal background check under paragraph (1) with a copy 
     of the results of the criminal background check;
       (5) provide for a timely process, by which a school 
     employee of the school or agency may appeal, but which does 
     not permit the employee to be employed as a school employee 
     during such appeal, the results of a criminal background 
     check conducted under paragraph (1) which prohibit the 
     employee from being employed as a school employee under 
     paragraph (2) to--
       (A) challenge the accuracy or completeness of the 
     information produced by such criminal background check; and
       (B) establish or reestablish eligibility to be hired or 
     reinstated as a school employee by demonstrating that the 
     information is materially inaccurate or incomplete, and has 
     been corrected; and
       (6) allow the covered local educational agency or school, 
     as the case may be, to share the results of a school 
     employee's criminal background check recently conducted under 
     paragraph (1) with another local educational agency that is 
     considering such school employee for employment as a school 
     employee.
       (b) Fees for Background Checks.--The Attorney General, 
     attorney general of a State, or other State law enforcement 
     official may charge reasonable fees for conducting a criminal 
     background check under subsection (a)(1), but such fees shall 
     not exceed the actual costs for the processing and 
     administration of the criminal background check.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered local educational agency.--The term ``covered 
     local educational agency'' means a local educational agency 
     that receives funds under subsection (b) or (d) of section 
     7003, or section 7007, of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703, 7707).
       (2) School employee.--The term ``school employee'' means--
       (A) a person who--
       (i) is an employee of, or is seeking employment with--

       (I) a covered local educational agency; or
       (II) a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary 
     and secondary school established pursuant to section 2164 of 
     title 10, United States Code, such elementary and secondary 
     school; and

       (ii) as a result of such employment, has (or will have) a 
     job duty that results in unsupervised access to elementary 
     school or secondary school students; or
       (B)(i) any person, or an employee of any person, who has a 
     contract or agreement to provide services to a covered local 
     educational agency or a Department of Defense domestic 
     dependent elementary and secondary school established 
     pursuant to section 2164 of title 10, United States Code; and
       (ii) such person or employee, as a result of such contract 
     or agreement, has a job duty that results in unsupervised 
     access to elementary school or secondary school students.
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  SA 5578. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Hagerty, and 
Mrs. Fischer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and

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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. ___. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER FARA.

       (a) Limitation on Exemptions.--Section 3 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), 
     is amended, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by 
     inserting ``, except that the exemptions under subsections 
     (d)(1) and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign 
     principal that is listed as a foreign adversary (as defined 
     in section 8(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
     Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c))) in accordance with 
     that Act'' before the colon.
       (b) National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Program Modification.--Section 8(a) of the 
     Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 
     U.S.C. 1607(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Information on foreign adversaries.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Commerce shall periodically 
     submit to the Attorney General a list of, and any relevant 
     information relating to, each foreign adversary identified 
     for purposes of the program established under paragraph 
     (1).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5579. Mr. CORNYN 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. PURCHASE OF RETIRED HANDGUNS BY FEDERAL LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, 
     United States Code;
       (2) the term ``handgun'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; and
       (3) the term ``retired handgun'' means any handgun that has 
     been declared surplus by the applicable agency.
       (b) Authorization.--A Federal law enforcement officer may 
     purchase a retired handgun from the Federal agency that 
     issued the handgun to such officer.
       (c) Limitations.--A Federal law enforcement officer may 
     purchase a retired handgun under subsection (b) if--
       (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period 
     beginning on the date the handgun was so retired; and
       (2) the officer is not prohibited from possessing or 
     receiving the handgun under the laws of the United States or 
     the laws of the State, territory, or possession of the United 
     States in which the officer resides.
       (d) Cost.--A handgun purchased under this section shall be 
     sold at the fair market value for such handgun taking into 
     account the age and condition of the handgun.
       (e) Policy Guidance.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall develop policies to facilitate the sale and disposition 
     of eligible handguns under this section consistent with 
     section 922 of title 18, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5580. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 357. USE OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR REMOVAL OF 
                   MUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN IN GUAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may use amounts 
     available to the Department of Defense for operation and 
     maintenance to remove munitions and explosives of concern 
     from military installations in Guam.
       (b) Monitoring of Removal.--The Secretary shall monitor and 
     assess the removal by the Department of munitions and 
     explosives of concern from military installations in Guam and 
     shall constantly update processes for such removal to 
     mitigate any issues relating to such removal.
       (c) Report on Amounts Necessary.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report indicating the amounts necessary to 
     conduct removal of munitions and explosives of concern from 
     military installations in Guam.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on 
     Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Munitions and explosives of concern.--The term 
     ``munitions and explosives of concern'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 179.3 of title 32, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or successor regulations.
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  SA 5581. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, 
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Peters, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Rubio) 
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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 829. EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.

       Section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) the head of the agency--
       ``(A) determines that the use of procedures other than 
     competitive procedures is necessary to--
       ``(i) replenish United States stockpiles with like defense 
     articles when those stockpiles are diminished as a result of 
     the United States providing defense articles in response to 
     an armed attack, by a foreign adversary of the United States 
     (as that term is defined in section 8(c) of the Secure and 
     Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
     1607(c))) against--

       ``(I) a United States ally (as that term is defined in 
     section 201(d) of the Act of December 2, 1942, entitled, `To 
     provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy 
     detention of employees of contractors with the United States, 
     and for other purposes' (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 
     U.S.C. 1711(d))); or
       ``(II) a United States partner; or

       ``(ii) to contract for the movement or delivery of defense 
     articles transferred to such ally or partner through the 
     President's drawdown authorities in connection with such 
     response;
     provided that the United States is not a party to the 
     hostilities; and
       ``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees 
     written notification of the use of such procedures within one 
     week after such use.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``and (7)'' and 
     inserting ``(7), and (8)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5582. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Peters) 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 IX, add the following:

     SEC. 916. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 
                   FORCE MODERNIZATION EFFORTS OF THE ARMY.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a plan that comprehensively 
     defines the roles and responsibilities of officials and 
     organizations of the Army with respect to the force 
     modernization efforts of the Army.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) identify the official within the Army who shall have 
     primary responsibility for the force modernization efforts of 
     the Army, and

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     specify the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of that 
     official;
       (2) clearly define the roles, responsibilities, and 
     authorities of the Army Futures Command and the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
     Technology with respect to such efforts;
       (3) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of 
     officials and organizations of the Army with respect to 
     acquisition in support of such efforts; and
       (4) include such other information as the Secretary of the 
     Army determines appropriate.
       (c) Role of Army Futures Command.--In the event the 
     Secretary of the Army does not submit the plan required under 
     subsection (a) by the expiration of the 180-day period 
     specified in such subsection, then beginning at the 
     expiration of such period--
       (1) the Commanding General of the Army Futures Command 
     shall have the roles, responsibilities, and authorities 
     assigned to the Commanding General pursuant to Army Directive 
     2020-15 (``Achieving Persistent Modernization'') as in effect 
     on November 16, 2020; and
       (2) any provision of Army Directive 2022-07 (``Army 
     Modernization Roles and Responsibilities''), or any successor 
     directive, that modifies or contravenes a provision of the 
     directive specified in paragraph (1) shall have no force or 
     effect.
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  SA 5583. Mr. CORNYN 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. PROTECTING AMERICA FROM NARCOTICS AND ILLICIT 
                   CHEMICALS.

       (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Protecting America from Narcotics and Illicit Chemicals Act 
     of 2022'' or the ``PANIC Act of 2022''.
       (b) Modified Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing 
     Country.--Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) that is a significant direct source of covered 
     synthetic drugs, psychotropic drugs, or other controlled 
     substances, including precursor chemicals, when those 
     precursor chemicals are used in the production of such drugs 
     and substances, significantly affecting the United States;'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) the term `covered synthetic drug' means--
       ``(A) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined in 
     section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802(6))), including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or
       ``(B) a new psychoactive substance.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5584. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1239. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE, 
                   SUPPLY, OR TRANSFER OF GOLD TO OR FROM RUSSIA.

       (a) Identification.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and periodically as necessary 
     thereafter, the President--
       (1) shall submit to Congress a report identifying foreign 
     persons that knowingly participated in a significant 
     transaction--
       (A) for the sale, supply, or transfer (including 
     transportation) of gold, directly or indirectly, to or from 
     the Russian Federation or the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, including from reserves of the Central Bank of 
     the Russian Federation held outside the Russian Federation; 
     or
       (B) that otherwise involved gold in which the Government of 
     the Russian Federation had any interest; and
       (2) shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 
     (b)(1) with respect to each such person; and
       (3) may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b)(2) 
     with respect to any such person that is an alien.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--The exercise of all powers 
     granted to the President by the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 
     necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
     property and interests in property of a foreign person 
     identified in the report required by subsection (a)(1) if 
     such property and interests in property are in the United 
     States, come within the United States, or are or come within 
     the possession or control of a United States person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
     subsection (a)(1) may be--
       (i) inadmissible to the United States;
       (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into 
     the United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--An alien described in subsection (a)(1) 
     may be subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
     documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
     shall--

       (I) take effect pursuant to section 221(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)); and
       (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation 
     that is in the alien's possession.

       (c) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
     and 1704) to carry out this section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
     out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
     in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
     to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
     described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (d) National Interest Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a 
     person if the President--
       (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
     interests of the United States; and
       (2) submits to Congress a notification of the waiver and 
     the reasons for the waiver.
       (e) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     requirement to impose sanctions under this section, and any 
     sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the 
     earlier of--
       (A) the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (B) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
     President certifies to Congress that--
       (i) the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its 
     destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and 
     territorial integrity of Ukraine; and
       (ii) such termination in the national interests of the 
     United States.
       (2) Transition rules.--
       (A) Continuation of certain authorities.--Any authorities 
     exercised before the termination date under paragraph (1) to 
     impose sanctions with respect to a foreign person under this 
     section may continue to be exercised on and after that date 
     if the President determines that the continuation of those 
     authorities is in the national interests of the United 
     States.
       (B) Application to ongoing investigations.--The termination 
     date under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any investigation 
     of a civil or criminal violation of this section or any 
     regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this 
     section, or the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty for 
     such a violation, if--
       (i) the violation occurred before the termination date; or
       (ii) the person involved in the violation continues to be 
     subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (f) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exceptions for authorized intelligence and law 
     enforcement activities.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements 
     under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence or law 
     enforcement activities of the United States.
       (2) Exception to comply with international agreements.--
     Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) may not apply with respect 
     to the admission of an alien to the United States if such 
     admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the 
     United States under the Agreement regarding the Headquarters 
     of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 
     and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United 
     Nations and the United States, or the Convention on Consular 
     Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into 
     force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.
       (3) Humanitarian exemption.--The President shall not impose 
     sanctions under this

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     section with respect to any person for conducting or 
     facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural 
     commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for the 
     provision of humanitarian assistance.
       (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The requirement or authority to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not include the authority 
     or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', ``alien'', and 
     ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) The term ``foreign person'' means an individual or 
     entity that is not a United States person.
       (3) The term ``knowingly'', with respect to conduct, a 
     circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual 
     knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
     circumstance, or the result.
       (4) The term ``United States person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5585. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Collins) 
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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1239. UNITED STATES EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO WAR CRIMES 
                   AND OTHER ATROCITIES COMMITTED DURING RUSSIAN 
                   INVASION OF UKRAINE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) in its premeditated, unprovoked, unjustified, and 
     unlawful full-scale invasion of Ukraine that commenced on 
     February 24, 2022, the military of the Government of the 
     Russian Federation under the direction of President Vladimir 
     Putin has committed war crimes that include--
       (A) the deliberate targeting of civilians and injuring or 
     killing of noncombatants;
       (B) the deliberate targeting and attacking of hospitals, 
     schools, and other non-military buildings dedicated to 
     religion, art, science, or charitable purposes, such as the 
     bombing of a theater in Mariupol that served as a shelter for 
     noncombatants and had the word ``children'' written clearly 
     in the Russian language outside;
       (C) the indiscriminate bombardment of undefended dwellings 
     and buildings;
       (D) the wanton destruction of property not justified by 
     military necessity;
       (E) unlawful civilian deportations;
       (F) the taking of hostages; and
       (G) rape, or sexual assault or abuse;
       (2) the use of chemical weapons by the Government of the 
     Russian Federation in Ukraine would constitute a war crime, 
     and engaging in any military preparations to use chemical 
     weapons or to develop, produce, stockpile, or retain chemical 
     weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention, to 
     which the Russian Federation is a signatory;
       (3) Vladimir Putin has a long record of committing acts of 
     aggression, systematic abuses of human rights, and acts that 
     constitute war crimes or other atrocities both at home and 
     abroad, and the brutality and scale of these actions, 
     including in the Russian Federation republic of Chechnya, 
     Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine, demonstrate the extent to which 
     his regime is willing to flout international norms and values 
     in the pursuit of its objectives;
       (4) Vladimir Putin has previously sanctioned the use of 
     chemical weapons at home and abroad, including in the 
     poisonings of Russian spy turned double agent Sergei Skripal 
     and his daughter Yulia and leading Russian opposition figure 
     Aleksey Navalny, and aided and abetted the use of chemical 
     weapons by President Bashar al-Assad in Syria; and
       (5) in 2014, the Government of the Russian Federation 
     initiated its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine 
     which resulted in its illegal occupation of Crimea, the 
     unrecognized declaration of independence by the so-called 
     ``Donetsk People's Republic'' and ``Luhansk People's 
     Republic'' by Russia-backed proxies, and numerous human 
     rights violations and deaths of civilians in Ukraine.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and 
     information related to war crimes and other atrocities 
     committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine 
     that began on February 24, 2022, for use in appropriate 
     domestic, foreign, and international courts and tribunals 
     prosecuting those responsible for such crimes;
       (2) to help deter the commission of war crimes and other 
     atrocities in Ukraine by publicizing to the maximum possible 
     extent, including among Russian and other foreign military 
     commanders and troops in Ukraine, efforts to identify and 
     prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes 
     during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that began 
     on February 24, 2022; and
       (3) to continue efforts to identify, deter, and pursue 
     accountability for war crimes and other atrocities committed 
     around the world and by other perpetrators, and to leverage 
     international cooperation and best practices in this regard 
     with respect to the current situation in Ukraine.
       (c) Report on United States Efforts.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
     methods, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report, which may include a 
     classified annex, describing in detail the following:
       (1) United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, 
     and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes 
     and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian 
     invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including a 
     description of--
       (A) the respective roles of various agencies, departments, 
     and offices, and the interagency mechanism established for 
     the coordination of such efforts;
       (B) the types of information and evidence that are being 
     collected, analyzed, and preserved to help identify those 
     responsible for the commission of war crimes or other 
     atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine 
     in 2022; and
       (C) steps taken to coordinate with, and support the work 
     of, allies, partners, international institutions and 
     organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in such 
     efforts.
       (2) Media, public diplomacy, and information operations to 
     make Russian military commanders, troops, political leaders, 
     and the Russian people aware of efforts to identify and 
     prosecute those responsible for the commission of war crimes 
     or other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of 
     Ukraine in 2022, and of the types of acts that may be 
     prosecutable.
       (3) The process for a domestic, foreign, or international 
     court or tribunal to request and obtain from the United 
     States Government information related to war crimes or other 
     atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion 
     of Ukraine in 2022.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Atrocities.--The term ``atrocities'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 6(2) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide 
     and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 22 
     U.S.C. 2656 note).
       (3) War crime.--The term ``war crime'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5586. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King) 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1239. STRATEGY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN ENERGY INFLUENCE 
                   GLOBALLY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     to Congress a report evaluating how Federal laws and 
     authorities available as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act can be used to counter Russian energy influence globally.
       (b) Strategy.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include a strategy to reduce or replace the Russian 
     Federation's supply of energy products in global markets, 
     including a plan for cooperation and coordination with United 
     States allies and partners to counter Russian energy 
     influence.

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  SA 5587. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King) 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. STUDY OF THE PROGRAMS, ACQUISITIONS, AND BUDGET OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into an arrangement with a federally funded research 
     and development center under which the center will--
       (1) conduct a study of the programs, acquisitions, and 
     budget of the Department of Defense; and
       (2) make recommendations with respect to how the Department 
     can ensure that program development cycles and acquisition of 
     new technologies within the Department can best keep pace 
     with the increasing rate at which technologies acquired for 
     programs of the Department become outdated or are replaced by 
     new technologies.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the study required by subsection (a).
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  SA 5588. Mr. LEAHY 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:

        On page 601, strike lines 6 and 7 and insert the 
     following:
     striking ``fiscal year 2022'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
     years 2023 through 2030''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5589. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Carper) 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. EXCLUSION OF IMPOSITION OF DUTIES AND IMPORT 
                   QUOTAS FROM PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES UNDER 
                   INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.

       Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) The authority granted to the President by this 
     section does not include the authority to impose duties or 
     tariff-rate quotas or (subject to paragraph (2)) other quotas 
     on articles entering the United States.
       ``(2) The limitation under paragraph (1) does not prohibit 
     the President from excluding all articles, or all of a 
     certain type of article, imported from a country from 
     entering the United States.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5590. Mr. HAWLEY 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. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ANTI-PERSONNEL 
                   LANDMINE REDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (g), none 
     of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for 
     fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended for the purpose of implementing the 
     activities described in subsection (b) until the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense provides to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives--
       (1) the certification described in subsection (c);
       (2) the report on the results of the assessment under 
     subsection (d); and
       (3) the report under subsection (e).
       (b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Development, production, or acquisition of anti-
     personnel landmines.
       (2) Employment of anti-personnel landmines by the United 
     States Armed Forces.
       (3) Export or transfer of anti-personnel landmines to 
     allied or partner countries or other third parties.
       (4) Assistance, encouragement, or inducement of allied and 
     partner country military activities related to anti-personnel 
     landmines, including acquisition, deployment, or employment 
     of anti-personnel landmines.
       (5) Destruction, or redeployment for purposes of 
     destruction, of anti-personnel landmines.
       (6) Removal of anti-personnel landmines from existing in-
     theater munitions warstocks or afloat pre-positioned 
     warstocks.
       (c) Certification Required.--The certification described in 
     this subsection is a certification by the Secretary that 
     implementation of the changes to the United States Anti-
     Personnel Landmine Policy announced on June 21, 2022, would 
     not inhibit United States or allied or partner country 
     capabilities to delay, degrade, and deny armed seizure of 
     allied or partner country territory, in particular the 
     seizure of North Atlantic Treaty Organization territory by 
     the Russian Federation and the seizure of Taiwan by the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (d) Assessment Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall direct a federally 
     funded research and development center to conduct an 
     assessment of the role of anti-personnel landmines, on their 
     own or in combination with other types of mines, such as 
     anti-tank mines, to delay, degrade, and deny armed 
     territorial seizure, in particular the seizure of North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization territory by the Russian 
     Federation and the seizure of Taiwan by the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (A) The role anti-personnel landmines may be able to play 
     in supporting efforts by the United States Armed Forces and 
     the military forces of allied and partner countries in 
     delaying, degrading, or denying aggression by the Russian 
     Federation or the People's Republic of China, including by--
       (i) impeding enemy mobility;
       (ii) forcing enemy movement in directions that permit 
     friendly forces to more effectively engage and destroy enemy 
     forces;
       (iii) alerting defenders to enemy approach or infiltration 
     and delaying or preventing dismounted infantry or insurgent 
     attacks;
       (iv) protecting anti-tank mines from enemy tampering or 
     rapid breaching;
       (v) providing rear-area protection for operational bases 
     and combat support and logistics units; and
       (vi) providing protection for smaller, lighter forces 
     during the early stages of forced entry operations.
       (B) The ability of weapons other than anti-personnel 
     landmines to achieve similar operational effects as anti-
     personnel landmines in support of United States and allied 
     and partner country force requirements at similar or reduced 
     costs relative to anti-personnel and anti-tank landmines.
       (C) The costs associated with the changes to the United 
     States Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy announced on June 21, 
     2022, relative to maintaining the Department of Defense Anti-
     Personnel Landmine Policy issued on January 31, 2020.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the findings of the assessment 
     required by paragraph (1).
       (B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but many include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report detailing the process 
     by which the comprehensive policy review described in the 
     changes to the United States Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy 
     announced on June 21, 2022, was conducted, including--
       (A) the findings of such comprehensive policy review;
       (B) a description of the analytical process and research 
     methodology used for such comprehensive policy review; and
       (C) a description of the role of, and the comments and 
     perspectives provided by, the Secretary, the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Policy, the Commander of the United States

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     European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command, the Commander of the United States Central 
     Command, the Commander of the United States Africa Command, 
     and the Commander of the United States Special Operations 
     Command during such comprehensive policy review.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but many include a classified 
     annex.
       (f) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense by this 
     Act, $300,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     reports under subsections (d)(3) and (e).
       (g) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the deactivation, dismantlement, or retiring of 
     anti-personnel landmine ordnance and components for the 
     express purpose of safety and sustainment.
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  SA 5591. Mr. HAWLEY 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 XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2825. BRIEFING ON FUNDING NEEDED TO ENSURE QUALITY 
                   HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a briefing on the amount of additional 
     military construction funding needed by the Department of the 
     Army to ensure quality housing for members of the Army.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5592. Mr. HAWLEY 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, add the following:

     SEC. 1254. ASYMMETRIC DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense has warned that the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China may conclude 
     that it can successfully invade and seize control of Taiwan 
     in the latter half of the 2020s.
       (2) In October 2021, the Minister of National Defense of 
     Taiwan, Chiu Kuo-cheng, echoed these warnings when he stated 
     that the People's Republic of China--
       (A) ``is capable now'' of invading Taiwan; and
       (B) will have ``lowered the costs and losses'' associated 
     with invading Taiwan ``to a minimum'' after 2025.
       (3) If the People's Republic of China were to invade and 
     seize control of Taiwan, it would deal a severe blow to 
     United States interests by--
       (A) destroying one of the world's leading democracies;
       (B) casting doubt on the ability and resolve of the United 
     States to uphold its security commitments;
       (C) incentivizing other countries in the Indo-Pacific 
     region to bandwagon with the People's Republic of China; and
       (D) facilitating the formation of a regional order 
     dominated by the People's Republic of China in which the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China may--
       (i) regulate or otherwise limit the ability of individuals 
     in the United States to trade in the Indo-Pacific region, 
     which would have dire effects on the livelihoods and freedoms 
     of such individuals; and
       (ii) use the Indo-Pacific region as a secure base from 
     which to project military power into other regions, including 
     the Western Hemisphere.
       (4) Taiwan's proximity to the People's Republic of China, 
     coupled with investments by the People's Republic of China in 
     capabilities designed to delay intervention by the United 
     States Armed Forces in support of Taiwan, means that Taiwan 
     may be forced to delay, degrade, and deny an invasion by the 
     People's Republic of China with limited support from the 
     United States Armed Forces for the initial days, weeks, or 
     months of such an invasion.
       (5) If Taiwan is unable to delay, degrade, and deny an 
     invasion by the People's Republic of China with limited 
     support from the United States Armed Forces, especially in 
     the initial period of war, then the People's Republic of 
     China may conclude that it is, or may actually be, capable 
     of--
       (A) invading and seizing control of Taiwan before the 
     United States or any other partner country of Taiwan is able 
     to respond effectively, thereby achieving a fait accompli; 
     and
       (B) potentially rendering any attempt by the United States 
     or any other partner country of Taiwan to reverse territorial 
     gains by the People's Republic of China prohibitively 
     difficult, costly, or both.
       (6) To defend itself effectively, especially in the initial 
     period of war, it is imperative that Taiwan accelerate 
     deployment of cost-effective and resilient asymmetric defense 
     capabilities, including mobile coastal and air defenses, 
     naval mines, missile boats, man-portable anti-armor weapons, 
     civil defense forces, and their enablers.
       (7) The deployment of such asymmetric defense capabilities 
     by Taiwan would not only improve the ability of Taiwan to 
     defend itself, but also reduce operational risk to members of 
     the United States Armed Forces under a Taiwan contingency.
       (8) The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, has--
       (A) vowed to bolster the national defense of Taiwan and 
     demonstrate Taiwan's determination to defend itself so as to 
     ensure that Taiwan will not be forced to take the path that 
     the People's Republic of China has laid out for Taiwan; and
       (B) advocated the deployment of asymmetric defense 
     capabilities.
       (9) The Government of Taiwan has begun taking steps to 
     improve Taiwan's defenses, including by increasing Taiwan's 
     defense budget and through Taiwan's new proposed special 
     defense budget, but far more is needed, and quickly, to 
     ensure that Taiwan is able to maintain a sufficient self-
     defense capability.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the threat of an invasion of Taiwan by the People's 
     Republic of China is increasing rapidly and expected to reach 
     especially dangerous levels by the latter half of the 2020s;
       (2) the United States has a strong interest in preventing 
     the People's Republic of China from invading and seizing 
     control of Taiwan, especially by ensuring that Taiwan is able 
     to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability;
       (3) the United States should establish a security 
     assistance initiative so as to accelerate, to the greatest 
     extent possible, Taiwan's deployment of cost-effective and 
     resilient asymmetric defense capabilities;
       (4) the United States should provide such assistance on the 
     condition that Taiwan--
       (A) matches investments by the United States in its 
     asymmetric defense capabilities;
       (B) increases its defense spending to a level commensurate 
     with the threat it faces;
       (C) prioritizes acquiring cost-effective and resilient 
     asymmetric defense capabilities as rapidly as possible, 
     including from foreign suppliers, if necessary; and
       (D) demonstrates progress on defense reforms required to 
     maximize the effectiveness of its asymmetric defenses, with 
     special regard to Taiwan's reserve forces; and
       (5) in the course of executing such a security assistance 
     initiative, the United States should--
       (A) seek to co-produce or co-develop cost-effective and 
     resilient asymmetric defense capabilities with suppliers in 
     Taiwan, including by providing incentives to that effect, so 
     long as those suppliers can produce such capabilities at a 
     reasonable cost, in the quantities required, as rapidly, and 
     to the same quality and technical standards as suppliers in 
     the United States or other countries; and
       (B) encourage other countries, particularly United States 
     allies and partners, to sell, lease, or otherwise provide 
     appropriate asymmetric defense capabilities to Taiwan so as 
     to facilitate Taiwan's rapid deployment of the asymmetric 
     defense capabilities required to deter or, if necessary, 
     defeat an invasion by the People's Republic of China.
       (c) Taiwan Security Assistance Initiative.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     an initiative, to be known as the ``Taiwan Security 
     Assistance Initiative'' (referred to in this subsection as 
     the ``Initiative''), to accelerate Taiwan's deployment of 
     asymmetric defense capabilities required to deter or, if 
     necessary, defeat an invasion by the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $3,000,000,000 for the Department of 
     Defense for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to provide 
     assistance to the Government of Taiwan under this subsection.
       (3) Authority to provide assistance.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, shall use the funds authorized 
     to be appropriated under subsection (b) to provide assistance 
     to the Government of Taiwan for the purpose described in 
     paragraph (4).
       (4) Purpose.--The purpose of the Initiative is to provide 
     assistance, including equipment, training, and other support, 
     to the Government of Taiwan so as to accelerate Taiwan's 
     deployment of asymmetric defense capabilities required to 
     achieve, with limited support from the United States Armed 
     Forces for the initial days, weeks, or months after the 
     initiation of an invasion by the People's Republic of China 
     of Taiwan, the following objectives:
       (A) To delay, degrade, and deny attempts by People's 
     Liberation Army forces to enter

