[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3528-S3557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1014. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. TREATMENT OF RELOCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE SERVICE FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF MORTGAGE REFINANCING.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act is amended by inserting after section 303 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 533) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 303A. TREATMENT OF RELOCATION OF SERVICEMEMBERS FOR 
                   ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   MORTGAGE REFINANCING.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered refinancing mortgage.--The term `covered 
     refinancing mortgage' means any federally backed mortgage 
     that--
       ``(A) is made for the purpose of paying or prepaying, and 
     extinguishing, the outstanding obligations under an existing 
     mortgage or mortgages; and
       ``(B) is secured by the same residence that secured such 
     existing mortgage or mortgages described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Existing mortgage.--The term `existing mortgage' 
     means a federally backed mortgage that is secured by a 1- to 
     4-family residence, including a condominium or a share in a 
     cooperative ownership housing association, that was the 
     principal residence of a servicemember for a period that--
       ``(A) had a duration of 13 consecutive months or longer; 
     and
       ``(B) ended upon the relocation of the servicemember caused 
     by the servicemember receiving military orders for a 
     permanent change of station or to deploy with a military 
     unit, or as an individual in support of a military operation, 
     for a period of not less than 18 months that did not allow 
     the servicemember to continue to occupy such residence as a 
     principal residence.
       ``(3) Federally backed mortgage.--The term `federally 
     backed mortgage' has the meaning given the term `Federally 
     backed mortgage loan' in section 4022 of the CARES Act (15 
     U.S.C. 9056).
       ``(b) Treatment of Absence From Residence Due to Active 
     Duty or Active Service.--While a servicemember who is the

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     mortgagor under an existing mortgage does not reside in the 
     residence that secures the existing mortgage because of a 
     relocation described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the 
     servicemember inquires about or applies for a covered 
     refinancing mortgage, the servicemember shall be considered, 
     for all purposes relating to the covered refinancing mortgage 
     (including such inquiry or application and eligibility for, 
     and compliance with, any underwriting criteria and standards 
     regarding such covered refinancing mortgage) to occupy the 
     residence that secures the existing mortgage to be paid or 
     prepaid by such covered refinancing mortgage as the principal 
     residence of the servicemember during the period of such 
     relocation.
       ``(c) Limitation.--Subsection (b) shall not apply with 
     respect to a servicemember who inquires about or applies for 
     a covered refinancing mortgage if, during the 5-year period 
     preceding the date of such inquiry or application, the 
     servicemember entered into a covered refinancing mortgage 
     pursuant to this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 303 the following new item:

``303A. Treatment of relocation of servicemembers for active duty or 
              active service for purposes of mortgage refinancing.''.
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  SA 1015. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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. 1083. NATIONAL COLD WAR CENTER DESIGNATION.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to designate the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker 
     Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, including its future 
     and expanded exhibits, collections, and educational programs, 
     as a ``National Cold War Center'';
       (2) to recognize the preservation, maintenance, and 
     interpretation of the artifacts, documents, images, and 
     history collected by the Center;
       (3) to enhance the knowledge of the American people of the 
     experience of the United States during the Cold War years; 
     and
       (4) to ensure that all future generations understand the 
     sacrifices made to preserve freedom and democracy, and the 
     benefits of peace for all future generations in the 21st 
     century and beyond.
       (b) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker 
     Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is designated as a 
     ``National Cold War Center''.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude the designation of other national centers or museums 
     in the United States interpreting the Cold War.
       (c) Effect of Designation.--The National Cold War Center 
     designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park 
     System, and the designation of the center as a National Cold 
     War Center shall not be construed to require or permit 
     Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the 
     designation made by this section.
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  SA 1016. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10___. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CENTERS OF 
                   EXCELLENCE FOR ASSESSING PERFLUOROALKYL AND 
                   POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN WATER SOURCES AND 
                   PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE 
                   REMEDIATION SOLUTIONS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to dedicate 
     resources to advancing, and expanding access to, 
     perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance detection and 
     remediation science, research, and technologies through 
     Centers of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and 
     Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Sources and 
     Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation 
     Solutions.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
       (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Center of 
     Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl 
     Substances in Water Sources and Perfluoroalkyl and 
     Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation Solutions established 
     under subsection (c)(1)(A).
       (4) Centers.--The term ``Centers'' means--
       (A) the Center; and
       (B) the Rural Center.
       (5) Eligible research university.--The term ``eligible 
     research university'' means an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) that--
       (A) has annual research expenditures of not less than 
     $750,000,000; and
       (B) is located near a population center of not fewer than 
     5,000,000 individuals.
       (6) Eligible rural university.--The term ``eligible rural 
     university'' means an institution of higher education that--
       (A) is located in a State described in section 
     1703(d)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of title 38, United States Code; and
       (B) is a member of the National Security Innovation Network 
     in the Rocky Mountain Region.
       (7) EPA method 533.--The term ``EPA Method 533'' means the 
     method described in the document of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Method 533: Determination of 
     Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water by 
     Isotope Dilution Anion Exchange Solid Phase Extraction and 
     Liquid Chromatography/Tandem mass Spectrometry'' (or a 
     successor document).
       (8) EPA method 537.1.--The term ``EPA Method 537.1'' means 
     the method described in the document of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Determination of Selected Per- 
     and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Drinking Water by 
     Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass 
     Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)'' (or a successor document).
       (9) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (10) Rural center.--The term ``Rural Center'' means the 
     Rural Center of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and 
     Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Sources and 
     Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation 
     Solutions established under subsection (c)(1)(B).
       (c) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall--
       (A)(i) select from among the applications submitted under 
     paragraph (2)(A) an eligible research university and a 
     National Laboratory applying jointly for the establishment of 
     a center, to be known as the ``Center of Excellence for 
     Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in 
     Water Sources and Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl 
     Substance Remediation Solutions'', which shall be a bi-
     institutional collaboration between the eligible research 
     university and National Laboratory co-applicants; and
       (ii) guide and assist the eligible research university and 
     National Laboratory in the establishment of that center; and
       (B)(i) select from among the applications submitted under 
     paragraph (2)(B) an eligible rural university for the 
     establishment of an additional center, to be known as the 
     ``Rural Center of Excellence for Assessing Perfluoroalkyl and 
     Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Sources and 
     Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Remediation 
     Solutions''; and
       (ii) guide and assist the eligible rural university in the 
     establishment of that center.
       (2) Applications.--
       (A) Center.--
       (i) In general.--An eligible research university and 
     National Laboratory desiring to establish the Center shall 
     jointly submit to the Administrator an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Administrator may require.
       (ii) Criteria.--In evaluating applications submitted under 
     clause (i), the Administrator shall only consider 
     applications that--

       (I) include evidence of an existing partnership between the 
     co-applicants that is dedicated to supporting and expanding 
     shared scientific goals with a clear pathway to collaborating 
     on furthering science and research relating to perfluoroalkyl 
     and polyfluoroalkyl substances;
       (II) demonstrate a history of collaboration between the co-
     applicants on the advancement of shared research 
     capabilities, including instrumentation and research 
     infrastructure relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances;
       (III) indicate that the co-applicants have the capacity to 
     expand education and research opportunities for undergraduate 
     and graduate students to prepare a generation of experts in 
     sciences relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances;
       (IV) demonstrate that the National Laboratory co-applicant 
     is equipped to scale up newly discovered materials and 
     methods for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance 
     detection and perfluoroalkyl and

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     polyfluoroalkyl substance removal processes for low-risk, 
     cost-effective, and validated commercialization; and
       (V) identify 1 or more staff members of the eligible 
     research university co-applicant and 1 or more staff members 
     of the National Laboratory co-applicant who--

       (aa) have expertise in sciences relevant to perfluoroalkyl 
     or polyfluoroalkyl substance detection and remediation; and
       (bb) have been jointly selected, and will be jointly 
     appointed, by the co-applicants to lead, and carry out the 
     purposes of, the Center.
       (B) Rural center.--An eligible rural university desiring to 
     establish the Rural Center shall submit to the Administrator 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Administrator may require.
       (3) Timing.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Centers 
     shall be established not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Delay.--If the Administrator determines that a delay in 
     the establishment of 1 or more of the Centers is necessary, 
     the Administrator--
       (i) not later than the date described in subparagraph (A), 
     shall submit a notification to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress explaining the necessity of the delay; and
       (ii) shall ensure that the 1 or more Centers for which a 
     delay is necessary are established not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (4) Requirement.--The Administrator shall carry out 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)--
       (A) in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, as the 
     Administrator determines to be appropriate; and
       (B) in consultation with the Strategic Environmental 
     Research and Development Program and the Environmental 
     Security Technology Certification Program of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (d) Duties and Capabilities of the Centers.--
       (1) In general.--The Centers shall develop and maintain--
       (A) capabilities for measuring, using methods certified by 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in drinking water, 
     ground water, and any other relevant environmental, 
     municipal, industrial, or residential water samples; and
       (B) capabilities for--
       (i) evaluating emerging perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance removal and destruction technologies and methods; 
     and
       (ii) benchmarking those technologies and methods relative 
     to existing technologies and methods.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Centers 
     shall, at a minimum--
       (i) develop instruments and personnel capable of analyzing 
     perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in 
     water using EPA method 533, EPA method 537.1, any future 
     method or updated method, or any other relevant method for 
     detecting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 
     water;
       (ii) develop and maintain capabilities for evaluating the 
     removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from 
     water using newly developed adsorbents or membranes;
       (iii) develop and maintain capabilities to evaluate the 
     degradation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
     in water or other media;
       (iv) make the capabilities and instruments developed under 
     clauses (i) through (iii) available to researchers throughout 
     the regions in which the Centers are located; and
       (v) make reliable perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substance measurement capabilities and instruments available 
     to municipalities and individuals in the region in which the 
     Centers are located at reasonable cost.
       (B) Open-access research.--The Centers shall provide open 
     access to the research findings of the Centers.
       (e) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--The 
     Administrator may, as the Administrator determines to be 
     necessary, use staff and other resources from other Federal 
     agencies in carrying out this section.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Report on establishment of center.--With respect to 
     each of the Center and the Rural Center, not later than 1 
     year after the date on which the center is established under 
     subsection (c), the Administrator, in coordination with that 
     center, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report describing--
       (A) the establishment of that center; and
       (B) the activities of that center since the date on which 
     that center was established.
       (2) Annual reports.--With respect to each of the Center and 
     the Rural Center, not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the report under paragraph (1) for that center is 
     submitted, and annually thereafter until the date on which 
     that center is terminated under subsection (g), the 
     Administrator, in coordination with that center, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     describing--
       (A) the activities of that center during the year covered 
     by the report; and
       (B) any policy, research, or funding recommendations 
     relating to the purposes or activities of that center.
       (g) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Centers 
     shall terminate on October 1, 2033.
       (2) Extension.--If the Administrator, in consultation with 
     the Centers, determines that the continued operation of 1 or 
     more of the Centers beyond the date described in paragraph 
     (1) is necessary to advance science and technologies to 
     address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance 
     contamination--
       (A) the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress--
       (i) a notification of that determination; and
       (ii) a description of the funding necessary for the 
     applicable 1 or more Centers to continue in operation and 
     fulfill their purpose; and
       (B) subject to the availability of funds, may extend the 
     duration of the applicable 1 or more Centers for such time as 
     the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
       (h) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     2024 by this Act, $25,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Administrator to carry out this section, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2033.
       (2) Administrative costs.--Not more than 4 percent of the 
     amounts made available to the Administrator under paragraph 
     (1) shall be used by the Administrator for the administrative 
     costs of carrying out this section.
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  SA 1017. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

        Subtitle __--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023

     SEC. __. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere 
     Partnership Act of 2023''.

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       It is the policy of the United States to promote economic 
     competitiveness, democratic governance, and security in the 
     Western Hemisphere by--
       (1) encouraging stronger economic relations, respect for 
     property rights, the rule of law, and enforceable investment 
     rules and labor and environmental standards;
       (2) advancing the principles and practices expressed in the 
     Charter of the Organization of American States, the American 
     Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, and the Inter-
     American Democratic Charter; and
       (3) enhancing the capacity and technical capabilities of 
     democratic partner nation government institutions, including 
     civilian law enforcement, the judiciary, attorneys general, 
     and security forces.

     SEC. __. PROMOTING SECURITY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE 
                   WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should strengthen security cooperation with 
     democratic partner nations in the Western Hemisphere to 
     promote a secure hemisphere and to address the negative 
     impacts of transnational criminal organizations and malign 
     external state actors.
       (b) Collaborative Efforts.--The Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, should support the improvement of security 
     conditions and the rule of law in the Western Hemisphere 
     through collaborative efforts with democratic partners that--
       (1) enhance the institutional capacity and technical 
     capabilities of defense and security institutions in 
     democratic partner nations to conduct national or regional 
     security missions, including through regular bilateral and 
     multilateral engagements, foreign military sales and 
     financing, international military education and training 
     programs, expanding the National Guard State Partnership 
     Programs, and other means;
       (2) provide technical assistance and material support 
     (including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and 
     communications equipment) to relevant security forces to 
     disrupt, degrade, and dismantle organizations involved in the 
     illicit trafficking of narcotics and precursor chemicals, 
     transnational criminal activities, illicit mining, and 
     illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and other 
     illicit activities;
       (3) enhance the institutional capacity, legitimacy, and 
     technical capabilities of relevant civilian law enforcement, 
     attorneys general, and judicial institutions to--
       (A) strengthen the rule of law and transparent governance;
       (B) combat corruption and kleptocracy in the region; and
       (C) improve regional cooperation to disrupt, degrade, and 
     dismantle transnational organized criminal networks and 
     terrorist organizations, including through training, 
     anticorruption initiatives, anti-money laundering programs, 
     and strengthening cyber capabilities and resources;
       (4) enhance port management and maritime security 
     partnerships and airport management and aviation security 
     partnerships

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     to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle transnational criminal 
     networks and facilitate the legitimate flow of people, goods, 
     and services;
       (5) strengthen cooperation to improve border security 
     across the Western Hemisphere, dismantle human smuggling and 
     trafficking networks, and increase cooperation to 
     demonstrably strengthen migration management systems;
       (6) counter the malign influence of state and non-state 
     actors and disinformation campaigns;
       (7) disrupt illicit domestic and transnational financial 
     networks;
       (8) foster mechanisms for cooperation on emergency 
     preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters, 
     including by--
       (A) supporting regional preparedness, recovery, and 
     emergency management centers to facilitate rapid response to 
     survey and help maintain planning on regional disaster 
     anticipated needs and possible resources;
       (B) training disaster recovery officials on latest 
     techniques and lessons learned from United States 
     experiences;
       (C) making available, preparing, and transferring on-hand 
     nonlethal supplies, and providing training on the use of such 
     supplies, for humanitarian or health purposes to respond to 
     unforeseen emergencies; and
       (D) conducting medical support operations and medical 
     humanitarian missions, such as hospital ship deployments and 
     base-operating services, to the extent required by the 
     operation;
       (9) foster regional mechanisms for early warning and 
     response to pandemics in the Western Hemisphere, including 
     through--
       (A) improved cooperation with and research by the United 
     States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through 
     regional pandemic response centers;
       (B) personnel exchanges for technology transfer and skills 
     development; and
       (C) surveying and mapping of health networks to build local 
     health capacity;
       (10) promote the meaningful participation of women across 
     all political processes, including conflict prevention and 
     conflict resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery 
     efforts; and
       (11) hold accountable actors that violate political and 
     civil rights.
       (c) Limitations on Use of Technologies.--Operational 
     technologies transferred pursuant to subsection (b) to 
     partner governments for intelligence, defense, or law 
     enforcement purposes shall be used solely for the purposes 
     for which the technology was intended. The United States 
     shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the use of such 
     operational technologies is consistent with United States 
     law, including protections of freedom of expression, freedom 
     of movement, and freedom of association.
       (d) Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a 5-year strategy to promote 
     security and the rule of law in the Western Hemisphere in 
     accordance to this section.
       (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A detailed assessment of the resources required to 
     carry out such collaborative efforts.
       (B) Annual benchmarks to track progress and obstacles in 
     undertaking such collaborative efforts.
       (C) A public diplomacy component to engage the people of 
     the Western Hemisphere with the purpose of demonstrating that 
     the security of their countries is enhanced to a greater 
     extent through alignment with the United States and 
     democratic values rather than with authoritarian countries 
     such as the People's Republic of China, the Russian 
     Federation, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
       (3) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after submission of 
     the strategy required under paragraph (1), and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall provide to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a briefing on the implementation of the strategy.

     SEC. __. PROMOTING DIGITALIZATION AND CYBERSECURITY IN THE 
                   WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should support digitalization and expand 
     cybersecurity cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to 
     promote regional economic prosperity and security.
       (b) Promotion of Digitalization and Cybersecurity.--The 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other 
     relevant Federal agencies, should promote digitalization and 
     cybersecurity in the Western Hemisphere through collaborative 
     efforts with democratic partners that--
       (1) promote digital connectivity and facilitate e-commerce 
     by expanding access to information and communications 
     technology (ICT) supply chains that adhere to high-quality 
     security and reliability standards, including--
       (A) to open market access on a national treatment, 
     nondiscriminatory basis; and
       (B) to strengthen the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of 
     partner countries;
       (2) advance the provision of digital government services 
     (e-government) that, to the greatest extent possible, promote 
     transparency, lower business costs, and expand citizens' 
     access to public services and public information; and
       (3) develop robust cybersecurity partnerships to--
       (A) promote the inclusion of components and architectures 
     in information and communications technology (ICT) supply 
     chains from participants in initiatives that adhere to high-
     quality security and reliability standards;
       (B) share best practices to mitigate cyber threats to 
     critical infrastructure from ICT architectures by technology 
     providers that supply equipment and services covered under 
     section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
     Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601);
       (C) effectively respond to cybersecurity threats, including 
     state-sponsored threats; and
       (D) to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks and 
     cybercrime.

     SEC. __. PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS IN 
                   THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should enhance economic and commercial ties 
     with democratic partners to promote prosperity in the Western 
     Hemisphere by modernizing and strengthening trade capacity-
     building and trade facilitation initiatives, encouraging 
     market-based economic reforms that enable inclusive economic 
     growth, strengthening labor and environmental standards, 
     addressing economic disparities of women, and encouraging 
     transparency and adherence to the rule of law in investment 
     dealings.
       (b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the United States Trade Representative, the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Development Finance Corporation, and 
     the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should support 
     the improvement of economic conditions in the Western 
     Hemisphere through collaborative efforts with democratic 
     partners that--
       (1) facilitate a more open, transparent, and competitive 
     environment for United States businesses and promote robust 
     and comprehensive trade capacity-building and trade 
     facilitation by--
       (A) reducing trade and nontariff barriers between the 
     countries in the region, establishing a mechanism for 
     pursuing Mutual Recognition Agreements and Formalized 
     Regulatory Cooperation Agreements in priority sectors of the 
     economy;
       (B) establishing a forum for discussing and evaluating 
     technical and other assistance needs to help establish 
     streamlined ``single window'' processes to facilitate 
     movement of goods and common customs arrangements and 
     procedures to lower costs of goods in transit and speed to 
     destination;
       (C) building relationships and exchanges between relevant 
     regulatory bodies in the United States and democratic 
     partners in the Western Hemisphere to promote best practices 
     and transparency in rulemaking, implementation, and 
     enforcement, and provide training and assistance to help 
     improve supply chain management in the Western Hemisphere;
       (D) establishing regional fora for identifying, raising, 
     and addressing supply chain management issues, including 
     infrastructure needs and strengthening of investment rules 
     and regulatory frameworks;
       (E) establishing a dedicated program of trade missions and 
     reverse trade missions to increase commercial contacts and 
     ties between the United States and Western Hemisphere partner 
     countries; and
       (F) strengthening labor and environmental standards in the 
     region;
       (2) establish frameworks or mechanisms to review and 
     address the long-term financial sustainability and national 
     security implications of foreign investments in strategic 
     sectors or services;
       (3) establish competitive and transparent infrastructure 
     project selection and procurement processes that promote 
     transparency, open competition, financial sustainability, and 
     robust adherence to global standards and norms; and
       (4) advance robust and comprehensive energy production and 
     integration, including through a more open, transparent, and 
     competitive environment for United States companies competing 
     in the Western Hemisphere, including by--
       (A) facilitating further development of integrated regional 
     energy markets;
       (B) improving management of grids, including technical 
     capability to ensure the functionality, safe and responsible 
     management, and quality of service of electricity providers, 
     carriers, and management and distribution systems;
       (C) facilitating private sector-led development of reliable 
     and affordable power generation capacity;
       (D) establishing a process for surveying grid capacity and 
     management focused on identifying electricity service 
     efficiencies and establishing cooperative mechanisms for 
     providing technical assistance for--
       (i) grid management, power pricing, and tariff issues;
       (ii) establishing and maintaining appropriate regulatory 
     best practices; and
       (iii) proposals to establish regional power grids for the 
     purpose of promoting the sale of excess supply to consumers 
     across borders;
       (E) assessing the viability and effectiveness of 
     decentralizing power production and transmission and building 
     micro-grid power networks to improve, when feasible, access

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     to electricity, particularly in rural and underserved 
     communities where centralized power grid connections may not 
     be feasible in the short to medium term; and
       (F) exploring opportunities to partner with the private 
     sector and multilateral institutions, such as the World Bank 
     and the Inter-American Development Bank, to promote universal 
     access to reliable and affordable electricity in the Western 
     Hemisphere.

