[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6030-S6036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3266. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Budd) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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:

   DIVISION _____--FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR SERVICEMEMBERS

     SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices for Servicemembers Act''.

     SEC. ___02. ENHANCED PROTECTION AGAINST DEBT COLLECTOR 
                   HARASSMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS.

       (a) Communication in Connection With Debt Collection.--
     Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1692c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Communications Concerning Servicemember Debts.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `covered 
     member' means--
       ``(A) a covered member or a dependent as defined in section 
     987(i) of title 10, United States Code; and
       ``(B)(i) an individual who was separated, discharged, or 
     released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but 
     only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of 
     separation, discharge, or release; or
       ``(ii) a person, with respect to an individual described in 
     clause (i), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) 
     of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(2) Prohibitions.--A debt collector may not, in 
     connection with the collection of any debt of a covered 
     member--
       ``(A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank;
       ``(B) threaten to have the covered member's security 
     clearance revoked; or
       ``(C) threaten to have the covered member prosecuted under 
     chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
     of Military Justice).''.
       (b) Unfair Practices.--Section 808 of the Fair Debt 
     Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692f) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) The representation to any covered member (as defined 
     under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a 
     debt collector will result in--
       ``(A) a reduction in rank of the covered member;
       ``(B) a revocation of the covered member's security 
     clearance; or
       ``(C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United 
     States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).''.

     SEC. ___03. GAO STUDY.

       The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
     a study and submit a report to Congress on the impact of this 
     division on--
       (1) the timely delivery of information to a covered member 
     (as defined in section 805(e) of the Fair Debt Collection 
     Practices Act, as added by this division);
       (2) military readiness; and
       (3) national security, including the extent to which 
     covered members with security clearances would be impacted by 
     uncollected debt.

     SEC. ___04. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this division shall be construed to prevent 
     legally informing servicemembers of their debt and collecting 
     the debt from servicemembers through legal means.
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  SA 3267. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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. __. USE OF ROYALTY GAS AT MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION 
                   PLANT.

       Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15902) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.--At the request of 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) take in-kind royalty gas from any lease on the 
     McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma; and
       ``(2) sell such royalty gas to the Department of Defense in 
     accordance with subsection (h)(1), for use only at that 
     plant, only for energy resilience purposes, and only to the 
     extent necessary to meet the natural gas needs of that 
     plant.''.
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  SA 3268. Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment