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     or transit the Taiwan Strait and adjoining seas.
       (B) To delay, degrade, and deny attempts by People's 
     Liberation Army forces to secure a lodgment on Taiwan and 
     expand or otherwise use that lodgment to seize control of a 
     population center or other key territory in Taiwan.
       (C) To prevent the People's Republic of China from 
     decapitating, seizing control of, or otherwise neutralizing 
     or rendering ineffective the Government of Taiwan.
       (5) Asymmetric defense capabilities.--In this section, the 
     term ``asymmetric defense capabilities'' includes, in such 
     quantities as the Secretary of Defense determines to be 
     necessary to achieve the purpose specified in paragraph (4), 
     the following:
       (A) Mobile, ground-based coastal defense cruise missiles 
     and launchers.
       (B) Mobile, ground-based short-range and medium-range air 
     defense systems.
       (C) Smart, self-propelled naval mines and coastal 
     minelaying platforms.
       (D) Missile boats and fast-attack craft equipped with anti-
     ship and anti-landing craft missiles.
       (E) Unmanned aerial and other mobile, resilient 
     surveillance systems to support coastal and air defense 
     operations.
       (F) Equipment to support target location, tracking, 
     identification, and targeting, especially at the local level, 
     in communications degraded or denied environments.
       (G) Man-portable anti-armor weapons, mortars, and small 
     arms for ground combat operations.
       (H) Equipment and technical assistance for the purpose of 
     developing civil defense forces, composed of civilian 
     volunteers and militia.
       (I) Training and equipment, including appropriate war 
     reserves, required for Taiwan forces to independently 
     maintain, sustain, and employ capabilities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H).
       (J) Concept development for coastal defense, air defense, 
     decentralized command and control, civil defense, logistics, 
     planning, and other critical military functions, with an 
     emphasis on operations in a communications degraded or denied 
     environment.
       (K) Any other capability the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate for the purpose described in paragraph (4).
       (6) Availability of funds.--
       (A) Plan.--Not later than December 1, 2022, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a plan for using funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under paragraph (2) for the purpose specified 
     in paragraph (4).
       (B) Initial certification.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2023 may not 
     be obligated or expended until the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, certifies that the Government of Taiwan has 
     committed--
       (i) to spending an equivalent amount on asymmetric defense 
     capabilities in fiscal year 2023;
       (ii) to spending not less than three percent of Taiwan's 
     national gross domestic product on defense on an annual basis 
     by the end of fiscal year 2027, including expenditures under 
     the normal defense budget and any supplemental or special 
     defense budgets of Taiwan;
       (iii) to acquiring asymmetric defense capabilities as 
     rapidly as possible, including from suppliers in the United 
     States or other countries, if the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that such suppliers will be able to provide such 
     capabilities at a reasonable cost, in sufficient quantities, 
     of sufficient quality and technical standards, and more 
     rapidly than suppliers in Taiwan; and
       (iv) to undertaking the defense reforms required to 
     maximize the effectiveness of an asymmetric defense against 
     an invasion by the People's Republic of China, including by 
     improving organization, mobilization, and training of the 
     reserve forces and other military personnel of Taiwan.
       (C) Subsequent certifications.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (2) for each of fiscal years 
     2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 may not be obligated or expended 
     until the date on which the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies that the 
     Government of Taiwan has committed--
       (i) to spending an equivalent amount on asymmetric defense 
     capabilities in the applicable fiscal year and upheld its 
     commitment to spend an equivalent amount as the United States 
     in the preceding fiscal year on asymmetric defense 
     capabilities to be deployed by Taiwan;
       (ii) to spending not less than three percent of Taiwan's 
     national gross domestic product on defense on an annual basis 
     by the end of fiscal year 2027, including expenditures under 
     the normal defense budget and any supplemental or special 
     defense budgets of Taiwan, and demonstrated progress toward 
     that spending target in the preceding fiscal year;
       (iii) to acquiring asymmetric defense capabilities as 
     rapidly as possible, including from suppliers in the United 
     States or other countries, if the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that such suppliers will be able to provide such 
     capabilities at reasonable cost, in sufficient quantities, of 
     sufficient quality and technical standards, and more rapidly 
     than suppliers in Taiwan, and upheld its commitment to 
     acquire asymmetric defense capabilities as rapidly as 
     possible in the preceding fiscal year; and
       (iv) to undertaking the defense reforms required to 
     maximize the effectiveness of an asymmetric defense against 
     an invasion by the People's Republic of China, including by 
     improving the organization, mobilization, and training of the 
     reserve forces and other military personnel of Taiwan, and 
     demonstrated progress on such reforms in the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       (D) Notification to congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
     making a certification under subparagraph (B) or (C), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a notice and explanation of such 
     certification.
       (E) Remaining funds.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), amounts 
     appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations under paragraph (2) that are not obligated 
     and expended during that fiscal year shall be added to the 
     amount that may be used for the Initiative in the subsequent 
     fiscal year.
       (ii) Rescission.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriation under paragraph (2) that 
     remain unobligated by the end of fiscal year 2027 shall be 
     rescinded and deposited into the general fund of the 
     Treasury.
       (7) Defense articles and services from united states 
     inventory and other sources.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to assistance provided 
     pursuant to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, may make available 
     to the Government of Taiwan, in such quantities as the 
     Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for the purpose 
     described in paragraph (4), the following:
       (i) Weapons and other defense articles from the United 
     States inventory and other sources.
       (ii) Excess defense articles from the United States 
     inventory.
       (iii) Defense services.
       (B) Replacement.--Amounts for the replacement of any item 
     provided to the Government of Taiwan under subparagraph 
     (A)(i) may be made available from the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (2).
       (8) Termination of authority.--Assistance may not be 
     provided under this subsection after September 30, 2027.
       (d) Limitation on Conventional Arms Sales.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) historically, the Government of Taiwan has prioritized 
     the acquisition of conventional weapons that would be of 
     limited utility in deterring or defeating an invasion by the 
     People's Republic of China at the expense of the timely 
     acquisition of cost-effective and resilient asymmetric 
     defense capabilities;
       (B) the United States Government has often shared 
     responsibility for the misguided prioritization of defense 
     acquisitions described in subparagraph (A) by approving sales 
     of conventional weapons to Taiwan, despite knowledge that 
     such sales would do little to enhance, and may even 
     undermine, the ability of Taiwan to deter or defeat an 
     invasion by the People's Republic of China;
       (C) the misguided prioritization of defense acquisitions 
     described in subparagraph (A) has not only undermined the 
     ability of Taiwan to deter or defeat an invasion by the 
     People's Republic of China, but has also placed at greater 
     risk of death or injury members of the United States Armed 
     Forces who may come under attack or be asked to come to the 
     aid of Taiwan to repel such an invasion; and
       (D) any future sales, leases, or other provision of 
     conventional weaponry to Taiwan by the United States should 
     be conditioned on meaningful progress by the Government of 
     Taiwan on the acquisition of appropriate asymmetric defense 
     capabilities.
       (2) Statement of policy.--For each of fiscal years 2023 
     through 2027, the United States Government shall not sell, 
     lease, or otherwise provide military capabilities to Taiwan 
     other than asymmetric defense capabilities described in 
     paragraph (5) of subsection (c) until the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the Secretary of Defense has 
     submitted a notification under paragraph (6)(D) of that 
     subsection for the fiscal year in which the Government of 
     Taiwan has requested the sale, lease, or other provision of 
     military capabilities other than such asymmetric defense 
     capabilities; or
       (B) the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress that the sale, lease, 
     or other provision to Taiwan of military capabilities other 
     than such asymmetric defense capabilities--
       (i) is necessary to enhance the ability of Taiwan to deter 
     or, if necessary, defeat an invasion by the People's Republic 
     of China; or
       (ii) will not slow, delay, limit, or otherwise detract from 
     or undermine the ability of Taiwan to deploy such asymmetric 
     defense capabilities.
       (e) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5593. Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
Crapo) 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. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DIGITAL TRADE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Over half of the world's population, totaling more than 
     5,000,000,000 people, use the internet.
       (2) The digital economy encompasses the economic and social 
     activity from billions of online connections among people, 
     businesses, devices, and data as a result of the internet, 
     mobile technology, and the internet of things.
       (3) The Bureau of Economic Analysis found that the digital 
     economy contributed nearly 10.2 percent of United States 
     gross domestic product and supported 7,800,000 United States 
     jobs in 2020.
       (4) The technology-commerce ecosystem added 1,400,000 jobs 
     between 2017 and 2021, and served as the main job-creating 
     sector in 40 States.
       (5) United States jobs supported by the digital economy 
     have sustained annual wage growth at a rate of 5.9 percent 
     since 2010, as compared to a 4.2 percent for all jobs.
       (6) In 2020, United States exports of digital services 
     surpassed $520,000,000,000, accounting for more than half of 
     all United States services exports and generating a digital 
     services trade surplus for the United States of 
     $214,000,000,000.
       (7) Digital trade bolsters the digital economy by enabling 
     the sale of goods on the internet and the supply of online 
     services across borders and depends on the free flow of data 
     across borders to promote commerce, manufacturing, and 
     innovation.
       (8) Digital trade has become increasingly vital to United 
     States workers and businesses of all sizes, including the 
     countless small and medium-sized enterprises that use digital 
     technology, data flows, and e-commerce to export goods and 
     services across the world.
       (9) Digital trade has advanced entrepreneurship 
     opportunities for women, people of color, and individuals 
     from otherwise underrepresented backgrounds and enabled the 
     formation of innovative start-ups.
       (10) International supply chains are becoming increasingly 
     digitized and data driven and businesses in a variety of 
     industries, such as construction, healthcare, transportation, 
     and aerospace, invested heavily in digital supply chain 
     technologies in 2020.
       (11) United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, 
     ``[T]here is no bright line separating digital trade from the 
     digital economy--or the `traditional' economy for that 
     matter. Nearly every aspect of our economy has been digitized 
     to some degree.''.
       (12) Industries outside of the technology sector, such as 
     manufacturing and agriculture, are integrating digital 
     technology into their businesses in order to increase 
     efficiency, improve safety, reach new customers, and remain 
     globally competitive.
       (13) The increasing reliance on digital technologies has 
     modernized legacy processes, accelerated workflows, increased 
     access to information and services, and strengthened security 
     in a variety of industries, leading to better health, 
     environmental, and safety outcomes.
       (14) The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased uptake and 
     reliance on digital technologies, data flows, and e-commerce.
       (15) 90 percent of adults in the United States say that the 
     internet has been essential or important for them personally 
     during the COVID-19 pandemic.
       (16) United States families, workers, and business owners 
     have seen how vital access to the internet has been to daily 
     life, as work, education, medicine, and communication with 
     family and friends have shifted increasingly online.
       (17) Many individuals and families, especially in rural and 
     Tribal communities, struggle to participate in the digital 
     economy because of a lack of access to a reliable and 
     affordable internet connection.
       (18) New developments in technology must be deployed with 
     consideration to the unique access challenges of rural, urban 
     underserved, and vulnerable communities.
       (19) Digital trade has the power to help level the playing 
     field and uplift those in traditionally unrepresented or 
     underrepresented communities.
       (20) Countries have negotiated international rules 
     governing digital trade in various bilateral and plurilateral 
     agreements, but those rules remain fragmented, and no 
     multilateral agreement on digital trade exists within the 
     World Trade Organization.
       (21) The United States, through free trade agreements or 
     other digital agreements, has been a leader in developing a 
     set of rules and standards on digital governance and e-
     commerce that has helped allies and partners of the United 
     States unlock the full economic and social potential of 
     digital trade.
       (22) Congress recognizes the need for agreements on digital 
     trade, as indicated by its support for a robust digital trade 
     chapter in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
       (23) Other countries are operating under their own digital 
     rules, some of which are contrary to democratic values shared 
     by the United States and many allies and partners of the 
     United States.
       (24) Those countries are attempting to advance their own 
     digital rules on a global scale.
       (25) Examples of the plethora of nontariff barriers to 
     digital trade that have emerged around the globe include--
       (A) overly restrictive data localization requirements and 
     limitations on cross border data flows that do not achieve 
     legitimate public policy objectives;
       (B) intellectual property rights infringement;
       (C) policies that make market access contingent on forced 
     technology transfers or voluntary transfers subject to 
     coercive terms;
       (D) web filtering;
       (E) economic espionage;
       (F) cybercrime exposure; and
       (G) government-directed theft of trade secrets.
       (26) Certain countries are pursuing or have implemented 
     digital policies that unfairly discriminate against 
     innovative United States technology companies and United 
     States workers that create and deliver digital products and 
     services.
       (27) The Government of the People's Republic of China is 
     currently advancing a model for digital governance and the 
     digital economy domestically and abroad through its Digital 
     Silk Road Initiative that permits censorship, surveillance, 
     human and worker rights abuses, forced technology transfers, 
     and data flow restrictions at the expense of human and worker 
     rights, privacy, the free flow of data, and an open internet.
       (28) The 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of 
     the Department of State highlighted significant human rights 
     issues committed by the People's Republic of China in the 
     digital realm, including ``arbitrary interference with 
     privacy; pervasive and intrusive technical surveillance and 
     monitoring; serious restrictions on free expression, the 
     press, and the internet, including physical attacks on and 
     criminal prosecution of journalists, lawyers, writers, 
     bloggers, dissidents, petitioners, and others as well as 
     their family members, and censorship and site blocking''.
       (29) The United States discourages digital 
     authoritarianism, including practices that undermine human 
     and worker rights and result in other social and economic 
     coercion.
       (30) Allies and trading partners of the United States in 
     the Indo-Pacific region have urged the United States to 
     deepen economic engagement in the region by negotiating rules 
     on digital trade and technology standards.
       (31) The digital economy has provided new opportunities for 
     economic development, entrepreneurship, and growth in 
     developing countries around the world.
       (32) Negotiating strong digital trade principles and 
     commitments with allies and partners across the globe enables 
     the United States to unite like-minded economies around 
     common standards and ensure that principles of democracy, 
     rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, 
     privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of 
     digital governance.
       (33) United States leadership and substantive engagement is 
     necessary to ensure that global digital rules reflect United 
     States values so that workers are treated fairly, small 
     businesses can compete and win in the global economy, and 
     consumers are guaranteed the right to privacy and security.
       (34) The United States supports rules that reduce digital 
     trade barriers, promote free expression and the free flow of 
     information, enhance privacy protections, protect sensitive 
     information, defend human and worker rights, prohibit forced 
     technology transfer, and promote digitally enabled commerce.
       (35) The United States supports efforts to cooperate with 
     allies and trading partners to mitigate the risks of 
     cyberattacks, address potentially illegal or deceptive 
     business activities online, promote financial inclusion and 
     digital workforce skills, and develop rules to govern the use 
     of artificial intelligence and other emerging and future 
     technologies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, 
     forward-looking, and enforceable rules on digital trade and 
     the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of a 
     broader trade and economic strategy to address digital 
     barriers and ensure that the United States values of 
     democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker 
     rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very 
     core of the digital world and advanced technology;
       (2) in conducting such negotiations, the United States 
     must--
       (A) pursue digital trade rules that--
       (i) serve the best interests of workers, consumers, and 
     small and medium-sized enterprises;
       (ii) empower United States workers;
       (iii) fuel wage growth; and
       (iv) lead to materially positive economic outcomes for all 
     people in the United States;

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       (B) ensure that any future agreement prevents the adoption 
     of non-democratic, coercive, or overly restrictive policies 
     that would be obstacles to a free and open internet and harm 
     the ability of the e-commerce marketplace to continue to grow 
     and thrive;
       (C) coordinate sufficient trade-related assistance to 
     ensure that developing countries can improve their capacity 
     and benefit from increased digital trade; and
       (D) consult closely with all relevant stakeholders, 
     including workers, consumers, small and medium-sized 
     enterprises, civil society groups, and human rights 
     advocates; and
       (3) with respect to any negotiations for an agreement 
     facilitating digital trade, the United States Trade 
     Representative and the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies must--
       (A) consult closely and on a timely basis with the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives about the substance 
     of those negotiations and the requisite legal authority to 
     bind the United States to any such agreement;
       (B) keep both committees fully apprised of those 
     negotiations; and
       (C) provide to those committees, including staff with 
     appropriate security clearances, adequate access to the text 
     of the negotiating proposal of the United States before 
     presenting the proposal in the negotiations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5594. Mr. YOUNG 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 V, add the following:

     SEC. 575. PILOT PROGRAM ON GRIEF COMPANIONS FOLLOWING 
                   CASUALTY NOTIFICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall carry out a pilot 
     program on providing training to, validating, and deploying 
     grief companions to facilitate bereavement care provided by 
     the Department of Defense following casualty notifications 
     with respect to members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Duration.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
     and Readiness shall carry out the pilot program required 
     under subsection (a) for a period of not less than one year.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Personnel and Readiness $250,000 to carry out the pilot 
     program required under subsection (a).
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  SA 5595. Mr. HAWLEY 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__. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TIKTOK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered application'' means the social 
     networking service TikTok or any successor application or 
     service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an 
     entity owned by ByteDance Limited;
       (2) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
       (3) the term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Prohibition on the Use of TikTok.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent 
     with the information security requirements under subchapter 
     II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
     develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies 
     requiring the removal of any covered application from 
     information technology.
       (2) National security and research exceptions.--The 
     standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national 
     security interests and activities, and security researchers; 
     and
       (B) for any authorized use of a covered application under 
     an exception, requirements for agencies to develop and 
     document risk mitigation actions for such use.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5596. Mr. HAWLEY 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, add the following:

     SEC. 1254. STRATEGIC TRADE AUTHORIZATION LICENSE EXCEPTION 
                   FOR TAIWAN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States has a strong interest, in accordance 
     with its obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
     U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), in ensuring that Taiwan has all 
     resources necessary to defend itself, especially by 
     asymmetric ways and means, against military action by the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (2) the threat of military action by the People's Republic 
     of China against Taiwan is growing more rapidly than many 
     anticipated, with the current and former commanders of the 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command testifying that the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China may view the 
     local military balance over Taiwan as favorable to an 
     invasion well before 2035 and potentially as soon as 2027;
       (3) it is imperative that the United States provide Taiwan 
     with defensive resources with urgency, not only so that 
     Taiwan can better defend itself against military action by 
     the People's Republic of China, but also to reduce the 
     operational risk to the United States Armed Forces, if the 
     President commits such forces to Taiwan's defense following 
     the initiation of hostilities by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China;
       (4) the inclusion of Taiwan in Country Group A:5 under 
     Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the Export Administration 
     Regulations would address the need described in paragraph (3) 
     by allowing Taiwan to acquire critical asymmetric defensive 
     capabilities on an expedited basis, including undersea 
     sensors, naval mines, man-portable air defense systems, and 
     unmanned aerial vehicles, pursuant to the strategic trade 
     authorization license exception under section 740.20 of the 
     Export Administration Regulations; and
       (5) Taiwan has been designated a major non-NATO ally under 
     section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321k).
       (b) Strategic Trade Authorization License Exception for 
     Taiwan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall revise 
     part 740 of the Export Administration Regulations to remove 
     Taiwan from Country Group A:6 and add it to Country Group 
     A:5.
       (c) Definition of Export Administration Regulations.--In 
     this section, the term ``Export Administration Regulations'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export 
     Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5597. Mr. HAWLEY 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, add the following:

     SEC. 1254. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRECLEARANCE FACILITIES IN THE 
                   INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Taiwan 
     Preclearance Act''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Preclearance 
     stations U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and 
     specialists at foreign airports to inspect travelers prior to 
     boarding United States-bound flight.
       (2) More than 600 U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     officers and specialists are stationed in Aruba, The Bahamas, 
     Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, and The United Arab Emirates.
       (3) A Preclearance program at Taiwan's Taoyuan 
     International Airport (TPE) would signal Taiwan's importance 
     to the United States and compliance with international 
     aviation rules.
       (4) In 2012, the United States announced Taiwan's 
     designation for participation in the Visa Waiver Program, 
     which allows for Taiwanese passport holders to enter and 
     remain in the United States for up to 90 days obtaining a 
     United States visa.
       (5) In 2017, Taiwan became the third location in East Asia 
     and the 12th nation worldwide to be eligible for the Global 
     Entry program, which allows for expedited immigration and 
     customs clearance and pre-approval.

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       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Taiwan is a steadfast partner of the United States in 
     the common pursuit of a free and open Indo-Pacific region; 
     and
       (2) the United States should prioritize the establishment 
     of Preclearance facilities and other security programs with 
     allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, including 
     Taiwan.
       (d) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) describes the plan for the establishment of a 
     Preclearance facility in Taiwan or in other countries in the 
     Indo-Pacific region;
       (2) analyzes the feasibility and advisability for the 
     establishment of a Preclearance facility in Taiwan;
       (3) assesses the impacts that Preclearance operations in 
     Taiwan will have on--
       (A) trade between the United States and Taiwan, including 
     the impact on established supply chains;
       (B) the tourism industry in the United States, including 
     the potential impact on revenue and tourist-related commerce;
       (C) United States and foreign passengers traveling to the 
     United States for business-related activities;
       (D) cost savings and potential market access by expanding 
     operations into the Indo-Pacific region;
       (E) opportunities for government-to-government 
     collaboration available in Taiwan after Preclearance 
     operations are established; and
       (F) U.S. Customs and Border Patrol international and 
     domestic port of entry staffing; and
       (4) includes country-specific information on the 
     anticipated homeland security benefits and the security 
     vulnerabilities associated with conducting Preclearance 
     operations in Taiwan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5598. Mr. HAWLEY 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--Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Among Consulting Firms

     SECTION 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Time to Choose Act of 
     2022''.

     SEC. 1282. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense and other agencies in the 
     United States Government regularly award contracts to firms 
     such as Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others who are 
     simultaneously providing consulting services to the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and proxies or 
     affiliates thereof.
       (2) The provision of such consulting services by firms like 
     Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others to entities in the 
     People's Republic of China directly supports efforts by that 
     nation's government to generate economic and military power 
     that it can then use to undermine the economic and national 
     security of the American people, including through economic 
     coercion and by threatening or using military force against 
     us.
       (3) It is a conflict of interest for firms like Deloitte, 
     McKinsey & Company, and others to simultaneously aid in the 
     efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     to undermine the economic and national security of the United 
     States while they are simultaneously contracting with the 
     Department of Defense and other United States Government 
     agencies responsible for defending the United States from 
     foreign threats, above all from China.
       (4) Firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others 
     should no longer be allowed to engage in such a conflict of 
     interest and should instead be required to choose between 
     aiding the efforts of the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China to harm the United States or helping the United 
     States Government to defend its citizens against such foreign 
     coercion.

     SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES 
                   THAT ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY AIDING IN THE EFFORTS 
                   OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO HARM THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       In order to end conflict of interests in Federal 
     contracting among consulting firms that simultaneously 
     contract with the United States Government and covered 
     foreign entities, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 
     shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, amend the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation--
       (1) to require any entity that provides the services 
     described in the North American Industry Classification 
     System's Industry Group code 5416, prior to entering into a 
     Federal contract, to certify that neither it nor any of its 
     subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract with one or more 
     covered foreign entities; and
       (2) to prohibit Federal contracts from being awarded to an 
     entity that provides the services described under the North 
     American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 
     5416 if the entity or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates 
     are determined, based on the self-certification required 
     under paragraph (1) or other information, to be a contractor 
     of, or otherwise providing services to, a covered foreign 
     entity.

     SEC. 1284. PENALTIES FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON CONTRACTING 
                   WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Termination, Suspension, and Debarment.--If the head of 
     an executive agency determines that a consulting firm 
     described in section 1283 has knowingly submitted a false 
     certification or information on or after the date on which 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council amends the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section, the head of 
     the executive agency shall terminate the contract with the 
     consulting firm and consider suspending or debarring the firm 
     from eligibility for future Federal contracts in accordance 
     with subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       (b) False Claims Act.--A consulting firm described in 
     section 1283 that, for the purposes of the False Claims Act, 
     intentionally hides or misrepresents one or more contracts 
     with covered foreign entities shall be subject to the 
     penalties and corrective actions described in the False 
     Claims Act, including liability for three times the amount of 
     damages which the United States Government sustains, 
     including funds or other resources expended on or in support 
     of the solicitation, selection, and performance of such 
     contracts.

     SEC. 1285. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means--
       (A) a person, business trust, business association, 
     company, institution, government agency, university, 
     partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any 
     other individual or organization that can legally enter into 
     contracts, own properties, or pay taxes on behalf of, the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Chinese Communist Party;
       (C) the People's Republic of China's United Front;
       (D) an entity owned or controlled by, or that performs 
     activities on behalf of, a person or entity described in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and
       (E) an individual that is a member of the board of 
     directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of an 
     entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       (3) False claims act.--The term ``False Claims Act'' means 
     sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code
       (4) North american industry classification system's 
     industry group code 5416.--The term ``North American Industry 
     Classification System's Industry Group code 5416'' refers to 
     the North American Industry Classification System category 
     that covers Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting 
     Services as Industry Group code 5416, including industry 
     codes 54151, 541611, 541612, 541613, 541614, 541618, 54162, 
     541620, 54169, 541690.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5599. Mr. HAWLEY 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, insert the following:

     SEC. 1077. SLAVE-FREE BUSINESS CERTIFICATION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Slave-
     Free Business Certification Act of 2022''.
       (b) Required Reporting on Use of Forced Labor From Covered 
     Business Entities.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Covered business entity.--The term ``covered business 
     entity'' means any issuer, as that term is defined in section 
     2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), that--
       (i) has annual, worldwide gross receipts that exceed 
     $500,000,000; and
       (ii) is involved in the mining, production, or manufacture 
     of goods for sale.
       (B) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor'' means any 
     labor practice or human

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     trafficking activity in violation of national and 
     international standards, including--
       (i) International Labor Organization Convention No. 182;
       (ii) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and
       (iii) any act that would violate the criminal provisions 
     related to slavery and human trafficking under chapter 77 of 
     title 18, United States Code, if the act had been committed 
     within the jurisdiction of the United States.
       (C) Gross receipts.--The term ``gross receipts'' has the 
     meaning given to the term in section 993(f) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (D) On-site service.--The term ``on-site service'' means 
     any service work provided on the site of a covered business 
     entity, including food service work and catering services.
       (E) On-site service provider.--The term ``on-site service 
     provider'' means any entity that provides workers who 
     perform, collectively, a total of not less than 30 hours per 
     week of on-site services for a covered business entity.
       (F) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Labor.
       (G) Supply chain.--The term ``supply chain'' means the end-
     to-end process for producing and transporting goods beginning 
     at the point of origin through a point of distribution to the 
     destination, inclusive of suppliers, manufacturers, and 
     vendors.
       (2) Audit and reporting requirements.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, each 
     covered business entity shall--
       (i) conduct an audit of its supply chain, pursuant to the 
     requirements of subsection (c), to investigate the presence 
     or use of forced labor by the covered business entity or its 
     suppliers, including by direct suppliers, secondary 
     suppliers, and on-site service providers of the covered 
     business entity;
       (ii) submit a report to the Secretary containing the 
     information described in subparagraph (B) on the results of 
     such audit and efforts of the covered business entity to 
     eradicate forced labor from the supply chain and on-site 
     services of the covered business entity; and
       (iii)(I) publish the report described in clause (ii) on the 
     public website of the covered business entity, and provide a 
     conspicuous and easily understood link on the homepage of the 
     website that leads to the report; or
       (II) in the case of a covered business entity that does not 
     have a public website, provide the report in written form to 
     any consumer of the covered business entity not later than 30 
     days after the consumer submits a request for the report.
       (B) Required report contents.--Each report required under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall contain, at a minimum--
       (i) a disclosure of the covered business entity's policies 
     to prevent the use of forced labor by the covered business 
     entity, its direct suppliers, and its on-site service 
     providers;
       (ii) a disclosure of what policies or procedures, if any, 
     the covered business entity uses--

       (I) for the verification of product supply chains and on-
     site service provider practices to evaluate and address risks 
     of forced labor and whether the verification was conducted by 
     a third party;
       (II) to require direct suppliers and on-site service 
     providers to provide written certification that materials 
     incorporated into the product supplied or on-site services, 
     respectively, comply with the laws regarding forced labor of 
     each country in which the supplier or on-site service 
     provider is engaged in business;
       (III) to maintain internal accountability standards and 
     procedures for employees or contractors of the covered 
     business entity failing to meet requirements regarding forced 
     labor; and
       (IV) to provide training on recognizing and preventing 
     forced labor, particularly with respect to mitigating risks 
     within the supply chains of products and on-site services of 
     the covered business entity, to employees, including 
     management personnel, of the covered business entity who have 
     direct responsibility for supply chain management or on-site 
     services;

       (iii) a description of the findings of each audit required 
     under subparagraph (A)(i), including the details of any 
     instances of found or suspected forced labor; and
       (iv) a written certification, signed by the chief executive 
     officer of the covered business entity, that--

       (I) the covered business entity has complied with the 
     requirements of this section and exercised due diligence in 
     order to eradicate forced labor from the supply chain and on-
     site services of the covered business entity;
       (II) to the best of the chief executive officer's 
     knowledge, the covered business entity has found no instances 
     of the use of forced labor by the covered business entity or 
     has disclosed every known instance of the use of forced 
     labor; and
       (III) the chief executive officer and any other officers 
     submitting the report or certification understand that 
     section 1001 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known 
     as the ``False Statements Act''), applies to the information 
     contained in the report submitted to the Secretary.

       (3) Report of violations to congress.--Each year, the 
     Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to Congress 
     regarding the covered business entities that--
       (A) have failed to conduct audits required under this 
     section for the preceding year or have been adjudicated in 
     violation of any other provision of this section; or
       (B) have been found to have used forced labor, including 
     the use of forced labor in their supply chain or by their on-
     site service providers.
       (c) Audit Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Each audit conducted under subsection 
     (b)(2)(A)(i) shall meet the following requirements:
       (A) Worker interviews.--The auditor shall--
       (i) select a cross-section of workers to interview that 
     represents the full diversity of the workplace, and includes, 
     if applicable, men and women, migrant workers and local 
     workers, workers on different shifts, workers performing 
     different tasks, and members of various production teams;
       (ii) if individuals under the age of 18 are employed at the 
     facility of the direct supplier or on-site service provider, 
     interview a representative group using age-sensitive 
     interview techniques;
       (iii) conduct interviews--

       (I) off-site of the facility and during non-work hours for 
     the worker;
       (II) individually or in groups (except for purposes of 
     clause (ii)); and
       (III) using methods of communication that limit, to the 
     greatest practicable extent, any reliance on devices or 
     services provided to the worker by the covered business 
     entity, supplier, or on-site service provider;

       (iv) use audit tools to ensure that each worker is asked a 
     comprehensive set of questions;
       (v) collect from interviewed workers copies of the workers' 
     pay stubs, in order to compare the pay stubs with payment 
     records provided by the direct supplier;
       (vi) ensure that all worker responses are confidential and 
     are never shared with management; and
       (vii) interview a representative of the labor organization 
     or other worker representative organization that represents 
     workers at the facility or, if no such organization is 
     present, attempt to interview a representative from a local 
     worker advocacy group.
       (B) Management interviews.--The auditor shall--
       (i) interview a cross-section of the management of the 
     supplier, including human resources personnel, production 
     supervisors, and others; and
       (ii) use audit tools to ensure that managers are asked a 
     comprehensive set of questions.
       (C) Required information.--The auditor shall--
       (i) conduct a thorough review of information regarding the 
     supplier or on-site service provider to provide tangible 
     proof of compliance and to corroborate or find discrepancies 
     in the information gathered through the worker and management 
     interviews; and
       (ii) review, at a minimum, the following information 
     related to the supplier or on-site service provider:

       (I) Age verification procedures and documents.
       (II) A master list of juvenile workers or information 
     related to juvenile workers.
       (III) Selection and recruitment procedures.
       (IV) Contracts with labor brokers, if any.
       (V) Worker contracts and employment agreements.
       (VI) Introduction program materials.
       (VII) Personnel files.
       (VIII) Employee communication and training plans, including 
     certifications provided to workers including skills training, 
     worker preparedness, government certification programs, and 
     systems or policy orientations.
       (IX) Collective bargaining agreements, including collective 
     bargaining representative certification, descriptions of the 
     role of the labor organization, and minutes of the labor 
     organization's meetings.
       (X) Contracts with any security agency, and descriptions of 
     the scope of responsibilities of the security agency.
       (XI) Payroll and time records.
       (XII) Production capacity reports.
       (XIII) Written human resources policies and procedures.
       (XIV) Occupational health and safety plans and records 
     including legal permits, maintenance and monitoring records, 
     injury and accident reports, investigation procedures, 
     chemical inventories, personal protective equipment 
     inventories, training certificates, and evacuation plans.
       (XV) Disciplinary notices.
       (XVI) Grievance reports.
       (XVII) Performance evaluations.
       (XVIII) Promotion or merit increase records.
       (XIX) Dismissal and suspension records of workers.
       (XX) Records of employees who have resigned.
       (XXI) Worker pay stubs.

       (D) Closing meeting with management.--The auditor shall 
     hold a closing meeting with the management of the covered 
     business entity to--
       (i) report violations and nonconformities found in the 
     facility; and
       (ii) determine the steps forward to address and remediate 
     any problems.
       (E) Report preparation.--The auditor shall prepare a full 
     report of the audit, which shall include--
       (i) a disclosure of the direct supplier's or on-site 
     service provider's--

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       (I) documented processes and procedures that relate to 
     eradicating forced labor; and
       (II) documented risk assessment and prioritization policies 
     as such policies relate to eradicating forced labor;

       (ii) a description of the worker interviews, manager 
     interviews, and documentation review required under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
       (iii) a description of all violations or suspected 
     violations by the direct supplier or on-site service provider 
     of any forced labor laws of the United States or, if 
     applicable, the laws of another country as described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(II); and
       (iv) for each violation described in clause (iii), a 
     description of any corrective and protective actions 
     recommended for the direct supplier consisting of, at a 
     minimum--

       (I) the issues relating to the violation and any root 
     causes of the violation;
       (II) the implementation of a solution; and
       (III) a method to check the effectiveness of the solution.

       (2) Additional requirements relating to audits.--
       (A) No retaliation for audit cooperation.--A covered 
     business entity or supplier, including a direct supplier, 
     secondary supplier, or on-site service provider, shall not 
     retaliate against any worker for participating in interviews 
     under subsection (c)(1)(A) or providing information necessary 
     for the audit requirements under subsection (c)(1)(C)(ii) to 
     the auditor.
       (B) Contract requirements.--Each covered business entity 
     shall include, in any contract with a direct supplier or on-
     site service provider, a requirement that--
       (i) the supplier or provider shall not retaliate against 
     any worker for participating in an audit relating to forced 
     labor; and
       (ii) worker participation in an audit shall be protected 
     through the same grievance mechanisms available to the worker 
     available for any other type of workplace grievance.
       (d) Enforcement.--
       (1) Civil damages.--The Secretary may assess civil damages 
     in an amount of not more than $100,000,000 if, after notice 
     and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines 
     that a covered business entity has violated any requirement 
     of subsection (b)(2).
       (2) Punitive damages.--In addition to damages under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may assess punitive damages in 
     an amount of not more than $500,000,000 against an entity 
     that is a covered business entity or supplier, including a 
     direct supplier, secondary supplier, or on-site service 
     provider, if, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, 
     the Secretary determines the entity--
       (A) willfully violated any requirement of subsection 
     (b)(2); or
       (B) willfully violated subsection (c)(2)(A).
       (3) Declarative or injunctive relief.--The Secretary may 
     request the Attorney General institute a civil action for 
     relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, 
     restraining order, or any other appropriate order, in the 
     district court of the United States for any district in which 
     the covered business entity conducts business, whenever the 
     Secretary believes that a violation of subsection (b)(2) 
     constitutes a hazard to workers.
       (e) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate rules 
     to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5600. Mr. HAWLEY 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 X, add the following:

     Subtitle H--Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2022

     SEC. 1081. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Afghanistan Vetting and 
     Accountability Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 1082. VERIFICATION AND VETTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO INDIVIDUALS EVACUATED FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Federal means-tested public benefit.--The term 
     ``Federal means-tested public benefit'' means a Federal 
     means-tested public benefit within the meaning of section 403 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613).
       (2) Individual evacuated from afghanistan.--The term 
     ``individual evacuated from Afghanistan''--
       (A) means any individual, other than a United States 
     citizen or a member of the United States Armed Forces, 
     conveyed out of Afghanistan into the United States in 
     coordination with the Government of the United States during 
     the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on 
     January 20, 2022; and
       (B) includes each individual, other than a United States 
     citizen or a member of the United States Armed Forces, 
     evacuated from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies 
     Welcome.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (4) Unemployment compensation.--The term ``unemployment 
     compensation'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     85(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (b) Verification and Vetting Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall verify the personal 
     and biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of 
     each individual evacuated from Afghanistan.
       (2) Vetting database.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     maintain a database that contains, for each individual 
     evacuated from Afghanistan, the following:
       (A) Personal information, including name and date of birth.
       (B) Biometric information.
       (C) Any criminal record since the date on which the 
     individual entered the United States.
       (D) Any application for, or receipt of, unemployment 
     compensation or a Federal means-tested public benefit.
       (E) The vetting status of the individual, including whether 
     the individual has undergone in-person vetting.
       (c) Quarterly Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not less frequently than quarterly until 
     the date on which the Secretary submits the certification 
     under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report detailing the compliance of the Secretary with 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A list of all individuals evacuated from Afghanistan.
       (B) With respect to each such individual--
       (i) vetting status, including whether the individual has 
     undergone in-person vetting;
       (ii) an assessment as to whether the individual has 
     received unemployment compensation or a Federal means-tested 
     benefit;
       (iii) a description of any arrest or criminal record for 
     conduct that occurred in Afghanistan, if available; and
       (iv) a description of any arrest or criminal record for 
     conduct that occurred in the United States.
       (C) The estimated number of days remaining until the 
     Secretary completes the verification and vetting of each 
     individual evacuated from Afghanistan as required by 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary completes the verification and vetting 
     required by subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a certification that such verification and vetting 
     has been completed.
       (e) GAO Audits and Reports.--
       (1) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct an audit and investigation with respect to the 
     compliance of the Secretary with this subtitle--
       (A) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act; and
       (B) not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Secretary makes the certification under subsection (d).
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the completion 
     of each audit and investigation required by paragraph (1), 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the results of the audit and investigation.
       (f) Restriction on Federal Assistance.--An individual 
     evacuated from Afghanistan who has not provided personal 
     information and biometric information to the Secretary, and 
     undergone in-person vetting, shall not be eligible to receive 
     unemployment compensation or any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit.

     SEC. 1083. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE 
                   WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
                   FROM AFGHANISTAN.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall--
       (1) declassify all intelligence products related to the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan, including as relate to--
       (A) anticipated timelines for a Taliban takeover of 
     Afghanistan, especially as the Taliban seized control of 
     additional districts and provinces, often without fighting, 
     in early to mid 2021;
       (B) the ability of the Afghan National Defense and Security 
     Forces to prevent a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan after the 
     withdrawal of American forces and associated combat, 
     logistical, and other support;
       (C) the willingness of then-President of the Islamic 
     Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan 
     political leaders to remain in Afghanistan as the military 
     situation deteriorated, including any plans such leaders may 
     have made to escape Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced;
       (D) threats to United States forces, diplomats, or citizens 
     in Kabul or other parts of Afghanistan over the course of the 
     withdrawal, including the noncombatant evacuation operation 
     in August 2021;
       (E) any other intelligence that may have informed decisions 
     by the United States Government regarding the timeline for 
     the withdrawal of its forces, moving of its embassy in Kabul, 
     initiation of a noncombatant evacuation operation, force 
     requirements for a noncombatant evacuation operation, or 
     other related matters; and
       (F) any dissenting views shared in writing or other 
     formats, including verbally, by

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     United States military commanders, diplomats, or other 
     government officials regarding the topics described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E); and
       (2) submit to Congress an unclassified report that 
     contains--
       (A) all the information described under paragraph (1); and
       (B) only such redactions as the Director determines 
     necessary to protect sources and methods.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5601. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Padilla, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 IX, add the following:

     SEC. 925. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established a Space National 
     Guard that is part of the organized militia of the several 
     States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of 
     Columbia--
       (A) in which the Space Force operates; and
       (B) active and inactive.
       (2) Reserve component.--There is established a Space 
     National Guard of the United States that is the reserve 
     component of the United States Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.
       (b) Composition.--The Space National Guard shall be 
     composed of the Space National Guard forces of the several 
     States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of 
     Columbia--
       (1) in which the Space Force operates; and
       (2) active and inactive.
       (c) No Effect on Military Installations.--Nothing in this 
     section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be 
     construed to authorize or require the relocation of any 
     facility, infrastructure, or military installation of the 
     Space National Guard or Air National Guard.
       (d) Implementation of Space National Guard.--
       (1) Requirement.--Except as specifically provided by this 
     setion, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau shall implement this section, and the 
     amendments made by this section, not later than 18 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Briefing required.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually for the five 
     subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief 
     of the Space Force, and the Chief of the National Guard 
     Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
     committees a briefing on the status of the implementation of 
     the Space National Guard pursuant to this section and the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (B) Elements.--The briefing required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall address--
       (i) the current missions, operations and activities, 
     personnel requirements and status, and budget and funding 
     requirements and status of the Space National Guard; and
       (ii) such other matters with respect to the implementation 
     and operation of the Space National Guard as the Secretary 
     and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress 
     fully and currently informed on the status of the 
     implementation of the Space National Guard.
       (e) Conforming Amendments and Clarification of 
     Authorities.--
       (1) Definitions.--
       (A) Title 10, united states code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) in section 101(c)--

       (I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively; and
       (II) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:

       ``(6) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of 
     the organized militia of the several States and territories, 
     Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and 
     inactive, that--
       ``(A) is a space force;
       ``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the 
     sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
       ``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at 
     Federal expense; and
       ``(D) is federally recognized.
       ``(7) The term `Space National Guard of the United States' 
     means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.''; and
       (ii) in section 10101--

       (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``the following'' before the colon; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

       ``(8) The Space National Guard of the United States.''.
       (B) Title 32, united states code.--Section 101 of title 32, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(8) The term `Space National Guard' means that part of 
     the organized militia of the several States and territories, 
     Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, in which the Space 
     Force operates, active and inactive, that--
       ``(A) is a space force;
       ``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed under the 
     sixteenth clause of section 8, article I of the Constitution;
       ``(C) is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at 
     Federal expense; and
       ``(D) is federally recognized.
       ``(9) The term `Space National Guard of the United States' 
     means the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose 
     members are members of the Space National Guard.''.
       (2) Reserve components.--Chapter 1003 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
       composition

       ``The Space National Guard of the United States is the 
     reserve component of the Space Force that consists of--
       ``(1) federally recognized units and organizations of the 
     Space National Guard; and
       ``(2) members of the Space National Guard who are also 
     Reserves of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the 
       Space Force

       ``The Space National Guard while in the service of the 
     United States is a component of the Space Force.