     SEC. __. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN 
                   THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should support efforts to strengthen the 
     capacity and legitimacy of democratic institutions and 
     inclusive processes in the Western Hemisphere to promote a 
     more transparent, democratic, and prosperous region.
       (b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development and heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, should support transparent, accountable, and 
     democratic governance in the Western Hemisphere through 
     collaborative efforts with democratic partners that--
       (1) strengthen the capacity of national electoral 
     institutions to ensure free, fair, and transparent electoral 
     processes, including through pre-election assessment 
     missions, technical assistance, and independent local and 
     international election monitoring and observation missions;
       (2) enhance the capabilities of democratically elected 
     national legislatures, parliamentary bodies, and autonomous 
     regulatory institutions to conduct oversight;
       (3) strengthen the capacity of subnational government 
     institutions to govern in a transparent, accountable, and 
     democratic manner, including through training and technical 
     assistance;
       (4) combat corruption at local and national levels, 
     including through trainings, cooperation agreements, 
     initiatives aimed at dismantling corrupt networks, and 
     political support for bilateral or multilateral 
     anticorruption mechanisms that strengthen attorneys general 
     and prosecutors' offices;
       (5) strengthen the capacity of civil society to conduct 
     oversight of government institutions, build the capacity of 
     independent professional journalism, facilitate substantive 
     dialogue with government and the private sector to generate 
     issue-based policies, and mobilize local resources to carry 
     out such activities;
       (6) promote the meaningful and significant participation of 
     women in democratic processes, including in national and 
     subnational government and civil society; and
       (7) support the creation of procedures for the Organization 
     of American States (OAS) to create an annual forum for 
     democratically elected national legislatures from OAS member 
     States to discuss issues of hemispheric importance, as 
     expressed in section 4 of the Organization of American States 
     Legislative Engagement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-343).

     SEC. __. INVESTMENT, TRADE, AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND 
                   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall establish a 
     comprehensive United States strategy for public and private 
     investment, trade, and development in Africa and Latin 
     America and the Caribbean.
       (2) Focus of strategy.--The strategy required by paragraph 
     (1) shall focus on increasing exports of United States goods 
     and services to Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean by 
     200 percent in real dollar value by the date that is 10 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Consultations.--In developing the strategy required by 
     paragraph (1), the President shall consult with--
       (A) Congress;
       (B) each agency that is a member of the Trade Promotion 
     Coordinating Committee;
       (C) the relevant multilateral development banks, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     respective United States Executive Directors of such banks;
       (D) each agency that participates in the Trade Policy Staff 
     Committee established;
       (E) the President's Export Council;
       (F) each of the development agencies;
       (G) any other Federal agencies with responsibility for 
     export promotion or financing and development; and
       (H) the private sector, including businesses, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and African and Latin American 
     and Caribbean diaspora groups.
       (4) Submission to appropriate congressional committees.--
       (A) Strategy.--Not later than 200 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress the strategy required by subsection (a).
       (B) Progress report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the implementation of the strategy 
     required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Special Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 
     Export Strategy Coordinators.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall designate an individual within the Department of 
     Commerce to serve as Special Africa Export Strategy 
     Coordinator and an individual within the Department of 
     Commerce to serve as Special Latin America and the Caribbean 
     Export Strategy Coordinator--
       (1) to oversee the development and implementation of the 
     strategy required by subsection (a);
       (2) to coordinate developing and implementing the strategy 
     with--
       (A) the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee;
       (B) the Director General for the U.S. and Foreign 
     Commercial Service and the Assistant Secretary for Global 
     Markets;
       (C) the Assistant United States Trade Representative for 
     African Affairs or the Assistant United States Trade 
     Representative for the Western Hemisphere, as appropriate;
       (D) the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs or 
     the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere 
     Affairs, as appropriate;
       (E) the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture;
       (F) the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (G) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation; and
       (H) the development agencies; and
       (3) considering and reflecting the impact of promotion of 
     United States exports on the economy and employment 
     opportunities of importing country, with a view to improving 
     secure supply chains, avoiding economic disruptions, and 
     stabilizing economic growth in a trade and export strategy.
       (c) Trade Missions to Africa and Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.--It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Commerce and other high-level officials of the 
     United States Government with responsibility for export 
     promotion, financing, and development should conduct joint 
     trade missions to Africa and to Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.
       (d) Training.--The President shall develop a plan--
       (1) to standardize the training received by United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service officers, economic officers of 
     the Department of State, and economic officers of the United 
     States Agency for International Development with respect to 
     the programs and procedures of the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, the United States International Development 
     Finance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, and 
     the United States Trade and Development Agency; and
       (2) to ensure that, not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) all United States and Foreign Commercial Service 
     officers that are stationed overseas receive the training 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) in the case of a country to which no United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service officer is assigned, any economic 
     officer of the Department of State stationed in that country 
     receives that training.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Development agencies.--The term ``development 
     agencies'' means the United States Department of State, the 
     United States Agency for International Development, the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, the United 
     States Trade and Development Agency, the United States 
     Department of Agriculture, and relevant multilateral 
     development banks.
       (3) Multilateral development banks.--The term 
     ``multilateral development banks'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1701(c)(4) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(4)) and includes the 
     African Development Foundation.
       (4) Trade policy staff committee.--The term ``Trade Policy 
     Staff Committee'' means the Trade Policy Staff Committee 
     established pursuant to section 2002.2 of title 15, Code of 
     Federal Regulations.
       (5) Trade promotion coordinating committee.--The term 
     ``Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' means the Trade 
     Promotion Coordinating Committee established under section 
     2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727).
       (6) United states and foreign commercial service.--The term 
     ``United States and Foreign Commercial Service'' means the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service established by 
     section 2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
     4721).

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITIZING NOMINATION AND 
                   CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFIED AMBASSADORS.

       It is the sense of Congress that it is critically important 
     that both the President and the Senate play their respective 
     roles to nominate and confirm qualified ambassadors as 
     quickly as possible.

     SEC. __. WESTERN HEMISPHERE DEFINED.

       In this subtitle, the term ``Western Hemisphere'' does not 
     include Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.

     SEC. __. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED 
                   STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
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     the House of Representatives a report on efforts by the 
     Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain United States citizens 
     and lawful permanent residents.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, regarding the arrest, capture, detainment, and 
     imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful permanent 
     residents--
       (1) the names, positions, and institutional affiliation of 
     Venezuelan individuals, or those acting on their behalf, who 
     have engaged in such activities;
       (2) a description of any role played by transnational 
     criminal organizations, and an identification of such 
     organizations; and
       (3) where relevant, an assessment of whether and how United 
     States citizens and lawful permanent residents have been 
     lured to Venezuela.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a 
     classified annex, which shall include a list of the total 
     number of United States citizens and lawful permanent 
     residents detained or imprisoned in Venezuela as of the date 
     on which the report is submitted.
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  SA 1018. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 345. STUDY ON FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO 
                   CONDUCT MILITARY OPERATIONS AND EXTEND THE 
                   OPERATIONAL REACH OF THE ARMED FORCES INTO THE 
                   ARCTIC REGION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
     the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall conduct a study to 
     evaluate and plan facilities and infrastructure that would be 
     required north of the Arctic Circle to conduct military 
     operations and extend the operational reach of the Armed 
     Forces into the Arctic region of the United States.
       (b) Elements.--In conducting the study required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) assess possible locations that could serve as forward 
     bases for personnel recovery, agile combat employment, and 
     distributed operations; and
       (2) evaluate the capacity and potential of locations for 
     infrastructure, storage and distribution points, refueling 
     stations, staging bases for tactical operations, medical 
     support centers, and providers of common-user logistics 
     support.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the study required under subsection (a).
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  SA 1019. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Graham) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. EXTENSION OF LEND-LEASE AUTHORITY TO UKRAINE.

       Section 2(a)(1) of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease 
     Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-118; 136 Stat. 1184) is amended 
     by striking ``fiscal years 2022 and 2023'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2022 through 2024''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1020. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT 
                   FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL IN 
                   POSITIONS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK.

       Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Authority'' 
     and inserting ``Requirement'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and personal accounts'' after ``personal 
     technology devices''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and shall provide such support to any 
     such personnel who request the support'' after ``in paragraph 
     (2)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``or personal 
     accounts'' after ``personal technology devices'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or personal accounts'' 
     after ``personal technology devices''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and networks'' and 
     inserting ``, personal networks, and personal accounts''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
     following new subsection (d):
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `personal accounts' means accounts for 
     online and telecommunications services, including telephone, 
     residential internet access, email, text and multimedia 
     messaging, cloud computing, social media, health care, and 
     financial services, used by Department of Defense personnel 
     outside of the scope of their employment with the Department.
       ``(2) The term `personal technology devices' means 
     technology devices used by Department of Defense personnel 
     outside of the scope of their employment with the Department 
     and includes networks to which such devices connect.''.

     SEC. 16__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROTECT 
                   PERSONAL INFORMATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   PERSONNEL FROM EXPLOITATION BY FOREIGN 
                   ADVERSARIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on Department of Defense efforts to protect 
     personal information of its personnel from exploitation by 
     foreign adversaries.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include any observations on the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of efforts by the Department of Defense 
     to protect the personal information, including location data 
     generated by smart phones, of members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense, veterans, 
     and their families from exploitation by foreign adversaries.
       (2) Recommendations to improve Department of Defense 
     policies and programs to meaningfully address this threat.
       (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall publish on its 
     website an unclassified report, which may contain a 
     classified annex submitted to the congressional defense and 
     intelligence committees, on the elements described in 
     subsection (b) at a time mutually agreed upon.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1021. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
                   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not--
       (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract to 
     procure or obtain any covered biotechnology equipment or 
     service; or
       (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a contract 
     with any entity that--
       (A) uses covered biotechnology equipment or services 
     acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (B) enters into any contract the performance of which such 
     entity knows or has reason to believe will require the direct 
     use of covered biotechnology equipment or services.
       (b) Prohibition on Loan and Grant Funds.--The head of an 
     executive agency may not obligate or expend loan or grant 
     funds to--
       (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract to 
     procure or obtain any covered biotechnology equipment or 
     service; or
       (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a contract 
     with an entity described in subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Effective Date.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Waiver Authorities.--
       (1) Specific biotechnology exception.--
       (A) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsections (a) and (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis--
       (i) with the approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Federal 
     Acquisition Security Council and the Secretary of Defense; 
     and

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       (ii) if such head submits a notification and justification 
     to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 
     days after granting such waiver.
       (B) Duration.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     waiver granted under subparagraph (A) shall last for a period 
     of not more than 180 days.
       (ii) Extension.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, in consultation with the Federal Acquisition 
     Security Council and the Secretary of Defense, may extend a 
     waiver granted under subparagraph (A) one time, for a period 
     up to 180 days after the date on which the waiver would 
     otherwise expire, if such an extension is in the national 
     security interests of the United States and the Director 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     notification of such waiver.
       (2) Overseas health care services.--The head of an 
     executive agency may waive the prohibitions under subsections 
     (a) and (b) with respect to a contract, subcontract, or 
     transaction for the acquisition or provision of health care 
     services overseas on a case-by-case basis--
       (A) if the head of such executive agency determines that 
     the waiver is--
       (i) necessary to support the mission or activities of the 
     employees of such executive agency described in subsection 
     (e)(2)(A); and
       (ii) in the interest of the United States;
       (B) with the approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Federal 
     Security Acquisition Council and the Secretary of Defense; 
     and
       (C) if such head submits a notification and justification 
     to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 
     days after granting such waiver.
       (e) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall not apply to--
       (1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements 
     under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of 
     the United States;
       (2) the acquisition or provision of health care services 
     overseas for--
       (A) employees of the United States, including members of 
     the uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title 
     10, United States Code), whose official duty stations are 
     located overseas; or
       (B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the 
     United States--
       (i) who are performing under a contract that directly 
     supports the missions or activities of individuals described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas; or
       (3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of genetic 
     sequencing data, however complied, that is commercially 
     available.
       (f) Evaluation of Certain Biotechnology Entities.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether Wuxi 
     AppTec, AxBio, and any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of 
     such entities, or any other entity headquartered in or 
     organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, 
     are a biotechnology company of concern.
       (g) Regulations.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in coordination with the Federal 
     Acquisition Security Council, the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council, the Secretary of Defense, and other heads 
     of Executive agencies as determined appropriate by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     establish guidance, as necessary, to implement the 
     requirements of this section.
       (2) Federal acquisition regulation.--Not later than 270 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation as necessary to implement the 
     requirements of this section.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Biotechnology company of concern.--The term 
     ``biotechnology company of concern'' means--
       (A) the BGI Group, MGI Group, or Complete Genomics, or any 
     subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or successor of such entities; 
     and
       (B) any other entity that the Secretary of Defense deems to 
     pose a national security risk to the United States.
       (3) Biotechnology equipment or service.--The term 
     ``biotechnology equipment or service'' means--
       (A) any instrument, apparatus, machine, or device, 
     including components and accessories thereof, that is 
     designed for use in the research, development, production, or 
     analysis of biological materials as well as any software, 
     firmware, or other digital components that are specifically 
     designed for use in, and necessary for the operation of, such 
     an instrument, apparatus, machine, or device;
       (B) any service for the research, development, production, 
     analysis, detection, or provision of information related to 
     biological materials, including--
       (i) advising, consulting, or support services provided by a 
     biotechnology company of concern with respect to the use or 
     implementation of a instrument, apparatus, machine, or device 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) disease detection, genealogical information, and 
     related services; and
       (C) any other service, instrument, apparatus, machine, 
     component, accessory, device, software, or firmware that the 
     Federal Acquisition Security Council, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Defense and such other heads of Executive 
     agencies (as determined by the Federal Acquisition Security 
     Council), determines appropriate.
       (4) Covered biotechnology equipment or service.--The term 
     ``covered biotechnology equipment or service'' means a 
     biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a 
     biotechnology company of concern.
       (5) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any area outside 
     of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1022. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
                   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--The Department of Defense may not--
       (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract to 
     procure or obtain any covered biotechnology equipment or 
     service; or
       (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a contract 
     with any entity that--
       (A) uses covered biotechnology equipment or services 
     acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) enters into any contract the performance of which such 
     entity knows or has reason to believe will require the direct 
     use of covered biotechnology equipment or services; or
       (C) provides funding for research to any entity that uses 
     covered biotechnology equipment or services acquired after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Prohibition on Loan and Grant Funds.--The Department of 
     Defense may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds to--
       (1) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract to 
     procure or obtain any covered biotechnology equipment or 
     service; or
       (2) enter into a contract or extend or renew a contract 
     with an entity described in subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Effective Date.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Waiver Authorities.--
       (1) Specific biotechnology exception.--
       (A) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may waive the 
     prohibition under subsections (a) and (b) on a case-by-case 
     basis--
       (i) with the approval of the Secretary of Defense; and
       (ii) if such head submits a notification and justification 
     to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 
     days after granting such waiver.
       (B) Duration.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     waiver granted under subparagraph (A) shall last for a period 
     of not more than 180 days.
       (ii) Extension.--The Secretary of Defense may extend a 
     waiver granted under subparagraph (A) one time, for a period 
     up to 180 days after the date on which the waiver would 
     otherwise expire, if such an extension is in the national 
     security interests of the United States and the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     notification of such waiver.
       (2) Overseas health care services.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may waive the prohibitions under subsections (a) and 
     (b) with respect to a contract, subcontract, or transaction 
     for the acquisition or provision of health care services 
     overseas on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary--
       (A) determines that the waiver is--
       (i) necessary to support the mission or activities of the 
     employees of Department of Defense described in subsection 
     (e)(2)(A); and
       (ii) in the interest of the United States; and
       (B) submits a notification and justification to the 
     appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days 
     after granting such waiver.
       (e) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall not apply to--
       (1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements 
     under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of 
     the United States;

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       (2) the acquisition or provision of health care services 
     overseas for--
       (A) employees of the United States, including members of 
     the uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title 
     10, United States Code), whose official duty stations are 
     located overseas; or
       (B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the 
     United States--
       (i) who are performing under a contract that directly 
     supports the missions or activities of individuals described 
     in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas; or
       (3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of genetic 
     sequencing data, however complied, that is commercially 
     available.
       (f) Evaluation of Certain Biotechnology Entities.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether Wuxi 
     AppTec, AxBio, and any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of 
     such entities, or any other entity headquartered in or 
     organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, 
     are a biotechnology company of concern.
       (g) Regulations.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish guidance, as necessary, to implement the 
     requirements of this section.
       (2) Federal acquisition regulation.--Not later than 270 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall revise all defense acquisition 
     guidance and systems as necessary to implement the 
     requirements of this section.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Biotechnology company of concern.--The term 
     ``biotechnology company of concern'' means--
       (A) the BGI Group, MGI Group, or Complete Genomics, or any 
     subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or successor of such entities; 
     and
       (B) any other entity that the Secretary of Defense deems to 
     pose a national security risk to the United States.
       (3) Biotechnology equipment or service.--The term 
     ``biotechnology equipment or service'' means--
       (A) any instrument, apparatus, machine, or device, 
     including components and accessories thereof, that is 
     designed for use in the research, development, production, or 
     analysis of biological materials as well as any software, 
     firmware, or other digital components that are specifically 
     designed for use in, and necessary for the operation of, such 
     an instrument, apparatus, machine, or device;
       (B) any service for the research, development, production, 
     analysis, detection, or provision of information related to 
     biological materials, including--
       (i) advising, consulting, or support services provided by a 
     biotechnology company of concern with respect to the use or 
     implementation of a instrument, apparatus, machine, or device 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) disease detection, genealogical information, and 
     related services; and
       (C) any other service, instrument, apparatus, machine, 
     component, accessory, device, software, or firmware that the 
     Federal Acquisition Security Council, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Defense and such other heads of Executive 
     agencies (as determined by the Federal Acquisition Security 
     Council), determines appropriate.
       (4) Covered biotechnology equipment or service.--The term 
     ``covered biotechnology equipment or service'' means a 
     biotechnology equipment or service produced or provided by a 
     biotechnology company of concern.
       (5) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any area outside 
     of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1023. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hawley, 
and Ms. Sinema) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 
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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. OFFICE OF THE LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UKRAINE 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the Office of the 
     Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance to provide for 
     the oversight of independent and objective conduct and 
     supervision of audits and investigations relating to the 
     programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated by 
     the United States for Ukraine.
       (b) Appointment of Lead Inspector General; Removal.--
       (1) Appointment.--The head of the Office of the Lead 
     Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance shall be known as 
     the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Lead Inspector General''), who 
     shall be designated by the President.
       (2) Qualifications.--The appointment of the Lead Inspector 
     General shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and 
     demonstrated ability in conducting investigations, including 
     experience in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, 
     management analysis, public administration, or 
     investigations.
       (3) Selection.--The Lead Inspector General may be--
       (A) a senior member of the civil service or Foreign 
     Service;
       (B) selected from among the offices of the Inspectors 
     General; or
       (C) an individual that the meets the qualifications under 
     paragraph (2), as determined by the President.
       (4) Deadline for appointment.--The appointment of an 
     individual as Lead Inspector General shall be made not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (5) Prohibition on political activities.--For purposes of 
     section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Lead 
     Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who 
     determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the 
     nationwide administration of Federal law.
       (6) Removal.--The Lead Inspector General shall be removable 
     from office in accordance with the provisions of section 
     403(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Supervision.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out this section, 
     the Lead Inspector General shall report directly to, and be 
     under the general supervision of, the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Inspectors General to 
     enter into agreements to conduct joint audits, inspections, 
     or investigations in the exercise of their oversight 
     responsibilities in accordance with this section with respect 
     to Ukraine.
       (d) Duties.--The duties of the Lead Inspector General are 
     as follows:
       (1) To appoint, from among the offices of the Inspectors 
     General, an Assistant Inspector General for Ukraine 
     Assistance, who shall supervise auditing and investigative 
     activities and assist the Lead Inspector General in the 
     discharge of responsibilities under this subsection.
       (2) To develop and carry out, in coordination with the 
     offices of the Inspectors General, a joint strategic plan to 
     conduct comprehensive oversight of all amounts appropriated 
     by the United States for Ukraine.
       (3) To apply key lessons from prior oversight work, in 
     coordination with the offices of the Inspectors General, to 
     Ukraine response programs and operations to minimize waste, 
     fraud, and abuse.
       (4) With respect to amounts appropriated by the United 
     States for Ukraine--
       (A) to ensure, through joint or individual audits, 
     inspections, and investigations, independent and effective 
     oversight of--
       (i) all funds appropriated for such support; and
       (ii) the programs, operations, and contracts carried out 
     using such funds; and
       (B) to review and ascertain the accuracy of information 
     provided by Federal agencies relating to--
       (i) obligations and expenditures;
       (ii) costs of programs and projects;
       (iii) accountability of funds;
       (iv) the tracking and monitoring of all lethal and 
     nonlethal security assistance and compliance with end-use 
     certification requirements; and
       (v) the award and execution of major contracts, grants, and 
     agreements in support of Ukraine.
       (5) To employ, or authorize the employment by the 
     Inspectors General, on a temporary basis using the 
     authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United States Code 
     (without regard to subsection (b)(2) of such section), such 
     auditors, investigators, and other personnel as the Lead 
     Inspector General considers appropriate to carrying out the 
     duties described in this subsection.
       (6) To obtain expert and consultant services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
     rates not to exceed the equivalent rate prescribed for grade 
     GS-15 of the General Schedule by section 5332 of that title.
       (7) To carry out such other responsibilities relating to 
     the coordination and efficient and effective discharge by the 
     Inspectors General of duties relating to United States 
     military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine as the Lead 
     Inspector General shall specify.
       (8) To discharge the responsibilities under this subsection 
     in a manner consistent with the authorities and requirements 
     of this section and the authorities and requirements 
     applicable to the Inspectors General under chapter 4 of title 
     5, United States Code, including section 404(b)(1) and 
     section 406 of that title.
       (e) Deployment of Lead Inspector General Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of the Lead Inspector General 
     for Ukraine Assistance shall maintain a presence of at least 
     one individual in the country of Ukraine on a permanent 
     basis.
       (2) Evacuation plan.--The Lead Inspector General shall--