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intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. BENJAMIN HARRISON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND 
                   WILDERNESS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory Committee'' 
     means the advisory committee for the National Recreation Area 
     established under subsection (d)(1)
       (2) Management plan.--The term ``Management Plan'' means 
     the management plan for the National Recreation Area and 
     Wilderness developed under subsection (e)(1).
       (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
     ``Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness 
     Establishment Act of 2023'' and dated March 27, 2024.
       (4) National recreation area.--The term ``National 
     Recreation Area'' means the Benjamin Harrison National 
     Recreation Area established by subsection (b)(2).
       (5) National recreation area and wilderness.--The term 
     ``National Recreation Area and Wilderness'' means the 
     Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness 
     established by subsection (b)(1).
       (6) Nonwilderness corridor.--The term ``nonwilderness 
     corridor'' means the land 100 feet in width from either side 
     of the centerline of the existing trails and roads, as 
     depicted on the map as ``Non-Wilderness Corridor'', which is 
     not included as part of the ``Proposed Wilderness'', as 
     depicted on the map.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Indiana.
       (9) Wilderness addition.--The term ``Wilderness addition'' 
     means the land added to the Charles C. Deam Wilderness by 
     subsection (b)(3).
       (b) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the State the 
     Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness as 
     a subunit of the Hoosier National Forest, consisting of--
       (A) the National Recreation Area; and
       (B) the Wilderness addition.
       (2) Benjamin harrison national recreation area.--There is 
     established in the State the Benjamin Harrison National 
     Recreation Area, consisting of approximately 29,382 acres of 
     National Forest System land depicted on the map as ``Proposed 
     National Recreation Area (NRA)''.
       (3) Charles c. deam wilderness addition.--The approximately 
     15,300 acres of National Forest System land in the State 
     generally depicted on the map as ``Proposed Wilderness'' 
     shall be added to and administered as part of the Charles C. 
     Deam Wilderness in accordance with Public Law 97-384 (16 
     U.S.C. 1132 note; 96 Stat. 1942), consisting of--
       (A) the approximately 2,028.8 acres of National Forest 
     System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the 
     ``Deckard Ridge Units A, B, and C'';
       (B) the approximately 2,633 acres of National Forest System 
     land in the State generally depicted on the map as the 
     ``Panther Creek Units A and B'';
       (C) the approximately 5,456.9 acres of National Forest 
     System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the 
     ``Nebo Ridge Units A, B, C, D, and E'';
       (D) the approximately 2,141.4 acres of National Forest 
     System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the 
     ``Browning Mountain Unit'';
       (E) the approximately 2,161.9 acres of National Forest 
     System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the 
     ``Hickory Ridge Units A, B, C, D, and E''; and
       (F) the approximately 878.3 acres of National Forest System 
     land in the State generally depicted on the map as the ``Mose 
     Ray Branch Unit''.
       (4) Availability of map.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file the 
     map, and make the map available for public inspection, in the 
     appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
       (c) Administration.--The Secretary shall manage--
       (1) the Wilderness addition (other than the nonwilderness 
     corridors) in a manner that is consistent with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
       (2) the National Recreation Area in a manner that ensures--
       (A) the protection of the water quality of the public water 
     supply of Monroe Reservoir in the State in accordance with 
     section 303(e)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
     2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542(e)(1)); and
       (B) the promotion of recreational opportunities in the 
     National Recreation Area.
       (3) Hunting, fishing, and trapping.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall allow hunting, fishing, and trapping in the National 
     Recreation Area and Wilderness.
       (B) Limitations.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     designees from the State Department of Natural Resources and 
     the Corps of Engineers, may, for reasons of public safety, 
     species enhancement, or management of a species listed as 
     endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), designate areas in which, and 
     establish seasons during which, no hunting, fishing, or 
     trapping is permitted in the National Recreation Area and 
     Wilderness.
       (C) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
     in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness.
       (4) Recreation.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (i) in the National Recreation Area, continue to permit and 
     provide for appropriate nonmotorized and motorized 
     recreational uses, including hiking, viewing of nature and 
     wildlife, camping, horseback riding, mountain biking, and 
     other existing recreational uses; and
       (ii) permit the nonmechanized recreational use of the 
     Wilderness addition, in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) within the boundary of the 
     ``Proposed Wilderness'' indicated on the map.
       (B) Limitations.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     designees from the State Department of Natural Resources and 
     the Corps of Engineers, may designate zones in which, and 
     establish periods during which, a recreational use shall not 
     be permitted in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness 
     under subparagraph (A) for reasons of public safety, species 
     enhancement, or management of a species listed as endangered 
     or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
       (C) Trail plan.--Notwithstanding any provisions of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) or any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     interested parties, shall establish a trail plan--
       (i) to maintain existing mountain biking, hiking, and 
     equestrian trails in the nonwilderness corridors; and
       (ii) to develop mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian 
     trails in the National Recreation Area.
       (5) Vegetation management.--
       (A) Wilderness addition.--Consistent with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), timber removal or management 
     shall not be permitted in the Wilderness addition, except as 
     the Secretary determines to be necessary for public safety 
     and management of diseases, as described in section 293.3 of 
     title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation).
       (B) National recreation area.--Vegetation management within 
     the National Recreation Area shall be consistent with--
       (i) the Management Plan; and
       (ii) any applicable Forest Service land management plan.
       (d) National Recreation Area Federal Advisory Committee.--
       (1) Establishment.--As soon as practicable after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory committee to advise the Secretary with respect to 
     the management of the National Recreation Area.
       (2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed 
     of members appointed by the Secretary, from among--
       (A) representatives of local government;
       (B) forest ecologists;
       (C) experts in dispersed recreation;
       (D) local residents who own or reside in property located 
     not more than 2 miles from the boundary of the National 
     Recreation Area;
       (E) representatives of conservation and outdoor recreation 
     groups;
       (F) consulting foresters;
       (G) the Director of the State Department of Natural 
     Resources (or designees);
       (H) wildlife experts; and
       (I) designees from the Corps of Engineers.
       (e) Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
     comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection 
     and management of the National Recreation Area.
       (2) Requirements.--The Management Plan shall--
       (A) be developed--
       (i) in consultation with the Advisory Committee;
       (ii) after providing an opportunity for public comment; and
       (iii) after engaging with interested or affected federally 
     recognized Indian Tribes, other Federal agencies, and State 
     and local governments, including the State Department of 
     Natural Resources;
       (B) address management issues associated with the National 
     Recreation Area, including--
       (i) fires;
       (ii) invasive species;
       (iii) the response to insect and disease infestations;
       (iv) measures needed to protect the public water supply 
     provided by Monroe Reservoir;
       (v) the establishment, maintenance, and closure of camp 
     sites, campgrounds, trails, and roadways; and
       (vi) any other issues identified by the Advisory Committee; 
     and
       (C) include--
       (i) measures to preserve and protect native and historical 
     resources, flora, fauna, and recreational, scenic, and 
     aesthetic values within the National Recreation Area; and
       (ii) measures to prevent degradation of the public water 
     supply provided by Monroe Reservoir.

