[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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