     ``Sec. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
       status when not in Federal service

       ``When not on active duty, members of the Space National 
     Guard of the United States shall be administered, armed, 
     equipped, and trained in their status as members of the Space 
     National Guard.''; and
       (B) in the table of sections at the beginning of such 
     chapter, by adding at the end the following new items:

``10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition.
``10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force.
``10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in 
              Federal service.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5602. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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 XXVII, add the following:

     SEC. 2703. AUTHORIZATION TO FUND CERTAIN DEMOLITION AND 
                   REMOVAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.

       Section 2906(c)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) To carry out the demolition or removal of any 
     building or structure under the control of the Secretary of 
     the Navy that is not designated as historic under a Federal, 
     State, or local law and is located on a military installation 
     closed or realigned under a base closure law (as such term is 
     defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) at 
     which the sampling or remediation of radiologically 
     contaminated materials has been the subject of substantiated 
     allegations of fraud, without regard to--
       ``(i) whether the building or structure is radiologically 
     impacted; or
       ``(ii) whether such demolition or removal is carried out, 
     as part of a response action or otherwise, under the Defense 
     Environmental Restoration Program specified in subparagraph 
     (A) or CERCLA (as such term is defined in section 2700 of 
     title 10, United States Code).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5603. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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:

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     SEC. 1077. DEFINITION OF LAND USE REVENUE UNDER WEST LOS 
                   ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016.

       Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 
     (Public Law 114-226) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) any funds received as compensation for an easement 
     described in subsection (e); and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5604. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO 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. AIR FORCE ASSESSMENT OF COMBAT-TO-DWELL POLICY AND 
                   HEALTH WITHIN THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT 
                   COMMUNITY.

       (a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall conduct an assessment of--
       (1) the combat-to-dwell policy of the Air Force; and
       (2) health and wellness within the remotely piloted 
     aircraft community.
       (b) Briefing and Report Required.--The Secretary of Air 
     Force shall--
       (1) brief the Committees on the Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the 
     assessment required by subsection (a) not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) submit to those committees a report on the assessment 
     at a time agreed to at the time of the briefing.
       (c) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (b)(2) shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which data is being 
     collected on the current status and strategy of achieving 
     combat-to-dwell policy for the remotely piloted aircraft 
     community, including with respect to the following:
       (A) The retention rate of pilots of remotely piloted 
     aircraft.
       (B) The retention rate of sensor operators for remotely 
     piloted aircraft.
       (C) Instructor staffing levels at the remotely piloted 
     aircraft formal training unit.
       (2) An assessment of the progress on the metric (or set of 
     metrics) that allows the Air Force to track changes in the 
     number of pilots and sensor operators of remotely piloted 
     aircraft from its combined accession and retention efforts 
     over a projected timeline of implementing the combat-to-dwell 
     policy by 2024.
       (3) A description of how the Air Force is addressing the 
     health and wellness of the remotely piloted aircraft 
     community after the closure of the Culture and Process 
     Improvement Program, including with respect to the following:
       (A) Work shifts and hours.
       (B) Back, eyes, and other physical issues.
       (C) Mental health issues.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5605. Mr. INHOFE 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. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 
                   BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DAMS AND DIKES.

       Section 4309 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 
     2018 (43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115-270) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``dams and'' 
     before ``dikes'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``effective beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of 
     the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in 
     subsection (b)'' and inserting ``the Federal share of the dam 
     safety modifications costs of a dike described in subsection 
     (c)'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Gate Repairs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including regulations), effective during the 10-year 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal share of the costs to repair or replace a gate and 
     any ancillary gate components of a dam described in 
     subsection (c) shall be 100 percent.''; and
       (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Dams and '' 
     before ``Dikes'';
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``A 
     dike referred to in subsection (a) is a'' and inserting ``A 
     dam or dike referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is a dam 
     or''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``December 31, 1945'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1948''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5606. Mr. HAWLEY 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 521.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5607. Mr. HAGERTY 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. ADVANCE CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL 
                   OFFICIALS AND MONTHLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS 
                   REGARDING THE RESETTLEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND 
                   RELOCATION OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Consultation Requirement.--Not later than 3 business 
     days before any resettlement, transportation, or relocation 
     of non-detained aliens in the United States that is directed, 
     administered, or funded by the Federal Government, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services (in the case of 
     minors) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (in the case of 
     adults), as appropriate, shall consult with the governors and 
     municipal chief executives of the directly affected States 
     and local jurisdictions regarding the proposed resettlement, 
     transportation, or relocation.
       (b) Reports Required.--Not later than 7 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, in consultation with other appropriate 
     Federal officials, shall--
       (1) submit a State-specific report regarding the 
     resettlement, transportation, or relocation of non-detained 
     aliens in the United States during the preceding month that 
     was directed, administered, or funded by the Federal 
     Government or that involved aliens subject to the U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternatives to 
     Detention program that contains the information described in 
     subsection (c) to--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (E) the governor of each affected State; and
       (2) make the report described in paragraph (1) available on 
     a publicly accessible website.
       (c) Contents.--Each report under subsection (b) shall 
     contain, with respect to each State--
       (1) the number of aliens resettled, transported, or 
     relocated during the previous month and the current calendar 
     year, disaggregated by--
       (A) the numbers of single adults, members of family units, 
     and minors;
       (B) age;
       (C) sex; and
       (D) country of origin;
       (2) the methods used to determine the ages of such aliens;
       (3) the methods used to verify the familial status of such 
     aliens;
       (4) the types of settings in which such aliens are being 
     resettled, transported, or relocated, which may be aggregated 
     by the general type of setting;
       (5) a summary of the educational or occupational resources 
     or assistance provided to such aliens;
       (6) whether such aliens are granted permits to work and how 
     any such aliens without a work permit will financially 
     support themselves;
       (7) the amounts and types of Federal resources spent on 
     alien resettlement, transportation, or relocation; and
       (8) whether the aliens are being resettled, transported, or 
     relocated on a temporary or permanent basis, disaggregated 
     by--
       (A) the numbers of single adults, members of family units, 
     and minors;

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       (B) age;
       (C) sex; and
       (D) country of origin.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5608. Mr. HAGERTY 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1226. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING 
                   TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.

       (a) Submission to Congress of Proposed Action.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, before taking any action described in paragraph (2), the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and leadership a report that describes the 
     proposed action and the reasons for that action.
       (2) Actions described.--
       (A) In general.--An action described in this paragraph is--
       (i) an action to terminate the application of any sanctions 
     described in subparagraph (B);
       (ii) with respect to sanctions described in subparagraph 
     (B) imposed by the President with respect to a person, an 
     action to waive the application of those sanctions with 
     respect to that person; or
       (iii) a licensing action that significantly alters United 
     States foreign policy with respect to Iran.
       (B) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this 
     subparagraph are sanctions with respect to Iran provided for 
     under--
       (i) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 
     U.S.C. 1701 note);
       (ii) the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
     Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.);
       (iii) section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a);
       (iv) the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
     of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.);
       (v) the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 
     (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.);
       (vi) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 note); or
       (vii) any other statute or Executive order that requires or 
     authorizes the imposition of sanctions with respect to Iran.
       (3) Description of type of action.--Each report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to an action described in 
     paragraph (2) shall include a description of whether the 
     action--
       (A) is not intended to significantly alter United States 
     foreign policy with respect to Iran; or
       (B) is intended to significantly alter United States 
     foreign policy with respect to Iran.
       (4) Inclusion of additional matter.--
       (A) In general.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     that relates to an action that is intended to significantly 
     alter United States foreign policy with respect to Iran shall 
     include a description of--
       (i) the significant alteration to United States foreign 
     policy with respect to Iran;
       (ii) the anticipated effect of the action on the national 
     security interests of the United States; and
       (iii) the policy objectives for which the sanctions 
     affected by the action were initially imposed.
       (B) Requests from banking and financial services 
     committees.--The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate or the Committee on Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives may request the submission to 
     the Committee of the matter described in clauses (ii) and 
     (iii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) that relates to an action that is not 
     intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy 
     with respect to Iran.
       (5) Confidentiality of proprietary information.--
     Proprietary information that can be associated with a 
     particular person with respect to an action described in 
     paragraph (2) may be included in a report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) only if the appropriate congressional 
     committees and leadership provide assurances of 
     confidentiality, unless that person otherwise consents in 
     writing to such disclosure.
       (6) Rule of construction.--Paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall not 
     be construed to require the submission of a report under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to the routine issuance of a 
     license that does not significantly alter United States 
     foreign policy with respect to Iran.
       (b) Period for Review by Congress.--
       (1) In general.--During the period of 30 calendar days 
     beginning on the date on which the President submits a report 
     under subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in the case of a report that relates to an action that 
     is not intended to significantly alter United States foreign 
     policy with respect to Iran, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives should, as 
     appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain 
     information in order to fully review the report; and
       (B) in the case of a report that relates to an action that 
     is intended to significantly alter United States foreign 
     policy with respect to Iran, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives should, as appropriate, hold 
     hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain information in 
     order to fully review the report.
       (2) Exception.--The period for congressional review under 
     paragraph (1) of a report required to be submitted under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be 60 calendar days if the report is 
     submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7 in 
     any calendar year.
       (3) Limitation on actions during initial congressional 
     review period.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the period for congressional review provided for under 
     paragraph (1) of a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
     proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2), including 
     any additional period for such review as applicable under the 
     exception provided in paragraph (2), the President may not 
     take that action unless a joint resolution of approval with 
     respect to that action is enacted in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (4) Limitation on actions during presidential consideration 
     of a joint resolution of disapproval.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval 
     relating to a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
     proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2) passes 
     both Houses of Congress in accordance with subsection (c), 
     the President may not take that action for a period of 12 
     calendar days after the date of passage of the joint 
     resolution of disapproval.
       (5) Limitation on actions during congressional 
     reconsideration of a joint resolution of disapproval.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a joint 
     resolution of disapproval relating to a report submitted 
     under subsection (a)(1) proposing an action described in 
     subsection (a)(2) passes both Houses of Congress in 
     accordance with subsection (c), and the President vetoes the 
     joint resolution, the President may not take that action for 
     a period of 10 calendar days after the date of the 
     President's veto.
       (6) Effect of enactment of a joint resolution of 
     disapproval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
     a joint resolution of disapproval relating to a report 
     submitted under subsection (a)(1) proposing an action 
     described in subsection (a)(2) is enacted in accordance with 
     subsection (c), the President may not take that action.
       (c) Joint Resolutions of Disapproval or Approval.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Joint resolution of approval.--The term ``joint 
     resolution of approval'' means only a joint resolution of 
     either House of Congress--
       (i) the title of which is as follows: ``A joint resolution 
     approving the President's proposal to take an action relating 
     to the application of certain sanctions with respect to 
     Iran.''; and
       (ii) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is 
     the following: ``Congress approves of the action relating to 
     the application of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran 
     proposed by the President in the report submitted to Congress 
     under section 1226(a)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 on _______ 
     relating to ________.'', with the first blank space being 
     filled with the appropriate date and the second blank space 
     being filled with a short description of the proposed action.
       (B) Joint resolution of disapproval.--The term ``joint 
     resolution of disapproval'' means only a joint resolution of 
     either House of Congress--
       (i) the title of which is as follows: ``A joint resolution 
     disapproving the President's proposal to take an action 
     relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect 
     to Iran.''; and
       (ii) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is 
     the following: ``Congress disapproves of the action relating 
     to the application of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran 
     proposed by the President in the report submitted to Congress 
     under section 1226(a)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 on _______ 
     relating to ________.'', with the first blank space being 
     filled with the appropriate date and the second blank space 
     being filled with a short description of the proposed action.
       (2) Introduction.--During the period of 30 calendar days 
     provided for under subsection (b)(1), including any 
     additional period as applicable under the exception provided 
     in subsection (b)(2), a joint resolution of approval or joint 
     resolution of disapproval may be introduced--
       (A) in the House of Representatives, by the majority leader 
     or the minority leader; and
       (B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or the majority 
     leader's designee) or the minority leader (or the minority 
     leader's designee).
       (3) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--If a 
     committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint 
     resolution of approval or joint resolution of disapproval has 
     been referred has not reported the joint resolution within 10 
     calendar days

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     after the date of referral, that committee shall be 
     discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution.
       (4) Consideration in the senate.--
       (A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of approval or 
     joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 
     shall be--
       (i) referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs if the joint resolution relates to a report 
     under subsection (a)(3)(A) that relates to an action that is 
     not intended to significantly alter United States foreign 
     policy with respect to Iran; and
       (ii) referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations if the 
     joint resolution relates to a report under subsection 
     (a)(3)(B) that relates to an action that is intended to 
     significantly alter United States foreign policy with respect 
     to Iran.
       (B) Reporting and discharge.--If the committee to which a 
     joint resolution of approval or joint resolution of 
     disapproval was referred has not reported the joint 
     resolution within 10 calendar days after the date of referral 
     of the joint resolution, that committee shall be discharged 
     from further consideration of the joint resolution and the 
     joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       (C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII 
     of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any 
     time after the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs or the Committee on Foreign Relations, as the case 
     may be, reports a joint resolution of approval or joint 
     resolution of disapproval to the Senate or has been 
     discharged from consideration of such a joint resolution 
     (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
     disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
     joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint 
     resolution (and against consideration of the joint 
     resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not 
     debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. 
     A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed 
     to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
       (D) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 
     relating to a joint resolution of approval or joint 
     resolution of disapproval shall be decided without debate.
       (E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the Senate 
     of any veto message with respect to a joint resolution of 
     approval or joint resolution of disapproval, including all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection with the joint 
     resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally 
     divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and 
     the minority leader or their designees.
       (5) Rules relating to senate and house of 
     representatives.--
       (A) Treatment of senate joint resolution in house.--In the 
     House of Representatives, the following procedures shall 
     apply to a joint resolution of approval or a joint resolution 
     of disapproval received from the Senate (unless the House has 
     already passed a joint resolution relating to the same 
     proposed action):
       (i) The joint resolution shall be referred to the 
     appropriate committees.
       (ii) If a committee to which a joint resolution has been 
     referred has not reported the joint resolution within 2 
     calendar days after the date of referral, that committee 
     shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution.
       (iii) Beginning on the third legislative day after each 
     committee to which a joint resolution has been referred 
     reports the joint resolution to the House or has been 
     discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in 
     order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in 
     the House. All points of order against the motion are waived. 
     Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has 
     disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion 
     shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by 
     which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
       (iv) The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All 
     points of order against the joint resolution and against its 
     consideration are waived. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint 
     resolution (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to 
     reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall 
     not be in order.
       (B) Treatment of house joint resolution in senate.--
       (i) Receipt before passage.--If, before the passage by the 
     Senate of a joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
     of disapproval, the Senate receives an identical joint 
     resolution from the House of Representatives, the following 
     procedures shall apply:

       (I) That joint resolution shall not be referred to a 
     committee.
       (II) With respect to that joint resolution--

       (aa) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the House of 
     Representatives; but
       (bb) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution 
     from the House of Representatives.
       (ii) Receipt after passage.--If, following passage of a 
     joint resolution of approval or joint resolution of 
     disapproval in the Senate, the Senate receives an identical 
     joint resolution from the House of Representatives, that 
     joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate Senate 
     calendar.
       (iii) No companion measure.--If a joint resolution of 
     approval or a joint resolution of disapproval is received 
     from the House, and no companion joint resolution has been 
     introduced in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this 
     subsection shall apply to the House joint resolution.
       (C) Application to revenue measures.--The provisions of 
     this paragraph shall not apply in the House of 
     Representatives to a joint resolution of approval or joint 
     resolution of disapproval that is a revenue measure.
       (6) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This 
     subsection is enacted by Congress--
       (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
     and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
     inconsistent with such rules; and
       (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees and Leadership 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees and leadership'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the majority and 
     minority leaders of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and 
     the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 5609. Mr. HAGERTY 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. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AND THE WOMEN'S 
                   GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY INITIATIVE.

       Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 138. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AND THE WOMEN'S 
                   GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish, 
     in the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of Global 
     Women's Issues (referred to in this section as the `Office').
       ``(b) Purpose; Duties.--
       ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office is to advance 
     equal opportunity for women and the status of women and girls 
     in United States foreign policy.
       ``(2) Duties.--In carrying out the purpose described in 
     paragraph (1), the Office--
       ``(A)(i) shall advise the Secretary of State and provide 
     input on all activities, policies, programs, and funding 
     relating to equal opportunity for women and the advancement 
     of women and girls internationally to all bureaus and offices 
     of the Department of State; and
       ``(ii) may, as appropriate, provide to the international 
     programs of other Federal agencies input on all activities, 
     policies, programs, and funding relating to equal opportunity 
     for women and the advancement of women and girls 
     internationally;
       ``(B)(i) shall work to ensure that efforts to advance equal 
     opportunity for women and men and women's and girls' 
     empowerment are fully integrated into the programs, 
     structures, processes, and capacities of all bureaus and 
     offices of the Department of State; and
       ``(ii) may, as appropriate, work to ensure that efforts to 
     advance equal opportunity for women and men and women's and 
     girls' empowerment are fully integrated into the 
     international programs of other Federal agencies;
       ``(C) shall implement the Women's Global Development and 
     Prosperity Initiative, in accordance with subsection (c); and
       ``(D) may not engage in any activities not described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       ``(c) Women's Global Development and Prosperity 
     Initiative.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall 
     establish the Women's Global Development and Prosperity 
     Initiative (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Initiative') to carry out the activities described in 
     paragraphs (2) through (4).
       ``(2) Women prospering in the workforce.--The Initiative 
     shall advance women in the workforce by improving their 
     access to quality vocational education and skills training, 
     which will enable them to secure jobs in their local 
     economies.
       ``(3) Women succeeding as entrepreneurs.--The Initiative 
     shall promote

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     women's entrepreneurship and increasing access to capital, 
     financial services, markets, technical assistance, and 
     mentorship.
       ``(4) Women enabled in the economy.--The Initiative shall 
     identify and reduce the binding constraints in economic and 
     property laws and practices that prevent women's full and 
     free participation in the global economy and promote 
     foundational legal reforms, including--
       ``(A) ensuring that women can fully participate in the 
     workforce and engage in economic activities by--
       ``(i) ending impunity for violence against women;
       ``(ii) ensuring that women have the authority to sign legal 
     documents, such as contracts and court documents; and
       ``(iii) addressing unequal access to courts and 
     administrative bodies for women, whether officially or 
     through lack of proper enforcement;
       ``(B) ensuring women's equal access to credit and capital 
     to start and grow their businesses, savings, and investments, 
     including prohibiting discrimination in access to credit on 
     the basis of sex or marital status;
       ``(C) lifting restrictions on women's right to own, manage, 
     and make decisions relating to the use of property, including 
     repealing limitations on inheritance and ensuring the ability 
     to transfer, purchase, or lease such property;
       ``(D) addressing constraints on women's freedom of 
     movement, including sex-based restrictions on obtaining 
     passports and identification documents; and
       ``(E) promoting the free and equal participation of women 
     in the economy with regard to working hours, occupations, and 
     occupational tasks.
       ``(d) Supervision.--The Office shall be headed by an 
     Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues and the Women's 
     Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (referred to in 
     this section as the `Ambassador'), who shall--
       ``(1) be appointed by the President, with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate;
       ``(2) report directly to the Secretary; and
       ``(3) have the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.
       ``(e) Coordination.--United States Government efforts to 
     advance women's economic empowerment globally shall be 
     closely aligned and coordinated with the Initiative.
       ``(f) Abortion Neutrality.--
       ``(1) Prohibitions.--The Office, the Initiative, and the 
     Ambassador may not--
       ``(A) lobby other countries, including through multilateral 
     mechanisms and foreign nongovernmental organizations--
       ``(i) to change domestic laws or policies with respect to 
     abortion; or
       ``(ii) to include abortion as a programmatic requirement of 
     any foreign activities; or
       ``(B) provide Federal funding appropriated for foreign 
     assistance to pay for or to promote abortion.
       ``(2) Limitations on use of funds.--Amounts appropriated 
     for the Office or the Initiative may not be used--
       ``(A) to lobby other countries, including through 
     multilateral mechanisms and foreign nongovernmental 
     organizations--
       ``(i) to change domestic laws or policies with respect to 
     abortion; or
       ``(ii) to include abortion as a programmatic requirement of 
     any foreign activities; or
       ``(B) to provide Federal foreign assistance funding to pay 
     for or to promote abortion.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
     construed to prevent--
       ``(A) the funding of activities for the purpose of treating 
     injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal abortions; 
     or
       ``(B) agencies or officers of the United States from 
     engaging in activities in opposition to policies of coercive 
     abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       ``(g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall--
       ``(1) submit a written report to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the 
     implementation of this section, including--
       ``(A) measures taken to ensure compliance with subsection 
     (f); and
       ``(B) with respect to funds appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (h)--
       ``(i) amounts awarded to prime recipients and subrecipients 
     since the end of the previous reporting period; and
       ``(ii) descriptions of each program for which such funds 
     are used; and
       ``(2) make such report publicly available.
       ``(h) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be reserved to carry out 
     this section, from funds made available for development 
     assistance programs of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, $200,000,000, for each of the 
     fiscal years 2023 through 2027, which shall be--
       ``(A) deposited into the Women's Global Development and 
     Prosperity Fund (W-GDP);
       ``(B) administered by the United States Agency for 
     International Development;
       ``(C) expended solely for the purpose, duties, and 
     activities set forth in subsections (b) and (c); and
       ``(D) expended, to the greatest extent practicable, in 
     support of removing legal barriers to women's economic 
     freedom in accordance with the findings of the W-GDP Women's 
     Economic Freedom Index report published by the Council of 
     Economic Advisers in February 2020.
       ``(2) Requirement.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), amounts 
     reserved under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2024, or for any 
     later fiscal year, may not be obligated or expended unless 
     the most recent report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (g)(1) includes the information required under subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of subsection (g)(1).
       ``(3) Oversight.--The expenditure of amounts reserved under 
     paragraph (1) shall be jointly overseen by--
       ``(A) the United States Agency for International 
     Development;
       ``(B) the Ambassador; and
       ``(C) the Initiative.''.
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  SA 5610. Mr. HAGERTY 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 XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1531. REPORT ON INCREASING TRAINING CAPACITY FOR WEAPONS 
                   OF MASS DESTRUCTION CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS.

       Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
     and the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report--
       (1) assessing the feasibility of increasing training 
     capacity for weapons of mass destruction civil support teams, 
     including through--
       (A) the establishment of new facilities and programs to 
     provide such training; and
       (B) the augmentation of existing facilities and programs to 
     provide such training;
       (2) estimating the costs associated with increasing 
     training capacity as described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) identifying facilities and programs that could be 
     established or augmented as described in paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5611. Mr. HAGERTY 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. REPORT ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL CRITICAL MINERAL AND 
                   METAL RESERVES ON UNITED STATES MILITARY 
                   EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAINS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of global critical mineral 
     and metal reserves on United States military equipment supply 
     chains.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the efforts of the People's Republic 
     of China and the Russian Federation to acquire global 
     reserves of critical minerals and metals, including reserves 
     of lithium, tungsten, tantalum, cobalt, and molybdenum;
       (2) a description of the efforts of the Department of 
     Defense to procure critical minerals and metals; and
       (3) a description of planned investments by the Department 
     to ensure the resiliency and security of United States 
     military supply chains requiring critical minerals and 
     metals.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5612. Mr. HAGERTY 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. _____. DISCLOSE GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:

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       (1) Information content provider; interactive computer 
     service.--The terms ``information content provider'' and 
     ``interactive computer service'' have the meanings given the 
     terms in section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 230).
       (2) Legitimate law enforcement purpose.--The term 
     ``legitimate law enforcement purpose'' means for the purpose 
     of investigating a criminal offense by a law enforcement 
     agency that is within the lawful authority of that agency.
       (3) National security purpose.--The term ``national 
     security purpose'' means a purpose that relates to--
       (A) intelligence activities;
       (B) cryptologic activities related to national security;
       (C) command and control of military forces;
       (D) equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or 
     weapons system; or
       (E) the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence 
     missions.
       (b) Disclosures.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), any 
     officer or employee in the executive or legislative branch 
     shall disclose and, in the case of a written communication, 
     make available for public inspection, on a public website in 
     accordance with paragraph (4), any communication by that 
     officer or employee with a provider or operator of an 
     interactive computer service regarding action or potential 
     action by the provider or operator to restrict access to or 
     the availability of, bar or limit access to, or decrease the 
     dissemination or visibility to users of, material posted by 
     another information content provider, whether the action is 
     or would be carried out manually or through use of an 
     algorithm or other automated or semi-automated process.
       (2) Timing.--The disclosure required under paragraph (1) 
     shall be made not later than 7 days after the date on which 
     the communication is made.
       (3) Legitimate law enforcement and national security 
     purposes.--
       (A) In general.--Any communication for a legitimate law 
     enforcement purpose or national security purpose shall be 
     disclosed and, in the case of a written communication, made 
     available for inspection, to each House of Congress.
       (B) Timing.--The disclosure required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be made not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the communication is made.
       (C) Receipt.--Upon receipt, each House shall provide copies 
     to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee 
     with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate regarding the subject matter to 
     which the communication pertains. Such information shall be 
     deemed the property of such committee and may not be 
     disclosed except--
       (i) in accordance with the rules of the committee;
       (ii) in accordance with the rules of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate; and
       (iii) as permitted by law.
       (4) Website.--
       (A) Legislative branch.--The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate 
     and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives 
     shall designate a single location on an internet website 
     where the disclosures and communications of employees and 
     officers in the legislative branch shall be published in 
     accordance with paragraph (1).
       (B) Executive branch.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall designate a single location on an 
     internet website where the disclosures and communications of 
     employees and officers in the executive branch shall be 
     published in accordance with paragraph (1).
       (5) Notice.--The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, the 
     Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall take 
     reasonable steps to ensure that each officer and employee of 
     the legislative branch and executive branch, as applicable, 
     are informed of the duties imposed by this section.
       (6) Conflicts of interest.--Any person who is a former 
     officer or employee of the executive branch of the United 
     States (including any independent agency) or any person who 
     is a former officer or employee of the legislative branch or 
     a former Member of Congress, who personally and substantially 
     participated in any communication under paragraph (1) while 
     serving as an officer, employee, or Member of Congress, shall 
     not, within 2 years after any such communication under 
     paragraph (1) or 1 year after termination of his or her 
     service as an officer, employee, or Member of Congress, 
     whichever is later, knowingly make, with the intent to 
     influence, any communication to or appearance before any 
     officer or employee of any department, agency, court, or 
     court-martial of the United States, on behalf of any person 
     with which the former officer or employee personally and 
     substantially participated in such communication under 
     paragraph (1).
       (7) Penalties.--Any person who violates paragraph (1), (2), 
     (3), or (6) shall be punished as provided in section 216 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
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  SA 5613. Mr. HAGERTY 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 357. BRIEFING ON DEPOT MAINTENANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Readiness shall brief the congressional defense 
     committees on the source of repair decision-making process of 
     the Department of Defense for depots.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) information on how costs and risks to readiness of the 
     Armed Forces are being addressed in the process described in 
     subsection (a);
       (2) a timeline for decision making under such process; and
       (3) an assessment of the objective balance of workload 
     between the public and private sectors under such process.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5614. Mr. HAGERTY 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 357. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN CATEGORY 
                   3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     the Department of Defense maintains access to a covered 
     category 3 subterranean training facility on a continuing 
     basis.
       (b) Authority to Enter Into Lease.--The Secretary may enter 
     into a short-term lease with a provider of a covered category 
     3 subterranean training facility for purposes of compliance 
     with subsection (a).
       (c) Covered Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered category 3 
     subterranean training facility'' means a category 3 
     subterranean training facility that is--
       (1) operational as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) determined by the Secretary to be safe for use as of 
     such date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5615. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Lujan) 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. ___. STUDY ON NATIONAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM FOR CYBER 
                   RESILIENCE.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of Defense, conduct a study to analyze the 
     feasibility of authorizing a consortia within the National 
     Laboratory system to address information technology and 
     operational technology cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 
     critical infrastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the 
     Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
     5195c(e)).
       (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of any additional authorities needed to 
     establish a research and development program to leverage the 
     expertise at the Department of Energy National Laboratories 
     to accelerate development and delivery of advanced tools and 
     techniques to defend critical infrastructure against cyber 
     intrusions and enable resilient operations during a cyber 
     attack.
       (2) Evaluation of potential pilot programs in research, 
     innovation transfer, academic partnerships, and industry 
     partnerships for critical infrastructure protection research.
       (3) Identification of and assessment of near-term actions, 
     and cost estimates, necessary for the proposed consortia to 
     be established and effective at a broad scale expeditiously.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of

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     Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary with 
     respect to the study conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) Committee on Armed Services, the Committee Energy and 
     Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Government Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5616. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH 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 REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF T-1A AIRCRAFT 
                   IN THE TRAINING AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     for the Air Force for fiscal year 2023 may be used to reduce 
     the number of T-1A aircraft in the training aircraft 
     inventory of the Air Force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5617. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH 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 V, add the following:

     SEC. 517. DIVESTITURE OF TACTICAL CONTROL PARTY.

       No divestiture of any Tactical Control Party specialist 
     force structure from the Air National Guard may occur until 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in consultation with 
     the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the 
     Air Force, provides a report to the congressional defense 
     committees describing--
       (1) the capability gaps caused by divestiture of Tactical 
     Control Party force structure from the Air National Guard and 
     its impact on the Department of Defense to execute the 
     National Defense Strategy; and
       (2) the impacts of such divestiture to the operational 
     capabilities of the Army National Guard.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5618. 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 II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ENTITIES 
                   WHO MAINTAIN CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN 
                   INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DOMICILED IN 
                   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201 may be obligated or expended to 
     provide to an entity that maintains a contract between the 
     entity and an entity identified on the list established under 
     subsection (b)(2).
       (b) List.--
       (1) Identification.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     identify each entity that is an institution of higher 
     education domiciled in the People's Republic of China that 
     provides support to the People's Liberation Army, including 
     involvement in the implementation of the military-civil 
     fusion strategy of China and participation in the defense 
     industrial base of China.
       (2) Establishment and submittal to congress.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall establish and submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of each entity identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) Additions and deletions.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the Director, make additions or deletions 
     to the most recent list established under paragraph (2) on an 
     ongoing basis based on the latest information available to 
     the Secretary.
       (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor and Pensions of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5619. 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. REPORT ON PHARMACEUTICALS IMPORTED FROM THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs, in consultation with the United States Trade 
     Representative, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that sets forth a list of--
       (1) each finished pharmaceutical product that is imported 
     into the United States from the People's Republic of China in 
     a quantity that exceeds 20 percent of the quantity of the 
     product available for use in the United States; and
       (2) each active pharmaceutical ingredient that is imported 
     into the United States from the People's Republic of China in 
     a quantity that exceeds 20 percent of the quantity of the 
     ingredient available for use in the United States.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5620. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) 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 the bill, add the following:

             DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Department of State 
     Authorization Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Department.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (4) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
       (5) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United States 
     Agency for International Development.

    TITLE LI--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 5101. MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, 
                   VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF 
                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary should take steps to address staffing 
     shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons 
     issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and 
     Compliance and in the Bureau of International Security and 
     Nonproliferation;
       (2) maintaining a fully staffed and resourced Bureau of 
     Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and Bureau of 
     International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to 
     effectively confront the threat of increased global 
     proliferation; and

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       (3) the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and 
     Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and 
     Nonproliferation should increase efforts and dedicate 
     resources to combat the dangers posed by the People's 
     Republic of China's conventional and nuclear build-up, the 
     Russian Federation's tactical nuclear weapons and new types 
     of nuclear weapons, bioweapons proliferation, dual use of 
     life sciences research, and chemical weapons.

     SEC. 5102. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES 
                   NATIONALS UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED 
                   ABROAD.

       Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
     Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, as expeditiously as 
     possible,'' after ``review''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to 
     Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of 
     State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there 
     is credible information that the detention of a United States 
     national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of 
     whether the detention is by a foreign government or a 
     nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) expeditiously transfer responsibility for such case 
     from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of 
     State to the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and
       ``(B) not later than 14 days after such determination, 
     notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives of such determination and provide such 
     committees with a summary of the facts that led to such 
     determination.
       ``(2) Form.--The notification described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     may be classified, if necessary.''.

     SEC. 5103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

       Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
     Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Family Engagement Coordinator.--There shall be, in 
     the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage 
     Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure--
       ``(1) for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully 
     detained abroad, that--
       ``(A) any interaction by executive branch officials with 
     any family member of such United States national occurs in a 
     coordinated fashion;
       ``(B) such family member receives consistent and accurate 
     information from the United States Government; and
       ``(C) appropriate coordination with the Family Engagement 
     Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2); and
       ``(2) for a United States national held hostage abroad, 
     that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with, 
     consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the 
     Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 
     304(c)(2).''.

     SEC. 5104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.

       Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (10);'' and 
     inserting ``(10), or (14);'';
       (2) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) the prevention, frustration, or resolution of the 
     hostage taking of a United States person, the identification, 
     location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for 
     the hostage taking of a United States person, or the location 
     of a United States person who has been taken hostage, in any 
     country.''.

     SEC. 5105. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF 
                   PASSPORT AGENCIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Department initiatives to expand passport services and 
     accessibility, including through online modernization 
     projects, should include the construction of new physical 
     passport agencies.
       (b) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of the 
     geographic diversity and accessibility of existing passport 
     agencies to identify--
       (1) the geographic areas in the United States that are 
     farther than 6 hours' driving distance from the nearest 
     passport agency;
       (2) the per capita demand for passport services in the 
     areas described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at physical 
     passport agencies are accessible to all eligible Americans, 
     including Americans living in large population centers, in 
     rural areas, and in States with a high per capita demand for 
     passport services.
       (c) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (b) when determining locations for the establishment of new 
     physical passport agencies.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     that contains the findings of the review conducted pursuant 
     to subsection (b).

     SEC. 5106. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE.

       The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,000,000 for 
     grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural 
     Antiquities Task Force.

     SEC. 5107. BRIEFING ON ``CHINA HOUSE''.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding the organizational 
     structure, personnel, resources, and mission of the 
     Department of State's ``China House'' team.

     SEC. 5108. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION.

       (a) Extension of Authorities.--Section 1 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is 
     amended, in paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), as 
     redesignated by section 5502(a)(2) of this Act, by striking 
     ``the date that is two years after the date of the enactment 
     of this subsection'' and inserting ``December 31, 2024''.
       (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Office of Sanctions Coordination 
     shall brief the appropriate congressional committees with 
     respect to the steps the Office has taken to coordinate its 
     activities with the Office of Foreign Assets Control and 
     humanitarian aid programs, in an effort to help ensure 
     appropriate flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to 
     countries subject to United States sanctions.

                      TITLE LII--PERSONNEL ISSUES

     SEC. 5201. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Program'') to offer internship 
     opportunities at the Department to eligible students to raise 
     awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the conduct 
     of United States foreign policy and the realization of United 
     States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Eligibility.--An applicant is eligible to participate 
     in the Program if the applicant--
       (1) is enrolled at least half-time at--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State; and
       (2) is eligible to receive and hold an appropriate security 
     clearance.
       (c) Selection.--The Secretary shall establish selection 
     criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that 
     includes a demonstrated interest in a career in foreign 
     affairs.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) widely advertise the Program, including--
       (A) on the internet;
       (B) through the Department's Diplomats in Residence 
     program; and
       (C) through other outreach and recruiting initiatives 
     targeting undergraduate and graduate students; and
       (2) conduct targeted outreach to encourage participation in 
     the Program from--
       (A) individuals belonging to an underrepresented group; and
       (B) students enrolled at minority-serving institutions 
     (which shall include any institution listed in section 371(a) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) Housing assistance.--
       (A) Abroad.--The Secretary shall provide housing assistance 
     to any student participating in the Program whose permanent 
     address is within the United States if the location of the 
     internship in which such student is participating is outside 
     of the United States.
       (B) Domestic.--The Secretary may provide housing assistance 
     to a student participating in the Program whose permanent 
     address is within the United States if the location of the 
     internship in which such student is participating is more 
     than 50 miles away from such student's permanent address.
       (2) Travel assistance.--The Secretary shall provide a 
     student participating in the Program whose permanent address 
     is within the United States with financial assistance that is 
     sufficient to cover the travel costs of a single round trip 
     by air, train, bus, or other appropriate transportation 
     between the student's permanent address and the location of 
     the internship in which such student is participating if such 
     location is--
       (A) more than 50 miles from the student's permanent 
     address; or
       (B) outside of the United States.
       (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The 
     Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall structure 
     internships to ensure that such internships satisfy criteria 
     for academic credit at the institutions of higher education 
     in which participants in such internships are enrolled.
       (g) Transition Period.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (A) the Secretary shall convert unpaid internship programs 
     of the Department, including the Foreign Service Internship 
     Program, to internship programs that offer compensation; and
       (B) upon selection as a candidate for entry into an 
     internship program of the Department, a participant in such 
     internship program may refuse compensation, including if

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     doing so allows such participant to receive college or 
     university curricular credit.
       (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to unpaid internship programs of the 
     Department that are part of the Virtual Student Federal 
     Service internship program.
       (3) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a particular unpaid 
     internship program if the Secretary, not later than 30 days 
     after making a determination that the conversion of such 
     internship program to a compensated internship program would 
     not be consistent with effective management goals, submits a 
     report explaining such determination to--
       (i) the appropriate congressional committees;
       (ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (iii) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) describe the reasons why converting an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department to an internship program 
     that offers compensation would not be consistent with 
     effective management goals; and
       (ii)(I) provide justification for maintaining such unpaid 
     status indefinitely; or
       (II) identify any additional authorities or resources that 
     would be necessary to convert such unpaid internship program 
     to offer compensation in the future.
       (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the committees referred to in subsection 
     (g)(3)(A) that includes--
       (1) data, to the extent the collection of such information 
     is permissible by law, regarding the number of students who 
     applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
     participated, respectively, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
     gender, institution of higher education, home State, State 
     where each student graduated from high school, and disability 
     status;
       (2) data regarding the number of security clearance 
     investigations initiated for the students described in 
     paragraph (1), including the timeline for such 
     investigations, whether such investigations were completed, 
     and when an interim security clearance was granted;
       (3) information on Program expenditures; and
       (4) information regarding the Department's compliance with 
     subsection (g).
       (i) Voluntary Participation.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
     to compel any student who is a participant in an internship 
     program of the Department to participate in the collection of 
     the data or divulge any personal information. Such students 
     shall be informed that their participation in the data 
     collection under this section is voluntary.
       (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
     section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
       (j) Special Hiring Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect 
     to the number of interns to be hired each year, may--
       (1) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1 
     year through compensated internships in the excepted service; 
     and
       (2) remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of law 
     governing appointments in the competitive excepted service.
       (k) Availability of Appropriations.--Internships offered 
     and compensated by the Department under this section shall be 
     funded solely by available amounts appropriated under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic Programs''.

     SEC. 5202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE 
                   RESPONSE TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIATION.

       (a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--The Secretary, in 
     coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies that 
     provide personnel to serve in overseas posts under Chief of 
     Mission authority, should develop interagency policies 
     regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and 
     related retaliation, including policies for--
       (1) addressing, reporting, and providing transitioning 
     support;
       (2) advocacy, service referrals, and travel accommodations; 
     and
       (3) disciplining anyone who violates Department policies 
     regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, or 
     related retaliation occurring between covered individuals and 
     noncovered individuals.
       (b) Disciplinary Action.--
       (1) Separation for cause.--Section 610(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``decide to''; and
       (B) by inserting ``upon receiving notification from the 
     Bureau of Diplomatic Security that such member has engaged in 
     criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape, or other sexual 
     assault'' before the period at the end.
       (2) Update to manual.--The Director of Global Talent 
     shall--
       (A) update the ``Grounds for Disciplinary Action'' and 
     ``List of Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties'' sections of 
     the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the amendments made 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) communicate such updates to Department staff through 
     publication in Department Notices.
       (c) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim 
     Advocates.--
       (1) Placement.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     Diplomatic Security Service's Victims' Resource Advocacy 
     Program--
       (A) is appropriately staffed by advocates who are 
     physically present at--
       (i) the headquarters of the Department; and
       (ii) major domestic and international facilities and 
     embassies, as determined by the Secretary;
       (B) considers the logistics that are necessary to allow for 
     the expedient travel of victims from Department facilities 
     that do not have advocates; and
       (C) uses funds available to the Department to provide 
     emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transportation for 
     victims involved in matters being investigated by the 
     Diplomatic Security Service.

     SEC. 5203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR 
                   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND 
                   COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.

     SEC. 5204. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING 
                   AND INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the 
     number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent 
     Management and the Office of Civil Rights to address backlogs 
     in hiring and investigations into complaints conducted by the 
     Office of Civil Rights.
       (b) Employment Targets.--The Secretary shall seek to 
     employ--
       (1) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of 
     Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights 
     (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date 
     that is 180 days after such date of enactment; and
       (2) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such Bureau 
     and Office (compared to the number of personnel so employed 
     as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) 
     by the date that is 1 year after such date of enactment.

     SEC. 5205. COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of 
     State Act''.
       (b) Establishment of Commission.--There is established, in 
     the legislative branch, the Commission on Reform and 
     Modernization of the Department of State (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Commission'').
       (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Commission are--
       (1) to examine the changing nature of diplomacy in the 21st 
     century and the ways in which the Department and its 
     personnel can modernize to advance the interests of the 
     United States; and
       (2) to offer recommendations to the President and Congress 
     related to--
       (A) the organizational structure of the Department, 
     including a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of 
     all of the Department's regional bureaus (the Bureau of 
     African Affairs, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
     Affairs, the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, the 
     Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the Bureau of South and 
     Central Asian Affairs, and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
     Affairs);
       (B) personnel-related matters, including recruitment, 
     promotion, training, and retention of the Department's 
     workforce in order to retain the best and brightest personnel 
     and foster effective diplomacy worldwide, including measures 
     to strengthen diversity and inclusion to ensure that the 
     Department's workforce represents all of America;
       (C) the Department of State's infrastructure (both domestic 
     and overseas), including infrastructure relating to 
     information technology, transportation, and security;
       (D) the link among diplomacy and defense, intelligence, 
     development, commercial, health, law enforcement, and other 
     core United States interests;
       (E) core legislation that authorizes United States 
     diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public 
     Law 96-465);
       (F) related regulations, rules, and processes that define 
     United States diplomatic efforts, including the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual;
       (G) Chief of Mission authority at United States diplomatic 
     missions overseas, including authority over employees of 
     other Federal departments and agencies; and
       (H) treaties that impact United States overseas presence.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
     members, of whom--
       (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, who shall serve 
     as co-chair of the Commission;
       (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, who shall 
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       (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
       (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the majority leader of 
     the Senate;
       (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives;
       (G) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
     the Senate; and
       (H) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (2) Qualifications; meetings.--
       (A) Membership.--The members of the Commission should be 
     prominent United States citizens, with national recognition 
     and significant depth of experience in international 
     relations and with the Department.
       (B) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 4 members 
     of the Commission may be from the same political party.
       (C) Meetings.--
       (i) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold the first 
     meeting and begin operations as soon as practicable.
       (ii) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the co-chairs.
       (iii) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall 
     constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business, 
     except that 2 members of the Commission shall constitute a 
     quorum for purposes of receiving testimony.
       (D) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be filled in 
     the same manner as the original appointment.
       (e) Functions of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall act by resolution 
     agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission 
     voting and present.
       (2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed 
     of less than the full membership of the Commission for 
     purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under 
     this section. The actions of any such panel shall be subject 
     to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
     determinations made by such a panel may not be considered the 
     findings and determinations of the Commission unless such 
     findings and determinations are approved by the Commission.
       (3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of the 
     Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the 
     Commission, take any action which the Commission is 
     authorized to take pursuant to this section.
       (f) Powers of Commission.--
       (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or any panel or 
     member of the Commission, as delegated by the co-chairs, may, 
     for the purpose of carrying out this section--
       (A) hold such hearings and meetings, take such testimony, 
     receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the 
     Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated 
     member considers necessary;
       (B) require the attendance and testimony of such witnesses 
     and the production of such correspondence, memoranda, papers, 
     and documents, as the Commission or such designated 
     subcommittee or designated member considers necessary; and
       (C) subject to applicable privacy laws and relevant 
     regulations, secure directly from any Federal department or 
     agency information and data necessary to enable it to carry 
     out its mission, which shall be provided by the head or 
     acting representative of the department or agency not later 
     than 30 days after the Commission provides a written request 
     for such information and data.
       (2) Contracts.--The Commission, to such extent and in such 
     amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, may enter 
     into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
     duties under this section.
       (3) Information from federal agencies.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, 
     office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
     Government, information, suggestions, estimates, and 
     statistics for the purposes of this section.
       (B) Furnishing information.--Each department, bureau, 
     agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, 
     or instrumentality, to the extent authorized by law, shall 
     furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
     statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by a 
     co-chair, the chair of any panel created by a majority of the 
     Commission, or any member designated by a majority of the 
     Commission.
       (C) Handling.--Information may only be received, handled, 
     stored, and disseminated by members of the Commission and its 
     staff in accordance with all applicable statutes, 
     regulations, and Executive orders.
       (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--
       (A) Secretary of state.--The Secretary shall provide to the 
     Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such administrative 
     services, funds, staff, facilities, and other support 
     services as are necessary for the performance of the 
     Commission's duties under this section.
       (B) Other departments and agencies.--Other Federal 
     departments and agencies may provide the Commission such 
     services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support as such 
     departments and agencies consider advisable and as may be 
     authorized by law.
       (C) Cooperation.--The Commission shall receive the full and 
     timely cooperation of any official, department, or agency of 
     the Federal Government whose assistance is necessary, as 
     jointly determined by the co-chairs of the Commission, for 
     the fulfillment of the duties of the Commission, including 
     the provision of full and current briefings and analyses.
       (5) Assistance from independent organizations.--
       (A) In general.--In order to inform its work, the 
     Commission should review reports that were written during the 
     15-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act by independent organizations and outside experts relating 
     to reform and modernization of the Department.
       (B) Avoiding duplication.--In analyzing the reports 
     referred to in subparagraph (A), the Commission should pay 
     particular attention to any specific reform proposals that 
     have been recommended by 2 or more of such reports.
       (6) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
     gifts or donations of services or property.
       (8) Congressional consultation.--Not less frequently than 
     quarterly, the Commission shall provide a briefing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees about the work of the 
     Commission.
       (g) Staff and Compensation.--
       (1) Staff.--
       (A) Compensation.--The co-chairs of the Commission, in 
     accordance with rules established by the Commission, shall 
     appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such 
     other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
     to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
     exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a 
     position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of such title.
       (B) Detail of government employees.--A Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (C) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
     The co-chairs of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of such title.
       (2) Commission members.--
       (A) Compensation.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
     member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for each day during which that member is engaged in the 
     actual performance of the duties of the Commission under this 
     section.
       (ii) Waiver of certain provisions.--Subsections (a) through 
     (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4064) are waived for an annuitant on a temporary basis 
     so as to be compensated for work performed as part of the 
     Commission.
       (3) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of service for 
     the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, and any 
     Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, 
     shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
     of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed 
     intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses 
     under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (4) Security clearances for commission members and staff.--
     The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall 
     cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to 
     Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances 
     to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and 
     requirements, except that no person shall be provided access 
     to classified information under this section without the 
     appropriate security clearances.
       (h) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a 
     final report to the President and to Congress that--
       (A) examines all substantive aspects of Department 
     personnel, management, and operations; and
       (B) contains such findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed 
     to by a majority of Commission members.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
     related to--
       (A) the organizational structure of the Department, 
     including recommendations on whether any of the 
     jurisdictional responsibilities among the bureaus referred to 
     in subsection (c)(2)(A) should be adjusted, with particular 
     focus on the opportunities and costs of adjusting 
     jurisdictional responsibility between the Bureau of Near 
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     Affairs to the Bureau of African Affairs, the Bureau of East 
     Asian and Pacific Affairs, the Bureau of South and Central 
     Asian Affairs, and any other bureaus as may be necessary to 
     advance United States efforts to strengthen its diplomatic 
     engagement in the Indo-Pacific region;
       (B) personnel-related matters, including recruitment, 
     promotion, training, and retention of the Department's 
     workforce in order to retain the best and brightest personnel 
     and foster effective diplomacy worldwide, including measures 
     to strengthen diversity and inclusion to ensure that the 
     Department's workforce represents all of America;
       (C) the Department of State's infrastructure (both domestic 
     and overseas), including infrastructure relating to 
     information technology, transportation, and security;
       (D) the link between diplomacy and defense, intelligence, 
     development, commercial, health, law enforcement, and other 
     core United States interests;
       (E) core legislation that authorizes United States 
     diplomacy;
       (F) related regulations, rules, and processes that define 
     United States diplomatic efforts, including the Foreign 
     Affairs Manual;
       (G) treaties that impact United States overseas presence;
       (H) the authority of Chiefs of Mission at United States 
     diplomatic missions overseas, including the degree of 
     authority that Chiefs of Mission exercise in reality over 
     Department employees and other Federal employees at overseas 
     posts;
       (I) any other areas that the Commission considers necessary 
     for a complete appraisal of United States diplomacy and 
     Department management and operations; and
       (J) the amount of time, manpower, and financial resources 
     that would be necessary to implement the recommendations 
     specified under this paragraph.
       (3) Department response.--The Secretary shall have the 
     right to review and respond to all Commission 
     recommendations--
       (A) before the Commission submits its report to the 
     President and to Congress; and
       (B) not later than 90 days after receiving such 
     recommendations from the Commission.
       (i) Termination of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities 
     under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 60 
     days after the date on which the final report is submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (h).
       (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 
     Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 
     (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including 
     providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its 
     reports and disseminating the report.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Commission to carry out this section $2,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2023.
       (2) Availability.--Amounts made available to the Commission 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until the 
     date on which the Commission is terminated pursuant to 
     subsection (i)(1).
       (k) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
       (1) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Commission.
       (2) Freedom of information act.--The provisions of section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
     the ``Freedom of Information Act'') shall not apply to the 
     activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission.

     SEC. 5206. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department is a crucial national security agency, 
     whose employees, both Foreign Service and Civil Service, 
     require the best possible training and professional 
     development at every stage of their careers to prepare them 
     to promote and defend United States national interests and 
     the health and safety of United States citizens abroad;
       (2) the Department faces increasingly complex and rapidly 
     evolving challenges, many of which are science- and 
     technology-driven, and which demand continual, high-quality 
     training and professional development of its personnel;
       (3) the new and evolving challenges of national security in 
     the 21st century necessitate the expansion of standardized 
     training and professional development opportunities linked to 
     equitable, accountable, and transparent promotion and 
     leadership practices for Department and other national 
     security agency personnel; and
       (4) consistent with gift acceptance authority of the 
     Department and other applicable laws in effect as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Department and the Foreign 
     Service Institute may accept funds and other resources from 
     foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and other 
     appropriate sources to help the Department and the Institute 
     enhance the quantity and quality of training and professional 
     development offerings, especially in the introduction of new, 
     innovative, and pilot model courses.
       (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) Training and Professional Development Prioritization.--
     In order to provide the Civil Service of the Department and 
     the Foreign Service with the level of professional 
     development and training needed to effectively advance United 
     States interests across the world, the Secretary shall--
       (1) increase relevant offerings provided by the 
     Department--
       (A) of interactive virtual instruction to make training and 
     professional development more accessible and useful to 
     personnel deployed throughout the world; or
       (B) at partner organizations, including universities, 
     industry entities, and nongovernmental organizations, 
     throughout the United States to provide useful outside 
     perspectives to Department personnel by providing such 
     personnel--
       (i) a more comprehensive outlook on different sectors of 
     United States society; and
       (ii) practical experience dealing with commercial 
     corporations, universities, labor unions, and other 
     institutions critical to United States diplomatic success;
       (2) offer courses using computer-based or computer-assisted 
     simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision 
     making in a crisis environment, and encourage officers of the 
     Department, and reciprocally, officers of other Federal 
     departments to participate in similar exercises held by the 
     Department or other government organizations and the private 
     sector;
       (3) increase the duration and expand the focus of certain 
     training and professional development courses, including by 
     extending--
       (A) the A-100 entry-level course to as long as 12 weeks, 
     which better matches the length of entry-level training and 
     professional development provided to the officers in other 
     national security departments and agencies; and
       (B) the Chief of Mission course to as long as 6 weeks for 
     first time Chiefs of Mission and creating comparable courses 
     for new Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Assistant 
     Secretaries to more accurately reflect the significant 
     responsibilities accompanying such roles; and
       (4) ensure that Foreign Service officers who are assigned 
     to a country experiencing significant population displacement 
     due to the impacts of climatic and non-climatic shocks and 
     stresses, including rising sea levels and lack of access to 
     affordable and reliable energy and electricity, receive 
     specific instruction on United States policy with respect to 
     resiliency and adaptation to such climatic and non-climatic 
     shocks and stresses.
       (d) Fellowships.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service shall--
       (1) expand and establish new fellowship programs for 
     Foreign Service and Civil Service officers that include 
     short- and long-term opportunities at organizations, 
     including--
       (A) think tanks and nongovernmental organizations;
       (B) the Department of Defense, the elements of the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and other 
     relevant Federal agencies;
       (C) industry entities, especially such entities related to 
     technology, global operations, finance, and other fields 
     directly relevant to international affairs; and
       (D) schools of international relations and other relevant 
     programs at universities throughout the United States; and
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report to Congress that describes how 
     the Department could expand the Pearson Fellows Program for 
     Foreign Service Officers and the Brookings Fellow Program for 
     Civil Servants to provide fellows in such programs with the 
     opportunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within the 
     Department in an office in which fellows will gain practical 
     knowledge of the people and processes of Congress, including 
     offices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau, 
     including--
       (A) an assessment of the current state of congressional 
     fellowships, including the demand for fellowships and the 
     value the fellowships provide to both the career of the 
     officer and to the Department; and
       (B) an assessment of the options for making congressional 
     fellowships for both the Foreign and Civil Services more 
     career-enhancing.
       (e) Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service 
     Institute (referred to in this subsection as the ``Board'').
       (2) Duties.--The Board shall provide the Secretary with 
     independent advice and recommendations regarding 
     organizational management, strategic planning, resource 
     management, curriculum development, and other matters of 
     interest to the Foreign Service Institute, including regular 
     observations about how well the Department is integrating 
     training and professional development into the work of the 
     Bureau for Global Talent Management.
       (3) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Board shall be--
       (i) nonpartisan; and
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       (I) 2 members shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (II) 2 members shall be appointed by the ranking member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (III) 2 members shall be appointed by the Chairperson of 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (IV) 2 members shall be appointed by the ranking member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (V) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretary.

       (B) Qualifications.--Members of the Board shall be 
     appointed from among individuals who--
       (i) are not officers or employees of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (ii) are eminent authorities in the fields of diplomacy, 
     national security, management, leadership, economics, trade, 
     technology, or advanced international relations education.
       (C) Outside expertise.--
       (i) In general.--Not fewer than 6 members of the Board 
     shall have a minimum of 10 years of relevant expertise 
     outside the field of diplomacy.
       (ii) Prior senior service at the department.--Not more than 
     6 members of the Board may be persons who previously served 
     in the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service 
     at the Department.
       (4) Terms.--Each member of the Board shall be appointed for 
     a term of 3 years, except that of the members first 
     appointed--
       (A) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years;
       (B) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and
       (C) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year.
       (5) Reappointment; replacement.--A member of the Board may 
     be reappointed or replaced at the discretion of the official 
     who made the original appointment.
       (6) Chairperson; co-chairperson.--
       (A) Approval.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the 
     Board shall be approved by the Secretary of State based upon 
     a recommendation from the members of the Board.
       (B) Service.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall 
     serve at the discretion of the Secretary.
       (7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet--
       (A) at the call of the Director of the Foreign Service 
     Institute and the Chairperson; and
       (B) not fewer than 2 times per year.
       (8) Compensation.--Each member of the Board shall serve 
     without compensation, except that a member of the Board shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of service for the Board. 
     Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
     the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated 
     service of members of the Board.
       (9) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 
     the Board established under this subsection.
       (f) Establishment of Provost of the Foreign Service 
     Institute.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Foreign 
     Service Institute the position of Provost.
       (2) Appointment; reporting.--The Provost shall--
       (A) be appointed by the Secretary; and
       (B) report to the Director of the Foreign Service 
     Institute.
       (3) Qualifications.--The Provost shall be--
       (A) an eminent authority in the field of diplomacy, 
     national security, education, management, leadership, 
     economics, history, trade, adult education, or technology; 
     and
       (B) a person with significant experience outside the 
     Department, whether in other national security agencies or in 
     the private sector, and preferably in positions of authority 
     in educational institutions or the field of professional 
     development and mid-career training with oversight for the 
     evaluation of academic programs.
       (4) Duties.--The Provost shall--
       (A) oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate the academic 
     curriculum for all courses taught and administered by the 
     Foreign Service Institute;
       (B) coordinate the development of an evaluation system to 
     ascertain how well participants in Foreign Service Institute 
     courses have absorbed and utilized the information, ideas, 
     and skills imparted by each such course, such that 
     performance assessments can be included in the personnel 
     records maintained by the Bureau of Global Talent Management 
     and utilized in Foreign Service Selection Boards, which may 
     include--
       (i) the implementation of a letter or numerical grading 
     system; and
       (ii) assessments done after the course has concluded; and
       (C) report not less frequently than quarterly to the Board 
     of Visitors regarding the development of curriculum and the 
     performance of Foreign Service officers.
       (5) Term.--The Provost shall serve for a term of not fewer 
     than 5 years and may be reappointed for 1 additional 5-year 
     term.
       (6) Compensation.--The Provost shall receive a salary 
     commensurate with the rank and experience of a member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (g) Other Agency Responsibilities and Opportunities for 
     Congressional Staff.--
       (1) Other agencies.--National security agencies other than 
     the Department should be afforded the ability to increase the 
     enrollment of their personnel in courses at the Foreign 
     Service Institute and other training and professional 
     development facilities of the Department to promote a whole-
     of-government approach to mitigating national security 
     challenges.
       (2) Congressional staff.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that 
     describes--
       (A) the training and professional development opportunities 
     at the Foreign Service Institute and other Department 
     facilities available to congressional staff;
       (B) the budget impacts of offering such opportunities to 
     congressional staff; and
       (C) potential course offerings.
       (h) Strategy for Adapting Training Requirements for Modern 
     Diplomatic Needs.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy 
     for adapting and evolving training requirements to better 
     meet the Department's current and future needs for 21st 
     century diplomacy.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) Integrating training requirements into the Department's 
     promotion policies, including establishing educational and 
     professional development standards for training and 
     attainment to be used as a part of tenure and promotion 
     guidelines.
       (B) Addressing multiple existing and emerging national 
     security challenges, including--
       (i) democratic backsliding and authoritarianism;
       (ii) countering, and assisting United States allies to 
     address, state-sponsored disinformation, including through 
     the Global Engagement Center;
       (iii) cyber threats;
       (iv) the aggression and malign influence of Russia, Cuba, 
     Iran, North Korea, the Maduro Regime, and the Chinese 
     Communist Party's multi-faceted and comprehensive challenge 
     to the rules-based order;
       (v) the implications of climate change for United States 
     diplomacy; and
       (vi) nuclear threats.
       (C) An examination of the likely advantages and 
     disadvantages of establishing residential training for the A-
     100 orientation course administered by the Foreign Service 
     Institute and evaluating the feasibility of residential 
     training for other long-term training opportunities.
       (D) An examination of the likely advantages and 
     disadvantages of establishing a press freedom curriculum for 
     the National Foreign Affairs Training Center that enables 
     Foreign Service officers to better understand issues of press 
     freedom and the tools that are available to help protect 
     journalists and promote freedom of the press norms, which may 
     include--
       (i) the historic and current issues facing press freedom, 
     including countries of specific concern;
       (ii) the Department's role in promoting press freedom as an 
     American value, a human rights issue, and a national security 
     imperative;
       (iii) ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into 
     other aspects of diplomacy; and
       (iv) existing tools to assist journalists in distress and 
     methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on 
     behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who 
     are at risk of harm.
       (E) The expansion of external courses offered by the 
     Foreign Service Institute at academic institutions or 
     professional associations on specific topics, including in-
     person and virtual courses on monitoring and evaluation, 
     audience analysis, and the use of emerging technologies in 
     diplomacy.
       (3) Utilization of existing resources.--In examining the 
     advantages and disadvantages of establishing a residential 
     training program pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) collaborate with other national security departments 
     and agencies that employ residential training for their 
     orientation courses; and
       (B) consider using the Department's Foreign Affairs 
     Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.
       (i) Report and Briefing Requirements.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress that includes--
       (A) a strategy for broadening and deepening professional 
     development and training at the Department, including 
     assessing current and future needs for 21st century 
     diplomacy;
       (B) the process used and resources needed to implement the 
     strategy referred to in subparagraph (A) throughout the 
     Department; and
       (C) the results and impact of the strategy on the workforce 
     of the Department, particularly the relationship between 
     professional development and training and promotions

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     for Department personnel, and the measurement and evaluation 
     methods used to evaluate such results.
       (2) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the Secretary submits the report required under 
     paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 2 years, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a briefing on the information required to be 
     included in the report.
       (j) Foreign Language Maintenance Incentive Program.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     establish and implement an incentive program, with a similar 
     structure as the Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus offered 
     by the Department of Defense, to encourage members of the 
     Foreign Service who possess language proficiency in any of 
     the languages that qualify for additional incentive pay, as 
     determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical foreign 
     language skills.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress that 
     includes a detailed plan for implementing the program 
     authorized under paragraph (1), including anticipated 
     resource requirements to carry out such program.
       (k) Department of State Workforce Management.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     informed, data-driven, and long-term workforce management, 
     including with respect to the Foreign Service, the Civil 
     Service, locally employed staff, and contractors, is needed 
     to align diplomatic priorities with the appropriate personnel 
     and resources.
       (2) Annual workforce report.--
       (A) In general.--In order to understand the Department's 
     long-term trends with respect to its workforce, the 
     Secretary, is consultation with relevant bureaus and offices, 
     including the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the 
     Center for Analytics, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that details the 
     Department's workforce, disaggregated by Foreign Service, 
     Civil Service, locally employed staff, and contractors, 
     including, with respect to the reporting period--
       (i) the number of personnel who were hired;
       (ii) the number of personnel whose employment or contract 
     was terminated or who voluntarily left the Department;
       (iii) the number of personnel who were promoted, including 
     the grade to which they were promoted;
       (iv) the demographic breakdown of personnel; and
       (v) the distribution of the Department's workforce based on 
     domestic and overseas assignments, including a breakdown of 
     the number of personnel in geographic and functional bureaus, 
     and the number of personnel in overseas missions by region.
       (B) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the 
     report described in subparagraph (A) for each of the fiscal 
     years 2016 through 2022.
       (C) Recurring report.--Not later than December 31, 2023, 
     and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the 
     Secretary shall submit the report described in subparagraph 
     (A) for the most recently concluded fiscal year.
       (D) Use of report data.--The data in each of the reports 
     required under this paragraph shall be used by Congress, in 
     coordination with the Secretary, to inform recommendations on 
     the appropriate size and composition of the Department.
       (l) Sense of Congress on the Importance of Filling the 
     Position of Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs.--It is the sense of Congress that since a vacancy in 
     the position of Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
     Public Affairs is detrimental to the national security 
     interests of the United States, the President should 
     expeditiously nominate a qualified individual to such 
     position whenever such vacancy occurs to ensure that the 
     bureaus reporting to such position are able to fulfill their 
     mission of--
       (1) expanding and strengthening relationships between the 
     people of the United States and citizens of other countries; 
     and
       (2) engaging, informing, and understanding the perspectives 
     of foreign audiences.
       (m) Report on Public Diplomacy.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress that includes--
       (1) an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the Bureau of 
     Public Affairs and the Bureau of International Information 
     Programs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs with 
     respect to--
       (A) the efficacy of the current configuration of the 
     bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy 
     and Public Affairs in achieving the mission of the 
     Department;
       (B) the metrics before and after such merger, including 
     personnel data, disaggregated by position and location, 
     content production, opinion polling, program evaluations, and 
     media appearances;
       (C) the results of a survey of public diplomacy 
     practitioners to determine their opinion of the efficacy of 
     such merger and any adjustments that still need to be made;
       (D) a plan for evaluating and monitoring, not less 
     frequently than once every 2 years, the programs, activities, 
     messaging, professional development efforts, and structure of 
     the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, and submitting a summary 
     of each such evaluation to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress; and
       (2) a review of recent outside recommendations for 
     modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect to 
     public diplomacy efforts, including--
       (A) efforts in each of the bureaus reporting to the Under 
     Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to address 
     issues of diversity and inclusion in their work, structure, 
     data collection, programming, and personnel, including any 
     collaboration with the Chief Officer for Diversity and 
     Inclusion;
       (B) proposals to collaborate with think tanks and academic 
     institutions working on public diplomacy issues to implement 
     recent outside recommendations; and
       (C) additional authorizations and appropriations necessary 
     to implement such recommendations.

     SEC. 5207. SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS.

       (a) Recommendations.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     recommendations to the appropriate congressional committees 
     for streamlining the security clearance approval process 
     within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security so that the security 
     clearance approval process for Civil Service and Foreign 
     Service applicants is completed within 6 months, on average, 
     and within 1 year, in the vast majority of cases.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     recommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that--
       (1) describes the status of the efforts of the Department 
     to streamline the security clearance approval process; and
       (2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing security 
     clearances from being completed within the time frames set 
     forth in subsection (a), including lack of cooperation or 
     other actions by other Federal departments and agencies.