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       (f) Funding.--
       (1) No additional funds.--No additional funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       (2) Use of existing funds.--This section shall be carried 
     out using amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary.
       (g) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
       (1) affects the Corps of Engineers use permits for flowage 
     rights within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness 
     established by the order entitled ``Joint Order Interchanging 
     Administrative Jurisdiction of Department of the Army Lands 
     and National Forest Lands'' (35 Fed. Reg. 10382 (June 25, 
     1970));
       (2) prevents the Corps of Engineers from carrying out the 
     water control management plan of the Corps of Engineers 
     within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness as 
     described in the Corps of Engineers water control manual;
       (3) prevents the Corps of Engineers from--
       (A) disposing of, or otherwise managing, real estate 
     interests held by the Corps of Engineers as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (B) acquiring additional real estate interests required to 
     support the operation or maintenance of Monroe Lake;
       (4) affects the use of motor vessels (as defined in section 
     2101 of title 46, United States Code) on Monroe Lake;
       (5) results in the closure of any State or county roadway 
     in the National Recreation Area and the nonwilderness 
     corridors;
       (6) precludes the ownership, use, or enjoyment of private 
     land within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness;
       (7) otherwise affects access to private land or cemeteries 
     within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness;
       (8) affects the access to land within the nonwilderness 
     corridors and within 100 feet of the outer boundary of the 
     Wilderness addition by any State or private entity or 
     organization with a permit, special use authorization, or 
     other right to access land within the Wilderness addition, as 
     described in section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1134(a)), for the purpose of maintaining infrastructure 
     located within the Wilderness addition, including access by--
       (A) the Smithville Telephone Company;
       (B) Jackson County Water Utility;
       (C) Jackson County Rural Electric;
       (D) the ANR Pipeline Company;
       (E) the Monroe County commissioners;
       (F) Hoosier Trails Council, BSA; and
       (G) the State Department of Natural Resources; or
       (9) affects the access to land within the Wilderness 
     addition by the State Department of Natural Resources or 
     appropriate public safety officers with the use of motor 
     vehicles, mechanized equipment, or motorboats for emergencies 
     involving the health and safety of persons within the 
     Wilderness addition, in accordance with section 4(c) of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)).

     SEC. 1096. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE 
                   WILDERNESSES.

       (a) Rough Mountain Addition.--Section 1 of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 
     Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George 
     Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 
     acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition' 
     on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - 
     South half - Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management 
     Prescriptions - Land and Resources Management Plan Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, 
     which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area 
     designated by paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Rich Hole Addition.--
       (1) Potential wilderness designation.--In furtherance of 
     the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     certain land in the George Washington National Forest 
     comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted 
     as the ``Rich Hole Addition'' on the map entitled ``GEORGE 
     WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - South half - Alternative I - 
     Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions - Land and 
     Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 
     Statement'' and dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a 
     potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Rich Hole 
     Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584).
       (2) Wilderness designation.--The potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness 
     and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated 
     by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
     102 Stat. 584) on the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') publishes 
     in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted 
     under paragraph (4) have been completed; or
       (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Management.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) in accordance with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (4) Water quality improvement activities.--
       (A) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems within the 
     potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) by 
     implementing certain activities to improve water quality and 
     aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document 
     entitled ``Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture 
     Restoration and Management Project'' and dated December 2015, 
     the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized 
     transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on 
     which the potential wilderness area is incorporated into the 
     Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph (2).
       (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the 
     minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry 
     out that subparagraph with the least amount of adverse impact 
     on wilderness character and resources.
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  SA 3269. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE 
                   WILDERNESSES.