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       (A) coordinate with the appropriate chief of mission for 
     the purpose of developing an evacuation plan; and
       (B) maintain a plan to evacuate personnel should an 
     evacuation be required.
       (3) Notice and justification.--To any extent that the Lead 
     Inspector General determines that the Office of the Lead 
     Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance cannot maintain such 
     a presence in Ukraine, the Lead Inspector General shall 
     notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing 
     within 7 days of such determination, along with a 
     justification for why the presence could not be maintained.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Quarterly reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each fiscal-year quarter, the Lead Inspector General shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     summarizing, with respect to that quarter and, to the extent 
     possible, the period beginning on the date on which such 
     quarter ends and ending on the date on which the report is 
     submitted, the activities of the Lead Inspector General with 
     respect to programs and operations funded with amounts 
     appropriated by the United States for Ukraine.
       (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include, for the period covered by the report--
       (i) a description of any identified waste, fraud, or abuse 
     with respect to programs and operations funded with amounts 
     appropriated by the United States for Ukraine;
       (ii) a description of the status and results of--

       (I) investigations, inspections, and audits; and
       (II) referrals to the Department of Justice;

       (iii) a description of the overall plans for review by the 
     Inspectors General of such support of Ukraine, including 
     plans for investigations, inspections, and audits; and
       (iv) an evaluation of the compliance of the Government of 
     Ukraine with all requirements for receiving United States 
     funds, including a description of any area of concern with 
     respect to the ability of the Government of Ukraine to 
     achieve such compliance.
       (2) Form.--Each report required by this subsection shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex if the Lead Inspector General considers it necessary.
       (3) Availability.--
       (A) Public.--The Lead Inspector General shall publish on a 
     publicly available internet website the unclassified form of 
     each report required by paragraph (1) in English and any 
     other language the Lead Inspector General determines is 
     widely used and understood in Ukraine.
       (B) Members of congress.--On request by a Member of 
     Congress, the Lead Inspector General shall make any report 
     required by paragraph (1), including the classified annex, as 
     applicable, available to the Member of Congress.
       (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to authorize the public disclosure of 
     information that is--
       (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
     provision of law;
       (B) specifically required by Executive order to be 
     protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense 
     or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or
       (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
       (g) Publication of United States Assistance to Ukraine.--
     Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of State, shall publish a 
     comprehensive accounting of unclassified amounts appropriated 
     by the United States for Ukraine on a publicly available 
     website of the United States Government.
       (h) Briefings.--On request by a committee of Congress or a 
     Member of Congress, not later than 15 days after receiving 
     the request, the Lead Inspector General shall provide to the 
     committee of Congress or Member of Congress a briefing on the 
     oversight of programs and operations funded with amounts 
     appropriated by the United States for Ukraine.
       (i) Inspectors General Staffing.--Personnel assigned to 
     Ukraine-related oversight work by the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State, the Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, and the 
     Inspector General of other Federal agency shall exclusively 
     perform Ukraine-related oversight work in accordance with the 
     joint strategic plan under subsection (d)(2).
       (j) Assessment of Office of the Lead Inspector General for 
     Ukraine Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Office of the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine 
     Assistance is established, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall enter into a contract with an 
     independent third-party entity, which may include a federally 
     funded research and development corporation, to conduct an 
     assessment of the Office of the Lead Inspector General for 
     Ukraine Assistance.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the discharge of the duties described 
     in subsection (d), including an assessment as to whether any 
     structural or policy adjustments would enable more effective 
     oversight efforts.
       (B) An assessment as to whether establishing a Special 
     Inspector General would be a more effective oversight model.
       (C) An assessment as to whether the Lead Inspector General 
     would benefit from additional resources or authorities to 
     ensure the discharge of all duties under subsection (d) and 
     any other provision of law.
       (D) Any recommendations for Congress to improve the 
     effectiveness of the Lead Inspector General.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress, and on request, to any Member of Congress, a 
     report on the assessment required by paragraph (1)
       (B) Publication.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State shall publish the report required by 
     subparagraph (A) on a publicly accessible internet website of 
     the United States Government.
       (k) Termination.--The Office of the Lead Inspector General 
     for Ukraine Assistance shall terminate 180 days after the 
     date on which amounts appropriated by the United States for 
     Ukraine are less than the amounts that were appropriated by 
     the United States for Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
       (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $10,000,000 to carry out this section.
       (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
       (m) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Amounts appropriated by the united states for 
     ukraine.--The term ``amounts appropriated by the United 
     States for Ukraine'' means amounts appropriated on or after 
     January 1, 2022, for--
       (A) the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative established 
     under section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1608);
       (B) any foreign military financing accessed by the 
     Government of Ukraine;
       (C) the presidential drawdown authority under section 
     506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2318(a));
       (D) the defense institution building program under section 
     332 of title 10, United States Code;
       (E) the building partner capacity program under section 333 
     of title 10, United States Code; and
       (F) the international military education and training 
     program of the Department of State.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Inspectors general.--The term ``Inspectors General'' 
     means the following:
       (A) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
       (B) The Inspector General of the Department of State.
       (C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1024. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 560A. SERVICE ACADEMIES: NUMBERS OF NOMINATIONS BY 
                   MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND APPOINTMENTS BY THE 
                   SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7442 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
     (10), by striking ``10 persons'' and inserting ``15 
     persons''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``150'' and inserting 
     ``250''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8454 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
     (10), by striking ``10 persons'' and inserting ``15 
     persons''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``150'' and inserting 
     ``250''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9442 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
     (10), by striking ``10 persons'' and inserting ``15 
     persons''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``150'' and inserting 
     ``250''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1025. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him

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to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 
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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP TRAINING 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) AI.--The term ``AI'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``artificial intelligence'' in section 238(g) of the John S. 
     McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 
     2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
       (2) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' 
     means--
       (A) a management official;
       (B) a supervisor; or
       (C) any other employee of an executive agency--
       (i) as determined appropriate by the Director for the 
     purposes of this section; or
       (ii) who is designated by the head of that executive agency 
     to participate in the Program.
       (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.
       (4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       (5) Management official; supervisor.--The terms 
     ``management official'' and ``supervisor'' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 7103(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the AI leadership 
     training program established and implemented (or the 
     provision of which is otherwise ensured) by the Director 
     under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Program.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Establishment of program.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
     consultation with any other person determined relevant by the 
     Director, shall develop and implement (or otherwise ensure 
     the provision of) an AI leadership training program for 
     covered employees, under which training in accordance with 
     the requirements of this section shall be provided to covered 
     employees on an annual basis.
       (B) Incorporation of existing training permitted.--For the 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), the Director may include 
     executive agency or other training that the Director 
     determines is relevant to providing the information required 
     under paragraph (3).
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be to ensure 
     that covered employees have knowledge regarding--
       (A) the capabilities and risks associated with AI;
       (B) safety and ethical issues relating to AI;
       (C) Federal Government requirements and best practices with 
     respect to AI, such as with respect to the procurement, use, 
     testing, evaluation, and auditing of AI capabilities; and
       (D) other matters relating to requirements for the 
     development and use of AI within and by the Federal 
     Government.
       (3) Topics.--At a minimum, the Program shall include 
     information relating to--
       (A) what AI is and how AI works;
       (B) introductory concepts regarding, and features of, 
     different types of AI;
       (C) the benefits offered, and the risks posed, by AI;
       (D) the role of data in AI systems and the risks of not 
     using sufficiently representative training data in those 
     systems, including risks relating to bias;
       (E) the ways in which AI can fail;
       (F) the need for continuous refinement of AI as part of the 
     development and deployment of AI;
       (G) ways to mitigate the risks of AI, including through 
     efforts to create and identify AI that is reliable, safe, and 
     trustworthy;
       (H) organizational considerations for the development and 
     deployment of AI, including necessary norms and practices, 
     workforce training, and specific use cases;
       (I) the risks that the use by the Federal Government of AI, 
     including by using AI to engage in censorship and conduct 
     surveillance, poses to the First and Fourth Amendments to the 
     Constitution of the United States; and
       (J) the risk of developer bias with respect to AI.
       (4) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years 
     after the date on which the Director develops and implements 
     (or otherwise ensures the provision of) the Program under 
     paragraph (1), the Director shall update the Program to--
       (A) incorporate new information relating to AI; and
       (B) ensure that the Program continues to satisfy the 
     requirements under paragraph (3) and any other requirements 
     determined by the Director.
       (5) Metrics.--The Director shall establish the means by 
     which to--
       (A) understand and measure the participation of covered 
     employees in the Program; and
       (B) receive and consider feedback from participants in the 
     Program so as to improve the Program through updates 
     implemented under paragraph (4).
       (6) Congressional requests.--
       (A) In general.--Congress may request from the Director 
     information regarding the materials used to carry out the 
     Program, including--
       (i) a bibliography of written materials used to carry out 
     the Program;
       (ii) the name of the responsible senior executive; and
       (iii) the name of each organization that developed or 
     carried out any part of the Program.
       (B) Deadline for provision of information.--Not later than 
     14 days after the date on which the Director receives a 
     request submitted under subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
     provide Congress with the information sought in the request.
       (7) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Director should ensure that training provided under the 
     Program includes interactions with technologists, scholars, 
     and other experts, including from the private, public, and 
     nonprofit sectors.
       (8) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is 10 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, this section shall have no 
     force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1026. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 title X, add the following:

              Subtitle H--Transparent Automated Governance

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Transparent Automated 
     Governance Act'' or the ``TAG Act''.

     SEC. 1092. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
       (2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061; Public 
     Law 115-232).
       (3) Augmented critical decision process.--The term 
     ``augmented critical decision process'' means the use by an 
     agency, or by a third party on behalf of the agency, of an 
     automated system to determine or substantially influence the 
     outcomes of critical decisions.
       (4) Automated system.--The term ``automated system''--
       (A) means a set of computational processes derived from 
     statistics or artificial intelligence techniques, or that 
     otherwise rely on data about specific individuals or groups, 
     to substantially influence the outcome of critical decisions, 
     including computational processes that stand alone or are 
     embedded within another process, system, or application, 
     including paper-based processes; and
       (B) does not include computational processes or 
     infrastructure the function of which is not directly related 
     to influencing or determining the outcome of critical 
     decisions.
       (5) Critical decision.--The term ``critical decision'' 
     means an agency determination, including the assignment of a 
     score or classification, related to the status, rights, 
     property, or wellbeing of specific individuals or groups, the 
     outcome of which--
       (A) is likely to meaningfully differ from one individual or 
     group to another; and
       (B) meaningfully affects access to, or the cost, terms, or 
     availability of--
       (i) education and vocational training;
       (ii) employment;
       (iii) essential utilities, including electricity, heat, 
     water, and internet;
       (iv) transportation;
       (v) any benefits or assistance under any Federal public 
     assistance program or under any State or local public 
     assistance program financed in whole or in part with Federal 
     funds;
       (vi) financial services, including access to credit or 
     insurance;
       (vii) asylum and immigration services;
       (viii) healthcare;
       (ix) housing, lodging, or public accommodations; and
       (x) any other service, program, or opportunity a 
     determination about which would have a legal, material, or 
     significant effect on the life of an individual, as 
     determined by the Director.
       (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (7) Plain language.--The term ``plain language'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 1311(e)(3)(B) of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
     18031(e)(3)(B)).
       (8) Transparent automated governance guidance.--The term 
     ``transparent automated governance guidance'' means the 
     guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 1093(a).

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     SEC. 1093. TRANSPARENT AUTOMATED GOVERNANCE GUIDANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, the Director shall issue guidance 
     that--
       (1) is consistent with relevant legal authorities relating 
     to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections; 
     and
       (2) requires agencies to provide disclosure and opportunity 
     for appeal when using certain automated systems and augmented 
     critical decision processes.
       (b) Guidance.--The transparent automated governance 
     guidance issued under subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) an identification by the Director of any additional 
     services, programs, or opportunities relating to critical 
     decisions described in section 1092(5)(B)(x), if appropriate, 
     for use by agencies with respect to the requirements under 
     this subtitle;
       (2) a list of automated systems that may be used in 
     augmented critical decision processes, that, as determined by 
     the Director, are not subject to the requirements of this 
     subtitle;
       (3) with respect to automated systems that contribute to 
     augmented critical decision processes and interact with the 
     public, guidance for how agencies shall design, develop, 
     procure, or update those automated systems to provide plain 
     language notice to individuals not later than the time and at 
     the place of interaction with such an automated system that 
     they are interacting with such an automated system;
       (4) the proper contents of the notice described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (5) examples of what the notice described in paragraph (3) 
     could look like in practice;
       (6) with respect to augmented critical decision processes, 
     guidance for how agencies shall provide plain language notice 
     to individuals not later than the time a critical decision is 
     issued to an individual that a critical decision concerning 
     the individual was made using an augmented critical decision 
     process;
       (7) the proper contents of the notice described in 
     paragraph (6);
       (8) examples of what the notice described in paragraph (6) 
     could look like in practice;
       (9) guidance for how agencies shall establish an appeals 
     process for critical decisions made by an augmented critical 
     decision process in which an individual is harmed as a direct 
     result of the use of an automated system in the augmented 
     critical decision process;
       (10) with respect to critical decisions made by an 
     augmented critical decision process, guidance for how 
     agencies should provide individuals with the opportunity for 
     an alternative review, as appropriate, by an individual 
     working for or on behalf of the agency with respect to the 
     critical decision, independent of the augmented critical 
     decision process; and
       (11) criteria for information that each agency is required 
     to track and collect relating to issues that arise during the 
     use of augmented critical decision processes--
       (A) to ensure that the information collected can be used to 
     determine whether each automated system and augmented 
     critical decision process covered by this subtitle is 
     accurate, reliable, and, to the greatest extent practicable, 
     explainable; and
       (B) that the agency shall make accessible for use by the 
     agency, the Comptroller General of the United States, and 
     Congress.
       (c) Public Comment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subtitle, the Director shall make a 
     preliminary version of the transparent automated governance 
     guidance available for public comment for a period of 30 
     days.
       (d) Consultation.--In developing the transparent automated 
     governance guidance, the Director shall consider soliciting 
     input from--
       (1) the Government Accountability Office;
       (2) the General Services Administration, including on the 
     topic of user experience;
       (3) the private sector; and
       (4) the nonprofit sector, including experts in privacy, 
     civil rights, and civil liberties.
       (e) Artificial Intelligence Guidance.--The guidance 
     required by section 104 of the AI in Government Act of 2020 
     (40 U.S.C. 11301 note) may be used to satisfy the requirement 
     for the transparent automated governance guidance with 
     respect to relevant automated systems and augmented critical 
     decision processes, or a subset thereof, if such guidance 
     addresses each requirement under subsection (b) of this 
     section with respect to the automated system or augmented 
     critical decision process.
       (f) Updates.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which the Director issues the transparent automated 
     governance guidance, and biennially thereafter, the Director 
     shall issue updates to the guidance.

     SEC. 1094. AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Agency Implementation of Transparent Automated 
     Governance Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date 
     on which the Director issues the transparent automated 
     governance guidance, the head of each agency shall implement 
     the transparent automated governance guidance to the extent 
     that implementation does not require rulemaking.
       (b) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subtitle, and biannually 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall review agency compliance with this subtitle and submit 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability of the House of Representatives a report with 
     findings and recommendations.

     SEC. 1095. SUNSET.

       Beginning on the date that is 10 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, this subtitle shall have no force 
     or effect.
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  SA 1027. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1063. ENSURING RELIABLE SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the People's Republic of China's dominant share of the 
     global minerals market is a threat to the economic stability, 
     well being, and competitiveness of key industries in the 
     United States;
       (2) the United States should reduce reliance on the 
     People's Republic of China for critical minerals through--
       (A) strategic investments in development projects, 
     production technologies, and refining facilities in the 
     United States; and
       (B) in partnership with strategic allies of the United 
     States that are reliable trading partners, including members 
     of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; and
       (3) the United States Trade Representative should initiate 
     multilateral talks among the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of critical minerals.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the officials specified 
     in paragraph (3), shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the work of the Trade 
     Representative to address the national security threat posed 
     by the People's Republic of China's control of nearly \2/3\ 
     of the global supply of critical minerals.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the extent of the engagement of the 
     United States with the other countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of critical minerals during the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
     date of the report; and
       (B) a description of the plans of the President to leverage 
     the partnership of the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to produce a more reliable and secure 
     global supply chain of critical minerals.
       (3) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (B) The Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation.
       (C) The Secretary of Energy.
       (D) The Director of the United States Geological Survey.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1028. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1299L. LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS ABROAD.

       (a) Review Required.--Not later than December 31, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of 
     State, shall--
       (1) review the 10 largest foreign countries by United 
     States Armed Forces presence and evaluate local legal 
     systems, protections afforded by bilateral agreements between 
     the United States and countries being evaluated, and how the 
     rights and privileges afforded under such agreements may 
     differ from United States law; and
       (2) brief the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate on the findings of the review.
       (b) Training Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review and improve as necessary training and educational 
     materials

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     for members of the Armed Forces, their spouses, and 
     dependents, as appropriate, who are stationed in a country 
     reviewed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) regarding relevant 
     foreign laws, how such foreign laws may differ from the laws 
     of the United States, and the rights of accused in common 
     scenarios under such foreign laws.
       (c) Translation Standards and Readiness.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
     review foreign language standards for servicemembers and 
     employees of the Department of Defense and Department of 
     State who are responsible for providing foreign language 
     translation services in situations involving foreign law 
     enforcement where a servicemember may be being detained, to 
     ensure such persons maintain an appropriate proficiency in 
     the legal terminology and meaning of essential terms in a 
     relevant language.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1029. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. REPORT ON WAIVERS UNDER SECTION 907 OF THE 
                   FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN 
                   DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT ACT OF 
                   1992 AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO THE LACHIN 
                   CORRIDOR.

       (a) Waivers Under Section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress on United 
     States security assistance provided to the Government of 
     Azerbaijan pursuant to the waiver of section 907 of the 
     FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511; 22 U.S.C. 5812 
     note).
       (2) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall address the following:
       (A) Documentation of the consideration by the Secretary of 
     State, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, of all requirements relating to the 
     waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 
     102-511; 22 U.S.C. 5812 note).
       (B) Program-level detail and end-use monitoring reports of 
     security assistance provided to the Government of Azerbaijan 
     under such a waiver during such 5-year period.
       (C) An assessment of the impact of United States security 
     assistance provided to Azerbaijan on--
       (i) the negotiation of a peaceful settlement between 
     Armenia and Azerbaijan over all disputed regions during such 
     5-year period; and
       (ii) the military balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia 
     during such 5-year period.
       (D) An assessment of Azerbaijan's use of offensive force 
     against Armenia or violations of Armenian sovereign territory 
     during the period beginning on November 11, 2020, and ending 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Access to the Lachin Corridor.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the Nagorno-Karabakh region that 
     includes--
       (1) an assessment of the humanitarian impact of 
     Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor, which connects 
     Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh; and
       (2) an assessment of the blockade's long-term impacts on--
       (A) regional food, water, and energy security;
       (B) local civilians' ability to access basic medical care 
     and other necessities;
       (C) the region's most vulnerable populations, including 
     children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities; and
       (D) the overall Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and prospects for 
     de-escalating and avoiding a humanitarian crisis.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1030. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REDUCTION IN MILITARY SPENDING.