     SEC. 5208. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an addendum to the 
     report required under section 5302 of the Department of State 
     Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public Law 117-81), 
     which shall be entitled the ``Report on Bidding for Domestic 
     and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled Positions''. The 
     addendum shall be prepared using input from the same 
     federally funded research and development center that 
     prepared the analysis conducted for the purposes of such 
     report.
       (b) Elements.--The addendum required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the total number of domestic and overseas positions 
     open during the most recent summer bidding cycle;
       (2) the total number of bids each position received;
       (3) the number of unfilled positions at the conclusion of 
     the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by 
     bureau; and
       (4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for--
       (A) increasing the number of qualified bidders for underbid 
     positions; and
       (B) minimizing the number of unfilled positions at the end 
     of the bidding season.

     SEC. 5209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF 
                   PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.

       (a) Curtailments Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding curtailments of Department 
     personnel from overseas posts.
       (2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report 
     required under paragraph (1)--
       (A) relevant information about any post that, during the 6-
     month period preceding the report--
       (i) had more than 5 curtailments; or
       (ii) had curtailments representing more than 5 percent of 
     Department personnel at such post; and
       (B) for each post referred to in subparagraph (A), the 
     number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of occurrence.
       (b) Removal of Diplomats.--Not later than 5 days after the 
     date on which any United States personnel under Chief of 
     Mission authority is declared persona non grata by a host 
     government, the Secretary shall--
       (1) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
     declaration; and
       (2) include with such notification--
       (A) the official reason for such declaration (if provided 
     by the host government);
       (B) the date of the declaration; and
       (C) whether the Department responded by declaring a host 
     government's diplomat in the United States persona non grata.
       (c) Waiver of Privileges and Immunities.--Not later than 15 
     days after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant 
     to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at 
     Vienna April 18, 1961, that is applicable to an entire 
     diplomatic post or to the majority of United States personnel 
     under Chief of Mission authority, the Secretary shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and 
     the reason for such waiver.
       (d) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date 
     that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 5210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
     feasibility of requiring that each member of the Foreign 
     Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign Service and 
     thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement 
     for all members of the Foreign Service;
       (2) considerations if such a requirement were to be 
     implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment 
     and retention; and
       (3) recommendations for exclusions and limitations, 
     including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and 
     other circumstances.

     SEC. 5211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary shall strongly encourage 
     that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior 
     Foreign Service participate in professional development 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers 
     complete professional development described in subsection (c) 
     to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign Service.
       (c) Professional Development Described.--Professional 
     development described in this subsection is not less than 6 
     months of training or experience outside of the Department, 
     including time spent--
       (1) as a detailee to another government agency, including 
     Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government;
       (2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university training 
     that results in an advanced degree, excluding time spent at a 
     university that is fully funded or operated by the Federal 
     Government.
       (d) Promotion Precepts.--The Secretary shall instruct 
     promotion boards to consider positively long-term training 
     and out-of-agency detail assignments.

     SEC. 5212. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
                   POSTS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     annually conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a 
     voluntary survey, which shall be offered to all staff 
     assigned to that post who are citizens of the United States 
     (excluding the Chief of Mission) to assess the management and 
     leadership of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy 
     Chief of Mission, and the Charge d'Affaires.
       (b) Anonymity.--All responses to the survey shall be--
       (1) fully anonymized; and
       (2) made available to the Director General of the Foreign 
     Service.
       (c) Survey.--The survey shall seek to assess--
       (1) the general morale at post;
       (2) the presence of any hostile work environment;
       (3) the presence of any harassment, discrimination, 
     retaliation, or other mistreatment; and
       (4) effective leadership and collegial work environment.
       (d) Director General Recommendations.--Upon compilation and 
     review of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign 
     Service shall issue recommendations to posts, as appropriate, 
     based on the findings of the surveys.
       (e) Referral.--If the surveys reveal any action that is 
     grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State and the Foreign Service, the Director 
     General of the Foreign Service may refer the matter to the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign 
     Service, who shall, as the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accordance 
     with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3929(b)).
       (f) Annual Report.--The Director General of the Foreign 
     Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that includes--
       (1) any trends or summaries from the surveys;
       (2) the posts where corrective action was recommended or 
     taken in response to any issues identified by the surveys; 
     and
       (3) the number of referrals to the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State and the Foreign Service, as applicable.
       (g) Initial Basis.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     surveys required under this section on an initial basis for 5 
     years.

     SEC. 5213. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, personnel, 
     organization, and processes related to promotions within the 
     Department, including--
       (1) a review of--
       (A) the selection and oversight of Foreign Service 
     promotion panels; and
       (B) the use of quantitative data and metrics in such 
     panels;
       (2) an assessment of the promotion practices of the 
     Department, including how promotion processes are 
     communicated to the workforce and appeals processes; and
       (3) recommendations for improving promotion panels and 
     promotion practices.

     SEC. 5214. THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF 
                   STATION (PCS) ORDERS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for third 
     parties to verify the employment of, and the validity of 
     permanent change of station (PCS) orders received by, members 
     of the Foreign Service, in a manner that protects the safety, 
     security, and privacy of sensitive employee information.

     SEC. 5215. 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 
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     or after 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.
       ``(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 Act.''.

     SEC. 5216. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPECIAL RULES 
                   FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION 
                   PAYMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS.

       Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Expansion of Authorities.--The head of any Federal 
     agency may exercise the authorities of this section, 
     including to designate an incident, whether the incident 
     occurred in the United States or abroad, for purposes of 
     subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4) when 
     the incident affects United States Government employees of 
     the agency or their dependents who are not under the security 
     responsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in 
     section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) or when 
     operational control of overseas security responsibility for 
     such employees or dependents has been delegated to the head 
     of the agency.''.

             TITLE LIII--EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 5301. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Secure 
     Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
     Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of Public 
     Law 106-113) was a necessary response to bombings on August 
     7, 1998, at the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, 
     and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were destroyed by 
     simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions 
     killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve 
     Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United 
     States Foreign Service were killed in the attacks.
       (2) Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary 
     diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrated the 
     need to prioritize the security of United States posts and 
     personnel abroad above other considerations.
       (3) Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of the 
     Department impacted the ability of United States diplomats 
     around the world to advance the interests of the United 
     States through access to local populations, leaders, and 
     places.
       (4) America's competitors and adversaries do not have the 
     same restrictions that United States diplomats have, 
     especially in critically important medium-threat and high-
     threat posts.
       (5) The Department's 2021 Overseas Security Panel report 
     states that--
       (A) the requirement for setback and collocation of 
     diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) has led to 
     skyrocketing costs of new embassies and consulates; and
       (B) the locations of such posts have become less desirable, 
     creating an extremely suboptimal nexus that further hinders 
     United States diplomats who are willing to accept more risk 
     in order to advance United States interests.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the setback and collocation requirements referred to in 
     subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available waivers, no longer 
     provide the security such requirements used to provide 
     because of advancement in technologies, such as remote 
     controlled drones, that can evade walls and other such static 
     barriers;
       (2) the Department should focus on creating performance 
     security standards that--
       (A) attempt to keep the setback requirements of diplomatic 
     posts as limited as possible; and
       (B) provide diplomats access to local populations as much 
     as possible, while still providing a necessary level of 
     security;
       (3) collocation of diplomatic facilities is often not 
     feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy 
     spaces whose mission is to reach and be accessible to wide 
     sectors of the public, including in countries with repressive 
     governments, since such spaces are required to permit the 
     foreign public to enter and exit the space easily and openly;
       (4) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should--
       (A) fully utilize the waiver process provided under 
     paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 606(a) of the Secure 
     Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 
     U.S.C. 4865(a)); and
       (B) appropriately exercise such waiver process as a tool to 
     right-size the appropriate security footing at each 
     diplomatic post rather than only approving waivers in extreme 
     circumstances;
       (5) the return of great power competition requires--
       (A) United States diplomats to do all they can to 
     outperform our adversaries; and
       (B) the Department to better optimize use of taxpayer 
     funding to advance United States national interests; and
       (6) this section will better enable United States diplomats 
     to compete in the 21st century, while saving United States 
     taxpayers millions in reduced property and maintenance costs 
     at embassies and consulates abroad.
       (d) Definition of United States Diplomatic Facility.--
     Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of 
     appendix G of Public Law 106-113) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 603. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.

       ``In this title, the terms `United States diplomatic 
     facility' and `diplomatic facility' mean any chancery, 
     consulate, or other office that--
       ``(1) is considered by the Secretary of State to be 
     diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vienna 
     Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 
     1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done 
     at Vienna April 24, 1963, and was notified to the host 
     government as such; or
       ``(2) is otherwise subject to a publicly available 
     bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in 
     the records of the United States Department of State) that 
     recognizes the official status of the United States 
     Government personnel present at the facility.''.
       (e) Guidance and Requirements for Diplomatic Facilities.--
       (1) Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities.--
     Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 
     2021 (Public Law 117-81; 22 U.S.C. 1475g note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--In order to preserve public diplomacy 
     facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign 
     countries, not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State shall 
     adopt guidelines to collect and utilize information from each 
     diplomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
     compound or new consulate compound could result in the 
     closure or co-location of an American Space that is owned and 
     operated by the United States Government, generally known as 
     an American Center, or any other public diplomacy facility 
     under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
     Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).''.
       (2) Security requirements for united states diplomatic 
     facilities.--Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
     4865(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the threat'' and 
     inserting ``a range of threats, including that'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``in a location that has certain minimum 
     ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as 
     determined by the Secretary in his or her discretion'' after 
     ``abroad''; and
       (II) by inserting ``, personnel of the Peace Corps, and 
     personnel of any other type or category of facility that the 
     Secretary may identify'' after ``military commander''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of 
     State may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in 
     consultation with, as appropriate, the head of each agency 
     employing personnel that would not be located at the site, if 
     applicable, determines that it is in the national interest of 
     the United States after taking account of any considerations 
     the Secretary in his or her discretion considers relevant, 
     which may include security conditions.''; and

       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``(ii) Chancery or 
     consulate building.--'' and all that follows through ``15 
     days prior'' and inserting the following:

       ``(ii) Chancery or consulate building.--Prior''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Requirement.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each newly acquired United States 
     diplomatic facility in a location that has certain minimum 
     ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as 
     determined by the Secretary of State in his or her discretion 
     shall--

       ``(I) be constructed or modified to meet the measured 
     building blast performance standard applicable to a 
     diplomatic facility sited not less than 100 feet from the 
     perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; 
     or
       ``(II) fulfill the criteria described in clause (ii).

       ``(ii) Alternative engineering equivalency standard 
     requirement.--Each facility referred to in clause (i) may, 
     instead of meeting the requirement under such clause, fulfill 
     such other criteria as the Secretary is authorized to employ 
     to achieve an engineering standard of security and degree of 
     protection that is equivalent to the numerical perimeter 
     distance setback described in such clause seeks to 
     achieve.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in clause (i)--

       (aa) by striking ``security considerations permit and''; 
     and
       (bb) by inserting ``after taking account of any 
     considerations the Secretary in his or her discretion 
     considers relevant, which may

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     include security conditions'' after ``national interest of 
     the United States'';

       (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``(ii) Chancery or 
     consulate building.--'' and all that follows through ``15 
     days prior'' and inserting the following:

       ``(ii) Chancery or consulate building.--Prior''; and

       (III) in clause (iii), by striking ``an annual'' and 
     inserting ``a quarterly''.

     SEC. 5302. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part of an 
     effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile 
     environments where a flexible and timely diplomatic response 
     can be decisive in preventing and addressing conflict.
       (2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their families 
     at great personal risk to serve their country overseas where 
     they face threats related to international terrorism, violent 
     conflict, and public health.
       (3) The Department has a remarkable record of protecting 
     personnel while enabling an enormous amount of global 
     diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote places and 
     facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. With support 
     from Congress, the Department of State has revised policy, 
     improved physical security through retrofitting and replacing 
     old facilities, deployed additional security personnel and 
     armored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training requirements 
     and training facilities, including the new Foreign Affairs 
     Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.
       (4) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and 
     ambitious external engagement to advance United States 
     interests as diverse as competing with China's malign 
     influence around the world, fighting terrorism and 
     transnational organized crime, preventing and addressing 
     violent conflict and humanitarian disasters, promoting United 
     States businesses and trade, protecting the rights of 
     marginalized groups, addressing climate change, and 
     preventing pandemic disease.
       (5) Efforts to protect personnel overseas have often 
     resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting 
     engagement between embassy personnel and local governments 
     and populations.
       (6) Given that Congress currently provides annual 
     appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy 
     security, construction, and maintenance, the Department 
     should be able to ensure a robust overseas presence without 
     inhibiting the ability of diplomats to--
       (A) meet outside United States secured facilities with 
     foreign leaders to explain, defend, and advance United States 
     priorities;
       (B) understand and report on foreign political, social, and 
     economic conditions through meeting and interacting with 
     community officials outside of United States facilities;
       (C) provide United States citizen services; and
       (D) collaborate and, at times, compete with other 
     diplomatic missions, particularly those, such as that of the 
     People's Republic of China, that do not have restrictions on 
     meeting locations.
       (7) Given these stakes, Congress has a responsibility to 
     empower, support, and hold the Department accountable for 
     implementing an aggressive strategy to ensure a robust 
     overseas presence that mitigates potential risks and 
     adequately considers the myriad direct and indirect 
     consequences of a lack of diplomatic presence.
       (c) Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy.--
       (1) Purpose.--Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act 
     of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended--
       (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) to promote strengthened security measures, 
     institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of 
     apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend that 
     the Secretary investigate accountability for United States 
     Government personnel with security-related 
     responsibilities;'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) to support a culture of risk management, instead of 
     risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State to 
     pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that it is neither 
     desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all 
     risks;''.
       (2) Briefings on embassy security.--Section 105(a)(1) of 
     the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4804(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``any plans to open or reopen a high risk, 
     high threat post'' and inserting ``progress towards opening 
     or reopening a high risk, high threat post, and the risk to 
     national security of the continued closure or any suspension 
     of operations and remaining barriers to doing so'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the risk to United 
     States national security of the post's continued closure or 
     suspension of operations,'' after ``national security of the 
     United States,''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``the type and level 
     of security threats such post could encounter, and'' before 
     ``security `tripwires' ''.
       (d) Security Review Committees.--
       (1) In general.--Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act 
     of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``accountability 
     review boards'' and inserting ``security review committees'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Convening the security review committee.--In any case 
     of a serious security incident involving loss of life, 
     serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or 
     related to, a United States Government diplomatic mission 
     abroad (referred to in this title as a `Serious Security 
     Incident'), and in any case of a serious breach of security 
     involving intelligence activities of a foreign government 
     directed at a United States Government mission abroad, the 
     Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee, 
     which shall issue a report providing a full account of what 
     occurred, consistent with section 304.'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Committee composition.--The Secretary shall designate 
     a Chairperson and may designate additional personnel of 
     commensurate seniority to serve on the Security Review 
     Committee, which shall include--
       ``(A) the Director of the Office of Management Strategy and 
     Solutions;
       ``(B) the Assistant Secretary responsible for the region 
     where the incident occurred;
       ``(C) the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic 
     Security;
       ``(D) the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and 
     Research;
       ``(E) an Assistant Secretary-level representative from any 
     involved United States Government department or agency; and
       ``(F) other personnel determined to be necessary or 
     appropriate.'';
       (i) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by clause (ii)--

       (I) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Department of 
     defense facilities and personnel'' and inserting ``Exceptions 
     to convening a security review committee'';
       (II) by striking ``The Secretary of State is not required 
     to convene a Board in the case'' and inserting the following:

       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State is not required 
     to convene a Security Review Committee--
       ``(i) if the Secretary determines that the incident 
     involves only causes unrelated to security, such as when the 
     security at issue is outside of the scope of the Secretary of 
     State's security responsibilities under section 103;
       ``(ii) if operational control of overseas security 
     functions has been delegated to another agency in accordance 
     with section 106;
       ``(iii) if the incident is a cybersecurity incident and is 
     covered by other review mechanisms; or
       ``(iv) in the case''; and

       (III) by striking ``In any such case'' and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(B) Department of defense investigations.--In the case of 
     an incident described in subparagraph (A)(iv)''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of State shall promulgate 
     regulations defining the membership and operating procedures 
     for the Security Review Committee and provide such guidance 
     to the Chair and ranking members of the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Boards'' and 
     inserting ``Security Review Committees''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall convene an 
     SRC not later than 60 days after the occurrence of an 
     incident described in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the 
     Department first becomes aware of such an incident, whichever 
     is earlier, except that the 60-day period for convening an 
     SRC may be extended for one additional 60-day period if the 
     Secretary determines that the additional period is 
     necessary.''; and
       (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary 
     of State convenes a Security Review Committee, the Secretary 
     shall promptly inform the chair and ranking member of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chair 
     and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives.''.
       (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 302 of 
     the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``accountability 
     review board'' and inserting ``security review committee''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``a Board'' each place such term appears 
     and inserting ``a Security Review Committee''.
       (f) Serious Security Incident Investigation Process.--
     Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
     4833) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS.

       ``(a) Investigation Process.--
       ``(1) Initiation upon reported incident.--A United States 
     mission shall submit an initial report of a Serious Security 
     Incident not later than 3 days after such incident occurs,

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     whenever feasible, at which time an investigation of the 
     incident shall be initiated.
       ``(2) Investigation.--Not later than 10 days after the 
     submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic Security Service to 
     assemble an investigative team to investigate the incident 
     and independently establish what occurred. Each investigation 
     under this subsection shall cover--
       ``(A) an assessment of what occurred, who perpetrated or is 
     suspected of having perpetrated the Serious Security 
     Incident, and whether applicable security procedures were 
     followed;
       ``(B) in the event the Serious Security Incident involved a 
     United States diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or 
     other facility, an assessment of whether adequate security 
     countermeasures were in effect based on a known threat at the 
     time of the incident;
       ``(C) if the incident involved an individual or group of 
     officers, employees, or family members under Chief of Mission 
     security responsibility conducting approved operations or 
     movements outside the United States mission, an assessment of 
     whether proper security briefings and procedures were in 
     place and whether weighing of risk of the operation or 
     movement took place; and
       ``(D) an assessment of whether the failure of any officials 
     or employees to follow procedures or perform their duties 
     contributed to the security incident.
       ``(3) Investigative team.--The investigative team assembled 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of individuals from 
     the Diplomatic Security Service who shall provide an 
     independent examination of the facts surrounding the incident 
     and what occurred. The Secretary, or the Secretary's 
     designee, shall review the makeup of the investigative team 
     for a conflict, appearance of conflict, or lack of 
     independence that could undermine the results of the 
     investigation and may remove or replace any members of the 
     team to avoid such an outcome.
       ``(b) Report of Investigation.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the 
     investigative team investigating the incident shall prepare 
     and submit a Report of Investigation to the Security Review 
     Committee that includes--
       ``(1) a detailed description of the matters set forth in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including 
     all related findings;
       ``(2) a complete and accurate account of the casualties, 
     injuries, and damage resulting from the incident; and
       ``(3) a review of security procedures and directives in 
     place at the time of the incident.
       ``(c) Confidentiality.--The investigative team 
     investigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such 
     procedures with respect to confidentiality as determined 
     necessary, including procedures relating to the conduct of 
     closed proceedings or the submission and use of evidence in 
     camera, to ensure in particular the protection of classified 
     information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or 
     intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall establish the level of protection required for 
     intelligence information and for information relating to 
     intelligence personnel included in the report required under 
     subsection (b). The Security Review Committee shall determine 
     the level of classification of the final report prepared 
     pursuant to section 304(b), and shall incorporate the same 
     confidentiality measures in such report to the maximum extent 
     practicable.''.
       (g) Findings and Recommendations of the Security Review 
     Committee.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 
     1986 (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 304. SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND REPORT.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Security Review Committee shall--
       ``(1) review the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant 
     to section 303(b), and all other evidence, reporting, and 
     relevant information relating to a Serious Security Incident 
     at a United States mission abroad, including an examination 
     of the facts and circumstances surrounding any serious 
     injuries, loss of life, or significant destruction of 
     property resulting from the incident; and
       ``(2) determine, in writing--
       ``(A) whether the incident was security related and 
     constituted a Serious Security Incident;
       ``(B) if the incident involved a diplomatic compound, 
     motorcade, residence, or other mission facility--
       ``(i) whether the security systems, security 
     countermeasures, and security procedures operated as 
     intended; and
       ``(ii) whether such systems worked to materially mitigate 
     the attack or were found to be inadequate to mitigate the 
     threat and attack;
       ``(C) if the incident involved an individual or group of 
     officers conducting an approved operation outside the 
     mission, whether a valid process was followed in evaluating 
     the requested operation and weighing the risk of the 
     operation, which determination shall not seek to assign 
     accountability for the incident unless the Security Review 
     Committee determines that an official breached his or her 
     duty;
       ``(D) the impact of intelligence and information 
     availability, and whether the mission was aware of the 
     general operating threat environment or any more specific 
     threat intelligence or information and took that into account 
     in ongoing and specific operations; and
       ``(E) any other facts and circumstances that may be 
     relevant to the appropriate security management of United 
     States missions abroad.
       ``(b) Report.--
       ``(1) Submission to secretary of state.--Not later than 60 
     days after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared 
     pursuant to section 303(b), the Security Review Committee 
     shall submit a report to the Secretary of State that 
     includes--
       ``(A) the findings described in subsection (a); and
       ``(B) any related recommendations.
       ``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     receiving the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a copy of the report to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       ``(c) Personnel Recommendations.--If in the course of 
     conducting an investigation under section 303, the 
     investigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any 
     individual described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the 
     duty of that individual or finds lesser failures on the part 
     of an individual in the performance of his or her duties 
     related to the incident, it shall be reported to the SRC. If 
     the SRC finds reasonable cause to support the determination, 
     it shall be reported to the Secretary for appropriate 
     action.''.
       (h) Relation to Other Proceedings.--Section 305 of the 
     Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) No Effect on Existing Remedies or 
     Defenses.--'' before ``Nothing in this title''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Future Inquiries.--Nothing in this title may be 
     construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a 
     follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security 
     incident if the incident was of such magnitude or 
     significance that an internal process is deemed insufficient 
     to understand and investigate the incident. All materials 
     gathered during the procedures provided under this title 
     shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by 
     the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 5303. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN 
                   VANUATU, KIRIBATI, AND TONGA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Pacific Islands are vital to United States national 
     security and national interests in the Indo-Pacific region 
     and globally.
       (2) The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent of the 
     world's surface area and controls access to open waters in 
     the Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western Hemisphere, 
     supply lines to United States forward-deployed forces in East 
     Asia, and economically important fisheries.
       (3) The Pacific Islands region is home to the State of 
     Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United States Naval 
     Base Guam, and United States Andersen Air Force Base.
       (4) Pacific Island countries cooperate with the United 
     States and United States partners on maritime security and 
     efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and destructive fishing.
       (5) The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity and are on 
     the frontlines of environmental challenges and climate 
     issues.
       (6) The People's Republic of China (PRC) seeks to increase 
     its influence in the Pacific Islands region, including 
     through infrastructure development under the PRC's One Belt, 
     One Road Initiative and its new security agreement with the 
     Solomon Islands.
       (7) The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea manages 
     the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic 
     of Vanuatu, and the United States Embassy in Fiji manages the 
     diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of 
     Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.
       (8) The United States requires a physical diplomatic 
     presence in the Republic of Vanuatu, the Republic of 
     Kiribati, and the Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the physical 
     and operational security of our efforts in those countries to 
     deepen relations, protect United States national security, 
     and pursue United States national interests.
       (9) Increasing the number of United States embassies 
     dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country demonstrates the 
     United States' ongoing commitment to the region and to the 
     Pacific Island countries.
       (b) Establishment of Embassies.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as possible, and not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall establish physical United States 
     embassies in the Republic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of 
     Tonga, and a physical presence in the Republic of Vanuatu.
       (2) Other strategies.--
       (A) Physical infrastructure.--In establishing embassies 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) and creating the physical 
     infrastructure to ensure the physical and operational safety 
     of embassy personnel, the Secretary may pursue rent or 
     purchase existing buildings or co-locate personnel in 
     embassies of like-minded partners, such as Australia and New 
     Zealand.
       (B) Personnel.--In establishing a physical presence in the 
     Republic of Vanuatu pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     may assign 1 or more United States Government personnel to 
     the Republic of Vanuatu as part of the United States mission 
     in Papua New Guinea.

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       (3) Waiver authority.--The President may waive the 
     requirements under paragraph (1) for a period of one year if 
     the President determines and reports to Congress in advance 
     that such waiver is necessary to protect the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for 
     Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, $40,200,000 
     is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for the 
     establishment and maintenance of the three embassies pursuant 
     to subsection (b), and $3,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2024 to maintain the embassies.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Progress report.--Not later than 180 days following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report that includes--
       (A) a description of the status of activities carried out 
     to achieve the objectives described in this section;
       (B) an estimate of when embassies and a physical presence 
     will be fully established pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and
       (C) an update on events in the Pacific Islands region 
     relevant to the establishment of United States embassies, 
     including activities by the People's Republic of China.
       (3) Report on final disposition.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress that--
       (A) confirms the establishment of the 2 embassies and the 
     physical presence required under subsection (b)(1); or
       (B) if the embassies and physical presence required in 
     subsection (b)(1) have not been established, a justification 
     for such failure to comply with such requirement.

 TITLE LIV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

     SEC. 5401. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) identifies any barriers for applicants applying for 
     employment with the Department;
       (2) provides demographic data of online applicants during 
     the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
     gender, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region, 
     and any other categories determined by the Secretary;
       (3) assesses any barriers that exist for applying online 
     for employment with the Department, disaggregated by race, 
     ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, disability, 
     geographic region, and any other categories determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (4) includes recommendations for addressing any disparities 
     identified in the online application process.

     SEC. 5402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF 
                   WORKFORCE DATA.

       (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     includes disaggregated demographic data and other information 
     regarding the diversity of the workforce of the Department.
       (b) Data.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     include, to the maximum extent that the collection and 
     dissemination of such data can be done in a way that protects 
     the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise 
     permissible by law--
       (1) demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
     the Department during the 5-year period ending on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, disaggregated by rank and grade or 
     grade-equivalent, with respect to--
       (A) individuals hired to join the workforce;
       (B) individuals promoted, including promotions to and 
     within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign 
     Service;
       (C) individuals serving as special assistants in any of the 
     offices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of 
     State, the Counselor of the Department of State, the 
     Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, the Under Secretary of 
     State for Arms Control and International Security, the Under 
     Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and 
     Human Rights, the Under Secretary of State for Economic 
     Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Under Secretary of 
     State for Management, the Under Secretary of State for 
     Political Affairs, and the Under Secretary of State for 
     Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;
       (D) individuals serving in each bureau's front office;
       (E) individuals serving as detailees to the National 
     Security Council;
       (F) individuals serving on applicable selection boards;
       (G) members of any external advisory committee or board who 
     are subject to appointment by individuals at senior positions 
     in the Department;
       (H) individuals participating in professional development 
     programs of the Department and the extent to which such 
     participants have been placed into senior positions within 
     the Department after such participation;
       (I) individuals participating in mentorship or retention 
     programs; and
       (J) individuals who separated from the agency, including 
     individuals in the Senior Executive Service or the Senior 
     Foreign Service;
       (2) an assessment of agency compliance with the essential 
     elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 
     2003; and
       (3) data on the overall number of individuals who are part 
     of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce 
     corresponding to each element specified in paragraph (1), and 
     the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade 
     equivalent.
       (c) Effectiveness of Department Efforts.--The report 
     required under subsection (a) shall describe and assess the 
     effectiveness of the efforts of the Department--
       (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
     the work environment, both domestically and abroad;
       (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
     policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;
       (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
     any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
     hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
     training;
       (4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
     participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
     activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual 
     assault;
       (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
     employees and applicants with disabilities; and
       (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
       (A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities, and 
     minorities;
       (B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
     other institutions serving a significant percentage of 
     minority students;
       (C) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
     and job sites oriented toward women and minorities;
       (D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
     rural communities and at land-grant colleges or universities;
       (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service 
     Internship Program under chapter 12 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.), and other hiring 
     initiatives;
       (F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals 
     through programs designed to increase representation in 
     international affairs of people belonging to traditionally 
     under-represented groups;
       (G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral 
     assessment examinations in several locations throughout the 
     United States or via online platforms to reduce the burden of 
     applicants having to travel at their own expense to take 
     either or both such examinations;
       (H) expanding the use of paid internships; and
       (I) supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities 
     through--
       (i) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship 
     Program;
       (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
     Program; and
       (iii) other initiatives, including agencywide policy 
     initiatives.
       (d) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     publication of the report required under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, and make such report available on 
     the Department's website, that includes, without compromising 
     the confidentiality of individuals and to the extent 
     otherwise consistent with law--
       (A) disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum extent 
     that collection of such data is permissible by law, relating 
     to the workforce and information on the status of diversity 
     and inclusion efforts of the Department;
       (B) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the maximum 
     extent that collection of such data is permissible by law; 
     and
       (C) disaggregated demographic data relating to participants 
     in professional development programs of the Department and 
     the rate of placement into senior positions for participants 
     in such programs.
       (2) Combination with other annual report.--The report 
     required under paragraph (1) may be combined with another 
     annual report required by law, to the extent practicable.

     SEC. 5403. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to advance the values and interests of the United 
     States overseas through programs that foster innovation, 
     competitiveness, and a diversity of backgrounds, views, and 
     experience in the formulation and implementation of United 
     States foreign policy and assistance; and
       (2) to create opportunities for specialized research, 
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     development, and leadership opportunities for individuals 
     belonging to an underrepresented group within the Department 
     and USAID.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator of 
     USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility of 
     establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and 
     Assistance (referred to in this section as the ``Centers of 
     Excellence'') within institutions that serve individuals 
     belonging to an underrepresented group to focus on 1 or more 
     of the areas described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Elements.--In conducting the study required under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator, 
     respectively, shall consider--
       (A) opportunities to enter into public-private partnerships 
     that will--
       (i) increase diversity in foreign affairs and foreign 
     assistance Federal careers;
       (ii) prepare a diverse cadre of students (including 
     nontraditional, mid-career, part-time, and heritage students) 
     and nonprofit or business professionals with the skills and 
     education needed to meaningfully contribute to the 
     formulation and execution of United States foreign policy and 
     assistance;
       (iii) support the conduct of research, education, and 
     extension programs that reflect diverse perspectives and a 
     wide range of views of world regions and international 
     affairs--

       (I) to assist in the development of regional and functional 
     foreign policy skills;
       (II) to strengthen international development and 
     humanitarian assistance programs; and
       (III) to strengthen democratic institutions and processes 
     in policymaking, including supporting public policies that 
     engender equitable and inclusive societies and focus on 
     challenges and inequalities in education, health, wealth, 
     justice, and other sectors faced by diverse communities;

       (iv) enable domestic and international educational, 
     internship, fellowship, faculty exchange, training, 
     employment or other innovative programs to acquire or 
     strengthen knowledge of foreign languages, cultures, 
     societies, and international skills and perspectives;
       (v) support collaboration among institutions of higher 
     education, including community colleges, nonprofit 
     organizations, and corporations, to strengthen the engagement 
     between experts and specialists in the foreign affairs and 
     foreign assistance fields; and
       (vi) leverage additional public-private partnerships with 
     nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, 
     institutions of higher education, and the Federal Government; 
     and
       (B) budget and staffing requirements, including appropriate 
     sources of funding, for the establishment and conduct of 
     operations of such Centers of Excellence.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that contains the 
     findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).

     SEC. 5404. INSTITUTE FOR TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to 
     establish the Institute for Transatlantic Engagement 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Institute'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Institute shall be to 
     strengthen national security by highlighting, to a 
     geographically diverse set of populations from the United 
     States and member countries of the European Union, the 
     importance of the transatlantic relationship and the threats 
     posed by adversarial countries, such as the Russian 
     Federation and the People's Republic of China, to democracy, 
     free-market economic principles, and human rights, with the 
     aim that lessons learned from the Institute will be shared 
     across the United States and Europe.
       (c) Director.--The Institute shall be headed by a Director, 
     who shall have expertise in transatlantic relations and 
     diverse populations in the United States and Europe.
       (d) Scope and Activities.--The Institute shall--
       (1) strengthen knowledge of the formation and 
     implementation of transatlantic policies critical to national 
     security, including the threats posed by the Russian 
     Federation and the People's Republic of China;
       (2) increase awareness of the roles of government and 
     nongovernmental actors, such as multilateral organizations, 
     businesses, civil society actors, academia, think tanks, and 
     philanthropic institutions, in transatlantic policy 
     development and execution;
       (3) increase understanding of the manner in which diverse 
     backgrounds and perspectives affect the development of 
     transatlantic policies;
       (4) enhance the skills, abilities, and effectiveness of 
     government officials at national and international levels;
       (5) increase awareness of the importance of, and interest 
     in, international public service careers;
       (6) annually invite not fewer than 30 individuals to 
     participate in programs of the Institute;
       (7) not less than 3 times annually, convene representatives 
     of United States and European Union governments for a program 
     offered by the Institute that is not less than 2 days in 
     duration; and
       (8) develop metrics to track the success and efficacy of 
     the program.
       (e) Eligibility to Participate.--Participants in the 
     programs of the Institute shall include elected government 
     officials--
       (1) serving at national, regional, or local levels in the 
     United States and member countries of the European Union; and
       (2) who represent geographically diverse backgrounds or 
     constituencies in the United States and Europe.
       (f) Selection of Participants.--
       (1) United states participants.--Participants from the 
     United States shall be appointed in an equally divided manner 
     by the chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (2) European union participants.--Participants from 
     European Union member countries shall be appointed by the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the chairpersons and ranking 
     members of the appropriate congressional committees.
       (g) Restrictions.--
       (1) Unpaid participation.--Participants in the Institute 
     may not be paid a salary for such participation.
       (2) Reimbursement.--The Institute may pay or reimburse 
     participants for reasonable travel, lodging, and food in 
     connection with participation in the program.
       (3) Travel.--No funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (h) may be used for travel for Members of Congress 
     to participate in Institute activities.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $750,000 for 
     fiscal year 2023.

     SEC. 5405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this division may be construed as altering 
     existing law regarding merit system principles.

           TITLE LV--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 5501. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY.

