[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5944-S5945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 6430. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. King) 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 G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1077. ARCTIC EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established with in the
Executive Office of the White House, the Arctic Executive
Steering Committee (referred to in this section as the
``Committee'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Committee shall be--
(1) to provide guidance to, and enhance the coordination
of, Federal Arctic policies across Federal departments and
agencies; and
(2) to coordinate the development and implementation of
such policies with--
(A) State, local, and Alaska Native tribal governments;
(B) Alaska Native organizations;
(C) Alaska Native Corporations;
(D) academic and research institutions;
(E) private organizations; and
(F) nonprofit organizations.
(c) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of--
(1) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, who shall serve as the Chair of the Committee;
(2) the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs, who shall serve a the Vice Chair of the Committee;
(3) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;
(4) the Director of the National Economic Council;
(5) the Director of the Domestic Policy Council;
(6) the Assistant to the President for Public Engagement
and Intergovernmental Affairs; and
(7) a deputy secretary (or a position of equivalent
authority) of each of the following entities:
(A) The Department of State.
(B) The Department of Defense.
(C) The Department of Justice.
(D) The Department of the Interior.
(E) The Department of Agriculture.
(F) The Department of Commerce.
(G) The Department of Labor.
(H) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(I) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(J) The Department of Transportation.
(K) The Department of Energy.
(L) The Department of Homeland Security.
(M) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(N) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(O) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(P) The National Science Foundation.
(Q) The Arctic Research Commission.
(R) The Office of Management and Budget.
(S) Any other agency or office that the Chair determines is
appropriate.
(d) Administration.--
(1) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet not less frequently
than quarterly, at the call of the Chair.
(2) Subcommittees.--The Chair may establish subcommittees
or working groups to focus on specific issues.
(3) Administrative support.--Agencies represented on the
Committee shall--
(A) provide administrative support and additional resources
to support their participation in the Committee; and
(B) bear their own expenses for supporting their
participation on the Committee and associated subcommittees
or working groups.
(4) Point of contact.--Each member of the Committee shall
provide to the Executive Officer a single point of contact
within the agency represented by such member to coordinate
all activities and to collaborate with non-Federal partners.
(e) Activities.--The Committee shall--
(1) establish strategic direction, oversee implementation,
coordinate funding, and ensure coordination of Federal
activities in the Arctic region;
(2) consult with the Governor of the State of Alaska
regarding Committee priorities;
(3) facilitate formal consultation with Alaska Native
tribal governments and Alaska Native Corporations to maximize
transparency and promote collaboration;
(4) develop a process to improve coordination and the
sharing of information about policies, rulemakings, funding,
and knowledge among Federal, State, local, and Alaska tribal
governments, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native
organizations, the private sector, and nonprofit entities;
(5) coordinate a strategy and the funding necessary to
clean up contaminated lands that have been conveyed and
patented, or have been selected to be conveyed and patented,
to Alaska Native Corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
(6) provide guidance and coordinate efforts to implement
the priorities, objectives, activities, and responsibilities
identified in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25
(January 9, 2009; relating to Arctic Region Policy, the 2013
National Strategy for the Arctic Region and its
implementation lan, and related agency plans; and
(7) conduct a triennial crosscut of Federal funding for
Arctic funding.
(f) Annual Report.--The Committee shall submit an annual
report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives that includes, with respect to the previous
12-month period--
(1) the results of the crosscut conducted pursuant to
subsection (e)(7), if conducted during such period;
(2) an overview of the Arctic research;
(3) an overview of the activities and accomplishments of
the Committee, and any subcommittees or working groups that
were established; and
(4) any other activity of the Committee that the Chair and
Vice Chair determine are appropriate to be included in such
report.
(g) Sunset.--The Committee shall be terminated on the date
that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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