       (a) Rough Mountain Addition.--Section 1 of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 
     Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George 
     Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 
     acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition' 
     on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - 
     South half - Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management 
     Prescriptions - Land and Resources Management Plan Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, 
     which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area 
     designated by paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Rich Hole Addition.--
       (1) Potential wilderness designation.--In furtherance of 
     the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     certain land in the George Washington National Forest 
     comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted 
     as the ``Rich Hole Addition'' on the map entitled ``GEORGE 
     WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - South half - Alternative I - 
     Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions - Land and 
     Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 
     Statement'' and dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a 
     potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Rich Hole 
     Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584).
       (2) Wilderness designation.--The potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness 
     and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated 
     by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
     102 Stat. 584) on the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') publishes 
     in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted 
     under paragraph (4) have been completed; or
       (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Management.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) in accordance with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (4) Water quality improvement activities.--
       (A) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems within the 
     potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) by 
     implementing certain activities to improve water quality and 
     aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document 
     entitled ``Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture 
     Restoration and Management Project'' and dated December 2015, 
     the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized 
     transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on 
     which the potential wilderness area is incorporated into the 
     Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph (2).
       (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the 
     minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry 
     out that subparagraph with the least amount of adverse impact 
     on wilderness character and resources.
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  SA 3270. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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:

                       Subtitle __--Pension Plans

     SEC. 10__. GUARANTEED BENEFIT CALCULATION FOR CERTAIN PLANS.

       Subtitle B of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29

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     U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 4024. GUARANTEED BENEFIT CALCULATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Increase to full vested plan benefit.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining what 
     benefits are guaranteed under section 4022 with respect to an 
     eligible participant or beneficiary under a covered plan 
     specified in paragraph (4) in connection with the termination 
     of such plan, the amount of monthly benefits shall be equal 
     to the full vested plan benefit with respect to the 
     participant.
       ``(B) No effect on previous determinations.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to change the allocation of 
     assets and recoveries under sections 4044(a) and 4022(c) as 
     previously determined by the corporation for the covered 
     plans specified in paragraph (4), and the corporation's 
     applicable rules, practices, and policies on benefits payable 
     in terminated single-employer plans shall, except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, continue to apply with 
     respect to such covered plans.
       ``(2) Recalculation of certain benefits.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any case in which the amount of 
     monthly benefits with respect to an eligible participant or 
     beneficiary described in paragraph (1) was calculated prior 
     to the date of enactment of this section, the corporation 
     shall recalculate such amount pursuant to paragraph (1), and 
     shall adjust any subsequent payments of such monthly benefits 
     accordingly, as soon as practicable after such date.
       ``(B) Lump-sum payments of past-due benefits.--Not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     the corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, shall make a lump-sum 
     payment to each eligible participant or beneficiary whose 
     guaranteed benefits are recalculated under subparagraph (A) 
     in an amount equal to--
       ``(i) in the case of an eligible participant, the excess 
     of--

       ``(I) the total of the full vested plan benefits of the 
     participant for all months for which such guaranteed benefits 
     were paid prior to such recalculation, over
       ``(II) the sum of any applicable payments made to the 
     eligible participant; and

       ``(ii) in the case of an eligible beneficiary, the sum of--

       ``(I) the amount that would be determined under clause (i) 
     with respect to the participant of which the eligible 
     beneficiary is a beneficiary if such participant were still 
     in pay status; plus
       ``(II) the excess of--

       ``(aa) the total of the full vested plan benefits of the 
     eligible beneficiary for all months for which such guaranteed 
     benefits were paid prior to such recalculation, over
       ``(bb) the sum of any applicable payments made to the 
     eligible beneficiary.
     Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the corporation shall 
     increase each lump-sum payment made under this subparagraph 
     to account for foregone interest in an amount determined by 
     the corporation designed to reflect a 6 percent annual 
     interest rate on each past-due amount attributable to the 
     underpayment of guaranteed benefits for each month prior to 
     such recalculation.
       ``(C) Eligible participants and beneficiaries.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this section, an 
     eligible participant or beneficiary is a participant or 
     beneficiary who--

       ``(I) as of the date of the enactment of this section, is 
     in pay status under a covered plan or is eligible for future 
     payments under such plan;
       ``(II) has received or will receive applicable payments in 
     connection with such plan (within the meaning of clause (ii)) 
     that does not exceed the full vested plan benefits of such 
     participant or beneficiary; and
       ``(III) is not covered by the 1999 agreements between 
     General Motors and various unions providing a top-up benefit 
     to certain hourly employees who were transferred from the 
     General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan to the 
     Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan.