       (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to work internationally to promote an open, 
     interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by the 
     multi-stakeholder model, which--
       (A) promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, 
     including freedom of expression;
       (B) supports the ability to innovate, communicate, and 
     promote economic prosperity; and
       (C) is designed to protect privacy and guard against 
     deception, fraud, and theft;
       (2) to encourage and aid United States allies and partners 
     in improving their own technological capabilities and 
     resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared interests 
     and values, free from coercion and external pressure; and
       (3) in furtherance of the efforts described in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)--
       (A) to provide incentives to the private sector to 
     accelerate the development of the technologies referred to in 
     such paragraphs;
       (B) to modernize and harmonize with allies and partners 
     export controls and investment screening regimes and 
     associated policies and regulations; and
       (C) to enhance United States leadership in technical 
     standards-setting bodies and avenues for developing norms 
     regarding the use of digital tools.
       (b) Implementation.--In implementing the policy described 
     in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with 
     outside actors, as appropriate, including private sector 
     companies, nongovernmental organizations, security 
     researchers, and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct 
     of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive--
       (1) to clarify the applicability of international laws and 
     norms to the use of information and communications technology 
     (referred to in this subsection as ``ICT'');
       (2) to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and 
     retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure, 
     and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use and 
     operation of critical infrastructure that provides services 
     to the public;
       (3) to cooperate with like-minded countries that share 
     common values and cyberspace policies with the United States, 
     including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule 
     of law, to advance such values and policies internationally;
       (4) to encourage the responsible development of new, 
     innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a 
     secure internet architecture that is accessible to all;
       (5) to secure and implement commitments on responsible 
     country behavior in cyberspace, including commitments by 
     countries--
       (A) to not conduct, or knowingly support, cyber-enabled 
     theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or 
     other confidential business information, with the intent of 
     providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial 
     sectors;
       (B) to take all appropriate and reasonable efforts to keep 
     their territories clear of intentionally wrongful acts using 
     ICT in violation of international commitments;
       (C) not to conduct or knowingly support ICT activity that 
     intentionally damages or otherwise impairs the use and 
     operation of critical infrastructure providing services to 
     the public, in violation of international law;
       (D) to take appropriate measures to protect the country's 
     critical infrastructure from ICT threats;

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       (E) not to conduct or knowingly support malicious 
     international activity that harms the information systems of 
     authorized emergency response teams (also known as ``computer 
     emergency response teams'' or ``cybersecurity incident 
     response teams'') of another country or authorize emergency 
     response teams to engage in malicious international activity, 
     in violation of international law;
       (F) to respond to appropriate requests for assistance to 
     mitigate malicious ICT activity emanating from their 
     territory and aimed at the critical infrastructure of another 
     country;
       (G) to not restrict cross-border data flows or require 
     local storage or processing of data; and
       (H) to protect the exercise of human rights and fundamental 
     freedoms on the internet, while recognizing that the human 
     rights that people have offline also need to be protected 
     online; and
       (6) to advance, encourage, and support the development and 
     adoption of internationally recognized technical standards 
     and best practices.

     SEC. 5502. BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsection 
     (j) and (k), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by section 
     361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)) as subsection (l); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established, within the 
     Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital 
     Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Bureau'). The 
     head of the Bureau shall have the rank and status of 
     ambassador and shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of the Bureau shall perform 
     such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of 
     State shall prescribe, including implementing the policy 
     described in section 5501(a) of the Department of State 
     Authorization Act of 2022.
       ``(B) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
     responsibilities of the head of the Bureau shall be--
       ``(i) to serve as the principal cyberspace policy official 
     within the senior management of the Department of State and 
     as the advisor to the Secretary of State for cyberspace and 
     digital issues;
       ``(ii) to lead, coordinate, and execute, in coordination 
     with other relevant bureaus and offices, the Department of 
     State's diplomatic cyberspace, cybersecurity (including 
     efforts related to data privacy, data flows, internet 
     governance, information and communications technology 
     standards, and other issues that the Secretary has assigned 
     to the Bureau);
       ``(iii) to advance United States national security and 
     foreign policy interests in cyberspace and to coordinate 
     cyberspace policy and other relevant functions with the 
     Department of State and with other components of the Federal 
     Government;
       ``(iv) to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and 
     secure information and communications technology 
     infrastructure globally;
       ``(v) to represent the Secretary of State in interagency 
     efforts to develop and advance Federal Government cyber 
     priorities and activities, including efforts to develop 
     credible national capabilities, strategies, and policies to 
     deter and counter cyber adversaries, and carry out the 
     purposes of title V of the Department of State Authorization 
     Act of 2022;
       ``(vi) to engage civil society, the private sector, 
     academia, and other public and private entities on relevant 
     international cyberspace and information and communications 
     technology issues;
       ``(vii) to lead United States Government efforts to uphold 
     and further develop global deterrence frameworks for 
     malicious cyber activity;
       ``(viii) to advise the Secretary of State and coordinate 
     with foreign governments regarding responses to national 
     security-level cyber incidents, including coordination on 
     diplomatic response efforts to support allies and partners 
     threatened by malicious cyber activity, in conjunction with 
     members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and like-
     minded countries;
       ``(ix) to promote the building of foreign capacity relating 
     to cyberspace policy priorities;
       ``(x) to promote an open, interoperable, reliable, and 
     secure information and communications technology 
     infrastructure globally and an open, interoperable, secure, 
     and reliable internet governed by the multi-stakeholder 
     model;
       ``(xi) to promote an international regulatory environment 
     for technology investments and the internet that benefits 
     United States economic and national security interests;
       ``(xii) to promote cross-border flow of data and combat 
     international initiatives seeking to impose unreasonable 
     requirements on United States businesses;
       ``(xiii) to promote international policies to protect the 
     integrity of United States and international 
     telecommunications infrastructure from foreign-based threats, 
     including cyber-enabled threats;
       ``(xiv) to lead engagement, in coordination with relevant 
     executive branch agencies, with foreign governments on 
     relevant international cyberspace, cybersecurity, cybercrime, 
     and digital economy issues described in title V of the 
     Department of State Authorization Act of 2022;
       ``(xv) to promote international policies to secure radio 
     frequency spectrum for United States businesses and national 
     security needs;
       ``(xvi) to promote and protect the exercise of human 
     rights, including freedom of speech and religion, through the 
     internet;
       ``(xvii) to build capacity of United States diplomatic 
     officials to engage on cyberspace issues;
       ``(xviii) to encourage the development and adoption by 
     foreign countries of internationally recognized standards, 
     policies, and best practices;
       ``(xix) to support efforts by the Global Engagement Center 
     to counter cyber-enabled information operations against the 
     United States or its allies and partners; and
       ``(xx) to conduct such other matters as the Secretary of 
     State may assign.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--The head of the Bureau should be an 
     individual of demonstrated competency in the fields of--
       ``(A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyberspace and 
     information and communications technology policy issues; and
       ``(B) international diplomacy.
       ``(4) Organizational placement.--
       ``(A) Initial placement.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau shall report to the 
     Deputy Secretary of State.
       ``(B) Subsequent placement.--The head of the Bureau may 
     report to an Under Secretary of State or to an official 
     holding a higher position than Under Secretary if, not later 
     than 15 days before any change in such reporting structure, 
     the Secretary of State--
       ``(i) consults with the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives; and
       ``(ii) submits a report to such committees that--

       ``(I) indicates that the Secretary, with respect to the 
     reporting structure of the Bureau, has consulted with and 
     solicited feedback from--

       ``(aa) other relevant Federal entities with a role in 
     international aspects of cyber policy; and
       ``(bb) the elements of the Department of State with 
     responsibility for aspects of cyber policy, including the 
     elements reporting to--
       ``(AA) the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs;
       ``(BB) the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, 
     Democracy, and Human Rights;
       ``(CC) the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, 
     Energy, and the Environment;
       ``(DD) the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and 
     International Security Affairs;
       ``(EE) the Under Secretary of State for Management; and
       ``(FF) the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy 
     and Public Affairs;

       ``(II) describes the new reporting structure for the head 
     of the Bureau and the justification for such new structure; 
     and
       ``(III) includes a plan describing how the new reporting 
     structure will better enable the head of the Bureau to carry 
     out the duties described in paragraph (2), including the 
     security, economic, and human rights aspects of cyber 
     diplomacy.

       ``(5) Special hiring authorities.--The Secretary of State 
     may--
       ``(A) appoint employees without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the 
     competitive service; and
       ``(B) fix the basic compensation of such employees without 
     regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
     title regarding classification and General Schedule pay 
     rates.
       ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to preclude the head of the Bureau from being 
     designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant 
     Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant 
     Secretary positions at the Department above the number 
     authorized under subsection (c)(1).''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by 
     subsection (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of 
     qualified individuals, including individuals belonging to an 
     underrepresented group.
       (c) United Nations.--The Permanent Representative of the 
     United States to the United Nations should use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any 
     measure that is inconsistent with the policy described in 
     section 5501(a).

     SEC. 5503. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting 
     through the Secretary, and in coordination with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
     develop an international cyberspace and digital policy 
     strategy.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--

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       (1) a review of actions and activities undertaken to 
     support the policy described in section 5501(a);
       (2) a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the 
     Department with regard to foreign countries, including--
       (A) conducting bilateral and multilateral activities--
       (i) to develop and support the implementation of norms of 
     responsible country behavior in cyberspace consistent with 
     the objectives specified in section 5501(b)(5);
       (ii) to reduce the frequency and severity of cyberattacks 
     on United States individuals, businesses, governmental 
     agencies, and other organizations;
       (iii) to reduce cybersecurity risks to United States and 
     allied critical infrastructure;
       (iv) to improve allies' and partners' collaboration with 
     the United States on cybersecurity issues, including 
     information sharing, regulatory coordination and improvement, 
     and joint investigatory and law enforcement operations 
     related to cybercrime; and
       (v) to share best practices and advance proposals to 
     strengthen civilian and private sector resiliency to threats 
     and access to opportunities in cyberspace; and
       (B) reviewing the status of existing efforts in relevant 
     multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain commitments on 
     international norms regarding cyberspace;
       (3) a review of alternative concepts for international 
     norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign countries;
       (4) a detailed description of new and evolving threats 
     regarding cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-
     sponsored actors, and non-state actors to--
       (A) United States national security;
       (B) the Federal and private sector cyberspace 
     infrastructure of the United States;
       (C) intellectual property in the United States; and
       (D) the privacy and security of citizens of the United 
     States;
       (5) a review of the policy tools available to the President 
     to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign countries, 
     state-sponsored actors, and private actors regarding--
       (A) threats in cyberspace;
       (B) the degree to which such tools have been used; and
       (C) whether such tools have been effective deterrents;
       (6) a review of resources required to conduct activities to 
     build responsible norms of international cyber behavior;
       (7) a review to determine whether the budgetary resources, 
     technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel 
     available to the Department and other relevant Federal 
     agencies are adequate to achieve the actions and activities 
     undertaken to support the policy described in section 
     5501(a);
       (8) a review to determine whether the Department is 
     properly organized and coordinated with other Federal 
     agencies to achieve the objectives described in section 
     5501(b); and
       (9) a plan of action, developed in consultation with 
     relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President 
     may direct, to guide the diplomacy of the Department with 
     respect to the inclusion of cyber issues in mutual defense 
     agreements.
       (c) Form of Strategy.--
       (1) Public availability.--The strategy required under 
     subsection (a) shall be available to the public in 
     unclassified form, including through publication in the 
     Federal Register.
       (2) Classified annex.--The strategy required under 
     subsection (a) may include a classified annex.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the completion 
     of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     regarding the strategy, including any material contained in a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Updates.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall be updated--
       (1) not later than 90 days after any material change to 
     United States policy described in such strategy; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the inauguration of each 
     new President.

     SEC. 5504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the extent to which United States 
     diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign 
     countries, including through multilateral fora, bilateral 
     engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance 
     the full range of United States interests regarding 
     cyberspace, including the policy described in section 
     5501(a);
       (2) an assessment of the Department's organizational 
     structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to 
     advance the full range of United States interests regarding 
     cyberspace, including a review of--
       (A) the establishment of a Bureau within the Department to 
     lead the Department's international cyber mission;
       (B) the current or proposed diplomatic mission, structure, 
     staffing, funding, and activities of such Bureau;
       (C) how the establishment of such Bureau has impacted or is 
     likely to impact the structure and organization of the 
     Department; and
       (D) what challenges, if any, the Department has faced or 
     will face in establishing such Bureau; and
       (3) any other matters that the Comptroller General 
     determines to be relevant.

     SEC. 5505. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND 
                   RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND 
                   PARTNERS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
     capabilities of the Department to provide civilian-led 
     support for acute cyber incident response in ally and partner 
     countries that includes--
       (1) a description and assessment of the Department's 
     coordination with cyber programs and operations of the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland 
     Security;
       (2) recommendations on how to improve coordination and 
     executive of Department involvement in programs or operations 
     to support allies and partners in responding to acute cyber 
     incidents; and
       (3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal 
     authorities, and personnel needed for the Department to 
     formulate and implement the programs described in this 
     section.

     SEC. 5506. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     improving computer programming language proficiency will 
     improve--
       (1) the cybersecurity effectiveness of the Department; and
       (2) the ability of foreign service officers to engage with 
     foreign audiences on cybersecurity matters.
       (b) Technology Talent Acquisition.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish positions 
     within the Bureau of Global Talent Management that are solely 
     dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Department 
     personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, 
     data science, application development, artificial 
     intelligence, critical and emerging technology, and 
     technology and digital policy.
       (2) Goals.--The goals of the positions described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) to fulfill the critical need of the Department to 
     recruit and retain employees for cybersecurity, digital, and 
     technology positions;
       (B) to actively recruit relevant candidates from academic 
     institutions, the private sector, and related industries;
       (C) to work with the Office of Personnel Management and the 
     United States Digital Service to develop and implement best 
     strategies for recruiting and retaining technology talent; 
     and
       (D) to inform and train supervisors at the Department on 
     the use of the authorities listed in subsection (c)(1).
       (3) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     a plan to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     describes how the objectives and goals set forth in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) will be implemented.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 
     through 2027 to carry out this subsection.
       (c) Annual Report on Hiring Authorities.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that includes--
       (1) a list of the hiring authorities available to the 
     Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds 
     in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application 
     development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging 
     technology, and technology and digital policy;
       (2) a list of which hiring authorities described in 
     paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5 years;
       (3) the number of employees in qualified positions hired, 
     aggregated by position and grade level or pay band;
       (4) the number of employees who have been placed in 
     qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices within 
     the Department;
       (5) the rate of attrition of individuals who begin the 
     hiring process and do not complete the process and a 
     description of the reasons for such attrition;
       (6) the number of individuals who are interviewed by 
     subject matter experts and the number of individuals who are 
     not interviewed by subject matter experts; and
       (7) recommendations for--
       (A) reducing the attrition rate referred to in paragraph 
     (5) by 5 percent each year;
       (B) additional hiring authorities needed to acquire needed 
     technology talent;
       (C) hiring personnel to hold public trust positions until 
     such personnel can obtain the necessary security clearance; 
     and
       (D) informing and training supervisors within the 
     Department on the use of the authorities listed in paragraph 
     (1).
       (d) Incentive Pay for Cybersecurity Professionals.--To 
     increase the number of qualified candidates available to 
     fulfill the cybersecurity needs of the Department, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) include computer programming languages within the 
     Recruitment Language Program; and

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       (2) provide appropriate language incentive pay.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 5 years, the Secretary shall provide a list to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that identifies--
       (1) the computer programming languages included within the 
     Recruitment Language Program and the language incentive pay 
     rate; and
       (2) the number of individuals benefitting from the 
     inclusion of such computer programming languages in the 
     Recruitment Language Program and language incentive pay.

     SEC. 5507. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR 
                   OFFICIALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and 
     begin providing, for senior officials of the Department, a 
     course addressing how the most recent and relevant 
     technologies affect the activities of the Department.
       (b) Throughput Objectives.--The Secretary should ensure 
     that--
       (1) during the first year that the course developed 
     pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20 
     percent of senior officials are certified as having passed 
     such course; and
       (2) in each subsequent year, until the date on which 80 
     percent of senior officials are certified as having passed 
     such course, an additional 10 percent of senior officials are 
     certified as having passed such course.

     SEC. 5508. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
                   OFFICER PROGRAM.

       (a) Regional Technology Officer Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program, which shall be known as the ``Regional Technology 
     Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Program'').
       (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the 
     following:
       (A) Promoting United States leadership in technology 
     abroad.
       (B) Working with partners to increase the deployment of 
     critical and emerging technology in support of democratic 
     values.
       (C) Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional and 
     international fora with respect to critical and emerging 
     technologies.
       (D) Building diplomatic capacity for handling critical and 
     emerging technology issues.
       (E) Facilitating the role of critical and emerging 
     technology in advancing the foreign policy objectives of the 
     United States through engagement with research labs, 
     incubators, and venture capitalists.
       (F) Maintaining the advantages of the United States with 
     respect to critical and emerging technologies.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     an implementation plan to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that outlines strategies for--
       (1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
       (2) hiring Regional Technology Officers and increasing the 
     competitiveness of the Program within the Foreign Service 
     bidding process;
       (3) expanding the Program to include a minimum of 15 
     Regional Technology Officers; and
       (4) assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers 
     to posts within--
       (A) each regional bureau of the Department; and
       (B) the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.
       (c) Annual Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall 
     brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
     status of the implementation plan required under subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 5509. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY 
                   PROGRAM REPORT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program'' 
     means a program under which an approved individual, 
     organization, or company is temporarily authorized to 
     identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing 
     information technology of the Department in exchange for 
     compensation.
       (2) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101 
     of title 40, United States Code.
       (b) Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design, 
     establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure 
     Policy (referred to in this section as the ``VDP'') to 
     improve Department cybersecurity by--
       (A) creating Department policy and infrastructure to 
     receive reports of and remediate discovered vulnerabilities 
     in line with existing policies of the Office of Management 
     and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security Binding 
     Operational Directive 20-01 or any subsequent directive; and
       (B) providing a report on such policy and infrastructure to 
     Congress.
       (2) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     establishment of the VDP pursuant to paragraph (1), and 
     annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report on the VDP to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives that includes information relating to--
       (A) the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities 
     reported;
       (B) the number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result;
       (C) the current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of State 
     remediation plans;
       (D) the average time between the reporting of security 
     vulnerabilities and remediation of such vulnerabilities;
       (E) the resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
     responsibilities within the Department used to implement the 
     VDP and complete security vulnerability remediation;
       (F) how the VDP identified vulnerabilities are incorporated 
     into existing Department vulnerability prioritization and 
     management processes;
       (G) any challenges in implementing the VDP and plans for 
     expansion or contraction in the scope of the VDP across 
     Department information systems; and
       (H) any other topic that the Secretary determines to be 
     relevant.
       (c) Bug Bounty Program Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
     report to Congress that describes any ongoing efforts by the 
     Department or a third-party vendor under contract with the 
     Department to establish or carry out a bug bounty program 
     that identifies security vulnerabilities of internet-facing 
     information technology of the Department.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which any bug bounty program is established, the Secretary 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding 
     such program, including information relating to--
       (A) the number of approved individuals, organizations, or 
     companies involved in such program, disaggregated by the 
     number of approved individuals, organizations, or companies 
     that--
       (i) registered;
       (ii) were approved;
       (iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; and
       (iv) received compensation;
       (B) the number and severity of all security vulnerabilities 
     reported as part of such program;
       (C) the number of previously unidentified security 
     vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such program;
       (D) the current number of outstanding previously 
     unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
     remediation plans for such outstanding vulnerabilities;
       (E) the average length of time between the reporting of 
     security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
     vulnerabilities;
       (F) the types of compensation provided under such program;
       (G) the lessons learned from such program;
       (H) the public accessibility of contact information for the 
     Department regarding the bug bounty program;
       (I) the incorporation of bug bounty program identified 
     vulnerabilities into existing Department vulnerability 
     prioritization and management processes; and
       (J) any challenges in implementing the bug bounty program 
     and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the 
     bug bounty program across Department information systems.

                      TITLE LVI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

     SEC. 5601. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS 
                   AND EXPOSITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the Admiral 
     James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452b), and subject to subsection (b), amounts available 
     under title I of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of 
     Public Law 117-103), or under prior such Acts, may be made 
     available to pay for expenses related to United States 
     participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, 
     including for construction and operation of pavilions or 
     other major exhibits.
       (b) Limitation on Solicitation of Funds.--Senior employees 
     of the Department, in their official capacity, may not 
     solicit funds to pay expenses for a United States pavilion or 
     other major exhibit at any international exposition or 
     world's fair registered by the Bureau of International 
     Expositions.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Department for United 
     States participation in international fairs and expositions 
     abroad, including for construction and operation of pavilions 
     or other major exhibits.

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     SEC. 5602. PRESS FREEDOM CURRICULUM.

       The Secretary shall ensure that there is a press freedom 
     curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center 
     that enables Foreign Service officers to better understand 
     issues of press freedom and the tools that are available to 
     help protect journalists and promote freedom of the press 
     norms, which may include--
       (1) the historic and current issues facing press freedom, 
     including countries of specific concern;
       (2) the Department's role in promoting press freedom as an 
     American value, a human rights issue, and a national security 
     imperative;
       (3) ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into other 
     aspects of diplomacy; and
       (4) existing tools to assist journalists in distress and 
     methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on 
     behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who 
     are at risk of harm.

     SEC. 5603. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Section 1287(j) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) 
     is amended by striking ``the date that is 8 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2027''.
       (b) Hiring Authority for Global Engagement Center.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, 
     during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and solely to carry out the functions 
     of the Global Engagement Center described in section 1287(b) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note), may--
       (1) appoint employees without regard to appointment in the 
     competitive service; and
       (2) fix the basic compensation of such employees regarding 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates.

     SEC. 5604. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

       Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) coordinate the allocation and management of the 
     financial and human resources for public diplomacy, including 
     for--
       ``(i) the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs;
       ``(ii) the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;
       ``(iii) the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for 
     Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;
       ``(iv) the Global Engagement Center; and
       ``(v) the public diplomacy functions within the regional 
     and functional bureaus.''.

                       TITLE LVII--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 5701. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Department should continue to eliminate the 
     unreasonable barriers United States nationals face to obtain 
     employment in the United Nations Secretariat, funds, 
     programs, and agencies; and
       (2) the Department should bolster efforts to increase the 
     number of qualified United States nationals who are 
     candidates for leadership and oversight positions in the 
     United Nations system, agencies, and commissions, and in 
     other international organizations.
       (b) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to promote the 
     employment and advancement of United States citizens by 
     international organizations and bodies, including by--
       (1) providing stipends, consultation, and analytical 
     services to support United States citizen applicants; and
       (2) making grants for the purposes described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Using Diplomatic Programs Funding To Promote the 
     Employment of United States Citizens by International 
     Organizations.--Amounts appropriated under the heading 
     ``diplomatic programs'' in any Act making appropriations for 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs may be made available for grants, programs, and 
     activities described in subsection (b).
       (d) Strategy to Establish Junior Professional Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet 
     members, shall publish a strategy for encouraging United 
     States citizens to pursue careers with international 
     organizations, particularly organizations that--
       (A) set international scientific, technical, or commercial 
     standards; or
       (B) are involved in international finance and development.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other 
     relevant cabinet members, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that identifies--
       (A) the number of United States citizens who are involved 
     in relevant junior professional programs in an international 
     organization;
       (B) the distribution of individuals described in 
     subparagraph (A) among various international organizations; 
     and
       (C) the types of predeployment training that are available 
     to United States citizens through a junior professional 
     program at an international organization.

     SEC. 5702. INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION 
                   TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-1(2)), is amended by striking ``30'' and 
     inserting ``41''.

     SEC. 5703. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.

       The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.

       ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities under this Act may 
     be made available for an international peacekeeping operation 
     that has not been expressly authorized by the United Nations 
     Security Council.''.

     SEC. 5704. BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO 
                   FREE ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING 
                   NETWORKS, AND THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.

       The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
     (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) the following:

     ``SEC. 307. GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.

       ``(a) In General.--The corporate board of directors of each 
     grantee under this title--
       ``(1) shall be bipartisan;
       ``(2) shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, have 
     the sole responsibility to operate their respective grantees 
     within the jurisdiction of their respective States of 
     incorporation;
       ``(3) shall be composed of not fewer than 5 members, who 
     shall be qualified individuals who are not employed in the 
     public sector; and
       ``(4) shall appoint successors in the event of vacancies on 
     their respective boards, in accordance with applicable 
     bylaws.
       ``(b) Not Federal Employees.--No employee of any grantee 
     under this title may be a Federal employee.''.

     SEC. 5705. BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO 
                   CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 
                   CORPORATION.

       Section 310 of the United States International Broadcasting 
     Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is repealed.

     SEC. 5706. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.

       Section 305(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (20);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and (23) as 
     paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (20), as redesignated, by striking ``or 
     between grantees,''.

     SEC. 5707. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to promote internet freedom through programs of the 
     Department and USAID that preserve and expand the internet as 
     an open, global space for freedom of expression and 
     association, which shall be prioritized for countries--
       (1) whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the 
     internet; and
       (2) that are important to the national interest of the 
     United States.
       (b) Purpose and Coordination With Other Programs.--Global 
     internet freedom programming under this section--
       (1) shall be coordinated with other United States foreign 
     assistance programs that promote democracy and support the 
     efforts of civil society--
       (A) to counter the development of repressive internet-
     related laws and regulations, including countering threats to 
     internet freedom at international organizations;
       (B) to combat violence against bloggers and other civil 
     society activists who utilize the internet; and
       (C) to enhance digital security training and capacity 
     building for democracy activists;
       (2) shall seek to assist efforts--
       (A) to research key threats to internet freedom;
       (B) to continue the development of technologies that 
     provide or enhance access to the internet, including 
     circumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering, 
     and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
     governments; and
       (C) to maintain the technological advantage of the Federal 
     Government over the censorship techniques described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (3) shall be incorporated into country assistance and 
     democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023--
       (1) $75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, which shall be 
     used to continue efforts to promote internet freedom 
     globally, and shall be matched, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, by sources other than the

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     Federal Government, including the private sector; and
       (2) $49,000,000 to the United States Agency for Global 
     Media (referred to in this section as the ``USAGM'') and its 
     grantees, which shall be used for internet freedom and 
     circumvention technologies that are designed--
       (A) for open-source tools and techniques to securely 
     develop and distribute digital content produced by the USAGM 
     and its grantees;
       (B) to facilitate audience access to such digital content 
     on websites that are censored;
       (C) to coordinate the distribution of such digital content 
     to targeted regional audiences; and
       (D) to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, 
     including digital security techniques.
       (d) United States Agency for Global Media Activities.--
       (1) Annual certification.--For any new tools or techniques 
     authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief Executive 
     Officer of the USGAM, in consultation with the President of 
     the Open Technology Fund (referred to in this subsection as 
     the ``OTF'') and relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
     shall submit an annual certification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that verifies they--
       (A) have evaluated the risks and benefits of such new tools 
     or techniques; and
       (B) have established safeguards to minimize the use of such 
     new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.
       (2) Information sharing.--The Secretary may not direct 
     programs or policy of the USAGM or the OTF, but may share any 
     research and development with relevant Federal departments 
     and agencies for the exclusive purposes of--
       (A) sharing information, technologies, and best practices; 
     and
       (B) assessing the effectiveness of such technologies.
       (3) United states agency for global media.--The Chief 
     Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the 
     President of the OTF, shall--
       (A) coordinate international broadcasting programs and 
     incorporate such programs into country broadcasting 
     strategies, as appropriate;
       (B) solicit project proposals through an open, transparent, 
     and competitive application process, including by seeking 
     input from technical and subject matter experts; and
       (C) support internet circumvention tools and techniques for 
     audiences in countries that are strategic priorities for the 
     OTF, in accordance with USAGM's annual language service 
     prioritization review.
       (e) USAGM Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Office of 
     the USAGM shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes--
       (1) as of the date of the report--
       (A) the full scope of internet freedom programs within the 
     USAGM, including--
       (i) the efforts of the Office of Internet Freedom; and
       (ii) the efforts of the Open Technology Fund;
       (B) the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools 
     supported by the Office of Internet Freedom and grantees of 
     the Open Technology Fund that are available for use by 
     individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract 
     censors; and
       (C) any barriers to the provision of the efforts described 
     in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), including access 
     to surge funding; and
       (2) successful examples from the Office of Internet Freedom 
     and Open Technology Fund involving--
       (A) responding rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed 
     societies; and
       (B) ensuring uninterrupted circumvention services for USAGM 
     entities to promote internet freedom within repressive 
     regimes.
       (f) Joint Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
     Administrator of USAID shall jointly submit a report, which 
     may include a classified annex, to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes--
       (1) as of the date of the report--
       (A) the full scope of internet freedom programs within the 
     Department and USAID, including--
       (i) Department circumvention efforts; and
       (ii) USAID efforts to support internet infrastructure;
       (B) the capacity of internet censorship circumvention tools 
     supported by the Federal Government that are available for 
     use by individuals in foreign countries seeking to counteract 
     censors; and
       (C) any barriers to provision of the efforts enumerated in 
     clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (e)(1)(A), including 
     access to surge funding; and
       (2) any new resources needed to provide the Federal 
     Government with greater capacity to provide and boost 
     internet access--
       (A) to respond rapidly to internet shutdowns in closed 
     societies; and
       (B) to provide internet connectivity to foreign locations 
     where the provision of additional internet access service 
     would promote freedom from repressive regimes.
       (g) Security Audits.--Before providing any support for open 
     source technologies under this section, such technologies 
     must undergo comprehensive security audits to ensure that 
     such technologies are secure and have not been compromised in 
     a manner that is detrimental to the interest of the United 
     States or to the interests of individuals and organizations 
     benefitting from programs supported by such funding.
       (h) Surge.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, 
     $2,500,000 to support internet freedom programs in closed 
     societies, including programs that--
       (A) are carried out in crisis situations by vetted entities 
     that are already engaged in internet freedom programs;
       (B) involve circumvention tools; or
       (C) increase the overseas bandwidth for companies that 
     received Federal funding during the previous fiscal year.
       (2) Certification.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be expended until the 
     Secretary has certified to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives that the use of such funds is in the national 
     interest of the United States.
       (i) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``internet 
     censorship circumvention tool'' means a software application 
     or other tool that an individual can use to evade foreign 
     government restrictions on internet access.

     SEC. 5708. ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT 
                   CONTROL REFORM ACT.

       Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of 
     section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and by 
     subsections (a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the 
     Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by 
     subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and 
     (h) of section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)'';
       (2) by striking ``11(c)(2)(B) of such Act'' and inserting 
     ``1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(2))'';
       (3) by striking ``11(c) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979'' and inserting ``section 1760(c) of the Export Control 
     Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c))''; and
       (4) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``the greater of 
     $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of the 
     transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect 
     to which the penalty is imposed.''.

     SEC. 5709. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT 
                   AVAILABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.

       Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 
     (22 U.S.C. 301(a)), is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000''.

     SEC. 5710. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL 
                   RESOURCES ABROAD.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that details, with 
     regard to the Department--
       (1) diplomatic efforts to ensure United States access to 
     critical minerals acquired from outside of the United States 
     that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies; and
       (2) collaboration with other parts of the Federal 
     Government to build a robust supply chain for critical 
     minerals necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.

     SEC. 5711. OVERSEAS UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the One Belt, One Road Initiative (referred to in this 
     section as ``OBOR'') exploits gaps in infrastructure in 
     developing countries to advance the People's Republic of 
     China's own foreign policy objectives;
       (2) although OBOR may meet many countries' short-term 
     strategic infrastructure needs, OBOR--
       (A) frequently places countries in debt to the PRC;
       (B) contributes to widespread corruption;
       (C) often fails to maintain the infrastructure that is 
     built; and
       (D) rarely takes into account human rights, labor 
     standards, or the environment; and
       (3) the need to challenge OBOR represents a major national 
     security concern for the United States, as the PRC's efforts 
     to control markets and supply chains for strategic 
     infrastructure projects, including critical and strategic 
     minerals resource extraction, represent a grave national 
     security threat.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) OBOR.--The term ``OBOR'' means the One Belt, One Road 
     Initiative, a global infrastructure development strategy 
     initiated by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     in 2013.
       (2) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (c) Assessment of Impact to United States National Security 
     of PRC Infrastructure Projects in the Developing World.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Administrator, shall enter into a contract with an 
     independent research organization to prepare the report 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Report elements.--The report described in this 
     paragraph shall--

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       (A) describe the nature and cost of OBOR investments, 
     operation, and construction of strategic infrastructure 
     projects, including logistics, refining, and processing 
     industries and resource facilities, and critical and 
     strategic mineral resource extraction projects, including an 
     assessment of--
       (i) the strategic benefits of such investments that are 
     derived by the PRC and the host nation; and
       (ii) the negative impacts of such investments to the host 
     nation and to United States interests;
       (B) describe the nature and total funding of United States' 
     strategic infrastructure investments and construction, such 
     as projects financed through initiatives such as Prosper 
     Africa and the Millennium Challenge Corporation;
       (C) assess the national security threats posed by the 
     foreign infrastructure investment gap between China and the 
     United States, including strategic infrastructure, such as 
     ports, market access to, and the security of, critical and 
     strategic minerals, digital and telecommunications 
     infrastructure, threats to the supply chains, and general 
     favorability towards the PRC and the United States among the 
     populations of host countries;
       (D) assess the opportunities and challenges for companies 
     based in the United States and companies based in United 
     States partner and allied countries to invest in foreign 
     strategic infrastructure projects in countries where the PRC 
     has focused these types of investments;
       (E) identify challenges and opportunities for the United 
     States Government and United States partners and allies to 
     more directly finance and otherwise support foreign strategic 
     infrastructure projects, including an assessment of the 
     authorities and capabilities of United States agencies, 
     departments, public-private partnerships, and international 
     or multilateral organizations to support such projects 
     without undermining United States domestic industries, such 
     as domestic mineral deposits;
       (F) include a feasibility study and options for United 
     States Government agencies to undertake or increase support 
     for United States businesses to support foreign, large-scale, 
     strategic infrastructure projects, such as roads, power 
     grids, and ports; and
       (G) identify at least 5 strategic infrastructure projects, 
     with one each in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, and Asia, 
     that are needed, but have not yet been initiated.
       (3) Submission to congress.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit a copy of the report prepared pursuant to this 
     subsection to the appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 5712. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS 
                   COOPERATION.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, not later than 15 days after any Chief of Mission 
     determines that communications equipment provided by the 
     United States Government to a foreign government has been 
     used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the 
     equipment was authorized, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) an unclassified notification that indicates that such 
     an incident occurred and the country in which it occurred; 
     and
       (2) a classified notification that describes the incident 
     concerned, including a description of--
       (A) the Federal department or agency that provided the 
     equipment;
       (B) the foreign entity or individual that used the 
     equipment for unlawful purposes; and
       (C) how the equipment was used in an unlawful manner.