       The total amount of funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act is hereby reduced by 10 percent, with the amount of 
     such reduction to be applied on a pro rata basis among the 
     accounts and funds for which amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act, excluding accounts and funds 
     relating to military personnel, the Defense Health Program, 
     and assistance to Ukraine. The amount of reduction for each 
     account and fund subject to such requirement shall be applied 
     on a pro rata basis across each program, project, and 
     activity funded by such account or fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1031. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONDITION ON PROVISION OF FOREIGN MILITARY 
                   FINANCING TO ISRAEL.

       On the date that is one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, $3,300,000,000 in foreign military 
     financing for Israel, excluding missile defense programs, 
     shall be unavailable for such purpose unless the Secretary of 
     State certifies that the Government of Israel is taking 
     sustained and effective steps to halt all tenders for 
     settlement construction and cease construction and expansion 
     of Israeli-controlled settlements outside Israel's 
     international-recognized borders.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1032. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Welch, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO ADDRESS 
                   HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK.

       There is authorized to be appropriated--
       (1) an additional $200,000,000 for the Migration and 
     Refugee Account, to be allocated to the United Nations Relief 
     and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees to make up the 
     funding shortfall for such organization and to ensure the 
     continuity of basic services to Palestinian refugees; and
       (2) an additional $50,000,000 in Economic Support Funds for 
     assistance to the West Bank and Gaza.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1033. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 1, 2024, 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
     shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a briefing assessing the feasibility, merits, 
     and potential impediments for modernizing Department of 
     Defense laboratory infrastructure.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing provided pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) Identification and discussion of possible new 
     mechanisms to support modernization of Department 
     laboratories, such as consideration of enhanced use leases, 
     innovative financing mechanisms, or other public-private 
     partnership arrangements to provide modernized laboratory 
     capabilities on or near facilities of the Department.
       (2) Identification of promising commercial or academic 
     infrastructure, services, and technology that might 
     facilitate an infrastructure-as-a-service business model.
       (3) Discussion of how each mechanism identified under 
     paragraph (1) might affect the sustainment cost of research 
     facilities of the Department, as well as the ability to

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     execute the research and development mission of the 
     Department.
       (4) Identification of potential impediments to the 
     utilization of each mechanism identified under paragraph (1).
       (5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1034. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1299L. PROHIBITION ON ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL DRAWING 
                   RIGHTS AT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FOR 
                   PERPETRATORS OF GENOCIDE AND STATE SPONSORS OF 
                   TERRORISM WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 6 of the Special Drawing Rights Act (22 U.S.C. 
     286q) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, 
     neither the President nor any person or agency shall on 
     behalf of the United States vote to allocate Special Drawing 
     Rights under article XVIII, sections 2 and 3, of the Articles 
     of Agreement of the Fund to a member country of the Fund, if 
     the government of the member country has--
       ``(1) committed genocide at any time during the 10-year 
     period ending with the date of the vote; or
       ``(2) been determined by the Secretary of State, as of the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2024, to have repeatedly provided support 
     for acts of international terrorism, for purposes of--
       ``(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
       ``(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371);
       ``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
       ``(D) any other provision of law.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1035. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT 
                   FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL IN 
                   POSITIONS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK.

       Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and personal accounts'' after ``personal 
     technology devices''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and shall provide such support to any 
     such personnel who request the support'' after ``in paragraph 
     (2)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``or personal 
     accounts'' after ``personal technology devices'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or personal accounts'' 
     after ``personal technology devices''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and networks'' and 
     inserting ``, personal networks, and personal accounts''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
     following new subsection (d):
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `personal accounts' means accounts for 
     online and telecommunications services, including telephone, 
     residential internet access, email, text and multimedia 
     messaging, cloud computing, social media, health care, and 
     financial services, used by Department of Defense personnel 
     outside of the scope of their employment with the Department.
       ``(2) The term `personal technology devices ' means 
     technology devices used by Department of Defense personnel 
     outside of the scope of their employment with the Department 
     and includes networks to which such devices connect.''.

     SEC. 16__. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROTECT 
                   PERSONAL INFORMATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   PERSONNEL FROM EXPLOITATION BY FOREIGN 
                   ADVERSARIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall brief the appropriate congressional 
     committees on Department of Defense efforts to protect 
     personal information of its personnel from exploitation by 
     foreign adversaries.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include any observations on the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of efforts by the Department of Defense 
     to protect the personal information, including location data 
     generated by smart phones, of members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense, veterans, 
     and their families from exploitation by foreign adversaries.
       (2) Recommendations to improve Department of Defense 
     policies and programs to meaningfully address this threat.
       (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall publish on its 
     website an unclassified report, which may contain a 
     classified annex submitted to the congressional defense and 
     intelligence committees, on the elements described in 
     subsection (b) at a time mutually agreed upon.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1036. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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. 1083. PROHIBITION OF DEMAND FOR BRIBE.

       Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the term `foreign official' means--
       ``(A)(i) any official or employee of a foreign government 
     or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; or
       ``(ii) any senior foreign political figure, as defined in 
     section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor regulation;
       ``(B) any official or employee of a public international 
     organization;
       ``(C) any person acting in an official capacity for or on 
     behalf of--
       ``(i) a government, department, agency, or instrumentality 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i); or
       ``(ii) a public international organization; or
       ``(D) any person acting in an unofficial capacity for or on 
     behalf of--
       ``(i) a government, department, agency, or instrumentality 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i); or
       ``(ii) a public international organization; and
       ``(5) the term `public international organization' means--
       ``(A) an organization that is designated by Executive order 
     pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations 
     Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288); or
       ``(B) any other international organization that is 
     designated by the President by Executive order for the 
     purposes of this section, effective as of the date of 
     publication of such order in the Federal Register.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Prohibition of Demand for a Bribe.--
       ``(1) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any foreign 
     official or person selected to be a foreign official to 
     corruptly demand, seek, receive, accept, or agree to receive 
     or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of value 
     personally or for any other person or nongovernmental entity, 
     by making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of 
     interstate commerce, from any person (as defined in section 
     104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 
     78dd-3), except that that definition shall be applied without 
     regard to whether the person is an offender) while in the 
     territory of the United States, from an issuer (as defined in 
     section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78c(a))), or from a domestic concern (as defined in 
     section 104 of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 
     U.S.C. 78dd-2)), in return for--
       ``(A) being influenced in the performance of any official 
     act;
       ``(B) being induced to do or omit to do any act in 
     violation of the official duty of such foreign official or 
     person; or
       ``(C) conferring any improper advantage,
     in connection with obtaining or retaining business for or 
     with, or directing business to, any person.
       ``(2) Penalties.--Any person who violates paragraph (1) 
     shall be fined not more than $250,000 or 3 times the monetary 
     equivalent of the thing of value, imprisoned for not more 
     than 15 years, or both.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction.--An offense under paragraph (1) shall 
     be subject to extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction.
       ``(4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, and 
     annually thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State as relevant, shall submit to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary

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     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, and post on the 
     publicly available website of the Department of Justice, a 
     report--
       ``(A) focusing, in part, on demands by foreign officials 
     for bribes from entities domiciled or incorporated in the 
     United States, and the efforts of foreign governments to 
     prosecute such cases;
       ``(B) addressing United States diplomatic efforts to 
     protect entities domiciled or incorporated in the United 
     States from foreign bribery, and the effectiveness of those 
     efforts in protecting such entities;
       ``(C) summarizing major actions taken under this section in 
     the previous year, including enforcement actions taken and 
     penalties imposed;
       ``(D) evaluating the effectiveness of the Department of 
     Justice in enforcing this section; and
       ``(E) detailing what resources or legislative action the 
     Department of Justice needs to ensure adequate enforcement of 
     this section.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall not be 
     construed as encompassing conduct that would violate section 
     30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) 
     or section 104 or 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 
     of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2; 15 U.S.C. 78dd-3) whether pursuant 
     to a theory of direct liability, conspiracy, complicity, or 
     otherwise.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1037. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3__. MODIFICATIONS TO MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION 
                   ASSURANCE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REVIEW OF MISSION 
                   OBSTRUCTIONS.

       (a) Projects Proposed Within Two Nautical Miles of Any 
     Active Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch Facility or 
     Control Center.--Section 183a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or any active 
     intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or control 
     center'' after ``military training routes''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or a Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``a Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense, or, in the case of a geographic area of 
     concern related to an active intercontinental ballistic 
     missile launch facility or control center, the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 
     Environment''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(A) The 
     Secretary''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or antenna structure project'' after 
     ``energy project'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Secretary of 
     Defense's finding of unacceptable risk to national security'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(C) Any finding of unacceptable risk to national security 
     by the Secretary of Defense under this paragraph''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by 
     subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph, the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) In the case of any energy project or antenna 
     structure project with proposed structures more than 200 feet 
     above ground level located within two nautical miles of an 
     active intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or 
     control center, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
     finding of unacceptable risk to national security for such 
     project if the mitigation actions identified pursuant to this 
     section do not include removal of all such proposed 
     structures from such project after receiving notice of 
     presumed risk from the Clearinghouse under subsection (c)(2).
       ``(ii) Clause (i) does not apply to structures approved 
     before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 or to structures that 
     are re-powered with updated technology in the same location 
     as previously approved structures.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Antenna Structure Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Such section is further amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or antenna structure projects'' after 
     ``energy projects'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``or antenna structure project'' after 
     ``energy project'' each place it appears (except for 
     subsections (e)(1) and (h)(2)).
       (2) Antenna structure project defined.--Section 183a(h) of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The term `antenna structure project'--
       ``(A) means a project to construct a structure located 
     within two nautical miles of any intercontinental ballistic 
     missile launch facility or control center that is constructed 
     or used to transmit radio energy or that is constructed or 
     used for the primary purpose of supporting antennas to 
     transmit or receive radio energy (or both), and any antennas 
     and other appurtenances mounted on the structure, from the 
     time construction of the supporting structure begins until 
     such time as the supporting structure is dismantled; and
       ``(B) does not include any project in support of or 
     required by an intercontinental ballistic missile launch 
     facility or control center.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1038. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. 9/11 RESPONDER AND SURVIVOR HEALTH FUNDING 
                   CORRECTION ACT OF 2023.

       (a) Department of Defense, Armed Forces, or Other Federal 
     Worker Responders to the September 11 Attacks at the Pentagon 
     and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3306 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-5)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) and 
     paragraphs (12) through (17) as paragraphs (6) through (12) 
     and paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) The term `Federal agency' means an agency, office, or 
     other establishment in the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government.''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(13) The term `uniformed services' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (2) in section 3311(a) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-21(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(III) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Pentagon site of the terrorist-related aircraft crash of 
     September 11, 2001, during the period beginning on September 
     11, 2001, and ending on the date on which the cleanup of the 
     site was concluded, as determined by the WTC Program 
     Administrator; or
       ``(IV) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Shanksville, Pennsylvania, site of the terrorist-related 
     aircraft crash of September 11, 2001, during the period 
     beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on 
     which the cleanup of the site was concluded, as determined by 
     the WTC Program Administrator; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) In general.--The'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--The'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or subclause (III) or (IV) of paragraph 
     (2)(C)(i)'' after ``or (2)(A)(ii)''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Certain responders to the september 11 attacks at 
     the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania.--The total number 
     of individuals who may be enrolled under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall not exceed 500 at any 
     time.''.
       (b) Additional Funding for the World Trade Center Health 
     Program.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3353. SPECIAL FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Special Fund 
     (referred to in this section as the `Special Fund'), 
     consisting of amounts deposited into the Special Fund under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024

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     $443,000,000 for deposit into the Special Fund, which amounts 
     shall remain available in such Fund through fiscal year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Special 
     Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation and without regard to any spending limitation 
     under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program Administrator as 
     needed at the discretion of such Administrator, for carrying 
     out any provision in this title (including sections 3303 and 
     3341(c)).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Special Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be deposited into 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     ``SEC. 3354. PENTAGON/SHANKSVILLE FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     (referred to in this section as the `Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund'), consisting of amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 $257,000,000 for deposit into the Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund, which amounts shall remain available in such Fund 
     through fiscal year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, 
     without further appropriation and without regard to any 
     spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program 
     Administrator for the purpose of carrying out section 3312 
     with regard to WTC responders enrolled in the WTC Program 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of section 3311(a)(2)(C)(i).
       ``(2) Limitation on other funding.--Notwithstanding 
     sections 3331(a), 3351(b)(1), 3352(c), and 3353(c), and any 
     other provision in this title, for the period of fiscal years 
     2024 through 2033, no amounts made available under this title 
     other than those amounts appropriated under subsection (b) 
     may be available for the purpose described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Pentagon/Shanksville Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be 
     deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (2) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (3) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program 
     Supplemental Fund'' and inserting ``(as applicable) the Funds 
     established under sections 3351, 3352, 3353, and 3354''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353'' after 
     ``section 3351'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
     subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (4) in section 3351(b) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end.
       (d) Prevention and Public Health Fund.--Section 4002(b) of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300u-11(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``$1,725,000,000; and'' 
     and inserting ``$1,568,000,000;''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) for fiscal year 2030, $1,783,000,000;
       ``(11) for fiscal year 2031, $1,784,000,000; and
       ``(12) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, $2,000,000,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1039. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REVIEW BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   REGARDING INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC COMPETITION.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall complete a review of the requirements and 
     access to commercial information used by elements of the 
     intelligence community for analysis of capital flows, 
     investment security, beneficial ownership of entities, and 
     other transactions and functions related to identifying 
     threats, gaps, and opportunities with respect to economic 
     competition with foreign countries, including the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Elements.--The review required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The length and expiration of licenses of elements of 
     the intelligence community for access to commercial 
     information.
       (B) The number of such licenses permitted for each element 
     of the intelligence community.
       (b) Report; Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the review required by subsection (a)(1) is completed, 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report 
     and provide a briefing to Congress on the findings of the 
     review.
       (2) Elements.--The report and briefing required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The findings of the review required by subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (B) Recommendations of the Director on whether and how the 
     standardization of access to commercial information, the 
     expansion of licenses for such access, the lengthening of 
     license terms beyond 1 year, and the issuance of intelligence 
     community-wide (as opposed to agency-by-agency) licenses 
     would advance the open-source collection and analytical 
     requirements of the intelligence community with respect to 
     economic competition with foreign countries, including the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (C) An assessment of cost savings or increases that may 
     result from the standardization described in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (3) Form.--The report and briefing required by paragraph 
     (1) may be classified.
       (c) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 3003).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1040. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON TREATMENT OF SERVICE OF 
                   CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED 
                   IN FEMALE CULTURAL SUPPORT TEAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 2010, the Commander of United States Special 
     Operations Command established the Cultural Support Team 
     Program to overcome significant intelligence gaps during the 
     Global War on Terror.
       (2) From 2010 through 2021, approximately 310 female 
     members, from every Armed Force, passed and were selected as 
     members of female cultural support teams, and deployed with 
     special operations forces.
       (3) Members of female cultural support teams served 
     honorably, demonstrated commendable courage, overcame such 
     intelligence gaps, engaged in direct action, and suffered 
     casualties during the Global War on Terror.
       (4) The Federal Government has a duty to recognize members 
     and veterans of female cultural support teams who volunteered 
     to join the Armed Forces, to undergo arduous training for 
     covered service, and to execute dangerous and classified 
     missions in the course of such covered service.
       (5) Members who performed covered service have sought 
     treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, and 
     disabling physical trauma incurred in the course of such 
     covered service, but have been denied such care.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that--
       (1) individuals who performed covered service performed 
     exceptional service to the United States; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the 
     performance of covered service is included in the military 
     service record of each individual who performed covered 
     service so that those with service-connected injuries can 
     receive proper care and benefits for their service.
       (c) Secretary of Defense Study and Report.--

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       (1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) carry out a study on the treatment of covered service 
     for purposes of retired pay under laws administered by the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
     study carried out under paragraph (1).
       (2) List.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall include a list of each individual who performed covered 
     service whose military service record should be modified on 
     account of covered service.
       (d) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2024, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
       (A) carry out a study on the treatment of covered service 
     for purposes of compensation under laws administered by the 
     Secretary; and
       (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
     study carried out under paragraph (1).
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A list of each veteran who performed covered service 
     whose claim for disability compensation under a law 
     administered by the Secretary was denied due to the inability 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine the injury 
     was service-connected.
       (B) An estimate of the cost that would be incurred by the 
     Department to provide veterans described in subparagraph (A) 
     with the health care and benefits they are entitled to under 
     the laws administered by the Secretary on account of their 
     covered service.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means 
     service--
       (A) as a member of the Armed Forces;
       (B) in a female cultural support team;
       (C) with the personnel development skill identifier of R2J 
     or 5DK, or any other validation methods, such as valid sworn 
     statements, officer and enlisted performance evaluations, 
     training certificates, or records of an award from completion 
     of tour with a cultural support team; and
       (D) during the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and 
     ending on August 31, 2021.
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  SA 1041. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. 9/11 RESPONDER AND SURVIVOR HEALTH FUNDING 
                   CORRECTION ACT OF 2023.

       (a) Department of Defense, Armed Forces, or Other Federal 
     Worker Responders to the September 11 Attacks at the Pentagon 
     and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3306 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-5)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) and 
     paragraphs (12) through (17) as paragraphs (6) through (12) 
     and paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) The term `Federal agency' means an agency, office, or 
     other establishment in the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government.''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(13) The term `uniformed services' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (2) in section 3311(a) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-21(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(III) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Pentagon site of the terrorist-related aircraft crash of 
     September 11, 2001, during the period beginning on September 
     11, 2001, and ending on the date on which the cleanup of the 
     site was concluded, as determined by the WTC Program 
     Administrator; or
       ``(IV) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Shanksville, Pennsylvania, site of the terrorist-related 
     aircraft crash of September 11, 2001, during the period 
     beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on 
     which the cleanup of the site was concluded, as determined by 
     the WTC Program Administrator; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) In general.--The'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--The'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or subclause (III) or (IV) of paragraph 
     (2)(C)(i)'' after ``or (2)(A)(ii)''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Certain responders to the september 11 attacks at 
     the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania.--The total number 
     of individuals who may be enrolled under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall not exceed 500 at any 
     time.''.
       (b) Additional Funding for the World Trade Center Health 
     Program.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3353. SPECIAL FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Special Fund 
     (referred to in this section as the `Special Fund'), 
     consisting of amounts deposited into the Special Fund under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 $443,000,000 for deposit into the Special Fund, which 
     amounts shall remain available in such Fund through fiscal 
     year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Special 
     Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation and without regard to any spending limitation 
     under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program Administrator as 
     needed at the discretion of such Administrator, for carrying 
     out any provision in this title (including sections 3303 and 
     3341(c)).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Special Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be deposited into 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     ``SEC. 3354. PENTAGON/SHANKSVILLE FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     (referred to in this section as the `Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund'), consisting of amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 $257,000,000 for deposit into the Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund, which amounts shall remain available in such Fund 
     through fiscal year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, 
     without further appropriation and without regard to any 
     spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program 
     Administrator for the purpose of carrying out section 3312 
     with regard to WTC responders enrolled in the WTC Program 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of section 3311(a)(2)(C)(i).
       ``(2) Limitation on other funding.--Notwithstanding 
     sections 3331(a), 3351(b)(1), 3352(c), and 3353(c), and any 
     other provision in this title, for the period of fiscal years 
     2024 through 2033, no amounts made available under this title 
     other than those amounts appropriated under subsection (b) 
     may be available for the purpose described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Pentagon/Shanksville Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be 
     deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (2) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (3) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program 
     Supplemental Fund'' and inserting ``(as applicable) the Funds 
     established under sections 3351, 3352, 3353, and 3354''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353'' after 
     ``section 3351'';

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       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
     subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (4) in section 3351(b) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end.
       (d) Prevention and Public Health Fund.--Section 4002(b) of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300u-11(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``$1,725,000,000; and'' 
     and inserting ``$1,568,000,000;''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) for fiscal year 2030, $1,783,000,000;
       ``(11) for fiscal year 2031, $1,784,000,000; and
       ``(12) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, $2,000,000,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1042. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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. 1083. GLOBAL COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK TO END HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   ABUSES IN SOURCING CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to 
     convene a meeting of foreign leaders to establish a 
     multilateral framework to end human rights abuses, including 
     the exploitation of forced labor and child labor, related to 
     the mining and sourcing of critical minerals.
       (b) Implementation Report.--The Secretary shall lead the 
     development of an annual global report on the implementation 
     of the framework under subsection (a), including progress and 
     recommendations to fully end human rights abuses, including 
     the exploitation of forced labor and child labor, related to 
     the extraction of critical minerals around the world.
       (c) Consultations.--The Secretary shall consult closely on 
     a timely basis with the following with respect to developing 
     and implementing the framework under subsection (a):
       (1) The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force established 
     under section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4681); and
       (2) Congress.
       (d) Relationship to United States Law.--Nothing in the 
     framework under subsection (a) shall be construed--
       (1) to amend or modify any law of the United States; or
       (2) to limit any authority conferred under any law of the 
     United States.
       (e) Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and 
     Certain Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
     Consumer Protection Act.--Nothing in this section shall--
       (1) affect the authority of the President to take any 
     action to join and subsequently comply with the terms and 
     obligations of the Extractive Industries Transparency 
     Initiative (EITI); or
       (2) affect section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 78m note), or 
     subsection (q) of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), as added by section 1504 of the 
     Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
     (Public Law 111-203; 124 Stat. 2220), or any rule prescribed 
     under either such section.
       (f) Critical Mineral Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``critical mineral'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
     1606(a)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1043. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott 
of Florida, Ms. Sinema, and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2024 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, add the following:

  DIVISION I--COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

           TITLE LXIX--FEDERAL DATA AND INFORMATION SECURITY

        Subtitle A--Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Data Center 
     Enhancement Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 11002. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The statutory authorization for the Federal Data Center 
     Optimization Initiative under section 834 of the Carl Levin 
     and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (44 U.S.C. 3601 note; Public Law 
     113-291) expired at the end of fiscal year 2022.
       (2) The expiration of the authorization described in 
     paragraph (1) presents Congress with an opportunity to review 
     the objectives of the Federal Data Center Optimization 
     Initiative to ensure that the initiative is meeting the 
     current needs of the Federal Government.
       (3) The initial focus of the Federal Data Center 
     Optimization Initiative, which was to consolidate data 
     centers and create new efficiencies, has resulted in, since 
     2010--
       (A) the consolidation of more than 6,000 Federal data 
     centers; and
       (B) cost savings and avoidance of $5,800,000,000.
       (4) The need of the Federal Government for access to data 
     and data processing systems has evolved since the date of 
     enactment in 2014 of subtitle D of title VIII of the Carl 
     Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       (5) Federal agencies and employees involved in mission 
     critical functions increasingly need reliable access to 
     secure, reliable, and protected facilities to house mission 
     critical data and data operations to meet the immediate needs 
     of the people of the United States.
       (6) As of the date of enactment of this subtitle, there is 
     a growing need for Federal agencies to use data centers and 
     cloud applications that meet high standards for 
     cybersecurity, resiliency, and availability.
       (b) Minimum Requirements for New Data Centers.--Section 834 
     of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (44 U.S.C. 
     3601 note; Public Law 113-291) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(3) New data center.--The term `new data center' means--
       ``(A)(i) a data center or a portion thereof that is owned, 
     operated, or maintained by a covered agency; or
       ``(ii) to the extent practicable, a data center or portion 
     thereof--
       ``(I) that is owned, operated, or maintained by a 
     contractor on behalf of a covered agency on the date on which 
     the contract between the covered agency and the contractor 
     expires; and
       ``(II) with respect to which the covered agency extends the 
     contract, or enters into a new contract, with the contractor; 
     and
       ``(B) on or after the date that is 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 
     2023, a data center or portion thereof that is--
       ``(i) established; or
       ``(ii) substantially upgraded or expanded.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Minimum Requirements for New Data Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 
     2023, the Administrator shall establish minimum requirements 
     for new data centers in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services and the Federal Chief Information 
     Officers Council.
       ``(2) Contents.--
       ``(A) In general.--The minimum requirements established 
     under paragraph (1) shall include requirements relating to--
       ``(i) the availability of new data centers;
       ``(ii) the use of new data centers;
       ``(iii) uptime percentage;
       ``(iv) protections against power failures, including on-
     site energy generation and access to multiple transmission 
     paths;
       ``(v) protections against physical intrusions and natural 
     disasters;
       ``(vi) information security protections required by 
     subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
     and other applicable law and policy; and
       ``(vii) any other requirements the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In establishing the requirements 
     described in subparagraph (A)(vi), the Administrator shall 
     consult with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cyber 
     Director.
       ``(3) Incorporation of minimum requirements into current 
     data centers.--As soon as practicable, and in any case not 
     later than 90 days after the Administrator establishes the 
     minimum requirements pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator shall issue guidance to ensure, as appropriate, 
     that covered agencies incorporate the minimum requirements 
     established under that paragraph into the operations of any 
     data center of a

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     covered agency existing as of the date of enactment of the 
     Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023.
       ``(4) Review of requirements.--The Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of General Services and 
     the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, shall review, 
     update, and modify the minimum requirements established under 
     paragraph (1), as necessary.
       ``(5) Report on new data centers.--During the development 
     and planning lifecycle of a new data center, if the head of a 
     covered agency determines that the covered agency is likely 
     to make a management or financial decision relating to any 
     data center, the head of the covered agency shall--
       ``(A) notify--
       ``(i) the Administrator;
       ``(ii) Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(iii) Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) describe in the notification with sufficient detail 
     how the covered agency intends to comply with the minimum 
     requirements established under paragraph (1).
       ``(6) Use of technology.--In determining whether to 
     establish or continue to operate an existing data center, the 
     head of a covered agency shall--
       ``(A) regularly assess the application portfolio of the 
     covered agency and ensure that each at-risk legacy 
     application is updated, replaced, or modernized, as 
     appropriate, to take advantage of modern technologies; and
       ``(B) prioritize and, to the greatest extent possible, 
     leverage commercial cloud environments rather than acquiring, 
     overseeing, or managing custom data center infrastructure.
       ``(7) Public website.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall maintain a 
     public-facing website that includes information, data, and 
     explanatory statements relating to the compliance of covered 
     agencies with the requirements of this section.
       ``(B) Processes and procedures.--In maintaining the website 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) ensure covered agencies regularly, and not less 
     frequently than biannually, update the information, data, and 
     explanatory statements posed on the website, pursuant to 
     guidance issued by the Administrator, relating to any new 
     data centers and, as appropriate, each existing data center 
     of the covered agency; and
       ``(ii) ensure that all information, data, and explanatory 
     statements on the website are maintained as open Government 
     data assets.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--The head of a covered agency shall 
     oversee and manage the data center portfolio and the 
     information technology strategy of the covered agency in 
     accordance with Federal cybersecurity guidelines and 
     directives, including--
       ``(A) information security standards and guidelines 
     promulgated by the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology;
       ``(B) applicable requirements and guidance issued by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 
     section 3614 of title 44, United States Code; and
       ``(C) directives issued by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security under section 3553 of title 44, United States 
     Code.''.
       (c) Extension of Sunset.--Section 834(e) of the Carl Levin 
     and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (44 U.S.C. 3601 note; Public Law 
     113-291) is amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
     ``2026''.
       (d) GAO Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall review, 
     verify, and audit the compliance of covered agencies with the 
     minimum requirements established pursuant to section 
     834(b)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (44 
     U.S.C. 3601 note; Public Law 113-291) for new data centers 
     and subsection (b)(3) of that section for existing data 
     centers, as appropriate.

           TITLE LXX--STEMMING THE FLOW OF ILLICIT NARCOTICS

              Subtitle A--Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

     SEC. 11101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Enhancing DHS Drug 
     Seizures Act''.

     SEC. 11102. COORDINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING.

       (a) Public-private Partnerships.--
       (1) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall develop a strategy to strengthen existing and establish 
     new public-private partnerships with shipping, chemical, and 
     pharmaceutical industries to assist with early detection and 
     interdiction of illicit drugs and precursor chemicals.
       (2) Contents.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
     shall contain goals and objectives for employees of the 
     Department of Homeland Security to ensure the tactics, 
     techniques, and procedures gained from the public-private 
     partnerships described in paragraph (1) are included in 
     policies, best practices, and training for the Department.
       (3) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after 
     developing the strategy required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an 
     implementation plan for the strategy, which shall outline 
     departmental lead and support roles, responsibilities, 
     programs, and timelines for accomplishing the goals and 
     objectives of the strategy.
       (4) Briefing.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     provide annual briefings to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives regarding the progress made in addressing the 
     implementation plan developed pursuant to paragraph (3).
       (b) Assessment of Drug Task Forces.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     conduct an assessment of the counterdrug task forces in which 
     the Department of Homeland Security, including components of 
     the Department, participates in or leads, which shall 
     include--
       (A) areas of potential overlap;
       (B) opportunities for sharing information and best 
     practices;
       (C) how the Department's processes for ensuring 
     accountability and transparency in its vetting and oversight 
     of partner agency task force members align with best 
     practices; and
       (D) corrective action plans for any capability limitations 
     and deficient or negative findings identified in the report 
     for any such task forces led by the Department.
       (2) Coordination.--In conducting the assessment required 
     under paragraph (1), with respect to counterdrug task forces 
     that include foreign partners, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall coordinate with the Secretary of State.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that 
     contains a summary of the results of the assessment conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (B) Foreign partners.--If the report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) includes information about counterdrug 
     forces that include foreign partners, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit the report to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Corrective action plan.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall--
       (A) implement the corrective action plans described in 
     paragraph (1)(D) immediately after the submission of the 
     report pursuant to paragraph (2); and
       (B) provide annual briefings to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives regarding the progress made in implementing 
     the corrective action plans.
       (c) Combination of Briefings.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security may combine the briefings required under subsections 
     (a)(4) and (b)(3)(B) and provide such combined briefings 
     through fiscal year 2026.

     SEC. 11103. DANGER PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
                   PERSONNEL DEPLOYED ABROAD.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 881 the following:

     ``SEC. 881A. DANGER PAY ALLOWANCE.

       ``(a) Authorization.--An employee of the Department, while 
     stationed in a foreign area, may be granted a danger pay 
     allowance, not to exceed 35 percent of the basic pay of such 
     employee, for any period during which such foreign area 
     experiences a civil insurrection, a civil war, ongoing 
     terrorist acts, or wartime conditions that threaten physical 
     harm or imminent danger to the health or well-being of such 
     employee.
       ``(b) Notice.--Before granting or terminating a danger pay 
     allowance to any employee pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of State, 
     shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives of--
       ``(1) the intent to make such payments and the 
     circumstances justifying such payments; or
       ``(2) the intent to terminate such payments and the 
     circumstances justifying such termination.''.

     SEC. 11104. IMPROVING TRAINING TO FOREIGN-VETTED LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT OR NATIONAL SECURITY UNITS.

       The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the 
     Secretary, may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
     State, provide training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or 
     national security units and may waive reimbursement for 
     salary expenses of such Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel, in accordance with an agreement with the 
     Department of Defense pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 11105. ENHANCING THE OPERATIONS OF U.S. CUSTOMS AND 
                   BORDER PROTECTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       Section 411(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 211(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

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       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Permissible activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Employees of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection and other customs officers designated in 
     accordance with the authorities granted to officers and 
     agents of Air and Marine Operations may, with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of State, provide the support described in 
     subparagraph (B) to authorities of the government of a 
     foreign country if an arrangement has been entered into 
     between the Government of the United States and the 
     government of such country that permits such support by such 
     employees and officers.
       ``(B) Support described.--The support described in this 
     subparagraph is support for--
       ``(i) the monitoring, locating, tracking, and deterrence 
     of--

       ``(I) illegal drugs to the United States;
       ``(II) the illicit smuggling of persons and goods into the 
     United States;
       ``(III) terrorist threats to the United States; and
       ``(IV) other threats to the security or economy of the 
     United States;

       ``(ii) emergency humanitarian efforts; and
       ``(iii) law enforcement capacity-building efforts.
       ``(C) Payment of claims.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iv), the 
     Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     may expend funds that have been appropriated or otherwise 
     made available for the operating expenses of the Department 
     to pay claims for money damages against the United States, in 
     accordance with the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
     28, United States Code, which arise in a foreign country in 
     connection with U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations 
     in such country.
       ``(ii) Submission deadline.--A claim may be allowed under 
     clause (i) only if it is presented not later than 2 years 
     after it accrues.
       ``(iii) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the expenditure authority under clause (i) expires 
     pursuant to clause (iv), the Secretary shall submit a report 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 
     describes, for each of the payments made pursuant to clause 
     (i)--

       ``(I) the foreign entity that received such payment;
       ``(II) the amount paid to such foreign entity;
       ``(III) the country in which such foreign entity resides or 
     has its principal place of business; and
       ``(IV) a detailed account of the circumstances justify such 
     payment.

       ``(iv) Sunset.--The expenditure authority under clause (i) 
     shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of the Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act.''.

     SEC. 11106. DRUG SEIZURE DATA IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall conduct a study to identify any opportunities for 
     improving drug seizure data collection.
       (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) include a survey of the entities that use drug seizure 
     data; and
       (2) address--
       (A) any additional data fields or drug type categories that 
     should be added to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's 
     SEACATS, U.S. Border Patrol's e3 portal, and any other 
     systems deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection, in accordance with the first 
     recommendation in the Government Accountability Office's 
     report GAO-22-104725, entitled ``Border Security: CBP Could 
     Improve How It Categorizes Drug Seizure Data and Evaluates 
     Training'';
       (B) how all the Department of Homeland Security components 
     that collect drug seizure data can standardize their data 
     collection efforts and deconflict drug seizure reporting;
       (C) how the Department of Homeland Security can better 
     identify, collect, and analyze additional data on precursor 
     chemicals, synthetic drugs, novel psychoactive substances, 
     and analogues that have been seized by U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement; and
       (D) how the Department of Homeland Security can improve its 
     model of anticipated drug flow into the United States.
       (c) Implementation of Findings.--Following the completion 
     of the study required under subsection (a)--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance with 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy's 2022 National 
     Drug Control Strategy, shall modify Department of Homeland 
     Security drug seizure policies and training programs, as 
     appropriate, consistent with the findings of such study; and
       (2) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     in consultation with the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement, shall make any necessary updates to 
     relevant systems to include the results of confirmatory drug 
     testing results.

     SEC. 11107. DRUG PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop 
     and implement a plan to ensure that components of the 
     Department of Homeland Security develop and maintain outcome-
     based performance measures that adequately assess the success 
     of drug interdiction efforts and how to utilize the existing 
     drug-related metrics and performance measures to achieve the 
     missions, goals, and targets of the Department.

     SEC. 11108. PENALTIES FOR HINDERING IMMIGRATION, BORDER, AND 
                   CUSTOMS CONTROLS.

       (a) Personnel and Structures.--Title II of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 274D the following:

     ``SECTION 274E. DESTROYING OR EVADING BORDER CONTROLS.

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly and 
     without lawful authorization--
       ``(1)(A) destroy or significantly damage any fence, 
     barrier, sensor, camera, or other physical or electronic 
     device deployed by the Federal Government to control an 
     international border of, or a port of entry to, the United 
     States; or
       ``(B) otherwise construct, excavate, or make any structure 
     intended to defeat, circumvent or evade such a fence, 
     barrier, sensor camera, or other physical or electronic 
     device deployed by the Federal Government to control an 
     international border of, or a port of entry to, the United 
     States; and
       ``(2) in carrying out an act described in paragraph (1), 
     have the intent to knowingly and willfully--
       ``(A) secure a financial gain;
       ``(B) further the objectives of a criminal organization; 
     and
       ``(C) violate--
       ``(i) section 274(a)(1)(A)(i);
       ``(ii) the customs and trade laws of the United States (as 
     defined in section 2(4) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
     Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-125));
       ``(iii) any other Federal law relating to transporting 
     controlled substances, agriculture, or monetary instruments 
     into the United States; or
       ``(iv) any Federal law relating to border controls measures 
     of the United States.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
     for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 274D 
     the following:

``Sec. 274E. Destroying or evading border controls.''.

           Subtitle B--Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act

     SEC. 11111. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Non-Intrusive 
     Inspection Expansion Act''.

     SEC. 11112. USE OF NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AT LAND 
                   PORTS OF ENTRY.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2026.--Using non-intrusive inspection 
     systems acquired through previous appropriations Acts, 
     beginning not later than September 30, 2026, U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection shall use non-intrusive inspection systems 
     at land ports of entry to scan, cumulatively, at ports of 
     entry where systems are in place by the deadline, not fewer 
     than--
       (1) 40 percent of passenger vehicles entering the United 
     States; and
       (2) 90 percent of commercial vehicles entering the United 
     States.
       (b) Subsequent Fiscal Years.--Beginning in fiscal year 
     2027, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall use non-
     intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to reach 
     the next projected benchmark for incremental scanning of 
     passenger and commercial vehicles entering the United States 
     at such ports of entry.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than May 30, 2026, the 
     Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
     brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives regarding the progress made 
     during the first half of fiscal year 2026 in achieving the 
     scanning benchmarks described in subsection (a).
       (d) Report.--If the scanning benchmarks described in 
     subsection (a) are not met by the end of fiscal year 2026, 
     not later than 120 days after the end of that fiscal year, 
     the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that--
       (1) analyzes the causes for not meeting such requirements;
       (2) identifies any resource gaps and challenges; and
       (3) details the steps that will be taken to ensure 
     compliance with such requirements in the subsequent fiscal 
     year.

     SEC. 11113. NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS FOR OUTBOUND 
                   INSPECTIONS.

       (a) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection shall submit a strategy to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives for increasing sustained outbound 
     inspection operations at land ports of entry that includes--
       (1) the number of existing and planned outbound inspection 
     lanes at each port of entry;

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       (2) infrastructure limitations that limit the ability of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy non-intrusive 
     inspection systems for outbound inspections;
       (3) the number of additional non-intrusive inspection 
     systems that are necessary to increase scanning capacity for 
     outbound inspections; and
       (4) plans for funding and acquiring the systems described 
     in paragraph (3).
       (b) Implementation.--Beginning not later than September 30, 
     2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall use non-
     intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry to scan 
     not fewer than 10 percent of all vehicles exiting the United 
     States through land ports of entry.

     SEC. 11114. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review of the use by U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection of non-intrusive inspection systems for 
     border security.
       (2) Elements.--The review required under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) identify--
       (i) the number and types of non-intrusive inspection 
     systems deployed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
       (ii) the locations to which such systems have been 
     deployed; and
       (B) examine the manner in which U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection--
       (i) assesses the effectiveness of such systems; and
       (ii) uses such systems in conjunction with other border 
     security resources and assets, such as border barriers and 
     technology, to detect and interdict drug smuggling and 
     trafficking at the southwest border of the United States.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives containing the findings of 
     the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

       Subtitle C--Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023

     SEC. 11121. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Securing America's 
     Ports of Entry Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 11122. ADDITIONAL U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Officers.--Subject to appropriations, the Commissioner 
     of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall hire, train, and 
     assign not fewer than 600 new U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection officers above the current attrition level during 
     every fiscal year until the total number of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection officers equals and sustains the 
     requirements identified each year in the Workload Staffing 
     Model.
       (b) Support Staff.--The Commissioner is authorized to hire, 
     train, and assign support staff, including technicians and 
     Enterprise Services mission support, to perform non-law 
     enforcement administrative functions to support the new U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection officers hired pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Traffic Forecasts.--In calculating the number of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection officers needed at each port of 
     entry through the Workload Staffing Model, the Commissioner 
     shall--
       (1) rely on data collected regarding the inspections and 
     other activities conducted at each such port of entry;
       (2) consider volume from seasonal surges, other projected 
     changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the most current 
     commercial forecasts, and other relevant information;
       (3) consider historical volume and forecasts prior to the 
     COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on international travel; and
       (4) incorporate personnel requirements for increasing the 
     rate of outbound inspection operations at land ports of 
     entry.
       (d) GAO Report.--If the Commissioner does not hire the 600 
     additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers 
     authorized under subsection (a) during fiscal year 2024, or 
     during any subsequent fiscal year in which the hiring 
     requirements set forth in the Workload Staffing Model have 
     not been achieved, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall--
       (1) conduct a review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     hiring practices to determine the reasons that such 
     requirements were not achieved and other issues related to 
     hiring by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
       (2) submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives that describes the 
     results of the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).

     SEC. 11123. PORTS OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT REPORT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that 
     identifies--
       (1) infrastructure improvements at ports of entry that 
     would enhance the ability of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection officers to interdict opioids and other drugs that 
     are being illegally transported into the United States, 
     including a description of circumstances at specific ports of 
     entry that prevent the deployment of technology used at other 
     ports of entry;
       (2) detection equipment that would improve the ability of 
     such officers to identify opioids, including precursors and 
     derivatives, that are being illegally transported into the 
     United States; and
       (3) safety equipment that would protect such officers from 
     accidental exposure to such drugs or other dangers associated 
     with the inspection of potential drug traffickers.