       ``(ii) Applicable payments.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, applicable payments to a participant or 
     beneficiary in connection with a plan consist of the 
     following:

       ``(I) Payments under the plan equal to the normal benefit 
     guarantee of the participant or beneficiary.
       ``(II) Payments to the participant or beneficiary made 
     pursuant to section 4022(c) or otherwise received from the 
     corporation in connection with the termination of the plan.

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Full vested plan benefit.--The term `full vested plan 
     benefit' means the amount of monthly benefits that would be 
     guaranteed under section 4022 as of the date of plan 
     termination with respect to an eligible participant or 
     beneficiary if such section were applied without regard to 
     the phase-in limit under subsection (b)(1) of such section 
     and the maximum guaranteed benefit limitation under 
     subsection (b)(3) of such section (including the accrued-at-
     normal limitation).
       ``(B) Normal benefit guarantee.--The term `normal benefit 
     guarantee' means the amount of monthly benefits guaranteed 
     under section 4022 with respect to an eligible participant or 
     beneficiary without regard to this section.
       ``(4) Covered plans.--The covered plans specified in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) The Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan.
       ``(B) The Delphi Retirement Program for Salaried Employees.
       ``(C) The PHI Non-Bargaining Retirement Plan.
       ``(D) The ASEC Manufacturing Retirement Program.
       ``(E) The PHI Bargaining Retirement Plan.
       ``(F) The Delphi Mechatronic Systems Retirement Program.
       ``(5) Treatment of pbgc determinations.--Any determination 
     made by the corporation under this section concerning a 
     recalculation of benefits or lump-sum payment of past-due 
     benefits shall be subject to administrative review by the 
     corporation. Any new determination made by the corporation 
     under this section shall be governed by the same 
     administrative review process as any other benefit 
     determination by the corporation.
       ``(b) Trust Fund for Payment of Increased Benefits.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     a trust fund to be known as the `Delphi Full Vested Plan 
     Benefit Trust Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Fund'), consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or 
     credited to the Fund as provided in this section.
       ``(2) Funding.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as are 
     necessary for the costs of payments of the portions of 
     monthly benefits guaranteed to participants and beneficiaries 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and for necessary administrative 
     and operating expenses of the corporation relating to such 
     payments. The Fund shall be credited with amounts from time 
     to time as the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination 
     with the Director of the corporation, determines appropriate, 
     out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
       ``(3) Expenditures from fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
     available for the payment of the portion of monthly benefits 
     guaranteed to a participant or beneficiary pursuant to 
     subsection (a) and for necessary administrative and operating 
     expenses of the corporation relating to such payment.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The corporation, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may 
     issue such regulations as necessary to carry out this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 10__. PENSION-LINKED EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     Amendment.--Section 801(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1193(d)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``$2,500'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000''.
       (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Amendment.--Section 
     402A(e)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect as though included in the enactment 
     of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-328).
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  SA 3271. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Heinrich) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. ___. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHLY 
                   CAPABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
     intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act 
     of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
       (2) Covered artificial intelligence technology.--The term 
     ``covered artificial intelligence technology'' means a 
     technology specified in the guidance developed under 
     subsection (c)(3), including all components of that 
     technology, such as source code and numerical parameters of a 
     trained artificial intelligence system, and details of any 
     proprietary methods used to develop such a system.
       (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means an 
     entity that enters into a Department of Defense contract that 
     engages in the development, deployment, storage, or 
     transportation of a covered artificial intelligence 
     technology.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Source code, numerical parameters, and related 
     technology associated with highly capable artificial 
     intelligence systems in the possession of private artificial 
     intelligence companies are an invaluable national resource 
     that would pose a grave threat to United States national 
     security if stolen by a foreign adversary through a cyber 
     operation or insider threat.