     SEC. 5713. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND 
                   AUTHORITY RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY 
                   CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT 
                   RELATING TO CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which a Chief of Mission provides concurrence for 
     the provision of United States Government support to entities 
     or individuals engaged in facilitating or supporting United 
     States Government military- or security-related operations 
     within the area of responsibility of the Chief of Mission, 
     the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees of the provision of such concurrence.
       (b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing 
     Required.--Not less frequently than every 180 days, the 
     Secretary, in order to ensure that the support described in 
     subsection (a) continues to align with United States foreign 
     policy objectives and the objectives of the Department, 
     shall--
       (1) conduct a review of any concurrence described in 
     subsection (a) in effect as of the date of the review;
       (2) based on the review, determine whether to revoke any 
     such concurrence pending further study and review; and
       (3) brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
     results of the review.
       (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary determines 
     to revoke any concurrence described in subsection (a) 
     pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary may revoke such concurrence.
       (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of 
     each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes the 
     following:
       (1) A description of any support described in subsection 
     (a) that was provided with the concurrence of a Chief of 
     Mission during the calendar year preceding the calendar year 
     in which the report is submitted.
       (2) An analysis of the effects of the support described in 
     paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of effort, including with 
     respect to--
       (A) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related 
     Programs (NADR) and associated Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) 
     programs;
       (B) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     (INCLE) programs; and
       (C) Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military 
     Financing (FMF), and associated training programs.

     SEC. 5714. PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF 
                   PARKING FEES.

       The Secretary of State may--
       (1) provide parking services, including electric vehicle 
     charging and other parking services, in facilities operated 
     by or for the Department; and
       (2) charge fees for such services that may be deposited 
     into the appropriate account of the Department, to remain 
     available until expended for the purposes of such account.

     SEC. 5715. DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AREAS.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``reception 
     areas'' has the meaning given such term in section 41(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2713(c)).
       (b) In General.--The Secretary may sell goods and services 
     and use the proceeds of such sales for administration and 
     related support of the reception areas consistent with 
     section 41(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(a)).
       (c) Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected pursuant to the 
     authority provided under subsection (b) may be deposited into 
     an account in the Treasury, to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 5716. CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS VISA 
                   SERVICES COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL.

        Section 103 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry 
     Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``or surcharge'' after ``machine-readable 
     visa fee''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The amount of the 
     machine-readable visa fee or surcharge under this subsection 
     may also account for the cost of other consular services that 
     are not otherwise subject to a fee or surcharge retained by 
     the Department of State.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or surcharges'' after 
     ``amounts collected as fees''.

     SEC. 5717. RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT 
                   APPLICATIONS THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL 
                   SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     procedure that provides, to any individual applying for a new 
     United States passport or to renew the United States passport 
     of the individual by mail, the option to have supporting 
     documents for the application returned to the individual by 
     the United States Postal Service through certified mail.
       (b) Cost.--
       (1) Responsibility.--The cost of returning supporting 
     documents to an individual as described in subsection (a) 
     shall be the responsibility of the individual.
       (2) Fee.--The fee charged to the individual by the 
     Secretary for returning supporting documents as described in 
     subsection (a) shall be the sum of--
       (A) the retail price charged by the United States Postal 
     Service for the service; and
       (B) the estimated cost of processing the return of the 
     supporting documents.
       (3) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (A) details the costs included in the processing fee 
     described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) includes an estimate of the average cost per request.

     SEC. 5718. REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES 
                   RELATED TO ORDERED DEPARTURES AND POST 
                   CLOSURES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that describes--
       (1) how Department personnel and resources dedicated to 
     Mission Afghanistan were reallocated following the closure of 
     diplomatic posts in Afghanistan in August 2021; and
       (2) the extent to which Department personnel and resources 
     for Mission Iraq were reallocated following ordered 
     departures for diplomatic posts in March 2020, and how such 
     resources were reallocated.

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     SEC. 5719. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.

       (a) Certification of Effectiveness of the Australia 
     Group.--Section 2(7) of Senate Resolution 75 (105th Congress) 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Activities of the Taliban.--Section 7044(a)(4) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116-260) 
     is amended by striking ``the following purposes--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(B)''.
       (c) Plans to Implement the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange 
     Initiative.--The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative 
     Act (subtitle D of title III of division FF of Public Law 
     116-260) is amended by striking section 336.
       (d) Progress Report on Jerusalem Embassy.--The Jerusalem 
     Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended by 
     striking section 6.
       (e) Burma's Timber Trade.--The Tom Lantos Block Burmese 
     JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-286; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking 
     section 12.
       (f) Monitoring of Assistance for Afghanistan.--Section 103 
     of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 
     7513) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (g) Presidential Anti-pedophilia Certification.--Section 
     102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking 
     subsection (g).
       (h) Microenterprise for Self-reliance Report.--Title III of 
     the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-
     Corruption Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-309; 22 U.S.C. 2462 
     note) is amended by striking section 304.
       (i) Promoting the Rule of Law in the Russian Federation to 
     Support United States Trade and Investment.--The Sergei 
     Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 
     112-208), is amended--
       (1) in the table of contents, by amending the item relating 
     to section 202 to read as follows:

``Sec. 202. Reporting bribery and corruption in the Russian Federation 
              to support United States trade and investment.''.
       (2) by amending section 202 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202. REPORTING BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION TO SUPPORT UNITED STATES TRADE AND 
                   INVESTMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
     establish and maintain a dedicated phone hotline and secure 
     website, accessible from within and outside the Russian 
     Federation, for the purpose of allowing United States 
     entities--
       ``(1) to report instances of bribery, attempted bribery, or 
     other forms of corruption in the Russian Federation that 
     impact or potentially impact their operations; and
       ``(2) to request the assistance of the United States with 
     respect to issues relating to corruption in the Russian 
     Federation.
       ``(b) Report Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     effective date under section 102(b) of the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian 
     Federation, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives that includes--
       ``(A) the number of instances in which bribery, attempted 
     bribery, or other forms of corruption have been reported 
     using the hotline or website established pursuant to 
     subsection (a);
       ``(B) a description of the regions in the Russian 
     Federation in which such instances are alleged to have 
     occurred;
       ``(C) a summary of actions taken by the United States to 
     provide assistance to United States entities pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(D) a description of the efforts taken by the Secretary 
     of Commerce to inform United States entities conducting 
     business in the Russian Federation, or considering conducting 
     business in the Russian Federation, of the availability of 
     assistance through the hotline and website established 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The Secretary of Commerce may not 
     include, in the report required under paragraph (1), the 
     identity of a United States entity that reports instances of 
     bribery, attempted bribery, or other forms of corruption in 
     the Russian Federation or requests assistance pursuant to 
     subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 5720. LOCALITY PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORKING 
                   OVERSEAS UNDER DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE TELEWORKING 
                   OVERSEAS AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Civil service.--The term ``civil service'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means 
     an employee who--
       (A) occupies a position in the civil service; and
       (B) is working overseas under a Domestic Employee 
     Teleworking Overseas agreement.
       (3) Locality pay.--The term ``locality pay'' means a 
     locality-based comparability payment paid in accordance with 
     subsection (b).
       (4) Nonforeign area.--The term ``nonforeign area'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
       (5) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any geographic 
     location that is not in--
       (A) the continental United States; or
       (B) a nonforeign area.
       (b) Payment of Locality Pay.--Each covered employee shall 
     be paid locality pay in an amount that is equal to the lesser 
     of--
       (1) the amount of a locality-based comparability payment 
     that the covered employee would have been paid under section 
     5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code, had the 
     official duty station of the covered employee not been 
     changed to reflect an overseas location under the applicable 
     Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement; or
       (2) the amount of a locality-based comparability payment 
     that the covered employee would be paid under section 1113 of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-
     32), as limited under section 5803(a)(4)(B) of this Act, if 
     the covered employee were an eligible member of the Foreign 
     Service (as defined in subsection (b) of such section 1113).
       (c) Application.--Locality pay paid to a covered employee 
     under this section--
       (1) shall begin to be paid not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) shall be treated in the same manner, and subject to the 
     same terms and conditions, as a locality-based comparability 
     payment paid under section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Annuity Computation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for purposes of any annuity computation 
     under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, the 
     basic pay of a covered employee shall--
       (1) be considered to be the rate of basic pay that would 
     have been paid to the covered employee had the official duty 
     station of the covered employee not been changed to reflect 
     an overseas location under the applicable Domestic Employee 
     Teleworking Overseas agreement; and
       (2) include locality pay paid to the covered employee under 
     this section.

     SEC. 5721. DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIPLOMACY IN RESPONSE TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL 
                   COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON ISRAEL.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States for the Secretary to pursue, during the United Nations 
     General Assembly and in all future participation in United 
     Nations' fora, with respect to the United Nations Independent 
     International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied 
     Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in 
     Israel (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Commission'')--
       (1) the establishment of criteria for the dissolution of 
     the Commission, mirroring standard criteria established in 
     other recent Commissions of Inquiry on Syria, Libya, South 
     Sudan, and Venezuela;
       (2) the dissolution of the Commission in the context of the 
     United States'--
       (A) participation in the United Nations General Assembly 
     Third Committee; and
       (B) engagement on the United Nations Human Rights Council;
       (3) the determination of an expiration date for the 
     Commission that is as soon as possible;
       (4) continued advocacy in the United Nations General 
     Assembly Fifth Committee to limit resources available to the 
     Commission commensurate with other recent Commissions of 
     Inquiry; and
       (5) continued advocacy for membership in the United Nations 
     Human Rights Council of countries that do not pursue 
     antisemitic or anti-Israel agendas.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees describing the 
     actions taken by the Department in pursuit of the goals set 
     forth in subsection (a).

     SEC. 5722. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION 
                   OR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

       (a) Ineligibility.--
       (1) In general.--Any official of a foreign government, and 
     the immediate family members of such an official, about whom 
     the Secretary has credible information has been involved, 
     directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, including 
     corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or 
     a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for 
     entry into the United States.
       (2) Designation.--The Secretary shall publicly or privately 
     designate or identify each official of a foreign government, 
     and the immediate family members of such official, about whom 
     the Secretary has such credible information related to any 
     act described in paragraph (1), without regard to whether the 
     official has applied for a visa.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to an 
     individual if the entry of the individual into the United 
     States would further important United States law enforcement 
     objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to 
     fulfill its obligations under the Agreement regarding the 
     Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
     June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
     between the United Nations and the United States, or any 
     other applicable international obligations of the United 
     States.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary

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     determines that such a waiver would serve a compelling 
     national interest or that the circumstances that caused the 
     individual concerned to be ineligible for entry or admission 
     to the United States pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or to be 
     designated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) have changed 
     sufficiently.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report that, for the reporting period--
       (A) includes the information related to corruption or 
     violation of human rights concerning each individual found to 
     be ineligible for entry into the United States under 
     subsection (a)(1);
       (B) identifies--
       (i) each individual whom the Secretary designated or 
     identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
       (ii) each individual who would have been so ineligible but 
     for the application of subsection (b); and
       (C) includes a list of waivers provided under subsection 
     (c) and a justification for each waiver.
       (2) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (3) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
     available to the public on a publicly accessible internet 
     website of the Department of State the unclassified portion 
     of each report required by paragraph (1).
       (e) Referral for Financial Sanctions.--Following the 
     application of subsection (a), the Secretary should, as 
     appropriate, refer to the Secretary of the Treasury, through 
     the Office of Foreign Assets Control, a list of persons who 
     have been designated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) and 
     related supporting information for review for the imposition 
     of sanctions, in accordance with United States law, to block 
     the transfer of property and interests in property, and all 
     financial transactions, in the United States involving any 
     person described in subsection (a).
       (f) Clarification.--For purposes of subsections (a) and 
     (d), the records of the Department and of diplomatic and 
     consular offices of the United States pertaining to the 
     issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
     States shall not be considered confidential.

     SEC. 5723. 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.''.
       (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.''.

     SEC. 5724. REPORT OF SHOOTING OF PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN 
                   JOURNALIST IN JENIN.

       Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a complete copy, in classified or 
     unclassified format, as appropriate, of the report overseen 
     by the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the 
     Palestinian Authority regarding the circumstances surrounding 
     the shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin on May 11, 2022.

     SEC. 5725. REPORT ON COUNTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF MALIGN 
                   ACTORS.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator, 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees regarding United States diplomatic efforts in 
     Africa in achieving United States policy goals and countering 
     the activities of malign actors.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) case studies from Mali, Sudan, the Central African 
     Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South 
     Sudan, with the goal of assessing the effectiveness of 
     diplomatic tools during the 5-year period ending on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) an assessment of--
       (i) the extent and effectiveness of certain diplomatic 
     tools to advance United States priorities in the respective 
     case study countries, including--

       (I) in-country diplomatic presence;
       (II) humanitarian and development assistance;
       (III) support for increased 2-way trade and investment;
       (IV) United States security assistance;
       (V) public diplomacy; and
       (VI) accountability measures, including sanctions;

       (ii) whether the use of the diplomatic tools described in 
     clause (i) achieved the diplomatic ends for which they were 
     intended; and
       (iii) the means by which the Russian Federation and the 
     People's Republic of China exploited any openings for 
     diplomatic engagement in the case study countries.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
     be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Classified Briefing Required.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     and the Administrator shall jointly brief Congress regarding 
     the report required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 5726. LIMITATION ON WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH ATLANTIC 
                   TREATY.

       (a) Opposition of Congress to Suspension, Termination, 
     Denunciation, or Withdrawal From North Atlantic Treaty.--The 
     President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw 
     the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at 
     Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the 
     Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
       (b) Limitation on the Use of Funds.--No funds authorized or 
     appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or 
     indirectly, any efforts on the part of any United States 
     Government official to take steps to suspend, terminate, 
     denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North 
     Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, until 
     such time as both the Senate and the House of Representatives 
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     joint resolution approving the withdrawal of the United 
     States from the treaty or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
       (c) Notification of Treaty Action.--
       (1) Consultation.--Prior to the notification described in 
     paragraph (2), the President shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees in relation to any 
     effort to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the 
     United States from the North Atlantic Treaty.
       (2) Notification.--The President shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing of any effort 
     to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United 
     States from the North Atlantic Treaty, as soon as possible, 
     but in no event later than 180 days before taking such 
     action.
       (d) Authorization of Legal Counsel to Represent Congress.--
     Both the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel to the 
     House of Representatives are authorized to independently or 
     collectively represent Congress in initiating or intervening 
     in any judicial proceedings in any Federal court of competent 
     jurisdiction on behalf of Congress in order to oppose any 
     effort to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the 
     United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in a manner 
     inconsistent with this section.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--Any legal counsel operating 
     pursuant to subsection (d) shall report as soon as 
     practicable to the appropriate congressional committees with 
     respect to any judicial proceedings which the Senate Legal 
     Counsel or the General Counsel to the House of 
     Representatives, as the case may be, initiates or in which it 
     intervenes pursuant to subsection (d).
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to authorize, imply, or otherwise indicate that the 
     President may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from 
     any treaty to which the Senate has provided its advice and 
     consent without the advice and consent of the Senate to such 
     act or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
       (g) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the 
     application of such provision is held by a Federal court to 
     be unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the 
     application of the provisions of such to any person or 
     circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms 
     ``withdrawal'', ``denunciation'', ``suspension'', and 
     ``termination'' have the meaning given such terms in the 
     Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, concluded at Vienna 
     May 23, 1969.

     SEC. 5727. ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
                   AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.

       (a) Section 112b of Title 1, United States Code.--
       (1) In general.--Section 112b of title 1, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 112b. United States international agreements and non-
       binding instruments; transparency provisions

       ``(a)(1) Not less frequently than once each month, the 
     Secretary shall provide in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees the following:
       ``(A)(i) A list of all international agreements approved 
     for negotiation by the Secretary or another Department of 
     State officer at the Assistant Secretary level or higher and 
     a list of all qualifying non-binding instruments described in 
     subsection (l)(6)(A)(ii)(II) approved for negotiation by the 
     appropriate department or agency during the prior month, or, 
     in the event an international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument is not included in the lists required by 
     this clause, a certification corresponding to the 
     international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument 
     as authorized under paragraph (5)(A).
       ``(ii) A description of the intended subject matter and 
     parties to or participants for each international agreement 
     and qualifying non-binding instrument listed pursuant to 
     clause (i).
       ``(B)(i) A list of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or 
     otherwise finalized during the prior month.
       ``(ii) The text of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) A detailed description of the legal authority that, 
     in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each 
     international agreement and that, in the view of the 
     appropriate department or agency, provides authorization for 
     each qualifying non-binding instrument provided under clause 
     (ii) to become operative. If multiple authorities are relied 
     upon in relation to an international agreement, the Secretary 
     shall cite all such authorities, and if multiple authorities 
     are relied upon in relation to a qualifying non-binding 
     instrument, the appropriate department or agency shall cite 
     all such authorities. All citations to the Constitution of 
     the United States, a treaty, or a statute shall include the 
     specific article or section and subsection reference whenever 
     available and, if not available, shall be as specific as 
     possible. If the authority relied upon is or includes article 
     II of the Constitution of the United States, the Secretary or 
     appropriate department or agency shall explain the basis for 
     that reliance.
       ``(C)(i) A list of all international agreements that 
     entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments 
     that became operative for the United States or an agency of 
     the United States during the prior month.
       ``(ii) The text of all international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i) if 
     such text differs from the text of the agreement or 
     instrument previously provided pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)(ii).
       ``(iii) A statement describing any new or amended statutory 
     or regulatory authority anticipated to be required to fully 
     implement each proposed international agreement and 
     qualifying non-binding instrument included in the list 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(2) Not less frequently than once every three months, the 
     Secretary shall provide in writing to the appropriate 
     congressional committees the following:
       ``(A) A list of all qualifying non-binding instruments 
     described in subsection (l)(6)(A)(ii)(I) approved for 
     negotiation by the appropriate department or agency during 
     the prior three months, or, in the event a qualifying non-
     binding instrument is not included in the list required by 
     this subparagraph, a certification corresponding to the 
     qualifying non-binding instrument as authorized under 
     paragraph (5)(A).
       ``(B) A description of the intended subject matter and 
     participants for each qualifying non-binding instrument 
     listed pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) The information and text required by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex.
       ``(4) In the case of a general authorization issued for the 
     negotiation or conclusion of a series of international 
     agreements of the same general type, the requirements of 
     paragraph (1)(A) may be satisfied by the provision in writing 
     of--
       ``(A) a single notification containing all the information 
     required by paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) a list, to the extent described in such general 
     authorization, of the countries or entities with which such 
     agreements are contemplated.
       ``(5)(A) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, waive 
     the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) with respect 
     to a specific international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument, as applicable, for renewable periods of 
     up to 180 days if the Secretary certifies in writing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       ``(i) exercising the waiver authority is vital to the 
     negotiation of a particular international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument; and
       ``(ii) the international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument would significantly and materially advance 
     the foreign policy or national security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall brief the Majority Leader and the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Chairs and 
     Ranking Members of the appropriate congressional committees 
     on the scope and status of the negotiation that is the 
     subject of the waiver under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary exercises the waiver; and
       ``(ii) once every 180 days during the period in which a 
     renewed waiver is in effect.
       ``(C) The certification required by subparagraph (A) may be 
     provided in classified form.
       ``(D) The Secretary shall not delegate the waiver authority 
     or certification requirements under subparagraph (A). The 
     Secretary shall not delegate the briefing requirements under 
     subparagraph (B) to any person other than the Deputy 
     Secretary.
       ``(b)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date on which an 
     international agreement enters into force, the Secretary 
     shall make the text of the agreement, and the information 
     described in subparagraphs (B)(iii) and (C)(iii) of 
     subsection (a)(1) relating to the agreement, available to the 
     public on the website of the Department of State.
       ``(2) Not less frequently than once every 120 days, the 
     Secretary shall make the text of each qualifying non-binding 
     instrument that became operative during the preceding 120 
     days, and the information described in subparagraphs (B)(iii) 
     and (C)(iii) of subsection (a)(1) relating to each such 
     instrument, available to the public on the website of the 
     Department of State.
       ``(3) The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
     not apply to the following categories of international 
     agreements or qualifying non-binding instruments, or to 
     information described in subparagraphs (B)(iii) and (C)(iii) 
     of subsection (a)(1) relating to such agreements or 
     qualifying non-binding instruments:
       ``(A) International agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments that contain information that has been given a 
     national security classification pursuant to Executive Order 
     13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to classified national 
     security information) or any predecessor or successor order, 
     or that contain any information that is otherwise exempt from 
     public disclosure pursuant to United States law.
       ``(B) International agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments that address specified military operations, 
     military exercises, acquisition and cross servicing, 
     logistics support, military personnel exchange or education 
     programs, or the provision of health care to military 
     personnel on a reciprocal basis.
       ``(C) International agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments that establish the terms of grant or other 
     similar assistance, including in-kind assistance, financed

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     with foreign assistance funds pursuant to the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Food 
     for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.).
       ``(D) International agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments, such as project annexes and other similar 
     instruments, for which the principal function is to establish 
     technical details for the implementation of a specific 
     project undertaken pursuant to another agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument that has been published in 
     accordance with paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(E) International agreements and qualifying non-binding 
     instruments that have been separately published by a 
     depositary or other similar administrative body, except that 
     the Secretary shall make the information described in 
     subparagraphs (B)(iii) and (C)(iii) of subsection (a)(1), 
     relating to such agreements or qualifying non-binding 
     instruments, available to the public on the website of the 
     Department of State within the timeframes required by 
     paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(c) For any international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument for which an implementing agreement or 
     arrangement, or any document of similar purpose or function 
     to the aforementioned regardless of the title of the 
     document, is not otherwise required to be submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees under subparagraphs 
     (B)(ii) or (C)(ii) of subsection (a)(1), not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the Secretary receives a written 
     communication from the Chair or Ranking Member of either of 
     the appropriate congressional committees requesting the text 
     of any such implementing agreements or arrangements, whether 
     binding or non-binding, the Secretary shall submit such 
     implementing agreements or arrangements to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(d) Any department or agency of the United States 
     Government that enters into any international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the 
     United States shall--
       ``(1) notify the Secretary of the approval for negotiation 
     of a qualifying non-binding instrument within 15 days of such 
     approval;
       ``(2) provide to the Secretary the text of each 
     international agreement not later than 15 days after the date 
     on which such agreement is signed or otherwise concluded;
       ``(3) provide to the Secretary the text of each qualifying 
     non-binding instrument not later than 15 days after the date 
     on which such instrument is concluded or otherwise becomes 
     finalized;
       ``(4) provide to the Secretary a detailed description of 
     the legal authority that provides authorization for each 
     qualifying non-binding instrument to become operative not 
     later than 15 days after such instrument is signed or 
     otherwise becomes finalized; and
       ``(5) on an ongoing basis, provide any implementing 
     material to the Secretary for transmittal to the appropriate 
     congressional committees as needed to satisfy the 
     requirements described in subsection (c).
       ``(e)(1) Each department or agency of the United States 
     Government that enters into any international agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument on behalf of itself or the 
     United States shall designate a Chief International 
     Agreements Officer, who shall--
       ``(A) be selected from among employees of such department 
     or agency;
       ``(B) serve concurrently as the Chief International 
     Agreements Officer; and
       ``(C) subject to the authority of the head of such 
     department or agency, have department- or agency-wide 
     responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) There shall be a Chief International Agreements 
     Officer who serves at the Department of State with the title 
     of International Agreements Compliance Officer.
       ``(f) The substance of oral international agreements and 
     qualifying non-binding instruments shall be reduced to 
     writing for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 
     subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     international agreement may not be signed or otherwise 
     concluded on behalf of the United States without prior 
     consultation with the Secretary. Such consultation may 
     encompass a class of agreements rather than a particular 
     agreement.
       ``(h)(1) If the Secretary is aware or has reason to believe 
     that the requirements of subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (b), or 
     (c) have not been fulfilled with respect to an international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) immediately bring the matter to the attention of the 
     office or agency responsible for the agreement or qualifying 
     non-binding instrument; and
       ``(B) request the office or agency to provide within 7 days 
     the information necessary to fulfill the requirements of the 
     relevant subsection.
       ``(2) Upon receiving the information requested pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) fulfill the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or 
     (c), as the case may be, with respect to the agreement or 
     qualifying non-binding instrument concerned--
       ``(i) by including such information in the next submission 
     required by subsection (a)(1);
       ``(ii) by providing such information in writing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees before provision of the 
     submission described in clause (i); or
       ``(iii) in relation to subsection (b), by making the text 
     of the agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument and the 
     information described in subparagraphs (B)(iii) and (C)(iii) 
     of subsection (a)(1) relating to the agreement or instrument 
     available to the public on the website of the Department of 
     State within 15 days; and
       ``(B) provide to the appropriate congressional committees, 
     either in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1) 
     or before such submission, a written statement explaining the 
     reason for the delay in fulfilling the requirements of 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c), as the case may be.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
     requirements of subsection (a) have not been fulfilled with 
     respect to an international agreement within 45 days of the 
     date on which the Secretary made a request to an office or 
     agency as described in paragraph (1)(B), no amounts 
     appropriated to the Department of State under any law shall 
     be available for obligation or expenditure to implement or to 
     support the implementation of (including through the use of 
     personnel or resources subject to the authority of a chief of 
     mission) that particular international agreement, other than 
     to facilitate compliance with this section, until the 
     Secretary satisfies the substantive requirements in 
     subsection (a) with respect to that particular international 
     agreement.
       ``(i)(1) Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and not less frequently than once 
     every 3 years thereafter during the 9-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the 
     compliance of the Secretary with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(2) In any instance in which a failure by the Secretary 
     to comply with such requirements is determined by the 
     Comptroller General to have been due to the failure or 
     refusal of another agency to provide information or material 
     to the Department of State, or the failure to do so in a 
     timely manner, the Comptroller General shall engage such 
     other agency to determine--
       ``(A) the cause and scope of such failure or refusal;
       ``(B) the specific office or offices responsible for such 
     failure or refusal; and
       ``(C) recommendations for measures to ensure compliance 
     with statutory requirements.
       ``(3) The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees in writing the results 
     of each audit required by paragraph (1).
       ``(4) The Comptroller General and the Secretary shall make 
     the results of each audit required by paragraph (1) publicly 
     available on the websites of the Government Accountability 
     Office and the Department of State, respectively.
       ``(j) The President shall, through the Secretary, 
     promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(k) It is the sense of Congress that the executive branch 
     should not prescribe or otherwise commit to or include 
     specific legislative text in a treaty, executive agreement, 
     or non-binding instrument unless Congress has authorized such 
     action.
       ``(l) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) The term `appropriate department or agency' means the 
     department or agency of the United States Government that 
     negotiates and enters into a qualifying non-binding 
     instrument on behalf of itself or the United States.
       ``(3) The term `Deputy Secretary' means the Deputy 
     Secretary of State.
       ``(4) The term `intelligence community' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       ``(5) The term `international agreement' includes--
       ``(A) any treaty that requires the advice and consent of 
     the Senate, pursuant to article II of the Constitution of the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) any other international agreement to which the United 
     States is a party and that is not subject to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(6) The term `qualifying non-binding instrument'--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means a non-
     binding instrument that--
       ``(i) is or will be under negotiation, is signed or 
     otherwise becomes operative, or is implemented with one or 
     more foreign governments, international organizations, or 
     foreign entities, including non-state actors; and
       ``(ii)(I) could reasonably be expected to have a 
     significant impact on the foreign policy of the United 
     States; or
       ``(II) is the subject of a written communication from the 
     Chair or Ranking Member of either of the appropriate 
     congressional committees to the Secretary; and
       ``(B) does not include any non-binding instrument that is 
     signed or otherwise becomes operative or is implemented 
     pursuant to the authorities relied upon by the Department of 
     Defense, the Armed Forces of the United States, or any 
     element of the intelligence community.
       ``(7) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of State.

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       ``(8)(A) The term `text' with respect to an international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument includes--
       ``(i) any annex, appendix, codicil, side agreement, side 
     letter, or any document of similar purpose or function to the 
     aforementioned, regardless of the title of the document, that 
     is entered into contemporaneously and in conjunction with the 
     international agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument; 
     and
       ``(ii) any implementing agreement or arrangement, or any 
     document of similar purpose or function to the aforementioned 
     regardless of the title of the document, that is entered into 
     contemporaneously and in conjunction with the international 
     agreement or qualifying non-binding instrument.
       ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term 
     `contemporaneously and in conjunction with'--
       ``(i) shall be construed liberally; and
       ``(ii) may not be interpreted to require any action to have 
     occurred simultaneously or on the same day.
       ``(m) Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize 
     the withholding from disclosure to the public of any record 
     if such disclosure is required by law.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 112b and 
     inserting the following:

``112b. United States international agreements and non-binding 
              instruments; transparency provisions.''.
       (3) Technical and conforming amendment relating to 
     authorities of the secretary of state.--Section 317(h)(2) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c(h)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``Section 112b(c)'' and inserting 
     ``Section 112b(g)''.
       (4) Mechanism for reporting.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a mechanism for personnel of the Department who 
     become aware or who have reason to believe that the 
     requirements under section 112b of title 1, United States 
     Code, as amended by paragraph (1), have not been fulfilled 
     with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-
     binding instrument (as such terms are defined in such 
     section) to report such instances to the Secretary.
       (5) Rules and regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, through 
     the Secretary, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as 
     may be necessary to carry out section 112b of title 1, United 
     States Code, as amended by paragraph (1).
       (6) Consultation and briefing requirement.--
       (A) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on matters related to 
     the implementation of this section and the amendments made by 
     this section before and after the effective date described in 
     subsection (c).
       (B) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and once every 90 days thereafter for 
     1 year, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding the status of efforts to 
     implement this section and the amendments made by this 
     section.
       (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department $1,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for purposes of 
     implementing the requirements of section 112b of title 1, 
     United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1).
       (b) Section 112a of Title 1, United States Code.--Section 
     112a of title 1, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Copies of international agreements and qualifying 
     non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department 
     of State, but not published, other than the agreements 
     described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available 
     by the Department of State upon request.''.
       (c) Effective Date of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall take effect on the date that is 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                 TITLE LVIII--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 5801. CONSULTING SERVICES.

       Any consulting services through procurement contracts shall 
     be limited to contracts in which such expenditures are a 
     matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
     except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
     existing Executive orders issued pursuant to existing law.

     SEC. 5802. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.

       For the purposes of calculating the costs of providing new 
     United States diplomatic facilities in any fiscal year, in 
     accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 
     note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     determine the annual program level and agency shares for such 
     fiscal year in a manner that is proportional to the 
     contribution of the Department of State for this purpose.

     SEC. 5803. EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authorities.--
       (1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of 
     June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by 
     striking ``September 30, 2010'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2024''.
       (2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained 
     in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through 
     ``September 30, 2024''.
       (3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--Section 
     625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 
     2010'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''.
       (4) Overseas pay comparability and limitation.--
       (A) In general.--The authority provided by section 1113 of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) 
     shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024.
       (B) Limitation.--The authority described in subparagraph 
     (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign 
     Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32)) a locality-
     based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
     exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based 
     comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be 
     payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United 
     States Code, if such member's official duty station were in 
     the District of Columbia.
       (5) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The authorities 
     provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212)--
       (A) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2024; and
       (B) may be used to facilitate the assignment of persons for 
     oversight of programs in Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, 
     Venezuela, and Yemen.
       (6) Accountability review boards.--The authority provided 
     under section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
     and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall 
     remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall 
     apply to facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2024, 
     except that the notification and reporting requirements 
     contained in such section shall include the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (7) Department of state inspector general waiver 
     authority.--The Inspector General of the Department may waive 
     the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), on a 
     case-by-case basis, for an annuitant reemployed by the 
     Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same 
     constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of 
     State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to 
     subsection (g) of such section.
       (b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of 
     the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 
     112-74) shall continue in effect until September 30, 2024.

     SEC. 5804. WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AND MILITARY TRAINING 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Extension of War Reserves Stockpile Authority.--Section 
     12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by 
     striking ``of this section'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting ``of this section after 
     September 30, 2024.''.
       (b) Annual Foreign Military Training Report.--For the 
     purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the term ``military training provided 
     to foreign military personnel by the Department of Defense 
     and the Department of State'' shall be deemed to include all 
     military training provided by foreign governments with funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department 
     of State, except for training provided by the government of a 
     country designated under section 517(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2321k(b)) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization ally. Such third-country training shall be 
     clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant to such 
     section 656.

                TITLE LIX--GLOBAL CORRUPTION AND RESPECT

     SEC. 5901. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 5902. DEFINITIONS.

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

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     SEC. 5903. PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary 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 5904.
       (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 5904, 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 5904.

     SEC. 5904. 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 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. 5905. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, 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 5903; 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 under section 5903(a) and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     committees specified in subsection (f) a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a list of foreign persons with respect to which the 
     President imposed sanctions pursuant to the evaluation under 
     subsection (a);
       (2) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed;
       (3) the reasons for imposing such sanctions; and
       (4) a list of all foreign persons found to have been 
     engaged in significant corruption in relation to the 
     planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 
     pipeline.
       (c) Form of Report.--Each report required under subsection 
     (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except 
     with respect to the list required under subsection (b)(4)) 
     provide a briefing to the committees specified in subsection 
     (f) instead of submitting a written report required under 
     subsection (b), if doing so would better serve existing 
     United States anti-corruption efforts or the national 
     interests of the Untied States.
       (e) Termination of Requirements Relating to Nord Stream 
     2.--The requirements under subsections (a)(2) and (b)(4) 
     shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (7) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (8) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 5906. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF 
                   CONTACT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary 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 5903, 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 shall implement appropriate 
     training for anti-corruption points of contact designated 
     under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5621. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr.

