[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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