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       (2) Numerous foreign adversaries have the capacity to 
     engage in cyber operations to extract important data from 
     private companies, absent the most stringent cybersecurity 
     protections.
       (c) Security Framework.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, shall 
     develop a framework describing best practices for artificial 
     intelligence cybersecurity, physical security, and insider 
     threat mitigation to address or mitigate risks relating to 
     national security or foreign policy, including to protect 
     vital national resources from theft that would do grave 
     damage to the United States and to protect the proprietary 
     trade secrets used in the development of covered artificial 
     intelligence technologies which, if compromised, may create 
     risks to United States national security or foreign policy.
       (2) Risk-based framework.--The framework developed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be risk-based, with stronger security 
     corresponding proportionally to the national security or 
     foreign policy risks posed by the artificial intelligence 
     technology being stolen or tampered with. The framework shall 
     include multiple security levels, where--
       (A) at least one security level shall be equivalent to the 
     requirements described in NIST Special Publication 800-181 
     (relating to protecting controlled unclassified information 
     in nonfederal systems and organizations);
       (B) at least one security level shall be equivalent to the 
     requirements described in NIST Special Publication 800-172 
     (relating to enhanced security requirements for protecting 
     controlled unclassified information); and
       (C) at least one security level shall be stronger than NIST 
     Special Publication 800-172 (relating to enhanced security 
     requirements for protecting controlled unclassified 
     information) and shall describe a security posture capable of 
     mitigating risks posed by the highest threat actors, 
     including foreign intelligence agencies of peer and near-peer 
     nations.
       (3) Covered artificial intelligence technologies.--
       (A) Guidance.--The framework developed under paragraph (1) 
     shall provide clear guidance about which artificial 
     intelligence technologies are covered under the framework. 
     Such technologies shall be those that, if obtained by a 
     foreign adversary, would pose a grave threat to the national 
     security of the United States.
       (B) Objective evaluation procedures.--Where feasible, the 
     guidance provided under subparagraph (A) shall be specified 
     in terms of objective evaluation procedures that measure or 
     estimate the national security implications of the artificial 
     intelligence technology, either before, during, or after it 
     has been developed.
       (4) Use of existing frameworks.--To the maximum extent 
     feasible, the framework developed under paragraph (1) shall 
     be implemented using one or more existing cybersecurity 
     frameworks developed by the Department of Defense or other 
     Federal agencies, such as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
     Certification framework. Where needed, the Secretary may 
     augment those frameworks to implement additional security 
     levels as described in paragraph (2).
       (d) Security Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may amend the Defense 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or take other 
     similar action, to require covered entities to implement the 
     best practices described in the framework developed under 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Risk-based rules.--Requirements implemented in rules 
     developed under paragraph (1) shall be as narrowly tailored 
     as practicable to the specific covered artificial 
     intelligence technologies developed, deployed, stored, or 
     transported by a covered entity, and shall be calibrated 
     accordingly to the different tasks involved in development, 
     deployment, storage, or transportation of components of those 
     covered artificial intelligence technologies.
       (e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary, shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an update on the status of 
     implementation of the requirements of this section.
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  SA 3272. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1266. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR WUHAN INSTITUTE OF 
                   VIROLOGY OR ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the 
     Department of Defense may be made available--
       (1) for the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any purpose; or
       (2) to fund any work to be conducted in the People's 
     Republic of China by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., including--
       (A) work to be conducted by--
       (i) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
       (ii) any organization directly controlled by EcoHealth 
     Alliance, Inc.; or
       (iii) any individual or organization that is a subgrantee 
     or subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; and
       (B) any grant for the conduct of any such work.
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  SA 3273. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. ENHANCING FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO SENIOR USAID 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     sections 5314 and 5315 of title 5, United States Code, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) may modify the annual rate of basic pay 
     for one USAID employee receiving compensation at the annual 
     rate of basic pay prescribed for Level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     to Level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     such title.
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  SA 3274. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. ___. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CYBER WORKFORCE AND 
                   LEADERSHIP.