     SEC. 11124. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Temporary Duty Assignments.--
       (1) Quarterly report.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection shall submit a quarterly report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that includes, for the 
     reporting period--
       (A) the number of temporary duty assignments;
       (B) the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     officers required for each temporary duty assignment;
       (C) the ports of entry from which such officers were 
     reassigned;
       (D) the ports of entry to which such officers were 
     reassigned;
       (E) the ports of entry at which reimbursable service 
     agreements have been entered into that may be affected by 
     temporary duty assignments;
       (F) the duration of each temporary duty assignment;
       (G) the cost of each temporary duty assignment; and
       (H) the extent to which the temporary duty assignments 
     within the reporting period were in support of the other U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection activities or operations along 
     the southern border of the United States, including the 
     specific costs associated with such temporary duty 
     assignments.
       (2) Notice.--Not later than 10 days before redeploying 
     employees from 1 port of entry to another, absent emergency 
     circumstances--
       (A) the Commissioner shall notify the director of the port 
     of entry from which employees will be reassigned of the 
     intended redeployments; and
       (B) the port director shall notify impacted facilities 
     (including airports, seaports, and land ports) of the 
     intended redeployments.
       (3) Staff briefing.--The Commissioner shall brief all 
     affected U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees 
     regarding plans to mitigate vulnerabilities created by any 
     planned staffing reductions at ports of entry.
       (b) Reports on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     Agreements.--Section 907(a) of the Trade Facilitation and 
     Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4451(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and an assessment'' and 
     all that follows and inserting a period;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) A description of the factors that were considered 
     before entering into the agreement, including an assessment 
     of how the agreement provides economic benefits and security 
     benefits (if applicable) at the port of entry to which the 
     agreement relates.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     inserting after ``the report'' the following: ``, including 
     the locations of such services and the total hours of 
     reimbursable services under the agreement, if any''.
       (c) Annual Workload Staffing Model Report.--As part of the 
     Annual Report on Staffing required under section 411(g)(5)(A) 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211(g)(5)(A)), 
     the Commissioner shall include--
       (1) information concerning the progress made toward meeting 
     the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and support 
     staff hiring targets set forth in section 2, while accounting 
     for attrition;
       (2) an update to the information provided in the Resource 
     Optimization at the Ports of Entry report, which was 
     submitted to Congress on September 12, 2017, pursuant to the 
     Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 
     (division F of Public Law 115-31); and
       (3) a summary of the information included in the reports 
     required under subsection (a) and section 907(a) of the Trade 
     Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, as amended by 
     subsection (b).
       (d) CBP One Mobile Application.--During the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
     publish a monthly report on the use of the CBP One mobile 
     application, including, with respect to each reporting 
     period--
       (1) the number of application registration attempts made 
     through CBP One pursuant to the Circumvention of Lawful 
     Pathways final rule (88 Fed. Reg. 31314 (May 16, 2023)) that 
     resulted in a system error, disaggregated by error type;
       (2) the total number of noncitizens who successfully 
     registered appointments through CBP One pursuant to such 
     rule;

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       (3) the total number of appointments made through CBP One 
     pursuant to such rule that went unused;
       (4) the total number of individuals who have been granted 
     parole with a Notice to Appear subsequent to appointments 
     scheduled for such individuals through CBP One pursuant to 
     such rule; and
       (5) the total number of noncitizens who have been issued a 
     Notice to Appear and have been transferred to U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody subsequent to 
     appointments scheduled for such noncitizens through CBP One 
     pursuant to such rule.
       (e) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives
       (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (6) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 11125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subtitle--
       (1) $136,292,948 for fiscal year 2024; and
       (2) $156,918,590 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
     2029.

               Subtitle D--Border Patrol Enhancement Act

     SEC. 11131. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Border Patrol 
     Enhancement Act''.

     SEC. 11132. AUTHORIZED STAFFING LEVEL FOR THE UNITED STATES 
                   BORDER PATROL.

       (a) Defined Term.--In this subtitle, the term ``validated 
     personnel requirements determination model'' means a 
     determination of the number of United States Border Patrol 
     agents needed to meet the critical mission requirements of 
     the United States Border Patrol to maintain an orderly 
     process for migrants entering the United States, that has 
     been validated by a qualified research entity pursuant to 
     subsection (c).
       (b) United States Border Patrol Personnel Requirements 
     Determination Model.--
       (1) Completion; notice.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall 
     complete a personnel requirements determination model for 
     United States Border Patrol that builds on the 5-year United 
     States Border Patrol staffing and deployment plan referred to 
     on page 33 of House of Representatives Report 112-91 (May 26, 
     2011) and submit a notice of completion to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
       (D) the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     completion of the personnel requirements determination model 
     described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall submit a 
     copy of such model, an explanation of its development, and a 
     strategy for obtaining independent verification of such 
     model, to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Office of Personnel Management; and
       (D) the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (c) Independent Study of Personnel Requirements 
     Determination Model.--
       (1) Requirement for study.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the completion of the personnel requirements determination 
     model pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall select an entity that is technically, 
     managerially, and financially independent from the Department 
     of Homeland Security to conduct an independent verification 
     and validation of the model.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) To secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     completion of the personnel requirements determination model 
     under subsection (b)(1), the entity performing the 
     independent verification and validation of the model shall 
     submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security that 
     includes--
       (i) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1); and
       (ii) any recommendations regarding the model that such 
     entity considers to be appropriate.
       (B) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit such report, along with any 
     additional views or recommendations regarding the personnel 
     requirements determination model, to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Authority To Hire Additional Personnel.--Beginning on 
     the date that is 180 days after receiving a report from a 
     qualified research entity pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that 
     validates the personnel requirements determination model and 
     after implementing any recommendations to improve or update 
     such model, the Secretary of Homeland Security may hire, 
     train, and assign 600 or more United States Border Patrol 
     agents above the attrition level during every fiscal year 
     until the number of active agents meets the level recommended 
     by the validated personnel requirements determination model.

     SEC. 11133. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER RATES OF REGULARLY 
                   SCHEDULED OVERTIME PAY FOR UNITED STATES BORDER 
                   PATROL AGENTS CLASSIFIED AT GS-12.

       Section 5550 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Special Overtime Pay for GS-12 Border Patrol 
     Agents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(F), 
     (2)(C), and (3)(C) of subsection (b), a border patrol agent 
     encumbering a position at grade GS-12 shall receive a special 
     overtime payment under this subsection for hours of regularly 
     scheduled work described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) or 
     (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (b), as applicable, that are 
     credited to the agent through actual performance of work, 
     crediting under rules for canine agents under subsection 
     (b)(1)(F), or substitution of overtime hours in the same work 
     period under subsection (f)(2)(A), except that no such 
     payment may be made for periods of absence resulting in an 
     hours obligation under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection 
     (f).
       ``(2) Computation.--The special overtime payment authorized 
     under paragraph (1) shall be computed by multiplying the 
     credited hours by 50 percent of the border patrol agent's 
     hourly rate of basic pay, rounded to the nearest cent.
       ``(3) Limitations.--The special overtime payment authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) is not considered basic pay for retirement under 
     section 8331(3) or 8401(4) or for any other purpose;
       ``(B) is not payable during periods of paid leave or other 
     paid time off; and
       ``(C) is not considered in computing an agent's lump-sum 
     annual leave payment under sections 5551 and 5552.''.

     SEC. 11134. GAO ASSESSMENT OF RECRUITING EFFORTS, HIRING 
                   REQUIREMENTS, AND RETENTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   PERSONNEL.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct an assessment of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection's--
       (A) efforts to recruit law enforcement personnel;
       (B) hiring process and job requirements relating to such 
     recruitment; and
       (C) retention of law enforcement personnel, including the 
     impact of employee compensation on such retention efforts; 
     and
       (2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report containing the results of such 
     assessment to--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 11135. CONTINUING TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--The Commissioner shall require all United 
     States Border Patrol agents and other employees or contracted 
     employees designated by the Commissioner, to participate in 
     annual continuing training to maintain and update their 
     understanding of--
       (1) Department of Homeland Security policies, procedures, 
     and guidelines;
       (2) the fundamentals of law, ethics, and professional 
     conduct;
       (3) applicable Federal law and regulations;
       (4) precedential legal rulings, including Federal Circuit 
     Court and United States Supreme Court opinions relating to 
     the duty of care and treatment of persons in the custody of 
     the United States Border Patrol that the Commissioner 
     determines are relevant to active duty agents;
       (5) applicable migration trends that the Commissioner 
     determines are relevant;
       (6) best practices for coordinating with community 
     stakeholders; and
       (7) any other information that the Commissioner determines 
     to be relevant to active duty agents.
       (b) Training Subjects.--Continuing training under this 
     subsection shall include training regarding--
       (1) non-lethal use of force policies available to United 
     States Border Patrol agents and de-escalation strategies and 
     methods;
       (2) identifying, screening, and responding to vulnerable 
     populations, such as children, persons with diminished mental 
     capacity, victims of human trafficking, pregnant mothers, 
     victims of gender-based violence, victims of torture or 
     abuse, and the acutely ill;
       (3) trends in transnational criminal organization 
     activities that impact border security and migration;
       (4) policies, strategies, and programs--
       (A) to protect due process, the civil, human, and privacy 
     rights of individuals, and the private property rights of 
     land owners;
       (B) to reduce the number of migrant and agent deaths; and
       (C) to improve the safety of agents on patrol;
       (5) personal resilience;
       (6) anti-corruption and officer ethics training;
       (7) current migration trends, including updated cultural 
     and societal issues of nations that are a significant source 
     of migrants who are--

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       (A) arriving at a United States port of entry to seek 
     humanitarian protection; or
       (B) encountered at a United States international boundary 
     while attempting to enter without inspection;
       (8) the impact of border security operations on natural 
     resources and the environment, including strategies to limit 
     the impact of border security operations on natural resources 
     and the environment;
       (9) relevant cultural, societal, racial, and religious 
     training, including cross-cultural communication skills;
       (10) training authorized under the Prison Rape Elimination 
     Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.);
       (11) risk management and safety training that includes 
     agency protocols for ensuring public safety, personal safety, 
     and the safety of persons in the custody of the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (12) non-lethal, self-defense training; and
       (13) any other training that meets the requirements to 
     maintain and update the subjects identified in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Course Requirements.--Courses offered under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be administered by the United States Border 
     Patrol, in consultation with the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center; and
       (2) shall be approved in advance by the Commissioner of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that such 
     courses satisfy the requirements for training under this 
     section.
       (d) Assessment.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives that assesses the training and education 
     provided pursuant to this section, including continuing 
     education.
       (e) Frequency Requirements.--Training offered as part of 
     continuing education under this section shall include--
       (1) annual courses focusing on the curriculum described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b); and
       (2) biannual courses focusing on curriculum described in 
     paragraphs (7) through (12) of subsection (b).

     SEC. 11136. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Recruitment and Retention Report.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the recruitment and retention of 
     female agents in the United States Border Patrol that 
     examines--
       (A) the recruitment, application processes, training, 
     promotion, and other aspects of employment for women in the 
     United States Border Patrol;
       (B) the training, complaints system, and redress for sexual 
     harassment and assault; and
       (C) additional issues related to recruitment and retention 
     of female Border Patrol agents; and
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, submit a report containing the results of such 
     study and recommendations for addressing any identified 
     deficiencies or opportunities for improvement to--
       (A) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Implementation Report.--Not later than 90 days after 
     receiving the recruitment and retention report required under 
     subsection (a), the Commissioner shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives that describes the status of the 
     Commissioner's efforts to implement any recommendations 
     included in recruitment and retention report.

                      Subtitle E--END FENTANYL Act

     SEC. 11141. SHORT TITLES.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Eradicating Narcotic 
     Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National 
     Yearly Losses of Life Act'' or the ``END FENTANYL Act''.

     SEC. 11142. ENSURING TIMELY UPDATES TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND 
                   BORDER PROTECTION FIELD MANUALS.

       (a) In General.--Not less frequently than triennially, the 
     Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
     review and update, as necessary, the current policies and 
     manuals of the Office of Field Operations related to 
     inspections at ports of entry to ensure the uniform 
     implementation of inspection practices that will effectively 
     respond to technological and methodological changes designed 
     to disguise illegal activity, such as the smuggling of drugs 
     and humans, along the border.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Shortly after each update 
     required under subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives that summarizes the policy and 
     manual changes implemented by such update.

         TITLE LXXI--IMPROVING LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

            Subtitle A--Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act

     SEC. 11201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Lobbying Disclosure 
     Improvement Act''.

     SEC. 11202. REGISTRANT DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN AGENT 
                   REGISTRATION EXEMPTION.

       Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
     U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt 
     under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
     1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613(h)).''.

        Subtitle B--Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

     SEC. 11211. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Disclosing Foreign 
     Influence in Lobbying Act''.

     SEC. 11212. CLARIFICATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION.

       Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
     U.S.C. 1603(b)), as amended by section 11202 of this title, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), as added by section 11202 of this 
     title, by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) notwithstanding paragraph (4), the name and address 
     of each government of a foreign country (including any agency 
     or subdivision of a government of a foreign country, such as 
     a regional or municipal unit of government) and foreign 
     political party, other than the client, that participates in 
     the direction, planning, supervision, or control of any 
     lobbying activities of the registrant.''.

    TITLE LXXII--PROTECTING OUR DOMESTIC WORKFORCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN

  Subtitle A--Government-wide Study Relating to High-security Leased 
                                 Space

     SEC. 11301. GOVERNMENT-WIDE STUDY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       (2) Beneficial owner.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``beneficial owner'', with 
     respect to a covered entity, means each natural person who, 
     directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, 
     understanding, relationship, or otherwise--
       (i) exercises substantial control over the covered entity; 
     or
       (ii) owns or controls not less than 25 percent of the 
     ownership interests of, or receives substantial economic 
     benefits from the assets of, the covered entity.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``beneficial owner'', with 
     respect to a covered entity, does not include--
       (i) a minor;
       (ii) a person acting as a nominee, intermediary, custodian, 
     or agent on behalf of another person;
       (iii) a person acting solely as an employee of the covered 
     entity and whose control over or economic benefits from the 
     covered entity derives solely from the employment status of 
     the person;
       (iv) a person whose only interest in the covered entity is 
     through a right of inheritance, unless the person also meets 
     the requirements of subparagraph (A); or
       (v) a creditor of the covered entity, unless the creditor 
     also meets the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       (C) Anti-abuse rule.--The exclusions under subparagraph (B) 
     shall not apply if, in the determination of the 
     Administrator, an exclusion is used for the purpose of 
     evading, circumventing, or abusing the requirements of this 
     Act.
       (3) Control.--The term ``control'', with respect to a 
     covered entity, means--
       (A) having the authority or ability to determine how the 
     covered entity is utilized; or
       (B) having some decisionmaking power for the use of the 
     covered entity.
       (4) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
       (A) a person, corporation, company, business association, 
     partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental 
     entity, organization, or group; or
       (B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a 
     government.
       (5) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means--
       (A) an Executive agency; and
       (B) any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch 
     of the Federal Government.
       (7) Federal lessee.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Federal lessee'' means--
       (i) the Administrator;
       (ii) the Architect of the Capitol; and
       (iii) the head of any other Federal agency that has 
     independent statutory leasing authority.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal lessee'' does not 
     include--
       (i) the head of an element of the intelligence community; 
     or
       (ii) the Secretary of Defense.
       (8) Federal tenant.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Federal tenant'' means a 
     Federal agency that is occupying or will occupy a high-
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     space for which a lease agreement has been secured on behalf 
     of the Federal agency.
       (B) Exclusion.--The term ``Federal tenant'' does not 
     include an element of the intelligence community.
       (9) Foreign entity.--The term ``foreign entity'' means--
       (A) a corporation, company, business association, 
     partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental 
     entity, organization, or group that is headquartered in or 
     organized under the laws of--
       (i) a country that is not the United States; or
       (ii) a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe 
     that is not located within or a territory of the United 
     States; or
       (B) a government or governmental instrumentality that is 
     not--
       (i) the United States Government; or
       (ii) a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe 
     that is located within or a territory of the United States.
       (10) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an 
     individual who is not a United States person.
       (11) High-security leased adjacent space.--The term ``high-
     security leased adjacent space'' means a building or office 
     space that shares a boundary with or surrounds a high-
     security leased space.
       (12) High-security leased space.--The term ``high-security 
     leased space'' means a space leased by a Federal lessee 
     that--
       (A) will be occupied by Federal employees for nonmilitary 
     activities; and
       (B) has a facility security level of III, IV, or V, as 
     determined by the Federal tenant in consultation with the 
     Interagency Security Committee, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, and the Administrator.
       (13) Highest-level owner.--The term ``highest-level owner'' 
     means an entity that owns or controls--
       (A) an immediate owner of the offeror of a lease for a 
     high-security leased adjacent space; or
       (B) 1 or more entities that control an immediate owner of 
     the offeror of a lease described in subparagraph (A).
       (14) Immediate owner.--The term ``immediate owner'' means 
     an entity, other than the offeror of a lease for a high-
     security leased adjacent space, that has direct control of 
     that offeror, including--
       (A) ownership or interlocking management;
       (B) identity of interests among family members;
       (C) shared facilities and equipment; and
       (D) the common use of employees.
       (15) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (16) Substantial economic benefits.--The term ``substantial 
     economic benefits'', with respect to a natural person 
     described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), means having an 
     entitlement to the funds or assets of a covered entity that, 
     as a practical matter, enables the person, directly or 
     indirectly, to control, manage, or direct the covered entity.
       (17) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means an individual who--
       (A) is a citizen of the United States; or
       (B) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     in the United States.
       (b) Government-wide Study.--
       (1) Coordination study.--The Administrator, in coordination 
     with the Director of the Federal Protective Service, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and any other relevant entities, as 
     determined by the Administrator, shall carry out a 
     Government-wide study examining options to assist agencies 
     (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) to 
     produce a security assessment process for high-security 
     leased adjacent space before entering into a lease or 
     novation agreement with a covered entity for the purposes of 
     accommodating a Federal tenant located in a high-security 
     leased space.
       (2) Contents.--The study required under paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall evaluate how to produce a security assessment 
     process that includes a process for assessing the threat 
     level of each occupancy of a high-security leased adjacent 
     space, including through--
       (i) site-visits;
       (ii) interviews; and
       (iii) any other relevant activities determined necessary by 
     the Director of the Federal Protective Service; and
       (B) may include a process for collecting and using 
     information on each immediate owner, highest-level owner, or 
     beneficial owner of a covered entity that seeks to enter into 
     a lease with a Federal lessee for a high-security leased 
     adjacent space, including--
       (i) name;
       (ii) current residential or business street address; and
       (iii) an identifying number or document that verifies 
     identity as a United States person, a foreign person, or a 
     foreign entity.
       (3) Working group.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination 
     with the Director of Federal Protective Service, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and any other relevant entities, as 
     determined by the Administrator, shall establish a working 
     group to assist in the carrying out of the study required 
     under paragraph (1).
       (B) No compensation.--A member of the working group 
     established under subparagraph (A) shall receive no 
     compensation as a result of serving on the working group.
       (C) Sunset.--The working group established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the date on which the 
     report required under paragraph (6) is submitted.
       (4) Protection of information.--The Administrator shall 
     ensure that any information collected pursuant to the study 
     required under paragraph (1) shall not be made available to 
     the public.
       (5) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection requires an 
     entity located in the United States to provide information 
     requested pursuant to the study required under paragraph (1).
       (6) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination 
     with the Director of Federal Protective Service, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and any other relevant entities, as 
     determined by the Administrator, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing--
       (A) the results of the study required under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (B) how all applicable privacy laws and rights relating to 
     the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the 
     United States would be upheld and followed in--
       (i) the security assessment process described in 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2); and
       (ii) the information collection process described in 
     subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
       (7) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection authorizes a 
     Federal entity to mandate information gathering unless 
     specifically authorized by law.
       (8) Prohibition.--No information collected pursuant the 
     security assessment process described in paragraph (2)(A) may 
     be used for law enforcement purposes.
       (9) No additional funding.--No additional funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.

       Subtitle B--Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force

     SEC. 11311. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Intergovernmental 
     Critical Minerals Task Force Act''.

     SEC. 11312. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) current supply chains of critical minerals pose a great 
     risk to the national security of the United States;
       (2) critical minerals are necessary for transportation, 
     technology, renewable energy, military equipment and 
     machinery, and other relevant sectors crucial for the 
     homeland and national security of the United States;
       (3) in 2022, the United States was 100 percent import 
     reliant for 12 out of 50 critical minerals and more than 50 
     percent import reliant for an additional 31 critical mineral 
     commodities classified as ``critical'' by the United States 
     Geological Survey, and the People's Republic of China was the 
     top producing nation for 30 of those 50 critical minerals;
       (4) as of July, 2023, companies based in the People's 
     Republic of China that extract critical minerals around the 
     world have received hundreds of charges of human rights 
     violations;
       (5) on March 26, 2014, the World Trade Organization ruled 
     that the export restraints by the People's Republic of China 
     on rare earth metals violated obligations under the protocol 
     of accession to the World Trade Organization, which harmed 
     manufacturers and workers in the United States; and
       (6) the President has yet to submit to Congress the plans 
     and recommendations that were due on the December 27, 2022, 
     deadline under section 5(a) of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1604(a)), which are intended to support a coherent 
     national mineral and materials policy, including through 
     intergovernmental and interagency coordination.