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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 IX, add the following:

     SEC. 906. REPORT ON REASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES 
                   PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO CHIEF MANAGEMENT 
                   OFFICER.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation plan for and progress made toward reassignment 
     of the responsibilities previously assigned to the Chief 
     Management Officer of the Department of Defense abolished by 
     section 901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283; 134 Stat. 3794).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5622. 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 title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study on the research programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Identification of all research programs of the 
     Department.
       (2) Identification of which programs identified under 
     paragraph (1) are duplicates of each other and which programs 
     are duplicates of programs of other Federal agencies.
       (3) For each program of the Department identified under 
     paragraph (2) that is a duplicate of another program of the 
     Department but is carried out by a different military 
     department or Defense Agency, identification of which 
     military department or Defense Agency is the most appropriate 
     entity to carry out the program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5623. 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING RECOGNIZING NATIONAL 
                   DEBT AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) in September 2020, the total public debt outstanding of 
     the United States was more than $26,000,000,000,000, 
     resulting in a total interest expense of more than 
     $371,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
       (2) in September 2019, the total public debt as a 
     percentage of gross domestic product was about 100 percent;
       (3) leaders of the Congressional Budget Office and the 
     Government Accountability Office have testified that--
       (A) the growth of the public debt is unsustainable; and
       (B) Congress must undertake extensive fiscal consolidation 
     to combat that growth;
       (4) the last Federal budget surplus occurred in 2001;
       (5) in fiscal year 2020, Federal tax receipts totaled 
     $3,420,000,000,000, but Federal outlays totaled 
     $6,652,000,000,000, leaving the Federal Government with a 1-
     year deficit of $3,132,000,000,000;
       (6) since the last Federal budget surplus occurred in 2001, 
     Congress--
       (A) has failed to maintain a fiscally responsible budget; 
     and
       (B) has had to raise the debt ceiling repeatedly;
       (7) the Medicare Board of Trustees projects that the 
     Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be depleted in 
     2026;
       (8) the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees 
     project that the Disability Insurance and the Federal Old-Age 
     and Survivors Insurance Trust Funds will be depleted in 2026 
     and 2031, respectively;
       (9) heavy indebtedness increases the exposure of the 
     Federal Government to interest rate risks;
       (10) the credit rating of the United States was reduced by 
     Standard and Poor's from AAA to AA+ on August 5, 2011, and 
     has remained at that level ever since;
       (11) without a targeted effort to balance the Federal 
     budget, the credit rating of the United States will continue 
     to fall;
       (12) improvements in the business climate in populous 
     countries, and aging populations around the world, will 
     likely contribute to higher global interest rates;
       (13) more than $7,000,000,000,000 of Federal debt is owned 
     by individuals not located in the United States, including 
     more than $1,000,000,000,000 of which is owned by individuals 
     in China;
       (14) China and the European Union are developing 
     alternative payment systems to weaken the dominant position 
     of the United States dollar as a reserve currency;
       (15) rapidly increasing interest rates will squeeze all 
     policy priorities of the United States, including defense 
     policy and foreign policy priorities;
       (16) the National Security Strategy of the United States, 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act, highlights the need 
     to reduce the national debt through fiscal responsibility;
       (17) on April 12, 2018, former Secretary of Defense James 
     Mattis warned that ``any Nation that can't keep its fiscal 
     house in order eventually cannot maintain its military 
     power'';
       (18) on March 6, 2018, former Director of National 
     Intelligence Dan Coats warned: ``Our continued plunge into 
     debt is unsustainable and represents a dire future threat to 
     our economy and to our national security'';
       (19) on November 15, 2017, former Secretaries of Defense 
     Leon Panetta, Ash Carter, and Chuck Hagel warned: ``Increase 
     in the debt will, in the absence of a comprehensive budget 
     that addresses both entitlements and revenues, force even 
     deeper reductions in our national security capabilities''; 
     and
       (20) on September 22, 2011, former Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen warned: ``I believe the 
     single, biggest threat to our national security is debt''.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the national debt is a threat to the national security 
     of the United States;
       (2) persistent, structural deficits are unsustainable, 
     irresponsible, and dangerous; and
       (3) the looming fiscal crisis faced by the United States 
     must be addressed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5624. 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 title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY 
                   INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Submittal of Information to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) upon request of a member of Congress for information 
     regarding a safety investigation conducted by the Department 
     of Defense, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary receives the request, submit to the member of 
     Congress the information requested; and
       (B) not later than 30 days after the date of the completion 
     of an investigation with respect to which the Secretary 
     submitted information under subparagraph (A) to a member of 
     Congress, submit to the member updated information with 
     respect to the investigation.
       (2) Redaction.--The Secretary of Defense may not redact any 
     information submitted under paragraph (1).
       (3) Form.--Information submitted under paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in classified form as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to protect national security and the investigatory 
     process.
       (b) Sharing of Information Among Military Departments.--For 
     each safety investigation conducted by the Department of 
     Defense that involves equipment used by more than one 
     military department, the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the completion of the 
     safety investigation, ensure that information regarding the 
     investigation is transmitted to the Secretary of each 
     military department that uses such equipment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5625. 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

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other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 730. REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACTOR UNDER PHARMACY BENEFITS 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     all pharmacies that were considered in-network under the 
     pharmacy benefits program under section 1074g of title 10, 
     United States Code, under the contract that immediately 
     preceded the contract by the Secretary with Express Scripts 
     under such program in effect as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act are considered in-network pharmacies under such 
     contract with Express Scripts on and after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Previous Agreements.--The Secretary shall ensure that, 
     in carrying out their contract under the pharmacy benefits 
     program under section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, 
     Express Scripts honors all agreements made with pharmacies 
     under the contract that immediately preceded the contract by 
     the Secretary with Express Scripts under such program and the 
     terms of any such agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5626. 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 VII, add the following:

     SEC. 730. LIMITATION ON USE OF PHARMACIES UNDER PHARMACY 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any entity with 
     which the Secretary has entered into a contract to carry out 
     the pharmacy benefits program under section 1074g of title 
     10, United States Code, does not exclusively use the private 
     network of pharmacies of the entity, or pharmacies with which 
     the entity is affiliated, as the base for the network of 
     pharmacies used by the entity under such contract.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5627. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 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. ___. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings; Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) Law enforcement and corrections officers routinely 
     respond to emergencies involving individuals suffering from a 
     mental health crisis.
       (B) Recent statistics have shown that as many as--
       (i) 1 in every 10 calls for police response involve a 
     person suffering from a mental illness;
       (ii) 1 in every 4 people killed by police suffer from a 
     mental health problem; and
       (iii) 1 in 3 people transported to a hospital emergency 
     room for psychiatric reasons are taken by the police.
       (C) Law enforcement response calls to individuals suffering 
     from substance use disorder have increased during the current 
     opioid epidemic.
       (D) There is a need to ensure that law enforcement officers 
     have access to proper evidence-based training in responding 
     to mental health crises.
       (E) Proper training for response to individuals suffering 
     from a mental health crisis can better protect the safety of 
     the general public and law enforcement officers.
       (F) Law enforcement and corrections officers in the United 
     States can better serve their communities if the officers 
     receive training to effectively and safely resolve the mental 
     health crises.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     grants to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies 
     and corrections agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis 
     response training for law enforcement officers and 
     corrections officers to--
       (A) better train law enforcement officers and corrections 
     officers to resolve behavioral health crisis situations;
       (B) reduce the number of law enforcement officers and 
     corrections officers killed or injured while responding to a 
     behavioral health crisis; and
       (C) reduce the number of individuals killed or injured 
     during a behavioral health crisis in which a law enforcement 
     officer or corrections officer responds.
       (b) Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Grant 
     Program.--
       (1) Reservation of funds.--Section 506 of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
     10157) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Of the total amount made available to carry out this 
     subpart for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve 
     not more than $10,000,000 to carry out the program under 
     section 509.''.
       (2) Law enforcement training for mental health crisis grant 
     program.--Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 509. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Attorney General is authorized to award 
     grants to applicants for--
       ``(1) law enforcement officers or corrections officers to 
     receive training from a program; and
       ``(2) the cost of transportation and lodging associated 
     with law enforcement officers or corrections officers 
     attending such program.
       ``(b) Program Standards.--The Attorney General shall 
     establish and publish qualification standards for 
     organizations that provide programs.
       ``(c) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of an applicant shall submit to 
     the Attorney General an application that--
       ``(A) shall include--
       ``(i) a statement describing the program the law 
     enforcement officers or corrections officers will complete;
       ``(ii) the total number of law enforcement officers or 
     corrections officers in the agency;
       ``(iii) the number of law enforcement officers or 
     corrections officers of the agency that have been killed, or 
     seriously injured while responding to a behavioral health 
     crisis during the 5-year-period preceding the date of the 
     application; and
       ``(iv) whether the law enforcement officers or corrections 
     officers employed by the agency receive any behavioral health 
     crisis response training, including during basic officer 
     training; and
       ``(B) in addition to the information required under 
     subparagraph (A), may, at the option of the applicant, 
     include information relating to--
       ``(i) recent incidents involving officers of the agency 
     during which behavioral health crisis response training could 
     have played a role in protecting the safety of--

       ``(I) the law enforcement officer or the public, including 
     the persons or persons the law enforcement officers 
     encountered; or
       ``(II) the corrections officer or inmates at the 
     correctional facility; and

       ``(ii) estimated cost of attendance of a program per 
     officer.
       ``(d) Restrictions.--
       ``(1) Supplemental funds.--Grant funds shall be used to 
     supplement, and not supplant, State, local, and Tribal funds 
     made available to any applicant for any of the purposes 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--Not more than 3 percent of any 
     grant made under this section may be used for administrative 
     costs.
       ``(e) Reports and Records.--
       ``(1) Reports.--For each year during which grant funds are 
     used, the recipient shall submit to the Attorney General a 
     report containing--
       ``(A) a summary of any activity carried out using grant 
     funds;
       ``(B) the number of officers that received training using 
     grant funds; and
       ``(C) any other information relevant to the purpose of this 
     Act that the Attorney General may determine appropriate.
       ``(2) Records.--For the purpose of an audit by the Attorney 
     General of the receipt and use of grant funds, a recipient 
     shall--
       ``(A) keep--
       ``(i) any record relating to the receipt and use of grant 
     funds; and
       ``(ii) any other record as the Attorney General may 
     require; and
       ``(B) make the records described in subparagraph (A) 
     available to the Attorney General upon request by the 
     Attorney General.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Applicant.--The term `applicant' means a law 
     enforcement agency or corrections agency that applies for a 
     grant under this section.
       ``(2) Attorney general.--The term `Attorney General' means 
     the Attorney General, acting through the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs.
       ``(3) Grant funds.--The term `grant funds' means funds from 
     a grant awarded under this section.
       ``(4) Law enforcement agency.--The term `law enforcement 
     agency' means an agency of a State or unit of local 
     government that is authorized by law or by a government 
     agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
     investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal 
     law.
       ``(5) Program.--The term `program' means a program or class 
     that--
       ``(A) provides instructional training to law enforcement 
     officers or corrections officers for response to a behavioral 
     health crisis, including response to people suspected to be 
     under the influence of a drug or psychoactive substance, and 
     response to circumstances in

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     which a person is suspected to be suicidal or suffering from 
     a mental illness;
       ``(B) includes training on techniques and strategies 
     designed to protect--
       ``(i) the health and safety of law enforcement officers and 
     the public, including the person or persons a law enforcement 
     officer encounters during a behavioral health crisis 
     response; or
       ``(ii) the health and safety of corrections officers and 
     inmates at the correctional facility, including the inmate a 
     corrections officer encounters during a behavioral health 
     crisis response, or in the normal course of business of 
     interactions with the inmate; and
       ``(C) is developed in conjunction with healthcare 
     professionals to provide crisis intervention training focused 
     on understanding mental and behavioral health, developing 
     empathy, navigating community resources, de-escalation 
     skills, and practical application training for officers.
       ``(6) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means an applicant 
     that receives a grant under this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5628. 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 D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2868. CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE HOUSE AT WALTER REED NATIONAL 
                   MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall construct a 
     new fire house at Walter Reed National Military Medical 
     Center as part of the Phase 5 Military Construction Program 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Completion.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     construction required under subsection (a) not later than 
     five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5629. 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 D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2868. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER 
                   TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE 
                   LOCATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate action to move, 
     consolidate, or both, the offices of the Joint Spectrum 
     Center of the Department of Defense to the headquarters 
     building of the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort 
     Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location chosen by 
     the Secretary for national security purposes to ensure the 
     physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and 
     missions of the Department.
       (b) Authorization of Military Construction.--Any facility, 
     road, or infrastructure constructed or altered on a military 
     installation as a result of the requirement under subsection 
     (a) is deemed to be authorized by law in accordance with 
     section 2802(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the 
     relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center pursuant to 
     subsection (a), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the existing lease for the Joint Spectrum 
     Center shall be terminated.
       (d) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 2887 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 569) is repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5630. 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 D of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 144. PROHIBITION RELATING TO FLYING MISSION OF THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD; USE OF FUNDS FOR RUNWAYS OF THE 
                   AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
     reduce below 200 the inventory of A-10 aircraft or the 
     inventory of F-22 aircraft.
       (2) Expiration of prohibition.--The prohibition under 
     paragraph (1) shall cease to have effect on the date on which 
     the Secretary of the Air Force submits to Congress a plan to 
     maintain the flying mission of the Air National Guard.
       (b) Air National Guard Runways.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall use amounts available to the Secretary for 
     sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM) to enhance 
     and improve runways of the Air National Guard in existence as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5631. 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 XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1115. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE 
                   SERVICE POSITIONS FOR NAVY LABORATORIES AND 
                   NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS.

       The Secretary of the Navy may not reduce the number of 
     Senior Executive Service positions (as defined in section 
     3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) maintained as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act for any--
       (1) laboratory of the Navy; or
       (2) Naval Surface Warfare Center.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5632. 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 389. PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 
                   INCIDENT RESPONSE FORCE OF MARINE CORPS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not eliminate 
     the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force of the Marine 
     Corps or the funding for such force.
       (b) Report on Funding and Maintenance of Program.--Not 
     later than April 25, 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on how the Department 
     of Defense will fund and maintain the Chemical Biological 
     Incident Response Force of the Marine Corps.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5633. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) 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. __. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS AND COUNTERMEASURES 
                   CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 323. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS AND COUNTERMEASURES 
                   CENTER.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the 
     laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional 
     laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2), 
     which shall be the lead Federal facility dedicated to 
     defending the United States against biological threats by--
       ``(1) understanding the risks posed by intentional, 
     accidental, and natural biological events; and
       ``(2) providing the operational capabilities to support the 
     investigation, prosecution, and prevention of biocrimes and 
     bioterrorism.
       ``(b) Laboratory Described.--The laboratory described in 
     this subsection may be a federally funded research and 
     development center--
       ``(1) known, as of the date of enactment of this section, 
     as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures 
     Center;

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       ``(2) that may include--
       ``(A) the National Bioforensic Analysis Center, which 
     conducts technical analyses in support of Federal law 
     enforcement investigations; and
       ``(B) the National Biological Threat Characterization 
     Center, which conducts experiments and studies to better 
     understand biological vulnerabilities and hazards; and
       ``(3) transferred to the Department pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A), (D), and (F) of section 303(1) and section 
     303(2).
       ``(c) Laboratory Activities.--The National Biodefense 
     Analysis and Countermeasures Center shall--
       ``(1) conduct studies and experiments to better understand 
     current and future biological threats and hazards and 
     pandemics;
       ``(2) provide the scientific data required to assess 
     vulnerabilities, conduct risk assessments, and determine 
     potential impacts to guide the development of 
     countermeasures;
       ``(3) conduct and facilitate the technical forensic 
     analysis and interpretation of materials recovered following 
     a biological attack, or in other law enforcement 
     investigations requiring evaluation of biological materials, 
     in support of the appropriate lead Federal agency;
       ``(4) coordinate with other national laboratories to 
     enhance research capabilities, share lessons learned, and 
     provide training more efficiently;
       ``(5) collaborate with the Homeland Security Enterprise, as 
     defined in section 2211(h), to plan and conduct research to 
     address gaps and needs in biodefense; and
       ``(6) carry out other such activities as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(d) Work for Others.--The National Biodefense Analysis 
     and Countermeasures Center shall engage in a continuously 
     operating Work for Others program to make the unique 
     biocontainment and bioforensic capabilities of the National 
     Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center available to 
     other Federal agencies.
       ``(e) Facility Repair and Routine Equipment Replacement.--
     The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 
     shall--
       ``(1) perform regularly scheduled and required maintenance 
     of laboratory infrastructure; and
       ``(2) procure mission-critical equipment and capability 
     upgrades.
       ``(f) Facility Mission Needs Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--To address capacity concerns and 
     accommodate future mission needs and advanced capabilities, 
     the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall conduct 
     a mission needs assessment, to include scoping for potential 
     future needs or expansion, of the National Biodefense 
     Analysis and Countermeasures Center.
       ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of this section, the Under Secretary for Science 
     and Technology shall provide the assessment conducted under 
     paragraph (1) to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Subcommittee on Homeland Security 
     Appropriations of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
     Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to support 
     the activities of the laboratory designated under this 
     section.
       ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or 
     responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Office of the Department.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 322 the following:

``Sec. 323. National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5634. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) 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. __. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 323. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under 
     Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the 
     laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional 
     laboratory pursuant to the authority under section 308(c)(2), 
     which shall be used to conduct studies, analyses, and 
     research to assess and address the threat, hazards, and risks 
     associated with an accidental or intentional chemical event 
     or chemical terrorism event.
       ``(b) Laboratory Described.--The laboratory described in 
     this subsection is the laboratory known, as of the date of 
     enactment of this section, as the Chemical Security Analysis 
     Center.
       ``(c) Laboratory Activities.--The Chemical Security 
     Analysis Center shall--
       ``(1) identify and develop countermeasures and mitigation 
     strategies to chemical threats, including the development of 
     comprehensive, research-based definable goals for those 
     countermeasures;
       ``(2) provide an enduring science-based chemical threat and 
     hazard analysis capability;
       ``(3) provide expertise in risk and consequence modeling, 
     chemical sensing and detection, analytical chemistry, 
     chemical toxicology, synthetic chemistry and reaction 
     characterization, and nontraditional chemical agents and 
     emerging chemical threats;
       ``(4) staff and operate a technical assistance program that 
     provides operational support and subject matter expertise, 
     design and execute laboratory and field tests, and provide a 
     comprehensive knowledge repository of chemical threat 
     information that is continuously updated with data from 
     scientific, intelligence, operational, and private sector 
     sources;
       ``(5) consult, as appropriate, with the Countering Weapons 
     of Mass Destruction Office of the Department to mitigate, 
     prepare, and respond to threats, hazards, and risks 
     associated with an accidental or intentional chemical event 
     or chemical terrorism event; and
       ``(6) carry out such other activities as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or 
     responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction Office of the Department.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 322 the following:

``Sec. 323. Chemical Security Analysis Center.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5635. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH 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. ____. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b) and subsection (c)(3), the 
     Secretary may not operate, provide financial assistance for, 
     or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of--
       (1) an unmanned aircraft system that--
       (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 
     corporation domiciled in a covered foreign country;
       (B) uses flight controllers, radios, data transmission 
     devices, cameras, or gimbals manufactured in a covered 
     foreign country or by a corporation domiciled in a covered 
     foreign country;
       (C) uses a ground control system or operating software 
     developed in a covered foreign country or by a corporation 
     domiciled in a covered foreign country; or
       (D) uses network connectivity or data storage located in a 
     covered foreign country or administered by a corporation 
     domiciled in a covered foreign country;
       (2) a software operating system associated with a UAS that 
     uses network connectivity or data storage located in a 
     covered foreign country or administered by a corporation 
     domiciled in a covered foreign country; or
       (3) a system for the detection or identification of a UAS, 
     which system is manufactured in a covered foreign country or 
     by a corporation domiciled in a covered foreign country.
       (b) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies 
     in writing to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that a UAS, 
     a software operating system associated with a UAS, or a 
     system for the detection or identification of a UAS referred 
     to in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) that is 
     the subject of such a waiver is required--
       (A) in the national interest of the United States;
       (B) for counter-UAS surrogate research, testing, 
     development, evaluation, or training; or
       (C) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or information 
     warfare operations, testing, analysis, or training.
       (2) Notice.--Not later than 14 days after the date on which 
     a waiver is issued under

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     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the certification 
     described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall take effect on the date 
     that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Waiver process.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     process by which the head of an office or component of the 
     Department may request a waiver under subsection (b).
       (3) Exception.--Notwithstanding the prohibition under 
     subsection (a), the head of an office or component of the 
     Department may continue to operate a UAS, a software 
     operating system associated with a UAS, or a system for the 
     detection or identification of a UAS described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) of subsection (a) that was in the inventory 
     of the office or component on the day before the effective 
     date of this Act until the later of--
       (A) such time as the Secretary has--
       (i) granted a waiver relating thereto under subsection (b); 
     or
       (ii) declined to grant such a waiver; or
       (B) one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Drone Origin Security Report to Congress.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a terrorism 
     threat assessment and report that contains information 
     relating to the following:
       (1) The extent to which the Department has previously 
     analyzed the threat that a UAS, a software operating system 
     associated with a UAS, or a system for the detection or 
     identification of a UAS from a covered foreign country 
     operating in the United States poses, and the results of such 
     analysis.
       (2) The number of UAS, software operating systems 
     associated with a UAS, or systems for the detection or 
     identification of a UAS from a covered foreign country in 
     operation by the Department, including an identification of 
     the component or office of the Department at issue, as of the 
     date on which the report is submitted.
       (3) The extent to which information gathered by such a UAS, 
     a software operating system associated with a UAS, or a 
     system for the detection or identification of a UAS from a 
     covered foreign country could be employed to harm the 
     national or economic security of the United States.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign 
     country'' means a country that--
       (A) the intelligence community has identified as a foreign 
     adversary in the most recent annual report on worldwide 
     threats issued by the Director of National Intelligence 
     pursuant to section 108B of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3043b) (commonly known as the ``Annual Threat 
     Assessment''); or
       (B) the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adversary 
     that is not included in such Annual Threat Assessment.
       (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (5) Unmanned aircraft system; uas.--The terms ``unmanned 
     aircraft system'' and ``UAS'' have the meaning given the term 
     ``unmanned aircraft system'' in section 331 of the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5636. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself 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 F of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 389. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF WORKING 
                   CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RELATED TO REVITALIZATION 
                   AND RECAPITALIZATION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 2208(u)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``specified in subsection (a)(2)'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``shall be $11,000,000 instead of any dollar limitation 
     specified in section 2805 of this title.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5637. Mr. WARNOCK 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 VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 875. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SHORTAGE ON 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on the effects of the 
     semiconductor chip shortage on the Department of Defense, 
     including the effects of the shortage on--
       (1) current defense acquisition programs; and
       (2) the ability of current and future defense acquisition 
     programs--
       (A) to use state-of the-art semiconductor capabilities; and
       (B) to incorporate state-of-the-art artificial intelligence 
     capabilities.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5638. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Bennet, and 
Mr. Merkley) 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. STUDY AND REPORT ON BARRIERS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into 
     an agreement with a federally funded research and development 
     center or nonprofit entity to conduct a study on the barriers 
     to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. At the 
     conclusion of such study, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report containing the following elements:
       (1) Potential barriers to home ownership, including down 
     payments, concerns about home maintenance, and challenges in 
     selling a home.
       (2) The percentage of members who use the basic allowance 
     for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States 
     Code, to pay for a mortgage, disaggregated by Armed Force, 
     rank, and military housing area.
       (3) Any identified differences in home ownership rates 
     among members correlated with race or gender.
       (4) What percentage of members own a home before they 
     separate from the Armed Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5639. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. 
Blumenthal, and Mr. Bennet) 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. REPORT ON BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the basic allowance 
     for housing for members of the uniformed services.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     contain the following elements:
       (1) The evaluation of the Secretary--
       (A) of the efficiency and accuracy of the current system 
     used to calculate the basic allowance for housing for members 
     of the uniformed services under section 403 of title 37, 
     United States Code;

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       (B) of the appropriateness of using mean and median housing 
     costs in such calculation;
       (C) of existing military housing areas, in relation to 
     choices in, and availability of, housing for members of the 
     uniformed services; and
       (D) of the suitability of the six standard housing profiles 
     in relation to the average family sizes of members of the 
     uniformed services, disaggregated by uniformed service, rank, 
     and military housing area.
       (2) The recommendation of the Secretary--
       (A) regarding the feasibility of including information, 
     furnished by Federal entities, regarding school districts, in 
     calculating the basic allowance for housing;
       (B) whether to calculate the basic allowance for housing 
     more frequently, including in response to a sudden change in 
     the housing market;
       (C) whether to enter into an agreement with a commercial 
     entity, to compile data and develop an algorithm, in order to 
     calculate the basic allowance for housing; and
       (D) whether to publish the methods used by the Secretary to 
     calculate the basic allowance for housing on a publicly 
     accessible website of the Department of Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5640. Mr. WARNOCK 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 XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2825. RESPONSES TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Report on Housing Shortage for Members of the Armed 
     Forces.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the housing shortage for members 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) The determination of the Secretary regarding the 
     feasibility of acquiring real property near military 
     installations that face housing shortages to be used for the 
     development of privatized housing.
       (B) The determination of the Secretary regarding the need 
     for an officer or civilian employee of the Department of 
     Defense to serve, at each military installation, as a housing 
     manager.
       (b) Guidance to Landlords of Privatized Housing.--Not later 
     than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance for 
     eligible entities and landlords regarding acceptable housing 
     standards for privatized housing.
       (c) Pilot and Grant Programs.--
       (1) Pilot program on using rental partnership programs of 
     the armed forces to assure tenants for developers of 
     privatized housing.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility of using 
     the rental partnership programs of the Armed Forces to assure 
     tenants for eligible entities to secure financing to 
     construct privatized housing.
       (B) Locations.--The Secretary shall operate the pilot 
     program under subparagraph (A) in not more than 10 military 
     housing areas that each have a rental vacancy rate of less 
     than seven percent.
       (C) Term.--The pilot program under subparagraph (A) shall 
     terminate on the date that is five years after the Secretary 
     establishes the pilot program.
       (D) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination 
     of the pilot program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot 
     program.
       (2) Joint pilot program on financial incentives for 
     developers of privatized housing.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, shall develop a pilot program to provide 
     financial incentives to eligible entities to build privatized 
     housing or to purchase or lease existing facilities to house 
     members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and to house 
     low-income individuals and families, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       (B) Eligible projects.--
       (i) In general.--In order to be eligible for an incentive 
     under the pilot program under subparagraph (A), proposed 
     privatized housing shall ensure that a percentage of such 
     housing is reserved for members of the Armed Forces and 
     dependents of such members.
       (ii) Percentage.--The percentage under clause (i) shall 
     vary proportionately to the value of the incentive provided 
     under subparagraph (A).
       (C) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development shall operate the pilot 
     program under subparagraph (A) in areas that have the longest 
     wait times for on-base housing.
       (D) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities under the 
     pilot program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall give priority to entry-level housing and projects with 
     greater density.
       (E) Term.--The pilot program under subparagraph (A) shall 
     terminate on the date that is five years after the Secretary 
     of Defense establishes the pilot program.
       (F) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination 
     of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.
       (3) Joint grant program.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may jointly operate a grant 
     program through the Office of Local Defense Community 
     Cooperation of the Department of Defense to build housing for 
     members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and for low-
     income individuals and families.
       (B) Treatment of household income limits.--Household income 
     limits for entities eligible to receive a grant under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not differ based on whether a 
     household includes a member of the Armed Forces.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible entity; landlord.--The terms ``eligible 
     entity'' and ``landlord'' have the meanings given such terms 
     in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Privatized housing.--The term ``privatized housing'' 
     means housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such 
     title.
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  SA 5641. Mr. WARNOCK 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 II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Air Force should--
       (1) continue development and fielding of the Advanced 
     Battle Management System (ABMS) and ground moving target 
     indication (GMTI) capability; and
       (2) increase the ability of the Air Force to develop and 
     sustain air battle managers capable of conducting remote 
     battlefield command and control missions in support of the 
     National Defense Strategy.
       (b) Research and Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall carry 
     out research and development activities relating to Advanced 
     Battle Management System to sustain and enhance ground moving 
     target indication and air battle management capabilities.
       (2) Elements.--Research and development activities carried 
     out under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) Identifying necessary associated aircraft, 
     technological platforms, personnel, functions, and necessary 
     associated units to enable remote command and control by air 
     battle managers.
       (B) Identifying regional ecosystems with advantageous 
     supporting base structures and academic institutions that 
     would complement a central location for developing and 
     sustaining that air battle manager capability.
       (C) Assessing the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing an air battle manager center of excellence to be 
     the processing, exploitation, and dissemination hub of 
     development for the Advanced Battle Management System and 
     associated platforms, systems, aircraft, and functions.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the Advanced Battle Management System.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A timeline defining the breadth of the Advanced Battle 
     Management System program.
       (B) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing of an air battle manager center of excellence as 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(C).
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  SA 5642. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Boozman) 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.

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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. REVIEW OF DISLOCATION AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report--
       (1) reviewing the adequacy of the amounts of dislocation 
     and relocation allowances paid under section 452 of title 37, 
     United States Code, to members of the uniformed services in 
     connection with changes in such members' temporary or 
     permanent duty assignment locations, taking into 
     consideration the rising costs of moving, challenges in the 
     housing market, and other expenses incurred by such members;
       (2) assessing the effects of delays in the issuance of 
     orders relating to changes to temporary or permanent duty 
     assignment locations on the timing of dislocation and 
     relocation allowances paid to members of the uniformed 
     services;
       (3) assessing the feasibility and advisability of paying 
     dislocation or relocation allowances to members of the 
     uniformed services who are permanently assigned from one unit 
     to another with no change of permanent duty station when the 
     units are within the same metropolitan area; and
       (4) making recommendations with respect to the matters 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
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  SA 5643. Mr. WARNOCK 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 XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2868. CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WHEN MAKING 
                   BASING DECISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2883 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1781b) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as 
     subsections (f) through (k), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--With regard to a military housing area 
     in which an installation subject to a basing decision covered 
     by subsection (a) is or will be located, the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned shall take into account the 
     extent to which high-quality public education is available 
     and accessible to dependents of members of the Armed Forces 
     in the military housing area by comparing progress of 
     students served by relevant local educational agencies 
     described in paragraph (4) under the statewide accountability 
     system described in section 1111 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) as compared 
     to the progress of all students in such State under such 
     system.''.
       ``(2) Transparency.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall ensure transparency in the factors 
     used to make basing decisions under this section, including, 
     as appropriate, by coordinating with the relevant local 
     educational agencies to ensure that data used in carrying out 
     paragraph (1) is publicly available and accessible to 
     impacted communities.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (1) with 
     respect to an installation subject to a basing decision 
     covered by subsection (a), the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned shall consult with and seek input from 
     leadership and education liaisons for the installation and 
     State, local, and Tribal education agencies.
       ``(4) Relevant local educational agencies described.--
     Relevant local educational agencies described in this 
     paragraph include--
       ``(A) local educational agencies that serve dependents of 
     members of the Armed Forces in the State in which the 
     military housing area described in paragraph (1) is located; 
     and
       ``(B) local educational agencies in such State that serve 
     or would be likely to serve a significant number or 
     percentage of dependents of members of the Armed Forces in 
     the military housing area described in paragraph (1) as 
     determined by the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, in consultation with the education liaisons for 
     the installation described in such paragraph.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)''.
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  SA 5644. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. 
Blumenthal, and Mr. Merkley) 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. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE THE 
                   UNITED STATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES.

       Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
     for an area of the United States for a member of a uniformed 
     service shall be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate 
     housing in that area, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the 
     same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the 
     member.''.
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  SA 5645. Mr. CRUZ 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. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE TO BE USED TO CONDUCT ANNUAL AND 
                   PERIODIC INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 
                   RECONNAISSANCE TRAINING ALONG THE LAND AND 
                   WATER BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Authorization of Amounts.--
       (1) Joint task force north.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     2023 for operation and maintenance for the Joint Task Force 
     North is hereby increased by $25,000,000.
       (2) Joint interagency task force south.--The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2023 for operation and maintenance for the 
     Joint Interagency Task Force South is hereby increased by 
     $25,000,000.
       (b) Use of Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--The amounts of the increases under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be used by 
     aviation units from the Army, Navy, and Air Force to conduct 
     annual and periodic intelligence, surveillance, and 
     reconnaissance training along the land and water borders of 
     the United States.
       (2) Use of camera feeds.--In conducting training under 
     paragraph (1), aviation units described in such paragraph 
     shall provide the live feed from any cameras or sensors used 
     on the aircraft during the training to the Commissioner of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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  SA 5646. Mr. CRUZ 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 CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B-BOMBER 
                   AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.

       (a) Prohibition.--During the covered period, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force may not--
       (1) modify the designed operational capability statement 
     for any B-1 bomber aircraft squadron, as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, in a manner that would 
     reduce the capabilities of such a squadron below the levels 
     specified in such statement as in effect on such date; or
       (2) reduce, below the levels in effect on such date of 
     enactment, the number of personnel assigned to units 
     responsible for the operation and maintenance of B-1 aircraft 
     if such reduction would affect the ability of such units to 
     meet the capability described in paragraph (1).

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       (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of the Air 
     Force has commenced the process of replacing B-1 bomber 
     aircraft with B-21 bomber aircraft.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered period'' means the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
     September 30, 2026.
       (2) The term ``designed operational capability statement'' 
     has the meaning given that term in Air Force Instruction 10-
     201.
       (d) Conforming Repeal.--Section 133 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 
     135 Stat. 1574) is repealed.

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