       (a) Modification Reporting Requirements for Senior Military 
     Advisor for Cyber Policy and Deputy Principal Cyber 
     Advisor.--Section 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, the following:'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 
     Policy''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Cyber Policy'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``Under Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber 
     Policy'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
       (D) by striking clause (iv).
       (b) Military Deputy Principal Cyber Advisors.--Section 392a 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Military Deputy Principal Cyber Advisors.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--For each Principal Cyber Advisory 
     appointed under subsection (c)(1)(A) for a service, the 
     secretary concerned shall appoint a member of the armed 
     forces from the respective service to act as a deputy to the 
     Principal Cyber Advisor for that service.
       ``(2) Requirement.--Each deputy appointed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be appointed from among flag officers of 
     the respective service.''.
       (c)  Cyber Workforce Interchange Agreement.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall plan and coordinate an interchange agreement 
     for the cyber workforce in the Cyber Excepted Service of the 
     Department of Defense that is similar to the Defense Civilian 
     Intelligence Personnel System Interchange Agreement that was 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Establishment of Senior Executive Position Equivalents 
     Within Cyber Excepted Service.--The Secretary may establish 
     Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section 
     3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) equivalents, 
     including senior level and scientific and professional 
     positions as well as highly qualified experts, within the 
     Cyber Excepted Service in a manner similar to the Defense 
     Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) so that the 
     Department of Defense can recruit and retain civilians with 
     superior qualifications and experience with greater hiring 
     flexibility.
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  SA 3275. Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 

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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. ___. COUNTERING CCP DRONES.

       (a) Determination of Whether Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
     Manufacturers Are Chinese Military Companies.--Pursuant to 
     the annual review required under section 1260H(a) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note), the Secretary of Defense shall determine if any entity 
     that manufactures or assembles unmanned aircraft systems (as 
     defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code), or 
     any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or successor of such an 
     entity, should be identified under such section 1260H(a) as a 
     Chinese military company operating directly or indirectly in 
     the United States.
       (b) Addition of Certain Equipment and Services of DJI 
     Technologies and Autel Robotics to Covered Communications 
     Equipment and Services List.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2 of the Secure and Trusted 
     Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) The communications equipment or service being--
       ``(A) communications or video surveillance equipment 
     produced or provided by--
       ``(i) Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations Sciences and 
     Technologies Company Limited (commonly known as `DJI 
     Technologies');
       ``(ii) Autel Robotics; or
       ``(iii) with respect to an entity described in clause (i) 
     or (ii) (referred to in this clause as a `named entity')--

       ``(I) any subsidiary, affiliate, or partner of the named 
     entity;
       ``(II) any entity in a joint venture with the named entity; 
     or
       ``(III) any entity to which the named entity has issued a 
     license to produce or provide that telecommunications or 
     video surveillance equipment; or

       ``(B) telecommunications or video surveillance services, 
     including software, provided by an entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) or using equipment described in that 
     subparagraph.
       ``(6)(A) The communications equipment or service being any 
     communications equipment or service produced or provided by 
     an entity--
       ``(i) that is a subsidiary, affiliate, or partner of an 
     entity that produces or provides any communications equipment 
     or service described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) 
     (referred to in this subparagraph as a `covered entity');
       ``(ii) that is in a joint venture with a covered entity; or
       ``(iii) to which a covered entity has issued a license to 
     produce or provide that communications equipment or service.
       ``(B) An executive branch interagency body described in 
     paragraph (1) may submit to the Commission a petition to have 
     an entity recognized as an entity to which subparagraph (A) 
     applies.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Inapplicability to Authorized Intelligence 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
     `intelligence' and `intelligence community' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 3 of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       ``(2) Inapplicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this section, an action by the Commission under subsection 
     (b)(1) based on a determination made under paragraph (5) or 
     (6) of subsection (c) shall not apply with respect to any--
       ``(A) activity subject to the reporting requirements under 
     title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 
     et seq.);
       ``(B) activity of an element of the intelligence community 
     relating to intelligence; or
       ``(C) activity of, or procurement by, an element of the 
     intelligence community in support of an activity relating to 
     intelligence.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2 of the Secure and 
     Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) 
     is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (4)'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``paragraphs (1) 
     through (6)''.
       (3) Effective date.--This subsection, and the amendments 
     made by this subsection, shall take effect on the date that 
     is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) First Responder Secure Drone Program.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible entity.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
     agency of an entity described in clause (ii) that has as a 
     primary responsibility the maintenance of public safety.
       (ii) Entity described.--An entity described in this clause 
     is any of the following:

       (I) Each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.
       (II) A political subdivision, including a unit of local 
     government, of an entity described in subclause (I).
       (III) A Tribal Government.