     SEC. 11313. INTERGOVERNMENTAL CRITICAL MINERALS TASK FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the National Materials and 
     Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 
     U.S.C. 1604) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force.--
       ``(1) Purposes.--The purposes of the task force established 
     under paragraph (3)(B) are--
       ``(A) to assess the reliance of the United States on the 
     People's Republic of China, and other covered countries, for 
     critical minerals, and the resulting national security risks 
     associated with that reliance, at each level of the Federal 
     Government, Indian Tribes, and State, local, and territorial 
     governments;
       ``(B) to make recommendations to the President for the 
     implementation of this Act with regard to critical minerals, 
     including--
       ``(i) the congressional declarations of policies in section 
     3; and
       ``(ii) revisions to the program plan of the President and 
     the initiatives required under this section;

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       ``(C) to make recommendations to secure United States and 
     global supply chains for critical minerals;
       ``(D) to make recommendations to reduce the reliance of the 
     United States, and partners and allies of the United States, 
     on critical mineral supply chains involving covered 
     countries; and
       ``(E) to facilitate cooperation, coordination, and mutual 
     accountability among each level of the Federal Government, 
     Indian Tribes, and State, local, and territorial governments, 
     on a holistic response to the dependence on covered countries 
     for critical minerals across the United States.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(i) the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, Armed Services, 
     Environment and Public Works, Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, Finance, and Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
     and
       ``(ii) the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 
     Natural Resources, Armed Services, Ways and Means, and 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       ``(B) Chair.--The term `Chair' means a member of the 
     Executive Office of the President, designated by the 
     President pursuant to paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(C) Covered country.--The term `covered country' means--
       ``(i) a covered nation (as defined in section 4872(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code); and
       ``(ii) any other country determined by the task force to be 
     a geostrategic competitor or adversary of the United States 
     with respect to critical minerals.
       ``(D) Critical mineral.--The term `critical mineral' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 7002(a) of the Energy 
     Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
       ``(E) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       ``(F) Task force.--The term `task force' means the task 
     force established under paragraph (3)(B).
       ``(3) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the President shall--
       ``(A) designate a Chair for the task force; and
       ``(B) acting through the Executive Office of the President, 
     establish a task force.
       ``(4) Composition; meetings.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--The Chair, in consultation with key 
     intergovernmental, private, and public sector stakeholders, 
     shall appoint to the task force representatives with 
     expertise in critical mineral supply chains from Federal 
     agencies, Indian Tribes, and State, local, and territorial 
     governments, including not less than 1 representative from 
     each of--
       ``(i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
       ``(ii) the Bureau of Land Management;
       ``(iii) the Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the National 
     Science and Technology Council;
       ``(iv) the Department of Agriculture;
       ``(v) the Department of Commerce;
       ``(vi) the Department of Defense;
       ``(vii) the Department of Energy;
       ``(viii) the Department of Homeland Security;
       ``(ix) the Department of the Interior;
       ``(x) the Department of Labor;
       ``(xi) the Department of State;
       ``(xii) the Department of Transportation;
       ``(xiii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       ``(xiv) the Export-Import Bank of the United States
       ``(xv) the Forest Service;
       ``(xvi) the General Services Administration;
       ``(xvii) the National Science Foundation;
       ``(xviii) the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative;
       ``(xix) the United States International Development Finance 
     Corporation;
       ``(xx) the United States Geological Survey; and
       ``(xxi) any other relevant Federal entity, as determined by 
     the Chair.
       ``(B) Consultation.--The task force shall consult 
     individuals with expertise in critical mineral supply chains, 
     individuals from States whose communities, businesses, and 
     industries are involved in aspects of critical mineral supply 
     chains, including mining and processing operations, and 
     individuals from a diverse and balanced cross-section of--
       ``(i) intergovernmental consultees, including--

       ``(I) State governments;
       ``(II) local governments;
       ``(III) territorial governments; and
       ``(IV) Indian Tribes; and

       ``(ii) other stakeholders, including--

       ``(I) academic research institutions;
       ``(II) corporations;
       ``(III) nonprofit organizations;
       ``(IV) private sector stakeholders;
       ``(V) trade associations;
       ``(VI) mining industry stakeholders; and
       ``(VII) labor representatives.

       ``(C) Meetings.--
       ``(i) Initial meeting.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which all representatives of the task force have been 
     appointed, the task force shall hold the first meeting of the 
     task force.
       ``(ii) Frequency.--The task force shall meet not less than 
     once every 90 days.
       ``(5) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The duties of the task force shall 
     include--
       ``(i) facilitating cooperation, coordination, and mutual 
     accountability for the Federal Government, Indian Tribes, and 
     State, local, and territorial governments to enhance data 
     sharing and transparency to build more robust and secure 
     domestic supply chains for critical minerals in support of 
     the purposes described in paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) providing recommendations with respect to--

       ``(I) increasing capacities for mining, processing, 
     refinement, reuse, and recycling of critical minerals in the 
     United States to facilitate the environmentally responsible 
     production of domestic resources to meet national critical 
     mineral needs, in consultation with Tribal and local 
     communities;
       ``(II) identifying how statutes, regulations, and policies 
     related to the critical mineral supply chain, such as 
     stockpiling and development finance, could be modified to 
     accelerate environmentally responsible domestic and 
     international production of critical minerals, in 
     consultation with Indian Tribes and local communities;
       ``(III) strengthening the domestic workforce to support 
     growing critical mineral supply chains with good-paying, safe 
     jobs in the United States;
       ``(IV) identifying alternative domestic and global sources 
     to critical minerals that the United States currently relies 
     on the People's Republic of China or other covered countries 
     for mining, processing, refining, and recycling, including 
     the availability, cost, and quality of those domestic 
     alternatives;
       ``(V) identifying critical minerals and critical mineral 
     supply chains that the United States can onshore, at a 
     competitive availability, cost, and quality, for those 
     minerals and supply chains that the United States relies on 
     the People's Republic of China or other covered countries to 
     provide;
       ``(VI) opportunities for the Federal Government, Indian 
     Tribes, and State, local, and territorial governments to 
     mitigate risks to the national security of the United States 
     with respect to supply chains for critical minerals that the 
     United States currently relies on the People's Republic of 
     China or other covered countries for mining, processing, 
     refining, and recycling; and
       ``(VII) evaluating and integrating the recommendations of 
     the Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the National Science 
     and Technology Council into the recommendations of the task 
     force.

       ``(iii) prioritizing the recommendations in clause (ii), 
     taking into consideration economic costs and focusing on the 
     critical mineral supply chains with vulnerabilities posing 
     the most significant risks to the national security of the 
     United States;
       ``(iv) recommending specific strategies, to be carried out 
     in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
     of Commerce, to strengthen international partnerships in 
     furtherance of critical minerals supply chain security with 
     international allies and partners, including a strategy to 
     collaborate with governments of the allies and partners 
     described in subparagraph (B) to develop advanced mining, 
     refining, separation and processing technologies; and
       ``(v) other duties, as determined by the Chair.
       ``(B) Allies and partners.--The allies and partners 
     referred to subparagraph (A) include--
       ``(i) countries participating in the Quadrilateral Security 
     Dialogue;
       ``(ii) countries that are--

       ``(I) signatories to the Abraham Accords; or
       ``(II) participants in the Negev Forum;

       ``(iii) countries that are members of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization; and
       ``(iv) other countries or multilateral partnerships the 
     task force determines to be appropriate.
       ``(C) Report.--The Chair shall--
       ``(i) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, and every 60 days thereafter until the 
     requirements under subsection (a) are satisfied, brief the 
     appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the 
     compliance of the President with completing the requirements 
     under that subsection.
       ``(ii) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report, which shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex, that describes any findings, 
     guidelines, and recommendations created in performing the 
     duties under subparagraph (A);
       ``(iii) not later than 120 days after the date on which the 
     Chair submits the report under clause (ii), publish that 
     report in the Federal Register and on the website of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, except that the Chair shall 
     redact information from the report that the Chair determines 
     could pose a risk to the national security of the United 
     States by being publicly available; and
       ``(iv) brief the appropriate committees of Congress twice 
     per year.
       ``(6) Sunset.--The task force shall terminate on the date 
     that is 90 days after the date on which the task force 
     completes the requirements under paragraph (5)(C).''.
       (b) GAO Study.--
       (1) Definition of critical minerals.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``critical mineral'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
     1606(a)).

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       (2) Study required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study examining the Federal and State 
     regulatory landscape related to improving domestic supply 
     chains for critical minerals in the United States.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report that describes the results of the study under 
     paragraph (2).

 Subtitle C--Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program 
                              Act of 2023

     SEC. 11321. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Customs Trade 
     Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2023'' or 
     the ``CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 11322. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Ctpat.--The term ``CTPAT'' means the Customs Trade 
     Partnership Against Terrorism established under subtitle B of 
     title II of the Security and Accountability for Every Port 
     Act (6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.).

     SEC. 11323. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTICIPATION OF THIRD-PARTY 
                   LOGISTICS PROVIDERS IN CTPAT.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     carry out a pilot program to assess whether allowing entities 
     described in subsection (b) to participate in CTPAT would 
     enhance port security, combat terrorism, prevent supply chain 
     security breaches, or otherwise meet the goals of CTPAT.
       (2) Federal register notice.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a notice specifying the 
     requirements for the pilot program required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Entities Described.--An entity described in this 
     subsection is--
       (1) a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider that--
       (A) arranges international transportation of freight and is 
     licensed by the Department of Transportation; and
       (B) meets such other requirements as the Secretary 
     specifies in the Federal Register notice required by 
     subsection (a)(2); or
       (2) an asset-based third-party logistics provider that--
       (A) facilitates cross border activity and is licensed or 
     bonded by the Federal Maritime Commission, the Transportation 
     Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     or the Department of Transportation;
       (B) manages and executes logistics services using its own 
     warehousing assets and resources on behalf of its customers; 
     and
       (C) meets such other requirements as the Secretary 
     specifies in the Federal Register notice required by 
     subsection (a)(2).
       (c) Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall--
       (1) ensure that--
       (A) not more than 10 entities described in paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (b) participate in the pilot program; and
       (B) not more than 10 entities described in paragraph (2) of 
     that subsection participate in the program;
       (2) provide for the participation of those entities on a 
     voluntary basis;
       (3) continue the program for a period of not less than one 
     year after the date on which the Secretary publishes the 
     Federal Register notice required by subsection (a)(2); and
       (4) terminate the pilot program not more than 5 years after 
     that date.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     termination of the pilot program under subsection (c)(4), the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on the findings of, and any 
     recommendations arising from, the pilot program concerning 
     the participation in CTPAT of entities described in 
     subsection (b), including an assessment of participation by 
     those entities.

     SEC. 11324. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CTPAT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report assessing the effectiveness of CTPAT.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An analysis of--
       (A) security incidents in the cargo supply chain during the 
     5-year period preceding submission of the report that 
     involved criminal activity, including drug trafficking, human 
     smuggling, commercial fraud, or terrorist activity; and
       (B) whether those incidents involved participants in CTPAT 
     or entities not participating in CTPAT.
       (2) An analysis of causes for the suspension or removal of 
     entities from participating in CTPAT as a result of security 
     incidents during that 5-year period.
       (3) An analysis of the number of active CTPAT participants 
     involved in one or more security incidents while maintaining 
     their status as participants.
       (4) Recommendations to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection for improvements to CTPAT to improve 
     prevention of security incidents in the cargo supply chain 
     involving participants in CTPAT.

     SEC. 11325. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the purpose of carrying out this subtitle.

               Subtitle D--Military Spouse Employment Act

     SEC. 11331. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Military Spouse 
     Employment Act''.

     SEC. 11332. APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.

       Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) The term `remote work' refers to a particular type of 
     telework under which an employee is not expected to report to 
     an officially established agency location on a regular and 
     recurring basis.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The term `telework' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 6501.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the 
     Armed Forces, to a position in which the spouse will engage 
     in remote work.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.

     SEC. 11333. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the terms ``agency'' means an agency described in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United 
     States Code;
       (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee of an agency;
       (3) the term ``remote work'' means a particular type of 
     telework under which an employee is not expected to report to 
     an officially established agency location on a regular and 
     recurring basis; and
       (4) the term ``telework'' means a work flexibility 
     arrangement under which an employee performs the duties and 
     responsibilities of such employee's position, and other 
     authorized activities, from an approved worksite other than 
     the location from which the employee would otherwise work.
       (b) Requirement.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct a study and publish a report 
     regarding the use of remote work by agencies, which shall 
     include a discussion of what is known regarding--
       (1) the number of employees who are engaging in remote 
     work;
       (2) the role of remote work in agency recruitment and 
     retention efforts;
       (3) the geographic location of employees who engage in 
     remote work;
       (4) the effect that remote work has had on how often 
     employees are reporting to officially established agency 
     locations to perform the duties and responsibilities of the 
     positions of those employees and other authorized activities; 
     and
       (5) how the use of remote work has affected Federal office 
     space utilization and spending.

                  Subtitle E--Designation of Airports

     SEC. 11341. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL PORT OF ENTRY FOR THE 
                   IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND 
                   WILDLIFE PRODUCTS BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND 
                   WILDLIFE SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to appropriations and in 
     accordance with subsection (b), the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service shall designate 1 additional 
     port as a ``port of entry designated for the importation and 
     exportation of wildlife and wildlife products'' under section 
     14.12 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b) Criteria for Selecting Additional Designated Port.--The 
     Director shall select the additional port to be designated 
     pursuant to subsection (a) from among the United States 
     airports that handled more than 8,000,000,000 pounds of cargo 
     during 2021, as reported by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Air Carrier Activity Information System, and 
     based upon the analysis submitted to Congress by the Director 
     pursuant to the Wildlife Trafficking reporting directive 
     under title I of Senate Report 114-281.
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  SA 1044. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

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           DIVISION _____--VIEQUES RECOVERY AND REDEVELOPMENT

     SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Vieques Recovery and 
     Redevelopment Act''.

     SEC. ___02. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Vieques is an island municipality of Puerto Rico, 
     measuring approximately 21 miles long by 4 miles wide, and 
     located approximately 8 miles east of the main island of 
     Puerto Rico.
       (2) Prior to Hurricane Maria, residents of Vieques were 
     served by an urgent medical care facility, the Susana Centeno 
     Family Health Center, and residents had to travel off-island 
     to obtain medical services, including most types of emergency 
     care because the facility did not have the basic use of x-ray 
     machines, CT machines, EKG machines, ultrasounds, or PET 
     scans.
       (3) The predominant means of transporting passengers and 
     goods between Vieques and the main island of Puerto Rico is 
     by ferry boat service, and over the years, the efficiency of 
     this service has frequently been disrupted, unreliable, and 
     difficult for cancer patients to endure to receive treatment. 
     Each trip to Ceiba, Puerto Rico, for the cancer patient is an 
     additional out-of-pocket expense ranging from $120 to $200.
       (4) The United States Military maintained a presence on the 
     eastern and western portions of Vieques for close to 60 
     years, and used parts of the island as a training range 
     during those years, dropping over 80 million tons of ordnance 
     and other weaponry available to the United States military 
     since World War II.
       (5) The unintended, unknown, and unavoidable consequences 
     of these exercises were to expose Americans living on the 
     islands to the residue of that weaponry which includes heavy 
     metals and many other chemicals now known to harm human 
     health.
       (6) According to Government and independent documentation, 
     the island of Vieques has high levels of heavy metals and has 
     been exposed to chemical weapons and toxic chemicals. Since 
     the military activity in Vieques, island residents have 
     suffered from the health impacts from long-term exposure to 
     environmental contamination as a result of 62 years of 
     military operations, and have experienced higher rates of 
     certain diseases among residents, including cancer, 
     cirrhosis, hypertension, diabetes, heavy metal diseases, 
     along with many unnamed and uncategorized illnesses. These 
     toxic residues have caused the American residents of Vieques 
     to develop illnesses due to ongoing exposure.
       (7) In 2017, Vieques was hit by Hurricane Maria, an 
     unusually destructive storm that devastated Puerto Rico and 
     intensified the existing humanitarian crisis on the island by 
     destroying existing medical facilities.
       (8) The medical systems in place prior to Hurricane Maria 
     were unable to properly handle the health crisis that existed 
     due to the toxic residue left on the island by the military's 
     activities.
       (9) After Maria, the medical facility was closed due to 
     damage and continues to be unable to perform even the few 
     basic services that it did provide. Vieques needs a medical 
     facility that can treat and address the critical and urgent 
     need to get life-saving medical services to its residents. 
     Due to legal restrictions, the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (in this division referred to as ``FEMA'') is unable 
     to provide a hospital where its capabilities exceed the 
     abilities of the facility that existed prior to Maria; 
     therefore Vieques needs assistance to build a facility to 
     manage the vast health needs of its residents.
       (10) Every American has benefitted from the sacrifices of 
     those Americans who have lived and are living on Vieques and 
     it is our intent to acknowledge that sacrifice and to treat 
     those Americans with the same respect and appreciation that 
     other Americans enjoy.
       (11) In 2012, the residents of Vieques were denied the 
     ability to address their needs in Court due to sovereign 
     immunity, Sanchez v. United States, No. 3:09-cv-01260-DRD 
     (D.P.R.). However, the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     First Circuit referred the issue to Congress and urged it to 
     address the humanitarian crisis. This bill attempts to 
     satisfy that request such that Americans living on Vieques 
     have a remedy for the suffering they have endured.

     SEC. ___03. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 
                   FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, 
                   PUERTO RICO.

