[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5691]
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  SA 6147. Mr. KELLY 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:

        Beginning on page 549, strike line 21 and all that follows 
     through page 554, line 4, and insert the following:
       (a) Modification of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism 
     and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 345 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``Regional Defense 
     Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship 
     Program'' and inserting ``Irregular Warfare Education'';
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Program 
     Authorized'' and inserting ``Authority'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``operate and administer a Center for 
     Security Studies in Irregular Warfare and'' after ``The 
     Secretary of Defense may'';
       (iii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Covered costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Costs for which payment may be made 
     under this section include the costs of--
       ``(i) transportation, travel, and subsistence costs of 
     foreign national personnel and United States governmental 
     personnel necessary for administration and execution of the 
     authority granted to the Secretary of Defense under this 
     section;
       ``(ii) strategic engagement with alumni of the program 
     referred to in paragraph (1) to address Department of Defense 
     objectives and planning on irregular warfare and combating 
     terrorism topics; and
       ``(iii) administration and operation of the Irregular 
     Warfare Center, including expenses associated with--

       ``(I) research, communication, the exchange of ideas, 
     curriculum development and review, and training of military 
     and civilian participants of the United States and other 
     countries, as the Secretary considers necessary; and
       ``(II) maintaining an international network of irregular 
     warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve the 
     objectives of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     State.

       ``(B) Payment by others permitted.--Payment of costs 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i) may be made by the Secretary 
     of Defense, the foreign national participant, the government 
     of such participant, or by the head of any other Federal 
     department or agency.''; and
       (iv) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Designations.--
       ``(A) Center.--The center authorized by this section shall 
     be known as the `Irregular Warfare Center'.
       ``(B) Program.--The program authorized by this section 
     shall be known as the `Regional Defense Combating Terrorism 
     and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program'.'';
       (C) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (e) and (g), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     paragraphs (c) and (d):
       ``(c) Employment and Compensation of Faculty.--With respect 
     to the Irregular Warfare Center--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Defense may employ a Director, a 
     Deputy Director, and such civilians as professors, 
     instructors, and lecturers, as the Secretary considers 
     necessary; and
       ``(2) compensation of individuals employed under this 
     section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Partnership With Institution of Higher Education.--
       ``(1) In general.--In operating the Irregular Warfare 
     Center, to promote integration throughout the United States 
     Government and civil society across the full spectrum of 
     Irregular Warfare competition and conflict challenges, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall partner with an institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
       ``(2) Types of partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may--
       ``(i) establish a partnership under paragraph (1) by--

       ``(I) entering into a contract, a cooperative agreement, or 
     an intergovernmental support agreement pursuant to section 
     2679; or
       ``(II) awarding a grant; and

       ``(ii) enter into such a contract, cooperative agreement, 
     or intergovernmental support agreement, or award such a 
     grant, through the Defense Security Cooperation University.
       ``(B) Role of defense security cooperation university.--The 
     Defense Security Cooperation University shall be considered 
     to be a Government-operated Federal laboratory for purposes 
     of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710A).'';
       (E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, in the first 
     sentence, by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$40,000,000''; and
       (F) by inserting after subsection (e), as so redesignated, 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Annual Review.--The Secretary of Defense--
       ``(1) shall conduct an annual review of the structure and 
     activities of the Irregular Warfare Center and the program 
     referred to in subsection (a) to determine whether such 
     structure and activities are appropriately aligned with the 
     strategic priorities of the Department of Defense and the 
     applicable combatant commands; and
       ``(2) may, after an annual review under paragraph (1), 
     revise the relevant structure and activities so as to more 
     appropriately align such structure and activities with the 
     strategic priorities and combatant commands.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 345 and inserting the following:

``345. Irregular Warfare Education.''.
       (b) Plan for Irregular Warfare Center.--
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