[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S7076]
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                  TEXT OF AMENDMENTS DECEMBER 7, 2022

  SA 6507. Ms. HASSAN (for Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 3316, to provide for certain whistleblower incentives and 
protections; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Money Laundering 
     Whistleblower Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5323 of title 31, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 6314 of the Anti-Money Laundering 
     Act of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116-283) is amended by 
     striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Awards.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any covered judicial or 
     administrative action, or related action, the Secretary, 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and subject to 
     subsection (c), shall pay an award or awards to 1 or more 
     whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information 
     to the employer of the individual, the Secretary, or the 
     Attorney General, as applicable, that led to the successful 
     enforcement of the covered judicial or administrative action, 
     or related action, in an aggregate amount equal to--
       ``(A) not less than 10 percent, in total, of what has been 
     collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or 
     related actions; and
       ``(B) not more than 30 percent, in total, of what has been 
     collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or 
     related actions.
       ``(2) Payment of awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid under paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid from the Fund established under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Related actions.--The Secretary may pay awards less 
     than the amount described in paragraph (1)(A) for related 
     actions in which a whistleblower may be paid by another 
     whistleblower award program.
       ``(3) Source of awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as 
     the Financial Integrity Fund (referred to in this subsection 
     as the `Fund').
       ``(B) Use of fund.--The Fund shall be available to the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
     limitations, only for the payment of awards to whistleblowers 
     as provided in subsection (b).
       ``(C) Restrictions on use of fund.--The Fund shall not be 
     available to pay any personnel or administrative expenses.
       ``(4) Deposits and credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--There shall be deposited into or 
     credited to the Fund an amount equal to--
       ``(i) any monetary sanction collected by the Secretary or 
     Attorney General in any judicial or administrative action 
     under this title, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 4312 of title 
     50, or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 
     U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), unless the balance of the Fund at the 
     time the monetary sanction is collected exceeds $300,000,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) all income from investments made under paragraph 
     (5).
       ``(B) Additional amounts.--If the amounts deposited into or 
     credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are not 
     sufficient to satisfy an award made under this subsection, 
     there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an 
     amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the award from any 
     monetary sanction collected by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     or Attorney General in the covered judicial or administrative 
     action on which the award is based.
       ``(C) Exception.--No amounts to be deposited or transferred 
     into the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
     Fund pursuant to the Justice for United States Victims of 
     State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) or the Crime 
     Victims Fund pursuant section 1402 of the Victims of Crime 
     Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101) shall be deposited into or 
     credited to the Fund.
       ``(5) Investments.--
       ``(A) Amounts in fund may be invested.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury may invest the portion of the Fund that is not 
     required to meet the current needs of the Fund.
       ``(B) Eligible investments.--Investments shall be made by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United 
     States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and 
     interest by the United States, with maturities suitable to 
     the needs of the Fund as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Interest and proceeds credited.--The interest on, and 
     the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations 
     held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, 
     the Fund.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 5323 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (5), by striking ``this 
     subchapter or subchapter III'' each place the term appears 
     and inserting ``this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 
     or 4312 of title 50, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
     Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), or .), and for 
     conspiracies to violate the aforementioned provisions''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by inserting ``covered'' after ``respect to any'';
       (ii) by striking ``under this subchapter or subchapter 
     III''; and
       (iii) by striking ``action by the Secretary or the Attorney 
     General'' and inserting ``covered action'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii)--
       (A) by striking ``subchapter and subchapter III'' and 
     inserting ``this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 
     4312 of title 50, and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
     Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.)''; and
       (B) by striking ``either such subchapter'' and inserting 
     ``the covered judicial or administrative action''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(4)(D)(i), by inserting ``chapter 35 
     or section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, or the Foreign Narcotics 
     Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.),'' after 
     ``subchapter,''.
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  SA 6508. Ms. HASSAN (for Mrs. Shaheen) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 754, designating November 13, 2022, as ``National 
Warrior Call Day'' in recognition of the importance of connecting 
warriors in the United States to support structures necessary to 
transition from the battlefield; as follows:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas establishing an annual ``National Warrior Call 
     Day'' will draw attention to the members of the Armed Forces 
     whose connection to one another is key to the veterans and 
     first responders in the United States who may be dangerously 
     disconnected from family, friends, and support systems;
       Whereas the rate of suicide for members of the Armed Forces 
     serving on active duty increased from 20.3 per 100,000 
     individuals in 2015 to 28.7 per 100,000 individuals in 2020;
       Whereas the suicide rate for veterans has steadily 
     increased since 2006, with 6,261 veterans dying by suicide in 
     2019;
       Whereas, after adjusting for sex and age, the rate of 
     veteran suicide in 2019 was 31.6 per 100,000 individuals, 
     substantially higher than the rate among adults in the United 
     States who are not veterans at 16.8 per 100,000 individuals;
       Whereas more veterans have died by suicide in the last 10 
     years than members of the Armed Forces who died from combat 
     in Vietnam;
       Whereas many of the veterans who died by suicide had no 
     contact with the Department of Veterans Affairs;
       Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic 
     continues to lead to increased isolation and disconnection, 
     further exacerbating mental and physical ailments such as 
     post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury;
       Whereas invisible wounds linked to an underlying and 
     undiagnosed traumatic brain injury can mirror many mental 
     health conditions, a problem that can be addressed through 
     appropriate medical treatment;
       Whereas additional research is needed to highlight the 
     connection between traumatic brain injury as a root cause of 
     invisible wounds and suicide by members of the Armed Forces 
     and veterans; and
       Whereas November 13, 2022, would be an appropriate day to 
     designate as ``National Warrior Call Day'': Now, therefore, 
     be it

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