[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6564-S6565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6460. Mr. REED (for Mr. Kelly) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 5499 proposed by Mr. Reed (for himself and 
Mr. Inhofe) to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and 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 1205 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1205. MODIFICATION OF REGIONAL DEFENSE COMBATING 
                   TERRORISM AND IRREGULAR WARFARE FELLOWSHIP 
                   PROGRAM AND PLAN FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER.

       (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 
     (d) and (e), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Irregular Warfare Center.--
       ``(1) Mission.--The mission of the Irregular Warfare Center 
     shall be to support the institutionalization of irregular 
     warfare as a core competency of the Department of Defense 
     by--
       ``(A) coordinating and aligning Department of Defense 
     education curricula, standards, and objectives related to 
     irregular warfare and strategic competition;
       ``(B) providing a center for research on irregular warfare, 
     strategic competition, and the role of the Department of 
     Defense in supporting interagency activities relating to 
     irregular warfare and strategic competition;
       ``(C) engaging and coordinating with Federal departments 
     and agencies other than the Department of Defense and with 
     academia, nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and 
     international partners to discuss and coordinate efforts on 
     security challenges in irregular warfare and strategic 
     competition;
       ``(D) developing curriculum and conducting training and 
     education of military and civilian participants of the United 
     States and other countries, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense; and
       ``(E) serving as a coordinating body and central repository 
     for irregular warfare resources, including educational 
     activities and programs, and lessons learned across 
     components of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Employment and compensation of faculty.--With respect 
     to the Irregular Warfare Center--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) compensation of individuals employed under this 
     paragraph shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.

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       ``(3) Partnership with institution of higher education.--
       ``(A) 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 may partner with an institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
       ``(B) Types of partnerships.--The Secretary may--
       ``(i) establish a partnership under subparagraph (A) 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.
       ``(C) Determination required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make a determination with respect to the desirability 
     of partnering with an institution of higher education in a 
     Government-owned, contractor-operated partnership, such as 
     the partnership structure used by the Department of Defense 
     for University Affiliated Research Centers, for meeting the 
     mission requirements of the Irregular Warfare Center.
       ``(4) Roles and responsibilities.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe guidance for the roles and responsibilities 
     of the relevant components of the Department of Defense in 
     the administration, operation, and oversight of the Irregular 
     Warfare Center, which shall include the roles and 
     responsibilities of the following:
       ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       ``(B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
     Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.
       ``(C) The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
     Agency.
       ``(D) Any other official of the Department of Defense, as 
     determined by the Secretary.'';
       (E) in subsection (d), 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) Repeal of Treatment as Regional Center for Security 
     Studies.--Section 1299L(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4012; 10 U.S.C. 342 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.
       (c) Plan for Irregular Warfare Center.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 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 plan for establishing the 
     structure, operations, and administration of the Irregular 
     Warfare Center described in section 345(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a timeline and milestones for the establishment of the 
     Irregular Warfare Center; and
       (B) steps to enter into partnerships and resource 
     agreements with academic institutions of the Department of 
     Defense or other academic institutions, including any 
     agreement for hosting or operating the Irregular Warfare 
     Center.
       (d) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that a Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare 
     established under section 345 of title 10, United States 
     Code, should be known as the ``John S. McCain III Center for 
     Security Studies in Irregular Warfare''.
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