       (B) Eligible small unmanned aircraft system.--The term 
     ``eligible small unmanned aircraft system'' means a small 
     unmanned aircraft system, as defined in part 107 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), 
     that--
       (i) was not designed, manufactured, or assembled, in whole 
     or in part, by a foreign entity of concern; or
       (ii) does not include software or 1 or more critical 
     components from a foreign entity of concern.
       (C) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity 
     of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 9901 
     of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (E) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned aircraft 
     system'' has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the First Responder Secure Drone 
     Program, to provide grants to eligible entities to facilitate 
     the use of eligible small unmanned aircraft systems.
       (3) Use of grant amounts.--An eligible entity may use a 
     grant provided under this subsection to--
       (A) purchase or lease eligible small unmanned aircraft 
     systems;
       (B) purchase or lease software, training, and other 
     services reasonably associated with the purchase or lease of 
     eligible small unmanned aircraft systems; and
       (C) dispose of unmanned aircraft systems owned by the 
     eligible entity.
       (4) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
     including an assurance that the eligible entity or any 
     contractor of the eligible entity, will comply with relevant 
     Federal regulations.
       (5) Federal share.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Federal share of the allowable costs of a project carried 
     out using a grant provided under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 50 percent of the total allowable project costs.
       (B) Waiver.--The Secretary may increase the Federal share 
     under subparagraph (A) to up to 75 percent if an eligible 
     entity--
       (i) submits a written application to the Secretary 
     requesting an increase in the Federal share; and
       (ii) demonstrates that the additional assistance is 
     necessary to facilitate the acceptance and full use of a 
     grant under this subsection, due to circumstances such as 
     alleviating economic hardship, meeting additional workforce 
     needs, or any other uses that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (6) Sunset of program.--The program established under this 
     subsection shall end on the date that is 2 years after the 
     date on which the Secretary establishes the program.
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  SA 3276. Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Lankford)) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Schumer to the 
bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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, insert the following:

                       Subtitle __--Antisemitism

     SEC. __1. NATIONAL COORDINATOR TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Executive Office of the President the position of National 
     Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism (in this section referred 
     to as the ``National Coordinator''). The individual serving 
     in the position of National Coordinator shall not have, or be 
     assigned, duties in addition to the duties of the position of 
     National Coordinator if those additional duties infringe on 
     the National Coordinator's duties as described in this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Duties of the National Coordinator.--Subject to the 
     authority, direction, and control of the President, the 
     National Coordinator shall--
       (1) serve as the principal advisor to the President on 
     countering domestic antisemitism;
       (2) coordinate Federal efforts to counter antisemitism, 
     including ongoing and multiyear implementation of Federal 
     Government strategies to counter antisemitism;
       (3) conduct a biennial review of the implementation of 
     Federal Government strategies to counter antisemitism for a 
     period of 10 years, including--
       (A) an evaluation of all actions that have been 
     implemented; and

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       (B) recommendations for any updates to those actions, as 
     necessary; and
       (4) review the internal and external antisemitism training 
     and resource programs of Federal agencies and ensure that 
     such programs include training and resources to assist 
     Federal agencies in understanding, deterring, and educating 
     people about antisemitism.

     SEC. __2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM.

       (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish an 
     Interagency Task Force to Counter Antisemitism (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Task Force''.
       (b) Appointment.--The President shall appoint the members 
     of the Task Force, which shall include representatives from 
     any agency the President considers to be relevant.
       (c) Chair.--The National Coordinator established in section 
     __1(a) shall be the Chair of the Task Force.
       (d) Activities of the Task Force.--The Task Force shall 
     carry out each of the following activities:
       (1) Coordinate implementation of Federal Government 
     strategies to counter antisemitism.
       (2) Measure and evaluate the progress of the United States 
     in the areas of--
       (A) providing education about antisemitism;
       (B) countering antisemitism; and
       (C) providing support, protection, and assistance to 
     individuals and communities targeted by antisemitism.
       (3) Create and implement interagency procedures for 
     collecting and organizing data, including research results 
     and resource information from relevant agencies (as described 
     in subsection (b)) and researchers, on domestic antisemitism, 
     while--
       (A) respecting the confidentiality of individuals targeted 
     by antisemitism; and
       (B) complying with any Federal, State, or local laws 
     affecting confidentiality, such as laws applying to court 
     cases involving juveniles.
       (4) Engage in consultation with Congress, nonprofit 
     organizations, including Jewish community organizations, and 
     other entities, as determined to be appropriate by the Task 
     Force, to advance the purposes of this section.
       (e) Activities of the Chair.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
     thereafter until the date that is 10 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Task Force shall 
     provide a briefing on the activities of the Task Force to--
       (1) the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.

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