       (a) In General.--An individual claimant who has resided on 
     the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for not less than 5 years 
     before the date of enactment of this Act and files a claim 
     for compensation under this section with the Special Master, 
     appointed pursuant to subsection (c), shall be awarded 
     monetary compensation as described in subsection (b) if--
       (1) the Special Master determines that the claimant is or 
     was a resident or an immediate heir (as determined by the 
     laws of Puerto Rico) of a deceased claimant on the island of 
     Vieques, Puerto Rico, during or after the United States 
     Government used the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for 
     military readiness;
       (2) the claimant filed a lawsuit or an administrative claim 
     prior to July 25, 2023, against the United States Government 
     for personal injury, including illness or death arising from 
     use by the United States Government of the island of Vieques 
     for military readiness; and
       (3) the claimant produces evidence to the Special Master 
     sufficient to show that a causal relationship exists between 
     the claimant's chronic, life-threatening, or physical disease 
     or illness limited to cancer, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney 
     disease, diabetes, or a heavy metal poisoning and the United 
     States Government's use of the island of Vieques, Puerto 
     Rico, for military readiness, or that a causal relationship 
     is at least as likely as not, which may be in the form of a 
     sworn claimant affidavit stating the years the claimant lived 
     on Vieques and the disease or illness with which the claimant 
     has been diagnosed and which may be supplemented with 
     additional information, including a medical professional 
     certification, at the request of the Special Master.
       (b) Amounts of Award.--
       (1) In general.--A claimant who meets the requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall be awarded compensation as follows:
       (A) $50,000 for 1 disease described in subsection (a)(3).
       (B) $80,000 for 2 diseases described in subsection (a)(3).
       (C) $110,000 for 3 or more diseases described in subsection 
     (a)(3).
       (2) Increase in award.--In the case that an individual 
     receiving an award under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     contracts another disease under subsection (a)(3) and files a 
     new claim with the Special Master for an additional award not 
     later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Special Master may award the individual an amount 
     that is equal to the difference between--
       (A) the amount that the individual would have been eligible 
     to receive had the disease been contracted before the 
     individual filed an initial claim under subsection (a); and
       (B) the amount received by the individual pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Deceased claimants.--In the case of an individual who 
     dies before making a claim under this section or a claimant 
     who dies before receiving an award under this section, any 
     immediate heir to the individual or claimant, as determined 
     by the laws of Puerto Rico, shall be eligible for one of the 
     following awards:
       (A) Compensation in accordance with paragraph (1), divided 
     among any such heir.
       (B) Compensation based on the age of the deceased if the 
     claimant produces evidence sufficient to conclude that a 
     causal relationship exists between the United States Military 
     activity and the death of the individual or that a causal 
     relationship is as likely as not as follows:
       (i) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 20 years of age, $110,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (ii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 40 years of age, $80,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (iii) In the case of an individual or claimant who dies 
     before attaining 60 years of age, $50,000, divided among any 
     such heir.
       (c) Appointment of Special Master.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall appoint a 
     Special Master not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to consider claims by individuals and 
     the municipality.
       (2) Qualifications.--The Attorney General shall consider 
     the following in choosing the Special Master:
       (A) The individual's experience in the processing of 
     victims' claims in relation to foreign or domestic 
     governments.
       (B) The individual's balance of experience in representing 
     the interests of the United States and individual claimants.
       (C) The individual's experience in matters of national 
     security.
       (D) The individual's demonstrated abilities in 
     investigation and fact findings in complex factual matters.
       (E) Any experience the individual has had advising the 
     United States Government.
       (d) Award Amounts Related to Claims by the Municipality of 
     Vieques.--
       (1) Award.--The Special Master, in exchange for its 
     administrative claims, shall provide the following as 
     compensation to the Municipality of Vieques:
       (A) Staff.--The Special Master shall provide medical staff, 
     and other resources necessary to build and operate a level 
     three trauma center (in this section, referred to as 
     ``medical facility'') with a cancer center and renal dialysis 
     unit and its equipment. The medical facility shall be able to 
     treat life-threatening, chronic, heavy metal, and physical 
     and mental diseases. The medical facility shall be able to 
     provide basic x-ray, EKG, internal medicine expertise, 
     medical coordination personnel and case managers, ultrasound, 
     and resources necessary to screen claimants described in 
     subsection (a) who are receiving treatment for the diseases 
     or illnesses described in paragraph (3) of that subsection 
     for cancer and the other prevailing health problems.
       (B) Operations.--The Special Master shall fund the 
     operations of the medical facility to provide medical care 
     for pediatric and adult patients who reside on the island of 
     Vieques, allowing the patients to be referred for tertiary 
     and quaternary health care facilities when necessary, and 
     providing the transportation and medical costs when traveling 
     off the island of Vieques.
       (C) Interim services.--Before the medical facility on the 
     island of Vieques is operational, the Special Master shall 
     provide to claimants described in subsection (a) who are 
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     illnesses described in paragraph (3) of that subsection--
       (i) urgent health care air transport to hospitals on the 
     mainland of Puerto Rico from the island of Vieques;
       (ii) medical coordination personnel and case managers;
       (iii) telemedicine communication abilities; and
       (iv) any other services that are necessary to alleviate the 
     health crisis on the island of Vieques.
       (D) Screening.--The Special Master shall make available, at 
     no cost to the patient, medical screening for cancer, 
     cirrhosis, diabetes, and heavy metal contamination on the 
     island of Vieques.
       (E) Academic partner.--The Special Master shall appoint an 
     academic partner, with appropriate experience and an 
     established relationship with the Municipality of Vieques, 
     that shall--
       (i) lead a research and outreach endeavor on behalf of the 
     Municipality of Vieques;
       (ii) select the appropriate scientific expertise and 
     administer defined studies, conducting testing and evaluation 
     of the soils, seas, plant and animal food sources, and the 
     health of residents; and
       (iii) determine and implement the most efficient and 
     effective way to reduce the environmental toxins to a level 
     sufficient to return the soils, seas, food sources, and 
     health circumstances to a level that reduces the diseases on 
     the island of Vieques to the average in the United States.
       (F) Duties.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary for the academic partner and medical coordinator to 
     carry out the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D).
       (G) Procurement.--The Special Master shall provide amounts 
     necessary to compensate the Municipality of Vieques for--
       (i) contractual procurement obligations and additional 
     expenses incurred by the municipality as a result of the 
     enactment of this section and settlement of its claim; and
       (ii) any other damages and costs to be incurred by the 
     municipality, if the Special Master determines that it is 
     necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
       (H) Power source.--The Special Master shall determine the 
     best source of producing independent power on the island of 
     Vieques that is hurricane resilient and can effectively 
     sustain the needs of the island and shall authorize such 
     construction as an award to the Municipality of Vieques.
       (2) Source.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     amounts awarded under this division shall be made from 
     amounts appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, commonly known as the ``Judgment Fund'', as if 
     claims were adjudicated by a United States District Court 
     under section 1346(b) of title 28, United States Code.
       (B) Limitation.--Total amounts awarded under this division 
     shall not exceed $1,000,000,000.
       (3) Determination and payment of claims.--
       (A) Establishment of filing procedures.--The Attorney 
     General shall establish procedures whereby individuals and 
     the municipality may submit claims for payments under this 
     section to the Special Master.
       (B) Determination of claims.--The Special Master shall, in 
     accordance with this subsection, determine whether each claim 
     meets the requirements of this section. Claims filed by 
     residents of the island of Vieques that have been disposed of 
     by a court under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be treated as if such claims are currently filed.
       (e) Action on Claims.--The Special Master shall make a 
     determination on any claim filed under the procedures 
     established under this section not later than 150 days after 
     the date on which the claim is filed.
       (f) Payment in Full Settlement of Claims by Individuals and 
     the Municipality of Vieques Against the United States.--The 
     acceptance by an individual or the Municipality of Vieques of 
     a payment of an award under this section shall--
       (1) be final and conclusive;
       (2) be deemed to be in full satisfaction of all claims 
     under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code; and
       (3) constitute a complete release by the individual or 
     municipality of such claim against the United States and 
     against any employee of the United States acting in the scope 
     of employment who is involved in the matter giving rise to 
     the claim.
       (g) Certification of Treatment of Payments Under Other 
     Laws.--Amounts paid to an individual under this section--
       (1) shall be treated for purposes of the laws of the United 
     States as damages for human suffering; and
       (2) may not be included as income or resources for purposes 
     of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in 
     section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code, or the 
     amount of such benefits.
       (h) Limitation on Claims.--A claim to which this section 
     applies shall be barred unless the claim is filed within 15 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Attorney's Fees.--Notwithstanding any contract, a 
     representative may not receive, for services rendered in 
     connection with any claim under this division--
       (1) more than 17 percent of a payment made under this 
     division for a previously filed lawsuit; or
       (2) more than 12 percent for an administrative claim.
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  SA 1045. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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. ____. PROHIBITION ON FLAGS OTHER THAN THE FLAG OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), no flag that is not 
     the flag of the United States (as defined in section 700(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code) may be flown, draped, or 
     otherwise displayed at a military installation (as defined in 
     section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code).
       (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to--
       (1) a National League of Families POW/MIA flag (as 
     designated by section 902 of title 36, United States Code);
       (2) any flag that represents the nation of a visiting 
     diplomat;
       (3) any flag that represents a unit or branch of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (4) any flag that represents an Indian Tribe (as defined in 
     section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or
       (5) any flag that represents the State, territory, county, 
     city, or local jurisdiction in which the military 
     installation is located.
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  SA 1046. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Braun, Mr. Young, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. 
Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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:


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Risch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, . . .
  
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HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Van Hollen, 
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       At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF FIGHTER SQUADRONS.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not 
     terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter squadron 
     of the Air National Guard until a period of 180 days has 
     elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the 
     plan required under subsection (b).
       (b) Plan Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Air National Guard, 
     shall develop a notional plan for the recapitalization of all 
     fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard.
       (2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) provide options for the modernization of fighter 
     squadrons of the Air National Guard and the replacement of 
     the aircraft of such squadrons at a rate that ensures 
     recapitalization of such squadrons with relevant and more 
     capable replacement fighter aircraft;
       (B) ensure that each fighter squadron of the Air National 
     Guard has the required minimum of primary mission assigned 
     fighter aircraft to meet force presentation requirements of 
     geographic combatant commanders for both steady-state and 
     operational contingency planning and execution;
       (C) include consideration for the temporary reassignment of 
     aircraft to such squadrons from other components of the Air 
     Force, as necessary to meet the requirements of the plan; and
       (D) include the Secretary of the Air Force's assessment of 
     any effects of the force presentation on--
       (i) combatant commanders;
       (ii) aircrew accession absorption capacity;
       (iii) industrial capacity to support any additional 
     production above programmed quantities; and
       (iv) costs aside from normal training and personnel costs 
     of unit mission transitions.
       (3) Submittal to congress.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan 
     required under paragraph (1) together with an explanation 
     of--
       (A) any programmatic funding required to implement such 
     plan; and
       (B) how the plan differs from other plans of the Secretary 
     of the Air Force with respect to fighter aircraft squadrons 
     of the Air National Guard (including any such plans in effect 
     as of the date of the submittal of the plan under paragraph 
     (1)); and
       (C) any effects of the plan on operations and efforts to 
     recapitalize or transition existing fighter aircraft 
     squadrons of the Air National Guard as proposed in the 
     future-years defense program submitted to Congress under 
     section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     2024.
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  SA 1047. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an

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amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) the identification, location, arrest, or conviction 
     of any person that--
       ``(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, 
     or reexports to, into, or from any country any good, service, 
     or technology controlled for export by the United States 
     because of the use of such good, service, or technology in 
     contravention of a sanction imposed by the United States, 
     resulting in a criminal violation; or
       ``(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides training, 
     advice, or other services or assistance, or engages in 
     significant financial transactions, relating to any such 
     good, service, or technology in contravention of such 
     sanction, resulting in a criminal violation.''.
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  SA 1048. Ms. SINEMA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 title X of division A, add the following:

       Subtitle H--Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Combating Cartels on 
     Social Media Act of 2023''.

     SEC. 1092. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered operator.--The term ``covered operator'' means 
     the operator, developer, or publisher of a covered service.
       (3) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means--
       (A) a social media platform;
       (B) a mobile or desktop service with direct or group 
     messaging capabilities, but not including text messaging 
     services without other substantial social functionalities or 
     electronic mail services, that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security determines is being or has been used by 
     transnational criminal organizations in connection with 
     matters described in section 1093; and
       (C) a digital platform, or an electronic application 
     utilizing the digital platform, involving real-time 
     interactive communication between multiple individuals, 
     including multi-player gaming services and immersive 
     technology platforms or applications, that the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security determines is being or has been used by 
     transnational criminal organizations in connection with 
     matters described in section 1093.
       (4) Criminal enterprise.--The term ``criminal enterprise'' 
     has the meaning given the term ``continuing criminal 
     enterprise'' in section 408 of the Controlled Substances Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 848).
       (5) Illicit activities.--The term ``illicit activities'' 
     means the following criminal activities that transcend 
     national borders:
       (A) A violation of section 401 of the Controlled Substances 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 841).
       (B) Narcotics trafficking, as defined in section 808 of the 
     Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1907).
       (C) Trafficking of weapons, as defined in section 922 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
       (D) Migrant smuggling, defined as a violation of section 
     274(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)).
       (E) Human trafficking, defined as--
       (i) a violation of section 1590, 1591, or 1592 of title 18, 
     United States Code; or
       (ii) engaging in severe forms of trafficking in persons, as 
     defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
     Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (F) Cyber crime, defined as a violation of section 1030 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
       (G) A violation of any provision that is subject to 
     intellectual property enforcement, as defined in section 302 
     of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for 
     Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8112).
       (H) Bulk cash smuggling of currency, defined as a violation 
     of section 5332 of title 31, United States Code.
       (I) Laundering the proceeds of the criminal activities 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
       (6) Transnational criminal organization.--The term 
     ``transnational criminal organization'' means groups, 
     networks, and associated individuals who operate 
     transnationally for the purposes of obtaining power, 
     influence, or monetary or commercial gain, wholly or in part 
     by certain illegal means, while advancing their activities 
     through a pattern of crime, corruption, or violence, and 
     while protecting their illegal activities through a 
     transnational organizational structure and the exploitation 
     of public corruption or transnational logistics, financial, 
     or communication mechanisms.

     SEC. 1093. ASSESSMENT OF ILLICIT USAGE.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a joint assessment describing--
       (1) the use of covered services by transnational criminal 
     organizations, or criminal enterprises acting on behalf of 
     transnational criminal organizations, to engage in 
     recruitment efforts, including the recruitment of 
     individuals, including individuals under the age of 18, 
     located in the United States to engage in or provide support 
     with respect to illicit activities occurring in the United 
     States, Mexico, or otherwise in proximity to an international 
     boundary of the United States;
       (2) the use of covered services by transnational criminal 
     organizations to engage in illicit activities or conduct in 
     support of illicit activities, including--
       (A) smuggling or trafficking involving narcotics, other 
     controlled substances, precursors thereof, or other items 
     prohibited under the laws of the United States, Mexico, or 
     another relevant jurisdiction, including firearms;
       (B) human smuggling or trafficking, including the 
     exploitation of children; and
       (C) transportation of bulk currency or monetary instruments 
     in furtherance of smuggling activity; and
       (3) the existing efforts of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of State, and relevant government and 
     law enforcement entities to counter, monitor, or otherwise 
     respond to the usage of covered services described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).

     SEC. 1094. STRATEGY TO COMBAT CARTEL RECRUITMENT ON SOCIAL 
                   MEDIA AND ONLINE PLATFORMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a joint strategy, to be known as the 
     National Strategy to Combat Illicit Recruitment Activity by 
     Transnational Criminal Organizations on Social Media and 
     Online Platforms, to combat the use of covered services by 
     transnational criminal organizations, or criminal enterprises 
     acting on behalf of transnational criminal organizations, to 
     recruit individuals located in the United States to engage in 
     or provide support with respect to illicit activities 
     occurring in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise in 
     proximity to an international boundary of the United States.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) In general.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall, at a minimum, include the following:
       (A) A proposal to improve cooperation and thereafter 
     maintain cooperation between the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of State, and relevant law 
     enforcement entities with respect to the matters described in 
     subsection (a).
       (B) Recommendations to implement a process for the 
     voluntary reporting of information regarding the recruitment 
     efforts of transnational criminal organizations in the United 
     States involving covered services.
       (C) A proposal to improve intragovernmental coordination 
     with respect to the matters described in subsection (a), 
     including between the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     Department of State, and State, Tribal, and local 
     governments.
       (D) A proposal to improve coordination within the 
     Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State 
     and between the components of those Departments with respect 
     to the matters described in subsection (a).
       (E) Activities to facilitate increased intelligence 
     analysis for law enforcement purposes of efforts of 
     transnational criminal organizations to utilize covered 
     services for recruitment to engage in or provide support with 
     respect to illicit activities.
       (F) Activities to foster international partnerships and 
     enhance collaboration with foreign governments and, as 
     applicable, multilateral institutions with respect to the 
     matters described in subsection (a).
       (G) Activities to specifically increase engagement and 
     outreach with youth in border communities, including 
     regarding the recruitment tactics of transnational criminal 
     organizations and the consequences of participation in 
     illicit activities.
       (H) A detailed description of the measures used to ensure--

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       (i) law enforcement and intelligence activities focus on 
     the recruitment activities of transitional criminal 
     organizations not individuals the transnational criminal 
     organizations attempt to or successfully recruit; and
       (ii) the privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties 
     protections in carrying out the activities described in 
     clause (i), with a particular focus on the protections in 
     place to protect minors and constitutionally protected 
     activities.
       (2) Limitation.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall not include legislative recommendations or elements 
     predicated on the passage of legislation that is not enacted 
     as of the date on which the strategy is submitted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Consultation.--In drafting and implementing the 
     strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall, at a 
     minimum, consult and engage with--
       (1) the heads of relevant components of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, including--
       (A) the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis;
       (B) the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans;
       (C) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology;
       (D) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
       (E) the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement;
       (F) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties;
       (G) the Privacy Officer; and
       (H) the Assistant Secretary of the Office for State and 
     Local Law Enforcement;
       (2) the heads of relevant components of the Department of 
     State, including--
       (A) the Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and 
     Law Enforcement Affairs;
       (B) the Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; 
     and
       (C) the Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center;
       (3) the Attorney General;
       (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
       (5) the Secretary of Education; and
       (6) as selected by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
     his or her designee in the Office of Public Engagement, 
     representatives of border communities, including 
     representatives of--
       (A) State, Tribal, and local governments, including school 
     districts and local law enforcement; and
       (B) nongovernmental experts in the fields of--
       (i) civil rights and civil liberties;
       (ii) online privacy;
       (iii) humanitarian assistance for migrants; and
       (iv) youth outreach and rehabilitation.
       (d) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the strategy required under subsection (a) is submitted 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall commence 
     implementation of the strategy.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the strategy required under subsection (a) is 
     implemented under paragraph (1), and semiannually thereafter 
     for 5 years, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a joint report describing the 
     efforts of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     Secretary of State to implement the strategy required under 
     subsection (a) and the progress of those efforts, which shall 
     include a description of--
       (i) the recommendations, and corresponding implementation 
     of those recommendations, with respect to the matters 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B);
       (ii) the interagency posture with respect to the matters 
     covered by the strategy required under subsection (a), which 
     shall include a description of collaboration between the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, other 
     Federal entities, State, local, and Tribal entities, and 
     foreign governments; and
       (iii) the threat landscape, including new developments 
     related to the United States recruitment efforts of 
     transnational criminal organizations and the use by those 
     organizations of new or emergent covered services and 
     recruitment methods.
       (B) Form.--Each report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (3) Civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy 
     assessment.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
     the strategy required under subsection (a) is implemented 
     under paragraph (1), the Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
     Liberties and the Privacy Office of the Department of 
     Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a joint report that includes--
       (A) a detailed assessment of the measures used to ensure 
     the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy 
     rights in carrying out this section; and
       (B) recommendations to improve the implementation of the 
     strategy required under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1095. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to expand the 
     statutory law enforcement or regulatory authority of the 
     Department of Homeland Security or the Department of State.
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  SA 1049. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Braun) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. 9/11 RESPONDER AND SURVIVOR HEALTH FUNDING 
                   CORRECTION ACT OF 2023.

       (a) Department of Defense, Armed Forces, or Other Federal 
     Worker Responders to the September 11 Attacks at the Pentagon 
     and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3306 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-5)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) and 
     paragraphs (12) through (17) as paragraphs (6) through (12) 
     and paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) The term `Federal agency' means an agency, office, or 
     other establishment in the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government.''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(13) The term `uniformed services' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (2) in section 3311(a) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-21(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(III) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Pentagon site of the terrorist-related aircraft crash of 
     September 11, 2001, during the period beginning on September 
     11, 2001, and ending on the date on which the cleanup of the 
     site was concluded, as determined by the WTC Program 
     Administrator; or
       ``(IV) was an employee of the Department of Defense or any 
     other Federal agency, worked during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on September 18, 2001, for a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency, or was a member of a regular or reserve component of 
     the uniformed services; and performed rescue, recovery, 
     demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services at the 
     Shanksville, Pennsylvania, site of the terrorist-related 
     aircraft crash of September 11, 2001, during the period 
     beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on 
     which the cleanup of the site was concluded, as determined by 
     the WTC Program Administrator; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A) In general.--The'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Limit.--
       ``(i) In general.--The'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or subclause (III) or (IV) of paragraph 
     (2)(C)(i)'' after ``or (2)(A)(ii)''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) Certain responders to the september 11 attacks at 
     the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania.--The total number 
     of individuals who may be enrolled under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall not exceed 500 at any 
     time.''.
       (b) Additional Funding for the World Trade Center Health 
     Program.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3353. SPECIAL FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Special Fund 
     (referred to in this section as the `Special Fund'), 
     consisting of amounts deposited into the Special Fund under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 $443,000,000 for deposit into the Special Fund, which 
     amounts shall remain available in such Fund through fiscal 
     year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Special 
     Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation and without regard to any spending limitation 
     under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program Administrator as 
     needed at the discretion of such Administrator, for carrying 
     out any provision in this title (including sections 3303 and 
     3341(c)).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Special Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be deposited into 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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     ``SEC. 3354. PENTAGON/SHANKSVILLE FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     (referred to in this section as the `Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund'), consisting of amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
     2024 $257,000,000 for deposit into the Pentagon/Shanksville 
     Fund, which amounts shall remain available in such Fund 
     through fiscal year 2033.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts deposited into the Pentagon/
     Shanksville Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, 
     without further appropriation and without regard to any 
     spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program 
     Administrator for the purpose of carrying out section 3312 
     with regard to WTC responders enrolled in the WTC Program 
     based on eligibility criteria described in subclause (III) or 
     (IV) of section 3311(a)(2)(C)(i).
       ``(2) Limitation on other funding.--Notwithstanding 
     sections 3331(a), 3351(b)(1), 3352(c), and 3353(c), and any 
     other provision in this title, for the period of fiscal years 
     2024 through 2033, no amounts made available under this title 
     other than those amounts appropriated under subsection (b) 
     may be available for the purpose described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Remaining Amounts.--Any amounts that remain in the 
     Pentagon/Shanksville Fund on September 30, 2033, shall be 
     deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXXIII of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (2) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-
     31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``sections 3351 and 3352'' 
     and inserting ``this title'';
       (3) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program 
     Supplemental Fund'' and inserting ``(as applicable) the Funds 
     established under sections 3351, 3352, 3353, and 3354''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353'' after 
     ``section 3351'';
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``or the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following 
     subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or the World Trade Center 
     Health Program Fund for Certain WTC Responders at the 
     Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania under section 3354'' 
     after ``section 3352''; and
       (4) in section 3351(b) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, the World Trade 
     Center Health Program Special Fund under section 3353, or the 
     World Trade Center Health Program Fund for Certain WTC 
     Responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania 
     under section 3354'' before the period at the end.
       (d) Medicaid Improvement Fund.--Section 1941(b)(3)(A) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-1(b)(3)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``$7,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$6,300,000,000''.

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